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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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08LONDON957 | HMG VIEWS SITUATION IN PAKISTAN AS "BETTER THAN EXPECTED"; DESCRIBES NEW PM AS "SOLID" [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-02 15:40:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF PGOV PHUM PK PREL PTER UK |
08LONDON991 | UK ENERGY MINISTER WICKS TELLS U/S JEFFERY THAT [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: UK Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks, Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) told Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery that the UK was taking an assertive public and private position on climate change, but that energy [...] | 2008-04-07 15:12:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ENRG SENV KGHG UK |
08LUANDA692 | "THE ANGOLAN" ELECTORAL NEWS BULLETIN, VOL VIII [...] (C) In This Issue: - Parties Wrap Up Campaign Period - UNITA Predicts Holding 3 Seats in Huambo - Credentialing Problems for Observers and Monitors - Insufficient Civic Education Creates Confusion in Benguela - Possible SINFO Engagement in Electoral Process - Villagers Eject [...] | 2008-09-03 17:54:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM AO |
08LUSAKA492 | ZAMBIA: CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR ZIMBABWEAN REFUGEES [...] (SBU) Zambian Minister of Home Affairs Shikapwasha and the UNHCR Representative in Zambia told DCM on May 5 that contingency plans and preparations were well underway to receive up to 25 thousand Zimbabwean refugees in southern Zambia. The GRZ has identified a site in Siavonga (on Lake Kari [...] | 2008-05-06 13:13:00 | Embassy Lusaka | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREF PREL ZI ZA |
08LUXEMBOURG236 | LUXEMBOURG ON BOARD WITH USG POSITION ON KOSOVO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff communicated reftel points to MFA Kosovo Desk Officer Jacques Thill on 5 September. Thill was very receptive to the USG position, saying that Luxembourg shares the USG position "100%." Thill added, however, that he suspects broad sensitivities regarding the Internationa [...] | 2008-09-05 13:26:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UN UNGA KV LU |
08LUXEMBOURG69 | LUXEMBOURG SUPPORTS NATO MEMBERSHIP FOR CROATIA, [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Ambassador discussed the Greece-Macedonia name dispute with Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn on 11 March emphasizing points contained reftel. Asselborn confirmed that Luxembourg was in agreement that Allies must work with both sides and that he was committed to the Nimetz proces [...] | 2008-03-13 16:10:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR NATO PREL PGOV GR MK LU |
08MADRID1088 | SPAIN'S BASQUE REGIONAL GOVERNMENT EXPANDING ITS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Autonomous Community (regional) government of the Basque Country is opening two new offices in the United States, increasing its official presence to three offices. Ana Agirre, the Basque region's Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, will lead a delegation that will offi [...] | 2008-10-14 12:10:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON PGOV PREL SP |
08MADRID347 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON TAIWAN'S PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) Econoff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Deputy Director for Multilateral Economic Relations Juan Luis Munoz de Laborde. Econoff explained that while the US strongly supports enhanced OECD engagement with China, the US does not/not support China's proposal for an MOU to essentially restri [...] | 2008-03-19 15:00:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ECON CMGT TW OECD SP |
08MADRID503 | FINCEN DIRECTOR, SPANISH OFFICIALS DISCUSS MONEY [...] (U) This cable has been cleared by FinCEN Director Jim Freis. 2. (C/NF) Summary. During a visit to Madrid April 23-24, Department of Treasury FinCEN Director Jim Freis met with Spanish government officials involved in anti-money laundering and counter terrorism finance (AML-CTF) activitie [...] | 2008-05-09 07:22:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL SP ECON EFIN KTFN |
08MADRID571 | S/WCI AMB. WILLIAMSON PRESSES SPAIN ON RWANDA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In consultations with Spanish interlocutors in Madrid May 19-20, Ambassador Williamson (S/WCI) urged the Spanish government to reach out to the Rwandan government at the political level to try to ease tensions over the Spanish judiciary's indictment of 40 Rwandan officials in conn [...] | 2008-05-23 11:57:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM MASS KLIG KAWC OFDP RW SP |
08MANAGUA1068 | NICARAGUAN FOREIGN MINISTRY - "MIGUEL D'ESCOTO HAS [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On August 6, EmbOff met with Ambassador Magda Enriquez Beitler, the Senior Advisor to Miguel D'Escoto Brockmann, President Elect for the 63rd General Assembly of the United Nations ("UNGA"). Enriquez sought to convey two clear messages: first, she will be the focal point for [...] | 2008-08-20 20:19:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NU PINR PREL UNGA PREZ |
08MANAGUA1072 | UNGA 63: NICARAGUAN FOREIGN MINISTRY - "MIGUEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 6, EmbOff met with Ambassador Magda Enriquez Beitler, the Senior Advisor to Miguel D'Escoto Brockmann, President Elect for the 63rd General Assembly of the United Nations ("UNGA"). Enriquez sought to convey two clear messages: first, she will be the focal point for rel [...] | 2008-08-20 21:54:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PINR UNGA PREZ NU |
08MANAGUA344 | NICARAGUA MANPADS: RECOMMENDATION FOR SUPPORTING [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Between March 3 and March 13, 2008, a two-person team from the Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center (AFMIC) was in Nicaragua to assess the condition and capacity of the Nicaraguan health sector. This mission was in support of ongoing U.S.-Nicaraguan bilateral discussions [...] | 2008-03-25 16:09:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM NU |
08MANAGUA348 | NICARAGUA SOFA LETTER: POTENTIALLY DIFFICULT ROAD [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. After nine weeks of delays on the part of the Foreign Ministry (MINREX),on March 14 we were finally able to meet with Ministry and Nicaraguan Army officials to formally deliver the draft text of the letter regarding the bilateral Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) and talking [...] | 2008-03-25 21:13:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR MOPS KTIA NU |
08MANAGUA659 | NICARAGUA: SCENESETTER FOR COMMERCE DAS BASTIAN AND TREASURY DAS O'NEILL [...] (U) We look forward to your visit May 27-29 to participate in the National Competitiveness Forum we are organizing with the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Development and the investment promotion agency ProNicaragua. Recent visits to Nicaragua by Department of Commerce Under Secretary Chris [...] | 2008-05-22 15:57:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON PREL ETRD EFIN NU |
08MANAMA430 | GOB MOVES AGAINST SECTARIAN INCITEMENT [...] (U) Summary: In response to last week's spike in Sunni-Shi'a tensions (reftel),the GOB created a committee to monitor and combat sectarian rhetoric in the press, internet and pulpits. The committee's first act was to block access to three contentious websites, one pro-Shi'a, the other two pro-Sunn [...] | 2008-06-26 14:45:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM KISL BA |
08MANILA104 | PRESIDENT ARROYO MEETS REP. ADAM SMITH [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting January 10, President Arroyo and Rep. Adam Smith praised Philippine-U.S. counterterrorism cooperation and agreed on the need to combine military action with development assistance. President Arroyo has ordered her forces to focus on senior terrorist figures and beli [...] | 2008-01-14 09:49:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER MOPS ECON EFIN RP |
08MANILA517 | MANILA BRACES FOR ANOTHER ANTI-ARROYO DEMONSTRATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Political turmoil over corruption allegations continues to roil the Arroyo administration, and Manila authorities are bracing for yet another anti-Arroyo demonstration, this one slated for Friday, February 29. As the political ferment continues here, the Ambassador and Mission re [...] | 2008-02-29 07:33:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KCOR PINR RP |
08MASERU178 | LESOTHO TO ATTEND UN ZIMBABWE ROUNDTABLE, SEND 31 ELECTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Charge spoke on June 18 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Tebollo Metsing, who, after conferring with Minister of Foreign Affairs Tsekoa, said that "Lesotho would most certainly participate" in the UN roundtable on Zimbabwe (ref A). Lesotho's election monitor [...] | 2008-06-19 09:30:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KDEM UN ZI LT |
08MEXICO1302 | MEXICO WRESTLING WITH CUBAN MIGRATION [...] (SBU) Summary. In FY 2007, 11,625 Cubans reached the U.S. southwest border via Mexico. While some entered Mexico legally, the majority entered illegally by way of the Yucatan Channel -- a much less patrolled route than the Straits of Florida to the north. Until recently, Mexico had enforce [...] | 2008-04-29 22:01:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR PREF KCRM MX CU |
08MEXICO3088 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO MEXICO BY SECRETARY [...] (SBU) On behalf of the Embassy community I warmly welcome you to Mexico for your discussions with Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa on October 22-23. You are arriving as Mexico enters a period of some peril on a number of fronts. President Calderon and his government continue to enjoy the s [...] | 2008-10-17 19:31:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MX |
08MEXICO3171 | MEXICO'S PRD REMAINS ITS OWN WORST ENEMY [...] (CONFIDENTIAL) SUMMARY: Having exacted concessions from lawmakers struggling to finalize energy reform legislation, Mexico's Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) should be celebrating its political gains this week. Instead, party banner carrier Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is threatening to f [...] | 2008-10-24 23:07:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
08MEXICO3175 | CUBAN FM SIGNS MIGRATION MOU WITH MEXICO, RECEIVES [...] (U) Summary. Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque visited Mexico October 19-22 signing a bilateral migration accord and extending an invitation to President Calderon to visit Cuba. Both sides took pains to put behind them the ill will that characterized relations during the Fox admini [...] | 2008-10-27 16:27:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL SMIG KCRM PHUM PINR MX |
08MEXICO714 | SECRETARY CHERTOFF AND MINISTER MOURINO DISCUSS [...] C) Summary DHS Secretary Chertoff stressed with Mexico's Minister of Government Mourino the importance the U.S. attached to greater access to Special Interest Aliens (SIAs) illegally in Mexico. He requested Mexico consider requiring passenger manifest information on a mandatory [...] | 2008-03-11 19:40:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR KCRM SNAR KHLS MX |
08MONROVIA117 | LIBERIA STUMBLES IN AUCTION OF TWO NEW IRON ORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Liberia (GOL) has struggled - if not stumbled - in efforts to award the first two iron ore concessions tendered since the Contracts and Concessions Review of 2006 and the arrival of the Sirleaf administration. The President announced during her January 28 An [...] | 2008-02-08 10:27:00 | Embassy Monrovia | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EINV EMIN PGOV LI |
08MONROVIA591 | LIBERIA: THE BUDGET, LEGISLATORS, MOF, AND GEMAP, [...] (C) Summary: Director General of the Bureau of the Budget (BOB),Augustine Ngafuan, expects the budget to pass this week assuming the full House accepts decisions made by the relevent legislative committees. If it does not pass this week, the GOL will be "in a state of crisis." He shared c [...] | 2008-07-31 17:10:00 | Embassy Monrovia | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN ECON PGOV PREL EAID LI |
08MONTEVIDEO155 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON RETAINING THE MANDATE OF THE [...] (C) On March 24, 2008, Polcouns delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's acting Director General for Political Affairs Ambassador Julio Moreira and to the MFA's Americas Desk Director Laura Dupuy. The officials acknowledged that Uruguay had once voted for the UNGA defamation but then abstained [...] | 2008-03-25 21:00:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM UNHRC UY |
08MONTEVIDEO394 | BACHELET'S VISIT TO URUGUAY MARKS CLOSER [...] (SBU) Chilean President Michelle Bachelet's visit to Uruguay on July 7-8 highlighted Chile and Uruguay's shared trade interests and vision for South America. The short visit was well-received by the Uruguayan media and public, and underscored the countries' like-mindedness in politics and trad [...] | 2008-07-11 19:39:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ETRD CI UY |
08MOSCOW1238 | A BRIBE TOO FAR? THE SACKING OF CVO NEPOKLONOV [...] (C) SUMMARY: Moscow's agricultural rumor mill buzzed this winter and spring with word that MinAg's notoriously corrupt Chief Veterinary Officer, Yevgeniy Nepoklonov, was variously in hiding, suffering from gunshot wounds, or under indictment. Nepoklonov eventually resurfaced in Moscow, but on [...] | 2008-05-02 12:04:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAGR PGOV PREL SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW1478 | RUSSIA'S ROLE IN THE IRAN-SYRIA-LEBANON TRIANGLE [...] (C) Summary: Russia welcomed the May 21 Doha agreement as an opportunity to put Lebanon on the path toward national reconciliation, but understood that this was a temporary measure to overcome the country's latest political crisis. MFA officials believe the Lebanese factions' decision to avoi [...] | 2008-05-23 14:37:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IR LE SY RS |
08MOSCOW2523 | TFGG01: FURTHER DETAILS ON RUSSIAN "WITHDRAWAL" [...] (C) Summary: In private comments by MFA officials and the public statements of Deputy Chief of General Staff Nogovitsyn, the limits to the Russian withdrawal, as DFM Ryabkov explained to the Ambassador on August 22, are being spelled out: the peacekeeping presence will expand significantly wi [...] | 2008-08-23 09:37:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR RS GG |
08MOSCOW2556 | TFGG01: MEDVEDEV WILL RECOGNIZE SOUTH OSSETIAN, [...] (C/NF) On August 26 at 12:00 p.m. local time, Russian DFM Grigoriy Karasin handed DCM a letter from President Medvedev to President Bush announcing Medvedev's intention to sign an order on August 26 recognizing the independence of the Georgian breakaway regions South Ossetia and Abkhazia. A f [...] | 2008-08-26 10:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV OPDC GG RS |
08MOSCOW2564 | TFGG01: MEDVEDEV'S LETTER ON RECOGNITION [...] (C/NF) Text of Medvedev letter to Bush (Unofficial translation from the Russian) PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION August 26, 2008 No. 1765 Dear Mr. President, Dear George: In the spirit of the existing candid relations between us, I would like to inform you that the Russian [...] | 2008-08-26 14:17:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | OPDC GG RS |
08MOSCOW2565 | TFGG01: MEDVEDEV'S LETTER ON RECOGNITION; AID AND [...] (C/NF) Summary. Convoking the DCM on August 26 to convey Medvedev's letter informing President Bush of Russia's recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, DFM Karasin said Russia had tried for many years to find a peaceful solution to the conflict territories, and was deeply disappointed by t [...] | 2008-08-26 14:28:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV OPDC GG RS |
08MOSCOW2857 | MFA DEPUTY DIRECTOR GRIGORIEV ON THE SITUATION IN [...] (C) Summary: MFA Deputy Director Semyon Grigoriev told us September 23 that any technical rollover of the UNOMIG mandate would need to be followed later by core revisions, by changing the name, splitting it into two units in Georgia proper and in Abkhazia, and renegotiating its mandate, inclu [...] | 2008-09-24 15:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV GG RS |
08MOSCOW2940 | NABIULLINA: DE-POLITICIZE WTO ACCESSION [...] (C) In a 1 October meeting with the Ambassador, Economic Development Minister Elvira Nabiullina said WTO accession was still a GOR priority and urged that the process move forward in a &depoliticized8 manner. The Ambassador responded that the U.S. still supported accession as a strategic goal [...] | 2008-10-03 07:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EAGR EINV ETRD WTO RS |
08MOSCOW3062 | ELECTRICITY SECTOR REFORM: INVESTMENT BROWNOUT? [...] (C) A mere three months after RAO UES completed its privatization program, efforts to bring Russia's electricity sector into the post-Soviet period are being crippled by a lack of investment financing, sagging industrial demand, and a new "energy" team that includes state-centrists, such as D [...] | 2008-10-16 09:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EINV ENRG RS |
08MOSCOW3108 | INITIAL SSL CASES REVEAL LITTLE; SKEPTICISM [...] (C) Summary. Almost six months after enacting the Strategic Sectors Law (SSL),the GOR has permitted the first two foreign investments under the legislation. Both of the deals had been pre-approved by Prime Minister Putin earlier this year and are thought to have been chosen to go first in o [...] | 2008-10-22 06:51:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EINV RS |
08MOSCOW3214 | BAKHMINA CASE TAKES STRANGE TURN [...] (C) Summary: On October 30, Russian daily Vedemosti reported that pregnant jailed Khodorkovsky lawyer Svetlana Bakhmina had withdrawn her request for release and was transferred to a hospital on October 24. According to the article, this was done without the knowledge of her lawyers, who hav [...] | 2008-10-31 13:45:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KJUS PHUM PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW3230 | SOME RUSSIANS GROW UNEASY AS GOR DOLES OUT RESERVES [...] (C) Oligarchs, bankers, and industrialists are vying to receive Kremlin handouts, while ordinary Russians appear to be disengaged concerning the fate of Russia's dwindling "rainy day" reserve funds. The GOR has been injecting billions of dollars into the economy to prevent a collapse as it s [...] | 2008-11-03 14:17:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN EINV RS |
08MOSCOW3290 | DAS BRYZA'S MEETING WITH SECURITY COUNCIL DEPUTY [...] (C) Summary: In a November 1 meeting with visiting EUR DAS Matt Bryza, Russian Deputy Security Council Secretary Yuri Zubakov insinuated that Georgia started the August conflict with U.S. acquiescence, arms, and funds. He dismissed Bryza's avowal that Georgia was not prepared for war in Aug [...] | 2008-11-13 06:51:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV GG RS |
08MOSCOW3605 | SEEKING RUSSIAN UPDATE ON SUKHUMI RADIOACTIVE [...] (C) On December 12, ESToff requested an update on the four radioactive sources located in Sukhumi, Abkhazia from First Secretary Olga Kuznetsova, Nuclear Affairs Officer in the MFA Department of Security and Disarmament Affairs. While she was aware of the issue and its history, she said that [...] | 2008-12-12 14:01:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KNP ENRG IAEA PARM PREL GG RS |
08MOSCOW558 | MEDVEDEV AND RUSSIA'S NATIONAL PRIORITY PROJECTS [...] (C) President Putin's choice of Dmitry Medvedev as his successor has been cause for optimism among much of Russia's business elite, who point to Medvedev's calls for more economic freedom. However, Medvedev's public record provides little substance to support this rhetoric. In addition to hi [...] | 2008-02-28 15:53:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON PGOV RS SOCI |
08MUSCAT254 | LABOR SHORTAGES, RISING WAGES [...] (SBU) Summary: Demand for labor in Oman's booming construction and service sectors exceeds supply, and companies increasingly are raising wages to recruit and retain employees. Workers are taking advantage of the market by frequently switching employers to increase their salaries and other co [...] | 2008-04-02 13:17:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM ECON ELAB ETRD KMPI MU |
08MUSCAT256 | AN AL-SAID LOSES HIS DAY IN COURT [...] (C) An investment group reportedly controlled by a prominent member of Oman's ruling family failed to persuade a Muscat court to remove a Bahraini investor from the multi-billion dollar Blue City real estate venture. The episode suggests that the Sultanate sees preserving its reputation for j [...] | 2008-04-02 13:33:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ECON EINV PINR MU |
08NAIROBI213 | KENYA EAC MEETS TO DISCUSS SECURITY SITUATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Nairobi's Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) convened Post's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 18 January 2008 to review Tripwires for Nairobi and approve a separate set of Tripwires for Chief Of Mission (CoM) facilities in Kisumu. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) EAC reviewed the t [...] | 2008-01-18 15:06:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC KE PTER |
08NDJAMENA55 | CHAD GOVERNMENT NOT ORDERING SUMMARY EXECUTIONS [...] (C/NF) Summary: ICRC Chief told Ambassador January 23 that rumors of summary executions of rebels taken prisoner in recent fighting in Eastern Chad by government forces were exaggerated. ICRC Chief said that there was some evidence of abuse of POWs, including executions on the battlefield "in [...] | 2008-01-25 13:15:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MASS PGOV PHUM PREL SU CD |
08NEWDELHI1210 | SHIPPING MINISTER HIT BY CORRUPTION ALLEGATION [...] (C) Summary: On April 28 and 30, Parliament erupted in chaos when BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) members staged a walk-out to highlight Minister for Shipping, Transport, and Highways T.R. Baalu,s alleged abuse of his position to seek favorable GOI terms for supply of natural gas to [...] | 2008-05-02 12:30:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM IN |
08NEWDELHI2288 | DELHI DIARY, AUGUST 18-25 [...] (U) In the wake of the July 22 trust vote in Parliament over the U.S.-India civil nuclear deal in which the Samajwadi Party (SP) lined up squarely with the Congress Party, the two parties announced on August 18 the establishment of a high-powered coordination committee to ensure smooth relati [...] | 2008-08-25 13:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KISL KDEM IN |
08NEWDELHI2367 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MONTEK SINGH AHLUWALIA [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on September 2 to discuss upcoming high level bilateral meetings, including the President-Prime Minister meeting on September 25 and the CEO Forum scheduled for October 14. In addition, the Ambassador [...] | 2008-09-04 00:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAGR ECON EDU EINV ENRG ETRD ETTC IN KNNP |
08NEWDELHI2681 | BJP LEADER NAIDU DISCUSSES ELECTIONS, RELIGIOUS [...] (C) Summary: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Venkaiah Naidu told PolCouns that he expects inflation, terrorism and the crisis in agriculture to be the main issues in the upcoming national elections. He was confident of the BJP winning state assembly elections due in four states this Nove [...] | 2008-10-08 11:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM KIRF CVIS IN |
08NEWDELHI795 | COMMUNISTS AND BJP/RSS TAKE THEIR KERALA STREET [...] (C) Summary The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPM) battled each other last week in parliament, on the Delhi street and in Kerala over who was to blame for violence between the CPM and the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) in Kerala. BJP members of [...] | 2008-03-17 09:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM PINR IN |
08NIAMEY267 | PRICE OF NIGERIEN URANIUM [...] (U) the Government of Niger and the French energy company Areva signed an agreement on January 13 which among other things sets the price of the uranium (ref A). At the time, the GON announced that the new price represented a 50 percent increase, but did not specify what the price actually was [...] | 2008-03-06 12:23:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EMIN ENRG FR NG |
08NOUAKCHOTT421 | SITREP 6: COUP IN MAURITANIA [...] (C) Ambassador received a message from Presidential protocol the afternoon of August 9, inviting him to meet with individually with General Aziz. Once US and EU Ambassadors determined that General Aziz preferred meeting with us individually rather than to receive the joint demarche, the ambas [...] | 2008-08-11 09:47:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ASEC CASC EAID MR |
08OSLO231 | SPECIAL 301- NORWAY [...] (SBU) On April 25 Reftel A points were delivered to MFA U.S. Liaison Morten Aasland and the Ministry of Trade and Industry's Industrial Development and Industrialization section Director General Jan Farberg and Deputy Director General Ola Andreas Lindeman. (Note: Morten Berg, the Trade Minist [...] | 2008-04-24 15:12:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ETRD KIPR NO |
08OSLO410 | SPECIAL 301- NORWAY [...] (SBU) On April 25 Reftel A points were delivered to MFA U.S. Liaison Morten Aasland and the Ministry of Trade and Industry's Industrial Development and Industrialization section Director General Jan Farberg and Deputy Director General Ola Andreas Lindeman. (Note: Morten Berg, the Trade Minist [...] | 2008-07-23 12:24:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ETRD KIPR NO |
08OSLO436 | CONCERNS ABOUT RUSSIA, WASTE, AND SECURITY DURING [...] (C) Summary: On his recent visit to Norway, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman Dale Klein was approached by Russian nuclear regulators extremely concerned about their vanishing authority. Norwegian officials also appear to be frustrated about Russia,s limited cooperation in cleanup [...] | 2008-08-05 14:14:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KNNP NRC ENRG DOE TRGY SENV OVIP MX PARM RU |
08OSLO57 | NOT YOUR FATHER'S NORWAY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-31 13:23:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR NO |
08OSLO72 | NORWAY STANDING ALONE AGAINST MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: Norway remains opposed to U.S. plans for missile defenses and was the only NATO ally to publicly express skepticism over these plans during the recent Defense Ministerial in Vilnius. Defense Minister Anne-Grete Strom-Erichsen told the media that Norway doubts the need for missile defen [...] | 2008-02-12 09:02:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR PGOV PREL NO |
08OTTAWA1024 | CANADIAN AIR FORCE EMBRACES, RUSHES TRANSFORMATION [...] (C//NF) Summary: The International Security Assistance Force's (ISAF) mission in Afghanistan is a "transformation driver" that has obliged the Canadian Air Force (CAF) to develop a new Air Expeditionary Wing. The current deployment of about 350 airmen to the Afghan theater will grow to about [...] | 2008-07-31 17:36:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR NATO CA |
08OTTAWA1068 | CDMA 2008: CANADA TO HIGHLIGHT NEW FOCUS ON THE [...] (C) Summary: Canada will highlight its renewed focus on the Americas at the Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas (CDMA) 2008 in Banff, September 2-6. Canadian officials look forward to a robust U.S. presence at the CDMA and want to collaborate with the U.S. to ensure that the Dec [...] | 2008-08-12 11:53:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR PGOV OAS CA |
08OTTAWA1130 | CDMA 2008: CANADA TO PROMOTE SECRETARIAT [...] (C//NF) Summary: At their September 4 meeting in Banff, Minister of Defence MacKay will urge Secretary of Defense Gates to support the creation of a secretariat for the Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas (CDMA). Canada believes a secretariat is required to bolster the CDMA's abi [...] | 2008-08-26 12:35:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR PGOV OAS CA |
08OTTAWA1259 | NATO: CANADA SHARES U.S. VIEW OF NO BUSINESS AS [...] (C) Summary: Canada agrees with the U.S. position that there should be no business as usual at the NATO Russia Council (NRC),and at the NRC Prep Com, and Canada is making this point to its NATO allies. End summary. 2. (C) On September 22, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAIT) [...] | 2008-09-22 20:39:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO PARM KCFE RS GG CA |
08OTTAWA1300 | CONSERVATIVES STILL AHEAD FOLLOWING DEBATES [...] (C) Summary. The Conservatives emerged from the federal election campaign's two national debates having preserved their comfortable lead in the polls. Despite facing a constant barrage of criticism from the four main opposition parties, PM Harper seems to have come through relatively unscath [...] | 2008-10-03 21:38:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL CA |
08OTTAWA1480 | CANADA CONCERNED BY IRANIAN AND SYRIAN NUCLEAR [...] (C/NF) Canada found the November 19 IAEA report on the status of Iranian nuclear program to be "very bleak," according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) non-proliferation senior policy advisor Ryan Hewer. Hewer commented that the report clearly suggests a "consi [...] | 2008-11-21 21:20:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MNUC KNNP PARM IAEA TRGY IR SY CA |
08OTTAWA1576 | CANADA TO HALVE IRAQ EXCHANGE OFFICER CONTINGENT [...] (C/NF) Summary: Canada has run out of time to secure an agreement with Iraq that would allow Canadian exchange officers to receive immunities consistent with the U.S. Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). Canada will halve its contingent of military exchange officers embedded with American units [...] | 2008-12-22 21:11:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS NATO IZ CA |
08OTTAWA1594 | CANADA WITHDRAWS ENTIRE IRAQI EXCHANGE CONTINGENT [...] (C/NF) Canada decided on December 26 to withdraw all nine of its exchange officers embedded with U.S. forces in Iraq, following a high-level decision by Department of National Defence (DND) policy makers in response to a DND risk assessment, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and Inter [...] | 2008-12-29 21:42:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS IZ CA |
08OTTAWA221 | GOVERNMENT, OPPOSITION NEGOTIATING A WAY AHEAD IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE GOVERNING CONSERVATIVES AND THE OPPOSITION PARTIES APPEAR CLOSER THAN EVER ON A WAY FORWARD FOR THE AFGHAN MISSION OF THE CANADIAN FORCES, WITH A NEW LIBERAL AMENDMENT TO THE GOVERNMENT'S MOTION. THERE REMAIN SOME IMPORTANT DIFFERENCES OVER WHETHER THE TARGET DATE FOR THE E [...] | 2008-02-12 23:18:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS MARR AF CA |
08OTTAWA325 | CANADA: SUCCESS AT BUCHAREST CRITICAL FOR NATO, [...] (C) SUMMARY: CANADA WILL DEFINE SUCCESS AT THE NATO SUMMIT IN BUCHAREST AS (1) AGREEMENT TO A STRONG POLITICAL MILITARY PLAN REAFFIRMING THE ISAF MISSION AS THE ALLIANCE'S TOP OPERATIONAL PRIORITY, AND (2) THE PROVISION BY AN ISAF PARTNER OF A BATTLE GROUP TO PARTNER WITH THE CANADIANS IN KA [...] | 2008-03-03 22:54:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS NATO AF CA |
08OTTAWA334 | CANADA TO FLAG ITS CONCERNS ON IRAN AT IAEA BOG [...] (C) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Senior Advisor for Non-proliferation Che van Haastrecht, Canada agreed with ref a points on Iran and the IAEA, and is particularly concerned about alleged Iranian studies that could point to weaponization. He added that I [...] | 2008-03-04 22:34:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM KNNP MNUC IAEA IR CA |
08OTTAWA372 | CANADA: DISCORD OVER OSLO PROCESS AND NATO [...] (C/NF) Summary: Embassy discussions with Canadian officials March 11-12 regarding cluster munitions (CM) inter-operability revealed a worrisome lack of interagency coordination. It appears that the delegation head may be attempting more to burnish his own credentials with anti-landmine and [...] | 2008-03-14 14:23:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL NATO MOPS CA |
08OTTAWA435 | CANADIANS EXPECT FRANCE, OR U.S., TO DEPLOY TROOPS [...] (C) Summary: Canada has redoubled its efforts to convince France to deploy a reinforced battle group to the Kandahar region of Afghanistan by February 2009. The Canadians are especially working to allay French concerns about improvised explosive devices (IEDs),which have emerged from milit [...] | 2008-03-31 11:58:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF FR CA |
08OTTAWA536 | DESPITE CONTROVERSY, USEFUL FM VISIT TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C/NF) Summary. Apart from unfortunate remarks to the media by FM Bernier suggesting replacement of Kandahar's governor -- which Bernier quickly retracted -- his visit to Afghanistan along with his French counterpart was useful, with a special focus on policing and health. Canada's next st [...] | 2008-04-17 21:32:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EAID MOPS AF CA |
08OTTAWA755 | G-8 COMMITMENT AND DARFUR KEEPS CANADA FOCUSED ON [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Harper has made Latin America, U.S. relations, Afghanistan, and major emerging markets Canada's prime foreign policy themes, leading to concern that Africa would "fall off the map." Africa nonetheless has maintained its spot on Canada's radar screen, in large meas [...] | 2008-06-06 19:17:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM EAID XA SU CA CH |
08OTTAWA773 | P/DAS VOLKER CONSULTS WITH CANADIANS ON NATO [...] (C) Summary: Senior Canadian officials emphasized to visiting EUR P/DAS Volker the similarity of views held by Washington and Ottawa on NATO issues. On ISAF, the Canadians were pleased by the Bucharest Summit outcomes, but they are worried about the weak commitment and focus of some key Eur [...] | 2008-06-09 16:30:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF CA |
08OTTAWA790 | CANADA FURTHER INCREASES AFGHANISTAN AID, WITH NEW [...] (C) Summary: The Canadian government on June 10 announced an increase of C$600 million in its assistance package to Afghanistan, taking the total from C$1.3 billion to C$1.9 billion through 2011. Also marking a shift favoring some "signature projects" and increasing its diplomatic presence [...] | 2008-06-11 21:53:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF CA |
08OTTAWA868 | CANADA WILL LIKELY ENGAGE JAPAN ON CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (C) On June 25, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) NATO Officer David Hutchison expressed appreciation for reftel demarche and remarked that it looked like something Canada would want to do. Hutchison promised to seek approval to convey the talking points to Minist [...] | 2008-06-25 22:34:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS NATO AF JA CA |
08PANAMA897 | PANAMA POST: THE FIRST OPEN SOURCE CENTER [...] (SBU/NF) Welcome to the revamped Panama Post,a new collaborative effort between Embassy Panama's Political Section (POL) and the Open Source Center (OSC). POL and OSC are cooperating to highlight the most salient story lines in recent OSC reporting, incorporate key insights garnered from POL' [...] | 2008-12-03 19:32:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PM |
08PARAMARIBO377 | NO SURINAMESE POSITIONS ON GEORGIA, KOSOVO [...] (U) On September 9, per reftels A-E, Post delivered messages to Jerrel Moriah, head of the European Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Suriname (GOS). Moriah said the GOS has no position on the relevant issues in Georgia or Kosovo at this time, but promised to [...] | 2008-09-12 13:55:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL GG KV NS |
08PARIS1104 | SUDAN/CHAD: FRANCE STILL OPPOSED TO USG APPROACH [...] (C) SUMMARY: French Presidential AF-advisor Romain Serman on June 9, 10, and 11 reiterated France's opposition to the USG position on sanctioning four individuals in connection with Sudan and Chad, particularly with respect to Daoussa Deby Itno, indicating that sanctioning Daoussa was a vir [...] | 2008-06-11 11:16:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC SU CD FR |
08PARIS1200 | POLDIR PROPOSES FURTHER TARGETED IRAN SANCTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 23, Political Director Gerard Araud summoned DCM to talk about Iran. He said his guess was that little would change in the coming months so the question was how to avoid the extremes of acquiescing or resorting to military force. He advocated a two-pronged approach invo [...] | 2008-06-25 13:53:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC PREL KNNP MNUC EFIN PGOV PHUM IR FR |
08PARIS1377 | A NEW BURST OF FRENCH ACTIVISM ON [...] (C) Summary: Immediately following the July 13 Paris summit on the Mediterranean, French FM Kouchner has called on the EU to reflect at an early September meeting in Avignon (informal EU FM meeting or "gymnich")on how it can play a more active role in Middle East peace negotiations. He cla [...] | 2008-07-21 11:21:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KPAL PBTS KWBG FR IS |
08PARIS1464 | EU-SOUTH AFRICA SUMMIT: NO BREAKTHROUGHS [...] (C) SUMMARY: There were no breakthroughs at the July 25 EU-South Africa Summit in Bordeaux. As was expected, the two sides did not reach agreement on an EU-South Africa Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) because of South Africa's insistence that it be accorded certain privileges available [...] | 2008-07-31 08:19:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ECON PHUM ETRD EUN SF FR |
08PARIS1501 | FRANCE'S CHANGING AFRICA POLICY: PART I [...] (C) SUMMARY: The revised Africa policy President Nicolas Sarkozy announced after taking office in May 2007 is taking shape. This new policy features a reduction and consolidation of France's military presence to align it more closely with Africa's regional structures, more "business-like" rela [...] | 2008-08-01 15:44:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PINR ECON MARR PHUM XA FR |
08PARIS1708 | FRENCH READOUT OF EU MISSION TO MOSCOW AND NEXT [...] (C/NF) Summary. On September 10, Political M/C met with Damien Loras, Advisor to President Sarkozy on Russia and the Caucasus, who provided a readout of President Sarkozy,'s September 8 trip to Moscow and the reasoning behind the provisions in the final agreement on Georgia. Despite the dif [...] | 2008-09-11 17:11:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL GG RU FR EU |
08PARIS1895 | FRENCH SEEK FUNDAMENTAL REFORM OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL [...] (C) The French Government's objective for the summit proposed in President Sarkozy's speech to the UN General Assembly is to set an agenda for rethinking the international financial system with a view to assuring stable global growth over the long term, according to a working-level GOF contac [...] | 2008-10-16 08:34:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN PREL EUN FR |
08PARIS1902 | AMBASSADOR-LEVITTE DISCUSSION ON CAMP DAVID MEETING [...] (C) In an October 16 meeting, Elysee Diplomatic Advisor Levitte told Ambassador he sees the October 18 meeting between President Sarkozy, European Commission President Barroso and President Bush as a brainstorming session on the summit recently agreed to by the G8. The French objective for the [...] | 2008-10-17 08:26:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN PREL EUN FR |
08PARIS1917 | GLOBAL SUMMIT ON FINANCIAL SYSTEM: MFA DAS DISCUSSES GOF [...] (C) On October 16, Elysee Diplomatic Advisor Levitte gave Ambassador the broad-brush French position on when, where and why the GOF wants an international summit on the financial system. He avoided going much into the substance, arguing that he is not an expert in international finance. To get [...] | 2008-10-17 17:21:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN PREL EUN FR |
08PARIS1948 | FRENCH MFA "PRUDENT" ON MOSKALENKO CASE, CITES [...] (C) MFA desk officer for Russian internal issues Arnaud Migoux told us October 23 that the French are paying close attention to the alleged poisoning of Russian human rights lawyer Karina Moskalenko in the eastern French city of Strasbourg where she lives. However, French investigators are [...] | 2008-10-23 17:20:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM PGOV PINS PINR FR RS |
08PARIS2079 | FRENCH OFFICIALS: NATO UNITY REQUIRES NO DECISION [...] (C/NF) Summary. During PDAS Marcie Ries' meetings on Friday, November 7 with French officials Philippe Errera, Strategic Affairs Advisor to FM Kouchner; Francois Richier, Strategic Affairs Advisor to President Sarkozy; and Jacques Audibert, Director of Strategic Affairs at the MFA; all of he [...] | 2008-11-10 15:10:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO FR RU |
08PARIS2092 | CAMEROON HOSTAGES: MFA PROVIDES BACKGROUND [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: MFA Cameroon desk officer Daniel Westerink (PROTECT THROUGHOUT) on November 12 briefed on the Cameroon hostage incident that ended with the release of the hostages on November 11. While affirming that the GOF did not pay a ransom, Westerink strongly implied that the company [...] | 2008-11-13 09:04:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER CM FR |
08PARIS338 | SARKOZY PROMISES UKRAINE POSITIVE SIGNAL AT [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY: Damien Loras, President Sarkozy's Counselor for Ukraine (as well as Russia, Central Asia, the Balkans, the Caucasus and the Americas),told us on February 25 that Sarkozy told Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko during their meeting in Paris on February 20 that he will seek [...] | 2008-02-26 16:07:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO MARR PREL UP FR |
08PARIS456 | "LUKE-WARM" FRENCH-RUSSIAN MARCH 11 SECURITY [...] (C//NF) In a meeting on March 12, French MFA officials characterized French/Russian March 11 security talks as "luke-warm," and producing almost no results. Alexandre Vulic, the MFA's DAS-equivalent for Russia, told us that the day-long annual talks between foreign and defense ministers, know [...] | 2008-03-12 16:42:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PGOV RU CD SU FR |
08PARIS662 | JAPAN'S GROWING DIPLOMATIC PRESENCE IN AFRICA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan's diplomatic presence in Africa is growing, with new embassies in Mali, Botswana, Malawi, Mauritania, and Burkina Faso in 2008-2009. Hiroki Nakamura, the new Africa-watcher at Japan's embassy in Paris, told us on April 8 that this was an effort to raise Japan's profile i [...] | 2008-04-10 08:01:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC EAID XA JA FR |
08PARTO91701 | SECRETARY RICE'S SEPTEMBER 5, 2008 BREAKFAST WITH [...] (U) Classified by Paul Wohlers, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4 (d) 2. (U) September 5, 2008, 0900, Lisbon, Portugal. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Thomas Stephenson Assistant Secretary Dan Fried Legal Advisor John Bellinge [...] | 2008-09-17 03:34:00 | US Delegation, Secretary | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PGOV ECON EI KV RU |
08PARTO91702 | SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PM SOCRATES [...] (U) Classified by Paul Wohlers, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4 (d) 2. (U) September 4, 2008, 1930, Lisbon, Portugal. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Thomas Stephenson Assistant Secretary Dan Fried Assistant Secretary C. David [...] | 2008-09-17 03:45:00 | US Delegation, Secretary | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PGOV ECON EI KV RU |
08PHNOMPENH1024 | CAMBODIA'S YEAR OF CHINA (C-AL8-02576) [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-24 11:24:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV CH CB |
08PHNOMPENH1025 | CAMBODIA'S YEAR OF CHINA (C-AL8-02576) [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-24 11:30:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV CH CB |
08PHNOMPENH1027 | CAMBODIA'S YEAR OF CHINA (C-AL8-02576) [...] (SBU/NF) SUMMARY: China has spared no effort this year in celebrating the 50th anniversary of bilateral relations with Cambodia. This elaborate and lavish effort to court Cambodia,s top leadership -- with royal banquets, trips to Beijing, the first-ever visit by a Chinese warship, and high-l [...] | 2008-12-25 03:52:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV CH CB |
08PHNOMPENH679 | CAMBODIA-THAILAND BORDER: CAMBODIA WITHDRAWING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador August 15 delivered Ref A demarche to Foreign Minister Hor Namhong, noting ongoing concerns about the troop presence in the vicinity of Preah Vihear temple and the need to continue to exercise restraint. Saying the U.S. did not support one side over the other, and no [...] | 2008-08-15 08:54:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KTIA TH CB |
08PHNOMPENH684 | UNSRSG FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN CAMBODIA: CAMBODIANS [...] (C) Summary: An upcoming U.N. Human Rights Council (HRC) vote on whether to extend the mandate of the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for human rights in Cambodian (SRSG) prompted the recent visit of Japanese MFA officials from Tokyo and Geneva with the delegation reporting [...] | 2008-08-18 09:57:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL PGOV CB |
08PORTAUPRINCE234 | CHEVRON SIGNS PETROCARIBE AGREEMENT WITH GOH [...] (C) Michael Lecorps, Director General for the Government of Haiti's (GoH) Office of Monetization within the Ministry of Finance, told Econoff on January 25 that Chevron signed a three-year contract the week of January 21 with the GoH under the PetroCaribe arrangement to purchase refined oil pro [...] | 2008-02-15 18:34:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET ECON POL EAID HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE913 | MICHELE PIERRE-LOUIS: PREVAL'S THIRD PRIME [...] (C) Two weeks after Parliament's rejection of Robert Manuel, President Preval on June 23 announced his third Prime Minister designee, Michele Duvivier Pierre-Louis. As was the case with his previous two nominees, Pierre-Louis is a close personal associate of Preval. She is a former business [...] | 2008-06-25 18:09:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTLOUIS205 | NOT SO SUBTLE CORRUPTION IN MAURITIUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent allegations and press reports on corruption scandals in Mauritius highlight an often overlooked issue by those new to or unfamiliar with the island. Upon first impression, Mauritius may look relatively clean, but with some digging - one may find questionable dealings und [...] | 2008-06-12 12:11:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC ECON EFIN PBTS PGOV MP |
08PORTOFSPAIN117 | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO FOREIGN MINISTER PAULA [...] (C/NF) Summary: New Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon has made a positive impression on the diplomatic community. Given her lack of international experience, though, she is still learning her position and the extent of her influence inside the government is unclear. The FM is friendly to the [...] | 2008-03-07 17:27:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL TD |
08PRAGUE103 | CZECH COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE FEBRUARY EU GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboff met with Veronika Musilova, Deputy Director of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy prior to the January 28-29 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on Kosovo, Kenya, Chad and Burma. She indicated [...] | 2008-02-15 16:41:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EUN BM EZ XG SR CD PGOV PREL UNMIK |
08PRAGUE16 | TUSK VISIT TO PRAGUE: NO CHANGE IN CZECH POSITION [...] (C/NF) Summary: The January 10 meeting of the Czech and Polish PMs appears not to have resulted in any significant change in the Czech approach to missile defense (MD) negotiations. PM Topolanek stated during a joint press conference with Tusk that the Czech side still intends to conclude neg [...] | 2008-01-11 11:32:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR PREL PGOV PL EZ |
08PRAGUE17 | CZECHS ON TRACK FOR MARCH PRT DEPLOYMENT TO LOGAR, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Czech government is moving forward with sustained enthusiasm and great attention to detail in advance of the Czech Provincial Reconstruction Team's (PRT's) March deployment to Logar, Afghanistan. This January and February the Czechs have several training programs planned for [...] | 2008-01-11 15:55:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO AF MARR MASS EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE246 | CUBA: CZECHS PROVIDE INSIGHTS ON SOFTENING [...] (SBU) Summary: During her April 15 visit to Prague, WHA Deputy Assistant Secretary Kirsten Madison engaged a wide range of Czech officials, parliamentarians, NGOs, and think tanks on Cuba. The Czech perspective on how to promote democratic change in Cuba dovetails closely with USG policy on Cu [...] | 2008-04-21 12:55:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV PREL CU EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE312 | CZECH REPUBLIC RECOGNIZES KOSOVO [...] (U) The Czech government, meeting in a cabinet session on May 21, officially recognized Kosovo. The Czech MFA released the following statement on May 21: The Czech Republic has recognized independence of Kosovo Following the proposal of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Government expr [...] | 2008-05-22 12:56:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV UNMIK UN YI KV EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE37 | CZECHS TWEAK THEIR MISSILE DEFENSE GAMEPLAN [...] (C) Summary: There are signs that the Czech approach to missile defense has shifted slightly in recent days, partly as a result of the Jan 17 Security Council meeting, partly in response to changes in Poland. For the most part these are not major shifts but simply adjustments to the Czech time [...] | 2008-01-24 14:13:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR PREL NATO PL EZ |
08PRAGUE45 | CZECH COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE JANUARY EU GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboff met with Veronika Musilova, who serves in the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy, to discuss the January 28-29 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) issues. Of note were her comments on the EU's approach to Serbia/Kosovo, the E [...] | 2008-01-25 15:32:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL |
08PRAGUE455 | GOCR TO SUPPORT PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE EVENT; [...] (SBU) Czech MFA Director of Human Rights and Transition Policy, Gabriela Dlouha, stated that the GOCR is willing to support the July 24 prisoners of conscience event. She noted that this proposed event was discussed at the EU Working Party on Human Rights (COHOM) meeting July 8 (see below) and [...] | 2008-07-16 14:08:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE509 | UPCOMING CZECH EU PRESIDENCY - FACING TREATY [...] (SBU) Summary: Czech Prime Minister Topolanek finds himself with little room to maneuver on ratification of the EU Lisbon treaty. Countervailing pressures from his own Civic Democratic Party (ODS),President Klaus, his coalition government, the domestic opposition, and the EU have left Topola [...] | 2008-08-01 15:07:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE524 | PRAGUE COMMENTS ON KARADZIC, SERBIA AND KOSOVO [...] (C) Czech MFA Department of South and South East Europe official, Josef Zrzavecky, noted that the GOCR has been surprised by the speed at which the EU has taken up the potential lifting of the travel restrictions for the Karadzic family. Zrzavecky opined that the EU is likely to support a bla [...] | 2008-08-06 13:45:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ETTC ICTY BK EZ EUN KAWC |
08PRAGUE535 | TFGGO1: CZECHS ENGAGED ON SITUATION IN SOUTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboffs discussed the upcoming August 12 NAC with Czech MFA Director of Security Policy, Veronika Kuchynova-Smigolova, who noted that the Czechs share a similar perspective to the USG and offered her assurance that they want to coordinate closely with us. As noted in Ref B., Czech Fo [...] | 2008-08-12 06:34:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PARM KCFE EUN RU GG EZ |
08PRAGUE584 | CZECHS AGAINST A KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-28 14:20:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | UNGA PREL UN KV EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE592 | CZECHS SUPPORT GEORGIA AND TAKE TOUGH LINE ON [...] Summary: The GOCR has strongly condemned Russia's recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia and shares the USG perspective on support for Georgia, especially its territorial integrity. The Czechs have pressed for strong statements in the North Atlantic Council (NAC) and the EU General Affairs [...] | 2008-08-29 16:33:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM KCFE RU GG EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE615 | CZECHS DISAPPOINTED USG UNGA PRIORITIES DO NOT [...] (C) Summary: Czech Director of Human Rights and Transition Policy Gabriela Dlouha thanked us for sharing USG priorities on country specific resolutions as well as thematic items. She noted that the GOCR welcomed our planned efforts on Iran, Burma, and North Korea, although she registered disap [...] | 2008-09-19 07:28:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL UNGA UN EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE653 | CZECH REPUBLIC: GOVERNMENT APPROVES MINISTRY OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-10 16:37:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF EZ MARR PREL MASS |
08PRAGUE687 | CZECH REPUBLIC NOT INVITED TO IRANIAN CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-31 12:38:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AORC MNUC TRGY IR EZ |
08PRAGUE691 | CZECH SHARE USG CONCERNS ON BOSNIA [...] (SBU) Czech National Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe Pavel Svitil commented that the Czechs share our concerns regarding the deteriorating situation in Bosnia. While Bosnia is on the agenda for the November 10 GAERC, the Czechs plan to revisit this topic, a key Czech [...] | 2008-10-31 16:25:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV BK EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE696 | USDP EDELMAN,S 21 OCTOBER MEETINGS IN PRAGUE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-05 08:51:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EZ NATO EPET ENER MARR EU |
08PRAIA214 | CAPE VERDE: POST ENDORSES FY2008 SECTION 1206 PROPOSAL [...] ( C) Post fully endorses the FY2008 proposal for Section 1206 funding for Cape Verde that was submitted by the Defense Institute for International Legal Studies. The funding is aimed at promoting (1) the observance of and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and (2) respect for le [...] | 2008-08-11 13:13:00 | Embassy Praia | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PREL CV |
08PRETORIA633 | FEW ZIMBABWEANS RETURNING HOME TO VOTE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Only a small number of Zimbabweans living in South Africa will return to Zimbabwe to vote in the March 29 election, according to Mathula Lusinga, a Zimbabwean exile community activist and head of a DFID-funded project on diaspora voting. The reasons vary: many Zimbabweans live [...] | 2008-03-27 15:46:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL SF ZI |
