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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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00ATHENS1501GREEK RESPONSE ON URGENT SUPPORT NEEDED FOR HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN ETHIOPIA, SOMALIA, AND KENYA
[...] (SBU) DepEconCouns delivered reftel points on September 18 to Dr. Nike-Catherine Koutrakou, Director of Emergency Humanitarian and Food Aid Programs at Hellenic Aid (HA). On September 23, Dr. Koutrakou advised DepEconCouns that the GoG has made Ethiopia and Somalia two of its highest priority [...]
2000-09-23 15:10:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF EAGR ET KE SO EUN GR
00HANOI1299VIETNAM'S BANK SYSTEM REFORM PLAN: TIME TO IMPLEMENT
[...] (SBU) THE IMF/WORLD BANK ENHANCED STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT FACILITY (ESAF) AND STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT CREDIT (SAC) AGREEMENTS FOR VIETNAM HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS DUE TO DISAGREEMENTS OVER THE PACE AND EXTENT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM'S (GVN) ECONOMIC REFORMS IN THE AREAS OF [...]
2000-06-14 00:52:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAID VM FINREF SOE
00HANOI1615AVERAGE VIETNAMESE COMMENT ON ECONOMIC CHANGE IN TWO POOR HANOI NEIGHBORHOODS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. OUTLYING DISTRICTS OF HANOI ARE ATTRACTING LARGE NUMBERS OF "IMMIGRANTS" FROM DEPRESSED RURAL AREAS SEEKING EMPLOYMENT. MANUFACTURING JOBS HERE, THOUGH MISERABLY PAID BY U.S. STANDARDS, NEVERTHELESS PAY FAR MORE THAN THE PEASANT FARMS THEY LEAVE BEHIND. TO GET A FIRST HAND L [...]
2000-07-27 10:08:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI PGOV PREL ECON VM
00HANOI2047MEETING WITH THICH THAI HOA
[...] No summary [...]
2000-09-14 10:18:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF KPAO PREL PGOV VM UNGA HUMANR RELFREE
00HANOI2557 AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH VICE MINISTER BIN ON PRESIDENT CLINTON'S VISIT TO VIETNAM
[...] (SBU) AMBASSADOR ON NOVEMBER 22 CALLED ON MFA SENIOR VICE MINISTER BIN TO REVIEW THE RESULTS OF THE RECENTLY CONCLUDED VISIT BY PRESIDENT CLINTON. THE AMBASSADOR BEGAN BY THANKING THE VIETNAMESE SIDE FOR ITS COOPERATION AND EXPRESSED THE PRESIDENT'S AND THE FIRST LADY'S SATISFACTION WITH THE [...]
2000-11-22 08:53:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL VM
00HANOI2560 AMBASSADOR'S 11/22/00 MEETING WITH VICE MINISTER BIN: LY TONG INCIDENT
[...] (SBU) FOLLOWING HIS PRESENTATION OF VIEWS REGARDING THE OVERALL SUCCESS OF THE VISIT OF PRESIDENT CLINTON (REFTEL),VICE MINISTER BIN EXPRESSED HIS AND HIS GOVERNMENT'S CONCERN OVER THE LY TONG INCIDENT WHICH THE AMBASSADOR HAD RAISED. BIN PICKED UP ON THE AMBASSADOR'S REFERENCE TO TONG AS A [...]
2000-11-22 09:15:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL VM
00HANOI2605 ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES BY AMERICAN CITIZENS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
[...] (SBU) DURING RECENT WEEKS, CITIZENS/RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES HAVE BEEN DETAINED IN SOUTHEAST ASIA FOR ACTS DESIGNED TO DISRUPT AND CHALLENGE THE CONTROL OF SOVEREIGN STATES -- VIETNAM AND CAMBODIA -- WHICH ARE RECOGNIZED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. THE GOAL OF THESE INDIVIDUALS AND/OR THE O [...]
2000-11-30 08:57:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER KPAO CB VM CTERR
00HARARE3504 COUNTING PROCESS OF ELECTION VOTES IN ZIMBABWE
[...] (U) PER REFTEL CON, THE FOLLOWING IS THE COUNTING PROCESS FOR VOTES IN ZIMBABWE FROM THE TIME POLLS ARE CLOSED UNTIL THE RESULTS ARE ANNOUNCED: -- THE PRESIDING OFFICER SEALS THE WOODEN BOX (ONLY ONE PER POLLING STATION) IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE LAST VOTE IS DEPOSITED. THE BOXES ARE SEALED WIT [...]
2000-06-27 15:05:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV ZI
00KINSHASA8562CONGOLESE DELEGATION HOPES TO SEE NEW
[...] (SBU) As reported (Ref),Presidential Cabinet Director Georges Buse phoned the Ambassador evening of December 26 to inform him that President Kabila had instructed him to lead a Congolese (DRC) government delegation to the US to hold discussions with the administration of President-elect Bush. [...]
2000-12-27 12:26:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL
00THEHAGUE1650THE DUTCH ON EU FOSSIL FUEL GRANTS
[...] No summary [...]
2000-06-02 12:00:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG NL EUN
00THEHAGUE1802DUTCH MULLING KOSOVO AID NEEDS, FINALIZING MONTENEGRIN ROAD AID
[...] No summary [...]
2000-06-16 15:25:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PREF SR NL
01ABUJA1000Lunch Conference on Drugs and Financial Crimes
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The President's Special Advisor on Narcotics and Financial Crimes, Dr. Ibrahim Lame hosted a three hour lunch and meeting on drugs and related crimes on April 19. Media questioned Dr. Lame, Attorney General Bola Ige and NDLEA Chairman Lafiaji, among others, on current crime and [...]
2001-05-04 19:02:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR CJAN PREL NI
01ABUJA1364INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Abuja's submission for this year's International Religious Freedom Report. 2. (SBU) Begin Text: ------------------------- INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW ------------------------- THE DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIAN PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OB [...]
2001-06-14 16:43:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF NI
01ABUJA1376 INTERIM REPORT ON MAP WORKSHOP
[...] (U) This is a brief interim report; comprehensive report to follow. ------------- State of play ------------- 2. (U) At the fifth session of the five-nation Steering Committee of the Millennium Partnership for African Recovery Programme (MAP) held at Pretoria in March it was agre [...]
2001-06-15 18:51:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON NI SF AG OAU
01ABUJA1383EUCOM BRIEFS DONORS AND ECOWAS ON ASSISTANCE
[...] (SBU) Summary. On June 12, EUCOM POLAD Ambassador Peter Chaveas addressed a meeting of Diplomatic Missions in Abuja interested in assisting ECOWAS in its peace-keeping and conflict resolution activities. Ambassador Chaveas briefed the representatives on EUCOM's three pillars for ECOWAS enga [...]
2001-06-19 11:18:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV NI ECOWAS
01ABUJA1446NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR TRAVELS TO KEBBI STATE FOR OFR
[...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Jeter met June 19 with Governor Mohammed Aleiro and the Emir of Gwandu, the second-ranking Northern traditional ruler, in the first trip to Kebbi State by an American Ambassador. Governor Aliero said he was pleased that Kebbi State had been chosen as a training site [...]
2001-06-22 14:04:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS MARR PREL NI ECOWAS
01ABUJA1533NIGERIA: A CLOSE LOOK AT THE GON'S ANTI-CORRUPTION
[...] (U) Assistant U.S. Attorney Susan DeWitt visited Abuja June 11 - 29 as part of an INL-funded U.S. Department of Justice Overseas Prosecution Development and Training (OPDAT) program to work with Nigeria,s fledgling Anti-Corruption Commission and design possible training assistance to this im [...]
2001-07-02 05:16:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM NI
01ABUJA2106NIGERIA: POST RESPONSE TO IRF EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
[...] Mission strongly disagrees with some of the statements made in the draft IRF Executive Summary on Nigeria emailed to Post. In the interest of accuracy, we suggest replacing the text on pages 12 and 13 with the following: "While the violence of early 2000 was not repeated during the repor [...]
2001-08-24 12:15:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM NI
01ABUJA2187REPATRIATION OF DETAINED ALIENS TO NIGERIA
[...] Mission shares the concern of Washington agencies that criminal aliens be repatriated without undue delay to their country of nationality. We want to work jointly with all concerned agencies to facilitate and speed repatriation of Nigerian criminal aliens. 2. We would welcome the oppor [...]
2001-09-04 09:55:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PREL CVIS CJAN SNAR NI
01ABUJA2225NIGERIA: MISSION VIEWS REGARDING INS ASSISTANCE
[...] (U) I want to take this opportunity to re-emphasize the Mission's support for a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the GON, which would establish guidelines and a legal basis for a USG presence at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA). At the same time, I also want to encourage I [...]
2001-09-06 10:05:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR CVIS KFRD SMIG SNAR NI
01ABUJA2255NIGERIA: RIOTS IN JOS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Riots broke out in central Jos afternoon of September 7. Deputy Governor Botmang imposed an 1800 to 0600 curfew, made a statewide broadcast calling for calm, and authorized the police to shoot looters and trouble-makers on sight. Botmang received permission from President Obasanj [...]
2001-09-07 19:37:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINS CVIS NI
01ABUJA2258NIGERIA: RIOTS IN JOS ABATE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: While rioting in Jos continued into a second straight day (Saturday),by mid-morning on Sunday, 9 September, AmCits and GON officials were reporting that order had been restored. A 1600 to 0700 curfew governs daily life until further notice, however. Embassy received word that [...]
2001-09-09 18:56:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINS CVIS NI
01ABUJA2290VIOLENCE IN JOS RE-IGNITES, NIGERIA CALM ELSEWHERE
[...] The violence in Jos, Plateau State, re-ignited September 12 after a lull of several days. As of mid-afternoon, gunfire had subsided and citizens were obeying a 4:00 p.m. curfew. Information obtained by Post regarding the causes of the flare-up varied dramatically, but it appears that there [...]
2001-09-12 17:26:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MOPS CASC KIRF PHUM NI
01ABUJA2300NIGERIA: ARMY MINISTER UPDATE ON OFR AND UNAMSIL
[...] (SBU) Army Minister 14 September called PolMilOff on OFR and UNAMSIL issues discussed in recent weeks. Batagarawa stated that he had spoken with Comptroller General of Customs, who had agreed to give his clearance to the container carrying some OFR items from Ghana stuck at the land border. [...]
2001-09-14 14:49:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MASS MARR SL NI
01ABUJA2331NIGERIA: KEBBI GOVERNOR ON OFR AND TERRORIST
[...] (SBU/NF) Alhaji Mohammed Aleiro, Governor of Kebbi State, 15 September returned PolMilOff's call from earlier in the week. PolMilOff noted that in the wake of the terrorist attacks against the United States, some press reports had indicated that there had been some celebrations of the attacks [...]
2001-09-18 08:34:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MASS MARR PTER SL NI
01ABUJA2332NIGERIA CLOSE TO CONCLUDING BILATERAL DEBT
[...] No summary [...]
2001-09-18 09:24:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN NI
01ABUJA2415NIGERIA ON ICAO RESOLUTION AND AVIATION INSURANCE
[...] On September 20 and 21, Econoff delivered Ref A and B demarches to Assistant Director M.K. Ibrahim of the International Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and separately to Chief Owodu, Technical Advisor to the Minister of Aviation. Ref C information was delivered Septembe [...]
2001-09-21 15:50:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC ATRN NI
01ABUJA2416NIGERIA: IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1333
[...] Reftel demarche was delivered September 20 to Central Bank Governor Joseph Sanusi and September 21 to Assistant Director M.K. Ibrahim of the International Organizations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Governor Sanusi, while unaware of the reporting requirements per UNSCR 1333, w [...]
2001-09-21 15:54:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PREL PTER NI
01ABUJA2480U.S. MOVE TOWARD AFRICAN WTO POSITIONS APPLAUDED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Fourth Organization of African Unity/African Economic Community Conference of Trade Ministers September 22-23 in Abuja, Nigeria ended with widespread appreciation for U.S. movement toward African WTO positions on agriculture, intellectual property, the environment, labor iss [...]
2001-09-27 15:08:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD OVIP NI WTO
01ABUJA2494ECOWAS: DES DIARRA ON TERRORISM AND A FEW ECOWAS
[...] (SBU) In the absence of ECOWAS Executive Secretary Ambassador Kouyate, CDA Andrews, accompanied by Political Counselor and PolMilOff, 27 September called on General Chieck Diarra, Deputy Executive Secretary for Political Affairs, Defense and Security at the ECOWAS Secretariat in Abuja. Andrew [...]
2001-09-28 14:49:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL XY NI ECOWAS
01ABUJA2539ZAMFARA POLITICAL VIOLENCE: AT IT AGAIN
[...] (U) APP and PDP supporters clashed violently in the streets of Gusau, capital of Zamfara State, following a PDP rally on October 4. Four persons died, 19 were critically injured and 74 were arrested. Both sides attacked property belonging to the leadership of the other party. APP members [...]
2001-10-05 14:31:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS NI
01ABUJA2542MONEY LAUNDERING CONTROLS IN NIGERIA
[...] No summary [...]
2001-10-09 11:17:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM EFIN SNAR NI
01ABUJA2669NIGERIA: IMF PROGRAM IS NECESSARY TO KEEP GON IN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Abuja supports continued IMF engagement with Nigeria despite the GON's failure to complete the current Stand-by Arrangement. We believe extending the current SBA through December followed by a new SBA is the best option. The extended program could emphasize restraints [...]
2001-10-18 20:45:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON NI
01ABUJA2670TFUS01: NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON EMIR OF ILORIN
[...] (SBU) During a visit to the OFR P3 training site in Ilorin, Ambassador Jeter, accompanied by OSD/ISA Director Theresa Whalen, DATT and PolMilOff, called on the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari. Expressing his deep condolences for the September 11 attacks on the United States, the E [...]
2001-10-18 20:59:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MASS MARR PINR NI
01ABUJA2701NIGERIA: KEEPING THE DIALOGUE GOING: AMBASSADOR,
[...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: Ambassador discussed with Aviation Minister Kema Chikwe security procedures at Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA),the requirements that needed to be met before U.S. INS assistance can be reinstated at MMIA, the distribution to Nigerian air carriers o [...]
2001-10-24 10:04:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC ECON BEXP NI
01ABUJA2709DRAFT 2001 COUNTRY HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT FOR NIGERIA
[...] No summary [...]
2001-10-24 21:17:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KSEP NI PHUM
01ABUJA2744NIGERIA: NDLEA USES PRESS CONFERENCE TO TOUT
[...] No summary [...]
2001-10-26 09:25:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR NI
01ABUJA2989NIGERDOCK: STORY OF A PRIVATIZATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: The case history of Niger Dock, the first such privatization to feature an American firm, highlights the internal GON rivalries and other obstacles that privatization faces in Nigeria. Just when the issue seemed settled, and J. Raymond McDermott, Inc. (JRM),had won the Nig [...]
2001-11-27 13:37:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ECON EFIN ETRD NI
01ABUJA2990NIGERIA: ALLEGATIONS OF DOS CONTRACTOR FRAUD FOR
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (SBU/NF) A Pacific Architects and Engineers (PA&E) contract employee has alleged significant contract fraud on the part of PA&E contract employees in Nigeria. PA&E is the Department of State contractor for Operation Focus Relief logist [...]
2001-11-28 05:38:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS ASEC NI
01ABUJA3223WAR ON TERRORISM: NIGERIA'S EFFORTS TO UPGRADE LAWS
[...] No summary [...]
2001-12-14 18:12:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KCRM KTIA PREL NI
01ABUJA3224NIGERIA: LETTER FROM BENUE STATE GOVERNOR
[...] What follows below is the text of a November 20 letter to the Ambassador received from Benue State Governor George Akume in reaction to the Embassy's press statment regarding events in Benue. Appreciation I write on behalf of the Government and the people of Benue State t [...]
2001-12-18 07:40:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM OPRC NI
01ABUJA3270NIGERIA: NARCOTICS CERTIFICATION DISCUSSIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2001-12-27 11:47:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR NI
01ABUJA984KADUNA STATE MINERAL RESOURCES
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paras. (4) and (5). 2. (U) During a meeting with Ambassador Jeter on March 28, Kaduna State Governor Ahmed Makarfi discussed at length his desire to bring in a U.S. company to exploit solid minerals in his state. He claimed that there were squatters [...]
2001-05-04 13:44:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN BEXP ECON LY
01HANOI1010VIETNAM - BURMA'S NEED TO QUICKEN THE PACE OF DIALOGUE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. VIETNAM HAS RAISED THE DIALOGUE WITH BURMA BEFORE, AND INTENDS TO DO SO AGAIN AT THE APRIL 30 ASEAN MINISTERIAL IN RANGOON, BUT "IN OUR OWN WAY." AN MFA OFFICER PRAISED THE "SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS" THAT HAS BEEN MADE IN THE TALKS ALREADY. OUR POINTS WILL BE PASSED TO FM NIEN, [...]
2001-04-27 11:02:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PINR KDEM BM VM ASEAN
01HANOI1017VIETNAM - U.S. VOTE ON WORLD BANK'S PRSC PROGRAM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EMBASSY URGES WASHINGTON AGENCIES TO SUPPORT THE WORLD BANK'S POVERTY REDUCTION SUPPORT CREDIT (PRSC) PROPOSAL TO BE PRESENTED TO THE BANK'S BOARD IN EARLY MAY. WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE PRSC, LIKE THE IMF'S POVERTY REDUCTION AND GROWTH FACILITY (PRGF) CONSIDERED BY THE IMF BOARD [...]
2001-04-27 11:08:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN ECON ETRD PREL VM FINREF SOE
01HANOI1217A/S KELLY DISCUSSION WITH FM NIEN: REGIONAL ISSUES, BTA, DISSIDENTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON MAY 18, FOLLOWING ARF MEETINGS IN HANOI, ASSISTANT SECRETARY KELLY MET WITH VIETNAMESE FOREIGN MINISTER NIEN AND TOOK THE OCCASION TO VOICE STRONG CONCERNS AT THE REPORTED ARREST ON MAY 17 OF OUTSPOKEN HUE-BASED CATHOLIC PRIEST NGUYEN VAN LY, AND THE REPORTED SUMMONS OF UN [...]
2001-05-18 10:32:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM VM HUMANR RELFREE
01HANOI1245 A/S KELLY'S BILATERAL MEETING WITH VIETNAMESE DEPUTY FM BIN: REGIONAL ISSUES, BTA, U.S. ACTIVITIST GROUPS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON MAY 17, FOLLOWING ARF SOM MEETINGS IN HANOI, ASSISTANT SECRETARY KELLY ENGAGED IN CORDIAL BUT FRANK DISCUSSIONS WITH FIRST DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER NGUYEN DINH BIN ON A RANGE OF ISSUES, INCLUDING THE CONTINUITY OF U.S. POLICIES IN THE REGION AND U.S.-VIETNAM RELATIONS. BIN P [...]
2001-05-22 10:34:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON ETRD VM HUMANR CTERR
01HANOI1388EMBASSY REPRESENTATIONS ON ACTIONS AGAINST DISSIDENTS; WHAT DRIVES THE GVN?
[...] (SBU) REFTEL PROVIDES LATEST AVAILABLE INFORMATION ON GVN ACTIONS AGAINST SENIOR MONKS OF THE UNIFIED BUDDHIST CHURCH OF VIETNAM (UBCV). THE AMBASSADOR AND OTHER EMBASSY/CONGEN OFFICIALS HAVE WEIGHED IN AT VARIOUS LEVELS, URGING THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE DETENTION ORDER BE LIFTED FROM THICH QUA [...]
2001-06-08 04:57:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
01HANOI1497DONOR/GOVERNMENT DISCUSSION OF VIETNAM'S 10 YEAR SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON JUNE 14, KICKING OFF A SERIES OF DONOR-GOVERNMENT CONSULTATIONS, UNDP SPONSORED A `HIGH- LEVEL' CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS ONE OF THE CENTRAL DOCUMENTS APPROVED BY VIETNAM'S COMMUNIST PARTY DURING THE NINTH PARTY CONGRESS CONCLUDED IN APRIL. THE DOCUMENT, `THE 10 YEAR SOCIO-EC [...]
2001-06-22 04:30:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR PREL VM SOE FINREF CVR
01HANOI2088 STAFFDEL REES MEETINGS WITH SRV OFFICIALS ON RELIGIOUS AND MINORITY AFFAIRS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. COUNSEL TO THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS JOSEPH REES AND CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER BRIAN GUNDERSON MET WITH OFFICIALS OF THE GVN'S COMMITTEE ON RELIGION AND THE COMMITTEE FOR ETHNIC MINORITIES AND MOUNTAINOUS AREAS AUGUST 10, ACCOMPANIED BY [...]
2001-08-27 06:11:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF PHUM VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
01HANOI2109 CODEL HOLLINGS' MEETINGS WITH VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. SENATOR ERNEST HOLLINGS (D-SC) LED A DELEGATION TO HANOI AUGUST 17-19, INCLUDING MRS. HOLLINGS; LILA HELM, STAFF DIRECTOR, APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON STATE, COMMERCE AND THE JUDICIARY; BETTY PITTERMAN, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT; AND US ARMY ESCORT OFFICER COL. TIM PETERSON. IN [...]
2001-08-28 07:56:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AMGT VM
01HANOI2197INTERROGATIONS OF ANTI-CORRUPTION ACTIVISTS
[...] (SBU) REFORM ACTIVIST NGUYEN THANH GIANG CONFIRMED TO UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02197 01 OF 02 070126Z POLOFF ON SEPTEMBER 6 THAT POLICE HAD VISITED FELLOW ACTIVISTS HOANG MINH CHINH AND PHAM QUE DUONG BETWEEN 7 AND 8 AM ON SEPTEMBER 5 AT THEIR HOMES. POLI [...]
2001-09-06 10:07:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINS PGOV VM HUMANR DPOL
01HANOI2812 PARTY OFFICIAL OPTIMISTIC ON BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP
[...] (U) SUMMARY: A SENIOR COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV) FOREIGN RELATIONS OFFICIAL, BUI THE GIANG, EMPHASIZED THE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02812 260838Z POSITIVE IN THE US-VIETNAM BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP IN AN OCTOBER 24 COURTESY CALL WITH CHARGE. HE PREDI [...]
2001-10-26 08:24:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL VM
01HANOI2817 VIETNAM AND THE MIDDLE EAST, AND BEYOND:
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. DESPITE A DESIRE TO PRESERVE "TRADITIONAL FRIENDSHIPS" IN THE MIDDLE EAST, THE LARGER THRUST OF THE GVN'S REGIONAL AND GLOBAL FOREIGN POLICY OVER THE PAST DECADE HAS BEEN TO BROADEN ITS BASE OF DIPLOMATIC PARTNERS AND TO PUT A GREATER EMPHASIS ON BUSINESS TIES. FOR EXAMPLE, V [...]
2001-10-29 04:39:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD KPAL VM IZ IS PK SY TU AF LY
01HANOI2924HOA HAO MONK THREATENING IMMOLATION
[...] (SBU) ON NOVEMBER 8, CONGEN POLOFF CONTACTED TWO HOA HAO BUDDHIST ELDERS IN HCMC TO CONFIRM DETAILS OF A NOVEMBER 6 PRESS RELEASE BY A U.S.-BASED HOA HAO ORGANIZATION THAT A HOA HAO MONK WAS THREATENING SELF-IMMOLATION. POLOFF CALLED TRAN HUU DUYEN, A HOA HAO ELDER WHO WAS RELEASED FROM PRIS [...]
2001-11-08 09:49:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
01HANOI2946VIETNAM RATES ASEAN MEETINGS "FULLY SUCCESSFUL"
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: VIETNAM WAS FULLY SATISFIED WITH THE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02946 130325Z RESULTS OF THE ASEAN SUMMIT, ASEAN+3, AND ASEAN+1 MEETINGS IN BRUNEI NOVEMBER 5-6. MFA OFFICIALS CLAIMED THAT PM PHAN VAN KHAI TOOK THE INITIATIVE IN GETTING THE ST [...]
2001-11-13 03:01:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL VM ASEAN CTERR
01HANOI2967 VIETNAM-NORTH KOREA: RELATIONS CONTINUE TO THAW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. THE SRV/DPRK JOINT ECONOMIC, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE MET IN PYONGYANG FROM OCTOBER 15-19 FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE VIETNAM OPENED BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH SOUTH KOREA IN 1992. WHILE PRESS REPORTS TOUTED THE MEETING AS "HERALDING A COMPLETE REVIVAL OF BILATERAL TR [...]
2001-11-14 04:09:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD VM KN KS DPRK
01HANOI2980 THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROCESS: WHAT'S UP?
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE 1992 SRV CONSTITUTION REPRESENT ATTEMPTS TO ENABLE GREATER PARTICIPATION IN ECONOMIC LIFE AND TO ADJUST THE ROLES OF VARIOUS PARTS OF GOVERNMENT, WITH POSSIBLE MORE POWER TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY (NA). EXPECTED APPROVAL OF AT LEAST SOME AMENDMENTS [...]
2001-11-15 01:21:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ECON VM DPOL
01HANOI3054VIETNAM: PROGRESS ON REFORM UNDER WORLD BANK AND IMF POVERTY REDUCTION LOANS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: VIETNAM IS GENERALLY MEETING ITS ECONOMIC REFORM OBLIGATIONS UNDER ITS WORLD BANK AND IMF POVERTY REDUCTION LOANS ACCORDING TO HANOI-BASED DONOR REPRESENTATIVES. VIETNAM'S MACRO-ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IS CURRENTLY ON TARGET ALTHOUGH AN EARLIER FAILURE TO AGREE ON CREDIT GROWTH [...]
2001-11-20 10:44:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN PREL VM FINREF SOE
01HANOI3124 SLOW BUT STEADY ARGENTINA-VIETNAM RELATIONSHIP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A RECENT VISIT BY ARGENTINA'S DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER UNDERSCORED A SHARED DETERMINATION TO ADVANCE THE LIMITED ARGENTINA-VIETNAM BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP. THE VISIT FOCUSED ON ECONOMIC AND TRADE ISSUES AND ALSO INCLUDED A FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT ON THE PEACEFUL USE OF NUCLEAR ENE [...]
2001-11-28 09:26:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER ETRD ENRG VM AR CTERR
01HANOI3290 MFA REACTS TO SAN FRANCISCO "TERRORIST" INCIDENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. MFA AMERICAS DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR NGUYEN XUAN PHONG URGED STRONG USG ACTION IN THE WAKE OF WHAT HE TERMED THE "TERRORIST INCIDENT" DIRECTED AGAINST DPM NGUYEN TAN DZUNG DURING HIS VISIT LAST WEEK TO SAN FRANCISCO. IN A DECEMBER 20 MEETING WITH DCM, PHONG STRESSED THAT THIS WOU [...]
2001-12-20 10:03:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV VM CTERR
01HANOI3294NONG DUC MANH VISITS CHINA: BOTH SIDES REAFFIRM FRIENDSHIP, CONDEMN TERRORISM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. NONG DUC MANH, COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV) GENERAL SECRETARY, VISITED CHINA NOVEMBER 30 TO DECEMBER 4. THIS WAS HIS FIRST VISIT TO CHINA SINCE BECOMING GENERAL SECRETARY LAST APRIL, AND WAS PROBABLY DESIGNED TO ASSUAGE ANY CHINESE FEARS THAT VIETNAM WAS MOVING "TOO CLOSE [...]
2001-12-20 10:42:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PINR CH TW VM CVR CTERR
01HANOI686VIETNAM COMPLETES PRIOR ACTIONS FOR IMF/WORLD BANK STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: WORLD BANK AND IMF REPRESENTATIVES IN HANOI CONFIRM VIETNAM HAS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED PRIOR ACTIONS/CONDITIONS NECESSARY TO PERMIT THE FUND'S PROPOSED POVERTY REDUCTION AND GROWTH FACILITY (PRDF) AND THE BANK'S POVERTY REDUCTION SUPPORT CREDIT (PRSC) FOR VIETNAM TO BE SUBMITT [...]
2001-03-23 10:37:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN ETRD PREL VM FINREF SOE
01HANOI702MFA RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT HIGHLANDERS IN CAMBODIA AND VIETNAMESE WORKERS IN AMERICAN SAMOA
[...] SUMMARY: AMERICAS DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR ASKED AMBASSADOR TO MEET AFTERNOON OF MARCH 26 TO RAISE VIETNAMESE CONCERNS ABOUT A GROUP OF HIGHLANDERS WHO HAVE ILLEGALLY CROSSED THE BORDER INTO CAMBODIA AND TO REITERATE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT OBJECTIVES TO REMOVE ALL VIETNAMESE WORKERS FROM AMERICAN SA [...]
2001-03-26 10:41:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ELAB CB VM
01HANOI934FORMER DAEWOOSA EMPLOYEES: INFORMATION SHARING WITH VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: EMBASSY OFFICERS MET WITH LABOR MINISTRY OFFICIALS ON APRIL 18 TO SHARE INFORMATION REGARDING THE DAEWOOSA CASE AND THOSE FORMER DAEWOOSA EMPLOYEES CURRENTLY IN THE U.S. THESE OFFICIALS APPRECIATED THE INFORMATION AS WELL AS USG EFFORTS TO BRING TO JUSTICE THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR [...]
2001-04-19 09:42:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PREF VM LABOR
01HARARE2710DIPLOMATIC NOTE TO GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE CONCERNING IFES
[...] (SBU) AFTER THE DE FACTO EXPULSION OF THE TEAM FROM THE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (REFTEL),POST SENT THE FOLLOWING DIPLOMATIC NOTE EXPRESSING OUR CONCERN TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE. 2. (SBU) BEGIN TEXT: THE EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PRESENTS ITS CO [...]
2001-09-14 10:40:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPDC ZI
01HOCHIMINHCITY1040BUDDHIST IMMOLATION IN DANANG
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: THE PARIS-BASED INFORMATION BUREAU OF THE UNIFIED BUDDHIST CHURCH OF VIETNAM (UBCV) AND SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICES REPORTED THAT A UBCV LAY BUDDHIST SUPPORTER COMMITTED SUICIDE BY IMMOLATION IN DANANG ON SEPTEMBER 2 TO PROTEST REPRESSION OF THE BANNED UBCV. BUDDHIST OF [...]
2001-09-05 09:26:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
01HOCHIMINHCITY1083VISIT WITH DISSIDENT TRAN VAN KHUE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON 11 SEPTEMBER, CONGENOFF MADE AN UNANNOUNCED CALL AT THE RESIDENCE OF MR. TRAN VAN KHUE, THE CO-DRAFTER OF A REQUEST TO THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT TO ESTABLISH A "PEOPLE'S ASSOCIATION" TO HELP FIGHT CORRUPTION. KHUE AND SEVERAL OTHER PERSONS IN HANOI INVOLVED WITH THIS REQUEST [...]
2001-09-20 00:40:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR VM DPOL HUMANR
01HOCHIMINHCITY1266HOA HAO MONK COMES DOWN FROM THE TREE
[...] (U) REFTEL REPORTED THAT ON NOVEMBER 6, HOA HAO BUDDHIST MONK NAM LIEM, OF AN GIANG PROVINCE IN THE MEKONG DELTA, HAD CLIMBED UP A TREE NEAR HIS PAGODA CARRYING A KNIFE AND A CONTAINER OF GASOLINE. HE WAS THREATENING TO IMMOLATE HIMSELF TO PROTEST LOCAL POLICE ENTERING HIS PAGODA AND MAINTAIN [...]
2001-11-09 09:12:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
01HOCHIMINHCITY1272RELIGIOUS GROUPS AVOID CONFRONTATION IN CENTRAL HIGHLANDS PROVINCE
[...] No summary [...]
2001-11-13 08:26:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF PGOV PREL PINR VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
01HOCHIMINHCITY1304UPDATE ON HOA HAO MONK WHO CLIMBED THE TREE
[...] (U) REF B REPORTED THAT ON NOVEMBER 6, HOA HAO MONK NAM LIEM HAD CLIMBED A TREE IN THE COMPOUND AT HIS PAGODA IN THE MEKONG DELTA CARRYING A CAN OF GASOLINE AND A KNIFE AND THREATENING SUICIDE TO PROTEST LOCAL POLICE ACTIONS AGAINST HIM. REF A REPORTED THAT ON NOVEMBER 9, LIEM CAME DOWN FROM [...]
2001-11-16 09:28:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
01HOCHIMINHCITY1411PROTESTANTS WARNED NOT TO "CAUSE PROBLEMS" AT CHRISTMAS
[...] (SBU) SEVERAL HCMC PROTESTANT "HOUSE CHURCH" LEADERS TOLD POLOFF ON DECEMBER 19, THAT LOCAL POLICE HAD CALLED THEM IN INDIVIDUALLY DURING THE WEEK OF DECEMBER UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HO CHI 01411 211152Z 9, TO WARN THEM NOT TO USE CHRISTMAS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO [...]
2001-12-21 11:31:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
01HOCHIMINHCITY603UPDATE ON ARREST OF DISSIDENT CATHOLIC PRIEST AND THREATS TO BUDDHIST, HOA HAO DISSIDENTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AS REPORTED REFTEL, POLICE IN THUA-THIEN HUE PROVINCE ARRESTED FATHER LY ON MAY 17. VIETNAM NEWS MEDIA REPORTED THE ARREST, INCLUDING SOME FOOTAGE SHOWN ON A LOCAL PROVINCIAL NEWS CHANNEL. THERE ARE CONFLICTING REPORTS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT PARISHIONERS ATTEMPTED TO PREVENT THE [...]
2001-05-18 10:27:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM VM HUMANR RELFREE
01HOCHIMINHCITY632PROMINENT BUDDHIST MONK SETS DEADLINE IN SHOWDOWN WITH AUTHORITIES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: ON MAY 21, THICH QUANG DO SENT A LETTER TO GOVERNMENT LEADERS IN HANOI URGING THEM TO ISSUE A DOCUMENT ALLOWING UBCV PATRIARCH THICH HUYEN QUANG TO RETURN TO HCMC. IN THE LETTER, DO SAID THAT IF THE DOCUMENT WAS NOT ISSUED BY JUNE 7, HE WOULD GO TO QUANG NGAI PROVINCE (WHERE QUAN [...]
2001-05-25 02:05:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM VM RELFREE HUMANR
01HOCHIMINHCITY684TENSIONS REMAIN HIGH IN STANDOFF WITH BUDDHISTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: TENSIONS REMAIN HIGH IN HCMC AND HUE AS POLICE MAINTAINED TIGHT SURVEILLANCE OVER SEVERAL PAGODAS WHOSE RESIDENTS INCLUDE MONKS LOYAL TO THE BANNED UNIFIED BUDDHIST CHURCH OF VIETNAM (UBCV). UBCV MONKS FROM VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM HAD PLANNED TO CONGREGATE IN CENT [...]
2001-06-07 09:28:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
01HOCHIMINHCITY688UPDATE ON ARREST OF FATHER NGUYEN VAN LY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A RELIABLE CATHOLIC SOURCE IN HCMC SAID THAT FATHER NGUYEN VAN LY BEGAN A HUNGER STRIKE WHEN HE WAS ARRESTED ON MAY 17. ON MAY 29 OR MAY 30, POLICE TRANSFERRED HIM FROM JAIL TO A MILITARY HOSPITAL IN HUE. FATHER LY REPORTEDLY REFUSED TO ACCEPT INTRAVENOUS SOLUTIONS, BUT EVENTUA [...]
2001-06-08 07:37:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
01HOCHIMINHCITY699BUDDHIST TENSIONS CONTINUE
[...] SBU) SUMMARY: REFTELS REPORTED THE HOUSE ARREST OF UBCV BUDDHIST THICH QUANG DO AFTER HE CALLED FOR UBCV BUDDHISTS TO TRAVEL UNAUTHORIZED TO QUANG NGAI PROVINCE ON JUNE 7 WITH THE PURPOSE OF RETURNING UBCV PATRIARCH THICH HUYEN QUANG FROM CONFINEMENT IN QUANG NGAI TO HCMC. AS MANY AS 100 BUDD [...]
2001-06-11 03:20:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
01HOCHIMINHCITY734UPDATE ON CONTINUING BUDDHIST TENSIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON JUNE 7, ABOUT 100 MONKS, NUNS AND SUPPORTERS OF THE OUTLAWED UNIFIED BUDDHIST CHURCH OF VIETNAM (UBCV) ATTEMPTED TO TRAVEL TO QUANG NGAI PROVINCE TO MEET WITH UBCV SUPREME PATRIARCH THICH HUYEN QUANG AND TAKE HIM TO HCMC. POLICE IN HUE HAD WARNED THEM NOT TO GO, AND MOST OF [...]
2001-06-15 09:03:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
01HOCHIMINHCITY754VIETNAM'S CATHOLIC CO-REDEMPTRIX ORDER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON MAY 23, POLOFF VISITED WITH PRIESTS OF THE VIETNAMESE CATHOLIC ORDER OF CO- REDEMPTION IN HCMC. ALTHOUGH ONLY TWO OF ITS MEMBERS ARE CURRENTLY IN PRISON, THE ORDER HAS BEEN AMONG THE MOST PERSECUTED OF VIETNAM'S RELIGIOUS GROUPS SINCE 1975. IT STILL OPERATES AN "UNDERGROUN [...]
2001-06-20 02:22:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF PINR VM RELFREE HUMANR
01LIMA5083SUPREME COURT INDICTS FUJIMORI
[...] (U) SUPREME COURT JUDGE JOSE LECAROS INDICTED FORMER PRESIDENT ALBERTO FUJIMORI SEPTEMBER 13 FOR HIS ALLEGED COMPLICITY IN THE BARRIOS ALTOS (1991) AND LA CANTUTA (1992) KILLINGS AS WELL AS THE 1997 MURDER OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE AGENT MARIELLA BARRETO. BEGINNING THE INVESTIGATIVE ( [...]
2001-09-14 21:51:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KJUS PE
01VATICAN1615VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL"
[...] (U) THE MARCH 17 - 23 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: - SOUTH KOREAN ARCHBISHOP LIKES POTUS RECIPE FOR KOREA - VATICAN OFFICIAL CONFIRMS PAPAL VISIT TO ATHENS - PAPAL SUPPORT FOR ARAB CHRISTIANS - VATICAN ADMITS NUNS SEXUALLY ABUSED BY PRIESTS ----------------- [...]
2001-03-23 13:28:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM SOCI IS GR KN KS VT MEPP VTPREL
01VATICAN2459THE VATICAN RAG
[...] THE APRIL 28 - MAY 4 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY - UNDER A NEW TITLE. CONTENTS: - POPE APPEALS FOR END TO IRAQI EMBARGO - VATICAN STRESSES POSITIVE APPROACH TO GREECE - PUERTO RICAN BEATIFIED IN RECORD TIME - POPE SAYS WORLD LEADERS MUST CONTROL GLOBALIZATION -------- [...]
2001-05-04 13:04:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM EFIN ECON IZ GR VTPREL
01VATICAN2955VATICAN VERBATIM
[...] THE MAY 26 - JUNE 01 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: - POPE SENDS ENVOYS TO ISRAEL AND PALESTINIAN TERRITORY - CONSISTORY: OUTREACH TO THE ORTHODOX? - VATICAN CALLS NUTRITION AN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RIGHT - POPE'S UKRAINE TRIP NOT A THREAT SAYS VATICAN FM - POPE W [...]
