Search through 251'286 wikileaks cables
B R O W S E
By embassy:
Abidjan Abu Dhabi Abuja Accra Adana Addis Ababa Alexandria Algiers American Institute Taiwan, Taipei Amman Amsterdam Ankara Antananarivo Apia Ashgabat Asmara Astana Asuncion Athens Auckland Baghdad Baku Bamako Bandar Seri Begawan Bangkok Bangui Banjul Barcelona Beijing Beirut Belfast Belgrade Belmopan Berlin Bern Bishkek Bogota Brasilia Bratislava Brazzaville Bridgetown Brussels Bucharest Budapest Buenos Aires Bujumbura Cairo Calgary Canberra Cape Town Caracas Casablanca Chengdu Chennai Chiang Mai Chisinau Ciudad Juarez Colombo Conakry Copenhagen Cotonou Curacao Dakar Damascus Dar Es Salaam Department of State Dhahran Dhaka Dili DIR FSINFATC Djibouti Doha Dubai Dublin Durban Dushanbe Dusseldorf Embasy Bonn Florence Frankfurt Freetown Fukuoka Gaborone Georgetown Grenada Guadalajara Guangzhou Guatemala Guayaquil Halifax Hamburg Hamilton Hanoi Harare Helsinki Hermosillo Ho Chi Minh City Hong Kong Hyderabad Iran RPO Dubai Islamabad Istanbul Izmir Jakarta Jeddah Jerusalem Johannesburg Kabul Kaduna Kampala Karachi Kathmandu Khartoum Kigali Kingston Kinshasa Kolkata Kolonia Koror Krakow Kuala Lumpur Kuwait Kyiv La Paz Lagos Lahore Leipzig Libreville Lilongwe Lima Lisbon Ljubljana Lome London Luanda Lusaka Luxembourg Madrid Majuro Malabo Managua Manama Manila Maputo Marseille Maseru Matamoros Mbabane Melbourne Merida Mexico Milan Minsk Mission Geneva Mission UNESCO Mission USNATO Mission USOSCE Mogadishu Monrovia Monterrey Montevideo Montreal Moscow Mumbai Munich Muscat Nagoya Naha Nairobi Naples Nassau Ndjamena New Delhi Niamey Nicosia Nogales Nouakchott Nuevo Laredo Osaka Kobe Oslo Ottawa Ouagadougou Panama Paramaribo Paris Perth Peshawar Phnom Penh Podgorica Ponta Delgada Port Au Prince Port Louis Port Moresby Port Of Spain Prague Praia Pretoria Pristina Quebec Quito Rabat Rangoon Recife REO Basrah REO Hillah REO Kirkuk REO Mosul Reykjavik Riga Rio De Janeiro Riyadh Rome San Jose San Salvador Sanaa Santiago Santo Domingo Sao Paulo Sapporo Sarajevo Secretary of State Seoul Shanghai Shenyang Singapore Skopje Sofia St Petersburg Stockholm Strasbourg Surabaya Suva Sydney Tallinn Tashkent Tbilisi Tegucigalpa Tehran Tel Aviv The Hague Thessaloniki Tijuana Tirana Tokyo Toronto Tripoli Tunis Ulaanbaatar UN Rome UNVIE US Delegation FEST TWO US Delegation, Secretary US Interests Section Havana US Mission CD Geneva US Mission Geneva US Office Almaty US OFFICE FSC CHARLESTON USEU Brussels USMISSION USTR GENEVA USUN New York Valletta Vancouver Vatican Vienna Vientiane Vilnius Vladivostok Warsaw Wellington Windhoek Yaounde Yekaterinburg Yerevan Zagreb
By classification:
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN
SECRET
SECRET//NOFORN
UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
By year:
2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1979 1978 1975 1973 1972 1966
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN
SECRET
SECRET//NOFORN
UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
By year:
2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1979 1978 1975 1973 1972 1966
By tags:
AA AADP AALC ABDALLAH FETHI ABDULHADI ABDULRAHMEN ABER ABLD ABLDG ABLG ABMC ABT ABUD AC ACABQ ACAO ACBAQ ACCELERATED ACCOUNT ACDA ACEC ACKM ACOA ACOTA ACS ACTION ADANA ADB ADCO ADCP ADEL ADEP ADIP ADM ADMIRAL ADPM ADRC AE AEC AECL AEGR AEIR AEM AEMED AEMR AER AESC AF AFAF AL HOURANI AFARI AFDB AFDIN AFFAIRS AFGHAN AFGHANISTAN AFIN AFL AFLU AFOR AFR AFSA AFSI AFSN AFU AFZAL AG AGAO AGENCIES AGENDA AGENGA AGIT AGMT AGOA AGR AGRI AGRIC AGRICULTURE AGS AGUILAR AGUIRRE AHMED AI AIAG AID AIDAC AIDS AIEA AIHRC AIN AINF AINFCY AINR AINT AISG AIT AJ AK AL ALAB ALAMI ALANAZI ALBE ALEXANDER ALI ALIREZA ALJAZEERA ALL ALNEA ALOUNI ALOW ALOWAR ALVAREZ AM AMAT AMB AMBASSADOR AMCHAM AMCHAMS AMCT AME AMED AMEDI AMEMR AMER AMERICAS AMEX AMG AMGE AMGMT AMGT AMIA AMLB AMPR AMT AMTC AMTG AN ANARCHISTS ANC AND ANDREW LEE WATKINS ANET ANTITERRORISM ANTOINE GHONDA ANTONIO ANTXON AO AOCR AODE AOIC AOMS AOPR AORC AORD AOREC AORG AORL AOWC AP APCS APDC APEC APECO APER APR APRC APRM AQ AR ARAB ARABBL ARABL ARABLEAGUE ARAS ARC ARCH ARENA AREP ARF ARG ARM ARMITAGE ARMS ARNOLD FREDERICK MORRIS AROC ARR ARRMZY ARSO AS ASA ASAC ASC ASCC ASCE ASCEC ASCH ASE ASEAN ASEC ASECARP ASECE ASECM ASECSI ASECVE ASED ASEDC ASEG ASEK ASES ASEX ASFC ASIC ASIG ASIR ASJA ASO ASOC ASPA ASR ASSEMBLY ASSK ASSSEMBLY ASUP AT ATFN ATPDEA ATRA ATRD ATRN AU AU-1 AUC AUNR AUSGR AUSTRALIAGROUP AV AVERY AVIAN AVIANFLU AVIATION AW AX AY AZ AZE B. BA BAGHDAD BAIO BAKOYANNIS BALKANS BAPOL BARACK BASHAR BATA BAYS BB BBG BBSR BC BCW BCXP BD BE BEAN BELLVIEW BEN BERARDUCCI BESP BEXB BEXP BEXPC BEXPPLM BEXT BF BFIF BFIN BFIO BG BGD BGMT BH BHUM BI BIC BIDOON BIH BILAT BIMSTEC BINR BIO BIOS BIOTECH BIOTECHNOLOGY BIT BITO BK BL BLR BLUE BLUNT BM BMENA BMGT BMOT BN BNUC BO BOIKO BOL BOND BOQ BORDER BOSNIA BOU BOUCHAIB KAKA BOUTERSE BP BPIS BPTS BR BRIAN BRITNEY BRITNY BRPA BRUSSELS BS BSSR BT BTA BTC BTIO BTIU BTRA BTT BU BUD BULGARIA BURMA BURNS BUSH BUY AMERICA BV BW BWC BX BXEP BY BZ CA CAC CACM CACS CAFTA CAIO CAJC CAMBODIA CAN CAPC CARC CARE CARIB CARICOM CARSON CAS CASA CASC CASCC CASCR CASE CASTILLO CAVO CB CBC CBD CBE CBG CBIS CBM CBSA CBTH CBW CCSR CCY CD CDB CDC CDCC CDCE CDG CDI CE CEA CEC CEDAW CEN CENSUS CENTCOM CENTRIC CEUDA CF CFE CFED CFG CFIS CFSP CG CGEN CGOPRC CH CHAD CHALLENGE CHAO CHAVEZ CHELIDZE CHENEY CHERTOFF CHG CHIEF CHN CHR CHR-1 CHRISTIAN CHRISTOF CHRISTOPHER CI CIA CIAT CIC CICTE CIDA CIO CIP CIS CITEL CITES CITIBANK CITT CIVAIR CIVS CJ CJAN CJUS CK CKGR CKOR CL CLEARANCE CLINTON CLMT CLO CLOK CM CMAE CMFT CMGT CMP CMT CN CNAR CNARC CNC CNO CO CODEL COE COL COLIN COLLECTIVE COLOMBO COM COMESA COMMERCE CON CONAWAY CONDOLEEZZA CONDOLEEZZA RICE CONEAZ CONG CONGO CONGRINT CONS CONSULAR CONTROL CONTROLS CORRUPTION COSI COUNTER COUNTER TERRORISM COUNTERTERRORISM COUNTRY COUNTRYCLEARANCE CP CPA CPAS CPC CPCTC CPPT CPUOS CQ CR CRIM CRIME CRIMES CRISTINA CRM CROATIA CROS CRS CRUZ CS CSCE CSEP CSIS CSW CT CTBT CTER CTERR CTM CTR CTRYCLR CU CUCO CUIS CUL CUSTODIO CV CVIA CVIC CVIS CVISU CVPR CVR CW CWC CWCM CWG CX CY CYNTHIA CYP CYPRUSARMS CZ DA DAC DAFR DAN DANFUNG DANIEL DAO DARFR DARFUR DAVID DAVID LEE HOWES DAVID WELCH DAVID WILLIAM RAY DB DC DCDG DCG DCHA DCI DCM DCOM DCRM DE DEA DEAX DEFENSE DEFENSEREFORM DELTAVIOLENCE DEM DEMARCHE DEMARCHES DEMETRIOS DEMOCRATIC DENNIS DEOC DEPORTATION DEPT DEPT FOR DS COMMAND CENTER DESI DHA DHLAKAMA DHLS DHRF DHS DHSX DIEZ DIPLOMACY DISENGAGEMENT DJ DK DKEM DMIN DMINE DO DOC DOD DOE DOJ DOMC DOMESTIC DOMESTICPOLITICS DONALD RUMSFELD DOT DPAO DPKO DPM DPOL DPRK DR DRC DRIP DRL DS DSR DSS DTFN DTRA DTRO DU DUNCAN CAMERON DVC DY EAC EAD EADI EADM EAG EAGER EAGR EAI EAIC EAID EAIDB EAIDCIN EAIDEGZ EAIDMG EAIDNI EAIF EAIG EAIO EAIR EAIS EAIT EAOD EAP EAPC EAR EARI EASS EATO EAUD EAVI EB EBEXP EBRD EBUD EC ECA ECCP ECCT ECE ECHEVARRIA ECIN ECIP ECLAC ECN ECOIN ECOM ECON ECONCS ECONEGE ECONOMIC ECONOMICS ECONOMY ECONOMY AND FINANCE ECOR ECOS ECOSOC ECOWAS ECPC ECPN ECPO ECPS ECPSN ECRM ECTRD ECUN ED EDA EDEV EDRC EDU EDUARDO EDUC EE EEB EEC EENG EENV EEOC EET EETC EFI EFIC EFIM EFIN EFIS EFLU EFN EFND EFNI EFQ EFTA EG EGAD EGAR EGEN EGHG EGOV EGOVSY EH EI EIAD EIAID EIAR EIB EICN EID EIDE EIDN EIFN EIN EIND EINDIR EINF EING EINN EINO EINR EINT EINV EINZ EIPR EIQ EISL EISNLN EITC EITI EIVN EK EL ELA ELAB ELAD ELAINE ELAM ELAN ELAP ELB ELBA ELBR ELEC ELECTIONS ELF ELIN ELN ELND ELNT ELTD ELTM ELTN ELTRN EMAIL EMED EMI EMIN EMN EMS EMW EN END ENDURING ENEG ENER ENERG ENERGY ENFR ENG ENGR ENGRD ENGRG ENGY ENIV ENLT ENNP ENR ENRC ENRG ENRL ENTG ENV ENVI ENVIRONMENT ENVR ENVT EON EOXC EP EPA EPAT EPCS EPE EPEC EPECO EPET EPIN EPIT EPPD EPRT EPSC EPTE EPTED EPWR EQ EQRD ER ERA ERD EREL ERGR ERICKSON ERIN ERTD ES ESA ESCAP ESCI ESDP ESENV ESF ESLCO ESOC ESOCI ESPS ESS ESSO ESTH ESTN ESTRADA ET ETA ETAD ETC ETCC ETD ETDR ETEL ETER ETEX ETFN ETIC ETIO ETLN ETMIN ETR ETRA ETRAD ETRB ETRC ETRD ETRDECD ETRG ETRK ETRN ETRO ETRP ETT ETTC ETTD ETTF ETTN ETTR ETTRD ETTW ETZ EU EUC EUCOM EUE EUEAID EUFOR EUM EUMEM EUN EUR EUREM EURM EURN EV EVENTS EVN EWRG EWT EWTR EWWT EX EXBS EXEC EXIM EXO EXPORT EXTERNAL EZ FA FAA FAC FAGR FAO FARC FARM FAS FATAH FBI FCC FCS FCSC FCSCEG FCUL FDA FDIC FEDULOV FEMA FERNANDO FGM FI FIGUEROA FIN FINANCE FINE FINR FINREF FINV FIR FISO FJ FK FKFLO FKLU FLU FM FMC FMGT FMLN FMS FO FOI FOOKS FOR FORCE FORCES FOREIGN FORWHA FP FPC FR FRA FRANCIS FRANCISCO RODENAS RUIZ FRANCISCO VILLA URBALEJO FRAZER FRB FREDOM FREEDOM FRELIMO FRIED FRN FRU FSC FSI FT FTA FTAA FWS GA GAERC GAMES GANGS GAO GARCIA GASPAR GATES GATT GAZA GAZPROM GB GBSLE GC GCC GCCC GE GEF GEORGE GERARD GESKE GF GG GH GI GIPNC GIWI GJ GKGIC GL GLOBAL GM GN GO GOG GOI GOMEZ GON GOVPOI GPGOV GPI GPOI GPOV GR GREGG RENE WALTER GRQ GS GT GTIP GTMO GTREFTEL GU GUAM GUANTANAMO GUIDANCE GUILLERMO GUTIERREZ GV GWI GY GZ GZIS HA HAMID KARZAI HARRIET HARRY HAWZ HCOPIL HDP HE HEAVEN HEBRON HECTOR HELGERSON HERCEGOVINA HG HHS HI HIGHLIGHTS HIJAZI HILARY HILLARY HILLEN HIPC HIV HIZ HK HKSX HL HLSX HN HNCHR HO HOA HOSTAGES HPKO HR HRC HRCS HRICTY HRIGHTS HRKSTC HSI HSTC HSWG HT HTCG HTSC HU HUD HUM HUMAN HUMANITARIAN HUMANR HUMANRIGHTS HUMOR HUMRIT HUNRC HURI HURRICANE HYDE HYLAND HYMPSK HZ IA IACHR IACI IACO IACW IADB IAEA IAES IAHRC IAIE IAII IASA IATTC IAZ IBB IBD IBET IBPCA IBRB IBRD IC ICAC ICAO ICC ICCAT ICCROM ICES ICJ ICRC ICRS ICSCA ICTR ICTY ID IDA IDB IDLI IDLO IDP IDR IE IEA IEAB IEF IF IFAD IFC IFIN IFM IFO IFR IFRC IG IGAD IGF IHO IICA IINS IIP IK IL ILAB ILC ILEA ILO IMC IMET IMF IMMIGRATION IMO IMSO IMTS IN INAUGURATION INCB IND INDO INF INFLUENZA INL INMARSAT INNP INPFC INR INRA INRB INRD INRO INRPAZ INS INSC INT INTEL INTELLECTUAL INTELSAT INTERNAL INTERPOL INV INVI IO IOC IOM IP IPET IPGRI IPK IPPC IPR IPROP IQ IQNV IR IRAN IRAQ IRAQI IRAQI FREEDOM IRC IRCE IRDB IRE IRL IRLE IRM IRMO IRNB IRPE IRQEGION IRS IS ISA ISAAC ISAF ISCA ISCON ISLAMISTS ISLE ISN ISNV ISO ISPA ISPL ISRAEL ISRAEL RELATIONS ISRAELI ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISSUES ISTC IT ITA ITALIAN ITALY ITECIP ITEIND ITELTN ITER ITF ITIA ITRA ITRD ITU IUCN IV IVIANNA IWC IWI IX IZ IZAORC JA JABER JAM JAMES JAPAN JAT JAWAD JCIC JE JEAN-PIERRE BEMBA JEFFERY JEFFREY JENDAYI JHR JI JIMENEZ JIMENEZ CHILDREN JK JKUS JM JN JO JOHANNS JOHN JOHN BOEHNER JOHNNIE JONATHAN CHAMAN JOSE ANGEL ALZUGUREN PERURENA JOSE NEY MILA ESPINOSA JOSE RAMOS HORTA JOSEPH BIDEN JP JS JSRP JUAN JULIAN RENE KIRCHOFF JUS JY KA KACP KACT KACW KADM KAID KALM KALR KANSOU KAPO KARIM WADE KATRINA KAUST KAWC KAWK KAWL KAWS KAWX KAYLA KBCT KBDS KBEM KBIO KBNC KBTC KBTR KBTS KBWG KCCP KCEM KCERS KCFC KCFE KCGC KCHG KCIP KCIS KCM KCMA KCMR KCOG KCOM KCOR KCPS KCRCM KCRI KCRIM KCRM KCRN KCRO KCROM KCROR KCRP KCRS KCRT KCSA KCSI KCSY KCUL KCUM KCVM KCWI KDCM KDDEM KDDG KDE KDEM KDEN KDET KDEV KDGOV KDGR KDHS KDM KDMR KDP KDRG KDRL KDTB KDUM KE KEAI KEANE KEBG KECF KEDEM KEDM KEDU KEIM KEM KEMPI KEMR KEMS KEN KENV KERF KERG KESO KESP KESS KEVIN KFAM KFCE KFE KFEM KFGM KFIN KFIU KFLD KFLO KFLU KFOR KFPC KFRD KFRP KFSC KFTFN KFTN KG KGCC KGCN KGHA KGHG KGIC KGICKS KGIT KGIV KGKG KGLB KGOR KGOV KH KHDP KHGH KHIB KHIV KHJUS KHLS KHMN KHOURY KHPD KHSA KHSL KHUM KI KIBL KICA KICC KICCPUR KICR KICT KID KIDE KIF KIFR KIIC KIIP KIL KILS KIMMITT KIMT KIND KINF KINL KINP KINR KINT KIPR KIPT KIRC KIRD KIRF KIRL KIRP KIS KISC KISK KISL KISM KISR KITA KIVP KIVR KJAN KJRE KJU KJUS KJUST KJWC KK KKIV KKNP KKOR KKPO KLAB KLAP KLBO KLEG KLFLO KLFU KLHS KLIG KLIP KLPM KLSO KLTN KM KMAC KMAR KMCA KMCC KMCR KMDR KMEPI KMFO KMGT KMIG KMNP KMOC KMPF KMPI KMPIO KMPL KMPP KMPT KMRD KMRS KMSG KMVP KMWN KN KNAO KNAP KNAR KNDP KNEI KNEP KNET KNMP KNN KNNA KNNB KNNC KNNF KNNO KNNP KNNR KNOP KNP KNPP KNPPIS KNPR KNPT KNRG KNRV KNSD KNUC KNUP KO KOC KOCI KOCM KOEM KOGL KOLY KOM KOMC KOMCCO KOMCSG KOMH KOMO KOMS KOR KOSOVO KOUYATE KPA KPAD KPAI KPAK KPAL KPALAOIS KPAM KPAO KPAS KPBT KPDD KPEM KPEO KPER KPET KPIN KPIR KPKO KPKP KPLS KPMI KPMO KPO KPOA KPOKO KPOL KPOP KPOV KPOW KPPAO KPPD KPRD KPRM KPRO KPROG KPRP KPRV KPSC KPTD KPTS KPWG KPWR KQ KQM KQRDQ KR KRAD KRAL KRCIM KRCM KRCS KRD KRDP KREC KREF KREISLER KREL KRF KRFD KRFR KRG KRGY KRIC KRIF KRIM KRKO KRM KRMS KRV KRVC KS KSA KSAC KSAF KSCA KSCI KSCS KSCT KSEAO KSEC KSEI KSEO KSEP KSI KSIA KSKN KSLG KSMT KSOC KSOCI KSPA KSPR KSRE KSTC KSTCC KSTCPL KSTH KSTS KSTT KSUM KSUP KT KTAO KTBD KTBT KTCRE KTDB KTDD KTDM KTER KTEX KTFIN KTFM KTFN KTFR KTFS KTIA KTIP KTLA KTNBT KTNF KTPN KTRD KTRF KTSC KTSD KTTB KTTC KTTP KU KUAE 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 OASCC OASS OAU OBAMA OBS OBSP OCBD OCEA OCED OCHA OCII OCRA OCS OCSE ODAG ODC ODIP ODPC OECD OECS OECV OES OESC OEXC OEXP OF OFDA OFDC OFDP OFDPQIS OFFICIALS OFPD OFSO OGAC OGIV OHCHR OHI OHIP OI OIC OICCO OIE OIF OIG OIIP OIL OIM OLY OLYAIR OLYMPICS OM OMAR OMB OMIG OMS ON ONA OPAD OPBAT OPC OPCD OPCR OPCW OPDAT OPDC OPDP OPEC OPET OPIC OPID OPOC OPPC OPRC OPREC OPREP OPS OPSC OPVIP ORA ORC ORCA ORECD ORED OREG OREP ORGANIZED ORP ORTA ORUE OSAC OSCE OSCI OSD OSEC OSHA OSIC OSTA OSTRA OTA OTAR OTHER OTHERSASNEEDED OTP OTR OTRA OTRABL OTRAO OTRAZ OTRC OTRD OUALI OVIP OVP OXEC OXEM OZ PA PAARM PAC PACE PAGE PAGR PAHO PAIGH PAK PAL PALESTINIAN PAMQ PAN PANAM PAO PAR PARALYMPIC PARCA PAREL PARK PARLIAMENT PARM PARMS PARN PARP PARR PARTIES PARTM PARTY PAS PASS PATRICK WARREN MAHURIN PATTY PAUL PAUM PB PBGT PBIO PBK PBOV PBPTS PBS PBST PBT PBTS PCI PCON PCOR PCRM PCUL PD PDA PDD PDEM PDIP PDOV PDRG PE PEACE PEACEKEEPINGFORCES PEDRO PEL PELOSI PEMEX PENA PENV PEPFAR PEPR PER PEREZ PERL PERM PERSONS PET PETER PETERS PETR PETRAEUS PETROL PF PFIN PFLP PFOR PFOV PG PGGOC PGIC PGIV PGKV PGO PGOC PGOF PGOG PGON PGOR PGOT PGOV PGOVE PGOVQL PGPV PGREL PGREV PGV PH PHALANAGE PHARM PHAS PHEM PHIM PHM PHSA PHU PHUH PHUM PHUMHUPPS PHUN PHUS PHYTRP PI PIA PICES PIF PIN PINB PIND PINER PINF PING PINL PINO PINOCHET PINR PINS PINT PINV PIR PIRF PIRN PJUS PK PKAO PKBL PKFK PKISL PKK PKMN PKNP PKO PKPA PKPAL PKPO PKPRP PKST PL PLAB PLAN PLEC PLN PLO PLUM PM PMAR PMAT PMDL PMIG PMIL PMIN PMR PMUC PN PNAT PNET PNG PNIR PNNL PNR PNRG PNS PNUC PNUK PNUM PO PODC POG POGV POINS POL POLG POLI POLICY POLINT POLITICAL POLITICS POLM POLMIL POLS POLUN POREL PORG POSTS POTUS POUS POV POWELL PP PPA PPAO PPD PPEF PPEL PPKO PPOL PQL PQM PRC PRE PREC PRED PREF PREG PREJ PREK PREL PRELEVU PRELM PRELPLS PRELTBIOBA PREM PREO PREP PRER PRES PRESIDENT PRESL PREV PREZ PRF PRFE PRFL PRGO PRGOV PRIL PRIVATIZATION PRL PRLE PRM PRO PROB PROCESS PROG PROL PROLIFERATION PROP PROPERTY PROTECTION PROTESTS PROV PROVE PRT PRTER PRWL PS PSA PSCE PSEC PSEPC PSHA PSI PSNR PSO PSOC PSOCI PSOE PT PTBS PTE PTEL PTEP PTER PTGOV PTIA PTR PTRD PU PUAS PUBLIC PUNE PUNR PUOS PV PVIP PVOV PVPR PVTS PWBG PWMN PY QA QADRI QEL QI QIZ QM QT QU QUAN QUOC RA RAED RAFAEL RAID RAMON RAMONTEIJELO RAS RATIFICATION RAY GUEVARA MILTON RBI RCA RCMP RE REA REACTION REALTIONS RECIN REF REFORM REFPAN REFUGEE REFUGEES REGION REGIONAL REID REIN REINEMEYER REL RELAM RELATIONS RELFREE RELIGIOUS REMON RENAMO RENE PREVAL REO REPORT REUBEN RF RFE RFIN RFREEDOM RGOV RGY RHUM RI RICE RICHARD RIGHTS RIGHTSPOLMIL RIMC RIVERA RL RLA RM RMA RO ROBERT ROBERT JOSEPH RODHAM RODRIGUEZ ROK ROME ROOD ROSS ROW ROY RP RPEL RPTS RQ RR RRB RREL RS RSO RSOX RSP RSZ RTT RU RUEHZO RV RW RWANDA SA SAAD SAARC SABAH SACU SADC SAFE SAIR SAIS SALOPEK SAMA SAN SANC SANR SAO SARB SARGSIAN SARS SASC SASEC SASIAIN SB SBA SC SCA SCCC SCE SCENESETTER SCHUL SCI SCIENCE SCNV SCOI SCOL SCOM SCPR SCRM SCRS SCRSERD SCUL SCVL SD SE SEC SECDEF SECI SECRET SECRETARY 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 TNDG TNGD TO TOPEC TORRIJOS TOURISM TP TPHY TPKO TPP TPSA TPSL TR TRAD TRADE TRAFFICKING TRBIO TRBY TRD TREAS TREASURY TREATY TREL TRG TRGV TRGY TRIO TRSY TRT TRV TRY TRYG TRYS TS TSA TSLP TSPA TSPL TSRL TSRY TSY TT TTFN TU TURKEY TV TVBIO TW TWRO TX TY TZ TZBY UA UAE UAID UAM UB UDEM UE UEU UG UGA UK UKR UKRAINE UM UMIK UN UNA UNAF UNAIDS UNAMA UNAMSIL UNAORC UNAUS UNBRO UNC UNCC UNCDF UNCDN UNCHC UNCHR UNCHS UNCITRAL UNCND UNCOPUOS UNCRED UNCRIME UNCSD UNCSW UNCTAD UNDC UNDEF UNDOF UNDP UNECE UNEF UNEP UNESCO UNFA UNFC UNFCYP UNFF UNFICYP UNFIYCP UNFPA UNGA UNGAPL UNGO UNHCR UNHRC UNICEF UNIDCP UNIDO UNIDROIT UNIFEM UNIFIL UNION UNKIK UNM UNMEE UNMIC UNMIK UNMIKI UNMIKV UNMIL UNMIN UNMOVIC UNO UNODC UNOMIG UNOPS UNP UNPAR UNPUOS UNRCCA UNRCR UNREST UNRWA UNSC UNSCAPU UNSCD UNSCE UNSCER UNSCR UNSCS UNSD UNSE UNTAC UNTERR UNTZ UNUS UNVIE UNYI UP UPU UPUO UR US USAID USAU USCC USCG USDA USDELFESTTWO USEU USG USGS USMS USNC USOAS USOP USPS USPTO USSC USTA USTDA USTR USTRD USTRIT USTRPS USTRUWR USUN UUNR UV UX UY UZ VA VANESSA VANG VAT VC VE VELS VEN VENZ VETTING VI VINICIO VIP VIS VISAS VISIT VM VN VO VOA VT VTEG VTFR VTIS VTPREL VTTBIO VTWCAR VXY VY VZ WA WAEMU WAKI WAR WARD WB WBEG WBG WCAR WCI WCL WCO WE WEBG WEBZ WEET WEF WEOG WET WEU WFA WFP WFPAORC WFPO WGC WGG WHA WHITMER WHO WHTI WI WILCOX WILLIAM WIPO WIR WITH WJRO WM WMD WMDT WMN WMO WOMEN WPO WRTO WS WSIS WTO WTRD WTRO WTRQ WW WWARD WWBG WWT WZ XA XAAF XB XC XD XE XF XFNEA XG XH XI XJ XK XL XLUM XM XO XP XQ XR XS XT XTAG XU XV XW XX XXX XY XZ YE YEH YI YL YM YMCS YS YU YURIY ZA ZANU ZB ZC ZCTU ZEALAND ZF ZFR ZH ZI ZIM ZJ ZK ZKGM ZL ZM ZN ZO ZOELLICK ZP ZR ZS ZT ZU ZW ZXA
AA AADP AALC ABDALLAH FETHI ABDULHADI ABDULRAHMEN ABER ABLD ABLDG ABLG ABMC ABT ABUD AC ACABQ ACAO ACBAQ ACCELERATED ACCOUNT ACDA ACEC ACKM ACOA ACOTA ACS ACTION ADANA ADB ADCO ADCP ADEL ADEP ADIP ADM ADMIRAL ADPM ADRC AE AEC AECL AEGR AEIR AEM AEMED AEMR AER AESC AF AFAF AL HOURANI AFARI AFDB AFDIN AFFAIRS AFGHAN AFGHANISTAN AFIN AFL AFLU AFOR AFR AFSA AFSI AFSN AFU AFZAL AG AGAO AGENCIES AGENDA AGENGA AGIT AGMT AGOA AGR AGRI AGRIC AGRICULTURE AGS AGUILAR AGUIRRE AHMED AI AIAG AID AIDAC AIDS AIEA AIHRC AIN AINF AINFCY AINR AINT AISG AIT AJ AK AL ALAB ALAMI ALANAZI ALBE ALEXANDER ALI ALIREZA ALJAZEERA ALL ALNEA ALOUNI ALOW ALOWAR ALVAREZ AM AMAT AMB AMBASSADOR AMCHAM AMCHAMS AMCT AME AMED AMEDI AMEMR AMER AMERICAS AMEX AMG AMGE AMGMT AMGT AMIA AMLB AMPR AMT AMTC AMTG AN ANARCHISTS ANC AND ANDREW LEE WATKINS ANET ANTITERRORISM ANTOINE GHONDA ANTONIO ANTXON AO AOCR AODE AOIC AOMS AOPR AORC AORD AOREC AORG AORL AOWC AP APCS APDC APEC APECO APER APR APRC APRM AQ AR ARAB ARABBL ARABL ARABLEAGUE ARAS ARC ARCH ARENA AREP ARF ARG ARM ARMITAGE ARMS ARNOLD FREDERICK MORRIS AROC ARR ARRMZY ARSO AS ASA ASAC ASC ASCC ASCE ASCEC ASCH ASE ASEAN ASEC ASECARP ASECE ASECM ASECSI ASECVE ASED ASEDC ASEG ASEK ASES ASEX ASFC ASIC ASIG ASIR ASJA ASO ASOC ASPA ASR ASSEMBLY ASSK ASSSEMBLY ASUP AT ATFN ATPDEA ATRA ATRD ATRN AU AU-1 AUC AUNR AUSGR AUSTRALIAGROUP AV AVERY AVIAN AVIANFLU AVIATION AW AX AY AZ AZE B. BA BAGHDAD BAIO BAKOYANNIS BALKANS BAPOL BARACK BASHAR BATA BAYS BB BBG BBSR BC BCW BCXP BD BE BEAN BELLVIEW BEN BERARDUCCI BESP BEXB BEXP BEXPC BEXPPLM BEXT BF BFIF BFIN BFIO BG BGD BGMT BH BHUM BI BIC BIDOON BIH BILAT BIMSTEC BINR BIO BIOS BIOTECH BIOTECHNOLOGY BIT BITO BK BL BLR BLUE BLUNT BM BMENA BMGT BMOT BN BNUC BO BOIKO BOL BOND BOQ BORDER BOSNIA BOU BOUCHAIB KAKA BOUTERSE BP BPIS BPTS BR BRIAN BRITNEY BRITNY BRPA BRUSSELS BS BSSR BT BTA BTC BTIO BTIU BTRA BTT BU BUD BULGARIA BURMA BURNS BUSH BUY AMERICA BV BW BWC BX BXEP BY BZ CA CAC CACM CACS CAFTA CAIO CAJC CAMBODIA CAN CAPC CARC CARE CARIB CARICOM CARSON CAS CASA CASC CASCC CASCR CASE CASTILLO CAVO CB CBC CBD CBE CBG CBIS CBM CBSA CBTH CBW CCSR CCY CD CDB CDC CDCC CDCE CDG CDI CE CEA CEC CEDAW CEN CENSUS CENTCOM CENTRIC CEUDA CF CFE CFED CFG CFIS CFSP CG CGEN CGOPRC CH CHAD CHALLENGE CHAO CHAVEZ CHELIDZE CHENEY CHERTOFF CHG CHIEF CHN CHR CHR-1 CHRISTIAN CHRISTOF CHRISTOPHER CI CIA CIAT CIC CICTE CIDA CIO CIP CIS CITEL CITES CITIBANK CITT CIVAIR CIVS CJ CJAN CJUS CK CKGR CKOR CL CLEARANCE CLINTON CLMT CLO CLOK CM CMAE CMFT CMGT CMP CMT CN CNAR CNARC CNC CNO CO CODEL COE COL COLIN COLLECTIVE COLOMBO COM COMESA COMMERCE CON CONAWAY CONDOLEEZZA CONDOLEEZZA RICE CONEAZ CONG CONGO CONGRINT CONS CONSULAR CONTROL CONTROLS CORRUPTION COSI COUNTER COUNTER TERRORISM COUNTERTERRORISM COUNTRY COUNTRYCLEARANCE CP CPA CPAS CPC CPCTC CPPT CPUOS CQ CR CRIM CRIME CRIMES CRISTINA CRM CROATIA CROS CRS CRUZ CS CSCE CSEP CSIS CSW CT CTBT CTER CTERR CTM CTR CTRYCLR CU CUCO CUIS CUL CUSTODIO CV CVIA CVIC CVIS CVISU CVPR CVR CW CWC CWCM CWG CX CY CYNTHIA CYP CYPRUSARMS CZ DA DAC DAFR DAN DANFUNG DANIEL DAO DARFR DARFUR DAVID DAVID LEE HOWES DAVID WELCH DAVID WILLIAM RAY DB DC DCDG DCG DCHA DCI DCM DCOM DCRM DE DEA DEAX DEFENSE DEFENSEREFORM DELTAVIOLENCE DEM DEMARCHE DEMARCHES DEMETRIOS DEMOCRATIC DENNIS DEOC DEPORTATION DEPT DEPT FOR DS COMMAND CENTER DESI DHA DHLAKAMA DHLS DHRF DHS DHSX DIEZ DIPLOMACY DISENGAGEMENT DJ DK DKEM DMIN DMINE DO DOC DOD DOE DOJ DOMC DOMESTIC DOMESTICPOLITICS DONALD RUMSFELD DOT DPAO DPKO DPM DPOL DPRK DR DRC DRIP DRL DS DSR DSS DTFN DTRA DTRO DU DUNCAN CAMERON DVC DY EAC EAD EADI EADM EAG EAGER EAGR EAI EAIC EAID EAIDB EAIDCIN EAIDEGZ EAIDMG EAIDNI EAIF EAIG EAIO EAIR EAIS EAIT EAOD EAP EAPC EAR EARI EASS EATO EAUD EAVI EB EBEXP EBRD EBUD EC ECA ECCP ECCT ECE ECHEVARRIA ECIN ECIP ECLAC ECN ECOIN ECOM ECON ECONCS ECONEGE ECONOMIC ECONOMICS ECONOMY ECONOMY AND FINANCE ECOR ECOS ECOSOC ECOWAS ECPC ECPN ECPO ECPS ECPSN ECRM ECTRD ECUN ED EDA EDEV EDRC EDU EDUARDO EDUC EE EEB EEC EENG EENV EEOC EET EETC EFI EFIC EFIM EFIN EFIS EFLU EFN EFND EFNI EFQ EFTA EG EGAD EGAR EGEN EGHG EGOV EGOVSY EH EI EIAD EIAID EIAR EIB EICN EID EIDE EIDN EIFN EIN EIND EINDIR EINF EING EINN EINO EINR EINT EINV EINZ EIPR EIQ EISL EISNLN EITC EITI EIVN EK EL ELA ELAB ELAD ELAINE ELAM ELAN ELAP ELB ELBA ELBR ELEC ELECTIONS ELF ELIN ELN ELND ELNT ELTD ELTM ELTN ELTRN EMAIL EMED EMI EMIN EMN EMS EMW EN END ENDURING ENEG ENER ENERG ENERGY ENFR ENG ENGR ENGRD ENGRG ENGY ENIV ENLT ENNP ENR ENRC ENRG ENRL ENTG ENV ENVI ENVIRONMENT ENVR ENVT EON EOXC EP EPA EPAT EPCS EPE EPEC EPECO EPET EPIN EPIT EPPD EPRT EPSC EPTE EPTED EPWR EQ EQRD ER ERA ERD EREL ERGR ERICKSON ERIN ERTD ES ESA ESCAP ESCI ESDP ESENV ESF ESLCO ESOC ESOCI ESPS ESS ESSO ESTH ESTN ESTRADA ET ETA ETAD ETC ETCC ETD ETDR ETEL ETER ETEX ETFN ETIC ETIO ETLN ETMIN ETR ETRA ETRAD ETRB ETRC ETRD ETRDECD ETRG ETRK ETRN ETRO ETRP ETT ETTC ETTD ETTF ETTN ETTR ETTRD ETTW ETZ EU EUC EUCOM EUE EUEAID EUFOR EUM EUMEM EUN EUR EUREM EURM EURN EV EVENTS EVN EWRG EWT EWTR EWWT EX EXBS EXEC EXIM EXO EXPORT EXTERNAL EZ FA FAA FAC FAGR FAO FARC FARM FAS FATAH FBI FCC FCS FCSC FCSCEG FCUL FDA FDIC FEDULOV FEMA FERNANDO FGM FI FIGUEROA FIN FINANCE FINE FINR FINREF FINV FIR FISO FJ FK FKFLO FKLU FLU FM FMC FMGT FMLN FMS FO FOI FOOKS FOR FORCE FORCES FOREIGN FORWHA FP FPC FR FRA FRANCIS FRANCISCO RODENAS RUIZ FRANCISCO VILLA URBALEJO FRAZER FRB FREDOM FREEDOM FRELIMO FRIED FRN FRU FSC FSI FT FTA FTAA FWS GA GAERC GAMES GANGS GAO GARCIA GASPAR GATES GATT GAZA GAZPROM GB GBSLE GC GCC GCCC GE GEF GEORGE GERARD GESKE GF GG GH GI GIPNC GIWI GJ GKGIC GL GLOBAL GM GN GO GOG GOI GOMEZ GON GOVPOI GPGOV GPI GPOI GPOV GR GREGG RENE WALTER GRQ GS GT GTIP GTMO GTREFTEL GU GUAM GUANTANAMO GUIDANCE GUILLERMO GUTIERREZ GV GWI GY GZ GZIS HA HAMID KARZAI HARRIET HARRY HAWZ HCOPIL HDP HE HEAVEN HEBRON HECTOR HELGERSON HERCEGOVINA HG HHS HI HIGHLIGHTS HIJAZI HILARY HILLARY HILLEN HIPC HIV HIZ HK HKSX HL HLSX HN HNCHR HO HOA HOSTAGES HPKO HR HRC HRCS HRICTY HRIGHTS HRKSTC HSI HSTC HSWG HT HTCG HTSC HU HUD HUM HUMAN HUMANITARIAN HUMANR HUMANRIGHTS HUMOR HUMRIT HUNRC HURI HURRICANE HYDE HYLAND HYMPSK HZ IA IACHR IACI IACO IACW IADB IAEA IAES IAHRC IAIE IAII IASA IATTC IAZ IBB IBD IBET IBPCA IBRB IBRD IC ICAC ICAO ICC ICCAT ICCROM ICES ICJ ICRC ICRS ICSCA ICTR ICTY ID IDA IDB IDLI IDLO IDP IDR IE IEA IEAB IEF IF IFAD IFC IFIN IFM IFO IFR IFRC IG IGAD IGF IHO IICA IINS IIP IK IL ILAB ILC ILEA ILO IMC IMET IMF IMMIGRATION IMO IMSO IMTS IN INAUGURATION INCB IND INDO INF INFLUENZA INL INMARSAT INNP INPFC INR INRA INRB INRD INRO INRPAZ INS INSC INT INTEL INTELLECTUAL INTELSAT INTERNAL INTERPOL INV INVI IO IOC IOM IP IPET IPGRI IPK IPPC IPR IPROP IQ IQNV IR IRAN IRAQ IRAQI IRAQI FREEDOM IRC IRCE IRDB IRE IRL IRLE IRM IRMO IRNB IRPE IRQEGION IRS IS ISA ISAAC ISAF ISCA ISCON ISLAMISTS ISLE ISN ISNV ISO ISPA ISPL ISRAEL ISRAEL RELATIONS ISRAELI ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISSUES ISTC IT ITA ITALIAN ITALY ITECIP ITEIND ITELTN ITER ITF ITIA ITRA ITRD ITU IUCN IV IVIANNA IWC IWI IX IZ IZAORC JA JABER JAM JAMES JAPAN JAT JAWAD JCIC JE JEAN-PIERRE BEMBA JEFFERY JEFFREY JENDAYI JHR JI JIMENEZ JIMENEZ CHILDREN JK JKUS JM JN JO JOHANNS JOHN JOHN BOEHNER JOHNNIE JONATHAN CHAMAN JOSE ANGEL ALZUGUREN PERURENA JOSE NEY MILA ESPINOSA JOSE RAMOS HORTA JOSEPH BIDEN JP JS JSRP JUAN JULIAN RENE KIRCHOFF JUS JY KA KACP KACT KACW KADM KAID KALM KALR KANSOU KAPO KARIM WADE KATRINA KAUST KAWC KAWK KAWL KAWS KAWX KAYLA KBCT KBDS KBEM KBIO KBNC KBTC KBTR KBTS KBWG KCCP KCEM KCERS KCFC KCFE KCGC KCHG KCIP KCIS KCM KCMA KCMR KCOG KCOM KCOR KCPS KCRCM KCRI KCRIM KCRM KCRN KCRO KCROM KCROR KCRP KCRS KCRT KCSA KCSI KCSY KCUL KCUM KCVM KCWI KDCM KDDEM KDDG KDE KDEM KDEN KDET KDEV KDGOV KDGR KDHS KDM KDMR KDP KDRG KDRL KDTB KDUM KE KEAI KEANE KEBG KECF KEDEM KEDM KEDU KEIM KEM KEMPI KEMR KEMS KEN KENV KERF KERG KESO KESP KESS KEVIN KFAM KFCE KFE KFEM KFGM KFIN KFIU KFLD KFLO KFLU KFOR KFPC KFRD KFRP KFSC KFTFN KFTN KG KGCC KGCN KGHA KGHG KGIC KGICKS KGIT KGIV KGKG KGLB KGOR KGOV KH KHDP KHGH KHIB KHIV KHJUS KHLS KHMN KHOURY KHPD KHSA KHSL KHUM KI KIBL KICA KICC KICCPUR KICR KICT KID KIDE KIF KIFR KIIC KIIP KIL KILS KIMMITT KIMT KIND KINF KINL KINP KINR KINT KIPR KIPT KIRC KIRD KIRF KIRL KIRP KIS KISC KISK KISL KISM KISR KITA KIVP KIVR KJAN KJRE KJU KJUS KJUST KJWC KK KKIV KKNP KKOR KKPO KLAB KLAP KLBO KLEG KLFLO KLFU KLHS KLIG KLIP KLPM KLSO KLTN KM KMAC KMAR KMCA KMCC KMCR KMDR KMEPI KMFO KMGT KMIG KMNP KMOC KMPF KMPI KMPIO KMPL KMPP KMPT KMRD KMRS KMSG KMVP KMWN KN KNAO KNAP KNAR KNDP KNEI KNEP KNET KNMP KNN KNNA KNNB KNNC KNNF KNNO KNNP KNNR KNOP KNP KNPP KNPPIS KNPR KNPT KNRG KNRV KNSD KNUC KNUP KO KOC KOCI KOCM KOEM KOGL KOLY KOM KOMC KOMCCO KOMCSG KOMH KOMO KOMS KOR KOSOVO KOUYATE KPA KPAD KPAI KPAK KPAL KPALAOIS KPAM KPAO KPAS KPBT KPDD KPEM KPEO KPER KPET KPIN KPIR KPKO KPKP KPLS KPMI KPMO KPO KPOA KPOKO KPOL KPOP KPOV KPOW KPPAO KPPD KPRD KPRM KPRO KPROG KPRP KPRV KPSC KPTD KPTS KPWG KPWR KQ KQM KQRDQ KR KRAD KRAL KRCIM KRCM KRCS KRD KRDP KREC KREF KREISLER KREL KRF KRFD KRFR KRG KRGY KRIC KRIF KRIM KRKO KRM KRMS KRV KRVC KS KSA KSAC KSAF KSCA KSCI KSCS KSCT KSEAO KSEC KSEI KSEO KSEP KSI KSIA KSKN KSLG KSMT KSOC KSOCI KSPA KSPR KSRE KSTC KSTCC KSTCPL KSTH KSTS KSTT KSUM KSUP KT KTAO KTBD KTBT KTCRE KTDB KTDD KTDM KTER KTEX KTFIN KTFM KTFN KTFR KTFS KTIA KTIP KTLA KTNBT KTNF KTPN KTRD KTRF KTSC KTSD KTTB KTTC KTTP KU KUAE 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 OASCC OASS OAU OBAMA OBS OBSP OCBD OCEA OCED OCHA OCII OCRA OCS OCSE ODAG ODC ODIP ODPC OECD OECS OECV OES OESC OEXC OEXP OF OFDA OFDC OFDP OFDPQIS OFFICIALS OFPD OFSO OGAC OGIV OHCHR OHI OHIP OI OIC OICCO OIE OIF OIG OIIP OIL OIM OLY OLYAIR OLYMPICS OM OMAR OMB OMIG OMS ON ONA OPAD OPBAT OPC OPCD OPCR OPCW OPDAT OPDC OPDP OPEC OPET OPIC OPID OPOC OPPC OPRC OPREC OPREP OPS OPSC OPVIP ORA ORC ORCA ORECD ORED OREG OREP ORGANIZED ORP ORTA ORUE OSAC OSCE OSCI OSD OSEC OSHA OSIC OSTA OSTRA OTA OTAR OTHER OTHERSASNEEDED OTP OTR OTRA OTRABL OTRAO OTRAZ OTRC OTRD OUALI OVIP OVP OXEC OXEM OZ PA PAARM PAC PACE PAGE PAGR PAHO PAIGH PAK PAL PALESTINIAN PAMQ PAN PANAM PAO PAR PARALYMPIC PARCA PAREL PARK PARLIAMENT PARM PARMS PARN PARP PARR PARTIES PARTM PARTY PAS PASS PATRICK WARREN MAHURIN PATTY PAUL PAUM PB PBGT PBIO PBK PBOV PBPTS PBS PBST PBT PBTS PCI PCON PCOR PCRM PCUL PD PDA PDD PDEM PDIP PDOV PDRG PE PEACE PEACEKEEPINGFORCES PEDRO PEL PELOSI PEMEX PENA PENV PEPFAR PEPR PER PEREZ PERL PERM PERSONS PET PETER PETERS PETR PETRAEUS PETROL PF PFIN PFLP PFOR PFOV PG PGGOC PGIC PGIV PGKV PGO PGOC PGOF PGOG PGON PGOR PGOT PGOV PGOVE PGOVQL PGPV PGREL PGREV PGV PH PHALANAGE PHARM PHAS PHEM PHIM PHM PHSA PHU PHUH PHUM PHUMHUPPS PHUN PHUS PHYTRP PI PIA PICES PIF PIN PINB PIND PINER PINF PING PINL PINO PINOCHET PINR PINS PINT PINV PIR PIRF PIRN PJUS PK PKAO PKBL PKFK PKISL PKK PKMN PKNP PKO PKPA PKPAL PKPO PKPRP PKST PL PLAB PLAN PLEC PLN PLO PLUM PM PMAR PMAT PMDL PMIG PMIL PMIN PMR PMUC PN PNAT PNET PNG PNIR PNNL PNR PNRG PNS PNUC PNUK PNUM PO PODC POG POGV POINS POL POLG POLI POLICY POLINT POLITICAL POLITICS POLM POLMIL POLS POLUN POREL PORG POSTS POTUS POUS POV POWELL PP PPA PPAO PPD PPEF PPEL PPKO PPOL PQL PQM PRC PRE PREC PRED PREF PREG PREJ PREK PREL PRELEVU PRELM PRELPLS PRELTBIOBA PREM PREO PREP PRER PRES PRESIDENT PRESL PREV PREZ PRF PRFE PRFL PRGO PRGOV PRIL PRIVATIZATION PRL PRLE PRM PRO PROB PROCESS PROG PROL PROLIFERATION PROP PROPERTY PROTECTION PROTESTS PROV PROVE PRT PRTER PRWL PS PSA PSCE PSEC PSEPC PSHA PSI PSNR PSO PSOC PSOCI PSOE PT PTBS PTE PTEL PTEP PTER PTGOV PTIA PTR PTRD PU PUAS PUBLIC PUNE PUNR PUOS PV PVIP PVOV PVPR PVTS PWBG PWMN PY QA QADRI QEL QI QIZ QM QT QU QUAN QUOC RA RAED RAFAEL RAID RAMON RAMONTEIJELO RAS RATIFICATION RAY GUEVARA MILTON RBI RCA RCMP RE REA REACTION REALTIONS RECIN REF REFORM REFPAN REFUGEE REFUGEES REGION REGIONAL REID REIN REINEMEYER REL RELAM RELATIONS RELFREE RELIGIOUS REMON RENAMO RENE PREVAL REO REPORT REUBEN RF RFE RFIN RFREEDOM RGOV RGY RHUM RI RICE RICHARD RIGHTS RIGHTSPOLMIL RIMC RIVERA RL RLA RM RMA RO ROBERT ROBERT JOSEPH RODHAM RODRIGUEZ ROK ROME ROOD ROSS ROW ROY RP RPEL RPTS RQ RR RRB RREL RS RSO RSOX RSP RSZ RTT RU RUEHZO RV RW RWANDA SA SAAD SAARC SABAH SACU SADC SAFE SAIR SAIS SALOPEK SAMA SAN SANC SANR SAO SARB SARGSIAN SARS SASC SASEC SASIAIN SB SBA SC SCA SCCC SCE SCENESETTER SCHUL SCI SCIENCE SCNV SCOI SCOL SCOM SCPR SCRM SCRS SCRSERD SCUL SCVL SD SE SEC SECDEF SECI SECRET SECRETARY 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 TNDG TNGD TO TOPEC TORRIJOS TOURISM TP TPHY TPKO TPP TPSA TPSL TR TRAD TRADE TRAFFICKING TRBIO TRBY TRD TREAS TREASURY TREATY TREL TRG TRGV TRGY TRIO TRSY TRT TRV TRY TRYG TRYS TS TSA TSLP TSPA TSPL TSRL TSRY TSY TT TTFN TU TURKEY TV TVBIO TW TWRO TX TY TZ TZBY UA UAE UAID UAM UB UDEM UE UEU UG UGA UK UKR UKRAINE UM UMIK UN UNA UNAF UNAIDS UNAMA UNAMSIL UNAORC UNAUS UNBRO UNC UNCC UNCDF UNCDN UNCHC UNCHR UNCHS UNCITRAL UNCND UNCOPUOS UNCRED UNCRIME UNCSD UNCSW UNCTAD UNDC UNDEF UNDOF UNDP UNECE UNEF UNEP UNESCO UNFA UNFC UNFCYP UNFF UNFICYP UNFIYCP UNFPA UNGA UNGAPL UNGO UNHCR UNHRC UNICEF UNIDCP UNIDO UNIDROIT UNIFEM UNIFIL UNION UNKIK UNM UNMEE UNMIC UNMIK UNMIKI UNMIKV UNMIL UNMIN UNMOVIC UNO UNODC UNOMIG UNOPS UNP UNPAR UNPUOS UNRCCA UNRCR UNREST UNRWA UNSC UNSCAPU UNSCD UNSCE UNSCER UNSCR UNSCS UNSD UNSE UNTAC UNTERR UNTZ UNUS UNVIE UNYI UP UPU UPUO UR US USAID USAU USCC USCG USDA USDELFESTTWO USEU USG USGS USMS USNC USOAS USOP USPS USPTO USSC USTA USTDA USTR USTRD USTRIT USTRPS USTRUWR USUN UUNR UV UX UY UZ VA VANESSA VANG VAT VC VE VELS VEN VENZ VETTING VI VINICIO VIP VIS VISAS VISIT VM VN VO VOA VT VTEG VTFR VTIS VTPREL VTTBIO VTWCAR VXY VY VZ WA WAEMU WAKI WAR WARD WB WBEG WBG WCAR WCI WCL WCO WE WEBG WEBZ WEET WEF WEOG WET WEU WFA WFP WFPAORC WFPO WGC WGG WHA WHITMER WHO WHTI WI WILCOX WILLIAM WIPO WIR WITH WJRO WM WMD WMDT WMN WMO WOMEN WPO WRTO WS WSIS WTO WTRD WTRO WTRQ WW WWARD WWBG WWT WZ XA XAAF XB XC XD XE XF XFNEA XG XH XI XJ XK XL XLUM XM XO XP XQ XR XS XT XTAG XU XV XW XX XXX XY XZ YE YEH YI YL YM YMCS YS YU YURIY ZA ZANU ZB ZC ZCTU ZEALAND ZF ZFR ZH ZI ZIM ZJ ZK ZKGM ZL ZM ZN ZO ZOELLICK ZP ZR ZS ZT ZU ZW ZXA
Get the how-to to understand how to read a cable
Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
06LAPAZ3355 | SOUTH AMERICAN SUMMIT: ALL HYPE NO SUBSTANCE [...] (SBU) On December 8-9, Cochabamba played host to the Second Summit of the South American Community of Nations (CSN). Despite Bolivia's current political turmoil (reftel),nine presidents attended the conference. Cochabamba's lack of experience hosting such a high-profile event was obvious, [...] | 2006-12-12 21:49:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON BL |
06LILONGWE404 | NEW INTELLIGENCE SERVICE NOT UP AND RUNNING [...] (C) Ambassador Eastham met with the newly appointed Director General of Malawi's re-constituted Security Intelligence Service (SIS),Brigadier General Rueben Ngwenya, on May 9 to discuss SIS's mission and plans for re-establishing an effective intelligence service in Malawi. Ngwenya has been s [...] | 2006-05-10 15:44:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM MI |
06LILONGWE590 | MULUZI RETURNS - HIS ARREST TO FOLLOW? [...] (C) Summary: Former President Bakili Muluzi returned to Malawi on July 9, after spending the last seven months in the U.K., ostensibly for medical care. In a speech given at the airport Muluzi disassociated himself with any impeachment attempt against President Mutharika, and told his supporte [...] | 2006-07-12 05:07:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KCOR MI |
06LIMA2264 | PERUVIAN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY IN FAVOR OF FTA [...] (SBU) Summary. In a surprising move, the Peruvian Pharmaceutical Association, ADIFAN, announced its support for the U.S.-Peruvian free trade agreement on May 9. During the FTA negotiations, ADIFAN had insisted that medicines should be excluded from the FTA discussions, as the FTA would limit [...] | 2006-06-06 21:29:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ETRD KIPR PE |
06LIMA2323 | PRESIDENT-ELECT GARCIA WANTS THE US-PERU FTA [...] (C) Summary: Media reports of President-elect Garcia imply that he wants to "revise" the Free Trade Agreement. In fact, Garcia wants and needs the FTA fully ratified before he takes office July 28. End Summary. 2. (SBU) A number of US newspapers have reported remarks by Peruvian President- [...] | 2006-06-09 21:32:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD ECON EINV PGOV PE |
06LIMA2366 | CONGRESSMAN MEEKS DISCUSSES TRADE AND DEMOCRACY [...] (U) Summary: During an official visit to Peru, Congressman Gregory Meeks met with President Toledo to discuss the Peruvian Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA),democracy and other issues. Toledo observed that the recent shift towards populism in the region would be temporary and the Chavez exp [...] | 2006-06-13 21:02:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD ECON AA EINV PGOV PE |
06LIMA3102 | GARCIA'S PRIME MINISTER AND FOREIGN, DEFENSE, AND [...] (SBU) President Alan Garcia has kept his pledge to form a multi-party council of ministers with only six of his 16 ministers coming from the President's own APRA party. Six of his appointees are women, more than in any previous cabinet. President Garcia's Prime Minister is Jorge del Castillo, [...] | 2006-08-08 16:50:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ECON PREL PINR PE |
06LIMA3995 | ERADICATION PROGRESSES AND INTERIOR MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Starting September 28, Coca eradicators have uprooted 30 hectares per day despite minor protests in the field. Interior Minister Mazzetti has taken a firmer public stance against the cocaleros and in favor of the eradication program, stating: "Police have a right to repel viole [...] | 2006-10-06 21:12:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV SNAR PE |
06LIMA4766 | NARCO-TERRORISTS AMBUSH AND KILL FIVE POLICE AND [...] (C) Summary: On 12/16 in the VRAE region of Ayacucho eight people, including five police officers, were ambushed and killed by a group of suspected narco-terrorists. Two inspectors from the national company that regulates the legal coca market (ENACO) were also killed. DEA sources said the a [...] | 2006-12-22 17:18:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER SNAR PGOV PE |
06LJUBLJANA388 | SLOVENIA: FINNISH PATRIA WINS 300 MILLION USD [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On June 12, the Slovenian Ministry of Defense (MOD) announced that Finnish defense contractor Patria Vehicles had won the GOS's 330 million USD (63 billion tolar) defense contract to supply 136 8x8 armored wheeled vehicles by 2012. The only other bidder on the tender was Slov [...] | 2006-06-22 05:30:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EIND MARR MCAP PGOV SI |
06LONDON3365 | (C) TERRORISM FINANCE: EU CLEARINGHOUSE TO [...] (C/NF) Ben Lyon (please protect) of the FCO's Counterterrorism Policy Department said that the Austrian Presidency has decided to hold a snap meeting of the EU Clearinghouse on Thursday, May 18. The meeting was originally scheduled for either June 12 or 14 (ref A). Lyon said that he understo [...] | 2006-05-12 15:46:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC KTFN PREL PTER CO UK |
06LONDON4221 | (C/NF) LIBERIA/SIERRA LEONE: UK CONSIDERING [...] (C/NF) FCO West Africa Section Head Jason Moore told Poloff under questioning June 12 that HMG is considering UN Secretary General Annan's request that it agree to SIPDIS incarcerate former Liberian president Charles Taylor if he is convicted by the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL). M [...] | 2006-06-13 15:39:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM KAWC LI SL UK |
06LONDON5498 | HMG PLANS RELEASE OF CLIMATE CHANGE REPORT AT G8 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-27 08:42:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV UK |
06LONDON6164 | (S/NF) TERRORISM FINANCE: CHARITY COMMISSION TO [...] (S/NF) The Charity Commission of England and Wales intends to issue a temporary asset freeze either late August 22 or early August 23 on a UK-based charity with possible ties to the August 10 foiled terror plot. According to Stuart Young of the Home Office, the Charity Commission will temporar [...] | 2006-08-22 15:59:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC KTFN PTER PREL EU UK |
06LONDON7035 | (SBU) BLAIR'S AFRICA PROGRESS PANEL IS TAKING SHAPE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Blair has decided to convene an Africa Progress Panel to ensure that the promises on Africa made at G8 and UN Summits are kept. Kofi Annan has agreed to chair it; Bob Geldof, President Obasanjo, Michel Camdessus, Graca Machel and Peter Eigan (founder of Transpa [...] | 2006-09-29 16:14:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EAID |
06LONDON7400 | (C) TERRORISM FINANCE: UK TO BEGIN USING [...] (U) Chancellor Gordon Brown announced October 10 that Her Majesty's Treasury -- on the advice of law enforcement agencies -- had agreed to use "closed source evidence" (i.e. classified materials) in asset freezing cases where there are strong operational reasons to impose a freeze, but insuffi [...] | 2006-10-17 16:09:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC KTFN PREL PTER CO UK |
06LONDON7623 | (C) CENTRAL ASIA: SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum met in London October 23 with officials of the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Department for International Development (DFID),to exchange views on policy and programs in Central Asia. Key policy points: - Both countries seek to bol [...] | 2006-10-26 16:24:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ECON EAID ZK KZ KG TI TX UZ |
06LONDON8207 | SECRETARY PAULSON'S LUNCH WITH CHANCELLOR BROWN [...] (C/NF) Summary: Chancellor Gordon Brown hosted visiting Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson for lunch November 28 SIPDIS at Number 11 Downing Street. They discussed climate change, advance market commitments to provide vaccines in developing countries, the future of the Doha Round, and [...] | 2006-12-04 17:21:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN ETRD EAID SENV UK |
06LONDON8247 | TERRORISM FINANCE: NEXT STEPS ON THE TFTP [...] (C) Summary: The UK is extremely concerned that the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program, and SWIFT's involvement in it, is being treated by the European Commission purely as a privacy issue when it should be "rooted in a national security debate." While HM Treasury officials are currently prep [...] | 2006-12-07 15:50:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC EFIN PTER KTFN ECON EU UK |
06LONDON8394 | NEXT STEPS ON THE TFTP: UK BUILDING COALITION [...] (C/NF) Summary and Action Request: The UK sees the emergence of a "coalition of the constructive," EU member states willing to work together to develop solutions to safeguard the terrorism finance tracking program (TFTP). The UK intends to work with Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany ( [...] | 2006-12-19 10:21:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC EFIN PTER KTFN ECON EU UK |
06LUANDA1304 | ALMOST 1 MILLION REGISTERED DURING FIRST MONTH [...] (U) According to official numbers released December 22, 945,451 potential voters were registered in the first phase of voter registration. As expected, the populous provinces of Luanda, Benguela and Huambo recorded the highest numbers of registrants. Sparsely populated Zaire and Namibe province [...] | 2006-12-28 15:00:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL AO |
06LUANDA455 | ANGOLA - UNITA AND MPLA TRADING BARBS PRIOR TO [...] (U) Opposition party leaders, led by UNITA, called the GRA into a April 25, 2006, question and answer session at the National Assembly to discuss concerns over the ongoing cholera outbreak, the demolition of homes in neighborhoods surrounding Luanda, and internal security. The GRA delegation, [...] | 2006-04-28 11:40:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL AO |
06LUXEMBOURG448 | LUXEMBOURG WANTS TO SUPPORT UNIFIL; HOPES TO [...] (C) Charge' delivered ref A demarche August 16 to MFA Deputy Political Director Stephan Muller. Muller emphasized Luxembourg's support for UNSC 1701 and FM Asselborn's strong intervention in the EU to help develop acceptable language for the EU statement on Lebanon. Muller mentioned that both [...] | 2006-08-17 07:16:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPPS PREL UN LE LU |
06LUXEMBOURG461 | NO LUXEMBOURG DECISION ON HOW TO SUPPORT UNIFIL [...] (C) A/DCM discussed the issue of contributions to UNIFIL with MFA Deputy Defense Director Serge Alzin on August 22. An uncharacteristically tight-lipped Alzin mentioned that the Defense Directorate was working on the issue; he expects a GOL decision on the composition of a contribution within o [...] | 2006-08-22 13:36:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PREL UN LE LU |
06LUXEMBOURG471 | UNIFIL: LUXEMBOURG TO CONTRIBUTE 3 TROOPS [...] (C) MFA Deputy Defense Director Serge Alzin informed charge of Luxembourg's decision to participate in UNIFIL-plus, by contributing a senior army officer and two non-commissioned officers (NCOs),on August 25. A formal announcement is planned at a press conference scheduled late in the day. Th [...] | 2006-08-25 14:57:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PREL UN LE LU |
06LUXEMBOURG613 | JUNCKER TELLS TURKEY TO ADMIT GREEK CYPRIOT SHIPPING [...] (C/NF) During their November 14 private meeting Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean Claude Juncker told Turkish Economy Minister Ali Babacan that Turkey should remove a major obstacle to its EU accession woes by admitting Greek Cypriot ships and aircraft to a designated port of entry under a plan pr [...] | 2006-11-21 14:04:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EUN LU TU |
06LUXEMBOURG638 | PRIME MINISTER JUNCKER DISCUSSES THE EU [...] (C/NF) During a private meeting with the Ambassador on December 11, Prime Minister Juncker expressed a pessimism concerning the future of the EU Constitution which contrasted with his generally more optimistic public comments. Noting the lack of effective governments in several EU countries, [...] | 2006-12-13 15:44:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL TU LU EUN |
06LUXEMBOURG639 | PRIME MINISTER JUNCKER DISCUSSES THE IRAQ STUDY [...] (C/NF) During a private meeting with Ambassador Wagner on December 11, Prime Minister Juncker expressed hope that the Iraq Study Group (ISG) report would prove productive in helping the USG to resolve problems in Iraq. He said he was surprised that the study (and especially its findings) had [...] | 2006-12-13 15:55:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL SY LU EUN |
06LUXEMBOURG641 | LUXEMBOURG'S PM ON THE NATO SUMMIT [...] (C) During an 11 December meeting the Ambassador and Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean Claude Juncker discussed the NATO Summit, the NATO Response Force (NRF),and the International Security and Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. The Ambassador expressed her appreciation to the PM for Luxem [...] | 2006-12-14 13:08:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO PM LU |
06MADRID1459 | SPAIN PRESSES KYRGYZSTAN ON MANAS AIRFIELD [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-07 16:42:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PREL SP AF KG |
06MADRID1476 | SPAIN: FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE POWELL MEETS [...] (C/NF) Summary: Former Secretary of State Colin Powell took advantage of a private visit to Spain on May 23 to meet with Spain's Foreign Minister Moratinos. Moratinos told Powell that Spain is working to rebuild US-Spain relations - which Moratinos said went sour after Spain's pullout from Ir [...] | 2006-06-08 16:28:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV SP |
06MADRID1526 | SPAIN: SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S MEETING [...] (C/NF) Madame Secretary, your meeting with Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos comes at time when the Spanish government believes that it has significantly improved its relations with the US by supporting our efforts in Afghanistan, Iran, the Broader Middle East, and lately even Ir [...] | 2006-06-13 17:12:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV SP |
06MADRID1564 | SPAIN ON IRAN, SYRIA, HAMAS, NATO, WESTERN SAHARA, [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: During meetings at MFA, MOD, and the presidency on June 1, top GOS policymakers told EUR PDAS Kurt Volker and NEA DAS Scott Carpenter that Spain strongly supports the recent US announcement on Iran and will continue its significant commitment to Afghanistan. They said that th [...] | 2006-06-16 13:57:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO SP AF VZ IR IZ WI IS MO GG RS |
06MADRID1610 | SPAIN OPPOSES VENEZUELAN ANTI-NGO LAW [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-21 07:24:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PREL EAID SP VZ |
06MADRID1656 | SPAIN TAKES POSITIVE VIEW OF US CANDIDATE FOR NATO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-26 15:26:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO MARR PREL SP |
06MADRID1748 | SPANISH MOD DEMONSTRATES INTENT TO CONTINUE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. The day after standing beside the Ambassador during the Ambassador's July 4th speech, Defense Minister Alonso sat down with the Ambassador to talk at length about Asian security policy, Alonso's planned fall visit to Washington, NATO, Spanish politics, and bilateral defense is [...] | 2006-07-07 15:13:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR NATO SP |
06MADRID1774 | SPAIN ON VENEZUELA: UNSC ELECTION AND VISIT TO [...] (C/NF) A/DCM delivered ref A and B demarches regarding Venezuela to MFA DG for Latin America Javier Sandomingo on July 11. She said that Spain's influence with countries in Latin America and Africa could help prevent Venezuela from becoming a troublesome member of the UN Security Council. A/D [...] | 2006-07-11 17:13:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC VZ SP |
06MADRID1832 | SPAIN'S DEPUTY FM ON IRAQ HOSPITAL DONATION, [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Spain's Deputy Foreign Minister Leon confirmed to Ambassador Aguirre on July 18 that Spain will donate USD 22 million to the Basrah Children's Hospital and should have no problem delivering the funds by September 1. Leon reiterated that Spain will vote for Guatemala rather than [...] | 2006-07-20 13:26:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL SP VZ IZ BO |
06MADRID1861 | SPAIN WITH EU CONSENSUS ON NICARAGUA ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-24 12:41:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KDEM SP NU |
06MADRID1897 | SPAIN CONCERNED ABOUT GIBRALTAR SHIP VISIT [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On July 26, a top Foreign Ministry official called the Ambassador on orders from his minister to register Spain's concern with the upcoming visit of a US nuclear-powered submarine to Gibraltar. The GOS did not specifically request cancellation of the visit, but suggested that [...] | 2006-07-27 11:46:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR SP GI |
06MADRID1962 | SPAIN ON SYRIA/HIZBALLAH AND POSSIBLE TROOP [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. The MOD Director General for Defense Policy told poloff on August 3 that, although Spanish FM Moratinos has said that it is "very premature" to talk about troop contributions before there is a UNSC resolution, Spain is likely to contribute 800 or more troops to an internationa [...] | 2006-08-03 13:45:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR LE SY SP |
06MADRID2066 | SPAIN REAFFIRMS CONTRIBUTION TO UNIFIL [...] (C/NF) As described in ref A, Spain intends to deploy approximately a battalion of troops to UNIFIL. Acting DG for Defense Policy Brigadier General Jose Munoz Castresana told Poloff on August 17 that Spain shares the US's sense of urgency and generally agrees with ref B's points. He said tha [...] | 2006-08-17 15:16:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PREL SP LE |
06MADRID2152 | SPAIN WANTS TO LEAD BRIGADE IN LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-29 13:59:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR SP LE |
06MADRID2261 | SPANISH MILITARY ON CURRENT DEPLOYMENTS, NATO/RIGA [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Dan Fata discussed the NATO Riga Summit, Defense Minister Alonso's upcoming meeting with Secretary Rumsfeld, current Spanish deployments, and the NCIS/OSI issue with top Spanish military and defense leaders on Sept 5-6. Fata praised Spain' [...] | 2006-09-11 13:33:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR SP |
06MADRID2335 | SPAIN: MOD POLICY DIRECTOR ON NCIS/OSI, [...] (C/NF) Charge paid an introductory call on MOD Secretary General for Policy Admiral Francisco Torrente on September 15. Charge told Torrente that the US deeply appreciates the hospitality and use of Spanish bases, as well as the strong foundation that the military-military relationship provides to [...] | 2006-09-15 16:57:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR SP LE AF |
06MADRID2624 | SPAIN: IN ADVANCE OF OCT. 16 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff met with MFA European Correspondent Carlos Fernandez-Arias on October 13 to discuss Spain's position in advance of the October 16 GAERC meeting. Fernandez-Arias indicated that Spain was in complete agreement on most topics with the United States, but he singled out Kosovo [...] | 2006-10-17 07:22:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV UN EU YI SR BO MK SU CG IS LE IR IZ UP |
06MADRID2641 | SCENESETTER FOR SPANISH DEFENSE MINISTER ALONSO [...] (C/NF) When you meet with Spanish Defense Minister Jose Antonio Alonso on October 23, you are meeting a man who is vastly different from his predecessor. Whereas ex-Minister Bono is a lifelong politician and rival of President Zapatero, Alonso is a judge and lifelong friend of Zapatero. Bono [...] | 2006-10-18 15:09:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR SP |
06MADRID2708 | SPAIN: ENRIQUE IGLESIAS ON IBEROAMERICAN SUMMIT [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. The Ambassador discussed the upcoming Iberoamerican Summit in Montevideo with Iberoamerican Secretary General Enrique Iglesias (protect) on October 17. SIPDIS Iglesias also spoke about the friction between Uruguay and Argentina, what it would mean if Raul Castro represents Cuba at [...] | 2006-10-24 16:50:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL SP |
06MADRID3007 | DEMARCHE TO SPAIN ON CHINA ARMS EMBARGO [...] (C) The DCM discussed the EU's reconsideration of the China Arms Embargo with MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcallar on December 5. Dezcallar assured the DCM that Spain is not seeking to lift the embargo, nor would it support such an effort. He noted that he had recently [...] | 2006-12-07 09:35:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL PGOV PHUM EUN SP CH |
06MADRID3059 | SPANISH MOD POLICY DIRECTOR ON NATO RIGA SUMMIT [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. MOD Policy Director Torrente told DCM on December 12 that President Bush's remarks had helped make the NATO Riga Summit more successful than he'd expected. He said that the Summit had achieved important political ends related to future expansion and the Alliance's commitment to [...] | 2006-12-19 11:30:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR NATO SP |
06MADRID3066 | SPANISH NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER ON CUBA [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In a December 1 meeting, Spanish National Security Adviser Carles Casajuana told WHA A/S Tom Shannon and the Ambassador that he would discuss a possible EU statement on the future of Cuba with President Zapatero and Foreign Minister Moratinos. END SUMMARY. 2. (C/NF) A/S To [...] | 2006-12-19 17:17:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL SP CU |
06MADRID746 | SPAIN ON ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-27 14:52:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL SU SP |
06MADRID750 | SPAIN ON ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-28 07:33:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL SU SP |
06MANAGUA2617 | BOLANOS TO A/S SHANNON: "WE HAVE TO CORRAL ORTEGA" [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 28 lunch hosted for Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon, President Bolanos and his advisors shared their insights and concerns about an Ortega presidency and outlined the key points of a liberal opposition strategy. President Bolanos opined that Ortega has littl [...] | 2006-12-01 22:24:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON KDEM NU PGOV |
06MANAMA1175 | BAHRAINI LABOR UNION LEGISLATION MOVES THROUGH [...] (SBU) Several pieces of labor reform legislation dealing with union activity and the formation of unions and union federations are moving through the Bahraini legislative process. One amendment to the 1976 labor law for the private sector protects union members from dismissal for union activ [...] | 2006-06-28 15:02:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ELAB PGOV PREL BA HUMRIT POL REFORM |
06MANAMA1317 | TFLE01: PUBLIC PROTESTS, EMOTIONAL STATEMENTS ON [...] (C) Between five and 15 thousand men, women, and children marched July 18 to express their support for Lebanon and Hizballah. Protesters chanted pro-Hizballah and anti-American statements. Leading Shia political society Secretary General Shaikh Ali Salman spoke at the rally SIPDIS statin [...] | 2006-07-19 13:24:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER BA REGION POL |
06MANAMA333 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES SECURITY ISSUES WITH INTERIOR [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador, in a February 12 meeting with Minister of Interior Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, discussed recent Ashoora celebrations in Bahrain, reviewed worldwide reactions to the release of Danish cartoon depiction's of the Muslim Prophet Mohammed, and was provided wit [...] | 2006-03-05 15:13:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC BA PGOV PHUM PTER OFFICIALS BILAT CTR |
06MANILA3670 | SEPTEMBER 1 UPDATE ON JOLO OPERATIONS [...] (C) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is maintaining the pressure on fugitive Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) and Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists on Jolo as "Operation Ultimatum" reaches its one-month mark. ASG leaders, Khadaffy Janjalani and Abu Sulaiman, and JI operatives, Umar Patek and D [...] | 2006-09-01 07:29:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER MOPS MCAP PREL RP |
06MANILA3999 | MARTIAL LAW IN THAILAND REVERBERATES IN THE [...] (SBU) The declaration of martial law in Thailand has captured public attention in the Philippines, dominating the radio and television and making headlines in all the major dailies. It was the topic of the evening at a reception hosted by the Ambassador last night, with journalists and gover [...] | 2006-09-21 10:47:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PINS MARR MOPS TH RP |
06MANILA4000 | MARTIAL LAW IN THAILAND REVERBERATES IN THE [...] (SBU) The declaration of martial law in Thailand has captured public attention in the Philippines, dominating the radio and television and making headlines in all the major dailies. It was the topic of the evening at a reception hosted by the Ambassador last night, with journalists and gover [...] | 2006-09-21 10:47:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PINS MARR MOPS TH RP |
06MANILA4001 | MARTIAL LAW IN THAILAND REVERBERATES IN THE [...] (SBU) The declaration of martial law in Thailand has captured public attention in the Philippines, dominating the radio and television and making headlines in all the major dailies. It was the topic of the evening at a reception hosted by the Ambassador last night, with journalists and gover [...] | 2006-09-21 10:47:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PINS MARR MOPS TH RP |
06MASERU172 | AMBASSADOR'S QUARTERLY SECURITY REPORT [...] (SBU) The crime threat level in Lesotho remains at the critical level. The resources of the police have not increased and donors are receiving renewed requests for assistance. In light of the situation, international community representatives are seeking a meeting with the Deputy Prime Minist [...] | 2006-04-07 06:23:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC PREL LT |
06MASERU184 | LESOTHO AND LIBYA RELATIONS (C-AL6-00526) [...] (C/NF) We appreciate INR's interest in the relationship between the Libyan Embassy in Maseru and the Government of Lesotho (GOL). Ambassador had a lengthy meeting April 6 with Libyan Ambassador Mohamed Algamudi at his residence. 2. (C/NF) The Libyan envoy's wife and daughter prepared an [...] | 2006-04-13 15:05:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR PREL LT LY |
06MEXICO3378 | MEXICO'S EXPANDING TIES TO ASIA [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of A/S Shannon's visit to Asia post met separately with Japanese and Chinese embassy and Foreign Ministry (SRE) officials, all of whom welcomed increased consultation with the U.S. on Mexico's relations with Asia. Japanese diplomat Noriteru Fukushima echoed Tokyo off [...] | 2006-06-19 23:27:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EINV MX |
06MEXICO4267 | FORMER MAGISTRATE SEES FULL RECOUNT AS UNLIKELY [...] (U) The Secretariat for Foreign Relations (SRE) recently held its third post-electoral briefing for the diplomatic community, in which Fernando Franco Gonzalez, former Electoral Tribunal (TEPJF) magistrate and current head of the Public Law Studies Center at the Autonomous Technological Insti [...] | 2006-08-02 13:52:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
06MEXICO4288 | MEXICAN TRANSPORT U/S ON CROSS-BORDER [...] (C) Econ Mincouns and Econoff met with Mexican Undersecretary of Communications and Transport (SCT) Aaron Dychter on July 31, 2006. Dychter is concerned that leaks about a proposed cross-border trucking pilot program could have negative effects on the ability to implement the program in the [...] | 2006-08-02 23:25:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAIR EINV MX ECIN ELTN ETRD PBTS |
06MEXICO6652 | OAXACA CRISIS WORSENS DAYS BEFORE FELIPE CALDERON [...] (SBU) Begin summary: The political crisis in Oaxaca worsened over the weekend of November 25 when provocateurs turned what started out as a peaceful protest led by the People's Popular Assembly of Oaxaca (APPO) into a violent confrontation with the Federal Preventive Police (PFP). By the morn [...] | 2006-11-28 22:42:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ELAB MX |
06MEXICO7067 | UNDERSECRETARY OF GOVERNMENT DOUBTS NEAR-TERM [...] (C) Summary: Undersecretary of Government Abraham Gonzalez Ulleda discussed the state of dialogue with Oaxaca protesters, asserted that agitators arrested by the GOM had received due process and were subsequently released from federal custody or transferred to state prisons, and acknowledged t [...] | 2006-12-26 22:42:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ELAB PHUM MX |