08PRETORIA966 | MDC LEADER ALLEGEDLY RETURNING TO HARARE [...] (C) SUMMARY. After traveling for most of the past month, MDC Leader Morgan Tsvangirai will finally return to Harare on 10 May to address the nation, lay out signposts, and start a "victory/campaign" tour, according to Institute for Democracy in South Africa analyst Sydney Masamvu and a British [...] | 2008-05-07 14:53:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KDEM KHUM ZI |
08PRISTINA187 | KOSOVO ASSEMBLY APPROVES NEW CONSTITUTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kosovo Assembly passed its new, fully Ahtisaari-compliant Constitution with 97 votes in favor during an April 9 extraordinary session. Prime Minister Thaci, President Sejdiu, and Constitutional Commission president Hajredin Kuci spoke during the brief session, while Assembly [...] | 2008-04-11 13:00:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM EAID KV UNMIK YI |
08PRISTINA240 | KOSOVO: SERBS ENTHUSIASTIC BUT STILL CONFUSED [...] (C) Summary. Across the political spectrum, Kosovo Serbs are looking forward to the upcoming May 11 Serbian elections, despite the uncertainty surrounding the outcome. Nationalist parties are better-organized and have more support among Kosovo Serbs than the "pro-European" bloc. Nevertheles [...] | 2008-05-09 17:06:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PREL KV UNMIK |
08PRISTINA348 | KOSOVO: HANDOVER PLANNING FOR THE POLICE MISSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: CDA met with European Union Planning Team (EUPT) Head Roy Reeve on June 27 to discuss the evolution of plans for UNMIK's handover to the EU Rule of Law Mission (EULEX). Reeve noted that the UN's instruction cable of June 24 to UNMIK enabled handover planning to move forward. He [...] | 2008-07-05 11:12:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PREL EAID KV UNMIK |
08QUITO190 | ECUADOR DEMARCH RESPONSE: SOMALIA AND PIRACY [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on February 27. Puma noted that she was aware of the issues regarding piracy and Somalia, but that Ecuador had not yet developed a position on possible courses of action. 2. (SBU) PolOff stress [...] | 2008-02-27 21:00:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KCRM PBTS PREL UN UNSC IMO EC SO |
08QUITO879 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - KOSOVO ICG RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered Ref A points to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on September 5, emphasizing that Kosovo independence is a political issue, not a legal question, and therefore should be decided by political institutions, not by the courts. 2. (C) Puma quickly a [...] | 2008-09-11 20:21:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNGA UN KV EC |
08RABAT1091 | MOROCCO: MFA CONCERNED ABOUT U.S. TRANSITION [...] (C//NF) An Egyptian Embassy colleague told Poloff on November 21 that the Egyptian Ambassador in Rabat was convoked on November 13 by Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) then-Secretary General Omar Hillale. Hillale asked Cairo to issue a declaration publicly supporting the Government of Moroc [...] | 2008-11-21 19:22:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PBTS EG WI MO |
08RABAT1201 | AGADIR PROTEST DEATHS: TRAGIC BUT NOT DELIBERATE [...] (C//NF) Based on information obtained during EmbOff's visit, it appears that a tragic accident, and not a premeditated act, led to the deaths of two Sahrawi (Western Saharan) students during a December 1 protest in the Moroccan city of Agadir. Separate statements from a Sahrawi participant i [...] | 2008-12-30 12:26:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV PREL PBTS WI AG MO |
08RABAT1204 | MOROCCO: GAZA ANGER GROWS; SCHOOLS SHUT [...] (C/NF) Summary: Moroccan public and official response to the recent Israeli air strikes in Gaza continues to be universally critical of Israel and, increasingly, the United States. Almost every article, statement, and interlocutor has used the word "disproportionate" to describe the action. [...] | 2008-12-31 16:41:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM MOPS ASEC KPAL KWBG MO |
08RABAT370 | TRANSFER OF MOROCCAN GTMO DETAINEE SAID [...] (C/NF) This is a coordinated mission message, with concurrence from all concerned agencies. In response to queries reftel; (a) The GOM is prepared to receive the proposed transfer. (b) The GOM has provided verbal assurances from a variety of sources including MFA Director of Bilateral Affai [...] | 2008-04-24 16:56:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PINR PTER KDRG MO |
08RABAT718 | NAM MINISTERIAL: SNOOZING DINOSAUR MUTTERS IN ITS [...] (C/NF) Moroccan MFA Chief of Staff Nasser Bourita (strictly protect) said that Iran "did not get most of what it wanted" on the issue of its nuclear and missile programs during the recent Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Ministerial in Tehran. He expressed happiness with the more Morocco-friendly [...] | 2008-08-04 11:05:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM KNNP WI ZI AG ZP ZR MO |
08RABAT719 | NAM MINISTERIAL: SNOOZING DINOSAUR MUTTERS IN ITS [...] (C/NF) Moroccan MFA Chief of Staff Nasser Bourita (strictly protect) said that Iran "did not get most of what it wanted" on the issue of its nuclear and missile programs during the recent Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Ministerial in Tehran. He expressed happiness with the more Morocco-friendly [...] | 2008-08-04 11:05:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM KNNP WI ZI AG ZP ZR MO |
08REYKJAVIK199 | Iceland's Bid for the UN Security Council [...] (C/NF) Summary: Iceland's bid for one of two available WEOG seats on the UN Security Council in 2009-10 is rapidly drawing to a close. The campaign, hamstrung by a slow start and tepid support at home, has found its legs over the last year under the enthusiastic direction of Foreign Minister [...] | 2008-09-12 16:57:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC UN AU TU IC |
08REYKJAVIK263 | ICELAND: CAN THIS COALITION BE SAVED? [...] (C/NF) Summary: Public support for Iceland's government has fallen below 50 percent in the wake of the financial crisis here, and cracks are beginning to widen between the two coalition parties as weekly demonstrations grow in size and fervor. PM Haarde's Independence Party (IP) has taken th [...] | 2008-11-10 18:15:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON EU IC |
08REYKJAVIK52 | Scenesetter for the Secretary's meeting with Icelandic [...] (C/NF) Icelandic Foreign Minister Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir's visit to Washington April 10-12 will be her first visit with a bilateral agenda. Since her Social Democratic Alliance party came into government last June, she has quickly forged a solid relationship with her center-right coalit [...] | 2008-04-03 16:47:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR PGOV PINR NATO KWMN IC |
08RIGA138 | LATVIA,S DYSPEPTIC DOMESTIC POLITICS [...] (C/NF) Summary: Since the relatively dramatic events of last fall that brought down the Kalvitis government, the Latvian domestic political scene has been full of sound and fury but signifying little in terms of action. There is a lot happening and much noise, but it is hard to see that any of [...] | 2008-03-17 15:13:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV LG |
08RIGA199 | PRESIDENT ZATLERS' VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] (C/NF) Latvian President Valdis Zatlers makes his first visit to Washington April 23 - 25 significantly stronger in his job than when he started, but still not the dominant figure in Latvian politics that his predecessor was. Given the strong constitutional limitations on his role, this is on [...] | 2008-04-17 09:58:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS CVIS ENRG MARR NATO RS LG |
08RIGA228 | HERE WE GO AGAIN - ANTI-CORRUPTION CHIEF UNDER FIRE [...] (C/NF) Summary: Two separate events have brought a new focus on anti-corruption chief Aleksejs Loskutovs, whose attempted removal from office last fall brought down the Kalvitis government. Two members of his staff have been sacked for stealing money seized in investigations, and indicted Ven [...] | 2008-05-06 14:19:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KCOR KJUS ASEC LG |
08RIGA270 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ENERGY SECURITY AND OTHER [...] (C/NF) Summary. On May 15, Ambassador Larson met Latvian Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis for discussions on a wide range of issues. Tey discussed energy security, the privatization of Lattelekom, developments in the Latvian economy, and the GOL's invitation for Prime Minister Putin to attend th [...] | 2008-05-19 08:20:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG RS LG |
08RIGA304 | THE RETURN OF JURGIS LIEPNIEKS [...] (C/NF) Summary: Jurgis Liepnieks, former Chief of Staff to PM Kalvitis and confidante of Skele and now expelled from People's Party, offered his views of the state of politics in Latvia. He suggested that Skele is gaining dominance over the other oligarchs through financial leverage, that Kalv [...] | 2008-06-02 12:00:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR LG |
08RIGA548 | ZATLERS' GROWING COMFORT IN THE JOB [...] (C/NF) In our most recent meeting, I saw a President Zatlers more comfortable in his job, more confident in himself, and with more mastery of the issues. Accompanying General Brady, I was pleasantly surprised to see the President take charge of the meeting from the start. He articulated clea [...] | 2008-09-11 07:59:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR PGOV LG |
08RIGA549 | LATVIAN LEADERS STEPPING UP TO ADDRESS ENERGY [...] (C) One of the outcomes of the Georgia crisis seems to be a focus among top Latvian leaders to address the country's energy security issues. President Zatlers was clear with the Ambassador that Latvia needed to turn away from gas as the source for electricity production. After expanding an e [...] | 2008-09-11 07:59:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG PGOV ECON PREL BO UP SW LG |
08RIGA55 | LATVIA/RUSSIA SPY INCIDENT: FALLOUT MORE DOMESTIC [...] (C/NF) Summary: Latvian officials are very pleased with the reaction to the expulsion of a Russian diplomat from Riga for espionage. The reaction from Moscow has been limited to a pro-forma expulsion of a Latvian diplomat, but there has been none of the heated rhetoric that many expected. Rus [...] | 2008-01-30 16:28:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PINR ODIP RS LG |
08RIGA565 | LEMBERGS ON THE TOWN, AND THE JUDICIAL HOT POTATO [...] (C/NF) Summary: Prosecutor General Janis Maizitis has lifted major restrictions limiting Ventspils Mayor (and noted oligarch) Aivars Lembergs, participation in government and freedom of movement. Additionally, two regional courts, citing heavy workloads, have refused to try the case, demonstr [...] | 2008-09-17 12:05:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR KCOR KJUS LG |
08RIGA701 | POLITICS AND THE PAREX BAILOUT [...] (C/NF) Summary: We are keeping a close eye on the implementation of the government bailout of Parex to ensure that politics does not interfere in the proper implementation of the agreement to ensure maximum benefit and minimum risk for the taxpayers of Latvia. Parex has been a political playe [...] | 2008-11-17 12:46:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN PGOV LG |
08RIGA723 | (C/NF) IMF PUSHING FOR FULL NATIONALIZATION OF [...] (C/NF) Summary: The IMF appears to be making the full nationalization of Parex bank a condition for assistance to Latvia. The Fund argues that the current situation is not working and leaves the previous owners too much authority -- and leaves open the possibility of asset stripping. Implicit [...] | 2008-11-25 13:54:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN PGOV ECON IMF LG |
08RIGA803 | LATVIA VOTES FOR PAINFUL FISCAL MEASURES, AWAITS [...] (C/NF) Summary: To qualify for IMF and EU financial assistance, Latvia has adopted a modified 2009 budget and an Economic Stabilization Plan. The measures include deep cuts to public salaries, state services and ministries' expenses, and substantial economic restructuring. These moves, comb [...] | 2008-12-17 09:59:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV LG |
08RIGA815 | RESTRUCTURING AND REDUCTIONS AT LATVIAN MFA [...] (C/NF) Summary: A planned restructuring of the Latvian foreign ministry to reduce the size of senior leadership and staff and salary reductions necessitated by budget cuts will likely add to the frustrations of an already unhappy diplomatic service. Decision making will be further concentrate [...] | 2008-12-23 13:51:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR LG |
08RIYADH1174 | SAUDIS INVEST IN FOREIGN AGRICULTURE FOR FOOD [...] (C) Summary: One of the unintended consequences of the dramatic increase in oil prices has been huge inflation in basic commodities, including grain. Food security continues to be a concern in Saudi Arabia, especially with regard to lower and middle income population, and foreign workers. Th [...] | 2008-07-30 13:20:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EAGR ETRD EINV PGOV PREL SA |
08RIYADH1237 | SAUDI COUNCIL OF MINISTERS APPROVES AGREEMENT WITH [...] (C) On August 11, 2008, The Saudi Council of Ministers approved the Government of Saudi Arabia's (SAG) agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to enforce the Nuclear Safeguards Agreement under the frame work of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treat (NPT),as reported in loc [...] | 2008-08-12 13:30:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENERG IAEA KNNP SA |
08RIYADH1435 | MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND INFORMATION PLANS TO [...] (C) Econoff met with Ministry of Culture and Information (MoCI) Under Secretary Abdul Rahman Al Hazaa September 8 to discuss ongoing efforts to combat IPR piracy and violations in Saudi Arabia, particularly software, music, and DVDs. Al Hazaa said that IPR enforcement is a priority for Saudi [...] | 2008-09-22 14:12:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ETRD EINV PGOV KIPR KTFN SA |
08ROME1018 | TFGG01: ITALIANS NOT LIKELY TO BE HELPFUL ON NAC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-11 16:30:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PARM KCFE RU GG IT |
08ROME1045 | TFGG01: DEBUNKING THE ITALIAN MYTH OF "BALANCE" ON [...] (C/NF) As originally predicted by post in the early days of the Berlusconi government, the GOI's close relationship with Russia could soon become a point of friction in the otherwise very close U.S.-Italy relationship. The GOI leadership, particularly FM Frattini, have gone to great lengths to insi [...] | 2008-08-14 14:04:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV GG RU IT |
08ROME118 | ITALY: PM PRODI RESIGNS AFTER LOSING CONFIDENCE [...] (SBU) Romano Prodi submitted his resignation to President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano January 24 after losing a confidence vote in the Senate 156 to 161 earlier that evening. Napolitano accepted Prodi's resignation "with reserve" and asked Prodi to remain as caretaker PM until Napolita [...] | 2008-01-25 16:42:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV IT |
08ROME1290 | ITALY TO VOTE YES ON UNGA DEALERTING RESOLUTION [...] (C/NF) Italian MFA Deputy Director General for Political Cooperation Filippo Formica informed the DCM on October 23 that Italy would vote in favor of the UNGA First Committee Resolution on Dealerting (Reftel). Separately, MFA Director for Nonproliferation and Arms Control Emanuele Farruggia to [...] | 2008-10-24 13:47:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM MNUC UNGA IT |
08ROME148 | ITALY AND ISAF: NO NEW DEPLOYMENTS IN NEAR TERM, [...] (C) Summary: With the current political crisis likely to drag on for months, and a caretaker government prohibited from making significant policy changes, we see no prospect for new large-scale Italian military commitments in Afghanistan between now and the summer. However, GOI officials are [...] | 2008-02-01 16:54:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PINS PREL MOPS MARR EAID AF IT |
08ROME1484 | BERLUSCONI ADVISER SAYS PM "IRRITATED" BY UK, [...] (C/NOFORN) SUMMARY: Italian energy official Sergio Garribba told us on December 5 that PM Berlusconi is "irritated" by efforts by Britain and France to shift energy and finance issues away from the G8 and into the G20. Garribba told us that Berlusconi is concerned about these moves and sees t [...] | 2008-12-08 09:47:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EFIN OVIP PREL PGOV IT |
08ROME239 | ITALIAN FM D'ALEMA TRAVEL TO VENEZUELA FOR ENI [...] (C/NF) Italian FM D'Alema called the Ambassador Feb. 27 to inform that he planned to travel to Venezuela at the end of the week for a one-day visit for the signing of a major oil/gas concession to Italian energy firm ENI. D'Alema said ENI Chairman Scaroni had pushed him hard to attend and that [...] | 2008-02-28 07:56:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL VE IT |
08ROME246 | ITALY: PD LEADER VELTRONI SEES NO FOREIGN POLICY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-28 16:27:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IT |
08ROME276 | ITALIAN ELECTIONS: WHERE THINGS STAND AS CAMPAGIN [...] (C/NF) Former PM Silvio Berlusconi's People of Liberty (PdL) party leads Walter Veltroni's Democratic Party (PD) by six to eleven percentage points in opinion polls as the campaign for Italy's April 13-14 parliamentary elections gets underway. A complicated electoral system and a change in the [...] | 2008-03-05 17:02:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IT |
08ROME315 | ITALIANS CALL FOR "DEEP REFLECTION" ON EU IRAN [...] (C/NF) Summary. MFA Deputy Political Director Fillipo Formica told ECMIN on March 11 that GAERC discussions on Iran were "confused" and that a final decision on additional EU sanctions has been postponed until the next FMs meeting. At the GAERC lunch discussions on Iran, the GOI questioned EU [...] | 2008-03-12 16:11:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EUN KNNP PARM PREL IR IT |
08ROME390 | ITALIAN ENERGY: EXPERTS UNCONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) Summary. On February 28, Ecmin hosted a roundtable discussion with Italian energy experts. The discussion focused on Italian energy security (especially security of Italian natural gas imports),and Italy's energy relationship with Russia. With one exception, the Italian experts did not [...] | 2008-03-31 10:07:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD ENRG EINV EIND ETRN RU IT |
08ROME435 | ITALIAN ELECTIONS: U.S. INTERESTS TO BENEFIT [...] (C/NF) Former PM Silvio Berlusconi retained a 5 to 8 percentage point lead ahead of April 13-14 parliamentary elections with late March polls showing he will win a comfortable majority in the Chamber of Deputies. The situation in the Senate is less predictable because of a complicated regiona [...] | 2008-04-08 09:23:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IT |
08ROME461 | SCENESETTER FOR ACTING DEPUTY SECRETARY OF ENERGY [...] (C/NF) Your trip to Rome for the International Energy Forum (IEF) will occur immediately after Italy's April 13-14 parliamentary elections. While you are here, Italian parliamentarians will be in the beginning of the government formation process. Romano Prodi's center-left coalition governm [...] | 2008-04-14 09:01:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ENRG EPRT IT |
08ROME472 | ITALY: BERLUSCONI WINS ITALIAN ELECTIONS [...] (C/NF) Former PM Silvio Berlusconi's coalition defeated center-left rival Walter Veltroni 46.8 to 37.4 in Italy's parliamentary elections, obtaining comfortable majorities in both houses of parliament. The populist, anti-immigrant Northern League, a Berlusconi ally, doubled its percentage to [...] | 2008-04-15 13:15:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IT |
08ROME681 | ITALY: BERLUSCONI'S IMPRESSIVE START: DELIVERING [...] (C/NF) Capitalizing on his strong electoral victory and a weak opposition, PM Berlusconi is enjoying high approval ratings for his quick delivery on campaign promises to reduce taxes and increase security. Since April, Berlusconi has dominated the Italian political stage. By reaching out to [...] | 2008-05-30 11:24:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ECON IT |
08ROME71 | ITALY: FM D'ALEMA ON KOSOVO, AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, [...] (C/NF) Ambassador called on FM D'Alema January 15 to run through key foreign policy issues in advance of PM Prodi's February 4 visit to Washington. D'Alema was in a constructive mood and said Italian foreign policy on key issues was largely convergent with that of the U.S. He said that Kosov [...] | 2008-01-16 16:57:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO UNSC EUN IT |
08ROME72 | ITALY: MINISTER OF JUSTICE SUBMITS RESIGNATION [...] (C/NF) Minister of Justice Clemente Mastella submitted his resignation January 16 after prosecutors ordered the provisional house arrest of his wife, also a prominent politician. PM Prodi quickly rejected his resignation. It is unclear whether Mastella will insist on resigning, though an off [...] | 2008-01-16 18:00:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV IT |
08ROME779 | ITALIAN TRADE ROUND-UP: DOHA, POSSIBLE EU-CANADA [...] (U) Summary. During a June 9 meeting, Director General for Trade Amadeo Teti said he thought a Doha Round agreement on agricultural trade is close to being finalized, but noted negotiations on non-agricultural market access (NAMA) and services are far from over. Teti told Econ Counselor that [...] | 2008-06-20 15:49:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO IT |
08ROME865 | ITALY BEGINS CENSUS OF ROMA CAMPS [...] (C) With a large majority in both houses of parliament and a public united in feelings of insecurity in large cities, PM Berlusconi's government has begun to crack down on illegal immigration and crime. A plan to conduct a census of residents of encampments, aimed at Italy's Roma population, [...] | 2008-07-10 16:02:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM IT |
08ROME94 | YOUR FEBRUARY 4 MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER PRODI [...] (C/NF) Summary. Mr. President, on February 4 you will be seeing Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi, who has surpassed my expectations in both his ability to manage for more than 18 months an inherently unstable governing coalition and to advance domestically controversial policies in support [...] | 2008-01-23 13:27:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IT |
08ROME988 | U/S ROOD DISCUSSES IRAN, MISSILE DEFENSE WITH [...] (C) Summary: Italian MFA Political Director Terzi thanked U/S Rood on June 23 for the U.S. assistance in including Italy in pre P5+1 consultations on Iran. He said Italy was pushing for stronger EU measures against Iran and wanted to include a robust discussion of Iran by the Quint on the m [...] | 2008-08-05 12:28:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL MNUC MCAP MARR NATO ETTC KNNP IAEA |
08RPODUBAI55 | IRAN'S RAFSANJANI CALLS 1979 EMBASSY SIEGE A "MISTAKE" [...] (C) Expediency Council Chairman Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani gave an unusual speech at Sharif University on November 23 in which he acknowledged several "mistakes" that had occurred during the early period of the Islamic Revolution, including the siege of the American Embassy, and announ [...] | 2008-11-24 15:26:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR IR |
08SANAA1155 | EMBASSY SANAA RESPONSE TO ENGAGING HOST [...] (U) Embassy Sana'a's main POC for issues dicussed in reftel is Public Affairs Officer, Ryan Gliha; E-mail: GlihaRM@state.gov; Telephone: 967-1-755-2451. 2. (C) Yemen does not currently sit on the Arabsat board. SECHE [...] | 2008-07-09 10:59:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER XF ALOW YM |
08SANJOSE710 | (C/NF) C-NE8-00834: ISRAELI RELATIONS WITH COSTA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Despite some concerns and irritants voiced both publicly and privately to us by the Israeli Ambassador to Costa Rica, the overall relationship between Costa Rica and Israel is relatively calm and businesslike. While not as dynamic as Costa Rica's commercial relationship with the [...] | 2008-09-03 17:44:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR PARM PREL PGOV KPAL IS XF CS |
08SANSALVADOR1209 | HIGH GOES EXPECTATIONS FOR IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Summary: El Salvador will host the 2008 Ibero-American Summit October 29-31. All 21 participating countries, except Uruguay, have confirmed their attendance. The theme of the conference will be "Youth and Development" and the GOES expects the summit to produce a consensus declaration a [...] | 2008-10-21 21:57:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL AORC ES |
08SANSALVADOR618 | YOUR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR [...] (C) I am delighted that you'll be visiting El Salvador, one of our strongest allies in the Western Hemisphere, and a bastion of economic and political stability in the region. Your visit will highlight the strategic importance of the U.S.-El Salvador relationship and bring attention to a number [...] | 2008-05-23 23:27:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ES |
08SANTIAGO654 | INSULZA OPTIMISTIC ABOUT ELECTORAL PROSPECTS [...] (U) OAS General Secretary Jose Miguel Insulza spoke briefly with the Ambassador at the latter's July 10 reception for the OAS Sustainable Energy Conference. The conversation, which focused on Insulza's electoral prospects, took place in the context of a poll released earlier that day showing [...] | 2008-07-14 15:22:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV CI |
08SANTODOMINGO1023 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FERNANDEZ: CHEVRON, [...] (C) Summary: In the Ambassador's June 19 meeting with the President, Fernandez agreed to intervene in Chevron's investment dispute to prevent violence, but not to settle the dispute itself, stating that -- despite the contract -- there had to be a negotiated settlement. The President describe [...] | 2008-06-25 13:32:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PBIO ECON ENRG EAID EAGR CACS HA DR |
08SANTODOMINGO373 | FM MORALES AND OAS REP ON RIO GROUP, OAS [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a March 12 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Morales described the successful outcome of the Rio Group Summit as a "team effort." Responding to Reftel demarche on the OAS Ministerial, Morales cautioned against any action that could scuttle the peace gains that t [...] | 2008-03-13 21:32:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER PGOV PHUM CO EC DR |
08SAOPAULO77 | FOLLOW-UP WITH SENIOR JUSTICE ON DRUG AND WEAPONS [...] (C/NF) Sao Paulo State Court of Appeals Criminal Division Justice, Jose Amado de Faria Souza, told Consul General (CG) that while his concerns expressed reftel regarding the possible transportation of heavy weapons across the Tri-Border Area (TBA) and from Colombia into Brazil were based on c [...] | 2008-02-20 14:11:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV OEXC SNAR KCRM BR |
08SARAJEVO1036 | BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR THE JUNE 24-25 PEACE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The June 24-25 Peace Implementation Council (PIC) will take place in the warm glow of Bosnia's June 16 signing of its Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU. Though this fulfills one of the two conditions set by the PIC in February for closure of OHR. Prog [...] | 2008-06-18 16:53:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KAWC MARR ECON EAID EU |
08SARAJEVO1087 | BOSNIA - WHERE WE ARE PROSECUTING THE SREBRENICA [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: As the thirteenth anniversary of the genocide that took place in and around Srebrenica in July 1995 approaches, we thought it would be useful to review the progress made and the challenges faced by the State Prosecutor's Office Special Department for War Crimes (SDWC) investiga [...] | 2008-07-02 14:42:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KAWC PHUM BK |
08SARAJEVO1221 | S/WCI AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON'S JULY 8-12 VISIT TO [...] SUMMARY: (C) During a July 8-12 visit to Bosnia, Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, Clint Williamson, met with key justice, political and international representatives to discuss war crimes issues. Officials working with the Bosnian State Court repeatedly expressed the need to exten [...] | 2008-07-29 15:29:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KAWC KCRM KJUS BK |
08SARAJEVO1226 | BOSNIA -- PARLIAMENT APPROVES NEW IRAQ DEPLOYMENT; [...] (SBU) On July 30, the Bosnian House of Peoples voted to confirm the Presidency's decision to deploy a platoon-plus, 49 men, of Bosnian soldiers for fixed-site security duties in Iraq by a vote of 11 in favor, 0 opposed and 2 abstentions. The previous day, the House of Representatives voted to [...] | 2008-07-30 14:37:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR BK |
08SARAJEVO1273 | BOSNIA - LAJCAK STRESSES WEAK HAND DURING MEETING [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In a meeting with visiting EUR/SCE Office Director Jason Hyland on August 4, High Representative Miroslav Lajcak stressed his weak hand in dealing with Bosnia's political problems. He said that Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik can control events by threaten [...] | 2008-08-06 16:15:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PREL BK |
08SARAJEVO1417 | BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL FIZTGERALD'S [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Despite Bosnia's having achieved formal progress in its path toward candidacy for the EU and NATO, the political situation in Bosnia has not improved, and in some ways it has continued to deteriorate since your January visit. Political leaders continue to engage in a destabili [...] | 2008-09-04 16:14:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR BK |
08SARAJEVO1418 | BOSNIA: SCENESETTER FOR DAS JONES' SEPTEMBER 8-9 [...] (C) SUMMARY: You are coming to Bosnia at a time when rising ethnic nationalism, a weakened Office of High Representative (OHR) and threats by Russia to break off cooperation with its partners in the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) have brought reform to a standstill and could potentially t [...] | 2008-09-04 18:07:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KJUS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL EU BK |
08SARAJEVO1459 | BOSNIA - DODIK CHALLENGES PIC BY SEEKING TO [...] (C) Summary: On September 11, the RS Government began the process of withdrawing from the state-managed electricity transmission company, Electroprenos BiH (TRANSCO) and establishing a RS transmission company. In February of this year, Dodik proposed several reforms to TRANSCO that would esse [...] | 2008-09-15 06:17:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ENRG PREL BK |
08SARAJEVO1492 | BOSNIA - DIVISIONS, DIVISIONS, AND MORE DIVISIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 9, as part of his two day visit to Bosnia, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Stuart Jones met with Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik and had dinner with political leaders from the six parties that make up Bosnia's state-level go [...] | 2008-09-18 13:31:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KJUS EU BK |
08SARAJEVO1494 | BOSNIA - DAS JONES' SEPTEMBER 8-9 VISIT TO SARAJEVO [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his September 8-9 visit to Sarajevo Deputy Assistant Secretary Stuart Jones met with Republika Srpska Prime Minister (RS PM) Milorad Dodik and attended a dinner hosted by the Ambassador with leaders from coalition parties and the leading opposition party (both events repor [...] | 2008-09-18 15:15:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KJUS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL EU BK |
08SARAJEVO1498 | BOSNIA: TACTICAL VICTORY ON TRANSCO LEADS TO A [...] (C) Summary: On Monday, September 15, in a bait and switch rarely seen in functioning European governments of the 21st Century, the RS Government substituted a "new" conclusion on the state electricity company Electroprenos (TRANSCO) for the one it had previously announced after its September [...] | 2008-09-19 15:16:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ENRG PREL PINR PGOV EU BK |
08SARAJEVO1530 | BOSNIA - PIC SPLITS OVER DODIK CHALLENGE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Peace Implementation Council (PIC) Steering Board Ambassadors (SBA) met on September 26 to discuss its response to the Republika Srpska (RS) government's conclusion that the RS administration and administrative organizations are not obligated to provide SIPA documents in conne [...] | 2008-09-26 15:35:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KJUS KAWC BK |
08SARAJEVO1573 | BOSNIA - VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In meetings with the Presidency, Minister of Defense and Prime Minister of Bosnia, Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England emphasized the U.S. Government's commitment to Bosnia's stability and our continued cooperation to help Bosnia achieve its goals of reform and progress [...] | 2008-10-07 08:55:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR PREL BK |
08SARAJEVO1594 | BOSNIA: EU COMMISSIONER REHN SHOCKED BY BIH [...] (C) EU Ambassador Kourkulas briefed Ambassador and High Representative Lajcak on the details of the October 10 meeting of EU Commissioner for Enlargement Ollie Rehn and the Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency. Kourkulas was shocked at the behavior of all of the Presidents, saying it was more li [...] | 2008-10-10 16:43:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON PGOV PINR PREL EU BK |
08SARAJEVO1596 | BOSNIA - DODIK VS SIPA: A TIMETABLE FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The State Prosecutor's Office plans to ask the State Court for a seizure order on October 20, which would authorize the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) to obtain documents from the RS Tax Administration and other RS government offices in connection with a State Pr [...] | 2008-10-14 10:48:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON KCRM KJUS BK |
08SARAJEVO1623 | BOSNIA: U.S.-EU TABLE TRANSCO PROPOSAL; UNEVEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Federation PM Brankovic on October 14 and Republika Srpska (RS) PM Dodik on October 16 to discuss a joint U.S.-EU proposal to resolve problems with state managed electricity transmission company, Electroprijenos (TRANSCO),which had prompted RS government t [...] | 2008-10-20 12:32:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EINV ENRG PINR PREL BK |
08SARAJEVO1626 | BOSNIA: STATE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE MOVES BACK [...] (C/NF) The State Prosecutor's Office delayed plans to request a seizure order from the State Court on October 20, which would have authorized the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) to obtain documents from RS government in connection with an ongoing investigation (reftel). Inst [...] | 2008-10-20 14:41:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON KCRM KJUS BK |
08SARAJEVO1703 | BOSNIA - DODIK FAILS TO DELIVER DOCUMENTS TO STATE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Despite public and private promises, including an October 23 commitment to the Ambassador, Republika Srpska PM Milorad Dodik and his government have yet to comply with a request for RS government documents from the State Prosecutor's Office. The State Prosecutor had reiterat [...] | 2008-11-04 14:20:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM KCRM KJUS BK |
08SARAJEVO1734 | BOSNIA - STATE PROSECUTOR REQUESTS TEMPORARY [...] (C/NF) In light of the Republika Srpska (RS) government's failure to submit documents needed for an inquiry into corruption associated with government building and other contracts in the RS, the State Prosecutor's Office on Monday requested a temporary seizure order from the State Court, whi [...] | 2008-11-13 07:54:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM KCRM KJUS BK |
08SARAJEVO1789 | BOSNIA: RS GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES PLANS TO APPEAL [...] (C/NF) On November 20, contacts at the State Prosecutor's Office told us that the RS government has not yet complied with the temporary seizure order that was requested by the State Prosecutor's Office for its preliminary investigation into corruption associated with RS government building and [...] | 2008-11-24 17:00:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM KJUS KCRM BK |
08SARAJEVO1795 | BOSNIA - POSSIBLE BREAKTHROUGH IN THE RS/STATE [...] (C/NF) We understand from contacts at the State Prosecutor's Office that the Republika Srpska (RS) government handed over today some of the documents requested by the State Prosecutor's Office for its investigation into corruption associated with government building and other contracts to St [...] | 2008-11-26 17:03:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM KJUS KCRM BK |
08SARAJEVO202 | BOSNIA: ABU HAMZA SUPPORTERS RALLY TO OPPOSE [...] (C) A rally in support of former mujahedeen Imad al Husein AKA Abu Hamza took place in Zenica over the weekend. The rally occurred in the wake of a State Court decision upholding the revocation of Abu Hamza's Bosnian citizenship. The demonstration featured an address by Abu Hamza in which he [...] | 2008-02-04 16:37:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER BK FR |
08SEOUL1753 | ROUND III OF US-ROK SMA NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: At the third round of SMA negotiations (August 28-29) the ROK lead negotiator, Ambassador Cho Byung-jae, restated the position he had put forth in the previous round on July 21. He said the ROKG would seek an 8 percent reduction in the overall SMA contribution and wanted rap [...] | 2008-09-05 04:53:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV MARR KS |
08SINGAPORE197 | INTERNATIONAL NOTIFICATION OF U.S. SATELLITE [...] (C/NF) The Ambassador took advantage of an opportunity on the margins of a separate meeting on February 21 to deliver to MFA Permanent Secretary Peter Ho the notification on U.S. satellite engagement contained in para 4 of reftel. Ho expressed appreciation for the information and asked if the [...] | 2008-02-21 09:58:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM KTIA TSPA SN CH |
08SINGAPORE310 | AMBASSADOR'S DISCUSSION WITH MFA PERMSEC HO ON [...] (C) The Ambassador and MFA Permanent Secretary Peter Ho met over lunch on March 12, discussing issues including Singapore's perceptions of the elections in Malaysia (reftel.) Ho said that in Singapore "everybody was shocked" by the extraordinarily strong showing by the opposition in Malaysia [...] | 2008-03-13 05:56:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MY SN |
08SINGAPORE536 | BURMA CYCLONE: NO RELIEF ACCESS LIKELY BEFORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Ambassador to ASEAN Scot Marciel told Singapore MFA Permanent Secretary Bilahari Kausikan May 9 that the USG is focused on humanitarian concerns in Burma, specifically on ensuring that sufficient international assistance quickly reaches those affected by Cyclone Nargis. Kaus [...] | 2008-05-12 01:18:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID MOPS PREL SN BM ASEAN |
08SINGAPORE587 | SINGAPORE CONCERNED BURMA ILL PREPARED FOR [...] (C) In response to ref A demarche, MFA ASEAN Directorate Senior Deputy Director Wong Chow Ming told E/P Chief May 21 that Singapore shares our concern about the need to focus Burma's attention on ensuring international relief reaches victims of Cyclone Nargis as quickly as possible. Wong reca [...] | 2008-05-22 10:04:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID PREL SN BM ASEAN |
08SINGAPORE618 | MANAGE CHINA'S RISE CAREFULLY, FM YEO TELLS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo told Senator Joseph Lieberman May 30 that strong U.S. engagement in the Asia-Pacific was essential to managing China's peaceful rise. Absent a strong U.S. presence, China's near neighbors might fear its expansionism. In Southeast Asia, coun [...] | 2008-06-02 07:02:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR OVIP CH JA SN KN |
08SINGAPORE619 | SENATOR LIEBERMAN AND PM LEE DISCUSS THE REGION, [...] (C) Summary: Singapore is prepared to stand up and say that the United States has a role to play in Southeast Asia, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong told Senator Joseph Lieberman on May 30. Although there are no "burning issues" on the bilateral agenda, PM Lee hopes that the next U.S. Adminis [...] | 2008-06-02 07:04:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER MARR OVIP SN |
08SINGAPORE647 | U.S. NEEDS "COUNTER-STRATEGY" FOR CHINA'S [...] (C) Summary: Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew discussed regional stability in the face of China's economic, political, and military rise with Senator Joseph Lieberman, joined by the Ambassador, May 30. Lee called on the United States to develop a "counter-strategy" to respond to China's growing [...] | 2008-06-06 09:18:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR OVIP CH IZ RS SN |
08SINGAPORE662 | DEPUTY COUNTERTERRORISM COORDINATOR FEIERSTEIN [...] (C) Deputy Counterterrorism Coordinator Gerald Feierstein thanked the Government of Singapore (GOS) for its cooperation on the Global War on Terror (GWOT) and encouraged improved information sharing in meetings with the Internal Security Department and the Security and Intelligence Division on [...] | 2008-06-10 05:11:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER SN |
08SKOPJE104 | MACEDONIA: UNUSUALLY POSITIVE NAME ISSUE MEDIA [...] (C) Front-page press on February 8 covered statements on the name issue by President Crvenkovski, PM Gruevski and FM Milososki. A day after the Ambassador's meetings with Crvenkovski and Gruevski (reftels),the two leaders, who disagree on nearly every other issue, issued a unified message a [...] | 2008-02-08 16:03:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NATO MK GR |
08SKOPJE113 | MACEDONIA SUPPORTS KOSOVO RECOGNITION, BUT WILL [...] (C) Macedonia's position on Kosovo recognition remains unchanged. As reported in ref B and previous, Macedonia will "not be among the first, nor among the last" to recognize a newly independent Kosovo. The competing historical and economic ties both with Kosovo and Serbia have not prevented [...] | 2008-02-12 07:26:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MK |
08SKOPJE114 | MACEDONIA WILL NOT SUPPORT SERBIA'S CALL FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-13 10:01:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EU MK OSCE PGOV PREL UNAUS YI UNMIK |
08SKOPJE140 | MACEDONIA'S PRESIDENT ON LATEST NAME PROPOSAL [...] (C) President Crvenkovski briefed the Ambassador February 19 on the state leadership's reaction to the latest Nimetz proposal, which had been provided to the Greek and Macedonian sides the night before. In a dispassionate, moderate analysis, Crvenkovski said the proposal was unexpected and co [...] | 2008-02-20 16:22:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MK |
08SKOPJE141 | MACEDONIA: POSITION ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION UNCHANGED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-21 08:19:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MK |
08SKOPJE273 | MACEDONIA: IMPLEMENTING NEW RELIGIOUS FREEDOM LAW [...] (SBU) With implementation of an acclaimed new Law on Religious Groups due to begin on May 1, internal opposition is growing against GOM-backed programs and trends perceived as running counter to a clear separation of church and state. Specifically, some government agencies, political parties [...] | 2008-04-18 12:25:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV MK PREL KIRF |
08SKOPJE99 | MACEDONIA'S PM GRUEVSKI ON THE MAY 29 AGREEMENT [...] (C) In a February 6 meeting with PM Gruevski, the Ambassador began by highlighting two issues the GOM should close to complete its NATO accession tasks: the social package for victims of the 2001 conflict and a draft language law. Pledging his commitment to address these issues, Gruevski poin [...] | 2008-02-07 13:39:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NATO MK GR |
08SOFIA229 | INTERIOR MINISTER RESIGNS UNDER MOUNTING PRESSURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Stanishev forced Interior Minister Petkov,s hand into a resignation after two weeks of a deepening scandal that had trashed Bulgaria,s international image and fed domestic cynicism over government collusion with criminals. Intense international pressure made the difference i [...] | 2008-04-15 14:25:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KCRM KCOR BU |
08SOFIA255 | BULGARIAN ACTIVISM IN THE EU (C-RE8-00416) [...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable is in response to REFTEL A questions posed by Washington Analysts regarding how the CE-10 are operating in the EU. Washington analysts may also refer to Embassy Sofia's previous cables on Bulgaria and the EU for additional information (REFTEL B, C, D, E). Post's r [...] | 2008-04-23 11:44:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR EUN PREL BU |
08SOFIA305 | BULGARIA NEEDS U.S. SUPPORT TO BREAK AIR FORCE [...] (C/NF) Summary. Rapidly losing capability, the Bulgarian Air Force is in dire need of modernization, but meaningful transformation is made impossible by Bulgaria's overwhelming dependence on Russian airframes. The use of aging Russian aircraft not only limits Bulgarian capabilities, but ma [...] | 2008-05-14 11:08:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR BU |
08SOFIA310 | PRESIDENT PARVANOV'S VISIT TO EGYPT: BOOSTING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bulgarian President Parvanov's April 13-15 visit to Egypt highlighted Bulgaria's desire to reinvigorate relations with Arab states primarily for commercial and energy purposes. While in Cairo, the Bulgarians signed agreements on investment and cooperation in defense industries [...] | 2008-05-16 11:24:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG PGOV PREL BU |
08SOFIA445 | MOI REFORM UPDATE AND ACTION REQUEST [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: In a June 20 meeting, Deputy Interior Minister Sonya Yankulova agreed with our assessment that the draft legislative language is a problematic work in progress and that key reform questions -- including legislative the mandate and required skills of the MOI's [...] | 2008-07-02 14:08:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KCOR KCRM BU |
08SOFIA452 | SCENESETTER FOR DEA ADMINISTRATOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your visit comes as the Bulgarians brace themselves for the European Commission's monitoring report on July 23, which is expected to be highly critical of Bulgaria's performance in rule of law. In 2007, the Bulgarians improved their law enforcement capabilities and customs serv [...] | 2008-07-03 16:07:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KCOR KCRM BU |
08SOFIA453 | SUPPORTING BULGARIAN MILITARY MODERNIZATION [...] (C/NF) Summary. Based on an understanding reached at Prime Minister Stanishev's 17 June meeting with Secretary Gates, the Bulgarian Government is expecting a DOD team in July 2008 to consult on Bulgaria's military modernization plans. Post welcomes and fully supports this visit, which repr [...] | 2008-07-03 16:08:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR BU IZ |
08SOFIA469 | BULGARIA'S VIEWS ON KOSOVO, EULEX, AND MACEDONIA [...] (C/NF) In response to REFTEL, Polec officer met July 1 with Bulgarian MFA's Europe Directorate I Chief (Western Balkans) Ambassador Krassimir Tulechki to discuss Kosovo issues after the June 30 International Steering Group (ISG) meeting in Pristina. According to Tulechki, the transition fro [...] | 2008-07-17 14:15:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR ECON PGOV BU |
08SOFIA505 | TRANSCRIPT OF DOCUMENT HANDED OUT BY IRANIAN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The following is a transcript of an Iranian document, entitled "The Islamic Republic of Iran's Proposed Package for Constructive Negotiations," provided to us bu the Israeli Embassy. The Israelis found it "interesting" that the Iranian Ambassador handed it out to Bulgarian [...] | 2008-07-25 14:28:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | BU IR PGOV PREL |
08SOFIA620 | BULGARIAN CHIEF PROSECUTOR DETERMINED TO SHOW [...] (C) Chief Prosecutor Boris Velchev told the Ambassador on September 12 that the EU report's criticism of Bulgaria's rule of law efforts was helpful and that the Prime Minister was determined to show progress in fighting organized crime and corruption before the next EU report is released in Fe [...] | 2008-09-18 13:17:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KCOR KCRM |
08STATE100791 | GEORGIA - DEMARCHE REQUEST - ABKHAZ AND SOUTH [...] (C) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. Posts, with the exception of Moscow, should approach host government at Foreign Minister/NSA or appropriately high level immediately to urge them to oppose participation by separatist leaders of Abkhazia and South Ossetia (Georgia) in UN Security Council discussi [...] | 2008-09-20 03:32:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | UNSCR PREL GG |
08STATE103384 | (U) ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON'S SEPTEMBER 23, [...] Classified by WHA Assistant Secretary Shannon. Reason: 1.4 (d) 2. (U) September 23, 2008; 5:15 p.m.; New York. 3. (C) Participants: U.S. Assistant Secretary Shannon Hillary Thompson (Notetaker) NICARAGUA FM Santos (Notetaker) 4. (C) SUMMARY. Assistant Secretary Shannon m [...] | 2008-09-26 19:30:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | BL CG CU NU PREL UNGA |
08STATE105083 | MONTENEGRO-SERBIA PRESSURE POINTS [...] (U) This is an Embassy Podgorica cable. 2. (C) Summary: Relations between Montenegro and Serbia, which had been normalizing after a cool period following Montenegro's referendum and independence in 2006, could be headed for rough waters in the next few months if Montenegro recognizes Kosovo [...] | 2008-10-01 21:11:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MW KV SR |
08STATE105276 | (U) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON SHIA POLITICAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-02 13:28:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR PGOV PINS BA |
08STATE10709 | INSTRUCTIONS FOR SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON [...] (C//NF) This cable contains guidance requested by Post in reftel on two outstanding issues for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon: 1) how the Management Committee will make decisions, and 2) additional compensation for the Lebanese judges. See paras 3 and 6 respectively for specific guidance. [...] | 2008-02-01 21:19:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER UNSC LE SY |
08STATE10764 | INSTRUCTIONS FOR SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON [...] (C//NF) This cable contains guidance requested by Post in reftel on two outstanding issues for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon: 1) how the Management Committee will make decisions, and 2) additional compensation for the Lebanese judges. See paras 3 and 6 respectively for specific guidance. [...] | 2008-02-01 22:50:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER UNSC LE SY |
08STATE116412 | (C) NICARAGUA: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON FIRST [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE KEENLY INTERESTED IN NICARAGUAN FIRST LADY ROSARIO MURILLO'S CLOUT IN THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION, AND HOW HER POSITION EFFECTS DANIEL ORTEGA'S GOVERNMENT. AS TIME AND RESOURCES PERMIT, WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INSIGHT POST MAY HAVE INTO ROSARIO MURILLO'S RELATI [...] | 2008-10-31 15:35:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR PGOV NU |
08STATE118079 | US POLICY ON RECONCILIATION IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary and action request: Department is releasing this message to reiterate interagency agreed guidance on reconciliation with the Taliban and insurgent leaders (reftel A) in light of recent press reporting. Posts are requested to draw upon background paragraphs with host government in [...] | 2008-11-05 20:42:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL AF |
08STATE119781 | USUN GUIDANCE: UKUN SUDAN SANCTIONS NON-PAPER [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 3. ------------------- STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE ------------------- 2. (U) The strategic objective is to support efforts that will allow the UN Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005) concerning the Sudan to carry out it [...] | 2008-11-11 00:33:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC KTFN PGOV PREL SU UNSC |
08STATE14246 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: URGING PORTUGAL TO ACTION AS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3-5. SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) Post is requested to approach the MFA at the appropriate levels to urge their strong leadership of the Community of Democracies (CD) and to solicit their views on priorities for their Chairmanship over t [...] | 2008-02-11 22:11:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA PO AO |
08STATE18317 | DEMARCHE: ADVANCING THE U.S. POSITION FOR CHANGE [...] (C) Posts are requested to use the following guidance to demarche host governments in advance of the February 24 selection of Cuba's next president by the Cuban State Supreme Council. Ambassadors or DCMs are requested to deliver these points at the highest available level in Foreign Ministrie [...] | 2008-02-24 06:56:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EU CU |
08STATE18320 | DEMARCHE: ADVANCING THE US POSITION FOR CHANGE [...] (C) Posts are requested to use the following guidance to demarche host governments in advance of the February 24 selection of Cuba's next president by the Cuban State Supreme Council. Ambassadors or DCMs are requested to deliver these points at the highest available level in Foreign Ministrie [...] | 2008-02-24 12:18:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EU CU |
08STATE19046 | PROMETHEUS GAS CHAIRMAN: NO SOUTHSTREAM THROUGH [...] (C) Prometheus Gas Chairman Dimitri Copelouzos told the Ambassador and the acting Economic Deputy in a meeting on February 15 that he does not see Gazprom moving ahead with Southstream through Greece for many years. Copelouzos also indicated Prometheus Gas could supply another 3 bcm to Gree [...] | 2008-02-26 14:56:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG GR |
08STATE19438 | NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - FEBRUARY 13, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee General Ray Henault briefed that ISAF is seeking to diversify its fuel supply away from reliance on Pakistani transit. SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations MG Rudy Wright described a dramatic drop [...] | 2008-02-26 22:57:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL AF |
08STATE19657 | PROMETHEUS GAS CHAIRMAN: NO SOUTHSTREAM THROUGH [...] (C) Prometheus Gas Chairman Dimitri Copelouzos told the Ambassador and the acting Economic Deputy in a meeting on February 15 that he does not see Gazprom moving ahead with Southstream through Greece for many years. Copelouzos also indicated Prometheus Gas could supply another 3 bcm to Gree [...] | 2008-02-27 16:45:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG GR |
08STATE30490 | ACTION REQUEST: UNDEF ADVISORY BOARD CHAIR [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Department requests Mission as soon as possible - and before the close of business on Thursday, March 27 - to demarche at an appropriately senior level to the office of the Secretary General and to UN Democracy Fund Executive Director Roland Rich to convey: a) [...] | 2008-03-24 23:36:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM |
08STATE42905 | US-EU-CANADA TRILATERAL MEETINGS ON IRAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the April 10 U.S.-EU-Canada trilateral meetings on Iran for the Slovenian EU Presidency, all three delegations agreed that Iran sought to undermine everything that the international community sought to achieve in the Middle East, and that its nuclear program and state spo [...] | 2008-04-23 16:56:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EUN UN XG XF AR IR |
08STATE46991 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: URGING WESTERN FRIENDS' [...] This is an action request. Department requests that Embassies London, Paris, and Berlin urge host governments to vote in support of the Georgian UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution on internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees currently scheduled for consideration around May 9. Post [...] | 2008-05-02 23:49:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | UNGA GE PREL |
08STATE4740 | ITALY: INFORMATION REQUEST CONCERNING UN 1267 [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraphs 11-14 and 18-19. 2. (C) Summary: On December 21, Stefania Fancello at the Italian MFA's Office of International Cooperation against Terrorism conveyed a request to Embassy Rome officials for more information on the 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban [...] | 2008-01-15 22:07:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN IT KTFN PREL PTER UNSC |
08STATE49110 | ACTION REQUEST: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTIONS [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3 and 5. Three of the five regional groups will have contested elections for the UN Human Rights Council: Eastern Europe, WEOG, and the Asia Group. Mission is requested to assess the likely outcome of a) the six candidacies for four Asia g [...] | 2008-05-08 18:53:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | FR PHUM SP UK |
08STATE53211 | IRAQI SOFA NEGOTIATING TEAM ON FACT-FINDING VISIT [...] (SBU) Following several months of negotiations on a Status of Forces Agreement between Iraq and the United States, the Iraqi negotiators have decided to visit several countries with similar bi-lateral agreements with the United States already in place. Posts are requested to support the visit [...] | 2008-05-19 19:10:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | GM IZ JA KS KTIA MARR PGOV PREL SN SOFA |
08STATE53984 | VOTING INSTRUCTIONS: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (U) This is an action request. This cable contains voting instructions for the May 21 election of Member States to the UN Human Rights Council. 2. (U) There are nineteen announced candidates for fifteen seats divided among five regions. The voting is by secret ballot. Votes will be cast b [...] | 2008-05-20 23:49:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM UNGA |
08STATE66284 | SUDAN - ABYEI MEETING IN LONDON AND NEXT STEPS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 12. Background - Convening of International Partners ------------- 2. (U) Michael O'Neill, Special Envoy to Sudan for the United Kingdom, convened a gathering of capital-based representatives on Friday, June 13 to discuss the current si [...] | 2008-06-19 20:22:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KPKO PGOV PREL SOCI UNSC AU SU |
08STATE68256 | ENGAGING HOST GOVERNMENTS ON CERTAIN TERRORIST [...] (U) This is an Action Cable. Please see paragraphs 3 and 4. 2. (C) Summary. The USG remains concerned about certain radio and television broadcasts, particularly in the Middle East, that are conducted by designated terrorist entities or are likely to incite imminent acts of violence. [...] | 2008-06-25 15:04:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER XF AL |
08STATE95622 | U.S.-ROK Strategic Consultations for Applied [...] (SBU) September 2, 2008, from 11:15 am to 12:15 pm, Washington, DC. 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Negroponte David Gordon, Director, Policy Planning A/S Mark Kimmitt, PM DASD David Sedney, DOD-OSD DAS Alex Arvizu, EAP Sung Kim, EAP Kurt Tong, EAP/K Kaye Lee, D Staff [...] | 2008-09-06 04:31:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | OVIP NEGROPONTE JOHN MARR PARM PREL KS |
08STATE98436 | AUTHORIZE CONCLUSION OF GSOMIA WITH MEXICO [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Department of Defense and Mexican Navy reached agreement on the final text of the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) on September 2, 2008, which will set uniform rules across the Mexican Navy (SEMAR) for handling U.S.-origin classified military infor [...] | 2008-09-15 15:30:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MASS MX PREL PTER |
08STOCKHOLM375 | SWEDISH NUCLEAR PLANT OSKARSHAMN PLANT CLOSED OVER [...] (U) Local press reports that two people have been arrested on suspicion of preparing acts of sabotage at the Oskarshamn nuclear power plant in southern Sweden. According to the web news source "The Local", a Swedish contractor was stopped by the plant's security and arrested on Wednesday mornin [...] | 2008-05-21 14:53:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC PTER OVIP SW |
08STOCKHOLM624 | SWEDISH MFA SAYS "WE'RE READY TO INCREASE AID TO [...] (U) The Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP),John Walters, met with MFA State Secretary Frank Belfrage on September 8 to discuss the way forward in Afghanistan. Walters thanked Sweden for its long-term support of Afghanistan, especially for its commitment to leading [...] | 2008-09-15 13:58:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EAID AF SW |
08TALLINN279 | TFGGO1: ESTONIA SUPPORTS STRONG NAC STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-12 10:22:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV RS GG AM EN |
08TALLINN282 | TFGGO1: Estonian President Ilves Issues for [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-15 09:34:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV RS GG EN |
08TALLINN290 | TFGG01: ESTONIAN FM PAET'S VISIT TO GEORGIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. On August 15, Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet embarked on a three day visit to Georgia. In addition to meetings with Georgian Prime Minister Vladimir Gurgenidze and Foreign Minister Eka Tkeshelashvili, Paet visited injured Georgians in a hospital and toured an Internally Di [...] | 2008-08-21 13:20:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV RS GG AM EN |
08TALLINN292 | Estonian FM Paet Visit to Baghdad [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Crocker and Iraqi officials told Estonian Foreign Minister Paet August 12 that Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) negotiations are ongoing and there is no guarantee they will conclude before Estonia's legislative mandate for operations in Iraq expires in December. With [...] | 2008-08-22 10:48:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ EN |
08TALLINN298 | TFGG01: ESTONIA AND GERMANY CONDEMN RUSSIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. In Tallinn August 26th, German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Russia's decision to recognize the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia "completely unacceptable" and "illegal" and stressed the need to maintain EU unity vis-a-vis Russia. Estonian PM Ansip proposed the EU lau [...] | 2008-08-27 12:50:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV RS GG EN |
08TASHKENT1127 | UZBEKISTAN: PROMOTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUPPORTING [...] (C/NF) Summary: The imperative of establishing new supply routes to support Coalition forces in Afghanistan necessitates continued inter-agency deftness and consensus on our approach to Uzbekistan. We have important equities at stake here, particularly in advancing human rights, religious fre [...] | 2008-09-30 10:27:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM MARR UZ |
08TASHKENT1154 | UZBEK FM URGES STEP BY STEP APPROACH ON [...] (C) Summary: Uzbek FM Norov called in Ambassador on October 8 to discuss the way forward on Afghanistan transit. Norov said that the upcoming fact-finding visit led by RADM Harnitchek should focus strictly on commercial and technical issues, leaving political discussions and ministerial-level [...] | 2008-10-08 13:09:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR MOPS PGOV ECON UZ |
08TASHKENT845 | UZBEKISTAN: BUREAUCRATIC WRANGLING STALLS [...] (C) Summary: On July 10, Poloff met with the Chairman of the Disabled People's Society of Uzbekistan to discuss Uzbekistan's efforts to ratify the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Despite most ministries' endorsement of the Convention, the Ministries o [...] | 2008-07-18 12:31:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL UZ |
08TASHKENT876 | UZBEK DOCUMENTARY ATTACKS UZBEK RFE/RL JOURNALISTS [...] (U) This cable provides background information useful for understanding reftels. 2. (SBU) Summary: In mid June a state-produced documentary bashing RFE/RL's Radio Ozodlik service aired on state TV in two regions and nationwide on nominally independent TV stations. The documentary challenged [...] | 2008-07-29 08:16:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM KPAO UZ |
08TBILISI1141 | ABKHAZIA CLOSES BORDER AFTER BLASTS, GEORGIANS [...] (SBU) As a result of several blasts in Abkhazia on June 29 and 30, Abkhaz de facto President Sergey Bagapsh closed all border crossings with Georgia, including the Inguri River crossing, on July 1. UNOMIG confirmed on June 30 that around noon two blasts went off the same day in Sokhumi. One o [...] | 2008-07-01 14:44:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG |
08TBILISI123 | PM GURGENIDZE SUBMITS NEW CABINET TO PARLIAMENT [...] (U) On January 24, Prime Minister Lado Gurgenidze held a press conference and announced President Saakashvili's nominations for his new cabinet of ministers. Gurgenidze submitted the list of nominees to the Georgian Parliament on January 25. Gurgenidze said that the new nominees are inclusiv [...] | 2008-01-25 14:45:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR GG RU |
08TBILISI1356 | GEORGIA: SOUTH OSSETIA SITREP 7 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-11 13:13:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV RU GG |
08TBILISI1362 | GEORGIA: SITREP 8: RUSSIANS PULL BACK, BUT BOMBING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-12 10:11:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM RU GG |
08TBILISI1385 | GEORGIA: SITREP 12: WAITING FOR A RUSSIAN PULLOUT [...] (SBU) Summary. As of mid-day August 18, there is no evidence that Russian troops have begun to withdraw from Georgia. The road from Tbilisi to Gori remains closed and travelers are subject to Russian roadblocks. Next international visitor to Tbilisi will be UK Foreign Secretary Miliband o [...] | 2008-08-18 10:21:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM RU GG |
08TBILISI1550 | GEORGIA: SITREP 28: GEORGIAN POLICEMAN KILLED AT [...] (C) Summary. A Georgian police officer was shot while manning his regular post in Karaleti, reportedly by an Ossetian irregular according to the Interior Ministry. Russian vehicles and South Ossetian militias seem to have begun withdrawing from positions inside Georgia proper on a limited ba [...] | 2008-09-10 14:57:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM RU GG |
08TBILISI1554 | GEORGIA: SITREP 29: UN ASSISTANCE CONVOY GAINS [...] (C) Summary. The UN announced that a humanitarian assistance convoy was allowed to pass the Georgian checkpoint at Karaleti September 11, delivering four tons of assistance to the Georgian village of Patara Garadjivari. Georgia's Reintegration Minister formally announced a freeze on develop [...] | 2008-09-11 14:50:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM RU GG |
08TBILISI1572 | UNGA DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GEORGIAN MFA [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche to the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on September 9, 2008. Present at the meeting were MFA Head of International Organizations Office Alexander Nalbandov and MFA Head of the Americas Division Levan Nizharadze. 2. (C) After Poloff outlined th [...] | 2008-09-13 09:59:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM RU GG |
08TBILISI1596 | GEORGIA: SITREP 32: RUSSIAN PROPAGANDA LEAFLETS [...] (C) Summary. UNOMIG observers reported a Russian propaganda campaign in Abkhazia. OSCE observers said that they have access to the Russian "buffer zone," but still have no access beyond the former administrative border into South Ossetia (with the exception of Mission Head Hakala's Septembe [...] | 2008-09-16 15:36:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM RU GG |
08TBILISI1608 | GEORGIA: GOVERNMENT CONFIDENT OF PUBLIC SUPPORT [...] (C) Introduction and Comment: Tbilisi Mayor and Saakashvili insider Gigi Ugulava told the Ambassador that polling data indicates that Saakashvili and his Government enjoy broad public support, but noted that the Government needed to use the next 12-18 months to focus on rehabilitation and reco [...] | 2008-09-19 07:03:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM RU GG |
08TBILISI1689 | RUSSIAN CHECKPOINTS STILL PRESENT, POTENTIALLY [...] (C) Summary and comment. According to the Georgian National Security Council (NSC),13 Russian checkpoints remain on undisputed Georgian territory as of September 23 -- 6 in western Georgia and 7 in the east, outside South Ossetia, along with 1 supply base in the west and 1 communications cen [...] | 2008-09-24 14:57:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR RU GG |
08TBILISI1810 | EU MONITORS ARRIVE IN GEORGIA, PREPARE TO DEPLOY [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment. At least 200 monitors will be in Georgia by September 30 and will start work October 1. The headquarters will be in Tbilisi, with satellite offices in Poti (30-40 observers),Zugdidi and Gori (70 monitors each) and a 25-member rapid-reaction force based in Tbilisi. [...] | 2008-09-29 15:03:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR RU GG |
08TBILISI1862 | GEORGIA: UPDATE ON THE CURRENT RUSSIAN DIPLOMATIC [...] (C) Although the Russian Embassy in Georgia officially closed on September 3, 2008, a fairly sizable Russian diplomatic presence remains in Tbilisi. According to press reports, only the Russian consul, two vice-consuls, and a small technical staff have remained behind. There is actually a m [...] | 2008-10-07 15:30:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL CVIS RU GG |
08TBILISI2017 | GEORGIA: RED CROSS STAFF MEMBER SHARES [...] (C) Begin Summary and Comment: A Tbilisi-based International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) staff member shared her observations about IDPs and GoG efforts to address their situation with Poloff during an October 22 meeting. ICRC is currently the only international organizations that has [...] | 2008-10-30 13:51:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM GG |
08TBILISI2203 | GEORGIA: DETAILED ACCOUNT OF SHOOTING NEAR [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment. A more comprehensive readout of the November 23 incident at the South Ossetian administrative boundary (see reftel) indicates the motorcade went right up to a combined Russian/Ossetian checkpoint on the administrative boundary of South Ossetia, and the presidents t [...] | 2008-11-25 14:45:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MOPS PL RU GG |
08TEGUCIGALPA722 | CONSUMER PROTECTION LAW REFLECTS STATIST MENTALITY [...] (SBU) Summary: A new "Consumer Protection Law" that went into effect July 7 reflects a distrust of markets and the principles underlying the World Trade Organization and CAFTA-DR. It creates a new Executive Branch "authority" that can fix prices for any "essential" goods and services if that [...] | 2008-08-04 11:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN EAGR HO |
08TELAVIV2610 | UPDATE: GOI MASTER PLANS FOR AREA C WEST BANK [...] (C/NF) Oded Hermann, MOD POL-MIL advisor to Amos Gilad, called EconCouns November 18 with an update on the 14 outstanding master plans being developed/approved for Palestinian communities in Area C. Hermann reported that draft plans had been developed for half of these communities, and are [...] | 2008-11-24 13:29:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KPAL KWBG PA IS |
08THEHAGUE109 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: EXTENSION PLANS IN [...] (C) Summary: Dutch MOD working-level officials agree enhanced task force and Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team (OMLT) training is vital for new partners contributing toward the Dutch-led ISAF extension in Uruzgan, but argue obtaining financial and political support for such training will [...] | 2008-02-04 16:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
08THEHAGUE119 | NETHERLANDS/KOSOVO: DUTCH ON INTERNATIONAL [...] (C/NF) On February 7, 2008 Charge reviewed reftel A points in a brief phone call to Dutch MFA Political Director Pieter De Gooijer. De Gooijer explained that the Dutch have not yet decided to recognize Kosovo immediately after a declaration of independence, but noted significant pressure on [...] | 2008-02-07 16:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KV NL |
08THEHAGUE249 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (SBU) Executive Council 52 (EC-52) followed the unfortunate recent pattern of deferring a large proportion of its substantive business to the next session )- not only the facility and verification documents, but also some routine reports from the Technical Secretariat (TS) and Director General [...] | 2008-03-13 14:47:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE276 | ISA: SHELL ADVISOR DESCRIBES "STALEMATE" WITH IRAN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Shell is continuing its "go slow" approach and is in a "stalemate" with Iran for commercial as well as political reasons according to a Shell official. These comments are consistent with remarks made by Shell CEO van der Veer to then Ambassador Arnall in November 2007. END SU [...] | 2008-03-20 11:47:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ETTC IR NL |
08THEHAGUE280 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (SBU) Preparations for the Second Review Conference (RevCon) continued, with much of the work behind the scenes. The UK chair of the RevCon working group is revising the draft report and proposed informal daily meetings beginning March 28 to discuss the text. The March 18 meeting of Permane [...] | 2008-03-25 15:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE425 | CWC REVIEW CONFERENCE PART II: EVENTS AND [...] (U) This cable is part of a series on the Second Chemical Weapons Convention Review Conference (RevCon) April 7-18, 2008. It follows the initial report at the end of the Conference (ref a),and the opening plenary sessions of the Conference and the general debate (ref b). Other cables will f [...] | 2008-05-19 15:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE754 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH SUPPORT AMEMDMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-12 14:42:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF AR MOPS NATO MARR PREL |
08THEHAGUE891 | CWC: DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY STALEY'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Deputy Assistant Secretary Ken Staley participated in the Executive Council (EC) of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague from October 13 - 15. In addition to the formal Council sessions, DAS Staley met with OCPW Director-General Rogelio Pfirter, [...] | 2008-10-23 11:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL PTER CWC |
08TIRANA653 | IS ALBANIA FACING A BANKING CRISIS? [...] (C) Despite slowing economic growth in the U.S. and EU, Albania continues to report a six percent GDP growth. However, one prominent Albanian banker worries that the rapidly rising number of non-performing retail loans could soon lead to bank failures and consolidations and weaken the banking [...] | 2008-08-26 15:15:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN ECON AL |
08TOKYO1678 | PM RUDD VISIT: "A NEW PROPOSAL EVERY DAY" [...] (C/NF) During their June 12 meeting, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and Prime Minister Kevin Rudd affirmed the importance of the Japan-Australia bilateral relationship and their commitment to expand bilateral security and economic cooperation, MOFA told Embassy Tokyo. PM Fukuda responded cautiou [...] | 2008-06-18 08:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KGHG AS JA |
08TOKYO1983 | DASD WILKES DELIVERS AFGHAN OPTIONS TO JAPAN [...] (C/NF) Summary: Japanese officials and politicians indicated a willingness to consider substantial new financial and personnel contributions to Afghanistan in response to an updated set of Afghan options presented on July 15-16 by DASD for Central Asia Bobby Wilkes. DASD Wilkes' Japanese inte [...] | 2008-07-17 04:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR PGOV AF JA |
08TOKYO2303 | SCENESETTER FOR SPEAKER PELOSI'S ATTENDANCE AT JAPAN'S G8 SPEAKERS' MEETING, SEPTEMBER 1-3 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-21 04:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON OREP JA |
08TOKYO467 | MLIT POLICIES UNDER FIRE [...] (C) Summary: The recent public squabble over a draft bill that would limit the size of foreign shareholding and thus prevent foreign control of Japanese airport operators seems less about limiting foreign direct investment (FDI) and more about reducing the Transportation Ministry,s (MLIT) st [...] | 2008-02-21 22:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAIR PGOV EINV PREL JA |
08TOKYO498 | PHYSICAL PROTECTION: MOFA SUPPORT FOR US/JAPAN [...] (C) Summary. MOFA official Yasuyoshi Komizo, meeting February 18 with a visiting interagency delegation, conveyed strong support for continuing U.S.-Japan cooperation on the physical protection of nuclear materials. He also noted GOJ willingness to send representatives to the U.S. to partic [...] | 2008-02-26 04:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG JA KNNP MNUC |
08TORONTO11 | ONTARIO BORDER CROSSING UPDATE - WINDSOR CITY [...] (C/NF) Summary: Ontario provincial officials have decided on the design for the Windsor access road linking the end of provincial highway 401 with the customs plaza for the new international bridge under consideration by the Detroit River International Crossing (DRIC) project. The final provi [...] | 2008-01-10 19:42:00 | Consulate Toronto | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD PBTS PREL CA |
08TRIPOLI430 | DIE HARD IN DERNA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-02 16:59:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KISL PTER PHUM LY IZ |
08TUNIS1101 | TUNISIA PROJECTS CONFIDENCE THAT IT WILL WEATHER [...] (U) In the face of worldwide economic volatility, the GOT is boasting about the Tunisian economy's resilience to the crisis. Most often cited reasons for Tunisia's buoyancy include the non-convertibility of the Dinar, lack of global integration, regulations prohibiting Tunisian banks from inv [...] | 2008-10-16 16:09:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN ETRD TS |
08TUNIS315 | WHY TUNISIA NEEDS US FMF [...] (C/NF) On March 10, al-Qaeda in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) announced it had kidnapped two Austrian tourists in Tunisia's southern desert region. While it remains unclear if the tourists were abducted on Tunisian soil, the threat of al-Qaeda to Tunisia is real and growing. It can [...] | 2008-03-28 11:48:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MASS PTER MARR PGOV PREL TS |
08TUNIS365 | REAL ESTATE IN TUNISIA: AS GOOD AS GOLD? [...] (C) As Tunis' crane-filled skyline attests, real estate development is alive and well in Tunisia. While the announcement of numerous multi-billion dollar Gulf real estate projects has been dominating the headlines, the majority of real estate development represents smaller investments by Tuni [...] | 2008-04-14 10:21:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EINV EFIN ETRD TS |
08TUNIS369 | NEW TRIAL DATES SET FOR SENIOR POLITICAL FSN [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C) A possibly politically motivated criminal case against the Embassy's senior political LES Jamil Halfaoui is set to be reviewed by the Tunisian Supreme Court on April 18. Halfaoui was sentenced in absentia to four months in [...] | 2008-04-15 17:55:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM TS |
08TUNIS394 | MINING REGION CALM BUT SURROUNDED [...] (C) Summary. Following months of protests, which erupted into violent confrontations between residents and security forces in early April, the southwestern mining town of Redeyef appeared calm during EmbOffs' April 18 visit. Residents reported that while large scale protests are unlikely to c [...] | 2008-04-22 06:39:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM ELAB PGOV KDEM TS |
08TUNIS434 | TUNISIA SHINES, SARKOZY STUMBLES DURING APRIL [...] (C) French President Nicolas Sarkozy concluded a 48-hour visit to Tunisia on April 30, which was dominated by big business deals and strong criticism from Tunisia's human rights community. The visit paved the way for Sarkozy's planned July summit to launch the Mediterranean Union and economic [...] | 2008-05-02 12:02:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO TS |
08TUNIS696 | FORMER TELECOM MINISTER TO HEAD TUNISIE TELECOM [...] (SBU) On June 24, the board of directors of majority state-owned Tunisie Telecom (TT) named former Minister of Communications Technologies Montasser Ouaili CEO. Ouaili leaves his current posting as Ambassador to Italy after only nine months. Ouaili will replace current CEO Ahmed Mahjoub, who [...] | 2008-06-26 15:24:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECPS EINT ECON TS |
08TUNIS769 | YOUTH IN TUNISIA: DREAMING ABOUT A FUTURE FAR FROM [...] (SBU) For all the advantages Tunisia seems to offer, Tunisian youth are leaving the country at a significant rate -- both legally and illegally. A recent study revealed that 41 percent of Tunisian youth hope to leave Tunisia. They leave in search of more money, better jobs, excitement, and o [...] | 2008-07-11 15:47:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SOCI ELAB ECON PGOV SMIG TS |
08TUNIS827 | STEADY STREAM OF CASES UNDER 2003 ANTI-TERROR [...] (C) Five Tunisians were convicted on July 12 of various terrorism-related charges, with sentences ranging from four to nine years in prison. This case represents the latest in a series of terrorism cases, of which there have been approximately 1,000 since Tunisia adopted comprehensive anti-te [...] | 2008-07-23 09:25:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PGOV PHUM TS |
08UNVIEVIENNA427 | WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT: EXPERTS GROUP JUNE 23 - [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Delegation to the Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) Experts Group (EG) intersessional meetings had a successful round of negotiations from June 23 ) July 4, 2008. The two topics that consumed the most time were the Technical Working Groups (TWGs) on low-light level (LLL) sen [...] | 2008-07-29 08:13:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC KSTC PARM |
08UNVIEVIENNA488 | IAEA/DG: ELBARADEI (FOR NOW) WILL NOT SEEK A NEW [...] (U) According to an official memorandum circulated by the Chairman of the Board of Governors on the Appointment of the Director General (GOV/2008/44) and posted on September 5, IAEA Director General ElBaradei will not/not seek a further term of office upon the expiration of his current term on [...] | 2008-09-05 12:12:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AORC IAEA KNNP ENRG TRGY |
08USEUBRUSSELS1716 | EU INFORMAL DEFMIN MEETING, DEAUVILLE, AND EU [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Finnish Defense Counselor (protect) discussed with USEU Defense Advisor the October 1 EU's Informal Defense Ministers' Meeting at Deauville, and a UK-France-Germany proposal for an EU crisis management and planning capability. On capabilities, the French presidency views its [...] | 2008-11-10 06:15:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS MCAP EUN FI |
08USEUBRUSSELS748 | U.S.-EU CONSULTATIONS ON WESTERN BALKANS ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: EUR/SCE Director Chris Hoh discussed Kosovo, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, and the EU's enlargement process with EU and member state officials during the May 7 U.S.-EU troika consultations on Western Balkans (COWEB) and during separate meetings on the margins. On Kosov [...] | 2008-05-19 07:30:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EAID EUN ZL |
08USEUBRUSSELS872 | CSTC-A COMMANDER DISCUSSIONS WITH EU PERMREPS: [...] (C) Summary: In a presentation to EU permrep officials in Brussels on May 23, MG Robert W. Cone, Commander of Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A),provided a wide-ranging briefing on the challenges confronting the international effort to create a modern Afghan police fo [...] | 2008-06-10 06:28:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM PGOV NATO BO EUN GG IR MARR MOPS |
08USEUBRUSSELS882 | CSTC-A COMMANDER DISCUSSIONS WITH EU PERMREPS: [...] (C) Summary: In a presentation to EU permrep officials in Brussels on May 23, MG Robert W. Cone, Commander of Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A),provided a wide-ranging briefing on the challenges confronting the international effort to create a modern Afghan police fo [...] | 2008-06-11 13:15:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM PGOV NATO BO EUN GG IR MARR MOPS |
08USEUBRUSSELS959 | EU COUNCIL MEETING WRAP UP [...] (C) SUMMARY. The June 19-20 European Union Council Meeting of Member State Foreign Ministers in Brussels deliberated at length on next steps regarding the Lisbon Treaty following the Irish "no" vote, agreeing that more time was needed to analyze the situation. The Council also discussed the W [...] | 2008-06-24 16:47:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EU |
08USEUBRUSSELS980 | USG NON-PAPER ON NASA-CNSA CIVIL SPACE COOPERATION [...] (C//NF) USEU EconOff on June 27 delivered USG non-paper to Paul Weissenberg, Director of the Aerospace, GMES, Security, and Defense Directorate in the European Commission,s Directorate General for Enterprise. Weissenberg was very appreciative of the notification, explaining that it is good to [...] | 2008-06-27 10:31:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | CH KSCA PARM PREL TPHY TSPA TSPL |
08USNATO102 | NATO/VCC: MARCH 7 VCC MEETING [...] (C) Summary. In addition to the usual exchange of information on VDOC and CFE activities conducted and planned, the VCC meeting was generally successful. No Ally volunteered to notify a CFE inspection in Russia in March, so the U.S. did so. However, the IS Chair urged Allies to reconsider a [...] | 2008-03-20 17:40:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KCFE PARM PREL NATO |
08USNATO103 | NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MARCH 19, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee Henault briefed the military chain of command's poppy assessment. In the operations update, IMS Assistant Director for Operations MG Li Gobbi briefed on the increased ability of Opposing Militant Forces [...] | 2008-03-20 18:11:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL AF |
08USNATO119 | NATO: MARCH 27 HLTF AGREES ON NAC STATEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the March 27 HLTF meeting Allies reached agreement on the U.S.-German-sponsored draft NAC Statement on CFE (ref b). While all Allies were fully supportive of the concept and much of the content of the draft statement, a few (e.g. Turkey, the Baltics, Romania, and Bulgaria) re [...] | 2008-04-08 11:20:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE |
08USNATO138 | NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - APRIL 16, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General Kai Eide briefed the NAC in ISAF format (to SIPDIS be reported septel). A/SYG Howard laid out initial thoughts on implementing the Bucharest "Comprehensive Strategic Politi [...] | 2008-04-16 14:58:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL AF |
08USNATO141 | APRIL 15 VCC AND VCC EXPERTS, MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary. At the Experts, Meeting, 17 topics for discussion and exchange of views for implementation issues in VD99 were identified and discussion papers will be prepared for future meetings. The VCC itself was mostly routine, although a conflict between the U.S. intent to conduct a VD99 [...] | 2008-04-18 12:55:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KCFE PARM PREL NATO |
08USNATO143 | ALLIES SUPPORT U.S. REQUEST FOR NATO MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: At an April 22, NATO Permanent Representatives coffee, Ambassador Nuland raised the issue of the Oslo process aiming to ban cluster munitions (CMs) and its potential for criminalizing military interoperability among NATO Allies. She stressed that the U.S. shares the humanitaria [...] | 2008-04-23 07:06:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS NATO PARM PREL |
08USNATO144 | PM MALIKI ADDRESSES THE NAC AND CALLS FOR EXPANDED [...] (C) SUMMARY. On Thursday, April 17, Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki urged the North Atlantic Council to extend and expand the mission of the NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I). Maliki stressed that Iraq needs to develop the security structures required to recruit, train, and maintain the Iraq Sec [...] | 2008-04-23 10:26:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL MARR IZ |
08USNATO15 | NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JANUARY 9, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The SYG reported that President Musharraf may come to NATO on his upcoming visit to Brussels, and the NAC will visit Afghanistan February 19-21. He urged Allies to nominate candidates for the unfilled NATO Senior Civilian Representative s [...] | 2008-01-10 17:18:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL AF |
08USNATO151 | NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - APRIL 30, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said that Karzai urged caution in judging the Kabul security situation following the April 27 assassination attempt. IMS Assistant Director for Operations Li Gobbi stated that Pakistani "peace deal [...] | 2008-04-30 18:14:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL AF |
08USNATO155 | NATO-UKRAINE AMBASSADORIAL APRIL 30: LAUNCHING [...] (C) Allied Ambassadors discussed NATO's invitation to "Intensive Engagement" with Ukrainian Ambassador Sagach in the NATO-Ukraine Commission on April 30. NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer invited Allies to propose issues for consultation in the run-up to the December 2008 NATO Fore [...] | 2008-05-06 16:33:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO MARR UP |
08USNATO156 | NATO-GEORGIA NAC APRIL 28: INTENSIFIED ENGAGEMENT [...] (C/NF) In the spirit of NATO,s new "Intensive Engagement" with Tbilisi, Georgian Special Envoy David Bakradze discussed Russian provocations over the breakaway provinces of Abkhazia and South Ossetia with NATO Permanent Representatives. Reiterating Georgia,s commitment to democratic reforms, B [...] | 2008-05-06 16:37:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL NATO GG |
08USNATO159 | AMBASSADOR NULAND BRIEFS NAC ON FOREIGN FIGHTERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a brief to the North Atlantic Council (NAC) on Wednesday, May 7, Ambassador Nuland presented the NAC a Washington produced PowerPoint presentation entitled:"Stemming the Flow of Foreign Terrorists into Iraq." Highlighting the fact that foreign fighters account for 90 percent of [...] | 2008-05-08 13:32:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PBTS PREL PTER IZ SY |
08USNATO160 | NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MAY 7, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Secretary General announced his choice of an Italian as the new NATO Senior Civilian Representative. The IMS reported it hopes to have consolidated Bucharest force generation review from SHAPE by May 13. The ANSF are leading approxima [...] | 2008-05-08 14:30:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL AF |
08USNATO167 | NATO: ALLIES RESOLVED TO ADDRESS INTEROPERABILITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: At their May 13 coffee, NATO Permanent Representatives discussed the Oslo process to ban cluster munitions. The Chairman of NATO's Military Committee reported that preliminary military advice raised serious concerns about the impact such a ban could have on NATO operations, cap [...] | 2008-05-14 15:40:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS NATO PARM PREL |
08USNATO168 | RFI: STATUS OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION TO KSF TRAINING [...] (C) Request for Information: USNATO requests updated information on U.S. contributions to the training of the Kosovo Security Force. We urgently need to know whether the United States has/will respond positively to NATO's request for U.S. Voluntary National Contributions (VNCs) to be sent to [...] | 2008-05-14 16:10:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PGOV PREL KV MOPS |
08USNATO170 | CORRECTED COPY - NATO MILITARY ADVICE ON OSLO [...] (U) Corrected copy sent to clarify the subject line and update approver information. 2. (C) SUMMARY: At their May 13 coffee, NATO Permanent Representatives discussed the Oslo process to ban cluster munitions. The Chairman of NATO's Military Committee reported that preliminary military ad [...] | 2008-05-15 10:47:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS NATO PARM PREL |
08USNATO171 | NATO: MAY 6, 2008 HLTF MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the May 6 HLTF, Allies agreed that for now the optimum course for addressing CFE issues with Russia is to adhere to the positions set out in the March 28 NAC statement and the Bucharest Summit Declaration. Allies should remain patient, demonstrating unity and resolve, while w [...] | 2008-05-15 11:15:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE |
08USNATO174 | NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MAY 14, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Independent Directorate for Local Governance Head Jelani Popal briefed the NAC in ISAF format on his goals and challenges, and took questions on the Paris Conference, the delivery of assistance by PRTs, reconciliation, and Musa Qala. He c [...] | 2008-05-16 15:28:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL AF |
08USNATO196 | NATO: MAY 29 MEETING OF VCC EXPERTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Experts made initial discussions of six of the seven agenda topics (Ref A) as well as the eighth agenda topic on preparation of remaining issues. Virtually no decisions were reached and all of the topics discussed at the meeting will be further addressed at the Experts, Meeti [...] | 2008-06-03 12:38:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KCFE PARM PREL NATO |
08USNATO2 | PUBLIC DIPLOMACY TOUR OF AFGHAN REGIONAL LEADERS [...] (U) SUMMARY: For the first time, USNATO sponsored a NATO tour for Afghan provincial officials to Brussels and Berlin December 11-14. This joint effort with Embassy Kabul brought influential decision makers and leaders of society from vital Afghan provinces to the centers of decision making an [...] | 2008-01-03 15:31:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS NATO PREL |
08USNATO205 | NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JUNE 11, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) again urged more action on providing embedded trainers (OMLTs). SHAPE reported a 45 percent increase in theater-wide activity levels in May 2008, with the vast majority occurring in the south a [...] | 2008-06-11 17:16:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL AF |
08USNATO206 | CORRECTED COPY: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - [...] (U) This corrected copy is being circulated to include information on the Medium-Term Resource Plan. 2. (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) again urged more action on providing embedded trainers (OMLTs). SHAPE reported a 45 pe [...] | 2008-06-11 17:51:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL AF |
08USNATO210 | NATO: JUNE 9 MEETING OF VCC EXPERTS [...] (C) Summary: At the Experts, Meeting, the U.S. obtained all of the goals specified in Reference A. These discussions will continue on July 8 with new versions of the discussion papers transformed into shorter proposed NATO agreed papers to be distributed by the International Staff. At the [...] | 2008-06-18 13:27:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KCFE PARM PREL NATO |
08USNATO213 | NATO-GEORGIA NAC JUNE 18: FM TKESHELASHVILI [...] (C) Georgian FM Tkeshelashvili exchanged views with NATO PermReps June 18 on Georgia's democratic transition and its tensions with Russia. She acknowledged that the May 21 Parliamentary elections had not been perfect, but said they had avoided the worst shortcomings that observers had identif [...] | 2008-06-19 11:28:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL NATO GG |
08USNATO217 | APRIL 16-17 NAC VISIT TO UKRAINE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During its June 16-17 visit to Ukraine, the North Atlantic Council found a Ukrainian leadership team--President, Prime Minister, and Speaker of the Rada, as well as the Foreign and Defense Ministers--united on achieving a positive decision on Kyiv's application to join NATO's Memb [...] | 2008-06-24 14:26:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL PGOV UP |
08USNATO22 | PM SANADER DISCUSSES CROATIA'S NATO ACCESSION [...] (C) Prime Minister Sanader discussed with NATO PermReps on January 16 Croatia's progress in meeting NATO,s performance-based standards. He stressed that all parties in the governing coalition supported joining the Alliance, and that the new government would expand its contribution to ISAF, wo [...] | 2008-01-18 06:04:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR NATO PREF PINR HR |
08USNATO228 | USNATO RESPONSE TO SURVEYING IRAQ COALITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: We expect NATO would need approximately six months after the signing of a U.S.-Iraq SOFA to finalize its own legal arrangements that would allow the continuation of the NATO Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I). Because several NATO Allies will oppose the Alliance joining the US-Iraq [...] | 2008-07-01 15:48:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR PREL IZ |
08USNATO229 | NATO: FRIENDS OF KOSOVO PROPOSAL UNVEILED [...] (C) The Belgian Permanent Representative to NATO at a July 1 lunch meeting of NATO Permanent Representatives formally introduced the "Friends of Kosovo" concept of bringing together representatives of nations and international organizations involved in Kosovo in an informal setting in order t [...] | 2008-07-01 15:50:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PGOV PREL KV MOPS |
08USNATO233 | NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JULY 2, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The SYG welcomed the new Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) Admiral Giampaolo De Paola (Italy),and stated that the NAC would benefit from military advice from SHAPE on military preparations for the upcoming Afghanistan voter registr [...] | 2008-07-03 16:53:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL AF |
08USNATO236 | JUNE 24, 2008 HLTF: ALLIES UNANIMOUS ON CONTINUING [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the June 24 HLTF meeting and meetings on the margins, Allies agreed to continue NATO,s current approach to dealing with the impasse brought on by the Russian Federation,s suspension of implementation of (i.e. compliance with) the CFE Treaty by: -- continuing Allies, unaltere [...] | 2008-07-07 07:26:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KCFE NATO PARM PREL OSCE RS |
08USNATO239 | RUSSIA OFFERS PESSIMISTIC VIEWS OF AFGHANISTAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov informed the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) during its June 25 meeting that although Afghanistan is a more civil place than in 2001, the mission in Afghanistan was failing and that much more needed to be done in the areas of counter-narco [...] | 2008-07-10 07:37:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL PGOV MOPS AADP RS AF KV UP |
08USNATO241 | NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JULY 9, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) provided an update of the EUPOL mission which currently has 166 personnel deployed to Afghanistan to assist the Afghan National Police. The SYG stated that there had been a number of additional [...] | 2008-07-10 16:02:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL AF |
08USNATO246 | RFG: FRIENDS OF KOSOVO MEETING [...] (U) This is a request for guidance by COB Thursday, July 17. 2. (C) On Friday, July 18 Belgium will host the first meeting of the Friends of Kosovo (see Ref A),a gathering of NATO Permanent Representatives, PSC Ambassadors, and representatives from the United Nations, OSCE, Non-NATO tr [...] | 2008-07-11 14:44:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PGOV PREL KV MOPS |
08USNATO248 | NATO: JULY 8 MEETING OF VCC EXPERTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the July 8 Experts, Meeting each of the papers on the agenda was basically approved with a few tweaks, and in accord with U.S. guidance. The IS Staff will prepare revisions for all of these papers and circulate them for further discussion as needed at the next meeting on Se [...] | 2008-07-15 11:35:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KCFE PARM PREL NATO |
08USNATO252 | NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JULY 16, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Much of the Council's discussion focused on the situation in Afghanistan in relation to its neighbors. D/CMC Eikenberry stated that the Indian Embassy bombing will not affect the transfer of security responsibility for Kabul city to the AN [...] | 2008-07-17 14:39:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL AF |
08USNATO258 | NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JULY 22, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Farewell to the Permanent Representative from France: In his farewell address to the NAC, departing French PermRep Richard Duque said the greatest threat facing the Alliance was the danger of being pulled into disunity, particularly on the issue of Russia whe [...] | 2008-07-23 17:08:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL AF |
08USNATO268 | NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JULY 30, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Briefing on his recent visit to Afghanistan, NATO Secretary General de Hoop Scheffer expressed concerns with suggestions by Afghan President Karzai that upcoming elections may not be held due to security concerns in the south and east of t [...] | 2008-08-01 08:43:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL AF |
08USNATO272 | USNATO DELIVERS READOUT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (C) USNATO delivered an oral readout (reftel) of the July 29 meeting between Assistant Secretary Fried and Russian MFA Arms Control Director Antonov to the NATO International Staff on August 7. The NATO POC thanked the U.S. rep for the readout and did not have any follow-up questions other tha [...] | 2008-08-07 14:12:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KCFE NATO PARM PREL |
08USNATO283 | NATO: ALLIES REAFFIRM GEORGIAN SOVEREIGNTY; OFFER [...] (C) SUMMERY: At an August 12 North Atlantic Council meeting with Georgia, Georgian Permanent Representative to NATO Beshidze (substituting for the Georgian FM who at the last minute could not attend) characterized the Russian action as open aggression and occupation of a sovereign, democratic [...] | 2008-08-12 19:04:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL |
08USNATO284 | TFGG01: NATO ALLIES STILL DIVIDED ON GEORGIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The North Atlantic Council (NAC) met August 12 in emergency session to discuss a NAC statement on the Georgia crisis and to discuss whether to agree to Russias request for a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC). Although Allies agreed in principle to begin drafting a formal stateme [...] | 2008-08-12 19:26:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREF PREL |
08USNATO289 | NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT: AUGUST 13, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary: NATO Foreign Ministerial: Perm Reps welcomed the U.S. proposal to hold a NATO Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels August 19 to discuss the implications of events in Georgia for NATO and the NATO-Russia relationship. Other topics were: --Afghanistan: SHAPE reported the IED [...] | 2008-08-14 17:43:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL AF |
08USNATO294 | TFGG01: TEXT OF THE INITIAL NATO SUPPORT PACKAGE [...] (SBU) The North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting at ministerial level on August 19 approved the following package of measures in response to the ongoing crisis in Georgia. This constitutes an initial reply to Georgia's August 12 formal request for assistance in eight specific areas (reftel). Th [...] | 2008-08-19 16:51:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR NATO MOPS PREF GG RU |
08USNATO299 | READOUT: AUGUST 20 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING [...] (C/NF) Summary: At the North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting on Wednesday, August 20, Allies extensively discussed the new NATO-Georgia Commission (NGC) and the appropriate course to take regarding relations with Russia. Deputy Secretary General (DSYG) Bisogniero observed that the NATO minist [...] | 2008-08-22 17:46:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL AF |
08USNATO30 | NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JANUARY 23, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) Henault stated that 70 percent of ISAF significant events in 2007 occurred in 40 districts, largely in RC-South and RC-East, and urged nations to provide forces to deal with this reality. SHAPE bri [...] | 2008-01-24 17:22:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL AF |
08USNATO307 | UKRAINE TO NATO - RUSSIA THREATENS THE REGION [...] (C) Summary: At Kyiv's request the NATO-Ukraine Commission met August 27 to discuss Russia's intervention in Georgia and its implications for regional security. Deputy FM Konstyantyn Yeliseyev delivered a stark analysis of Ukraine's own relationship with Russia, and related Moscow's threats to [...] | 2008-08-28 18:01:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR NATO MOPS PREF GG RU |
08USNATO31 | CORRECTED COPY: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - [...] (C/NF) The purpose of this corrected copy is to add additional addressees. The substance of the cable remains the same. 2. (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) Henault stated that 70 percent of ISAF significant events in 2007 occu [...] | 2008-01-25 08:50:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL AF |
08USNATO310 | UKRAINE TO NATO - RUSSIA THREATENS THE REGION [...] (C) Summary: At Kyiv's request the NATO-Ukraine Commission met August 27 to discuss Russia's intervention in Georgia and its implications for regional security. Deputy FM Konstyantyn Yeliseyev delivered a stark analysis of Ukraine's own relationship with Russia, and related Moscow's threats to [...] | 2008-08-29 08:21:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR NATO MOPS PREF GG RU UP |
08USNATO314 | RUSSIA THROWS ITS WEIGHT AROUND IN THE EAPC [...] (C) Summary: The EAPCs first meeting after the summer break featured Georgian protests about Russian action and a Russian response made memorable by a claim that, if the Russian response had been proportionate, "Tbilisi would now lie in ruins." Russia announced it has withdrawn from the PfP SOFA. T [...] | 2008-09-02 17:12:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR NATO MOPS PREF GG RU UP SP BO SR |
08USNATO317 | READOUT: SEPTEMBER 3 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY FROM THE NAC: -- AFGHANISTAN: The SYG reviewed his September 1 phone conversation with President Karzai, who said civilian casualties were now "beyond the tolerance and comprehension of the Afghan people." The SYG said he underscored that NATO is making every effort to avo [...] | 2008-09-04 16:42:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL AF |
08USNATO320 | AFGHAN MOD WARDAK PUSHES ANA EXPANSION AT NAC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Afghan Defense Minister Wardak briefed the NAC with ISAF contributors on September 4 on the current security situation in Afghanistan, the rationale for expanding the Afghan National Army (ANA) and methods to reduce civilian casualties. He portrayed the security situation as [...] | 2008-09-05 16:49:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR NATO PGOV PREL SNAR AF UN |
08USNATO321 | UNODC CHIEF COSTA BRIEFS THE NAC ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: UN Under-Secretary-General Antonio Costa, Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC),briefed NATO Allies, partners, EU representatives and the World Bank on September 3 on UNODC's 2008 Afghanistan Opium Survey report. Costa reported that poppy cultivation d [...] | 2008-09-05 17:22:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON MARR NATO PGOV PREL SNAR UN AF |
08USNATO347 | READOUT: SEPTEMBER 24 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Chief of the Military Committee (CMC) updated the Council with details on the Autumn ISAF Periodic Mission Review including a &mixed evaluation8 on progress in Afghanistan and proposed recommendations. The SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staf [...] | 2008-09-25 13:01:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL AF |
08USNATO35 | NATO/VCC: JANUARY 22 VCC AND VCC EXPERTS, MEETINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Experts agreed and the VCC approved the text for the common understanding of Annex A, Section V, Paragraph 5 of the Final Document of the First CFE Review Conference as suggested by the U.S. in Ref A. The understanding will be forwarded to the JCG-T in Vienna. END SUMMARY [...] | 2008-01-28 16:50:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE |
08USNATO354 | A/S BOUCHER NATO VISIT, 17 SEP 08 [...] (U) SUMMARY: During September 14 meetings at NATO, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher told NATO Perm Reps that NATO and the Afghans need to be more effective in holding territory, particularly with strengthened Afghan police, provincial and local governme [...] | 2008-10-01 12:58:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR NATO PGOV PREL SNAR UN AF |
08USNATO358 | READOUT: OCTOBER 1 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- EXCHANGE OF VIEWS WITH SERBIAN MINISTER OF DEFENSE SUTANOVAC: Reported septel. -- AFGHANISTAN: The Operations brief noted insurgent activities were high despite the Ramadan holidays. MG Li Gobbi, Assistant Director of the Ops Division, briefed on [...] | 2008-10-03 11:39:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL AF |
08USNATO36 | ALLIES HEAR U.S. CONCERNS ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS BAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: State Department and OSD representatives briefed NATO Deputy Permanent Representatives January 24 on U.S. concerns over the proposed international ban on cluster munitions and the effect it could have on NATO interoperability. Richard Kidd of the Political-Military Affairs Bure [...] | 2008-01-29 10:30:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS NATO PARM PREL |