2001-06-01 14:43:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM EAGR IS AM KZ BU UP GT MEPP RU
01VATICAN3027 CARDINAL PROTESTS G8, SEEKS
[...] (U) THIS IS A REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE, PLEASE SEE PARA FOUR. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 03027 060848Z 2. (U) CARDINAL DIONIGI TETTAMANZI OF THE GENOA ARCHDIOCESE IS PLANNING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE G8 SUMMIT IN GENOA TO PROMOTE THE VATICAN'S VISION OF [...]
2001-06-06 08:15:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID ETRD PREL PHUM PGOV VT
01VATICAN3552 USG/VATICAN PROJECTS FOR POTUS POPE MEETING
[...] (U) THIS IS A RESPONSE TO REFTELCON REQUEST FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE USG'S AND EMBASSY VATICAN'S TRACK RECORD UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 03552 051341Z OF SUPPORT FOR VATICAN-BACKED PROJECTS WITH THE COMMUNITY OF SANT'EGIDIO AND CARITAS. WE UNDERSTAND [...]
2001-07-05 14:26:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL PHUM PGOV VT
01VATICAN4202VATICAN VIWS ON WCAR
[...] (U) CARDINAL ROGER ETCHEGARAY, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE AND MEMBER OF THE U.N.'S "EMINENT PERSONS" GROUP OF ADVISORS, SAID THE WCAR MUST BE AWARE OF THE MODERN MANIFESTATIONS OF INEQUALITY. FOLLOWING THE ROUND TABLE TALKS AT THE GENEVA OFFICES OF THE U [...]
2001-08-09 12:52:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL SOCI VT
02ABUJA110MOB SETS POLICE POST ABLAZE - ABUJA
[...] (U) Summary: On 6 January 2002, a police post located at Apo Village, located approximately 10 kilometers from the Embassy, within the capital city of Abuja was set ablaze by a protesting mob. 2. (U) Details: The local news reported that the mob, numbering approximately 2,000, besiege [...]
2002-01-15 16:27:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ALOW
02ABUJA1163NIGERIA: GON IMPLEMENTS PROTECTIONIST TARIFF
[...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: On March 6, the Government of Nigeria (GON) approved extensive, apparently politically-motivated tariff amendments largely designed to protect domestic special interests, particularly in agriculture and the processed food sector. Most domestic manufacturers saw [...]
2002-04-12 15:17:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN EINV PGOV NI
02ABUJA1171ANTI-U.S. DEMONSTRATION IN ABUJA
[...] (SBU) Summary: On 12 April 2002, a peaceful anti-American demonstration took place in Abuja following Friday afternoon Jumaat prayers. A group of approximately 1,000 - 2,000 protestors marched throughout central Abuja waiving placards and banners that denounced U.S. support for Israel. The [...]
2002-04-15 11:45:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ALOW
02ABUJA122NIGERIA: STRIKE HAS LIMITED IMPACT DURING FIRST
[...] (U) Summary: As of 1:30 pm Nigeria Time (7:30 am EST),the Nigerian Labour Congress, general strike was most effective in Lagos (Lagos septel). Although showing slightly less than normal activity, Abuja has not been greatly affected by the strike. However, there was substantial compliance in [...]
2002-01-16 17:28:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ELAB EPET EFIN ECON NI SCOI
02ABUJA1327 NIGERIA: A LOOK AT THE EDO STATE TIP PROBLEM
[...] No summary [...]
2002-04-29 16:46:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN NI IT
02ABUJA1404NIGERIA: OPERATION AVID RECOVERY MADE A DIFFERENCE
[...] (U) I want to express my profound gratitude to our colleagues at EUCOM, the NSC, USAID and State (AF and PM) for their exceptional support for U.S. relief operations in Nigeria since January 27th this year. 2. (SBU) As all of you know, the catastrophic explosions that devastated the Ikej [...]
2002-05-06 17:29:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MASS EAID PINS MARR MOPS NI
02ABUJA1467INSPECTOR GENERAL APPROVES POLICE REFORM PROJECT
[...] No summary [...]
2002-05-14 16:00:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PGOV SNAR NI
02ABUJA1592NIGERIA: GOVERNMENT EXPEDITES EXTRADITION CASE
[...] No summary [...]
2002-05-23 17:11:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCJAN KCRM SNAR NI
02ABUJA17282002 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2002-06-07 17:08:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIRF PHUM NI
02ABUJA2508NIGERIA: PRESIDENT OBASANJO TO HEAD WSSD
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Nigerian delegation to the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSD) will be led by President Obasanjo and include Ministers for Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Environment, Finance, African Integration and Energy (Presidential Advisor Rilwanu Lukman). Nigerian contacts [...]
2002-08-23 12:10:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAGR ENRG EFIN PREL KPAO NI UNCSD
02ABUJA2565ECOWAS: LIBERIA CONTACT GROUP MEETING
[...] (SBU) I managed to reach ECOWAS Executive Secretary Mohammed Chambas before he left Sweden on August 31. Chambas will be traveling in Europe for the rest of this week and returns to Abuja over the weekend. 2. (SBU) The Executive Secretary confirms that ECOWAS is proposing a meeting of th [...]
2002-09-03 13:55:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL XY LI ECOWAS UN
02ABUJA2567NIGERIA'S PRIVATIZATION PROGRAM: STATUS
[...] No summary [...]
2002-09-03 15:55:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EINV ECPS ENRG PGOV NI
02ABUJA2768NIGERIA:ECONOMIC ROUNDUP CABLE
[...] This periodic U.S. Mission Economic Report includes: -- Nigeria's Debt Management Office Ready to Sign Bilateral Paris Club Agreement -- President Sponsors Bill to Give States Offshore Oil Revenue -- Supplemental Budget Bill Has Little Chance of Passage -- NITEL to Face Competition in Telec [...]
2002-09-27 17:47:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ELAB EAIR PGOV NI
02ABUJA2809NIGERIA: RENEWED VIOLENCE IN EASTERN PLATEAU STATE
[...] (SBU) At approximately 16:00 on October 8, Conoff received a report from an AmCit in Jos of ethnic fighting in eastern Plateau State. According to the AmCit, the fighting that had flared a few days ago in the Local Government Areas (LGAs)of Langtang and Pankshin had rekindled with greater inten [...]
2002-10-09 06:30:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS ASEC CASC NI
02ABUJA2865 NIGERIA: 2002 NARCOTICS CERTIFICATION REPORT CARD
[...] No summary [...]
2002-10-17 16:09:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR NI
02ABUJA2986 NIGERIA: ADDITIONAL NARCOTICS CERTIFICATION
[...] In addition to reftel's report card, Post wishes to provide the following information on Nigeria's drug control efforts. 2. Major Traffickers: The initial report card submitted by Post (reftel) should be revised to show that Nigeria has arrested and is prosecuting at least one major tra [...]
2002-11-01 14:23:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR NI
02ABUJA3014 NIGERIA: DESPITE UNTAPPED DAM, GOMBE STATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an October 4-6 visit to Gombe State, Ambassador Jeter surveyed Gombe's power, water, education and health sectors with Gombe State officials, in the course of a second Ambassadorial foray to the Northeast. With its agricultural potential and good hydroelectric promise, N [...]
2002-11-05 13:27:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EFIN ENRG NI
02ABUJA304NIGERIA: GON ASSISTANCE REQUEST IN WAKE OF LAGOS
[...] (U) This is an urgent action request; see para 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 30, Ambassador Jeter offered condolences to Minister of Defense Danjuma for the loss of life and property following explosions at the Ikeja Cantonment. Danjuma, giving his assessment after a visit to the site [...]
2002-01-31 13:35:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MASS MOPS EAID PREF SOCI NI
02ABUJA3100NIGERIA: POLITICAL PEER REVIEW ENDORSED AT NEPAD'S
[...] (SBU) Summary. Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo hosted a NEPAD Head of State Implementation Committee (HSIC) meeting November 3. Nigeria's NEPAD coordinator, Ambassador Aluko-Olokun, briefed Abuja-resident G-8 diplomats November 4, that the HSIC endorsed voluntary peer review as "critical [...]
2002-11-14 07:24:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PGOV XA NI
02ABUJA3101 NIGERIA: "VOLUNTARY" CAP ON INTEREST RATES
[...] (SBU) Summary. Most bankers see the October Bankers Committee "voluntary" agreement to cap interest rates at 22.5 percent as neither sustainable nor truly voluntary. Some industry insiders view the move as politically motivated. The Central Bank and the Bankers Committee endorsed the ceilin [...]
2002-11-14 07:49:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON PREL PGOV NI
02ABUJA3138FATF UPDATE: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MOVES ON LEGISLATION
[...] Ambassador Jeter and RNLEO called on Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Chidubom Nwuche (PDP-Rivers State) November 15 to underscore the need for money laundering legislation prior to a December 15 deadline imposed by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) at its October 9-11 meeti [...]
2002-11-15 16:48:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM EFIN SNAR NI
02ABUJA3185NIGERIA: FATF UPDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2002-11-25 16:56:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM EFIN SNAR NI
02ABUJA32NIGERIA: MURDER CONVICT HANGED IN KADUNA
[...] (U) On January 3, a man recently convicted of the July 2000 murder of a woman and her two children by a Shari'a court in Katsina was hanged in Kaduna. The man, Sani Yakubu Rodi, became the first person to be executed under the criminal Shari'a system. Although the Shari'a Court had determin [...]
2002-01-04 18:16:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SOCI NI
02ABUJA3311NIGERIA: FATF UPDATE -- NEW HOPE
[...] No summary [...]
2002-12-13 16:09:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN SNAR KCRM NI
02ABUJA3314NIGERIA: LAWS ENACTED BEFORE FATF DEADLINE
[...] No summary [...]
2002-12-16 14:02:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN SNAR KCRM NI
02ABUJA3331USAID ADMINISTRATOR ANDREW S. NATSIOS VISIT
[...] (U) Mr. Andrew S. Natsios, Administrator, visited Abuja, Nigeria, from November 18-21, 2002. Mr. Natsios was accompanied by Ms. Kate Almquist, Special Assistant and Mr. Greg Loos, Education Team Leader, EGAT. The purpose of the Administrator's visit to Nigeria was to attend the Global Educat [...]
2002-12-18 09:16:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAID
02ABUJA3345NIGERIA: ECONOMIC ROUNDUP DECEMBER 19
[...] No summary [...]
2002-12-19 16:03:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD ECPS NI
02ABUJA3353 NIGERIA/POLICE REFORM: FIRST QUARTER REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2002-12-20 14:53:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PGOV SNAR NI
02ABUJA358NIGERIA: ITALY PROVIDES ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) On January 10, the Italian Ambassador to Nigeria, Giovanni Germano, presided over a ceremony to mark the formal delivery of USD 2.5 million worth of equipment to the Nigerian Police Force and Immigration Service for the fight against Trafficking in Persons. In the last year, Italy, the la [...]
2002-02-04 12:51:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM EAID PHUM PGOV IT NI
02ABUJA462NIGERIA: POST'S RESPONSE TO V1 OF NIGERIAN HRR
[...] No summary [...]
2002-02-08 16:17:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB NI PGOV PHUM PREL
02ABUJA496PROFILE OF A NIGERIAN SEX TRAFFICKING RING
[...] No summary [...]
2002-02-14 10:03:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN PHUM PREF NI GN
02ABUJA596 NIGERIA: FY2002 LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE PLAN
[...] No summary [...]
2002-02-26 08:13:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PGOV NI
02ABUJA729NIGERIA: NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL SWORN IN
[...] No summary [...]
2002-03-06 17:45:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CJAN KCRM SNAR NI
02ABUJA820NIGERIA: ITALY DEPORTS 152 TIP VICTIMS
[...] No summary [...]
2002-03-13 09:46:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN PHUM IT NI
02ABUJA830NIGERIA: INITIAL TAKE ON NEW POLICE CHIEF
[...] No summary [...]
2002-03-13 16:59:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PGOV ASEC SNAR NI
02ABUJA857 NIGERIA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] The following is Post's submission for the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Paragraphs below are keyed to questions in reftel. PARA 23 -- OVERVIEW ------------------- A AND B. IS THE COUNTRY A COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, TRANSIT OR DESTINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAFFICKED MEN, WOM [...]
2002-03-15 13:54:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN PHUM NI
02ADANA417 OHAL MENTALITY, IF NOT NAME, PERSISTS IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although the GOT lifted the State of Emergency in the Southeast (OHAL) November 30, vestiges of OHAL rule and a siege mentality among security personnel persist. Kurds in the region continue to wait for implementation of promised cultural freedoms, including the right to teach [...]
2002-12-18 09:12:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM TU ADANA
02AMMAN2363JORDAN QIZ UPDATE APRIL 2002
[...] (sbu) QIZ exporters and park managers are cautiously optimistic for a strong 2002 export season. Production is steady throughout the QIZ's, orders are on the rise, and new investment interest is beginning to trickle in once more. With the apparent passing of the immediate crisis in the West [...]
2002-05-13 13:53:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ELAB JO
02AMMAN2648JORDAN: IMF MISSION UPDATE
[...] (sbu) The IMF mission is leaving Amman for Washington Thursday (May 23) evening. According to a mission member, they are taking with them a draft "letter of intent" for a new 2-year stand-by program. The letter, however, contains some "empty paragraphs" that need to be filled in by the Jor [...]
2002-05-23 14:27:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN JO
02AMMAN2652JORDAN--FTA ENVIRONMENT COMMITMENTS
[...] (U) This is an action cable; see para 5. 2. (SBU) Jordan has made some progress in strengthening its environmental regulatory structure since signing the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the U.S. in October 2000. Specifically, seven new environmental by-laws, drafted by the General Corporati [...]
2002-05-23 15:01:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD JO PREL SENV
02AMMAN2706MICROSOFT EXPANDS INVESTMENT IN JORDAN
[...] (U) Estarta Solutions, the result of a merger between two prominent and well-established Jordanian IT companies, represents a significant expansion of Microsoft's investment and presence in Jordan. The new company bills itself as an international IT solutions company and consultant specializ [...]
2002-05-28 12:59:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS BEXP EINV JO
02AMMAN2819JORDAN ASKS FOR VIEWS ON FTA MEETINGS
[...] (sbu) Majed Hammoudeh, the director of the Foreign Trade Policy Directorate at the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT),called to broach the subject of bilateral meetings foreseen by the Free Trade Agreement. ------------------------- Rules of Origin Committee ------------------------- [...]
2002-05-30 15:42:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV JO OPIC
02AMMAN3010JORDAN: TREASURY QUESTIONS ON TERRORISM FINANCE
[...] (sbu) In a conversation with Econ Chief, Malakh Ghanem, a senior official in the Central Bank of Jordan banking supervision department (effectively the deputy),and her staff provided orally the following answers to the questions in reftel. The CBJ's answers were developed in consultation w [...]
2002-06-09 06:33:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC EFIN PTER KVPR CVIS JO
02AMMAN3082PROGRESS ON JORDAN PHOSPHATE MINES PRIVATIZATION
[...] (SBU) The GOJ is moving forward with the privatization of the Jordan Phosphate Mines Company (JPMC),Jordan's largest company and the largest, single exporter, with plans to sell a substantial chunk of the firm to a Canadian company. If successful, the transaction could bring in up to USD70 [...]
2002-06-11 10:17:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EIND EMIN JO
02AMMAN3394SYRIAN SOFT DRINKS SWAMP U.S. PRODUCTS
[...] (SBU) The local subsidiaries of Pepsi and Coca Cola say that their soft drink sales are off by up to 40 percent from 2001 due to a new bilateral trade agreement between Jordan and Syria that has led to an influx of Syrian soft drink products concurrent with the continuing boycott of American [...]
2002-06-24 06:52:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV BEXP JO
02AMMAN3641AQABA AUTHORITIES HOST QIZ PROGRAM
[...] (u) Aqaba Chief Commissioner Akel Biltaji hosted a group of some 50 QIZ exporters and park managers for a two-day program in the Special Economic Zone to tout improved port services and to sell the Aqaba International Industrial Estate as an investment option. Participants were pleased with [...]
2002-07-03 13:22:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ELAB IS JO
02AMMAN3648 SURF'S UP: THE EBB AND FLOW OF THE JORDANIAN
[...] (SBU) While anecdotal evidence suggests that a nationwide boycott of American products has waned for the time being, support at the street level remains strong. Despite GOJ efforts in various fora to discourage the action, boycotters seem to be determined to make a statement by rejecting what [...]
2002-07-03 14:00:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV JO
02AMMAN3662JORDAN: OES-FUNDED CORAL REEFS SYMPOSIUM BRIDGES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent international symposium on coral reefs monitoring, partly funded through an OES grant, brought together scientists from Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and Iran, among others, to share data and experiences. Despite a tense political climate in th [...]
2002-07-03 15:17:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PREL ECON JO MEPN
02AMMAN3916JORDANIAN YOUTH UNCONVINCED ABOUT THE WAR ON
[...] The following cable is a report prepared by a foreign service national and based on extensive contacts in the student community. ------- Summary ------- 2. Through the eyes of most Jordanian young adults, America's war on terrorism is a war on Islam and the Arabs. America's support fo [...]
2002-07-16 13:57:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL JO
02AMMAN4086PALESTINIAN-JORDANIAN BUSINESSMEN PONDER ROLE IN
[...] (SBU) A group of Palestinian-Jordanian businesspeople met with econoffs July 11, to discuss what they believe might be the leading investment opportunities and economic prospects following the establishment of a Palestinian state, as well as the role of Palestinian-Jordanians in promoting de [...]
2002-07-24 10:00:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAL EINV EAID PREL IS JO
02AMMAN4213JORDAN: DEMARCHE ON GI'S IN WTO AG NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (U) ECONOFF delivered ref demarche to Trade Ministry Secretary General Samer Tawil on July 25. Tawil agreed that SIPDIS the EU proposal was unlikely to provide any real trade benefits for Jordan, and said he would consider supporting our position pending a detailed reading of demarche po [...]
2002-07-30 09:00:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON JO WTRO
02AMMAN4521UPDATE ON DOCUMENT REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
[...] No summary [...]
2002-08-12 13:30:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PINS XF
02AMMAN4648JORDAN IPR UPDATE: MIXED OUTLOOK
[...] (SBU) Jordan's record on enforcement of IPR laws has been improving steadily over the past six months. However, greater awareness of the impact of lax IPR enforcement on Jordanian industries as well as further reform of existing IPR legislation and prosecution is still needed if Jordan is to [...]
2002-08-19 07:30:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR ECON JO
02AMMAN4841JORDANIAN INFORMATION ON FOREIGN FLIGHT SCHOOLS
[...] (SBU) As per instructions reftel, the following are non-FAA approved flight schools in Jordan. The information was provided to us by Civil Aviation Authority Director General Hanna Najjar: A) Name: Sun Air Aviation Address: PO Box 811573 Amman, Jordan Website: www.sun-a [...]
2002-08-26 13:33:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PTER JO
02AMMAN4843JORDANIAN VIEWS ON ICAO SYG, DESIRE FOR SEAT ON
[...] (SBU) Jordanian Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Director General Hanna Najjar told us August 22 he agrees with the U.S. view that it is appropriate that the ICAO seek new leadership following the expiration of current SYG Renato Costa Pereira's second term in office. Najjar said that while Pe [...]
2002-08-26 14:00:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR JO ICAO
02AMMAN4864JORDAN'S DIPLOMATS FOCUS ON TRADE AND INVESTMENT
[...] (sbu) Summary. Reflecting the emphasis he has put on economic and commercial development and the growing private sector export and investment orientation of Jordan's economy, King Abdullah personally launched a four-day USAID-supported economic/commercial training program for Jordanian amba [...]
2002-08-28 06:07:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON BEXP PREL JO
02AMMAN5212JORDAN GEARS UP FOR ARAB FREE TRADE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: WITH TRADE WITH OTHER ARAB COUNTRIES MAKING UP A SIZEABLE PORTION OF ITS OVERALL TRADE, JORDAN WAS ONE OF THE FIRST COUNTRIES TO EMBRACE THE ARAB FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (AFTA),WHICH AIMS AT CREATING AN ARAB FREE TRADE AREA BY 2005. INDEED, SINCE ENTERING INTO FORCE, JORDAN HAS [...]
2002-09-12 12:44:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JO
02AMMAN5331PEACE AIRPORT REVIVED? ISRAELI-JORDANIAN OFFICIALS
[...] (SBU) On the heels of an Israeli government decision to prohibit jets from using Eilat Airport, officials from the Jordanian and Israeli Civil Aviation authorities, Israeli Ministry of Transportation, Eilat and Aqaba Airport officials, and the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) Chi [...]
2002-09-17 14:26:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PTER ETRD IS JO
02AMMAN5412BOEING PRESENTS "AGGRESSIVE" FINAL OFFER TO ROYAL
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Boeing Company, which has been in negotiations with Jordanian national carrier Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) for the purchase and leasing short-haul aircaft in competition with Airbus, presented its final offer to the airline September 19. The offer marks the climactic sta [...]
2002-09-20 09:03:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EFIN EAIR JO
02AMMAN5514JORDAN GPA ACCESSION UPDATE
[...] (sbu) Jordan's number two trade official, Samer Tawil, told econcouns and econoff September 24 that the GOJ has nearly completed drafting its initial entities offer for GPA accession. He said the draft should be completed and delivered to the Prime Ministry for clearance through the cabinet [...]
2002-09-25 06:51:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAID JO WTRO
02AMMAN5994JORDAN: AIR MARSHALS PROGRAM, ACTION REQUEST
[...] Action Request: Post received via a diplomatic note from the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs the following letter regarding new U.S. procedures pertaining to foreign air marshals programs. The note and letter formally request U.S. government permission to allow Royal Jordanian Airlines [...]
2002-10-16 07:32:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PTER JO
02AMMAN6028TERRORIST FINANCE: JORDANIAN RESPONSE TO LIST 18
[...] (SBU) The Government of Jordan, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has notified us via a diplomatic note that, following a search, no assets of any kind belonging to Saudi citizen Wa'el Julaidan were found in Jordan. GNEHM [...]
2002-10-17 08:00:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC EFIN PINR PTER KVPR JO
02AMMAN6182JORDAN: ASSISTANCE IN TELEMARKETING FRAUD
[...] (sbu) Summary. The government and Central Bank of Jordan and the Union Bank for Savings and Investment told the Embassy they will cooperate fully with a Department of Justice investigation of a telemarketing fraud that used Union Bank as an apparently unwitting channel for transferring fund [...]
2002-10-23 13:33:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN CJAN JO
02AMMAN6226DOPCAT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JORDAN WILL ALLY ITSELF
[...] (SBU) On October 24, PolCouns and Poloff delivered reftel demarche on the Draft Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (DOPCAT) to Samer Naber, the MFA's Legal Advisor. Naber welcomed the points saying that Jordan had its own reservations about the DOPCAT and how it had been han [...]
2002-10-24 13:25:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM US JO
02AMMAN622757TH UNFC: DEMARCHE ON IRAQ'S DEPLETED URANIUM
[...] No summary [...]
2002-10-24 13:25:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL JO UNGA
02AMMAN6444DELTA DISCUSSES CODESHARING WITH ROYAL JORDANIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. A Delta sales executive left Amman this week saying that he was prepared to make a positive presentation to Delta President Fred Reid on codesharing for Royal Jordanian's new non-stop Amman-New York service. He asked RJ to provide detailed projections of passenger and cargo [...]
2002-11-04 09:50:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR AMGT JO
02AMMAN6469TEXTILE DIVERSIFICATION CHALLENGES IN JORDAN
[...] (U) Embassy Econ staff and USAID Jordan have maintained an extensive and productive dialogue with Jordan's government and private sector along the lines of reftel recommendations since the inception of the QIZ initiative in 1998. The GOJ in particular is eager to see Jordan's industrial base [...]
2002-11-05 12:18:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTEX ETRD EINV JO
02AMMAN6586JORDAN TELECOM DEBUTS ON AMMAN STOCK EXCHANGE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following a well-subscribed initial public offering (IPO),Jordan Telecom (JTC) stock had its first day of public trading on the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) November 3. The listing made JTC the largest company on the ASE in terms of operating capital, and placed the Amman bours [...]
2002-11-11 06:00:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS BEXP EINV JO
02AMMAN6671TERRORIST FINANCE-JORDAN (LIST 21)
[...] (SBU) The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed us via Diplomatic Note that the Global Relief Foundation has no branches or activities in Jordan. GNEHM [...]
2002-11-13 16:44:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC EFIN PTER PREL KSEP CVIS KVPR JO EUN
02AMMAN6852THE ARAB BANK'S PLACE IN JORDAN AND THE REGION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: For more than seventy years, the Arab Bank has been among the most respected, and even beloved, financial institutions in the region. Having weathered wars, political and economic unrest, closures, and nationalizations, the Bank has grown into a regional and global player in t [...]
2002-11-24 11:31:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN JO
02AMMAN6937AQABA PIZZA HUT FIRE AN ACCIDENT
[...] (SBU) Econoff spoke to Arab Food Catering Company owner Khaled Dhaleh November 27 to check on press reports about a "suspicious" fire in a Pizza Hut in Aqaba. Dhaleh, whose company owns the Pizza Hut, Burger King, and Popeyes restaurants in Jordan, said the November 25th fire was caused by a [...]
2002-11-27 14:39:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ASEC PTER JO
02AMMAN6989DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO JORDAN ON PROPOSED
[...] (U) On December 1, PolCouns and PolOff delivered message in ref A regarding the Suppression of Unlawful Acts (SUA) convention and its protocol to Samer Naber, Legal Adviser to the Foreign Ministry. PolCouns also passed the full text of proposed USG changes to the SUA per ref B. 2. (SBU) [...]
2002-12-01 14:57:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIA AORC ASEC UK PTER EWWT PHSA JO
02AMMAN6993DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GOJ ON POSSIBLE TERRORIST
[...] (SBU) On December 1, PolCouns and PolOff delivered the message in reftel concerning the possibility of forthcoming terrorist attacks in Kenya, Yemen and/or Djibouti to Ali Ayad, personal assistant to Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher. Ayad noted that Royal Jordanian flies to Yemen and said the [...]
2002-12-02 04:38:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL EAIR DJ YM KE JO
02AMMAN7229JORDAN: YET ANOTHER DELAY FOR BOEING
[...] (SBU) Summary. Minister of Transportation Nader Dahabi informed the Charge that an independent airline consultant has been brought in to analyze Boeing/Airbus offers to sell short-haul jets to Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) (REFTEL). The analysis, which will delay yet again a decision by RJ b [...]
2002-12-12 12:21:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EFIN EAIR JO
02AMMAN7434JORDANIAN MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT BACK ON TRACK?
[...] (SBU) Summary. According to local press and contacts, the Jordanian government may be on the verge of ratifying a new law, heralding the creation of a new, free-standing, ministry of environment. Jordanian government officials believe the new ministry will retain the General Corporation for E [...]
2002-12-23 13:58:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ETRD PGOV JO
02AMMAN7535JORDAN: UPDATE ON BOYCOTT OF U.S. PRODUCTS
[...] (sbu) Summary. Business contacts say that an abiding affinity for U.S. consumer products, marketing strategies that played up local connections, and a crackdown by the government on political activities by professional associations blunted the impact of calls for boycotting American product [...]
2002-12-30 13:14:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON BEXP PGOV PREL IS JO
02ANKARA7739ELECTION INTERFERENCE FEARS IN COUNTRYSIDE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While political leaders acknowledge that the restrictions in expression in Turkey's Southeast have generally loosened, villagers remain concerned that their voices will not be heard in Ankara. Based on conversations with politicians, business leaders, and NGO representatives, [...]
2002-11-01 12:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM TU
02ANKARA7757DEMARCHE ON TIED AID BANS: INITIAL TURKISH RESPONSE
[...] (SBU) On November 1, we shared the U.S. proposal to consolidate and update existing bans on tied aid to CEE and FSU countries with Turkish Treasury Director General for Foreign External Relations Ersen Ekren. Ekren's office generally provides instructions to Turkey's OECD Mission. 2. ( [...]
2002-11-01 13:04:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETRD EAID TU OECD EXIM
02ANKARA7763CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ON POST-ELECTION TASKS, INCLUDING KEEPING THE CARETAKER GOT HONEST
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a October 30 meeting, Central Bank Governor Serdengecti told us he and Treasury U/S Oztrak have prepared a document to give to the election winners which explains in non-technical terms the GOT's commitments to the IMF and why they should be honored. The length of the educa [...]
2002-11-01 15:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA7847TURKISH MARKETS RALLY ON ELECTION RESULTS
[...] (U) On November 4, Turkish markets reacted positively to the AK Party's landslide victory in parliamentary elections. The lira strengthened very slightly, closing at TL 1,678,000 to the dollar; the Istanbul Stock Exchange 100 index closed up 6.1 percent; the benchmark lira T-bills closed uncha [...]
2002-11-04 15:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA7925TURKISH MARKETS RALLY; TREASURY COMMENTS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: The post-election rally in Turkish markets continued on November 5, with trading volumes in both stock and T-bill markets setting records for 2002. T-bill rates dropped about seven percentage points to close at 57.5 percent in annual compounded terms; the stock market is up 17 [...]
2002-11-05 16:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA7973FINALIZING THE $200 MILLION GRANT TO TURKEY
[...] (SBU) Embassy is concerned with the delays in implementing the Grant Agreement between Turkey and the United States, signed on September 13, involving nearly $200 million in grant assistance to Turkey. We understand there are technical legal problems between the Federal Reserve Bank of New Y [...]
2002-11-06 15:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA8064THE NEW GOVERNMENT'S ECONOMIC CHALLENGES, AND SOME BENCHMARKS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The new Turkish Government's most pressing economic challenge is to bolster market confidence sufficiently to avoid another financial crisis and begin to step away from the financial precipice on which Turkey has been perched for the past two years. Other challenges include: [...]
2002-11-08 09:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PGOV TU
02ANKARA8111PROBLEMS MEETING THE 2002 PRIMARY SURPLUS TARGET
[...] (SBU) Summary: The IMF and Central Bank are worried about the caretaker government's failure to fully implement fiscal measures needed to meet this year's primary surplus target of 6.5 percent of GNP. We have expressed our concern about this to senior economic bureaucrats this week -- who s [...]
2002-11-08 16:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV TU
02ANKARA8112IMF AND TURKISH CENTRAL BANK ON NEXT STEPS FOR THE
[...] Summary: While the post-election market rally largely continued on November 8, with T-bill rates dropping a further 2.5 percent, there was by the week's end greater press and market attention to the likely policies of the new GOT. IMF resrep reviewed with us the outstanding structural and fi [...]
2002-11-08 16:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA8304 Turkish Officials Comment on WTO Agriculture
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. TURKISH OFFICIALS REITERATED THEIR SUPPORT FOR LIBERALIZATION OF AGRICULTURAL TRADE BUT ARGUED THAT HIGH TARIFFS AND SOME DOMESTIC SUPPORT PROGRAMS MUST BE MAINTAINED IN ORDER TO PROTECT TURKISH PRODUCERS AGAINST IMPORTS. THESE SAME OFFICIALS STATED THAT SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN A [...]
2002-11-15 12:16:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR KPAO TU
02ANKARA8356AK PARTY BEGINS TO ENGAGE ON THE ECONOMY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the past week, AK Party moved to inject discipline into its public statements on the economy, initiated contacts with the economic bureaucracy, and reiterated its intention to work with the IMF. AK Economic Coordinator Ali Babacan sought to reassure us that, despite some u [...]
2002-11-15 14:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA8369TURKISH MARKETS RALLY ON EU, CYPRUS NEWS
[...] (U) The two-week market rallies continued strongly on the morning of November 18: -- Treasury bill yields dropped 1.5 percentage points. With the benchmark July 2 bill now at 49.5 percent, in compounded terms, rates have dropped over 14 percentage points since the November 3 elections. [...]
2002-11-18 11:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA8379INCOMING GOVERNMENT'S ECONOMIC ACTION PLAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The economic elements of the incoming government's action plan, announced by Party leader Tayyip Erdogan on November 16, reflect AK's efforts to balance its desire to boost the "real economy" and help the poor with its need to reassure markets and maintain fiscal discipline. [...]
2002-11-18 15:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV EINV TU
02ANKARA8454TURKISH MARKET RALLIES HALT, AWAIT GOT ACTION; NEW
[...] (U) In morning trading November 20, yields on the benchmark lira Treasury bill rose to the 52 percent compounded level, having dropped earlier in the week of 49 percent. The lira depreciated slightly to TL 1,590,000 from yesterday's low of TL 1,580,000. Two days of profit taking in the Ist [...]
2002-11-20 09:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA8635 Update on Intellectual Property Protection
[...] (SBU) Econoff discussed intellectual property and market access priorities with American pharmaceuticals companies and with the copyright-based industry associations in Istanbul. The drug companies agreed that they need to make the case with the new Turkish Government on data exclusivity. Wi [...]
2002-11-26 14:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR TU
02ANKARA8695TURKS WILL ATTEND BONN AFGHAN RECONSTRUCTION
[...] (U) Turkey will be represented at the Bonn-Petersberg conference on Afghanistan Reconstruction by Ambassador Aydemir Erman, the MFA Deputy U/S and Coordinator for Afghanistan, and Ambassador Okcun, the MFA Coordinator for Afghanistan Reconstruction. Embassy provided Ref A talking points on 1 [...]
2002-11-27 14:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN PREL AF TU
02ANKARA8790Turkish Agriculture, Trade and EU Membership
[...] (SBU) Summary. AgCounselor recently met with representatives from International Organizations including the World Bank and FAO as well as with local EU officials to discuss the current state of Turkish agriculture and agricultural trade. These representatives expressed frustration with Tur [...]
2002-12-03 12:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR KPAO TU USTR
02ANKARA8797TURKEY'S INFLATION/GROWTH OVERPERFORMING; BUT
[...] (U) November inflation data, released December 3, were slightly better than market expectations: Wholesale price increase was 1.6 percent (versus market expectations of 1.9 percent); Consumer price increase was 2.9 percent (market average expectation was 3.0 percent). 2. (U) Novembe [...]
2002-12-03 15:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA9037Winning the Battle but Losing the War - Bananas
[...] (SBU) Summary. In November 2002, the Government of Turkey agreed to remove a number of non-tariff barriers on banana imports in response to a WTO case initiated by the Government of Ecuador. Although the barriers were eliminated, the GOT raised import tariffs by 29% from an already high 120 [...]
2002-12-18 12:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR KPAO TU USTR
02ANKARA9075TURKEY'S ECONOMY: CONCERN WITH GOT INDECISIVENESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: IMF resident rep briefed us on the results of the ten-day IMF mission which finished December 20. The IMF is concerned with the new GOT's slowness in taking decisions - it has not yet committed to the 6.5 percent of GNP primary budget surplus for 2003 (and the first quarter 20 [...]
2002-12-20 16:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA90802003 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON TURKISH CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] This is Embassy Ankara's submission to the 2002 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. = = = = = = = = = = General Assessment = = = = = = = = = = 2. (SBU) Turkey experienced a major political change in 2002 when the governing coalition of Prime Minister Ece [...]
2002-12-23 10:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP PREL TU NATO
02ANKARA9181TURKISH GOVERNMENT FULLY RESOLVES CITIBANK TAX
[...] (SBU) Citibank General Manager for Turkey Mark Robinson informed us December 23 that Turkish Finance Minister Kemal Unakitan reversed a Finance Ministry tax assessment of Citibank and its foreign clients who invest in Turkish T-bills through Citibank. As described reftel, a Finance Ministry [...]
2002-12-30 10:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV PREL TU
02ANKARA9192New Turkish Quarantine Regulations
[...] (SBU) Summary. Turkey has issued new quarantine regulations governing imports of all plants and plant products that is scheduled to go into effect on January 3, 2003. Turkey did not notify the WTO of the new regulations nor did Turkish officials notify Embassies of these changes. Despite req [...]
2002-12-31 05:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR KPAO TU USTR
02ANKARA9193 Turkish Foreign Trade Officials Seeking Broader
[...] (SBU) Summary: In recent meetings, Foreign Trade officials reiterated their desire for a QIZ with fewer sectoral restrictions, contending that, in its current form, the QIZ would have a very limited impact on Turkish exports. They also made contradictory statements on the EU Customs Union an [...]
2002-12-31 06:35:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL TU IS USTR
02COLOMBO1448 ECONOMIC REFORMS
[...] (U) Summary: In its eight months in power, Sri Lanka's UNF government has made measurable progress on one of its main goals, economic reform, with efforts starting to show real results over a broad range of promised actions. The true tests will be action on pending economic legislation and im [...]
2002-08-07 11:29:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL ETRD CE ECONOMICS
02COLOMBO1626SRI LANKA AND ATA TRAINING: A PLEA FOR IT TO
[...] (U) I have recently heard that S/CT and DS/ATA no longer consider Sri Lanka a priority country when determining which countries should benifit from the Anti-Terrorism Assistance (ATA) Training Program. 2. (U) I hope that this is not true. The ATA program has been extremely effective in trai [...]
2002-09-05 08:18:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCE KTIA PTER LTTE
02COLOMBO1732 DROUGHT CONDITIONS PERSIST IN SRI LANKA'S
[...] (U) ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2002, USAID OFFICIALS ATTENDED AN EMERGENCY-PREPAREDNESS MEETING CONVENED BY THE CONSORTIUM OF HUMANITARIAN AGENCIES IN COLOMBO. THIS RESULTED IN AN EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION REGARDING THE DROUGHT-LIKE CONDITIONS CONTINUING TO AFFECT THE SOUTHERN DRY ZONE OF SRI LANKA. THE M [...]
2002-09-17 11:15:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNONE
02COLOMBO1954 Maldives: President Goyoom announces cabinet
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) In an October 9 announcement, Maldivian President Maumoon Gayoom announced changes to his cabinet, and appointed new ambassadors to Sri Lanka and the UN. Please see Para four for a complete listing of the ne [...]
2002-10-18 05:54:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINR PHUM MV UN
02COLOMBO1993SRI LANKA: DRAFT SUBMISSION FOR 2002 ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2002-10-24 14:00:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCE ELAB KSEP PHUM PREL
02COLOMBO2022 U.S.-sponsored Quick Reaction Demining Force
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) After approximately seven months of operations, the U.S.-sponsored Quick Reaction Demining Force (QRDF) has wrapped up its work in Sri Lanka. On October 24-25, the QRDF turned over two plots of land clear [...]
2002-10-29 10:41:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM PHUM PREF KPAO EAID CE LTTE
02COLOMBO2046 Sri Lanka: Muslim-Sinhalese riot in Colombo
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) On the afternoon of October 30, a riot erupted in Maligawatte, a northern suburb of Colombo, between Sinhalese and Muslim residents. The initial dispute reportedly began when Sinhalese locals protested ag [...]
2002-10-31 11:14:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS ASEC CASC CE
02COLOMBO2204 Mission team journeys through LTTE controlled
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified, please handle accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Mission team successfully concluded its first journey through the Tiger controlled north since opening of the A-9 road in April 2002. Although the trip was uneventful in terms of LTTE actions, trave [...]