06MONTEVIDEO298 | URUGUAY: ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL TOPICS (C-AL6-00402) [...] (C/NF) This telegram responds to Washington analysts' request for information, per ref A. 2. (C/NF) Summary: Though a small country, Uruguay is important to U.S. national interests as an example of long-standing democracy in a region that has largely lurched to the populist left. Policy makers we [...] | 2006-03-28 15:04:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR ETRD UY |
06MONTEVIDEO56 | URUGUAY ON UN REFORM AND THE WAY FORWARD [...] (C/NF) On January 19, Embassy delivered ref A demarche to MFA Director for Multilateral Affairs, Gustavo Alvarez. Since he did not raise any of the issues in ref B, those points were not covered. Alvarez listened attentively to the talking points and said that Uruguay was much interested in t [...] | 2006-01-19 11:51:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KUNR PHUM UN ADCO UY |
06MOSCOW12261 | RUSSIAN ELECTRICITY SECTOR PRIVATIZATION BEGINS [...] (C) Summary. Russian electricity monopoly, RAO UES, on October 31 sold 14.4 percent of daughter company WGK-5 for $459 million, marking the first of the restructured power generating companies to be successfully privatized. Speculation that Gazprom would acquire the entire offering proved to [...] | 2006-11-02 16:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EIND ENRG PREL RS |
06MOSCOW12757 | GORDEYEV ON THE WARPATH, AND THE DUTCH STRIKE BACK [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: According to the Dutch AgCouns in Moscow, Dutch veterinary and plant health authorities have run out of patience with their Russian counterparts and are proposing temporarily to halt plant quarantine certification by Dutch authorities of exports of all plant products to Russia. [...] | 2006-12-01 20:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAGR ETRD PREL WTO RS |
06MUSCAT858 | HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST SPEAKS TO FOREIGN MEDIA, [...] (C) Former parliamentarian and human rights activist Taybah al-Ma'wali told foreign media and the Embassy in May that she fears for her safety and alleges that Oman's Internal Security Service (ISS) is collecting evidence to make another case against her. Ironically, at the same time as grant [...] | 2006-05-31 11:48:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL SOCI PINR MU |
06NAIROBI1378 | VERIFICATION OF THE COCAINE BEGINS [...] (SBU) U.S., U.K., United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime experts, together with Kenyan law enforcement authorities and chemists, began the physical verification of the 955 packets (twenty-two foot lockers) of cocaine on March 28. The international team estimates that it will take several day [...] | 2006-03-28 13:36:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SNAR PREL PINR KCRM PGOV ASEC KE UN |
06NAIROBI3090 | PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTIONS SET THE MOOD FOR 2007 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 24, five new members of parliament will be chosen in the largest by-election in Kenyan history. Not only is the upcoming election significant in its size, but also for its timing - little more than a year before the next general election, and its location - four of the [...] | 2006-07-17 14:00:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE |
06NAIROBI3974 | OBAMA DISCUSSES CORRUPTION AND TRIBAL POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: During an August 25 meeting with Senator Obama, Official Leader of the Opposition Uhuru Kenyatta predicted that ethnicity would dominate the 2007 national elections. While he stressed that his party, KANU, would strive to move beyond ethnic politics, he feared that the electora [...] | 2006-09-13 12:17:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM KE |
06NASSAU1675 | CHURCH LEADER SPEAKS OUT ON THE NEED FOR CAMPAIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In wide-ranging remarks on October 24, Anglican Archbishop Drexel Gomez criticized the role of money in Bahamian politics, lamented corruption in government, and called for a stronger focus on character in selection of political leaders. The remarks, witnessed by Gomez special [...] | 2006-11-02 22:23:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | BF PGOV PREL KCOR |
06NDJAMENA1014 | CHAD: CHADIAN REBEL PRESENTS GLOOMY OUTLOOK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former GOC loyalist, current opposition member and ethnic Zaghawa Tom Erdimi paints a troubling near-term future for Chad. He claims that rebel groups consider the possibility for political dialogue with President Deby as dead, leaving the military solution as the only way to cha [...] | 2006-08-01 17:23:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU |
06NDJAMENA1024 | EASTERN CHAD/SUDAN: PERSPECTIVES FROM DPA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Darfur Peace Accord signatories and non-signatories from the Sudanese rebel movement residing in Chad continue to accuse each other of being responsible for the recent violence in Darfur. Non-signatories still continue to call for a re-evaluation of the DPA, and have noted their [...] | 2006-08-08 15:41:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU |
06NDJAMENA1069 | CHAD/SUDAN: THE SUDANESE REBELS' "LONG GOOD-BYE" [...] (C) SUMMARY: As part of the recent agreement between Chad and Sudan, Sudanese rebels loyal to the Justice and Equality Movement and the recently-formed National Redemption Front (NRF) have been asked by the GOC to leave Chad. According to representatives of the NRF, Sudanese rebels will conti [...] | 2006-08-17 16:19:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU |
06NDJAMENA1079 | NRF REPS DECRY AU EVICTION DECISION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The representatives for the Justice and Equality Movement/National Redemption Front, who are still in N'Djamena, have instructed their representatives in El Fasher that they should not leave the Cease Fire Commission unless the African Union provides a written statement requesting [...] | 2006-08-22 16:24:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU |
06NDJAMENA1127 | SIGNS OF INSECURITY IN EASTERN CHAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Clashes between Chadian government forces amd rebel groups have occured in eastern Chad, following two days of a visible military buildup by the Chadian National Army and the movements of rebel groups inside eastern Chad. There are also signs of possible infiltration by Darfur Pe [...] | 2006-09-11 09:56:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU |
06NDJAMENA1151 | NRF REPRESENTATIVE ON CURRENT FIGHTING IN DARFUR [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to their representative in N'Djamena, following what he claimed to be the National Redemption Front's victory in Um Sidir, the Sudan Armed forces are attempting to mount another offensive in the area, but have encountered opposition within their own ranks. SAF buildup [...] | 2006-09-18 14:31:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU |
06NDJAMENA1153 | CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR NEW SUDANESE REFUGEES [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNHCR is concerned that it will be unable to handle a massive influx of Sudanese refugees into Eastern Chad. The lack of viable camp sites (with adequate access, water sources, and assurances of security),along with UNHCR's own resource constraints, will hinder the organizatio [...] | 2006-09-18 16:22:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU |
06NDJAMENA1166 | FIGHTING ESCALATES IN EASTERN CHAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: As Chadian forces launch an offensive against rebel groups in eastern Chad, President Deby himself has gone out to the battlefield to oversee the operations. Chadians are suspicious of French military involvement against the rebel movements, who are being reinforced by a prominen [...] | 2006-09-21 17:26:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU |
06NDJAMENA1167 | FIGHTING ESCALATES IN EASTERN CHAD (CORRECTED [...] (C) SUMMARY: As Chadian forces launch an offensive against rebel groups in eastern Chad, President Deby himself has gone out to the battlefield to oversee the operations. Chadians are suspicious of French military involvement against the rebel movements, who are being reinforced by a prominen [...] | 2006-09-21 17:26:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU |
06NDJAMENA1173 | NMRD REPRESENTATIVE ON SITUATION IN DARFUR, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Representatives of the NMRD, a non-signatory to the Darfur Peace Agreement, still wish to be involved in the Darfur Peace Agreement's implementation, but point to the need for dialogue among the non-signatories of the DPA and their inclusion into the implementation of the agreemen [...] | 2006-09-25 16:35:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU |
06NDJAMENA1434 | CHAD: GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR - GLOBAL PURSUIT OF [...] (C) Per reftel, below are responses to questions on host country's terrorist information exchange programs: A. Immigration Databases: Chad does not have computerized immigration databases. B. Watchlist and Information Sharing: There is a name-based watchlist used to screen travelers [...] | 2006-12-19 10:10:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS |
06NDJAMENA1444 | LULL IN CHAD REBEL ACTIVITY; GOC TRIES NEW TACK IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Fighting between Chadian rebel forces and the Chadian Army (ANT) has subsided since December 18. Reports of a rapprochement between rebel FUC (United Front for Change) leader Mahamat Nour and President Deby providing for the integration of Nour forces into the ANT have not been [...] | 2006-12-22 12:20:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREF PREL SU CD |
06NDJAMENA482 | CHAD: DEBY ON DARFUR, DEMOCRACY, AND OIL [...] (C) Summary: President Deby, in a meeting with Ambassador Wall March 30, said that Islamic fundamentalism and the deteriorating situation in Darfur threatened the stability of the entire Sahel region, and he asked for more forceful action from the international community. He reacted equably [...] | 2006-03-31 10:30:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM KDEM CD SU |
06NDJAMENA521 | CHAD: FRENCH AMBASSADOR LOOKS AT POST-ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: French Ambassador Bercot, in conversation with Ambassador Wall April 7, confirmed that the March 30 battle went badly for the Chadian armed forces, but said that Deby was using oil tax payments to buy helicopters and was building up for an imminent riposte against the rebels led [...] | 2006-04-09 09:52:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM KDEM CD FR |
06NDJAMENA544 | PRESIDENT DEBY CLARIFIES POSITION ON REFUGEES AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-16 06:40:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV PREL CD PREF |
06NDJAMENA618 | SLM EXCLUDED FROM ABUJA WARN OF CIVIL WAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: As peace negotiations enter an extra 48-hour inning in Abuja, three Chad-based Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) representatives told the Ambassador during a May 1 meeting that their delegation had been effectively excluded from the Darfur peace talks in Abuja by the AU, which inst [...] | 2006-05-01 17:52:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV SU |
06NDJAMENA772 | DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT: CHADIAN OFFICIALS DENY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary Don Yamamoto raised the reports of Chadian support for groups undermining the Darfur Peace Agreement with President Idriss Deby Itno on May 30 and with his close advisor, Minister of Territorial Administration General Mahamat Ali Abdullah on May 29. De [...] | 2006-06-01 09:07:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU |
06NDJAMENA986 | CHAD/SUDAN: JEM NEGOTIATOR CALLS FOR RETHINKING OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: New political and military realities on the ground in Darfur will make the implementation of the Darfur Peace Accords impossible, and the International Community must consider changing the structure of the current agreement, according the Justice and Equality Movement's chief neg [...] | 2006-07-24 16:27:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU |
06NDJAMENA987 | CHAD/SUDAN: JEM NEGOTIATOR CALLS FOR RETHINKING OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: New political and military realities on the ground in Darfur will make the implementation of the Darfur Peace Accords impossible, and the International Community must consider changing the structure of the current agreement, according the Justice and Equality Movement's chief neg [...] | 2006-07-24 16:57:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU |
06NEWDELHI2230 | TAIWAN-INDIA RELATIONS LOOKING UP, BUT TRYING TO [...] (C/NF) Summary: Indian Government officials maintain that China has not protested India-Taiwan ties or the establishment of the Taiwan-India Cooperation Council (TICC). New Delhi perceives that its economic future lies in the success of its "Look East" objectives, and Taiwan beckons as a dem [...] | 2006-03-31 13:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PINR ETRD EAIR IN CH TW |
06NEWDELHI279 | NO GOI DECISION YET ON LONDON CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE [...] (C) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha on SIPDIS January 13. In a follow-up conversation, Under Secretary (Afghanistan) Aquino Vimal told Poloff that MEA had not yet decided on the level of its official representation, but w [...] | 2006-01-13 10:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EAID KDEM IN AF |
06NEWDELHI4406 | BARAPIND SATISFIED WITH HIS CONDITIONS [...] (U) This is an action request for DRL. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: Extradited terrorism suspect Kulbir Singh Barapind told PolOff and PolFSN that he has not been mistreated by the Punjab Police and is fully satisfied with the medical care the Punjab authorities are providing. H [...] | 2006-06-22 12:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM CJAN PTER PREL KCRM PGOV IN |
06NEWDELHI4824 | GOI STILL UNDECIDED IN UNSC VOTE BUT SEES [...] (C) The DCM used a July 7 meeting with Additional Secretary (International Organizations),K.C. Singh to probe SIPDIS how the GOI planned to vote in the upcoming election for the Group of Latin American Countries UN Security Council seat. Guatemala and Venezuela are the two candidates. Decl [...] | 2006-07-10 14:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KUNR PREL VE IN |
06NEWDELHI4825 | GOI STILL UNDECIDED IN UNSC VOTE BUT SEES [...] (C) The DCM used a July 7 meeting with Additional Secretary (International Organizations),K.C. Singh to probe SIPDIS how the GOI planned to vote in the upcoming election for the Group of Latin American Countries UN Security Council seat. Guatemala and Venezuela are the two candidates. Decl [...] | 2006-07-10 14:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KUNR PREL VE IN |
06NEWDELHI4826 | US/GOI COUNTER TERRORISM COOPERATION MAY SUFFER FROM ALLEGED SPY SCANDAL [...] (C) MEA Additional Secretary (International Organizations) K.C. Singh used a July 7 meeting with the DCM to raise the recent Indian press allegations (primarily in the ""Indian Express"") that a US diplomat used our Cybersecurity Forum to recruit officers in India's National Security Council Secret [...] | 2006-07-10 14:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER KCIP PINR IN |
06NEWDELHI4827 | GOI AGREES WITH UN REFORM INITIATIVE IN PRINCIPLE [...] (C) The DCM used a July 7 meeting with MEA Additional Secretary (International Organizations) K.C. Singh to warn SIPDIS (REF B) that India's obstinate role on UN reform was increasingly at odds with our emerging strategic partnership. The DCM presented ref A demarche and urged the Indians to reco [...] | 2006-07-10 14:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC KUNR IN |
06NEWDELHI4989 | TERROR ATTACKS IN INDIA LIKELY TO DAMAGE INDO-PAK [...] (C) Summary: In addition to the Prime Minister's public suggestion that Pakistan is behind the July 11 terror bombings, there is even stronger private Indian suspicion of a connection between Pakistan and the Mumbai terrorists. Indian media and conservative think-tanks are almost unanimous in [...] | 2006-07-14 14:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER IN |
06NIAMEY922 | EXPLORING STRATEGIES FOR THE FIGHT AGAINST [...] (SBU) The Ambassador hosted a lunch on Wednesday August 23rd for key anti-slavery contacts: Ilguilas Weila of Timidria, Niger's preeminent anti-slavery NGO; Moustapha Kadi, a civil society activist and author of a recent and comprehensive book on Nigerien caste-based servitude; Aichatou Bety [...] | 2006-09-01 09:35:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM SOCI KWMN NG |
06NIAMEY937 | TWO ITALIAN TOURISTS REPORTEDLY REMAIN IN THE [...] (C) Summary. Italian Embassy Charge d'Affaires Giovanni Davoli (resident in Abidjan) requested a meeting with Ambassador Allen on Thursday, August 31, to discuss developments in reftel case. Two Italian nationals reportedly remain in the custody of the kidnappers, though there is speculation [...] | 2006-09-05 16:39:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KCRM ASEC CASC NG |
06OSLO769 | NORWAY CWC HOST COUNTRY AGREEMENT VISIT [...] (C/NOFORN) MFA advisor Geir Toennessen contacted us on June 13 to inform us that Norway would be pleased to receive a U.S. delegation to discuss the remaining issues concerning a Host Country Agreement (HCA) on how to deal with any possible challenge inspections of U.S. storage facilities in [...] | 2006-06-13 13:39:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL NO KTIA |
06OTTAWA154 | CANADIAN ELECTIONS: TRANSITION MECHANICS [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On Monday, January 23, Canadians will go to the polls and elect a new Parliament and, presumably, a new Prime Minister. The likely Conservative minority government would bring the Tories to power for the first time in 13 years and so we can expect some hiccups along the transi [...] | 2006-01-18 22:30:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV CA |
06OTTAWA194 | CANADA'S NEW GOVERNMENT: OPPORTUNITIES AND [...] (C/NF) Summary: Unless the polls are badly mistaken, Canada's Conservatives will win today's election and Stephen Harper will be asked by the Governor General to form a minority government. The election of a new government, after thirteen years of Liberal rule, presents opportunities for advancing [...] | 2006-01-23 15:42:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL CA |
06OTTAWA3121 | CANADA REACTION TO NOTIFICATION OF U.S. ARMS [...] (C) At an October 13 follow up meeting to our September 27 demarche (reftels),Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Export Controls Division (ECD) Deputy Director Steven Goodinson told us that arms transfers from Canada to Venezuela were infrequent, that his office was [...] | 2006-10-13 20:19:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MASS PARM PREL OTRA VE CA |
06OTTAWA3264 | CANADA SEEKS AFGHANISTAN SUCCESS AT RIGA, GOC WITH [...] (C/NF) Summary: Canadian thinking on NATO enlargement tracks with U.S. policy. The GOC will seek consultations in Washington in early-to-mid November to discuss the broad range of topics on the Riga Summit agenda, including enlargement. Canada will continue to press its NATO allies to burd [...] | 2006-10-30 15:01:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR PREL CA |
06OTTAWA3473 | WHTI IMPLEMENTATION: CANADA STILL HOPING FOR A [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Comments and statements from a variety of Canadian interlocutors, coupled with Canada's apparent lack of serious preparations, indicate that the government will continue to lobby to delay, alter, or kill the implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI). WH [...] | 2006-11-27 21:23:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | CA CPAS CVIS PREL PGOV |
06OTTAWA3564 | AFGHANISTAN: A/S BOUCHER'S DECEMBER 14-15 VISIT TO [...] (C) Welcome to Ottawa. Your visit provides a great opportunity to reinforce the improved relationship we have developed with Canada since you were here earlier this year. It will be an excellent chance to take stock of what we are doing together in Afghanistan and elsewhere in South Asia, to [...] | 2006-12-08 18:20:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR AF CA |
06OTTAWA93 | MISSION CANADA 2ND QUARTER FY-06 90-DAY GOALS-- [...] (C) Summary - Much of our attention over the next 90 days will have to do with the January 23 election in Canada and the formation of the next government. Most political observers currently predict, with just ten days left before the election, a Conservative minority government, but even if t [...] | 2006-01-12 19:10:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AMGT CA CASC ETRD PGOV PREL |
06PARAMARIBO340 | THIRTY YEARS OF SURINAMESE CHINESE DIPLOMATIC [...] (C/NF) The Chinese government continues it high profile activities in Suriname and the Surinamese government, if not the general public, is responding warmly. Chinese Ambassador to Suriname Chen Jinghua hosted a reception may 26 to mark thirty years of diplomatic relations between the PRC and [...] | 2006-06-09 14:31:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL CH NS |
06PARAMARIBO343 | INCREASED VENEZUELAN ACTIVISM IN SURINAME HAS [...] (C) Summary: Venezuela's profile in Suriname is on the rise thanks to economic initiatives such as PetroCaribe, a joint Cuban-Venezuelan health care assistance program, and a steady public relations campaign by its Embassy over the past year. Despite this heightened engagement, Venezuela's act [...] | 2006-06-09 18:55:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG KCRM MARR SOCI SCUL VE |
06PARAMARIBO431 | MORE ON THE CHINESE IN SURINAME [...] (C) Summary: Recent interactions with the departing Chinese ambassador reflect his country's deepening presence in Suriname as well as a tolerance for unsavory politicians on the local scene. The new Chinese ambassador to Suriname comes from the PRC Embassy in Washington, D.C. End summary [...] | 2006-07-11 19:34:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PINR CH |
06PARAMARIBO438 | MEETING WITH PRESIDENT VENETIAAN REVEALS SUPPORT [...] (C) President Venetiaan told the Ambassador in a meeting on July 12 that while the recent CARICOM Heads of Government meeting in St. Kitts had not finalized a formal common position on the UNSC vote, it was his view that CARICOM hoped to reach consensus to support Venezuela in its UNSC seat [...] | 2006-07-13 16:49:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC CARICOM VE NS |
06PARIS1347 | 2/27 STRAW - DOUSTE-BLAZY MEETING: MAINLY MIDDLE [...] (C/NF) Summary: UK embassy contacts described the February 27 Straw-Douste-Blazy working dinner as focused primarily on the two ministers' planned joint trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories, with no agreement on timing. Douste-Blazy wants the trip to take place before Israeli electio [...] | 2006-03-03 13:52:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KPAL IS IR PARM ECON PINR UK AF FR |
06PARIS2195 | THE FRENCH ARE STILL DELIBERATING ON ENGAGING [...] (C) Using reftel points, pol/mil officer sought on April 3 MFA support for NATO to begin Intensified Dialogue on Membership Questions with Georgia. MFA DAS-equivalent director for NATO/ESDP issues, Nicolas Niemtchinow, received our points, but declined any substantive comment, indicating that [...] | 2006-04-04 13:46:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR GG FR NATO |
06PARIS3482 | (C) UK EMBASSY UPDATE ON KHADDAM TRAVEL TO UK, [...] (C/NF) UK Embassy First Secretary Tom Fletcher (protect throughout) updated poloff May 19 on the planned travel of former Syrian Vice-President Abdel Halim Khaddam to the UK, which has now been postponed to the last week of May/first week of June. Fletcher reported that Khaddam had delayed his [...] | 2006-05-23 14:35:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR UK SY FR |
06PARIS5895 | AIR FRANCE DISCUSSION WITH ISRAEL ON RESUMPTION OF [...] (C/NF) A senior Air France executive (please protect) told Economic Minister-Counselor August 31 that Air France will receive two Israeli security officials this weekend to discuss the possibility of a resumption of Air France service to Beirut via Amman, Jordan. To date, Air France has flown [...] | 2006-09-01 13:15:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EAIR ECON FR LE IS JO |
06PARTO13 | (U) Secretary Rice's July 24, 2006 conversation [...] (U) Classified by: Arnold Chacon, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4 (d). SIPDIS 2. (U) July 24, 2006; 4:30 pm; Beirut, Lebanon. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Amb. Jeffrey Feltman U/S Karen Hughes, R A/S David Welch, NEA Elliot Abra [...] | 2006-08-03 16:23:00 | US Delegation, Secretary | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA LE SY IS PTER MOPS |
06PARTO9 | (U) Secretary Rice's February 23 Meeting with [...] (U) Classified by: Arnold Chacon, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d) SIPDIS 2. (U) February 23, 2006; 1150 Beirut, Lebanon 3. (SBU) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Jeffrey Feltman Deputy Assistant to the President Elliott Abrams [...] | 2006-03-02 20:41:00 | US Delegation, Secretary | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA KISL PGOV PHUM LE |
06PHNOMPENH983 | CAMBODIA: DRUG SEIZURES AND ARRESTS UP [...] (U) SUMMARY: May 19 and 20 arrests of two Taiwanese nationals attempting to smuggle a total of nearly 7 kg of heroin to Taiwan highlight increased drug arrests and seizures in Cambodia. The quantity of heroin seized during the weekend airport busts is large by Cambodian standards--authoriti [...] | 2006-05-23 11:49:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SNAR PGOV CB TW |
06PORTAUPRINCE1460 | "NEGOTIATIONS" OR NOT, GOH SCRAMBLES FOR WAY TO [...] (C/NOFORN) Summary and Comment. Senior GOH officials tell us privately that the GOH is scrambling for a way to address Port-au-Prince's continuing gang violence. President Preval remains wedded to his carrot and stick approach for the time being and has instructed senior staff members to mee [...] | 2006-08-08 20:09:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV HA |
06PORTAUPRINCE1466 | HAITI: INEFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP IN CHAMBER OF [...] (U) Steven Benoit, L'Espwa deputy from Port-au-Prince, told poloff on July 27 that the Chamber of Deputies had not yet held a session that focused on its legislative agenda since opening the legislative season. During parliament's opening weeks, at least 70 deputies showed up for the thrice-w [...] | 2006-08-09 17:08:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM PINR HA |
06PRAGUE1054 | CZECHS PREPARING LETTER OF INTENT ON NATO'S [...] (C/NF)DATT delivered reftel talking points to MOD Defense Policy and Strategy Division Deputy Director Radomir Jahoda on August 29th. Jahoda reiterated the Czech Ministry of Defense support for the Strategic Airlift initiative. He said a Letter of Intent was currently awaiting signature by Depu [...] | 2006-08-30 12:41:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PREL NATO EZ |
06PRAGUE1065 | CZECHS AT GYMNICH: SUPPORT SANCTIONS FOR IRAN; [...] (C) Summery. MFA Director of the CFSP Department said EU foreign ministers will informally discuss Iran, Lebanon, and EU-Russian relations at the upcoming Gymnich meeting. No final conclusions are expected to be made. On Iran, the Czechs will support sanctions against Iran if it fails to compl [...] | 2006-08-31 14:40:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EU IR KNNP PARM PGOV UN EZ |
06PRAGUE1106 | DAS PEKALA IN PRAGUE: MISSILE DEFENSE THE MAIN [...] (C/NF) Summary: Missile defense dominated discussions in Prague during DAS Mark Pekala's meetings. Pekala explained in public and private that a USG decision on MD site(s) in Central Europe should come in the fall; that the MD assets have no offensive capability; and that the USG welcomes a v [...] | 2006-09-11 14:39:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR PHUM EZ |
06PRAGUE1134 | CZECHS ON SEPTEMBER 15 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. At the September 15 GAERC, the Czechs expect the focus to be on the Middle East (Iran, Israel, Lebanon, and Iraq),the Balkans, and Africa. The Czechs support sanctions for Iran, although they hope for international consensus. On Palestine, the Czechs will urge the EU to issue GAE [...] | 2006-09-14 15:16:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV UN EUN SR LE IS KPAL EZ |
06PRAGUE1173 | CZECH REPUBLIC: 2007 DRAFT BUDGET PUTS EURO [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: For the first time since joining the EU, the Czech Republic will miss its Maastricht convergence program target for the budget deficit, thanks to legislation passed in the run-up to the June 2006 general elections that significantly increases social spending. Compared [...] | 2006-09-25 10:41:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL MARR EZ |
06PRAGUE12 | CZECH FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO MOSCOW [...] (C) Summary. Czech FM Cyril Svoboda visited Moscow December 20 for meeting with Russian FM Lavrov in Moscow. The two agreed that Russian President Putin may visit Prague in the spring, but only if the Czechs agree (under pressure) to sign IPR license agreements for Soviet-era military technolo [...] | 2006-01-04 17:49:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM MARR RU PL EZ |
06PRAGUE1217 | CZECHS ON THE SECOND SESSION OF THE UNHRC [...] (C) Polec Counselor and Poloff met with MFA Human Rights Department Director Veronika Stromsikova on September 29 to discuss priorities for the second session of the UNHRC, and to deliver Reftel talking points. Stromsikova had just returned from UNHRC meetings in Geneva and offered her assessm [...] | 2006-10-03 14:43:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM UN EZ |
06PRAGUE1327 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL AT CZECH NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador,s October 20 introductory call on Czech National Bank (CNB) Governor Zdenek Tuma, Tuma reviewed the progress that Czechs have achieved in liberalizing the banking and economic sectors, but expressed a cautious note that the ballooning government deficit and p [...] | 2006-10-24 11:51:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN PGOV EZ |
06PRAGUE1350 | U.S. COMPANY BUYS MANUFACTURER OF VERA-E PASSIVE [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive business information. Please protect accordingly. 2. (C/NF) Summary: Representatives of Rannoch Corporation, a Virginia-based company specializing in air traffic control (ATC) technology, purchased Czech company ERA A.S. on October 26. The new owners plan [...] | 2006-10-30 12:26:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EZ MARR MASS MCAP |
06PRAGUE1376 | CZECH REPUBLIC: AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALLS ON [...] SUMMARY. (SBU) Ambassador Graber paid courtesy calls on the heads of the upper and lower chambers of the Czech legislature on November 1. The two men, through from rival political parties on opposite sides of the political spectrum, shared similar views on foreign policy issues of interest to [...] | 2006-11-06 13:38:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV MARR CVIS PREL EZ |
06PRAGUE1387 | CZECHS AGREE KOSOVO IS NOT A PRECEDENT FOR OTHER [...] (C) Summary. The Czechs strongly agree Kosovo is not a precedent for frozen conflicts, but are concerned that Russia and some EU member states already view Kosovo (and even Montenegro) that way. For this reason, drafting an UNSC resolution on Kosovo's final status may be tricky: the language c [...] | 2006-11-08 13:52:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL AL BH GG MK PBTS RO SR UP EZ |
06PRAGUE1488 | CZECH REPUBLIC REVIEW FOR WAIVER OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The USG applauds the Czech Republic for its strong support of democracy, human rights, and fundamental freedoms in Cuba. The Czechs do not recognize the transfer of power to Raul Castro, and continue to advocate for a tougher EU common position on the Castro regime that emphasizes [...] | 2006-12-07 09:01:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD ETTC PREL EZ |
06PRAGUE1505 | CZECHS PLAN INCREASED SUPPORT FOR ISAF: MILITARY [...] (C/NF) Summary: On December 20 the Czech government is likely to formally adopt a plan to create a Czech PRT at Pol-e-Khomri, Afghanistan, to take over from Hungary in 2008. Many of the details such as civilian component, financing, and partners still need to be worked-out, but the Czechs will [...] | 2006-12-13 11:32:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EZ MARR MASS AF NATO |
06PRAGUE1524 | CZECHS SUPPORT U.S. VIEWS ON SECURITY, DEMOCRACY, [...] (C) Summary. Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky traveled to Prague December 5-6 to address security issues at the Global Futures Forum. In addition, Dobriansky met with Deputy Foreign Minister Tomas Pojar to thank the Czechs for their cooperation with the United [...] | 2006-12-18 08:54:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KDEM HR EZ |
06PRAGUE743 | CZECH RESPONSE ON WTO DOHA DEMARCHE: US OFFER [...] (U) Acting Pol-Econ Counselor and Econoff met with EU Multilateral Trade Policy and Common Policy Director Ladislava Votavova at the Ministry of Industry and Trade to deliver Ref A demarche. Votavova cautioned that completing the round by the end of the year might not be plausible given the on [...] | 2006-06-30 15:25:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | WTRO ETRD ECON EZ |
06PRAGUE757 | CZECHS REQUEST VISIT OF U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE SITE [...] (U) Action request in para 9. 2. (C/NF) Summary: Czech officials have extended an invitation, effective immediately, for the U.S. to begin surveying potential missile defense (MD) sites within the Czech Republic. They are grateful for U.S. patience in delaying the arrival of the survey tea [...] | 2006-07-05 07:51:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR PREL EZ |
06PRAGUE806 | CZECHS ON JULY 17 GAERC [...] (C) Summary: At the July 17 GAERC, the Czechs expect the focus to be on the Middle East and the Balkans. The Czechs are strong supporters of USG policy in both regions. Of particular note, outgoing Czech FM Cyril Svoboda plans to take a tough stand in support of Israel during the debate on the [...] | 2006-07-14 12:54:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UN EUN YI MW SR BO IR IZ KPAL SU CG |
06PRAGUE807 | CZECHS SUPPORT USG POSITION ON UNESCO PRINCIPLES [...] (U) Poloff met separately with the Czech MFA's UNESCO Desk Officer Karel Komarek and the Czech Ministry of Culture's General Director of International Relations (EU Affairs) Ales Grof, to discuss the draft UNESCO Principles Relating to Cultural Objects Displaced in Relation to the Second World [...] | 2006-07-14 13:04:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | UNESCO KNAR PHUM SCUL EZ |
06PRAGUE894 | CZECHS DO NOT RECOGNIZE RAUL CASTRO AS A [...] (C) Poloff met with Czech MFA Director of the Americas Department Jakub Skalnik on August 2 to discuss Czech views on Fidel Castro's temporary transfer of power to Raul Castro. Skalnik said the Czechs share the U.S. view that only a democratically elected leader would be the legitimate success [...] | 2006-08-03 09:03:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL VT XM XS CU EU JA EZ |
06PRAGUE925 | CZECH REPUBLIC: GOVERNMENT WITH TWO BIG PARTIES [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Two months after winning the June 2-3 general elections and unsuccessfully trying to form a new government with a three-party right-of-center coalition that holds exactly half of the seats in Parliament, the Civic Democrats (ODS) have finally declared the coalition dead [...] | 2006-08-09 10:29:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR MASS MOPS EZ |
06PRAGUE96 | A CZECH PRT IN AFGHANINSTAN? CURRENT THINKING IN [...] (C/NF) PolOff met with Vaclav Balek (please strictly protect),Deputy Director of the MFA's Security Policy Department Jan 27. Balek shared that he had attended a recent meeting where FM Svoboda had approved a proposal from the working level that the Czechs should lead a Provincial Reconstruct [...] | 2006-01-27 17:33:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF EZ NATO PARM PREL PTER |
06PRISTINA518 | SECURITY HEIGHTENED IN NORTH AFTER SERB [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Municipal assemblies in all three of Kosovo's northern Serb-majority municipalities have passed resolutions calling for a cessation of existing minimal ties with the central government in Pristina. The resolutions express dissatisfaction with the Kosovo Police Service (KPS) a [...] | 2006-06-16 17:08:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM UNMIK YI |
06PRISTINA598 | NORTHERN KOSOVO SERB MAYORS NOT MASTERS OF THEIR [...] (C) SUMMARY. The mayor of the Serb-majority northern Kosovo municipality of Zvecan insisted to USOP that his decision to cut ties with the Kosovo Government was a reasonable expression of frustration with the failure of the Kosovo police to solve crimes against Serbs. The mayors of the other [...] | 2006-07-17 17:36:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM UNMIK YI |
06PRISTINA905 | KOSOVO: REFERENDUM ON SERB CONSTITUTION PROCEEDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Polling in the October 28-29 referendum on the new Serbian constitution proceeded peacefully throughout Kosovo. The Belgrade-based Center for Free Elections and Democracy (CESID) reported after the polls closed that 90,036 voters in Kosovo (90.1 percent of the estimated 101,546 [...] | 2006-10-30 11:59:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM PREL UNMIK YI |
06PRISTINA924 | KOSOVO: KOSOVO SERB PROPOSES ALL-SERB ASSEMBLY, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Apart from his work as owner and director of TV Mir, former Kosovo Serb politician Nenad Radosavljevic has suggested several mechanisms that he says will ensure that Kosovo Serbs can effectively participate in post-status institutions. In a recent meeting with USOP, he proposed [...] | 2006-11-03 14:52:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM PREF UNMIK YI |
06QUITO1401 | GOE DEFENDS NAM IRAN DECLARATION, BUT PLEDGES [...] (C) PolChief and PolIntern delivered RefTel demarche on June 7 to Ambassador Fernando Yepez, Acting U/S for Multilateral Affairs, expressing USG dismay over the recent declaration on Iran issued by the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). Ambassador Yepez noted that the GOE Ambassador in Vienna had a [...] | 2006-06-07 22:21:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ EC |
06QUITO1427 | GOE RESCINDS NAM IRAN ENDORSEMENT, PLEDGES SUPPORT [...] (C) PolChief delivered Ref A demarche to Ambassador Fernando Yepez, Acting U/S for Multilateral Affairs on June 8. Yepez response could not have been more different from his reception a day earlier (Ref B). Yepez agreed that Iran should be given time to reconsider its position, and was very [...] | 2006-06-09 17:04:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KNNP IAEA PREL MNUC IR EU |
06QUITO1773 | MINISTER OF TRADE REPLACEMENT NOT YET NAMED [...] (C) Summary. President Palacio accepted Minister of Trade Roberto Illingworth's resignation on July 13, after only a week in office for the latter. Illingworth had been facing pressure from the Guayaquil Chamber of Commerce since being named on July 7 (reftel). Teodoro Maldonado, Executive [...] | 2006-07-19 22:38:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL |
06QUITO1824 | UPDATE ON OPERATIONS OF OXY'S FORMER BLOCK [...] (C) Summary: Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) cleared its first legal hurdle July 13 when the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) officially registered its case against the Government of Ecuador (GOE). More than two months after the GOE declared caducity (reftel A),s [...] | 2006-07-25 19:44:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EPET EINV |
06QUITO1906 | ECUADOR-VENEZUELA DEAL COLLAPSES, PALACIO CANCELS [...] (SBU) Summary. After two months of wrangling over details, Petroecuador's and Venezuelan PDVSA's plan to swap Ecuadorian crude for refined products appears finally to have collapsed. (reftel A) The deal was uneconomical and technically untenable from the beginning, and Venezuela apparently [...] | 2006-08-02 21:17:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON |
06QUITO1920 | PETROECUADOR - A CRUMBLING GIANT [...] (C) Summary. Petroecuador, Ecuador's state-owned oil company, has sole responsibility over the country's most lucrative resource, yet is suffering from a severe financial crisis, a steady decline in production, and a terribly inefficient and inadequate refining capacity. Graft permeates all [...] | 2006-08-03 22:45:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON |
06QUITO2002 | PRESIDENT PALACIO SEEKS WHO DIRECTOR GENERALSHIP [...] (SBU) President Alfredo Palacio has instructed the MFA to lobby WHO board capitals in favor of his candidacy for the WHO Director Generalship. A MFA mission headed by U/S for Multilateral Affairs Gonzalo Salvador Holguin might visit Washington during the week of August 14 or 21 seeking meeti [...] | 2006-08-09 17:12:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EC |
06QUITO2025 | ECUADOR TO PUSH FOR BALANCE ON LEBANON [...] (C) PolChief conveyed Ref A points to MFA U/S for Multilateral Affairs Gonzalo Salvador on August 10, urging the GOE to speak up in the session to point out the imbalance of the current resolution. Salvador said he would instruct Ecuador's Ambassador in Geneva to attempt to introduce balance [...] | 2006-08-10 21:13:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EC |
06QUITO2225 | TITUANA IDENTIFIES WITH PRAGMATIC FACTION OF [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador's recent visit to the indigenous-majority city of Cotacachi highlighted USG interest in municipal best practices in Ecuador, and opened a dialogue with a key national indigenous leader, Cotacachi mayor Auki Tituana. A counterweight within the main national indige [...] | 2006-09-06 21:51:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EC |
06QUITO2259 | GOE SUPPORTS PERMANENT UN MIGRATION FORUM [...] (U) Summary: Foreign Minister Carrion will represent the GOE at the UN High Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development (HLD) in New York. The GOE delegation will support a permanent forum. End Summary. 2. (U) On September 7, PolOff met with MFA Ambassador Carlos Lopez, A [...] | 2006-09-08 18:43:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PREF EAID SMIG UNGA |
06QUITO2309 | ELECTION UPDATE: CORREA MOVES INTO SECOND PLACE [...] (C) Summary: Radical populist candidate Rafael Correa surged ahead of Social Christian candidate Cynthia Viteri in recent polls, moving into second place after front-runner Leon Roldos. With first round presidential elections just a month away on October 15, undecided voters have declined to [...] | 2006-09-15 20:17:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PGOV PREL MARR EC |
06QUITO2315 | GOE'S UNGA PRINCIPALS: EXPERIENCED PERMREP, [...] (C) Summary: This report on the GOE's UNGA principals responds to questions posed by the Department in Ref A. The GOE has an experienced and capable UN PermRep in Diego Cordovez. Relations between President Alfredo Palacio and FM Francisco Carrion are generally close, but include tensions [...] | 2006-09-15 20:52:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR UN EC |
06QUITO2352 | ECUADOR'S FRAGILE SUPREME COURT FIGHTS SCANDAL [...] (U) Summary: Former congressman Renan Borbua turned his messy political trial into a corruption scandal directed at Supreme Court Justice Alfonso Zambrano when he presented video evidence of the Justice's son asking for a bribe. After over a week of public uproar and press, the Supreme Court [...] | 2006-09-19 22:33:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL |
06QUITO2357 | CORREA TIES OR BEATS ROLDOS IN LATEST POLLS [...] (U) Summary: Far-left Presidential candidate Rafael Correa is in a statistical dead heat with Leon Roldos in all national polls, while Cynthia Viteri has slipped to a more distant third. Feeling the pressure, Roldos has more aggressively questioned Correa's funding sources and Viteri report [...] | 2006-09-20 22:35:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EC |
06QUITO2390 | ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS MEETING CRITICAL OF U.S. [...] (C) Summary: At the Quito Regional Meeting of the Alliance of Civilizations, President Palacio recycled his UNGA speech and Foreign Minister Carrion acted as host. Many participants openly attacked U.S. policies; others had only veiled criticism. Linked closely to the Academy of Latinicity [...] | 2006-09-27 21:24:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV EC PREL UN IO |
06QUITO2404 | BIELSA PESSIMISTIC ON ECUADORIAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: At Ambassador Jewell's breakfast meeting with major donors and supporters of the election observation effort, OAS Election Observation Mission to Ecuador Chief, Rafael Bielsa, outlined his concerns with upcoming presidential elections. Candidates and the media seem to be plantin [...] | 2006-09-28 20:43:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EC IO KDEM |
06QUITO2455 | CORREA PREDICTS FIRST ROUND VICTORY, NAMES CABINET [...] (C) Summary: Correa's campaign is taking on a triumphalist tone, predicting a first round victory and even naming prospective cabinet members. That tone could cost Correa some support in the first round, when Ecuadorians traditionally like to boost the underdog. Correa's premature cabinet [...] | 2006-10-06 20:34:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EC |
06QUITO2529 | UNSC: GOE STILL UNDECIDED, WORRIED ABOUT CORREA [...] (C) Per instruction in Ref A, the Ambassador discussed the UNSC race with Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion at length on October 13. Carrion said Ecuador is still studying the issue and President Palacio will make the decision sometime before Monday's vote. MFA sources tell us Carrion will [...] | 2006-10-13 20:26:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EC GT IO VE UNSC |
06QUITO2531 | UNSC: GOE STILL UNDECIDED, WORRIED ABOUT CORREA [...] (C) Per instruction in Ref A, the Ambassador discussed the UNSC race with Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion at length on October 13. Carrion said Ecuador is still studying the issue and President Palacio will make the decision sometime before Monday's vote. MFA sources tell us Carrion will [...] | 2006-10-13 21:33:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EC GT IO VE UNSC |
06QUITO2550 | PALACIO SUFFERS SETBACKS, DROPS OUT OF WHO RACE [...] (C) Summary: President Alfredo Palacio announced he would abandon his controversial campaign for the WHO Director Generalship on October 18. At the same time, Palacio's fifth Minister of Economy resigned and a major political party conditioned its support for president in the second round on [...] | 2006-10-18 22:34:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PGOV EC PREL |
06QUITO2584 | ELECTIONS: FIRST ROUND RESULTS CONFIRMED, [...] (C) Summary: The official GOE vote count confirms an Alvaro Noboa vs. Rafael Correa second round match-up. Noboa's political party also looks set to become the largest bloc in the new Congress that takes office January 5, 2007. The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) is struggling to decide how/ [...] | 2006-10-20 21:38:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PGOV EC |
06QUITO2602 | ELECTION UPDATE: THE "NEW" FACE OF THE CONGRESS; [...] (SBU) Summary: More than a week after the first round of presidential elections on October 15, election authorities have officially confirmed Alvaro Noboa's first round win with 26.83%, over Rafael Correa's 22.84%. Recent but unpublished poll data reveals that Noboa leads Correa by a 16-poin [...] | 2006-10-25 22:33:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PGOV EC |
06QUITO2718 | ELECTION: CHAVEZ ENTERS FRAY [...] (SBU) Summary: President Hugo Chavez' criticism of presidential candidate Alvaro Noboa has caused a predictable nationalist reaction in Ecuador, rejecting outside interference in domestic affairs. The intervention will likely cost Chavez friend Rafael Correa, who continues to languish 15-20 [...] | 2006-11-08 21:15:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM EC |
06QUITO2735 | ECUADOR: UN COUNTERTERRORISM COMMITTEE VISIT [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on a possible visit by the UN Counterterrorism Committee to MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma on October 31. Puma had no substantive response at that time, but in a follow-up meeting on November 8, Puma said that the GOE consider [...] | 2006-11-09 21:06:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | UNGA PREL EC LE IS PHUM PTER |
06QUITO2808 | ELECTIONS: DEAD HEAT AFTER CORREA SURGE [...] (C) Summary: The latest unpublished polls show Rafael Correa and Alvaro Noboa in a statistical tie for the presidency. Correa's surge from a 15 point deficit probably reflects success of his tactical move to the center, combined with Noboa's high negatives and lackluster campaign. Correa's [...] | 2006-11-15 22:13:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM EC |
06QUITO2811 | GOE TO VOTE YES ON IRAN, DPRK; ABSTAIN ON BELARUS [...] (SBU) PolChief conveyed Ref A points to Ambassador Gonzalo Salvador, MFA U/S for Multilateral Affairs, on November 15, and followed up our November 8 approach on related Ref B issues. 2. (C) Salvador said Ecuador planned to follow the GRULAC consensus and planned to abstain on Belarus' "S [...] | 2006-11-16 13:40:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL UNHRC BO EC |
06QUITO2940 | FIRST MEETING WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT CORREA [...] (SBU) Summary: President-elect Correa was extremely cordial and effusively thanked the Ambassador for President Bush's call, which he clearly had not expected and characterized as generous and "classy." The Ambassador emphasized that the bilateral relationship is starting fresh, and that Co [...] | 2006-12-04 18:07:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ETRD SNAR EC |
06QUITO3006 | HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: ECUADOR FAVORS EU SUDAN [...] (C) On December 11, 2006, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Director General of Multilateral Affairs, Lourdes Puma. Puma said that the Ecuadorian delegation will vote in favor of the draft resolution prepared by the European Union, "since it reflects the Ecuadorian position in this matter, [...] | 2006-12-12 22:36:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL UN KTIA EC |
06QUITO3059 | UNGA: GOE WILL NOT CHANGE VOTES ON IRAN/BELARUS [...] (C) PolOff delivered the points in reftel demarche on December 18 to MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs, Lourdes Puma. PolOff thanked the GOE for its support in defeating no-action motions, voting against the retaliatory anti-U.S. resolutions and voting in favor of the Iran country [...] | 2006-12-18 21:49:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL UN BO EC |
06QUITO3073 | UN ASSESSMENTS: GOE WILL LIKELY FOLLOW G-77 [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma on December 18. Puma said that many countries, including China, Russia, and the U.S. were not paying their fare share in the UN. She later qualified the Japanese and U.S. proposals on assessment [...] | 2006-12-21 00:42:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL UN BO EC |
06QUITO3086 | POTENTIAL PRESIDENTIAL-CONGRESSIONAL CONFRONTATION [...] (C) Summary: As Rafael Correa prepares for his inauguration on January 15, he continues to signal an early and potentially decisive confrontation with Congress over his Constituent Assembly proposal. A Congressional majority of more than two thirds may be forming to oppose Correa's plans to [...] | 2006-12-22 05:03:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EC |
06QUITO708 | GOE TO DECLARE EMERGENCY TO CLEAR HIGHWAYS [...] (C) Summary: With indigenous roadblocks continuing in several provinces, a top aide to the President said Palacio had decided late on March 21 to declare an emergency in three central provinces and part of another, to permit the military to begin to clear the roads for commerce. Indigenous C [...] | 2006-03-22 00:35:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM EC |
06RABAT1063 | INCREASING FOCUS ON PRISON REFORM [...] (C) Summary: A number of activities are coming together in Morocco to give impetus to prison reform, an area for improvement which is highlighted in the annual human rights report. The Government of Morocco (GOM) through the Ministry of Justice (MOJ),Directorate of Prisons, recognizes the ma [...] | 2006-06-02 16:18:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MO PHUM PREL |
06RABAT1081 | GOM REGISTERS CONCERN ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) On June 2, the Mission received the following diplomatic note from the MFA, which was delivered to all diplomatic missions and international organizations in Rabat. Enclosed with the note was a copy of the official statement issued by the MFA registering the Government of Morocco's conce [...] | 2006-06-05 22:25:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PBTS PHUM PREL PGOV MO |
06RABAT1093 | THE FOREIGN MINISTER AND THE U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (C) On the margins of a meeting with Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy Karen Hughes, the Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Benaissa on June 5 to reinforce the May 31 conversation the DCM had with the MFA Secretary Geeral Omar Hilale on the U.S. Statement on Iran (eftels A and B). The [...] | 2006-06-06 14:28:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IR PGOV PREL PBTS PINR MO |
06RABAT1159 | SAHRAWI ACTIVIST DISCUSSES CORCAS AND OTHER ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: On June 6, Brahim Dahane, president of the Sahrawi Association of Victims of Grave Human Rights Violations Committed by the State of Morocco (ASVDDH),met with Poloffs. Dahane traveled to Rabat to discuss the current situation in the Western Sahara, particularly in Laayoune, a [...] | 2006-06-14 18:35:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PBTS PGOV PHUM MO |
06RABAT1272 | PJD LETTER CONDEMNING ISRAELI ACTIONS IN GAZA [...] (C) At the conclusion of a meeting with political party members on June 29, Lahcen Daoudi, a member of the general secretariat of the Justice and Development Party (PJD) and SIPDIS vice president of the Chamber of Representatives of the parliament, passed the following letter addressed to [...] | 2006-07-03 10:52:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM MO |
06RABAT1276 | POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS DISCUSS THE 2007 ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: On June 29, five political party leaders gathered to discuss the 2007 elections with the Ambassador, DCM and visiting NEA DAS Gordon Gray. The five leaders represented the Istiqlal, Justice and Development (PJD),Progress and Socialism (PPS),Socialist Union of Popular Forces [...] | 2006-07-03 13:20:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM MO |
06RABAT1280 | DAS GRAY DISCUSSES WESTERN SAHARA WITH FASSI FIHRI [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a June 29 meeting with DAS Gray, Minister Delegate for Foreign Affairs Taieb Fassi Fihri provided a frank discussion on the Western Sahara and Morocco's path to an autonomy plan. Commenting on future activities for CORCAS, Fassi Fihri explained that starting in July Presi [...] | 2006-07-03 16:52:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MO PBTS PHUM PREL |
06RABAT1284 | DAS GRAY MEETS SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE ARAB [...] (C) Summary. On June 29, DAS Gordon Gray and Ambassador Riley discussed the revitalization of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) with the organization's Secretary General Al Habib bin Yahia. Bin Yahia shared a number of ways he is trying to reinvigorate the AMU after many years of lackluster resul [...] | 2006-07-05 08:21:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER PBTS PGOV MO |
06RABAT1285 | DAS GRAY DISCUSSES GAZA EVENTS AND LIBYAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting June 29 with visiting DAS Gordon Gray, Minister Delegate for Foreign Affairs Taieb Fassi Fihri expressed Morocco's concern over recent events in Gaza, explaining that Israeli actions were "too strong and extreme" and have complicated Morocco's position. Fassi Fihri [...] | 2006-07-05 08:25:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM MO |
06RABAT1329 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ROYAL ADVISOR MEZIANE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Building on his early 2005 meeting, Ambassador met July 11 with Palace Advisor Meziane Belfqih to discuss his views on US-Moroccan relations, recent GOM crackdowns on Justice and Charity Organization (JCO) activities, and the 2007 parliamentary elections. Belfqih said his March [...] | 2006-07-12 17:06:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ETRD KDEM MO |
06RABAT1372 | TFLE01: MFA VIEWS ON LEBANON, GAZA AND THE ARAB [...] (C) Summary: On July 17, Charge met with Ambassador Mohamed Azeroual, Director General of Multilateral Relations and Global Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to discuss the Arab League meeting held in Cairo over the weekend and recent events in Lebanon. Azeroual views the [...] | 2006-07-19 17:32:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER MO |
06RABAT1392 | MISSION PLAN FOR ADVANCING DEMOCRATIC REFORMS IN [...] (U) Per ref A Action Request, Post submits the following quarterly assessment of its Democratic Reform Strategy as outlined in ref B. Our report is keyed to the Milestones (M) and Tactics (T) outlined in our strategy and provides an update through June 30, 2006. Update narratives contain both [...] | 2006-07-21 19:07:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID ECON KDEM PGOV SCUL KMPI MO |
06RABAT1394 | WESTERN SAHARA: GOM DEMARCHE ON FAMILY VISITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 18, Charge attended a meeting convened by MFA Secretary General Omar Hilale to explain the GOM position on the stalled family visit confidence building measures CBMs in the Western Sahara. Hilale stressed the GOM's continued support for the family visits, said the GOM is [...] | 2006-07-24 08:55:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PBTS PHUM PREL MO |
06RABAT1404 | P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN [...] (C) On July 25, Poloff delivered the points in reftel to Nasser Bourita, Director of United Nations and International Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to Bourita, the GOM thinks the P5 1 incentive package for Iran is excellent and the Iranians have no reason not to [...] | 2006-07-25 17:03:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC MO |
06RABAT1405 | WESTERN SAHARA: GOM ON USE OF MOROCCAN PASSPORTS [...] (C) Poloffs met July 25 with Nasser Bourita, MFA Director of UN and International Organizations, to discuss the GOM position that Sahrawis from the Western Sahara who participate in potential non-political seminars in the future should travel on Moroccan passports. Reiterating comments made [...] | 2006-07-25 17:33:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PBTS PHUM PREL MO |