08USNATO367 | READOUT: OCTOBER 8 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-10 12:28:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL AF |
08USNATO372 | MACEDONIAN PM: CURRENT NIMETZ PROPOSAL WILL NOT [...] (C/NF) Summary: Macedonian Prime Minister Gruevski told Ambassador Volker on October 15 that he has problems accepting the current Nimetz ideas for solving the name issue as a basis for negotiation. He said the Nimetz proposal would only improve marginally during a negotiation process, and n [...] | 2008-10-15 18:07:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR NATO MK |
08USNATO373 | MACEDONIA PRESENTS ITS ANNUAL NATIONAL PLAN AT NATO [...] (C/NF) Summary: Macedonia presented its Annual National Program for 2008-2009 to NATO Allies for comment on October 6. Greece was less critical than it could have been, but several Allies admonished Macedonia for portraying Greece, in its ANP summary (signed by PM Gruevski),as the lone hold [...] | 2008-10-15 18:08:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR NATO MK |
08USNATO394 | READOUT: 22 OCTOBER NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The SYG announced he would soon provide a new strategic communications plan for Afghanistan since there were too many NATO persons doing interviews, and doing them badly, over the last few weeks. The SYG also said he would convene a smal [...] | 2008-10-23 16:38:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL AF |
08USNATO40 | NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JANUARY 30, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Secretary General (SYG) de Hoop Scheffer said he will write to non-NATO ISAF contributors prior to Vilnius Ministerial to update them on progress in drafting ISAF's Comprehensive Strategic Political Military Guidance. Chairman of the Milit [...] | 2008-01-31 16:06:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL AF |
08USNATO404 | USNATO TODAY: READOUT FROM 29 OCTOBER NORTH [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-31 12:31:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO AF |
08USNATO416 | READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 5, [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Secretary General (SYG) continued last week,s message of guarded optimism about the voter registration process and recent improvement in the Pakistan-Afghanistan political dialogue. He supports an &instructed8 NAC Away Day focused on [...] | 2008-11-07 13:31:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF NATO PREL |
08USNATO429 | READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations Major General Wright reported an increase in security events, continued ISAF operations to support voter registration, and noted indications opposing militant forces (OMF) intend to continue a hi [...] | 2008-11-13 16:07:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF NATO PREL |
08USNATO436 | READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: Deputy Secretary General (D/SYG) Claudio Bisogniero chaired the NAC and announced that the Secretary General will soon issue a &roadmap8 to the April 2009 Summit for Afghanistan, outlining ways for the Council to have strategic discussions [...] | 2008-11-21 13:53:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF NATO PREL |
08USNATO44 | USNATO RESPONSE TO SECOND SURVEY OF IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: We assess that almost all NATO Allies will insist on the cover of a relevant UNSCR mandate to continue the NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I) into 2009. With effort, we could likely sell something less than Chapter VII, given that NATO's mission is training not combat. We could [...] | 2008-02-06 13:25:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL |
08USNATO456 | NATO POST-MINISTERIAL COMMUNIQUE READOUT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-08 10:04:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO MARR ECON PGOV UN XG XA AF GG UP |
08USNATO460 | READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Secretary General (SYG) said election support was a time critical issue with Afghan elections taking place as early as May 2009. He received NAC approval to task the Military Committee to provide advice on a NATO Election Support Forc [...] | 2008-12-11 16:03:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF NATO PREL |
08USNATO469 | THE DECEMBER 3, 2008 MEETING OF THE NATO-UKRAINE [...] (U) Participants: U.S. Ambassador Volker Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried NSC Senior Director Damon Wilson NATO Secretary General Jaap De Hoop Scheffer NATO COUNTRIES Albania: FM Lulzim Basha Belgium: FM Karel De Gucht Bulgaria: AMB Lubomir Ivanov Canada: AMB Robert McRae Croatia: [...] | 2008-12-17 18:41:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO PARM KCFE MARR GG UP RS |
08USNATO470 | THE DECEMBER 3, 2008 MEETING OF THE NATO-GEORGIA [...] (U) Participants: U.S. Ambassador Volker Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried EUR PDAS Ries NSC Senior Director Damon Wilson NATO Secretary General Jaap De Hoop Scheffer NATO COUNTRIES Albania: FM Lulzim Basha Belgium: FM Karel De Gucht Bulgaria: AMB Lubomir Ivanov Canada: AMB Rober [...] | 2008-12-17 19:00:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS NATO PARM PINR PREL GG RS |
08USNATO471 | THE DECEMBER 3, 2008 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL [...] (U) Participants: U.S. Ambassador Kurt Volker EUR A/S Dan Fried EUR PDAS Ries Damon Wilson, NSC NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer NATO COUNTRIES Albania: FM Lulzim Basha Belgium: FM Karel De Gucht Bulgaria: FM Ivailo Kalfin Canada: AMB Robert McRae Croatia: FM Gordan [...] | 2008-12-17 19:46:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO PGOV MOPS KV AF |
08USNATO48 | NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - FEBRUARY 6, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) is meeting this week in Japan at the Political Director level. Chairman of the NATO Military Committee (CMC) General Henault reported on additional Afghan National Police in Musa Qala, in [...] | 2008-02-07 18:10:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL AF |
08USNATO50 | SINGAPORE,S EVOLVING COOPERATION WITH NATO, THEIR [...] (C/NF) Summary: Singapore,s DCM in Brussels confirmed Singapore is considering an increased yet modest contribution to ISAF in the summer months of 2008. He has also been asking cautious questions about what opportunities could derive from deeper Singapore-NATO cooperation. He implied inform [...] | 2008-02-08 15:30:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PGOV MARR PREL SN AF |
08USNATO55 | NATO: JANUARY 31TH HLTF MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. NATO Allies used the January 31 HLTF to reaffirm and refine their strategy for a unified NATO response to Russia,s decision to suspend implementation of CFE. Allies see themselves united behind a substantive approach (the parallel actions plan) and accompanying diplomatic game [...] | 2008-02-12 16:20:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE |
08USNATO60 | NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - FEBRUARY 13, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee General Ray Henault briefed that ISAF is seeking to diversify its fuel supply away from reliance on Pakistani transit. SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations MG Rudy Wright described a dramatic drop [...] | 2008-02-14 19:43:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL AF |
08USNATO78 | DAS KRAMER GIVES NATO ALLIES READOUT ON US-RUSSIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 22, Deputy Assistant Secretary David Kramer briefed NATO Allies in Brussels on Assistant Secretary Fried's February 19 meeting with Russian Deputy SIPDIS Foreign Minister and Disarmament Director Antonov regarding the CFE Parallel Actions Package. Kramer reported th [...] | 2008-02-27 12:02:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE |
08USNATO88 | NATO: FEBRUARY 28TH HLTF AND NRC (ACE) MEETINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the February 28 HLTF, Allies agreed on key themes for the NATO-Russia Council Arms Control Experts (NRC (ACE)) meeting that followed the HLTF, and more generally for engaging Russia in the run-up to Bucharest. All who spoke stressed the need for a continued unified message; re [...] | 2008-03-07 15:04:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE |
08USNATO93 | NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MARCH 5, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Secretary General (SYG) de Hoop Scheffer thanked the NAC for strengthening the Senior Civilian Representative's office and, in later discussion, reiterated his disagreement with a U.S. intelligence report that concluded the Afghan governme [...] | 2008-03-11 13:20:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL AF |
08USNATO96 | NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MARCH 12, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Secretary General De Hoop Scheffer welcomed the appointment of Kai Eide as Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Afghanistan, and urged Allies to support him fully. Deputy Chairman of the Military Committee (D/CMC) LTG Eik [...] | 2008-03-13 12:42:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL AF |
08USOSCE102 | OPEN SKIES TREATY: UK TO CEASE ACTIVE FLIGHTS DUE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-18 06:19:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL OSCE |
08USOSCE103 | OPEN SKIES TREATY: UK TO CEASE ACTIVE FLIGHTS DUE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-18 06:20:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL OSCE |
08USOSCE132 | GEORGIA/OSCE/RUSSIA: COMPREHENSIVE OSCE TOOLBOX TO [...] (C) Summary: With the increase in tensions between Georgia and Russia over Abkhazia, we understand that Washington is developing new proposals aimed at stabilizing the situation and eventually resolve the conflict (See Ref A). In this context, we believe that the OSCE has a number of tools w [...] | 2008-05-16 15:22:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL OSCE GG RU |
08USOSCE180 | HATE CRIME MEETING HIGHLIGHTS REMAINING CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The June 16-17 Meeting of the National Points of Contact on Hate Crime organized by the OSCE Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Helsinki highlighted the significant challenges that remain in the effort to combat hate crimes. Participation i [...] | 2008-07-16 13:27:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM KDEM OCSE |
08USUNNEWYORK1146 | SOMALIA: PKO POSSIBLE; MORE WORK NEEDED [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (C/NF) Summary: In response to reftel A instructions, USUN consulted with the UK and other interested delegations on December 4 and 5 on the possibility of quickly rehatting the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) as a UN pea [...] | 2008-12-06 00:20:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM KPKO UNSC SO |
08USUNNEWYORK139 | U.S. AND JAPAN DISCUSS IRAN, EAST TIMOR, BURMA, [...] (C) Summary. During a regular U.S.-Japan bilateral meeting on February 8, Amb Khalilzad and Japanese PermRep Takasu discussed Iran, Burma, Afghanistan, DPRK, and a range of other issues (UN Reform discussion covered septel). On Iran, Takasu reiterated Japanese support for the draft UNSCR, bu [...] | 2008-02-14 13:44:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM KUNR IR BM AF KS SU |
08USUNNEWYORK167 | ERITREAN PERMREP: WHAT FUEL PROBLEM? [...] (C) SUMMARY: USUN D/POL Counselor met with Eritrean PermRep Desta February 21 in advance of Security Council session consultations on UNMEE to discuss Eritrea's rationale for blocking UNMEE's access to fuel (UNSC session reported septel). Desta described the fuel crisis as a technical issue a [...] | 2008-02-22 13:29:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC KPAL ET ER MOPS |
08USUNNEWYORK258 | UNSC REFORM: GERMAN-LED GROUP TABLES PROPOSAL IN [...] (SBU) Summary. During a March 18 meeting of the German-led Over-Arching Process on UNSC reform, Cyprus presented a proposal on behalf of a small drafting group that it hoped could serve as a basis for the inter-governmental negotiations on Council expansion set to take place in 2008. The prop [...] | 2008-03-20 23:54:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KUNR UNSC GM JA IT BR IN PK |
08USUNNEWYORK265 | LEBANON TRIBUNAL: SYG BAN PREVIEWS REQUEST FOR [...] (C) During a luncheon between P-5 PermReps and SYG Ban on March 19, Council President Russian PermRep Churkin raised the issue of the transition between the UN International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC) and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL). Noting that the setup of the S [...] | 2008-03-24 20:36:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER UNSC SY LE |
08USUNNEWYORK545 | UNSC REFORM: MEMBER STATES SPLIT ON BEGINNING [...] (SBU) Summary. President of the UN General Assembly (PGA) Srgjan Kerim convened the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on June 17 to discuss the report prepared by his four-person Task Force with suggestions on moving forward towards inter-governmental negotiations (IGN) on UNSC reform. Major p [...] | 2008-06-20 20:30:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KUNR UNSC IN BR PK IT JA GM AR SP KS |
08USUNNEWYORK595 | SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: ARABS PUT TEXT IN BLUE FOR VOTE [...] (SBU) Following the July 2 UNSC experts meeting on the Arab draft resolution condemning Israeli settlements (reftel),the Arab Group decided on July 3 to put their draft text in blue on July 7 and call for a vote latest on July 11. The Arabs also decided to keep the focus of the resolution on [...] | 2008-07-03 23:24:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER KWBG KPAL UNSC PA IS |
08USUNNEWYORK598 | SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: USUN PLANS TO INTRODUCE [...] (C) Amb Khalilzad met with the Arab Group on July 7 about the draft resolution on Israeli settlements. He urged the group to delay putting the text in blue for 48 hours so that the Arabs could consider U.S. elements for a comprehensive resolution on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and UNSC e [...] | 2008-07-08 15:30:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS PA |
08USUNNEWYORK631 | SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: FRANCE AND UK TO PROPOSE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (C) P-3 Ambassadors met in the evening of July 15 to discuss a response to the Arab draft resolution condemning Israeli settlements. French Amb Ripert reported that earlier in the day Qatari Amb Nasser had agreed, on behalf of the Arab [...] | 2008-07-16 01:36:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER PGOV KPAL KWBG IS PA |
08USUNNEWYORK646 | SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: ARABS LIKELY TO CONCEDE DEFEAT [...] (C) Arab Group Ambassadors met on July 18 to discuss the revised comprehensive resolution on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that USUN shared with them on July 16 (ref B). (Note: This revised draft contained more language on settlements than USUN's original elements but retained strong langua [...] | 2008-07-19 00:59:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS PA |
08USUNNEWYORK662 | FRIENDS GROUP EXPRESSES BROAD SUPPORT FOR UN'S [...] (C) Summary: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hosted a meeting of the Friends of Burma on July 23, in advance of a July 24 briefing on Burma in the Security Council, and in advance of Special Envoy Gambari's planned mid-August visit to Burma. The SYG urged broad support for Gambari's mission as [...] | 2008-07-24 18:45:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL UNSC BM |
08USUNNEWYORK693 | SUDAN "VERY HAPPY" WITH UNAMID EXTENSION; U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 31, the Security Council renewed the mandate for the UN/AU peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) for an additional 12 months by a vote of 14-0 with the U.S. abstaining. Intense consultations preceded the 9:45 PM vote, ending when the UK rejected the possibility of a 5-da [...] | 2008-08-01 22:45:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS KPKO SU |
08USUNNEWYORK718 | DARFUR: NEW JOINT MEDIATOR BASSOLE BRIEFS USUN [...] (U) This is a guidance request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) On August 8, UN-AU Joint Chief Mediator for Darfur Djibril Bassole briefed Amb. Wolff on his strategy to revitalize the political process in Darfur. Bassole said that ICC prosecutor Ocampo's move against President Bashir had " [...] | 2008-08-09 00:15:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM KPKO UNSC SU |
08USUNNEWYORK814 | 9/24 ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS MINISTERIAL MEETING [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4 below. 2. (U) Ambassador Khalilzad has been invited to attend the ministerial level meeting on September 24 of the Alliance of Civilizations Group of Friends. Details about the September 24 meeting, its agenda and objections, can be fo [...] | 2008-09-10 22:52:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL KIRF KISL SP TU |
08USUNNEWYORK900 | AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD MEETS WITH NEW UN SPECIAL [...] (C) Ambassador Khalilzad, in an October 2 meeting with new Special Coordinator of the Secretary-General for Lebanon Michael Williams, noted the USG's significant concerns with Lebanese border security and continuing arms smuggling and suggested that if the Lebanese security forces are over-st [...] | 2008-10-02 21:32:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER UNSC IS LE SY |
08USUNNEWYORK986 | MAURITANIAN PERMREP WANTS DIALOGUE WITH U.S., SAYS [...] (C) Mauritanian PermRep Ambassador Ould Hadrami met with PermRep Ambassador Khalilzad on October 28. Ould Hadrami requested the U.S. ambassador in Nouakchott engage in dialogue with the Mauritanian government during this "transitional segment of the democratic process," noting the EU and the [...] | 2008-10-29 22:32:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MR |
08VALLETTA101 | MALTA'S RESHUFFLED CABINET INCLUDES NEW FM [...] (C) Summary: On March 12, newly re-elected Prime Minister Gonzi announced his new cabinet. The new cabinet consolidates twelve ministries into eight, with the aim being a leaner and more efficient government. Of particular interest to the US is the fact that the new Foreign Minister is Tonio [...] | 2008-03-14 15:14:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MT |
08VALLETTA134 | MALTA'S DECISION TO REJOIN NATO'S PARTNERSHIP FOR [...] (SBU) In the first foreign policy decision of his newly elected government, Malta,s Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi opted to rejoin Malta's membership in NATO,s Partnership for Peace (PfP). Tonio Borg, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, sent a letter to the NATO Secretary G [...] | 2008-04-04 15:44:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MT NATO PGOV PREL |
08VALLETTA135 | MALTA'S NEW FM GRATEFUL FOR PROGRESS ON DTA, PFP, [...] (SBU) Summary. March 25, Ambassador Bordonaro met with the Malta,s new Foreign Minister Tonio Borg. As this was the first time the Ambassador met with Borg since his appointment as Foreign Minister, she updated Borg on the progress achieved on key issues on our bilateral agenda, such as the [...] | 2008-04-07 05:14:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MT NATO PREF PREL PGOV |
08VALLETTA168 | MALTA RESPONDS POSITIVELY TO U/S LEVEY'S MESSAGE [...] (C) Summary. In meetings with senior Maltese Government officials on April 16, 2008, Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey urged Malta to protect its financial system from abuse by Iran, including through implementation of paragraph 10 of UNSCR 1803 (r [...] | 2008-04-25 05:14:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KTFN PTER IR EFIN PARM MT |
08VALLETTA190 | MALTA'S FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY INVESTIGATES [...] (C) Summary. As promised in a recent meeting with Treasury U/S Levey (Ref A),Malta Financial Services Authority Director General Andre Camilleri has met with FIM Bank officials to inquire about the nature of FIM Bank,s dealings with Iran. Camilleri told Poleconoff he was reassured by the pos [...] | 2008-05-09 05:13:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KTFN PTER EFIN PARM PGOV ETRD MT |
08VALLETTA211 | MALTESE FIRM REQUESTS GUIDANCE ON BUSINESS [...] (C) As reported reftels, Malta's Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has been quick to recognize the risks that financial transactions with Iranian banks pose to Malta's reputation. In that context, MFSA Director General Andre Camilleri contacted post regarding a Maltese businessman, Mark Ca [...] | 2008-05-21 05:27:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KTFN PTER EFIN PARM PGOV ETRD MT |
08VALLETTA95 | MALTA: SANCTIONS MONITORING BOARD ACTS ON US [...] (U) On March 7, 2008, PolOff communicated details of US Treasury Department domestic designations of four Syrian individuals per reftel to Charles Inguanez, MFA Director-General for Economic Affairs and Chairman of Malta's Sanctions Monitoring Board (SMB). 2. (C) Inguanez got back to us lat [...] | 2008-03-07 14:49:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC UNSC MT PREL |
08VATICAN20 | HOLY SEE/VIETNAM: CHURCH LAND DISPUTE [...] (SBU) During a January 31 meeting on another subject, Holy See deputy FM Parolin raised Vietnam land dispute (reftel) with charge d'affaires. Parolin expressed great interest in the situation and asked us to keep him informed of any news we might receive about it. He confirmed that the Holy Se [...] | 2008-01-31 17:21:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV VM VT |
08VIENNA1844 | OMV says TGI, Not Turkey, Is Chief Worry For [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The head of OMV's gas business, Werner Auli, told us December 11 that TGI, not Turkey, has become the main obstacle to moving ahead with the Nabucco gas pipeline. Expressing confidence that a deal with Turkey would be forthcoming, Auli fretted that "if Azerbaijan sells its gas [...] | 2008-12-16 08:01:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET PREL AU RU IR TU IT |
08WARSAW1108 | A POTENTIAL ALLY ON CHINESE PROLIFERATION [...] (C) Econ and Political Officers discussed points and passed on non-paper to officials at the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Foreign Affairs respectively (REF A). Polish officials were supportive of the message and agreed with the importance of engaging the Chinese on weapons proliferation [...] | 2008-09-23 12:14:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN KNNP PARM PTER IR PL |
08WARSAW1346 | USEU AMBASSADOR SILVERBERG DISCUSSES RUSSIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Polish officials told USEU Ambassador Kristen Silverberg that Poland reluctantly agreed to support resumption of negotiations on the EU-Russia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement after the French Presidency made clear no consensus was needed to move forward. The decision not to [...] | 2008-11-25 15:07:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM ENRG SENV KGHG ECON EAGR EUN |
08WARSAW1392 | POLAND/GERMANY - ALL SMILES, BUT HALTING PROGRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On the eve of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit here, GoP officials are pointing to an improved Polish-German relationship as one of the top accomplishments of the government's first year in office. However, despite the Germans' poorly hidden preference for Prime Minister Tu [...] | 2008-12-09 07:05:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON EPET SENV PL |
08WARSAW643 | POLAND - MISSILE DEFENSE: FINDING A WAY FORWARD? [...] (C-NF) After a lengthy hiatus, there are high expectations in Warsaw that Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement (BMDA) negotiations will resume soon. As irritating as the pause has been, Polish positions on defense modernization have softened in the interim, and we may actually be better positi [...] | 2008-06-04 12:53:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR MASS PL RS IR |
08WELLINGTON322 | NEW ZEALAND AND ANA EXPANSION [...] (C) On September 18, A/DCM met with Wayne Higgins, Director for the Ministry of Defense International Relations Division, MOD defense policy and planning analyst Greg Mitchell, Ron Logan, MOD staff officer to the Chief of Defense Force, and Richard Prendergast from the Ministry of Foreign Af [...] | 2008-09-30 01:47:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR PREL AF NZ |
08WELLINGTON58 | NEW ZEALAND DOES NOT SUPPORT ISRAELI MEMBERSHIP IN [...] (C) DCM David Keegan presented reftel demarche February 21 to Carolyn Forsyth, Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) responsible for international organization issues. After DCM reviewed U.S. concerns and our assessment of the importance of Israel into full membe [...] | 2008-02-21 18:27:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AA IS KS LI NZ PHUM SZ |
08WELLINGTON66 | NEW ZEALAND ACCEPTS U.S. PROPOSAL ON DEFENSE [...] (C/N) SUMMARY. DCM contacted MFAT to express once again our concern at New Zealand's continuing delay in formally accepted the proposed U.S. streamlining of our mil-mil relationship. On February 21, MFAT responded with a non-paper formally welcoming the U.S. proposal, and promising that NZ Amb [...] | 2008-02-25 21:29:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PREL US NZ |
08YAOUNDE167 | CAMEROON: AMBASSADOR ENGAGES ON CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Hosting a February 5 public diplomacy event for leaders of Cameroonian civil society, Ambassador delivered remarks in which she encouraged open dialogue on the issue of changing Cameroon's constitution and stated USG opposition to amending executive term limits. She hosted a [...] | 2008-02-20 14:44:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | CM PGOV PREL |
08YEREVAN140 | BITTER LEMONS: ELECTION TENSION TURNS FUNERAL [...] (C) During a pre-election regional reporting trip to the northwestern city of Stepanavan, PolOff uncomfortably watched a funeral gathering degenerate into a tense shouting match between friends and family when discussion turned to Armenia's approaching February 19 presidential election. Forget [...] | 2008-02-15 14:30:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PROG PREL KDEM AM |
08YEREVAN144 | VOTERS FOR SERZH SARGSIAN -- ARMENIA'S MOST [...] (C) Although he is the front-runner in Armenia's February 19 presidential election, Prime Minister Serzh Sargsian nevertheless remains little known by the Armenian electorate. While many despise him and accuse him of being sinfully corrupt, countless others respect him as an experienced mili [...] | 2008-02-19 14:15:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PHUM ASEC KDEM AM |
08YEREVAN507 | SCENESETTER FOR A/S KRAMER VISIT TO YEREVAN, JUNE [...] (C) Your visit comes during a critical phase in post-independence Armenia's political development, and democracy and human rights are at the top of the U.S. agenda here. After significantly flawed and hotly disputed presidential elections February 19, violent clashes, a 20-day state of emerge [...] | 2008-06-19 11:42:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL OTRA OVIP KDEM KJUS AM |
08ZAGREB333 | ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - APRIL 23, 2008 [...] (U) CROATIA COMPLETES FIRST ROUND OF NATO ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS: MFA State Secretary for Political Affairs Bianca Matkovic led the Croatian delegation in its first round of accession negotiations at NATO HQ on April 21. Matkovic, who also serves as coordinator for Croatia's EU negotiations, [...] | 2008-04-24 10:10:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MASS PHUM HR |
08ZAGREB334 | PM/WRA VISIT REINFORCES CROATIAN COMMITMENT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: PolOff and PM/WRA Senior Advisor Mark Adams on April 15-16 visited key Croatian Army logistics facilities to discuss possible assistance for destruction of the military's excess Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS). During meetings and site visits at Velika Buna [...] | 2008-04-24 10:11:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MASS PREL PGOV PTER MARR PARM HR DEFENSE REFORM |
08ZAGREB68 | NEVEN JURICA CONFIRMED AS NEW CROATIAN PERMREP TO [...] (U) On January 28, the Croatian Sabor's Foreign Affairs Committee gave positive consideration to the government's nomination of current Croatian Ambassador to the United States Neven Jurica as Croatia's new UN Permanent Representative, and reassignment of Croatia's current Perm Rep in New York [...] | 2008-01-31 10:44:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV HR |
08ZAGREB704 | PRIME MINISTER REPLACES JUSTICE AND INTERIOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: An apparent mob hit killed the daughter of a prominent local lawyer on a downtown street in broad daylight on October 6. In reaction, Prime Minister Sanader has replaced Croatia's Justice and Interior Ministers, as well as the country's Director General of the Police. The brazen [...] | 2008-10-07 13:08:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ASEC KCRM HR |
08ZAGREB834 | CROATIA FEARS SLOVENIA WILL BLOCK EU ACCESSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Croatian officials say they are increasingly concerned that Slovenia will be unwilling to compromise on a French-brokered statement clarifying that nothing in Croatia's EU accession negotiations could prejudice the outcome of Croatia and Slovenia's bilateral border disputes. C [...] | 2008-12-08 12:51:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUC HR SI |
08ZAGREB853 | CROATIA: UPDATE ON MISSING GOTOVINA DOCUMENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Croatian officials stress that the political will exists to resolve the issue of missing documents in the Gotovina case before The Hague, but are uncertain whether ICTY Prosecutor Brammertz can be persuaded that the GoC has done all that it can. Croatia's Chief State Prosecutor al [...] | 2008-12-12 14:38:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KAWC ICTY HR |
09ABUDHABI1062 | UAE NUCLEAR TENDER A BATTLE BETWEEN KOREA AND FRANCE [...] (C/NF) Summary: Abu Dhabi's upcoming award of a $40+ billion nuclear power contract (reftels) has attracted the highest levels of diplomatic and commercial advocacy. Secretaries Clinton and Napolitano both recently advocated for the GE/Hitachi bid with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bi [...] | 2009-11-10 13:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG KNNP PGOV ECON ETRD AE |
09ABUDHABI1063 | IRAN: PROMINENT IRANIAN BUSINESSMAND SUPPORTS CRIPPLING [...] (C) Summary: A prominent Iranian businessman with connections to the regime sought out Ambassador to urge the adoption of crippling sanctions on Iran, even though they would negatively impact his own business position. End Summary. 2. (C) Ambassador met on 7 November with Farhad Farjam ( [...] | 2009-11-10 13:27:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV AE IR |
09ABUDHABI1085 | UAE GIVES NUCLEAR TENDER BIDDERS MORE TIME [...] (C/NF) Summary: According to a resident GE official, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has told the GE/Hitachi consortium they should submit a final offer on Abu Dhabi's $40+ billion nuclear power plant tender (reftels) by December 10. This surprise development came as many, including [...] | 2009-11-16 11:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG KNNP PGOV ECON ETRD AE |
09ABUDHABI1101 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY PONEMAN [...] (U) Mission UAE looks forward to hosting Deputy Secretary of Energy Poneman's December 8-10 visit to Abu Dhabi. THE UAE AND THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP -------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) In the past five years, the United Arab Emirates has emerged as one of the economic powe [...] | 2009-11-23 11:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET KNNP PGOV ECON ETRD AE |
09ABUDHABI1105 | UAE Unblocks Access to Top Israeli Internet Domain ".il" [...] (SBU) The United Arab Emirates unblocked access to web sites on the Israeli country code top-level domain ".il" earlier this month. Syria and the UAE were the only two countries in the Middle East and North Africa blocking the Israeli domain, a largely symbolic action because internet users can [...] | 2009-11-24 08:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM KPAO SCUL TINT IS AE |
09ABUDHABI1109 | NEW CENTRAL BANK DIRECTIVE ON POLITICALLY EXPOSED PERSONS [...] (C) Summary: On 2 August 2009, the UAE Central Bank (UAECB),issued a circular to local banks instructing them not to handle accounts belonging to Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs). The circular was issued in response to a shortcoming identified in the UAE's Middle East-North Africa Financial [...] | 2009-11-24 12:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN PTER PREL ECON AE |
09ABUDHABI1161 | ABU DHABI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY SUES CITI [...] (SBU) On December 15, Citigroup announced that the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) had filed an arbitration claim based on Citi's alleged misrepresentation of ADIA's November 2007 $7.5 billion investment. The arbitration claim seeks $4 billion in damages. ADIA originally agreed to buy C [...] | 2009-12-22 10:10:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN EINV ECON AE |
09ABUDHABI13 | ADNOC CUTS PRODUCTION TO MEET OPEC QUOTA [...] (C/NF) During a January 5 discussion with EconOff, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) Offshore Division Manager Ali al Shamsi confirmed press reports that ADNOC will cut production in 2009 to meet the UAE's OPEC quota. Al Shamsi, highlighting that the UAE was the first to publicly announce [...] | 2009-01-06 09:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG PGOV AE |
09ABUDHABI157 | UAE NUCLEAR TENDER -- THE WORLD'S LARGEST (AND FASTEST) [...] (C/NF) Summary. The United Arab Emirates' effort to establish a civilian nuclear power industry moved closer to implementation during a February 5-7 "engagement conference" for interested bidders. Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) invited major U.S., French, Korean and Japanese firms w [...] | 2009-02-12 10:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG KNNP PGOV ECON ETRD AE |
09ABUDHABI162 | (C) UAE CAUTIONS QATAR ON IRANIAN AND HAMAS PARTICIPATION IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-17 05:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER KPAL KWBG EAID EFIN AE |
09ABUDHABI342 | UAE ASKS TO BE MAJOR ECONOMIES FORUM OBSERVER [...] (C/NF) Following up on his March 30 letter (Ref A),Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash told the Ambassador on April 1 that the UAE wants to attend the April 27-28 Major Economies Forum on Environment and Climate in Washington, even just as an observer. Gargash explained th [...] | 2009-04-02 13:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV ENRG ECON PREL PGOV AE |
09ABUDHABI365 | EXXONMOBIL PROMOTES CARBON TAX [...] (C/NF) On April 9, ExxonMobil (Al-Khalij) President Frank Kemnetz and Vice President Michael Perry, accompanied by Exxon Mobil International Government Relations Manager James Adams, briefed the Ambassador on ExxonMobil's views on CO2 emission policies. Kemnetz noted that ExxonMobil Chairman R [...] | 2009-04-13 05:15:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV ENRG PREL PGOV AE |
09ABUDHABI490 | UAE NUCLEAR TENDER MOVES FULL SPEED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-14 13:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG KNNP PGOV ECON ETRD AE |
09ABUDHABI491 | UAE NUCLEAR TENDER MOVES FULL SPEED AHEAD [...] (C/NF) Summary: On May 6, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) invited three international consortia to bid on a nuclear power plant tender valued at over USD 20 billion. Bids are due by July 3, and two consortia will be chosen to enter into formal negotiations by July 27. Officials hop [...] | 2009-05-14 13:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG KNNP PGOV ECON ETRD AE |
09ABUDHABI574 | (C) UAE DONATING $30 MILLION FOR PAKISTANI REFUGEES TO UNHCR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-09 10:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID PTER PGOV PK AE |
09ABUDHABI607 | UPDATE ON UAE DETENTION OF MILITARY CARGO, PERSONNEL ON [...] (C) Summary: Following overnight indications that four U.S. military escorts (reftel) might be prosecuted along with the Russian crew and carrier, Ambassador met June 15 with UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Rumaithi and Minister of Interior Saif to seek their intervention in the releas [...] | 2009-06-15 14:27:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAIR PTER PGOV PREL MOPS AF IZ KUAE |
09ABUDHABI612 | ETISALAT LOSES IRAN LICENSE OVER MANAGEMENT DISPUTE [...] (C) On June 14, Etisalat Chairman Mohammed Omran told the Ambassador that Etisalat was declared disqualified for Iran's third mobile license (reftel) after a dispute with its Iranian partner (Tameen Telcom) over management control. Omran said Etisalat always insists on management control of it [...] | 2009-06-16 13:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECPS PGOV IR AE |
09ABUDHABI618 | UAE PROPOSAL TO SEND DOCTORS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) This cable contains an action request in para 4. 2. (C) Following up on Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed's (MbZ) June 6 discussion with Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke (reftel),Ambassador met with Abu Dhabi Health Authority (HAAD) [...] | 2009-06-17 10:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID MOPS PTER PGOV AF AE |
09ABUDHABI827 | UAE NUCLEAR TENDER UPDATE [...] (C/NF) Summary: Three international consortia are bidding on the UAE's nuclear power plant tender (reftels) valued at over USD 20 billion. KEPCO (now teamed with Westinghouse) appears to have the technical and commercial advantage, while Areva, teamed with Bechtel, is leveraging its French gov [...] | 2009-08-19 11:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG KNNP PGOV ECON ETRD AE |
09ABUDHABI847 | IRAN, RUSSIA OFFER GAS TO UAE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Abu Dhabi investment firm Mubadala denied recent (Iranian) press reports of a gas deal with the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC). However, the rumors have a kernel of truth as Iran has repeatedly offered the UAE natural gas. While most Emiratis know Iran well enough to stee [...] | 2009-08-25 06:43:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV IR RS AE |
09ABUDHABI849 | SAUDIS REVOKE EMIRATI RIGHT TO TRAVEL TO KINGDOM ON NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 19, Saudi Arabia announced it was revoking the right of Emiratis to travel to the Kingdom on their national ID cards and requiring passports for UAE citizens traveling to, from, or via Saudi Arabia. This move runs counter to the agreement among GCC nations which allow [...] | 2009-08-25 12:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ETRD SA AE |
09ABUDHABI856 | UAE ENERGY POLITICS -- OIL FOR SECURITY? [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: According to a senior energy official, recent oil storage deals between the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and China and Japan were completed for "political" reasons at the instruction of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ). While the deals may have simply been visi [...] | 2009-08-30 13:03:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV IR RS AE |
09ABUDHABI979 | UAE CHARGES 3 WITH TALIBAN FINANCING [...] (C/NF) Summary: On September 28, Abu Dhabi based English language daily The National reported that seven Emiratis and one Afghan national had been charged with funneling money to the Taliban and supporting terrorist activity. The defendants reportedly denied the charges and said confessions we [...] | 2009-10-15 13:53:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN PTER PGOV PINR PK AF AE |
09ABUJA1764 | (C) NIGERIA: UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Meetings with the Ministry of Petroleum Resources indicate that the government of Nigeria is working to meet the needs of the stakeholders in the omnibus Petroleum Industry Bill and that the President is "100 percent" behind the bill. Ministry contacts believe that the bill will p [...] | 2009-09-24 12:27:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG EINV ECON ETRD PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1836 | (C) EXXONMOBIL MD DISCUSSES THE STATUS OF NIGERIA'S PROPOSED [...] (C) SUMMARY. ExxonMobil's local MD told Charge that not much had happened on the PIB since the public hearings on July 27-30. ExxonMobil has had productive meetings with the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Nigeria both of which realize what is at stake if foreign investment in the [...] | 2009-10-07 06:28:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG EINV ECON ETRD PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1905 | GON FORGES AHEAD WITH DEREGULATION OF THE DOWNSTEAM SECTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Full deregulation of Nigeria's downstream petroleum sector would occur with the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB),which the Petroleum Resources Upstream Committee Chairman predicts will happen by December 2009. The elimination of the existing petroleum subsidy was sch [...] | 2009-10-20 06:16:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG EINV ECON ETRD PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1906 | NIGERIA MAKING PROGRESS PROMOTING CLIMATE CHANGE, BUT MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nigeria's largest contribution to global warming is gas flaring, and the World Bank says Nigeria is the second largest flarer in the world. USAID and TDA implemented technical assistance to the GON in October to assist with flare reduction, LPG for cooking and vehicles, and downs [...] | 2009-10-20 06:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG EINV ECON ETRD PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1907 | (C) SHELL MD DISCUSSES THE STATUS OF THE PROPOSED PETROLEUM [...] (C) Shell EVP for Shell Companies in Africa met with the Ambassador on October 13 to discuss the status of the proposed Petroleum Industry Bill. She said the GON wanted the National Assembly to pass the bill by November 17 and that the international oil companies would have to move quickly if the H [...] | 2009-10-20 06:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG EINV ECON ETRD PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1942 | SENATE COMMITTEE TO COMPLETE RECOMMENDATIONS ON PIB THIS WEEK [...] (C) Petroleum Resources Upstream Committee Chairman and Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) Committee Chairman Senator Lee Maeba told Energy Officer on October 14 that the PIB committee would travel to Calabar on October 18 and return to Abuja October 22 to "review their consultant's report and acce [...] | 2009-10-23 09:49:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG EINV ECON ETRD PGOV NI |
09ABUJA2005 | MINISTER SHARES THOUGHTS ON IPP FUTURE [...] (SBU) Minister of Power Dr. Lanre Babalola met with USAID consultants from Nexant and Energy Officer October 22 to follow-up on the status of USAID projects requested at the Nigeria-U.S. Energy and Climate Change Dialogue in May (Reftel A). The Nexant consultants updated Babalola on the progr [...] | 2009-11-02 17:44:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG EINV ECON ETRD PGOV NI |
09ABUJA2100 | S/CIEA GOLDWYN MEETS WITH NIGERIAN PETROLEUM UNIONS [...] (C) U.S. State Department Coordinator for International Energy Affairs (S/CIEA) David Goldwyn met with leaders of Nigeria's two largest petroleum unions met with on November 11 to discuss union perspectives on GON efforts to reform the petroleum sector, specifically plans for downstream deregul [...] | 2009-11-20 11:55:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET INV ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM EAID NI |
09ABUJA262 | (C) NIGERIA: NEW PETROLEUM MINISTER LUKMAN PLANS TO REVAMP [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In the Ambassador's February 3, 2009 meeting with the new Minister for Petroleum Resources Dr. Rilwanu Lukman, the Minister highlighted his intention to revamp the country's energy sector with both short-term and long-term plans. As an example, he said that the current Master G [...] | 2009-02-11 06:44:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG ELAB ECON ETRD SENV PGOV NI |
09ABUJA879 | NIGERIA: DEFENSE HQ'S PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE [...] (SBU) On May 18, Colonel C.A. Jemitola, Defense Headquarters' Director of Information, gave a press conference to provide an update on the upsurge of fighting in Delta State between the Joint Task Force (JTF) and criminal/militant groups. The conference was attended by Poloff, other Mission [...] | 2009-05-19 14:42:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL NI |
09ADDISABABA1085 | SUDANESE AMBASSADOR ON BILATERAL TALKS, REGIONAL [...] (C/NF) Summary. On April 30, the Ambassador met with Sudanese Ambassador to Ethiopia Mohieldin Salim and Deputy Head of Mission Ambassador Akuei Bona Malwal as a follow-up on their April 7 meeting (REFTEL) where Salim initiated a discussion to explore opening a quiet, private channel of com [...] | 2009-05-08 05:40:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KPKO SU ET |
09ADDISABABA1238 | SOMALIA: NEGOTIATIONS STALLED BETWEEN THE TFG AND [...] (C/NF) Summary. As of May 26, negotiations in Addis Ababa between the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and Alhu Sunnah Wal Jammah (ASWJ) were stalled because ASWJ was demanding the prime ministership and senior cabinet positions in a potential coalition government, demands that the TFG [...] | 2009-05-26 14:09:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET |
09ADDISABABA1331 | SOMALIA: TFG-ASWJ RELATIONS DETERIORATING [...] (C/NF) Summary. Five members of the Alhu Sunnah Wal Jammah (ASWJ) leadership committee told PolOff on June 6 that they believed the Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) was turning against them as evidenced by recent events. They blamed their June 5 defeat at Wahbo in part on TFG [...] | 2009-06-08 14:50:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET |
09ADDISABABA1409 | ETHIOPIAN MILITARY ACTIVITY IN SOMALIA [...] (C/NF) Summary. Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi told the Ambassador on June 15 that Ethiopia had no intention of invading Somalia, but admitted that there were a small number of Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) troops 15 kilometers inside Hiraan, Somalia to protect the flank of [...] | 2009-06-16 10:29:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET |
09ADDISABABA2163 | USAU: FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND CAPACITY [...] (C/NF) Summary. A long-awaited European Commission (EC) financial audit of the African Union Commission's (AUC) bookkeeping department turned up alarming findings and threatens existing EU-AU partnership efforts. While the auditors found no evidence of fraud, financial irregularities of at l [...] | 2009-09-04 08:53:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL AU |
09ADDISABABA324 | AU SUMMIT: AF ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARTER [...] (C/NF) Summary. UN Special Envoy for Somalia Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah told Acting Assistant Secretary for Africa Phil Carter and Special Envoy for Somalia John Yates on February 2 that newly elected Transitional Federal Government /Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (TFG/ARS) President S [...] | 2009-02-06 05:22:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET |
09ADDISABABA325 | AU SUMMIT: AF ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARTER [...] (C/NF) Summary. Malawi Foreign Minister Joyce Banda told Acting Assistant Secretary for Africa Phil Carter on January 31 that Malawi would not accept any attempt by the United States to establish a "parallel election process." Carter assured her that the United States' only goal was to help [...] | 2009-02-06 05:27:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KDEM PGOV KPKO MI ZI |
09ADDISABABA500 | SOMALIA: ANECDOTES FROM A TFG INSIDER [...] (C/NF) Summary. Former Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Ambassador to Ethiopia Abdul Karin Farah told PolOff on February 26 that TFG President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed intended to reinstate Farah as the TFG's ambassador to Ethiopia as soon as possible. (Note: Farah was the TFG Ambas [...] | 2009-03-03 04:51:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET |
09ADDISABABA605 | ETHIOPIAN MFA OFFICIAL: TFG PRESIDENT SHARIF IN A [...] (C/NF) Summary. Ethiopian MFA Official, and former special envoy to Somalia, Abdetta Dribssa told PolOff on March 12 that, in his view, Unity Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Sheikh Sharif would have no choice but to ask the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeep [...] | 2009-03-13 10:44:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET |
09ADDISABABA648 | PUNTLAND MOVING FURTHER AWAY FROM THE TFG [...] (C/NF) Summary. The newly elected President of Puntland, Dr. Abdirahman Mohamed "Farole," told the Ambassador on March 14 that he felt Puntland was not being represented within the Djibouti peace process, and that UN Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Ahmedou Ould-Abdall [...] | 2009-03-17 06:24:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET |
09ADDISABABA907 | SOMALIA: PM SHARMARKE VISITS ADDIS ABABA [...] (C/NF) Summary. Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, during his first visit to Ethiopia since assuming office, told the Ambassador on April 17 that his message to the Ethiopian government was that he wanted to work with them, and that he [...] | 2009-04-22 05:19:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS KPKO PINR SO ET |
09AMMAN1219 | ISRAELI EMBASSY IN JORDAN QUESTIONS JORDAN,S WATER [...] (C/NF) Jordan and Israel, which both suffer from water shortages, have enjoyed a healthy collaboration on this critical issue. The 1994 peace treaty stipulated water exchange provisions between the two countries and as recently as the summer 2008 drought, Israel loaned Jordan extra water (ref [...] | 2009-05-28 07:45:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV EAGR EAID PGOV PREL JO IS |
09AMMAN1472 | GOJ SEEKS USG SUPPORT FOR JORDAN-ONLY RED SEA [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Despite the ongoing multilateral World Bank led Red Sea - Dead Sea Feasibility study (RDS),on May 17 Jordan announced a unilateral $10 billion Jordan Red Sea Development Project (JRSP). The GOJ sees a Red Sea - Dead Sea conveyance mechanism as the best way forward to solve its [...] | 2009-07-01 04:28:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV EAGR EAID ENRG PGOV PREL KNNP JO IS |
09AMMAN1739 | GOJ DETERMINED TO CONTINUE WITH JORDAN-ONLY RED [...] (C/NF) Post continues to engage Jordanian officials on various plans to use the Red Sea to address the country's dire water needs. Minister of Water and Irrigation Abu Saud reiterated Jordan's commitment to implementing the Jordan Red Sea Development Project (JRSP) in a July 22 meeting with OP [...] | 2009-08-03 12:42:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV EAGR EAID ENRG PGOV PREL KNNP JO IS |
09AMMAN1915 | GOJ MUDDIES THE FACTS TO PAINT A POSITIVE PICTURE [...] (C/NF) In an August 18 meeting with visiting Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) and the Ambassador, Minister of Water and Irrigation (MWI) Raed Abu Saud reiterated Jordan's commitment to implementing the Jordan Red Sea Development Project (JRSP) and noted that Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh is [...] | 2009-08-25 05:08:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV EAGR EAID ENRG PGOV PREL KNNP JO IS |
09AMMAN2290 | JORDAN PRODUCES YELLOWCAKE AND SEEKS COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) is keen on reaching a nuclear cooperation agreement with the United States even as it continues to sign similar agreements with other countries, most recently Argentina on September 22. JAEC also has had discussions with regional actors [...] | 2009-10-14 08:04:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG ECON EMIN TRGY KNNP PARM JO |
09AMMAN834 | AQABA'S ECONOMY TREADING WATER AMID CREDIT CRUNCH [...] (C) Summary: During a visit to Aqaba, contacts told the DCM that most real estate development projects in the city were on hold due to the lack of financing. Although trade volume through Aqaba's port remains steady, some question whether the fundamentals of Aqaba's economy are strong enough [...] | 2009-04-07 13:12:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EINV PGOV JO |
09AMMAN860 | JORDAN ONLY APPROACH TO RED-DEAD PROJECT GAINS [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Many in Jordan view the Red Sea-Dead Sea conveyance project (RDS) to carry water from the Gulf of Aqaba to the Dead-Sea as a savior to Jordan's water woes. The $15.5 million World Bank RDS feasibility study, which includes a $1.5 million USG contribution, began in May 2008 wit [...] | 2009-04-13 10:07:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV EAGR EAID PGOV PREL JO IS |
09ANKARA27 | SCENESETTER: SECOND U.S.-TURKEY ENERGY WORKING [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey remains the vital link in our strategy to bring gas from the Caspian Basin and Central Asia to Europe through a Southern Corridor. Russia's reckless action in cutting off gas to Ukraine (and subsequently Turkey and Europe) may help compel Turkey to make tough decisio [...] | 2009-01-08 11:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AJ ENRG EPET IZ TU |
09ANTANANARIVO430 | MADAGASCAR: PERIODIC SECURITY UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-15 11:14:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER |
09ANTANANARIVO450 | MADAGASCAR: PERIODIC SECURITY UPDATE JUNE 19 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Unfounded rumors and press reports of mercenaries hired by Ravalomanana (Ra8) arriving in country continue, as have inaccurate press reports of alleged U.S. support for the Legalists. However, the Department's June 17 press statement usefully correcteed the record and played in [...] | 2009-06-19 08:07:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER |
09ANTANANARIVO468 | MADAGASCAR: PERIODIC SECURITY UPDATE JUNE 23 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Daily "Legalist" protests continue at Magro. An undetonated artisanal bomb was discovered and defused by security forces. Additional, but still sketchy information on the "Vigimada" security plan for June 26 National Day has been released. Otherwise, a general calm prevails in [...] | 2009-06-24 10:58:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER |
09ASHGABAT1445 | TURKMENISTAN: AUSTRIAN ENERGY GIANT OMV HOPES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. OMV, Austria's largest oil-producing, refining and gas company, recently increased its efforts to promote the Nabucco pipeline and strike an energy deal with the Turkmen government. Like many large energy companies, OMV's current plans focus on the lucrative, proven, onshore gas [...] | 2009-11-10 13:19:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO AU TX |