2002-11-27 10:56:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV CE LTTE
02FRANKFURT10187FOURTH REPORT ON ISLAMIC TERRORISM TRIAL IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: This report summarizes the events at the Frankfurt terrorism trial from July to September 2002. Four Algerian and one Moroccan (listed below) are accused of planning an attack on the Strasbourg Christmas market in December 2000 and bomb building materials were found in their F [...]
2002-11-04 14:46:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PINR PGOV AG GM
02FRANKFURT10188HESSE SPD CHOOSES GERHARD BOEKEL TO CHALLENGE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Hesse SPD voted overwhelmingly on October 19 for Gerhard Boekel to challenge Minister- President Roland Koch (CDU) in the February 2003 state elections. Boekel, a 56-year-old lawyer and former Hesse Interior Minister, is admired for his integrity and his good management a [...]
2002-11-04 14:46:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR GM
02FRANKFURT10952 BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG GREEN PARTY EXPRESSES
[...] (U) Summary: On November 23, the Baden-Wuerttemberg (B- W) Greens held their first state convention since the September national elections to discuss policy. Leading B-W party leaders such as caucus chief Winfried Kretschmann and Freiburg Lord Mayor Dieter Salomon are concerned about the via [...]
2002-11-26 16:24:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV GM
02FRANKFURT11411SAARLAND MINISTER PRESIDENT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE
[...] (U) Summary: On December 4, Consul General Peter Bodde met with Saarland Minister-President Peter Mueller (CDU) in Saarbruecken. Mueller is a moderate, up-and-coming CDU leader, and ally of Angela Merkel. Mueller said the auto industry has replaced coal and steel as the most important indus [...]
2002-12-10 13:51:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON ETRD BEXP GM
02FRANKFURT11732 FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONAL COURT DECLARES IMMIGRATION
[...] (U) Summary: On December 18, the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe declared unconstitutional the government's immigration law, which had been passed by the Bundesrat in March 2002 under controversial circumstances. With this decision, the Court accepted the challenge to the law by six [...]
2002-12-19 13:10:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM GM
02FRANKFURT11843HESSE ELECTIONS COUNTDOWN: CDU CONFIDENT, BUT WILL
[...] (SBU) Summary. Hesse state elections will take place February 2, 2003. The current Christian Democratic Union (CDU)-Free Democratic Party (FDP) state coalition government is hoping the current voter mood against the national SPD- Green government will help it win votes. The CDU is optimist [...]
2002-12-23 09:23:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR GM
02HANOI1124 JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER AFFIRMS COOPERATION IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. PRIME MINISTER JUNICHIRO KOIZUMI AFFIRMED JAPAN'S SUPPORT FOR BILATERAL COOPERATION IN SECURITY AS PART OF AN ENHANCED JAPAN-ASEAN RELATIONSHIP AND OFFERED NON-MILITARY COOPERATION ON COUNTERTERRORISM DURING AN APRIL 27-28 VISIT TO HANOI. PRIME MINISTER PHAN VAN KHAI ASKED F [...]
2002-05-06 10:18:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER ETRD EAID ECON PGOV JA VM CTERR
02HANOI1181 GVN PRESIDENTIAL VISIT TO NORTH KOREA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. PRESIDENT TRAN DUC LUONG'S VISIT TO NORTH KOREA (DPRK) PROVIDED ANOTHER AT LEAST COSMETIC INDICATOR OF THE CONTINUING THAW IN BILATERAL RELATIONS. WHILE THE TWO COUNTRIES SIGNED A NUMBER OF AGREEMENTS, MOST APPEAR TO HAVE LITTLE PRACTICAL APPLICATION. THE PROBABILITY OF ANY [...]
2002-05-13 07:33:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD PHUM VM KN KS DPRK
02HANOI1222 RELIGIOUS REGULATION STRUCTURE IN VIETNAM
[...] (U) SUMMARY: RELIGIOUS REGULATION IN VIETNAM IS CHARACTERIZED BY AN EVOLVING BUREAUCRATIC AND LEGALISTIC APPROACH. WHILE THE SRV CONSTITUTION PROTECTS RELIGIOUS BELIEF (AND NON-BELIEF),THE GVN THOROUGHLY REGULATES RELIGIOUS GROUPS AND RELIGIOUS PRACTICE UNDER THE PREMISE OF MAINTAINING TH [...]
2002-05-15 10:42:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIRF PGOV PHUM SOCI VM HUMANR RELFREE
02HANOI1256 AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON THE CARDINAL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN VIETNAM HAS SEEN A NUMBER OF IMPROVEMENTS IN THE LAST TEN YEARS, BUT IS SEEKING MORE, ACCORDING TO CARDINAL TUNG, ARCHBISHOP OF HANOI. THE GVN HAS MADE IT EASIER FOR THE CHURCH TO RECRUIT AND TRAIN NEW PRIESTS AND TRANSFER PRIESTS FROM PLACE TO PLACE, BUT [...]
2002-05-17 07:40:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
02HANOI1279 BURMA AND VIETNAM: TRYING TO IMPROVE RELATIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. THE VISIT BY PRESIDENT TRAN DUC LUONG TO BURMA UNDERSCORED A SHARED DETERMINATION TO ADVANCE THE MODEST TIES BETWEEN THESE TWO FELLOW ASEAN STATES. A MAJOR FOCUS WAS ON THE STILL LIMITED ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP; BILATERAL TRADE IS ONLY ABOUT USD 10 MILLION ANNUALLY. NARCOTICS [...]
2002-05-20 09:48:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PGOV ETRD BM VM ASEAN CTERR
02HANOI1379VIETNAM AND THE SPRATLYS: STRONG TALK, -- BUT PLAYING IT SAFE
[...] (U) SUMMARY. GVN OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO TAKE A FIRM LINE CONCERNING VIETNAM'S SOVEREIGNTY CLAIMS OVER THE SPRATLY ISLANDS. PROVINCIAL CLAIMS CONCERNING CIVILIAN INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE SPRATLYS APPEAR EXAGGERATED. VIETNAM CONTINUES TO SUPPORT A SOUTH CHINA SEA CODE OF CONDUCT (REFTEL),AN IM [...]
2002-05-30 09:10:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR PINR VM CVR ASEAN
02HANOI1382 CODE OF CONDUCT FOR SOUTH CHINA SEA:
[...] (SBU) AT A WORKING LUNCH ON MAY 30, MFA ASEAN DEPARTMENT DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL PHAM HUU CHI TOLD POL/C AND POLOFFS THAT HE RATED AGREEMENT AMONG ASEAN MEMBERS ON THE FINAL LANGUAGE OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT IN TIME FOR THE ASEAN MINISTERIAL MEETING IN JULY AS NO BETTER THAN "50-50." (SEPTEL W [...]
2002-05-30 10:15:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR PINR VM ASEAN CVR
02HANOI1400 VIETNAM POSTIVE ON THE BRUNEI ARF SOM
[...] (SBU) DURING A WORKING LUNCH ON MAY 30, MFA ASEAN DEPARTMENT DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL PHAM HUU CHI DESCRIBED VIETNAM'S ASSESSMENT OF THE ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM (ARF) SENIOR OFFICIALS MEETING IN BRUNEI AS "RATHER SATISFIED," RATING HIGHLY ESPECIALLY BRUNEI'S LEADERSHIP AS THE CHAIR. CHI COMMENTE [...]
2002-05-31 09:34:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER MARR VM ASEAN CTERR
02HANOI1405AA/S WOOD HOLDS WIDE-RANGING DISCUSSIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DURING A MAY 20-22 VISIT TO HANOI, IO AA/S WOOD DISCUSSED COUNTERTERRORISM, THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC),NATIONAL ASSEMBLY REFORM, THE MONTAGNARDS, MULTILATERAL AFFAIRS, AND THE MIDDLE EAST WITH GVN AND COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV) OFFICIALS, STUDENTS FROM THE [...]
2002-06-03 06:24:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PHUM VM CTERR ETMIN HUMANR DPOL HIV AIDS
02HANOI1485 TWO CORRUPTION-TAINTED OFFICIALS SUSPENDED
[...] (U) SUMMARY: TWO HIGH-RANKING GVN OFFICIALS, ONE THE NUMBER TWO PROSECUTOR AND ANOTHER A CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEMBER, HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED FROM THEIR GOVERNMENT AND SOME PARTY POSITIONS FOR SUSPECTED COMPLICITY WITH AN ALLEGED MAJOR CRIMINAL FIGURE. THESE MOVES ARE EXPE [...]
2002-06-07 09:37:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS SOCI VM DPOL
02HANOI1502 UNHCR/VIETNAM RELATIONS: "NEVER SO BAD"
[...] (SBU) UNHCR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE JAHANSHAH ASSADI BRIEFED CHARGE AND POL/C JUNE 10 ABOUT HIS MEETING EARLIER THAT DAY WITH THE MFA'S NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE CONSULAR DEPARTMENT, BUI DINH DINH. ACCORDING TO ASSADI, DINH SPENT UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI [...]
2002-06-10 10:50:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL VM CB HUMANR
02HANOI1780 11TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OPENING
[...] (U) SUMMARY. THE NEW NATIONAL ASSEMBLY WILL BEGIN MEETING ON JULY 17, BUT HAS YET NOT SCHEDULED THE VOTES ON THE NEW GVN AND NA LEADERSHIP (REF A). THE NEW NA IS NOT EXPECTED TO PASS ANY NEW LEGISLATION AT THIS INITIAL SESSION OTHER THAN THE BUDGET. IT REMAINS POSSIBLE THAT THERE ARE CONT [...]
2002-07-15 10:47:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS VM DPOL
02HANOI2209 VIETNAM AND THE EUROPEAN UNION
[...] (U) SUMMARY. THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) IS ONE OF VIETNAM'S KEY DONORS AND AN IMPORTANT POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC PARTNER. HUMAN RIGHTS IS AT THE TOP OF THE EU'S POLITICAL AGENDA, WHILE VIETNAM IS FOCUSED MORE ON INCREASING EXPORTS TO EU MEMBERS AND ENCOURAGING MORE INVESTMENT AND AID FROM THE EU [...]
2002-09-10 09:42:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD SOCI EAID ECON XG XH VM HUMANR
02HANOI2309 PRC-VIETNAM BORDER: GVN COUNTERING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. SINCE THE CONCLUSION OF THE NINTH ROUND OF BILATERAL BOUNDARY TALKS WITH THE PRC ON AUGUST 23, THE GVN HAS ENGAGED IN A PUBLIC RELATIONS BLITZ, INCLUDING THE APPARENTLY UNPRECEDENTED PUBLICATION OF THE 1999 LAND BORDER TREATY ON THE INTERNET, TO COUNTER PERSISTENT DOMESTIC CRI [...]
2002-09-24 09:29:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPBTS PREL PINR CH VM CVR
02HANOI2390 ASEM IV - THE VIEW FROM HANOI
[...] (U) SUMMARY. GVN OFFICIALS CHARACTERIZED THE FOURTH ASIA-EUROPEAN MEETING (ASEM) AS A "SUCCESS." VIETNAM'S MAIN GOAL WAS TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC RELATIONS WITH ITS EUROPEAN PARTNERS. VIETNAM SUPPORTED THE DECLARATION ON COOPERATION ON INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM BUT LIKELY WOULD HAVE PREFERRED LAN [...]
2002-10-03 08:54:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD SOCI EAID ECON VM
02HANOI2493NONG DUC MANH VISITS JAPAN: ACCORDING TO SCRIPT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. NONG DUC MANH, GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV),VISITED JAPAN OCTOBER 2-5. BOTH SIDES PREDICTABLY LABELED THE CAREFULLY SCRIPTED VISIT AS A "SUCCESS." IN ADDITION TO "REAFFIRMING THE STRONG BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP," TOPICS INCLUDED THE NEED FOR VIETN [...]
2002-10-15 07:16:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER ETRD EAID ECON JA VM
02HANOI2622 NONG DUC MANH VISITS RUSSIA AND BELARUS,
[...] (U) SUMMARY. NONG DUC MANH, GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV),VISITED RUSSIA OCTOBER 9- 13 AND BELARUS OCTOBER 13-15. ALL SIDES HAVE DESCRIBED THE CAREFULLY SCRIPTED VISITS AS "SUCCESSFUL." MANH'S FOCUS WAS ON IMPROVING TRADE AND REAFFIRMING HIS "STRONG PERSONAL R [...]
2002-10-30 09:36:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER ETRD EAID ECON BO RS VM
02HANOI2709 VIETNAM-RUSSIA: STRONG BUT "PRAGMATIC"
[...] (U) SUMMARY. SINCE THE BREAKUP OF THE SOVIET UNION, VIETNAM'S TIES WITH RUSSIA HAVE EVOLVED FROM CLIENT STATE TO A RELATIONSHIP BASED ON " MUTUAL PRACTICALITY AND PRAGMATISM." POLITICAL AND DEFENSE TIES STILL COUNT, BUT THE ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP APPEARS INCREASINGLY IN THE FOREFRONT. THE [...]
2002-11-08 04:47:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER ETRD ECON EPET ENRG RS VM
02HANOI2738 GVN PRESIDENT REAFFIRMS STRONG RELATIONSHIP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. GVN OFFICIALS CHARACTERIZED PRESIDENT TRAN DUC LUONG'S OCTOBER 28-31 STATE VISIT TO FRANCE AS "SUCCESSFUL," MUCH ALONG THE LINES AS EMBASSY PARIS' EXCELLENT WRAP-UP (REF A). ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS HERE, FRANCE WOULD LIKE TO SEE VIETNAM "BE MORE FORCEFUL IN ITS REFORMS." OTHE [...]
2002-11-13 07:04:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD EAID PHUM PTER FR VM CONS
02HANOI2865 RESTRICTIONS ON US NGOS IN CENTRAL HIGHLANDS?
[...] (SBU) IN A DISCUSSION WITH AMBASSADOR NOVEMBER 25, PRESIDENT OF THE VIETNAM UNION OF FRIENDSHIP ORGANIZATIONS (AND DELEGATE TO THE 11TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY) VU XUAN HONG DENIED REPORTS THAT HE HAD RECOMMENDED A BAN ON US NGOS AND/OR RELIGIOUS NGOS FROM OPERATING IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. HE D [...]
2002-11-29 09:36:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PHUM PREF VM ETMIN
02HANOI2871 HANOI'S VIEW OF CHINA'S 16TH PARTY CONGRESS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. OBSERVERS IN HANOI ASSESSED THE RECENTLY CONCLUDED CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY (CCP) 16TH PARTY CONGRESS AS "POSITIVE" AND PREDICTED THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM'S (CPV) LEADERSHIP WOULD CLOSELY STUDY ITS DECISIONS WHILE STEERING ITS OWN COURSE OVER THE NEXT DECADE. CPV OFFICI [...]
2002-12-02 09:21:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV CH VM CVR
02HANOI2969 UPDATE FROM GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE ON RELIGION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. GVN OFFICIALS CLAIMED THAT THE RECENTLY CONCLUDED NATIONAL BUDDHIST CONFERENCE WAS ENTIRELY INDEPENDENT OF GOVERNMENT CONTROL, BUT ADMITTED THAT THE GVN MUST APPROVE ITS CONVOCATION AND HAD FINAL SAY ON ITS ELECTED NEW LEADERS AND ORDINATIONS (OR PROMOTIONS) OF MONKS AND NUNS [...]
2002-12-13 06:21:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL VT VM HUMANR RELFREE
02HANOI2975 WINNING THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF THE ETHNICS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. VIETNAM'S MULTI-ETHNIC SOCIETY REMAINS UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02975 01 OF 04 160035Z HEAVILY DOMINATED BY THE MAJORITY ETHNIC KINH. ETHNIC MINORITIES ARE OFTEN LOCATED IN ECONOMICALLY MARGINAL PARTS OF VIETNAM, ESPECIALLY THE MOUNTAINOU [...]
2002-12-15 23:57:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PINS PGOV VM ETMIN
02HANOI3028 EU HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE WITH VIETNAM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: THE EU, REPRESENTED BY THE TROIKA AMBASSADORS, HELD A HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE WITH THE GVN IN HANOI ON DECEMBER 5 (REF A). MORE THAN A DOZEN GVN OFFICIALS PARTICIPATED, INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MFA),MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY (MPS),AND M [...]
2002-12-19 09:51:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KIRF EU VM ETMIN HUMANR
02HANOI3055 THE DILEMMA OF THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS
[...] (U) THIS IS A JOINT EMBASSY/CONGEN MESSAGE. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: THE REAL STORY OF THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS IS A LONG-TERM STRUGGLE FOR MODERNIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN A REGION DEFINED BY ETHNIC RESENTMENT, ECONOMIC IMBALANCE, POVERTY AND ISOLATION, LAND ISSUES, RELIGIOUS DIFFERENCES, INTOLER [...]
2002-12-23 09:36:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PINS PREL SOCI VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
02HANOI430 MFA ON ASEAN PHUKET MEETING --
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: FM NIEN MADE A STRONG PITCH FOR A "TERRORISM-FREE" ASEAN REGION WITHIN 15 YEARS AT THE RECENT UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 00430 270810Z PHUKET INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS. THE FOREIGN MINISTERS AGREED IN PRINCIPLE ON STRENGTHENING COUNTER-TERRORISM EFF [...]
2002-02-27 07:50:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL VM TH ASEAN CTERR
02HANOI614 JIANG ZEMIN VISITS VIETNAM: FRIENDSHIP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. CHINESE HEAD OF STATE AND PARTY JIANG ZEMIN VISITED VIETNAM FEBRUARY 27 TO MARCH 1 IN HIS FIRST FOREIGN TRIP OF THE YEAR AND HIS FIRST TO VIETNAM SINCE 1994. WHILE THERE WAS NO FORMAL JOINT COMMUNIQU FROM THE VISIT, A GVN COMMUNIQU CONDEMNED TERRORISM WHILE ODDLY OMITTING A [...]
2002-03-15 17:26:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PINR CH TW VM CTERR CVR
02HANOI762 HELPFUL GVN RESPONSE TO MONTAGNARD RESETTLEMENT:
[...] (U) ACCORDING TO THE MFA SPOKESPERSON AND A VIETNAM NEWS AGENCY PRESS ARTICLE, MONTAGNARD "MIGRANTS" NOW IN CAMBODIA CAN "CHOOSE" RESETTLEMENT IN A THIRD COUNTRY OR UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 00762 010847Z REPATRIATION. IN HER MARCH 31 STATEMENT, THE MFA S [...]
2002-04-01 08:14:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM VM CB ETMIN HUMANR
02HARARE1137ASIAN/INDIAN COMMUNITY HAS A MUTED REACTION TO
[...] (SBU) On April 24 the government press carried a statement by Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veteran's Association Director for Projects, Andrew Ndlovu, that attacked resident Indians and Asians, accusing them of economic sabotage, looting, and non-support of the Government's indigenization [...]
2002-05-10 11:39:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN KCRM PGOV ZI
02HARARE1188TOBACCO SELLERS GRANTED A SELECTIVE
[...] (SBU) On May 16, after two days of boycotts by tobacco farmers of the sales of their crop due to an uneconomic return assured by the official exchange rate, the Finance Minister Simba Makoni announced a special support price for tobacco. The scheme equates to an 82 percent forex devaluation [...]
2002-05-17 09:55:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR ETRD ZI
02HARARE1221POACHING OF WILDLIFE IS RAMPANT IN ZIMBABWE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The poaching of wild game, by both commercial and subsistence hunters, has now reached crisis proportions in Zimbabwe. Game is being illegally taken from occupied private reserves and conservancies, national parks, and occupied farms that may or may not border protected game a [...]
2002-05-21 14:35:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR SENV ZI
02HARARE1254DESPITE CORRECT WORDS OF AGRICULTURE MINISTER,
[...] (SBU) In a message carried on state television during the Sunday, May 19 evening news, the Minister for Lands, Agriculture and Rural Development, Joseph Made, said all the right things about formalizing the path forward in the land reform and resettlement program. He assured the viewing audi [...]
2002-05-24 05:17:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR PREL ZI
02HARARE1270 MAY 23 U.N.-SPONSORED DIALOGUE WITH FINANCE
[...] ON MAY 23, UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (UNDP) RESIDENT COORDINATOR (RESREP) J. VICTOR ANGELO HOSTED AN "INFORMAL" MEETING WITH SENIOR-LEVEL GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) OFFICIALS, REPRESENTATIVES OF MOST RESIDENT MISSIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION OF ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD [...]
2002-05-28 14:51:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL PGOV ZI
02HARARE1291DESPITE CORRECT WORDS OF AGRICULTURE MINISTER,
[...] (SBU) In a message carried on state television during the Sunday, May 19 evening news, the Minister for Lands, Agriculture and Rural Development, Joseph Made, said all the right things about formalizing the path forward in the land reform and resettlement program. He assured the viewing audi [...]
2002-05-30 12:34:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR PREL ZI
02HARARE1309RESETTLEMENT ON THE FARMS: THE REALITY ON THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: A visit to four farms in a prime agricultural area 2 hours from Harare reveals that chaos reigns, and productivity by the new settlers hovers barely above zero. There is no rhyme nor reason to the occupations, and the newly resettled show little desire or ability to carry out e [...]
2002-05-31 09:55:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON PGOV PHUM ZI
02HARARE1376USG ANTICORRUPTION EFFORTS IN ZIMBABWE
[...] (SBU) Corruption at the official level in Zimbabwe has increased markedly in the last several years as the Government has systematically undermined the rule of law to browbeat political opponents and the ruling party has expanded its already considerable system of patronage. Corruption, once [...]
2002-06-06 09:46:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM KSEP SOCI ZI
02HARARE1377ZIMBABWE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS: JOINT FFP/OFDA
[...] (SBU) Summary: This cable reports findings of joint visit by REDSO/FFP and OFDA/ARO reps to Zimbabwe to review humanitarian crisis, including participation in FAO/WFP crop and food supply crisis will be much worse due to the minimal carryover stocks, the continuing impact of poor economic po [...]
2002-06-06 12:50:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR PREF AORC ZI
02HARARE1406THE ZIMDOLLAR PLUMMETS ON THE PARALLEL MARKET
[...] (SBU) Summary: After remaining fairly stable for six months from December 2001 at around Z $320=US $1, the Zimdollar has devalued sharply on the parallel market over the last few weeks, with reports of trades in recent days going off at anywhere between Z $520 and Z $580. This is roughly a 7 [...]
2002-06-12 07:16:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD ZI
02HARARE1455Text of Letter from Zimbabwe Opposition Leader to
[...] (SBU) On June 19, the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) delivered to all G-8 embassies in Harare a letter from its president, Morgan Tsvangirai, to their respective heads of government. Below is the verbatim text of the letter addressed to President Bush. A copy of the origina [...]
2002-06-19 14:43:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ZI
02HARARE1581NEGATIVE FACTORS COMBINE TO DRASTICALLY DRAG
[...] (SBU) A powerful and negative combination of factors is now causing significant damage to Zimbabwe's economy, and the country's political leadership refuses to take steps to address or reverse the crisis. The more-evident ingredients of the disastrous mix are: = an unsustainable government [...]
2002-07-03 14:20:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD ZI
02HARARE1627SEX SCANDAL IN ZIMBABWE REFUGEE CAMP
[...] (U) The July 1 edition of the independent "Daily News" revealed that two aid workers in the Tongogara Refugee Camp in southern Zimbabwe had been suspended after refugees lobbed charges of sexual abuse against them. The International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC),which operates the ca [...]
2002-07-12 06:21:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM EAID PGOV ASEC ZI
02HARARE1827JUSTICE FOR AGRICULTURE -- TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Laboff attended the inaugural meeting of the JAG on Tuesday, August 6. This group was formed by some of the more confrontational members of the Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) in response to CFU members' perception that the organization was too conciliatory. The initial act of J [...]
2002-08-09 11:02:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM EAGR ECON ZI
02HARARE1830FEW COMMERCIAL FARMERS EVICTED AS CFU PERCEIVES
[...] (U) Summary. Pursuant to the August 9 deadline for the first wave of commercial farmers to abandon their homesteads, in one region police have confronted farmers on five separate properties, and in a second region another farmer faces forced eviction. Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) president [...]
2002-08-14 12:38:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM EAGR ECON ZI
02HARARE1871NEW REPORTS OF FARM EVICTIONS
[...] (SBU) Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) president David Hasluck called on Friday, August 16, to confirm several cases of farm eviction throughout the country. While the overall situation remains tense but superficially calm, there are scattered instances of official response to the farmers' refu [...]
2002-08-16 09:21:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON PHUM PGOV ZI
02HARARE1934DISPLACED FARM WORKERS: UNADDRESSED HUMANITARIAN
[...] (U) Summary: The arrests and evictions of commercial farmers continue, with most farmers being released on bail with varying conditions. Some farmers are having their Section 8 acquisition orders overturned on technicalities, but this seems to be a temporary reprieve at best. The fate of [...]
2002-08-23 09:42:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON PHUM PGOV ZI
02HARARE201UNRESREP PAINTS BLEAK PICTURE OF THE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. AT THE INVITATION OF UNDP RESREP VICTOR ANGELO, THE DONOR COMMUNITY HELD ITS FIRST COORDINATING MEETING OF 2002 AT THE UNDP OFFICES. ANGELO, WHO NORMALLY SEEKS TO INTERPRET EVENTS IN A POSITIVE LIGHT, WAS PARTICULARLY DOWNBEAT. ON ELECTIONS, HE SAID THAT THERE NO LONGER APPEA [...]
2002-01-22 13:32:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM EAGR EAID ZI
02HARARE2060POLICE, MILITARY ENFORCE NEW, UNOFFICIAL FARM
[...] Summary. According to several reports received over the weekend, the GOZ has purportedly issued directives from "the highest levels" to both police and military to finalize the removal of commercial farmers. The Commercial Farmers Union (CFU),merely a shadow of its former presence, as well a [...]
2002-09-09 12:34:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON PHUM PGOV ZI
02HARARE2172 Zimbabwe's Economy: Hardly a Pulse
[...] (SBU) Summary: Robert Mugabe's government continues an assault on macroeconomics and private property. Without credible monetary and exchange policy, the country will only plunge more deeply into recession. End Summary. 5 Years of Ruinous Policy ------------------------- 2. (U) Consider [...]
2002-09-27 08:07:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD PGOV ZI
02HARARE2192 ZIMBABWE: GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS
[...] (U) The US Embassy, HHS/CDC and USAID have had a series of discussions on coordinating the US Government response to the HIV and AIDS crisis in Zimbabwe. One of the current discussions and concerns has been the use of Global Fund for AIDS, TB, and Malaria (GFATM) monies in Zimbabwe. 2. (U [...]
2002-10-01 11:36:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV TBIO SOCI PGOV ZI
02HARARE2214MAJOR ISSUES FOR AMBASSADOR TONY HALL'S VISIT
[...] (SBU) The US Mission in Zimbabwe welcomes the visit of Ambassador Anthony Hall to Zimbabwe. Ambassador Hall's schedule includes several meetings with donors and NGOs working on the delivery of humanitarian assistance, senior Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) officials and civil society leaders. [...]
2002-10-03 07:46:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ZI
02HARARE2227 Zimbabwe remains AGOA ineligible
[...] No summary [...]
2002-10-04 09:42:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL ELAB PHUM ZI
02HARARE2246 ZIMBABWE'S FOREX/FUEL QUANDARY
[...] (U) Summary: Zimbabwe's fuel shortage has worsened. Each new Libyan demand for foreign exchange sets off an eleventh hour crisis, as the GoZ seeks to wean hard currency from a rapidly shrinking economy. End Summary. Scapegoating Suppliers ---------------------- 2. (SBU) In a new twist sin [...]
2002-10-09 10:05:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EPET EFIN ETRD ZI
02HARARE2296 Zimbabwe Exporters May Bear Heavier Burden
[...] (U) Summary: Zimbabwe's Reserve Bank will soon propose measures that would further punish the country's exporters, increasing an indirect revenue tax from 37 to 47 percent. End Summary. 2. (SBU) The Embassy has acquired the Reserve Bank's Foreign Exchange Task Force report, the GoZ's lates [...]
2002-10-17 06:49:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN ZI
02HARARE2311INTERNATIONAL FOOD AID SEIZURE
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The seizure on Thursday, October 17 of 3 metric tons of food by ZANU-PF activists in Insiza was the first documented incident of international food aid theft and partisan redistribution. The Government has denied the allegations and tried to divert attention from ZANU-PF food aid [...]
2002-10-21 12:23:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV ZI
02HARARE2339ZIMBABWE'S ECONOMY: PATIENT IS ON LIFE SUPPORT,
[...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Sullivan and the economic/commercial section hosted a group of American-connected businessmen for lunch on October 23 as a first step towards resurrecting an American Business Association. Although the mission expected to hear the usual commentary about an economy in [...]
2002-10-25 07:41:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN ZI
02HARARE2360Biggest Trucker Expounds on Smuggling, Fuel
[...] (SBU) Summary: As some U.S. business reps have pointed out to us (ref a),unrecorded trade transactions now comprise a sizeable chunk of Zimbabwe's economy. In fact, the country's largest trucker has confirmed reports of rampant smuggling, citing sugar, cigarettes and fuel as hot items. His [...]
2002-10-30 02:58:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON ETRD ZI
02HARARE2361Business Community Tries to Engage Mugabe
[...] (U) Summary: The heads of 8 large corporations in Zimbabwe are banking that their new association can engage the Government of Robert Mugabe in a non-threatening manner and help the country stave off deeper recession. End Summary. Will Mugabe listen? -------------------- 2. (SBU) In fund [...]
2002-10-30 02:59:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON ETRD ZI
02HARARE2374ZCTU SECY-GNL'S THOUGHTS IN ADVANCE OF IVP VISIT
[...] (SBU) Summary. Laboff met with Mr. Wellington Chibebe, Secretary General of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions SIPDIS (ZCTU),to review any last-minute questions about his upcoming IVP travel to the United States. Mr. Chibebe is prepared and excited, and looks forward to the opportunit [...]
2002-11-01 05:57:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE2397Zimbabwe May Scrap Fuel Support
[...] (U) Summary: Reportedly smarting from a first-hand encounter with dry fuel pumps, President Mugabe has suggested parastatal NOCZIM may relinquish the job of importing fuel to the private sector, bringing an end to a costly and self-defeating fuel subsidy. This would require huge price increa [...]
2002-11-04 12:08:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EPET EFIN ETRD ZI
02HARARE2445OFFICIAL JONGWE AUTOPSY RESULTS IDENTIFY POISONING
[...] (U) Learnmore Jongwe, former MDC spokesman and MP from Kuwadzana, died from chloroquine poisoning, according to the state run newspaper, The Herald. Jongwe was found dead in his prison cell early in the morning of October 22 (See Reftel). The police autopsy was performed on October 24. The Jo [...]
2002-11-08 09:04:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ZI
02HARARE2446NEW GOZ DIRECTIVE ON LAND ACQUISITION
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a recent meeting with Commercial Farmers' Union (CFU) personnel, laboff received a copy of a GOZ directive targeted at "cleaning up" the chaotic land redistribution exercise. This policy statement is directed to the ad-hoc decisions and dealmaking which have characteri [...]
2002-11-08 09:09:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR PHUM PGOV ZI
02HARARE2455Govt Postpones Tsvangirai Treason Trial
[...] (U) Summary: Zimbabwe's High Court has put off the trial of opposition Movement of Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai on charges of treason until next February. We believe the postponement indicates the GoZ has been unable to build a strong case against its main political foe. E [...]
2002-11-12 04:23:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ZI
02HARARE2545GOZ TURNS UP HEAT ON NGOS, BANS VISITS OF SOME
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Parliament resumed November 12 after a 3-week adjournment and Government ministers took advantage of the opportunity to turn up the heat on groups it accuses of supporting the opposition, such as Amani Trust and SW Radio Africa. The actions suggest ZANU-PF is forging ahead in its [...]
2002-11-18 08:31:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ZI
02HARARE2784ZCTU LEADERS ARRESTED IN ADVANCE OF FIZZLED
[...] No summary [...]
2002-12-10 13:12:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB PHUM PGOV ZI
02HARARE2809Almost No Fuel
[...] (U) Summary: Short of foreign exchange and shunned by Libya, this country is virtually running on empty. Doggedly patient Zimbabweans wait days in mile-long fuel lines that meander over and around city blocks. The roads have lost 75 percent of normal traffic, as the Government cannot muster [...]
2002-12-17 14:06:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EPET EFIN ETRD AMGT ZI
02HARARE2819Business Leader Believes Zimbabwe Must Change
[...] (SBU) Summary: Jewel Bank CEO Gideon Gono told us he believes Zimbabwe's macroeconomic imbalances are unsustainable over the next 6 months. Gono's frank appraisal hints that a dose of reality may be seeping through to the country's upper echelon. End Summary. 2. (SBU) The Ambassador and E [...]
2002-12-18 08:28:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EPET EFIN ETRD ZI
02HARARE928PRESIDENT'S 2002 AGOA REPORT, ZIMBABWE
[...] (SBU) Per reftel request we provide the following information: == Zimbabwe is not currently an AGOA beneficiary and government behavior both before and since the recent presidential election continues to drastically reduce the prospect of it qualifying in the near and likely medium term, [...]
2002-04-16 12:14:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PREL PHUM ZI
02HARARE942ZIMBABWE'S BALANCE OF PAYMENTS' OUTLOOK IS
[...] (SBU) A shrinking economy (GDP has declined by about 25 percent since 1998),land resettlement, high inflation, an artificially pegged currency and weak mineral prices have combined recently to cause Zimbabwe's exports to contract sharply, with the 2001 total down about 30 percent from their [...]
2002-04-17 10:26:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAGR ETRD ZI
02HOCHIMINHCITY1123VIETNAM'S IPR ENFORCEMENT: MICROSOFT STRIKES BACK
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (IPR) ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES IN HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM RAIDED LOCAL COMPUTER SHOPS ON OCTOBER 17, SEIZING APPROXIMATELY 7000 PIRATED DISKS. THIS ACTION MARKS THE FIRST ILLEGAL SOFTWARE RAID IN VIETNAM. ALTHOUGH MICROSOFT CLAIMED VICTORY, THE RAID [...]
2002-11-06 04:41:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYVM ECON ETRD KIPR IPROP
02HOCHIMINHCITY1140 HOA HAO MONK DEFIES GOVERNMENT ORDER AND CLIMBS A
[...] (SBU) ON NOVEMBER 7, CONTROVERSIAL HOA HAO MONK NAM UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HO CHI 01140 110628Z LIEM (VO THANH LIEM) CLIMBED A TREE INSIDE THE COMPOUND OF HIS PRIVATE PAGODA FOR THE THIRD TIME IN EIGHT YEARS (SEE REFTEL),AFTER LOCAL AUTHORITIES GAVE HIM THREE [...]
2002-11-11 03:15:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV SOCI KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
02HOCHIMINHCITY1270CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: FREEDOM OF RELIGION OR FREEDOM FROM IT, IN DAK LAK AND GIA LAI PROVINCES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. DURING A RECENT TRIP TO DAK LAK AND GIA LAI PROVINCES IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, THE CONSUL GENERAL MET WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMITTEES ON RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS (CRA). IN THESE MEETINGS, CRA OFFICIALS DESCRIBED THE ACTIVITIES OF THE SOUTHERN EVANGELICAL CHURCH OF VIETNAM (SECV) IN [...]
2002-12-11 04:40:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREF SOCI KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
02HOCHIMINHCITY131"DEGA PROTESTANTISM" AND THE U.S. CONNECTION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AN ETHNIC MINORITY LEADER FROM GIA UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HO CHI 00131 01 OF 02 080617Z LAI PROVINCE RECENTLY DESCRIBED TO POLOFF A COMPLEX WEB OF SHIFTING LOCAL ALLIANCES AMONG THE ETHNIC GROUPS IN VIETNAM'S CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. MIXING RELIGION W [...]
2002-02-08 05:38:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF PREF PREL PGOV SOCI VM CB ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
02HOCHIMINHCITY336 ETHNIC MINORITY RETURNEES -- REALITY SETS IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: SIX WEEKS AFTER THEIR UNHCR REPATRIATION AND THE ONSET OF REALITY, ETHNIC MINORITY RETURNEES HAVE OPENLY ARTICULATED THEIR REASONS FOR LEAVING VIETNAM FOR CAMBODIA - LACK OF FARMLAND, AND TO A SOMEWHAT LESSER EXTENT, RELIGION. ALL SIX OF THE UNHCR RETURNEES WE SPOKE TO ON A RE [...]
2002-04-06 02:17:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PGOV PINS SOCI PREL KIRF VM CB HUMANR ETMIN
02HOCHIMINHCITY39CHRISTMAS IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: TOLERANCE AND REPRESSION FOR ETHNIC MINORITY PROTESTANTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ACCORDING TO TWO ETHNIC MINORITY LEADERS, ETHNIC MINORITY PROTESTANTS IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS ENCOUNTERED A MIXTURE OF TOLERANCE AND REPRESSION BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES AT CHRISTMASTIME. THERE WERE ALLEGED INCIDENTS OF SEVERE POLICE ABUSE IN SOME VILLAGES, BUT IN OTHER VILLAGES, AU [...]
2002-01-15 14:16:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PGOV PINS SOCI PREL KIRF VM CB RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
02HOCHIMINHCITY390CROSSES, CADRES, AND CONVERSATIONS IN THE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PLAIN WHITE CROSSES DREW THE ATTENTION OF CONGEN OFFICERS AS WE DROVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL HIGHLAND PROVINCE OF DAK LAK. A COFFEE BREAK IN NHAN CO COMMUNE IN DAK LAP DISTRICT ALLOWED FOR CASUAL CONVERSATION WITH SEVERAL OF THE VILLAGERS. LOCAL SECURITY OFFICERS KEPT INSERTING T [...]
2002-04-16 08:10:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KIRF PREF SOCI VM CB ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
02HOCHIMINHCITY394EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE IN THE CENTRAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AN EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE PACKED THE COMPOUND OF A 90-YEAR-OLD WOODEN CHURCH WITH THOUSANDS OF ETHNIC MINORITY CATHOLIC WORSHIPPERS FROM VILLAGES IN KON TUM PROVINCE IN VIETNAM'S CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. THE TWO-HOUR SERVICE, CONDUCTED ENTIRELY IN ETHNIC LANGUAGES, INCORPORATED TRIBAL [...]
2002-04-17 09:43:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KIRF PREF SOCI VM CB RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
02HOCHIMINHCITY400ASSEMBLIES OF GOD IN VIETNAM: STILL AN "UNDERGROUND ORGANIZATION"
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE 22,000-STRONG UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HO CHI 00400 01 OF 02 190630Z FULL GOSPEL ASSEMBLIES OF GOD (AOG) IN VIETNAM SAID HE WOULD WELCOME GOVERNMENT RECOGNITION OF THE GROUP, BUT EXPECTED IT TO REMAIN AN "UNDERGROUND ORGA [...]
2002-04-19 05:45:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
02HOCHIMINHCITY759PROTESTANT PROBLEMS IN KON TUM PROVINCE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AN ETHNIC MINORITY PROTESTANT PASTOR AND ONE OF HIS CONGREGATION MEMBERS TRAVELED TO HO CHI MINH CITY TO TELL CONGENOFFS OF AN ASSAULT BY 20-PLUS VILLAGERS IN THAT CENTRAL HIGHLANDS PROVINCE OF KON TUM THIS PAST APRIL. THE PASTOR SAID THE VILLAGERS WHO ATTACKED THEM HAD ACTED O [...]