06RABAT1414 | MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR ON THE ELECTORAL CODE AND [...] (C) Summary: On July 24, Ambassador met with Chakib Benmoussa, the Minister of the Interior for an exchange of views on current issues, including the electoral code under consideration, GOM action vis-a-vis the Justice and Charity Organization (JCO; reftels B, C) and liaison with the Mission [...] | 2006-07-26 12:39:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM MO |
06RABAT1470 | THE MFA DISCUSSES LEBANON [...] (C) Summary: On August 1, Taieb Fassi Fihri, Minister Delegate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),requested a meeting with the Ambassador. Ambassador and Fassi Fihri met for more than two hours and discussed the Western Sahara (septel) and recent events in Lebanon, particularly the [...] | 2006-08-01 18:32:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MO PGOV PHUM |
06RABAT1497 | DEPUTY MINISTER FASSI FIHRI MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: On August 3, Taieb Fassi Fihri, the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),met with Ambassador Riley and the US Ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad, for a courtesy call. Ambassador Khalilzad was in Morocco for other meetings with UAE officials. The conversat [...] | 2006-08-08 11:24:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS MO |
06RABAT1507 | WESTERN SAHARA: UPDATE ON CBMS [...] (C) On August 8, A/Polcouns met with Nasser Bourita, Director of United Nations and International Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),to discuss the UN High Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development (reftel B). Bourita took the opportunity to discuss the G [...] | 2006-08-08 17:17:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PBTS MO |
06RABAT1535 | UNHCR ENCOURAGES REFUGEE SELF-RELIANCE AND GOM [...] (C) Summary: On August 10, A/Polcouns met with Johannes van der Klaauw, head of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' (UNHCR) office in Rabat to discuss the July 24 to 27 sit-ins in front of his office and recent developments relating to the Western Sahara. Van der Klaauw empha [...] | 2006-08-14 15:40:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PBTS PGOV PREL MO |
06RABAT1540 | 2006 THRONE DAY SPEECH: MORE CONFIDENCE, LESS [...] (C) Summary: King Mohammed VI delivered his seventh Throne Day speech on July 30 (reftel C). This year's speech followed the model established in his 1999 speech -- a recapitulation of accomplishments over the past year. Only the 2004 and 2005 (reftel A) speeches diverged from the accomplis [...] | 2006-08-15 09:43:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PHUM PREL MO |
06RABAT1564 | MINISTER DELEGATE DISCUSSES LEBANON AFTER UNSC 1701 [...] (SBU) On August 16, both Arabic and French language newspapers said that the Lebanese government announced that Turkey, Indonesia, Italy, Spain, Malaysia and Morocco would be sending troops. On August 17, Foreign Minister Benaissa was quoted in the French-language newspapers as saying: "The [...] | 2006-08-17 16:43:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IS LE MO |
06RABAT1579 | A TERRORIST PLOT: EXPOSURE AND DISCUSSION [...] (C) Summary: On August 8, security forces reported in the press that forty-four (44) suspected terrorists were arrested in July and accused of preparing to conduct terrorist attacks. Five of the arrested are Moroccan soldiers specializing in explosives. The terrorists have been widely critic [...] | 2006-08-23 15:59:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PGOV PREL PINR MO |
06RABAT1621 | SHEIKH QARADAWI VISITS MOROCCO [...] (SBU) Summary: Sheikh Youssef Qaradawi, the popular Egyptian cleric, visited Morocco in late August. A guest of the Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD),the Sheikh addressed several large gatherings of Moroccan youth, lambasting the U.S. and Israel and calling for a boycott of Americ [...] | 2006-08-31 15:37:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MO PGOV KISL |
06RABAT1648 | U.S. VIEWS OF UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-06 15:34:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KN KS |
06RABAT1649 | DEMARCHE FOR ATTENDEES OF NAM SUMMIT [...] (C) On September 6, Poloffs delivered reftel demarche on the upcoming NAM summit to Nasser Bourita, Director of United Nations and International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The GOM is in full agreement with the US on Guatemala's election to the UN Security Council, acco [...] | 2006-09-06 16:00:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNGA PTER PHUM CU MO |
06RABAT1774 | BUSINESS EXECUTIVES FOR NATIONAL SECURITY MEET [...] (C) Summary: On September 14, the thirteen member Business Executives for National Security (BENS) group met with Abdallah Saleddine Tazi, Director of American Affairs, Wassane Zailachi, Chief of the North America, Mexico and Central America Division, Karim Halim, Counselor in the Directorat [...] | 2006-09-22 18:06:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PINS ECON MO |
06RABAT1874 | MOROCCAN PLANS FOR S MEETING NEXT WEEK ON THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to Ambassador,s urging that the proposed delegation bring a concrete autonomy plan to Washington, MFA Minister Delegate Fassi Fihri indicated they would not be able to present a written draft plan. There are still many complex internal issues to be resolved, so they [...] | 2006-10-06 18:49:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PBTS MO AL |
06RABAT1919 | NOVEMBER 2006 CONVENTION ON CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-13 11:51:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MCAP PARM PREL MO |
06RABAT1921 | WESTERN SAHARA: CONFIDENCE BUILDING MEASURES [...] (C) On October 13, Johannes Vander Klauuw, the country director for the UNHCR, called to say that Morocco has agreed to resume the confidence building measures (CBM's) in the Western Sahara. The CBMs have been stalled since May when family visitation flights were to go between Dakhla in the [...] | 2006-10-13 12:49:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PBTS PHUM MO |
06RABAT1925 | UNGA ISSUES [...] (C) On October 13, Poloff met with Nasser Bourita, Director of United Nations and International Organizations, in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to discuss the issues raised in reftel A and to emphasize the US' denial of Venezuela's election to the Security Council, reftels A and B. [...] | 2006-10-13 15:36:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM UNGA MO |
06RABAT1979 | MOROCCAN ROAD SHOW ON WESTERN SAHARA RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) Immediately following intensive meetings in DC (October 11-13) to discuss the government of Morocco's (GOM) autonomy plans for the Western Sahara (reftels A, B),the delegation headed to various capitals. The delegation went to Paris, where they were met by President Jacques Chirac. [...] | 2006-10-20 17:24:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PBTS MO UN |
06RABAT1986 | SCENESETTER FOR U/S JOSEPH'S VISIT TO MOROCCO [...] (C) The U.S. Mission warmly welcomes your upcoming visit to Morocco. Your visit as co-chair of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GI) comes as the U.S. and the Moroccan government are further energizing our bilateral relations. Since the May 2003 terrorist attacks in Casabla [...] | 2006-10-23 16:09:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KGIC EAID ECON KPAO PGOV PREL PTER MCAP MO |
06RABAT2061 | NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS CALL FOR A BOYCOTT [...] (C) Summary: A wave of agitation has given new life to an existing "boycott" of cooperation with the US, and has now become linked to the glorification of Hizballah. Six nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have pledged to boycott all programs and activities of the Mission. The largest, the [...] | 2006-11-06 11:58:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV PREL MO |
06RABAT2252 | HUMAN RIGHTS DAY SIT-IN IN LAAYOUNE ATTACKED BY [...] (SBU) To commemorate International Human Rights Day, the Sahrawi Association for Grave Human Rights Abuses (ASVDH),held a sit-in in Laayoune on December 10. The ASVDH stated that they had received the appropriate Government of Morocco (GOM) approvals, i.e., notification of an event 48 hours [...] | 2006-12-13 15:13:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PBTS MO |
06RABAT2254 | WESTERN SAHARA: AUTONOMY IDEAS EMERGE DESPITE [...] (C) Summary: The so-called "CORCAS" autonomy plan that its president announced he would submit to the King was not broadly approved by Sahrawis, even among CORCAS itself. In the event CORCAS had legitimately approved, it still would have meant little, as CORCAS itself is not a representative [...] | 2006-12-13 15:15:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PBTS PGOV PHUM MO |
06RABAT2344 | MINISTER OF INTERIOR TOUGH ON PRESS REFORM AND [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Riley raised freedom of expression issues, the Western Sahara and elections with Interior Minister Benmoussa December 27. Following up on earlier senior contacts, Ambassador argued for liberalization of the press code and against the new draft law on polling. Repeatedl [...] | 2006-12-28 15:19:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PBTS PHUM PGOV MO |
06RIGA496 | (C) LATVIAN REQUEST FOR U.S. AIR SECURITY [...] (U) This is a request for guidance from Washington agencies. See para 3. 2. (C/NOFORN) In a letter to Ambassador Bailey, the GOL has presented a request for USG assistance with air security for the period of the NATO Summit in Riga, November 28-29, 2006 (see para 4 below). In making this [...] | 2006-06-26 10:49:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS ASEC NATO LG |
06RIGA523 | LATVIAN POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON NATO, IRAN, UN AND [...] (C) Summary: In a tour d'horizon with pol/econ chief, Latvian PolDir Klava talked about Latvia's goals for the Riga summit, Iran, UN and OSCE issues. Latvia strongly supports NATO opening an intensified dialogue with Georgia, and closer NATO relations with Georgia and Ukraine will be an import [...] | 2006-07-05 14:43:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM NATO UN OSCE IR LG |
06RIGA619 | DAS KRAMER TALKS BELARUS, MOLDOVA AND RUSSIA WITH [...] (C) Summary: In a productive series of meetings in Riga July 24, DAS David Kramer discussed Belarus, Moldova and Russia with key Latvian officials. Latvia is closely watching Belarus' relations with Russia and trying to improve people to people contacts. NGO representatives who work with Be [...] | 2006-08-02 11:59:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EAID RS MD BO LG |
06RIGA732 | (C) SECOND REQUEST ON LATVIAN REQUEST FOR U.S. AIR [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (C/NOFORN) Ref A relayed request from Latvian MOD Slakteris, on behalf of GOL, for USG to provide air security assistance for the NATO Summit to be held in Riga November 28 - 29. To date, post has received no formal response from Washington. [...] | 2006-09-12 14:14:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS PREL ASEC KTIA NATO LG |
06RIGA820 | LATVIA AND RUSSIA TO SIGN COOPERATION AGREEMENTS [...] (C/NF) Summary: Latvian Economics Minister Stokenbergs will travel to Moscow October 13 to sign bilateral agreements on economic cooperation and establishing an intergovernmental commission to manage the bilateral relationship. The signing of these agreements represents the end of several mont [...] | 2006-10-10 07:18:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ECON GE RU LG |
06RIGA870 | TRUTH TO POWER: KALVITIS SPEAKS BLUNTLY TO PUTIN [...] (C/NF) Summary: According to the Latvians, PM Kalvitis got to the heart of the matter with Russian President Putin at the EU dinner in Lahti on October 20, asking why, if energy was not a political tool, there is no Russian oil in the Latvian port of Ventspils and the Lithuanian facility of Ma [...] | 2006-10-23 15:09:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ENRG RS LG |
06RIYADH4180 | DHAHRAN DIGEST 6 [...] (C/NF) In the course of a day trip to Jubail on May 28, the CG learned that Bechtel, which has the management contract for Jubail, has decided to allow families of its expatriate workers to return. As a result, there will be forty new American children joining school in Jubail in the fall. [...] | 2006-05-29 13:25:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ECON EINV PHUM SA |
06RIYADH4543 | A POSSIBLE RETREAT ON SAUDIZATION? [...] (C) At a lunch hosted by senior EP businessman Yusuf Al-Dossary and his brothers, Al-Dossary told the CG that he expected an imminent but quietly implemented retreat on Saudization employment policies. Al-Dossary, a member of the Eastern Province Chamber of Commerce & Industry (EPCCI) board, [...] | 2006-06-07 13:05:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ECON EINV SA |
06RIYADH9079 | APHSCT TOWNSEND NOVEMBER 15 MEETING WITH SAUDI [...] (C) Summary: On November 15, 2006, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT) Frances Fragos Townsend met with SAG Islamic Affairs Minister Sheikh Saleh bin Abdul Aziz bin Mohammed Al al-Sheikh to discuss SAG re-education of imams and mosque speakers bot [...] | 2006-12-13 15:22:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KISL KIRF PREL PTER SA |
06RIYADH9088 | APHSCT TOWNSEND NOVEMBER 15 MEETING WITH SAUDI [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-16 07:33:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KISL KIRF PREL PTER SA |
06ROME1770 | ITALY: MOI AMATO TALKS IMMIGRATION, IRAN, MIDDLE [...] (SBU) The Ambassador and Senator George Allen met May 30 with Italy's new Minister of Interior Giuliano Amato. Allen thanked Amato for the GoI's excellent counter terrorism cooperation. Amato discussed Italy's problem with illegal aliens arriving from Libya, the challenge of containing Iran' [...] | 2006-06-15 10:27:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER PGOV UN IZ IN IT |
06ROME1794 | ITALY SHARES U.S. VIEWS ON HRC AGENDA, SEES [...] (C) June 12 Deputy Chief of Mission Anna Borg reviewed U.S. priorities and concerns in advance of the first session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) with Italian MFA Deputy Political Director Giacomo Sanfelice, as per Reftel A. The DCM highlighted the need for a procedural session and U.S. o [...] | 2006-06-16 14:59:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL IT |
06ROME1823 | AFGHANISTAN: ITALY INCLINED TO SUPPORT DUTCH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-20 10:16:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL MARR AF IT |
06ROME1856 | ITALY TELLS IRAN TO ACCEPT EU3 PACKAGE [...] (C/NF) Summary. On June 22, visiting EUR/WE Office Director Kathy Allegrone discussed Iran, Syria, Iraq, and UN Security Council reform with MFA Political Director Giulio Terzi. On June 21 in Rome, Italian FM D'Alema told visiting Iranian FM Mottaki to accept the EU3 package and that Italy, d [...] | 2006-06-23 09:15:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER PHUM EUN KNNP IR IT |
06ROME1870 | NEW ITALIAN DEPUTY FM SENTINELLI ON AFRICA, [...] (C) Summary. June 15 DCM Anna Borg met with the new Italian Deputy Foreign Minister for Development Assistance and Sub-Saharan Africa, Patrizia Sentinelli, to discuss Italian involvement in Africa and priorities for development assistance. Sentinelli was open to working with the United States [...] | 2006-06-26 09:20:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EAID AF IT |
06ROME1880 | ITALY VOTES NO TO BERLUSCONI-ERA CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) The controversial constitutional reform approved by the Berlusconi-led majority last November was defeated soundly in a public referendum by a surprisingly wide margin of 61.3 percent to 38.7 percent countrywide. Voter turnout was a high: 53.6 percent. The most well-known component of the [...] | 2006-06-27 10:40:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV IT |
06ROME1968 | TERRORIST FINANCE: REQUEST URGENT REVIEW OF GOI [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (C) Finance Ministry Director for Financial Crimes, Cristina Collura, provided EconOff May 15 two, several hundred page pre-trial detention orders, issued by the Court of Milan, on four individuals the Government of Italy (GOI) then p [...] | 2006-07-11 05:31:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN ETTC IT KTFN PREL PTER |
06ROME2013 | KOFI ANNAN VISITS ITALY TO TALK AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, [...] Summary. (C) UN Secretary General Kofi Annan visited Rome July 11-12 for meetings with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano, PM Romano Prodi, FM Massimo D'Alema, President of the Senate Franco Marini, President of the Chamber of Deputies Fausto Bertinotti, and center-right leader Silvio Berlu [...] | 2006-07-14 16:29:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UN AF SU IT |
06ROME2034 | FINMECCANICA STILL PURSUING RADIO CONTRACT WITH [...] (C) Summary. Finmeccanica contacted Embassy officials July 14 to inform us they intend to bid on a contract to provide TETRA radios to two municipal police forces in Iran. Finmeccanica's decision is reportedly driven solely by business considerations, and was taken after delivery of Ref A ta [...] | 2006-07-18 05:29:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC PARM PREL IR IT |
06ROME2061 | ISRAEL SEES IMPROVEMENT ON THE ITALIAN LEFT [...] (C/NF) Summary. Israel sees an improving attitude by much of the Italian left toward Israel, according to an Israeli Embassy official in Rome. In a July 18 address to Parliament, FM D'Alema said Israel's reaction to Hezbollah in Lebanon was legitimate, but "went beyond all reasonable proport [...] | 2006-07-19 13:59:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR LE IS IT PGOV |
06ROME2636 | LEGAL ADVISER BELLINGER MAKES CASE FOR GREATER CT [...] (C) Summary: State Department Legal Adviser John Bellinger joined the Ambassador in a series of events commemorating the September 11 attacks, urging support for the President's September 6 remarks on detainees and deeper counter-terrorism cooperation. Bellinger delivered the keynote address a [...] | 2006-09-19 07:50:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PGOV PREL EUN IT |
06ROME2637 | VOLKER DISCUSSES IRAN, LEBANON AND SYRIA WITH [...] (C/NF) On Sept. 13 in Rome, EUR PDAS Volker met PolDir Terzi and other MFA officials, and PM Deputy Diplomatic Advisors Gentilini and Carnelos. Terzi thanked the U.S. for helping get Italy included in the Berlin Iran talks and called the common U.S.-EU position on Iran a major achievement. T [...] | 2006-09-19 09:04:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO EUN IR UNSC SY LE IT |
06ROME2653 | LEGAL ADVISER BELLINGER MAKES CASE FOR GREATER CT [...] (C) Summary: State Department Legal Adviser John Bellinger joined the Ambassador in a series of events commemorating the September 11 attacks, urging support for the President's September 6 remarks on detainees and deeper counter-terrorism cooperation. Bellinger delivered the keynote address a [...] | 2006-09-20 14:23:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PGOV PREL EUN IT |
06ROME2672 | ITALIAN RESPONSE TO USG NON-PAPERS FOR MISSILE [...] (C) Econoff delivered reftels C-N non-papers September 12 to Enrico Padula, the MFA desk officer responsible for Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) issues. During a subsequent meeting September 19, Econoff delivered reftels A and B. Padula thanked us for the package of notes and told [...] | 2006-09-21 14:35:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC KSCA MNUC TSPA KNNP WMD |
06ROME2896 | ITALY: FM D'ALEMA CALLS TO EXPLAIN ABSTENTION ON [...] (C/NF) Post received NIACT request (Ref A) on October 17 after learning that Foreign Minister had called the Secretary October 16 to discuss the balloting for the UNSC non-permanent member for Latin America. We understand from Foreign Minister's Policy Advisor and Prime Minister's Diplomatic [...] | 2006-10-17 14:08:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC GT VE IT |
06ROME2897 | ITALY: FM D'ALEMA CALLS TO EXPLAIN ABSTENTION ON [...] (C/NF) Post received NIACT request (Ref A) on October 17 after learning that Foreign Minister had called the Secretary October 16 to discuss the balloting for the UNSC non-permanent member for Latin America. We understand from Foreign Minister's Policy Advisor and Prime Minister's Diplomatic [...] | 2006-10-17 14:09:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC GT VE IT |
06ROME2954 | ITALY: DPRK ACTIONS UNACCEPTABLE, EU COORDINATING [...] (C) Poloff met with MFA East Asia Office Director Federico Failla October 20 to discuss the recent North Korean nuclear test and UNSCR 1718 (Refs A-D). Poloff stressed the importance of implementing all provisions in UNSCR 1718 expeditiously. Failla noted that PM Prodi and FM D'Alema had bot [...] | 2006-10-24 16:38:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KN PARM KNNP IT |
06ROME2990 | ITALY: ON CUBA, DAS MADISON ENCOURAGES ITALY TO [...] (C) Summary. WHA DAS Madison met with Italian officials October 23 to discuss the Cuba transition. Madison shared U.S. views and plans in light of the changing situation in Cuba. Stressing the fact that only the Cuban people could bring about change, she requested Italian help to open polit [...] | 2006-10-30 13:24:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM UNSC CU VZ GT IT |
06ROME3006 | GEORGIAN AMBASSADOR TO ITALY COMPLAINS OF [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Georgian Ambassador to Italy, Zaal Gogsadze, told poloff that he has been unable to get the GOI to focus on the tensions building in Georgia. Gogsadze stated that the GOI has become fixated on the Putin-inspired idea that Georgia is pushing for an armed confrontation. Whi [...] | 2006-11-02 08:22:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV GG RU IT |
06ROME3051 | ITALY VOTING WITH THE EU ON UN THIRD COMMITTEE, [...] (C) Summary. Poloff delivered Ref A and B points on the UN Third Committee country resolutions, No Action motions, and retaliatory resolutions November 8 to MFA Office Director for Human Rights Laura Carpini. Poloff also delivered Ref C points on the Australian amendment to the Cuba embargo r [...] | 2006-11-09 12:55:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL XG UNHRC UNGA CU IT |
06ROME3110 | ITALY DISTANCES ITSELF FROM SPANISH-FRENCH MEPP [...] (C/NF) Summary. MFA Officials took pains November 17 to distance Italy from the Middle East Initiative announced by Spain. They said while the Middle East Peace Process was a top priority for Italy, it was crucial to coordinate any such initiative carefully: first within the EU, then with th [...] | 2006-11-17 14:07:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV XF IT |
06ROME3114 | ITALY: EU CONSENSUS UNLIKELY ON UNGA ISRAEL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-17 15:30:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNGA IS IT |
06ROME3279 | D'ALEMA MAXIMUS [...] (C/NF) Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema is emerging as the most prominent and dynamic member of the Prodi Government. Barely six months into his tenure at the MFA, he appears intent on leaving his imprint on Italian foreign policy, the Italian Government, and on Italy itself. On forei [...] | 2006-12-12 16:58:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IT |
06ROME3317 | PRODI HOUSE DIVIDED, BUT STILL STANDS [...] (SBU) PM Prodi's 2007 budget proposal has drawn intense criticism from across the political spectrum and fueled a heated political debate about the government's durability as well as a massive protest against him and his governing coalition. Pundits generally have predicted Prodi's government [...] | 2006-12-18 10:09:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON IT |
06SANSALVADOR2639 | EL SALVADOR: CHARGE DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON PRISONER [...] (C) Accompanied by DOJ Attache and Acting polcouns, Charge met October 30 with Acting Foreign Minister Margarita Escobar and delivered reftel demarche regarding El Salvador's possible accession to the OAS Prisoner Transfer Treaty. While Escobar was receptive to pursuing the OAS route, she and [...] | 2006-11-01 19:36:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KCRM KJUS CASC |
06SANTIAGO1725 | PARTNERSHIP FOR DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE MEETS WARM [...] (C) Summary: Director for Policy Planning Stephen Krasner presented the Partnership for Democratic Governance concept August 2 to the MFA Director General, other senior officials, and senior academics who advise the GOC on international issues. Chilean interlocutors, leading off with DG Porta [...] | 2006-08-11 20:11:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PREL CI |
06SANTIAGO2108 | EMBASSY MILITARY AFFAIRS GROUP EXPLORING CHILEAN [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph eight. 2. (C) Summary: On July 5 the Ambassador floated the idea with Foreign Ministry Director General for Foreign Affairs Carlos Portales of Chilean demining assistance to Afghanistan. Portales seemed receptive to the idea, and promised to di [...] | 2006-10-10 13:49:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MASS PREL CI |
06SANTIAGO2262 | MINISTRY OF DEFENSE ADVISOR:EUROPEANS PRESSING [...] (C) Ministry of Defense civilian advisor Claudio Ortiz told Poloff October 26 that the European Union was "pressing" Chile to contribute peacekeeping troops to UNIFIL. Ortiz noted the Belgian Minister of Defense would be in Santiago the week of October 30 to discuss bilateral military cooper [...] | 2006-10-27 17:17:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM MARR MOPS PE CI |
06SANTIAGO2544 | REACTION TO PINOCHET'S DEATH MUTED BUT DETRACTORS [...] (U) Summary: Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet died December 10 at the Military Hospital in Santiago. The 91 year old Pinochet had been admitted after suffering a heart attack a week earlier (ref A). Both Pinochet supporters and detractors took to the streets to demonstrate their re [...] | 2006-12-11 20:26:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM MARR KCRM CI |
06SANTIAGO2564 | WILL PINOCHET'S LEGACY REST EASY IN HIS GRAVE? [...] (C) Summary: An estimated 30,000 people attended former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet's funeral on December 12. Many leading conservative figures attended, but conspicuously absent were the Right's last two presidential candidates, Joaquin Lavin and Sebastian Pinera, as was former Commander [...] | 2006-12-14 10:53:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM MARR KCRM CI |
06SANTIAGO2581 | CHILE TO REQUIRE ACCREDITATION OF DOD ELEMENTS TO [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Ministry Legal Affairs reiterated December 14 that the MFA does not have legal authority to extend diplomatic status or protections "equivalent to" those of Mission administrative and technical personnel to DOD personnel temporarily in Chile for exercises or military exc [...] | 2006-12-18 10:59:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS MARR PREL CI |
06SANTODOMINGO3139 | POTUS SCENESETTER: VISIT OF DOMINICAN PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) Embassy Santo Domingo provides following background for the tentatively scheduled October 25 call on the President by President of the Dominican Republic Leonel Fernandez. Background ------------ 2. (SBU) The Dominican Republic has become the most reliable supporter of democracy [...] | 2006-10-03 20:26:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | DR PGOV PREL |
06SANTODOMINGO3141 | DENGUE FEVER: SLOW DOMINICAN RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Summary. Health authorities in the Dominican Republic continue trying to deal with the widespread outbreak of dengue fever that started in June, asserting at the same time that that there is no epidemic. On September 24 the Public Health Ministry announced that 3,933 cases of dengue [...] | 2006-10-03 20:29:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID AMED EAGR PREL PGOV SENV TBIO DR |
06SANTODOMINGO3413 | DOMINICAN POLITICS III #9: MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO, PRD HEIR APPARENT [...] This is the third cable in our series on Dominican politics in the third years of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez. Political Series III #9: Miguel Vargas Maldonado, PRD Heir Apparent (SBU) On October 30 the Ambassador received Miguel Vargas Maldonado, the beefy, self con [...] | 2006-11-01 16:09:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | DR PGOV PREL MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO |
06SARAJEVO1852 | BOSNIA - OPERATION STORM STIRS UP A TEMPEST [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The airing of two videos allegedly documenting war crimes committed against Serbs during Operation Storm in 1995 has set off a political firestorm in Bosnia. The intensity of the political firestorm has been fueled in part by Serb accusations against a prominent Bosniak war he [...] | 2006-08-14 09:54:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KAWC KJUS PGOV PINR PREL |
06SARAJEVO3209 | BOSNIA - GBIH OPTS FOR UNILATERAL ACTION ON [...] (C/NF) Summary: After several years of lobbying the United Nations to revise its stance on police officers decertified by the United Nations International Police Task Force (UNIPTF),the Bosnian Government has opted for unilateral action. Rather than accept a UN proposed compromise to allow t [...] | 2006-12-20 17:05:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR KJUS EUN BK |
06SEOUL1445 | ROK OPPOSES IRAN'S HRC CANDIDACY [...] (C) On April 27, POL M/C delivered Ref A points, urging opposition to Iran's candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council, to Cho Tae-yong, Director-General of the North American Affairs Bureau at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The same points were also delivered to Jang Hyun-cheol, D [...] | 2006-05-01 05:36:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL KS |
06SEOUL1529 | DPRK ECONOMY: INTER-KOREAN WORKING-LEVEL ECONOMIC [...] (C) The most recent round of regular working-level (Director General-level) Inter-Korean Economic Talks ended with not so much as a whimper. The meeting, held in Kaesong on May 3-4, was to have focused on discussions on the inter-Korean railroad and related projects. No progress was made. S [...] | 2006-05-08 08:21:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EINV PREL KS KN |
06SEOUL1631 | INTER-KOREA RAIL LINKS: WILL KIM DAE-JUNG MAKE IT [...] (SBU) South Korea and North Korea have agreed to conduct test runs of two cross-border railways on May 25, some 55 years after those rail lines were cut off at the onset of the Korean War. The agreement was reached at a special three-day working-level meeting dedicated to road and railway issu [...] | 2006-05-15 23:54:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ELTN EINV PREL RS CH KN KS |
06SEOUL1789 | ROK GENERALLY UPBEAT ON STRONGER TIES WITH NATO, [...] (C) According to officials from South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT),the ROK was generally positive toward strengthened cooperation with NATO and eager to participate in global efforts to maintain peace and stability. The underlying concern for Seoul in assessing area [...] | 2006-05-26 08:10:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PINR PINS AS JA NZ KN KS |
06SEOUL2238 | ROK REACTIONS TO DPRK MISSILE LAUNCHES-DAY TWO [...] (C) xxxxx that despite its decision to suspend humanitarian aid to the DPRK, it would ship another 24,700 metric tons of fertilizer 6-7 July. This final shipment will complete the delivery to the North of the pledge of 350,000 metric tons South Korea made earlier this year. MOU officials have expla [...] | 2006-07-06 09:41:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MNUC KNNP KN KS |
06SEOUL3915 | TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT-ROKG TALKS ON [...] (C) Summary: On November 8, Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert Kimmitt met Foreign Minister-Designate Song Min-soon and other ROKG officials to review the DPRK's Banco Delta Asia (BDA) case -- and alert them to similar law enforcement problems created by Iranian financial entities. (These talk [...] | 2006-11-14 04:56:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN KNNP PARM PINS CH KS KN IR |
06SEOUL3916 | TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT MEETS ROKG ON [...] (C) Summary. On November 8, Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert Kimmitt met National Security Advisor and Foreign Minister-Designate Song Min-soon, Deputy Prime Minister (DPM-Finance and Economy) Kwon O-kyu, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) Special Representative for Korean Pen [...] | 2006-11-14 04:56:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV PREL KS IZ AF |
06SEOUL3997 | DPRK SANCTIONS: CASH FLOW FROM ROKG PROJECTS FALLS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-20 02:41:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON PREL EINV KS KN |
06SEOUL4138 | KOREA'S RAGING REAL ESTATE SPECULATION [...] (C) Korea's speculative fever in metropolitan real estate recently claimed three victims: Construction Minister Choo Byung-jik and two Blue House presidential advisors, Senior Secretary on Public Information Lee Baek-man and Economic Advisor Chung Moon-soo. Their departures were carefully o [...] | 2006-12-02 03:26:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN EINV ECON SOCI PGOV KS |
06SKOPJE118 | MACEDONIA: PRIME MINISTER ON ELECTIONS, NATO [...] (C/NF) PM Buckovski told the Ambassador February 1 that parliamentary elections likely will be held in late June/early July, and that he expects the opposition to use rough campaign and electoral tactics in trying to replace his government. On Macedonia's NATO accession prospects, he agreed th [...] | 2006-02-06 18:11:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MK |
06SOFIA1402 | RELIEVED BULGARIA ACKNOWLEDGES NEED TO CONTINUE EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bulgarians' satisfaction over receiving the green light for a January 2007 entry into the European Union has not been dampened by the threat of "safeguard" actions if certain reforms are not completed following accession. Ruling coalition politicians have put a positive spin on the [...] | 2006-09-29 14:27:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV EUN BU |
06SOFIA1694 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFO ON BULGARIAN ARMY [...] (C/NF) Post provides the following answers in response to reftel questions: - Are the bribery charges against LTC Lyutskanov an isolated case of wrongdoing or part of a broader pattern of bribery and corruption within the Bulgarian Armed Forces? Based on prior experience, open-source infor [...] | 2006-12-21 13:29:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR BU |
06SOFIA848 | BULGARIA CAUTIOUS ON BLACK SEA HARMONY [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 14. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The GOB's impression of the June 5 Black Sea Forum in Bucharest was generally positive. While at the forum, the Bulgarian delegation received a draft bilateral agreement from Turkey to join Operation Black Sea Harmony ( [...] | 2006-06-16 10:58:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO MARR MOPS RO TU BU |
06SUVA255 | FIJI'S MILITARY AND GOVERNMENT TALKING AGAIN [...] (C) Representatives of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) and Fiji's Ministry of Home Affairs tell us a June 23 meeting between RFMF Commander Bainimarama and Home Affairs Minister Vosanibola appears to have helped put civil-military relations in Fiji back on the right track. RFMF s [...] | 2006-07-02 18:20:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KPKO PGOV FJ NZ |
06SUVA324 | FIJI FOREIGN MINISTER AND CODEL HYDE: U.S., UK, [...] (C/NF) Per reftel, HIRC Chairman Henry Hyde's CODEL visited Nadi, Fiji, August 15-17. Other delegation members included Congressmen Rohrabacher (R-CA),Faleomavaega (D-AS),Watt (D-NC),and Flake (R-AZ). During the meeting with Fiji Foreign Minister Tavola and MFA CEO Mataitonga, Congressman [...] | 2006-08-17 00:57:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EAID FJ CH XV |
06SUVA525 | FIJI UPDATE 11/29: CURIOSITY ABOUT WELLINGTON [...] (C/NF) Fiji hungers for details of what went on in the meeting between PM Qarase and RFMF Commander Bainimarama in Wellington. Tonight, the RFMF is conducting an exercise in the Suva area, preparing for the possibility of foreign military intervention. We issued a warden notice. President I [...] | 2006-11-28 23:04:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR PGOV ASEC CASC FJ |
06TAIPEI1222 | DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON TAIPEI MAYOR/KMT [...] (C) Summary: Taipei mayor and Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou told the Director on April 4 that as the "majority" party in opposition, the KMT must assume greater responsibility for Taiwan's "national" welfare. Ma agreed that Taiwan's defense capability should not be treated as a pol [...] | 2006-04-07 08:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MCAP TW |
06TAIPEI1300 | DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON PFP CHAIRMAN JAMES [...] (C) Summary: People First Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong (Chu-yu) told the Director on April 11 that the PFP supports the purchase of P-3C aircraft and submarines, and is in favor of increasing Taiwan's military budget to three percent of GDP. Soong says he understands that Taiwan must maint [...] | 2006-04-13 06:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI1853 | PRESIDENT CHEN DECIDES TO YIELD SOME OF HIS POWERS [...] (C) Summary: President Chen on May 31 made a surprise announcement that he would yield some powers to Premier Su and refrain from making major government policy and personnel decisions other than in defense, foreign affairs, and cross-Strait relations. NSC Secretary General Chiou I-jen told [...] | 2006-06-01 13:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI4164 | CROSS-STRAIT INVESTMENT - ACTIVE MANAGEMENT AND [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 14, 2006, Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) announced a new, more rigorous approval process for major investment projects in the PRC. Major projects will be subject to review by a senior-level interagency taskforce. In addition, potential investors will [...] | 2006-12-20 08:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EINV ETTC ECON PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI677 | YOU SAY "CEASING," WE SAY "ABOLISHING" [...] (C) Summary: After President Chen announced February 27 that the National Unification Council (NUC) "ceased to function" and the National Unification Guidelines (NUG) "ceased to apply," Taiwan politicians and commentators have universally said simply that both the NUC and NUG have "ceased." [...] | 2006-03-03 09:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI872 | PRESIDENT CHEN AND THE DEEP GREEN: ALLIES OF [...] (C) Summary: The Deep Green pro-independence movement and President Chen each see the other as helpful to achieving their separate goals. Chen has gained much needed political support in return for lending his own support to Deep Green initiatives such as abolishing the National Unification [...] | 2006-03-16 11:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL TW |
06TALLINN840 | ESTONIA REQUESTS ASSISTANCE IN PROVIDING AIR [...] (C) On September 14 2006 Embassy Tallinn received the following diplomatic note from the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Begin text: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia presents their compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and have the ho [...] | 2006-09-14 12:19:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC TIA MOPS NATO PREL EN |
06TEGUCIGALPA1345 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA: JULY BETTER THAN JUNE, [...] (C) Summary: Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and his Administration have now been in office six months. Zelaya continues to act like a populist, although he makes fewer obvious errors, fired his most incompetent minister (the Minister of Health),and has, since the Embassy's U.S. I [...] | 2006-07-28 19:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KCRM SMIG SNAR PINR VZ HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1427 | HONDURAS: DIPPSA NOT SOLD YET, BUT BOTH RECA AND [...] (C) Henry Arevalo, President and owner of Honduran gasoline distribution company DIPPSA, confirmed to Ambassador and EconChief on August 8 that he had not concluded the sale of his company and continues to seek a buyer. According to Arevalo, uncertainty surrounding the pending national fuel [...] | 2006-08-09 19:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET PINR PGOV HO VE |
06TEGUCIGALPA193 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA HOLDS FIRST BILATERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Directly after his swearing-in ceremony on Friday, January 27, 2006, President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales met with Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and the rest of the official U.S. Presidential Delegation. While a variety of issues were discussed in a short time, it [...] | 2006-01-31 22:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KJUS SNAR SMIG PINR HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1930 | HONDURAS: CORRUPTION, ELECTRICITY, AND RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Honduras is heading for rolling blackouts within year, according to Leion "Leo" Starkman, outgoing head of national electric company ENEE. GOH officials resist reducing their costs for electricity purchases from as high as USD 0.25 cents per KWh (for thermal generation) to just [...] | 2006-10-11 23:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG PREL ECON EPET PGOV HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1950 | HONDURAS: LOOSE MONEY: SPURRING GROWTH OR RISKING [...] (C) Summary: In stark contrast to its unhelpful and seemingly improvised trade policies and crumbling fiscal discipline (reftel),the GOH has implemented a more coherent and thus-far successful (if risky) monetary policy. The GOH is pushing down interest rates and pushing up money supply, wi [...] | 2006-10-13 21:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA2127 | HONDURAS: PRICE CONTROLS BECOMING WEAPON OF [...] (C) Summary: Once again, the GOH seeks to impose price controls on the private sector, adding cement to the list of commodities the GOH has capped or attempted to cap in recent months. Also on that list are sugar, palm oil, credit cards, and of course, gasoline and petroleum products. Post [...] | 2006-11-09 14:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EIND EINV HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA2210 | DISBURSEMENT OF HONDURAN IDB DEBT RELIEF SHOULD BE [...] (C) Summary: Post notes with interest the November 17 decision by the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB) to provide debt relief for five WHA countries, including Honduras. As discussions of precise amounts and delivery modalities progress within the IDB, Post requests that disbursement of [...] | 2006-11-22 21:47:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN ECON PGOV HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA2352 | HONDURAN BANKING SECTOR CONSOLIDATING AS REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary: The purchase by General Electric of Honduran Banco Mercantil (BAMER) marks the fifth such acquisition to affect Honduras this year, but the first aimed specifically at Honduras. Consolidation of the sector at the hands of more experienced foreign banks (including Citibank, HSBC [...] | 2006-12-21 19:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN ECON PGOV SOCI HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA2372 | HONDURAS: FUEL BID MISSES KEY DEADLINE; FREE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-27 20:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL |
06TEGUCIGALPA2373 | HONDURAS: IMPORT-LED GROWTH? [...] (C) Summary: The Central Bank of Honduras is predicting economic growth for 2006 of 5.3 to 5.8 percent. Some bankers are now openly talking about a possible resurgence of inflation in 2007, and made their fears plain by under-subscribing a recent GOH bond issuance, complaining that yields o [...] | 2006-12-27 22:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA333 | SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ) [...] (U) The following responses are keyed to the Security Environment Profile Questionnaire (reftel A). --------------------------------- POLITICAL VIOLENCE --------------------------------- Â [...] | 2006-02-22 23:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC KSAC PGOV HO |
06TELAVIV3844 | GOI PERSPECTIVE ON WAZZANI SPRINGS [...] (C/NF) Summary: According to an MFA official, the villagers of Rajar (aka Ghajjar) resumed using piped water from the nearby Wazzani Springs after the IDF drove Hizballah fighters away from the area during the recent conflict. Armed Hizballah fighters had stopped the villagers from using the [...] | 2006-09-28 09:10:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV PREL PGOV KPKO LE IS |
06TELAVIV4741 | THIRTY-METER SEWAGE WATERFALL AND OTHER CONCERNS [...] (C) Summary: Israeli infrastructure and environment officials told NEA Senior S&T Advisor Charles Lawson that they remain concerned about neglect of sewage and other waste on the West Bank. Increasing damage to the Mountain Aquifer shared by Israelis and Palestinians is epitomized by a thirt [...] | 2006-12-06 12:12:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV EAID PREL ECON KPAL IS |
06THEHAGUE1681 | (C/NF) NETHERLANDS/UNSC/VENEZUELA/GUATEMALA: DUTCH [...] (C/NF) Summary: Foreign Minister Bot has ordered the MFA to review its earlier decision to support Guatemala over Venezuela for the GRULAC candidacy for a UNSC seat. A senior MFA official told us privately that the Dutch will probably "do the wise thing" and vote for Guatemala, but would not [...] | 2006-08-02 10:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UN UNSC GT VE NL |
06THEHAGUE1924 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: DUTCH WANT MORE INFORMATION ON [...] (C/NF) Summary: The Dutch are frustrated at the lack of information sharing on Iran within the EU, and do not believe a discussion of sanctions is appropriate at Gymnich absent more details of the Iranian response to the P5 1 proposals. Without having seen the response directly, the Dutch unde [...] | 2006-08-31 14:37:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM EU KNNP PGOV PREL UN IR NL |
06THEHAGUE207 | NETHERLANDS/SUDA: GATHERING INFORMATION FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-31 13:41:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC EUN PREL CVIS KVPR NL |
06THEHAGUE705 | NETHERLANDS/NATO/GEORGIA: DUTCH CONSIDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch do not rule out initiating an Intensified Dialogue (ID) with Georgia in advance of the April 27-28 informal Foreign Ministerial in Sofia. Before making a decision, however, they will need to review their position internally and with other allies, according to the Actin [...] | 2006-04-03 16:15:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO MARR NL GG |
06THEHAGUE835 | NETHERLANDS/HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: NO VOTES FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador delivered the Secretary's letter (ref A) to FM Bot on April 11. Poloff, Political Counselor and DCM followed up April 11, 12 and 13, with working level officials. The Dutch are pleased, but not surprised, by our commitment to the success of the new Human Rights Counc [...] | 2006-04-18 05:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM KUNR OPDC PREL UNGA NL |
06TIRANA564 | GOA CRACKING DOWN ON ORGANIZED CRIME AND PASSPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Two unrelated, but widely reported arrests were made in recent days, both of which highlight the fight of Albanian police and prosecutors against corruption and organized crime. In the first case, seven members of a drug trafficking network who were laundering proceeds through c [...] | 2006-05-30 11:53:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KCRM PGOV ASEC PINR KFRD CVIS KRIM AL |
06TOKYO1139 | BIOGRAPHIC DATA ON JAPAN'S DIET FRESHMEN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Since the September 2005 election of 83 freshmen Diet members, Post has had several opportunities to gather biographic data on some of them. What follows is a summation of that data. END SUMMARY. 2. (C//NF) Yoshitami Kameoka of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) revealed d [...] | 2006-03-03 05:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR PREL PGOV ECON JA |
06TOKYO2867 | MUKHERJEE JAPAN VISIT TO BUILD ON EXCHANGES, [...] (C) Summary. The May 25-28 visit of Indian Minister of Defense Mukherjee to Tokyo will build on the momentum created by the Global Partnership announced by PM Singh and PM Koizumi in April 2005. The two defense ministers will announce specific plans to increase the number of exchanges betwee [...] | 2006-05-24 07:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR JA IN |
06TOKYO5820 | EB DAS MOORE COVERS ECONOMIC AGENDA AT FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: EB DAS Chris Moore covered a range of issues with Ministry of Finance Senior Deputy Director General Rintaro Tamaki, including Central Asia, the recent G-7 and IMF meetings, the economic priorities of the new Abe administration, and possibilities for ongoing U.S.- Japan dialogue o [...] | 2006-10-06 04:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAGR ECON EFIN JA PK KZ LI |
06TOKYO7002 | JAPAN: GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR--PURSUIT OF TERRORIST [...] (C//NF) Summary: Japan uses at least five immigration and watchlist databases to track terrorist and terrorist entities. Two lists are based on United Nations Security Council Resolutions and one is based on Japan's Foreign Exchange Law. These three lists are available to the public and are [...] | 2006-12-15 08:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KTFN KHLS PROG PGOV KS TH TW JA |
06TUNIS1277 | TUNISIAN SUPPORT FOR IRAQI GOVERNMENT FORMATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-26 11:51:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KDEM KPAO PGOV IZ TS |
06TUNIS1341 | TUNISIAN VIEWS ON U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (C/NF) On June 1, Ambassador delivered Ref A demarche on the U.S. statement on Iran as well as the English and Arabic texts of the Secretary's statement to Foreign Minister Abdelwaheb Abdallah. Ambassador stressed our desire for Tunisia to issue a public statement supporting our move, GOT en [...] | 2006-06-02 09:58:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV TS |
06TUNIS1343 | ABBAS VISIT TO TUNISIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 30, Palestinian President Abbas began his three day state visit to Tunisia with a meeting with Tunisian President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali. The GOT, ever eager to play its traditional moderate role in the Middle East Peace Process, has focused the visit on its support for [...] | 2006-06-02 12:18:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV TS |
06TUNIS1344 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FOLLOW UP ON NAM STATEMENT ON [...] (C/NF) On June 1, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Ministerial statement on Iran to MFA Secretary of State Hatem Ben Salem. Ben Salem, who represented Tunisia at the Ministerial, agreed that the final statement was unhelpful. He stressed that Tunisia, alo [...] | 2006-06-02 12:18:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR TS |
06TUNIS1565 | EU PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION ON LACK OF HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C//NF) Summary: A June 15 resolution by the European Parliament noted continuing concern about the human rights situation in Tunisia in light of the Euro-Mediterannean Agreement and numerous discussions tying a strong EU-Tunisia relationship to the promotion of human rights and democracy. Eur [...] | 2006-06-22 13:45:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM KMPI TS |
06TUNIS1621 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BUILDING SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA [...] (C/NF) On June 28, NEA DAS Gordon Gray, accompanied by Ambassador, raised reftel demarche on supporting Guatemala's UNSC candidacy during a meeting with Tunisian Deputy Foreign Minister for the Americas and Asia Saida Chtioui. Chtioui said that it will not be difficult for Tunisia to follow th [...] | 2006-06-29 10:40:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC UNGA GT VE TS |
06TUNIS1630 | CORRUPTION IN TUNISIA PART II: THE ANATOMY OF EXPLOITATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-29 13:06:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ECON PGOV EFIN ETRD EINV TS |
06TUNIS1642 | AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL WITH MINISTER OF DEFENSE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Ambassador's farewell call on Minister of Defense Morjane was marked by mutual appreciation for the strong bilateral military relationship and guarantees of its continuation. Morjane shared his views on the broader bilateral relationship, specifically political reform. Morjane [...] | 2006-06-30 13:27:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR PGOV KDEM TS |
06TUNIS1672 | CORRUPTION IN TUNISIA PART IV: THE FAMILY'S HOLDINGS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-05 12:26:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON TS |
06TUNIS1673 | CORRUPTION IN TUNISIA PART III: POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-05 12:27:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ECON PGOV EFIN ETRD EINV KDEM TS |
06TUNIS1675 | DAS GRAY ENGAGES MFA ON SUDAN, UN REFORM [...] (C) During his June 28 meeting with Tunisian Deputy Foreign Minister for the Americas and Asia Saida Chtioui, NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Gordon Gray, accompanied by Ambassador, raised reftel demarche on the transition of AMIS to a United Nations peacekeeping operation (PKO) in Darfur. Chti [...] | 2006-07-05 12:56:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR KPKO PINS SOCI SU TS |
06TUNIS1676 | DAS GRAY MEETING WITH EUROPEAN COMMISSION [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY. During his June 27-28 visit, NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Gordon Gray met with representatives of the European Commission (EC) to discuss collaboration on human rights and democracy reform in Tunisia. EC reps noted difficulty in formal collaboration due to the heavy bureauc [...] | 2006-07-05 13:03:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM KMPI KPAO KDEM TS |
06TUNIS1702 | DAS GRAY MEETING WITH TUNISIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY. During his June 27-28 visit, NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Gordon Gray met with Deputy Foreign Minister for the Americas and Asia, Saida Chtioui, to discuss the USG position on Libya, Tunisian relations with Iran, USG support for Guatemala for the Latin American Security Counc [...] | 2006-07-06 13:48:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KPAO PGOV PHUM SMIG MARR TS |
06TUNIS1851 | PARTING THOUGHT FROM THE AMBASSADOR ON MEPI [...] (C/NF) I would like to share what I hope will be some impressions on the MEPI program in the hope that they might be useful to others as this program evolves. Since my arrival at post, our number one MPP priority has been support for greater democracy and human rights in Tunisia, and our post [...] | 2006-07-20 12:09:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KMPI TS |
06TUNIS2141 | A GROWING TUNISIAN CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY TREADS [...] (C//NOFORN) Summary: In recent interviews with Poloff, Tunisian and expatriate Christian leaders and Tunisian Christian converts described a steadily growing Tunisian Christian movement, in spite of prevalent social stigmas associated with Christianity. Through Christian TV and radio, mission [...] | 2006-08-18 11:55:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM TS |
06TUNIS2155 | MODERATE ISLAMISTS SEEK DIALOGUE WITH U.S. ON [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting hosted in Tunis by Washington-based Center for Islam and Democracy President Radwan Masmoudi, several self-described "moderate Islamists", including a founding member of the banned Tunisian Islamist party An-Nahdha, sought out Embassy officials to "reopen a dialogue" [...] | 2006-08-21 08:04:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM TS |
06TUNIS2178 | TUNISIA CONFIRMS THAT IT HAS FINANCIAL CLAIMS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-21 14:44:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EAIR IZ TS |
06TUNIS2259 | ANTI-U.S. INCITEMENT: ONE TUNISIAN IMAM [...] (C/NF) The imam of the main mosque in the town of Oued Ellil allegedly included severe anti-U.S. rhetoric in the course of August 18 Friday prayers. The imam is reported to have condemned the U.S. for its role in the recent fighting in Lebanon and called on Allah to "eliminate" President Bush [...] | 2006-08-31 11:23:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KPAO TN |
06TUNIS2298 | AN-NAHDHA LEADER JEBALI: MODERATE ISLAMISM IS THE [...] (C/NF) Summary: In an August 30 meeting, Hamadi Jebali, a former leader of the unauthorized Tunisian Islamist political party An-Nahdha, described the party's political views, continued GOT oppression, his recent release from prison, and defended "moderate Islamism" as the political future of [...] | 2006-09-06 12:24:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER TS |
06TUNIS2482 | U.S.-EU COORDINATION ON TUNISIA: SHARED [...] (C/NF) Summary. In a September 27 meeting with Charge and Pol/EconCouns, European counterparts provided an update on the current EU thinking regarding Tunisia. There is a lack of EU consensus on approaching the GOT about blocked internet sites; that said, the EU may be interested in joint pri [...] | 2006-10-03 10:21:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL TS EU |
06TUNIS2585 | TUNISIA INSTRUCTS UN MISSION TO SUPPORT GUATEMALA [...] (C/NF) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chef de Cabinet Hatem Atallah on October 17 convoked Charge for a one-on-one meeting to give his assurances that the GOT had instructed its UN Mission in New York to vote for Guatemala for the UNSC seat. "Don't believe anything you hear otherwise," Atallah m [...] | 2006-10-17 15:03:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC GT VE AL TS |
06TUNIS2586 | TUNISIAN INTERFERENCE IN U.S. EMBASSY ACTIVITIES: [...] (C/NF) Summary. According to Foreign Minister Abdallah's Chef de Cabinet, recent charges of GOT interference in Embassy activities were either baseless fabrications or the result of a misinterpretation of events by Post. Alternating between feigning shock, surprise, anger, and hurt, Atallah [...] | 2006-10-17 15:10:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM TS |
06TUNIS2665 | SCRAP THAT TENDER!! ENERCIEL VS STEG -- THE [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with representatives of the U.S. company UPC Wind Partners (UPC) and its subsidiary Enerciel Tunisie, Emboffs were briefed on the current status of UPC/Enerciel's wind energy investment (which already approaches USD 3 million) and their ongoing problems with GOT's e [...] | 2006-10-31 14:41:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ENRG KIDE EINV TS |