09ASHGABAT284 | IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: ENERGY WAS THE FOCUS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ashgabat-based diplomats with close ties to the Iranian Embassy say that increased energy cooperation was the focus of talks between President Berdimuhamedov and Iranian leaders during a February 13-15 visit to Tehran. In addition to an energy pact, in which Iran reportedly agree [...] | 2009-03-02 13:10:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IR PGOV PREL SNAR TX |
09ASHGABAT294 | IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: MORE ON BERDIMUHAMEDOV'S TEHRAN [...] (C) The Charge met March 3 with Polish Ambassador Maciej Lang, who offered further insight on the implications of President Berdimuhamedov's recent visit to Tehran (reftel). (NOTE: Ambassador Lang is a fluent Farsi speaker who has spent time in both Iran and Afghanistan and wrote a doctoral [...] | 2009-03-04 12:42:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET IR PGOV PREL TX |
09ASMARA205 | TENSIONS IN SUDAN-ERITREA RELATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Relations between Sudan and Eritrea have become strained as a result of Sudan's vote to sanction Eritrea on the Somalia issue in IGAD and the AU. The Sudanese DCM said Sudan could not sacrifice its relationship with the region and the continent for the sake of Eritrea. In respons [...] | 2009-06-30 05:34:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL SU ER |
09ASMARA30 | SOURING RELATIONS BETWEEN ERITREA AND ISRAEL [...] (C/NF) Over the past 8 months, the once cordial relations between the Israeli and the Eritrean governments have deteriorated. The Israeli security officer told RSO that they previously had good relations with the GSE and never had any problems obtaining travel permits or TDY visas. In the pa [...] | 2009-01-27 07:24:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ER IS |
09ASMARA350 | MINE WORKERS KILLED IN ATTACK IN ERITREA [...] (C/NF) Three Eritreans working for the Australian mining company Chalice Gold Mined Ltd were shot and killed at approximately 1200 hrs on 10/04/09 approximately 25 miles north of Keren. Reliable embassy sources stated that two cars left the Chalice Gold Ltd camp near Zara on the morning of 1 [...] | 2009-10-08 12:09:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC PTER PGOV PINS ER |
09ASUNCION621 | LUGO IMPEACHMENT RUMORS ARE BACK, BUT NOTHING CONCRETE OR [...] (C) In the wake of the still unresolved Zavala kidnapping (RefTel A),rumors about possible impeachment proceedings against President Lugo are beginning anew. Many political actors (namely UNACE, the Liberals, and the Colorados) have been waiting for Lugo to make a mistake which could generat [...] | 2009-10-23 14:18:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PA |
09ATHENS1255 | A View From the Chamber: New Democracy MPs Discuss Early [...] (C) Summary. In an effort to take the pulse of the governing New Democracy (ND) party, Polcouns and Poloff on 13 July met with two junior deputies, Apostolos Tzitzikostas and Christos Staikouras, and a vice-president of the Parliament, Elsa Papadimitriou, to discuss the government's agenda. [...] | 2009-07-17 11:23:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ECON GR |
09ATHENS1257 | DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S MEETING WITH GREEK FOREIGN [...] (C) Greek Foreign Minister and OSCE Chair-in-Office Theodora Bakoyannis told Deputy Secretary Steinberg May 15 that although she had stopped negotiations on an OSCE mandate in Georgia, her last proposal remained on the table in case Russia were to reconsider its position. She agreed that Russ [...] | 2009-07-17 11:33:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV OVIP GR |
09ATHENS1261 | DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S MAY 15 MEETING WITH GREEK PM [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his May 15 meeting with Greek PM Karamanlis (accompanied by FM Bakoyiannis),Deputy Secretary Steinberg outlined our strategic vision for broadening the U.S.-Greece relationship. The Deputy Secretary reviewed key global challenges where we could work more closely together, i [...] | 2009-07-17 13:22:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV OVIP GR |
09ATHENS1529 | Opposition PASOK Wins Greek Parliamentary Elections [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an unexpectedly strong victory in Greece's October 4 Parliamentary elections, George Papandreou's Pan Hellenic Socialist Union (PASOK) opposition party defeated incumbent Costas Karamanlis' New Democracy Party by a spread of more than ten percentage points. -- Winning 44 [...] | 2009-10-05 11:57:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON GR |
09ATHENS1533 | Opposition PASOK Wins Greek Parliamentary Elections [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an unexpectedly strong victory in Greece's October 4 Parliamentary elections, George Papandreou's Pan Hellenic Socialist Union (PASOK) opposition party defeated incumbent Costas Karamanlis' New Democracy Party by a spread of more than ten percentage points. -- Winning 44 [...] | 2009-10-06 10:31:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON GR |
09ATHENS1559 | Ambassador's Call on New ALt-FM Droutsas [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador paid his initial call on incoming Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitri Droutsas October 15. Droutsas emphasized the new GoG's active foreign policy agenda, pointing to the PM's recent trip to Istanbul as a "conscious signal that the immediate neighborhood is our highes [...] | 2009-10-19 13:31:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV OSCE GR |
09ATHENS1577 | Greece on Iran: Wants More Information on Additional [...] (C) In the latest in a series of meetings on Iran, PolCouns and PolOff met 10/16 with representatives from the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs A6 Middle East and D1 International Organization directorates to give a readout of the P5+1 October 1 meeting, underscore the need for vigilance in mo [...] | 2009-10-26 13:43:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL PGOV ENRG IR GR UNGA IAEA RS PHUM |
09ATHENS1627 | MFA VIEWS ON NATO ENLARGEMENT, NRC, CFE, OSCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Greece supports our goal at the December Foreign Ministerial of MAP for Montenegro, and agrees BiH is not ready. On NATO-Russia, he noted that the SecGen's draft ministerial tasking to begin a joint review of common threats may be a bit overly ambitious, but that it was importan [...] | 2009-11-13 15:46:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NATO MARR GR AF |
09ATHENS1683 | DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S MEETING WITH GREEK PRIME [...] (C) In a meeting on December 2, Deputy Secretary Steinberg and Greek Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, and OSCE Chair-in-Office George Papandreou discussed the President's announcement on the way forward in Afghanistan, the Macedonia name issue, bilateral relations with Turkey, the Cyprus issue [...] | 2009-12-04 15:57:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV OVIP GR |
09ATHENS1717 | INFORMAL ADVISOR TO PAPANDREOU SHEDS LIGHT ON GOG INTERNAL [...] (C) PolCouns and PolOff met December 3 with Paulina Lampsa, head of the PASOK International Secretariat, to discuss internal dynamics and key players in the Papandreou Administration and the current state of play in Cyprus and Turkey. Lampsa discussed her role and that of other semi-official a [...] | 2009-12-20 22:05:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV GR TU MK CY |
09ATHENS757 | Scenesetter: Deputy Secretary Steinberg's Visit to Athens, [...] (C) SUMMARY: We are delighted to welcome you to Greece. Your visit provides crucial support to our efforts to re-shape the U.S.-Greece bilateral relationship. Building on the overwhelmingly positive attitudes in Greece to the new administration, we are working to focus on common strategic [...] | 2009-05-11 14:53:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV OVIP GR MK TU |
09BAGHDAD1344 | IRAQI FM ZEBARI NOT REASSURED BY TRIP TO TEHRAN [...] (C) Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said he was pessimistic about Iran's intentions toward Iraq following a May 20-21 trip to Tehran in which he failed to narrow differences with the Iranian government over issues such as cross-border water flow, border security incidents including Iranian sh [...] | 2009-05-22 13:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER ECON IR IZ |
09BAGHDAD2273 | ACTION REQUEST: UK SEEKING OPTIONS TO RESUME NAVAL [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 8. 2. (C//NF) Summary: British officials in mid-August made multiple inquiries of Post and U.S. military in Iraq regarding options for resuming UK naval training in Iraq, highlighting the mission's uncertain future. The UK pulled its naval train [...] | 2009-08-23 03:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ UK |
09BAGHDAD2287 | IRANIANS THREATEN TO REDUCE PILGRIM VISITS TO [...] (U) This is a PRT Karbala reporting cable. 2. (SBU) On August 12, Ridha Arjimand Zada, the Najaf representative of the Iranian Committee of Haj, Pilgrimages and Holy Visits told Karbala-based Noon al-Husayn Radio that Iran would indefinitely suspend sending pilgrims to Iraq as soon as Ramad [...] | 2009-08-24 13:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON IR IZ PGOV |
09BAGHDAD2496 | IMPORTANT SIGNS FROM MARJIYAH AND IRAN ON [...] (C) Summary: On September 4, 2009, Najaf Governor Adnan Zurfi met Multi-National Corps-Iraq Commanding General (MNC-I CG) Jacoby to discuss upcoming elections and security conditions. Governor Zurfi discussed his concerns related to the upcoming campaign and elections, especially interference [...] | 2009-09-15 15:54:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD2698 | UNAMI EXPLORING BIGGER ROLE ON MEK [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNAMI is exploring the possibility of establishing an observation presence at Camp Ashraf and assuming a more direct role in mediating between the GOI and the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) after two weeks in which the Embassy has worked with senior GOI officials, UN and ICRC representat [...] | 2009-10-07 06:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PREF PREL PINR IR IZ |
09BAGHDAD2830 | PROGRESS REPORTED IN REDUCING IRANIAN DOMINANCE IN [...] (U) This is a PRT Karbala reporting cable. 2. (C/NF) Summary. According to a trusted source in Karbala,s tourism industry, private Iraqi and Iranian tourist agencies are successfully working around an unfavorable deal the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) struck with the Iranian gove [...] | 2009-10-21 19:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON IR IZ |
09BAGHDAD3361 | PUBLIC CONDEMNATION OF CORRUPTION AND POVERTY ON [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: According to press and GOI reports, over three million Shi'a pilgrims commemorated the holy day of Ashura in Karbala on December 27. While the Washington Post and some Iraqi media outlets reported a significant anti-government protest in Karbala during Ashura process [...] | 2009-12-30 10:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IR IZ KDEM PGOV PREL |
09BAGHDAD3375 | VIEW FROM NAJAF: GOVERNOR ZURFI PROVIDES UPDATE ON [...] (C/NF) Summary. On December 10, provincial governor Adnan Zurfi welcomed Multi-National Division-South (MND-S) Major General Nash to Najaf. Governor Zurfi announced the arrests of suspects related to recent attacks on a PRT mission and IED detonations near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Endeav [...] | 2009-12-31 07:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EINV PTER PGOV ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD3377 | PRT SALAH AD DIN: GOI INTERFERENCE IN PROVINCIAL [...] (U) This is a PRT Salah Ad Din reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Following a two month standoff with the GOI central Government, the Salah Ad Din (SaD) Provincial Council (PC) is poised to forcibly remove the former Provincial Governor (PGOV) of SAD--which it voted from office on October 27 [...] | 2009-12-31 15:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM KJUS IZ |
09BAGHDAD772 | RSO AVIATION SUPPORT FOR IRAQ [...] (C/NF) In a regularly scheduled meeting on March 19, Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki asked the Charge about a Washington Post story (Arabic version in hand) that the State Department had renewed a contract with Blackwater, despite the GOI's denial of an operating license to the security compa [...] | 2009-03-21 13:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC AMGT |
09BAKU812 | AZERBAIJAN: DOE DEP SEC PONEMAN, SOCAR DISCUSS GAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Department of Energy (DOE) Deputy Secretary Poneman met with the head of the Azerbaijani state oil company SOCAR, Rovnag Abdullayev, on 5 October while in Baku. Both concurred on the urgency of resolving issues with Turkey related to gas transit and pricing for Southern Corridor [...] | 2009-10-09 11:14:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET AJ TU TX GG |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN15 | BRUNEI: RELUCTANT TO LEAD IMT, AND CRITICAL OF [...] (SBU) Poloff on 15 January met with Haji Mulok Haji Jamat, the Deputy Director for East Asia and the Pacific Affairs in the Political I section of the Brunei Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT). Mulok told Poloff that Brunei plans to only supply monitors to the International Monitor [...] | 2009-01-27 07:26:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN22 | BRUNEI: TERRITORIAL DISPUTES WITH MALAYSIA REMAIN [...] (U) Poloff and Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) on 21 January met with Pg Datin Shazainah Pd Sharifuuden, the acting director of Policy Planning in the Brunei Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Garry Ramlee, a research officer in Policy Planning, for an update on territorial disputes bet [...] | 2009-02-05 05:46:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON PGOV PREL PTER BX |
09BANGKOK610 | THAILAND: LESE MAJESTE DEBATE ENTERS PUBLIC [...] (C) Issues associated with implementation of the lese majeste (offense to the monarchy) provisions of the Thai Criminal Code continue to generate headlines and controversy. The police Crime Suppression Division (CSD) arrested Executive Director Chiranuch Premchaiporn of Prachatai.com, an onli [...] | 2009-03-10 10:00:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV KPAO KJUS TH |
09BANGKOK638 | ENGAGING THAI OFFICIALS ON LAO HMONG AND BILATERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-13 03:02:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PREF PINS TH LA |
09BEIJING2144 | (C) AUSTRALIAN AMBASSADOR CONFIRMS GOA SURPRISE [...] (C) Summary. China's recent detention of Australian citizen Stern Hu and three other Rio Tinto executives surprised the Australian government, according to Dr. Geoff Raby, Australia's Ambassador here. Raby told the Charge July 24 that his government had seen no evidence of bribery, espiona [...] | 2009-07-27 09:54:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON EINV CH AS |
09BEIJING781 | CHINA SEEKS REDUCTION IN SURVEILLANCE SHIP [...] (C) Summary: Asking the United States to focus on the importance of a successful G-20 meeting in London and the overall bilateral relationship, MFA DG for North American and Oceanian Affairs Zheng Zeguang formally protested a perceived increase in U.S. Navy surveillance activity in China's Ex [...] | 2009-03-25 12:24:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR PGOV CH |
09BEIRUT1051 | DEFMIN MURR ON GOVERNMENT FORMATION [...] (C) Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri has no new strategy to form the government since his renomination on September 16, caretaker Defense Minister Elias Murr told the Ambassador September 23. Murr said he advised Hariri to make President Michel Sleiman a "real partner" in the government f [...] | 2009-09-24 15:36:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KPKO MARR PINR PINS SY IT SP LE |
09BEIRUT1231 | NEW MINISTERIAL STATEMENT LIKELY TO BE RETREAD OF [...] (C) Ministers working on the committee drafting the new ministerial statement tell us that the final document will most likely resemble the text of the previous statement, accepted in 2008 following the Doha agreement. "There is a kind of understanding among all parties to use the same formul [...] | 2009-11-17 16:39:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM PINS LE SY SA |
09BEIRUT155 | LEBANON: RELATIONS WITH SYRIA: COSMETIC CHANGES [...] (C) Six months after the August 13-14 summit in Damascus between President Michel Sleiman and Syrian President Bashar Asad (Ref H),there has been little substantive progress, from the Lebanese point of view, on any of the key bilateral issues: exchange of Ambassadors, border security coopera [...] | 2009-02-10 09:33:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER PINR SY LE |
09BEIRUT679 | LEBANON: NASRALLAH CRITIQUES LEBANESE ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Hizballah SYG Hassan Nasrallah gave a lengthy speech the evening of June 17 in which he critiqued Lebanon's June 7 parliamentary elections. While Nasrallah accepted the defeat of the Hizballah-led opposition, he claimed the opposition had maintained the largest share of popular, moral and [...] | 2009-06-19 12:24:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV LE IR |
09BEIRUT838 | LEBANON: MARCH 14 LEADERS UNFAZED BY DRAWN-OUT [...] (C/NF) March 14 leaders in separate meetings grumbled about coalition dynamics but reiterated their belief that Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri would ultimately come to agreement with Hizballah and its allies on the formation of a government. All admitted, however, that recent incidents in [...] | 2009-07-24 18:20:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR PTER MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BEIRUT874 | LEBANON: MARCH 14 LEADERS AGREE TO GIVE JUMBLATT [...] (C) March 14 coalition leaders in separate meetings revealed most were unsurprised by Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) leader and MP Walid Jumblatt's reassessment of his alliance with the majority bloc, and all stressed their decision to leave space to allow Jumblatt to rejoin the coalition s [...] | 2009-08-03 16:35:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR PTER MARR MOPS LE SY |
09BELFAST17 | NORTHERN IRELAND POLICE BRIEF CONSULATE ON DISSIDENT KILLING [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Acting Consul General and Management/Post Security Officer met with Deputy Chief Constable (DCC) Paul Leighton and briefly with Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde on March 9 for a briefing on the security situation following the March 7 the dissident republican attack, which left tw [...] | 2009-03-09 18:10:00 | Consulate Belfast | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER ASEC PGOV PREL EI UK |
09BELFAST21 | SCENESETTER FOR ST PATRICK'S DAY VISIT BY NORTHERN IRELAND'S [...] (C/NF) The visit to Washington by First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness comes on the heels of recent attacks by dissident republicans which have left two soldiers and one police officer dead. This visit will allow senior U.S. officials to express their sym [...] | 2009-03-12 13:45:00 | Consulate Belfast | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER ECON EINV UK EI |
09BELFAST29 | SINN FEIN LEADER GERRY ADAMS DISCUSSES RECENT VISIT TO [...] (C/NF) During an April 27 meeting with Belfast Consul General, Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams discussed his mid-April trip to Israel and the Palestinian Territories. During his meetings with Hamas leaders, Adams made clear he did not support violence. He also met with residents of the Israeli [...] | 2009-04-28 16:13:00 | Consulate Belfast | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UK EI IS KPAL PTER |
09BELFAST30 | NORTHERN IRELAND POLICE BRIEF CONSULATE ON DISSIDENT KILLING [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Acting Consul General and Management/Post Security Officer met with Deputy Chief Constable (DCC) Paul Leighton and briefly with Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde on March 9 for a briefing on the security situation following the March 7 the dissident republican attack, which left tw [...] | 2009-05-01 15:05:00 | Consulate Belfast | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PGOV PREL EI UK |
09BELFAST50 | NORTHERN IRELAND DEVOLUTION DELAYED BUT ON TRACK [...] (C/NF) Summary. Northern Ireland's political leaders, together with HMG's Northern Ireland Office, are united in their conviction to move forward on the devolution of policing and justice. An attempt by hard-line unionist Jim Allister to siphon off support from First Minister Peter Robinson's [...] | 2009-07-10 11:25:00 | Consulate Belfast | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV SOCI UK EI |
09BELFAST88 | NORTHERN IRELAND FIRST MINISTER ROBINSON AND DEPUTY FIRST [...] (C/NF) Summary: Despite strong complaints regarding the behavior of the other and their respective parties, Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness both agree that the financial piece of devolving policing and justice powers is complete, and a [...] | 2009-11-03 17:12:00 | Consulate Belfast | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR UK EI |
09BELFAST9 | ENSURING THE PEACE IN NORHTERN IRELAND: KEY USG OBJECTIVES [...] (C/NF) Summary. This is a joint message from Embassies Dublin, London, and Consulate Belfast. It outlines key objectives for continuing USG involvement in Northern Ireland in order to ensure the completion of the successful peace process that began with the Good Friday Agreement. Finalizing t [...] | 2009-02-20 18:25:00 | Consulate Belfast | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER ECON UK EI |
09BELGRADE645 | SERBIA: REGIONAL SUMMIT TRUMPETS CQERATION BUT YIELDS [...] (C) Serbia hosted over a dozen Central European presidents at a June 19-21 summit focusing on regional cooperation in the realms of energy, economics and European integration. Though hailed as a success for Serbia's regional policy, the summit yielded little beyond symbolism and rhetoric. T [...] | 2009-07-07 09:21:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV AL AU BK BU EZ HR IT KV LO MD MK MW PL |
09BELGRADE699 | SERBIA: CHARGE DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON U.S.-RUSSIA [...] (SBU) Serbia's leadership expressed pleasure with the results of the U.S.-Russia presidential summit and defended Belgrade's partnership with Moscow as a high-minded exercise of placating Serbia's Russophile population while moving towards Europe. End Summary. 2. (SBU) The Charge [...] | 2009-07-17 12:41:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL RS SR |
09BELGRADE823 | SERBIA/MONTENEGRO: SOME PROGRESS, CORE DISAGREEMENTS [...] (U) This cable was drafted jointly by Embassies Podgorica and Belgrade. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Although historic, linguistic, familial, and other ties closely intertwine the peoples of Montenegro and Serbia, relations between the governments remain clouded by disagreements [...] | 2009-08-18 16:04:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MW SR |
09BERLIN1162 | GERMANY'S NEXT FOREIGN MINISTER?: THE WORLD [...] (C//NF) Free Democratic Party (FDP) Chairman Guido Westerwelle may be on the verge of becoming Foreign Minister and Vice-Chancellor in a Christian Democratic Union (CDU)/Christian Social Union (CSU)-FDP government after the parliamentary elections on September 27. He has a strong craving for politi [...] | 2009-09-18 16:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL GM |
09BERLIN1176 | MERKEL VS. STEINMEIER? WHAT DO THE GERMAN [...] (C/NF) This is not a "change" election. The German public does not see the September 27 parliamentary elections as decisive, and on many foreign policy fronts, including Afghanistan, arms control, and Russia, we do not foresee significant or distinct policy differences between the two most fe [...] | 2009-09-22 13:45:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD GM KJUS PGOV PREL |
09BERLIN1235 | GERMAN READOUT ON IRAN P5+1 TALKS: POSITIVE, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. German MFA Political Director Stanzel gave a detailed readout of the P5 1 Iran meeting to the diplomatic corps and said he had been pleasantly surprised with the outcome of the October 1 talks. He stressed Germany's positive assessment of the Tehran Research Reactor agreement, [...] | 2009-10-02 14:45:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | GM KNNP PGOV PREL IR |
09BERLIN1241 | A FEW GOOD MINISTERS: WHO MIGHT BE WHERE IN THE [...] (C//NF) Summary: The Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) began coalition negotiations on October 5, and although personnel issues will be addressed last, speculation on the Cabinet make-up already is in full swing. German cabinet minister [...] | 2009-10-05 12:32:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | GM PGOV PREL |
09BERLIN1271 | WESTERWELLE FIRM ON REMOVAL OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS [...] (C//NF) Summary: A well-placed FDP source said that on the first day of coalition negotiations (October 5) between the CDU, CSU and the FDP, FDP leader Westerwelle argued for the removal of the remaining non-strategic nuclear weapons from German soil. Interior Minister Schaeuble (CDU) asserte [...] | 2009-10-09 12:48:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MNUC MARR GM |
09BERLIN1296 | GERMANY COULD HAVE NEW COALITION GOVERNMENT WITHIN [...] (C//NF) Summary: A well-placed Free Democratic Party (FDP) source told Emboffs October 15 that Chancellor Angela Merkel aims to finish coalition negotiations between her Christian Democratic Union, the Christian Social Union, and the FDP by October 18, but that the FDP viewed a completion of [...] | 2009-10-16 15:01:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL |
09BERLIN1454 | IRAN: NEW GERMAN FM WESTERWELLE FOLLOWING CHANCELLOR MERKEL'S TOUGH STANCE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: After his first 2 weeks in office, Germany's new FM has taken clear positions on Iran. He made a number of public remarks in support of Chancellor Merkel's "zero tolerance" for Iranian nuclear weapons, and voiced strong support for the dual track policy. MFA Iran Task Force [...] | 2009-11-17 07:58:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IR GM KNNP |
09BERLIN1548 | GERMANY RENEWS CONSIDERATION OF GUANTANAMO [...] (C/NF) Summary: In separate December 1 meetings with Ambassador Dan Fried, Special Envoy for Closure of the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility (S/GC),the Ministry of the Interior, Foreign Ministry and Chancellery expressed a willingness to consider seven new cases of Guantanamo detainees for [...] | 2009-12-07 07:28:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER GM |
09BERLIN266 | EBADI URGES WEST NOT TO LET UP ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This message is being transmitted on behalf of CONGEN Duesseldorf. 2. (C/NF) Summary: In multiple public meetings 26-28 February in North Rhine Westphalia, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi (strictly protect throughout) kept to a human rights theme, criticizing the Iranian gove [...] | 2009-03-06 10:29:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM GM IR |
09BERLIN354 | MERKEL'S G-20 SUMMIT AGENDA: A CLOSER LOOK [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Partly out of conviction, and partly out of political expediency, Chancellor Merkel has positioned herself as champion of fiscal restraint and financial reform in the G-20. She is firmly convinced that lax financial oversight and regulation were root causes of the current cris [...] | 2009-03-25 16:52:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN PREL GM |
09BERLIN807 | USNATO AMBASSADOR DAALDER'S MEETINGS AT THE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. On July 1 in Berlin, USNATO Ambassador Daalder had wide-ranging meetings with Chancellery National Security Advisor Christoph Heusgen and MFA Political Director Volker Stanzel. Heusgen asked for help in getting the memo between SHAPE and CSTC-A that would enable Germany to fol [...] | 2009-07-03 16:18:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR NATO GM |
09BERLIN970 | NEW GERMAN RULES OF ENGAGEMENT WIDEN LATITUDE TO [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. While the German MOD is playing down recent changes to the rules-of-engagement (ROE) "pocket card" that is issued to all German soldiers in Afghanistan, those changes, in fact, are fairly substantive and significant. While the previous card clearly viewed the use of force as t [...] | 2009-08-10 12:27:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR PREL MOPS NATO GM |
09BISHKEK513 | TURKISH PRESIDENT PRESSES KYRGYZ COUNTERPART ON [...] (C) On the sidelines of a May 28 opening ceremony for a new building at the International Ataturk Alatoo University in Bishkek, the Ambassador spoke briefly with visiting Turkish President Abdullah Gul, and then at length with Turkish MFA Under Secretary for Political Affairs Unal Cevikoz for [...] | 2009-05-28 09:53:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS MARR KG TU |
09BOGOTA2836 | AMBASSADOR ENGAGES INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ON [...] (C/NF) The Ambassador met with the country directors of the UN High Commission for Human Rights (UNHCHR) and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) separately to discuss the status of Colombia's conflict and several related human rights themes. Christian Salazar of the UNHCHR noted a [...] | 2009-09-03 17:04:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MASS MCAP MOPS KTIA CO |
09BOGOTA2917 | (C-AL9-01768) COLOMBIA AWAITS IMPLEMENTATION OF [...] (C/NF) In response to questions raised in reftel, the GOC argues privately that Ecuador's July 10 decision to impose exchange rate safeguards on Colombian goods was politically motivated. Some have also suggested that Ecuador's move was in response to the Andean Community (CAN) ruling that Ecu [...] | 2009-09-09 22:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR ECON ETRD CO EC |
09BOGOTA3043 | (C/NF) COLOMBIAN SENATOR CLAIMS DEATH THREATS BY URIBE [...] (C/NF) Opposition Senator Rodrigo Lara told us he received death threats that he believes emanate from influential supporters of President Alvaro Uribe. Lara - son of a crusading Justice Minister slain by Pablo Escobar's Medellin Cartel - claims his own anti-corruption efforts unearthed corrup [...] | 2009-09-23 15:45:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PTER KJUS SNAR |
09BOGOTA3093 | COLOMBIA-ECUADOR TIES THAWING [...] (C/NF) Colombia and Ecuador announced on September 24 that they had begun the process of re-establishing diplomatic relations, which Ecuador severed in March 2008 after a Colombian military raid against a Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) camp in Ecuadorian territory. The two sides [...] | 2009-09-29 15:02:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM KJUS PTER ETRD OAS CO EC |
09BOGOTA3123 | CONSOLIDATION EFFORTS IN NARINO PROMPTS FARC THREAT [...] (C/NF) The Colombian National Police (CNP) obtained on August 22 a Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) 29th Front pamphlet declaring all social projects under the GOC's National Consolidation Plan (PNC) military targets. The CNP has reviewed the communique and believes it to be authe [...] | 2009-10-05 13:20:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM PTER SNAR EAID CO |
09BOGOTA3287 | GOC REACTS CALMLY TO MASSACRE IN VENEZUELA, BUT WORRIES [...] (C/NF) The GOC has little information on the apparent massacre of nine Colombians (along with one Peruvian and one Venezuelan) whose bodies were discovered on October 24 in the Venezuelan state of Tachira. GOC officials say the GBRV has shared little and has paid no heed to Colombian offers of [...] | 2009-10-30 19:57:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM KJUS PTER CO VE |
09BOGOTA3313 | A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS HEATS UP COLOMBIA-VENEZUELA [...] (C/NF) The GOC is remaining cool in the face of rising bilateral tensions with Venezuela, with President Uribe and Foreign Minister Bermudez publicly calling for calm on November 4. However, observers worry Venezuelan actions reveal an aggressive intent. The GBRV blames alleged Colombian param [...] | 2009-11-05 18:37:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM KJUS PTER ETRD VE CO |
09BOGOTA3515 | MORE RHETORIC, FEWER THREATS, IN COLOMBIA-VENEZUELA TENSIONS [...] (C/NF) Colombian-Venezuelan tensions appear to have improved slightly from the bellicose rhetoric of late November, but significant irritants remain and the situation is by no means stable. Military leaders in a key frontier area remain focused on Colombia's internal security situation, not on [...] | 2009-12-07 21:17:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KJUS ETRD CO VE |
09BOGOTA728 | PRESIDENT FILLS CENTRAL BANK VACANCIES WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In surprise announcements February 27, President Uribe named two respected economists to fill openings on the Central Bank Board while the current Board cut its benchmark rate 1 percent amid slowing growth. The appointments defied expectations that President Uribe, a frequent cri [...] | 2009-03-03 22:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN PGOV CO |
09BRASILIA1321 | SCENESETTER FOR THE U.S.-BRAZIL JOINT COMMISSION MEETING ON [...] SUMMARY: Brazil - the giant of South America - has stepped on to the world stage as a major economic power and is a key player in regional and multilateral matters. What has been less noticeable is that Brazil has put itself on a track to eventually become a global scientific and technologic [...] | 2009-11-16 14:28:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KSCA EAGR EAID SENV TBIO NSF BR |
09BRASILIA679 | BRAZILIAN FOREIGN MINISTER - AND POSSIBLE CANDIDATE FOR IAEA [...] (C) SUMMARY: There have been press reports that Brazil's Minister for Exterior Relations Celso Amorim wants to be a candidate to become the next Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Although Amorim has denied any interest in the IAEA job, the persistence of the [...] | 2009-05-28 20:04:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ENRG ETTC EPET EINV KNNP IAEA IR BR |
09BRATISLAVA472 | "THE PRIVATIZATION OF JUSTICE IN SLOVAKIA" [...] (SBU) The effects of Stefan Harabin's consolidation of judicial power can be seen in several recent administrative decisions on promotions and public disclosure, and in court rulings on civil cases. This cable outlines a specific instance of each of these three phenomena. Slavomir Cimerman, a [...] | 2009-11-09 14:28:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KCOR LO |
09BRIDGETOWN622 | (C-AL9-01941) LEADERSHIP PROFILE: ST. VINCENT PM [...] (C/NF) Politically rooted in 1970s leftist movements, St. Vincent and the Grenadines' Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves is a pragmatic ideologue with a strong populist bent. He has the charisma and political savvy needed to keep himself in power for years to come, though his popularity is gradual [...] | 2009-10-08 12:49:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR INRB PREL PGOV XL |
09BRUSSELS1048 | JULY GAERC - SWEDISH PRESIDENCY OUTLINES [...] (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers (FMs),meeting in Brussels July 27 as the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC),received an overview of Swedish Presidency priorities for the next six months. The GAERC adopted without discussion numerous decisions, to include U.S.-EU neg [...] | 2009-07-30 17:50:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON EUN AF AL BO GG GR HR IC IR |
09BRUSSELS1127 | EUPOL DEPLOYMENT TO U.S. PRTS -- REQUEST FOR [...] (U) This is a request for guidance. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On May 27, EUPOL Political Advisor Jean-Baptiste Valmary and a staffer had met with USEU political officers to provide an update on the EU civilian police mission to Afghanistan, focusing on its training activiti [...] | 2009-08-13 12:03:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PREL EUN |
09BRUSSELS1270 | UNDER SECRETARY TAUSHCER TO EU: BE READY TO [...] (C//NF) Summary: Under Secretary Ellen Tauscher's September 1 visit to Brussels was an important opportunity to reinforce to the EU that Iran has until September 24, between the start of UNGA and the G-20 meeting in Pittsburgh, to respond to the U.S. and P5 1 offers to negotiate on the nucl [...] | 2009-09-21 14:18:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM ETTC PREL XF IR EUN |
09BRUSSELS1277 | EU/DPRK SANCTIONS: OPPORTUNITY TO INFLUENCE [...] (U) Action Request: Please see paragraph 8. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C//NF) European Union contacts expect to formalize any unilateral DPRK sanctions over the next several weeks. The deadline for the Swedish Presidency's call for proposals has now passed, but key EU members are s [...] | 2009-09-22 11:44:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC KNNP EFIN KCRM KHLS UNSC PINR FR UK EUN |
09BRUSSELS132 | AFGHANISTAN: CAN THE EU BE A STRONGER PARTNER IN [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment. We currently have a window of opportunity to lay the groundwork for more EU contributions in Afghanistan. The current window may close as soon as April 3-4, 2009 -- the dates of the NATO Summit. It is unlikely that the 21 out of 27 EU member states who are also N [...] | 2009-01-29 16:36:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER SNAR NATO MARR AF AID BE EAID |
09BRUSSELS1344 | EU RULE OF LAW MISSION IN IRAQ: FUTURE PLANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Officials serving in the EU Rule of Law Mission for Iraq, EUJUST LEX, have assured us that they remain committed to expanding the EU's training and mentoring operations in Iraq. EUJUST LEX has developed plans to hold 18 additional training events both in Europe and in locations i [...] | 2009-10-02 15:09:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EUN IZ MARR MOPS PHUM PINS PREL PTER SOCI |
09BRUSSELS1346 | EU CLOSE TO LAUNCHING A SOMALIA SECURITY FORCE [...] (C//NF) Summary: In November, EU Foreign and Defense Ministers may approve an operation to train Somali National Security Forces in Djibouti or Uganda. On September 18, EU Political and Security Committee (PSC) Ambassadors tasked the EU Council Secretariat to make specific recommendations to [...] | 2009-10-02 18:29:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS MARR SO XW EUN |
09BRUSSELS135 | JANUARY GAERC - EU FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSS GAZA, [...] (C) Summary: Meeting in Brussels January 26, EU Foreign Ministers focused their energies primarily on recent political and economic developments affecting the EU. The General Affairs Council discussed the incoming Czech presidency's priorities and energy security, while the External Affairs [...] | 2009-01-29 18:53:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN ETTC KTFN IR SR BO XF ZI UP RS |
09BRUSSELS1354 | EU OFFICIALS REQUEST INFORMATION ON SANCTIONS [...] (SBU) On September 29 USEU officers delivered reftel points on the Iranian covert reactor site at Qom to Hans Grundberg, who handles the Iran portfolio for the Swedish EU Presidency. We reviewed points again the following day with EU Council Secretariat Iran desk officer Lene Hove. Neither h [...] | 2009-10-08 11:22:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL EUN |
09BRUSSELS1363 | SCENESETTER FOR OCTOBER SEMINAR ON UN TARGETED [...] (C//NF) Summary: In preparation for the Belgian-hosted UN Targeted Sanctions Seminar of Like-Minded Countries, post provides the following information on Belgian attitudes toward reform of 1267 sanctions and other counterterrorism (CT) issues. This is in part based on Treasury Assistant Sec [...] | 2009-10-09 15:08:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER KTFN ETTC PGOV EFIN PREL PINR KJUS PHUM |
09BRUSSELS1368 | EU/IRAN SANCTIONS: CURRENT STATE OF PLAY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-13 14:31:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC KNNP PARM PREL PINR MNUC EFIN ETRD UNSC |
09BRUSSELS142 | SOLANA SPEAKS ON MIDDLE EAST PEACE, GUANTANAMO, [...] (C//NF) Summary. EU Council Secretary General and CFSP High Representative Javier Solana addressed the final session of a "Study Day" on transatlantic relations organized by the EPP-ED political group at the European Parliament. During the January 29 event he discussed EU relations with the [...] | 2009-01-30 17:01:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ENRG KPAL EUN |
09BRUSSELS1515 | UN TERRORISM SANCTIONS: REFORM SEMINAR [...] (C) On October 15-16, Belgium sponsored a &Seminar on Strengthening the UN Targeted Sanctions through Fair and Clear Procedures8 to discuss with UNSC Members and select Member States (mostly from the EU) options for reforming the UNSCR 1267 (Al-Qaida and Taliban) sanctions regime. Many semin [...] | 2009-11-10 17:20:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | BE CH EFIN ETTC EUN FR KTFN PTER SZ UK UNSC |
09BRUSSELS1524 | TERRORISM SANCTIONS REFORM: EU VIEWS AND PROCEDURES [...] (C//NF) In preparation for a Belgium-sponsored conference on UN targeted sanctions reform (REFTEL),USEU held separate meetings with sanctions officers and legal advisors from the EU Council Secretariat and the European Commission. Commission officials posited - but would not speculate on the [...] | 2009-11-13 16:28:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC KTFN PTER UNSC EFIN KJUS PINR EUN BE |
09BRUSSELS1532 | DPRK DEMARCHE DELIVERY TO EU COUNCIL SECRETARIAT [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY: USEU discussed DPRK sanctions non-paper with the EU's Council Secretariat. Staffers welcomed non-paper but cautioned that EU Member States ("EUMS") were unlikely to take suggested actions immediately. EUMS are politically keen to differentiate their autonomous DPRK program [...] | 2009-11-17 15:22:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN ETTC EUN FR KCRM KHLS KNNP PINR UK UNSC |
09BRUSSELS1555 | EU RENEWS IRAN SANCTIONS DESIGNATION LIST [...] (U) During the November 17 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC),EU Member States adopted a Council Decision and Regulation updating the list of persons and entities in Iran to which targeted EU sanctions apply. Member States have committed themselves to review this list reg [...] | 2009-11-20 14:45:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC KNNP PARM PREL PINR MNUC EFIN ETRD UNSC |
09BRUSSELS1561 | EU MAKING THE "COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH" ITS [...] (C//NF) Summary: The EU's added value to international security is its ability to apply a broad range of developmental, humanitarian, civilian, and military instruments. The UN is the only other multilateral organization to do that, according to the European Commission Director for Crisis P [...] | 2009-11-20 18:30:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PREL EUN CD IZ AF SO |
09BRUSSELS1566 | GENERAL HENRI BENTEGEAT SHARES HIS VIEWS AT THE [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY: General Henri Bentegeat welcomed DASD Jim Townsend to his office on 27 October in Brussels for a final meeting before his 4 November departure. The one-hour meeting covered a range of topics. Handing Allied Command Transformation to France was "a bold, great move" said Bente [...] | 2009-11-23 10:44:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR EUN FR |
09BRUSSELS1621 | MINISTERS TO DECIDE FINAL WORDING ON CONTENTIOUS [...] (C/NF) USEU Deputy Pol M-C spoke separately to Swedish, Italian and Spanish diplomats December 1 and 2 about the draft text on Middle East peace being prepared as a formal conclusion to be adopted at the December 7-8 Foreign Affairs Council (FAC--which replaces the GAERC). All three diplomats [...] | 2009-12-02 14:32:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EUN KWBG IS |
09BRUSSELS1637 | SRAP HOLBROOKE'S DECEMBER 3 BILAT MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP) Richard Holbrooke held a bilateral meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on December 3 in Brussels to discuss the President's December 2 speech, Afghanistan's scheduled Parliamentary elections in May 2010, [...] | 2009-12-04 12:49:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EAID KDEM AF EUN |
09BRUSSELS1738 | MONUC HEAD AND GREAT LAKES ENVOYS DISCUSS NEED FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-30 18:13:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR MOPS CG |
09BRUSSELS174 | IRAN: EU DESIGNATIONS AFFECTED BY U.S. POLICY [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In light of German and Italian interventions over the past twenty-four hours, the Czech EU Presidency has decided to postpone an EU-level experts meeting on new Iran proliferation-related designations that was scheduled for February 11. The Italian delegation requested that th [...] | 2009-02-06 17:41:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KNNC ETTC ETRD EFIN IR EUN |
09BRUSSELS205 | IRAN: FEBRUARY 6 EU DEBATE ON SANCTIONS AND U.S. [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On February 6, EU Political and Security Council Ambassadors debated next steps on Iran policy. Council Secretariat DirGen Robert Cooper briefed the EU-27 on the P5 1 meeting earlier in the week. Given U.S. reaffirmation of the dual-track policy and the fact of t [...] | 2009-02-12 19:04:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KNNC ETTC ETRD EFIN IR EUN |
09BRUSSELS236 | CZECH MFA EASTERN EUROPE DIRECTOR ON THE BALKANS [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a dinner with Poloff February 18, Czech MFA Eastern and Southeastern Europe Director Tomas Szunyog was most interested in learning U.S. views about Bosnia. While acknowledging that a decision to close the Office of the High Representative (OHR) was unlikely at the March Pe [...] | 2009-02-19 16:07:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PBTS EUN AL HR KK SR SI EZ |
09BRUSSELS247 | AFGHANISTAN: GENERAL PETRAEUS HITS RE-SET BUTTON [...] (C) Summary. General David Petraeus, Commander of U.S. Central Command, discussed Afghanistan with representatives from all 27 EU member states and other high-ranking EU officials in Brussels February 11 and 12. General Petraeus emphasized that his objective in meeting the EU was to consult [...] | 2009-02-20 16:13:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER SNAR NATO MARR AF AID BE EAID |
09BRUSSELS277 | FEBRUARY GAERC - EU FOREIGN MINISTERS FOCUS ON [...] (C) Summary: In Brussels on February 23, EU Foreign Ministers, meeting in General Affairs Council, discussed preparations for the March 19-20 European Council meeting and discussed proposals for investments in energy and infrastructure under the economic recovery plan. The External Affairs C [...] | 2009-02-26 19:32:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN ECON AF AL BK EZ MW SR |
09BRUSSELS361 | IRAN: MARCH 3 EU DEBATE ON SANCTIONS AND U.S. [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On March 3, EU Political and Securty Council Ambassadors held an inconclusive debate on Iran policy with a view toward framing a response to the U.S. Iran policy review. Council Secretariat DirGen Robert Cooper circulated a draft paper detailing the purely military nature of th [...] | 2009-03-13 14:39:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KNNC ETTC ETRD EFIN IR EUN |
09BRUSSELS396 | MARCH GAERC - FOCUS ON ECONOMIC CRISIS, BELARUS, [...] (SBU) Summary: Meeting in Brussels on March 16, EU Foreign Ministers (FMs) focused their efforts on measures to address the economic crisis and the political challenges faced in Belarus and Bosnia. In addition to preparations for the March 19-20 European Council meeting, the General Affairs [...] | 2009-03-19 16:10:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN ECON BO BK MW |
09BRUSSELS401 | EU EMPHASIZES SUCCESS IN PSC PLUS 7 MEETING [...] (C//NF) Summary: At the March 17 Political and Security Committee (PSC) Plus 7 meeting organized by the Czech EU Presidency, representatives of Member States and the EU institutions generally gave high marks to EU-led civilian and military operations in Chad, the Gulf of Aden, Georgia, Koso [...] | 2009-03-20 11:34:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PREL XF XG XW ZJ ZL XD ZF EUN |
09BRUSSELS410 | EU: DAS BRYZA'S MARCH 16 DISCUSSIONS ON ENERGY AND [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: During a Brussels stop on March 16 EUR DAS Matthew Bryza consulted EU officials on a range of regional political, security and energy-related issues, including EU enlargement, Turkey-Cyprus, frozen conflicts, and pipeline politics. DG Enlargement contacts foresaw no/no immine [...] | 2009-03-23 11:57:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ECON ENRG ECIN EPET EUN XH |
09BRUSSELS412 | PM ADVISOR PREVIEWS AFGHAN INITIATIVES MENU WITH [...] (C) Summary: Belgian PM Herman Van Rompuy's diplomatic advisor Dirk Wouters (strictly protect) shared with Charge the menu of Afghanistan initiatives for which the PM is seeking cabinet approval this week. The list includes continuation for an additional year of most of Belgium's current mi [...] | 2009-03-23 13:34:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL MOPS MARR BE |
09BRUSSELS468 | DEF MIN. CONFIRMS NEW BELGIAN MILITARY [...] (C) Defense Minister Pieter De Crem telephoned charge April 1 to confirm that the Belgian cabinet has agreed to continue all current Belgian contributions in Afghanistan (see details ref (b)) through the end of 2010. In addition, in 2010 Belgium willl deploy two additional F-16s to Kandahar [...] | 2009-04-01 09:29:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL MOPS MARR BE |
09BRUSSELS476 | MIDDLE EAST: NOTES FROM MARCH 27-28 INFORMAL [...] (C/NF) An EU member country contact gave to the Charge the following text (paras 2-5),based on a Czech Presidency readout of the informal discussion on the Middle East among EU foreign ministers at the March 27-28 Gymnich, held in Hluboka in the Czech Republic. As is usual with the semi-annu [...] | 2009-04-01 15:31:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KPAL EUN |
09BRUSSELS485 | TERRORISM FINANCE: EU ON TAMIL FOUNDATION (U.S. [...] (C//NF) A contact close to the EU's autonomous terrorist designations process expressed doubt that the EU will to join the U.S. in autonomously designating the Tamil Foundation (Ref A). However, the EU would consider this request within the same context as the prior USG request for EU designa [...] | 2009-04-02 12:30:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN PREL PHUM EAID SL PINR |
09BRUSSELS503 | HRC: EU "THRILLED" ABOUT U.S. CANDIDACY [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points on the U.S. candidacy for a seat on the Human Rights Council (HRC) to Riina Kionka, High Representative Solana's Personal Representative for Human Rights on April 1. She said that this news was "incredibly positive," and lightheartedly asked if the USG real [...] | 2009-04-03 14:49:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL EUN |
09BRUSSELS517 | TERRORISM FINANCE: EU PROBLEMS DESIGNATING FOUR [...] (U) Action Request: Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C//NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The European Commission designated four members of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) (Ref D) on March 6. This case illustrates three dilemmas impeding U.S.-EU cooperation in countering terrorist financing through UNSCRs [...] | 2009-04-06 17:12:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN PREL PINR UNSC KCRM KJUS |
09BRUSSELS567 | SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S VISIT TO [...] (C) We warmly welcome your visit to Brussels. The members of the European Union's Political and Security Committee (PSC) look forward to meeting with you April 22 and exchanging ideas on Israeli-Palestinian and broader regional peace. The President heard from EU heads of state/government in [...] | 2009-04-16 14:41:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | OVIP MITCHELL AMGT PREL EUN |
09BRUSSELS579 | EU REACTION TO BURMA POLICY REVIEW UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Brussels-based EU officials working on Burma policy issues appreciated receiving reftel points on the status of the ongoing U.S. policy review. Although the EU still intends a straight rollover of its Common Position and restrictive measures, Foreign Ministers may issue politic [...] | 2009-04-17 19:33:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ETRD BM EUN |
09BRUSSELS601 | SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S EU MEETINGS [...] (U) 22 April 2009, EU Council Justus Lipsius Building, Brussels. 2. (U) U.S. Participants: Special Envoy George Mitchell NEA DAS David M. Hale NEA/IPA Payton L. Knopf NEA/IPA Alon Sachar NSC Mara E. Rudman USEU Charge d'Affaires, a.i., Christopher Murray USEU PolMinsCouns Christop [...] | 2009-04-27 18:02:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN IS XF |
09BRUSSELS701 | SLOVENE MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL ON THE BORDER DISPUTE [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a meeting with Charge in Brussels on May 18, Slovene MFA Director General for European Affairs and Coordinator for Croatia Iztok Mirosic briefed USEU on Slovenia's response to the latest proposal by EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn to help solve Slovenia's bilateral bo [...] | 2009-05-18 16:57:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN HR SI |
09BRUSSELS743 | GUANTANAMO: S/E FRIED AND EU COUNTERPARTS DISCUSS [...] (C/NF) Summary: Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure (S/GC) Daniel Fried met with EU counterparts on May 19 in Brussels. EU officials expressed optimism that wording of the U.S.-EU joint statement on resettlement of Guantanamo detainees in EU member states will be agreed to in time for appr [...] | 2009-05-29 11:09:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER EUM |
09BRUSSELS788 | EU PROPOSES JOINT DEMARCHE TO SOUTH AFRICA ON [...] (C//NF) Summary and Guidance Request: On June 5, representatives of the Czech EU Presidency and the EU Council Secretariat's Directorate General for Defense Issues proposed a joint U.S.-EU demarche to inform the government of South Africa of our bilateral pilot project on geospatial intelli [...] | 2009-06-05 15:58:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR PREL EUN SF |
09BRUSSELS79 | GUANTANAMO/DETAINEE RESETTLEMENT: DISCUSSION IN [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (C//NF) Summary. The EU is moving quickly to discuss issues of resettlement of Guantanamo detainees. On January 26, EU Foreign Ministers will likely consider the prospects for an EU common position on resettling detainees. In order to [...] | 2009-01-21 19:30:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL PTER EUN |
09BRUSSELS809 | EU OFFICIALS ON NEXT STEPS IN KOSOVO [...] (C/NF) Summary: International Civilian Representative Pieter Feith and EULEX Kosovo Head of Mission Yves de Kermabon met with USEU CDA on June 10 to provide an overview of upcoming challenges and opportunities in the country. Suggesting that the coming months would be "decisive," Feith said t [...] | 2009-06-11 10:35:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN SR KK |
09BRUSSELS878 | EU DEVELOPING COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO FIGHTING PIRACY [...] (C//NF) Summary: In several recent meetings, in the run-up to the GAERC's decision to extend the Atalanta mission to December 2010, EU Officials outlined to us the thinking behind High Rep Solana's effort to prompt discussion among member states on a bigger EU role in Somalia. The EU is fu [...] | 2009-06-25 16:15:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EWWT KCRM MARR MOPS PINS PREL XF XW EUN |