2002-07-29 06:44:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF SOCI VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
02HOCHIMINHCITY785THE FREE MARKET PHENOMENON OF ONE VIETNAMESE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: FOR ONE VIETNAMESE FARMER IN THE MEKONG DELTA, PRODUCTION OF "TRA" AND "BASA" -- THE FISH FORMERLY KNOWN AS "CATFISH" -- IS A STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THE SUCCESS OF PRIVATE ENTERPRISE AND THE UNFETTERED APPLICATION OF FREE MARKET PRINCIPLES. FIERCE COMPETITION AND SELF-TAUGHT MARKE [...]
2002-08-01 06:45:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIS EAGR ETRD ECON VM
02HOCHIMINHCITY934VIETNAMESE IPR ENFORCEMENT: HOW NIKE GOT ITS SWOOSH BACK
[...] No summary [...]
2002-09-16 10:30:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYVM ETRD KIPR KTEX IPROP
02HOCHIMINHCITY966 POLICE QUESTION DR. NGUYEN DAN QUE
[...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST DR. NGUYEN DAN QUE VERBALLY SPARRED WITH POLICE AND OTHER SECURITY PERSONNEL FOR FOUR HOURS ON SEPTEMBER 20, WHEN THEY UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HO CHI 00966 01 OF 02 240817Z APPEARED AT HIS HOME IN AN ATTEMPT TO BRING [...]
2002-09-24 08:12:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM VM HUMANR
02ISTANBUL2101Istanbul Anti-War Protest
[...] (U) Around 5,000 people in Istanbul protested against a possible U.S.-led operation against Iraq on Sunday. The anti-war demonstration was organized with the participation of more than 170 NGOs, including the country's three big unions: Turk-Is (the Confederation of Turkish Labor Unions),the [...]
2002-12-03 13:07:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL TU
02ISTANBUL2110ISTANBUL'S MINIATURE OECD: ENCOURAGING PRIVATE
[...] (U) SENSITIVE-- NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Officials at Istanbul's Center for Private Sector Development, a joint undertaking of the OECD and Turkish International Cooperation Administration (TICA),outlined an ambitious program of seminars and programs for next year [...]
2002-12-09 06:02:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID TU
02KATHMANDU1004NEPAL POLICE CLAIM VICTORY AGAINST MAOIST VALLEY
[...] (SBU) Speaking before a group of Nepal Police officers at an Embassy-sponsored presentation, police chief Rana claimed a victory over Maoist leadership in the Kathmandu Valley, stating police efforts had netted the valley bureau leaders. Afterwards, RSO queried Rana over the veracity of local [...]
2002-05-23 12:01:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU1105MAOISTS KILL NGO WORKER; MORE WFP SUSPENSIONS
[...] (SBU) The Plan International (PI) representative for western Nepal's Bajhang district, a Nepalese national, was tortured and killed by Maoist rebels May 31, the organization's country director confirmed. Two other men were also killed in related incidents, according to June 3 press reports. [...]
2002-06-04 12:57:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ASEC EAID ELAB PHUM PINR NP
02KATHMANDU1146DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT CHALLENGED IN SUPREME
[...] (SBU) Four cases have been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the May 22 dissolution of the Lower House of Parliament (Reftel). The cases will be heard June 19. Two Constitutional experts believe that defendant Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has the stronger case. Both cautioned, ho [...]
2002-06-10 09:55:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1191SECURITY FORCES' PROGRESS AND PITFALLS EAST OF
[...] (SBU) Government of Nepal (GON) security forces have made progress against Maoist insurgents over the last few months in the district directly east of Kathmandu, according to the Chief District Officer (CDO) and head of the local police. Maoist excesses, along with better cooperation between t [...]
2002-06-17 08:31:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS MOPS PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU1199RULING PARTY RUMBLE: NEPALI CONGRESS PARTY
[...] (SBU) As predicted (Ref A),supporters of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba have called a General Convention of the Nepali Congress Party with the aim of deposing Party President and former PM Girija Prasad Koirala from his post. The motion to oust Koirala from the party leadership is expect [...]
2002-06-18 12:52:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1284Anti-Corruption Efforts in Nepal
[...] (U) Ref A requested a brief summary of recent and notable anti-corruption efforts in Nepal by the government, civil society and the private sector. 2. (SBU) Corruption is a serious and pervasive problem in Nepal, and is being recognized increasingly by both donors and government leaders as [...]
2002-07-01 11:17:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PGOV SNAR PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU1315Bomb Explodes at PM's Party Headquarters
[...] (U) A bomb exploded July 5 at the newly-opened Kathmandu office of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's faction of the Nepali Congress Party (NCP) around 10:45 a.m. local time. Police sources confirmed ten people injured and hospitalized. One remains in critical condition. Security forces im [...]
2002-07-05 11:52:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ASEC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU1336PRESS FREEDOM UNDER NEPAL'S STATE OF EMERGENCY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since the beginning of the State of Emergency in Nepal, 123 journalists have been arrested, with 35 still detained, three tortured, and one reportedly killed. Inaccuracy and partisanship in the press have led to government mistrust and restrictions on publications. Press reacti [...]
2002-07-10 03:33:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV SOCI PTER NP
02KATHMANDU1344NEPAL'S FY 03 BUDGET FOCUSES ON SECURITY, CUTS
[...] (SBU) On July 8 Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba presented a budget that for the first time puts "maintaining peace and security" in the face of the Maoist insurgency ahead of poverty alleviation as an "overriding priority." Introduced by royal ordinance in the absence of Parliament, the FY [...]
2002-07-10 11:33:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID ECON NP GON
02KATHMANDU1348NEPAL'S ELECTION COMMISSION REQUESTS DONOR
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see Para 13. ------------- SUMMARY ------------- 2. (SBU) Summary: Despite growing concern that security considerations and other factors may force the cancellation of national elections planned for November 13 (reftel),the Government of Nepal [...]
2002-07-11 06:04:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU1373Maoist Leader Calls September 16 General Strike,
[...] (SBU) In a press release dated July 11, Prachanda, President of Nepal's Maoist Central Committee, called for a nation-wide general strike September 16. It would be the first such show of force since late April (Reftel). The release also charges "feudal elements" backed by "foreign imperialist [...]
2002-07-15 13:13:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ASEC CASC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU1387Nepal's Local Officials Stay Home as PM Allows
[...] (SBU) Summary. Nepal's government allowed the terms of local-level elected officials to lapse on July 16, a move affecting around 200,000 village-, municipality- and district-level politicians. Civil servants reportedly will be tasked with performing their functions. The terms expired after [...]
2002-07-17 13:18:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ASEC PTER PREL PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU1407Press Release Shows Maoists Feeling Heat
[...] (SBU) In a July 18 press release, Prachanda, President of Nepal's Maoist Central Committee, called for a political solution to the present conflict in the form of a new interim government and expressed the Maoists' willingness to be flexible. Making what appears to be a pitch to mainstream po [...]
2002-07-19 11:27:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ASEC CASC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU1507Recent Army Successes Against Maoists
[...] (SBU) Summary. Fifteen Maoists were killed in Dolakha district August 3 after security forces, acting on a tip, intercepted them making the rounds of a bazaar to collect "donations," a Home Ministry official confirmed. Twelve others were killed August 1 after authorities learned of their pla [...]
2002-08-05 11:43:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ASEC CASC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU1515Supreme Court Ruling Allows Dissolution of
[...] (SBU) Summary. On August 6, Nepal's Supreme Court threw out four petitions challenging the Prime Minister's May decision to dissolve Parliament. The court's decision cleared the way for national elections to be held later this year. End Summary. Supreme Court Denies Request to Reinstate P [...]
2002-08-06 12:22:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU1532Maoist Students Bomb Kathmandu School, Injuring
[...] (SBU) Summary. Students shouting Maoist slogans set off a bomb at a private business college in Kathmandu August 8, injuring six. The school occupies a building owned by the King's Press Secretary, who lives next door and was not harmed. The motive for the attack is unclear as no large-scal [...]
2002-08-08 06:22:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ASEC CASC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU1537Maoist Insurgency Exacts Heavy Toll on Food
[...] (U) Summary: Nepal's Maoist insurgency poses a serious threat to food security in many areas of Nepal, according to UN officials and other experts. The effects of Maoist raids on private food stores and food aid, military efforts to restrict Maoist food supplies, and disruptions in agricultur [...]
2002-08-08 10:29:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR PTER AORC ASEC PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU1605NEPAL ARMY HOLDS MAIDEN PRESS CONFERENCE
[...] (U) In an apparent effort to burnish its public image and promote public confidence that it is gaining ground against Maoist insurgents, the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) held its first-ever press conference in Kathmandu August 15. Speaking to reporters, Col. Deepak Gurung, head of the RNA's Public [...]
2002-08-19 11:08:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP MOPS PTER SCUL NP
02KATHMANDU1618Seventeen Nepalese Bureaucrats Arrested in Anti-
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 10. 2. (SBU) Summary. Seventeen Nepalese public officials have been arrested after the government body charged with investigating corruption raided the homes of 22 revenue officers on August 17. The houses of two joint secretaries were among [...]
2002-08-20 12:42:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM SNAR PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU1619PROMINENT MAOIST SURRENDERS TO HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) On August 19 Mukti Pradhan, a member of the Maoist Joint Revolutionary Council on the Government of Nepal's most wanted list, surrendered to members of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). In a press conference at NHRC, Pradhan said he had decided to turn himself in because he w [...]
2002-08-20 12:52:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU1626NEPALI GOVERNMENT HANDS LOCAL GOVERNMENT OVER TO
[...] (SBU) Having allowed the terms of all locally elected officials to expire as of July 16 (reftel),the Government of Nepal (GON) has announced plans to transfer local bodies' functions and authority to civil servants until elections can be held in April and new representatives installed in Jul [...]
2002-08-21 10:57:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID NP GON
02KATHMANDU1674BOMB BLAST MARS LAPSE OF EMERGENCY IN NEPAL
[...] (SBU) A mid-morning bomb blast in the heart of Kathmandu's commercial center marred the August 28 lapse of the state of national emergency. One person was injured in the blast, which is believed to have been set by Maoist insurgents. The explosion marked the second bombing in Kathmandu in [...]
2002-08-28 12:27:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV ASEC CASC NP
02KATHMANDU1693MORE EXPLOSIONS IN KATHMANDU AS STRIKE DATE NEARS
[...] (SBU) Maoist insurgents continued their campaign of bombings in urban areas of the Kathmandu Valley throughout a long holiday weekend August 30-September 1. The explosions targeted businesses in the city, although two armed invasions of the homes of prominent politicians were also reported. [...]
2002-09-03 11:13:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV ASEC CASC NP
02KATHMANDU1694POLICE DISRUPT PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF TIBETAN
[...] (U) On September 2 local police halted the Tibetan community's religious celebration of Tibet's "Democracy Day" and detained Office of Tibet Representative Wangchuk Tsering and another man for several hours. The celebration, which had been originally scheduled to be held on the grounds of th [...]
2002-09-03 12:15:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU1705NEPAL'S PREPARATIONS FOR WTO WORKING PARTY MEETING
[...] (SBU) Upcoming general elections on November 13 do not seem to have impeded preparations by the Government of Nepal (GON) for its second Working Party meeting on accession to the WTO September 12. Accession to the WTO has broad, multipartisan support, and the process is unlikely to be negati [...]
2002-09-04 11:20:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1797NEPAL: MAOIST STRIKE GENERALLY OBSERVED IN
[...] (U) The general strike, or "bandh," called by Maoist insurgents nationwide for September 16 appeared to have been generally observed in the Kathmandu metropolitan area. Only about five percent of the shops along main thoroughfares in the city opened (although some along less-traveled side st [...]
2002-09-16 12:13:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU1832MAOISTS DESTROY MEDEVAC HELO; HOLD PILOT, PASSENGER
[...] (U) A commercial helicopter on a mission to medevac a sick Nepali in the remote northeastern district of Solukhumbu has been destroyed by Maoists. According to an employee at Karnali Air, Ltd., the company's helicopter was surrounded by armed Maoists upon landing in the village of Jubu, and i [...]
2002-09-19 13:44:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER EAIR PHUM CASC NP
02KATHMANDU1872 American Climbers Fired Upon Near Tibetan
[...] (SBU) Summary. Two men wearing what appeared to be military uniforms and carrying automatic weapons fired a series of five shots at American climbers David Morton and Jeff Lamoureux in the Upper Solu Khumbu region near Nepal's border with Tibet, Morton reported to Post via e-mail. The incide [...]
2002-09-26 09:30:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC PTER PGOV ASEC NP
02KATHMANDU1902AMCIT CLIMBERS DISCUSS SHOOTING INCIDENT
[...] (SBU) On September 20, American climbers David Morton and Jeff Lamoureaux were fired upon by two men wearing what they believe were Chinese military uniforms and one of whom stated that he belonged to the Chinese military (ref). Altitude readings taken by the climbers and landmarks near their [...]
2002-09-30 13:52:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC PGOV ASEC NP CH
02KATHMANDU1932NEPAL'S KING ASSUMES EXECUTIVE POWERS, DISMISSES
[...] (U) At approximately 11:00 p.m. local time on October 4, King Gyanendra announced on state-run television and radio that he had dismissed the government of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba because of its "incompetence" in being unable to hold mid-term elections, scheduled to begin November 1 [...]
2002-10-05 05:32:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU2035NEPAL: MAOIST ACTIVITIES CONTINUE DESPITE NEW
[...] (SBU) This message updates Maoist activities since the October 11 appointment of Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand. Efforts by Chand's Cabinet to initiate dialogue with the insurgents have so far succeeded in lessening neither the Maoists' violent activities nor their anti-government rh [...]
2002-10-24 13:03:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU2052KATHMANDU VALLEY STRIKE OBSERVED; MAOISTS CLAIM
[...] (SBU) Four people were slightly injured in a series of small explosions in the heart of Kathmandu--including two in or near the Thamel tourist district--October 27. The Maoists' October 28 strike in the Kathmandu Valley and October 27 strike in the southern Terai plains region bordering Indi [...]
2002-10-28 11:47:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC PGOV CASC NP
02KATHMANDU2060NEPAL CORRUPTION AUTHORITY TAKES ON EX-MINISTERS
[...] (SBU) Despite the recent change in government, the Commission for Investigation into the Abuse of Authority (CIAA),the autonomous constitutional body charged with prosecuting corruption, is continuing to pursue a number of high-profile cases against several former ministers and prominent civ [...]
2002-10-30 08:42:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM SNAR NP
02KATHMANDU2066NEPAL: NEW FINANCE MINISTER OUTLINES PRIORITIES
[...] (U) This cable contains business-sensitive information and should be handled accordingly. ------------ Summary ------------ 2. (SBU) Summary. On October 25, the Ambassador and USAID Director met with Nepal's newly appointed Finance Minister. The Finance Minister articulated the immediat [...]
2002-10-30 10:16:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PGOV GON
02KATHMANDU2169NEPAL: MAOISTS LAUNCH SIMULTANEOUS ATTACKS ON
[...] (U) At about midnight November 15, Maoist insurgents launched an attack on the headquarters in Jumla District in northwestern Nepal. Communications with the headquarters were cut immediately after the attack, and accurate information remains difficult to obtain. Initial reports indicate tha [...]
2002-11-15 10:57:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU2189NEPAL: CABINET EXPANSION
[...] (SBU) The interim Government of Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand announced an expansion of its 9-member Cabinet to 22 on November 18. The new names included no one from either of the two largest political parties, the Nepali Congress and the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Le [...]
2002-11-18 12:14:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU2228NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, NOV 15-21
[...] (U) Summary: Nepal's Maoist insurgents continued their violence this week, killing at least fourteen civilians in brutal attacks around the country. Two children, aged fourteen and nine, were among the victims. In Kathmandu Valley, the rebels assassinated a police officer, burned a Village [...]
2002-11-22 10:33:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNP PGOV PTER PHUM CASC IN
02KATHMANDU2326NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, NOV 30-DEC 06
[...] (U) Summary: This week in Nepal, armed assailants attacked a Joint Secretary at a public event in Kathmandu; the army blamed political appointees for poor intelligence capabilities; Maoists destroyed three Village Development Committee buildings in Gulmi district, leaving only seven intact; a [...]
2002-12-06 11:56:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PHUM CASC PGOV IN NP
02KATHMANDU2369 NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, DEC 07-13
[...] (U) Summary: While the Government of Nepal explored opportunities for peace talks this week, Maoist attacks on passenger buses, schools and other non-military targets continued to kill and injure civilians. Violence and extortion prompted hundreds of additional Nepalis to join the thousands [...]
2002-12-13 11:32:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PHUM CASC PGOV IN NP
02KATHMANDU2440EXTORTION LETTER DELIVERED TO COCA-COLA'S LOCAL
[...] On 17 December, Mr. N.N. Singh (source protect),the head of Coca Cola's Nepal operations, told RSO that he had received a letter purporting to be from the Maoists and "requesting...financial support of" 3 million Nepali Rupees (NRs). Singh stated that he had received the letter several day [...]
2002-12-20 08:44:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC PINS NP
02KATHMANDU2456NEPAL: MAOIST STUDENT UNION SUSPENDS STRIKE
[...] (U) On December 22 the Maoist-affiliated All Nepal National Independent Students Union - Revolutionary (ANNISU-R) ended its strike against private schools in the Kathmandu Valley after the schools' directors agreed to cut tuition up to 25 percent. The strike, which began on December 9, had f [...]
2002-12-23 11:01:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU255ICRC RESUMES VISITS TO KATHMANDU JAILS
[...] (SBU) According to International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Head Delegate Jean-Jacques Bovay, on January 30 the Government of Nepal (GON) began allowing ICRC access to prisoners for the first time since the November 26 imposition of a state of national emergency. Bovay said that his o [...]
2002-02-04 09:11:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU278MAOISTS KILL 16 POLICE; CALL FOR NATIONWIDE
[...] (SBU) Maoist insurgents continued their attacks against police with a deadly assault on a police post in Kavre District the morning of February 5. On February 4 Maoists also attacked an airport and guest house in the popular tourist area of Lukla, Solukhumbu District, causing property damage [...]
2002-02-05 13:03:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNP PTER PGOV CASC ASEC
02KATHMANDU333NEPALI PARLIAMENT CONVENES FOR WINTER SESSION
[...] (SBU) The Winter Session of Parliament convened Feb. 10 amid widespread expectations that the Lower House will ratify the state of national emergency declared November 26, allowing its continuation for another three months. A vote on the emergency must take place before Feb. 22. Preoccupati [...]
2002-02-11 11:43:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNP PGOV SOCI
02KATHMANDU340MAOISTS PAMPHLETEER, PREPARE FOR STRIKE IN
[...] (U) Maoist insurgents continue to publicize a nationwide strike called for Feb. 22-23 in commemoration of the seventh anniversary of the insurgency and had some success enforcing a local strike in the mid-western and western regions Feb. 10. Security forces have increased checkpoints along c [...]
2002-02-12 09:34:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ASEC CASC NP
02KATHMANDU363NEPALI GOVERNMENT MOVES TO REGULATE MADRASAS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A notice from the Home Ministry announcing that private Muslim schools must register with local authorities has drawn criticism from the Muslim community. Some Muslim leaders view the measure as an empty gesture, probably performed at the behest of the Indian government, that [...]
2002-02-14 12:21:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KIRF SOCI NP
02KATHMANDU376ONE FEARED DEAD IN BOMB EXPLOSION, ARSON AT
[...] (U) Suspected Maoists set fire to files and set off a timed explosive device at a Kathmandu Land Revenue Office a little after 10:00 a.m. on February 15. Four people, including a police officer attempting to extinguish the fire were injured. Embassy has heard unconfirmed reports that at lea [...]
2002-02-17 12:24:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU379REVISED CASUALTY ESTIMATES FOR ACHHAM AS
[...] (SBU) Revised casualty estimates for the Maoists' Feb. 17 attacks on an airport and district headquarters in Achham indicate that nearly 130 were killed, most of them security forces. Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba was expected to address Parliament the morning of Feb. 18, beginning debat [...]
2002-02-18 10:45:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU390NEPAL'S MAIN OPPOSITION PARTIES MERGE, BUT REMAIN
[...] (U) Nepal's main opposition party, the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist and Leninist (UML),merged February 15 with a smaller former offshoot, the Communist Party of Nepal - Marxist-Leninist (ML). (Note: The combined parties will continue to use the UML name. Although communist by na [...]
2002-02-20 11:25:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU402FOREIGN SECRETARY APPEALS FOR IMMEDIATE AID
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On Feb. 21 Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya called the Ambassador to the Foreign Ministry to appeal directly for immediate assistance in the wake of the Maoist attacks on Achham (Ref B). He said the Ministry hopes to send a delegation, at the secretary level, to Washingt [...]
2002-02-21 11:45:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PGOV ETRD NP
02KATHMANDU410NATIONWIDE STRIKE BRINGS SCATTERED VIOLENCE,
[...] (SBU) Summary. Insurgents attacked a remote police post in Salyan district, killing 34 policemen, on the eve of a strike called by the Maoists for February 22 and 23. Scattered bombings were reported throughout the country in the run-up to the strike, including a fatal incident along a major [...]
2002-02-22 10:35:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PHUM PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU412OPPOSITION SUPPORTS GOVERNMENT IN RATIFYING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Lower House of Parliament ratified the state of national emergency by well over the two-thirds majority necessary to continue the emergency for another three months. The three largest Opposition parties voted with the ruling Nepali Congress Party for ratification after Co [...]
2002-02-22 11:02:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER NP
02KATHMANDU425BHUTANESE REFUGEE ACTIVIST DENIED BAIL BY SUPREME
[...] Summary. Nepal's Supreme Court has denied bail to prominent Bhutanese refugee and human rights activist S.K. Pradhan on the grounds that he is not a Nepali citizen, affirming the decisions of two lower courts. Named in a complaint filed by a member of a rival refugee group, Pradhan has been [...]
2002-02-26 10:46:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL NP
02KATHMANDU446TALES FROM TRIBHUVAN HOSPITAL: MAOIST VICTIMS
[...] (U) In addition to the 650 policemen and 90 Royal Nepal Army soldiers they have killed, Maoists have beaten, stabbed, shot or burned to death nearly 400 civilians since the insurgency began in 1996--more than 50 of those victims in just the three months since the insurgents unilaterally broke [...]
2002-02-28 09:30:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM NP
02KATHMANDU450MAOISTS' MINORS: INTERVIEWS WITH CHILD RECRUITS
[...] (SBU) Interviews with several Maoist child recruits at the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) division in the southwestern city of Nepalgunj indicate force, fear, and physical assault, rather than ideology, as their primary reasons for joining. At least two girls interviewed reported sexual abuse during [...]
2002-03-01 10:24:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PTER NP
02KATHMANDU467NEPALI REACTION TO TRADE TREATY RENEWAL WITH INDIA
[...] (SBU) Reaction in Kathmandu to the March 2 signing of the revised bilateral trade treaty between Nepal and India in New Delhi has been mixed. The revised treaty terms include value addition requirements on manufactured goods and imposed quota restrictions on four items that together account [...]
2002-03-05 14:40:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL NP IN
02KATHMANDU481MAOIST STUDENTS SHUT DOWN KATHMANDU SCHOOLS FOR
[...] (SBU) Facing the threat of violence, most educational institutions in Kathmandu remained closed March 4 and 5 after Maoist-affiliated students called a "school strike." Exceptions included the Embassy-supported Lincoln School, the British school, and a boarding school run by the Royal Nepalese [...]
2002-03-06 12:35:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER CASC ASEC PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU495HEMORRHAGING FROM ON HIGH: COMMISSION RECOMMENDS
[...] (SBU) A commission has recommended the partial privatization of the state-owned national air carrier Royal Nepal Airlines Corporation (RNAC) to inject fresh, badly needed capital into the teetering enterprise and to limit the political interference that has bled the once profitable Corporatio [...]
2002-03-08 11:38:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON NP
02KATHMANDU496LIVING IN TERROR IN WESTERN NEPAL'S PLAINS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Violence increased in two western Nepal districts bordering India following the end of the Maoist- government cease-fire in late November, 2001, but western Nepal's largest city remained calm. Ambassador had visited the area February 22 to 24 and Poloff revisited the region in [...]
2002-03-08 11:47:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU498NATIONAL PARK CLOSED TO ALL BUT TOURISTS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Deteriorating security conditions have all but closed Royal Bardiya National Park in western Nepal to researchers and conservationists and have disrupted some development projects. Tourists still have access to the park, but the local economy has taken a deep hit from the dras [...]
2002-03-08 12:06:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID ASEC CASC SOCI NP
02KATHMANDU509MAOIST AMBUSH MARS ANNUAL RHINO RELOCATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Maoist insurgents killed two Royal Nepalese Army soldiers near Royal Chitwan National Park on March 10 just hours after the start of the annual relocation of rhinos from Chitwan to Royal Bardiya National Park. The subsequent army cordoning of the area forced four trucks carryi [...]
2002-03-11 13:19:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PGOV PTER EAID ASEC SOCI NP
02KATHMANDU520TIMBER! TOP BRANCHES OF FORESTRY MINISTRY FELLED
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 11 Minister for Forest and Soil Conservation Gopal Man Shrestha and Minister of State for Forest and Soil Conservation Surendra Hamal resigned from their posts after trading charges of corruption and abuse of power. The resignations come less than ten days after Prime [...]
2002-03-13 01:50:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SENV NP
02KATHMANDU529MAOISTS AMBUSH VIP SECURITY DETAIL ON MAJOR
[...] (SBU) Maoists ambushed a police security team in Sindupalchowk district March 13, killing six officers and seriously injuring six others, police sources confirmed. Press reports state that the insurgents electronically detonated explosives laid in the road. The attack occurred on the Arniko H [...]
2002-03-13 11:47:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ASEC PHUM PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU537NEPAL: SECOND ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) Post's submission for the second annual Anti- Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report follows. The report addresses all of reftel's questions, but in prose form. Embassy point of contact for the report is Political/Economic Officer G.A. Donovan (telephone: 977- 1-411-179; fax 977-1-410-723). [...]
2002-03-14 10:55:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PHUM SMIG PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD NP KWNM
02KATHMANDU568MAOIST STATEMENT THREATENS TOURISM INDUSTRY
[...] (SBU) For the first time, a leader of Nepal's Maoist insurgency has issued explicit threats against Nepal's tourism industry. Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai issued the statement March 15. (Text of statement follows as paragraph 4.) The statement called for the cadres to "smash" hotels and [...]
2002-03-18 13:04:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ASEC CASC PTER PHUM PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU615TERROR, TRADE AND AID: FORSEC VISIT TO DC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Nepal's Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya will use his April 2-5 visit to Washington to urge quick delivery of additional security and development aid to Nepal, to discuss cooperation in the fight against terrorism, and to press for more favorable trade terms for Nepali pro [...]
2002-03-27 12:30:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER EAID ETRD PHUM PGOV PINR NP
02KATHMANDU633MAOIST ATROCITIES AGAINST CIVILIANS ON THE INCREASE
[...] (U) MAOIST ACTIVITIES HAVE TAKEN A MORE VIOLENT TURN, WITH ATROCITIES PERPETRATED AGAINST HELPLESS CIVILIANS ESCALATING BOTH IN NUMBER AND SEVERITY. REPORTS OF THE MAOISTS DECAPITATING VICTIMS OR TORTURING THEM TO DEATH WITH KNIVES IN DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE BECOME A HEART-RENDING CO [...]
2002-03-29 12:31:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PTER PGOV PINR NP
02KATHMANDU657MAOISTS REPORTEDLY POSTPONE FIVE-DAY STRIKE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Late in the morning of April 1, the Embassy began to receive reports from usually reliable press and human rights sources that the Maoists have decided to postpone the five-day general strike, or "bandh," called for April 2-6, to April 23-27, in response to broad-based public [...]
2002-04-01 13:17:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV CASC PTER NP
02KATHMANDU695STATE OF EMERGENCY RELAXED; ANTI-TERRORISM BILL
[...] (SBU) Summary. Nepal's King on April 4 approved five directives from the Cabinet easing restrictions on civil liberties imposed under the state of emergency. The directives allow criticism - so long as it is not "demoralizing" - of the security forces; restore press freedoms, but not in the [...]
2002-04-05 13:23:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ASEC CASC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU696NEW MAOIST TACTIC: ATTACK INFRASTRUCTURE
[...] (SBU) Summary. In an apparent change of tactics, Nepal's Maoist insurgents have begun a systematic campaign of attacks against the kingdom's infrastructure. In recent days the Maoists have hit bridges - including one in the capital - telephone repeater towers, hydropower stations, electricit [...]
2002-04-05 13:45:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ASEC CASC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU701AMBUSH KILLS FIVE SOLDIERS; ABORTED GENERAL
[...] (SBU) Summary. Maoists attacked an army convoy in a remote western district April 6, killing five, including the Major in command of the local detachment. Army personnel immediately launched a counter-attack that reportedly killed thirteen insurgents. The attack occurred less than a mile fr [...]
2002-04-08 11:19:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ASEC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU717WFP RECEIVES THREAT, HAS FOOD SHIPMENT HIJACKED
[...] (SBU) On April 11 the head of security for the UN system in Nepal reported that a World Food Program (WFP) office in Dhamak, Jhapa, in eastern Nepal had a threatening notice, signed by purported Maoists, posted on its door that morning. The translated text of the message follows below: Beg [...]
2002-04-11 12:56:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREF ASEC CASC NP
02KATHMANDU747MAOIST CASUALTIES IN DANG REPORTEDLY HIGH;
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Chief District Officer (CDO) in Dang told the Embassy that he has seen "hundreds" of bodies of Maoist dead in shallow graves in the vicinity of the April 11 attacks on police and Armed Police Force posts (Ref A). According to local press reports, some of those dead may be [...]
2002-04-15 12:46:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV CASC NP
02KATHMANDU751MAOISTS REPORTEDLY LINK ATTACK ON COCA-COLA
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Nepali manager of a Coca-cola factory where Maoists set off two bombs the night of April 14 (Ref A) said the armed attackers told Coke employees at the plant their facility was being targeted because of its affiliation with the U.S. and because of USG aid to victims of th [...]
2002-04-16 11:09:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER CASC BEXP NP
02KATHMANDU771TWO DEAD IN RASH OF CAPITAL BOMBINGS; MAOISTS
[...] (SBU) Summary. A string of seven Maoist attacks across the Kathmandu valley April 17-18 killed two and wounded eight. Maoists attacked three street-side police posts, in one case killing one officer and one civilian by- stander. Attacks on government offices and the home of an advisor to th [...]
2002-04-18 11:48:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ASEC CASC PHUM PINR NP
02KATHMANDU795FIRST DAY OF MAOIST STRIKE QUIET
[...] (SBU) Summary: The streets of Kathmandu were comparatively quiet during the first day of the five-day general strike called by Maoist insurgents April 23-27. Most city shops remained closed, and public transportation was sparse. Most vehicles on the road bore either diplomatic plates or Go [...]
2002-04-23 12:35:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC CASC PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU800Parliament Adjourns With Passage of Anti-
[...] (SBU) Summary. Parliament adjourned April 17 after passing four anti-corruption bills. Legislators will return in May for a budget session and to consider further extending the state of emergency in effect since November 2001. The four new anti-corruption measures provide for punishments f [...]
2002-04-24 11:08:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM SNAR PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU804MORE TRAFFIC MOVING, BUSINESSES OPEN IN STRIKE'S
[...] (SBU) Summary: More traffic was moving and shops open on the second day of the general strike called by Maoist insurgents April 23-27. One mini-bus was torched inside Kathmandu after a crowd attacked it; no injuries were reported. In districts outside Kathmandu Maoists hijacked four ambula [...]
2002-04-24 12:43:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC PGOV CASC NP
02KATHMANDU813QUIET REIGNS ON STRIKE'S THIRD DAY
[...] (SBU) Summary. The third day of a Maoist-declared general strike passed relatively quietly, with ever more businesses and vehicles daring to risk retaliation from the insurgents. Three bomb blasts were reported in the capital - including a petrol bomb attack on a motorcyclist who broke the s [...]
2002-04-25 11:38:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC PGOV CASC NP
02KATHMANDU828MAOISTS ATTACK CIVILIAN VEHICLES AS COMPLIANCE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Kathmandu continued to move toward normalcy on the fourth day of the Maoists' five-day general strike with traffic even heavier than yesterday. A bomb went off April 26 injuring two on a bus about one kilometer from the Embassy, while on April 25 Maoists bombed a private reside [...]
2002-04-26 11:36:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC PGOV CASC NP
02KATHMANDU838NORMALCY RETURNS AFTER FIVE-DAY STRIKE; MAOISTS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Normalcy returned to Nepal's capital April 28 after a five-day general strike called by Maoist insurgents ended the day before. On the strike's last day scattered violent incidents were reported in the Kathmandu Valley, including the deaths of three Maoists who had tried to st [...]
2002-04-29 12:35:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV ASEC CASC NP
02KATHMANDU871LOOTING LEADS TO SUSPENSION OF WFP POVERTY
[...] (SBU) Summary. A joint German-WFP food aid program has been suspended in two districts in western Nepal after rice supplies were stolen by suspected Maoist insurgents. A press release announcing the suspension was intended to put the Maoists on notice that food aid would be cut off if such in [...]
2002-05-03 12:07:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR PTER AORC ASEC PHUM NP WFP
02KATHMANDU892NEPAL'S ECONOMIC GROWTH: ANOTHER CASUALTY OF THE
[...] (SBU) The economy of Nepal, already one of the poorest countries in the world, is in crisis, struggling under the combined squeeze of escalating expenditures, primarily related to the six-year-old Maoist insurgency, and plummeting revenues. Government development funds are already being div [...]
2002-05-07 12:27:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU906MAOISTS ATTACK OUTPOSTS IN ROLPA AND SANKHUWASABHA
[...] (SBU) Summary: On the night of May 7 Maoist insurgents attacked a combined Royal Nepal Army (RNA) and police outpost in Gam, Rolpa in western Nepal. The attack in Rolpa follows the RNA's routing of a Maoist camp at another location in the same district (Refs B and C). The RNA has lost cont [...]
2002-05-08 10:20:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER MCAP PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU914SUSPECTED MAOISTS DESTROY PEPSI TRUCK
[...] (SBU) Suspected Maoist insurgents set fire to a Pepsi-Cola truck making deliveries in Dolakha District, about 70 km east of Kathmandu the evening of May 7. According to Rajiv Sant, Managing Director for the Indian-owned Pepsi franchise in Nepal, three gunmen stopped the truck and ordered th [...]
2002-05-09 09:52:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC BEXP CASC NP
02KATHMANDU915PRACHANDA DECLARES A CEASEFIRE AFTER ATTACK IN
[...] (SBU) An e-mail to evening newspapers purportedly from Maoist supremo Prachanda unilaterally declared a one-month ceasefire starting June 15. There has been no official reaction yet from the Government of Nepal (GON) to the offer. Security forces continue to search for survivors of the May [...]
2002-05-09 13:09:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER MCAP PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU921Tibetan Refugees Hard Hit by Maoist Insurgency
[...] (SBU) Summary. Nepal's Tibetan refugee community has been seriously affected by the violent Maoist insurgency, most directly by a recent string of bombings at Tibetan- owned carpet businesses and threats to Tibetan-run tourist facilities. Tibetans have made a significant contribution to Nepa [...]
2002-05-10 10:34:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PTER PGOV KCRM PHUM SMIG NP
02KATHMANDU924Maoist Cease-Fire Claimed as Hoax; All-Party
[...] (SBU) Two e-mails sent to local media outlets May 10 claimed that the previous day's announcement (Reftel) of a unilateral cease-fire by Maoist leader "Prachanda" was a hoax. Writing Nepali in the Roman script, the author, self-identified only as "Bikram," said he had intended the hoax to tea [...]
2002-05-10 12:34:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV ASEC CASC NP
02KATHMANDU933Maoists Attack Remote University
[...] (U) Approximately 300 Maoist insurgents attacked a university in the remote southwestern district of Dang late on May 11, according to the Chief District Officer (CDO) for the area. The insurgents set fire to offices at Mahendra Sanskrit University, approximately 300 kilometers west of Kathma [...]
2002-05-13 11:28:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ASEC CASC PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU964UPDATE: ATTACKS ON INFRASTRUCTURE
[...] (U) Nearly 4,000 people--civilians, military, police and insurgents--have been killed in Nepal's six-year-old Maoist insurgency to date. According to Ministry of Defense figures, more than 10 percent of that number--572--were killed in the first half of May alone. (Note: MOD figures, espec [...]
2002-05-17 10:53:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ECON ECPS ENRG NP
02KATHMANDU968Maoist Leader Calls For Talks; King Calls in
[...] (SBU) Summary. A Maoist leader sent a letter to Nepal's main political parties May 14 calling for talks with the government. The Prime Minister's political advisor called the offer a ploy to allow the insurgents to regroup. The opposition echoed the same sentiment, adding that the Maoists w [...]
2002-05-17 13:19:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ASEC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU977Maoists Attack Orphan School
[...] (U) Insurgents set off a bomb at a well-known INGO- funded orphanage and boarding school in Surkhet district 400 km west of Kathmandu late on May 17. No one was injured in the blast, caused by a pressure cooker bomb placed in the window of the principal's residence. The event garnered wide p [...]
2002-05-20 11:55:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ASEC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU985LEFTISTS LAMBASTE MAOIST VIOLENCE; PRACHANDA
[...] (SBU) In a joint public statement May 20, nine left-wing opposition parties criticized Maoist tactics and called for the insurgents to "reinstate their credibility" by initiating a unilateral ceasefire. Eight of the parties--only three of which have Members in Parliament--asked Opposition Lea [...]
2002-05-21 13:45:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV NP
02KUWAIT5179(SBU) BANKRUPT BY 2026: KUWAIT'S LOOMING SOCIAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Important enough to disrupt the opening of the National Assembly, a draft amendment to the Social Securities law is the subject of hot debate between Government ministers and MPs. Kuwait's liberal retirement policies have created a sense of entitlement which may soon be betrayed [...]
2002-12-01 11:33:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EFIN ECON KU
02KUWAIT5231Erroneous GOK Press Statement Reqardinq Accident
[...] (SBU) This afternoon the Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior issued a press statement (text in paragraph 3 below) regarding a naval incident that took place near Bubiyan Island this morning in which one American and one Kuwait received minor injuries. The MOI statement contains information that diff [...]
2002-12-03 16:58:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS US KU
02KUWAIT5257AFGHAN ASSISTANCE: KUWAIT PREPARED TO PARTICIPATE
[...] No summary [...]
2002-12-04 12:38:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL ECON KU AF
02RANGOON1167PATRIOT DAY IN RANGOON
[...] (U) Some 325 invited guests, including high-ranking GOB military and civilian officials, Aung San Suu Kyi and the senior NLD leadership, Muslim representatives, ethnic leaders, and about 100 resident American citizens gathered September 11 in downtown Rangoon to observe Patriot Day. COM Marti [...]