06TUNIS2689 | SCRAP THAT TENDER!! ENERCIEL VS STEG -- THE [...] (C) Summary. In recent meetings with representatives of the U.S. company UPC Wind Partners (UPC) and its subsidiary Enerciel Tunisie, Emboffs were briefed on the current status of UPC/Enerciel's wind energy investment (which already approaches USD 3 million) and their ongoing problems with G [...] | 2006-11-01 16:29:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ENRG KIDE EINV TS |
06TUNIS2693 | PRODI VISIT REINFORCES ITALY-TUNISIA RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY. Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi visited Tunis on October 30 for meetings with Tunisian President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali. According to Italian embassy contacts, Prodi's visit is part of a regional tour that includes Rabat and Algiers. While focusing on bilateral cooperation, [...] | 2006-11-02 12:36:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM TS |
06TUNIS2743 | FOREIGN MINISTER ABDALLAH LAYS IT ON THICK [...] (C) SUMMARY: FOREIGN MINISTER ABDALLAH ON NOVEMBER 6 CONVOKED CHARGE, "FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON." IN REALITY, THE GOAL OF THE MEETING WAS QUITE CLEAR: ABDALLAH SOUGHT TO EMPHASIZE THE POSITIVE ASPECTS OF THE U.S.-TUNISIAN BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP, WHICH HE ENTHUSIASTICALLY CHARACTERIZED AS "TR [...] | 2006-11-09 16:25:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM TS |
06TUNIS2782 | GERMAN FM CALLS FOR POLITICAL REFORM IN TUNISIA; [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. GERMANFOREIGN MINISTER STEINMEIER'S NOVEMBER 16 VISIT TO TUNISIA MADE INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES FOR THE STONG MESSAGE HE CARRIED -- BALANCING PRAISE FOR TNISIA'S PROGRESS IN ACHIEVING ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IGHTS WITH A CALL FOR GREATER POLITICAL REFORM. STEINMEIER'S MEETING WITH [...] | 2006-11-20 16:20:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PINR EU GM TS |
06TUNIS2970 | EXXONMOBIL STIFLED BY EXCESSIVE GOT REGULATION, [...] (C) Summary: In a December 20 meeting with EconOff, ExxonMobil Tunisia Director General Arnaud Blouin lamented the difficulty of doing business in Tunisia and questioned whether ExxonMobil has a future in Tunisia. Blouin presented a laundry list of complaints ranging from Central Bank currenc [...] | 2006-12-27 15:03:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EINV EPET ETRD BEXP TS |
06TUNIS845 | RUSSO-TUNISIAN BUSINESS COUNCIL CREATED [...] (SBU) Russian (and local) media reported March 27 on the establishment of a Russo-Tunisian Business Council during a Tunisian delegation's visit March 23-26 that included Tunisian Minister of Tourism Tijani Haddad. The council's creation was described as part of a broader Russian push to rein [...] | 2006-04-10 11:27:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON PREL ENRG RU TS |
06ULAANBAATAR434 | EAP DAS KEITH'S APRIL 27-29 VISIT TO MONGOLIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: During EAP DAS Keith,s meetings with Government of Mongolia (GOM) officials on April 28, Keith expressed appreciation for the GOM,s continuing support in the war against terrorism and its participation in coalitions in Iraq and Afghanistan. Keith reiterated the importance of add [...] | 2006-06-07 06:30:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EFIN PTER KCRM MG KN |
06ULAANBAATAR591 | IMF PUTS NEW PROGRAM NEGOTIATIONS WITH MONGOLIA ON [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Local IMF Resident Representative Jang (strictly protect) told Emboffs August 3 that the IMF had decided to postpone further discussion with the Government of Mongolia (GOM) over a new IMF program to replace its long-lapsed program. Jang was now informing key donors and would a [...] | 2006-08-03 08:52:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN EAID PREL PGOV SOCI MG |
06ULAANBAATAR682 | CODEL KOLBE DISCUSSES DPRK REFUGEE ISSUES, MORE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Mongolian General Intelligence Agency (GIA) officials told visiting CODEL Kolbe that since 1998 Mongolia had facilitated the resettlement in South Korea of 1,976 North Koreans and that 136 were presently in Mongolia being processed. To date, all North Koreans crossing into Mong [...] | 2006-09-12 07:53:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM PREF EAID MG KN KS |
06USEUBRUSSELS4207 | EU PRESIDENT BARROSO'S JANUARY VISIT: THE VIEW [...] (C/NF) European Union Commission President Jose-Manuel Barroso's January 8 trip to Washington is an opportunity to marshal Commission support for action over the next six months in accelerating political and technical cooperation on energy and climate change, completing the Doha Round, and ma [...] | 2006-12-22 11:21:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | CVIS EAID ECON ELAB ENRG EUN PGOV PHUM PREL |
06USNATO425 | READOUT OF THE JULY 05 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: From the 05 July North Atlantic Council (NAC): --DPRK: In response to the July 4 missile launches, Amb Nuland urges NAC to issue condemnatory statement. --Darfur: NATO personnel to travel to Darfur, D/CMC notifies of possibility of additional airlift request if AMIS expands. - [...] | 2006-07-06 16:43:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO MOPS MARR PREL IZ AF SU |
06USNATO639 | FRENCH MANEUVERS TO PUT BRAKES ON ALLIED-PARTNER [...] (C) Summary: In the past few weeks, France tried to launch a campaign to deny NATO partners formal 26 plus one consultations with Allies, substituting "informal" meetings. The French move began with Georgia (ref. A) and initially looked like a "one-off" move designed to assuage the Russians a [...] | 2006-10-26 15:18:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL MARR FR |
06USNATO640 | DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT ADDRESSES THE NORTH [...] (U) Summary: Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert Kimmitt reviewed key points of the International Compact for Iraq (ICI) with the North Atlantic Council on 18 October 2006. Kimmitt noted that the ICI is a contract between the international community and Iraq with the goal of achieving economic [...] | 2006-10-26 18:12:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS NATO PREL IZ AF |
06USNATO676 | NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT NOVEMBER 15, 2006 [...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Western Balkans: During an informal PermRep meeting, U.S. PermRep states that without more progress on ICTY, the Riga Summit is too soon to grant Partnership for Peace (PfP) status to Serbia; she proposes keeping pressure on Serbia through the elections, then taking up PfP i [...] | 2006-11-17 17:23:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL |
06USNATO701 | NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - DECEMBER 06, 2006 [...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: SYG conveyed the strong political convictions expressed by NATO Allies at the Summit in support of NATO's Afghanistan operations. He also cited the recent reduction in the overall level of violence in Afghanistan and the Hungarian donation of 20,000 rifles to t [...] | 2006-12-07 15:29:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL |
06USNATO716 | ACCESSION OF BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, MONTENEGRO, [...] (C) In a historic and emotional morning at NATO HQ on December 14, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Serbia joined the Partnership for Peace by signing the PfP Framework Document in back-to-back meetings with the North Atlantic Council (NAC). BiH trilateral Presidency Chairman Nebosjsha [...] | 2006-12-14 17:02:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL MARR XB |
06USNATO720 | NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - DECEMBER 14, 2006 [...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: SYG details a busy calendar of NATO events for early 2007. He observed that much more needs to be done on ANA train and equip. Ambassador Nuland seconds SYG,s call to accelerate military advice on ANA training before Seville, and also asked for more detailed br [...] | 2006-12-15 16:51:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL AF |
06USNATO729 | INDIA TO SEEK NATO POLITICAL CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer reported to the NATO PermReps today that India would like to seek, on a strictly confidential basis, the opening of political consultations with NATO. The Indian Ambassador told the Secretary-General in a private meeting that India will send [...] | 2006-12-19 15:44:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PGOV PREL IN PK AF |
06USUNNEWYORK1033 | INDIAN DPR PLEDGES TO COOPERATE WITH USG ON NEPAL, UN BUDGET, AND SYG SELECTION [...] (C/NF) During a May 19 lunch with USUN Deputy PermRep Wolff, Indian Deputy PermRep Ajai Malhotra (protect) reported that he had been sent to New York with instructions from Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran to cooperate with the USG on the broad range of issues facing both countries at the UN. [...] | 2006-05-19 21:04:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV UNSC KUNR AORC NP IN |
06USUNNEWYORK1154 | PAKISTAN AND THE U.S.: BILATERAL TIES NOT [...] (C) Summary and Comment: This cable, which focuses on Pakistan's opposition to U.S. positions and interests at the UN, is the second in a series. Like Egypt -- the first UN member state reviewed by USUN (reftel) -- Pakistan is one of a handful of countries (including India, Brazil, and South Afri [...] | 2006-06-06 21:54:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER PHUM ECON AORC KUNR UNGA UNSC PK |
06USUNNEWYORK1254 | INDIA AND THE U.S.: BILATERAL TIES NOT REFLECTED [...] (C) Summary and Comment. India's positions on key issues of importance to the U.S. in New York do not appear to have kept pace with the increasingly strong bilateral ties developing in New Delhi and Washington. India is perceived as one of a handful of countries (which includes Egypt, Pakistan, B [...] | 2006-06-21 22:04:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON AORC KUNR UNSC IN |
06USUNNEWYORK1347 | SYG SELECTION: STRAW POLL IN JULY [...] (C) Summary. The Security Council has agreed on the next stage of the Secretary-General selection process, including the modalities of the straw polls to begin in July and the means by which the Council will notify candidates of the results. Incoming President of the Council, French PR de La [...] | 2006-07-12 11:40:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC UN |
06USUNNEWYORK1488 | UNSC EXPANSION: GENERAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES PRODUCES [...] (U) Summary and Comment. During more than ten hours of speeches over July 20 and 21, eighty-six delegations spoke in the General Assembly on Security Council expansion and working methods reform. Proponents of expansion cited the large number of speakers as evidence of continued support for [...] | 2006-08-04 21:23:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KUNR UNSC UN |
06USUNNEWYORK1793 | SYG SELECTION: FIJI AGAIN RENOUNCES DEVA NOMINATION [...] (C/NF) In response to a further request for clarification from Security Council President Vassilakis of Greece, the Fijian Permanent Representative has firmly renounced the earlier letter from his Foreign Minister that nominated Nirj Deva to the Council as a Secretary-General candidate (reftel [...] | 2006-09-13 14:44:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC UN FJ |
06USUNNEWYORK1818 | SYG SELECTION: STRAW POLL SEPTEMBER 14 [...] (C) The Security Council conducted its second straw poll on candidates for Secretary-General on September 14. Though the results were communicated only to Council members, the candidates and their sponsoring delegations, an accurate account of the vote was on the internet within an hour. The [...] | 2006-09-15 14:09:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC UN |
06USUNNEWYORK1834 | FINAL WEEKS OF THE GUATEMALA-VENEZUELA CONTEST FOR [...] (C/NF) Summary. The General Assembly vote to decide the contested Latin American seat on the Security Council for 2007-2008 is less than a month away -- October 16. As we gear up in New York for the final stages of this campaign, it is time to take stock of the approach and strategy most lik [...] | 2006-09-18 21:09:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC UN GT VE XM |
06USUNNEWYORK1881 | SYG SELECTION: SEPTEMBER 28 STRAW POLL RESULTS; [...] (C) Summary. Ban Ki-Moon increased his lead over his nearest competitors in the third Secretary-General straw poll, though one delegation that had previously encouraged Ban's candidacy slipped to the "no opinion" category. The Security Council - in a contentious meeting the previous day - ag [...] | 2006-09-29 21:08:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC UN |
06USUNNEWYORK1934 | SE NATSIOS' MEETING WITH SYG ANNAN ON DARFUR [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 5 meeting with UN SYG Kofi Annan, Special Presidential Envoy for the Sudan Andrew Natsios underscored the importance of moving forward with UN support for AMIS and persuading Sudanese President Bashir to back down from his rejection of a UN peacekeeping force in [...] | 2006-10-10 22:12:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO |
06USUNNEWYORK1935 | QATAR PERMREP: WE CAN BEST HELP WITH DARFUR [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 5 meeting with US Special Envoy for the Sudan Andrew Natsios at the United Nations, Qatar PermRep Nassir Abdul Aziz al-Nasser said Qatar is eager to play an expanded role in creating a solution to the crisis in Darfur and can best influence the Government of Sudan [...] | 2006-10-10 22:15:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO |
06USUNNEWYORK1939 | PROCESSING OF G VISAS AND MEETING U.S. HOST [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request. The USG's time frame for responding to SAO clearance requests for G visa applicants appears to some governments and UN lawyers to conflict with USG obligations as host country to the UN not to impede travel of individuals coming to the UN on official business [...] | 2006-10-11 19:02:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | OFDP CVIS UN |
06USUNNEWYORK1944 | SE NATSIOS' MEETING WITH ARAB LEAGUE AMBASSADOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 5 meeting in New York with Arab League Ambassador Yahya Mahmassani, Special Presidential Envoy for the Sudan Andrew Natsios urged the Arab League to use its influence over the Government of Sudan (GOS) to persuade President Bashir to accept the UN Peacekeeping fo [...] | 2006-10-12 00:00:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO |
06USUNNEWYORK1945 | SE NATSIOS' MEETING WITH DPKO U/SYG GUEHENNO [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 5 meeting with UN DPKO U/SYG Jean Marie Guehenno, Special Presidential Envoy for the Sudan Andrew Natsios pushed DPKO to move quickly on implementing the UN support package for AMIS. Guehenno voiced cautious optimism regarding recent developments related to Dar [...] | 2006-10-12 00:00:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO |
06VIENNA2318 | AUSTRIA TO ATTEND FORCE GENERATION MEETING IN NEW [...] (C) Summary. Acting Economic-Political Counselor discussed reftel demarche on August 1 with Austrian Foreign Ministry officials Thomas Hajnoczi, Director for Security Policy and GASP issues, and Peter Huber from the International Organizations desk. The Austrian Permanent Mission to the UN [...] | 2006-08-02 15:54:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KPKO LE AU |
06VIENNA2322 | AUSTRIA'S EU PRESIDENCY: MANAGING THE GAME [...] (C) Summary: The Austrians approached the EU presidency like a solid backup quarterback takes the field: they had modest expectations, they strove for technical competence, and they set realistic goals. Their biggest successes -- winning agreement on a financial perspective, getting agreem [...] | 2006-08-03 11:30:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EUN AU |
06VILNIUS512 | PARLIAMENT APPROVES AGREEMENT TO SELL LITHUANIA'S [...] (C) Lithuania's parliament on June 1 approved the sale of Lithuania's Mazeikiu Nafta (MN) oil refinery to the Polish oil company PKN Orlen. Next, the EU's competition authority must approve the deal, a process that could take months. With the question of the next owners now answered, MN will [...] | 2006-06-02 14:12:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LT RS |
06WARSAW1580 | CASTRO SUCCESSION: POLAND SUGGESTS A "FRESH START" [...] (C) SUMMARY. The GOP has not yet developed a policy on Castro succession, but Henryk Szlajfer, the senior MFA official dealing with Cuba, suggested that the best approach would be to "set aside" the existing record on Cuba and make a fresh start at reaching a trans-Atlantic consensus with the [...] | 2006-08-03 09:47:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM CU PL EU |
06WELLINGTON128 | NATIONAL CONTEMPLATES CHANGE ON NUCLEAR BAN STANCE [...] (C) Summary: The opposition National Party is considering changing its policy regarding New Zealand's anti-nuclear ban, hoping to thereby remove one of Labour's strongest weapons against National. Senior Party officials have explained to us behind the scenes that the modification would only cl [...] | 2006-02-17 05:15:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NZ |
06WELLINGTON133 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF GENERAL ABIZAID TO NEW [...] (C) Mission New Zealand warmly welcomes your visit on 23-25 January. The Government has just returned from its lengthy Christmas and summer holiday period and has real anxiety that it is vulnerable to opposition attacks in a number of areas, including foreign and defense policies and the Gov [...] | 2006-02-21 21:02:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NZ |
06WELLINGTON167 | FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS U.S. SHOULD RECOGNIZE NZ'S [...] (C) Summary: According to Foreign Minister Winston Peters, his recent public observation that the United States should appreciate New Zealand's contributions in the South Pacific was not meant to be a criticism. Peters assures us that he was calling for both sides to recognize the positive [...] | 2006-03-02 02:56:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NZ |
06WELLINGTON18 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ADM [...] (C) Mission New Zealand warmly welcomes your visits on January 15-19 (PACAF) and January 16-22 (PACOM). New Zealand officials are also eager to meet with you. You will be arriving in New Zealand towards the end of the summer holiday period. With Parliament out of session until mid-February [...] | 2006-01-10 02:36:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NZ |
06WELLINGTON195 | SCENESETTER FOR A/S HILL'S MARCH 18-20 VISIT TO [...] (C) The Embassy welcomes your upcoming visit to New Zealand, which will enable you to meet a broad range of New Zealanders, including academics, journalists, lawyers, and students. Your meetings with GNZ officials will allow for productive discussions about regional/Pacific Island and securi [...] | 2006-03-12 18:44:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV OVIP NZ |
06WELLINGTON260 | THE NUCLEAR BAN AND NEW ZEALAND'S IDENTITY [...] (C) Summary: For reasons of history and politics, New Zealand's anti-nuclear legislation has become a core part of the nation's psyche. The ban arose just as the country was forging its post-colonial identity, and has become as integral to many Kiwis as the Constitution is to us. Although w [...] | 2006-04-05 03:55:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NZ |
06WELLINGTON286 | A/S HILL'S MEETINGS WITH PM CLARK AND FM PETERS [...] (C) Summary: During separate March 20 meetings with Prime Minister Clark and Foreign Minister Peters in Wellington, EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill encouraged the United States and New Zealand to work together in areas such as the Pacific Islands and Afghanistan. Prime Minister [...] | 2006-04-13 03:26:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL XB NZ |
06WELLINGTON366 | NEW ZEALAND FACES LONG MARCH TO CHINA FTA [...] (C) Summary: Negotiations on a China-New Zealand free-trade agreement have been slow going since their start 16 months ago, and the road ahead looks long and difficult, with China firmly in the driver's seat. Beijing has pitted New Zealand against Australia, trying to hold New Zealand hostage [...] | 2006-05-11 05:06:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD ECON PGOV PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON380 | FM PETERS CLAIMS BRASH LIED ABOUT U.S. SUPPORT AT [...] (C) Summary: NZ First leader and Foreign Minister Winston Peters, cheered on by the Government, has created a furor by claiming leaked e-mails prove National Party leader Don Brash courted US support for his party's general election campaign. The National Party has countered that Peters and th [...] | 2006-05-16 23:33:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV |
06WELLINGTON389 | MORE ON FM PETER'S E-MAIL OUTBURST: AN ANTI-GOFF [...] (C) Summary: Chris Trotter, New Zealand's leading left-wing political analyst believes the recent attack by New Zealand First leader and Foreign Minister Winston Peters on National Party Leader Don Brash was actually aimed at Trade and Defense Minister Phil Goff. In a recent article in the "I [...] | 2006-05-19 05:45:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NZ |
06WELLINGTON40 | DRUG INDUSTRY SEES POSSIBLE SALVE TO ITS PAIN IN [...] (SBU) The pharmaceutical industry in New Zealand is enjoying a dose of optimism about the prospect of changes to the government's drug-purchasing system, which has crimped the industry for the past 12 years. The government has promised a review of the system that controls the range and price [...] | 2006-01-13 05:15:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ETRD NZ |
06WELLINGTON436 | WASHINGTON STATE GOVERNOR SEEKS TRADE AND OTHER [...] (C) Summary: Washington State Governor Christine Gregoire used an official visit to Auckland on May 12 to invite partnerships with New Zealand in the areas of science, technology, agriculture and energy. In a speech to the American Chamber of Commerce, she also encouraged increased agricultu [...] | 2006-06-07 04:10:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ETRD EAGR NZ |
06WELLINGTON449 | THINLY STRETCHED NEW ZEALAND MILITARY AIMS HIGH, [...] (C) Summary: The New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF) is being rebuilt after decades of neglect. The Labour Government, ideologically drawn to a peace-keeping role for the NZDF, has nonetheless proved willing to deploy small expeditionary forces around the world. Given that the entire military [...] | 2006-06-12 05:58:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PMIL NZ |
06WELLINGTON470 | PRESENCE OF 9/11 HIJACKER CRONY IN NEW ZEALAND [...] (SBU) The New Zealand Government announced on June 11 that it had two weeks earlier deported Rayed Mohammed Abdullah Ali, a Saudi national of Yemeni background. When Ali had lived in the United States some years ago, he studied flying and roomed in Phoenix with 9/11 hijacker Hani Hanjour, wh [...] | 2006-06-20 22:51:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER NZ |
06WELLINGTON482 | NZ MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN PSI "LEADING [...] (C) This message contains an action request, at para 4. 2. (C) On June 22, Pol-Econ Couns was called into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) by Michael Swain, Deputy Director of the Security Policy Division, and Nik Green, Policy Officer. Swain explained that GNZ officials [...] | 2006-06-23 05:39:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MOPS NZ |
06WELLINGTON488 | NZ UPDATE ON E.TIMOR [...] (C) Summary: On June 26, Prime Minister Clark and Police Minister Annette King announced that up to 25 New Zealand police officers would be sent to E. Timor for a three-month deployment. The police will join the 167 NZ Defence Force personnel already in the country. Meanwhile, Ministry of [...] | 2006-06-27 04:21:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MOPS ASEC KPKO MY AS TT NZ |
06WELLINGTON489 | NZ ON UN REFORM AND THE BUDGET CAP [...] (C) On June 27, the DCM discussed reftel draft reform resolution with Joan Mosley, Director of the UN Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Mosley said she had already received and studied carefully the US-Australia-Japan paper. GNZ agrees completely with the paper's intent [...] | 2006-06-28 06:50:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV UNGA NZ |
06WELLINGTON526 | FOREIGN MINISTER PETERS' TRIP TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) Summary: During his July visit to Washington, NZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters hopes to focus discussion away from the nuclear issue and towards positive areas of bilateral cooperation. Peters, who has from the start of his tenure openly called for improved US-NZ relations, will quiet [...] | 2006-07-10 04:55:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NZ |
06WELLINGTON575 | COOK ISLANDS: QUEEN'S REPRESENTATIVE DISSOLVES [...] (U) On July 24, the Queen's Representative dissolved the Cook Islands Parliament and called for a snap election. The move came ahead of a vote of no confidence in the Cabinet. A new election must be held within ninety days. End summary. 2. (SBU) The Queen's Representative, HE Sir Frederic [...] | 2006-07-26 05:00:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL CW NZ XV |
06WELLINGTON714 | NZ FAVORS USG CONSULTATIONS ON RECAAP PIRACY [...] (C) PE Couns discussed GNZ views on the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against ships in Asia (ReCAAP) with Michael Swain, Deputy Director of the Security Policy Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Despite reftel observation that [...] | 2006-09-10 21:19:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EWWT IN KCRM KTIA MY PBTS PHSA PREL SNAR UK |
06WELLINGTON721 | NATIONAL LEADER'S EXTRAMARITAL AFFAIR THREATENS [...] (SBU) National Party leader Don Brash has taken a leave of absence following revelations that he has been having an affair for two years with a member of the conservative Business Roundtable. During the fractious 2005 general election campaign, Brash had been accused of taking large contribu [...] | 2006-09-13 06:06:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON725 | DON BRASH NOT DOWN FOR THE COUNT - YET [...] (C) National Party MPs insist they will stand by embattled leader Don Brash amidst controversy over his private life (REF A) and will continue to focus on the party's political agenda. Despite the party's bravado, a prominent conservative political analyst believes that Brash's leadership has [...] | 2006-09-14 19:00:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV NZ |
06WELLINGTON8 | SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND [...] (C) Mission New Zealand warmly welcomes your visit on January 12-3. New Zealand officials are also eager to meet with you. You will be arriving in New Zealand towards the end of the summer holiday period. With Parliament out of session until mid-February and many families on holiday, thing [...] | 2006-01-05 23:58:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NZ |
06WELLINGTON923 | IS NATIONAL'S LATEST CRISIS BRASH'S TIPPING POINT? [...] (C) Summary: The author of a soon to be published book claims it will prove National Party leaders have mislead their own caucus and the public about the party's fundraising and other contacts with religious and corporate players during the 2005 campaign. Nats leader Don Brash only days ago [...] | 2006-11-23 17:32:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON928 | OPPOSITION LEADER BRASH RESIGNS; KEY TIPPED TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: New Zealand's main opposition party leader, Dr. Don Brash, has resigned after weeks of speculation over his leadership. Dogged by a series of gaffes and missteps that raised questions over his political judgment, Brash announced that the National Party will caucus on Monday to pi [...] | 2006-11-24 03:10:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON935 | JOHN KEY ELECTED NEW OPPOSITION LEADER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: John Key has won the leadership of New Zealand's main opposition party, the National Party. In an uncontested election, Key replaced Dr. Don Brash who resigned last week after three turbulent years at the helm. National also elected a new Deputy Leader and Finance spokesman: t [...] | 2006-11-27 18:30:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV NZ |
06YEREVAN353 | ARMENIA: DIFFICULT TO EXCLUDE IRAN FROM NUCLEAR [...] (C) Armenia seeks a face-saving way to support our request to exclude Iran from an upcoming Forum of State Nuclear Safety Authorities of the Countries Operating VVER-type Reactors. Armenian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (ANRA) Chairman Ashot Martirosyan told us the MFA will convene a meeting t [...] | 2006-03-09 13:57:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KNNP ENRG PARM PREL IR RS AM |
06YEREVAN98 | ARMENIAN RESPONSE TO GAS SUPPLY CUT OFF [...] (C) Russian gas via Azerbaijan will not flow to Armenia according to Deputy Minister of Energy Iosef Isayan. As a result, Armenia will deplete its reserves by January 31 if Russian supplies through Georgia are not restored. Armenian authorities halted exports of power to Georgia, and began t [...] | 2006-01-23 14:17:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG PREL RS GG IR AM AZ |
07ABIDJAN1265 | EFFORTS TO COMBAT WEST AFRICAN DRUG TRAFFICKING [...] (SBU) The Government of Cote d'Ivoire has the will to combat drug trafficking, but lacks the capacity. Also, as it concentrates on steering the country out of its five-year political crisis, its attention is focused on other priorities. The Inter-ministerial Committee to Combat Drug Traffick [...] | 2007-12-31 16:33:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID KCRM PREL SOCI SNAR IV |
07ABIDJAN614 | UNIVERSITY TEACHERS SUSPEND THEIR STRIKE, [...] (SBU) On May 30, the university professors and researchers from the "Coordination Nationale des Enseignants et Chercheurs" (CNEC) suspended their six-week old strike, ushering in the resumption of classes nationwide and ending the looming threat of an annulled school year (reftel). CNEC too [...] | 2007-06-11 15:52:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ELAB IV |
07ABIDJAN907 | COTE D'IVOIRE: VIEWS FROM SMALLER PARTIES [...] (C) Summary. Poloff met separately August 27 with Robert Guei Bombet, President of the "Renaissance" party (Parti La Renaissance) and with Francis Wodie, President of the Ivorian Workers' party (Parti Ivorien des Travailleurs - PTI). Both lamented the lack of implementation of the Ouagadougou [...] | 2007-08-28 13:59:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV IV |
07ABUDHABI1128 | THREE U.S. COMPANIES SHORT LISTED FOR SOUR GAS [...] (C) We have been told that the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has invited four companies to re-bid on its on-shore sour gas development project: Occidental Petroleum, ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, and Shell. BP was not invited to re-bid. According to ConocoPhillips Abu Dhabi President, [...] | 2007-07-05 12:30:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG EINV PINR AE |
07ABUDHABI1145 | FOREIGN MINISTER ABDULLAH ON ABBAS VISIT; GCC MINISTERIALS [...] (C) Ambassador spoke via telephone with Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) Sunday afternoon, July 8, regarding the visit of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who had arrived the day before. AbZ reported that Abu Mazen was still in Abu Dhabi, and would be meeting with UAE Presi [...] | 2007-07-09 09:32:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KPAL KNUC IQ IR AE |
07ABUDHABI1294 | ABU DHABI'S SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUNDS -- THE TRILLION [...] (U) This cable contains business proprietary information. 2. (C/NF) Summary: The Emirate of Abu Dhabi is the largest and most powerful of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates, with over 90% of oil and gas reserves, and about 60% of GDP. In addition, it directly funds over half of [...] | 2007-08-01 14:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EINV EFIN ECON PINR AE |
07ABUDHABI1732 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): HOST COUNTRY [...] (C/NF) Econchief met with MFA International Organizations Director Yacub Al-Hosani on October 18 to discuss the host country agreement negotiations and to propose a meeting during the CWC Conference of the States Parties (November 5-9). Al-Hosani confirmed that the UAE would send a delegation [...] | 2007-10-18 15:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL KTIA CWC AE |
07ABUDHABI185 | UAE DRAFT EXPORT CONTROL LAW WITH MOJ [...] (C/NF) On February 5, Ministry of Economy Under Secretary Abdulla Al-Saleh (the number two to Minister of Economy Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi) told econchief that the draft export control law had been passed from the Ministry of Economy to the Ministry of Justice. The Ministry of Justice reviews [...] | 2007-02-06 12:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC PARM PREL KSTC AE |
07ABUDHABI606 | CWC - UAE/U.S. HOST COUNTRY AGREEMENT - NOT YET [...] (C/NF) On April 10, Econchief met with MFA Director of International Organizations (and MFA representative the UAE's Non-Proliferation committee) Yacoub Al-Hosani to ask about the status of the host country agreement on the conduct of Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Inspections. Al-Hosani wa [...] | 2007-04-12 13:18:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KTIA PARM PREL CWC AE |
07ABUDHABI96 | UAE DRAFT EXPORT CONTROL LAW OUT FOR COMMENT [...] (C/NF) In spite of longstanding U.S. urging, the UAEG still has no export control law. At the end of last year, UAE officials told us that they have an omnibus draft export-import law being finalized, which included a section on strategic trade controls. According to MinEcon Under Secretary [...] | 2007-01-24 12:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC PARM PREL KSTC AE |
07ABUJA1081 | NIGERIAN REQUEST FOR A MEETING BY PRESIDENT YAR'ADUA WITH [...] (C) Summary: Nigeria's Ambassador to the U.S., George Obiozor and President Yar'Adua's Special Advisor Benjamin Ademola "Danny" Adebiyi meet with the Ambassador at their request on May 31. They asked that President Bush meet with President Yar'Adua, "if only for two minutes" on the margins [...] | 2007-06-01 08:33:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM NI |
07ABUJA1320 | NIGERIA STRUGGLES TO MEET AMISOM COMMITMENTS [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY: The Nigerian military battalion designated to serve in the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) is under-manned, under-equipped, and under-trained. The military leadership does not say, and probably does not know, when its troops will be AMISOM-ready. While the USG has s [...] | 2007-06-21 16:41:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS KPKO NI |
07ABUJA1368 | OIL COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE TALKS HOSTAGES, DELTA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Emboffs on June 8 met with a representative of Chevron Nigeria Ltd. (CNL) to discuss the events leading up to the June 2 release of six CNL employees kidnapped on May 1 in Bayelsa State. The representative indicated Bayelsa State officials leaned heavily on CNL for supplies and l [...] | 2007-06-28 08:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR ENRG NI |
07ABUJA215 | INSIDER'S VIEW OF ABUJA MUSLIM COMMUNITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 31, PolOff met with Abuja-based Imam and 2005 International Visitor Program grantee Fouad Adeyemi, founder and director of al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society. Imam Fouad disclosed that he is presently teaching a course on the fundamentals of Islamic worship and belief to m [...] | 2007-02-02 08:42:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KISL KDEM SOCI SCUL OEXC NI ELECTIONS |
07ABUJA2230 | NIGERIA: SHARIA, STILL POLITICALLY RELEVANT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nafiu Ahmed, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria (SCSN),excoriated former Zamfara governor Ahmed Yerima for manipulating the sentiments of average northern Nigerians in his 2000 bid to re-introduce Sharia criminal law across 12 northern states. However, [...] | 2007-10-19 15:15:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM KISL NI |
07ABUJA2439 | NIGERIA: SEEKS INCREASED COOPERATION DURING INL [...] (SBU) Summary. During INL Assitant Secretary (A/S) Thomas Schweich,s November 4-6 visit to Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria, GON Law Enforcement Officials expressed a strong interest in increasing bilateral cooperation and an equally strong desire for a strengthened relationship in order to tackle th [...] | 2007-11-26 15:48:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KCRM KJUS ECON PGOV SNAR NI |
07ACCRA2392 | NPP CANDIDATE CRITICIZES KUFUOR'S INFLUENCE OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 31 meeting with POL Chief, New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate Dan Botwe urged foreign donors to provide more support to political parties, complaining that Ghana's strong presidential system left other democratic institutions, including political parties [...] | 2007-11-09 15:03:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM GH |
07ACCRA2426 | MAJOR HEROIN FACILITATOR ARRESTED IN ACCRA [...] (SBU) On November 20, the Ghana Police, in conjunction with DEA, arrested Kwame Asiedu, a.k.a. Clement Kwame Ablorh, for conspiracy to manufacture and distribute heroin to the U.S. Asiedu was a major organizer and facilitator of trafficking Southwest Asian heroin through Ghana to the U.S and h [...] | 2007-11-21 15:45:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SNAR PGOV PREL ASEC GH |
07ADDISABABA1510 | ETHIOPIA: POSITIVE MESSAGE ON THE EEBC PROCESS, [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Meles and other senior officials expressed their deep concern to the Ambassador over the November 30 deadline set by the Ethiopia-Eritrea Boundary Commission (EEBC) for final demarcation of the border by "coordinates." The GOE wants to avoid anther border war wi [...] | 2007-05-18 13:06:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER |
07ADDISABABA1771 | SOMALI PRIME MINISTER GHEDI DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On May 31, Somali Prime Minister Ghedi affirmed the Transitional Federal Government's (TFG) commitment to power-sharing with all clans, but noted that the Hawiye Leadership Committee represented neither the general interests of the Hawiye community nor traditional Somali leader [...] | 2007-06-06 15:28:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KDEM SO ET |
07ADDISABABA18 | ETHIOPIA: PM MELES REPORTS TO PARLIAMENT ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PM Meles told the Ethiopian Parliament Jan. 2 that Ethiopian military forces, along with TFG and Puntland militias, had defeated and dispersed Council of Islamic Courts (CIC) extremists. He highlighted the warm welcome and full cooperation Ethiopian forces had received from So [...] | 2007-01-04 07:09:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS PREL PGOV PTER SO ET |
07ADDISABABA2524 | ETHIOPIA: (C-AL7-01035) SOME COMMERCIAL FOOD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On August 9, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) reported that World Food Program (WFP) emergency food relief is now finally en route to the Ogaden area of Ethiopia's Somali Region, with 4 trucks making deliveries, and 32 other trucks anticipated [...] | 2007-08-10 12:25:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREF PHUM PGOV MOPS EAGR EAID ET |
07ADDISABABA3337 | ETHIOPIA: UN A/SYG FOR PEACEKEEPING MULET ON [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY. On November 8 PolCouns and Poloff attended a "Friends of UNMEE" meeting where newly appointed UN Assistant Secretary General for Peacekeeping (A/SYG) Edmond Mulet briefed the resident diplomatic community on his views of the Ethiopian-Eritrean border situation and Somalia. M [...] | 2007-11-16 06:05:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER SO |
07ADDISABABA3376 | ETHIOPIA: ALL IS QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT, FOR [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY. On November 18-19, PolOff and RefCoord traveled to Shire/Inda Silase in northwest Tigray to meet with United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) military observers (milobs) and separately with Ethiopian Administration of Refugees and Returnee Affairs (ARRA) offi [...] | 2007-11-21 14:26:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PBTS KPKO MOPS PREF PREL ET ER |
07ADDISABABA3521 | SUDAN: ETHIOPIAN STATE MINISTER TEKEDA DISCUSSES [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY. On December 5, Ambassador, visiting Sudan Program Group officials, and PolOff met with Ethiopian State Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Tekeda Alemu to discuss Ethiopia's views on Sudan's Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and Darfur. Tekeda explained that Ethiopia's foreig [...] | 2007-12-12 11:47:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KPKO ET ER SU |
07ADDISABABA856 | YUSUF STILL KEY TO SOMALI RECONCILIATION; ERITREA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-20 09:02:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KDEM KPKO SO ER ET |
07AMMAN1064 | SCENESETTER FOR PRM A/S SAUERBREY'S MARCH 13-16 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Amman welcomes your visit, and looks forward to building upon your discussions with key Jordanian officials and Ambassador Hale in recent days in Washington to advance our dialogue with the GOJ on the needs of Iraqis in Jordan, as well as the other refugee issues of mutual [...] | 2007-03-08 12:00:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREG PGOV PHUM SY IZ JO |
07AMMAN1067 | FEBRUARY PRM VISIT TO SYRIA AND JORDAN FOCUSED ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-08 12:28:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREF PREL SY IZ JO |
07AMMAN1277 | A/S SAUERBREY DISCUSSES IRAQIS WITH GOJ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) Ellen Sauerbrey and Ambassador met March 14 with Bassem Awadallah, Director of King Abdullah's Office, and the head of the General Intelligence Directorate (GID) Muhammad Al Dahabi together to discuss the issue of Ir [...] | 2007-03-21 06:28:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREF PGOV PHUM SY IZ JO |
07AMMAN1380 | A/S SAUERBREY'S MEETINGS WITH UN AND NGO OFFICIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) Ellen Sauerbrey visited Jordan March 13-16 on the final leg of a regional tour focused on ensuring that displaced Iraqis receive effective protection and assistance, including expanded resettlement. Her meetings wit [...] | 2007-03-28 13:18:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREF PREL PTER PGOV PHUM SY IZ JO |
07AMMAN2615 | JORDAN TO NAME RETIRED GENERAL MUHAMMAD AL-ALLAF [...] (C/NF) Foreign Minister Khatib informed Ambassador in confidence on June 17 that retired Major General Muhammad al-Allaf will be named Jordan's new Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York. This appointment has not been made public; please protect accordingly. 2. (C/NF) A [...] | 2007-06-19 08:03:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR JO |
07AMMAN2908 | OUTREACH TO JORDANIAN CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS [...] (SBU) Seven Jordanian activists representing human rights and civil society organizations gathered at the Ambassador's residence on June 3 for a discussion with the Ambassador, USAID Mission Director and Embassy officers. Copies of the President's June 5 Prague speech were distributed. The A [...] | 2007-07-05 14:58:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KDEM KMPI PHUM JO |
07AMMAN3100 | ICRC ON PROTECTION OF IRAQIS IN JORDAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) provides protection for Iraqis in Jordan by monitoring Iraqi detainees and conducting tracing activities to reunite families separated by conflict. ICRC conducts prison visits for Iraqis detained for reasons of state security, a [...] | 2007-07-24 05:39:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREF IZ JO |
07AMMAN3102 | ICRC ON PROTECTION OF IRAQIS IN JORDAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) provides protection for Iraqis in Jordan by monitoring Iraqi detainees and conducting tracing activities to reunite families separated by conflict. ICRC conducts prison visits for Iraqis detained for reasons of state security, a [...] | 2007-07-24 05:39:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREF IZ JO |
07AMMAN319 | GOJ REQUESTS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON PROPOSED [...] (SBU) Embassy received a diplomatic note from MFA dated January 17, in response to the U.S. proposal for a written framework agreement for the transfer to Jordan of detainees from Guantanamo (ref A). The Jordanian note requests "the names of the fourteen detainees who are expected to be trans [...] | 2007-01-23 15:03:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PREL PHUM JO |
07AMMAN320 | GOJ CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON IRAQI [...] ( SBU ) GOJ spokesman Nasser Judeh, responding to a question during his weekly press briefing, expressed support for an international conference on the situation of Iraqis who have moved to neighboring countries. (Note: Post understands UNHCR working to organize such a conference in Geneva [...] | 2007-01-23 15:59:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREF SMIG IZ JO |
07AMMAN3311 | JORDAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS FALLOUT: IAF AND [...] (SBU) The political clash and war of words pitting Islamists against the Government following municipal elections held on July 31 has intensified. The Islamic Action Front (IAF),Jordan's active and legal Islamist political movement, continued over the weekend its public repudiation of the el [...] | 2007-08-05 14:14:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KISL JO |
07AMMAN4380 | DEMARCHE ON UNGA RESOLUTION ON CUBA EMBARGO: [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-30 12:16:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD PHUM UNGA UN CU JO |
07AMMAN4545 | NO CLEAR EVIDENCE OF THE GROWTH OF RESOURCE [...] (SBU) Jordan, unlike its southern and eastern neighbors, is virtually devoid of natural resources. Reports of probable oil reserves have not been proven, and the GOJ is hopeful that eventual development and exploitation of shale deposits will help to alleviate its dependence on imported fuel [...] | 2007-11-13 08:38:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET PGOV JO |
07AMMAN4693 | BIOGRAPHIES FOR JORDAN'S NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (U) In the wake of November 20 parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit submitted his resignation to the King November 22, paving the way for a new government. On November 23, the King designated Nader Dahabi as the new Prime Minister, and the new cabinet was sworn in on November 25. [...] | 2007-11-26 17:00:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | JO PGOV PINR |
07AMMAN644 | JORDAN-IRAQ BORDER: TRAFFIC DECREASING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Traffic at the Jordan-Iraq border has declined in recent months, but remains considerable. The decline appears to be due to the danger of traveling to Jordan by road, and to Jordanian officials' continuing exercise of their discretion in a case-by-case adjudication of requests fo [...] | 2007-02-12 08:05:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREF PREL PTER JO IZ |
07AMMAN679 | IRAQIS SWAMP UNHCR OFFICES IN JORDAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Crowds of Iraqis flocked to UNHCR offices in Amman February 12. Word appears to be spreading of UNHCR's recent policy shift, under which it now treats all south- and central-Iraqis outside Iraq as having a prima facie case that they are refugees, and as therefore eligible for refe [...] | 2007-02-13 15:39:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREF PGOV PTER JO IZ |
07AMMAN726 | RUN ON UNHCR OFFICES IS REGIONAL [...] (U) This message was cleared with Embassies Beirut, Cairo and Damascus. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Ref A reported that UNHCR's office in Amman is experiencing a spike in applications from Iraqis. UNHCR's offices in Damascus, Beirut and Cairo are also experiencing similar surges as UNHCR implements it [...] | 2007-02-15 16:51:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREF PGOV PTER SY LE EG IZ JO |
07AMMAN786 | LOCAL UNHCR OFFICIALS APPEAL FOR HELP ON IRAQIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNHCR officials in Jordan and Syria warn that the surge of Iraqis approaching their offices is starting to overtax their capacity. Even with increased staff and resources, UNHCR Jordan was forced to turn away hundreds of Iraqis seeking to register on February 19 so it could focus [...] | 2007-02-21 07:25:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREF PGOV SY IZ JO |
07ANKARA1239 | GOT ABRUPTLY FIRES ITS SPECIAL ENVOY TO COMBAT PKK [...] (C) Summary: On May 21, the Turkish government fired its Special Envoy to combat the PKK, GEN (r) Baser, citing the general's negative public comments on the trilateral (U.S.-Iraq-Turkey) process. The GOT named MFA Deputy Undersecretary Akgunay as his replacement, signaling a continuation of [...] | 2007-05-22 09:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PGOV PREL TU UZ US |
07ANKARA1414 | ENCOURAGING ARMENIAN PARTICIPATION AT BSEC SUMMIT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) The June 25 BSEC Summit in Istanbul will be the flagship event of Turkey's BSEC Chairmanship, and the fifteenth anniversary of the organization. Apart from OSCE and Council of Europe, BSEC is the only multilateral forum in th [...] | 2007-06-06 14:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL TU AM AJ |
07ANKARA2656 | TURKEY PURSUES DIPLOMACY, POISED FOR MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOT continues to pursue diplomacy to pressure Iraqi and Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) officials, as well as the U.S., to take concrete steps to root out the PKK presence inside northern Iraq. However, Turkey remains poised to conduct a cross border operation (CBO) at any [...] | 2007-10-26 11:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ US |
07ANKARA2960 | TURKEY/IRAQ: TAKING THE PULSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador urged GOT Iraq Coordinator Celikkol to move forward with a GOT invitation to President Talabani to visit Ankara, noting such a step could help break the ice between the Turks and Iraqi Kurds and lead to eventual dialogue with Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) officials. [...] | 2007-12-14 11:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER ETRD TU IZ |
07ANKARA3010 | TURKEY: CATHOLIC PRIEST STABBED IN IZMIR [...] (C) Summary and comment: Police detained a 19-year old Turkish man shortly after he stabbed Italian Priest Adiano Franchini inside Izmir's St. Antoine Church on Sunday, December 16. Franchini, who survived the attack and is recovering well, said he would not press charges against the attacke [...] | 2007-12-19 09:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
07ASHGABAT1088 | TURKMENISTAN: BERDIMUHAMEDOV REPLACES INTERIOR, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Berdimuhamedov replaced two power ministry heads during an October 8 meeting at the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The Interior Minister, who is taking the blame for the fire in the Russian bazaar as well as other crimes, will likely be arrested for abuse of office, [...] | 2007-10-09 12:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR TX |
07ASHGABAT1302 | UK ENERGY OFFICE PLANS STUDY TOUR FOR TURKMEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The British government is moving forward with plans to provide training to Turkmen officials in the oil and gas industry in January. Foci will include energy sector regulation, licensing, and the current Turkmen policy of selling hydrocarbon product at the border. The U.K. gov [...] | 2007-11-29 13:42:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET PREL TX UK |
07ASHGABAT925 | BOEING REP: TURKMENISTAN AIR FACES LONG ROAD TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has tasked the new CEO of Turkmenistan Airlines, Gurbanyaz Tirkishov, with fixing long-standing operational issues with the airline. Berdimuhamedov announced the intention to place an order for new aircraft, in part to service all of the new [...] | 2007-09-05 11:41:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAIR ETRD PGOV PINR SOCI TX |
07ASMARA917 | ANTI-AMERICAN PFDJ RALLIES IN ASMARA [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ),Eritrea's regime-affiliated and sole political party, has been holding a series of mandatory mass meetings for all party members in Asmara. An Eritrean who attended one of these meetings relayed to the RSO that the PFDJ tol [...] | 2007-12-04 10:59:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ASEC KIRF ER |
07ASTANA1110 | KAZAKHSTAN: CHEVRON MANAGER DISCUSSES ORENBURG [...] (C) Summary: Luis Coimbra, Marketing and Transportation Manager of Chevron's Eurasia Business Unit, briefed Energy Officer on April 24 on Chevron's vision for the Kazakhstan Caspian Transportation System (KCTS) and the status of the Gazprom-KazMunaiGaz (KMG) joint venture to expand the Orenbur [...] | 2007-04-26 09:38:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET KZ |
07ASTANA1143 | KAZAKHSTAN: INFORMATION ON BAKER HUGHES' FCPA CASE [...] (C) Following receipt of reftel, Ambassador telephoned Prime Minister Masimov to inform him of the impending final court action and to ask how best to provide the GOK with the relevant court documents when they came available. Masimov told the Ambassador to deliver them directly to him. 2. [...] | 2007-04-30 08:43:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EINV KZ |
07ASTANA116 | KAZAKHSTAN'S PETROCHEMICAL AMBITIONS: [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) is aggressively encouraging foreign investment in a domestic petrochemical industry as part of its strategy to diversify the economy and to "climb the value chain" of hydrocarbon production. The GOK has authorized a predictable set of tax benef [...] | 2007-01-12 12:04:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET KZ PGOV PREL |
07ASTANA1240 | KAZAKHSTAN: PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES OIL SECTOR [...] (C) Summary: In back-to-back April 26-27 conversations with Commercial and Business Affairs Special Representative (S/R) Frank Mermoud and the Ambassador, Prime Minister Masimov discussed his government's strategy for developing Kazakhstan's oil and gas sector, its intent to audit existing sub [...] | 2007-05-08 07:28:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET KZ |
07ASTANA1243 | KAZAKHSTAN: MERMOUD DISCUSSES PUBLIC-PRIVATE [...] (C) Summary. In April 24-26 meetings with Prime Minister Masimov, other Kazakhstani government officials, and private sector representatives, Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs J. Frank Mermoud discussed the Kazakhstani government,s fast-evolving approach to economic d [...] | 2007-05-08 10:33:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EPET ETRD PGOV KZ |
07ASTANA1302 | KAZAKHSTAN: PRIME MINISTER AND FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Both Prime Minister Masimov and Foreign Minister Tazhin downplayed the significance of the gas pipeline deals announced during the May 12 tripartite summit in Turkmenistan (Ref A) in separate May 15 conversations with Ambassador Ordway. Masimov told the Ambassador that "all we ag [...] | 2007-05-15 11:04:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET KZ RS TX |
07ASTANA1438 | KAZAKHSTAN SIGNS AGREEMENT ON CREATION OF [...] (C) Summary: On May 10 representatives of the Government of Kazakhstan and the Government of Russia signed an Inter-governmental Agreement to set up an international uranium enrichment center, under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) control, in Angarsk, Russia. For Kazakhstan's state- [...] | 2007-05-29 03:14:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET KZ RS |
07ASTANA1659 | KAZAKHSTAN: BOUCHER PRESSES POLITICAL REFORM WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-18 01:35:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KZ ECON ENRG |
07ASTANA1668 | CORRECTED COPY: KAZAKHSTAN: BOUCHER PRESSES [...] (C) Summary: In June 5-6 meetings with Assistant Secretary Boucher, Kazakhstani government officials defended SIPDIS recent constitutional amendments as far-reaching, while acknowledging the need for further reform. Opposition leaders, by contrast, called the reform package a "step backwa [...] | 2007-06-18 09:41:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KZ ECON ENRG |
07ASTANA2586 | KASHAGAN: THUS FAR, COMMERCIAL DISPUTE, NOT [...] Summary: (SBU) Spurred on by further delays and rising costs at Kashagan, the Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) has made clear to the international consortium developing the huge oil field of its dissatisfaction with the current profit-sharing scheme. The GOK leadership has indicated that it see [...] | 2007-09-18 23:57:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN EINV KZ |
07ASTANA460 | KAZAKHSTAN: A/S SULLIVAN DISCUSSES ENERGY, [...] (C) Summary: In February 4-6 meetings in Astana with Prime Minister Masimov and GOK cabinet members, A/S Sullivan and delegation communicated strong USG support for multiple oil and gas export routes (including potential Trans-Caspian pipelines),Kazakhstan's efforts to diversify its economy, [...] | 2007-02-22 08:13:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET KZ PGOV PREL |
07ASTANA562 | KAZAKHSTAN: CONOCOPHILLIPS' "N BLOCK" BID ON HOLD [...] (C) Summary: Don Wallette, ConocoPhillips' (CP) Russia and Caspian Region President, told the Ambassador on February 28 that the GOK had decided to postpone, indefinitely, its selection of foreign partners to participate in the development of the offshore "N" block, in order to re-evaluate th [...] | 2007-03-02 10:53:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET KZ |
07ASTANA563 | KAZAKHSTAN: KMG EXECUTIVE DISCUSSES KCTS PROCESS [...] (C) Summary: Arman Darbayev, KazMunaiGaz (KMG) Executive Director of Transportation Infrastructure, discussed KMG's vision of the Kazakhstan Caspian Transportation System (KCTS) process with Energy Officer on March 1. Darbayev (strictly protect) acknowledged that the Kazakhstanis intend to use [...] | 2007-03-02 10:58:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET KZ AJ |
07ASTANA684 | KAZAKHSTAN: GOK CONFIRMS "N BLOCK" PROCESS DELAYED [...] (C) Summary: On March 15, ConocoPhillips (CP) executives briefed Energy Officer on CP CEO Jim Mulva's March 5 meetings in Astana, during which GOK officials reiterated the recent bad news about CP's "N Block" bid due to a GOK desire to re-evaluate "N Block" reserves, all commercial negotiations [...] | 2007-03-16 10:37:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET KZ |
07ASTANA753 | KAZAKHSTAN TO BUILD COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT IN THE [...] (C) Summary: Spurred by recent analysis forecasting a significant electricity deficit in Southern Kazakhstan by 2015, the Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) has reportedly decided to build a 2000 MW coal-fired plant at the southern tip of Lake Balkhash. Energy Ministry sources report that Presid [...] | 2007-03-28 02:26:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET KZ |