09BRUSSELS886 | AFGHANISTAN, GEORGIA & PIRACY DISCUSSED BY [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The Czech EU Presidency's Ambassador Ivo Sramek chaired a meeting of the EU Political Security Committee (PSC)ambassadors with NATO Allies and EU accession states on June 23. Topics were the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM),the EU's Civilian Police mission in Afghanist [...] | 2009-06-26 14:07:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EUN MARR MOPS PREL EAID KDEM PINS PTER MASS |
09BRUSSELS911 | EU OPTIONS FOR SOMALIA SECURITY SECTOR REFORM [...] (C//NF) Summary: We expect the EU to lay the groundwork for an EU Somalia security sector reform mission before its traditional August recess. An EU Council-European Commission paper on future options in Somalia will be discussed by EU Political and Security Committee Ambassadors on July 3. [...] | 2009-07-01 18:33:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR EUN |
09BRUSSELS920 | EU AND NORTH KOREA [...] (U) Action Request: Please see paragraphs 4-5. 2. (C) SUMMARY: USEU shared Ref A and B points with Commission and Council General Secretariat functional, regional, and technical experts. Commission sanctions experts request additional information about how the USG will implement the UN [...] | 2009-07-06 09:53:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN EWWT EAIR PARM PREL KNNP MNUC MTCRE |
09BRUSSELS923 | GUANTANAMO DETAINEES: S/E FRIED THANKS E.U. FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-06 16:18:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER EUN |
09BRUSSELS973 | NATIONAL POLITICS DELAY NEW EU CRISIS MANAGEMENT [...] (C//NF) Summary: Competition between France and Germany for the leadership of the EU's new Crisis Management Planning Directorate (CMPD) has delayed the long-awaited creation of the EU's strategic planning structures. The CMPD is to fuse the EU Council Secretariat's existing crisis manageme [...] | 2009-07-14 16:54:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR PREL EUN |
09BRUSSELS975 | THE NEW EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT STRONG ON [...] (SBU) Summary: According to our contacts, the European Parliament's (EP) new leaders will seek to strengthen relations with the United States during the new five-year term. Parliamentary leaders from the dominant center-right group hope for an early official U.S. visit and appear well dispose [...] | 2009-07-15 10:26:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EUN PGOV PREL KDEM MARR |
09BRUSSELS976 | POTENTIAL U.S.-EU COOPERATION ON JUDICIAL TRAINING [...] (C) SUMMARY: European Union standing reluctance to work with the U.S. in Iraq now seems to be evolving into eagerness to cooperate. EU officials working on the EU's integrated Rule of Law mission in Iraq, EUJUST LEX, are ready to join us in providing judicial training in Iraq. After a positiv [...] | 2009-07-15 17:15:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EUN IZ PREL SOCI PHUM PINS |
09BUCHAREST556 | ROMANIA: STATE CARRIER TAROM STILL INTERESTED IN [...] (C/NF) The Director-General of the state-owned airline Tarom, Ruxandra Brutaru, informed EconOff in an August 5 meeting that Tarom intends to consolidate its medium-range aircraft fleet around a single aircraft type within the next year. This fleet is currently composed of eleven Boeing 737s, [...] | 2009-08-11 13:27:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAIR ECON BEXP PGOV RO |
09BUCHAREST79 | ROMANIA: GOR ON MEK AND TERRORIST ABUSE OF [...] (C/NF) Summary. Post delivered ref A demarche points to Elena Paris, Chief of the Office for Implementation of International Sanctions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),on January 27th. During this discussion, EconOff also raised the recent EU Mujaheddin e-Khalq (MEK) de-listing dec [...] | 2009-02-10 08:09:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID RO |
09BUDAPEST723 | FY10 1206 FUNDS REQUEST FOR HUNGARIAN SPECIAL [...] (U) Post has submitted a request for 10.2 million USD in 1206 funding to materially increase the Hungarian Special Operations Forces (SOF) capabilities for combined operations in campaigns in key theaters worldwide, with priority on deployments to Afghanistan. The Country Team has reviewed th [...] | 2009-10-02 12:51:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MCAP NATO HU |
09BUDAPEST748 | CORRECTED COPY:FY10 1206 FUNDS REQUEST FOR HUNGARIAN AVIATION PARTNER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-14 13:33:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | HU MARR MCAP NATO |
09BUDAPEST749 | UPDATE TO FY10 1206 FUNDS REQUEST FOR HUNGARIAN [...] (U) Post has submitted a request for 10.2 million USD in 1206 funding to materially increase the Hungarian Special Operations Forces (SOF) capabilities for combined operations in campaigns in key theaters worldwide, with priority on deployments to Afghanistan. The Country Team has reviewed th [...] | 2009-10-14 13:44:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MCAP NATO HU |
09BUENOSAIRES1235 | (C) ARGENTINA: CFK'S FIRST TWO CABINET CHIEFS SAY KIRCHNERS' [...] (C) Summary: Over the past six weeks, we have held several conversations with President Fernandez de Kirchner's first two Cabinet Chiefs, Alberto Fernandez and Sergio Massa. Both believe that the Kirchners, despite their recent political successes, cannot win re-election in 2011. They disagree on w [...] | 2009-11-20 16:53:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR AR |
09BUENOSAIRES831 | (C/NF) ARGENTINA: INTELLIGENCE CHIEF IN SANTA CRUZ [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Local press recently linked Wilfredo Roque, the chief of the Santa Cruz provincial office of Argentina's intelligence agency, SIDE, to a trafficking in persons (TIP) ring led by Alejandro Guerrero and his wife "Yani." A local TV show aired footage showing Roque's right hand m [...] | 2009-07-16 13:24:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV SNAR ASEC ELAB AR |
09BUJUMBURA549 | BURUNDI'S VIEW ON EAC TRADE NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Post sources at Burundi's Ministry of East African Community Affairs provided the following assessment of the EAC's September 24-25 meeting in Kampala (reftel): A. (C) Kenya took charge of the negotiations. Rwanda and Uganda also asserted themselves, particularly in support of establi [...] | 2009-10-08 06:08:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR KE TZ UG BY |
09CAIRO2346 | CENTRAL BANK OF EGYPT PRESSURES BANK PIRAEUS INTO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-22 12:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV EFIN ECON EG |
09CAIRO2348 | EGYPT'S NUCLEAR POWER PLANT PLANS SUBJECT TO DELAYS [...] (C/NF) Main Points: -- Egypt's first commercial scale reactor is officially slated to come on line in 2020, with three more to be in operation by 2025. The GOE is expected to announce in January 2010 that El Daba on the Mediterranean Coast will be the site of the first plant. -- Nuclear Power Plant [...] | 2009-12-22 13:29:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AORC EG IAEA KNNP PREL TRGY UN |
09CAIRO2361 | EGYPT'S NUCLEAR REGULATORY LAW TO BE ENACTED BUT [...] (C/NF) Main points: -- Egypt's draft law on regulation of civil nuclear power and safety is expected to pass into law shortly after the New Year. -- Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA) Chairman Mohamed El Kolaly told us December 15 that under the new law his agency will be succeeded by an indep [...] | 2009-12-23 14:15:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AORC EG IAEA KNNP PREL TRGY |
09CANBERRA1011 | ASYLUM-SEEKER STAND-OFF SOLVED BUT RUDD UNDER [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The remaining 56 Tamil asylum seekers on board an Australian Customs vessel have agreed to disembark in Indonesia today following a stand-off which lasted over a month (Refs A and C). Like their 22 counterparts who left on Friday, they have been enticed to leave by guarantees of [...] | 2009-11-18 06:50:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ELAB PREF SMIG AS |
09CANBERRA1016 | AUSTRALIAN MESSAGES TO KARZAI WILL MIRROR THOSE OF [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Australia agrees with the U.S. approach to engaging Afghanistan. Australia is already in the process of finalizing its own message, which is very similar to that laid out in the referenced cable. Pushing for merit-based appointments is a particular concern. Australian offic [...] | 2009-11-19 05:57:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL AF AS |
09CANBERRA1021 | AUSTRALIA WILL VOTE AGAINST MOST ANTI-ISRAELI UNGA [...] (C/NF) Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Middle East Division Head, Deborah Stokes, told Pol/Econ Counselor November 19 that Australia has traditionally voted with the United States against most of the 21 resolutions heavily biased against Israel including all three of the [...] | 2009-11-20 05:12:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE AS |
09CANBERRA1071 | AUSTRALIA WELCOMES THE PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT ON [...] (C/NF) Australia welcomes the President's announcement of the way forward in Afghanistan and is committed to providing support, Foreign Minister Smith told Ambassador Bleich December 2. Ambassador Bleich delivered reftel message prior to the President's speech. In addition to the discussion [...] | 2009-12-02 07:25:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL AS |
09CANBERRA1089 | AUSTRALIA RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT CHINA'S [...] (C/NF) Summary: Australia's still evolving ideas for an Asia Pacific regional organization that can help manage China's rise, complaints about PRC assertiveness and planning for the U.S.-Australia Ministerial (AUSMIN) dominated a meeting between EAP Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Joe Don [...] | 2009-12-11 00:05:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL CH FJ AS |
09CANBERRA1090 | ASIA PACIFIC COMMUNITY CONFERENCE: MEETING IS THE [...] (C/NF) Summary: The December 3-5 track 1.5 conference on Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's proposed Asia Pacific community (APc) concept achieved the limited goal of further discussion on regional institutions. Though ostensibly co-sponsored by the Lowy Institute (an Australian think tank) and the [...] | 2009-12-11 00:14:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL AS |
09CANBERRA1092 | AUSTRALIA UPS PRESSURE ON BIG LNG PROJECT PARTNERS [...] (SBU) Summary: The government is fulfilling its pledge to strengthen "use it or lose it" policies to encourage faster development of LNG resources. Resources and Energy Minister Martin Ferguson announced December 4 that Browse Basin LNG project joint venture (JV) partners Woodside, BHP, BP [...] | 2009-12-11 05:37:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET ECON AS |
09CANBERRA1094 | AUSTRALIA SUPPORTS U.S. POSITIONS ON NPT, FINAL [...] SUMMARY: (C/NF) Australia supports the U.S. views on the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) ahead of next year's review conference, but has not finalized its own policy. Australia will review its nuclear stance early next year, although a major policy shift is not expected. Officials stressed th [...] | 2009-12-11 05:50:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KNNP PARM ENRG IAEA NPT MNUC KTBT AS |
09CANBERRA1099 | RUDD STEPS UP RHETORIC ON WHALING [...] (C/NF) Summary: Australia is growing increasingly frustrated with lack of progress on whaling with Japan as the Japanese whaling fleet is about to start its annual hunt in Antarctic waters. PM Rudd will raise whaling with Japanese PM Hatoyama in response to perceived Japanese escalation of t [...] | 2009-12-14 07:24:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV EFIS PREL AS |
09CANBERRA1103 | SPECIAL ENVOY: CIVILIANS TO AFGHANISTAN STILL A [...] (C/NF) Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Ric Smith told us that the Australian government has yet to agree upon specific numbers for the recently announced expansion of its civilian effort in Afghanistan. Smith, who seemed less enthusiastic and engaged than in past meetings, said tha [...] | 2009-12-16 06:34:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINS AF AS |
09CANBERRA1119 | AS POLICE PLAN THEIR "SURGE" IN AFGHANISTAN, UNION [...] (C/NF) Summary: The Australian Federal Police (AFP) union has been loudly critical of Prime Minister Rudd,s plans to increase Australia,s police presence in Afghanistan, and has vowed to fight any "significant" expansion of the AFP commitment. Officials predicted that between 10 and 20 new [...] | 2009-12-23 03:46:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINS AS AF |
09CANBERRA116 | AUSTRALIA ROLLS OUT NEW STIMULUS PLAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Responding to increasingly dire economic forecasts, PM Kevin Rudd announced February 3 a A$42 billion (US$26 billion) economic stimulus package, the second in four months, equal to about 4% of GDP. It is largely focused on rapid spending on education infrastructure and cash pay [...] | 2009-02-03 07:06:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN AS |
09CANBERRA120 | AUSTRALIAN AND DUTCH FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSS [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Netherlands Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen and Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith shared views on future engagement in Afghanistan in meetings January 18-21 in Australia. Both Ministers shared the view that more than one year after significant meetings in Bucharest [...] | 2009-02-04 06:28:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR PREL AS |
09CANBERRA127 | SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT PLANS VISIT TO AUSTRALIA [...] (C/NF) Summary: DFAT North Asia Division North East Asia Branch Assistant Secretary Daniel Sloper told Poloff on February 5 that ROK Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan,s meetings in Perth and Sydney January 22-24 were to finalize arrangements for President Lee Myung-Bak,s visit to Australia dur [...] | 2009-02-06 03:49:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AS ETRD KS PREL |
09CANBERRA142 | SEA SHEPHERD BACKS OFF, AUSTRALIA PESSIMISTIC ON [...] (C) Summary: The aggressive actions by both the Sea Shepherd group and the Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean during the week of February 2-6 have resulted in the Sea Shepherd's calling off of their harassment campaign for this season. The Australian government is taking a low-key a [...] | 2009-02-12 06:21:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV EFIS PREL AS |
09CANBERRA162 | FOREIGN MINISTER SMITH'S OFFER OF ASSISTANCE TO [...] (C/NF) Summary: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade First Assistant Secretary for South and East Asia, the Middle East and Africa Deborah Stokes told Polcouns on February 18 that Foreign Minister Stephen Smith's offer of assistance to Pakistan in its struggle against Taliban insurgents i [...] | 2009-02-18 05:47:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF EAID MARR PK PREL |
09CANBERRA163 | AUSTRALIAN MILITARY RECRUITMENT FLAT DESPITE POOR [...] (C/NF) Contrary to recent media reports of recruiting increases linked to potentially poor domestic economic performance from the global financial crisis, there has been no change in actual recruiting levels. Systemic personnel issues limit Australian Defence Force (ADF) staffing flexibility, [...] | 2009-02-18 06:31:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MCAP PREL AS |
09CANBERRA164 | DUTCH PRESS FOR MORE AUSTRALIAN AID IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C/NF) In meetings January 18-21 with Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Foreign Minister Stephen Smith, Netherlands Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen requested Australia to provide a civilian political advisor in Tarin Kowt, and to increase assistance to Oruzgan Province, including send [...] | 2009-02-18 06:58:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR PREL AS |
09CANBERRA180 | CHINESE INVESTMENT OFFERS PILE UP IN AUSTRALIAN [...] (C) Summary: The pace of Chinese efforts to invest in key Australian mineral companies has picked up. While the Chinalco-Rio Tinto investment (reftel) has drawn the most attention, other Chinese companies are seeking to take advantage of the troubled economic state of many Australian miners. [...] | 2009-02-20 07:49:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ETRD EINV EIND AS |
09CANBERRA187 | MTCR CHAIR COMMENTS ON INFORMAL BRAINSTORMING [...] (C/NF) John Quinn, the Australian Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Chair, expressed appreciation for USG input to the informal brainstorming session planned following the Reinforced Point of Contact (RPOC) meeting in Paris on April 29-30, 2009 (reftel). Quinn observed that while the [...] | 2009-02-25 07:11:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MTCRE PARM MNUC KSCA TSPA ETTC AS |
09CANBERRA188 | ALP FACTIONS BIDE THEIR TIME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite the apparent desire of Australian Labor Party (ALP) leader and Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to end the power of ALP factions, the January outbreak of a dispute between members of the Right faction in Victoria is a reminder that they still control politics at the local level. [...] | 2009-02-25 07:23:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ELAB AS |
09CANBERRA203 | EMERGING AUSTRALIAN VIEWS ON G-20 LEADERS MEETING [...] (C/NF) Australia is focused on doing whatever it can to ensure that the G-20 Leaders meeting produces results that help restore global confidence and lead to tangible results. PM Rudd is very concerned about ensuring effective coordination to deal with "toxic assets" as well as securing a str [...] | 2009-02-27 09:52:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN ECON AS |
09CANBERRA213 | FITZGIBBON AND DEFENCE UNDER FIRE OVER SAS PAY [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon and senior Defence officials have come under intense pressure over bungled handling of salary payments to Special Air Service (SAS) troops, the elite special forces who are doing the bulk of Australia's fighting in Afghanistan. In Parliament la [...] | 2009-03-03 05:41:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR AS |
09CANBERRA220 | AUSTRALIA - INPUT FOR G-20 [...] (C/NF) Summary: The top concern for the Australians going into the G20 summit will be coordinated international action to restore global confidence, bolster the stability of the international financial system, and produce outcomes that lead to tangible results. PM Rudd wants to coordinate wi [...] | 2009-03-04 21:09:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN AS |
09CANBERRA229 | EARLY ELECTION IN AUSTRALIA? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There is increasing speculation among political insiders and observers that Prime Minister Rudd may call an early election this year before the global economic crisis starts to drive up unemployment, and to take advantage of his popularity and divisions in the Opposition. To cal [...] | 2009-03-06 05:35:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV AS |
09CANBERRA231 | 12TH AUSTRALIA-CHINA HR DIALOGUE: SOME PROGRESS, [...] (C) Australia saw some incremental progress in its latest Australia-China Human Rights Dialogue, particularly in China's agreement to admit more NGOs into meetings, including for the first time Amnesty International and the International Commission of Jurists; in the range of topics it was pr [...] | 2009-03-06 06:16:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL CH AS |
09CANBERRA234 | EARLY ELECTION IN AUSTRALIA? /// CORRECTED COPY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There is increasing speculation among political insiders and observers that Prime Minister Rudd may call an early election this year before the global economic crisis starts to drive up unemployment, and to take advantage of his popularity and divisions in the Opposition. To cal [...] | 2009-03-09 23:36:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV AS |
09CANBERRA245 | FORMER TREASURER COSTELLO CASTS A SHADOW OVER [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: With the economy the dominant political issue, a growing number of Liberal and Australian Labor Party (ALP) politicians believe that former Treasurer Peter Costello, who refused the Liberal Party leadership when John Howard tried to hand it to him after their 2007 electoral def [...] | 2009-03-12 07:24:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV AS |
09CANBERRA252 | AL-MALIKI STRENGTHENS COMMERCIAL LINKS WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a meeting in Canberra March 12, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd agreed to strengthen agricultural and commercial links. Iraq will again buy wheat from Australia, which will also provide assistance to the agricultural and petroleu [...] | 2009-03-13 07:28:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV EAID EAGR EPET IZ AS |
09CANBERRA256 | AUSTRALIAN FM SMITH TO ATTEND AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Stephen Smith's staff have confirmed he will participate in the Netherlands-hosted International Conference on Afghanistan in The Hague on March 31. 2. (C/NF) According to the Dutch Embassy, however, as late as Friday afternoon, March 13, FM Smith was considering tur [...] | 2009-03-16 08:06:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR MOPS EAID AS |
09CANBERRA261 | GREENS' LEADER WELCOMES OBAMA, PESSIMISTIC ON [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Green Party Leader Senator Bob Brown told Charge that the Greens could not support the Rudd Government's proposal for a 5-15% reduction in carbon emissions and will continue to press for a 40% reduction from 1990 levels. He said he looked forward to a good relationship with th [...] | 2009-03-17 06:35:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV SENV AS |
09CANBERRA267 | PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C/NF) Econcouns delivered reftel demarche jointly March 18 with Pakistani Deputy High Commissioner Tawasar Khan to DFAT First Assistant Secretary for South and West Asia, the Middle East and Africa Deborah Stokes. The Japanese Embassy had already approached the Australians last week and did n [...] | 2009-03-18 06:15:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID ECON EFIN PREL AS |
09CANBERRA269 | AUSTRALIAN HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING DETERMINATION FOR [...] (C/NF) Amembassy Canberra possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the Australian Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) as of March 3, 2009, 0800. Point of contact at AmEmbassy Canberra is Carol Hanlon, Political Officer. CLUNE [...] | 2009-03-19 02:32:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER AS |
09CANBERRA283 | CONTENTIOUS PAST FOR AFGHAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE [...] (SBU) Additional information has emerged regarding Abdul Khaliq Fazal, an Afghan Presidential candidate from Melbourne, Australia that may raise questions about his viability. In a 2002 interview with Fazal, then the Minister of Public Works for Afghanistan, a reporter from the Australian Br [...] | 2009-03-23 06:04:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL AS |
09CANBERRA293 | AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC SUPPORT WANES ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) In a Newspoll conducted March 20-22, 2009, 65 percent of Australians do not support sending more Australian troops if asked by the U.S. Current results show a steady decline in support for Australian troops in Afghanistan from a high of 66 percent of voters in favor of sending troops in t [...] | 2009-03-24 04:17:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR AS |
09CANBERRA298 | SUBJECT: PAPER SCORE'S PM'S "SECRET" MEETING WITH [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: "The Australian" newspaper has criticized Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's "secret" talks with Chinese Communist Party propaganda chief Li Changcum, on March 21. Officials in the Office of Prime Minister and Cabinet have told the Embassy that Rudd and Li discussed the need for coor [...] | 2009-03-24 06:45:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AS CS PREL |
09CANBERRA301 | ADDITIONAL AUSTRALIAN HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] (C/NF) Amembassy Canberra possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the Royal Australian Regiment, 4th Battalian (Commando) as of March 3, 2009, 0800. Point of contact at AmEmbassy Canberra is Carol Hanlon, Political Officer. RICHE [...] | 2009-03-25 05:50:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER AS |
09CANBERRA312 | DEFENSE MINISTER ANGERED BY REPORTS OF PROBE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Defense Minister Joel Fitzgibbon reportedly has reacted angrily to press reports that Australian Defense Department (ADOD) officials have conducted a secret investigation into Fitzgibbon's relationship with a Chinese-born, Sydney-based businesswoman, Helen Liu. According to Mar [...] | 2009-03-26 21:18:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV MARR AS |
09CANBERRA322 | TORRES STRAIT: U.S. AGREEMENT TO REVISED MARINE [...] (C/NF) ECONCOUNS delivered ref A message to DFAT International Legal Division Assistant Secretary Adam McCarthy March 30. McCarthy, joined by Director of the DFAT Sea Law Section Damien White, welcomed the prompt U.S. response as well as the substantive agreement with Australia's willingness [...] | 2009-03-30 07:24:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EWWT PHSA PREL AS |
09CANBERRA327 | AUSTRALIA BLOCKS CHINESE INVESTMENT ON SECURITY [...] (C) Treasurer Wayne Swan announced March 27 that the Australian Government would block the A$2.6 billion (USD 1.7 billion) bid by Chinese state-owned Minmetals Non-Ferrous Metals to purchase OZ Minerals, Australia's third-largest mining firm, on national security grounds. This is the first [...] | 2009-03-31 06:54:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN PREL CH AS |
09CANBERRA330 | AUSTRALIA APPROVES CHINESE INVESTMENT IN IRON ORE MINER [...] (SBU) Treasurer Wayne Swan signed off March 31 on the recommendation of Australia's Foreign Investment Review Board to approve Chinese steelmaker Hunan Valin Iron and Steel Group's application to purchase up to 17.55% of iron-ore producer Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) (ref A). The A$645 millio [...] | 2009-04-01 07:33:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AS CH ECON EFIN PREL |
09CANBERRA331 | GANG VIOLENCE SPARKS CALLS FOR TOUGHER MEASURES [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Following the murder of an outlaw motorcycle gang (OMCG) associate in full view of hundreds of travelers at Sydney Airport on March 22, the GOA and New South Wales (NSW) are calling for tougher efforts against gang-related violence. The Deputy National Security Adviser told [...] | 2009-04-02 01:26:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV SNAR SOCI AS |
09CANBERRA335 | DEFENSE MINISTER LIKELY TO SURVIVE - FOR NOW [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Defense Minister Joel Fitzgibbon appears safe in his portfolio in the short-term, as the media hype surrounding his link with Chinese-born businesswoman, Helen Liu, subsides (reftel). Prime Minister Rudd has publicly backed him, an independent audit of a payroll bungle affecti [...] | 2009-04-03 00:41:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV MARR AS |
09CANBERRA336 | AUSTRALIAN DEPSEC DENIES DSD INVESTIGATED DEFENSE [...] (C/NF) In a message he wanted to pass to the the USG, particularly the U.S. intelligence community, the Australian Deputy Secretary of Defense responsible for intelligence and security summoned emboffs to his office March 31 to emphatically deny recent press reports suggesting that the Defence [...] | 2009-04-03 03:30:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR PINS MARR PGOV PREL AS |
09CANBERRA34 | GAZA: AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE MAKES ISRAELI [...] (C/NF) Israeli Ambassador Yuval Rotem is very satisfied with the Australian response to the fighting in Gaza. Australian Government statements, including vacationing PM Kevin Rudd's January 5 remarks, have emphasized the need for an end to HAMAS rocket attacks on Israel and halting arms shipm [...] | 2009-01-09 08:03:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IS AS |
09CANBERRA342 | FURTHER INFORMATION ON AUSTRALIA'S ACCESSION TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The Australian director of ASEAN relations at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) presented the USG with further information and materials on the Australian process of accession to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) in 2005. These included [...] | 2009-04-06 05:16:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KTIA PREL AS |
09CANBERRA345 | DIVISIONS BETWEEN GOA AND RESERVE BANK OF [...] (U) This is joint ConGen Sydney and Embassy Canberra cable. Summary ------- 2. (C/NF) The Reserve Bank of Australia has acted aggressively over the last six months to address deteriorating economic conditions by slashing the cash rate from 7.25 percent to 3.25 percent. Prime Ministe [...] | 2009-04-06 07:28:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN ECON AS |
09CANBERRA376 | DFAT READOUT OF FM SMITH'S DISCUSSIONS IN CHINA [...] (C/NF) Summary: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) North Asia First Assistant Secretary Graham Fletcher told Polcouns on April 8 that Foreign Minister Stephen Smith's talks with Chinese officials on his recent trip to that country went well. He noted that the March 24-27 visit [...] | 2009-04-14 03:04:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AS CH JA KN PK PREL |
09CANBERRA377 | TRADE MINISTER CREAN ANXIOUS FOR RELATIONSHIP WITH [...] (C/NF) Summary: Australian Trade Minister Simon Crean wants to sustain effort on Doha. He is anxious to play a role and will do what he can to enjoy a close relationship with Amb. Kirk. Rumors surround his political future that reinforce his desire for strong US ties. End summary. 2. ( [...] | 2009-04-14 04:01:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD ECON PREL AS |
09CANBERRA404 | TORRES STRAIT: AUSTRALIANS AGREE TO MODIFY MARINE [...] (C/NF) Though surprised at U.S. expressions of concern about the text of the Marine Notice updating Australia's Torres Strait pilotage regime issued on April 17, Australia agrees to remove both the opening clause and the closing sentence saying that details about applicable legislation, appli [...] | 2009-04-23 07:24:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EWWT PHSA PREL AS |
09CANBERRA459 | AUSTRALIA THANKED FOR SABERI INTERVENTION [...] (SUB) On May 15, post forwarded a letter to the Foreign Minister, Stephen Smith, signed by the Charg d'Affaires,Daniel A. Clune, thanking the Australian government for its help in the Saberi case and seeking additional assistance in the cases of AMCITS Robert Levinson and Esha Momeni. 2. [...] | 2009-05-15 07:14:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IR AS JA PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER CASC |
09CANBERRA470 | AUSTRALIA OPTIMISTIC ENTERING KOREAN FTA TALKS [...] (C) Summary: Australia's lead negotiator is optimistic going into the first round of talks for an FTA with Korea. She expects agriculture and services to be the toughest areas to resolve. No deadlines, but DFAT has an internal goal of concluding this before the expected dates for Australia's [...] | 2009-05-18 04:07:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD AS KS |
09CANBERRA472 | AUSTRALIAN REPLY TO PAKISTAN'S IDP CRISIS [...] (SBU) May 18, poloff delivered reftel talking points on the worsening crisis among IDPs in Pakistan to David Holly, Assistant Secretary for South and West Asia Branch at Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT),Lisa Rice Madan, Director of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Central As [...] | 2009-05-18 23:40:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID PHUM PK PREF AS |
09CANBERRA476 | AUSTRALIAN REPLY TO PAKISTAN'S IDP CRISIS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-19 06:40:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID PHUM PK PREF AS |
09CANBERRA477 | STILL POPULAR RUDD SEES DROP IN POLLS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Although Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's popularity has declined, he is still much more popular than Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull, whose net approval ratings remain in negative territory. Support for the Australian Labor Party (ALP) Government remains high, according to opinion [...] | 2009-05-19 07:19:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV AS |
09CANBERRA492 | AUSTRALIAN OPPOSITION SEEKS TO DELAY EMISSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Opposition Coalition (Liberal and National Parties) announced May 26 that they will move a motion in the Senate to delay a vote on the government's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) (ref A) until 2010. The attempt to put off a decision on the CPRS is based on the curr [...] | 2009-05-26 07:29:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV KGHG ECON AS |
09CANBERRA524 | AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE MINISTER FITZGIBBON RESIGNS [...] (C/NF) Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon resigned June 4 over an apparent conflict of interest involving his brother's private health insurance company. The embattled minister had been under pressure following earlier revelations of undeclared gifts from a Chinese businesswoman and free accomm [...] | 2009-06-04 07:27:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PINS PINR AS |
09CANBERRA535 | PM RUDD NAMES JOHN FAULKNER NEW DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C/NF) Prime Minister Rudd named Special Minister of State and Cabinet Secretary Senator John Faulkner as Defence Minister on June 5, replacing Joel Fitzgibbon, who had stepped down the previous day (reftel.) Faulkner, 55, is known for his toughness, integrity and attention to detail. Althou [...] | 2009-06-05 08:26:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR PGOV PINS PINR AS |
09CANBERRA537 | RIO SPURNS CHINALCO, EMBRACES BHP [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto today rejected a $19.2 billion deal with state-owned Chinese company Chinalco. Instead, Rio immediately announced a $5.8 billion joint venture with fellow resource giant BHP Billiton to combine their existing iron ore operations in the Pil [...] | 2009-06-06 03:19:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EINV EIND ECON AS CH |
09CANBERRA545 | GILLARD: ON TRACK TO BECOME AUSTRALIA'S NEXT PRIME [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Described by her many supporters as "smart, tough, loyal, and the best parliamentary performer in the Australian Labor Party (ALP)," Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard - who visits Washington later this month - has positioned herself as the heir apparent to Prime Minister Kev [...] | 2009-06-10 22:19:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ELAB AS |
09CANBERRA571 | NEW NEGOTIATOR UPDATES ON FTA TALKS [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Australia's lead negotiator is optimistic about the prospects for rapid progress on an FTA with the ROK following the completion of the first round of discussions in May. Agriculture will be the biggest sticking point, but each country's agreement with the United States provid [...] | 2009-06-18 07:55:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD ECON PREL CH KS JP AS |
09CANBERRA574 | WHALING: SMITH KEEPS LEGAL ACTION AGAINST JAPAN ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Australia's Foreign Minister Stephen Smith reiterated on June 19 that Australia remained committed to international legal action against Japan if progress is not made on stopping lethal scientific whaling in the International Whaling Commission (IWC). Smith made his comments i [...] | 2009-06-19 06:26:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KSCA EFIS SENV AS |
09CANBERRA579 | DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON ASEAN IMPLEMENTATION OF [...] (C) Poloff met with Greg French, Assistant Secretary for International Legal Affairs, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, on June 22 to follow-up the Deputy Secretary's June 19 conversation with Ambassador Richardson in soliciting Australia's help in urging ASEAN members to fully implemen [...] | 2009-06-22 07:25:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM MNUC KNNP PREL MTCRE AS |
09CANBERRA583 | OPPOSITION DELAYS EMISSIONS TRADING BILLS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-23 06:31:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV KGHG ECON AS |
09CANBERRA584 | GREG COMBET: NEW JUNIOR DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C/NF) Politician and trade unionist Greg Combet has risen quickly in Australia's parliament. First elected to Parliament in the 2007 election that swept the Australian Labor Party (ALP) to victory, he is said to have performed superbly as Parliamentary Secretary for Defense Procurement. In t [...] | 2009-06-23 06:50:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AS PGOV PINR MASS |
09CANBERRA585 | RUDD BESTS TURNBULL IN HIGH STAKES CLASH [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull put their credibility on the line over the government's relationship with a used car dealer - and Turnbull has emerged significantly damaged. In a spirited exchange in parliament, Rudd denied his office made repr [...] | 2009-06-23 07:35:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AS PGOV |
09CANBERRA591 | OPPOSITION DELAYS EMISSIONS TRADING BILLS -- [...] (SBU) Summary. The Rudd government's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) suffered an important defeat this week in the Senate as the Government was unable to force an early vote. This could allow the Opposition to either defeat it or defer a vote until next year (ref A). The Mandatory [...] | 2009-06-26 01:04:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV KGHG ECON AS |
09CANBERRA597 | POLLS BODE ILL FOR OPPOSITION LEADER TURNBULL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Three opinion polls have confirmed the Opposition has been significantly damaged by the "Utegate" fake e-mail affair (reftel),shattering the momentum it had been building in recent weeks. The biggest worry for the Coalition is the massive slump in Opposition Leader Malcolm Tur [...] | 2009-06-29 07:35:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AS PGOV |
09CANBERRA603 | AUSTRALIAN VIEWS ON MEF MEETINGS, CHINA, UNFCCC [...] (C/NF) Summary: Australian negotiators in the Major Economies Forum (MEF) are impressed with the recent movement toward a joint leaders' statement in the run up to the leaders' meetings in L'Aquila in July. Australia's stalled domestic climate change legislation is seen as having undercut Aus [...] | 2009-06-30 07:19:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV KGHG AS |
09CANBERRA630 | GOA MULLS CHANGES TO LNG LEASES, IMPACT ON U.S. [...] (C/NF) Summary: Energy and Resources Minister Martin Ferguson is concerned about possible complaints about Australian energy policy by major U.S. energy companies. Ferguson wants to reassure the U.S. that he seeks cooperative work on any conflicts before they become bilateral irritants. The [...] | 2009-07-08 07:04:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG ETRD ECON AS |
09CANBERRA646 | LABOR TO RETAIN POWER IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: ALP insiders we have spoken with recently tell us that the South Australian ALP (Australian Labor Party) government is on track for a comfortable election win in March 2010. A big factor in this is deep infighting in the South Australian Liberal party. In contrast, factional p [...] | 2009-07-14 07:36:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AS PGOV PINR |
09CANBERRA657 | AUSTRALIAN READOUT ON MEF LEADERS' MEETING [...] (C/NF) Summary: Australia is generally pleased with the final statement of the Major Economies Forum (MEF) meetings in L,Aquila July 8-9, but fears that generating momentum towards an agreement at Copenhagen will probably require another meeting of MEF leaders before the December UNFCCC negot [...] | 2009-07-16 07:05:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV KGHG AS |
09CANBERRA665 | MARK ARBIB: CLOUT-WIELDING ASCENDING LEADER [...] (C/NF) Labor right-wing powerbroker and political rising star Mark Arbib has made a quick transition from the parliamentary backrooms into the Ministry. In Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's June 6 ministerial reshuffle (reftel),Arbib was promoted to Minister for Employment Participation and the Mi [...] | 2009-07-20 02:12:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AS PGOV PINR |
09CANBERRA673 | ALP'S UPCOMING NATIONAL CONFERENCE [...] (C/NF) Summary: The ruling Australian Labor party's (ALP) National Conference is preparing for its first major gathering since its election victory in 2007. Usually held every three years, the July 30 - August 1 conference will update the ALP's National Platform. A draft platform has been p [...] | 2009-07-22 06:40:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AS PGOV |
09CANBERRA674 | ASSISTING AFGHANISTAN BEYOND THE ELECTION - [...] (C/NF) Summary: Foreign Ministry and AusAID officials have expressed support for the new U.S. whole-of-government strategy for Afghanistan. They noted that, under current planning, DFAT is dispatching two diplomats to Khandahar and Tarin Khowt for localized coordination and is requesting U. [...] | 2009-07-22 06:48:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AS MARR MOPS PREL |
09CANBERRA675 | TEXT OF MOUS BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND IRAQ [...] (C/NF) START SUMMARY: On July 17, Lloyd Brodrick (protect),Director of the Iraq Section at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade provided to the Embassy the texts of six MOUs signed by Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard, during her visit to Baghdad on June 27. The texts were signed i [...] | 2009-07-22 06:58:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS PREL MARR IZ AS |
09CANBERRA699 | CLIMATE CHANGE: BILLS LIKELY TO PASS IN NOVEMBER [...] (SBU) Summary: The Federal Opposition, although fractured over whether to support the Rudd government's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, has opened the door to passing emissions trading legislation this year. Opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull issued a statement laying out nine demands tha [...] | 2009-07-31 07:34:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV KGHG ENRG PGOV AS |
09CANBERRA70 | AUSTRALIA LIKELY TO OPPOSE POSTPONING PIF [...] (C/NF) Australia is disappointed but not surprised that Fiji interim PM Bainimarama has opted not attend the January 27 Pacific Island Forum (PIF) Special Leaders Meeting in Port Moresby. The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet is expected to endorse a Department of Foreign Affairs an [...] | 2009-01-21 03:40:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PGOV PREL AS FJ |
09CANBERRA700 | WHALING: AUSTRALIA LOOKS TO OCTOBER MEETING [...] (C/NF) Summary: Australia was generally pleased with the outcomes at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meetings in Madeira. The GOA has suspended temporarily efforts to pressure Japan in order to avoid legal action. PM Rudd's cabinet will consider legal action in mid-November, afte [...] | 2009-07-31 07:41:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV EFIS PREL AS |
09CANBERRA709 | SUBJECT: RUDD RULES AT LABOR NATIONAL CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY The ruling Australian Labor Party's (ALP) National Conference displayed unprecedented cohesion and provided further evidence of Prime Minister Rudd's authority over the party. Although journalists derided it as boring, party officials believe the conference gave the public what [...] | 2009-08-04 06:07:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AS PGOV PREL |
09CANBERRA720 | AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE TO MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL [...] (C/NF) August 4, John Quinn, Assistant Secretary for Strategic Issues and Intelligence Branch of the International Security Division, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) readily agreed to pass on the request to add one further presentation, which was previously given in B [...] | 2009-08-06 02:18:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA AS |
09CANBERRA744 | PETER GARRETT ON WHALING, CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (C) Summary: Environment, Culture, Heritage and Arts Minister Peter Garrett is cautiously optimistic that progress can be made with Japan on Southern Ocean whaling. Garrett again extended an offer to have U.S. marine researchers join the Southern Ocean science program announced last year. En [...] | 2009-08-12 07:45:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV KGHG EFIS PGOV AS |
09CANBERRA752 | AUSTRALIA RETHINKING ITS FIJI POLICY [...] (C/NF) EconCouns paid a courtesy call on GOA Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs Duncan Kerr on August 12 to review Australia's views on the recent Pacific Islands Forum meeting. Kerr discussed GOA aid to the Pacific and Fiji. Kerr said that while Australia remains extremely p [...] | 2009-08-14 03:44:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID PGOV PREL AS FJ PP BP |
09CANBERRA754 | AUSTRALIA'S DEFENSE WHITE PAPER: IS IT AFFORDABLE? [...] (SBU) Australia,s 2009 Defense White Paper, released in May 2009, envisions the nation,s largest military buildup since World War II. How Australia will pay for this buildup is less clear. Recovery from the recession and a return to fiscal surplus will require budgetary sacrifices. The mili [...] | 2009-08-14 06:39:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MCAP AS |
09CANBERRA779 | AUSTRALIAN DEFENSE CHIEF'S CONCERNS OVER [...] (C/NF) Chief of Australian Defense Force Air Chief Marshall Angus Houston told Charge on August 20 that he planned to call Admiral Mullen, General Petraeus and General McChrystal in the next few days to explain that it will be important that General McChrystal,s upcoming assessment on the si [...] | 2009-08-21 06:02:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF MCAP MOPS PREL |
09CANBERRA780 | NORTHERN TERRITORY INTERVENTION UNDER SCRUTINY [...] (U) The controversial Northern Territory Emergency Response Act, known as the "intervention", has been under increased fire in the past few weeks due to perceived mismanagement of its housing component. Aboriginal rights advocates have called the intervention a package of racist reforms that h [...] | 2009-08-24 06:15:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AS PGOV PINR |
09CANBERRA834 | AUSTRALIA MULLING HOW TO INCREASE AID IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C/NF) Following his late August/early September visit to Washington, Australia's Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance Bob McMullan told us the GOA is interested in increasing its aid contribution in Afghanistan. Overcoming logistical roadblocks to getting Australia [...] | 2009-09-10 23:26:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID PREL PGOV AF AS |
09CANBERRA837 | UNGA GOALS AND OBJECTIVES DELIVERED TO GOA [...] (C/NF) PM Rudd wants to ensure the institutionalization of the G-20 leaders meeting and plans to reinforce that message at his UNGA meetings prior to the Pittsburgh Summit. Maclachlan stated that Australia would like to be a "voice" for those who are not members of the G-20 and that Rudd and [...] | 2009-09-13 23:31:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNGA XA XB XD XF XG XS XM XL |
09CANBERRA855 | AUSTRALIA-ROK-INDONESIA TRILATERAL DISCUSSION [...] (C/NF) An inaugural trilateral held in Canberra on September 9 between Australia, the ROK and Indonesia resulted in a vehicle still in search of an idea. While the concept has strong support from the heads of government, the trilateral discussion was wide ranging and did not produce substantiv [...] | 2009-09-18 07:36:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KS ID AS |
09CANBERRA857 | AUSTRALIAN VIEWS ON G20 CLIMATE CHANGE FINANCING [...] (C/NF) Summary: Australian climate officials still see the G20 as the most effective venue for a discussion of international climate change financing arrangements, but expressed concern there was still no global consensus of the role of the G20 beyond the Pittsburgh leaders' meeting. Australi [...] | 2009-09-18 08:08:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV ECON EFIN KPAO AS |
09CANBERRA858 | AUSTRALIAN VIEWS ON G20 CLIMATE CHANGE FINANCING [...] (C/NF) Summary: Australian climate officials still see the G20 as the most effective venue for a discussion of international climate change financing arrangements, but expressed concern there was still no global consensus of the role of the G20 beyond the Pittsburgh leaders' meeting. Australi [...] | 2009-09-18 08:08:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV ECON EFIN KPAO AS |
09CANBERRA859 | AUSTRALIAN VIEWS ON G20 CLIMATE CHANGE FINANCING [...] (C/NF) Summary: Australian climate officials still see the G20 as the most effective venue for a discussion of international climate change financing arrangements, but expressed concern there was still no global consensus of the role of the G20 beyond the Pittsburgh leaders' meeting. Australi [...] | 2009-09-18 08:08:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV ECON EFIN KPAO AS |
09CANBERRA860 | AUSTRALIAN VIEWS ON G20 CLIMATE CHANGE FINANCING [...] (C/NF) Summary: Australian climate officials still see the G20 as the most effective venue for a discussion of international climate change financing arrangements, but expressed concern there was still no global consensus of the role of the G20 beyond the Pittsburgh leaders' meeting. Australi [...] | 2009-09-18 08:09:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV ECON EFIN KPAO AS |
09CANBERRA861 | AUSTRALIAN PRIORITIES FOR UNGA [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY Australia's UNGA priorities are promoting its bid for a 2013-2014 Security Council seat, climate change, nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament, as well as UN financial and budgetary issues. Australia is delighted with the U.S. initiative to have a UNSC discussion on dis [...] | 2009-09-18 08:09:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNGA AS |
09CANBERRA865 | AUSTRALIAN VIEWS ON G20 CLIMATE CHANGE FINANCING [...] (C/NF) Summary: Australian climate officials still see the G20 as the most effective venue for a discussion of international climate change financing arrangements, but expressed concern there was still no global consensus of the role of the G20 beyond the Pittsburgh leaders' meeting. Australi [...] | 2009-09-18 08:35:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV ECON EFIN KPAO AS |
09CANBERRA881 | AUSTRALIA REPORTS MOHAMMED LARIJANI OPTIMISTIC [...] (C/NF) Summary: Mohammed Javad Larijani, Secretary General of Iran's Supreme Council of Human Rights and the Head of the Office of International Affairs of the Judiciary, told Australian Ambassador to Iran Marc Innes-Brown September 16 that he was optimistic that the three American hikers held [...] | 2009-09-23 07:45:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PINR CASC IR AS |
09CANBERRA893 | GOVERNMENT CLOSES IN ON CLIMATE BILL VOTE [...] (SBU) Summary: Views on the Rudd government's climate change legislation continue to evolve as the government maneuvers to bring the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) before the Senate for a second vote in November. The government could try to force the opposition to support the legis [...] | 2009-09-29 08:02:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV ECON ETRD AS |
09CANBERRA916 | SKEPTICAL AUSTRALIA SUPPORTS U.S. APPROACH ON IRAN [...] (C/NF) Australia fully supports U.S. efforts to engage with Iran but remains very skeptical of Iranian intentions. Patrick Suckling, First Assistant Secretary for International Affairs at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and Andrea Faulkner, Assistant Secretary for South Asia, [...] | 2009-10-07 06:27:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KNNP MNUC PARM IR AS |
09CANBERRA919 | AUSTRALIA'S FIJI FRUSTRATIONS FESTER [...] (C/NF) Summary: Australia remains deeply frustrated with Fijian strongman Frank Bainimarama's unwillingness to engage the international community and remains committed to policy of isolating the Fijian regime, while accepting that this will take a long time to show results. According to Depart [...] | 2009-10-09 05:50:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PGOV PREL FJ AS |
09CANBERRA920 | CLIMATE CHANGE LEGISLATION: INDUSTRY MOSTLY [...] (C/NF) Summary: Recent discussions with Australian companies and civil society groups suggest they largely accept that the government will succeed in passing climate change legislation this year (Ref A). While most interested parties appear to believe that the Carbon Pollution Reduction Schem [...] | 2009-10-09 07:17:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV ECON ETRD AS |
09CANBERRA945 | INDONESIA PLAYING KEY ROLE IN STOPPING ARRIVALS [...] (C/NF) Summary: The series of recent high-profile cases of ship-borne asylum seekers trying to come to Australia is putting pressure on Prime Minister Rudd to depend on Indonesia's continued cooperation to help staunch the flow. Australia is also working with Malaysia, which they believe is [...] | 2009-10-22 06:15:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SMIG PREF ELAB ECON AS |
09CANBERRA95 | AUSTRALIA ANNOUNCES PLAN TO SUPPORT COMMERCIAL [...] (C) Summary: The GOA has announced a new plan to provide liquidity to commercial property projects, to prevent job losses and support Australian banks. The Government's prompt action to support lending to the commercial property sector - with a focus on projects under construction - highlight [...] | 2009-01-27 07:18:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN AS |
09CANBERRA951 | SECRETARY CLINTON LETTER TO FOREIGN MINISTER SMITH [...] (C/NF) Econoff delivered the Secretary's letter on whale conservation to Foreign Minister Smith's Deputy Chief of Staff, Andrew Dempster, on October 23. Dempster said that the government is reviewing the proposed changes to international whale conservation efforts and will consider Australia [...] | 2009-10-23 06:16:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV OPDC PREL AS |
09CANBERRA953 | ON G8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP: YES TO PARTNERSHIP, NO [...] (C/NF) Summary: Australia supports the extension of the G8 Global Partnership beyond 2012 and is open to making a contribution to that effort. After making a significant pledge to the Global Partnership when it was launched in 2002, Australia is interested in greater involvement in Partnersh [...] | 2009-10-23 07:12:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AS KNNP MNUC PARM |
09CANBERRA963 | AID TO PAKISTAN ON SCHEDULE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: At the Tokyo Donor's Conference Australia announced the doubling of its aid to Pakistan. A significant portion of the promised aid has already been dispersed. Australia is on pace to fulfill its obligation by 2011, but has declined to provide budget support to Pakistan's gove [...] | 2009-10-28 05:55:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AS EAID EFIN PK |