2002-09-12 05:43:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPAO BM ASSK NLD
02RANGOON1211ROHINGYA REFUGEE UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Burma has unofficially told UNHCR that it would accept 5,000 of the remaining 22,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. That would leave a residual 17,000 people in Bangladesh to be locally settled or otherwise accommodated. UNHCR Rohingya repatriation assist [...]
2002-09-20 00:08:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL BM BG IN UNHCR
02RANGOON1248BURMESE INVESTMENT CLIMATE STILL HOSTILE
[...] (U) As a companion to the recently submitted Burma investment climate statement, we want to summarize the key problems that plague the country. The full text of the investment climate statement will be posted on the National Trade Data Bank and is available via email from wohlauerbv@state.gov [...]
2002-09-27 05:53:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD BM
02RANGOON1468BURMESE ECONOMY: YES WE HAVE NO BANANAS...OR
[...] (SBU) Summary: The regime's continued mismanagement of the Burmese economy has given another push to its downward slide in recent months. The government's increasing reliance on trade restrictions, rather than fiscal and monetary policy measures, has slashed imports and halted temporarily the [...]
2002-11-14 08:36:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV EFIN BM
02RANGOON1585KACHIN JADE MINING: THE ROAD TO RICHES AND RUIN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Jade mining and smuggling are big business in Kachin State. Concession sales provide revenue for both the government and the Kachin ethnic cease-fire groups. However, little trickles down to the average citizen. End summary. Jade Mining Ain't What it Used to Be 2. (SBU) [...]
2002-12-12 06:44:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ECON PHUM BM
02RANGOON1589BURMA'S ECONOMIC PROSPECTS: HOW LOW CAN THEY GO?
[...] (U) The full text of the Burma Country Commercial Guide is available on the internet or via email from wohlauerbv@state.gov. The following is a summary. 2. (U) The U.S. Government has an official policy to neither encourage nor discourage trade with Burma. Since May 1997, the U.S. Governm [...]
2002-12-12 10:15:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON BM
02RANGOON1664BURMESE FOREIGN MINISTER ON GOB COUNTERNARCOTICSS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Taking the opportunity of remarks before the assembled Rangoon diplomatic corps on New Year's Eve, the Burmese Foreign Minister digressed for ten minutes from his set speech to make very reasoned comments on the GOB's desire to prove the credibility of its efforts against narc [...]
2002-12-31 09:45:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR BM
02ROME1405BIOTECH: SUGGESTION FOR GETTING ITALY'S ATTENTION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. POST SEES AN OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE OUR AGRICULTURE BIOTECH AGENDA FORWARD BY LINKING IT TO THE GOI HIGH-PRIORITY GEOGRAPHIC INDICATOR (GI) AGENDA AND INVITES DEPARTMENT'S THOUGHTS ON SUCH A LINKAGE. THE GOI REGULARLY PREACHES THAT MORE THAN 200 PRODUCTS NAMED A [...]
2002-03-19 17:19:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD IT WTO
02ROME1548ITALY ON WASSENAAR HOS: NOT TO WORRY
[...] (U) ITALY SEES NO REMAINING SUBSTANTIVE WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT HEAD OF SECRETARIAT SUCCESSION ISSUE, MFA'S NONPROLIFERATION COORDINATOR UGO DE MOHR TOLD ECONOFF ON MARCH 22. ITALY ACCEPTS THAT THE SWEDISH CANDIDATE, AMBASSADOR DANIELSSON, WILL BE THE NEXT HOS, AND DE MOHR SAID ITALY IS FULLY S [...]
2002-03-27 08:53:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC IT KSTC PARM EUN
02ROME1853STEEL 201: ITALY NOT EXERCIZED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. THE GOI CONTINUES TO SPEAK WITH RESTRAINT ABOUT USG STEEL SAFEGUARDS -- DEFENDING LIMITED EU RESPONSIVE SAFEGUARDS AND LOOKING TO BRUSSELS FOR A LEGAL OPINION ON THE WTO-CONSISTENCY OF RETALIATION BUT AT THE SAME TIME CALLING FOR AVOIDANCE OF A PROTECTIONIST SPIRAL AND FOREGOIN [...]
2002-04-12 15:29:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD IT EUN
02ROME1942MISSION-ITALY BIOTECH ACTION PLAN
[...] MISSION ITALY'S BIOTECH WORKING GROUP (BWG) HAS MAPPED OUT ITS ACTION PLAN FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS. UNCLASSIFIED IT REFLECTS THE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS OF AGR, ECON, SCI, PA, FCS, LABOR, CG-MILAN, CG- NAPLES, AND CG-FLORENCE. BECAUSE MISSION ITALY SHARES MANY CO [...]
2002-04-18 14:11:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD IT WTO
02ROME2065 MOUNTING CHALLENGES LAY AHEAD FOR THE U.N.
[...] SENIOR EMERGENCY COORDINATOR (SEC) IN THE U.S. MISSION IN ROME TO THE U.N. AGENCIES TRAVELED TO ANGOLA APRIL 13--20 TO REVIEW THE OPERATIONS OF THE U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) AND THE EMERGENCY COORDINATION UNIT OF THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION OF THE U.N. (FAO/ECU) AND TO LOOK AT [...]
2002-04-29 13:54:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR AORC PREF WFP UN
02ROME2322ITALIAN VIEWS ON THE ADVOCATE GENERAL'S OPINION ON
[...] (U) SUMMARY: SENIOR ITALIAN TRANSPORT MINISTRY AND CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY (ENAC) OFFICIALS, AS WELL AS INFORMED SECTOR EXPERTS, AGREE THAT THE BILATERAL U.S.-ITALY OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT WILL CONTINUE IN EFFECT UNTIL A NEW U.S.-EU AGREEMENT IS SIGNED. ITALIAN OFFICIALS EXPECT TO BE INVOLVED I [...]
2002-05-13 13:16:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ETRD IT AVIATION FAA
02ROME2694CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR RAISES WARNING SIGNS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ANTONIO FAZIO HAS HARSHLY CRITICIZED THE GOVERNMENT FOR FAILURE TO REIN IN THE PUBLIC DEFICIT, WHICH HAS BALLOONED TO NEAR E41 BILLION. THE CRITICISM, THE FIRST OPENLY SOUR NOTE BETWEEN THE CENTRAL BANK AND THE GOVERNMENT, WAS MADE AT THE BANK OF ITALYS ANNUA [...]
2002-06-04 16:35:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN IT EUN
02ROME2794BERLUSCONI'S FIRST YEAR ECONOMIC SCORECARD
[...] (U) SUMMARY. TWELVE MONTHS AGO, PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI TOOK OFFICE WITH A PROMISE TO JUMPSTART THE FALTERING ITALIAN ECONOMY. A MUCH-HERALDED 100-DAY ECONOMIC PLAN WAS DESIGNED AS AN INITIAL STIMULUS, TO BE FOLLOWED BY MORE FUNDAMENTAL ECONOMIC REFORMS. AFTER A YEAR IN OFFICE, THE PRIME MIN [...]
2002-06-10 17:22:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ELAB PGOV IT
02ROME2999GOOD AND BAD SCIENCE TAKE CENTER STAGE IN BIOTECH
[...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSTIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. IT IS NOT INTENDED FOR DISTRIBUTION ON THE INTERTET. 2. (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE FOR OES WHICH REQUESTS REPLY TO REF A TRANSMITTED APRIL 22, 2002. ALSO SEE PARA 19. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY. THE ROLE OF SCIENCE IN THE ITALIAN BIOTECHNOLOGY [...]
2002-06-19 13:50:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD TSPL TBIO EAID IT
02ROME3006KEY ADVISOR TO EU PARLIAMENTARIAN ON EU FINANCIAL
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH SIX. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. THE EU'S FINANCIAL SERVICES ACTION PLAN (FSAP) REPRESENTS A GIANT STEP FORWARD FOR EUROPE, ARGUED ALESSANDRO MARIA POGGIALI, A SENIOR ADVISOR TO EU PARLIAMENTARIAN, RENATO BRUNETTA. WITH DETAILS OF THIS ACTION EMERGING FR [...]
2002-06-19 14:32:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EU IT
02ROME3008CHANGING CHAIRS IN ITALY
[...] (U) THE GOVERNMENT OF ITALY, SPECIFICALLY THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE, RECENTLY CHANGED ITS SENIOR LEADERSHIP IN THREE OF THE CORPORATIONS IN WHICH IT HAS A MAJOR INTEREST: ENI (ITALIAN HYDROCARBON AGENCY),ENEL (NATIONAL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 030 [...]
2002-06-19 14:35:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND EAIR PINR IT ITEIND
02ROME3175RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT - ITALY FACTUAL UPDATE
[...] (U) PER INSTRUCTIONS (REF A),EMBASSY ROME SUBMITS TWO FACTUAL UPDATES TO ITS PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED (REF B) 2002 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM (IRF) REPORT. BOTH UPDATES INVOLVE SECTION II ("STATUS OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM"),SUBSECTION "LEGAL/POLICY FRAMEWORK." 2. (SBU) 1ST FACTUAL UPDATE: [...]
2002-06-28 06:58:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF IT EUN
02ROME3213"BANANA PEEL POLITICS" IN ITALY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IN AN EMBARRASSING, INDELICATE, AND BADLY-TIMED SLIP, INTERIOR MINISTER SCAJOLA SEEMS TO HAVE CALLED THE RECENTLY MURDERED LABOR MINISTRY ADVISER, MARCO BIAGI, ROUGHLY A "PAIN IN THE ASS." THE REACTION WAS VINTAGE ITALIAN POLITICS -- OPPOSITION CALLS FOR HIS [...]
2002-07-02 07:01:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV IT ITALIAN POLITICS
02ROME3357 EU TAKES ON TERM LIMITS FOR FAO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. THE EU PRESIDENCY HAS BEEN GIVEN A MANDATE IN ROME TO SEEK SUPPORT AMONG ALL REGIONAL GROUPS FOR A PROPOSED CHANGE TO THE FAO BASIC TEXTS TO REINSTITUTE DIRECTOR GENERAL TERM LIMITS. THE EU INITIATIVE STRENGTHENS THE EXISTING GENEVA GROUP DECISION TO TAKE UP [...]
2002-07-09 11:56:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KUNR FAO
02ROME3390ITALY SPLIT ON BIOTECH TRACEABILITY AND LABELING,
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE FOR DEPT.; SEE PARA 8. ESTCOUNS MET WITH MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT EU AFFAIRS OFFICERS ON MAY 30 TO DISCUSS THE EU PROPOSALS FOR TRACEABILITY AND LABELING OF GMO EVENTS, AND TO DISCUSS ITALIAN VIEWS TOWARD EU CHEMICALS REFORM. 2. FINDING THE RIGHT GOI MINISTRY WITH [...]
2002-07-10 13:27:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EU EAGR
02ROME3508 UN TO SEEK COMMON POLICY ON GMO FOOD AID?
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: FODAG HAS LEARNED FROM THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (PLEASE PROTECT) THAT THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL HAS ASKED HIS UNDER-SECRETARY GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS TO "TAKE THE LEAD IN FACILITATING THE DEVELOPMENT AND ARTICULATION OF A COHERENT SYSTEM-WIDE POSITION ON THE ISSUE OF IMPO [...]
2002-07-16 08:15:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ETRD EAGR EAID UN FAO WFP
02ROME3652THE ECB, NATIONAL CENTRAL BANKS AND THE BANK
[...] (SBU) THE BANK OF ITALY (BOI),LONG A CORNERSTONE OF THE ITALIAN ECONOMY, FACES CHANGED RESPONSIBILITIES AND ROLES. WITH THE ADVENT OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK, THE BOI IS ONE OF THIRTEEN NATIONAL CENTRAL BANKS WITH A VOICE IN THE SINGLE ECB MONETARY POLICY. THE ECB IS ORGANIZED WITH "CENT [...]
2002-07-24 09:39:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV ECON IT EUN
02ROME3680PM BERLUSCONI WILL ALSO REMAIN FM BERLUSCONI "FOR
[...] (SBU) DESPITE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE MUSINGS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES IN THE GOI (REPORTED REFTELS),PM BERLUSCONI WILL NOT RELINQUISH HIS POST AS INTERIM FOREIGN MINISTER ANY TIME UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 03680 251544Z SOON. REFTELS REPORTED THAT THE PM WAS LIKEL [...]
2002-07-25 15:40:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL IT ITALIAN POLITICS
02ROME3954AMBASSADOR TALKS TRADE, STEEL AND BIOTECH WITH
[...] (U) THE AMBASSADOR MET WITH VICE MINISTER FOR FOREIGN TRADE URSO ON AUGUST 8. AFTER DISCUSSION OF THE CONTAINER SECURITY INITIATIVE (SEPTEL),THE TWO DISCUSSED THE STATUS OF SEVERAL KEY TRADE ISSUES. 2. (U) FAST TRACK: URSO WAS PLEASED WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FAST TRACK LEGISLATION IN TH [...]
2002-08-12 15:27:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PREL IT EUN
02ROME4122ITALY STATIONING AND SOVEREIGNTY WORKING GROUP
[...] (U) THE SEVENTH MEETING OF THE ITALY STATIONING AND SOVEREIGNTY WORKING GROUP (ISSWOG) WAS HELD IN ROME ON MAY 7. SENIOR US MILITARY OFFICIALS MET WITH EMBASSY ROME REPRESENTATIVES TO DISCUSS ISSUES EFFECTING US PERSONNEL STATIONED AT MILITARY FACILITIES IN ITALY. PARTICIPANTS AND AGENDA ITE [...]
2002-08-22 17:11:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR FORCES IN ITALY
02ROME4495ITALIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON SUBSTANTIVE PATENT
[...] (U) ECONOFF MET ON 12 SEPTEMBER WITH COUNSELOR GIULIO PRIGIONI, THE NEWLY-APPOINTED ITALIAN REPRESENTATIVE TO WIPO (REF.A) TO DISCUSS REF POINTS (REF. B). 2. (SBU) THE GOI AGREES WITH THE USG POSITION THAT THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE LAW OF PATENTS SHOULD REMAIN FOCUSED AND PRODUCTIVE, PR [...]
2002-09-16 15:55:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON ETRD EUN
02ROME5131OCTOBER 18 ITALIAN GENERAL STRIKE GENERATES
[...] NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) ILLUSTRATING BOTH ITS REACH AND DEPTH AS ITALY'S LARGEST TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION, CGIL (THE GENERAL CONFEDERATION OF ITALIAN WORKERS) BROUGHT MUCH OF ITALY TO A CRAWL, IF NOT A COMPLETE HALT, DURING ITS ONE-DAY STRIKE OCTOBER 18. THE EIGHT-HOUR ACT [...]
2002-10-22 04:59:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON PGOV IT
02ROME5252 PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES INTERIM COMMITTEE SETS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. OBJECTIVES WERE LARGELY MET AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION'S (FAO) COMMISSION ON GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE, ACTING AS THE INTERIM COMMITTEE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL TREATY ON PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE [...]
2002-10-28 07:22:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC EAGR SENV FAO
02ROME5540WFPASKS SUPPORT OF SECRETARY GENERAL ANNAN TO
[...] (SBU) WFP EXECUTIVE DIRECOR JAMES MORRIS IN A LETTER TO UN SECRETARY-GENERL KOFI ANNAN (DATED OCTOBER 24) UNDERLINED THAT HE UN'S SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE RIGHT TO FOOD JEAN ZIEGLER) IS SERIOUSLY DAMAGING THE EFFORTS OFTHE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM TO RESPOND TO FOOD CRISESAROUND THE WORLD, AND PART [...]
2002-11-14 11:58:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN EUEAID
02ROME5595IMMIGRATION: EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN INTERIOR
[...] NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2.(U) INTERIOR MINISTERS FOR THE "ADRIATIC-IONIAN" REGION ANNOUNCED A NEW ACTION PLAN TO COMBAT CLANDESTINE IMMIGRATION AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING AT THE END OF A ONE-DAY MINISTERIAL IN LECCE NOVEMBER 13. THE ACTION PLAN WAS SIGNED BY MINISTERS FROM ITALY, ALBANIA [...]
2002-11-18 14:19:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SMIG ELAB PGOV IT
02ROME560AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MINISTER FOR INNOVATION AND
[...] (SBU) IN HIS COURTESY CALL ON MINISTER FOR INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY STANCA, THE AMBASSADOR EXPLORED ITALIAN HIGH-TECH, PROMOTED THE JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER AS HONING THE ITALIAN EDGE IN DESIGN AND ENGINEERING, AND SOUGHT AN ALLY IN THE BIOTECH DEBATES. MINISTER STANCA, CAUTIOUS IN HIS NEWLY ES [...]
2002-02-05 15:57:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PINR PREL AL IT JO MZ TS EUN
02ROME563FINANCE MINISTRY ON IDA REPLENISHMENT; GOI
[...] ITALIAN OFFICIALS SUPPORT AN INCREASE IN IDA LENDING AS GRANTS RATHER THAN LOANS, BUT STILL ONLY AS MINOR SHARE OF OVERALL LENDING. IN A FEBRUARY 4 MEETING WITH FINMIN OFFICIALS, ECOUN AND ECONOFF PRESENTED PRESIDENT BUSH'S PROPOSAL THAT THE WORLD BANK AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT BANKS DRAMATICALLY [...]
2002-02-05 16:53:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN IT IDA
02ROME5750FIAT: WORKER PROTESTS CONTINUE; SICILIAN SOLUTION IN SIGHT?
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: FIAT AUTO, TRADE UNIONS AND THE BERLUSCONI GOVERNMENT CONTINUE THEIR POSTURING AROUND THE AUTOMAKER'S PLAN TO CUT COSTS BY IDLING THREE PLANTS AND LAYING OFF OVER 8,000 EMPLOYEES. ALTHOUGH FIAT'S LENDERS APPEAR TO BE THE ONLY ONES CONTENT WITH THE PLAN AS CONCEIVED, WORKER ACTI [...]
2002-11-27 11:25:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON PGOV SOCI IT
02ROME586AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS
[...] (U) DURING HIS INITIAL MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 00586 01 OF 02 061352Z COMMUNICATIONS, THE AMBASSADOR PROMOTED MOTOROLA'S BID FOR THE TENDER FOR A NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY DIGITAL MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, SOUGHT FAIR MARKET [...]
2002-02-06 13:30:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS IT
02ROME5982STEEL: ITALY ON UPCOMING OECD HIGH-LEVEL STEEL
[...] (U) ON DECEMBER 13, 2002 ECONOFF SPOKE WITH GIUSEPPE LORENZINI, OFFICE III DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR COMMERCIAL AGREEMENTS, MINISTRY OF PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES (WHICH INCLUDES THE FOREIGN TRADE SUB-MINISTRY). OFFICE III HAS THE GOI LEAD ON THE ISSUE OF STEEL RESTRUCTURING. 2. (SBU) L [...]
2002-12-13 16:02:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND ETRD IT EUN
02ROME5989GOI SELLS REMAINING STAKE IN TELECOM ITALIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNEXPECTEDLY, ON DECEMBER 9, THE GOI SOLD ITS RESIDUAL 3.5 PERCENT SHARE IN FORMERLY STATE- OWNED INCUMBENT OPERATOR TELECOM ITALIA. ECONOMIC AANALYSTS AND EMBASSY CONTACTS AGREE THAT THE SALE WAS DICTATED BY BUDGET NEEDS, RATHER THAN BY NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS POLICY CONSIDERA [...]
2002-12-16 08:31:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS EFIN ECON KPRV ETRD IT WTRO USTR EUN KRV
02ROME860PROPOSED ECONOMIC/FINANCIAL SYSTEM REGULATORY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: THE ITALIAN PARLIAMENT IS CONSIDERING DRAFT LEGISLATION TO CHANGE THE NATURE OF ITALY'S INDEPENDENT GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES. WHILE ONLY IN ITS EARLIEST STAGES WITHIN THE PARLIAMENT, THE PROPOSAL WOULD TURN THE BANK OF ITALY (ITALY'S CENTRAL BANK) INTO A RESEARCH INSTITUTION [...]
2002-02-21 06:22:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV ECON IT ITALIAN POLITICS
02ROME894 COUNTRY REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES FOR 2001
[...] (SBU) SEVERAL POINTS IN THE ITALY CHAPTER OF THE 2001 COUNTRY REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES (HRR) REPRESENT DEPARTURES FROM PREVIOUS PRACTICE. ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE NATURE OF SOME OF THE CHANGES, WHICH MAY BE PERCEIVED AS SIGNIFICANT IN THE CONTEXT OF DOMESTIC ITALIAN POLITICS, WE EXPECT [...]
2002-02-22 10:51:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL ELAB KSPR IT HUMAN RIGHTS
02TEGUCIGALPA2494Honduras Asks for Help on Paris Club and HIPC
[...] (U) Summary and Action Request. The Honduran government has requested support of the USG (and other donors) to extend to June 2003 in its Paris Club debt service deferral and changes in the methodology used for HIPC and Paris Club debt relief and funding of the GOH's Poverty Reduction Strateg [...]
2002-09-05 15:07:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID EINV ETRD PGOV SENV HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2556TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL RATES HONDURAS AMONG
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On August 29, Transparency International released its 2002 Corruption Perceptions Index ranking Honduras 71 of 102 countries analyzed. Honduras scored 2.7 on a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 being a perfect score) - the same score it received in 2001. The CPI highlighted the fact t [...]
2002-09-11 21:33:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKJUS KDEM PGOV ECON PHUM HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2600HONDURAS TRIES AN END RUN TO NAME CONSUL IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Post was notified on August 1, that the GOH was attempting to name U.S. legal permanent resident, Elena Maria Diaz Marinakys de Szydel, as Consul General of Honduras in Mobile, Alabama. In addition to the fact that no Honduran Consulate currently exists in Mobile, Post has dero [...]
2002-09-16 17:18:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS PREL ASEC
02TEGUCIGALPA2743HONDURAS UNDECIDED ON PROPOSED 2003 SPECIAL SUMMIT
[...] No summary [...]
2002-09-30 17:46:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KSUM HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2814TRADE MINISTER RESIGNS
[...] (SBU) Minister of Industry and Trade Juliet Handal resigned on Friday, October 5. In announcing her resignation, Handal mentioned that she was interested in devoting more time to her family and pursuing her business interests. She also pledged support for President Maduro as a private busin [...]
2002-10-07 23:02:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PGOV HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2829NEW LAND CASE IN ROATAN GOOD TEST FOR GOH RESOLVE
[...] (SBU) Summary. American citizens Jean and Roger Moore were suddenly and forcefully evicted from their Roatan home in August of this year when the Melvyn McNab family presented (and local judicial officials accepted) unsubstantiated arguments that they had claim to this land. A recently done ca [...]
2002-10-09 20:11:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EAID EAGR PGOV AMGT HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2833CORRECTED COPY - NEW LAND CASE IN ROATAN GOOD TEST
[...] (SBU) Summary. American citizens Jean and Roger Moore were suddenly and forcefully evicted from their Roatan home in August of this year when the Melvyn McNab family presented (and local judicial officials accepted) unsubstantiated arguments that they had claim to this land. A recently done ca [...]
2002-10-09 22:43:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EAID EAGR PGOV AMGT HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2857EMBASSY ADVOCACY FOR AES AS THE DECISION ON THE 210
[...] (SBU) The Embassy continues to advocate strongly for a transparent process that will treat American investors fairly, as the state electricity company ENEE's decision on the winner of the 210MW electricity tender approaches. ENEE's decision, like the bid opening itself (ref b),has been postpo [...]
2002-10-11 15:43:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET EINV ECON HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2893FIDE CHIEF NORMAN GARCIA TO BE NEW TRADE MINISTER
[...] (SBU) President Maduro has tapped Norman Garcia, Executive Director of the investment and export promotion NGO, FIDE, to be the new Minister of Industry and Trade, replacing Juliet Handal. He will be sworn in on October 17 by Acting President Vicente Williams. The GOH is also creating a cab [...]
2002-10-17 15:05:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PGOV HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2897AES PROJECT: ANNOUNCEMENT OF 210MW BID WINNER
[...] (SBU) Once again, the announcement of the winning bid in the 210MW energy contract has been delayed (bids were presented on July 26). Angelo Botazzi, the general manager of the state-owned electricity company ENEE, now says the decision will be announced sometime before October 23rd. As the [...]
2002-10-17 22:29:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET EINV ECON HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2967GOH POSITIVE INITIATIVES TO RESOLVE OUTSTANDING
[...] (SBU) Summary. Clear property ownership is important to improving the well-being of the Honduran urban and rural poor, as well as to the resolution of outstanding Amcit investment disputes. Although the GOH has not formed a small Commission to address the outstanding Amcit disputes as Embass [...]
2002-10-28 16:40:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EAID EAGR PGOV AMGT HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2972HONDURAN-U.S. BILATERAL TRADE AND NON-TRADE ISSUES
[...] (U) In response to refs a & b, Post identifies the following outstanding bilateral trade and non-trade issues that could negatively impact perception of a U.S.-Central American free trade agreement in the U.S. private sector and Congress. Agriculture Import Restrictions ------------------- [...]
2002-10-28 21:33:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR ECON ELAB EINV PREL XK HO USTR
02TEGUCIGALPA2981HONDURAS ISSUES 2001 CENSUS FIGURES; POPULATION
[...] (U) On October 18, National Institute of Statistics (INE) Director Magdalena Garcia presented the numbers from the 2001 census to Acting President Vicente Williams. The last census in Honduras was conducted in 1988 and INE utilized the 1988 statistics during the presentation as a reference poi [...]
2002-10-29 20:40:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ELAB ECON SOCI PHUM HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2996RENEWED DEBATE ON DOLLARIZATION IN HONDURAS, BUT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Liberal Party congressman and businessman Jaime Rosenthal Olivia and banker Jorge Bueso Arias have renewed their appeals for dollarization in recent weeks. The two bankers argue that replacement of the lempira with the dollar would help increase capital investment and lower in [...]
2002-10-30 18:28:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EINV PGOV HO ETRDECD ETRD
02TEGUCIGALPA3004GOH Faces Unpalatable Choices on Increasing
[...] (SBU) A new IDB-sponsored diagnosis of structural problems in Honduras's tax policy documents the failure of the GOH to raise sufficient revenues to fund vital state functions, resulting in steady growth in the central government's fiscal deficit. The authors recommend an immediate repeal of [...]
2002-10-31 16:54:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID ETRD ELAB PGOV HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3023Upcoming IMF Mission: Civil Service Reform is
[...] (SBU) The long awaited IMF mission (originally planned for February 2002 and delayed several times to give the Maduro team time to understand the inherited fiscal problems and develop plans to address them) will arrive on November 4. The mission is scheduled to conduct an Article IV review a [...]
2002-11-01 19:35:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID ETRD ELAB PGOV HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3126PRESIDENT MADURO RESPONDS TO COMMERCE SECRETARY
[...] (SBU) During a November 12 meeting, Honduran President Maduro provided DCM a letter in response to Commerce Secretary Evans' October 22 letter advocating for a fair and SIPDIS transparent process in the 210MW energy bid sent on behalf of AES. The original letter was sent via FedEx 2 day del [...]
2002-11-14 22:15:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON ENRG BEXP HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3151CELLULAR PROVIDERS PRE-QUALIFIED
[...] (SBU) Summary. Bellsouth was one of three firms found to prequalify to participate in the upcoming 25-year wireless telephone service concession on November 7, along with the Chilean company ENTEL and a Swiss-Honduran consortium. Digicel Honduras, a company with partial U.S. ownership, was di [...]
2002-11-19 21:28:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS EINV KPRV HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3273AES WILL CHALLENGE HONDURAN ELECTRICITY BID RESULTS
[...] (SBU) Summary. AES and two other companies presented challenges to the State-owned electricity enterprise ENEE's decision to award Lufussa the contract for the 210MW bid. AES challenged ENEE's failure to disqualify Lufussa for the lack of inclusion of sufficient transmission facilities in its [...]
2002-12-03 21:08:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG BEXP EINV ECON EAID PREL KJUS HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3276LABOR PROBLEMS AT CHIQUITA: MANAGEMENT BEGINS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Chiquita and its union have begun case-by-case discussions over the contentious issue of alleged absenteeism by a high percentage of its workforce. EmbOffs recently toured Chiquita's plantation and met with both management and labor. EmbOffs urged them to continue dialogue. B [...]
2002-12-03 23:04:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EINV EAGR ETRD PGOV PHUM HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3321HONDURAS: TREASURY FINANCIAL SECTOR-LED GROWTH
[...] (U) Post submits the following information on Honduras' financial services sector as requested in ref A. Ref B provided an overview of the banking sector in Honduras. Washington agencies should note that the World Bank and Interamerican Development Bank are currently conducting a comprehensiv [...]
2002-12-10 15:14:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EFIN EAID HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3362HONDURAS: NAMES, TITLES, AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post is submitting an update of the contact information for senior GOH officials: A. Post: Tegucigalpa, Honduras Date of submission: December 13, 2002 B. Head of Government: Ricardo Maduro Joest Title: President of the Republic of Honduras Office telephone num [...]
2002-12-13 21:45:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3416 ENEE BOARD ANNULS BID FOR 210 MW CONTRACT;
[...] (SBU) Summary. On December 19, the Board of Directors for the State-owned electricity company ENEE announced the annulment of the bid for a 210 MW electricity contract. In announcing the annulment, the Board said that the various legal challenges presented by bidders to the decision to award [...]
2002-12-20 19:19:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG BEXP EINV ECON EAID PREL KJUS HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3479ADVOCACY CASE: GOVERNMENT TURNAROUND LEADS TO AES
[...] (SBU) Summary. AES Honduras signed a contract on December 27 with the state-owned electricity company ENEE to provide 200 MW of electricity starting within three years. The deal came after the ENEE Board of Directors annulled the tender award to Lufussa on December 19. In an emergency meetin [...]
2002-12-30 21:28:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EINV ECON EAID BEXP PREL KJUS HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3491BANCO CAPITAL LIQUIDATED; SOGERIN TO BE SOLD
[...] (SBU) Summary. The National Banking and Insurance Commission announced on December 20 the forced liquidation of Banco Capital, which had been under government supervision since May 17. Banco Ficohsa acquired the deposits worth approximately USD 43 million. The GOH authorized the transfer of [...]
2002-12-31 17:50:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3492HONDURAS' PETROLEUM MARKET STABLE FOR NOW, DESPITE
[...] (SBU) Econoff approached Texaco Caribbean General Manager Richard Ritter (please protect) on December 30 to discuss the effect of the oil strike in Venezuela on Honduras' petroleum and energy needs. Honduras, which is party to an agreement signed between Venezuela and other countries in the r [...]
2002-12-31 18:06:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG HO VE
02VATICAN173SANT'EGIDIO WANTS VOTE ON ITS ECOSOC CANDIDACY
[...] (SBU) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SANT'EGIDIO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SPECIALIST MARIO GIRO CALLED DCM 01/10 TO SEEK USG SUPPORT IN FORWARDING THE SANT'EGIDIO CANDIDACY TO BE AN OBSERVER NGO AT THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 00173 111447 [...]
2002-01-11 14:36:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL VT UN
02VATICAN3633WORKING WITH THE HOLY SEE IN INTERNATIONAL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: THE HOLY SEE ACTIVELY SEEKS TO INFLUENCE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 03633 01 OF 03 231457Z THE POLICIES OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS AND PARTICIPATES INTENSELY IN THE MOST IMPORTANT OF THESE TO PROMOTE ITS OWN AGENDA, PARTICU [...]
2002-07-23 14:56:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AORC VT UN VTPREL
02VATICAN3634POPE CONDEMNS DESECRATION OF JEWISH CEMETARY AND
[...] (U) POPE JOHN PAUL II CONDEMNED GROWING ANTI-SEMITISM IN EUROPE AFTER THIRTY-FIVE JEWISH GRAVES IN A ROME CEMETERY WERE DESECRATED JULY 18. IN A TELEGRAM TO ROME'S CHIEF RABBI JULY 19 PUBLISHED ON THE VATICAN'S WEBSITE, THE POPE DESCRIBED THE DESECRATION AS A "DETESTABLE ACT THAT FOLLOWS OTH [...]
2002-07-23 14:58:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL IT VT
02VATICAN3636THE LIMITS OF VATICAN PERSUASION ON BISHOPS'
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DESPITE THE PERCEPTION OF THE HOLY SEE AS A HIERARCHICAL ORGANIZATION, IT RARELY GIVES "MARCHING ORDERS" TO CATHOLIC BISHOPS ON SECULAR POLITICAL MATTERS. IN THE RARE CASES WHEN IT DOES DECIDE TO PRESS ITS POLITICAL VIEWS, IT IS LARGELY LIMITED TO THE POWER OF PAPAL PERSUASION [...]
2002-07-23 15:00:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL VT
02VATICAN3637AID AND ADVOCACY FOR NORTH KOREA - VATICAN AGENCY
[...] (SBU) CATHOLIC CHURCH AID AGENCY CONFEDERATION CARITAS INTERNATIONALIS (CI) REPORTS NORTH KOREA'S HUMANITARIAN CRISIS CONTINUES WITH MORE THAN SIX MILLION PEOPLE FACING ACUTE SHORTAGES OF FOOD, MEDICINES, AND DRINKING WATER (REFTEL). CI IS SEEKING WAYS TO ATTRACT MORE DONORS AS PLEDGES FROM [...]
2002-07-23 15:01:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID KN KS VT
02VATICAN3717HOLY SEE SIGNS ACCORD WITH CZECH REPUBLIC
[...] (SBU) THE HOLY SEE SIGNED A JURIDICAL ACCORD WITH THE CZECH REPUBLIC JULY 25 REGULATING THE STATUS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. THE AGREEMENT, REACHED AFTER THREE YEARS OF OCCASIONALLY DIFFICULT NEGOTIATIONS, GUARANTEES THE CATHOLIC CHURCH FREEDOM TO CONDUCT ITS ACTIVITIES, IN [...]
2002-07-29 14:50:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PL RO LO BU EZ VT
02VATICAN4241VATICAN ON CLONING CONVENTION: DON'T MAKE THE IDEAL THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: VATICAN DFM MIGLIORE TOLD DCM AUGUST 30 THAT THE HOLY SEE SHARED U.S. GOALS ON THE CLONING CONVENTION AND SUPPORTED USG EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE A UN CONVENTION TO BAN ALL FORMS OF HUMAN CLONING. HOWEVER, THE VATICAN FEARED THAT UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VA [...]
2002-09-03 05:36:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSCA PREL AORC TBIO TPHY VT UNGA
02VATICAN4909HOLY SEE: FM TAURAN REPLY TO SECRETARY'S LETTER ON
[...] (SBU) IN HIS REPLY TO SECRETARY POWELL'S LETTER REQUESTING A STRONG HOLY SEE STATEMENT REGARDING THE SAFETY OF U.S. BIOTECH FOOD ASSISTANCE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA (REF B),HOLY SEE FOREIGN MINISTER EQUIVALENT ARCHBISHOP JEAN-LOUIS TAURAN GAVE NO INDICATION THAT THE HOLY SEE WOULD OFFER A STRONG [...]
2002-10-08 14:36:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON EAID EAGR SENV SOCI ZA RP VT VTPREL
02VATICAN5138THE POPE AND THE ROMANIAN PATRIARCH: REINFORCING
[...] (U) IN THE VATICAN, WHERE GESTURES AND SYMBOLS CARRY WEIGHT, POPE JOHN PAUL II PULLED OUT ALL THE STOPS DURING ROMANIAN ORTHODOX PATRIARCH TEOCTIST'S OCTOBER 7-13 VISIT TO VATICAN CITY AND THE CITY OF ROME. IN A SERIES OF EVENTS CULMINATING IN A SPECIAL MASS IN ST. PETER'S, THE PATRIARCH WA [...]
2002-10-22 09:57:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SOCI RO VT VTPREL
02VATICAN5167VATICAN BACKS U.S. BISHOPS' SEXUAL ABUSE POLICY,
[...] (U) IN AN OCTOBER 18 LETTER TO THE U.S. CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS, THE HOLY SEE CONVEYED ITS SUPPORT FOR THE U.S. BISHOPS' EFFORTS TO ADDRESS SEXUAL ABUSE ISSUES, BUT UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 05167 01 OF 02 231022Z ALSO INDICATED ITS DESIRE FOR REVISI [...]
2002-10-23 09:34:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV SOCI VT
02VATICAN5296CARITAS INTERNATIONALIS PREPARES FOR WAR IN IRAQ;
[...] (SBU) A CARITAS INTERNATIONALIS (CI) DELEGATION LED BY UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 05296 01 OF 02 291503Z THE DIRECTOR OF CARITAS' BRITISH OFFICE (CAFOD) HAS RETURNED FROM A FIVE-DAY VISIT TO IRAQ TO ASSESS IRAQ'S CAPACITY TO RESPOND TO POTENTIAL HUMANITARIAN [...]
2002-10-29 13:45:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ETTC EAID IZ VT VTPREL
02VATICAN5404 HOLY SEE NOMINATES NEW VATICAN PERMANENT OBSERVER
[...] (U) POPE JOHN PAUL II HAS APPOINTED UNDERSECRETARY FOR RELATIONS WITH STATES (DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER) MONSIGNOR UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 05404 060634Z CELESTINO MIGLIORE TO BE THE HOLY SEE'S PERMANENT OBSERVER AT THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK. MIGLIORE R [...]
2002-11-06 05:27:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PINR VT UN
02VATICAN5625AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON'S MEETING ON BIOTECH WITH
[...] (U) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR CALLED ON HOLY SEE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER EQUIVALENT LEONARDO SANDRI NOVEMBER 16 TO EXPRESS U.S. CONCERN OVER THE LACK OF HOLY SEE INVOLVEMENT REGARDING THE GROWING THREAT OF HUNGER AND STARVATION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA AND, SPECIFICALLY, THE ZAMBIAN GOVERNMENT'S REJECTION [...]
2002-11-19 14:51:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON EAID EAGR SENV SOCI ZA RP VT VTPREL
02VATICAN5714SODANO HINTS AT SHIFT IN HOLY SEE UN STATUS; TAKES
[...] (U) THE HOLY SEE IS CONSIDERING UPGRADING ITS STATUS AT THE UN FROM PERMANENT OBSERVER TO FULL MEMBER. IN AN INTERVIEW WITH CENTRIST ITALIAN DAILY "CORRIERE DELLA SERA" PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 24, VATICAN SECRETARY OF STATE (PM EQUIVALENT) CARDINAL ANGELO SODONO SAID THE HOLY SEE WAS [...]
2002-11-25 14:26:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM VT
02VATICAN5753THE HOLY SEE AND THE EUROPEAN CONSTITUTION:
[...] (SBU) ALTHOUGH THE HOLY SEE IS PRESSING HARD FOR THE EUROPEAN CONSTITUTION TO RECOGNIZE THE CONTINENT'S CHRISTIAN HERITAGE, THIS DRIVE IS IN NO WAY INTENDED TO SUGGEST HOLY SEE OPPOSITION TO TURKEY'S EU MEMBERSHIP. ON THE CONTRARY, THIS EFFORT PREDATES THE CURRENT DEBATE OVER TURKEY, AND THE [...]