07ASTANA848 | KAZAKHSTAN: EXXONMOBIL PURSUING ONSHORE [...] (C) Summary: Rick Vierbuchen, Vice President of ExxonMobil Exploration Company, informed Ambassador Ordway on March 28 that ExxonMobil is negotiating a long-term partnership with KazMunaiGaz's (KMG) onshore exploration and production subsidiary (KMG E&P) to evaluate, acquire acreage, and poten [...] | 2007-04-03 08:58:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET KZ |
07ASTANA943 | ROBERT DEUTSCH DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary: SCA Senior Advisor Robert Deutsch briefed Deputy Foreign Minister Nurlan Yermekbayev on U.S. reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan on April 6 in Astana, receiving in turn a brief of Yermekbayev's recent trip to Kabul as head of a public-private Kazakhstani delegation. Yermekbayev [...] | 2007-04-13 01:20:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ENRG ETRD KZ |
07ASTANA984 | KAZAKHSTAN: AES UPDATES AMBASSADOR ON BUSINESS [...] (C) Summary: AES's Dale Perry told the Ambassador on April 12 that "business is great" in Kazakhstan, despite ongoing legal disputes initiated by regional and local officials, and a general disagreement with regulators over the proper definition of monopoly power. Perry noted that a draft Go [...] | 2007-04-18 02:29:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET KZ |
07ASUNCION714 | MANAGING EXPECTATIONS OF NEW SEPRELAD DIRECTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Reviews of Dr. Angel Gabriel GONZALEZ Caceres, Paraguay's new director of the Secretariat for the Prevention of Money Laundering (SEPRELAD),are quite mixed. A former Central Bank president (2003-2005),Gonzalez also served two terms as Banking Superintendent (1998-99 and 1999-200 [...] | 2007-08-27 13:07:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER ECON PA |
07ATHENS123 | FOREIGN MINISTRY ON GREEK AID TO IRAN, LEBANON, [...] (C) Summary: EconCouns met January 17th with George Pandremenos, Diplomatic Director, Office of Deputy Foreign Minister Stylianides, to discuss reftels. Regarding the Paris donors' conference for Lebanon (Reftel A),Pandremenos stated that Foreign Minister Bakoyiannis and General Secretary of [...] | 2007-01-19 14:16:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON EAID EXIM UNSC OECD GR IR LE |
07ATHENS183 | EU AVIATION EMISSIONS PROPOSAL NOT TO USG TASTE? [...] (SBU) Econcouns and Econoff delivered points from ref(b) to the Secretary General of Economic Affairs at the MFA, as well as the Director of International Affairs at the Ministry of Transportation. The meetings were positive, and the GoG made no attempt to push back against any of the points [...] | 2007-01-26 13:43:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAIR ECON GR |
07ATHENS289 | ENSURING EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF UN SECURITY [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel points to MFA Secretary General Rocanas on February 6, underscoring the importance of international community unity on implementation of UNSCR 1737. Outlining the steps the United States was taking, DCM pressed for the GOG to joint with others to ensure that the Ir [...] | 2007-02-08 15:18:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KNNP EFIN IR GR |
07ATHENS649 | DIMITRIOS COPELOUZOS AND THE COPELOUZOS GROUP: [...] (C) SUMMARY. Dimitrios Copelouzos, the founding Chairman and Managing Director of the Copelouzos Group, has evolved into a key player in the regional energy market and is currently participating in a number of significant energy transportation projects including the Burgas-Alexandroupoli pip [...] | 2007-03-29 13:36:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON AL BU ENRG GR MK RS |
07ATHENS656 | CFE GREECE: DIPLOMATIC NOTES EXCHANGED [...] (C) Per ref b, DepPolCouns and PolOff delivered dipnote 107/07 to MFA D2 NATO Directorate Deputy Head Polis Polychroniou affirming the arrangement on CFE entitlement transfers. As instructed, DepPolCouns thanked Greece for continuing to leave its full offer of CFE entitlement transfers (40 t [...] | 2007-03-30 09:50:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL NATO KCFE GR |
07ATHENS838 | DEVELOPMENT MINISTER WORKS TO MOVE TGI FORWARD [...] (C) Summary. Minister of Development Sioufas outlined to the Ambassador a series of steps he was taking to move the ball forward on TGI. He had obtained Turkish Minister of Energy Guler's agreement to work on a trilateral, intergovernmental TGI agreement covering source, transit and other is [...] | 2007-04-27 10:15:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG GR |
07ATHENS918 | BANK SEPAH: FURTHER DETAILS ON FREEZE FROM BANK OF [...] (C/NF) Bank of Greece Director of Supervision Kyriacopoulos outlined to Economic Counselor on May 7 the steps the BoG had taken regarding the freezing of Bank Sepah funds. Upon receiving information relating to Sepah from the Embassy, he had ordered an on-site inspection of Bank Saderat on Ma [...] | 2007-05-07 14:06:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN GR |
07ATHENS947 | ENERGY MINISTER CONCERNED ABOUT EC ACTION ON TGI [...] (C) Minister of Development Sioufas told the Ambassador May 11 that he requests urgent USG assistance regarding the EC's upcoming decision on exempting the Turkey-Greece-Italy (TGI) pipeline from EC third-party access (TPA) requirements. Sioufas said that EU officials recently informed Italian [...] | 2007-05-11 14:10:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG GR |
07BAGHDAD1378 | DETAINEES REPORT TORTURE BY NATIONAL POLICE AND [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On April 5, six Iraqi detainees held at two Iraqi detention facilities located adjacent to Forward Operating Base (FOB) Justice in Khadimiya provided personal accounts of torture and beatings by National Police (NP) and Iraqi Army (IA) forces to PolOff during an unannounced huma [...] | 2007-04-23 09:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM MOPS MARR PGOV IZ |
07BAGHDAD2781 | PRT KIRKUK: KDP MAYOR RESIGNS, UN-RESIGNS, ATTACKS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following a mass-casualty VBIED attack in Kirkuk city, its KDP mayor resigned, even though he had little authority over security. He later withdrew his resignation and remains a KDP member, but harshly criticized the KDP's local leadership and plans to start a competing politic [...] | 2007-08-20 11:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
07BAGHDAD3060 | FOLLOWING GOI "CONCESSIONS," NATIONAL DIALOGUE [...] (C) Dr. Mustapha Al Hiti, a senior parliamentarian in the Iraqi Front for National Dialogue Bloc (or, Hewar party led by Sunni politician Salah al Mutlaq),confirmed to poloffs on September 10 that Hewar had ended its two-month boycott of the Council of Representatives (CoR) after the governme [...] | 2007-09-11 17:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON PINR KBIO IZ |
07BAGHDAD3308 | TAWAFUQ BOYCOTT POLICY COMES UNDER PRESSURE FROM [...] (C/NF) Deputy Prime Minister Salam Al Zoubai's recent meeting with Prime Minister Maliki set off alarm bells within the Tawafuq Coalition and highlighted internal wrangling among Sunni leaders over maintenance of its boycott of the Maliki government. Explanations for Zoubai's uncoordinated m [...] | 2007-10-04 10:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR IZ |
07BAGHDAD3391 | PROVINCIAL POWERS LAW: NOT QUITE THERE YET [...] (C) Summary and comment: More than a month after the August 26 leaders agreement on the provincial powers law, the Council of Representatives (CoR) last week sent the latest draft to the Shura Council for further revision. CoR members tell us disputed areas remain even in this version. The Pr [...] | 2007-10-10 09:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IZ |
07BAGHDAD3451 | ANBAR PRT: IRAQ AWAKENING LEADER SUPPORTS [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. 2. (C) The Iraq Awakening Movement (SAI) will name Sunni candidates to fill the vacancies created by the August 1 walkout of the Cabinet by the Tawafuq Bloc if the latter cannot find common ground with the Maliki government, SAI leader Sheikh Ahmed [...] | 2007-10-17 10:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINS PTER IZ |
07BAGHDAD3787 | PARLIAMENTARIAN HACHIM HASSANI DISCUSSES FORMATION [...] (C/NF) Summary. Independent CoR member Hachim Hassani told PolOff on October 31 he is forming an independent, moderate bloc in the CoR, although these efforts are in the early stages. He dispelled rumors that he may be nominated by PM Maliki to become Minister of Communications, but did not [...] | 2007-11-18 15:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IZ |
07BAGHDAD3823 | INDEPENDENT COR MEMBER SAYS LEGISLATION DELAYED BY [...] (C/NF) Summary. Independent CoR member Safia Souhail (Shia, former Iraqiyya) told Poloff unnecessary delays with de-ba'athification and other laws are occurring because of sectarianism and ineffective CoR leadership. She is doubtful the de-ba'athification law will receive the votes necessary [...] | 2007-11-22 07:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREF PGOV PINR IZ |
07BAKU1407 | ACTION REQUEST: REVIEW OF AZERBAIJAN'S MILITARY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Embassy requests the Department review Azerbaijan's draft military doctrine to see if there is any language -- particularly with respect to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict -- that could be objectionable. The draft military do [...] | 2007-11-27 04:42:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PBTS MARR AJ |
07BAKU616 | AZERBAIJAN'S LEADING NEWSPAPER BARRED FROM OFFICE, [...] (U) On May 20, employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) - citing structural deficiencies with the building - shut down the offices of Realny Azerbaijan and Gundelik Azerbaijan newspapers. (NOTE: Realny Azerbaijan is the country's highest-circulation newsmagazine.) Although the p [...] | 2007-05-21 13:29:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ |
07BAKU766 | PRELIMINARY INFORMATION ON THE IRAN-ARMENIA [...] (U) This cable has been cleared by Embassy Yerevan. 2. (C/NF) Summary: According to the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Armenian diaspora community in Iran numbers approximately 300,000 and is centered in and around the cities of Tehran and Esfahan. An officially recognized re [...] | 2007-06-20 06:59:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV PINR PREL IR GG AM AJ |
07BAKU811 | AZERBAIJAN: POLICE USE INAPPROPRIATE FORCE TO [...] (SBU) On June 14, Baku police used an inappropriate level of force to disperse a group of approximately 25 journalists, who had staged an unsanctioned protest at a downtown Baku park. The journalists, who were reacting to the deteriorating media situation, had announced to the press that they [...] | 2007-06-27 11:04:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ |
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN301 | THE SULTAN OF BRUNEI, FORTY YEARS ON [...] (C) Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, the world's third-longest reigning monarch, marks his fortieth anniversary on the throne as the most popular and respected public figure in Brunei. As an absolute monarch, Sultan Hassanal's authority is unquestioned and even minor matters are directed to him [...] | 2007-10-09 06:51:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV BX |
07BANGKOK1265 | VISIT OF PRC STATE COUNCILOR TANG JIAXUAN TO [...] (C) Summary: Visiting PRC State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan told his Thai interlocutors that during a visit to Burma he had pressed the Burmese to work to retain ASEAN support. The Burmese government told Tang they were focusing on internal security, national reconciliation, and economic developmen [...] | 2007-03-02 10:23:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON BM CH TH |
07BANGKOK6007 | THAI ELECTION BODY GRAPPLES WITH FRAUD, ARMY [...] (SBU) On November 25 and 27, candidates competing under the pro-Thaksin People's Power Party (PPP) banner in the northern city of Chiang Rai accused the security forces of raiding homes in the area to intimidate PPP candidates and voters; however, provincial officials denied the raids were pol [...] | 2007-11-30 09:39:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM KDEM TH |
07BANGKOK653 | THAI UPDATE: KING'S HEALTH, SINGAPORE SPAT [...] (C) The King appeared mentally alert if only moderately energetic and able to engage in a sustained discussion when the Ambassador observed him in a discussion with visiting Mahidol Prize Award winners. A Singaporean diplomat told us her Embassy was consumed with efforts to minimize recent da [...] | 2007-02-01 09:55:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PINR PGOV TH |
07BANGKOK83 | COUP RUMORS HAVE BANGKOK ON EDGE [...] (C) Summary: Troop movements on the evening of January 4 prompted a flurry of rumors that another coup d'etat, or some sort of military crackdown, was underway. Council for National Security Chairman Sonthi Boonyaratglin publicly denied cause for concern, but the rumors both indicate and like [...] | 2007-01-05 09:52:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINS PGOV PREL MOPS ASEC TH |
07BANJUL204 | THE GAMBIA: SEEKING PUBLIC COMMITMENTS OF [...] (SBU) Ambassador made ref a demarche April 23 to the Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary (Deputy Foreign Minister Equivalent),urging the GOTG to make a public commitment to provide, in addition to its current troop contingent with AMIS, forces for the HSP or follow-on hybrid operation. The [...] | 2007-04-23 10:56:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC KPKO SU GA |
07BANJUL65 | REACTIONS TO NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Reactions to the January 25 National Assembly elections are generally positive with regard to the technical voting and counting procedures. However, observers and politicians alike have expressed dismay at the low voter turnout rate and some irregularities, while the opposition United [...] | 2007-02-07 10:55:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM KDEM GA |
07BASRAH103 | PROMINENT SUNNI DEVELOPS NEW BLOC, WARNS OF VIOLENCE [...] (C) Summary: Sheikh Abdul Karim al-Dosari, a leading member of the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP),told Regional Embassy Officers on October 31 that tribal sheikhs and nationalists were forming a new political bloc to be called the National Tribal Confederation. The Confederation seeks to unite nat [...] | 2007-11-04 16:49:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR PINS PHUM IR KU SA TC BA IZ |
07BASRAH118 | BASRAH PROVINCE RETURNED TO IRAQI CONTROL [...] (U) Basrah province was officially returned to Provincial Iraqi Control (PIC) December 16 at a well run ceremony held at the Basrah Air Station. Basrah is the fourth and final province in MND(SE),and the ninth of Iraq's eighteen provinces, to undergo a security transfer. UK Foreign Minister [...] | 2007-12-16 16:22:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS PGOV PREL PTER PINS IZ |
07BASRAH56 | BASRAH'S NEW POLICE CHIEF CHALLENGES U.S. [...] (C/NF) Summary. The newly appointed Basrah Chief of Police, Major General Jalil Khalaf Shueil, visited the director of the Basrah Regional Embassy Office June 24 and made an energetic appeal for U.S. troops to be sent in to replace British forces which are drawing down in preparation for Provi [...] | 2007-06-24 17:25:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MOPS IR IZ |
07BASRAH77 | BASRAH GOVERNOR BESET WITH PROBLEMS [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Governor Muhammed Wa'eli visited the Regional Embassy Office (REO) August 30 to give us a tour de force of current issues confronting him. He told us that the court's decision on his fate was delayed and is now expected in mid-September. He seemed confident, but not overwhelming [...] | 2007-09-04 18:28:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IR UK IZ |
07BASRAH85 | BASRAH GOVERNOR'S FATE FURTHER DELAYED [...] (C/NF) Summary: Fadhila member Aqeel Talib told Regional Embassy Officers September 17 that the High Tribunal Court reviewing the Basrah Provincial Council's (PC) no-confidence vote against Governor Mohammed Wa'eli had closed the case and would issue a verdict around September 28. On Septembe [...] | 2007-09-21 08:37:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINS UK IZ |
07BEIJING1145 | (C/NF) AFM HE YAFEI POSITIVE ON DR. GAO CASE [...] (C) Following a meeting requested by Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei on a separate topic (septel),the Charge in a one-on-one pull aside expressed serious concern about the case of Dr. Gao Yaojie, currently prevented by local authorities from traveling to the United States to participate [...] | 2007-02-16 07:32:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL PGOV CH |
07BEIJING3207 | SUBJECT: U.S.-CHINA HIGH TECHNOLOGY AND STRATEGIC [...] (FOUO) The April 17-18 U.S.-China High-Technology and Strategic Trade Working Group (HTWG) meeting in Hangzhou set a positive tone for the high technology and export control dialogue. The delegations agreed on &Guidelines for U.S.-China High-Technology and Strategic Trade Development8 (reprin [...] | 2007-05-14 08:57:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | TAGS |
07BEIJING5556 | CHINA/SED: SECRETARY PAULSON AND NDRC CHAIRMAN [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and National Development and Reform Commission Chairman Ma Kai met on August 1, 2007, to discuss the Strategic Economic Dialogue, currency reform, and investment policy. Secretary Paulson emphasized the need to make the Strategic Economic Di [...] | 2007-08-22 07:55:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET PREL SENV EINV CH |
07BEIJING7037 | COUNTERTERRORISM: PRC ADOPTING PRAGMATIC APPROACH [...] (C) PRC citizens have increasingly been victims of violence overseas in recent years, including murders and kidnappings in Africa and attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Despite evidence that some of these incidents specifically targeted Chinese and clear signs that the PRC is experimenting [...] | 2007-11-08 23:29:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PREL CASC PGOV CH PK XA IZ AF UN |
07BEIRUT1679 | LEBANON: EU, UN DIPLOMATS AGREE SLEIMAN IS [...] (C/NF) Over a 10/25 dinner hosted by the British Ambassador in honor of visiting UK Middle East envoy Michael Williams, the French Charge, UN Special Coordinator, UK Ambassador, Williams, and Ambassador Feltman all agreed: LAF Commander Michael Sleiman is the top choice of Syria and Hizball [...] | 2007-10-26 15:09:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM LE SY |
07BEIRUT831 | LEBANON: FRENCH AMBASSADOR TRIES TO DOWNPLAY [...] (C/NF) In a 6/9 meeting with French Ambassador Bernard Emie, Ambassador Feltman registered strong concern about the proposal by French Foreign Minister Kouchner to host Lebanese political and civil society figures to a national dialogue in France in late June. Emie (please protect throughout [...] | 2007-06-10 10:36:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY FR |
07BERLIN2037 | GERMANY'S IRAN POLICYMAKING PROCESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Both privately and publicly, German officials continue to insist multilateral measures, coupled with quiet economic pressure on Iran, are the most effective way to change Iran's behavior. While Chancellor Merkel has been clear on the need to prevent an Iranian nuclear weapons [...] | 2007-11-07 16:46:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IR GM |
07BERLIN2071 | GERMAN GOVERNMENT TAKES STEPS TO BLOCK RUSSIAN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On the basis of information presented to the German Government by the Portuguese Embassy in Berlin, the German Government has taken initial steps to block a shipment of Russian rockets and related materials bound for Venezuela's Defense Ministry. The shipment was scheduled to [...] | 2007-11-15 13:54:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM ETTC TSPA MARR MASS PGOV RU VE GM |
07BERLIN2239 | GERMAN COURT TO RESUME TRIAL AGAINST A.Q. [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: A federal court in Stuttgart announced November 14 that trial proceedings would resume in early 2008 against Gotthard Lerch, a German citizen allegedly linked to the A.Q. Khan nuclear proliferation network. The trial was suspended in July 2006 pending resolution of jurisdictio [...] | 2007-12-21 13:31:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM KNNP KJUS KCRM PREL MNUC ETTC GM |
07BERLIN479 | UK ENGAGING GERMANY ON POSSIBLE ENERGY/CLIMATE [...] (C/NF) A British Embassy contact passed emboff the following British draft non-paper March 7 that they have been told to deliver to the German government. He asked that the USG not/not disclose that it had received/knew the contents of the document. The non-paper is most striking for its pra [...] | 2007-03-08 16:26:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV ENRG EAIR GM |
07BERLIN532 | SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY TREASURY SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Summary: Your return to Berlin comes at a point in the German EU and G-8 presidencies when German policy makers and top officials across the government are evaluating progress and looking to make needed midpoint course corrections for the final sprint to the June G-8 summit and the con [...] | 2007-03-16 14:28:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN ETRD ETTC GM |
07BOGOTA7423 | ECOPETROL OUTLINES ITS APPROACH TO HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 10, Jose Rafael Unda, Ecopetrol's Director for Social Responsibility, confirmed his company's incorporation of the Voluntary Principles (VPs) into its human rights policies. Unda said Ecopetrol added Spanish translations of the text of the Voluntary Principles to its [...] | 2007-10-16 23:10:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ENRG EPET PHUM ETRD CO |
07BRASILIA1664 | BRAZIL,S FOREIGN MINISTRY DISSES AND DISMISSES [...] (C) Summary: The director of the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (Itamaraty) Office of Transnational Crimes, Virginia Toniatti, told PolCouns in a meeting August 27 that Brazil does not see the Brazil/Argentina/Paraguay tri-border cooperation mechanism and the 3 1 mechanism that incl [...] | 2007-08-31 11:47:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER EFIN PREL PGOV SNAR KTFN PA BR AR |
07BRASILIA2151 | FORMER PRESIDENT URGES USG TO COUNTER CHAVEZ [...] (C) Summary. Former President and sitting senator Jose Sarney (PMDB, Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, governing coalition; of Amapa) urges the USG to do more to counter Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's increasingly destabilizing actions in the region. Sarney said Chavez threatens to c [...] | 2007-11-19 15:49:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PBTS MASS MCAP BR GY VE IR RS |
07BRATISLAVA578 | GOS SUPPORTS SENDING MORE TROOPS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary. The Slovak government approved a proposal to increase Slovak military participation in Afghanistan. If approved by Parliament, 111 Slovak soldiers will be deployed to Afghanistan in 2008, 41 of whom will work with Dutch forces in Uruzgan. The Dutch, US and other NATO member states [...] | 2007-10-17 14:05:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MOPS AF NL LO |
07BRIDGETOWN1372 | DOMINICAN CABINET RESHUFFLE TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit reshuffled his cabinet October 16, taking the Foreign Minister portfolio himself and shifting previous Foreign Minister Charles Savarin to Public Utilities and Energy. According to one official, this will separate Housing from Public Util [...] | 2007-10-30 18:18:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ENGR EPET XL DO |
07BRIDGETOWN1562 | DOMINICA: TRAFFICKING VICTIMS LIKELY EXIST, BUT NO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PolOff hosted a roundtable discussion on trafficking in persons, pulling together representatives from key government offices and NGOs. The discussion showed that, although many officials believe trafficking victims might exist among commercial sex workers, Chinese laborers, an [...] | 2007-12-21 19:36:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KCRM PHUM PGOV ELBA CN DR ST XL |
07BRUSSELS1048 | ASKING BELGIUM TO TAKE GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (C/NF) CDA IMBRIE DISCUSSED REF REQUEST FOR BELGIUM TO ACCEPT NON-BELGIAN DETAINEES AND TO ENCOURAGE OTHER COUNTRIES TO ACCEPT THEM WITH FM KAREL DE GUCHT ON 3/28/2007. HE OFFERED A FULLER BRIEFING (TO BE DRAWN FROM REFTELS AND DETAINEE INFORMATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT) AS DESIRED. 2. (C/NF [...] | 2007-03-28 11:50:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER PINR KAWC BE |
07BRUSSELS1156 | REFORMING ESDP CRISIS RESPONSE CAPABILITIES [...] (SBU) Summary. Several distinct, but related, efforts are underway within the EU to improve the effectiveness of crisis response capabilities under the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) which after 7 years of operation and (shortly) 17 missions, is increasingly seen as having reached [...] | 2007-04-05 07:55:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EUN MOPS PREL |
07BRUSSELS1164 | REQUEST FOR RESETTLEMENT OF TWO ADDITIONAL [...] (C/NF) CHARGE DISCUSSED ISSUE OF BELGIUM ACCEPTING GUANTANAMO DETAINEES WITH MFA DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF WALTER STEVENS ON 4/3/2007. 2. (C/NF) STEVENS ADVISED THAT THE INTERMINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY (MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, JUSTICE, INTERIOR, AND DEFENSE) DI [...] | 2007-04-05 09:25:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER KAWC BE |
07BRUSSELS1180 | BELGIAN FM DE GUCHT'S PLANNED APRIL 10-12 VISIT TO [...] (C) Belgian Foreign Minister De Gucht's planned visit on April 9-10 to the DRC is facing serious obstacles, according to Belgian Great Lakes Special Envoy Smets. As of April 5, the DRC authorities had yet to give any formal sanction to the trip, or to offer any indication that De Gucht would m [...] | 2007-04-05 15:39:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL BE CG |
07BRUSSELS119 | FIRST ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS ON US -EU GENERAL [...] (SBU) Summary. The first round of negotiations on a US-EU General Security of Information Agreement took place in Brussels the week of December 4, 2006. The agreement would create a legal framework under which classified information could be exchanged between the US and the European Union. E [...] | 2007-01-16 13:20:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EUN PGOV PINR PREL |
07BRUSSELS1254 | BELGIANS PONDER LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION AT IRAQ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Belgium will be represented at the signing of the International Compact with Iraq (ICI) on May 3 in Sharm el-Sheikh, at a minimum by its ambassador to Egypt. (Note: The Belgian political scene, including the agendas of ministers, is currently dominated by pre [...] | 2007-04-13 16:40:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID EFIN PGOV PREL BE IZ |
07BRUSSELS1306 | LOW EXPECTATIONS FOR GERMAN-LED TALKS ON DIRECT [...] (C/NF) Without disclosing details, the German Mission told us April 18 that German talks April 17 with northern Cypriot advisor Pertev on direct trade provided no breakthrough. The German and British missions and the Commission Office for northern Cyprus have told us separately that they dou [...] | 2007-04-18 16:22:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN CY TU |
07BRUSSELS1380 | SCENE-SETTER FOR U.S.-EU SUMMIT [...] (C/NF) Summary: The April 30th U.S.-EU Summit should ratify an important economic package with positive messages for our improved economic and political relationship. This is Chancellor Merkel's Summit, and EU officials coming to Washington will be conscious that they are playing more of a s [...] | 2007-04-24 14:21:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ECON ENRG EU PGOV |
07BRUSSELS1401 | BELGIUM'S SUPPORT CONTINUED PRESSURE ON CUBA, [...] (C) On April 23, polcouns and poloff discussed reftel with Ambassador VanDessel, Director for Latin America and the Caribbean in the Belgian MFA. Jean-Luc Bodson, Deputy Chief of Staff to the Foreign Minister, was present also. Ambassador VanDessel noted he was looking forward to his planned [...] | 2007-04-26 13:11:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL CU BE |
07BRUSSELS1421 | TREASURY DISCUSSIONS WITH EU ON SWIFT NARROW KEY [...] 1. (C/NF) Summary and comment. On April 25, FinCEN Director James Freis, Director General for Justice, Freedom and Security at the European Commission, Jonathan Faull, and Berthold Leber, Deputy Director General at the German Ministry of Finance, continued discussions to resolve EU concern [...] | 2007-04-27 10:16:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN KTFN PTER EUN |
07BRUSSELS1473 | BELGIANS OPPOSE BELARUS CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-03 08:21:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL |
07BRUSSELS1549 | BELGIANS REMAIN STRONGLY AGAINST BELARUS CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-10 09:41:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM BE |
07BRUSSELS1787 | NATO, AFGHANISTAN, AND BELGIUM: JUNE 10 ELECTIONS [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, Belgian FM De Gucht told DCM on May 30 that the June 10 federal polls limit Belgium's ability to be responsive to NATO's request. De Gucht said that while his party (the party of the Foreign and Prime Ministers) was sympathetic to the request from NATO, the [...] | 2007-06-01 10:51:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PINS PREL MOPS MARR BE AF |
07BRUSSELS1860 | CFE EXTRAORDINARY CONFERENCE PREPARATIONS: [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-06 15:00:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KCFE NATO PARM PREL BE |
07BRUSSELS189 | EU REACHES COMPROMISE ON UNSCR 1737 IMPLEMENTATION [...] (C/NF) After protracted negotiations, the Political and Security Committee (PSC) of the EU Council reached agreement January 18 on a draft text on EU's implementation of UNSCR 1737. The draft must still be considered by the foreign ministers' General Affairs Council (GAERC) on Jan 22, and th [...] | 2007-01-19 13:43:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EFIN KDEM PHUM PARM PINR SNAR IR EUN |
07BRUSSELS1894 | BELGIAN VIEWS ON IRAN SANCTIONS -- KEEP GOING [...] (C) Werner Bauwens (protect),director of the Belgian MFA's non-pro division, discussed UNSCRs 1737 and 1747 with visiting A/S Paula DeSutter. Describing 1747 as more effective than the other because of it targeted specific names and because it reflected a broad, carefully cultivated consensu [...] | 2007-06-08 15:55:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EFIN ETTC KTFN BE IR |
07BRUSSELS2052 | EU FOREIGN POLICY UNDER THE PORTUGUESE PRESIDENCY: [...] (C) Big changes in style and management of the policy process are expected when Germany hands off the six-month rotating EU Presidency to Portugal on July 1. In the realm of the EU,s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP),Council decision by consensus remains the rule and the EU Presiden [...] | 2007-06-22 11:42:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EUN MARR MOPS PO XG |
07BRUSSELS2056 | EU FOREIGN POLICY UNDER THE PORTUGUESE PRESIDENCY: [...] (C) Big changes in style and management of the policy process are expected when Germany hands off the six-month rotating EU Presidency to Portugal on July 1. In the realm of the EU,s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP),Council decision by consensus remains the rule and the EU Presiden [...] | 2007-06-22 13:00:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EUN MARR MOPS PO XG |
07BRUSSELS2114 | BELGIAN FM TAKES TOUGH LINE ON KOSOVO WITH SERB [...] (C) During a June 27, 2007 meeting in Brussels with Serbian FM Jeremik, Belgian FM De Gucht urged the Serb leadership to adopt a "realistic approach" to the Kosovo independence issue. An official in De Gucht's cabinet who was present at the meeting said De Gucht pushed Jeremik to use the curr [...] | 2007-06-27 15:17:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL YI AL BE |
07BRUSSELS2160 | BELGIANS SHARE USG DISAPPOINTMENT ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) The Belgian government shares U.S. disappointment with the results of the recently concluded session of the UN Human Rights Council. That said, the situation would have been much worse without the work of the various EU delegations, according to Francine Chainaye, the Belgian MFA's Directo [...] | 2007-07-02 15:16:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM |
07BRUSSELS2218 | BELGIANS EXPRESS INCREASED CONCERNS ABOUT DRC [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting on June 26, 2007 with A/S Frazer, Belgian MFA Permanent Secretary Grauls expressed great concern about the Kabila regime's alarming loss of popularity, continuing instability in Eastern Congo, and the looming threat of another Rwandan incursion. The Belgian side [...] | 2007-07-09 12:31:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINS PREL BE CG SU SF |
07BRUSSELS2263 | THE U.S. - EU AGREEMENT ON SECURITY OF INFORMATION [...] (C) Summary. The US-EU Agreement on the Security of Information, signed April 30, 2007, offers an important new vehicle by which the US can inject its perspectives into the internal EU policy-making process and shape European strategic thinking. It can also be used to gain insights into EU in [...] | 2007-07-12 15:27:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR EUN PREL |
07BRUSSELS233 | BELGIAN PLANS ON AFGHANISTAN AT JANUARY 26 [...] (C) Per refs A and B instructions, we outlined U.S. thinking on Afghanistan with the three key players on this issue in Belgium -- the Prime Minister's Office, the Foreign Ministry, and the Defense Ministry. Our contacts were pleased to learn of USG plans to provide additional support for Af [...] | 2007-01-24 05:54:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF BE EAID MARR MOPS PINS PREL |
07BRUSSELS2401 | DOD GC HAYNES MEETS ON GUANTANAMO WITH BELGIAN [...] (C/NOFORN) SUMMARY. On July 20, 2007, DOD General Counsel William J. Haynes II and Belgian Senator Anne-Marie Lizin discussed the way ahead for finding recipient countries for the 80 internees still incarcerated at Guantanamo naval base. Lizin reported that the new French government, specific [...] | 2007-07-30 08:05:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER BE |
07BRUSSELS242 | SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S JANUARY 26, 2007 [...] (C) Summary: We expect Belgian FM De Gucht to have three major subjects on his mind when he meets the Secretary in Brussels on January 26 -- Kosovo, Iran, and Russia. You will have worked over Kosovo at the lunch, but you can usefully reinforce next steps with the Belgians during your discus [...] | 2007-01-24 18:11:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL BE |
07BRUSSELS2470 | BELGIAN EXPORT CONTROL OFFICIALS SAY NO TO [...] (c) Acting Econcouns delivered U.S. views outlined in para 4, Ref A concerning the Iran-related export request to Karolien Maertens, Export Control Attache to the Ministry of the Brussels Region. Maertens appreciated receiving U.S. thinking on the specific export application (Ref B). She ad [...] | 2007-08-02 14:40:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KNNP MNUC PARM IR BE |
07BRUSSELS2475 | EU CONTACTS DISCUSS THE MIDDLE EAST [...] SUMMARY. (C) Contacts in Brussels confirmed that while many member states question the practicality of isolating Hamas, the EU is firmly committed to the Quartet principles and will not waver in its support for them. Despite a recent flurry of press articles and think tank analyses calling for [...] | 2007-08-02 16:07:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL XF LE SY EUN EAID |
07BRUSSELS2562 | KOSOVO: DEMARCHE TO BELGIANS ON NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Poloff discussed reftel points August 8 with Thomas Antoine, the Belgian MFA's Director for the Balkans. Antoine reiterated Belgium's support for Ahtisaari's recommendations, calling them a good starting point for new talks. While noting that the "aspirations of both parties must be res [...] | 2007-08-10 09:45:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KV YI UN PGOV EU PREL BE |
07BRUSSELS2892 | BELGIANS URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION ON IRAN TRADE; [...] (C) Summary: Belgian FM De Gucht plans to visit Iran on September 15, 2007, according to MFA Secretary General Grauls, who told the Ambassador that the Minister wanted to escort home the Belgian citizen just released by Iranian criminals after being kidnapped one month ago. The Ambassador to [...] | 2007-09-14 16:57:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ETTC IR BE |
07BRUSSELS2927 | BELGIANS PAY A PRICE TO SECURE RELEASE OF HOSTAGE [...] (C) Belgian FM De Gucht's recent success in gaining the release of two Belgians kidnapped last month in Iran came at a price. In response to a direct question from the Ambassador to De Gucht during a meeting on September 18, 2007, De Gucht described a complicated three way deal of which the h [...] | 2007-09-18 17:37:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL BE IR |
07BRUSSELS2928 | BELGIAN FM DE GUCHT SEEKING BRIEF SESSION WITH THE [...] (U) Action Request -- See paragraph five. 2. (C) During a September 18, 2007 meeting on the situation in the Congo and on relations with Iran (septel),Belgian FM De Gucht told the Ambassador that it was important for him to talk to the Secretary for approximately 15 to 20 minutes about the [...] | 2007-09-18 17:40:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL CG BE |
07BRUSSELS2959 | BELGIAN PLANS FOR SEPTEMBER 23-24 VISIT OF DRC [...] (C) DRC President Kabila now plans to visit Brussels on September 23-24, according to Belgian Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Smets, who relayed the information during a meeting with visiting U.S. Special Envoy Leader. The visit comes at an "awkward" time for Belgium, Smets noted, adding th [...] | 2007-09-20 17:10:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL CG BE |
07BRUSSELS2983 | BELGIAN VIEWS ON EU-AFRICA SUMMIT -- OPPOSED TO [...] (C) Belgian FM De Gucht strongly supports the idea of holding the EU-Africa Summit, according to MFA African Affairs Director Trouveroy (protect). It could play a useful role in limiting Chinese influence on the continent, as well as offer a forum to discuss other important issues. That said [...] | 2007-09-24 12:53:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL BE |
07BRUSSELS2995 | DRC PRESIDENT KABILA'S VISIT TO BELGIUM -- [...] (C) Summary: DRC President Kabila told the Belgian leadership on September 24 that he would continue his military build up in North Kivu as a means of pressing the Nkunda forces to the bargaining table. He added that he would soon organize a reconciliation conference in Eastern Congo involvi [...] | 2007-09-25 09:33:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EMIN BE CG |
07BRUSSELS3021 | "THIS IS NOT A CRISIS" -- PREMATURE PREDICTIONS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Belgium recently passed an important milestone -- 100 days under a caretaker administration while the politicians try to form a government that can command a majority in parliament. This situation has precipitated an unwelcome (for the Belgians at least) deluge of speculation [...] | 2007-09-28 13:54:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ECON BE |
07BRUSSELS306 | DEPUTY SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY KIMMITT'S JANUARY [...] (C) Summary: Belgium will do all possible to insure the vigorous implementation of UNSCR 1737, Belgian FM De Gucht assured Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt during a one hour meeting in Brussels on January 23, 2007. De Gucht indicated that he personally was engaged on the issue, and that all [...] | 2007-01-30 10:23:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL BE IR |
07BRUSSELS3081 | ESDP OFFICIALS SHOW LITTLE ENTHUSIASM FOR LEBANON [...] (C/NF) Summary: European Union member states have agreed to send a small, political exploratory team to the region later this month to determine Lebanese and Syrian willingness to accept an EU border mission. However, HR Solana remains opposed to the EU deploying an ESDP mission and has inst [...] | 2007-10-04 15:37:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV SY LE EUN |
07BRUSSELS3093 | EU CONTACTS DISCUSS MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS [...] (C/NF) EU Council Middle East Unit Chief Christian Jouret characterized the Quartet and other meetings in New York as good, but expressed his personal concern from side meetings with Arab officials that "the Arabs" are not privately as optimistic or constructive as they appeared to be. Jouret [...] | 2007-10-05 14:47:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IS SY LE XF EUN |
07BRUSSELS311 | EUROPEAN UNION OPERATIONS CENTER COMES ON LINE [...] (SBU) Summary. The European Union Operations Center was declared operational January 1, 2007. It is designed to plan and run an autonomous military operation of approximately 2000 personnel. In practice, the Ops Center will also be used to run civilian and integrated crisis response missions. [...] | 2007-01-30 14:16:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EUN MCAP PREL |
07BRUSSELS3120 | EU AND KOSOVO: MOVING TOWARD REALITY [...] (C) EU and member state officials are increasingly recognizing the strong likelihood that Kosovo will become independent without a UNSCR and that launching an ESDP mission is vital to decreasing instability in the region. Some EU contacts believe member states may still wobble if Belgrade pre [...] | 2007-10-10 14:49:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EAID EUN KV |
07BRUSSELS3121 | (C/NF) COUNCIL CONTACT DOUBTS EU BORDER MISSION [...] (C) SUMMARY. The EU Council is currently working on a concept paper and road map for an "exploratory" mission to Damascus at end-October to discuss the proposed EU border monitoring mission on the Syrian-Lebanese border. Council contacts are skeptical that such a mission will go beyond the e [...] | 2007-10-10 15:59:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV SY IS LE XF EUN |
07BRUSSELS3138 | BELGIANS SUPPORT AUTONOMOUS SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN [...] (C) The Belgian government fully supports the idea of imposing autonomous EU sanctions on Iran, according to Walter Stevens, FM De Gucht's Chief of Staff. Charge relayed relevant points of reftel demarche to Stevens during a conversation on October 12, 2007. Although pressed specifically abo [...] | 2007-10-12 15:58:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV |
07BRUSSELS318 | DEPSEC KIMMITT VISIT: MEETING WITH HIGH REP SOLANA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-30 15:41:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ECON EAID EFIN EUN ETRD PARM IR IZ NK |
07BRUSSELS3192 | EU AND W. BALKANS: CARROTS NOT ALWAYS EFFECTIVE; [...] (C/NF) The EU has repeatedly reaffirmed the "European vocation" of the countries in the Western Balkans. It is committed to membership for all countries in the region and the Commission plans to contribute almost USD two billion over 2007-09 to help prepare them for eventual membership. Whil [...] | 2007-10-19 12:35:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EAID ZL EUN |
07BRUSSELS3194 | EUROPEAN COMMISSION DISCUSSES SOUTHEAST ASIA ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to our contacts in the European Commission (EC),the EC's top priorities on Burma are to keep attention and pressure focused on the regime and to continue to press ASEAN for meaningful engagement. In the Philippines, the EU is considering options for providing technical [...] | 2007-10-19 15:07:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN XB |
07BRUSSELS3258 | INVITATION TO CHAD ESDP FORCE GENERATION [...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: The EU has invited the U.S. to take part in informal force generation consultations with the operation commander of the ESDP mission to Chad. This follows oral and written invitations in September to [...] | 2007-10-29 15:32:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS EUN CD PREF |
07BRUSSELS3298 | ATTEMPT TO FORM NEXT BELGIAN GOVERNMENT IN DANGER [...] (SBU) Summary: Flemish Christian Democrat Yves Leterme's 148 day attempt to form a new Belgian government could collapse entirely during the week of November 5. If he is unable to forge an agreement on the contentious Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde redistricting issue by November 7, at least two o [...] | 2007-11-06 16:46:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR BE |
07BRUSSELS3371 | BELGIANS SHARE U.S. CONCERN ABOUT VENEZUELA [...] (C) The Belgian government shares USG concern about the current trend in Venezuela, the Director of the MFA's Latin America Division told polcouns on November 20, 2007. As a reflection of that concern, the Belgians have helped craft an EU statement expressing opposition to Chavez policies and [...] | 2007-11-20 16:17:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM |
07BRUSSELS3382 | EU FMS AND KOSOVO: GETTING TO A "GENUINE" DEBATE [...] (C) EU FMs discusse Kosovo at their November 19 GAERC. According to several contacts, various FMs want a "genuine internal EU debate" on Kosovo, sometime after December 10, before taking key decisions on recognition and the ESDP mission. Some reportedly do not want to be seen as simply rubbe [...] | 2007-11-21 18:37:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EAID ZL EUN |
07BRUSSELS3430 | EU: EXPECT POSITIVE STATEMENT ON KOSOVO AT [...] (C/NF) Several missions have told us that the Political and Security Committee's (PSC) November 29 review of Kosovo was more detailed than previous discussions. While the meeting took no decisions, PSC ambassadors likely will recommend that the December 10 GAERC note that the Troika process [...] | 2007-11-30 15:41:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EAID ZL EUN |
07BRUSSELS3453 | SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S DECEMBER 6 MEETING [...] (C) Summary: For the foreseeable future, the continuing Belgian government formation crisis gives us no alternative to working closely with the current caretaker government in which Karel De Gucht serves as Foreign Minister. Generally speaking, this is good news since the current government [...] | 2007-12-04 16:54:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV BE US |
07BRUSSELS3482 | EU CHAD MISSION ON RAZOR'S EDGE [...] (C) Summary. The Director General of the EU Military Staff (DGEUMS),LtGen Leakey told U.S. Ambassador to Chad Nigro on December 5 that the 8EU is on a razor's edge regarding the military mission in Chad," clarifying that due to severe force generation shortfalls, EU credibility "may be at [...] | 2007-12-11 14:07:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS EUN CD CT PHUM |
07BRUSSELS3491 | BELGIUM SUPPORTS CONSENSUS ON RENEWED IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-12 15:41:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL UNSC IZ EFIN MARR BE |
07BRUSSELS3516 | U.S. - EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON DISARMAMENT AND [...] (C) The U.S.-EU troika consultations on disarmament and nonproliferation (CODUN/CONOP) on December 3, 2007 demonstrated shared interests and a willingness from both sides for continued cooperation and discussion. Differences remain, however in approaches to some key challenges, with the EU pr [...] | 2007-12-18 11:54:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KNNP PARM PREL EUN PTER KN IR IN |
07BRUSSELS387 | URGENT NEED FOR RESPONSE FROM DEPARTMENT ON IRAQ [...] (C) I would really appreciate it if you could take a look at the two reftels. Both concern a Belgian being held in Iraq who reportedly is awaiting sentencing, but who, again reportedly, remains under USG custody. The Belgians have been seeking our help in arranging his release. We have succ [...] | 2007-02-05 14:09:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL IZ BE |
07BRUSSELS440 | BELGIAN RESPONSE TO U.S. MESSAGE ON HAMAS/FATAH [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-09 12:55:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KISL KPAL KWBG PREL |
07BRUSSELS493 | EU FOCUSES ON PAKISTAN, WARY ON AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher met with senior officials from the European Commission and Council and with Representatives of the European Council Political and Security Committee January 25-26 to discuss Afghanistan, Pakistan [...] | 2007-02-13 15:45:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EUN AF PK |
07BRUSSELS772 | LEGAL ADVISER BELLINGER'S MEETING WITH BELGIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Legal Adviser John Bellinger met with representatives of Belgium's Ministry of Justice and Foreign Ministry to discuss legal issues arising from the global fight against terrorism and ways to further transatlantic cooperation and partnership against terrorism. Bellinger reiterat [...] | 2007-03-08 11:30:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER BE |
07BRUSSELS822 | EU DEBATES NEXT STEPS ON GEORGIA [...] (C) On March 6, the European Council's Political and Security Committee (PSC) debated the recommendations of a joint Commission/Council Expert Team to Georgia led by EU Special Representative to the Caucasus Peter Semneby. Nordic, Central and East European Member States strongly supported the [...] | 2007-03-12 17:56:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ECON EAID GG EUN |
07BRUSSELS825 | IO DAS LAGON ROUND-TABLE AT BELGIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: In a February 28 roundtable with Belgian Foreign Ministry counterparts working on United Nations issues, IO Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Rights Mark Lagon pointed to precedent-setting steps taken by new UNSYG Ban toward reform and stated that the U.S. was giving Ban the b [...] | 2007-03-13 09:21:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UN PHUM PREF UNSC UNHRC BE |
07BRUSSELS91 | EU LEADERS SEEK BALANCE ON ENLARGEMENT; TALK TOUGH [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-11 18:03:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF BK EUN IR IS KPAL LE PGOV PHUM PREL TU |
07BRUSSELS949 | BELGIANS SET TO PASS BILL BARRING USE OF DEPLETED [...] (SBU) Summary: In a move designed to placate the vocal pacifist lobby, Belgium's House of Representatives is poised on March 22, 2007 to pass legislation barring Belgium's armed forces from using depleted uranium munitions. A compromise forged by mingling proposals tabled by the Flemish Soci [...] | 2007-03-23 06:02:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM MARR PREL BE |
07BRUSSELS996 | TERRORISM FINANCE: EU PRESSES FOR US RESPONSE ON [...] (C/NF) This is an action request. USEU requests that Washington agencies respond as soon and as fully as possible, but not later than March 29, to the EU request on draft statements of reason for terrorism finance designations as requested in ref C. The EU Council Secretariat called USEU o [...] | 2007-03-26 14:38:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KTFN PTER EUN |
07BUCHAREST373 | AMBASSADOR TO TARICEANU, BASESCU, AND GEOANA: PUT [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with the Prime Minister, President, and the head of the opposition PSD, the Ambassador expressed concern about the current political turmoil spilling over into governance, investment, and Romania's trans-atlantic equities. He also warned that questions were [...] | 2007-03-30 15:57:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL RO |
07BUCHAREST385 | SENIOR PSD OFFICIAL ON NEW CABINET, IRAQ, BASESCU [...] (C) Summary: PSD Vice President Diaconescu predicted easy parliamentary approval of the new Cabinet line-up proposed by Prime Minister Tariceanu. He also predicted that the Constitutional Court would rule against President Basescu, adding further substance to efforts to remove him. Diaconesc [...] | 2007-04-04 14:37:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL RO |
07BUCHAREST65 | PYRRHIC VICTORY AT THE LIBERAL CONFERENCE: PM [...] (C) Summary: The National Liberal Party (PNL) reelected Prime Minister Calin Popescu-Tariceanu as party president at the extraordinary party convention held on January 12-13. Some leading Liberals, including several Tariceanu allies, were defeated in their leadership bids by more populist and [...] | 2007-01-22 14:44:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PROP RO |
07BUENOSAIRES1710 | INTERIOR MINISTER: ARGENTINA GEARING UP TO WIN [...] (C) At a meeting August 27 (septels),Ambassador asked Argentine Minister of the Interior (MOI) Anibal Fernandez about the GOA's preparations connected to the AMIA case in advance of the November Interpol General Assembly Meeting in Marrakech. (At that meeting, the General Assembly will vote [...] | 2007-08-29 20:18:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER AR IR |
07BUENOSAIRES1723 | ARGENTINE TIP LEGISLATION STALLED IN CONGRESS [...] (SBU) On August 27, Ambassador asked Argentine Minister of the Interior (MOI) Anibal Fernandez about the prospects for enacting comprehensive federal Trafficking in Persons (TIP) legislation in Argentina. Fernandez stated that it is ""very difficult"" to make progress in the Argentine Con [...] | 2007-08-30 17:08:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PGOV PREL SMIG KWMN AR |
07BUENOSAIRES1793 | ARGENTINE PLANS TO DEVELOP A SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-10 12:31:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MTCR KSCA PARM PREL MNUC ETTC TSPL AR |
07BUENOSAIRES2060 | AMIA: ARGENTINA'S REQUESTS FOR HELP AT INTERPOL [...] (C/NF) Summary: DCM and EmbOffs met October 16 with the Argentine government's point man on AMIA issues, Ambassador Guillermo Gonzalez, recently returned from meetings in Lyon with Interpol's secretariat. Gonzalez formally requested USG assistance in lobbying Interpol member governments in p [...] | 2007-10-17 21:51:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PREL IR AR |
07BUJUMBURA323 | BURUNDI PARTICIPATION IN THE IRAQ COALITION [...] (C) Although the government of Burundi (GOB) is a supporter of many U.S. foreign policy initiatives, at this time, it is unlikely that Burundi will have the civilian or military resources to contribute to the New Way Forward initiative in Iraq. The primary efforts undertaken by the GOB's Min [...] | 2007-05-03 07:55:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MASS MOPS PREL BY |
07BUJUMBURA731 | BURUNDI UPDATE - OCTOBER 2007 [...] (U) SUMMARY: The following is an update of outstanding issues of events of interest in Burundi: -- Truth and Reconciliation Commission -- Muyinga massacre -- upcoming legislation on women's issues -- justice reform -- refugees and returnees -- Hussein Radjabu -- East African Community integ [...] | 2007-10-16 15:13:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR PGOV PHUM BY |
07CAIRO1776 | EGYPTIAN RESPONSE TO 2007 TIP REPORT [...] (C) MFA's working-level official responsible for Trafficking in Persons, First Secretary Amira Fahmy, told poloff in a June 11 meeting that the GOE was displeased that the 2007 TIP report (reftel) said that some Egyptian cities may be "sex tourism" destinations. Poloff explained that this s [...] | 2007-06-11 14:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN EG |
07CAIRO2041 | JUNE 28 DCM MEETING WITH DR. MOHAMED MATTAR REGARDING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 28, the DCM met with Dr. Mohamed Mattar for an update on his USAID-funded research project into human trafficking in Egypt. Dr. Mattar is an internationally recognized trafficking expert and the Executive Director of the Protection Project at Johns Hopkins University. He b [...] | 2007-07-03 14:17:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV KPAO PREL EG KWMN |
07CAIRO2350 | EGYPT: COURT REJECTS AYMAN NOUR REQUEST FOR [...] (SBU) Judge Mohamed El-Husseiny, of the State Council's Court of Administrative Justice, rejected Ayman Nour's health-based request to be paroled from prison, in a court session on July 31. Before the verdict was read, Nour's lawyer Amir Salem told poloff that if the verdict went against No [...] | 2007-07-31 12:13:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO |
07CAIRO2725 | SUMMER HOLIDAYS IN EGYPT: ELITES TAKING A TURN FOR [...] (C) Summary: An increased Islamic consciousness, a marked phenomenon for the past two decades among the lower and mid-echelons of Egyptian society, now appears to be on the rise among the country's upper class as well. This cable explores the burgeoning piety of Egypt's well-heeled, as seen [...] | 2007-09-06 13:29:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KISL SOCI ECON KWMN EG |
07CAIRO3166 | EGYPTIAN-AMERICAN DEMOCRACY ACTIVIST FACES LAWSUITS [...] (C) Summary: Saad Eddin Ibrahim (SEI),the prominent Egyptian-American democracy activist, faces four separate lawsuits for "spreading false news" and trying to harm Egypt's economy by calling for cuts in U.S. assistance to Egypt. Court proceedings in the four lawsuits, all filed by privat [...] | 2007-10-30 14:29:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KMPI CASC EG |
07CANBERRA1581 | CARETAKER STATUS PRECLUDES AUSTRALIA FROM ACTING [...] (U) We presented Ref A and B demarches to Paul Foley, Assistant Secretary for the Middle East and Africa, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) on October 29. (Australia had been inadvertently omitted as an action addressee on Ref A, per Ref D, thus the delayed delivery.) Foley, who [...] | 2007-10-29 06:22:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KNNP PTER PREL PARM EFIN IR AS |
07CANBERRA1604 | HOWARD GAINS LITTLE AT CAMPAIGN MIDPOINT [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: At the halfway point of the campaign, there is little indication that the Coalition is turning its position around. Buoyed by a better Newspoll (that cut the Australian Labor Party's (ALP) lead over the Coalition to eight points) and a gaffe by the ALP's environment minister, [...] | 2007-11-02 07:06:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV AS |
07CANBERRA1624 | HOWARD STILL WELL BEHIND AS INTEREST RATES [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The interest rate rise announced by the Reserve Bank this week (ref. a),has paradoxically, turned the political debate to the Coalition's strength - economic management - but given the ALP ammunition to undermine the Coalition's credibility on this important issue. The Coalit [...] | 2007-11-09 06:24:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV AS |
07CANBERRA1642 | RUDD STAYS CONSERVATIVE AT LABOR CAMPAIGN LAUNCH [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Ahead by eight points in the polls, Australian Labor Party (ALP) leader Kevin Rudd protected his lead at the ALP campaign launch in Brisbane November 14. Union leaders were kept in the background; past Labor prime ministers were introduced to the crowd; and Rudd hammered the th [...] | 2007-11-16 04:13:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV AS |
07CANBERRA1645 | RUDD EIGHT DAYS FROM A LIKELY ELECTION VICTORY [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: With only eight days left before the November 24 federal election, and with a new A.C. Nielsen poll that gives Australian Labor Party (ALP) leader Kevin Rudd an eight-point lead over Prime Minister John Howard's Coalition, the chances that Howard can close the gap look increasi [...] | 2007-11-16 06:48:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV AS |