09CANBERRA972 | AUSTRALIA WORKING TO UPGRADE RELATIONS WITH INDIA [...] (C/NF) Summary: Foreign Minister Stephen Smith visited India on October 19-23 in a continuing effort to upgrade bilateral relations and manage the fallout from violence against Indian students in Australia. Smith met with the Indian Foreign Minister, Finance Minister, Home Minister and Nation [...] | 2009-10-29 07:57:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL IN CH AS |
09CANBERRA976 | ENVIRO MINISTER GARRETT UNHAPPY ABOUT U.S. WHALING [...] (C/NF) Summary: Environment Minister Garrett, who led the Australian delegation to the Santiago Support Group (SG) IWC meetings, has been undermined by the U.S. decision to launch a new initiative without coordinating with Australia prior to those meetings. Garrett also sees the subsequent le [...] | 2009-10-30 06:45:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV PREL OPDC AS |
09CANBERRA993 | AUSTRALIA GRATEFUL FOR U.S. SUPPORT ON FIJI [...] (C/NF) Summary: Deeply frustrated with Fijian strongman Frank Bainimarama, Australia is determined to maintain its policy of isolating Fiji while trying to avoid overreacting. Bainimarama's recent expulsion of the Australian and New Zealand High Commissioners further confirms Australia's convi [...] | 2009-11-08 22:07:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM FJ AS |
09CANBERRA995 | AUSTRALIA-INDONESIA: MOVING BEYOND ASYLUM SEEKERS [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a recent visit to Jakarta, Prime Minister Rudd told Indonesian President Yudhoyono that Australia is committed to working with Indonesia on a number of regional and global issues. Australia believes Indonesia sees itself as a leading regional actor that wants to be more [...] | 2009-11-09 04:58:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREF SMIG PHUM ID AS |
09CARACAS1477 | PSUV HOLDS "TRANSPARENT" INTERNAL ELECTIONS, BUT REFUSES TO [...] (C) Summary: President Chavez's United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) held nationwide elections on a rainy November 15 for its party congress (reftel). Despite repeatedly trumpeting the balloting as a display of transparency and democracy that the opposition lacks, the PSUV abruptly ch [...] | 2009-11-20 16:26:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM VE |
09CARACAS1479 | FEDERAL COUNCIL LAW TO CENTRALIZE POWER AWAY FROM LOCAL [...] (C) Summary: The Chavista-dominated National Assembly (AN) passed the draft Organic Law of the Federal Government Council in a first vote, which appears engineered to create a parallel structure that could greatly diminish the funding and responsibilities currently granted to governors and m [...] | 2009-11-20 16:30:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM VE |
09CARACAS1547 | TWO CHAVISTAS ELECTED AS NEW "INDEPENDENT" CNE RECTORS [...] (C) Summary: The National Assembly (AN) selected two new rectors to the five-person committee that oversees the National Electoral Council (CNE),replacing the two outgoing Chavista rectors with two more of the party faithful. Incoming rectors Socorro Hernandez and Tania D'Amelio, respectiv [...] | 2009-12-11 17:23:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM VE |
09CARACAS1555 | CHAVEZ GOVERNMENT: DIVISION OF POWERS WEAKENS THE STATE [...] (C) Summary: President Chavez publicly echoed comments made by President of the Supreme Court (TSJ) Luisa Estella Morales December 5 that "the division of powers weakens the state." The local media has speculated that the comments suggest that Chavez might try to convoke a constituent assem [...] | 2009-12-15 21:18:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM VE |
09CARACAS1557 | GBRV ISSUES ARREST WARRANT FOR ANOTHER OPPOSITION LEADER [...] (C) Summary: The Venezuelan Government (GBRV) issued an arrest warrant December 8 for Ramon Martinez, an ex-governor and the nominal president of the Podemos opposition party, on corruption charges. Although the case has generated only minimal press interest, the prosecution is probably tar [...] | 2009-12-15 21:20:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM VE |
09CARACAS809 | CHAVEZ BLASTS HONDURAN COUPSTERS, BLAMES UNITED [...] (C) Summary: In typical style, Chavez sought June 28 to claim his share of the limelight in the aftermath of the coup that overthrew fellow leftist leader Manuel Zelaya of Honduras. Chavez likened the situation to the unsuccessful Venezuelan coup attempt against him in 2002 and pledged that [...] | 2009-06-29 16:48:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM VE |
09COPENHAGEN127 | YOUR MEETING WITH DANISH FM MOLLER MARCH 13 [...] (C) Madam Secretary, your predecessors have known Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moller as a good colleague and a capable representative of one of our closest allies in Europe. Your first bilateral meeting with Per Stig will signal our appreciation for Danish contributions to international [...] | 2009-03-09 09:55:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR NATO EU DA |
09COPENHAGEN385 | (C) AFGHANISTAN: DANES WORRIED ABOUT FALLOUT OF [...] (C/NF) The Prime Minister's foreign policy advisor Thomas Ahrenkiel called the Ambassador September 10 to register his Government's deep worry about Afghanistan in the wake of the air strike on hijacked tankers. Noting that he had spoken with his German counterpart, he said this incident co [...] | 2009-09-10 13:48:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR AF DA GE |
09COPENHAGEN435 | CHOD RESIGNS IN COMMANDO-BOOK SCANDAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Denmark's Chief of Defense Command (CHOD) Admiral Tim Sloth Joergensen resigned October 4 as a result of a scandal over an Arabic translation of a controversial book about Danish commandos that was published over MOD objections. It has been revealed that an officer on his staf [...] | 2009-10-06 11:05:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM MARR DA |
09COPENHAGEN470 | GAERC DEMARCHE: DENMARK'S RESPONSE [...] (C) Lars Bo Larsen, MFA's European Correspondent, welcomed the USG's demarche ahead of the October GAERC and offered the following response October 20: - Afghanistan/Pakistan: the EU wanted to agree on a comprehensive strategy this month, but the Afghan elections are not yet over and the [...] | 2009-10-22 08:47:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR EAID KPAL AF PK IR IS ZL DA GV |
09COPENHAGEN523 | DENMARK POLITICAL ROUND-UP [...] (C/NF) This is the first in a periodic series of cables summarizing notable political developments in Denmark. In this issue: Denmark's EU opt-outs; Afghanistan debate; Defense Minister weakened; budget negotiations; gang war; EU Commissioner speculation; upcoming local elections. (U) EU [...] | 2009-11-20 17:06:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON MARR DA |
09DAMASCUS109 | WOMEN'S NGO WARNED REGARDING EMBASSY CONTACT [...] (C/NF) The Ministry of Social Affairs recently warned a prominent Syrian women's NGO that it risked losing its license if it had any unauthorized contact with foreigners or embassies. NGO staff believe the warning was issued after one of its board members reported to the SARG that Embassy Dam [...] | 2009-02-04 14:24:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM KWMN SOCI SY |
09DAMASCUS150 | PARADE OF CODELS TO DAMASCUS: WHAT WORKS AND WHAT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-25 17:59:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL SY |
09DAMASCUS158 | KERRY - ASAD: DIVIDING IRAQ AND UNIFYING IRAN [...] (C/NF) Summary: Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senator John Kerry told President Asad that he believed progress was being made in Iraq and the U.S. wanted to withdraw its troops as soon as possible. The recent provincial elections in Iraq had been the first real, positive [...] | 2009-02-27 13:21:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL IZ IR SY |
09DAMASCUS159 | KERRY - ASAD: SAUDIS MAY BE SOWING THE SEEDS OF [...] (C/NF) Summary: Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senator John Kerry asked President Bashar al-Asad February 21 about Syria's activities in Lebanon in the lead-up to Lebanese elections in June. Asad, clearly primed, demanded, "Saudi Arabia has spent millions of dollars in Le [...] | 2009-02-27 13:22:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL SA LE SY |
09DAMASCUS188 | JORDANIAN COMPANY REPORTEDLY LEASING AIRBUS A320 [...] (C) Civil aviation-related rumors are again rampant in Damascus one month after SARG officials publicly announced that Boeing had received U.S. export licenses to perform airframe overhauls (D-checks) on Syrian Air's two 747-SPs. On March 1, a semi-independent daily published a report that a J [...] | 2009-03-12 05:52:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAIR ETRD ETTC PTER PGOV CA JO SY |
09DAMASCUS360 | MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN DAMASCUS: HAMAS [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging May 7 discussion, NEA Acting A/S Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro argued that, while recent Hamas statements suggested the organization could recognize a two-state solution, Hamas needed to renounce violence, recognize Israel, and abide by previo [...] | 2009-05-21 14:17:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS SY |
09DAMASCUS377 | CODEL KAUFMAN-PRESIDENT ASAD MEETING MAY 28 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-29 16:07:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER KWBG MOPS IS IZ LE SY |
09DAMASCUS89 | RE-ENGAGING WITH SYRIA: THE FRENCH EXPERIENCE [...] (C/NF) Summary: Aware that relations with the SARG are under review in Washington, French Ambassador Michel Duclos, who played a key role in restoring French-Syrian bilateral relations offered his recommendations for re-engaging: ignore rhetoric and focus on actions, understand the Syrians' [...] | 2009-01-28 16:58:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL FR SY |
09DAMASCUS93 | RE-ENGAGING WITH SYRIA: ANOTHER COUNTY HEARD FROM [...] (C/NF) Summary: Spanish Ambassador Juan Serrat, who enjoys frequent access to SARG officials, described the SARG as "hopeful" regarding the new U.S. Administration and the prospects for a changed U.S. role in the Middle East. They had been disappointed by the decision not to send Special [...] | 2009-01-29 16:15:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL SP SY |
09DHAHRAN187 | SCENESETTER FOR AA/S FELTMAN'S VISIT TO THE EASTERN PROVINCE [...] (SBU) The U.S. Consulate General Dhahran welcomes you to the Eastern Province (EP) of Saudi Arabia. In addition to being the Kingdom's largest province, the EP also represents the industrial engine of Saudi Arabia and sits atop the world's largest oil reserves. Saudi Aramco, the well-run and [...] | 2009-07-24 16:16:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ENRG EPET SA |
09DHAHRAN210 | SAUDI SHI'A CELEBRATE IMAM AL-MAHDI'S BIRTHDAY [...] (C/NF) The Shi'a of Qatif openly celebrated the birthday of Imam al-Mahdi -- who is recognized by most Shi'a as the twelfth and final (hidden) Imam -- on August 6 with impromptu public plays, free food, and candy for the children. PolOff and two EmbOffs from Riyadh visited Qatif during the fes [...] | 2009-08-10 16:02:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM SA |
09DHAHRAN217 | SAUDI PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES CLOSE SHIA MOSQUES IN [...] (C/NF) During the past year the provincial government in the Eastern Province (EP) has closed five Shia mosques (four Twelver Shia and one Ismaili Shia) in the commercial city of al-Khobar, with the last two being closed in the past two weeks. The provincial government reportedly carried out t [...] | 2009-08-15 11:25:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM SA |
09DHAHRAN220 | BANNED SAUDI WEBSITE LAUNCHES ENGLISH-LANGUAGE VERSION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-19 14:28:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KIRF KISL PHUM SA |
09DHAHRAN222 | BANNED SAUDI WEBSITE LAUNCHES ENGLISH-LANGUAGE VERSION [...] (C/NF) Rasid.com, the popular Arabic-language news website run by a small group of Saudi Shia political activists, launched an English-language version on August 1. The managing editor of Rasid explained that they hope to reach a larger audience with the English-language version. Both the Ara [...] | 2009-08-19 15:38:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KIRF KISL PHUM SA |
09DHAHRAN228 | SAUDI ARAMCO-DOW CHEMICAL $24 BILLION PETROCHEMICAL PROJECT [...] (SBU) Saudi Aramco project finance managers confirmed that the $24 billion joint venture (JV) with Dow Chemical is moving forward, despite the economic crisis. In return for access to cheap, discounted feedstock (primarily ethane and naphtha),Dow is sharing with Aramco a number of the "crown [...] | 2009-08-31 14:38:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ENRG EPET PGOV SA CH |
09DHAHRAN234 | FORMER SAUDI ARAMCO EXECUTIVE BULLISH ON OIL PRICES [...] (C/NF) Saudi Aramco's former Executive Vice President, Dr. Sadad al-Husseini (strictly protect),recently commented on the likelihood of oil prices rising sharply over the next couple of years. In his view, the bearish energy analysts arguing that the oil price shocks of last summer are not li [...] | 2009-09-02 13:39:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET ECON PGOV SA |
09DHAHRAN246 | SAUDI AUTHORITIES CRACK DOWN ON SHIA IN AL-AHSA [...] (C) Saudi authorities have stepped up discriminatory actions against Shia citizens in the Eastern Province (EP) oasis of al-Ahsa over the past year. Contacts point to the governor of al-Ahsa, HH Prince Badr bin Mohammad bin Abdullah Al Saud, as the main force behind the most recent uptick in s [...] | 2009-09-16 13:30:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM SA |
09DHAHRAN258 | NAJRAN'S NEW GOVERNOR OFF TO GOOD START BUT CHALLENGED BY [...] (C) The new governor of Najran province on the border with Yemen is viewed as being a serious, business-oriented leader looking to downplay the sectarian differences between the officially recognized Sunni interpretation of Islam and that of the province's majority Ismaili (specifically Sulaima [...] | 2009-10-14 07:45:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KIRF PHUM SA YM |
09DHAHRAN266 | EASTERN PROVINCE SHIA FRUSTRATED [...] (C) Three prominent local Shia report that economic marginalization, combined with religious discrimination, are generating increased frustration in the Eastern Province (EP). This is compounded by a growing generation gap in the Shia community with an impatient younger generation inclined to [...] | 2009-11-01 07:34:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KIRF KREL PHUM SA |
09DHAHRAN40 | SAUDI HEZBOLLAH LEADER WARNS OF SECTARIAN VIOLENCE [...] (C/NF) Key Points: --------------------- -- XXXXXXXXXXXX (strictly protect),a popular Shi'a cleric and alleged leader of Saudi Hezbollah, met with PolOff after years of refusing to meet with USG officials (ref A). -- XXXXXXXXXXXX declared that the USG could persuade the SAG to adopt se [...] | 2009-03-22 08:19:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SA LE IR PGOV PTER PHUM KIRF KISL KDEM |
09DHAHRAN46 | SHI'A PROTESTS LEAD TO ARRESTS, INCLUDING TWO AMERICANS [...] (C/NF) Key Points: --------------------- -- On Thursday, March 19 Shi'a from the Awamiyya village in the Qatif oasis conducted a sit-in to protest the SAG's intention of arresting the radical Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, who has been in hiding since calling for possible secession from Saudi Arabia [...] | 2009-03-25 11:51:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SA KU PGOV PHUM PINR KIRF KISL KDEM |
09DHAHRAN74 | SAUDI "GAS PRINCE" CONTROLS THE KINGDOM'S INDUSTRIAL [...] (C/NF) KEY POINTS -- HRH Prince Faisal bin Turki bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (FbT),Advisor to the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, controls the highly subsidized gas feedstock allocations for the petrochemical and power generation industries. -- The prince is known as being [...] | 2009-04-08 06:07:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SA QA PGOV ECON ENRG EPET |
09DHAKA775 | APPEALS OF 1975 MURDER/COUP CONVICTIONS MOVE [...] (C) Government prosecutors are finalizing arguments against five former military officers appealing death sentences for their leadership of the August 15, 1975 coup that killed then-President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, senior members of his government and their families. With the coup anniversa [...] | 2009-08-06 09:21:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KJUS PHUM PREL CJAN PGOV PINR PINS BG |
09DILI123 | F-FDTL'S MILITARY RECRUIT TRAINING PLAN: STEPPING FORWARD [...] (C) Summary. The Timor-Leste Defense Force (F-FDTL) will soon move forward with a recruit training plan which promises to nearly double the size of the force by early 2010. The plan has potentially serious flaws, including the use of newly minted and under-trained officers and NCOs as train [...] | 2009-05-11 16:05:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ECON MARR EAID TT |
09DJIBOUTI1087 | SHIP DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE ICO USNS JOHN LENTHALL T-AO 189 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-07 14:39:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS |
09DJIBOUTI991 | SCENESETTER FOR AFRICOM COMMANDER GENERAL WARD'S VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Embassy Djibouti warmly welcomes AFRICOM Commander General Ward and his party to Djibouti. A stable, moderate Muslim ally, Djibouti not only hosts Camp Lemonier -- the only U.S. military base in Africa -- but also key USG broadcasting facilities used by Arabic-language Radio Saw [...] | 2009-07-28 17:18:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MASS MOPS PREL KPKO DJ SO ER JA XA |
09DOHA394 | QATAR SUPPORTS LEBANESE CHOOSING OWN GOVERNMENT, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-15 14:23:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL LE QA |
09DUBAI449 | UAE: SHARJAH'S POWER PROBLEMS [...] (C) Summary: Sharjah, the UAE's third most populous Emirate, has been suffering since early August ongoing power outages ranging from several hours to several days at a time. The Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (SEWA) attributes the outages to high summer demand, but gas shortages and [...] | 2009-10-18 10:49:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ENRG PREL AE |
09DUSHANBE1398 | ACCESS TO FORMER GUANTANAMO DETAINEE RAHMIDDIN SHARIPOV (ISN [...] (C) Per Reftel A request, on December 9, 2009, emboff visited Rahmiddin Sharipov in the Ministry of Justice pre-trial detention facility in Dushanbe where he is now held. The meeting took place in an office of the administration of the detention facility, with two officers of the facility pres [...] | 2009-12-10 10:27:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PINR PTER KDRG TI |
09DUSHANBE996 | FORMER GUANTANAMO DETAINEES APPROACH EMBASSY, REQUEST [...] (C/NF) On August 12 Shafi Rakhimovich Salikhov (as spelled in his Tajik passport) walked into the embassy, and asked to speak with an embassy officer. Local guards briefly interviewed him, then referred him to the Assistant Regional Security Officer. Salikhov explained to the A/RSO that he had [...] | 2009-08-24 12:03:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PINR PTER KJUS KDRG TI |
09FREETOWN410 | MILITARY MANIPULATING KOROMA? [...] (C/NF) Poloff was informed by a high-level security contact on October 15 that the civilian security sector blames the Minister of Defense and his inner-circle for influencing the President to call a premature Military Assistance to the Civil Power (MACP) in response to the recent spate of arm [...] | 2009-10-19 14:24:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ASEC SL |
09FREETOWN445 | ATTORNEY GENERAL STAKES HIS CLAIM ON SPECIAL COURT [...] (C) Summary: On November 12, A/DCM and the British High Commissioner met with Attorney General Abdul Serry-Kamal to discuss issues related to the Special Court. Namely, the meeting was called to address an exchange of letters between the Special Court Management Committee (MC) and the Governme [...] | 2009-11-13 12:36:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KAWC KJUS SL |
09FREETOWN462 | SIERRA LEONE NARCOTICS WRAP-UP, 2009 [...] (C) Summary: Sierra Leone continues to stay invested in the narcotics issue, and attempting to become more pro-active operationally despite resource constraints. International actors, including post, UK/SOCA, and the UN remain sources of support and encouragement, while also advancing our own [...] | 2009-11-30 19:05:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SNAR PGOV PREL SL |
09GENEVA195 | SOUTH AFRICAN DIPLOMAT DISAPPOINTED WITH SAG'S [...] (C) Summary. A USDel member met with South African Political Human Rights Officer Sybil Matlhako (please protect) on March 2. A normally guarded Matlhako surprised us with her willingness to speak candidly about group dynamics and actions of the Chinese, Cubans, Europeans and Palestinians. [...] | 2009-03-06 19:31:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL ZA UNHRC |
09GEORGETOWN527 | Joint Opposition Political Parties Launch Dossier to Address [...] (C) Summary. The Joint Opposition Political Parties (JOPP),comprising the People's National Congress Reform (PNCR),Alliance for Change (AFC),Guyana Action Party (GAP/ROAR),National Front Alliance (NFA) and Working People's Alliance (WPA),held a public meeting November 17 to launch their 2 [...] | 2009-11-19 20:02:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL GY |
09GEORGETOWN539 | President Jagdeo Discusses Human Trafficking in Guyana [...] (C) Summary. In an unexpected meeting with a visiting G/TIP Officer on November 24, President Bharatt Jagdeo said he views trafficking in persons as a serious matter and would like to see Guyana ranked higher than Tier 2 Watch list. He said there are three on-going cases to prosecute traffick [...] | 2009-12-02 18:18:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM SMIG PREF ELAB KTIP KCRM KWMN KFRD GY |
09GEORGETOWN547 | CANADIAN COMPANY CONFIDENT OIL OFF GUYANA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Based on promising seismic indicators, CGX Resources Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canadian oil firm CGX Energy Inc. created in 1998 to develop deposits in Guyana's coastal waters, plans to begin exploratory drilling in September 2010 and projects peak production of up to 300 [...] | 2009-12-22 14:40:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON EPET XL GY |
09GEORGETOWN553 | Pol/Econ Round-up December 8-December 24 [...] (U) This "round-up" reporting cable covers December 8-December 24. Copenhagen - Lower Than Expected Results 2. (U) Local media reported that the UN Climate Change Summit ended on lower than expected results. President Bharrat Jagdeo expressed disappointment with the total ag [...] | 2009-12-23 18:37:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON SENV GY |
09HAVANA351 | CUBAN MINREX SOUNDS OFF - AGAIN [...] (C//NF) Summary: On 11 June 2009, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Drug Interdiction Specialist (DIS) assigned to the United States Interests Section (USINT) in Havana, Cuba, attended a repatriation of 14 Cuban migrants at Bahia de Cabanas. During the transit to the migrant receiving pier, DIS enga [...] | 2009-06-12 20:38:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SNAR PREL SMIG PGOV CU ASEC |
09HAVANA739 | STRIDENT GOC PROTEST OF USINT AND OTHER MISSIONS, OBSERVATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DAY EVENTS [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Ministry (MINREX) summoned COM on December 12 to protest USINT observation of Human Rights Day activities in Havana. The meeting was the latest of several recent GOC efforts to put the USG on the defensive in our bilateral relationship. COM gave a low-key but firm response to M [...] | 2009-12-14 20:16:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL CASC CU |
09ISLAMABAD1025 | SITUATION IN SWAT: MAY 12 [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Gilani called a special session of the National Assembly to discuss the situation in Swat and surrounding areas in Malakand District as well as the humanitarian situation of the growing number of IDPs. While most of the members agreed to support the government,s [...] | 2009-05-12 15:42:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AEMR AMGT CASC KFLO PGOV PINR PK PREL |
09ISTANBUL189 | IRANIAN ELECTIONS AND MEDIA: "PRESS TV FOR [...] (C/NOFORN) Summary and Comment: The Istanbul correspondent for Iran's "Press TV" news channel (please strictly protect) told us that a sizable majority of Press TV reporters, editors, and producers openly support Iranian presidential candidate Mousavi and oppose Ahmadinejad. Despite Press TV [...] | 2009-05-29 15:17:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINS KDEM IR TU |
09JAKARTA1782 | INDONESIA'S PROMISING NEW FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (U) This message contains Action Requests, please see paragraphs 7 and 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY: President Yudhoyono has signaled a continuation of his pragmatic and moderate foreign policy with his choice for Indonesia's new Foreign Minister. Dr. Marty Natalegawa, known for his quick wit and [...] | 2009-10-26 06:44:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KDEM ID |
09JAKARTA837 | BURMA -- NEW INITIATIVES FROM ASEAN AND INDONESIA [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: ASEAN has appointed a Special Envoy to coordinate reconstruction of parts of Burma devastated by cyclone Nargis last year. The envoy, Indonesian William Sabandar, will also seek way to address governance and strengthen Burmese civil society as part of his mission. In other B [...] | 2009-05-14 10:16:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KDEM ID BM |
09JEDDAH157 | ALBANIA SUBMITTING DRAFT RESOLUTION ON KOSOVO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Albania is submitting a draft resolution on Kosovo recognition at May 4-6 OIC Jeddah meeting preparatory to May 23-25 Damascus OIC Ministerial. En route to Jeddah OIC meeting today, the Albanian ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Admirim Banaj, passed post a copy of Albania's draft reso [...] | 2009-05-04 19:17:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID KISL OFDP OVIP PREL SA KO XF |
09JEDDAH292 | EVIDENCE OF MORALITY POLICE CRACKING DOWN IN [...] (C) Summary. The city of Jeddah is experiencing what appears to be one of the periodic crackdowns by the CPVPV (Committee for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice) morality police. Last month's cancellation of the Jeddah Film Festival was one likely manifestation of stricter enforcemen [...] | 2009-08-07 10:35:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC KISL KPAO PGOV PHUM SA SOCI |
09JEDDAH368 | IRAQI CONSUL GENERAL IN JEDDAH MOVING TO KUWAIT AS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-01 11:43:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IZ KIRF KISL KU OFDP PAL PGOV PHUM SA |
09JEDDAH385 | "SITUATION CATASTROPHIQUE MAIS NON SANS ESPOIR": [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. During October 10 farewell dinner at CG's residence, Iraqi Consul General Dr. Ajwad Sheikh Taha Hamad (strictly protect) had more to say about his posting as Charge d'Affaires in Kuwait. Departing Jeddah and arriving in Kuwait on October 11, Hamad expressed displeasure at the [...] | 2009-10-13 07:50:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IR IZ KIRF KISL KU OFDP PGOV PHUM SA |
09JERUSALEM1451 | HAMAS CONFRONTS ISLAMIC EXTREMIST GROUP IN GAZA [...] (C/NF) Summary. Fighting between Hamas-led security forces and Jund Ansar Allah during August 14-15 in Rafah resulted in 28 dead and over 120 wounded. Casualties included Jund Ansar Allah leader Sheikh Abdel Latif Mousa and senior Hamas member Abu Jibril Shamali. Gaza-based contacts said th [...] | 2009-08-17 14:51:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PGOV KPAL KWBG KISL |
09JERUSALEM1584 | HAMAS PURSUES THREE-FOLD STRATEGY IN GAZA [...] (C/NF) Summary. In separate meetings August 27, UNRWA Director for Gaza John Ging and Gaza-based Associated Press reporter Ibrahim Barzak characterized Hamas' agenda in Gaza as three-fold: (1) imposing gradual social and cultural change in accordance with Islamic values; (2) seeking internat [...] | 2009-09-02 14:09:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PREF KISL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS |
09JERUSALEM1799 | HAMAS SEIZES CONTROL OF AL AQSA UNIVERSITY [...] (SBU) Summary. Hamas authorities seized control of Al Aqsa University in Gaza on October 7 by ousting the university's president after he departed Gaza for the West Bank. This move follows continuing pressure by the Hamas "government" to extend its control over Al Aqsa and other civil socie [...] | 2009-10-09 14:30:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG KISL KWMN SCUL |
09JERUSALEM1888 | WATANIYA QUIETLY BEGINS OPERATIONS, AIMS TO CREATE [...] (C/NF) Summary. According to Wataniya Palestine CEO Allan Richardson (please protect),the second Palestinian mobile telephony operator quietly began operations October 16 on the 3.8MHz already offered by Israeli Authorities. Richardson stressed that 3.8MHz is insufficient for Wataniya's long [...] | 2009-10-16 15:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ECPS EINV KPAL KWBG IS PREL |
09JERUSALEM2291 | GAZANS IN THE WEST BANK; REPRESENTATIVE INDIVIDUAL [...] (SBU) Summary. The case of Berlanty Azzam, a Bethelehem University student arrested by the GOI and deported to Gaza (reftels),has attracted significant media and NGO attention to the situation of roughly 25,000 Gaza residents living and studying in the West Bank. On December 13, EconOff met [...] | 2009-12-17 14:44:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM KWBG PREL KPAL IS |
09JERUSALEM2309 | HAMAS INTERFERENCE WITH USG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS [...] (SBU) On December 21, Hamas confiscated two truckloads of USG-funded humanitarian shipments to Gaza, following a pattern of increased interference with USG assistance programs there. Over the last several weeks, Hamas has confiscated other shipments and otherwise harassed NGOs operating in G [...] | 2009-12-23 16:05:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER EAID PGOV PHUM GZ |
09JERUSALEM489 | GAZA: TUNNEL ACTIVITY PICKS UP AS RESTRICTIONS ON [...] (C/NF) Summary: ConGen contacts in Gaza report that smuggling into Gaza via the tunnels is increasing. Contacts say that large shipments of fuel, food, and electronics from Egypt were transferred into Gaza March 14-19. At the same time, the GOI and Hamas are each making it difficult for aid [...] | 2009-03-19 14:57:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON PREL EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS PTER EG |
09JERUSALEM623 | PA PAYS WEST BANK SALARIES, GAZA SALARIES ON HOLD [...] (C) Summary. The Palestinian Authority (PA) paid civil servant and security salaries in the West Bank on April 6. Salaries for PA employees in Gaza are on hold due to inadequate resources available to the PA and the continuing shortage of banknotes. According to contacts at the Palestine Mon [...] | 2009-04-07 10:04:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID ECON EFIN IS KWBG PGOV |
09JERUSALEM694 | NO CLEAR TREND EVIDENT IN RECENT UNIVERSITY AND [...] (C) Summary. Employee and student elections are widely seen by Palestinians as indicators of the relative standing of political factions at a given point in time. Recent elections reveal no clear trend in favor of either Fatah or Hamas, who continue to compete for influence and attempt to s [...] | 2009-04-24 09:20:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM KWBG KPAL KDEM IS |
09KABUL133 | EU POLICE MISSION EXPLORES DEPLOYMENT TO EASTERN [...] (C) Summary: A senior delegation from the European Union Police Mission to Afghanistan (EUPOL Afghanistan) met January 12 with members of Task Force Duke (RC-E) senior staff to consider possibilities for deployment of EUPOL officers to eastern Afghanistan. Discussion centered on a proposal [...] | 2009-01-19 12:11:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS PREL PGOV AF EUN |
09KABUL1677 | HELMAND GOVERNOR MANGAL UPBEAT, HOPEFUL IN MEETING [...] (U) Helmand Governor Gulabuddin Mangal was upbeat, yet realistic during a June 16 call on Ambassador Eikenberry at the U.S. Embassy. The Ambassador gave Mangal a set of photos taken during last month's grand opening of the Bost Commercial Airfield in Helmand. Mangal thanked the Ambassador and promi [...] | 2009-06-27 11:46:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL AF |
09KABUL2814 | PLUSES AND MINUSES OF TURKISH PRT IN AFGHANISTAN,S [...] (C/NF) Summary: Turkey has taken exploratory steps toward establishing a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in northwestern Afghanistan,s Jowzjan Province, with its coverage to extend through Sar-e-pul Province. Jowzjan and Sar-e-pul stand to gain development projects and possibly additio [...] | 2009-09-16 13:07:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID PINS PREL AF |
09KABUL3409 | NURISTAN,S GOVERNOR JAMALUDDIN: PORTRAIT OF AN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Habitually attired in blindingly white baggy trousers and tunic, Governor Jamaluddin Badr is the very picture of the present Afghan bourgeoisie: proud of his conservative religious credentials, fascinated with modern luxuries, and focused on narrow concerns. His weaknesses as [...] | 2009-10-26 04:28:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KBIO PGOV PREL AF |
09KABUL3557 | EMBASSY KABUL VIEWS ON EUPOL EXPANSION IN REGIONAL [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL) hopes to expand its operations into Regional Command East (RC-E),specifically to Jalalabad Airfield and FOB Mehtarlam in Laghman Province. It proposes formalizing this understanding with signed letters of agreement for [...] | 2009-11-05 05:09:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINS MARR EUN NATO AF |
09KABUL3714 | (C) AFGHAN COMMERCE MINISTER DISCUSSES REFORM AGENDA [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY: Reform-minded Afghan Commerce Minister Shahrani, who hopes for U.S. support to keep a ministerial job, argued on November 15 that President Karzai is under heavy pressure from Afghan politicians to accept less than ideal ministers and urged that the US and other donors talk not onl [...] | 2009-11-18 15:18:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON PGOV PREL EAID AF |
09KABUL3746 | WARDAK GOVERNOR FADAI COMPLAINS TO IDLG ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: During a mid-November conversation with Task Force Spartan leadership, Wardak Governor Fadai said that he has complained in a number of written reports to GIROA,s Independent Directorate for Local Governance (IDLG) that Turkish PRT projects are &poor8 and that the PRT does not ex [...] | 2009-11-23 13:41:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV EAID PREL AF TU |
09KABUL3765 | SPANISH AMBASSADOR TO DELIVER MOU FOR MADRID'S [...] (C/NF) Summary: Assistant Ambassador delivered our proposed Memorandum of Understanding on Life Support, Mobility and Security for U.S. civilians assigned to coalition-led PRTs in Afghanistan (septel) to Spanish Ambassador Jose Turpin Molina on November 22. Ambassador Turpin was pleased to re [...] | 2009-11-24 10:58:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PGOV PTER AF SP |
09KABUL637 | UPDATE ON GOVERNOR-LED RECONCILIATION PROGRAM [...] (SBU) We recently received, on a close-hold basis, a copy of the first draft of the Independent Directorate of Local Governance's (IDLG) "program outline" for its governor-led Reconciliation Program. This document follows up on the "concept note" produced last fall by IDLG Deputy Director Bar [...] | 2009-03-18 07:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL AF |
09KABUL784 | AFGHAN RECONSTRUCTION, TRADE, HOT TOPICS IN TEHRAN [...] (SBU) The Tehran-hosted Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) summit saw Afghan reconstruction and regional trade issues highlighted earlier this month. The March 11 summit meetings resulted in agreement among participants to contribute USD one million each to a reconstruction fund. But rat [...] | 2009-03-30 13:04:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD ECON EINV EFIN AF IR |
09KABUL917 | DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S MEETING WITH COMISAF [...] (SBU) On April 2, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Jacob Lew met with Commander International Security Assistance Forces (COMISAF) General David McKiernan, to discuss COMISAF,s plans for creating a permissive environment for civilian activity in Regional Command-South and [...] | 2009-04-13 14:44:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR PINS PTER PGOV AF |
09KAMPALA629 | Transitioning Northern Uganda - One Year of OTI [...] Summary: In June of 2008 USAIDs Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) opened the Northern Uganda Transition Initiative (NUTI) program in support of U.S. Government objectives to facilitate the transition from relief to humanitarian recovery in the North. Managed out of the USAID mission but [...] | 2009-06-18 09:42:00 | Embassy Kampala | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREF ASEC EAID UG |
09KAMPALA687 | UGANDAN REBEL GROUP: MAKING MOUNTAINS OUT OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Ugandan media attention to the arrests of low-level participants in a nascent rebel group in northern Uganda continues to spin out of control, more an indication of lack of government coordination and poison politics than any real threat to national security. Government officia [...] | 2009-07-01 13:25:00 | Embassy Kampala | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM UG |
09KHARTOUM1279 | AU LIAISON ANALYSES PEACE AND SECURITY MEETING [...] (C//NOFORN) SUMMARY: On November 09, Poloff met with Boitshoko Mokgatlhe, African Union (AU) Liaison Officer for Sudan. Mokgatlhe went over the main points recommended by the 207th meeting of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) in Abuja (ref. A) and quietly confirmed the widespread speculati [...] | 2009-11-15 06:46:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PREF PHUM SU |
09KOLONIA84 | REACTION TO PRESIDENT MORI'S STATE OF THE NATION SPEECH [...] (SBU) Summary. In his second State of the Nation Address, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) President Emanuel Mori identified many of the challenges that face his government. However, FSM national and state leaders criticized the President for not providing direction or guidance to resolve [...] | 2009-06-01 06:09:00 | Embassy Kolonia | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EAID FM |
09KUALALUMPUR1014 | FARAH PANDITH'S VISIT SHOWS MANY FACES OF ISLAM IN MALAYSIA [...] (SBU) Special Representative to Muslim Communities (SRMC) Farah Pandith visited Malaysia to begin engagement with civil society and establish contacts with government officials, politicians, teachers, students, and NGOs on December 13-14. SRMC Pandith explained her recent appointment as the Spe [...] | 2009-12-24 02:03:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM KDEM MY KPAO |
09KUWAIT486 | KUWAIT: KEEPING A WARY EYE ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Kuwaiti government officials and foreign policy analysts remain deeply suspicious of Iran's hegemonic ambitions, which they view as a serious threat to the Gulf region and the wider Middle East, and regularly raise the issue at senior meetings with USG officials, most recently wi [...] | 2009-05-14 14:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PGOV KU |
09KUWAIT541 | KUWAIT DELIVERS ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE MOU [...] (C) On May 28, Ministry of Foreign Affairs delivered to Post Kuwait's response to the proposed Memorandum of Understanding regarding establishment of a joint working group to improve protection of Kuwait's energy infrastructure, which it had received from the USG in early January. The MOU con [...] | 2009-05-28 14:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER ENRG ASEC PGOV PINS PREL ECON KCIP KU |
09KUWAIT57 | K-DOW AFTERMATH: LITIGATION LOOMS; HINTS OF HOPE [...] (C) Summary: In the two weeks since the demise of the K-Dow joint venture between Dow Chemical and Kuwait's Petroleum Industries Company(PIC),the project remains a lead item in local news reports including those covering recent intense parliamentary debate on the issue. Although PIC official [...] | 2009-01-22 11:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EINV EIND EPET ENRG PREL PGOV KU |
09LAGOS287 | NIGERIAN OIL PRODUCTION: HOW BAD IS BAD? [...] (C/NF) Summary: Press reports and rumors abound that due to recent militant attacks in Delta State, Nigeria's oil production has fallen to 1.3 million barrels per day (bpd) and maybe lower, down from recent production levels that hovered between 1.8 million and 2 million bpd. After reviewin [...] | 2009-07-09 13:02:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG PGOV NI |
09LAGOS408 | (C) CHEVRON MD DISCUSSES THE STATUS OF THE [...] (C) Chevron MD in Nigeria told Lagos officers that the proposed Petroleum Industry Bill represents "democracy" for more players but doubts it will lead to "good governance." He sees the bill becoming law this year. Key concerns for Chevron are ensuring "contract sanctity" and managing the se [...] | 2009-11-02 14:56:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG EINV ECON ETRD PGOV NI |
09LAGOS444 | (C) EXXONMOBIL MD MORE HOPEFUL ON PETROLEUM BILL [...] (C) ExxonMobil Nigeria Managing Director (MD) met with the Ambassador on November 9 to discuss the status of the proposed Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) and touch on other sectoral developments. The MD is "cautiously optimistic" for a better bill, given that Nigeria's President and Vice Presi [...] | 2009-11-20 14:11:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG EINV ECON ETRD PGOV NI |
09LAPAZ373 | BOLIVIA: MORALES EXPELS EMBASSY OFFICER [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C//NF) Summary: President Evo Morales declared Embassy officer Francisco (Frank) Martinez persona non grata on national television March 9. Morales accused Martinez of "meeting with opposition prefects (governors)" and said he wa [...] | 2009-03-09 20:41:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR ENVR ASEC PTER ODIP |
09LIMA1498 | LIMA NAS MONTHLY REPORT - SEPTEMBER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-06 19:33:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE |
09LIMA1659 | Sendero Luminoso: Incremental Gains in Mixed Picture [...] (C) Summary. Most analysts believe Sendero Luminoso (SL) insurgents are making incremental gains in the Apurimac-Ene River Valley (VRAE). Local observers in Ayacucho say frustrations with government at every level have strengthened the anti-system opposition and in some cases generated sympathy for [...] | 2009-11-19 18:50:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER SNAR SOCI PGOV MOPS PE |
09LIMA1669 | SCENESETTER FOR USSOUTHCOM COMMANDER, GENERAL DOUGLAS M. [...] (C/NF) Summary: Embassy Lima warmly welcomes you to Peru. You will arrive at a time of strong GOP interest in expanding security cooperation with the United States. Under President Alan Garcia, Peru has been a reliable U.S. partner and played a constructive role in a complicated South America chara [...] | 2009-11-25 20:48:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER MASS MOPS SOCI PE |
09LIMA1675 | Peru's Financial Intelligence Unit- Reinvigorated [...] (C) Summary: The Peruvian Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU),under new management since February 2009, has shown renewed vigor as demonstrated by the exponential increase in the number of intelligence reports entering the judicial system compared to 2008. Based on these cases, the FIU estimate [...] | 2009-12-01 19:27:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN EINT PTER SNAR PE KTFN DEA TRSY |
09LIMA1689 | Potential Peruvian OIOS Candidate [...] (C) Genaro Matute is known to the Embassy from his time as Peru's Comptroller General (CG - rough equivalent of a government-wide Inspector General) from October 2001 to October 2008, who served during two successive administrations (Toledo and Garcia). He is seen as having done a credible j [...] | 2009-12-03 21:15:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AORC UN PREL AMGT PE |
09LIMA1699 | PERU: CHINESE TANKS, PEACE PROPOSALS AND U.S. MILITARY [...] (C/NF) Summary: Peru is reportedly poised to purchase Chinese tanks with an eye towards replacing its aging tank fleet and building up its "dissuasive" defense posture, and to buy aircraft from Brazil as well as MANPADS and anti-tank weapons from other countries. These defense acquisitions [...] | 2009-12-15 23:08:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS PARM PTER SNAR PBTS CI PE |
09LISBON133 | PORTUGUESE SOCIALISTS RATIFY CONTINUED SOCRATES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Portugal's ruling Socialist Party was fully behind party Secretary General (and current Prime Minister) Jose Socrates during the February 27-March 1 party convention. Socrates used the occasion, which was particularly harmonious due to the absence of combative PS leftist Manuel [...] | 2009-03-04 17:03:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PO |
09LISBON136 | (C) WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE PORTUGUESE MOD? [...] (C/NOFORN) SUMMARY: In November 2008 we reported on the Portuguese MFA and the forces that shape its policy-making (reftel). In this companion piece, we look at the Portuguese MOD. Portugal is a NATO ally, but its contributions to security operations are usually far less than we desire. The [...] | 2009-03-05 15:48:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV MCAP MOPS PREL PO |
09LISBON137 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PORTUGUESE DEFMIN; HELP [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Ambassador met March 4 with Portugal's Minister of Defense to discuss a range of issues. The Minister said Portugal's second ISAF OMLT will deploy to Afghanistan before the end of March and the medical unit is ready to deploy to Kabul Airport but is held up by administrative [...] | 2009-03-06 13:06:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR MOPS PGOV PINR AF PU PO |
09LISBON217 | PORTUGAL BANKERS SEE PROGRESS BUT A DIFFICULT 2010 [...] (U) On April 14 five leading Portuguese financiers told the Ambassador the Portuguese economy is faring well through the first year of the global financial crisis but rising unemployment and higher interest rates are looming challenges for 2010. The group called for a stronger hand by the Ce [...] | 2009-04-17 15:28:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN PGOV PO |
09LISBON226 | PORTUGUESE ON S-FM MEETING, ISAF, AFRICA, AND [...] (C/NF) Summary. Portuguese MFA Political Director and his advisers met with Ambassador Stephenson April 21 to discuss a range of issues in advance of the Portugal-U.S. Bilateral Commission meeting scheduled for May 4. The Portuguese are pleased to have confirmation for FM Amado's meeting with [...] | 2009-04-22 14:09:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS CVIS XA ZK AF PO |
09LISBON277 | PORTUGAL-IRAN DISCUSSIONS [...] (C/NF) The Portuguese MFA's Political Director, Nuno Brito, received the Iranian Ambassador to Portugal Seyed Rasool Mohajer May 22 to discuss nuclear proliferation. As Iran's nuclear ambitions are expected to be an agenda item for Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado's June 4 call on Secre [...] | 2009-05-22 15:33:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KNNP PINR IR PO |
09LISBON289 | PORTUGUESE ELECTIONS: DOES ANYONE WANT TO WIN? [...] (C/NF) Summary. This is a primer on each of Portugal's major parties and what is driving them for the election season, plus specific expectations for the June 7 European elections. Portugal has three elections this year; the June 7 elections for the European Parliament, plus legislative and municip [...] | 2009-06-02 10:02:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PO |
09LISBON34 | PORTUGAL: FINANCIAL SECTOR MORE STABLE [...] (C) The Portuguese financial market is more stable than it was in October and November of 2008 but the economy is still threatened by a negative trade balance, tight liquidity and rising unemployment. Pedro Penalva of AIG Europe and Paulo Gray Pereira of Citibank International told us this w [...] | 2009-01-16 11:05:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN PO |
09LISBON358 | SCENESETTER FOR YOUR JULY 11-12 VISIT TO PORTUGAL [...] (SBU) Your participation in the Lisbon Ministerial Conference of the Community of Democracies (CD) comes at the conclusion of Portugal's term as Convening Group chair. Portugal has not been as proactive a chair as we had hoped, so this Ministerial is an opportunity to reinvigorate the CD as Li [...] | 2009-07-06 13:18:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | OTRA PREL PGOV PO |
09LISBON385 | DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S 12 JULY 2009 MEETING [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Deputy Secretary James Steinberg met on 12 July with Yu Myung-hwan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade for the Republic of Korea (South Korea). The meeting lasted 30 minutes; it took place on the margins of the Community of Democracies Ministerial conference in Lisbon. Min [...] | 2009-07-20 15:03:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR PO KN |
09LISBON399 | PORTUGAL REQUESTS TWO SPECIFIC GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (C/NF) On July 23, Portuguese MFA PolDir Nuno Brito called in Charge d'Affaires and Pol/Econ Counselor to pass the names of two Guantanamo detainees that Portugal is willing to accept for resettlement at this time. The two are Muhammad KHANTUMANI (SY-312) and Moammar Badawi DOKHAN (SY-317). P [...] | 2009-07-23 15:25:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER MARR MOPS PO |
09LISBON42 | PORTUGAL TO SEEK EU POLITICAL ENDORSEMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (C/NF) SUMMARY. Portuguese MFA Deputy Political Director Rui Macieira told DCM January 20 that Portugal will seek during the January 26 GAERC to obtain clear EU "political endorsement" to allow willing member states to accept Guantanamo detain [...] | 2009-01-21 14:32:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PTER PO |
09LISBON428 | PORTUGUESE VIEWS ON RECENT CLIMATE CHANGE TALKS [...] (C/NF) Portuguese Ministry of Environment climate change contacts Nuno Lacasta and Fausto Brito e Abreu welcome increased U.S. engagement in climate change talks and stress the urgent need for an agreement at Copenhagen in December 2009. The two accept that a prospective agreement, which th [...] | 2009-08-06 14:03:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ENRG KGCC SENV PREL PO |
09LISBON513 | POTENTIAL PORTUGUESE NATIONAL GUARD DEPLOYMENT TO [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a surprising development, Portuguese Lieutenant Colonel Carlos Alberto Alves, Head of Strategic Planning and International Affairs at the Guarda Nacional Republicana (GNR),Portugal's National Guard equivalent, told poleconoff September 23 that the GNR is poised to deploy a [...] | 2009-09-25 14:04:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EZ MARR PREL PO |
09LISBON514 | SCENESETTER FOR YOUR OCTOBER 6-7 VISIT TO PORTUGAL [...] (SBU) Your visit to Lisbon comes on the heels of the most closely contested parliamentary election in many years. With the September 27 parliamentary elections just days away, the Socialists led by Prime Minister Jose Socrates have a ten-point lead over the Social Democrats led by former Finance Mi [...] | 2009-09-25 14:33:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | OTRA PREL PGOV ECON MARR PO |
09LISBON552 | PHARMA COMPANIES DISCUSS PORTUGAL MARKET ISSUES [...] (C/NF) The Local American Working Group (LAWG) of the Pharmaceutical Association in Portugal hosted a September 24 breakfast meeting with diplomatic and company representatives to discuss strategies for addressing longstanding market access issues. Diplomatic participants opined that industry [...] | 2009-10-22 11:14:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON KIPR PGOV PO SZ EU UK FR GM |
09LISBON598 | PORTUGAL ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM, NEXT STEPS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-25 13:34:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IR PREL PO |
09LISBON602 | PORTUGAL ON U.S. EMISSIONS PROPOSAL, COPENHAGEN [...] (C/NF) Poleconoff met with Fausto Brito e Abreu of the Portuguese Ministry of Environment on November 26, following President Obama's announcement of U.S. emissions reductions targets the U.S. will offer at Copenhagen. Brito e Abreu described the U.S. targets as "minimal," as they are based o [...] | 2009-12-02 11:42:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ENRG KGCC SENV PREL PO |
09LISBON607 | PORTUGUESE NATIONAL GUARD POISED TO DEPLOY [...] (C/NF) Summary: Portuguese Lieutenant Colonel Carlos Alves, Head of Strategic Planning and International Affairs at the Guarda Nacional Republicana (GNR),Portugal's National Guard equivalent, told us December 3 that the Portuguese government had made a decision to deploy a GNR contingent of [...] | 2009-12-04 06:56:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EZ MARR PREL PO |
09LISBON94 | S/WCI AMB. WILLIAMSON DISCUSSES GUANTANAMO WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Clint Williamson of S/WCI visited Lisbon February 10 and met with PolDir Nuno Brito and other Portuguese MFA officials to discuss resettlement of Guantanamo detainees. Ambassador Williamson described the importance placed on this issue by the new US administration and [...] | 2009-02-11 14:59:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER PGOV EUN PO |
09LJUBLJANA125 | SLOVENIA SWALLOWS HARD, PREPARES TO ACCEPT NEW EU [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Slovenia has reacted cautiously to the latest proposal put forth by EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn to resolve the border dispute between Croatia and Slovenia and allow Croatia's accession negotiations to move forward. In contrast to the joyous Croatian reaction reporte [...] | 2009-04-28 18:33:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN HR SI |
09LJUBLJANA165 | SLOVENIA WANTS FOCUS ON EXISTING INSTITUTIONS AT [...] (C/NF) Emboff delivered reftel demarche on June 11 to Andrej Slapnicar, minister plenipotentiary in the MFA's Security Policy Division, to convey U.S. expectations for the upcoming Corfu ministerial and our emphasis on strengthening the existing security framework in Europe. Slapnicar stresse [...] | 2009-06-11 14:15:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL OSCE NATO PGOV SI |
09LJUBLJANA173 | SLOVENIA READY TO REENGAGE IN REHN PROCESS [...] (C/NF) MFA State Secretary Dragoljuba Bencina requested to see CDA on June 19 to review the recent developments with the Rehn process. CDA urged Slovenia to continue its efforts in the Rehn process and assured Slovenia we were passing this message in Zagreb as well. CDA conveyed Embassy Zagre [...] | 2009-06-19 15:33:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN PGOV HR SI |
09LJUBLJANA280 | SLOVENIAN PRIME MINISTER: "WE HAVE REACHED [...] (C/NF) In a one-on-one meeting September 9, Slovenian PM Pahor told CDA that he and Croatian PM Kosor had reached agreement on the way forward regarding the border dispute and Croatia,s EU accession. He said Kosor would travel to Ljubljana, perhaps as early as September 11, to sign the letter [...] | 2009-09-09 19:56:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN HR SI |
09LJUBLJANA286 | SLOVENIA/CROATIA ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT TO UNBLOCK EU [...] (U) Slovenian PM Pahor and Croatian PM Kosor announced in Ljubljana on September 11 an agreement to resume talks on their border dispute and to remove Slovenia's hold on Croatia's EU accession negotiations. As part of the agreement, Kosor sent a letter to the Swedish EU presidency stating tha [...] | 2009-09-11 18:14:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EUN HR SI |