2002-11-27 13:53:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PINS EU PGOV VT
02VATICAN5836HOLY SEE NOT SUPPORTIVE OF SEPARATE OSCE
[...] (SBU) POLOFF REVIEWED REFS (A) AND (B) DISCUSSION OF A SPECIAL SESSION ON ANTI-SEMITISM NOVEMBER 16 WITH VATICAN OSCE DIRECTOR MONS. ETTORE BALESTRERO, FOCUSING ON THE NEED FOR A STAND-ALONE MEETING TO DISCUSS ANTI-SEMITISM. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 05836 [...]
2002-12-04 07:59:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM VT OSCE
02VATICAN76ANGELO SCOLA: NEW PATRIARCH AND NOW PAPABILE?
[...] (SBU) POPE JOHN PAUL II HAS APPOINTED A NEW PATRIARCH TO LEAD THE CATHOLIC ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION OF VENICE, ITALY. 60 YEAR OLD BISHOP ANGELO SCOLA IS ALREADY BEING TOUTED AS A CANDIDATE FOR THE NEXT PAPACY. VENICE HAS UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 00076 [...]
2002-01-07 14:33:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PINR VT
02VATICAN83VATICAN PM WANTS HIS MONEY
[...] (SBU) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. CARDINAL SODANO, VATICAN PM EQUIVALENT, ON 01/08/02 PASSED CHARGE A LETTER VERBALE ADDRESSED TO THE AMBASSADOR (FAXED TO EUR/WE) IN WHICH HE REQUESTED THE INTERVENTION OF THIS EMBASSY TO EXPEDITE THE UNBLOCKING BY OFAC OF VATICAN OFFICIAL FUNDS. THESE FUNDS [...]
2002-01-08 09:14:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETTC EFIN VT
03ABUDHABI1027UAE PASSES SAUDI ARABIA TO BECOME JAPAN'S TOP OIL
[...] (U) According to official figures, UAE oil exports to Japan increased 20.6% in January 2003 from December 2002. The Emirates thus officially became the top oil exporter to Japan, shipping 1.05 million barrels per day (bpd),slightly larger than the 1.02 million bpd sent from Saudi Arabia. Almo [...]
2003-03-02 13:25:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET ETRD JA TC
03ABUDHABI1028 UAEG WORKING WITH PRIVATE COMPANIES TO STEM
[...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) Summary: According to press reports, several labor camps outside of Abu Dhabi have in the past year become centers for pirated video cassettes; workers from south India record the latest movies on VHS tapes and ren [...]
2003-03-02 13:33:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KIPR ETRD TC
03ABUDHABI1090 UAE LABOR UNIONS WILL BE "FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL"
[...] (U) An editorial published on March 3 by a well-regarded economic commentator lauded the recent Ministry of Labour draft proposal to formally establish labor unions (reftel). Salah Al Halyan, managing director of Gulf Insurance Consulting and an editorial columnist for the Gulf News, wrote tha [...]
2003-03-05 14:20:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1101UAE PREPARES FOR IMPACT OF WAR ON STOCK MARKET
[...] (U) Local press reported on March 3 that the General Manager of the Stock and Commodity Authority -- the UAE equivalent of the SEC -- Abdullah Al Turifi, told UAE financial institutions that he expects the possible war with Iraq to have long-term impact on UAE stock markets. Nevertheless, the [...]
2003-03-08 09:09:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV TC
03ABUDHABI1204 WILDCAT STRIKE RESOLVED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE
[...] (U) Local press prominently reported the resolution of a strike by forty laborers against a contracting firm on March 11. The employees stopped working for a week to protest the decision of the firm to pay them daily instead of monthly (why daily payments were perceived as pernicious by the wor [...]
2003-03-12 13:52:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1240 ANOTHER STRIKE MEDIATED AND RESOLVED BY THE
[...] (U) Seventy five expatriate workers went on strike and refused to return to work until they were paid, reported the local press on March 13. The laborers accused a contracting firm of failing to pay their salaries for three months. The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs investigated the al [...]
2003-03-15 14:01:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1284UAE WOMEN MAY BE ELECTED TO THE CHAMBERS OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: IN WHAT COULD BE A FIRST STEP TO WOMEN IN THE UAE'S PARLIAMENTARY FEDERAL NATIONAL COUNCIL (FNC),THE ABU DHABI CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE HAVE PROPOSED ELECTING BUSINESSWOMEN TO THE BOARD OF THE LOCAL AND FEDERAL- LEVEL CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE UAE FEDE [...]
2003-03-17 13:03:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL ECON EAID KPAL KWMN KDEM TC
03ABUDHABI1285PEACEFUL MARCHES IN PROTEST OF THE IMPENDING
[...] (U) The local press reported that students at the UAE University in Al-Ain participated in a peaceful anti-war demonstration on March 15. (Note: The UAE University, with some 14,000 students, is the largest in the UAE. End note.) The march was organized by the Emirates National Students' Unio [...]
2003-03-17 13:10:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM KPAL PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1340 STRATEGIC DIALOGUE FOLLOW-UP: OPIC COVERAGE
[...] (SBU) In a meeting with Finance Minstate Dr. Muhammad Khalfan bin Khirbash (the de facto Finance Minister) on March 18, the Ambassador followed-up on the issue of OPIC coverage for the UAE, first raised by the UAEG last Fall in the context of the bilateral Strategic Dialogue meetings in Washin [...]
2003-03-19 12:42:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EINV PREL PHUM PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI1345UAE FEDERAL CUSTOMS AUTHORITY STILL A WORK IN
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador discussed the status of the UAE's Federal Customs Authority (FCA) with Finance Minstate Dr. Muhammad Khalfan bin Khirbash (the de facto Finance Minister) on March 18. Dr. Khirbash stated that while the legislation creating the Federal Customs Authority has been passed -- [...]
2003-03-19 14:09:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD TC
03ABUDHABI1367UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE UAE
[...] (U) Local Arabic language press reported on March 15 that the official unemployment rate in the UAE was 2.6%, the lowest in the Arab world. The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs supplied this information to the Arab Labor Force Conference held in Tunisia in early March. The official rate [...]
2003-03-22 12:44:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON SOCI TC
03ABUDHABI1414UAE: 2003 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is Poloff Marlene M. Menard, office: + 971 (0)2 4436691 ext. 2502, fax: + 971 (0)2 4434771; unclass email: menardmm2@state.gov. 2. OMB Reporting Requirements: One FS-04 officer spent about 30 hours writing the report. One FS-04 officer [...]
2003-03-24 13:31:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
03ABUDHABI1467 TFIZ01: PUBLIC OPINION WRAP-UP:
[...] (U) Six days into Operation Iraqi Freedom, even our closest and most westernized Emirati contacts are disturbed by the coverage they are seeing of the Iraq war. The emotional impact of the images of civilian casualties and the negative spin being imparted by the vast bulk of the Arab media [...]
2003-03-26 12:33:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO PREL PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI1634 UAE AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL WORKERS FAILS TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UAEG's much-hyped amnesty program has thus far not been as successful as government officials had predicted. The amnesty, which began on January 1, 2003, and will terminate on April 30, 2003, will exempt workers from payment of fines or other legal liabilities related to the [...]
2003-04-06 10:43:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI171UNCLASSIFIED REPORT OF THIRD MEETING OF POST'S
[...] (U) Post provides the following unclassified version of ref a as requested by CA. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The UAE Mission's HSWG is rapidly developing into a highly useful forum to discuss a broad range of issues which bear on homeland security. The pooling of information and ideas, a [...]
2003-01-12 13:01:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER CVIS PREL AMGT TC
03ABUDHABI1754 LABOR ATTACHES PAINT A RELATIVELY ROSY
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: In conversations with the Indian, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan and Filipino Labor Attaches, Econoff was repeatedly told that the vast majority of labor disputes in the UAE between foreign nationals and Emirati businesses and institutions are generally handled on an inform [...]
2003-04-13 10:04:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1794 UAE INCREASES THE NUMBER OF WORK VISAS
[...] (U) Local press reported on April 13 that the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs issued more than 32,000 employee labor cards and 12,000 work permits to companies last month. Approximately 60% of the cards were new and there was also a "sizeable increase" in the issuance of group visas. T [...]
2003-04-14 13:35:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1902 UAE CREATES NEW LABOR INSPECTION PLAN OF
[...] (U) Local press reported on April 18 that the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs has developed a new inspection and training plan centered on improving the quality of labor inspection. The objective of the program is to create safer and more secure working conditions by encouraging companie [...]
2003-04-21 11:11:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1934 TFIZ01: AMCIT IRAQI DOCTOR IN UAE ORGANIZING
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph three. 2. (SBU) Amcit Farhan Bakir, a prominent doctor in the UAE (he is the personal physician of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Shaykh Khalifa bin Zayid Al-Nahyan and served in a similar capacity to a number of Saddam Hussein's predecessor [...]
2003-04-22 13:19:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1935 UAE HOPES TO IMPLEMENT LABOR UNION LAW BY
[...] (SBU) UAE Labor Minister Matar Al-Tayer informed DCM on April 21 that the final draft of the new UAE labor law which permits the creation of formal labor associations/unions, would be sent to the inter- ministerial review committee by the end of the week. (See reftel). The proposed legislatio [...]
2003-04-22 13:27:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1960 FISH STOCKS HEAVILY DEPLETED OFF THE UAE
[...] (SBU) Summary: A yearlong study of the UAE's fish and marine resources conducted by Bruce Shallard and Associates of New Zealand for the Environmental Research and Wildlife Development Agency (ERWDA),found commercial and non-commercial fish stocks significantly depleted since the last survey [...]
2003-04-23 13:04:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIS EINV EIND ETRD ECON TC
03ABUDHABI2083 ANOTHER STRIKE MEDIATED AND RESOLVED BY THE
[...] (U) The local press reported that three hundred expatriate workers at an Abu Dhabi-based construction company gathered at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs on April 28 to protest their employer's failure to pay salaries for more than three months. The Minister of Labor Matar Humaid Al-T [...]
2003-04-30 10:51:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI2161UAEG SIGNS DOUBLE TAXATION AGREEMENTS WITH 65
[...] (U) ADDRESSING A SEMINAR ON LEGAL AND TAX ISSUES RELATING TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ON 5/4, UAE MINISTRY OF FINANCE UNDERSECRETARY FOR BUDGET AND REVENUE KHALID AL- BUSTANI CONFIRMED THAT THE UAEG HAS SIGNED BILATERAL AGREEMENTS WITH 65 COUNTRIES ON AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND INCOME TAX. T [...]
2003-05-04 09:34:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN EFIN ELAB ETTC PREL PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI2175 UAE EXTENDS AMNESTY
[...] (U) The UAEG announced that it has extended the amnesty period for illegal aliens to depart the country without penalty an additional month. (See ref A). The four month amnesty period was scheduled to end on April 30, but officials have given illegal aliens until May 31 to leave the UAE. The [...]
2003-05-05 10:02:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI2196WHO FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON TOBACCO CONTROL
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-06 09:21:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL TC
03ABUDHABI2274(SBU) INHERENT CONTRADICTIONS OF THE UAE
[...] (SBU) In a recent address to the Indian Business and Professional Group, UAE Labor Undersecretary Khalid Al-Khazraji said all the right things. First, he confirmed that the UAE will continue to import multiethnic labor, primarily from the Indian subcontinent (something that no doubt went down [...]
2003-05-10 13:02:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI2299ABU DHABI'S EXPORTS REMAIN A ONE-TRICK PONY
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-11 14:04:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD TC
03ABUDHABI2323LABOR MINISTRY MEDIATES STRIKE IN DUBAI
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-12 10:45:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI2351 REORGANIZATION OF THE IRAQI MFA AND RECALL
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-14 11:55:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER TC
03ABUDHABI245UAEG'S PLEDGE OF ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN -- THE
[...] (U) Classified by Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Thomas E. Williams for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: According to UAEG reports, the UAE pledged $36 million at the Tokyo Conference and has provided additional humanitarian and reconstruction assistance to Afghanistan totalin [...]
2003-01-15 12:56:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL AF TC
03ABUDHABI2488 UAEG MEDEVACS WOUNDED IRAQIS FOR MEDICAL
[...] (U) Summary and comment: The UAE Red Crescent Authority facilitated 5/21 the medical evacuation from Kuwait of more than two dozen wounded and sick Iraqi civilians and their parental guardians. This was the largest medical airlift of its kind of Iraqi wounded, and fulfilled a long-standing p [...]
2003-05-27 09:13:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2670THREE MORE LABOR STRIKES RESOLVED
[...] (U) In the last week, the local English dailies reported on three labor strikes, two in Dubai and one in Abu Dhabi. All three labor stoppages involved the nonpayment of wages by contracting firms and resulted in the intervention of the UAE Labor Ministry to mediate a resolution between the par [...]
2003-06-07 05:28:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI2678UAE INTERESTED IN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
[...] (SBU) Nasser Sweidan, office director for de facto Finance Minister Dr. Khirbash, called A/DCM June 5 to say that he was drafting a letter from MFA Minstate Hamdan bin Zayid to Secretaries Powell and Evans outlining the UAEG's strong interest in pursuing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the U [...]
2003-06-07 09:58:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN USTR PREL TC
03ABUDHABI2892UAEG UNDECIDED ABOUT THE U.S. CANDIDATE FOR
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche June 16 to UAE Authority for Standardization & Metrology Deputy General Director Dr. Rashid Ahmad Bin Fahad. Dr. Ahmad said that his office is responsible for CODEX issues but is unlikely to attend the CODEX Alimentarius Commis [...]
2003-06-16 11:23:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAGR TC
03ABUDHABI2943ELATED BY TIER 1 RANKING, UAEG PROMISES TO
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for Reasons 1.5(B) and (D). 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On 11 June, the Ambassador congratulated MFA Minstate Hamdan bin Zayid Al-Nahyan on the UAE's Tier 1 ranking in the 2003 TIP Report, noting that the UAE is the only country to jump tw [...]
2003-06-18 11:39:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB ASEC
03ABUDHABI2946 UAE ATTENDANCE AT WEF 6/23 BREAKFAST
[...] (U) This message contains an action request; please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Post delivered 6/14 the Secretary's message regarding the WEF working breakfast (see ref) to de facto UAE Foreign Minister Hamdan bin Zayid. Hamdan's Office Director informed Polchief 6/17 that Dubai Crown Pri [...]
2003-06-18 12:26:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OPDC PGOV JO TC
03ABUDHABI2969 UAE AMNESTY FAILS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The UAEG's amnesty program failed to significantly reduce the number of illegal laborers in the UAE. Only 60,000 illegals have left the country, far less than the hoped for 250,000-300,000. Though the amnesty may continue on indefinitely, it failed because illegal workers do not [...]
2003-06-22 12:43:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI3195UAEG CONSIDERATION OF SIGNING ICOC ONGOING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The UAEG is actively considering signing the International Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (ICOC or "Hague Code"). The MFA Legal Affairs Department has recommended to MFA MinState Hamdan Bin Zayed's Office that the UAEG sign the Hague Code. [...]
2003-07-08 12:02:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA KSCA
03ABUDHABI3200UAE GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL ACKNOWLEDGES
[...] (U) In a newspaper interview with a local English daily, the UAE Labor Undersecretary Dr. Khalid Al- Khazraji declared, in response to a question about the legality of strikes in the UAE, "The UAE labour law has not forbidden strikes. It has not mentioned them as it has a system for labourers [...]
2003-07-08 12:58:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI3202UAE APPROVES ILO BIO-HAZARD RULES
[...] (U) The UAE approved the recommendations of the International Labour Organization (ILO) on ccupational health and safety. The ILO agreed, in a conference last month, to new standards for the prevention of biological hazards in the workplace, calling for action to reduce the number of deaths, [...]
2003-07-08 13:24:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI3247 USGS MISSION IN UAE IN TROUBLE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The National Drilling Company (NDC) hasrequested that the Ground Water Research Project (GWRP) -- the UAE entity with which the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is affiliated -- stop drilling new water wells, downsize its staff and end its research projects in the UAE. NDC would l [...]
2003-07-13 12:40:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA TPHY KSCA SENV ECON TC
03ABUDHABI3272 UAEG OFFERS TO HOST OCTOBER DONORS CONFERENCE
[...] (U) The UAE representative to the weekly Iraq reconstruction teleconference had provisionally offered to have the UAE host the October donors' conference for Iraq. In a meeting with the Ambassador, Minstate for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed said that the UAEG is formally offering to [...]
2003-07-15 13:46:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI3410UAE SUPREME COURT RULES SPONSORS CANNOT
[...] (U) Local papers reported on July 17 that the Federal Supreme Court ruled sponsors cannot withhold the passports of their employees -- a common practice among employers in the UAE. The Court held that a passport is a personal document, granted by a government to its citizens to travel. A pas [...]
2003-07-22 11:37:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI3506UAE OIL MINISTER SAYS OPEC QUOTAS WILL REMAIN
[...] (U) UAE PETROLEUM MINISTER OBEID BIN SAIF AL-NASIRI TOLD LOCAL REPORTERS ON JULY 27 THAT HE EXPECTS OPEC'S PRODUCTION QUOTAS TO REMAIN UNCHANGED AT THE CARTEL'S JULY 31 MEETING IN VIENNA. HE SAID THAT OPEC COULD NOT JUSTIFY A PRODUCTION INCREASE AT THIS TIME BECAUSE OIL PRICES ARE WITHIN A RA [...]
2003-07-28 13:40:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON EINV EPET TC
03ABUDHABI3509UAE 2003 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT
[...] Sensitive but Unclassified -- entire text. 2. Following is post's submission for the 2003 Religious Freedom Report (1 July 2002 - 30 June 2003) for the United Arab Emirates. Per reftel, our update is keyed to the 2002 final report. A copy of the 2002 Report with tracked changes will als [...]
2003-07-28 15:24:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF TC
03ABUDHABI3587UAEG BLACKLISTS FIRMS FOR VIOLATING LABOR LAWS
[...] (U) Local press reported that the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs blacklisted 375 companies in Abu Dhabi and 549 in Dubai and the Northern Emirates between January 1 and June 30 for violating labor laws. The Ministry inspected over 10,000 businesses in Dubai and the Northern Emirates dur [...]
2003-08-02 17:54:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI3680AFGHANISTAN -- TRAVEL OF PRESIDENT'S SPECIAL
[...] (SBU) Shaykh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the President of the UAE, is currently vacationing at his villa in France near Geneva. We expect him to continue his vacation in Morocco. Our MFA Protocol contacts were not able to pinpoint his date of return to Abu Dhabi. Because of Sh. Zayed's adva [...]
2003-08-10 10:11:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP OTRA KU QA TC AF
03ABUDHABI3939MISSION SEEKS BILATERALS WITH US OFFICIALS ON THE
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST; PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 3. 2. (U) AS A MAJOR DONOR TO THE RECONSTRUCTION EFFORTS IN BOTH AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ AND A STEADFAST PARTNER IN OUR EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORIST FINANCING, THE UAEG HAS DEMONSTRATED IT IS WILLING TO GO THE DISTANCE TO SUPPORT U.S. POLICI [...]
2003-08-27 11:13:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ECIN EFIN EINV OVIP PREL PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI4021FALCON SMUGGLING ALLEGATIONS AGAINST UAEG
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientist Dr. David Ellis made explicit allegations against Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Shaykh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayed Al [...]
2003-09-03 10:44:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ECON TC
03ABUDHABI4253EXPATRIATES TO GET ACCESS TO NATIONAL LABOR
[...] (U) Local press reported that the UAE Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs has drafted a law that will establish a national labor union which expatriates will have access to via their own representatives. The UAEG will likely enact the law in 2004, after the Federal Cabinet and the President a [...]
2003-09-17 09:21:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS
03ABUDHABI4426 UAE CENTRAL BANK ACTIONS ON MONEY LAUNDERING
[...] (U) During the Annual Meetings of the IMF/WB in Dubai, the UAE Central Bank released detailed information on its money laundering investigations over the last two years. According to Assistant Executive Director Abdulrahim Sinkais Al-Awadi (in charge of the Anti Money Laundering and Suspiciou [...]
2003-10-01 11:09:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC PTER ECON TC
03ABUDHABI4494UAEG CLARIFIES GCC CONFORMITY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) The Ambassador expressed USG interest in developing a constructive dialogue on the specificities of the "GCC Conformity and Certification Scheme for Countries Exporting to GCC Member Countries" and forwarded ref A points in a [...]
2003-10-06 12:26:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO GCC USTR TC
03ABUDHABI4594 UAE HEALTH MINISTRY STRENGTHENS IPR PROTECTION FOR
[...] (U) Classified by Charge D'Affaires Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) Summary and comment: The UAE Ministry of Health (MoH) issued a circular this week stating the mechanism of granting exclusive marketing rights in the UAE for all innovative pharmaceutical products [...]
2003-10-14 12:47:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KIPR ETRD TC
03ABUDHABI47UAEG ANNOUNCES AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On 24 December, the UAEG announced a four month amnesty period for illegal workers to leave the UAE between 1 January 2003 and 30 April 2003. Deportees will be exempt from the payment of fines or other legal liabilities associated with residency and immigration violations. P [...]
2003-01-07 06:25:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB PINS TC
03ABUDHABI4748UAE AND OPIC -- PERFECT TOGETHER
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Summary and comment: Post believes the time is ripe for a dialogue between the UAEG and OPIC about reinstating OPIC programs in the UAE. The suspension of OPIC coverage has become an irritant in the UAE-U.S. Strategic Partnersh [...]
2003-10-26 13:08:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS GTIP TC
03ABUDHABI4794 UAE ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING ACTIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The recent visit of the Financial Services Volunteer Corps to the UAE gave emboffs and congenoffs a chance to discuss UAE anti-money laundering efforts with a number of different financial sector interlocutors. The overwhelming perception among bankers in the UAE is that the UA [...]
2003-10-29 04:58:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC PTER ECON TC
03ABUDHABI4803 A/S HARTY DISCUSSES VISAS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DURING HER VISIT TO THE UAE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONSULAR AFFAIRS MAURA HARTY ENGAGED A VARIETY SIPDIS OF UNITED ARAB EMIRATES OFFICIALS, MET WITH MISSION STAFF, AND CONDUCTED AN INTERVIEW WITH THE ABU DHABI NEWSPAPER OF RECORD AL ITTIHAD. IN A MEETING WITH SENIOR UAE MIN [...]
2003-10-29 11:57:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CMGT CVIS CASC KOCI TC
03ABUDHABI5031 ADNOC EXECUTIVES AND STUDENTS ALLEGE MISTREATMENT OF
[...] (U) SUMMARY: ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2003, ABU DHABI CONOFF AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS ASSISTANT VISITED THE ABU DHABI NATIONAL OIL COMPANY (ADNOC) SCHOLARSHIP OFFICE. DURING THIS MEETING, CONOFF DISCUSSED VISA PROCESSING DELAYS, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) PROCEDURES AT US PORTS OF ENTRY [...]
2003-11-19 14:21:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO CVIS CMGT ECON EPET BEXP TC
03ABUDHABI5034 BIOMETRICS STIR THE POT IN THE UAE
[...] SUMMARY: THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND CONSULAR SECTION IN ABU DHABI HOSTED A PRESS BRIEFING ON THE FINGERPRINTING OF NIV APPLICANTS AT THE US EMBASSY. IN ADDITION, DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION (DCM) AND CONSULAR CHIEF BRIEFED THE DIRECTOR OF CONSULAR AFFAIRS AT THE UAE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MFA) [...]
2003-11-22 06:00:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCMGT CVIS KPAO TC
03ABUDHABI53902004 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION/SUMMARY ----------------------------- The UAE in 2003 continued its outstanding record as a valuable strategic partner in the Global War on Terrorism and in supporting key U.S. regional strategic policy goals. Among the highlights of the UAE's contributions to the common [...]
2003-12-23 12:47:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MCAP MARR MASS TC
03ABUDHABI889UAE REITERATES A COMMITMENT TO MAINTAINING OIL
[...] (U) UAE Oil Minister Obaid bin Saif al-Nasseri publicly declared on 2/22, following a meeting with Russian Oil Minister Igor Yusufov, that OPEC is prepared to act decisively to ensure no disruption of oil supplies to world markets. In remarks widely covered by the local and international pres [...]
2003-02-24 05:56:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ECON ENRG TC
03ABUDHABI941UAE DRAFTS LABOR UNION REGULATIONS
[...] (U) The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs completed the final draft of a proposal permitting the creation of full-fledged labor unions, on 2/24. The plan will be reviewed by the Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Awqaf before a final proposal is submitted to [...]
2003-02-26 08:39:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUJA1088 NIGERIA: 2003 NARCOTICS CERTIFICATION REPORT CARD
[...] No summary [...]
2003-06-20 13:31:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR NI
03ABUJA1148NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING IN THE DELTA
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-01 18:10:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ASEC PINS PGOV NI
03ABUJA1314NIGERIA: AID ASST. ADMINISTRATOR'S DELTA VISIT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-31 16:17:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PINS EPET PREL PHUM NI
03ABUJA1325KIDNAPPING OF NIGERIAN CHEVRON WORKER
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-01 15:43:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET PINS PGOV NI
03ABUJA1328RENEWED WARRI VIOLENCE A CAUSE FOR CONCERN
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-04 14:36:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET PINS ASEC PREL PGOV NI
03ABUJA1330NIGERIA "ENGAGING ISLAM IN NIGERIA: THE TWO - DAY KANO CONFERENCE" - - AN ANALYSIS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In late January an unprecedented forum initiated by the Emir of Kano brought together Embassy officials, American scholars, and Moslem leaders from northern Nigeria to explore perceptions of the US and Islam, U.S. Middle East Policy, the Global War on Terrorism, and economic dev [...]
2003-08-05 13:13:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO PREL SCUL OIIP NI
03ABUJA1359PRIVATIZATION OF GON MINORITY SHAREHOLDINGS
[...] Action request, para 8. 2. Summary. The Government of Nigeria (GON) wants to privatize the approximately forty percent minority share it holds in foreign oil service companies (OSCs) operating in Nigeria; e.g., in Halliburton Nigeria. The GON wants to divest itself by way of private pl [...]
2003-08-08 18:51:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EINV BTIO KIDE NI
03ABUJA1468NEW INEC COMMISSIONERS
[...] (U) Summary: President Obasanjo submitted names of ten new national Commissioners for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),along with the names of two currently serving Commissioners and the national Chairman, to the Senate for confirmation. After a walkout by opposition sena [...]
2003-08-27 09:05:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM PINR NI
03ABUJA1473FOLLOW-UP ON APRIL 2003 TRANSOCEAN HOSTAGE TAKING
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-27 15:35:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ASEC PGOV NI PLAB
03ABUJA1496BOOK LAUNCH FOR BABANGIDA'S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
[...] (SBU) CDA was invited to an August 27 event "launching a book by ex-Minister of the Interior John Shagaya." There was a book, but the affair was clearly more intended to help launch the candidacy of former President Babangida in 2007. 2. (SBU) 2003 and potential 2007 candidate Mohammedu B [...]
2003-08-29 18:31:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV NI
03ABUJA1515GON REMOVES POLICE PROTECTION FROM OFFICIALS
[...] (U) The Inspector General of Police's Office announced August 21 that, on orders from the Presidency, it would greatly reduce the use of police as bodyguards. Bodyguards have been limited to the President, Vice President, Ministers and Ministers of State, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, S [...]
2003-09-04 12:23:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM PINR NI
03ABUJA152NIGERIA: NEW GON COMMERCE MINISTER SUPPORTS STRONG
[...] (U) Minister of Commerce Ngelale told the Ambassador in a January 10 meeting that he intends to follow his predecessor as a strong voice for sub-Saharan Africa in the WTO. He also endorsed a constructive relationship between the United States and Nigeria on trade issues. A Ministry of Commerce [...]
2003-01-24 14:25:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD NI WTRO USTR
03ABUJA1557DISGRUNTLEMENT IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
[...] (SBU) Growing National Assembly discontent over recent moves by President Obasanjo led to a quickly suppressed and publicly denied, August 21 attempt to impeach House Speaker Aminu Bello Masari. Obasanjo had installed Masari and the Senate President, then forced his own selections for committ [...]
2003-09-05 14:08:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM PINR NI
03ABUJA16NIGERIA: PDP NATIONAL CONVENTION SELECTS OBASANJO
[...] (U) In a repeat of the ruling PDP's 1999 convention, Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo defeated Alex Ekwueme to become its presidential candidate, receiving 2,642 of an estimated 3,579 votes cast (74 percent) in the first round. The former Vice President came in a distant second with 661 vo [...]
2003-01-06 13:25:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PINS PREL NI
03ABUJA1613NIGERIAN STATEMENT ON GUINEA-BISSAU COUP
[...] (SBU) ECOWAS sent a fact-finding team to discuss the coup with coup leaders, and the press reports the team returned and sent a report to ECOWAS member states September 16 for their action. The British High Commission tells us Nigerian MFA MinState Samaila went, but they did not know whether h [...]
2003-09-16 17:06:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL GZ NI
03ABUJA1629LOCAL GOVERNMENT REFORM, PART 2
[...] (U) The Technical Review Committee on Local Government Reform has resumed work this week after receiving a new chairman, Malam Liman Ciroma, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). The Committee's work had stalled two weeks ago after the death of the Etsu Nupe, a tradition [...]
2003-09-19 07:09:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PINR NI
03ABUJA1630NIGERIAN PRESIDENCY STATEMENT ON TAYLOR
[...] (SBU) According to press reports, the Nigerian Presidential Spokesman, Mrs. Remi Oyo, told the press Tuesday evening September 26 that the GON was displeased with Charles Taylor. She is quoted as saying, "The GON has made it clear to Mr. Taylor that it will not tolerate any breach of these co [...]
2003-09-19 07:09:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL LI NI
03ABUJA1638A VIEW TO A SPILL: SHELL IN THE SPOTLIGHT
[...] (SBU) During an early August visit to Port Harcourt, CRO met with the Center for Social and Corporate Responsibility (CSCR),a Port Harcourt-based NGO operating on a grant from Catholic Relief Services, to discuss CSCR's investigation into the major October 2002 oil spill at a Shell trunk line [...]
2003-09-19 17:23:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET SENV EWWT PHUM PGOV NI
03ABUJA1667AMINA LAWAL - CONVICTION OVERTURNED
[...] (SBU) In a four to one majority decision, the Katsina State Shari'a Court of Appeal overturned Amina Lawal's March 2002 adultery conviction and sentence of stoning to death, on the grounds that the conviction had been reached through bad court procedure. A copy of the decision, which was annou [...]
2003-09-25 15:25:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL NI
03ABUJA1724VISIT TO KWARA STATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Governing Kwara State, like some other states, is a family affair. Governor Bukola Saraki's father is the political kingmaker in Kwara, having handpicked the previous two governors and arranged for his daughter to be elected to the Senate in the same April elections that sent [...]
2003-10-08 06:46:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR KDEM NI
03ABUJA1731GAS STRIKE: HEARTBURN TO BEGIN OCTOBER 9
[...] (SBU) It seems certain that a strike and/or demonstrations will start in at least some parts of Nigeria October 9, led by a coalition of unions and NGOs protesting President Obasanjo's September 30 deregulation of gasoline prices. Violence could easily erupt, although the Nigeria Labor Congres [...]
2003-10-08 17:37:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS EPET ECON NI
03ABUJA1762GAS PRICES THE MORNING AFTER
[...] (SBU) Touring Abuja city, the Abuja Federal Capital Territory, and neighboring state Niger on October 10, it is clear the end of the proposed October 9 strike had an effect on the gasoline retail market, but not what was agreed (Refs A and B). Virtually all Abuja city gasoline stations were o [...]
2003-10-10 16:51:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EPET PINS ELAB NI
03ABUJA1812NEPA INVOKES FORCE MAJEURE IN AES CONTRACT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Nigeria's National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) on October 7 invoked force majeure and informed AES that it (NEPA) would be unable to pay approximately 18 million USD due on the Lagos Emergency Power Barge Project (the Ebute plant). Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OP [...]
2003-10-17 15:23:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON EFIN EINV NI
03ABUJA1853FINANCE MINISTER ON REFORM: EITI ONLY A FIRST STEP
[...] (SBU) Summary: CDA met October 24 with Minister of Finance Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to discuss the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and her upcoming trip to the U.S. Okonjo-Iweala stressed that the GON sees EITI as just one step of many that must be taken to bring about full GO [...]
2003-10-27 05:36:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EAID ECON EFIN ETRD KPRV NI
03ABUJA1864SENATE BRIBERY SCANDAL FOLLOW-UP
[...] (SBU) On October 9, 68 members present of the 109-member Senate unanimously voted to drop consideration of bribery accusations by FCT Minister Malam El-Rufai against Deputy Senate President Ibrahim Mantu and Majority Leader Jonathan Zwingina. The vote came after receipt of the report on the p [...]
2003-10-29 11:57:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR KDEM NI
03ABUJA1916 NEW RESOLVE TO FIGHT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: A sudden surge in Nigerian law enforcement efforts against child trafficking has drawn greater attention to the magnitude of this problem in the region while also reflecting improved political will to crack down on trafficking crimes in general. End Summary. Rescue, Repat [...]
2003-11-04 14:03:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN NI
03ABUJA1936AES: GON PUSHING FOR PPA RENEGOTIATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Charge met October 29 with AES officials from London and Lagos, to discuss AES's ongoing attempts to collect from Nigeria's National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) arrears on the Ebute power plant PPA (reftel). The AES officials said they had met and would meet with a number o [...]
2003-11-10 13:34:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON EFIN EINV NI
03ABUJA1972TEXTILE MANUFACTURERS: AGOA WILL NOT SAVE US
[...] (SBU) Summary: Nigerian textile manufacturers are uniformly bleak about the prospects that AGOA alone will bring about a substantial increase in their apparel or textile trade. Nigeria's industry is not competitive, and it is in decline. Various industry representatives told Lagos and Abuja [...]
2003-11-19 10:39:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON EFIN NI
03ABUJA1975"INDEPENDENT" NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION
[...] (SBU) In August, the ruling PDP rammed 10 new Commissioners through the Senate despite a walkout by all of the opposition, and even some members from the ruling PDP, who complained the new majority among the 12 Commissioners would be partisans of the President (Ref A). The complaints fell on [...]
2003-11-19 13:56:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM NI
03ABUJA1976AMINA LAWAL: OUTCOMES FOR SHARI'A IN NIGERIA
[...] (SBU) The overturning on appeal September 25 of Amina Lawal's Shari'a court adultery verdict will have different, though minor, effects on the various Nigerians supporting the application of Shari'a in criminal law. Opportunist Muslim politicos and Islamist demogogues are still using Shari'a t [...]
2003-11-19 14:00:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KIRF NI
03ABUJA2007Ramadan 2003 PD Strategy: Engaging Islam in Nigeria
[...] (U) This is in response to an action request. This telegram has been cleared by DCM Rick Roberts. 2. (U) As in previous years, the Mission in Nigeria, including PAS, is planning an active schedule of events. 3. (U) Washington File. PAS will distribute President Bush's Ramadan message [...]
2003-11-21 13:28:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OIIP KPAO IS SPECI
03ABUJA2068Religious Conflict in Jigawa State
[...] Summary: After a blasphemous remark by a Christian student in the preceding month, local youths in Jigawa State started a protest that led to the burning of several religious structures. Only the quick involvement of local leaders prevented the situation from getting completely out of control [...]
2003-12-04 10:41:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KIRF PHUM NI
03ABUJA2070NIGERIA: 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] Post provides the following input for the 2003 Annual Terrorism Report. The information is keyed to the questions asked in REFTEL: 2. A. Civilian rule returned to Nigeria with the inauguration of Olusegun Obasanjo as President in May 1999. Since his inauguration, President Obasanjo has [...]
2003-12-04 14:25:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER NI
03ABUJA2080SCORE ONE FOR REFORM: LABOR MINISTER SACKED FOR
[...] (SBU) The Obasanjo Administration scored its first major anti-corruption coup when the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC) on December 3 announced its arrest and detention of seven persons, including current Minister of Labor Hussaini Zannuwa Akwanga, in [...]
2003-12-08 05:11:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM NI
03ABUJA2085WARRI FORUM ON PEACE PROJECT
[...] The Warri Forum on Peace, Security and Human Rights is an important project of our Mission in Nigeria, and it has already achieved some successes. One month later than the original approved proposal, and reported in several e-mails to DRL, the Field Research and Writing of the Working Paper [...]
2003-12-09 11:09:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PHUM NI
03ABUJA2150 Electoral Reform and the INEC Seminar
[...] (SBU) Summary: The INEC Seminar November 27-28 (septel) highlighted important divisions on possible electoral reforms. There were several less-than- serious ideas bruited, but the more important reform proposals basically present a choice for the future between the Independent National Electo [...]
2003-12-15 13:25:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PREL NI
03ABUJA2159NIGERIA: ILO CONSOLIDATED MARITIME LABOR
[...] December 16, POLOFF delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Transport Deputy Director of Maritime Services, A. Abdulmalik. Abdulmalik said he would study the proposed changes to the Consolidated Maritime Labor Convention draft language and would contact the Embassy if he had any questions [...]
2003-12-17 05:10:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EWWT PREL ILO
03ABUJA2183NOT SO INSTANT REPLAYS - THREE BY-ELECTIONS TO
[...] Summary: Six months after Nigeria's April/May elections for President/VP, National Assembly, Governors and State Assemblies, three races will be re-run on December 20 by order of election tribunals or the Court of Appeals. A recent State Assembly by-election caused by death of an office holde [...]
2003-12-19 11:23:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM NI
03ABUJA2184IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT FOR AMERICAN INVESTMENT
[...] The Embassy, including FCS, proposes that the Department of Commerce consider Instituting a program to improve the climate for American private investment in Nigerian industries that would export to the U.S. under AGOA. Such a program would seek to create partnerships between individual Niger [...]
2003-12-19 11:32:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP BTIO EINV NI AGOA
03ABUJA2195 Abuja By-Election Results - ANPP Concedes
[...] After the by-election for the only Abuja Senate seat conducted on December 20, PDP Senator Isa Maina retained his seat with an overall victory margin of 1,416 votes (less than one percent of the total). Maina's original victory margin in April over ANPP candidate Ireti Kingibe was 1,208 votes. [...]
2003-12-23 05:31:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PREL NI
03ABUJA221NIGERIA: ECONOMIC ROUNDUP JANUARY 31
[...] (U) This periodic economic report from Abuja and Lagos includes: --Dutch Firm Wins BPE Management Contract for NITEL --Think Tank Offers Economic Rebuilding Plan --Nigeria Airways in Trouble Again --Political Conventions Delay 2003 Budget Dutch Firm Wins BPE Management Contract for NITEL [...]
2003-01-31 14:03:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAIR ECPS EFIN NI
03ABUJA2215VISIT TO NASARAWA STATE
[...] (U) Summary: Nasarawa has only been a state for seven years, and the governor is working to create a state identity and legacy for himself. Poloff traveled to the capital, Lafia, to visit the PDP Governor, the Nasarawa ANPP chairman and journalists; the meetings all implied that disputes over [...]