07CANBERRA1671 | OPPOSITION LABOR PARTY SET TO WIN AUSTRALIAN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Absent a sudden, highly unlikely turnaround, the Kevin Rudd-led Australian Labor Party (ALP) will win the Australian federal election on November 24. Although there has been a small shift towards the Coalition since the campaign started, the ALP appears headed to win an additio [...] | 2007-11-21 08:02:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL AS |
07CANBERRA1678 | LABOR WINS MANDATE FOR CHANGE IN AUSTRALIAN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: With the polls consistently favoring Australian Labor Party (ALP) leader Kevin Rudd over Prime Minister John Howard's Liberal-National Party Coalition since last December, it was no surprise that the ALP won the November 24 federal parliamentary election (ref A). The overall [...] | 2007-11-26 06:24:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL AS |
07CANBERRA1679 | COSTELLO RULES OUT BECOMING LIBERAL PARTY LEADER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Treasurer and Deputy Liberal Party Leader Peter Costello announced the day after his party lost the federal election on November 24 that he would not contest the Liberal leadership, throwing plans for a smooth transition into chaos. Mark Vaile also announced on November 26 that [...] | 2007-11-26 07:08:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV AS |
07CANBERRA1682 | SCENE SETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO AUSTRALIA [...] (C/NF) Your visit comes on the heels of Australia's November 24 federal election in which voters decisively rejected John Howard and his Liberal/National coalition government after more than eleven years in office, and embraced opposition Australian Labor Party (ALP) leader Kevin Rudd. Rudd, [...] | 2007-11-27 06:22:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV OTRA AS |
07CANBERRA1683 | SCENE SETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO AUSTRALIA [...] (C/NF) Your visit comes on the heels of Australia's November 24 federal election in which voters decisively rejected John Howard and his Liberal/National coalition government after more than eleven years in office, and embraced opposition Australian Labor Party (ALP) leader Kevin Rudd. Rudd, [...] | 2007-11-27 10:47:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV OTRA AS |
07CANBERRA1712 | RUDD'S CABINET: WINNERS, LOSERS, AND SURPRISES [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Prime Minister-elect Kevin Rudd announced a 42-member Australian Labor Party (ALP) Ministry November 29. Twenty of the positions are in the Cabinet. Ten are in what is known as the "outer ministry," and 12 are parliamentary secretaries, who assist the minister in the portfol [...] | 2007-12-03 07:23:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV AS |
07CANBERRA1728 | NEW OPPOSITION SHADOW CABINET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Liberal Party leader Brendan Nelson announced his new Shadow Ministry December 6, the same day Prime Minister Rudd held his first Cabinet meeting. Nelson's front bench is a mixture of veterans from the Howard Government and newcomers. None of the veterans were in the same port [...] | 2007-12-06 07:32:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR AS |
07CANBERRA1738 | MEETING THE PRIME MINISTER [...] (C/NF) Summary: At a December 8 meeting with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, the Ambassador offered his congratulations and noted the positive tone set by the recent meetings of Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns with the Foreign and Defense Ministers and the Deputy Prime Minister. The Amb [...] | 2007-12-10 04:50:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF AS CH IR IZ NZ PREL |
07CANBERRA1739 | PARIS DONOR MEETING: AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE [...] (C) At his December 8 meeting with Prime Minister Rudd, (Ref. B) the Ambassador urged that Australia's attendance at the Paris donors conference be at the ministerial level and stated the need for major assistance pledges from the participants. He told the PM that the Secretary would attend [...] | 2007-12-10 05:55:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AS IS KPAL KWBG PREL |
07CANBERRA1742 | AUSTRALIA'S PARTICIPATION IN DECEMBER 12 [...] (C/NF) Gerry McGuire, Director for Counter-Proliferation, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, told poloff December 11 Australia agreed with the U.S. judgment that Jakarta's December 12 seminar on "PSI in the Framework of Maritime Security" does not meet its requirements as a venue to adv [...] | 2007-12-11 02:14:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL PHSA PBTS MNUC ETTC KNNP EWWT AS ID |
07CANBERRA1745 | U/S BURNS' 12/5 MEETINGS WITH AUSTRALIAN DPM [...] (C/NF) Summary: During wide-ranging conversations December 5 with newly appointed Australian Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith, and Agriculture Minister Tony Burke, Under Secretary Nicholas Burns emphasized the importance Washington placed on a continued cl [...] | 2007-12-12 00:27:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AS CH ID IN IR IZ JA MNUC PREL PTER |
07CANBERRA1782 | U/S BURNS' 12/4 MEETING WITH AUSTRALIAN DFAT [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a December 4, 2007 meeting in Australia, Under Secretary Burns and DFAT Secretary L'Estrange agreed the election of a new Australian government would not affect the strength of our alliance, but underlined the urgency to identify a new date for the Australia-U.S. Ministerial [...] | 2007-12-19 23:00:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL AS MARR |
07CANBERRA1783 | U/S BURNS' 12/4 MEETING WITH JAPAN DEPUTY FOREIGN [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a December 4, 2007 meeting in Canberra, Australia with Under Secretary Burns, Deputy Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka outlined Japan's goals to improve the relevance of multilateral fora in Asia and its desire for greater United States engagement in the region. The two also [...] | 2007-12-20 03:03:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL AS |
07CANBERRA571 | RUDD'S POLICY ADVISER ON IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN AND ASIA [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Ahead of Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd's April 19-21 trip to Washington and New York, his foreign policy adviser, Peter Khalil, told poloffs that Rudd was committed to a close relationship with the United States. While he would withdraw Australian combat troops from Iraq if he b [...] | 2007-04-13 08:33:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR PARM AF IZ AS |
07CARACAS1138 | GO ON, TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Economic and political uncertainty have convinced many Venezuelans to move assets abroad. While Venezuela has long been a source of capital flight, in recent years Venezuelans have begun to move not only liquid assets out of the country, but also to "de-capitalize" their busine [...] | 2007-06-11 21:11:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN VE |
07CARACAS1228 | S/C MCCARTHY'S MEETINGS WITH ECONOMIC PLAYERS [...] (SBU) Special Coordinator for Venezuela Deborah McCarthy met with local economists, businessmen, consultants, and bankers during her June 12-15 visit to Venezuela. While the economists agreed that mounting problems in the Venezuelan economy, including deficit spending and a lack of fiscal con [...] | 2007-06-20 20:59:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN VE |
07CARACAS1292 | BRV INTERVENING IN PARALLEL MARKET, AGAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ministry for People's Power of Finance (MPPF) admitted selling dollar-denominated notes to banks this past week to manage the parallel foreign exchange market. This marks the first time since 2005 that the BRV has actively intervened in the market to affect the rate and the [...] | 2007-06-27 19:54:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN VE |
07CARACAS1544 | A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: NOTHING'S CHANGED, [...] (C) In analyzing Venezuela's history of boom and bust cycles, a series of patterns emerge that offer predictive value for the end of the current cycle. Links between oil prices, government spending, inflation, and devaluation are clearly evident over the past 35 years as oil booms have led to [...] | 2007-08-02 15:19:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN EPET VE |
07CARACAS1679 | BRV'S DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC CREDIT -- A SMOOTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Econoffs met with the Director of Public Credit, Luis Davila on August 21. During a frank discussion of the BRV's financial policies and activities in the capital markets, Davila painted a rosy picture. The BRV did not expect to issue any foreign debt this year and debt should s [...] | 2007-08-23 15:32:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN VE |
07CARACAS1812 | EXXONMOBIL FILES FOR ARBITRATION [...] (C) David Perez (strictly protect throughout),the remaining ExxonMobil (XM) executive in Venezuela, met with the Ambassador on September 12 (ref. A) to inform him that XM filed for arbitration on September 6 with the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). XM file [...] | 2007-09-13 14:48:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE |
07CARACAS1822 | STATOIL: A GOOD DEAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-14 16:38:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE |
07CARACAS2000 | MITSUBISHI HOPES TO CLOSE MAJOR REFINERY DEAL BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Mitsubishi trading company hopes to complete a USD 3 billion financing deal for a deep conversion project at the Puerto La Cruz refinery by year-end. The Itochu trading company is working on a similar deal for the El Palito refinery. JBIC's participation in the projects and [...] | 2007-10-11 18:13:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG EINV ECON JA CH VE |
07CARACAS2140 | FEDECAMARAS SPEAKS OUT AGAINST CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (SBU) Fedecamaras, Venezuela's premier umbrella business association, has added its voice to those opposed to Chavez' proposed constitutional reforms. During a meeting on November 2, Jose Manuel Gonzalez, President of Fedecamaras, handed the Ambassador a paper discussing Fedecamaras' positio [...] | 2007-11-06 20:22:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ECON VE |
07CARACAS2221 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH SHELL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Shell Venezuela President Sean Rooney paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador November 21 to discuss the current operating environment in Venezuela. In contacts with Shell, Energy Ministry and PDVSA working level contacts have significantly increased proposals for new projects and [...] | 2007-11-23 19:22:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE |
07CARACAS2243 | CHEVRON'S NEXT MOVES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The BRV has approached Chevron with a proposal to significantly increase production at the former Ameriven strategic association. Petrochina has also offered to partner with Chevron in a Faja project. Chevron is not in a hurry to make additional investments in Venezuela. Labor [...] | 2007-11-27 20:48:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG EINV ECON CH VE |
07CARACAS2346 | PDVSA CASH FLOW PROBLEMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Multiple oil sector contacts have stated that PDVSA is not paying service companies and has told a number of them that they will not be paid until mid-January or even February. A local analyst also stated that PDVSA had not paid the missions prior to the December 2 constitutional [...] | 2007-12-14 16:19:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE |
07CARACAS305 | A BILLION HERE, A BILLION THERE, AND PRETTY SOON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Econoffs met with the BNP Paribas Representative to discuss the recent announcement of a USD 1 billion revolving credit facility arranged by BNP for PDVSA. The Minister of Finance recently announced plans for up to a USD 3.5 billion PDVSA bond issue, and PDVSA has also arranged fo [...] | 2007-02-13 13:20:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EPET ENRG EFIN VE |
07COLOMBO838 | SRI LANKA: INDIAN NAVY REPORTEDLY LIFTS OBJECTIONS [...] (C) On June 5, Sri Lanka Director of Naval Projects and Plans (DNPP) Commodore Lakshman Illangakoon contacted Embassy's Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) to provide a readout of a meeting in New Delhi with the Indian Navy Commander and others (no further information) on the proposed U.S.-provided [...] | 2007-06-13 06:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MASS MOPS IN CE |
07CONAKRY1079 | GUINEA'S ELECTIONS - FURTHER DELAYS LIKELY [...] (C) SUMMARY. A meeting with the Government of Guinea,s point person on elections seems to illustrate the GoG,s lack of political will and/or capacity to organize legislative elections in a timely manner. While the 25 names for the electoral commission were finally submitted, further delays [...] | 2007-09-27 14:40:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC GV |
07CONAKRY1336 | GUINEAN SUPREME COURT BUSY WITH LAND DISPUTES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Ambassador met with Lamine Sidime, President of Guinea,s Supreme Court, on December 13 for his initial courtesy call. The meeting was friendly, but formal, and did not delve into key substantive issues. Sidime said that the Supreme Court currently spends over 80 percent o [...] | 2007-12-17 14:44:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM GV |
07COPENHAGEN167 | DANISH PM ANNOUNCES IRAQ WITHDRAWAL, INCREASE IN [...] (SBU) Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen announced February 21 that Denmark will radically scale down its presence in Iraq in August 2007 and will then deploy additional forces -- perhaps as many as the net 400 soldiers to be pulled from Iraq -- to join the Danish battalion in Afghani [...] | 2007-02-21 15:11:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS MARR PGOV NATO IZ DA |
07COPENHAGEN965 | DANES SUPPORT EU SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-12 13:29:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EUN IR DA |
07COTONOU890 | BENIN DOES NOT PRACTICE RESOURCE NATIONALISM [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-23 04:32:00 | Embassy Cotonou | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET PGOV BN |
07DAKAR2122 | SENEGALESE PRESIDENT IMPRISONS REPORTERS [...] (C) The Senegalese Police's Criminal Investigations Department (DCI) arrested Moussa Gueye, a journalist at the small Rufisque-based paper, "L'Exclusif" after they published an article entitled "The President,s Night Escapades." The police made the arrest in an effort to identify who in the P [...] | 2007-10-31 16:41:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL PINS SG |
07DAKAR2165 | ARE THE SENEGALESE SPEAKER'S DAYS NUMBERED? [...] (C) National Assembly President Macky Sall and presidential son Karim Wade's battle to succeed Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade has become the source of an expanding rift within the ruling Democratic Party of Senegal (PDS). Partisans on both sides are flooding the media with accusations an [...] | 2007-11-09 09:25:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINS SOCI ECON PINR KDEM SG |
07DAKAR262 | SENEGAL: SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL WARD [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-01 16:39:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | OVIP PGOV ECON PHUM EAID MASS PREL SG |
07DAMASCUS110 | DEMOGRAPHICS OF IRAQIS IN SYRIA [...] (SBU) Summary: There is little reliable data about the demographic makeup of Iraqis in Syria. There is growing evidence (and intensified SARG efforts to gather it),however, indicating the numbers may be significantly higher than previously estimated 800,000 Iraqis (perhaps more than 1 mill [...] | 2007-02-01 15:21:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREF PGOV SY IZ |
07DHAKA1279 | NEW RUMORS OF NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT PERCOLATE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Rumors of a "government of national unity" are making the rounds in Dhaka again. Several "reformists" from both main parties have raised this issue with us, arguing that a government without political elements lacks credibility and will fail. These pro-reform elements also argue [...] | 2007-08-07 07:38:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL BG |
07DHAKA1280 | GOVERNMENT LACKING EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Chief Advisor,s Press Secretary laid out his communications strategy for the caretaker government and discussed the challenges of representing a technocratic and non-political government to the press. He was defensive on the issue of whether the government could be making its [...] | 2007-08-07 07:50:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL BG |
07DHAKA1341 | GENERAL DISSATISFACTION WITH CARETAKER GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Rumors of changes in the caretaker government have been a popular parlor game in Dhaka since January 2007. Growing frustration over rising prices, energy shortages, and a lackluster response to flooding have fueled speculation and criticism about the caretaker government. Scenari [...] | 2007-08-16 03:16:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL BG |
07DHAKA193 | COURTESY CALL BY AMBASSADOR WITH ADVISER FOR LOCAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Adviser for Local Government, Rural Development & Cooperatives, and Labor and Employment looks forward to continued donor support for development, described his efforts to curb corruption, and affirmed the government's commitment to holding elections as soon as possible. E [...] | 2007-02-05 07:55:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ELAB BG |
07DHAKA1944 | PRESIDENT PARDONS RAJSHAHI PROFESSORS AS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 10, President Iajuddin Ahmed granted clemency to four Rajshahi University professors convicted of violating the Emergency Powers Rules by fomenting student protests in August. The families of four Dhaka University professors being held on the same charges are hoping [...] | 2007-12-17 11:12:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL BG |
07DHAKA1950 | TWO NEW STUDIES SHINE LIGHT ON PUBLIC OPINION IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Two recent studies -- a statistical poll conducted by the country's largest Bangla-language daily, Prothom Alo, and a new perception study by the Asia Foundation -- cast some light on public opinion as we approach the one-year anniversary of the state of emergency. The two compl [...] | 2007-12-18 11:02:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL BG |
07DHAKA795 | KIBRIA'S SON DISCOUNTS NEW INVESTIGATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-15 09:21:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER KCRM PGOV BG |
07DHAKA81 | STRINGENT EMERGENCY POWERS YET TO BE TESTED, MAY [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 11, President Ahmed issued an Emergency Power Ordinance that gave the government sweeping powers of arrest and detention, restricted individual liberties ranging from freedom of commerce to freedom of the press, authorized the confiscation (as needed) of private prope [...] | 2007-01-16 10:05:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC PHUM BG |
07DHAKA952 | FOUR MONTHS INTO STATE OF EMERGENCY, BANGLADESH'S [...] (C) SUMMARY. As Bangladesh passes the four-month anniversary of its state of emergency, the human rights record is mixed. According to local NGOs, deaths caused by law enforcement officials, including "crossfire" killings and deaths in custody, have gone down. While there have been many alleg [...] | 2007-06-12 08:34:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM PHUM BG |
07DILI110 | AUSTRALIAN AND PORTUGUESE INTERESTS CONVERGE [...] (C/NF) Summary: In separate discussions, the Portuguese and Australian ambassadors downplayed concerns about support for military dissident Major Alfredo Reinado in the western districts. Their views converge on one matter, that Alfredo is a fugitive from justice who should surrender or be ca [...] | 2007-03-15 02:14:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KPKO MOPS PGOV PREL KJUS KDEM UN TT |
07DILI119 | SECURITY SECTOR CONCERNS INTENSIFY [...] (C/NF) Summary: Recent decisions made by both the Government of East Timor (GOET) and the United Nations Integrated Mission to Timor-Leste (UNMIT) have possibly made the security environment in Dili more problematic in advance of national elections next month. Dili is now a city where armed [...] | 2007-03-22 10:43:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MAAR ASEC KPKO AU UN TT |
07DILI15 | PRELIMINARY HEARING OF F-FDTL SUSPECTS IN APRIL-MAY [...] (U) Summary: On January 12, a preliminary hearing was held for 12 suspects in the April-May, 2006 violence, 11 of whom aQ members of the armed forces (F-FDTL). This marked the first judicial step that has been taken to date vis-`-vis any member of the F-FDTL. As a result of the hearing, three [...] | 2007-01-16 11:26:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM KJUS ID UN TT |
07DILI158 | GUSMAO DISCUSSES ELECTION RESULTS AND CNRT STRATEGY WITH [...] (C) Summary: In an April 18 meeting with Charge d'Affaires, President Xanana Gusmao described the results of the April 9 first round of the presidential elections as essentially a loss for the ruling Fretilin party with its candidates' performance reflecting a broad based desire for change. He [...] | 2007-04-20 14:32:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV MAAR KDEM AU TT |
07DILI164 | SECURITY OUTLOOK IN ADVANCE OF PRESIDENTIAL RUNOFF [...] (C/NF) Summary. With the start of the campaign period for the second round of the presidential election, East Timor for the most part remains calm. Within this context, Charge d'Affaires (CDA) met with International Stabilization Force (ISF) commander Brigadier Mal Rerden April 23 to discu [...] | 2007-04-25 08:31:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR ASEC KPKO UN TT |
07DILI264 | USG ENGAGEMENT WITH TAUR MATAN RUAK [...] (C) In October 2006, a UN commission of inquiry recommended that the Timor Leste judicial authorities prosecute Brigadier General Ruak, chief of the local defense force, as a result of his actions during the spring 2006 crisis. The Timor Leste prosecutors reportedly began an investigation, but [...] | 2007-07-23 07:31:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MAAR ASEC KPKO UN TT |
07DILI95 | GUSMAO EXPOUNDS ON REINADO, ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: In a March 8 meeting, President Xanana Gusmao told Charge d'Affaires (CDA) he will no longer talk directly with Major Alfredo Reinado because of Reinado's history of stubbornness and duplicity in the President's direct negotiations with the rebel soldier. The strategy remains for [...] | 2007-03-08 10:52:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV MAAR KDEM KJUS KPKO UN AU TT |
07DOHA1020 | QATAR GIVES ORAL ASSURANCES THAT DIPLOMATIC POUCH [...] (C/NF) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud convoked Charge October 25 to discuss delivery of U.S. diplomatic pouches (see reftel for background.) Al-Mahmoud informed Charge that following the GOQ's review of the bilateral discussions on this matter, the GOQ had taken the dec [...] | 2007-10-25 14:42:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ADCO ADPM PREL CVIS ASEC ACOA ATRN KRIM QA |
07DOHA1040 | SENIOR MFA OFFICIAL OUTLINES QATAR'S FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C//NF) Summary: MFA Assistant Minister for Follow-up Affairs Mohamed Al-Rumaihi in an October 23 presentation to a group of recently promoted senior U.S. military officers (CAPSTONE) gave a noteworthy overview of Qatar's foreign policy and made some significant remarks about domestic policy. [...] | 2007-11-04 13:42:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KDEM QA |
07FREETOWN688 | SIERRA LEONE INAUGURATION - ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (C) Summary. Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer, as the U.S. representative to the inauguration, met with President Koroma on inauguration day. Koroma reaffirmed that he will focus on efforts to fight corruption, strengthen justice and the rule of law. Assistant Secretary Frazer replied that th [...] | 2007-11-19 17:17:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON PREL PGOV SL |
07GEORGETOWN386 | HAPPILY NEVER AFTER: PRESIDENT TO DIVORCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ending public speculation regarding the status of their relationship, President Bharrat Jagdeo and First Lady Varshnie Jagdeo yesterday announced the end of their nine year marriage. The announcement came as a shock to no one-rumors of adultery, separation, and domestic violence [...] | 2007-04-17 20:38:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV GY |
07GEORGETOWN447 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNHRC CANDIDACY OF BELARUS [...] (C) Poloff delivered demarche on UN Human Rights Council Candidacy of Belarus on May 4, 2007 to Jacqueline Hamer, Director of Multilateral and Global Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ms. Hamer stated that Guyana was currently looking at many different candidates for UNHRC seats, bu [...] | 2007-05-09 20:11:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL UNHRC GY |
07GEORGETOWN556 | GOVERNMENT REACTION: GUYANA AND THE JFK TERROR PLOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: With emotions ranging from defensiveness, to apprehension, to contrition, President Bharrat Jagdeo initiated multiple conversations with the Ambassador through the weekend regarding the JFK terror plot, distancing his government from the Guyanese involved and reiterating that Guya [...] | 2007-06-04 20:42:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PGOV PREL CVIS GY |
07GEORGETOWN818 | MCC SIGNING CEREMONY'S REVEALING INSIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 23rd, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Deputy Chairman Rodney Bent participated in a signing ceremony for the US$6.7 million two-year Guyana Threshold Program contract. The event was covered by all television and radio news programs and reported in each of the thr [...] | 2007-08-31 19:19:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID EFIN PGOV PREL GY |
07GUATEMALA612 | GUATEMALA: BERGER REPLACES MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) President Berger annnounced on March 26 that he had accepted the resignation of Minister of Government (Interior) Carlos Vielmann as well as those of Civilian National Police (PNC) Director General Erwin Sperissen and Prison System Director Victor Rosales. On March 27, Berger named Adel [...] | 2007-03-27 21:59:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KCRM PHUM KJUS ASEC PTER SNAR GT |
07HANOI1251 | LE QUOC QUAN MEETING [...] (C) Summary: On July 11, PolOffs met with attorney, former detainee and recent NED Fellow Le Quoc Quan at his law office in Hanoi. Quan was extremely happy to receive officials from the Embassy and appeared very healthy. Quan's daily, lengthy interrogations in prison focused on his relationsh [...] | 2007-07-13 09:59:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL VM |
07HANOI1542 | CREATIVE PUSH FOR FREEDOM OF SPEECH - HR [...] (C) Summary: Dissident and former National Endowment for Democracy (NED) Fellow Le Quoc Quan informed Poloffs during an August 24 meeting that he and eight other leading human rights dissidents are planning a protest at the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi. On the surface, the purpose of the protest [...] | 2007-08-28 17:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM VM CH |
07HANOI1617 | CITIBANK SAVES LANDMARK DEAL DESPITE HEAVY-HITTING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Citibank appears poised to rescue a landmark $100 million loan in Vietnam, after a rival financial company working with what Citibank believes are powerful government partners nearly sank the deal. The bank has had to sweeten the terms of the offer and may have to scale down plans [...] | 2007-09-11 14:23:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN EINV KCOR PGOV VM |
07HANOI221 | PARTY PLENUM: WILL POLITICAL REFORMS ENHANCE GVN [...] (C) Summary: The Communist Party of Vietnam's Central Committee recently met for the fourth time since last April's Party Congress to discuss policy and personnel directives. Central Committee members reached consensus on reducing from eleven to six the number of Party commissions that review [...] | 2007-02-02 10:06:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM VM |
07HANOI291 | PM DZUNG'S ONLINE CHAT: POWER TO THE PEOPLE? [...] (C) Summary: On February 9, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung went online for over two hours to answer questions on a variety of topics, including corruption, the economy, the media and even his personal life. The GVN says the Internet chats are geared toward increasing its "transparency of ope [...] | 2007-02-14 10:38:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KCOR KPAO PHUM VM |
07HARARE1004 | MUGABE STRONG DESPITE DISSENSION WITHIN ZANU-PF; [...] (C) Summary: While much can happen between today and the 2008 elections, the current situation appears to favor continued rule by President Robert Mugabe. Mugabe, despite significant sentiment within ZANU-PF that he step down, maintains firm control of ZANU-PF and observers expect him to eme [...] | 2007-11-08 12:51:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ZI |
07HARARE326 | FORMER ZANU-PF INSIDER OUTLINES A "THIRD" WAY [...] (C/NF) Former Information Minister and Presidential Spokesman Jonathan Moyo requested a meeting with the Ambassador April 17. Moyo told the Ambassador that Nelson Mandela, on behalf of the ANC, had attempted to send a message to President Mugabe in advance of the March 30 Central Committee m [...] | 2007-04-17 16:44:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ZI |
07HARARE413 | GONO TINKERS AS ECONOMIC CRISIS DEEPENS [...] (C) Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gono failed to address the structural problems underlying Zimbabwe,s hyperinflation and contracting production in his April 26 interim Monetary Policy Statement (MPS). Gono announced an implicit devaluation of the currency, but it fell far short of [...] | 2007-05-11 08:54:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN ETRD EMIN PGOV ZI |
07HARARE76 | GIDEON GONO REINVENTS GIDEON GONO [...] (C) In a January 29 meeting with the Ambassador, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono said that January 31's Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) would be "totally different" from previous statements. Gono said he would confront the governance problems that were the root cause of [...] | 2007-01-30 15:07:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN PGOV ZI |
07HOCHIMINHCITY1015 | VIETNAM IN-COUNTRY PRIORITY ONE REFERRAL [...] (C/NF) Summary: Mission's P-1 Referral Committee has completed consideration of five possible Priority One (P-1) applicants and is referring two to PRM for consideration. Truong Van Duc is a long-time Hoa Hao leader and has spent much of his life in detention. His outspoken, but non- violent, [...] | 2007-10-02 08:44:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREF PHUM SOCI KIRF PGOV PREL VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY157 | SAIGON INSIDERS ON COMMUNIST PARTY POLITICS [...] (C/NF) : Media contacts report that the Politburo has not yet begun to focus on the planned visit of President Nguyen Minh Triet to the United States. Triet has recovered fully from his bout with prostate cancer, but politically is weak. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung is consolidating power; [...] | 2007-02-14 10:22:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PREL CH VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY160 | (C) EXPLOSION REPORTED OUTSIDE HCMC HOME OF PM DZUNG [...] (C/NF) Reliable media contacts in HCMC confirmed to us that a small improvised explosive device went off outside a home belonging to Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung in HCMC's District 3 sometime on February 12. No injuries or damage was reported. Rumors of this incident circulated on February [...] | 2007-02-15 06:47:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KCOR PTER PINR VM |
07HONGKONG110 | VATICAN MEETING ON CHINA POLICY UNLIKELY TO LEAD [...] (U) Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen told the press on January 9 that he would travel to Rome shortly to discuss the Vatican's China policy. Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone will chair the meeting, scheduled for the latter half of January. According to Zen, the Pope will be [...] | 2007-01-12 09:52:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH VT |
07HONGKONG1203 | MACAU LABOR DAY PROTEST MARRED BY VIOLENCE [...] (C) Summary: An estimated 2,400 Macau residents participated in labor and anti-corruption demonstrations on May 1 that turned violent after demonstrators veered off the approved march route and clashed with police. Police fired five warning shots into the air and the violent clash resulted in [...] | 2007-05-02 10:11:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ELAB SOCI CH HK MC |
07HONGKONG1323 | NO "MASSACRE" AT TIANANMEN -- BEIJING LOYALIST'S [...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong will not be ready for universal suffrage until "around 2022" -- or 25 years after the handover -- because many Hong Kongers lacked "national awareness," said Ma Lik, chairman of Hong Kong's largest pro-Beijing political party. Ma referred to the local characterization o [...] | 2007-05-16 10:37:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
07HONGKONG1689 | U.S.-CHINA COMMISSION VISIT TO HONG KONG: MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary: On April 30, a visiting delegation from the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) discussed Hong Kong political developments with Hong Kong Chief Executive's Office Director John Tsang and Secretary for Constitutional Affairs Stephen Lam. Lam, while noting th [...] | 2007-06-25 06:04:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR CH HK |
07HONGKONG1691 | U.S.-CHINA COMMISSION VISIT TO HONG KONG: [...] (C) Summary: During April 29-30 meetings in Hong Kong, Civic Party legislator and March 2007 candidate for Chief Executive Alan Leong told a visiting delegation of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) that his campaign had laid the groundwork for the Hong Kong people [...] | 2007-06-25 06:48:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR CH HK |
07HONGKONG1777 | HONG KONG COMMEMORATES TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH [...] (C) Summary: On July 1, Hong Kong celebrated the tenth anniversary of the Special Administration Region's (SAR) reversion to the PRC with a mixture of official celebrations and the annual pro-democracy demonstration. PRC President Hu Jintao helped mark the anniversary by personally swearing in [...] | 2007-07-03 09:46:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
07HONGKONG1854 | PRC MFA COMMISSIONER DISCUSSES DEMOCRATIC REFORM, [...] (C) Summary: Beijing's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Commissioner to Hong Kong Lu Xinhua told the Consul General on July 11 that U.S.-China relations were "the best they've ever been" and that Beijing was "very satisfied" with the latest round of the Senior Dialogue meetings in Washington. Durin [...] | 2007-07-13 12:39:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH |
07HONGKONG1866 | G/TIP DIRECTOR VISITS MACAU [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Mark Lagon, Director, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),and his Senior Coordinator for Reports, Mark Taylor, visited Macau on June 27 to discuss with Macau cabinet officials actions the Macau Special Administrative Region government (MSARG) s [...] | 2007-07-16 08:29:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KCRM SMIG SOCI PGOV PHUM HK CH MC MG |
07HONGKONG1881 | HONG KONG UNIVERSITY'S GUAN YI ON RECENT TRENDS IN [...] (C) Summary: AmConGen Economic Officer and Regional Medical Officer met with Guan Yi, Director of the State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases at Hong Kong University (HKU),and Gavin Smith, Assistant Professor of Microbiology at HKU, to discuss general trends in avian influenza i [...] | 2007-07-17 23:50:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON TBIO SENV EAGR AMED KFLU HK CH |
07HONGKONG1889 | POPE'S LETTER CLARIFIES CATHOLIC DOCTRINE IN CHINA [...] (C) Summary: Monsignor Eugene Nugent, the papal representative in Hong Kong, told us that Pope Benedict's long-awaited letter to Chinese Catholics was intended to clarify the relationship between the underground Catholic and the PRC's "official" Catholic communities. After the ordinations of [...] | 2007-07-18 10:17:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH VT |
07HONGKONG1951 | HONG KONG DISTRICT COUNCIL ELECTION: A TRIAL RUN [...] (C) Summary: On November 18, Hong Kong will choose 529 District Councillors, 80 percent of them directly elected by universal suffrage. The District Councils are subordinate to the Legislative Council, but play an increasingly important advisory role to the government on grass-roots issues. W [...] | 2007-07-25 10:15:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | CH HK PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
07HONGKONG2067 | DEATH OF HONG KONG DAB CHAIRMAN MA LIK [...] (C) Summary: Ma Lik, Legislative Councilor and Chairman of the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB),died on August 8 in a Guangzhou hospital at age 55. His passing creates vacancies in both the Legislative Council (Legco) and the DAB leadership t [...] | 2007-08-08 10:35:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR CH HK |
07HONGKONG2128 | HONG KONG BAR-BENDER STRIKE TURNS POLITICAL [...] (C) More than 1,000 Hong Kong "bar-benders" (metal workers) went on strike August 8, demanding higher pay and shorter work hours. Over the weekend they scuffled with police while conducting an unauthorized demonstration. Since then, the labor dispute has escalated into a conflict between Hon [...] | 2007-08-15 11:00:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ELAB PGOV PINR PHUM SOCI CH HK |
07HONGKONG2170 | HONG KONG'S GREEN PAPER: PATH TO DEMOCRACY OR [...] (C) Summary: The Hong Kong Government (HKG) released its "Green Paper" listing various options for electoral reform on July 11, hoping it would spark a three-month public debate and build consensus for implementation of universal suffrage for future Chief Executive (CE) and Legislative Council [...] | 2007-08-20 10:06:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI CH HK |
07HONGKONG218 | HONG KONG'S WAIT AND SEE APPROACH ON ACTA: [...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong government (HKG) officials expressed initial reticence about joining the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) during a digital video conference (DVC) held on January 12. The HKG queried officials from the USTR and the United States Patent and Trade Office (USPTO) [...] | 2007-01-23 06:44:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | CH ECON ETRD HK KIPR TW |
07HONGKONG2202 | FUNERAL POLITICS IN HONG KONG [...] (C) Summary: Most of Hong Kong's political elite, including central government representatives, will attend the August 24 funeral of Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) Chairman and Legislative Councilor Ma Lik. After the funeral, the DAB Central Committee [...] | 2007-08-23 08:26:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI CH HK |
07HONGKONG2244 | RULE OF LAW IN HONG KONG [...] (C) Summary: Since its 1997 reversion to the PRC, Hong Kong has retained its common law system and strong rule of law under the "one country two systems" principle enshrined in the Basic Law. All ordinances, rules of equity, subordinate legislation, and customary law previously enforced by th [...] | 2007-08-28 09:52:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR SOCI CH HK KJUS |
07HONGKONG2250 | HONG KONG VIEWS ON PRC LEGAL REFORM (C-AL7-00894) [...] (C) Summary: Contacts and cooperative arrangements between Hong Kong law schools, academics, and executive and judiciary branch officials and their mainland counterparts have accelerated in recent years. The Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) has provided a similar boost for Hong K [...] | 2007-08-29 09:38:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR KJUS SOCI CH HK |
07HONGKONG2251 | HONG KONG'S GREEN PAPER: NO SIGN OF PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong's "Green Paper" process to develop a broad consensus on how to implement universal suffrage has stalled. The key players, including the Hong Kong Government (HKG),the pro-Beijing and pro-HKG political parties, the pro-democratization parties, and the central government i [...] | 2007-08-29 10:05:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI HK CH |
07HONGKONG2333 | HONG KONG BY-ELECTION: DEARTH OF POLITICAL TALENT [...] (C) Summary: Interest in the December 2 by-election to fill the Legislative Council (Legco) seat vacated by the death of DAB Chairman Ma Lik has intensified since his August 24 funeral. The various pan-democratic parties have agreed on a mechanism to select a single candidate, although the po [...] | 2007-09-07 09:44:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI HK CH |
07HONGKONG2359 | ANSON CHAN TO CONTEST LEGCO BY-ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: On September 11, former Hong Kong Government (HKG) Chief Secretary Anson Chan formally announced her candidacy for the December 2 by-election for the Legislative Council (Legco) seat vacated by the death of DAB Chairman Ma Lik. Chan apparently was convinced by several pan-democrat [...] | 2007-09-11 10:00:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI HK CH |
07HONGKONG2413 | PEARL RIVER DELTA AIR POLLUTION FEASIBILITY [...] (C) The Hong Kong government will announce the commencement of two precedent-setting regional air pollution feasibility studies at the end of September. These studies, sponsored by the Hong Kong and Guangdong Provincial Governments, are focused on the Pearl River Delta of Southern China. The [...] | 2007-09-17 01:29:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG SENV PGOV HK CH |
07HONGKONG244 | U/S HUGHES 1/23 MEETING WITH HONG KONG HOME [...] (SBU) During the otherwise informal and largely unscripted meeting between visiting U/S Karen P. Hughes and Hong Kong Home Affairs Secretary Patrick Ho on January 23 (report on visit septel),Ho pulled out a prepared text when Hughes alluded to China,s "one country, two systems" approach to Ho [...] | 2007-01-25 07:36:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SCUL PHUM PREL PGOV KPAO CH HK |
07HONGKONG2465 | BEIJING OFFICIAL VISITS HONG KONG FOR FUNERAL, [...] (C) Summary: Director Liao Hui of the PRC Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office (HKMAO) visited Hong Kong September 18 for the funeral of journalist and veteran Beijing loyalist Xu Simin. Following the funeral, attended by numerous high-level political and business figures, Liao moved to Shenzhe [...] | 2007-09-21 09:31:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR CH HK SOCI |
07HONGKONG2587 | HONG KONG CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S POLICY ADDRESS: [...] (C) Summary: In his third annual Policy Address on October 10, Hong Kong Chief Executive (CE) Donald Tsang touched on all the major issues of concern to the people of Hong Kong. He described a concept of "progressive development" to achieve three major goals: economic development through inf [...] | 2007-10-10 10:42:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR ECON EFIN SENV SOCI CH HK |
07HONGKONG2596 | MARTIN LEE TO VISIT WASHINGTON AS HONG KONG [...] (C) Summary: Democratic Party founder and legislator Martin Lee will visit Washington October 18-19 for discussions at State and the NSC (requested) on the political state of play in Hong Kong. His visit comes during an unusually busy Hong Kong political season, which this year includes the C [...] | 2007-10-11 10:40:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI CH HK |
07HONGKONG2696 | HONG KONG CATHOLIC DIOCESE ON SINO-VATICAN [...] (C) Summary: According to Hong Kong papal representative Monsignor Eugene Nugent, the Holy See had been consulted on and approved the September selection of Father Joseph Li Shan to replace the late Michael Fu Tieshan as Bishop of the Beijing diocese. Because the issue was "sensitive," howeve [...] | 2007-10-26 04:37:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR CH HK VT |
07HONGKONG2751 | HONG KONG BY-ELECTION: ANSON CHAN TOUGHENS STANCE [...] (C) Summary: Nine candidates have registered to contest the December 2 Legislative Council (Legco) by-election to fill the seat vacated by the death of Ma Lik. The clear front-runners remain former senior civil servants Anson Chan of the pan-democratic camp and her pro-Beijing opponent Regin [...] | 2007-11-02 09:19:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI CH HK |
07HONGKONG2806 | ALLEGATIONS OF U.S. "INTERFERENCE" IN HONG KONG [...] (C) Summary: With the approach of Hong Kong local elections on November 18 and December 2, public criticism of pro-democracy legislator Martin Lee has abated, possibly due to fear of a voter backlash against the harsh commentary. Even before the Lee controversy, however, anti-foreign and anti- [...] | 2007-11-09 08:46:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI CH HK |
07HONGKONG2934 | HONG KONG DECEMBER 2 BY-ELECTION: VOTER TURNOUT IS [...] (C) Summary: On December 2, Hong Kong will hold a by-election to fill the Legislative Council (Legco) seat vacated by the death of Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) leader Ma Lik last August. Only two of the eight contestants - pro-democracy leader Anson [...] | 2007-11-30 08:49:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM SOCI CH HK |
07HONGKONG2949 | HONG KONG VOTERS ELECT PRO-DEMOCRACY LEGISLATOR [...] (C) Summary: Former Hong Kong Government Chief Secretary and pan-democratic leader Anson Chan won the December 2 Legislative Council (Legco) by-election, defeating her equally high-profile pro-government opponent Regina Ip by a 55 to 43 percent margin. After the election, Chan said the poll r [...] | 2007-12-03 09:39:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI HK CH |
07HONGKONG3103 | NPC STANDING COMMITTEE AUTHORIZES HONG KONG TO [...] (C) Summary and Comment: On December 29, Commissioner Lu Xinhua of the PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong briefed the Consul General, the U.K. Consul General, and a representative from the Office of the European Commission on the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) [...] | 2007-12-29 06:22:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR PHUM CH HK |
07ISLAMABAD2797 | FOREIGN SECRETARY DISCUSSES STRATEGIC DIALOGUE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary Negroponte, Assistant Secretary Boucher, and Charge d,Affaires Bodde met Foreign SIPDIS Secretary Khan for a lunch meeting on June 16. Khan SIPDIS discussed details of the Strategic Dialogue between the U.S. and Pakistan, expressed concerns about a bilater [...] | 2007-06-23 07:17:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ENRG PGOV PK PREL SOCI |
07ISLAMABAD31 | PRESIDENT MUSHARAFF BRIEFS GEN SCHOOMAKER AND [...] (C) Introduction and summary: During a December 29 meeting, President (and Chief of Army Staff) Musharraf reinforced for U.S. Chief of Army Staff GEN Schoomaker and the Ambassador that Pakistan and the U.S, are in the war on terrorism together, sharing the same goals and fighting the same enemy. No [...] | 2007-01-03 13:51:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF MOPS PK PREL PTER |
07ISLAMABAD414 | APHC'S PAKISTAN VISIT HIGHLIGHTS PAKISTAN'S [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-22 13:25:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IN PK PREL PTER |
07ISLAMABAD4702 | MGPK01:SITREP 04, AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD; PM [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Shaukat publicly announced the timing for assembly elections may slip due to recent events. The Ambassador called several opposition leaders and human rights activists to express her concern regarding the government's crackdown and our commitment to elections on s [...] | 2007-11-04 14:09:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL AEMR AMTG ASEC CASC KFLO PINR PK |
07ISLAMABAD4713 | MGPK01:SITREP 05, AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD; LAWYERS' [...] (C) SUMMARY. Despite growing scattered protests by lawyers, the streets in Pakistan remain largely quiet. The number of lawyers, human rights activists, and opposition figures detained by the Government of Pakistan continues to grow. During a briefing for the diplomatic corps, Musharraf appear [...] | 2007-11-05 09:31:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL AEMR AMTG ASEC CASC KFLO PINR PK |
07ISLAMABAD4727 | MGPK01: SITREP 06, AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD; ARRESTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The arrest of lawyers has quelled protests for the moment and the streets in Pakistan remain largely quiet. The Government of Pakistan (GOP) has dispelled rumors of a counter-coup against Musharraf, which fueled heavy losses on the Karachi Stock Exchange. The Punjab Home Secreta [...] | 2007-11-05 13:13:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO PGOV PINR PK PREL |
07ISLAMABAD4739 | MGPK01: SITREP 07, AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD: MIXED [...] (C) Summary: As of 1200 local time, mainly peaceful lawyers' protests occurring in Islamabad, Karachi, Peshawar, and Quetta. Following a conversation with Ambassador last night, Bhutto said that Musharraf would not commit to a timetable to have elections, doff his uniform, lift the state of em [...] | 2007-11-06 08:37:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PK AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO PINR |
07ISLAMABAD4754 | MGPK01: SITREP 08, AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD: LAWYERS' [...] (C) Summary: Overall, the country remains calm. Sporadic lawyers' demonstrations occurred through the country, some involving police beatings of journalists and activists. The government agreed in theory to release 50-60 human rights activists in Lahore, but a paperwork glitch postponed thei [...] | 2007-11-06 14:31:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AEMR AMGT CASC KFLO PGOV PINR PK PREL |
07ISLAMABAD4761 | MGPK01: SITREP 09, AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD: HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: Following Mission and Department intervention, 54 members of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan were released November 7 morning from house arrest, and charges against them have been dropped. People's Party (PPP) leader Benazir Bhutto, upon arriving in Islamabad November 6, [...] | 2007-11-07 09:21:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PK AEMR AMGT CASC KFLO PINR |
07ISLAMABAD4766 | MGPK01: SITREP 10, AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD: POLICE [...] (C) Summary: Police used tear gas to break up a Pakistan People's Party (PPP) parliamentarians march to the National Assembly. Earlier, PPP leader Benazir Bhutto issued defiant statements at a press conference and PPP supporters clashed with police in front of PPP headquarters. DCM met with [...] | 2007-11-07 13:38:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PK AEMR AMGT CASC KFLO PINR |
07ISLAMABAD4767 | DCM MEETS WITH NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR AZIZ [...] (C) SUMMARY: The DCM met with National Security Advisor Tariq Aziz for a 30-minute one-on-one meeting November 7. During the meeting the DCM conveyed reports that detained human rights lawyer Atizaz Ahsan has no access to family members and may have suffered physical abuse. The DCM reiterated [...] | 2007-11-07 16:24:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PK AEMR CASC KFLO PINR |
07ISLAMABAD4786 | ATTORNEY GENERAL REVIEWS CURRENT EVENTS [...] (C) Summary: Attorney General Qayyum told Ambassador November 7 that Musharraf would announce parliamentary elections once his own re-election was confirmed by the newly reconstituted Supreme Court. (Note: In the course of the evening of November 7, we heard three entirely different versions [...] | 2007-11-08 10:35:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PK AEMR AMGT CASC KFLO PINR |
07ISLAMABAD4793 | NSA AZIZ ASKS USG TO CONVINCE BHUTTO TO CALL OFF [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-08 12:38:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AEMR AMGT CASC KFLO PGOV PINR PK PREL |
07ISLAMABAD4805 | MGPK01: SITREP 13, AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD: BHUTTO [...] (C) Summary: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Benazir Bhutto is under virtual house arrest. Ambassador called Bhutto to urge her to consider the consequences of pushing for demonstrations and to express our concerns regarding further political polarization and her own personal safety. The [...] | 2007-11-09 08:31:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PK PREL PINR KFLO CASC AMGT AEMR |
07ISLAMABAD4809 | MGPK01: SITREP 14, AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD: BHUTTO [...] (C) Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Benazir Bhutto attempted to leave her Islamabad home November 9, 1400 hours (local). She remains in her car, surrounded by 40-plus PPP supporters on foot. Bhutto talked her way through the first barricade but has been stopped at a second one. As of 15 [...] | 2007-11-09 10:40:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PK AEMR AMGT CASC KFLO PINR |
07ISLAMABAD4814 | MGPK01: SITREP 15, AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD: BHUTTO [...] (C) Summary: Pakistan People's Party leader Benazir Bhutto retreated back into her house late November 9 after attempting to go to Rawalpindi to lead her party's demonstration. Her Islamabad home is now surrounded by police and barricades, a virtual if not yet official house arrest. Bhutto v [...] | 2007-11-09 13:24:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PK AEMR AMGT CASC KFLO PINR |
07ISLAMABAD4818 | MGPK01: SITREP 17, AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD: MUSHARRAF [...] (C) Summary: President Musharraf was scheduled to give a press conference at 1400 local time; we will provide immediate follow-up information on his remarks for the Department. Pakistan People's Party leader Benazir Bhutto moves to Lahore today in preparation for a planned "long march" Novem [...] | 2007-11-11 10:16:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PK PREL AEMR AMGT CASC KFLO PINR |
07ISLAMABAD4819 | MUSHARRAF'S PRESS CONFERENCE [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with local and international press November 11, President Musharraf announced elections would be held "by January 9" and said he would take the presidential oath of office as a civilian after the Supreme Court allows the Election Commission to confirm his re-election. He [...] | 2007-11-12 10:18:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PK PREL AEMR AMGT CASC KFLO PINR |
07ISLAMABAD4837 | MGPK01: SITREP 20, AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD: BHUTTO [...] (C) Summary: The Pakistan People's Party "long march" continued November 14, but with much reduced numbers, resulting from hundreds of arrests. Bhutto remains under house arrest in Lahore but is busy contacting opposition party colleagues. Additional religious and nationalist party leaders h [...] | 2007-11-14 10:32:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PK AEMR AMGT CASC KFLO PREL PINR |
07ISLAMABAD4864 | "LIKE MINDED" GROUP: REACTIONS TO ELECTIONS UNDER [...] (C/NF) Summary: International donors for Pakistan's pro-democracy programs are growing increasingly skeptical that the government can reverse actions related to the state of emergency in time to stave off aid cuts or decisions to cancel election observation missions. Post continues to caution [...] | 2007-11-15 12:13:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PK PREL PINR AEMR KFLO CASC |
07ISLAMABAD4890 | MUSHARRAF NAMES CARETAKER CABINET [...] (C) Summary: As expected and provided for under the constitution, Musharraf named a caretaker cabinet when the National Assembly's term ended on November 15. Caretaker governments will be named for the provinces beginning November 20. These caretaker governments will serve until new assembli [...] | 2007-11-16 12:56:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PK PREL PINR AEMR KFLO CASC |
07ISLAMABAD4895 | MGPK01: SITREP 23, AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD: NEGROPONTE [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary met with National Security Advisor Tariq Aziz and telephoned Pakistan People's Party leader Benazir Bhutto November 16; he met with President Musharraf and Vice Chief of Army Staff Kayani on November 17. The GOP officially shut down Geo TV overnight, which had s [...] | 2007-11-17 10:09:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PK AEMR AMGT CASC KFLO PINR PREL |
07ISLAMABAD4925 | MGPK01: SITREP 24, AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD: [...] (C) Summary: The reconstituted Supreme Court dismissed most of the petitions against Musharraf's re-election when opposition attorneys refused to recognize the panel's authority. One petition remains for a November 22 hearing. Depending on the outcome of the case, Musharraf may be free to tak [...] | 2007-11-19 13:03:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PK AEMR AMGT CASC KFLO PINR PREL |
07ISLAMABAD4964 | PAKISTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IDENTIFIER INFORMATION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-21 13:11:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN IR KNNP PARM PK |
07ISLAMABAD5289 | PAKISTAN: STATE OF EMERGENCY LIFTED [...] (U) Summary: As promised, President Musharraf has lifted the State of Emergency (SOE) and restored the constitution; he addresses the nation at 2000 local tonight. The January 8 general elections can now proceed under an established legal framework. However, the effects of the SOE linger on [...] | 2007-12-15 09:46:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PK PREL |
07ISLAMABAD534 | FORWARD MOVEMENT THE BEST PROTECTION FOR MIRWAIZ [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-01 05:52:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PK PREL PTER |
07ISLAMABAD5380 | MGPK02: SITREP 3: BHUTTO'S FUNERAL; PROTESTS [...] (C) Summary: The GOP transported the body of slain Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Benazir Bhutto to Larkana, where funeral services are taking place as of 1430 hours December 28. Violent sporadic protests occurred throughout the country well into the night of December 27. Pakistan was r [...] | 2007-12-28 11:24:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PK PREL AEMR ASEC CASC PINR KFLO MARR |
07ISLAMABAD872 | GOP INQUIRY INTO GTMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW [...] (U) This cable contains an action request -- please see para. 5. 2. (C//NF) During a January 26 lunch with visiting SCA DAS John Gastright, MFA officials queried emboffs regarding the prospects for the release of Pakistani detainees currently in custody at the Guantanamo Bay detention ce [...] | 2007-02-24 06:18:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KAWC PK PREL PTER |