09LJUBLJANA59 | PRIME MINISTER SAYS NATO RATIFICATION PROCEDURE [...] (C) Clearly anticipating the subject of our conversation, Prime Minister Pahor pre-empted CDA's delivery of reftel's points on March 5 by opening with the news that the government believed it had the legal means to cut short the seven-day follow-up for submission of signatures in favor of a re [...] | 2009-03-06 16:20:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR NATO KTIA PREL HR SI |
09LJUBLJANA95 | SLOVENIA FEELING TRAPPED BY CROATIAN INTRANSIGENCE [...] (C) Iztok Mirosic, the Director-General for European Affairs and Bilateral Politics (Under Secretary equivalent) and Coordinator for Croatia, told CDA on April 3 that the Government of Slovenia (GoS) wanted Croatia in the European Union as soon as possible. However, Slovenia felt trapped betw [...] | 2009-04-03 16:07:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN PGOV HR SI |
09LONDON100 | IRAN: HMG FEELS LEGALLY COMPELLED TO OPPOSE MEK RE-LISTING IN FUTURE EU VOTES, BUT ARGUES ITS ANTI-MEK POLICY IS UNCHANGED [...] (C) UK Government representatives in Brussels are likely to begin voting to oppose re-listing the Mujaheddin-e-Khalq (MEK) under EU anti-terror regulations as the issue arises, FCO Iran Coordination Group Bilateral Team Leader Margaret Tongue told London Iran Watcher (Poloff) January 12. The rev [...] | 2009-01-14 17:07:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KPRP PGOV PHUM PTER IR EU UK |
09LONDON1064 | UK POLITICAL SNAPSHOT: A “RESILIENT†GORDON BROWN [...] (C/NF) Key points: -- Westminster seethed with rumors over the May 2-4 holiday weekend that one or more members of Gordon Brown's cabinet were preparing to unseat him as Prime Minister/Labour Party leader following a disastrous two-week period (Ref A). By the evening of May 4, however, all of the p [...] | 2009-05-06 10:34:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL UK |
09LONDON1082 | SRI LANKA: UPDATE ON UK ACTION AND THINKING [...] (C/NF) Summary. After giving a brief overview of UK Foreign Secretary Miliband's and a British Parliamentary Group's separate visits to Sri Lanka, Foreign Office Sri Lanka team leader Tim Waite and Desk Officer Sharon Diaz said May 7 that the UK plans to continue its "concerted drive to achieve a f [...] | 2009-05-07 14:08:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EAID CE UK |
09LONDON1156 | HMG FLOATS PROPOSAL FOR MARINE RESERVE COVERING [...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG would like to establish a "marine park" or "reserve" providing comprehensive environmental protection to the reefs and waters of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT),a senior Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) official informed Polcouns on May 12. The official insisted [...] | 2009-05-15 07:00:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS SENV UK IO MP EFIS EWWT PGOV PREL |
09LONDON1371 | UK SUPPORTIVE OF INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR FUEL BANK [...] (C/NF) In response to reftel demarche, Jon Knight (strictly protect) at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) told Emboffs on June 9 the UK Government supports discussing the nuclear fuel bank concept at the June 15-18, 2009 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors m [...] | 2009-06-10 16:18:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA UK |
09LONDON1396 | EU-PAKISTAN SUMMIT: DELIVERABLES ON TRADE, IDPS, [...] (C/NF) Acknowledging that internal EU discussions on deliverables for the EU-Pakistan had been "tough going," UK Foreign Office Pakistan Team leader Matthew Lawson and Desk Officer Bikash Dawahoo said the UK had secured deliverables on trade, General Schedule Preferences Plus (GSP Plus),IDPs, [...] | 2009-06-12 15:03:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EAID PHUM ETRD PK UK |
09LONDON1429 | UK PLANS TO JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE [...] (C/NF) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) Officials Terry Carrington and John Hoskyns told ESTHOff on June 12 the UK plans to join the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA),but has not yet announced this intention publicly. Carrington elab [...] | 2009-06-17 13:51:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG KGHG SENV UK |
09LONDON1451 | LONDON-BASED EXPERTS AGREE THE U.S. DOLLAR WILL [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Despite the decline in the dollar share of global FX reserves over the past decade and recent debates on the creation of a new global reserve currency, the U.S. dollar's reserve status remains in-tact. Gains made by its nearest rivals--the euro, pound sterling, and yen--over th [...] | 2009-06-19 14:09:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN ECON UK |
09LONDON1455 | "TEMPERATURE LOWERING" UNDER UK-RUSSIAN RELATIONS [...] (C/NF) Russia seeks to "work around" its intractable problems with the UK, and not allow them to hold hostage progress on areas such as the robust commercial and financial relationship between the countries. According to new Russian DCM Alexander Sternik, the fact that the UK is the second [...] | 2009-06-19 15:04:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PREL RU UK |
09LONDON1514 | UK RAMPING UP ON NUCLEAR POWER, BUT CHALLENGES [...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG is making steady progress in launching its ambitious plan to build eleven new nuclear power plants between 2018-2025. The UK will need to address several challenges, including workforce issues, nuclear waste, planning procedures, reactor design, and site assessment proced [...] | 2009-06-30 11:42:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG TRGY SENV KNNP UK |
09LONDON1516 | ZIMBABWE: TSVANGIRAI'S VISIT - FURTHER SUPPORT [...] (C/NF) Summary. During Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's June 19-24 visit to London, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Foreign Secretary David Miliband, Foreign Office Minister for Africa Lord Malloch-Brown, and Development Secretary Douglas Alexander communicated the message that f [...] | 2009-06-30 15:06:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EAID PHUM ZI UK |
09LONDON1542 | UK EFFORTS TO MANAGE MIGRATION AS RISING [...] (SBU) Summary: Even prior to the worsening of the economy, the UK government was reviewing its immigration policy, with a special eye to fine-tuning and further defining immigration categories. With rising unemployment, reaching 7.2 percent this spring, the UK Home Office is further evaluating [...] | 2009-07-01 15:56:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN ECON EINV PINR PREL PGOV SMIG ELAB UK |
09LONDON157 | SUDAN: P-3 DISCUSS WAY FORWARD ON ICC INDICTMENT [...] (C) Summary. In a January 13 round of UK-France-U.S. (P-3) talks in London, Senior P-3 representatives held a shared assessment of the Darfur peace process: Darfur was at a stalemate and the situation on the ground deteriorated in 2008. The Sudan People's Initiative (SPI) as well as the Qata [...] | 2009-01-21 16:06:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC PHUM SU FR UK |
09LONDON1635 | SOMALIA/HOA: UK MINISTERS REVIEWING POLICY [...] (C/NF) Summary. Newly arrived Foreign Office East Africa and Great Lakes Director Jonathan Allen previewed July 14 for Poloff the discussions UK officials have teed up for ministers to have on Somalia at their July 21 Cabinet sub-committee on Africa meeting. Disrupting the al-Shabaab network [...] | 2009-07-14 15:19:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EAID PHUM MCAP MASS PINR XW SO KE ER |
09LONDON1652 | BRITAIN'S COMMITMENT IN AFGHANISTAN REMAINS FIRM [...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG remains firmly committed to its mission in Afghanistan despite a spate of intense media coverage of British casualties there and political debate about whether Prime Minister Brown's government has provided a sufficient number of troops on the ground and helicopters in [...] | 2009-07-16 18:09:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KDEM AF UK IZ |
09LONDON1692 | (SBU) HMG CONSIDERS ROLE IN AFGHANISTAN AFTER [...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG considers the outcome of the U.S. assessment of operations in Afghanistan as a prerequisite for determining key aspects of British strategy in Afghanistan -- including deciding whether the UK will maintain in the fall the additional 700 troops originally sent to Afghanista [...] | 2009-07-23 17:01:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO ECON EAID AF UK |
09LONDON1707 | (SBU) DOUBTS -- AND REASSURANCES -- ABOUT [...] (C) Summary. The Prime Minister's office released a statement July 17 affirming that "there has been no change in the Government's position on Trident. The policy remains as set out in the 2006 White Paper, and there has been no change to the timetable." This statement was a reaction to media repor [...] | 2009-07-24 16:08:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KNNP PGOV PREL MARR MOPS UK PARM MNUC MCAP |
09LONDON1722 | (U) MEETING WITH THE AFGHAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UK [...] (C/NF) Summary. During a July 23 introductory meeting with the Charge, Afghanistan's Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Homayoun Tandar, expressed concern that British public opinion is not favorable to Britain's engagement in Afghanistan and the international stabilization effort there. Tand [...] | 2009-07-28 12:54:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR KPAO SCUL MOPS UK AF SOCI |
09LONDON1725 | HMG RESPONSE TO CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT (CD) DEMARCHE ON DELAY OF START OF WORK IN THE CD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-28 16:04:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AS CH FR MNUC PARM PK PREL RS UK |
09LONDON1761 | THE ROAD TO 2010: HMG'S STRATEGY FOR THE NUCLEAR [...] (C) Summary. On July 16, the Cabinet Office released a 52-page document entitled "The Road to 2010 - Addressing the Nuclear Question in the Twenty First Century," which charts the UK's road map to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference in April-May 2010. The document (f [...] | 2009-07-31 14:46:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AORC ENRG IR KNNP MNUC MOPS PARM PGOV PREL |
09LONDON1777 | HMG'S VIEWS ON INDIA'S RELATIONSHIP WITH PAKISTAN [...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG is "cautiously optimistic" about the progress of India's relationship, with Pakistan and the U.S. and HMG should "compare notes" this fall to determine "how serious the Indians actually are in relaxing their rhetoric toward Pakistan," Neil Kernohan, Head of the India, Nepal [...] | 2009-08-03 15:35:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR AF IN NP PK UK PTER |
09LONDON1779 | WELSH DEVOLUTION REPORT LIKELY TO RECOMMEND [...] (C/NF) Summary: In June the All Wales Convention, which will report on whether the Welsh should hold a referendum to transfer significant powers from London to the Welsh legislature, concluded six months of town-hall meetings and is preparing its recommendations. Indications are that it se [...] | 2009-08-03 16:14:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV UK |
09LONDON1817 | (C) MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): HMG [...] (C/NF) HMG agrees on the importance of encouraging Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) partners to make presentations at the MTCR Information Exchange (IE) session during the November plenary, Edward Evans, Missile Policy Desk Officer in the WMD Controls Policy Section of the Counterprol [...] | 2009-08-07 14:30:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KSCA PARM PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA UK RS |
09LONDON1876 | FCO MINISTER IVAN LEWIS' "INTRODUCTORY" VISIT TO [...] (C/NF) Summary. Recently appointed Foreign Office Minister Ivan Lewis made his first visit to Syria and Lebanon August 3-6, in what FCO officials told us was Lewis' "introductory" visit to the region. In Syria, Lewis sought to broaden the UK's bilateral relationship with Syria and urged Syri [...] | 2009-08-12 14:36:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR LE SY UK |
09LONDON1932 | IAEA: UK PESSIMISTIC ABOUT AVOIDING FURTHER [...] (C/NF) Duncan Johnson of the Regional Issues Section of the FCO's Counter Proliferation Department told Poloff on August 20 that the UK shares USG frustration (reftel) that Arab-Israeli debates at the IAEA General Conference (GC) since 2006 have detracted from the GC's effectiveness, but was not [...] | 2009-08-21 13:31:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS IR UK |
09LONDON1933 | UK GOVERNMENT SEEKS DEEPER COUNTER-RADICALIZATION [...] (C/NF) Summary. During a USG-HMG Video Tele Conference (VTC) meeting on August 14, UK officials focused on the UK's PREVENT counter-radicalization strategy expressed strong interest in collaborating more closely with the US Government to counter violent extremism. UK officials outlined several pr [...] | 2009-08-21 13:58:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KISL PREL PTER |
09LONDON1942 | LIBERAL DEMOCRATS PREPARE FOR CONFERENCE, LOOK TO [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Liberal Democrats' new Chief Executive, Chris Fox, outlined August 18 for Poloff his strategy for taking the UK's third largest party through the next crucial year into the general election, which is due to take place sometime before June 2010. The Lib Dems plan to promote hea [...] | 2009-08-24 10:05:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR UK |
09LONDON1946 | SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT HOLDS EMERGENCY [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Scottish Government severely underestimated the both USG and UK public reaction to its decision to grant compassionate release to convicted Pan Am 103 bomber Abdel Basset al-Megrahi on August 20. Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has privately indicated that he was "shocked" [...] | 2009-08-24 14:05:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREF PTER UK LY |
09LONDON1989 | UK'S ASSISTANCE STRATEGY - CUT POVERTY, ADDRESS [...] (C/NF) Summary. The UK's development assistance ministry, DFID, is seeking to ramp up programs in conflict and fragile states, especially in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen, while fulfilling its legal mandate to reduce poverty and operate within budgetary limits, Martin Dinham, Director General, In [...] | 2009-08-26 13:56:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID ECON PGOV UK |
09LONDON2005 | UK’S ASSISTANCE STRATEGY - CUT POVERTY, ADDRESS [...] (C/NF) Summary. The UK's development assistance ministry, DFID, is seeking to ramp up programs in conflict and fragile states, especially in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen, while fulfilling its legal mandate to reduce poverty and operate within budgetary limits, Martin Dinham, Director General, In [...] | 2009-08-28 10:12:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID ECON PGOV PK AF UK |
09LONDON2027 | LABOUR PARTY PREPS FOR CONFERENCE, HONES ELECTIONS [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Labour Party's key electoral message, which it will unveil at its September party conference, is "all about the economy," Patrick Loughran, Special Advisor to influential Labour heavyweight Lord Peter Mandelson, told Poloff August 28. It will have three themes: the economic me [...] | 2009-09-01 11:13:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON PINR UK |
09LONDON207 | IRAN - ANALYST KHAJEHPOUR ARGUES FOR: BROADENING [...] (C/NF) Summary: Iran's leadership is committed domestically to low-grade enrichment but is not irretrievably committed to creation of a nuclear weapon, in the view of Tehran-based political risk analyst Bijan Khajehpour, who met privately in London with U.S Ambassador to UNVIE Greg Schulte ac [...] | 2009-01-23 15:56:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IR IS KPRP LE PGOV PHUM PINS PREL UK IA SW |
09LONDON2186 | DEFENCE SECRETARY AINSWORTH OUTLINES TOP [...] (C/NF). Summary. In a September 24 initial call by the Ambassador, Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth expressed his firm commitment to the international mission in Afghanistan, describing success there as his top priority as Defence Secretary. Ainsworth stressed the importance of demonstrating to [...] | 2009-09-21 13:20:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS MCAP PINR UK AF |
09LONDON2199 | (C/NF) P5 HEADS OF DELEGATION SIDE-MEETING ON NPT [...] (C/NF) Summary: On Friday, September 4, in conjunction with the UK-hosted P5 Conference on Confidence Building Measures Towards Nuclear Disarmament, UK Del head, Mariot Leslie, convened a side meeting of the P5 heads of delegation (HOD) to discuss preparations for the UN Security Council Summit on [...] | 2009-09-22 14:28:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM KNNP UK CH FR RS IR EG PK |
09LONDON2208 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON LORD TURNER, [...] (C/NF) Summary. In Pittsburgh, the G-20 must commit to scrutinize and enforce bank pay and bonuses practices and such practices must include claw back and deferred payment provisions, Lord Turner, Chairman of the Financial Services Authority told the Ambassador on September 22. He said the French s [...] | 2009-09-23 15:11:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EINV UK |
09LONDON222 | AFGHANISTAN: FCO AFGHANISTAN DIRECTOR SAYS FS [...] (C) The UK is looking forward to hearing details about the new U.S. Administration's plans for military and civilian efforts in Afghanistan, and sees the weeks remaining before the April 3 NATO summit as critical to coordinating ISAF strategy, particularly in RC-South. FCO Afghanistan Office [...] | 2009-01-26 16:19:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR AF UK |
09LONDON2225 | CHANCELLOR DARLING ON BANKERS’ BONUSES, UK [...] (C/NF) Summary: Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling told the Ambassador during his September 23 introductory meeting that G20 governments must continue to implement stimulus packages and avoid complacency. Darling warned that if banks paid out large bonuses in 2010, they could provoke a po [...] | 2009-09-24 16:16:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EINV PGOV AGMT UK |
09LONDON2229 | (C/NF) LIB DEM CONFERENCE: MOSTLY MORE OF THE SAME [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Liberal Democrats' quiet September 20 - 23 conference received mixed reviews in the UK media and did little to tell voters why they should vote Lib Dem. Leader Nick Clegg's call for "savage" cuts in public spending and Deputy Leader Vince Cable's announcement of an uncoordinate [...] | 2009-09-25 15:29:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR UK |
09LONDON229 | BRITISH LONG VIEW ON CASPIAN GAS: BALL IS IN [...] (C/NF) Summary: HMG officials are working with Brussels and other Member States to leverage the Ukraine-Russian gas crisis into an ambitious program to address Europe's deficient internal energy market. While the UK is hopeful of success in the March European Council - which will focus in par [...] | 2009-01-26 18:17:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET UK |
09LONDON2311 | (SBU) BRITISH PERSPECTIVES ON THE WAY FORWARD IN [...] (C//NF) Summary. In October 1 and 2 meetings with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mullen, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) Admiral Stavridis, and ISAF Commander General McChrystal, Prime Minister Brown, Foreign Secretary Miliband and other senior UK officials underscored HMG [...] | 2009-10-07 17:27:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS AF UK PK |
09LONDON2318 | HMG PROPOSES U.S.-UK CONSULTATION REGARDING [...] (C//NF) HMG would like to consult with USG interlocutors to discuss "U.S. medium-term intentions" regarding the use of Ascension Island, Andrew Allen, the Head of the Southern Oceans Team at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) Overseas Territories Directorate, and Sharon Wright, the FCO's [...] | 2009-10-09 11:11:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV MOPS MARR UK SH IO |
09LONDON2326 | AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON JON CUNLIFFE, G8/G20 SHERPA - PM PLEASED WITH PITTSBURGH Classified By: Ambassador Louis Susman for reasons 1.4 b and d. [...] (C/NF) Summary: Prime Minister Brown was pleased with the outcome of the G-20 Pittsburgh Summit as well as the President's steps to underscore the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom, Jon Cunliffe, Head of International Affairs, Cabinet Office and G8/G20 Sherpa, to [...] | 2009-10-13 08:41:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EINV PGOV UK |
09LONDON2333 | THE GAMBIA: UK CONCERNED ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS, NO PROGRESS ON EU ARTICLE 8 PROCESS REF: BANJUL 235 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-13 16:19:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM PGOV XY GA EU UK |
09LONDON2346 | BROWN'S PROMISE TO SEND AN ADDITIONAL 500 TROOPS [...] (C//NF) Summary. Prime Minister Brown announced October 14 that he is prepared to deploy an additional 500 troops to Afghanistan provided three key conditions are met: the Afghan security forces must do a better job, and be willing to fight alongside and be trained by British forces; British troo [...] | 2009-10-15 16:40:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF PK UK PGOV PREL MARR MOPS MCAP PTER |
09LONDON236 | INDIA: MILIBAND'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH GOI OFFICIALS [...] (C/NF) Summary. In spite of the significant Indian media criticism of Foreign Secretary Miliband's comments on Kashmir during his January 13-15 visit to India (reftels),he had an opportunity for useful discussions with Indian leaders on key policy and regional issues, including Pakistan, Iran [...] | 2009-01-27 14:09:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER EAID KDEM IN PK IR XD UK |
09LONDON2447 | HMG APPROACH TO ENGAGING AFGHAN GOVERNMENT ON [...] (C/NF) Poloff discussed the development of a coordinated approach among allies to engaging the Afghan government on governor appointments with Liz Boyles, the Deputy Head of the Afghanistan Group in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),on October 27. (Ref) Boyles affirmed the importance of [...] | 2009-10-29 14:21:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO PGOV AF UK |
09LONDON2449 | LAUNCH OF UK TOP LEVEL GROUP OF PARLIAMENTARIANS [...] (C/NF) Summary. Fifteen senior UK parliamentarians launched in London October 29 the Top Level Group of UK Parliamentarians for Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament and Nonproliferation. The group represents a cross party effort to promote British leadership of multilateral disarmament. One of the Gro [...] | 2009-10-29 18:04:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KNNP PARM PGOV PREL MARR MOPS UK |
09LONDON2465 | FUTURE U.S.-UK AND U.S.-EU TRADE COOPERATION TO CENTER ON INNOVATION, COMPETITIVENESS [...] (SBU) Europe, International Trade and Development Director at the UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Claire Durkin discussed with EMIN and Econoff October 29, 2009, UK desire for a swift conclusion to the Doha Round (DDA) of trade negotiations, trade priorities with the EU, pot [...] | 2009-11-02 16:10:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ETRD UK EU |
09LONDON2492 | CONSERVATIVE PARTY PLANS TO ABOLISH THE UK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 12:12:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ENRG UK |
09LONDON2499 | MILIBAND'S RUSSIA TRIP AIMS TO MOVE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP FORWARD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 15:47:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KPAL ETRD KNNP PARM SENV MARR MNUC |
09LONDON2509 | TORIES ABANDON EU REFERENDUM, BUT CRY "NEVER AGAIN" [...] (C/NF) Summary. Conservative leader David Cameron abandoned his party's plans for a UK referendum on the European Union's Lisbon Treaty as the treaty becomes law on December 1. In a November 4 speech, Cameron lamented that the country, under Labour governments, was denied the chance for a referen [...] | 2009-11-05 18:05:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EU UK |
09LONDON2512 | BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY - AVRAM BALABANOVIC, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-06 11:59:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC KOMC UK |
09LONDON2523 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON LORD SPEAKER: [...] (C/NF) Lord Speaker of the House of Lords Baroness Hayman told the Ambassador during a November 6 meeting that in the run-up to the general elections, party politics are beginning to play a role in the House of Lords, especially the public debate over the UK's role in Afghanistan. She said the exp [...] | 2009-11-09 11:28:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR UK |
09LONDON2535 | UK IN BROAD AGREEMENT ON NATO ENLARGEMENT [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Head of the Foreign Office's NATO Team expressed broad UK agreement with U.S. goals for NATO enlargement as regards Bosnia and Macedonia; indicated that HMG ministers were discussing the UK position on MAP for Montenegro, but that the UK would likely align itself with the U.S. [...] | 2009-11-10 15:07:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO PARM MARR KTIA UK |
09LONDON2557 | INDIAN ENVOY DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN [...] (C/NF) Summary. During a meeting with Poloff to discuss the October 27-29 state visit of President Pratibha Patil to India, Neil Kernohan (Protect),Head of the India, Nepal, and Bhutan Team at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),told Poloff that HMG would appreciate it if the U.S. would [...] | 2009-11-13 12:35:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER SOCI AF UK PK |
09LONDON2567 | AMBASSADOR MCELDOWNEY'S BILATERAL MEETINGS IN [...] (C/NF) Summary and Introduction. During her November 9-11 visit to London, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Nancy McEldowney discussed a range of issues in bilateral meetings with UK officials. Julian Miller, Deputy Head of the Foreign and Defence Policy Secretariat at the Cabinet [...] | 2009-11-16 15:51:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MOPS SOCI ECON PK AF OSCE NATO EU |
09LONDON2569 | HMG STRESSES U.S.-UK COORDINATION ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C/NF) Summary. Karen Pierce (Protect),the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Director for South Asia and Afghanistan, told the Political Minister Counselor November 16 that HMG is eagerly awaiting President Obama's decision on the way forward in Afghanistan and would appreciate as much insig [...] | 2009-11-16 17:13:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS AF PK NATO UK |
09LONDON2575 | PM FOREIGN POLICY SPEECH STRESSES AFGHANIZATION [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a November 16, speech, PM Gordon Brown reviewed UK foreign policy priorities -- but focused on Afghanistan. Emphasizing that Britain's national security was at stake, Brown argued that the "greater international good will never be subordinated to the mood of the passing momen [...] | 2009-11-17 17:18:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS AF PK NATO UK |
09LONDON2581 | PADDY ASHDOWN ON WAY FORWARD IN AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-18 15:16:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS AF UK PK |
09LONDON2583 | WEST AFRICA: AF DAS FITZGERALD'S NOVEMBER 18 [...] (C/NF) Summary. In meetings with British counterpart Janet Douglas and other Foreign Office officials, AF DAS William Fitzgerald reviewed the situation in Guinea, discussing the need for CNDD leader Dadis Camara to leave Guinea and to stabilize the country through an ECOWAS observer mission. On N [...] | 2009-11-18 17:19:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS XY GV NI ML UK |
09LONDON2592 | UK INPUT: CUBA, LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C/NF) Summary: Poloff met with Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) officers November 18 per reftel to seek updated information about HMG actions and policies concerning Cuba. HMG remains committed to promoting the development of democratic institutions and human rights in Cuba and is disappointe [...] | 2009-11-19 12:05:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM ETRD ETTC CU UK |
09LONDON2595 | UK WANTS LESS UN FOCUS ON ISRAEL; SEES ABSTENTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-19 16:12:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNGA KPAL IS UK |
09LONDON2596 | PADDY ASHDOWN ON WAY FORWARD IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C//NF) Summary. British Parliamentarian and former UN High Representative in Bosnia Lord Paddy Ashdown recently shared his views with DCM LeBaron on the way forward in Afghanistan. Ashdown stressed that while finding a solution would not be easy, success was absolutely critical. Any strategy for [...] | 2009-11-19 16:12:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS AF UK PK |
09LONDON261 | CAMERON SHUFFLES CONSERVATIVE'S FRONT-BENCH, [...] (C/NF) Summary. Conservative Leader David Cameron shook up his party with a shadow cabinet reshuffle on January 19. Cameron wanted to strengthen his front-bench team and sharpen its attacks on the Labour Government, as well address a Labour argument that still has traction with UK voters -- th [...] | 2009-01-29 12:45:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EU UK |
09LONDON2626 | UK, WITH EU PARTNERS, TO CONDEMN SYRIA AT IAEA [...] (C/NF) Summary: The UK is in full agreement with reftel points concerning Syria and will, with EU Partners, issue a statement condemning Syria for its lack of cooperation with the IAEA at the Board of Governors (BOG) meeting on November 26-27. While the UK has on previous reports lobbied non-EU st [...] | 2009-11-23 17:13:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM IAEA KNNP SY IR UK |
09LONDON2635 | (C/NF) UK SUPPORTS U.S.-PROPOSED THIRD SUBSIDIARY BODY AT 2010 NPT REVCON REF: SECSTATE 119753 [...] (C/NF) Summary: The UK can support "from top to bottom" the U.S. proposal for the re-establishment of a subsidiary body to deal with Article X at the 2010 NPT Review Conference. According to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),France and Germany also support the creation of such a subsidiar [...] | 2009-11-24 14:56:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA CDG NPT |
09LONDON2638 | FOREIGN OFFICE MIDDLE EAST TEAM LEAD ON ISREAL RELATED UN RESOLUTIONS REF: A. REF A STATE 118799 B. REF B LONDON 2595 [...] (C//NF) Poloff had an introductory call with Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Levant team leader Nishi Dholakia on November 20. Poloff used the opportunity to reinforce Washington,s points on resolutions against Israel (ref A) which were previously delivered to the FCO International Organiza [...] | 2009-11-24 16:58:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNGA KPAL IS UK |
09LONDON2650 | CITY OF LONDON LORD MAYOR DEFENDS UK FINANCIAL [...] (C) Summary. At his inaugural banquet on November 16, Nick Anstee, incoming Lord Mayor of London and official representative of London's financial services industry, urged businesses to learn from their mistakes, but also emphasized that the UK government needs to support London's financial firms, [...] | 2009-11-25 17:35:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON PGOV EFIN UK |
09LONDON266 | HMG BUDGET CRUNCH THREATENS TO LIMIT UK'S GLOBAL [...] (C/NF) Summary. Ballooning UN assessed costs, an HMG budget crunch, and the falling Pound have all contributed to an internal budgeting crisis for HMG's tri-departmental conflict prevention spending, which includes UN assessed costs, discretionary spending on peacekeeping operations, election [...] | 2009-01-29 15:13:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EAID MASS UNSC KPKO UK |
09LONDON2680 | DPRK: AMB BOSWORTH'S DEC 2 MEETINGS WITH UK [...] (C/NF) Summary. Foreign Office junior minister Ivan Lewis and Asia Pacific Director Scott Wightman told Special Representative for North Korea Policy Ambassador Stephen Bosworth in separate December 2 meetings that the UK and EU want to support the USG's efforts to see North Korea return to multil [...] | 2009-12-02 15:48:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PINR PGOV ECON SOCI KN CH KS FR UK |
09LONDON2690 | HMG PRAISES U.S. AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN STRATEGY, PREPARES FOR JANUARY CONFERENCE [...] (C/NF) Summary. Prime Minister Brown was "very pleased" by President Obama's December 1 speech describing the way forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and HMG would like U.S. and UK public statements to remain in synch, Philip Barton, Director, Afghanistan and Pakistan, in the Cabinet Office's Fore [...] | 2009-12-02 17:40:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS PTER AF PK UK |
09LONDON2691 | AMBASSADOR TRAVELS TO WALES, PROMOTES TRADE AND [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Susman made his first official visit to Wales on November 25, where he met political and business leaders and reached out to the Muslim community. Political leaders told him that Welsh devolution is gaining momentum and reported on Welsh efforts to minimize the effects of [...] | 2009-12-03 10:45:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV UK |
09LONDON2697 | UK FOREIGN OFFICE ON ISRAELI SETTLEMENT MORATORIUM [...] (C//NF) Summary: Poloff met with Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Levant team leader Nishi Dholakia on December 1 to discuss Israel's recently announced settlement moratorium and USG support for the return to negotiations as outlined ref A. The UK shares the USG's desire to return to negoti [...] | 2009-12-03 15:37:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IS KPAL PREL KWBG |
09LONDON2707 | BRITISH MPS' FEEDBACK ON PRESIDENT OBAMA'S [...] (C/NF) Summary. MPs who attended a December 2 reception for the Ambassador hosted by the British-American Parliamentary Group (BAPG) expressed opinions in conversations with Embassy officers that were broadly supportive of the President's Afghanistan and Pakistan strategy. Several MPs stressed [...] | 2009-12-03 17:22:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF PK UK |
09LONDON271 | (C/NF)SHRITI VADERA - BROWN'S OUTSPOKEN CONFIDANT [...] (C/NF) Summary: Shriti Vadera, junior minister at the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR),catapulted into the spotlight on January 14 with a roundly-criticized comment that she saw potential "green shoots" of economic recovery. The comments sparked a series of pr [...] | 2009-01-29 18:25:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON PGOV PINR UK |
09LONDON2716 | MONUC: EARLY UK THINKING ON MANDATE RENEWAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-04 12:45:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO ECON CG UK |
09LONDON2723 | AFRICA: NEW AFRICA MINISTER FOCUS ON TRADITIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-04 15:32:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PINR SENV EAID XA EU UK |
09LONDON2742 | PRIME MINISTER STILL FOCUSED ON TOBIN TAX, [...] (C/NF) Summary. Prime Minister Brown continues to press hard for international adoption of a Tobin Tax, despite being aware of U.S. opposition to the tax. He has raised this issue - and bonuses - on several occasions directly with the Ambassador, and said that he saw cooperation on financial servic [...] | 2009-12-09 16:13:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON PGOV UK |
09LONDON2743 | MONUC/RWANDA: UK HOLDING TO SIX-MONTH RENEWAL, THOUGHTS ON RWANDA IN THE COMMONWEALTH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-09 16:21:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC KPKO PINR RW CG ZF FR UK |
09LONDON2761 | BURMA: UK OFFERS INSIGHT INTO EU POSITION, THOUGHTS ON USG POLICY REVIEW REF: STATE 121789 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-10 15:12:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV BM UK |
09LONDON2768 | SHADOW DEFENSE MINISTER FOX PLEDGES CLOSE U.S.-UK [...] (C/NF) Summary. During a December 9 meeting with the Ambassador, Shadow Secretary of State for Defense Liam Fox affirmed his desire to work closely with the U.S. if the Conservative Party wins power in next year's general election. He highlighted the importance of the U.S.-UK Defense Trade and Coop [...] | 2009-12-10 16:48:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MOPS MARR AF UK PK IR IN CH RS |
09LONDON2769 | ECOWAS: CHAMBAS' DEC 7 VISIT TO LONDON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-10 17:11:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MASS PGOV PINR EAID NI NG GV GA XY UK |
09LONDON2772 | NEW UK TECHNICAL ADVICE ON LABELING PRODUCE FROM WEST BANK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-10 17:31:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KPAL IL WB UK |
09LONDON2774 | AFGHAN AMBASSADOR'S CONCERNS ABOUT HMG'S PLANNING FOR JANUARY 28 LONDON CONFERENCE Classified By: Ambassador Louis Susman for reasons 1.4 b and d [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Afghan Ambassador to the UK told Ambassador Susman December 10 that he is upset that HMG has not consulted him or his government regarding overall Afghanistan policy or planning for the January 28 London Conference. According to the Afghan envoy, three of the proposed agenda ite [...] | 2009-12-10 17:44:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS EAID ECON SOCI AF PK |
09LONDON2780 | CONSERVATIVE LEADER CAMERON WELCOMES AFGHANISTAN STRATEGY REF: LONDON 2768 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-11 13:13:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KCRM AF PK UK |
09LONDON2816 | PM BROWN OUTLINES PLANS FOR JANUARY 28 LONDON AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE REF: LONDON 2774 (NOTAL) [...] (C/NF) Summary. In December 14 remarks to the House of Commons, Prime Minister Brown outlined HMG's plans for the January 28 London Conference on Afghanistan. A key Conference goal is to "set out an outline program for the transfer of lead responsibility from Coalition to Afghan forces." The Confer [...] | 2009-12-15 14:34:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL SOCI MARR MOPS AF PK UK SNAR NATO |
09LONDON2819 | (C/NF) COMMONWEALTH TACKLES CLIMATE CHANGE, MOSTLY STEERS CLEAR OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES REF: A. PORT OF SPAIN 00482 B. LONDON 2743 C. LONDON 2769 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-15 16:47:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM TSPL KSUM KGHG TD RW ZI GA UG FJ |
09LONDON2831 | CONSERVATIVES' SHADOW MINISTER FOR EUROPE - "WE WILL BE CONSTRUCTIVELY ENGAGED" REF: LONDON 2509 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-16 12:12:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON PGOV EU UK |
09LONDON2862 | MOD ANNOUNCES PLUS UP FOR AFGHANISTAN SPENDING -- MATCHED BY CUTS IN OTHER AREAS REF: LONDON 2768 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-18 15:31:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MOPS MARR MCAP UK |
09LONDON2864 | FCO DESCRIBES PLANNING FOR JANUARY 28 LONDON AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE REF: A. LONDON 2774 B. LONDON 2816 [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Afghan government has "not focused" yet on the January 28 London Afghanistan Conference and is "not organized yet to feed anything coherent" into discussions regarding the agenda and Conference outcomes, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Permanent Undersecretary Peter Ricket [...] | 2009-12-18 17:47:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL AF PK UK |
09LONDON289 | UK TO ISSUE UPDATED NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY BY [...] (SBU) As part of its National Security Strategy (NSS) updating process, HMG is conducting a series of 12 workshops, with the goal of developing material to update each of the 12 strategic challenges identified in the NSS released in March 2008. The workshops are being conducted by the Cabine [...] | 2009-02-03 08:28:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL UK |
09LONDON2909 | UK RESPONSE: EU ENGAGEMENT WITH CIVIL SOCIETY IN CUBA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-30 17:28:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL SOCI CU UK |
09LONDON32 | UK UNDECIDED ON JOINING THE INTERNATIONAL [...] (C/NF) Summary. The UK is still undecided whether it will join the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) but expects to make a decision by January 12. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC),Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO),and HM Treasury are the three decision-makers, but [...] | 2009-01-06 12:37:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV KGHG ENRG PGOV EUN UK |
09LONDON333 | UK VIEWS ON AVIATION EMISSIONS TRADING AND OPEN SKIES STAGE II [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-06 13:05:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAIR ECON ETRD SENV EU UK |
09LONDON339 | AFRICA: U.S. VERSUS UK PRIORITIES, LONDON THINK [...] (SBU/NF) Summary. During the transition to the Obama Administration, London think tanks have been active in discussing USG and HMG priorities in Africa. Poloff took the opportunity to poll opinions among Africa specialists at Chatham House, RUSI, the Royal Africa Society, Africa Confidential, the C [...] | 2009-02-06 16:25:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EAID MASS KISL ZI SO NI SU SF XA UK |
09LONDON348 | THE BRITISH ASK, IS OUR SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP STILL [...] (C/NF) Summary. Secretary Clinton's public praise for the U.S.-UK special relationship following her February 3 meeting with Foreign Secretary Miliband, coming on the heels of the President's January 26 phone call with Prime Minister Brown, has gone a long way to calm what has been a stronger than [...] | 2009-02-09 15:08:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MCAP EUN PINS UK |
09LONDON409 | ZIMBABWE: UK TO MAINTAIN "HARD-LINE" APPROACH [...] (C/NF) Following DFID Africa Minister Ivan Lewis' February 13 statement to Parliament that the UK is not considering "practical aid" to Zimbabwe until it has judged the "behavior and conduct" of the power-sharing administration, PM Special Advisor for Africa Brendan Cox, Cabinet Office Senior A [...] | 2009-02-17 11:42:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EAID ZI UK |
09LONDON422 | UK SEEKS INPUT ON RESULTS FOR MULTILATERAL FUEL [...] (U) This is an action request for the State Department. Please see para 3. 2. (C/NF) Summary. Two officials from the Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO) shared on February 12 with Emboffs the HMG's status in planning a Multilateral Fuel Assurances Conference on March 17-18 in London, echoin [...] | 2009-02-18 12:56:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG ETTC IAEA KNNP TRGY UK |
09LONDON434 | THE UK'S APPROACH TO PEACEKEEPING REFORM [...] (C/NF) Summary. Following the January 23 UNSC debate (reftel A),the UK has made more effective UN peacekeeping a policy priority, and Prime Minister Gordon Brown may plan to raise it during the visit to Washington which he has requested. HMG plans to negotiate a PRST or UNSCR to address the [...] | 2009-02-19 11:21:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KPKO UNSC PHUM UK |
09LONDON435 | AFRICA: HMG'S PRIORITIES TO DISCUSS WITH THE OBAMA [...] (C/NF) Summary. UK officials have highlighted Prime Minister Gordon Brown's priorities in Africa and previewed the core messages which the Prime Minister plans to bring to discussions with U.S. officials. Zimbabwe, Sudan, Somalia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remain HMG's top p [...] | 2009-02-19 13:28:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EAID UNSC KPKO PHUM ECON XA SO SU ZI |
09LONDON440 | HMG WELCOMES U.S. ENGAGEMENT ON DURBAN II, HOPES [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Susan Hyland, Head of the Human Rights, Democracy and Governance Group at HMG's Foreign and Commonwealth Office told Poloffs that HMG "agrees broadly" with the USG's position and reservations regarding the Durban Review Conference. She especially emphasized that HMG considers [...] | 2009-02-19 15:17:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL UNHRC EZ DA IR NL SZ UK |
09LONDON444 | "LIFTING THE NUCLEAR SHADOW:" HMG WANTS TO [...] (C/NF) Summary. In the lead up to the April-May 2010 NPT Review Conference (RevCon),HMG will seek to cooperate closely with the U.S. at both the policy and experts level and will welcome United States leadership to reinvigorate the NPT (ref A). HMG seeks a reenergized and reinforced global [...] | 2009-02-19 16:25:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA IR UK |
09LONDON452 | UK STUDYING RANGE OF OPTIONS FOR 1267 SANCTIONS [...] (C/NF) Summary: The UK is actively considering a wide range of options for the upcoming 1267 Review, from doing nothing and allowing last year's changes from UNSCR 1822 to fully come into effect, to studying the proposal for an independent review body. A challenge for the UK and the U.S., FCO [...] | 2009-02-20 14:16:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN KTFN ETTC UNSC UK |
09LONDON461 | HEATHROW EXPANSION GETS LIFTOFF, EXPECT TURBULENCE [...] (SBU) Summary. Heathrow's expansion is a major economic, political and environmental hot-button issue, creating unusual alliances among its supporters and opponents, and will likely become a key electoral issue. On January 16, Transport Minister Geoff Hoon announced HMG plans to build a th [...] | 2009-02-20 17:53:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAIR ECON EIND ETRD PGOV UK |
09LONDON540 | NUCLEAR FUELS: HMG SEEKS INPUT ON THEMES, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (C/NF) Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO) officials highlighted the overall goal of building multilateral trust and cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy in a February 26 planning meeting for the UK March 17-18 Nuclear Fuels Conferen [...] | 2009-03-02 10:31:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG TRGY KNNP UK |
09LONDON604 | LIBERAL DEMOCRATS LOOK AHEAD TO THEIR ELECTION [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: Emboffs attending the Liberal Democrats' (Lib Dems) Spring Conference heard much in corridor conversations about the Party's strategy for the next general election (which must occur no later than June 2010) and whether participation in an electoral coalition made strateg [...] | 2009-03-09 15:22:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON PINR UK |
09LONDON617 | UK ANNOUNCES IT WILL REENGAGE WITH HIZBALLAH, BUT [...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG's decision to publicly announce that it is reestablishing ties with Hizballah was based on domestic considerations, and was not meant to surprise the USG or other allies, FCO and Cabinet Office officials told us March 10. UK officials made the decision to reengage with H [...] | 2009-03-10 16:04:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER LE SY UK |
09LONDON642 | NO "RIFT" WITH THE U.S. OVER SUMMIT GOALS; SUBTLE [...] (C/NF) Summary. UK officials have long pressed for coordinated stimulus measures as the Summit's main outcome but now seem to be back-tracking a bit from this call and are emphasizing instead monetary loosening and measures to rebuild banks. According to March 12 press reports, Chancellor of t [...] | 2009-03-12 17:03:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EINV PGOV UK |
09LONDON655 | GICNT INVITATIONS DELIVERED TO UNITED KINGDOM [...] (SBU) Poloff, accompanied by diplomats from the Russian and South Korean embassies, shared details of the upcoming Seoul meeting of the Exercise Planning Group (EPG) / Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) (refs A & B) with Sharon McDonald, CBRN terrorism desk officer at the F [...] | 2009-03-13 18:10:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL PTER KGIC UK |
09LONDON696 | SUDAN/DARFUR: LONDON'S INITIAL REACTIONS TO [...] (C/NF) According to UK Special Representative for Sudan Michael O'Neill and Sudan Unit Deputy Bruce Bucknell, the UK remains opposed to UN Security Council action on the situation in Darfur, as described reftel A, for the reasons listed below. O'Neill said UK Government officials plan to seek [...] | 2009-03-19 16:40:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF UK |
09LONDON707 | PM BROWN PRESSES FOR SAFE NUCLEAR POWER, COMPLIANT [...] (C/NF) Summary. PM Brown affirmed in his March 17 International Nuclear Fuels Conference keynote speech the UK's commitment to a reduction in its nuclear arsenal, eventual global nuclear disarmament, and the use of nuclear power to meet its energy security needs. PM Brown said Iran could be [...] | 2009-03-23 10:11:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AORC ENRG KNNP TRGY IAEA IR UK |
09LONDON71 | PAKISTAN: MILIBAND VISIT TO FOCUS ON INDO-PAK [...] (C/NF) Summary. UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband's visit to Pakistan and India January 13 - 17 will focus on Indo-Pak relations and a roadmap for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA),FCO Pakistan Team leader Laura Hickey said on January 12. A recent HMG analysis of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba [...] | 2009-01-12 17:18:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM IN PK UK |
09LONDON714 | MAURITANIA/EU: APRIL GAERC CONCLUSIONS TO TAKE [...] (C/NF) The April EU GAERC conclusions will have "firm" language on Mauritania, Foreign Office Mauritania Desk Officer Emily Summers told Embassies London and Nouakchott poloffs March 23. The European Commission (EC) report issued in early March recommends that Cotonou Agreement Article 96 con [...] | 2009-03-23 17:36:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID EU MR PGOV PREL UK XY |
09LONDON718 | SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY OF THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-23 19:16:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EINV PGOV UK |
09LONDON730 | WILLIAM HAGUE VISITS CUBA; ADVISES CHANGE IN U.S. [...] (C/NF) Summary. Conservative MP and Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague offered his views to Charge after a recent trip to Cuba. Hague, a respected politician who may be staking out a "safe" political position on the Cuban issue in advance of becoming foreign secretary, offered these obse [...] | 2009-03-25 13:21:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UK CU |
09LONDON781 | HMG CONCURS ABOUT TURKEY AND EU-NATO - WORRIES [...] (C/NF) Summary. Drawing from points discussed ref A, Poloff solicited HMG's assessment of the role of Turkey in EU/NATO relations. Jason Moore of the Foreign Office's Turkey Section agreed with ref assessments and explicitly said HMG officials were tired of "hitting their heads against the b [...] | 2009-03-31 09:24:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINS NATO EU TU CY UK |
09LONDON782 | AT NATO SUMMIT AND BEYOND, UK FOCUS WILL BE ON [...] (C/NF) Summary: An entrenched financial crisis at home and low, stagnant poll numbers for the Labour Party (ref A) will make it highly unlikely that the UK will announce any large increases for NATO programs at the April 3-4 Strasbourg/Kehl Summit, according to MOD and FCO sources. In genera [...] | 2009-03-31 09:58:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO AF UK |
09LONDON843 | UK CONDEMNS DPRK MISSILE LAUNCH; SUPPORTS STRONG [...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG convoked DPRK ambassador to express strong concern over the April 5 North Korean missile launch; supports a strong response to North Korea's violation of UNSCR 1718 to deter other proliferators; and believes Russia may be open to a new UNSCR. FCO contact indicated that DPR [...] | 2009-04-08 13:06:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM KNNP UK RU KN EU |
09LONDON860 | CONSERVATIVE PARTY LEADER ON AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN [...] (C/NF) Summary. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Ambassador Richard Holbrooke met April 3 with British Conservative Party leader David Cameron and Shadow Chancellor George Osborne to offer an overview of USG policy in the region and to urge HMG (under possible future Conservative [...] | 2009-04-09 15:51:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR PREL PTER PGOV PK AF IN UK |
09LONDON954 | SOMALIA/PIRACY: UPDATE ON UK THINKING [...] (C/NF) Summary. Foreign Office Minister for Africa Lord Mark Malloch-Brown's April 23 intervention at the Brussels meeting on Somali Security Institutions outlined current UK thinking on Somalia and piracy, which the UK plans to flesh out in a draft non-paper for discussion at the May 7-8 UK-l [...] | 2009-04-24 14:41:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PREL MOPS MARR EWWT XW XF SO EUN UK |
09LONDON955 | ZIMBABWE/UK/FRANCE: SANCTIONS AND LEADING IN THE EU [...] (C/NF) At a April 21 meeting in Paris (reftel),French Deputy National Security Advisor Bruno Joubert, MFA Spokesperson Eric Chevallier, and FM Kouchner's African Affairs Advisor Charlotte Montel all "pressed hard" on UK Foreign Office Minister for Africa Lord Malloch-Brown to support lifting [...] | 2009-04-24 15:01:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EAID PGOV ECON ZI FR UK |
09LONDON956 | UK POLITICAL SNAPSHOT: GLOOMY BUDGET AND A NEW [...] (C/NF) Key points: -- Poll numbers for PM Gordon Brown and his Labour Party have dropped following the April 22 budget presentation, with an April 24 poll showing the opposition Conservative Party with an 18 point lead over Labour. If an election were held now, according to these poll numbers, the [...] | 2009-04-24 16:40:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL UK |
09LONDON993 | UK REBUFFS ARGENTINE CLAIM TO SEABED RIGHTS AROUND [...] (SBU) Summary. HMG will contest Argentina's claim for sovereign rights (including oil and mineral rights) to seabed surrounding Britain's South Atlantic Overseas Territories, including the Falkland Islands. Great Britain will submit its own claim for seabed rights for its South Atlantic te [...] | 2009-04-27 17:56:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG EMIN ECON PGOV PREL MARR MOPS AR |
09LUXEMBOURG100 | LUXEMBOURG READY TO SIGN TAX TREATY AMENDMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Luxembourg's dependency on its financial sector has stirred considerable fear among its leaders over designation as a tax haven. Driven by desires to stay off any list and come into compliance with OECD standards, Treasury Minister Frieden visited Washington on 23 March and me [...] | 2009-04-03 14:19:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL LU |
09MADRID551 | SCENESETTER FOR JUNE 23-25 WASHINGTON VISIT BY SPAIN'S INTERIOR MINISTER [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY: Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba will meet senior officials from the DHS, DOJ, FBI, CIA, ODNI, NCTC, and possibly the NSC, during his June 23-25 visit to Washington, DC. USG interlocutors will find that Rubalcaba - who has wide-ranging responsibilities on se [...] | 2009-06-09 06:56:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PINS PTER PINR KHLS KCIP KCRM SP PGOV |
09MANILA572 | MILITARY OPERATION AGAINST SUSPECTED ICRC HOSTAGE [...] (C) On March 16, Philippine forces launched a combined operation on Jolo island in the southern Philippines against Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists suspected of kidnapping three members of the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) on January 15 . The Swiss, Italian, and Filipin [...] | 2009-03-16 08:54:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MCAP PREL PTER RP MASS |