2003-12-26 07:36:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR KDEM NI
03ABUJA2216NIGERIA: CHRISTMAS EVE ECONOMIC ROUND-UP
[...] (SBU) Summary: We report another telecommunications victory for a United States company and another GON milestone in transparency as CODEM systems won a USD 28 million telecommunications contract after months of wrangling over alleged corruption by GON officials and European companies. U.S. ai [...]
2003-12-26 07:38:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ETRD KISL PTER NI
03ABUJA277NIGERIA TO SUPPORT U.S. TRIPS MORATORIUM
[...] No summary [...]
2003-02-07 11:15:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR NI WTRO
03ABUJA283NIGERIA: MEETING ON DEPLOYMENT OF ELECTION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Embassy convened a meeting with U.S. NGOs and others on January 30 to discuss numbers and deployments of election monitors for Nigeria's April national elections. Given the size of Nigeria and the number of polling stations, the international monitor presence will be relative [...]
2003-02-10 07:34:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PREL EAID NI
03ABUJA300NIGERIA: REACTION TO SECRETARY'S SPEECH
[...] (U) Reaction to the Secretary's speech on Iraqi violations has been muted. Local media covered the event with straightforward accounts of the Secretary's presentation. Until today (February 10),Embassy has seen no official comments from the GON and little discussion of the speech's merits [...]
2003-02-13 10:38:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM NI IZ UNSC
03ABUJA380NIGERIA COMPLETES FINANCING PACT FOR BILLION
[...] (U) On January 23, Nigeria LNG (NLNG) held a signing ceremony for the six Nigerian banks providing $160 million of the $1.06 billion financing for Nigeria's fourth and fifth liquefied natural gas production trains. State-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) holds 49 percent of [...]
2003-02-21 13:16:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET EINV OPEC
03ABUJA389VIOLENT DISTURBANCE IN CENTRAL
[...] (SBU) On 20 February 2003, a GON Federal Task Force entered Area 1 of central Abuja and attempted to "clean up" the area by dismantling numerous illegal/unlicensed shops. Violence quickly erupted between the unlicensed traders and security forces. Tires were set ablaze in the street which t [...]
2003-02-24 16:11:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC NI
03ABUJA440 NIGERIA: SLOW GOING AT THE MINISTRY OF AVIATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Jeter, accompanied by Econoff and USTDA representatives Steingass and Hardy, met with Minister of Aviation Chikwe in late January. Despite Nigerian participation at a November 2002 Air Cargo Roundtable in Washington, the Minister showed little interest in expanding a [...]
2003-03-06 09:43:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR BEXP PGOV NI
03ABUJA515TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] The following is post's submission for the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Paragraphs below are keyed to questions in reftel. Note: Post tried to confine material to respective sections, but several examples have overlapping relevance to the general overview, prevention, prosecu [...]
2003-03-18 16:06:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
03ABUJA561ATTEMPTED ARMED ROBBERY AT RESIDENTIAL HOUSING
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the early morning hours of 22 March 2003, armed robbers penetrated the perimeter of a three-unit Mission residential housing compound. LGF mobile patrol units conducting routine compound patrols thwarted the attempted robbery. There were no injuries and only slight proper [...]
2003-03-24 15:22:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ALOW NI
03ABUJA576NIGERIA: CLEAR SKIES AHEAD FOR WORLD AIRWAYS?
[...] (SBU) Summary: World Airways' troubles securing landing rights from the Ministry of Aviation for charter service between Lagos, New York, and Atlanta could soon be over. On March 21, Minister of Aviation Kema Chikwe signed a memo approving World Airways' application and forwarded it to Presiden [...]
2003-03-26 15:42:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PREL PGOV NI
03ABUJA647NIGERIA: CONSULTANTS CONCERNED ABOUT AVIATION
[...] (SBU) Summary. Aviation consultants sponsored by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently completed an evaluation of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority's (NCAA) efforts to improve its safety oversight. They found few improvements since a 2001 International Civil Aviation Orga [...]
2003-04-07 17:26:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EAID EINV NI
03ABUJA824NIGERIA: SHELL'S "SEA EAGLE" ENDANGERED
[...] April 29 local newspapers reported that Shell's newly deployed Floating Production and Storage and Offloading Platform (FPSO),the "Sea Eagle," had been threatened by unidentified criminal elements in the Delta. Shell's Nigerian subsidiary, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC [...]
2003-05-06 14:49:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINS PGOV EPET NI
03ABUJA942NIGERIA: SOFT TARGET VULNERABILITY RESPONSE
[...] (SBU) Although Abuja is the capital city, Nigeria's OSAC Country Council is located in Lagos, the country's main commercial center. Therefore, RSO Lagos will convene the requisite meeting and report results septel. However, due to significant private sector participation in the week-long event [...]
2003-05-23 17:40:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC KSAC PTER NI
03ABUJA990 NIGERIA: OIL COMPANY SECURITY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter, Consul General and CG Lagos staff met EXXON/MOBIL, Halliburton and ChevronTexaco Managing Directors on May 27 to encourage more timely notification of the Mission in the event of hostage-takings, occupation of facilities, or interruption of oil company operati [...]
2003-06-05 14:49:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ASEC CASC ECON EINV NI
03ACCRA437TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - GHANA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The following is AmEmb Accra's response to the tasker requesting information for the second annual Trafficking in Persons Report. In summary, Ghana has problems with both domestic and international human trafficking. The GOG and local NGOs have so far combined efforts to focus o [...]
2003-03-03 15:14:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GH
03ADANA107 RURAL-TO-URBAN MIGRATION BY KURDS:
[...] (SBU) Summary: Mehmet Erbas, a junior faculty member at Mersin University, has conducted scholarly research about the migration of Kurds from the countryside to the cities of Turkey. He believes that "Kurdish identity" will survive transplantation to the metropolis as long as Kurdish migr [...]
2003-04-15 12:17:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL TU ADANA
03ADANA129 MAY 5 BINGOL EARTHQUAKE UPDATE
[...] (U) Press sources put the toll from the Bingol earthquake at 167 killed and 521 injuries. Rescue operations were concluded on Sunday, May 4. At the Celtiksuyu Boarding School, GOT rescue teams saved 114 students from the wreckage but 84 students and one teacher were killed. Riots also appea [...]
2003-05-05 16:04:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID TU ADANA
03ADANA136 KURDS IN SOUTHEAST OPTIMISTIC; HOPE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Recent meetings with our regular Kurdish contacts reveal SE Turkey Kurds are optimistic about the resolution of the "Kurdish question" and are pinning their hopes on the international community, most notably the United States. They also believe an amnesty for PKK/KADEK member [...]
2003-05-16 10:41:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM TU ADANA
03ADANA137 SE TURKEY HOPES FOR ECONOMIC TURNAROUND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Prominent Adana and Mersin businessmen are optimistic for increased economic opportunities relating to the Coalition victory in Operation Iraqi Freedom. They also are hoping to take advantage of the SARS outbreak to export more textiles to Europe. While they believe there may [...]
2003-05-16 11:09:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM TU ADANA
03ADANA142 SOUTHEASTERN TURKEY HOPEFUL FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: A cross-section of GOT officials, NGOs, and businessmen in Turkey's Southeast reveals little, if any, change in economic or social conditions. Lower-level GOT officials, unaccustomed to and uncomfortable with meeting foreign diplomats, paint an unrealistic picture, touting the [...]
2003-05-22 14:15:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM TU ADANA
03ADANA25 THE VIEW FROM SIRNAK PROVINCE:
[...] (SBU) Summary: In southeastern Turkey's Sirnak province, one of two bordering Iraq, the preoccupation of government officials, NGOs, and businessmen is less about war than about war's aftermath. The populace is desperate to revive border trade and commerce. Kurdish interlocutors worry that [...]
2003-01-28 17:36:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV TU SY IZ ADANA
03ADANA26 HELSINKI COMMISSION EXAMINES HUMAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Two staffers from the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (aka Helsinki Commission) traveled to Diyarbakir January 15-18 for meetings with GOT officials, human rights activists, and religious groups. Key agenda items included torture, language rights, and v [...]
2003-01-28 17:49:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV TU ADANA
03ADANA44 INCREASING UNREST IN SE TURKEY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Imprisoned PKK/KADEK leader Abdullah Ocalan has been denied access to lawyers and family by the GOT since November 2002. In SE Turkey, reaction against this enforced isolation has been angry. There have been demonstrations, hunger strikes, and Molotov- cocktail threats. K [...]
2003-02-07 13:00:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM TU SY IZ ADANA
03ADANA73 GAZIANTEP PARLIAMENTARIANS EXPLAIN
[...] (SBU) In a March 12 phone call with Consul, Gaziantep newspaper publisher Aykut Tuzcu (please protect) a reliable and trustworthy contact, relayed the explanation offered to him by three Gaziantep parliamentarians for the failure of the Turkish parliament to approve the proposed resolution [...]
2003-03-13 14:00:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL TU ADANA
03ADANA80 POPULATION MOVEMENT IN NORTHERN
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to contacts in southeastern Turkey, population movements in northern Iraq in anticipation of war are not toward the Turkish border. Rather, those on the move are generally seeking to leave cities for the perceived safety of villages higher up in the hills. The Ha [...]
2003-03-19 14:57:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM TU ADANA
03AMMAN1049CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): JORDANIAN
[...] (SBU) On February 17, Poloff delivered reftel points and copies of OPCW Technical Secretariat (TS) questionnaires to Ayman Aamiri, Deputy Director of the MFA's IO Department. On February 18, Poloff followed up on this issue with Jusuf Bataineh, the MFA's action officer on CWC issues. Bataineh [...]
2003-02-18 14:22:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ABUD JO AROC CWC CBW OPCW
03AMMAN1157JORDAN STALLS ON BIT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: FM Muasher told the Ambassador that he wants a three month delay in the Exchange of Instruments of Ratification that would bring the Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) into force in order to allow the government time to assess the Treaty's impact on a pending investment dispute [...]
2003-02-23 14:07:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV JO
03AMMAN1188JORDAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION SEEKS U.S. ASSISTANCE
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a 20 February meeting, Jordan Atomic Energy Commission DG Kodah made a strong pitch for U.S. technical and financial assistance in the operation of Jordan's five radiation portals. In addition, Kodah is keen for his staff to participate in upcoming EXBS training on export con [...]
2003-02-27 10:58:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM PTER SENV IZ JO
03AMMAN1210EMBASSY AMMAN'S HUMAN RIGHTS STRATEGY
[...] (U) Per reftel, Post is providing the following report on actions taken by the USG in Jordan during 2002. 2. (SBU) Begin text: Introduction Our human rights strategy in Jordan seeks to promote human rights through a) direct dialogue with the Jordanian Government and others, b) progra [...]
2003-03-02 06:30:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KDEM KSEP XE XF XM JO
03AMMAN1251ROYAL JORDANIAN WAR CONTINGENCY PLAN
[...] (sbu) Summary. Royal Jordanian Airlines plans to shuttle passengers between Amman and a temporary operating hub in Athens in the event civil air traffic to Amman's Queen Alia airport is closed by a military conflict and/or lack of affordable insurance coverage. This scenario could have a ma [...]
2003-03-03 12:13:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EFIN MOPS JO
03AMMAN1252BIDDER ON JORDAN-IRAQ OIL PIPELINE SEEKS USG
[...] (sbu) We were recently contacted by Brock Tuppeny, Business Development Manager for Petrofac, a UK-registered company with extensive operations in Texas and partial U.S. ownership. According to Tuppeny, Petrofac is involved in, inter alia, construction of the Georgian portion of the Baku-Ce [...]
2003-03-03 12:15:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EPET ETTC IZ JO
03AMMAN1357ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: JORDAN
[...] Per reftel, Post's information for the 2002 anti-trafficking in persons report is contained in paras below. Responses are keyed to reftel questions. Until 6/1/2003, embassy poc on trafficking issues is PolOff Gregory D. LoGerfo. Subsequent to 6/1/2003 poc will be PolOff James Fellows. [...]
2003-03-06 14:11:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF JO
03AMMAN1358FOREIGN CONSEQUENCE MANAGEMENT RESPONSE
[...] (SBU) Embassy Amman in principle would welcome the proposed initial visit of a USG Consequence Management Support Team (CMST) to discuss emergency operations execution procedures, operational plans, and any other necessary preparations with appropriate GOJ officials and Mission personnel. Sin [...]
2003-03-06 14:25:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PM JO
03AMMAN1428OFFER OF VACCINIA IMMUNE GLOBULIN (VIG) PASSED TO
[...] (SBU) On March 9, Embassy passed reftel information on VIG to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF). If/when we receive a letter from the GOJ officially requesting FDA authorization for the export of VIG to Jordan in the quantities and for the purposes outlined [...]
2003-03-10 16:11:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS TBIO JO
03AMMAN1525EMBASSY AMMAN TO FORM CRISIS LIAISON UNIT IF/WHEN
[...] (SBU) In the event that war begins with Iraq, Embassy Amman will stand up a Crisis Liaison Unit (CLU) that will serve as the Embassy's central point of contact/clearinghouse for DoS inquiries on all crisis-related issues. Inquiries from the Ops Center and associated DoS Task Forces should com [...]
2003-03-13 05:54:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR AMGT CASC CVIS IZ JO
03AMMAN1544JORDANIAN TELECOMS PREPARED FOR CONFLICT PRESSURES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In recent meetings with Jordanian telecom operators, we were assured that fixed-line and wireless telecom networks were prepared for pressures on their systems in the event of a conflict in neighboring Iraq. Plans have been made to protect physical infrastructure, fleets, offi [...]
2003-03-13 15:12:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS EINV BEXP JO
03AMMAN1620JORDANIAN BANKS: WILL WEATHER STORM, BUT FACE
[...] (SBU) While fundamentally sound, the Jordanian banking sector faces a number of short- and long-term challenges: Exposure to a military conflict with Iraq, a surplus of banks, high infrastructure costs, and implementation of modern banking and technological advances that are only now beginnin [...]
2003-03-18 14:16:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID ETRD JO
03AMMAN1629A SNAPSHOT OF THE IRAQI COMMUNITY IN JORDAN - SOME
[...] (U) AS PART OF ROUTINE REFCOORD MONITORING OF PRM-FUNDED ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR VULNERABLE IRAQIS IN JORDAN (MONITORING REPORT SUBMITTED REFTEL),FSN REFUGEE ASSISTANT VISITED THE HOMES OF THREE VULNERABLE IRAQI FAMILIES LIVING IN JORDAN, ALL OF WHOM HAD OBTAINED OR WERE SEEKING ASSISTANCE F [...]
2003-03-18 16:02:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL EAID IZ JO
03AMMAN1651GOJ HOPES JORDAN CAN BE BASE FOR BAGHDAD
[...] (sbu) Jordanian Trade Minister Salah al Bashir asked the Ambassador in a meeting on March 12 what requirements would need to be met to allow USG agencies making procurements in Iraq after a government change to procure goods and/or services from Jordan (such as waivers of "buy America" contr [...]
2003-03-19 06:23:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN IZ JO
03AMMAN1661TF1Z01: RJ FLYING, BUT MOST INTERNATIONAL CARRIERS
[...] (SBU) Queen Alia International Airport Director Nasri Nowar told us that while the airport remains open, most international carriers have suspended or are about to suspend service. These include KLM, Air France, Lufthansa, Alitalia, and British Airways. He said that national carrier Royal J [...]
2003-03-19 14:01:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR AMGT JO CACS
03AMMAN1696TFIZ01: AMMAN SITREP 1 (3/20 1130 LOCAL )
[...] (SBU) As of 0545 local time (0345 GMT) Embassy Amman stood up its Crisis Liaison Unit (CLU) which will serve a the Embassy's central point of contact/clearinghouse for DoS inquiries on all crisis-related issues. At 0600 local time we notified the OpsCenter via phone that we are operational. C [...]
2003-03-20 08:52:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR AMGT CASC CVIS IZ JO
03AMMAN1875TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 18 (3/29 1100 LOCAL)
[...] (SBU) The Embassy is closed March 29 for the Jordanian weekend. It will open for regular business on Sunday, March 30. The movement of American staff remains restricted. --------------- Consular Issues --------------- 2. (SBU) Embassy's Crisis Liaison Unit received e-mail from Task F [...]
2003-03-29 07:23:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN1882TFIZ01: VENTING ON THE WEB: JORDAN INTERNET USE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The two major Internet providers in Jordan report a sharp upsurge in Internet use, particularly email traffic, over the past week. Technical support managers said that sophisticated software is allowing users to access and download inflammatory TV news reports, which are then g [...]
2003-03-30 07:59:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS PREL KPAO IZ JO
03AMMAN1949TFIZ01 THE IRAQI WAR THROUGH JORDANIAN EYES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Almost two weeks into the war, and Jordanians remain fully engrossed with the latest developments in Iraq. Although many have resumed their daily activities, a widening resentment towards the US has become virtually a universal sentiment and an accepted trut [...]
2003-04-01 11:36:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM JO
03AMMAN2006JORDAN GPA OFFER PRELIMINARY RESPONSES
[...] (sbu) Below are informal responses to questions posed ref a based on our conversations with Jordan's GPA negotiating team and on our own research. Answers keyed to PARAGRAPHS in ref a. 2. (sbu) Para 4: The list of units in Annex Three represents a fairly complete list of units subordi [...]
2003-04-03 11:55:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD JO WTRO
03AMMAN2007ZARQA BUSINESS COMMUNITY EYES PARLIAMENTARY
[...] (sbu) Although they doubt elections will occur as scheduled on June 17, business leaders in Jordan's main industrial center believe a new parliament will redress the balance of political power in Jordan, giving areas outside Amman a greater voice in policy decisions. While a new parliament [...]
2003-04-03 12:02:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON JO
03AMMAN2028JORDANIAN ECONOMY: WELL-PREPARED, FOR NOW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A high state of preparedness on a number of levels has enabled the Jordanian economy to thus far weather the war with few dislocations. However, the expectations that have shaped the current economic stability factored in a nonprotracted and a relatively--at least for Jordan-- [...]
2003-04-03 15:30:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID ETRD JO
03AMMAN2130RUWEISHED RELIEF EFFORTS FLAPPING IN THE WIND
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: On April 5, refcoord and DART-West monitored operations at the IOM/JRCS TCN transit and UNHCR refugee camps in Ruweished. Rather than serving as a brief stopping point on the way home, the IOM/JRCS transit camp is struggling to care for an unexpected population of [...]
2003-04-08 15:57:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL EAID KPAL IZ JO
03AMMAN2194UN FLASH APPEAL FOR HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE IN IRAQ
[...] (U) As requested ref, refcoord contacted UN Resident Coordinator Christine McNab to ensure that UN officials in Jordan have raised the UN flash appeal with GOJ officials. McNab said that UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq Ramiro Lopes da Silva will be in Jordan April 11-13 and will brief se [...]
2003-04-10 13:23:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PREF EAID IZ JO
03AMMAN2196TF1Z01: JORDAN TELECOM REGULATOR NIJEM ON THE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Muna Nijem, the head of the Jordanian Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) concluded a week of meetings recently in Washington with FTC, DOS, and World Bank officials in which she emphasized her commitment to make the TRC, with USG assistance, the strong body the sect [...]
2003-04-10 14:39:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS EINV ECON JO
03AMMAN2255TFIZ01: ROYAL JORDANIAN INTEREST IN IRAQ CIVIL
[...] (SBU) Summary. Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) indicates its availability to help Iraqi Airways or a successor Iraqi airline begin operations as quickly as possible. RJ, which has long experience in Iraq, is ready to operate flights on behalf of Iraqi Airways and/or provide technical, training [...]
2003-04-14 12:40:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EAID IZ JO
03AMMAN2260JORDAN ISSUES MODIFIED NOTAM
[...] (SBU) After receiving REFTEL talking points April 8, Jordan Civil Aviation Authority Director Hanna Najjar told us that he had "no problem" issuing a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM),but said he would limit the contents to operational instructions, ICAO provisions, frequencies, etc., removing allusi [...]
2003-04-15 05:45:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR MOPS JO
03AMMAN2374TFIZ01: OFAC LICENSE REQUEST DENIAL LETTER
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see para. 5. 2. (SBU) As per instructions REF, econoff delivered letter to Dr. Muwaffak Haddadin, Director General, Arab Company for Drug Industries and Medical Appliances (ACDIMA),on April 16. The letter, a copy of which was provided t [...]
2003-04-20 14:36:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETRD ETTC PREL JO
03AMMAN244MIXED SIGNALS OUT OF AQABA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the past year, impressive progress in a number of areas in the Aqaba Special Economic Zone (ASEZ),much of it due to US Government support, is evident. However, in areas in which USAID assistance has not been deployed, significant obstacles remain, such as an inefficient b [...]
2003-01-13 10:52:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD PREF KPAL JO
03AMMAN2509JORDAN-BASED COMPANY REPEATS OFAC LICENSE REQUEST
[...] (SBU) In response to letter delivered APRIL 16 as requested in REF B, recipient Dr. Muwaffak Haddadin, Director General, Arab Company for Drug Industries and Medical Appliances (ACIDMA) asked that we pass along his response on behalf of the company addressed to OFAC's David Mills. Haddadin to [...]
2003-04-29 08:40:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC JO
03AMMAN2561EMBASSY AMMAN'S APPLICATION FOR HRDF GRANT FUNDS
[...] Embassy Amman welcomes the opportunity to compete for funds from the Department's Human Rights and Democracy Fund (HRDF). The following proposals are tailored to criteria in reftel, i.e. supporting critical mission human rights priorities, relevance to foreign policy objectives, and within E [...]
2003-04-30 14:34:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KDEM KSEP PGOV PHUM
03AMMAN2562JORDAN: TRADING WITH IRAQ
[...] (sbu) The following responses to the questions asked ref A are based on our ongoing dialogue with Jordanian officials and business leaders on their business and trade relationships with Iraq. Refs B and C are recent reports on these issues. 2. (sbu) Jordan was not one of the countries [...]
2003-04-30 14:38:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JO IZ
03AMMAN2571INFORMATION ON LABOR IN JORDAN
[...] (U) The following information is provided per reftel A instructions. 2. (SBU) Answers are keyed to reftel a. I. Capacity and structure of Ministry of Labor a. Ministry structure The Ministry (MOL) consists of 16 departments in addition to the Minister's office. These departments [...]
2003-05-01 13:30:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB
03AMMAN2616IRAQI "SOUVENIR" CAUSE OF FATAL EXPLOSION AT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An explosive device apparently picked up in Iraq as a souvenir by a Japanese photo-journalist detonated at Queen Alia International Airport during examination by a security guard May 1, killing the guard and injuring five others. The photographer remains incarcerated by Jordan [...]
2003-05-04 13:26:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC PTER JO
03AMMAN268SESAME--A VIRTUAL REALITY
[...] No summary [...]
2003-01-14 09:54:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPL TPHY TBIO KSCA EAID SENV JO MEPN
03AMMAN2694JORDAN TOURISM TAKES ANOTHER SHORT-TERM HIT
[...] (sbu) SUMMARY. The war in Iraq was a new blow to the Jordanian tourism industry, which was already reeling from the fallout of the Intifada and September 11. With the war's impact reflected in cancellations that began in January, the Jordanian tourist industry has basically written off the [...]
2003-05-07 05:19:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN JO
03AMMAN2755WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) FRAMEWORK
[...] (SBU) On April 29, poloff delivered reftel points and non-paper to Ayman Aamiri, Deputy Director of the MFA's IO department, asking for Jordan's support in the deletion of article 30 of the FCTC as a limited amendment before final adoption at the upcoming World Health Assembly. On the same da [...]
2003-05-08 14:33:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL JO WHO
03AMMAN2825DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO JORDAN TO SUBMIT
[...] (SBU) On May 14, A/PolCouns delivered reftel points to Ayman Aimiri, Deputy Director of the MFA's IO Department. Aamiri said that he was unfamiliar with AIR SERV's request and had not received any message asking for instructions from Jordan's Mission in New York on this case. A/PolCouns under [...]
2003-05-14 09:43:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAIR ETTC JO IZ
03AMMAN2829SECRETARY POWELL, FM MUASHER EXCHANGE BIT
[...] (SBU) On May 13, Secretary Powell and Jordanian FM Muasher exchanged Instruments of Ratification of the American-Jordanian Bilateral Investment Treaty, bringing entry into force of the Treaty in thirty days. The exchange was held in a brief ceremony before a press event during the Secretary' [...]
2003-05-15 07:30:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV KTIA JO
03AMMAN2954 NEW MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL WATER ACTIVITY FLUSH WITH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A recent Middle East regional workshop on wastewater reuse in agriculture, jointly-organized by USDA, USEPA, and USGS, brought together about 25 Jordanians, Palestinians, and Israelis for several days of presentations and sharing of information and experiences. Despite the cur [...]
2003-05-20 12:32:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SENV JO MEPP
03AMMAN3055JORDAN TELECOM EXPLORING IRAQI MARKET OPTIONS
[...] (sbu) Summary: Senior management staff from Jordan Telecom called on ECONOFF May 15 to inquire about commercial opportunities for provision of mobile telecoms service in Iraq and to ask for requirements and procedures for importing telecoms equipment into Iraq on a commercial basis. JTC see [...]
2003-05-22 12:29:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ETRD EAID JO IZ
03AMMAN3056JORDAN QIZ UPDATE MAY 2003
[...] (u) This message has been cleared by Embassy Tel Aviv. 2. (sbu) Summary: Putting war worries to rest, Jordan's QIZ exporters maintained solid growth throughout the first four months of the year and are bullish on prospects for the balance of 2003. Both the government and private sector [...]
2003-05-22 13:15:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ELAB IS JO
03AMMAN3456JORDAN IRAQ CONFERENCE SENDS NEEDED MESSAGE
[...] (sbu) Summary: The June 5 "Doing Business With Iraq" conference organized by four leading Jordanian business associations left local businessmen better informed and better prepared to take advantage of opportunities. Despite a vocal minority of "old economy" businessmen who grilled U.S. sp [...]
2003-06-11 07:18:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD EAID IZ JO
03AMMAN3464 AMBASSADOR MEETS JORDANIAN MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a June 2 courtesy call on the Jordanian Minister of Environment, Dr. Mohammed Thuneibat, the Ambassador commended the minister for his leadership of Jordan's newest ministry and impressed upon him the need for an environmental regulatory and enforcement body to complement th [...]
2003-06-11 13:36:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PREL EAID JO
03AMMAN3512JORDAN'S ENERGY MINISTER CONFIRMS CONTINUATION OF
[...] (sbu) Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Mohammed Batayneh confirmed on June 12 press reports that the GOJ had reached agreement with Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the UAE on a 3-month extension to the deal reached prior to the war to supply Jordan with concessional oil. Batayneh said the [...]
2003-06-15 06:33:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ETRD PREL KU SA JO TC
03AMMAN3549EMBASSY AMMAN INPUT: 2003 REPORT ON INVESTMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Amman submits the following case for bureau consideration. Per instructions REFTEL, post notes that the case involves a U.S. company that purchased a non-U.S. company with an outstanding claim. END SUMMARY ---------------- CASE DESCRIPTION ---------------- 2. [...]
2003-06-16 08:05:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN PGOV KIDE JO
03AMMAN3654BAD NEWS FOR RJ
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Gnehm followed up with Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) CEO Majali on recent Transportation Security Administration (TSA) visits and meetings in Washington between RJ officials and DAS John Byerly. The Ambassador stressed to Majali the importance of taking seriously TS [...]
2003-06-19 08:17:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ETRD JO
03AMMAN3785 THE RED SEA - DEAD SEA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: A
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION: Sunday afternoon's World Economic Forum (WEF) panel session on the Red Sea - Dead Sea canal was noteworthy for the first-ever public meeting of the Palestinian Minister of Planning, the Israeli Minister of National Infrastructure, and the Jordanian Minister of [...]
2003-06-25 13:41:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID JO MEPN
03AMMAN3826JORDAN'S PRIVATIZATION PROGRAM MOVES FORWARD
[...] (SBU) The Jordanian Executive Privatization Commission (EPC) announced June 24 four bidders as finalists for the purchase of a 26% stake in the Arab Potash Company (APC),the world's fifth largest potash producer. The Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, the German firm Kali und Salz, China's [...]
2003-06-26 10:30:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND EINV ETRD JO
03AMMAN3830A/USTR NOVELLI'S JUNE 21 MEETING WITH TRADE
[...] (sbu) Summary: A/USTR Novelli discussed the President's MEFTA plans, US-Jordan FTA follow-up, and QIZ's with Trade Minister Salah Eddin al Bashir in a June 21 meeting on the margins of the World Economic Forum at the Dead Sea. Novelli and Bashir also discussed the possibility of expeditious [...]
2003-06-26 12:32:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV IS JO
03AMMAN3891JORDAN-BASED COMPANY WORRIED ABOUT IRAQI SUBSIDIARY
[...] (SBU) Dr. Muwaffak Haddadin, Director General, Arab Company for Drug Industries and Medical Appliances (ACDIMA) met with Econoff June 29 to express concern regarding ACDIMA's Iraq-based subsidiary Arab Company for Antibiotics Industries (ACAI). Haddadin said he was concerned about the securi [...]
2003-06-29 14:40:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MOPS PREL IZ JO
03AMMAN3931OIL AND JOBS FOR JORDAN: AMERICAN FIRM HAS BIG
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Washington Group International (WGI) executives updated post on lurching, but continuing, progress on the commissioning of a magnesium oxide plant for the Arab Potash Company (APC) and shared ideas on proposed energy synergies that could result in significant cost savings and j [...]
2003-06-30 13:42:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD ENRG JO
03AMMAN3947 IRAQI BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN JORDAN MEETS CPA
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a meeting with CPA advisors visiting Jordan, a group of Amman-based Iraqi business people said that they controlled substantial capital and technical resources that they wanted to contribute to the reconstruction of Iraq. In order to facilitate communication with the auth [...]
2003-07-01 05:18:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV PINR IZ JO
03AMMAN3964MIDEAST STATES DISCUSS REGIONAL DRUG TRAFFICKING;
[...] (U) The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime,s Subcommission on Illicit Drug Traffic and Related Matters in the Near and Middle East met in Amman, Jordan, 23-27 June 2003. The functions of the Subcommission are to coordinate regional activities directed against illicit drug traffic an [...]
2003-07-01 13:09:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PREL XF JO
03AMMAN3991Secretary Powell/Trade Rep Zoellick Discuss
[...] (SBU) King Abdullah convened a breakfast meeting June 23 with Secretary Powell and Trade Representative Zoellick at the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Jordan to discuss the President's Middle East free trade initiative with the heads of Arab delegations to the WEF. Participating Arab m [...]
2003-07-01 14:41:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV JO XF
03AMMAN4001 2,200 REFUGEES LANGUISH ON IRAQI-JORDANIAN BORDER
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: On June 24, Amman-based regional refcoord and PRM DART-Iraq team members visited UNHCR refugee camps on the Jordanian-Iraqi border and in Ruweished, Jordan. Combined population for the two camps remains near 2,200: 1,200 Iranian Kurds from Al Tash refugee camp an [...]
2003-07-02 12:05:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL KPAL IZ JO
03AMMAN4023AMMAN-BAGHDAD AIR SERVICE
[...] (SBU) We understand that CPA is planning to reopen Baghdad International Airport to limited commercial air service around July 15 and that it is currently analyzing requests to provide air service in and out of Baghdad. Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) CEO Samer Majali, who recently met with C [...]
2003-07-02 15:50:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR IZ JO
03AMMAN4035TERRORIST FINANCE-JORDAN (LISTS 27, 28, 30)
[...] (SBU) The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed us via a Diplomatic Note dated June 29, 2003 that the Benevolence International Foundation, the Benevolence International Fund, Bosanaka Idealna Futura (REF A),Nurjamam Riduan Isamuddin, Mohamad Iqbal Abdurrahman (REF B),and Nabil Abd [...]
2003-07-03 12:07:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC EFIN PTER PREL KSEP CVIS KVPR JO EUN
03AMMAN4189ISLAMIC ACTION FRONT TO PARTICIPATE IN AMMAN
[...] The Islamic Action Front (IAF) declared 2 July that it would participate in municipal elections on 26 July but only for seats in the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM). IAF plans to boycott all other municipal polls. 2. IAF Secretary-General Hamzeh Mansour announced the boycott in protest [...]
2003-07-10 06:53:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM JO
03AMMAN4194PHRMA GROUP FORMS TO SUPPORT IRAQ
[...] (SBU) Summary. A group of Amman-based reps of multinational pharmaceutical companies, facilitated by the regional office of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA),is forming a working group to provide recommendations to Iraqi authorities on establishing a pharmaceutica [...]
2003-07-10 11:54:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD BEXP KIPR JO IZ
03AMMAN4256BILATERAL TRADE AGENDA WITH JORDAN
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Gnehm called on Trade Minister Salah al-Bashir July 1 to keep up the momentum on bilateral trade issues discussed with AUSTR Cathy Novelli during the recent World Economic Forum meetings in Jordan (ref). Bashir also mentioned follow-up on Jordan-Israel- Palestine and Jordan [...]
2003-07-13 13:35:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD BEXP JO IZ
03AMMAN4306 Some Kurds on Jordan's Border Return to Iraq;
[...] (U) This is a joint report from Amman and Cairo refcoords and contains an action request in para 8. 2. (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Amman and Cairo refcoords traveled to the Jordanian-Iraqi border July 8 to meet with Iranian Kurds who seek resettlement in a third country. UNHCR rep [...]
2003-07-14 12:05:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL IZ JO
03AMMAN4307IRAQ ASSETS: JORDAN TO LOOK FOR/FREEZE ASSETS OF 55
[...] (sbu) Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) Deputy Governor Mohammad Said Shahin told ECON/C that the CBJ would circularize to commercial banks the list of 55 names of individuals whose assets must be frozen pursuant to UNSCR 1483. Banks would be instructed to freeze any such assets and report to th [...]
2003-07-14 12:09:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC PREL PTER IZ JO UNSC
03AMMAN4404GOJ CALLS FOR END TO ADMIN FEES AT TREBIL BORDER
[...] (sbu) Jordanian Minister of Planning Bassem Awadallah sent a letter to the Ambassador July 13 to voice concern over administrative processing fees imposed at the Trebil border crossing. Text of letter follows: 2. (sbu) Begin text: (complimentary opening) Kindly note that we have b [...]
2003-07-16 14:29:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PBTS IZ JO
03AMMAN4450 PRM A/S DEWEY DISCUSSES PALESTINIAN AND IRAQI
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a July 16-17 visit to Jordan, PRM A/S Dewey met with the Director-General of the GOJ's Department of Palestinian Affairs and the Camp Improvement Committee at Wihdat refugee camp, visited UNRWA installations and met with UNRWA Deputy ComGen Karen AbuZayd. The Palestini [...]
2003-07-20 13:41:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL KPAL KWBG IZ JO
03AMMAN4503AL TAJAMMOUAT QIZ PLANS BIRTHDAY BASH, U.S.
[...] (u) Al Tajammouat QIZ park manager Halim Salfiti is planning in September to commemorate four years of successful QIZ activity at his industrial park. The event will highlight Tajammouat's success at bringing in investment and creating local jobs, and will formally inaugurate the "village w [...]
2003-07-22 06:57:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV JO
03AMMAN4534GOJ APPROACHES CITIGROUP RE TRADE FACILITATION
[...] (sbu) During a July 22 courtesy call, Planning Minister Awadallah passed Charge a copy of a letter from the GOJ to Citibank Jordan GM Suhair al Ali proposing the establishment of a trade facilitation mechanism that would protect L/C's written for Jordan-Iraq commercial trade. Awadallah said [...]
2003-07-23 06:47:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN BEXP ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN4535USG PERSONNEL DISADVANTAGED BY AMMAN-BAGHDAD AIR
[...] ACTION RECOMMENDATION AT PARA 6. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Personnel from various U.S. and other governments' agencies have expressed concern over a shortage of capacity on flights into and out of Baghdad via Amman. Restrictions on the use of the two carriers currently operating under CPA mandate [...]
2003-07-23 07:52:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ETRD EINV JO
03AMMAN4643LETTER FROM JORDANIAN PLANNING MINISTER BASSEM
[...] (U) Please forward the following message from the Jordanian Planning Minister Bassem Awadallah to Assistant Secretary William Burns. Signed original was pouched from SIPDIS this office on 07/28/2003. 2. (SBU) Begin Text: H.E. William J. Burns, Assistant Secretary of State for Near E [...]
2003-07-27 14:27:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPDC PREL JO
03AMMAN4713JORDANIAN STOCK OF ASSISTANCE TO IRAQ
[...] (u) Jordan has been extremely forthcoming with humanitarian and other assistance for Iraq in the months following the end of major combat operations. As requested ref (a),below is an illustrative (but we believe not an exhaustive) list of material assistance provided to Iraq by the GOJ. I [...]
2003-07-29 14:28:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON IZ JO
03AMMAN4807 SESAME-SOWING THE SEEDS OF REGIONAL SCIENTIFIC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Second SESAME (Synchrotron-Light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East) Council meeting, hosted in Istanbul in mid-July, yielded a productive discussion among the regional members on key issues such as upgrading of the synchrotron machine, future scie [...]
2003-08-03 12:14:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPL TPHY TBIO KSCA EAID SENV JO MEPN
03AMMAN4831CPA SENIOR HEALTH ADVISOR HAVEMAN'S VISIT TO AMMAN
[...] (sbu) Summary: CPA Senior Health Sector Advisor Jim Haveman and a team of CPA staff visited Amman July 28-29 on a fact-finding and appeal tour. During meetings with an array of local and international groups, Haveman described current conditions in the Iraqi health sector, elicited outside [...]
2003-08-03 14:21:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID SOCI PREL IZ JO
03AMMAN4931 CPA Iraqi Mobile Telecom Tender Conference
[...] (U) SUMMARY: CPA telecommunications officials held a conference in Amman July 31 for prospective bidders on licenses to provide mobile telecommunication services in Iraq, attracting over 400 participants. During the conference, attendees expressed frustration over the short bid submission pe [...]
2003-08-06 08:50:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS JO ENV
03AMMAN4965 AMBASSADOR PROMISES JORDAN CONTINUING SUPPORT ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In an introductory call on the new Minister of Environment, Dr. Hisham Gharaibeh, the Ambassador gave his assurances that the U.S. would continue to support Jordan's environmental objectives. Among these, both agreed that building the country's environmental management capacit [...]
2003-08-07 08:08:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAID PGOV JO
03AMMAN5025SKIES CLEARING FOR RJ?
[...] (SBU) COMMENT: Royal Jordanian Airline officials have apparently taken on board strong messages regarding airline security, service to Iraq, and other issues delivered by the Ambassador June 16 (REF B). A successful visit by a follow-up TSA inspection team and an informal discussion between R [...]
2003-08-10 10:33:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ETRD ASEC PREL JO
03AMMAN5232CPA TELECOM TEAM RECEIVES OFFERS OF HELP FROM GOJ
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The CPA telecommunications team met with the Jordanian Minister of Information and Communications Technologies, Minister of Planning and a representative from the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission(TRC) on July 30. Discussion with GOJ officials centered around partnerships [...]
2003-08-18 14:40:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS EAID JO CPA
03AMMAN5339BIRTH OF A JORDANIAN "SUPERSTAR" -- AND SOME
[...] (U) Diana Corazan, a young Jordanian singing sensation, was declared the new "Superstar" of Lebanon's Future TV August 18 after winning an Arab-world wide vote. Thousands of Jordanians got on the internet or called in to vote for their favorite daughter. After the announcement of Corazan's [...]