07ISTANBUL116 | AMCONSULATE ISTANBUL RECEIVES PURPORTED OCALAN [...] (C/NF) Consulate has received a letter purporting to be from jailed PKK leader Abullah Ocalan. The envelope was postmarked January 11, 2007, from Beyoglu, Istanbul and addressed to ConGen Istanbul's former Beyoglu office building. The Asrin Law Firm, responsible for Abdullah Ocalan's lega [...] | 2007-02-15 11:45:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER TU IZ |
07ISTANBUL476 | CONGRESSIONAL STUDY GROUP ON TURKEY MEETINGS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Religious minority leaders from the Armenian Orthodox, Greek Orthodox and Jewish communities met separately May 30 with the Congressional Study Group on Turkey. Discussions at the Armenian and Ecumenical Patriarchates focused on the possible effect of a congressional Armenian [...] | 2007-06-04 12:40:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL TU |
07ISTANBUL855 | AN IRANIAN ACTIVIST'S ADVICE ON REACHING THE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-21 04:50:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM IR TU |
07ISTANBUL893 | AN IRANIAN OIL EXECUTIVE ON ISA'S "UNINTENDED [...] (C/NF) Summary: On September 26, Consulate Istanbul &Iran watcher8 met with Assadollah Maleknejad, Vice President of Iran,s Pars Oil company, to discuss regional and Iranian hydrocarbon issues. Maleknejad politely criticized USG energy policy in the region, arguing that the Trans-Caspian pi [...] | 2007-10-02 06:20:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ECON ENRG PGOV IR TU AZ |
07JAKARTA1813 | PIRATED DISK FACTORIES RAIDED BY INDONESIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesian authorities carried out the single largest and most successful operation to date against manufacturers of pirated optical disks on Sunday, July 1, 2007. Fifteen people were arrested and face charges under copyright and optical disk laws. Police also seized approxim [...] | 2007-07-03 08:28:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KIPR ETRD KCOR ECON ID |
07JAKARTA2069 | NIKE COMMERCIAL DISPUTE RESOLVED [...] (C) Summary: Nike and Central Cipta Murdaya (CCM) reached an agreement on July 31 to phase-out their business relationship over the next 24 months. The agreement includes concessions by Nike to increase the phase-out time for one of CCM,s factories to 24 months from 9 months, as well as inc [...] | 2007-08-01 08:27:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC EINV ECON KCOR KPAO PGOV ID CASC |
07JAKARTA2188 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH TRADE MINISTER PANGESTU [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Hume paid a courtesy call to Government of Indonesia (GOI) Minister of Trade Mari Pangestu on August 10. The Ambassador congratulated Pangestu on the success of recent Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) enforcement efforts and observed that improvements to Indonesia's [...] | 2007-08-10 09:39:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | BEXP ECIN EIND ETRD KIPR EINV ECON PGOV ID |
07JAKARTA2351 | AMBASSADOR HALIDA DISCUSSES BILATERAL TRADE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy met with Government of Indonesia (GOI) Special Assistant to the Minister of Trade Ambassador Halida Miljani on August 24th to discuss bilateral trade issues, including commencement of an exploratory dialogue on a U.S.-Indonesian Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT). Ambass [...] | 2007-08-27 10:36:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD EINV ECON BEXP ID |
07JAKARTA2784 | INDONESIA AND BURMA: GOI OFFERS TO PLAY A ROLE [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Mission continues to press Indonesia for a stronger stance regarding the Burmese regime's crackdown. Charge was told that President Yudhoyono has extended an offer to the Burmese regime to help it establish a dialogue w [...] | 2007-10-02 10:48:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM ID BM |
07JAKARTA3050 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: LEBANESE PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Mission discussed reftel themes with Harry Purwanto, Director for North American Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs, on November 1. We noted that Indonesia would appear to share U.S. objectives, given the participation of an Indonesian peacekeeping battalion in UNIFIL. 2. (C [...] | 2007-11-01 10:45:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER EUN SY LE IN |
07JERUSALEM1064 | ABBAS APPOINTS JOINT FORCE COMMANDER TO IMPLEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Palestinian security contacts and press report PA President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) and PM Ismayil Haniyah agreed June 2 to create a "Joint Security Force," composed of Hamas "Executive Force" and Fatah "Special Force" personnel and led by retired National Security Forces (NSF [...] | 2007-06-04 14:48:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KWBG PGOV KPAL IS PTER |
07JERUSALEM1254 | BIOGRAPHIES OF NEW PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY CABINET [...] (SBU) Biographies of new Palestinian Authority (PA) Cabinet members are listed starting in para. 2. According to PM Salam Fayyad, this government will likely be expanded in the next 30 days to include more ministers from Gaza and to reduce the number of ministers responsible for multiple por [...] | 2007-06-18 15:20:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KWBG IS KPAL PREL PINR |
07JERUSALEM1305 | PALESTINIAN PRIVATE SECTOR MOVES TO OPERATE GAZA [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian private sector leaders in the West Bank and Gaza are promoting a variety of proposals to "privatize" the Karni/al-Mintar and Kerem Shalom crossings. Private sector representatives in Gaza reached an agreement June 20 on a plan that would authorize a newly-established [...] | 2007-06-25 15:10:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID ECON EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM |
07JERUSALEM1345 | NABLUS INCURSION: AT LEAST 12 PALESTINIANS [...] (SBU) According to Palestinian security contacts and Arabic-language media, Nablus has been under curfew since 0330 local on June 28 when the IDF entered the city and clashed with Palestinian militants around the Old City, Rafidiya neighborhood and Balata Refugee Camp. Militants responded to [...] | 2007-06-28 13:42:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KWBG PGOV KPAL IS PTER |
07JERUSALEM143 | DRAFT BUDGET SENT TO PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE [...] (SBU) ACTING PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY (PA) FINANCE MINISTER SAMIR ABU AISHEH SUBMITTED THE FY 2007 PA BUDGET TO THE PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL JANUARY 16 AFTER THE PA CABINET APPROVED IT DECEMBER 27, ACCORDING TO LOCAL PRESS REPORTS. THE PROPOSED BUDGET TOTALS USD 2.562 BILLION, INCLUDING [...] | 2007-01-24 14:01:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN PGOV KWBG |
07JERUSALEM204 | WORK ONGOING AT E-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-31 15:19:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM265 | FURTHER UPDATE ON E-1 DEVELOPMENT [...] (C) ISRAELI HUMAN RIGHTS NGO IR AMIM FOUNDER DANNY SEIDEMANN VISITED THE CONSTRUCTION SITE OF THE ISRAELI POLICE HEADQUARTERS IN THE E-1 AREA BETWEEN MA'ALE ADUMIM AND JERUSALEM WITH POLOFF FEBRUARY 8. POLOFF AND SEIDEMANN OBSERVED LEVELING OF THE GRADED AREAS AT THE SITE HAS CONTINUED. (NOTE [...] | 2007-02-08 16:51:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KWBG KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM266 | WAQF ADMINISTRATOR: EXCAVATIONS AT HARAM [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE CONSUL GENERAL MET WITH WAQF ADMINISTRATOR ADNAN HUSSEINI, GRAND MUFTI MOHAMMED HUSSEIN AND SHEIKH ABDEL AZIZ SALHAB FEBRUARY 8 TO DISCUSS THE MUGHRABI GATE RAMP TO THE HARAM AL-SHARIF/TEMPLE MOUNT. HUSSEINI SAID THE GOI HAD NOT COORDINATED WITH THE WAQF ON THIS PROJECT. HUSS [...] | 2007-02-09 07:55:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PBTS KHUM KWBG KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM275 | VIOLENCE ERUPTS AT THE HARAM A-SHARIF/TEMPLE MOUNT [...] (C) WORSHIPPERS AT AL AQSA MOSQUE AND ISRAELI POLICE CLASHED FOR SEVERAL HOURS ON THE HARAM A-SHARIF/TEMPLE MOUNT FEBRUARY 9. THE VIOLENCE BEGAN SHORTLY AFTER FRIDAY PRAYERS WHEN 200 ISRAELI POLICE ENTERED THE AREA AROUND AL AQSA MOSQUE. ISRAELI ACCOUNTS INDICATE THAT THE POLICE ACTION CAME IN [...] | 2007-02-09 17:26:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM28 | COORDINATION AND EVALUATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS [...] (C) Summary: The Coordination and Evaluation Committee (CEC) met in an "extraordinary" session January 3 to discuss Prime Minister Haniyah's irregular passage by vehicle through Rafah crossing on December 28 and the after-hours processing of Gaza-bound bus passengers in the absence of EU-BAM [...] | 2007-01-05 10:55:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN PGOV KWBG IS |
07JERUSALEM291 | JERUSALEM MAYOR DELAYS CONSTRUCTION; EXCAVATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Following several days of clashes in the Old City, Jerusalem Mayor Uri Lupolianski announced February 11 that construction of a new ramp to the Mughrabi Gate would be postponed to allow for discussion of the plans by the Municipalities Planning and Construction committees. Howev [...] | 2007-02-12 16:14:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM339 | MUGHRABI GATE: JERUSALEM MAYOR OPEN TO TALKING, [...] (C) SUMMARY: JERUSALEM MAYOR URI LUPOLIANSKI TOLD CONSUL GENERAL FEBRUARY 16 HE IS WILLING TO MEET WITH MUSLIM LEADERS TO TRY TO DISPEL THEIR CONCERNS THE MUGHRABI GATE RAMP. HE NOTED THAT EXCAVATIONS HAVE CONTINUED DESPITE HIS FEBRUARY 12 DECISION TO POSTPONE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW RAMP AT THE [...] | 2007-02-16 14:37:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM367 | UPDATE ON MUGHRABI GATE [...] (C) Tourists and visitors were allowed access to the Temple Mount/Haram a-Sharif via the Mughrabi Gate February 21 for the first time in more than two weeks. Access had been restricted by Israeli officials following protests and occasional violence surrounding the excavations at the Mughrabi G [...] | 2007-02-22 15:18:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM575 | WAQF DIRECTOR HAS RESERVATIONS ABOUT UNESCO [...] (C) WAQF DIRECTOR AZZAM AL-KHATIB TOLD POLOFF MARCH 27 THAT HE HAS RESERVATIONS ABOUT THE UNESCO REPORT RELEASED ON THE EXCAVATIONS AT THE MUGHRABI GATE RAMP. THE REPORT, RELEASED MARCH 13, RECOMMENDS THAT THE GOI IMMEDIATELY CEASE ALL ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS AT THE SITE AND DEFINE A PLAN T [...] | 2007-03-28 12:03:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM576 | SETTLERS SEEK TO RETURN TO HOMESH [...] (C) According to local press, all of the roughly 300 settler activists who remained at the former settlement of Homesh following a March 26 march to the site had been evacuated by the IDF by mid-morning March 28. Dozens of settler activists burned tires and damaged IDF vehicles March 27 in an [...] | 2007-03-28 13:14:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM577 | SETTLEMENT EXPANSION WILL CONNECT WEST BANK [...] (C) Danny Seideman, founder of the Israeli human rights NGO Ir Amim told poloff March 27 that plans to expand the West Bank settlement of Adam, also known as Geve Binyamin, have been approved by the Higher Planning Council. He said the plan would expand the settlement of about 1500 people sou [...] | 2007-03-28 13:17:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM649 | CONSTRUCTION ON BARRIER AND POLICE STATION [...] (C) Summary: PolOff observed April 6 that construction is active and ongoing on two sections of the separation barrier around the Ma,ale Adumim/E-1 settlement bloc. In addition, grading continues at the E-1 police station. (Note: Photos of the barrier construction and of E-1 sent by email to N [...] | 2007-04-10 14:28:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS |
07JERUSALEM867 | NEW ROADS, GRADING AND TERRACING AT E-1 POLICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: POLOFF OBSERVED MAY 10 THAT CONSTRUCTION IN THE E-1 AREA BETWEEN MA'ALE ADUMIM AND JERUSALEM HAS CONTINUED AT A HEIGHTENED PACE SINCE POLOFF'S APRIL 27 VISIT. SUBSTANTIAL ROADWORK HAS BEGUN, TWO NEW AREAS HAVE BEEN GRADED, AND ONE NEW AREA HAS BEEN TERRACED. (NOTE: PHOTOS SENT TO [...] | 2007-05-11 12:11:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS |
07KABUL1045 | BROKERING ERADICATION CONSENSUS IN HELMAND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The environment for conducting poppy eradication in Helmand remains problematic. The USG-funded Afghan Eradication Force (AEF) has met repeated interference from local forces in Helmand, and each day brings a new round of negotiations in an effort to keep eradication going. How [...] | 2007-03-29 15:04:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SNAR PGOV KCRM AF |
07KABUL1059 | ERADICATION CONTINUES AMID DEMONSTRATIONS AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: Poppy eradication in Afghanistan on April 2 surpassed last year's total. Provisional calculations show 15,829 hectares of eradication this year compared to 15,300 hectares in 2006. In Helmand, the U.S.-funded Afghan Eradication Force (AEF) was back in the field after three day [...] | 2007-04-02 14:03:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SNAR KCRM AF |
07KABUL1132 | ONDCP DIRECTOR WALTERS’ MARCH 17-20 VISIT TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Director of the Office of Drug Control Policy John Walters visited Afghanistan March 17-20 to discuss with senior Afghan and international officials this year's progress on reducing the poppy crop. Senior ISAF officials told Walters that although eradicating poppy would, in their estim [...] | 2007-04-06 10:45:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SNAR KCRM AF |
07KABUL1420 | GOA TELLS ISAF THAT ITS IO CAMPAIGN UNDERMINES [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Interior on April 24 convoked public information officials from ISAF and the UK Embassy to register disapproval over a series of IO products regarding poppy eradication that UK Task Force Helmand had disseminated during its Spring campaign. The IO products at [...] | 2007-04-25 15:08:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM AF |
07KABUL1426 | URUZGAN ERADICATION OFF TO ROCKY START; DUTCH MAY [...] (C/NF) Summary: The Dutch may use the NATO informal ministerial in Oslo or other high-level opportunities to raise concern about Afghan-led poppy eradication efforts in Uruzgan province which the Dutch fear will jeopardize the security of their PRT operations and possibly the mandate of the [...] | 2007-04-26 09:34:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR AF |
07KABUL1455 | AFGHAN ERADICATION FORCE COMES UNDER HOSTILE FIRE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The U.S.-funded Afghan Eradication Force (AEF) came under hostile fire twice on April 29 during its deployment in Uruzgan province. The first time came at the beginning of the day when the AEF was initiating its operations. On the way back to base, the AEF encountered an am [...] | 2007-04-29 13:40:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER SNAR PREL KCRM AF |
07KABUL1914 | AFGHANISTAN - PRIVATE READOUT IMF MISSION CONCLUSIONS [...] (C/NF) The IMF mission visited Kabul in early May to assess the Government of Afghanistan's (GOA) compliance with the performance targets and structural benchmarks in the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF_ arrangement. This was the second PRGF review. The GOA met most of its benchma [...] | 2007-06-11 06:48:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID EFIN PREL AF |
07KABUL1986 | EMBASSY KABUL STRATEGY FOR ENCOURAGING GOVERNANCE [...] (U) Post has developed a Sub-national Governance Strategy Paper (shared with Department and NSC) to both guide USG efforts and encourage greater international investment and coordination in support for governance -- to complement the significant increase in investments being made in the securi [...] | 2007-06-20 10:55:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV EAID AF |
07KABUL2469 | PRT ASADABAD: KUNAR PROVINCE SIX MONTH REPORT [...] (C) Kunar Province on the mountainous border with Pakistan continues to see significant insurgent activity. Economic development and infrastructure improvements have helped limit the influence of insurgents in the Kunar and Pech valleys, but insurgents continue to contest control of isolated [...] | 2007-07-31 13:40:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID KDEM PGOV AF |
07KABUL2487 | AFGHANISTAN - NATO MANEUVERING TO GET CONTROL OF [...] (C/NF) NATO's civilian leadership in Afghanistan has been lobbying the GoA to gain control of civil aviation development at the expense of the Afghan Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (MoTCA) and the established donor coordination process. The NATO Senior Civilian Representative (SCR) [...] | 2007-08-01 14:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAIR ECON PREL AF |
07KABUL2548 | AFGHANISTAN - PRIVATE READOUT IMF MISSION [...] (C/NF) The recent IMF mission focused on revenue targets, ad hoc tariff decisions, banking supervision, and progress on the Afghanistan National Development Strategy (ANDS). The IMF continues to raise concerns about increased political interference in tax and customs collections. While the F [...] | 2007-08-05 05:58:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | TAGS |
07KABUL2649 | PRT HERAT: SIX MONTH REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The mood in Herat Province has soured due to deterioration of the security and economic environment. A wave of murders and the presence of illegal armed groups with connections to old warlords has undermined confidence in the government. Unemployment has increased due to the [...] | 2007-08-09 15:48:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON PTER SOCI EAID MARR IR AF |
07KABUL307 | PRT KANDAHAR: CANADIAN PRT GAINING CAPABILITIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Along with the deployment of ground forces in the province, Canada took over Kandahar PRT (KPRT) in August of 2005. KPRT has experienced considerable change in its size and organizational structure during the ensuing 18 months. The death of Political Director Glyn Berry in an S [...] | 2007-01-31 08:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER MARR AF CA |
07KABUL368 | PRT LASHKAR GAH: MUSA QALA ELDERS DEFY THE TALIBAN [...] (SBU/NF) SUMMARY: The death of a local Taliban commander,s brother in an air strike in Helmand province was the catalyst for a series of events that shattered the relative quiet of Musa Qala district, culminating in the Taliban,s seizure of the district center on February 1. In retaliation [...] | 2007-02-05 13:35:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV MOPS MCAPARR MARR PHUM AF |
07KABUL373 | PRT PANJSHIR: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY, [...] (U) Over the past year, Panjshir Province has recorded remarkable progress. Security is holding, governance is maturing, reconstruction is advancing and society is evolving. Constraints remain, however, both in terms of infrastructure and mentality. The Governor highlights education as the [...] | 2007-02-06 10:49:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PTER MASS ECON EAID SOCI AF |
07KABUL622 | PRT CHAGHCHARAN:THE COST OF ALLOWING NICE GUYS TO [...] (C) Summary: The case of Ghor Province in Afghanistan's mountainous center suggests that major flows of assistance to areas of instability can have the unintended consequence of undermining government authority in ostensibly stable areas. Ghor province enjoys a generally benign security envi [...] | 2007-02-26 09:04:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINS PREL AF |
07KABUL855 | ANP PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT ACCOUNTING COMMENCES [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-14 05:08:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR SNAR PGOV AF |
07KAMPALA1426 | SENATOR FEINGOLD RAISES REGIONAL AND DOMESTIC [...] Summary: Senator Russell Feingold discussed Somalia, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA),Congo, the war on terror, and the President's plans for the 2011 election with President Yoweri Museveni on August 28. Museveni described potential military action against the LRA in Congo as "easy" and di [...] | 2007-09-11 08:24:00 | Embassy Kampala | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL PGOV UG SU |
07KAMPALA909 | UGANDA: CORRUPTION SCANDAL'S POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: The arrests of former health officials implicated in an immunization fund scandal has set in motion a chain of events with an uncertain outcome and potentially damaging implications for the Museveni family and other key political actors. Military and police arrested two former [...] | 2007-05-29 10:04:00 | Embassy Kampala | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV KCRM UG |
07KATHMANDU1112 | INDIAN AMBASSADOR ACKNOWLEDGES MAOISTS ARE OUT OF [...] (C/NF) Indian Ambassador Shiv Mukherjee agreed with the Ambassador June 4 that the Maoists had intensified their campaign of threats and intimidation. Mukherjee admitted he was being recalled by the Government of India (GOI) for consultations amid fears that the Maoists were out of control. [...] | 2007-06-05 12:48:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM KDEM IN NP |
07KATHMANDU21 | NEPAL: ARMS MONITORING TO START, POLICE MONITORS A [...] (C) In a January 4 meeting, UN Special Envoy Ian Martin informed Ambassador Moriarty that arms monitoring operations by at least 15 UN monitors would begin o/a January 8 with the remaining contingent of 20 monitors on the ground by mid-January. Martin also reported that recruitment of 111 e [...] | 2007-01-05 07:38:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NP |
07KATHMANDU24 | NEPAL CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF FEELS BELEAGUERED, SEEKS [...] (C/NF) In a January 4 meeting with Ambassador Moriarty, Chief of Army Staff Rookmangud Katawal worried that armed Maoists were occupying strategic locations in and around Kathmandu and questioned why they had not been sent to cantonment sites. Katawal felt somewhat beleaguered, with little su [...] | 2007-01-05 10:31:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREF PREL PGOV NP |
07KATHMANDU25 | FORMER PRIME MINISTER SHARES CONCERNS ABOUT NEPAL [...] (C) In a meeting on January 5, former Prime Minister and President of the Rastriya Janashakti Party (National People's Power Party) Surya Bahadur Thapa told the Ambassador that the Prime Minister and the Government of Nepal (GON) needed to become more assertive. Thapa complained about continui [...] | 2007-01-05 11:02:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PGOV PREL NP |
07KATHMANDU316 | COMMUNIST PARTY OF BHUTAN INTENSIFIES ACTIVITIES [...] (C/NF) According to several recent reports in the Royal Government of Bhutan's (RGOB) news service and the Indian press, the Communist Party of Bhutan - Marxist Leninist Maoist (CPB) has intensified its activities in the Bhutanese refugee camps in eastern Nepal. A close Embassy contact and r [...] | 2007-02-07 12:07:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREF PREL PGOV PTER BT IN NP |
07KATHMANDU366 | NEPAL: PM'S ADVISOR UPBEAT ABOUT PEACE PROCESS [...] (C/NF) Dr. Suresh Chalise, the Prime Minister's Foreign Policy Advisor, told the DCM February 12 that he was confident that the Government of Nepal (GON) would find a solution to the situation in the Terai. The Maoists had been put on the defensive due to the Terai unrest, and the Nepali Cong [...] | 2007-02-14 12:04:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER PREF NP |
07KATHMANDU406 | PM'S ADVISOR ASKS FOR HELP ON ARMS MANAGEMENT [...] (C) Dr. Suresh Chalise, Prime Minister Koirala's Foreign Policy Advisor, expressed concern to the DCM February 20 about UN pressure to accept the results of the arms management exercise without effective monitoring mechanisms in place. The UN had submitted a report to the Government of Nepal [...] | 2007-02-21 11:42:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PTER NP |
07KATHMANDU416 | NEPAL: PM CONCERNED ABOUT MAOISTS AND KING [...] (C) Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala expressed concern to the Ambassador February 22 that the UN arms management exercise had not been satisfactorily completed. Although the UN had told the PM that the quantity of weapons was satisfactory, the PM was not satisfied that enough weapons had [...] | 2007-02-22 12:33:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER NP |
07KATHMANDU437 | NEPAL: COAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE MAOISTS [...] (C/NF) General Rukmangud Katawal, Chief of Army Staff of the Nepal Army (NA),told the Ambassador February 26 that the Maoists were not serious about arms management or joining a democratic system. The NA was the last shield against a Maoist takeover, and the U.S. should not abandon it. The [...] | 2007-02-27 12:58:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV MASS PREL PTER PHUM NP |
07KATHMANDU544 | NEPAL AND BHUTAN MAY MEET ON BHUTANESE REFUGEES [...] (C) Joint Secretary for UN Affairs at the Foreign Ministry told RefCoord March 14 that Nepal and Bhutan would likely meet at the SAARC Summit in New Delhi to discuss the Bhutanese refugees. In a separate meeting, a well-respected Bhutanese refugee leader indicated that Bhutan's Home Minister [...] | 2007-03-14 11:48:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREF PREL PGOV BH NP |
07KATHMANDU583 | NEPAL: THE ROYAL QUESTION [...] (C/NF) Royal family confidant Prabhakar Rana told the Ambassador March 19 that King Gyanendra had been discussing abdication but had yet to make a decision. Meanwhile, mixed messages from India had not clarified the King's thinking. Rana also relayed that former Prime Minister Surya Bahadur T [...] | 2007-03-21 06:57:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER KDEM NP |
07KATHMANDU773 | NEPAL: MAOISTS, MPRF, AND GON ALL BLAMED FOR GAUR [...] (U) In an April 12 briefing for the diplomatic corps, Lena Sundh, Country Representative for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Nepal, held the Maoists, the Madhesi People's Rights Forum (MPRF),and the Government of Nepal (GON) all culpable in the March 21 massacr [...] | 2007-04-17 10:38:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL PTER NP |
07KATHMANDU907 | NEPAL: FORMER PM ENCOURAGES INDIANS TO SEND CLEAR [...] (C) On May 4, former Prime Minister and President of the Rastriya Janashakti Party (National People's Power Party) (RJP) Surya Bahadur Thapa expressed concern to the Charge that the Maoists would increase their efforts to destabilize the country in the coming months. During recent consultatio [...] | 2007-05-07 11:46:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM PTER IN NP |
07KATHMANDU92 | PM KOIRALA ASKS FOR U.S. ADVICE ON COMMUNISTS AND [...] (C/NF) Prime Minister GP Koirala told the Ambassador January 17 that he planned to tell Maoist Supremo Prachanda later the same day in plain terms that, with the Maoists in the interim parliament, the time had come for them to end their violence and extortion and dissolve their "people's gover [...] | 2007-01-17 11:51:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER PREF MARR UN NP |
07KHARTOUM1060 | DARFUR: IMPROVING AMIS UNDER AGWAI [...] (SBU) With the arrival of the new AMIS force commander, the international community has the opportunity to strengthen the security provisions of the DPA to increase stability on the ground. U.S. leadership could lead to substantive improvements in the operation of the Cease-fire Commission an [...] | 2007-07-05 09:14:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1129 | DARFUR: UN/AU PLANS FOR POLITICAL PROCESS SHOW [...] (C) A July 19 briefing by UN Envoy Jan Eliasson in Khartoum and subsequent conversations with two UN staffers shed light on the UN/AU's plans for the August 3-5 meeting in Arusha, the role of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM),and internal deliberations on the format for negotiatio [...] | 2007-07-20 12:05:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV AU UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1416 | AMIS FORCE COMMANDER ADAMANT ON HAVING CFC US AND [...] (C) Several days before the visit of the UN Secretary General to Darfur, the GoS announced on short notice that it was sending out a delegation to discuss the Janjaweed/Armed Militia Disarmament Plan in El Fasher with AMIS. Force Commander GEN Agwai met with the Ceasefire Commission (CFC),in [...] | 2007-09-09 12:58:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KPKO AU UN US SU |
07KHARTOUM307 | DARFUR: ERITREAN MEDDLING, TENSIONS BETWEEN [...] (C) At the February 27 meeting of the Darfur Partners Group, two European political officers who had attended the recent summit in Tripoli said that Eritrea had pressed the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) non-signatory leaders to join a political process outside the joint UN and African Union (AU) [...] | 2007-02-28 15:22:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU ER CD LY EUN |
07KHARTOUM458 | UN/AU: USG SHOULD ATTEND TRIPOLI FORUM [...] (C) UN and African Union officials in Khartoum expressed strong support for U.S. representation at the proposed multilateral coordination meeting in Tripoli (reftel) scheduled for April 16. UN Director of Political Affairs Abidoun Bashua and the deputy head of the AU's Darfur Peace Implementa [...] | 2007-03-22 15:46:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KPKO AU UN LY SU CD ER US |
07KHARTOUM980 | DARFUR IDP YOUTH ACTIVISTS WANT SECURITY AND A [...] (C) Summary: CDA Fernandez met with youth activists from two major IDP camps on the outskirts of Nyala, capital of South Darfur. The ninety minute dialogue in Arabic with five intense young men (and one woman) of Fur origin from the Otash and Kalma refugee camps focused on the hopes and aspi [...] | 2007-06-21 14:05:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KPKO AU UN US SU ASEC |
07KIGALI296 | WAR CRIMES AMBASSADOR VISITS RWANDA [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador at large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson visited Rwanda March 10-14, meeting with senior GOR officials, diplomatic missions, ICTR officers, and members of the human rights community. He also visited the Mpanga prison being readied for the potential reception [...] | 2007-03-22 15:14:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM RW |
07KIGALI330 | USG POSITION ON MUPUTO PLAN OF ACTION DELIVERED TO [...] (C) On 2 May Charge Michael Thurston, Health and Human Services Global Health Officer Dr. Samuel Adeniyi-Jones and PRM Program Officer Perlita Muiruri communicated the USG position (per reftel) on the Maputo Plan of Action (MPA) to Rwandan Minister of Health Dr. Jean Damascene Ntawukuriryayo. [...] | 2007-04-03 13:49:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL SOCI AU RW |
07KIGALI634 | ANALYSIS OF RISK OF TORTURE OF BWINDI DEFENDANTS [...] (C) Summary. Post submits this analysis of the risk of torture of the three Bwindi defendants if returned to Rwanda for trial, for use in Department deliberations. Post finds that it is not/not "more likely than not" that these three individuals would be subject to torture if so returned. [...] | 2007-07-09 19:17:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM RW |
07KIGALI917 | 2200 RWANDANS RETURN FROM UGANDA [...] (SBU) Summary. Post has confirmed recent press reports of the repatriation of approximately 2200 Rwandans who had settled in the Kibati region of Uganda, near the Tanzanian border. Most press accounts depicted forced movement on little notice although the pro-government New Times offered ac [...] | 2007-10-11 07:50:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREF PREL PHUM RW |
07KIGALI970 | GACACA GENOCIDE ADJUDICATIONS ON TRACK FOR [...] (C) Summary. According to officials in Rwanda's National Service of Gacaca Courts, 90 percent of all gacaca cases have been processed and adjudications will be completed by the end of 2007. Processing remaining category one cases (those involving genocide leaders/organizers or those who comm [...] | 2007-10-24 07:56:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM RW |
07KIGALI985 | REFUGEES IN RWANDA - A CHALLENGE FOR GOVERNMENT, [...] (SBU) Summary: The refugee operation in Rwanda is having difficulty keeping pace with the growth of the Congolese refugee population. In the past six-months, over 3000 Congolese have entered Rwanda, fleeing fighting in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Over 60 percent of the [...] | 2007-10-30 10:38:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PREF PGOV RW |
07KINSHASA1066 | CHEVRON CONTAINERS OF CLEAN-UP WASTE BLOCKED BY [...] (C) SUMMARY. The GDRC Ministryof Trade has blocked the expor of 50 twenty-foot containers of Chevron,s petrolem exploration waste at the port of Boma. Chevro excavated a 20-year-old waste disposal site 24 iles from Boma in Bas-Congo province, and filledthe containers with waste to be re-proce [...] | 2007-09-06 07:41:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ENRG EPET |
07KINSHASA1068 | CHEVRON CONTAINERS OF CLEAN-UP WASTE BLOCKED BY [...] (C) SUMMARY. The GDRC Ministry of Trade has blocked the export of 50 twenty-foot containers of Chevron,s petroleum exploration waste at the port of Boma. Chevron excavated a 20-year-old waste disposal site 24 miles from Boma in Bas-Congo province, and filled the containers with waste to be r [...] | 2007-09-06 08:28:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ENRG EPET |
07KINSHASA153 | DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILIZATION, AND REINTEGRATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) of armed groups in the DRC remains a significant challenge. CONADER, the Congolese agency responsible for DDR efforts, remains ineffective and mired in inertia. While it has made progress in disarming and demobilizing form [...] | 2007-02-08 15:22:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KPKO MARR CG |
07KINSHASA279 | PROSECUTION RESTS IN NLANDU TRIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Military prosecutors rested their case against Bemba ally Marie-Therese Nlandu and nine co-defendants February 7. They presented three main pieces of evidence: grenades allegedly in the possession of her co-defendants, videos of Nlandu alledgedly calling for the burning of t [...] | 2007-03-08 06:29:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV KDEM KJUS CG |
07KINSHASA306 | BEMBA, RUBERWA RESISTING REPLACEMENT OF PERSONAL [...] (C) Summary. Former vice presidents Azarias Ruberwa and Jean-Pierre Bemba are resisting orders to have their personal guard forces replaced by Congolese national police by March 15. Bemba's guards remain the source of greatest concern since the public release of the order from the army chie [...] | 2007-03-14 15:56:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM ASEC KPKO MOPS CG |
07KINSHASA308 | BEMBA, RUBERWA RESISTING REPLACEMENT OF PERSONAL [...] (C) Summary. Former vice presidents Azarias Ruberwa and Jean-Pierre Bemba are resisting orders to have their personal guard forces replaced by Congolese national police by March 15. Bemba's guards remain the source of greatest concern since the public release of the order from the army chie [...] | 2007-03-15 05:31:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM ASEC KPKO MOPS CG |
07KINSHASA400 | MONUC PROPOSES TRAINING CONGOLESE INTEGRATED [...] (SBU) Summary: MONUC military officials are proposing a 16-month, four million USD training program aimed at improving the basic capabilities of 11 of the 14 Congolese military's (FARDC) current Integrated Brigades (IBs). They portray the proposal as part of MONUC's exit strategy from the DRC [...] | 2007-04-04 16:37:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KPKO MOPS MARR CG |
07KINSHASA641 | PHELPS DODGE DIGS IN [...] (SBU) Summary. American company Phelps Dodge is making steady progress on its Tenke Fungurume copper/cobalt mine development, despite a wide range of obstacles. Phelps Dodge has twice increased its first-year copper production estimate since it entered into the joint venture and plans to begin [...] | 2007-06-11 15:35:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EMIN EINV ECON CG |
07KINSHASA845 | UN SENDS AUDIT TEAM TO DRC [...] (U) United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon announced July 13 that a UN management audit team was being sent to Kinshasa to review allegations of serious misconduct against MONUC personnel. These allegations include the beatings and killings of detainees by Bangladeshi peacekeepers in 2 [...] | 2007-07-19 16:29:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KPKO CG |
07KUALALUMPUR947 | MALAYSIA DEFENSIVE REGARDING SHARING OF FINANCIAL [...] (U) Summary. Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey visited Kuala Lumpur May 11 to meet with GOM officials and local financial institutions to discuss implementation of U.N. Security Council Resolutions (UNSCR) 1737 and 1747 and the risks of doing bus [...] | 2007-05-31 07:32:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KFTN UN IR MY |
07KUWAIT1005 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NOPEC LEGISLATION [...] (C/NF) At a June 26 meeting with Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah, Ambassador delivered reftel points noting the Administration strongly opposed and might veto the NOPEC legislation passed by Congress. Ambassador added that statements by some OPEC members that there was no supply [...] | 2007-06-27 13:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG ECON PREL KU |
07KUWAIT1007 | KUWAIT CABINET RENEWS CONTRACT FOR OIF FUEL AT [...] (C/NF) Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah informed the Ambassador on June 26 that the Kuwaiti Cabinet had agreed on June 24 to renew for one year an existing agreement with the USG to provide concessionally-priced fuel for Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). 2. (C/NF) This agreement, [...] | 2007-06-27 13:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET PREL ECON MOPS KU IZ |
07KUWAIT1025 | MINISTER OF FINANCE ON CABINET RESIGNATIONS, THE [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a June 30 farewell call with the Ambassador, Minister of Finance Bader Meshari Al-Humaidhi said resignations of both the Minister of Oil and the Minister of Communication were imminent (these occurred later in the day). He was optimistic that Parliament will pass long [...] | 2007-06-30 14:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN EPET KDEM KU PGOV PREL |
07KUWAIT1047 | IRAQI ELECTRICITY MINISTER NEGOTIATES WITH KUWAIT [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: An Iraqi delegation consisting of the Electricity Minister, the Director-General of SOMO (the Iraqi State Oil Marketing Organization),and former Iraqi Parliament Speaker Hajim Al-Hassani visited Kuwait from 25-27 June to ask the GOK to take the necessary steps to [...] | 2007-07-02 14:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ENRG EPET ECON KU IZ |
07KUWAIT1055 | GOK ASSISTANCE TO PALESTINE TO RESUME "SOON" [...] (C/NF) Ambassador met 3 July with MFA Under Secretary Khalid al-Jarallah to press for release of Kuwaiti funding for the Palestinians. Ambassador noted and Jarallah agreed that now is the time to show strong support for the government of Mahmoud Abbas and Salam Fayaad. Jarallah noted the re [...] | 2007-07-03 14:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN EAID ECON PREL KU |
07KUWAIT1056 | AMBASSADOR STRESSES CUTTING OFF FOREIGN FIGHTERS [...] (C/NF) The Ambassador met 3 July with MFA Under Secretary Khalid Al-Jarallah to emphasize the importance of cutting off foreign fighters going to Iraq. The Ambassador emphasized that the foreign fighters make up a majority of the suicide bombers and thus have a disproportionate destabilizing [...] | 2007-07-03 14:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN IZ KU PREL PTER ECON PGOV KTFN |
07KUWAIT1058 | KUWAITIS TRY TO ADDRESS CHEVRON'S CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (C/NF) Summary: On 25 June, Ahmad Al-Jemaz, Manager for the New Refinery Project at Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC),met with Dudley McDaniel, Senior Vice President for Operations at Saudi Arabian Chevron (SAC),to discuss Kuwait's plans to build a mega-refinery adjacent to SAC's co [...] | 2007-07-03 14:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET PGOV ECON KU SA |
07KUWAIT1059 | KUWAITIS TRY TO ADDRESS CHEVRON'S CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (C/NF) Summary: On 25 June, Ahmad Al-Jemaz, Manager for the New Refinery Project at Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC),met with Dudley McDaniel, Senior Vice President for Operations at Saudi Arabian Chevron (SAC),to discuss Kuwait's plans to build a mega-refinery adjacent to SAC's co [...] | 2007-07-03 14:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET PGOV ECON KU SA |
07KUWAIT1060 | GOK ASSISTANCE TO PALESTINE TO RESUME "SOON" [...] (C/NF) Ambassador met 3 July with MFA Under Secretary Khalid al-Jarallah to press for release of Kuwaiti funding for the Palestinians. Ambassador noted and Jarallah agreed that now is the time to show strong support for the government of Mahmoud Abbas and Salam Fayaad. Jarallah noted the re [...] | 2007-07-03 14:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN EAID ECON PREL KU |
07KUWAIT1064 | NOPEC DEMARCHE: OPEC GOVERNOR AND KPC COUNSEL SAY [...] (C/NF) Following Ambassador's June 26 conversation with the Foreign Minister (ref A),Econoff delivered ref B demarche separately to Kuwait OPEC Governor Dr. Seham Razzouqi and Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) Deputy Managing Director and General Counsel Shaykh Nawaf Saud Nasir Al-Sabah on [...] | 2007-07-04 09:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG ECON PREL KU |
07KUWAIT108 | KUWAIT "100 PERCENT WITH THE PRESIDENT" ON IRAQ [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a courtesy call by visiting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Mary Beth Long, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah expressed full agreement with the President's strategy for bringing sta [...] | 2007-01-25 12:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL IZ KU |
07KUWAIT1094 | MINISTER OF DEFENSE/INTERIOR ON GCC MINISTERS [...] (C/NF) First Deputy Prime Minister, Interior Minister, and Minister of Defense Shaykh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah told the Ambassador July 7 that the major focus of the GCC meeting in Riyadh was to discuss Iraq and put some "imagination" into trying to address regional security implica [...] | 2007-07-09 09:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EPET KU MAS PHUM PREL PTER ASEC KCIP |
07KUWAIT1104 | KUWAITI AMIR ON GUANTANAMO AND IRAQ/IRAN [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a July 10 farewell meeting, the Ambassador and the Amir of Kuwait Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah discussed Kuwaiti detainees in Guantanamo, Iraq and Iran, GCC security, and visa issuances. The Amir said he planned to write President Bush soon to provide assurances tha [...] | 2007-07-10 15:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | CVIS ECON IZ KU PREL PTER |
07KUWAIT1107 | KUWAITI MUSLIM BROTHERS ENCOURAGE DIALOGUE WITH [...] (C/NF) Summary: Senior leaders in or close to the Islamic Constitutional Movement (ICM),the political arm of the Kuwaiti Muslim Brotherhood, have said in recent meetings that the U.S. has made a major tactical error in refusing to deal with Hamas. Citing their close ties to Hamas leader K [...] | 2007-07-11 14:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KISL EG IS KU |
07KUWAIT1123 | KUWAIT FOREIGN MINISTER TO ATTEND GCC+2 [...] (C/NF) In response to reftel, Charge spoke with MFA U/S Khalid Jarallah and with Dr. Ahmed Nasser Mohammed Al-Sabah (Shaykh Ahmed),Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah's Chief of Staff, on July 14-15 to inform the GOK about the July [...] | 2007-07-16 10:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KU PGOV PREL |
07KUWAIT1124 | FM'S CHIEF OF STAFF EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT U.S. [...] (C/NF) Dr. Ahmed Nasser Mohammed Al-Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah's Chief of Staff, told Charge during a July 15 office call that Kuwait viewed the prospect of an "early" U.S. withdrawal from Iraq with great concern. H [...] | 2007-07-16 11:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL KU TIP |
07KUWAIT1144 | PARLIAMENT LEGISLATION ON WOMEN: WOMEN'S SOCIAL [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: The main piece of women's legislation on the parliament's agenda, which would grant women generous paid leave for taking care of children and other family members, is being handled in a cooperative manner. After a period of contentious public debates on the legi [...] | 2007-07-18 13:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM ELAB KWMN KU |
07KUWAIT1153 | FREEDOM AGENDA: LIBERALS, ISLAMISTS GETTING [...] (C/NF) Summary: Many Kuwaitis are frustrated by the unproductive relationship between the parliament and the Government as well as by the weakness of the Government's leadership. One proposed solution that has long been bandied about is the legalization of political parties. A liberal MP [...] | 2007-07-19 09:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV EG KU |
07KUWAIT1166 | GOK APPROVES TIP SHELTER, OUTLAWS PASSPORT [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: Highlighting his personal commitment to fighting TIP, the Minister of Social Affairs and Labor made an unexpected personal appearance at PolOff's July 22 meeting with a ministry official to provide the Embassy with a copy of a ministerial decree authorizing the e [...] | 2007-07-24 15:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM ELAB KU TIP |
07KUWAIT1169 | GCC+2 THEMES: KUWAIT REACTION [...] (C/NF) On July 24, Charge previewed with Dr. Ahmed Nasser Mohammed Al-Sabah (Shaykh Ahmed),Chief of Staff to FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed, reftel themes pertaining to the July 31 GCC 2 meeting. Shaykh Ahmed concurred with the proposed themes, but suggested that the discussion on Iran not be confi [...] | 2007-07-25 11:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KU DEMARCHE |
07KUWAIT1191 | GCC+2 JOINT STATEMENT: KUWAIT REACTION [...] (C/NF) A/DCM met with Raed Al-Rifai, Acting Chief of Staff to FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed, on July 30 to discuss reftel draft statement on the GCC 2. Rifai read over the document and expressed general satisfaction but did not offer substantive comment. He said he would forward the draft immediat [...] | 2007-07-30 14:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KU |
07KUWAIT124 | KUWAITI SPEAKER TELLS CODEL PELOSI DIALOGUE WITH [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a January 25 meeting with Kuwaiti Speaker of Parliament Jassem Al-Khorafi, Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah, and Deputy Speaker Dr. Mohammed Al-Bousairi, CODEL Pelosi expressed gratitude for Kuwait's support for OIF and emphasized the importance to the U.S. [...] | 2007-01-29 08:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | OVIP PREL PTER CVIS IR IZ KU |
07KUWAIT1279 | KPC CEO ON FUEL FOR IRAQ, CEIP, KUWAITI OIL AND [...] (C/NF) Summary: On 19 August, Charg d'Affaires made an introductory call on Kuwait Petroleum Corporation Vice Chairman and CEO Saad Al-Shuwaib. Regarding a new fuel contract with the Government of Iraq to support power generation, Al-Shuwaib said KPC is ready to sign as long as the GOI accept [...] | 2007-08-22 08:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET EINV KCIP OIL SECTOR IZ KU |
07KUWAIT1395 | ARAB FUND DIRECTOR DOWNBEAT ON IRAQ, KUWAITI [...] (C) Summary: Director of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development Dr. Abdelatif Y. Al-Hamad told Charge September 10 that "no one inside Iraq cares about Iraq" and the "chaos" there will require another 10-15 years to sort out. He said there has been no progress on lifting Iraq's s [...] | 2007-09-13 15:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID ECON IZ KU PGOV PREL |
07KUWAIT1396 | SAUDIS REJECT KUWAITI PLAN TO BUILD NEUTRAL ZONE [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: In a 12 September meeting with CDA and Econoff, Khaled Al-Fulaij, advisor to the Amir on energy affairs, said that a KSA envoy had recently visited Kuwait to deliver a message to the Amir stating the Saudi position that it would be unacceptable for Kuwait to build a [...] | 2007-09-16 04:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET PGOV ECON KU SA |
07KUWAIT1397 | PHILIPPINES AMBASSADOR: KUWAIT "WORST" PLACE FOR [...] (C/NF) Summary: Filipino Ambassador Ricardo Endaya told the Charge on September 3 that Kuwait is the "worst" country in the Gulf region for domestic workers. He said the shelter at his embassy houses more runaway domestic workers (200) than any other Filipino Embassy shelter in the world. [...] | 2007-09-16 06:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM ELAB RP KU TIP |
07KUWAIT1409 | REGIONAL TELECOM GIANT ZAIN (FORMERLY MTC) MOVES [...] (C) Summary and Comment: On 28 August, Kuwait-based regional telecommunications giant MTC announced that it would establish its international corporate headquarters in Bahrain. MTC (rebranded as Zain on September 8) is the second largest Arab telecom by market capitalization and is the largest [...] | 2007-09-18 13:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECPS ECON EINV KU BA |
07KUWAIT147 | VISIT TO THREE KUWAIT-IRAQ BORDER FACILITIES [...] (U) Summary. On January 28, Ambassador and Emboffs participated in site visits to three border facilities on the Kuwait-Iraq border and to one Government of Kuwait (GOK) border outpost. Army Central Command (ARCENT) officials stated that the transition to the new military crossing point was p [...] | 2007-01-31 14:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ETRD MARR PBTS KU IZ |
07KUWAIT150 | UPDATE ON CRITICAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION [...] (C/NF) On 10 January, Acting Chairman of Kuwait's Oil Sector Services Company (OSSCo) Ali Al-Obaid contacted Econoff to request assistance in arranging a visit to U.S. energy facilities to observe security programs, systems, and practices. Al-Obaid said that Kevin Kolevar, Director of the D [...] | 2007-02-01 10:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG PTER EPET KU OIL SECTOR |
07KUWAIT163 | CHEVRON ADVOCACY LETTER FROM SECRETARY BODMAN; [...] (C/NF) On 24 January, post faxed a scanned copy of Energy Secretary Bodman's advocacy letter on behalf of Chevron (ref A) to Kuwait Energy Minister Shaykh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah. Econcouns spoke with the minister's office director to request that the letter be brought to the attention of the [...] | 2007-02-04 11:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET EINV PREL KU SA OIL SECTOR |
07KUWAIT164 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ENERGY ISSUES WITH KUWAIT OIL [...] (C/NF) Summary: On January 14, the Ambassador met with Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) Chairman and Managing Director Farouk Al-Zanki to discuss developments in the energy sector. KOC manages all of Kuwait's upstream oil and gas production. Al-Zanki highlighted the potential for "enhanced technic [...] | 2007-02-04 11:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU OIL SECTOR |
07KUWAIT1690 | PRESS PROVIDES RARE GLIMPSE INTO KUWAIT'S [...] (SBU) On November 20, the Arabic-language daily Al-Qabas published an unusual table listing the overseas investments of the Kuwait Investment Authority's Fund for Future Generations by geographic distribution and asset class (see table in para 4). To our knowledge, this is the first time tha [...] | 2007-12-03 10:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN EINV KU |
07KUWAIT1696 | PRESS PROVIDES RARE GLIMPSE INTO KUWAIT'S INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) On November 20, the Arabic-language daily Al-Qabas published an unusual table listing the overseas investments of the Kuwait Investment Authority's Fund for Future Generations by geographic distribution and asset class (see table in para 4). To our knowledge, this is the first time tha [...] | 2007-12-04 13:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN EINV KU |
07KUWAIT172 | MIXED REVIEWS ON SHAYKH SABAH'S FIRST YEAR AS AMIR [...] (C/NF) Summary: January 29 marked Shaykh Sabah's first anniversary as Amir. He has presided over an historic year during which Kuwait experienced several significant developments, including the constitutional dissolution of Parliament and new elections in which women participated both as vot [...] | 2007-02-05 12:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
07KUWAIT1720 | KUWAIT CUSTOMS AND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DISCUSS [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a December 4 meeting with Embassy Baghdad Econcouns and Embassy Kuwait econ and customs officers, DG of Kuwait Customs Ibraheem Al-Ghanim said that continuing concerns over the smuggling of contraband into Kuwait from Iraq and corruption and mismanagement on the part of Ira [...] | 2007-12-13 11:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD IZ PREL KU |
07KUWAIT173 | KUWAIT FOREIGN MINISTER TO VISIT IRAN - FEBRUARY [...] (C/NF) On February 4, MFA Director for Africa and Asia Ambassador Mohammed Al-Bader confirmed to Econoff that Kuwait Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah will visit Iran from February 13-14, 2007. (Note: The Foreign Minister traveled to Iran twice in 2006 - once in June and again in [...] | 2007-02-05 14:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON PGOV PREL KU IRAN |
07KUWAIT1762 | TAX ON FOREIGN COMPANIES REDUCED FROM 55 TO 15 [...] (C) Summary: On December 26, Kuwait's National Assembly passed a bill to reduce the tax rate on foreign companies from 55 percent to 15 percent to attract more foreign investment. In making its case for passage of the law, the government noted that Kuwait attracted less than USD 300 million [...] | 2007-12-27 16:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN EINV ETRD ECON |
07KUWAIT177 | CENTCOM TEAM ASSESSES SECURITY OF CRITICAL ENERGY [...] (C/NF) Summary: At the invitation of Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC),the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation subsidiary responsible for all downstream oil operations, the U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) facilitated a CENTCOM-led multi-disciplinary vulnerability assessment [...] | 2007-02-07 11:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET PTER ASEC KU OIL SECTOR |
07KUWAIT178 | TERROR FINANCE: PROGRESS BUT CHARITIES "STALLING" [...] (C/NF) Summary: Following up on the Ambassador's January 16 meeting with the Minister of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL, ref A),Econoff met with Nasser Al-Ammar, Director of the Charities and Philanthropic Department at MOSAL on February 3 to discuss ongoing GOK efforts to strengthen overs [...] | 2007-02-07 11:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN |
07KUWAIT184 | JOINT TREASURY-FEDERAL RESERVE DELEGATION MEETS [...] (C/NF) Summary: On January 22-24, Department of Treasury Under Secretary for International Affairs Tim Adams and Federal Reserve System Governor Randall Kroszner met with leading Kuwaiti officials, financiers, and economists. The visit was the first for a sitting Federal Reserve Governor to [...] | 2007-02-07 15:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID ECON EFIN KU PREL |
07KUWAIT193 | UPCOMING NDI PROGRAMMING IN KUWAIT [...] (U) Embassy Kuwait approves of the overall direction of the workplan set out by NDI for spending the rest of its funding. The emphasis on building the political capacity of women, political associations, and youth works toward the USG's Freedom Agenda goals for Kuwait. Post offers the foll [...] | 2007-02-12 15:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KMPI KPAO KU MEPI |
07KUWAIT221 | KUWAIT'S EFFORT TO APPEASE BIDOON WITH DRIVER'S [...] (C) Summary: After months of vague promises to ease their plight, the Ministry of Interior (MOI) on January 6 began issuing driver's licenses to Kuwaiti Bidoon (stateless residents) for the first time on a broad scale in many years. The intended goodwill gesture soon gave way to disenchant [...] | 2007-02-16 14:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM KISL KU BIDOON |
07KUWAIT239 | PROGRESS FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS SLOWED BY BUREACRACY [...] (C/NF) Summary: GOK attempts to address the abuse of domestic workers through a mandatory contract have so far fallen short, with the contracts proving difficult or impossible to enforce. GOK enforcement officials acknowledge unscrupulous practices at domestic recruitment offices, but expre [...] | 2007-02-19 11:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM ELAB ID KU TIP |
07KUWAIT256 | DEMARCHE TO ARAB LEAGUE ON PREMATURE ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) In a February 19 meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah, Charge noted U.S. caution toward the Palestinian National Unity Government (NUG) and urged Kuwait to avoid taking any especially high-level steps to engage with the NUG until the NUG had endorsed t [...] | 2007-02-20 13:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KISL KPAL KWPG IS KU |
07KUWAIT26 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S JAN 16-17, 2007 [...] (C/NF) Madam Secretary: Embassy Kuwait warmly welcomes your visit. In addition to your meeting with the GCC 2 Foreign Ministers, hosted by Kuwaiti FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah, you will likely have separate bilateral meetings with Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah and Prime Mi [...] | 2007-01-09 12:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON EAID OVIP KU |
07KUWAIT270 | IRAN: KUWAIT FOREIGN MINISTER MEETING WITH [...] (C) On February 19 in a meeting with Charge, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah said the primary purpose of the recent meeting between Kuwait Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah and Iranian President Ahmedinejad (February 13-14) had been to d [...] | 2007-02-21 13:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PINR IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
07KUWAIT273 | POWER OUTAGES EXPECTED THIS SUMMER; WIDENING GAP [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: In a 19 February meeting with Econoff, Suhaila Marafi, Director of Research at the Ministry of Energy (Electricity and Water) said she anticipated significant power outages this summer, which would likely worsen in 2008 and 2009. The Ministry has been scrambling [...] | 2007-02-21 14:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG ECON KU |
07KUWAIT278 | AL-ZAWRAA DEMARCHE RECEIVES MUTED KUWAIT RESPONSE [...] (C) In light of ongoing concern about Al-Zawraa broadcasting, post wishes to recap our discussions to date with the GOK on this issue. 2. (C) During a February 11 meeting with Shaykh Ali Abdullah, the Acting Director of the Americas Department at the MFA, the Charge d'Affaires and visiting [...] | 2007-02-24 13:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ASEC ETTC KPAL KPAO PTER KU DEMARCHE |
07KUWAIT291 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MFA U/S SAYS GCC FOREIGN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: ON FEBRUARY 28 CDA DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH 3 ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL TO MFA UNDERSECRETARY KHALED AL-JARALLAH. AL-JARALLAH EXPRESSED OPTIMISM THAT THE MECCA AGREEMENT AND RECENT EFFORTS BY THE QUARTET WERE REINVIGORATING THE PEACE PROCESS. THE CHAR [...] | 2007-02-28 14:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KISL KPAL KWPG IS IZ LE SO SU IR |
07KUWAIT293 | IRAN: GOK EXPRESSES FRUSTRATION, CONCERN DURING [...] (C/NF) Summary: On February 21, Emboffs met with MFA First Secretary Mansour Alolaimi, who covers Kuwaiti-Iranian relations, to discuss Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah's February 12-13 visit to Tehran. Alolaimi, who accompanied the FM, conveyed GOK frustration wi [...] | 2007-02-28 14:19:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ECON ETRD IR KU |
07KUWAIT33 | RECONNAISSANCE VISIT TO NEW IRAQ-KUWAIT BORDER [...] (C/NF) On January 7, Econcouns participated in a site visit to the new border facilities at Kheybari Crossing (K-Crossing),scheduled to open later this spring, with U.S. military officials from Army Forces Central Command (ARCENT). K-crossing is located approximately forty-seven kilometers [...] | 2007-01-09 15:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ETRD KU MARR PBTS |
07KUWAIT339 | DISCUSSION OF ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY, [...] (C/NF) On 7 March, Econcouns and Econoff met with new Under Secretary of Energy for Oil Abbas Ali Naqi, appointed in December 2006. Econcouns congratulated Naqi on his appointment and asked how the Ministry was being affected by the 4 March resignation of the Kuwaiti Cabinet (Ref A). Naqi s [...] | 2007-03-07 16:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG EINV PINV |
07KUWAIT359 | UNDP REPORTS PROGRESS ON KUWAIT-HOSTED LABOR [...] (C/NF) UNDP Kuwait Deputy Director Mohammad Al-Nassery told PolOff on March 10 that the Minister of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL) had written a letter formally approving a Kuwait-hosted international labor conference in May. The conference would bring together mid-level representatives of [...] | 2007-03-11 14:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM ELAB KU TIP |
07KUWAIT360 | FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAIT CONSIDERING ANTI-CORRUPTION [...] (C/NF) Summary: Salah Ghazali, the head of the Kuwait Transparency Society (KTS),reported on March 10 that the Amiri Diwan had prepared a decree establishing a government anti-corruption watchdog agency that would rank government institutions according to their corruption levels. According [...] | 2007-03-11 14:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KISL KU ISLAMISTS |
07KUWAIT390 | KUWAIT'S NEW TIFA LEAD SAYS COPYRIGHT LAW WILL GO [...] (SBU) On March 13, Econcouns and Econoff met with new Assistant Undersecretary of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) for International Trade Abdulazziz Al-Khaldi. Al-Khaldi, who was previously Assistant U/S for Commercial Control and a key contact on IPR issues, took over in January as the GOK's le [...] | 2007-03-17 14:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ETRD KIPR PREL KU |
07KUWAIT406 | KUWAIT CONFIRMS DATE FOR NEXT GULF SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-20 14:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PREL KU DEMARCHE |
07KUWAIT409 | SENIOR MFA OFFICIAL ON GITMO, CT EFFORTS, REGIONAL [...] (S/NF) Summary: MFA U/S Jarallah told Ambassador 3/20 the GOK is prepared to receive an interagency team to discuss Kuwaiti commitments on possible transfer of further detainees to Kuwaiti custody. Ambassador stressed the higher threat from the remaining individuals and thus the need for th [...] | 2007-03-21 13:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER EFIN KU IR |
07KUWAIT419 | CRITICAL ENERGY ASSESSMENT TEAM VISITS KUWAIT, [...] (C/NF) Summary: A multi-agency USG Critical Energy Infrastructure Protection (CEIP) team visited Kuwait March 13-22 to assess security vulnerabilities in Kuwait's energy infrastructure and make recommendations on improvements (see para 8 for a complete list of the U.S. delegation). The team [...] | 2007-03-24 13:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC BEXP ECON ENRG EPET KCIP KU PTER |
07KUWAIT424 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNSCR 1747 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-25 14:19:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
07KUWAIT431 | NEXT STEPS AFTER CRITICAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (C/NF) Following the March 13-22 Critical Energy Infrastructure Protection (CEIP) assessment jointly conducted by the Department, DOE, and DHS (Ref A),Post is actively encouraging Kuwaiti officials at both senior and working levels to implement the team's recommendations, including near-te [...] | 2007-03-26 13:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET KCIP ASEC ENRG PTER KU |
07KUWAIT446 | KUWAIT BRINGS TOGETHER IRANIAN AND ARAB SHI'A, [...] (C/NF) Summary: Kuwait hosted March 26-27 a conference that brought together Shi'a Awqaf officials from around the region. The discussion highlighted what some Shi'a, especially in the Gulf, see as a disconnect between centralized, distant Awqaf authorities and ordinary Shi'a donors. Some [...] | 2007-03-28 14:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KISL PTER KTFN IR IZ LE BA SA KU SHI |
07KUWAIT47 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KUWAIT AGREES TO LOOK INTO [...] (C) On January 8, PolOff called on Hamad Al-Mashan of the MFA's America's Department and delivered reftel demarche on U.S. concern over the use of Arabsat and Nilesat to broadcast Hezballah's Al-Manar satellite channel and the reported plan for Arabsat to broadcast Hamas' Siraj Al-Aqsa satel [...] | 2007-01-14 14:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ASEC ETTC KPAL PTER KU |
07KUWAIT475 | TIP UPDATE ON PROSECUTIONS, SHELTER, LABOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOK recently provided a response to formal questions regarding this year's TIP report, including an update of prosecution figures. The response states that Kuwait has agreed to establish a shelter for domestic workers, though further clarification is needed. The respons [...] | 2007-04-04 06:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM ELAB KU TIP |
07KUWAIT489 | FREEDOM AGENDA: WOMEN'S ACTIVISTS INTENSIFY [...] (C/NF) Summary: Recently women's groups have galvanized their efforts to fight the main problems they face: discrimination in Kuwait's personal status law and lack of representation in parliamentary and governmental positions. Female activists rallied to successfully oppose a bill that woul [...] | 2007-04-04 14:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM KWMN KU |
07KUWAIT49 | IRANIAN ARAB CLERIC CLAIMS IRANIANS INCREASINGLY [...] (C/NF) Poloff met January 10 with Shaykh Mohammed Kathem Al-Khaqani, an Iranian Arab Shi'a cleric from Ahwaz, the former Arabic name of the predominantly Arab province of Khuzestan in western Iran. Shaykh Mohammed is the second son of Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Taher Al-Khaqani, who, according [...] | 2007-01-14 15:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PINR IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
07KUWAIT50 | TOP KUWAITI JOURNALIST CLAIMS U.S. TO STRIKE IRAN [...] (SBU) In a January 14 editorial, one of Kuwait's top journalists asserted that a U.S. strike on Iran would occur before April. Quoting an unnamed "reliable source," Ahmed Al-Jarallah, the Editor-in-Chief of Al-Seyassah (local Arabic daily) and the Arab Times (local English Daily),said top a [...] | 2007-01-15 14:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
07KUWAIT500 | CENTCOM COMMANDER FALLON MEETS WITH AMIR AND [...] (C) Summary. New CENTCOM Commander William J. Fallon discussed Iraq, Iran and bilateral military cooperation with the Amir of Kuwait, the Prime Minister, Defense Minister and Armed Forces Chief of Staff on April 3. The Government of Kuwait (GOK) message on Iraq was one of continued support fo [...] | 2007-04-07 13:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR IZ IR KU |
07KUWAIT522 | ISLAMIST MPS' GRILLING REQUESTS REKINDLE [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: While many opposition MPs appeared willing to give the new government a chance to show it can perform, two tribal Islamist MPs have kept the political heat on, calling for parliamentary grillings of the Finance and Islamic Affairs Ministers. Most politicians and [...] | 2007-04-10 13:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KISL KDEM KU ISLAMISTS |
07KUWAIT524 | USG COORDINATOR FOR INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS [...] (C/NF) On 8 April, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy Ambassador David Gross made an introductory courtesy call on Kuwait's new Minister of Communications and State Minister for National Assembly Affairs Shireeda Abdullah Saad Al-Mousharji. Al-Mousharji, [...] | 2007-04-11 04:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECPS PREL PGOV PINR KU |
07KUWAIT56 | PARLIAMENT TO GRILL RULING FAMILY MINISTER [...] (SBU) On January 17, three Members of Parliament (MPs) formally submitted a request to question Minister of Health Shaykh Ahmed Abdullah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah over procedural irregularities in approving Kuwaitis for medical treatment abroad, alleged "administrative violations" in the min [...] | 2007-01-17 13:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FREEDOM AGENDA |
07KUWAIT566 | AMIR'S ATTEMPT TO QUELL RULING FAMILY DISPUTES [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: In a rare meeting of senior Al-Sabah family members April 14, Amir Shaykh Sabah issued a strong warning not to air intra-ruling family rivalries in public via proxies and stressed that he had no intention to dissolve Parliament or amend the constitution. The Crown [...] | 2007-04-16 14:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
07KUWAIT568 | ARAB FUND ON IRAQ COMPACT, REGIONAL AID, AND THE [...] (C/NF) Summary: Arab Fund Director General told A/DCM April 16 that he was unlikely to be able to attend the May 3 Iraq Compact (ICI) signing in Egypt due to prior commitments and, more importantly, because of the failure of the GOI to solve its arrears problem with the Fund. Al-Hamad said t [...] | 2007-04-17 08:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID ECON EFIN ETRD IZ KU PGOV PREL |
07KUWAIT576 | KUWAITI POLITICAL FIGURES EXPRESS CONCERN, [...] (C/NF) Summary: A broad cross section of prominent Kuwaiti political figures expressed concern and uncertainty regarding Iraq, Iran and regional strategic issues at an Embassy-hosted diwaniyya (traditional evening gathering) featuring visiting Army War College Professor Dr. W. Andrew Terril [...] | 2007-04-18 12:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IR IZ KU |
07KUWAIT58 | MINISTER OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND LABOR SAYS GOK [...] (C) Ambassador met January 16 with Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Shaykh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah. Ambassador noted the of the upcoming TIP report evaluation and asked about GOK progress on addressing problems faced by Kuwait's 1.5 million foreign workers. The Minister noted that dome [...] | 2007-01-18 04:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM ELAB KU |
07KUWAIT584 | IRAQ COMPACT: IRAQ CENTRAL BANK EXTENDS PERSONAL [...] (C/NF) Chairman of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development Dr. Abdelatif Y. Al-Hamad relayed to Econcouns April 21 that he had just received a phone call from the Governor of the Iraq Central Bank extending a "personal invitation" to attend the May 3 Iraq Compact signing in Egypt. [...] | 2007-04-21 12:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID ECON EFIN ETRD IZ KU PGOV PREL |
07KUWAIT586 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PUBLIC HOUSING, PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C/NF) Summary: On 21 April, Ambassador met with new Minister of State for Housing Affairs Abdul Wahid Al-Awadi to congratulate him on his appointment. Al-Awadi responded, "It is not always an honor to be a Minister in Kuwait," referring to the sometimes rough treatment of Kuwaiti ministers [...] | 2007-04-22 05:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON PINR KU NATIONAL ASSSEMBLY |
07KUWAIT59 | MINISTER OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND LABOR: WE WILL [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Shaykh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah told Ambassador January 16 that in March his Ministry would begin a campaign to bring Kuwaiti charities into compliance with existing laws regulating charitable contributions so that the Ministry could better [...] | 2007-01-18 07:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN |
07KUWAIT592 | FREEDOM AGENDA: ACTIVISTS UNSATISFIED WITH [...] (C/NF) Summary: The National Assembly's Women's Affairs Committee sponsored a conference on women's issues on April 21. The conference tackled some of the key challenges facing women, but activists criticized it as superficial and lashed out at the lack of interest by parliamentarians. Th [...] | 2007-04-23 04:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM KWMN KU |
07KUWAIT605 | IRAQ COORDINATOR SATTERFIELD AND ARAB FUND OUTLINE [...] (C) Chairman of the Arab Fund Dr. Abdelatif Al-Hamad told Iraq Coordinator David Satterfield on April 23 that the Arab Fund remained open to lifting Iraq's suspension in the Fund provided the GOI signaled agreement to a previously discussed repayment regime and began paying down its arrears [...] | 2007-04-25 07:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID ECON EFIN ETRD IZ KU PGOV PREL |
07KUWAIT606 | OIL MINISTER AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS NEW REFINERY [...] (C/NF) On 24 April, Ambassador met with Oil Minister Shaykh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah to congratulate him on his reappointment and discuss his priorities for the oil sector. The Minister said Kuwait's oil sector needs restructuring and new managers. Regarding long-delayed plans for the constructi [...] | 2007-04-25 07:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET PGOV EINV OVIP KU |
07KUWAIT611 | MINISTER OF FINANCE DISCUSSES SURPLUS, PLANNING, [...] (C/NF) Summary: On April 23, Ambassador paid a courtesy call on recently-reappointed Minister of Finance Bader Meshari Al-Humaidhi. Al-Humaidhi, who has been reappointed to this position four times in the last two years, announced that he has also been appointed Supervisor of the Higher Cou [...] | 2007-04-25 12:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN ECON PREL PGOV IZ KU |
07KUWAIT626 | AMBASSADOR RAISES ACS CONCERNS WITH [...] (C/NF) During an April 25 meeting with Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense, and Minister of Interior Shaykh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, the Ambassador raised continued concerns about the Kuwaiti police's failure to expeditiously notify the embassy when Amcits were arrested. The Ambassad [...] | 2007-04-29 13:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL CACS KU |
07KUWAIT639 | KUWAITIS PRAISE SAUDI TERROR ARRESTS; PROMPTS SOUL [...] (C/NF) Summary: Kuwaitis welcomed the recent terrorist arrests in Saudi Arabia and condemned those involved. So far, no Kuwaitis have been implicated in the plots, but Kuwait is working with Saudi officials to investigate any possible connections. One local daily reported that the Saudis ar [...] | 2007-04-30 13:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PTER KCIP ASEC SA KU TERRORISM |
07KUWAIT665 | IRAQ COMPACT: KUWAIT'S LINE-UP AND UPDATE ON ARAB [...] (C) Econcouns spoke with Ambassador Khalid Maqamis, the MFA's head of Coordination and Follow-up and primary point of contact on the Iraq Compact, on May 2 to confirm Kuwait's participation in the May 3 ICI signing event. Maqamis confirmed that he would accompany Kuwait FM Shaykh Dr. Mohamme [...] | 2007-05-02 12:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID ECON EFIN ETRD IZ KU PGOV PREL |
07KUWAIT698 | SIGIR DEPUTY IG RAPHEL'S VISIT TO KUWAIT [...] (C) Summary. On April 30, Special Investigator General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) Deputy IG Ambassador Robin Raphel met separately with Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport Company (KGL),Marwan Al-Ghanim of the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED),and the GOK's Humanitarian Ope [...] | 2007-05-06 10:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ECON ETRD IZ KU |
07KUWAIT707 | PROJECT KUWAIT STILL STALLED; ROLE FOR FOREIGN OIL [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Based on a series of recent meetings with Oil Ministry officials, leaders in Kuwait's state-owned petroleum companies (the K-companies),representatives of the major international oil companies (IOCs) in Kuwait, and local managers of international oil service com [...] | 2007-05-07 08:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG EINV KU OIL SECTOR |
07KUWAIT730 | NEW KUWAIT-IRAQ COALITION BORDER CROSSING TO OPEN [...] (C/NF) Summary: On May 8, Econoff attended the final drill in preparation for the May 15 opening of the Khabari Al-Wazem Border Crossing (commonly referred to as K-Crossing or the Khabari Coalition Crossing, KCC),on the Kuwait-Iraq border. K-Crossing will replace Navistar as the primary lan [...] | 2007-05-09 15:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR PBTS KU IZ |
07KUWAIT775 | BANNING OF SAUDI SALAFI BOOKS AT BROTHERHOOD BOOK [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: Salafi MPs and their supporters have stepped up their threats to subject Dr. Abdullah Al-Ma'touq, Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs to a parliamentary grilling. The proximate cause was the banning of several books by former Saudi Grand Muftis Abdulaziz Bin Baz and Mu [...] | 2007-05-16 09:48:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM KISL SA KU ISLAMISTS |
07KUWAIT782 | AMBASSADOR DELIVERS CRITICAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (C/NF) In a series of meetings between May 13-16, the Ambassador hand-delivered hard copies of two Critical Energy Infrastructure Protection (CEIP) reports from assessments conducted by a State-DHS-DOE-USCG team from 13-21 May (Ref A) and a USCENTCOM J-3 team on 1-4 February (Ref B) to Kuwaiti [...] | 2007-05-16 14:48:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET KCIP ASEC KU |
07KUWAIT784 | AMBASSADOR DELIVERS CRITICAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (C/NF) In a series of meetings between May 13-16, the Ambassador hand-delivered hard copies of two Critical Energy Infrastructure Protection (CEIP) reports from assessments conducted by a State-DHS-DOE-USCG team from 13-21 May (Ref A) and a USCENTCOM J-3 team on 1-4 February (Ref B) to Kuwaiti [...] | 2007-05-19 04:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET KCIP ASEC KU |
07KUWAIT790 | NATIONAL SECURITY BUREAU WELCOMES CRITICAL ENERGY [...] (C/NF) Continuing a series of calls on the senior GOK leadership, the Ambassador on May 19 hand-delivered hard copies of two Critical Energy Infrastructure Protection (CEIP) reports from assessments conducted by a State-DHS-DOE-USCG team on 13-21 May and a USCENTCOM J-3 team on 1-4 February t [...] | 2007-05-19 12:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET KCIP ASEC KU |
07KUWAIT799 | KUWAIT-IRAQ BORDER: NEW COALITION CROSSING OPENS [...] (C/NF) Summary: On May 15, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Chief and Kuwait Customs Advisor Jim Piatt conducted a site visit of newly-opened Khabari Crossing (K Crossing) to assess overall operations. The first convoy arrived from Iraq on May 15 at 0130. In general, the opening went smo [...] | 2007-05-21 08:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR PBTS KU IZ |
07KUWAIT804 | KUWAITI MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD ESTABLISHES WOMEN'S [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: The Islamic Constitutional Movement (the political wing of Kuwait's Muslim Brotherhood) officially launched a women's office in early May with the goal of enhancing its outreach to women voters. Though the KMB's social wing has a history of successful women's pr [...] | 2007-05-21 12:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KWMN KISL KU |
07KUWAIT806 | KUWAIT DROPS DOLLAR PEG, RETURNS TO BASKET [...] (C/NF) Summary: On May 20, Kuwait's Cabinet approved a decision to abandon the U.S. dollar peg for a basket of undisclosed currencies, which will be dominated by the dollar. Although the decision followed months of speculation on the wisdom of the peg, the timing appears to have surprised r [...] | 2007-05-21 14:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN ECON PREL KU |
07KUWAIT81 | U/S DOBRIANSKY'S MEETINGS IN KUWAIT: WOMEN IN [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary Paula Dobriansky visited Kuwait January 9 to participate in the Women Leaders in Science, Technology, and Engineering Conference (reftel). She also met with key Kuwaiti governmental and non-governmental figures. Dr. Ma'asouma Al-Mubarak, the first and only femal [...] | 2007-01-21 14:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAIR PGOV PHUM PREL KSCA KWMN KU |
07KUWAIT810 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KUWAIT WILLING BUT HESITANT [...] (C/NF) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Somalia Desk Officer Abdulnasser Al-Rashidi and MFA Arab World Deputy Director Ahmad Al-Baker on May 22. Al-Baker reiterated that the GOK has USD 2 million ready to give to support the Somali National Reconciliation Congress (ref B),but that it has [...] | 2007-05-22 11:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL SO MOPS XF AL GCC KU DEMARCHE |
07KUWAIT811 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KUWAIT TO SUBMIT UNSCR 1747 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-22 11:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
07KUWAIT821 | (C) DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AMMO TO LAF; KUWAIT AN [...] (C/NF) The Ambassador made reftel demarche to the Defense and Foreign Ministries on May 23. The Ambassador sent a message to Defense Minister Shaykh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah requesting material or financial aid. He also advised MFA Acting Minister Faisal Al-Mashan of the importance of Kuwai [...] | 2007-05-23 13:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER MARR MASS LE KU |
07KUWAIT836 | TEMPERATURES RISE AS OPPOSITION MPS TARGET OIL [...] (C/NF) Summary: Opposition MPs have demanded the resignation of Oil Minister Shaykh Ali Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah and are threatening to question him in Parliament for defending his cousin and former Oil/Finance Minister Shaykh Ali Al-Khalifa Al-Sabah, one of five former Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (K [...] | 2007-05-29 12:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV EPET KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
07KUWAIT838 | IRAQI ELECTRICITY MINISTER VISITS KUWAIT SEEKING [...] (C/NF) Summary: Iraqi Minister of Electricity Dr. Karim Wahid Al-Hasan visited Kuwait 28 May to seek Kuwaiti support for the purchase of an additional 1.5 to 2 million liters per day of diesel fuel to support power generation in Iraq as new generating capacity comes online this summer. At th [...] | 2007-05-29 13:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ENRG EPET EAID KU IZ |
07KUWAIT852 | KUWAIT'S BIG INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS FAIL TO LAUNCH [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: Several important state-sponsored infrastructure projects in Kuwait have been delayed for a number of years for largely bureaucratic and political reasons. These projects includes power plants, desalination plants, a mega-refinery, a major container port, and a [...] | 2007-05-31 06:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EINV ENRG ECON |
07KUWAIT853 | KUWAIT UNLIKELY SOURCE FOR APCS FOR UN/AU MISSION [...] (SBU) PolOff passed reftel (ref A) request for APCs to Aisha Al-Dakheel of the MFA's International Organizations Department on May 30. Al-Dakheel did not seem to think it likely the GOK would approve such a request. She promised to pass on the request and provide a more detail answer as soo [...] | 2007-06-01 06:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KPKO MARR SU SA KU |
07KUWAIT875 | KUWAIT'S ISLAMIC MODERATION INITIATIVE UNDER THE [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Kuwait recently launched a public relations campaign to further its "moderation" initiative, which seeks to foster tolerance and moderation among Muslims and to convey a moderate image of Islam to non-Muslims. The materials used in the campaign are of high quality [...] | 2007-06-05 08:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PTER KISL EG MR SU KU ISLAMISTS |
07KUWAIT878 | CBK GOVERNOR ON DROPPING THE DOLLAR PEG AND [...] (C/NF) Summary: On June 3, Ambassador called on CBK Governor Shaykh Salem Abdulaziz Saud Al-Sabah. Al-Sabah described Kuwait's May 20 decision to un-peg the dinar from the dollar in favor of a basket of currencies as a move that "had to be done" to address rising inflation. He acknowledged [...] | 2007-06-05 13:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN ECON PREL PGOV KU |
07KUWAIT881 | KUWAIT AIRWAYS AGREES TO BUY 12 BOEINGS AS PART OF [...] (SBU) Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC) has reached an agreement to purchase 12 Boeing 787 Dreamliners and 7 Airbus 320s from the Kuwaiti firm Aviation Lease and Finance Company (ALAFCO). ALAFCO, which already had standing orders for the aircraft, will deliver the Boeings in 2010 and the Airbu [...] | 2007-06-06 07:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAIR BEXP ECON KU |
07KUWAIT888 | GUANTANAMO ARB III NOTIFICATION [...] (C) Poloff delivered notification of the upcoming ARB hearing to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) official Feisal Al-Eneizi on June 6. 2. (C) Poloff inquired about the development status of a Government of Kuwait (GOK) threat mitigation plan for use with detainees transferred from Guantana [...] | 2007-06-06 13:19:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PREL PHUM PINR SA KU TERRORISM |
07KUWAIT889 | SPEAKER DOWNPLAYS PARLIAMENT DISSOLUTION RUMORS; [...] (C/NF) Summary: Speaker of Parliament Jassem Al-Khorafi told the Ambassador June 5 he did not think the Kuwaiti Amir would dissolve Parliament, despite his frustration with opposition MPs' constant attacks against the Government. Al-Khorafi believed if there was a dissolution it would be cons [...] | 2007-06-06 13:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM KPAL LE IZ IR KU |
07KUWAIT892 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MESSAGE ON MUQTADA AL-SADR [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) official Feisal Al-Eneizi on June 6. Al-Eneizi said he was unaware of any planned visit to Kuwait by Muqtada al-Sadr and that he would communicate the message to senior MFA officials. 2. (C) Ambassador also raised the [...] | 2007-06-06 14:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER IZ KU |
07KUWAIT896 | ARAB FUND: NO MOVEMENT ON AID TO IRAQ, LEBANON [...] (C/NF) On June 9, Ambassador met with Abdullatif Al-Hamad, Director General of the Arab Fund for Social and Economic Development (AFSED). Al-Hamad said the Iraqi government has not taken any further steps to resolve its arrears problem with the Fund, which prevents the resumption of the AFSE [...] | 2007-06-10 07:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN EAID KU |
07KUWAIT902 | MFA U/S ON PM'S TRIP TO ASIA, RELATIONS WITH IRAN, [...] (C/NF) Summary: MFA Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah told the Ambassador June 10 that the Prime Minister's trip to Asia to promote economic relations had been "very fruitful" and a number of agreements had been signed. In a meeting earlier in the day with the Iranian Foreign Ministry's Dire [...] | 2007-06-11 11:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID ECON IR KU LE PGOV PREL |
07KUWAIT931 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URGING SUPPORT FOR UNRWA - [...] (C/NF) Following up on the Ambassador's June 10 meeting with MFA Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah, Econoff delivered ref A demarche to MFA Arab World Department Director Jassim Mubarak Al-Mubariki on June 13. Mubariki came to the meeting directly from a meeting between GOK Deputy Prime Minis [...] | 2007-06-16 13:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN EAID ECON PREL KU |
07KUWAIT943 | KUWAIT PETROLEUM COMPANY TO DISCUSS NEW REFINERY [...] (C/NF) On 17 June, Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) announced it is inviting international EPC (Engineering-Procurement-Construction) companies to apply for pre-qualification for contracts related to KNPC's plans to build a new 615,000 bpd mega-refinery in the Kuwaiti portion of the Pa [...] | 2007-06-19 08:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET PGOV ECON KU SA |
07KUWAIT944 | LEADING ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LAUNCHES KUWAIT [...] (SBU) On June 17, Ambassador met with KIPCO Asset Management Company (KAMCO) Chairman Masaud Al-Hayat and senior executives to discuss KAMCO's launch of the Kuwait Education Fund. The Fund, established in collaboration with the National Offset Company (NOC),will invest in companies and fina [...] | 2007-06-19 09:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EDU EFIN KU PREL SCUL |
07KUWAIT990 | KUWAIT REVIEWING OUTSTANDING PLEDGE FOR THE [...] (C/NF) During a June 26 meeting with Ambassador, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah said that Kuwait had not yet disbursed aid pledged to the Palestinians. Shaykh Mohammed asked whether the Israeli government had freed tax revenues owed to the Palestinians. Ambassador said [...] | 2007-06-26 14:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EAID PREF IS KU ECON |
07LAGOS749 | NIGERIA'S 2008 OIL PRODUCTION TO FALL SAYS TOP OIL [...] (C/NF) Summary: Shell's senior Africa executive reported that while no country in the world has the potential of Nigeria in terms of new reserves available to international oil companies, Shell would not develop new fields next year because of ongoing funding and security problems. The execut [...] | 2007-11-19 15:39:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET MARR MASS PGOV PREL NI |
07LAPAZ1229 | GOB-BACKED MINERS ATTACK CONSTITUTIONAL TRIBUNAL [...] (C/NF) Well over a thousand government-paid miners marched on Sucre and attacked the Constitutional Tribunal with dynamite April 27 to pressure the court into respecting the GOB's October 31 supreme decree (reftel) which nationalized the Posokoni, Huanuni mine. The court building sustained m [...] | 2007-05-04 11:11:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM BL |
07LAPAZ1570 | CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY DELAYS CONTINUE [...] (SBU) On June 5, for the first time a senior MAS Constituent Assembly (CA) delegate publicly conceded that not enough time remains to draft a new constitution by the government's August 6 deadline. The MAS concession followed a recent deadline extension, from May 30 to June 11, for the CA's t [...] | 2007-06-06 20:17:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON BL SNAR |
07LAPAZ167 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH DORIA MEDINA AND UN PARTY [...] (C) On January 20, National Unity (UN) party leader Samuel Doria Medina and several UN party officials told the Ambassador, DCM, and Ecopol officers they believe cooperation among opposition political parties has improved, although obstacles remain to close coordination. Doria Medina claimed [...] | 2007-01-23 20:24:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON BL |
07LAPAZ1860 | HUANUNI MINERS DEMAND AUTONOMY AND HIGH-LEVEL [...] (C) Huanuni's miners are blocking roads between La Paz, Oruro, Potosi, and Cochabamba (note: reports as of 1745 indicate that the police have broken the blockades using teargas.) Press coverage has been unsympathetic, focusing on the suffering of average Bolivians stranded in bus stations an [...] | 2007-07-05 22:59:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV EMIN ECON BL |
07LAPAZ1991 | POLICE CONFRONT MINERS, GOB ACCUSES INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) The police are continuing to confront cooperative (i.e. independent) miners in El Alto and La Paz with tear gas, and the leaders of the cooperatives are now speaking of "arming" themselves in an ongoing struggle. The national federation of cooperative miners (FENCOMIN) has stated that the [...] | 2007-07-19 13:46:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EMIN EINV BL |
07LAPAZ2465 | POSSIBLE VIOLENCE AHEAD IN SUCRE [...] (SBU) Pro- and anti-government forces are converging on Sucre, seat of the Constituent Assembly, poised and prepared to clash with each other in Sucre's streets on September 10 (if not sooner). The debate over restoring Sucre as Bolivia's full capital (it is currently only home to judiciary [...] | 2007-09-07 20:47:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON BL |
07LAPAZ3014 | NATIONWIDE STRIKE CLOSES BOLIVIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Spot report, 1400. By coincidence, both the Santa Cruz airport and the Bolivian ground transportation unions decided to hold a 24 hour strike on November 14. The transportation strike, protesting diesel shortages and rising inflation, has turned confrontational in Santa Cruz a [...] | 2007-11-14 21:03:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON BL |
07LAPAZ3151 | EVO'S APPROVAL DROPS; EXPECT NEW INITIATIVES [...] (SBU) While celebrating his ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party's recent "victories" in the Congress and Constituent Assembly, President Evo Morales must also be concerned about his drop in popularity, recent discontent in his stronghold of El Alto, planned protests by his once loyal [...] | 2007-11-30 22:20:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL BL |
07LAPAZ3168 | EVO'S PLANS FOR ADVANCING HIS CONSTITUTION [...] (C) With 10 days remaining until the December 14 deadline ending the Constituent Assembly mandate, President Evo Morales appears determined to deliver a constitution to his base. Government calls for dialogue with the opposition ring hollow, particularly as the ruling MAS party is telling t [...] | 2007-12-05 00:07:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL BL |
07LAPAZ72 | CODEL REID VISIT TO LA PAZ, BOLIVIA [...] (C) On December 27 ) 29, Senator Harry Reid led a six-member delegation including Senators Durbin, Conrad, Gregg, Bennett, and Salazar to La Paz, Bolivia to meet with President Evo Morales and review US assistance and counter-narcotics policies. The delegation was briefed by Ambassador Goldb [...] | 2007-01-10 21:02:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON BL |
07LIMA1019 | DEPUTY USTR VERONEAU WITH PERU'S PRESIDENT GARCIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Peru's President Alan Garcia received Deputy U.S. Trade Representative John Veroneau in Lima, March 12 for a discussion of the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) and regional developments. Garcia told Veroneau that the PTPA was essential for his country's economic development and [...] | 2007-03-27 12:00:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD ELAB EAGR PGOV USTR PE |
07LIMA2181 | SCENESETTER FOR PM DAS COULTER-LED JUNE 26-27 [...] (SBU) Your visit to Peru to lead the first-ever Political-Military talks between Peru and the United States comes at a time when relations between Lima and Washington are in excellent shape. Since assuming office in July 2006, President Garcia has maintained the solid macroeconomic fundament [...] | 2007-06-21 21:07:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV SNAR PE MARR |
07LIMA3269 | HUGO CHAVEZ, OLLANTA HUMALA AND THE TUNA CAN [...] (C) Summary: Following press reports that tuna cans labeled with pictures of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and nationalist leader (PNP) Ollanta Humala were being distributed in towns devastated by the August 15 earthquake, the public response was severe: Chavez and Humala were seeking to pr [...] | 2007-09-28 12:09:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR PE |
07LIMA3271 | HUGO CHAVEZ, OLLANTA HUMALA AND THE TUNA CAN [...] (C) Summary: Following press reports that tuna cans labeled with pictures of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and nationalist leader (PNP) Ollanta Humala were being distributed in towns devastated by the August 15 earthquake, the public response was severe: Chavez and Humala were seeking to pr [...] | 2007-09-28 12:09:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR PE |
07LIMA3652 | PERU RESPONSE: U.S. VIEWS ON 15 NOVEMBER 2007 IAEA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-16 19:49:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KNNP MNUC PARM AORC PE |
07LIMA3707 | GOP DEALS ANOTHER BLOW TO SL REMNANTS [...] (U) A Peruvian National Police (PNP) operation, carried out in the early morning hours of November 27, killed one and captured eight members of the "Shining Path" (Sendero Luminoso) organization in the Upper Huallaga River Valley (UHV) in Huanuco Region. Epifanio Espiritu Acosta, known as "Co [...] | 2007-11-27 22:13:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PTER SNAR PE |
07LIMA3769 | PERUVIANS WELCOME VENEZUELA REFERENDUM RESULTS AS [...] (C) Summary: Peruvian contacts inside and outside the government have expressed surprise that the proposed constitutional reform package in Venezuela was rejected by voters, and some claim President Chavez was compelled to concede because the margin was actually wider than reported. Most Peruv [...] | 2007-12-05 18:05:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PREL PE |
07LISBON1057 | PORTUGAL ON THE APRIL 19 EC STANDING COMMITTEE [...] (C) On April 18, Ambassador Hoffman sent a letter incorporating reftel A talking points to Luis Caiano, Assistant to the Ministry of Agriculture's Deputy State Secretary of Agriculture and Fishes, urging Portugal to vote SIPDIS favorably at the April 19 Standing Committee of the Food Chain [...] | 2007-04-19 11:29:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAGR ECON ETRD EU PO |
07LISBON1328 | PORTUGAL: RESPONSE TO MAY 11 UNSC PROPOSAL ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-15 11:11:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV YI PO |
07LISBON1386 | PORTUGAL IMPUT FOR TITLE III SUSPENSION OF [...] (U) MFA Latin America Desk Officer Joao Batista said Portugal's relationship with Cuba has not changed over the last year and responded to reftel questions with updated information for the Title III Suspension of Libertad Act report. 2. (C) Economic activity between Portugal and Cuba is lim [...] | 2007-05-18 16:06:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD ETTC PREL PO |
07LISBON1766 | A/S SHANNON VISIT HIGHLIGHTS EU-LATIN AMERICA TIES [...] (SBU) During Assistant Secretary Tom Shannon's visit to Portugal on June 25, he met with Portuguese government officials and EU member ambassadors to discuss Cuba, Venezuela, and Brazil. Overall, most agreed that the US policy of supporting a Cuban-directed solution after Castro would be the [...] | 2007-07-05 14:29:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV EAID PREL EUN PO |
07LISBON2714 | PORTUGAL ON THE EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary. Portugal's October 25 bilateral meetings with Russia will be designed to keep current relations warm. Even the October 26 EU-Russia summit will discuss issues generally and in a relatively short format. The Portuguese noted, however, that they do not see the December 10 deadline [...] | 2007-10-24 16:59:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN PGOV IR RS UZ ZL PO |
07LISBON2750 | US-EU-CANADA TRILATERAL MEETINGS ON IRAN AND US-EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: On Iran, all parties agreed on the need for concerted action in response to its nuclear program and pretensions for regional hegemony, as well as its deteriorating human rights situation. On the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP),the EU emphasized its support for the planned int [...] | 2007-10-30 16:01:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EUN UN XG XF AR IR |
07LISBON2771 | EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT IN PORTUGAL [...] (U) Summary. At the EU-Russia Summit in Portugal October 26, Russia committed to invite the OSCE to observe the December 2 Duma elections. On missile defense, Putin compared the U.S. proposal to the USSR placing offensive missiles in Cuba. This line garnered much press coverage, which ignor [...] | 2007-10-31 18:47:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN PGOV RS IR PO |
07LISBON2911 | MINISTERS CONFIRM, ATTEMPT TO EXPLAIN, PORTUGUESE [...] (C/NF) Summary: In conversations with Ambassador Minister of Defense Severiano Teixeira and Minister of Foreign Affairs Amado confirmed that Portugal intended to draw down its contributions to ISAF by August 2008. The Defense Minister portrayed this move as a "different kind of commitment," [...] | 2007-11-14 16:06:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS PGOV PO |
07LISBON2916 | FM AMADO ON KOSOVO [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a farewell lunch he hosted for Ambassador Hoffman, Foreign Minister Luis Amado spoke at length in answer to Ambassador,s questions about the EU,s progress on Kosovo. While defending the Portuguese presidency,s role in making Kosovo an "EU issue" that is firmly stamped [...] | 2007-11-15 14:24:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PO KV SR |
07LISBON2959 | PORTUGAL ON KOSOVO, BOSNIA, GEORGIA, AND RUSSIA [...] (C/NF) Summary. According to MFA Director for European Affairs Liliana Araujo, avoiding bloodshed in the Balkans is one of Portugal's top EU presidency goals. Should Kosovars declare independence in the near term, the Portuguese believe the EU will be able to issue a statement that takes note [...] | 2007-11-20 17:07:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN PGOV PINS RS MD GG BK SR KV PO |
07LISBON3178 | EU-AFRICA SUMMIT; EPAS, ZIMBABWE, DARFUR [...] (SBU/NF) Summary. The Portuguese are justly proud of the successful EU-Africa Summit held December 8-9 in Lisbon, even if the self-congratulation is sometimes over the top. Economic partnership agreements that the European mission thought were a done deal were derailed for further study, and [...] | 2007-12-18 16:54:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EAID ETRD PINS MOPS PHUM EUN XA PO |
07LISBON3194 | PORTUGAL CLAIMS EU DELIGHTED WITH BALI RESULTS [...] (C/NF) Fausto Brito e Abreu (protect),Advisor to Portugal,s Secretary of State for Environment Humberto Rosa, told post the EU was delighted with the final Bali text as a starting point for negotiations. He said the EU never would have imagined that, following the Major Economies Meeting in [...] | 2007-12-20 14:53:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KGHG SENV ENRG PO EUN |
07LISBON329 | PORTUGUESE ASSESSMENT OF THREATS TO PRESS FREEDOM [...] (C) Pol-Econ officer met MFA Latin American Desk Officer Leandro Amado to discuss Portugal's views of Venezuela's encroachment on freedom of the press, and to urge that the Government of Portugal (GOP) pressure the Venezuelans to respect free speech. Amado responded that Portugal is watching [...] | 2007-02-06 09:31:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL PO |
07LISBON46 | PSI: URGING BRAZILIAN PARTICIPATION [...] (C) Emboff notified MFA Director for Security and Disarmament Joao Corte-Real about the U.S. interest in including Brazil in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) community by engaging in a direct dialog through our Embassy in Brasilia. Portugal would welcome Brazil's inclusion, accordi [...] | 2007-01-05 15:51:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KNNP MNUC PARM EWWT PHSA PO |
07LISBON557 | PORTUGUESE EU PRESIDENCY LOGISTICS (C-RE6-02209) [...] (SBU) In preparation for Portugal's term as the President of the European Council from July-December 2007, the Government of Portugal established an office dedicated to the logistical coordination efforts. The "Presidential Mission" (Missao Presidencia),led by career diplomat Jaime Leitao, e [...] | 2007-03-06 17:29:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PINR EU PO |
07LJUBLJANA564 | OECD ACCESSION CRITERIA FOR SLOVENIA [...] (SBU) In post's judgment, Slovenia should not have many difficulties fulfilling the accession to the OECD. It meets many of the pre-accession criteria and shares the fundamental common values. Since independence in 1991, its foreign policy goal has been to integrate into the Euro-Atlantic co [...] | 2007-08-30 17:36:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ETRD PGOV OECD KDEM SENV SI |
07LONDON2491 | IRAN IN IRAQ: IRANIAN DEMARCHES UK ON IRAN'S GOOD [...] (CO/NF) Summary: The Iranian Ambassador conveyed a pro-forma summary of its own benign intentions in Iraq during a June 22 demarche at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). The demarche was intended to provide an Iranian version of the May 28 U.S.-Iran talks in Baghdad, according to fe [...] | 2007-06-28 17:44:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL IR IZ UK |
07LONDON3539 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY PAULSON'S VISIT TO [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Your visit is much welcomed. You come to London at a critical moment. The UK is adjusting to the change in leadership from Tony Blair to Gordon Brown, who has displayed calm confidence in addressing key domestic challenges in the short period he has been Prime [...] | 2007-09-14 16:08:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN PREL UK |
07LONDON3924 | IRAN DEMARCHE TO EU MEMBER STATES AHEAD OF OCTOBER [...] (C/NF) Summary: London Iran Watcher (Poloff) delivered reftel nonpaper to FCO Iran Multilateral team leader Will Gelling, who said that at the GAERC HMG will be focused on autonomous sanctions only, and is confident the EU will quickly endorse this aim. Gelling added that HMG opposes trying [...] | 2007-10-12 16:59:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IR XF EUN UK |
07LONDON4328 | (C/NF) UK SHARES U.S. GOALS ON IRAN; WE SHOULD RE-FOCUS UK DOMESTIC EFFORTS AND INCREASE COORDINATION REF: A. STATE 156409 B. STATE 157039 LONDON 00004328 001.2 OF 006 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-21 16:16:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MNUC EFIN PTER KTFN IR UK |
07LONDON4472 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY PETERS’ DECEMBER 7 VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Your December 7-8 visit to London comes after Prime Minister Gordon Brown has finished putting his own stamp on the government, following this summer's transition from Tony Blair's tenure, and begins focusing on governing. It also comes at a time during which major infrastructure pro [...] | 2007-12-05 11:58:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAIR ICAO ECON SENV ELTN UK |
07LONDON4512 | UK OFFICIALS TELL U/S LEVEY THAT WILL ON IRAN IS [...] (C/NF) Summary: Senior UK officials told Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey November 30 that international action SIPDIS against Iran has increased pressure on the regime and made life "significantly uncomfortable" for Iranian leadership, but has not so far succeeded in changing Iran's nu [...] | 2007-12-10 12:24:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN KTFN PREL MNUC PTER IR UK |
07LUXEMBOURG170 | LUXEMBOURG CONCERNED ABOUT CUBA'S LACK OF PROGRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Luxembourg is concerned about the EU's lack of progress with Cuba on the subject of human rights but still favors an "open, constructive and comprehensive dialogue" with Cuba. In the past, Luxembourg has played a constructive role within the EU in finding compromises but it does [...] | 2007-05-08 10:19:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM CU LU EU |
07LUXEMBOURG354 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SAUDI FIVE PRE-NOTIFICATION [...] (C) Econoff delivered points and names contained reftel to the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) on 29 August 2007. There was no immediate comment from the MFA. The FIU informed Post on 30 August that "it would take the necessary actions in due time. [...] | 2007-08-30 15:26:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN PTER ETTC PREL KTFN LU |
07LUXEMBOURG356 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TRAVEL BAN ON SYRIAN ACTIVIST [...] (SBU) On 29 August 2007 Pol/Econ officer delivered points contained reftel to the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign Affairs along with the Department's 15 August public statement. The MFA was unaware of the situation (NOTE: Our contacts who normally handle EU Affairs and Middle Eastern portfolio [...] | 2007-08-31 15:39:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PHUM PREL LU SY |
07LUXEMBOURG367 | LUXEMBOURG WILL SEEK COMMON EU POSITION RE: IAEA [...] (C) Pol/Econ officer delivered points contained reftel to the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on 29 August. Our contact at the MFA took note of the U.S. position regarding an Israel-specific agenda item and told us that this was exactly the sort of topic on which Luxembourg belie [...] | 2007-09-07 15:16:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL LU |
07LUXEMBOURG491 | LUXEMBOURG: OSLO PROCESS WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador and DCM discussed points contained Ref A with Paul Duhr, Secretary General of the Luxembourg MFA on 12 December. Duhr made it clear that he understood the U.S.' position on the Oslo Process and cluster munitions and assured the Ambassador that whatever the outcome of [...] | 2007-12-13 13:18:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL NATO NAMSA LU |
07MADRID1420 | (C) SPAIN'S RELATIONSHIP WITH CUBA (C-RE7-00940) [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post appreciates INR's careful attention to the evolving issue of Spain's engagement with Cuba. The Ambassador and DCM, as well as Washington visitors, continue to take every opportunity to express to the GOS our disagreement with its current policy. Additional information on the relat [...] | 2007-07-18 11:56:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR PREL SP CU |
07MADRID159 | NEW SPANISH DEFENSE POLICY DIRECTOR ON [...] (C/NF) DCM, accompanied by PolCouns, met with new MOD Secretary General for Policy Luis Cuesta on January 30 to SIPDIS reinforce ref A points on the importance of additional commitments to the NATO ISAF mission in Afghanistan. DCM emphasized that while ISAF is making progress in Afghanistan [...] | 2007-01-30 17:28:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR NATO SP AF |
07MADRID197 | SCENESETTER FOR SECDEF VISIT TO SPAIN [...] (C/NF) Mr. Secretary, welcome to Spain. Your visit to Spain will be brief, and it will be focused on NATO issues rather than on the host. Nonetheless, the trip provides an important opportunity to discuss key initiatives with your Spanish counterpart, Defense Minister Jose Antonio Alonso, an [...] | 2007-02-06 14:16:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR SP |
07MADRID208 | SPAIN: ZAPATERO'S DECISION ON AFGHANISTAN FIRM [...] (C/NF) President Zapatero is highly unlikely to in the near term reverse his statement that Spain will not augment its troop presence in Afghanistan, thereby nixing the possibility of staffing the ISAF XI HQ in Kabul (with some 120-150 personnel). This conclusion stems from Ambassador Aguirre,s con [...] | 2007-02-07 14:38:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR PGOV PREL SP |
07MADRID210 | FM MORATINOS ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C/NF) Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos called Ambassador Aguirre February 7 to discuss Spain's commitment to Afghanistan in advance of the February 8-9 NATO ministerial in Sevilla. The Ambassador had previously spoken with Defense Minister Alonso and National Security Advisor Casajuana on t [...] | 2007-02-07 17:52:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR PREL PGOV SP |
07MADRID336 | SPANISH ASSISTANCE IN AFRICA: NOT THE SAME AS PLAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following on the 2006 conversations and correspondence between Assistant Secretary Frazer and Spanish Director General Alvaro Iranzo, Emboffs met February 20 with Cristina Diaz Fernandez-Gil, Deputy Director General for Spanish International Cooperation in Africa and Asia, to d [...] | 2007-02-23 08:51:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EAID SP XA |
07MADRID568 | SPANISH FM WILL ONLY ATTEND SECOND HALF OF GYMNICH [...] (SBU) Poloff spoke with MFA Deputy Director General for Foreign Policy Carlos Fernandez-Arias on March 28 to discuss Spain's views in advance of the Gymnich. Fernandez-Arias said that Foreign Minister Moratinos would miss the first two sessions on the Balkans and the European Neighborhood Poli [...] | 2007-03-28 14:56:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EUN KPAL PREL XG IS IR ZI SP |
07MADRID66 | SPANISH PROPOSAL FOR NCIS/OSI AGREEMENT [...] (C/NF) As previewed in reftel, MOD has proposed a radically shorter, less detailed draft agreement that would govern the actions in Spain of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) and USAF Office of Special Investigations (OSI). Although only OSD can fully evaluate the text that MOD t [...] | 2007-01-12 15:59:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR SP |
07MADRID69 | SPAIN: DEFMIN ON SECDEF/NATO MINISTERIAL, SUB [...] (C/NF) Ambassador Aguirre met with Spanish Defense Minister Alonso January 11 to touch base on the upcoming visit to Seville of SecDef Gates in connection with the February 8-9 NATO Defense Ministerial. The two, who meet frequently, were to meet briefly for coffee but the session lasted an ho [...] | 2007-01-12 17:10:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR PGOV SP |
07MADRID707 | SPANISH POLDIR: MY TRIPS TO KABUL, TEHRAN, HAVANA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Spanish MFA DG for Policy Rafael Dezcallar told DCM on April 17 that his recent trip to Afghanistan left him newly optimistic because NATO-ISAF is on the offensive and Afghan ministers and troops are starting to play a serious role. He said that the GOS will soon begin an initiat [...] | 2007-04-18 15:37:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL SP IR AF CU AG MO WI IZ KZ UZ |
07MADRID911 | SCENESETTER FOR US-SPAIN HIGH LEVEL DEFENSE TALKS [...] (C/NF) Dan, welcome back to Spain. I appreciate your patience and efforts to finally resolve the NCIS/OSI issue and I'm glad that you've made this High-Level Defense Committee (HLDC) meeting a priority. Now that the Permanent Committee is back on track, handling routine issues at the staff lev [...] | 2007-05-14 17:44:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR SP |
07MANAGUA106 | ORTEGA BLAIMS "NEO-LIBERALISM" FOR NICARAGUAN [...] (U) Summary: New Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega assumed office on January 10 singing the praises of his Bolivarian "twin" Hugo Chavez and proclaiming the failure of "neo-liberalism." Ortega repeated his campaign promises to alleviate poverty through national and regional "unity," joining [...] | 2007-01-17 17:40:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON KDEM NU |
07MANAGUA2135 | NICARAGUAN CIVIL SOCIETY ALLIANCE UNITES AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: Some ten thousand Nicaraguan opposition members, political leaders, and regular citizens turned out for a rally organized by the pro-democracy civil society organization Movimiento por Nicaragua (MpN) on Sunday, September 9 in the streets of Masaya to voice a united opposition to [...] | 2007-09-18 20:33:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM NU |
07MANAGUA268 | ORTEGA VICTORY CATALYST FOR CHAVEZ IN RAAN [...] (C) Summary: President Ortega, with backing from his Venezuelan counterpart Chavez, is consolidating power on Nicaragua's resource-rich Atlantic Coast. Miskito leaders believe Ortega and Chavez are conspiring to control the region's base of timber, minerals, and possibly oil, and that Chavez's comm [...] | 2007-01-30 18:09:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PGOV ECON NU VE |
07MANAGUA385 | MISKITO COMMUNITY COMMITTED BUT FRACTURED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff talked with political and civil society leaders in Puerto Cabezas, Northern Autonomous Region (RAAN) about the situation there and their views on the Ortega Administration. Leaders of the Moravian church, the historical bedrock of the indigenous Miskito community, admitte [...] | 2007-02-09 21:30:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM KIRF PGOV PINS PREL PHUM SOCI EAID NU |
07MANAGUA964 | NICARAGUAN WOMEN ACTIVISTS WARN CHOICE IS [...] (C). SUMMARY: Leading members of the Women's Autonomous Movement of Nicaragua recently met with Embassy officers to discuss the need to encourage women within civil society to defend Nicaragua's democracy, promote development, and stop the slide toward authoritarianism and "legal dictatorship" [...] | 2007-04-17 18:56:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM KWMN PDEM PHUM PREL NU |
07MANILA809 | DEFENSE SECRETARY EBDANE -- AN ARROYO LOYALIST IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. New National Defense Secretary Hermogenes "Jun" Ebdane lacks the sophistication and polish of his predecessor, Avelino Cruz. Nonetheless, he is a committed Arroyo loyalist whom many believe President Arroyo hand-picked to "manage" the 2007 Congressional elections before returni [...] | 2007-03-13 00:10:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR MARR PREL RP |
07MASERU401 | LESOTHO: GOL APPEALS FOR HELP IN DEALING WITH OPPOSITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a briefing for resident chiefs of mission on July 6, Foreign Minister Tsekoa reiterated his desire that the international community support the "government of the day" and desist from taking a neutral stance toward the political impasse between the GOL and the political oppositi [...] | 2007-07-09 16:49:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM LT |
07MEXICO5773 | SECURITY, MIGRATION, AND ELECTIONS IN MICHOACAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-08 18:05:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON ELAB PHUM MX |
07MEXICO6009 | RE: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON HOST GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Below please find Post's responses regarding host government's policies toward and capabilities for collection of biographic and biometric data for terrorist screening purposes. The resonses are keyed to the questions per reftel. A. Watchlisting: -- If host government maintains a "w [...] | 2007-12-03 22:05:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC CVIS ECON KVPR MX PGOV PINR PREL PTER |
07MEXICO6024 | STAFFDEL QUILTER: OPTIMISTIC, BUT ASSERTIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: A delegation from the House Foreign Affairs Committee, headed by Professional Staff Member Peter Quilter spent two days in Mexico City (November 26-28) meeting with GOM representatives, legislators, NGO representatives and Embassy officials to discuss the recently proposed Me [...] | 2007-12-04 22:14:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON MX |
07MEXICO6027 | STAFFDEL QUILTER VISIT TO MICHOACAN: PROGRESS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 28 and 29, the House Foreign Affairs staff delegation headed by Peter Quilter spent a day and a half in Morelia, Michoacan to discuss the impact of the GOM's counter-narcotics operations in the state and the Merida Initiative with state officials and NGO representat [...] | 2007-12-05 17:59:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON MX |