2003-08-22 13:12:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI PHUM SY JO
03AMMAN5600JORDANIAN PARTICIPATION IN MADRID IRAQ DONORS
[...] (sbu) Summary. Confirming that Jordan is committed to providing technical and cooperative assistance to Iraqi ministries, Planning Minister Awadallah asked us for U.S. help in securing an invitation for Jordan to the October 23-24 donors' conference in Madrid. In addition, Jordan has four [...]
2003-09-03 16:17:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN IZ JO
03AMMAN5798 ARAB TELECOM REGULATORS NETWORK: READY FOR PRIME
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Jordanian Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) hosted the first preparatory meeting for the Arab Telecommunications Regulators Network (ATRN) on August 28-29 in Amman, Jordan. Delegates from twelve countries created a permanent Secretariat and produced a series [...]
2003-09-10 09:59:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECPS KMPI JO
03AMMAN5889CURRENT STATUS OF IRAQI AIRCRAFT IN JORDAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CPA officials have informally sought Embassy Amman's assistance in determining the status and timely return to Iraqi government control of seven airplanes of probable Iraqi government ownership currently known to be located in Jordan. Post was able to take a close look at six [...]
2003-09-13 08:39:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ETTC IZ JO
03AMMAN5890TRAVEL TO IRAQ FROM JORDAN: NEW HACC CHARTER
[...] (U) Post has received multiple inquiries about travel to Iraq by way of Jordan, and is in planning stages for the creation of a logistics center to assist USG personnel transiting Jordan en route to Iraq. As this logistics center is not yet operational, the Embassy wishes to supply he Departm [...]
2003-09-13 08:39:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ETRD EINV JO
03AMMAN6068Chicken in Transit to Iraq via Jordan
[...] (SBU) Post would appreciate urgent guidance on the following two diplomatic notes from the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They request guidance from appropriate Iraqi authorities on how to deal with a consignment of frozen chicken being shipped to Iraq from Saudi Arabia across Jorda [...]
2003-09-21 14:37:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR IZ JO
03AMMAN6178JORDAN'S EXPORTS TO IRAQ EXCEED TRADITIONAL
[...] (U) A Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) source provided embassy with the latest summary of Jordanian export statistics to Iraq showing a strong rebound in the wide-ranging trade to levels in excess of those in the 1995-2000 period. Amer al-Hadidi, MOIT Director of Industrial Develop [...]
2003-09-25 17:35:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EFIN ETTC IZ JO
03AMMAN6220Jordan and Israel Seeking EU "QIZ" Arrangement
[...] (sbu) Summary. Jordan and Israel are working together to ask the EU for a special "QIZ-like" arrangement that will allow duty-free access to the European market for goods produced in Jordan with Israeli content. This effort, which the Jordanians say has high- level European and Israeli pol [...]
2003-09-29 14:28:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD JO IS EU
03AMMAN6428TRAVEL TO IRAQ FROM JORDAN 2: RATES RISE FOR HACC
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In the interim prior to the creation of a logistics center to assist USG personnel transiting Jordan en route to Iraq (ref A),the Embassy wishes to supply the Department and all other interested USG personnel with information on current options for travel from Jordan to Iraq. Th [...]
2003-10-07 10:50:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ETRD ETTC IZ JO
03AMMAN6456 UNRWA DONOR MEETING HIGHLIGHTS INCREASING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Discussion at the September 23-25 UNRWA donor meetings focused on the ever-increasing gap between Palestinian refugees' needs and UNRWA's stagnant financial base. Continuing conflict in the West Bank and Gaza have led to increased demands for UNRWA services, while chronic und [...]
2003-10-08 10:56:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL EAID KPAL KWBG JO
03AMMAN6505Jordan: No Biotech Regulations
[...] (U) According to senior officials of the Jordanian health and agriculture ministries, Jordan does not currently have agricultural biotechnology laws or regulations. They did not preclude that such regulations might be put in place, but did not suggest that any planning was underway to do so [...]
2003-10-09 18:00:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL KPAO JO
03AMMAN6514SECURITY EVALUATION OF REFUGEE PROCESSING SITE
[...] (U) In a follow-up to a survey conducted and reported in reftel D, the Regional Security Office revisited the UNHCR interview site to further determine the security suitability as an interview site for Iraqi refugees. This report seeks to expand on previously reported security information. [...]
2003-10-13 04:51:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PREF
03AMMAN6620JORDANIAN PARTICIPATION IN MADRID MEETINGS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A high-level Jordanian interagency delegation to Madrid, led by Finance Minister Michel Marto, will make a presentation highlighting Jordan's potential to provide technical and training support for rebuilding Iraq's institutions and to support other donors' efforts. While plann [...]
2003-10-16 15:12:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID BEXP JO IZ
03AMMAN6621OIL, GAS, AND ELECTRICITY FOR IRAQ: ENERGY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordanian Minister of Energy Mohammed Bataineh told DCM on October 14 that little progress beyond statements of principle has been made in talks on the provision of Iraqi oil to Jordan. He expressed pride at the completion of the first phase of the Egypt-Jordan gas pipeline and [...]
2003-10-16 16:11:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ETRD EINV JO
03AMMAN6907NEW JORDANIAN GOVERNMENT SWORN IN
[...] King Abdullah swore in his new 21-member Cabinet October 25 led by Prime Minister Faisal al-Fayez and including nine first-time ministers. During a two day retreat prior to the swearing in ceremony, the ministers discussed ways to achieve the King's priorities and were charged with developing [...]
2003-10-27 09:41:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM ECON JO
03AMMAN6945JORDAN: LEADING U.S. INVESTOR RUNS INTO MORE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The largest U.S. investor in Jordan, the Albemarle Company of Richmond, Virginia, is "heartbroken" by the GOJ's October 15 sale of 50% of its stake in the Arab Potash Company -- Albemarle's joint venture partner in the Jordan Bromine Company -- to the Potash Corporation of Sa [...]
2003-10-28 14:52:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV JO
03AMMAN6961AJEX EXPO 2003 SELLS JORDAN AS GATEWAY TO IRAQ AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The American Jordanian EXPO 2003 drew 900 participants to its opening plenary on October 22, focused on the Iraq transit trade, and pitched Jordan as the "gateway" to Iraq and other markets in the region. Sessions on the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement and qualifying indus [...]
2003-10-28 17:26:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL IZ JO EFTA
03AMMAN7017UNHCR COMPLETES PROFILE OF KURDS ON JORDANIAN
[...] (U) In an October 21 meeting with Amman- and Cairo-based refcoords, UNHCR Sr. Protection Officer Jacqueline Parlevliet reported that UNHCR completed its profile of the 1,070 asylum seekers currently held in no-man's land between the Iraqi and Jordanian border posts. 1,065 individuals (189 cas [...]
2003-10-29 15:50:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL IZ JO
03AMMAN7112THE WIPO COPYRIGHT TREATY AND WIPO PERFORMANCES
[...] (SBU) Post has continued to monitor the government of Jordan's (GOJ) progress in ratifying and implementing subject treaties as instructed Reftel. We have spoken with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Legal Affairs office subsequent to passing to the MFA the reftel talking points as a non-pap [...]
2003-10-30 17:09:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR JO
03AMMAN7142DEMARCHE ON CONSOLIDATED UNRWA RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-02 13:20:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAL IS JO UNSC
03AMMAN7181JORDAN BACKTRACKS SLIGHTLY ON PRE-SHIPMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Jordan Institute for Standards and Metrology is wedded to its new Pre-Shipment Inspection (PSI) scheme, called DAMAN, while attempting to address potential WTO-related issues of national treatment and discrimination. Importers complain about the system that forces their c [...]
2003-11-03 16:43:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL JO WTO
03AMMAN7182JORDAN BACKTRACKS SLIGHTLY ON PRE-SHIPMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Jordan Institute for Standards and Metrology is wedded to its new Pre-Shipment Inspection (PSI) scheme, called DAMAN, while attempting to address potential WTO-related issues of national treatment and discrimination. Importers complain about the system that forces their c [...]
2003-11-04 05:39:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL JO WTO
03AMMAN7275 COOPERATIVE MONITORING CENTER LAUNCHED IN AMMAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Ambassador and visiting officials from the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration and Sandia National Laboratories recently inaugurated the Cooperative Monitoring Center (CMC) in Amman. CMC/Amman is modeled after the CMC at Sandia, which has been a [...]
2003-11-06 13:09:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PBTS PINR PREL PTER JO MEPN
03AMMAN7292JORDAN QIZ UPDATE - BUFFETED BUT UNBOWED, THE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Hit hard by unpredictable delays in delivery of fabric inputs through congested Aqaba port and even less-predictable Israeli port and customs bottlenecks, Jordan's Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs) nonetheless continue to outperform last year's record export volumes. Governm [...]
2003-11-06 15:57:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ELAB EAID IS IZ JO
03AMMAN7387JORDAN OFFERS CUSTOMS TRAINING TO IRAQ DURING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a discussion concerning a proposed export control and related security assistance (EXBS) program in Jordan, Jordanian Customs Department Director General Mahmoud Qteishat expressed to the DCM his government's gratitude and support for the program. Qteishat also gave assur [...]
2003-11-12 16:47:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KNNP KTIA KSTC SCUL MNUC PARM PREL PTER IZ JO
03AMMAN7392THIRD (OR FOURTH?) MOBILE LICENSE TENDER PROVOKES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan's Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) has announced a tender for what is being billed as a third mobile telephony license in anticipation of the January 1, 2004 end of the current mobile telephony duopoly under its WTO obligations. The tender has provoked unfa [...]
2003-11-13 10:19:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS EINV JO
03AMMAN7393 JORDANIAN MFA DIP NOTE ASKS FOR STATUS OF 37
[...] (U) Following up on conversation in ref a, the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 12 sent the following diplomatic note to the Embassy (full text and list of names in para 3 below). The note requests a status report on and the release of 37 named Jordanians allegedly detained [...]
2003-11-13 10:25:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR OVIP JO
03AMMAN7579GOOD VIBES AT IRAQI MOH BRIEFING FOR BIG PHRMA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Iraqi Ministry of Health (IMoH) will take over the importation of pharmaceuticals from the World Health Organization (WHO) by the end of November, and the IMoH drug formulary will be complete by early December. IMoH welcomes advice from PhRMA on the restructuring of Kimadia [...]
2003-11-20 17:40:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV JO IZ
03AMMAN7620JENIN CAMP REHOUSING PROJECT: A PARABLE IN
[...] (U) ConGen Jerusalem cleared this message. 2. (SBU) During a donor briefing on rehousing projects (other issues reported septel),UNRWA officials shared stories from the prolonged and difficult negotiations surrounding UNRWA's ongoing USD 27 million project to rebuild the part of Jenin re [...]
2003-11-23 12:42:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL KPAL KWBG JO
03AMMAN767JORDAN INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND METROLOGY LOOKS TO IMPROVE
[...] No summary [...]
2003-02-04 12:25:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETRD JO WTRO
03AMMAN793CBJ TAKES ACTION AS LOAN SCANDAL WINDS DOWN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the wake of last year's "Shemailah" banking scandal involving unsecured bad loans by three Jordanian banks (REF B),the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) has assumed management of the two banks most weakened by the losses. The move signals a determination by the CBJ to use newl [...]
2003-02-05 13:17:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV JO
03AMMAN7972JORDAN COPYRIGHT LAW: WIPO COMPLIANCE A FOUNDATION
[...] (U) This is an action request. See last para. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Ministry of Industry and Trade contacts confirmed that the Government of Jordan (GOJ) cabinet has approved two WIPO internet treaties and expects the notification process to WIPO to be completed by the end of the year. Am [...]
2003-12-08 18:10:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR KTIA PREL JO
03AMMAN7989RJ FINALIZES CODESHARE WITH AMERICA WEST, BUT
[...] (SBU) On December 6, Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) finalized a memorandum of understanding with America West Airlines (AW) providing for a codeshare arrangement between RJ flights originating/ending in New York (Kennedy) and Chicago (O'Hare) and connecting AW flights going to Phoenix and Las V [...]
2003-12-09 16:44:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EINV JO IZ
03AMMAN8022UNAMI DONOR BRIEFING PREVIEWS "EXILE" ARRANGEMENTS
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: At a December 9 donor briefing, UNAMI Officer-in-Charge Kevin Kennedy previewed UNSYG Annan's plans to name a new Special Representative for Iraq "within a few weeks" and divide UNAMI operations between Cyprus and Amman, with senior policy officials in Cyprus and U [...]
2003-12-09 18:13:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID IZ JO UNSC
03AMMAN8044JORDAN'S FAMILY PROTECTION PROJECT WINS UN PRIZE
[...] (U) On December 10, the UN General Assembly President will present the Family Protection Project Management Team of Jordan one of six 2003 UN Prizes in the Field of Human Rights, which are awarded every five years. The Family Protection Project is being recognized as "a ground-breaking initiat [...]
2003-12-10 10:31:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI PHUM KWMN JO
03AMMAN808JORDAN INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND METROLOGY LOOKS
[...] (sbu) SUMMARY: The Jordan Institute of Standards and Metrology (JISM) has been working hard since its creation in 1995 to develop comprehensive product standards that conform with international norms and support Jordan's WTO commitments. At the same time, JISM is currently evaluating offers t [...]
2003-02-05 16:36:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETRD JO WTRO
03AMMAN8136UNRWA LAUNCHES 2004 EMERGENCY APPEAL FOR WEST BANK
[...] (U) UNRWA Commissioner General Peter Hansen launched the agency's 2004 emergency appeal for the West Bank and Gaza in separate donor briefings in Amman and Jerusalem on December 11 and 12. The USD 196 million appeal focuses on temporary employment (USD 62 million) and food security programs ( [...]
2003-12-14 16:23:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL KPAL KWBG JO UNRWA
03AMMAN8359JORDAN FTA: ACCELERATE TARIFF REDUCTIONS WHILE
[...] (SBU) Embassy notes that the Trade Policy Staff Committee is reviewing (REF A) a proposal by the Government of Jordan (GOJ) to accelerate tariff elimination for certain apparel products under the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Jordan currently already exports most of these products [...]
2003-12-21 17:32:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PREL IS JO
03AMMAN8573JORDAN: RAFIDAIN BANK HELP ON FROZEN ASSETS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Jordan's Finance Minister confirmed that the GOJ would work with Amman-based Rafidain Bank employees in assembling basic information about Jordanian commercial claims against Iraq, but said bank secrecy laws require that he first receive a letter from the Iraqi government aut [...]
2003-12-30 18:55:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC IZ JO
03AMMAN860811TH HOUR REPRIEVE FOR RUWEISHED REFUGEE CAMP
[...] (SBU) The GOJ informed UNHCR today, December 31, that the Ruweished refugee camp would be allowed to remain open until April 2004. The GOJ previously had pledged to close the camp by December 31 (ref a). 536 individuals remain in the camp, including 60 Sudanese and Somali nationals who have [...]
2003-12-31 17:33:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL KPAL IZ JO UNHCR
03ANKARA1003DRAFT TERM SHEET FOR TURKEY GRANT/LOAN FACILITY
[...] (SBU) A USG DELEGATION, LED BY TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY TAYLOR, AND A GOT DELEGATION, LED BY STATE MINISTER BABACAN, REACHED INFORMAL AGREEMENT ON NEARLY ALL ARTICLES IN OUR DRAFT TERM SHEET, AFTER INTENSE TALKS FEBRUARY 6 AND 7. (SEPTEL WILL SUMMARIZE CONCERNS RAISED IN THOSE TALKS.) 2 [...]
2003-02-08 15:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL EAID TU
03ANKARA1033TURKEY'S ECONOMY: IMF STAFF SEE LITTLE TO NO
[...] (SBU) On February 12, IMF resrep told us the IMF Mission currently in Ankara has achieved little to no progress on the Fourth Review. On the budget side, there was agreement on technical adjustments to the draft baseline that decreased the primary surplus shortfall to about 2.25 percent of GN [...]
2003-02-12 14:04:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL TU
03ANKARA1035Turkish Officials to Suspend New Quarantine Regs
[...] (SBU) Summary. Turkish officials announced that the temporary suspension of new phytosanitary regulations implemented on January 3, 2003 that have impacted agricultural trade with Turkey. Post expects official announcement shortly. Pressure from Turkish poultry and feed representatives, tr [...]
2003-02-13 07:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR KPAO TU USTR
03ANKARA1078TURKEY'S ECONOMY: MARKETS HOPEFUL, IMF SEES SOME
[...] (U) On February 18, Turkish financial markets continued to ignore the news of a deadlock in negotiations over a U.S. assistance package: the lira appreciated nearly one percent to close at TL 1,626,000 from yesterday's TL 1.642,000); TL-denominated T-bills dropped one percentage point to 57 [...]
2003-02-18 16:35:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL TU
03ANKARA1091SCENESETTER FOR CODEL WARNER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: We look forward to your upcoming visit. It comes at a key decision time for Turkey. US-Turkey relations have been dominated recently by Iraq. Should the Turks continue delaying a decision to support US military requests related to Iraq, our close regional, economic, and strate [...]
2003-02-19 14:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OVIP TU
03ANKARA1092TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HEFLEY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: We look forward to your upcoming visit. It comes at a key decision time for Turkey. US-Turkey relations have been dominated recently by Iraq. Should the Turks continue delaying a decision to support US military requests related to Iraq, our close regional, economic, and strate [...]
2003-02-19 14:24:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA1100TURKEY'S ECONOMY: MARKET AND IMF UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish markets remain hopeful that the GOT will respond positively to the USG by the weekend, though Deputy PM Sener's late afternoon press statement of "no agreement yet" sparked some selling. IMF mission staff in Ankara are less hopeful of reaching agreement on the 2003 bud [...]
2003-02-19 17:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL TU
03ANKARA1200AVIATION SAFETY AND SECURITY MEETING IN ISTANBUL
[...] (SBU) This cable contains an action request. See para 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: FAA-funded experts provided guidance on international aviation safety and security systems to approximately 70 Turkish government officials at a regional meeting February 19-21. FAA and Turkish civil aviation of [...]
2003-02-24 14:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC ATRN TU
03ANKARA1203AIRLINES EXPECT DROP IN BOOKINGS/PROFITS WITH IRAQ
[...] (SBU) Summary. Turkish Airlines (THY) and Delta Airlines Istanbul Office are concerned about the impact of a potential Iraq war on their operations. THY expects that bookings on flights to the U.S., Europe, and the Far East, as well as domestic flights, will drop considerably. Delta is prepa [...]
2003-02-24 15:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC PREL TU
03ANKARA126TERRORIST FINANCE: SUCCESSFUL VISIT TO ANKARA BY USG TEAM; NEED FOR FOLLOW-UP
[...] (SBU) Summary: The December 16-18 visit of the Treasury and Justice anti-terrorist finance team attracted intense GOT interest. The visit resulted in an interagency GOT decision, at the senior working level, to recommend to policy-makers amending their laws to adopt an OFAC-like authority. E [...]
2003-01-06 15:29:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC EFIN PTER PREL TU
03ANKARA1275 2003 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: RECOMMENDATION TO
[...] (SBU) Turkey took some limited steps to improve intellectual property protection in 2002, notably by suspending a problematic broadcast regulation and by forming provincial committees to improve enforcement. However, piracy of optical media, books and other products remains widespread and the [...]
2003-02-26 15:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR TU USTR
03ANKARA1281New Approach at Ministry of Agriculture?
[...] (SBU) Summary. Since his appointment as the new Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs in November, Sami Goclu appears more willing than his predecessors to engage agriculture businesses and seek their input on important issues. Moreover, many officials believe Goclu will delegate greate [...]
2003-02-27 06:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR KPAO TU USTR
03ANKARA1305TURKEY'S ECONOMY: BUDGET COULD BE PASSED "IN TWO
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Turkish Ministry of Finance's top budget expert told us the process of enacting the 2003 budget could take as little as two weeks. But the Government is delaying submission of the budget to parliament, per this expert, because it has not agreed with the IMF over measures [...]
2003-02-27 14:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA1351TURKEY'S ECONOMY MARCH 3 AM: GUL AND IMF STATEMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Early March 3 public statements by PM Gul, IMF Mission Chief and the Central Bank all helped contain market sell-offs on the morning of March 3. Some investors' hope that the parliament's decision might not be final also helped limit the damage. The good news is that the GOT a [...]
2003-03-03 11:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV TU
03ANKARA1365TURKEY'S ECONOMY MARCH 3/3 COB: MARKETS STABILIZE,
[...] (SBU) Turkish financial markets at COB March 3 stabilized after a rough morning which saw relatively heavy capital outflows: -- The lira depreciated about 3 percent, closing at TL 1,651,000 to the dollar. The Central Bank markets department reported a net capital outflow today of $120 m [...]
2003-03-03 17:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA1368 GOT's Preliminary Views for the Special 301
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-04 06:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR TU USTR WTO
03ANKARA1378TURKEY'S ECONOMY MARCH 4 AM: HIGH YIELDS IN T-BILL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOT raised TL 2 quadrillion in two Treasury debt auctions on March 4, but yields were high - 62.5 percent on the one-year bond. This result, together with the Treasury's TL 4.2 quadrillion cash reserve, is sufficient to meet the March 5 debt redemption of TL 3.9 quadrill [...]
2003-03-04 12:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV TU
03ANKARA1392TURKEY'S ECONOMY MARCH 4 COB
[...] (SBU) Summary: Markets were relieved this afternoon that today's Treasury auctions had gone relatively well, with the lira and equities gaining for the day (though t-bill yields closed up 2.5 percentage points). Treasury raised a total of TL 2.3 quadrillion that, together with some of Tresaur [...]
2003-03-04 16:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PREL TU
03ANKARA1396TURKEY: ANTI TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) As requested, Post's responses are keyed to questions in ref (A). Embassy point of contact is Christina Boiler, Political section (telephone: 90-312-455-5555; fax: 90-312-468-4775). Boiler (rank: junior officer) spent [...]
2003-03-05 08:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TIP IN TURKEY
03ANKARA1406TURKEY'S ECONOMY MARCH 5 AM: MARKETS BEGIN TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish financial markets improved throughout the morning of March 5, and at mid-day appeared poised to continue a rally. Yields on T-bills strengthened five percentage points in morning trading. This positive market sentiment is based on two statements indicating that the [...]
2003-03-05 12:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA1421TURKEY'S ECONOMY MARCH 5 COB
[...] (U) All Turkish markets continued to strengthen in afternoon trading on March 5, with expectations of the rallies continuing into March 6. -- The lira appreciated over 2 percent, to close at TL 1,609,000. According to several market participants (Yapi Kredi Treasurer Imece, JP Morgan/Ch [...]
2003-03-05 16:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA1442TURKEY'S ECONOMY MARCH 6 AM: MARKETS STABLE,
[...] Summary: Turkish financial markets were flat during the morning of March 6, awaiting confirmation of their expectation that a new GOT, led by AK Chairman Erdogan, would deliver a U.S. financial package. Erdogan and State Minister Babacan, facing public complaints about the new taxes in the [...]
2003-03-06 12:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA1447TEKEL PRIVATIZATION: DOWNSIZING A MONSTER OR JUST
[...] (SBU) Summary: The AK government has highlighted its commitment to accelerate privatization, and to realize $4 billion in privatization revenue in 2003. The feature privatization in the first half of 2003 is TEKEL. This cable describes Turkey's 70-year old tobacco and spirits giant TEKEL, [...]
2003-03-06 13:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL TU
03ANKARA1459TURKEY'S ECONOMY MARCH 6 COB: RETURN OF COMPLACENCY
[...] (U) On March 6, Turkish financial markets were stable. The lira remained unchanged at TL 1, 608,000 to the dollar. Yields on lira-denominated T-bills strengthened slightly to 57.5 percent compounded (yesterday's close was 58 percent). The Istanbul Stock Exchange closed up 0.2 percent. 2. [...]
2003-03-06 17:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA1472IMF AND MARKET UPDATE, MARCH 7 AM
[...] (SBU) Summary: IMF Mission Chief told us morning of March 7 that his team and the GOT could in theory close on the LOI in a couple of days, but actual closure depends on GOT political will. Outstanding issues remain World Bank objections to GOT-proposed spending cuts in agriculture and soci [...]
2003-03-07 12:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA1473AMBASSADOR RAISES FOREIGN INVESTMENT ISSUES WITH
[...] (SBU) AMB paid an office call on Finance Minister Kemal Unakitan March 7 largely to discuss the status of the 2003 budget (septel). AMB also raised the need to improve the foreign investment climate in Turkey, and wanted to cite several examples. 2. (SBU) AMB said the Citibank General [...]
2003-03-07 12:06:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON PREL TU
03ANKARA1499TURKISH ECONOMY MARCH 10: AD REF AGREEMENT ON
[...] (SBU) IMF ResRep advised this morning that Fund staff and GOT officials had reached ad ref agreement on a Letter of Intent, and that IMF Mission Chief had returned to Washington with the draft. We do not have details yet, but understand from ResRep that the two sides reached a compromise agre [...]
2003-03-10 11:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PREL TU
03ANKARA1528 AIR POLLUTION IN TURKEY: YOU CAN'T MANAGE WHAT YOU
[...] (SBU) Summary. Turkey's air pollution monitoring infrastructure is inconsistent and largely unreliable, making it nearly impossible to assess the level of Turkey's air quality and its effects on health. Reliance on fossil fuels for industrial activity, domestic heating, and vehicle travel ar [...]
2003-03-11 11:16:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV TBIO TU
03ANKARA1529TURKEY'S ECONOMY MARCH 11: MARKETS QUIET, WEAK
[...] (U) On March 11, Turkish Treasury auctioned a 546-day dollar-denominated bond in the local debt market to weak demand. The annual yield - 6.88 percent - was below market expectations, but the Treasury only succeeded in selling $180.5 million. 2. (SBU) Comment: The debt redemption on M [...]
2003-03-11 12:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA1565TURKEY'S ECONOMY MARCH 12: MARKETS IGNORE MOODY'S
[...] (U) In the morning of March 12, yields on lira T-bills inched upwards to close at 57.5 percent (yesterday's close was 56.8 percent). The lira remained unchanged at about TL 1,620,000 to the dollar. The Istanbul Stock Exchange was down 1 percent in morning trading, after dropping about 1 per [...]
2003-03-12 11:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA1587TURKEY'S ECONOMY MARCH 13: TREASURY U/S OZTRAK
[...] (SBU) Summary: Treasury Undersecretary Faik Oztrak told us March 13 that the key to debt sustainability this year is economic reform program implementation, not the U.S. package. Oztrak is concerned that the new Erdogan government will view the U.S. package as "an excuse not to implement the [...]
2003-03-13 12:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA160TURKEY'S ECONOMY: GROWING CONCERNS OVER AK
[...] (SBU) Summary: The AK Government's indecisiveness on economic reforms is continuing to damage market confidence. The latest evidence was weak demand in T-bill auctions January 7. The key issue for restoring market confidence lies in fiscal policy, where the GOT needs to announce and impleme [...]
2003-01-07 17:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL TU
03ANKARA1623TURKEY STILL STRUGGLING TO IMPROVE INVESTMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Treasury Director General for Foreign Investments Melek Us told us March 13 that the lack of high-level direction over the past several months has stymied the bureaucracy's ability to take decisions needed to improve the foreign investment environment. The government has subm [...]
2003-03-13 15:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON PGOV TU
03ANKARA1630TURKEY'S ECONOMY MARCH 14: MARKET WORRIES MOUNT IN
[...] (U) Turkish financial markets in morning trading March 14 are beginning to reflect the concern that the U.S. financial package is off the table. The benchmark lira T-bill rose two percentage points to close at 60 percent compounded. The lira depreciated one percent, now trading at TL 1,650,0 [...]
2003-03-14 10:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA1667TURKEY'S ECONOMY MARCH 17: SELL-OFF IN LOCAL
[...] (U) News that the U.S. financial package was off the table led to sell-offs in all Turkish financial markets in the morning March 17 trading session: -- The lira depreciated 2 percent to close at TL 1,680,000 to the dollar (Friday's close was TL 1,647,000). -- T-bill rates rose sharp [...]
2003-03-17 20:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA1692TURKEY'S ECONOMY MARCH 18: MARKETS TURN AROUND ON
[...] (U) The Turkish Treasury raised TL 3.4 quadrillion (about $ 2 billion) in two lira-denominated debt instrument auctions on March 18, as Turkish markets rebounded on overnight "good news" regarding the U.S. financial package (see para 3 below). The auction results announced 1:30 pm local time [...]
2003-03-18 11:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA1780TURKISH MARKETS COB MARCH 19: LIMITED FURTHER
[...] (U) After falling significantly in the morning, Turkish markets declined only slightly in the afternoon session, as investors struggled to figure out whether some kind of U.S. assistance package might still be possible. At market closing, the lira had weakened to TL 1,695,776/dollar, while [...]
2003-03-19 17:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PREL TU
03ANKARA1793TURKISH ECONOMY MARCH 20: CONTAINED REACTION FOR
[...] (U) At OOB March 20, Turkish markets opened sharply down, but recovered somewhat as the morning went on. JP MOrgan/Chase bond trader Gumisdis, Yapi Kredi Bank Treasurer Imece and other market players here all pointed to the Ari Fleischer statement that "the White House has not ruled out assi [...]
2003-03-20 12:41:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA1810TURKISH ECONOMY MARCH 21: STEADY DETERIORATION
[...] (SBU) On the morning of March 21, foreign investors were selling both Turkish stocks and Turkish Eurobonds. Lehman Bros Turkey analyst told us rumors of a Moody's downgrade of the Turkish sovereign debt is motivating some Eurobond selling. -- The lira depreciated one percent in the morn [...]
2003-03-21 12:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA1905TURKISH ECONOMY MARCH 24: ERDOGAN SPEECH DOESN'T
[...] (SBU) Summary: On Sunday evening March 23, PM Erdogan addressed the nation committing the new GOT to continue the economic reform program and to take additional reform measures if needed. But markets weren't buying, and yields on T-bills rose 5.5 percentage points in morning trading March 24 [...]
2003-03-24 12:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA1907 TFIZ01: UN AND ICRC ON HUMANITARIAN SITUATION
[...] (U) Over the weekend, Reuters, citing UN and ICRC sources, reported that up to 500,000 persons have been displaced in northern Iraq. UN representatives in Ankara provided lower estimates of displacement. Thus far, there has been no significant movement of DPs to the Turkish border. 2. [...]
2003-03-24 14:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID MOPS PREF IZ TU
03ANKARA1913THY PRIVATIZATION: ON TRACK...FOR NOW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkish Airlines (THY - Turk Hava Yollari) is scheduled for tender in the third quarter 2003, and the GOT official heading THY privatization said that plans are on schedule. THY has managed, largely through timely sales of old planes, to remain profitable in bad times general [...]
2003-03-24 15:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAIR ECON EFIN PREL TU
03ANKARA193TURKISH ECONOMY: PM GUL ANNOUNCES SOME FISCAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOT reacted to the market concerns over the 2003 budget by agreeing on a list of fiscal saving measures, which PM Gul announced late afternoon January 8. Following the announcement, T-bill rates dropped half a percentage point. The "saving measures" are a mix of expenditure [...]
2003-01-08 16:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL TU
03ANKARA1936TURKISH ECONOMY MARCH 25: TEMPORARY RESPITE ON
[...] (U) Turkish markets at OOB March 25 were positively affected by press reports that the US Administration was seeking Congressional approval of $1 billion in aid as part of the war supplemental. As a result, the steady deterioration in Turkish markets of the last four days appears to have stab [...]
2003-03-25 11:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA1948TURKISH AIRLINES SUSPENDS MORE FLIGHTS DUE TO IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-25 15:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ATRN TU
03ANKARA1965TURKISH ECONOMY MARCH 26: U.S. AID PROPOSAL SPARKS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Markets rallied March 26 am with T-bill yields dropping six percentage points, on news of the U.S. war supplemental for Turkey. But market sentiment remains pessimistic about upcoming debt roll-overs, and the GOT's credibility with the markets remains rock bottom. IMF resrep [...]
2003-03-26 12:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA2039TURKISH ECONOMY MARCH 28: CONTINUING PROBLEMATIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Markets remained quiet on March 28 am, with T-bill yields weakening slightly to 65.7 percent. Two economic policy developments in the past day, however, indicate that AK continues to take actions that won't improve its credibility gap with the markets. First, according to pre [...]
2003-03-28 11:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA2094TURKISH ECONOMY MARCH 31: PROGRESS ON IMF FOURTH
[...] (SBU) Summary: The parliament passed the 2003 budget, and AK dropped a controversial amendment to the Public Procurement Law after the IMF complained, according to Turkish press. Ahead of the April 8 debt auction and April 9 $3 billion debt payment, markets expect an LOI signing and IMF Fou [...]
2003-03-31 11:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA210 DELIVERY OF WTO FINANCIAL SERVICES REQUESTS
[...] No summary [...]
2003-01-09 13:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON TU WTO
03ANKARA2108DELTA SUSPENDS ISTANBUL-NEW YORK FLIGHTS, OTHER
[...] (SBU) Delta Airlines, which prior to the start of the Iraq operation ran four flights per week from Istanbul to New York, will suspended its Istanbul-New York flights for one month, from April 6 to May 2. Delta's Istanbul Station Manager, Giray Salgirtay, told econoff the suspension was an ec [...]
2003-03-31 13:41:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC ATRN TU
03ANKARA2133TURKISH ECONOMY APRIL 1: MARKETS AWAIT IMF GOOD
[...] (U) Transactions volumes in Turkish financial markets were very low on April 1 am. T-bill yields were unchanged at 65 percent compounded, the lira appreciated slightly to TL 1,702,000, and the Istanbul Stock Exchange 100 index was up 1 percent. Stock market transaction volume has averaged [...]
2003-04-01 12:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA2151TURKISH ECONOMY APRIL 2: MARKETS QUIET, GUARDED
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish financial markets improved slightly in morning trading April 2. Local analysts see a positive scenario for the April 8 debt auctions, based on the GOT signing the IMF letter of intent, and Congress passing the aid for Turkey. The 30-week tourist season opens this wee [...]
2003-04-02 10:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA2170TURKISH ECONOMY APRIL 3: MARKETS LIKE SECRETARY'S
[...] (U) Positive local press coverage of the Secretary's April 3 visit translated into a modest bounce in local financial markets, well timed in advance of key large April 8 debt auctions. Market analysts told us the Secretary's affirmation of the bilateral relationship was helpful to general se [...]
2003-04-03 12:06:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA2197TURKISH ECONOMY APRIL 4: GOOD NEWS ON U.S.
[...] (U) News that both houses of Congress passed the supplemental appropriation of $1 billion for Turkey buoyed the money markets in morning trading April 4. The lira appreciated about one percent to TL 1,655,000. The Istanbul Stock Exchange was up 2.3 percent in morning trading. The benchmar [...]
2003-04-04 11:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA2233TURKEY'S ECONOMY APRIL 7: FIRST T-BILL AUCTION OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: On April 7, Treasury raised $844 million in the first of three T-bill auctions scheduled for April 7-8. Treasury's target is to raise a total of $3 billion ahead of $3.2 billion in debt service payments on April 9. Today's auction results came in at market expectations; the m [...]
2003-04-07 11:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA2239TURKISH CIVIL AVIATION DIRECTOR CEBECI REPLACED
[...] (SBU) Topa Bilgetin Toker was reinstated on April 1 as Director General of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA),replacing Serdar Cebeci. Toker, who was discharged for unspecified reasons in August 2002, had filed a lawsuit against the state. The court recently determined that Tok [...]
2003-04-07 13:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC ATRN TU
03ANKARA2258TURKEY'S ECONOMY APRIL 8: SUCCESSFUL T-BILL
[...] (U) Treasury raised a total of TL 3.26 quadrillion ($1.97 billion) in two debt auctions on the morning of April 8. Results were: Maturity Net Amt Compounded of Paper Sold (quad) Interest Rate --------- ----------- ------------- Oct. 8 Bill TL 0.801 57 pct Apr [...]
2003-04-08 10:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA2323TURKEY'S ECONOMY APRIL 10: MARKETS DROP ON NO.
[...] (U) As of 2:00 pm local time April 10, local news reports that Iraqi Kurds have taken Kirkuk are raising market concerns of a Turkish reaction that could jeopardize the U.S. aid package. T-bill yields rose nearly three percentage points to 66 percent; the lira depreciated almost two percent [...]
2003-04-10 11:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA2336 TURKISH AID FOR IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-10 14:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL PREF PHUM IZ TU
03ANKARA2363TURKEY'S ECONOMY APRIL 11: INTEREST RATES REMAIN
[...] (U) At mid-day April 11, Turkish markets were quiet. FM Gul's April 10 statements that U.S. forces would prevent a (Kurdish) fait d'accompli calmed market fears of a Turkish military intervention. However, T-bill yields at week's end remain above the April 8 auction levels, meaning the Turki [...]
2003-04-11 12:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA2367 GOT's Views on Special 301 Review of
[...] (SBU) On April 10, Oya Karakas, Head of Department in the MFA General Directorate of Multilateral Economic Affairs, sent Embassy the following note on intellectual property protection in Turkey. The note contends that data exclusivity protection for pharmaceuticals is not required by the TRIP [...]
2003-04-11 13:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR TU
03ANKARA2419TURKEY'S ECONOMY APRIL 14: POSITIVE PUBLIC
[...] (SBU) Positive statements by IMF and GOT officials over the weekend, combined with a lessening of anxiety over Iraq, gave Turkish markets a modest lift this morning. The lira strengthened to TL 1,633,000/dollar, yields on the benchmark 4/28/04 t-bill fell to 62.31 percent, and the stock marke [...]
2003-04-14 11:04:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV TU
03ANKARA2524TURKEY MARKETS ENJOY A QUIET BUT POSITIVE WEEK
[...] (U) Turkish markets rose steadily, if not spectacularly, this week. The lira strengthened from TL 1.65 million/dollar at the end of last week to TL 1.60 at the close of this morning's trading session. Meanwhile, yields on the benchmark 4/28/04 t-bill fell from 64.39 to 57.72 percent, and t [...]
2003-04-18 10:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PREL TU
03ANKARA2572UPDATE ON TURKEY'S COMMITMENT TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) Summary. Amb. Ahmet Okcun, MFA Coordinator for Afghanistan Reconstruction, told us that per Afghan Minister of Trade, Turkey is Afghanistan's largest source of foreign investment with 30 companies and over $200 million invested. GOT's commitment remains modest at $3 million. End Summary. [...]
2003-04-21 13:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL EFIN AF TU
03ANKARA2695TURKEY'S ECONOMY APRIL 25: POSITIVE NEWS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: Some positive news came at the end of a relatively quiet week in Turkish markets: the GOT announced a well-regarded macro-economist bureaucrat, Ibrahim Canakci, to replace Faik Oztrak at Treasury. The Central Bank announced a 3 percentage point cut in its short-term borrowin [...]
2003-04-25 11:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA2781 TFIZ01: Turkish Red Crescent Aid Shipment En
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-29 15:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID MOPS IZ TU
03ANKARA2813 Turkish Trade with Iraq
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See para 11. 2. (SBU) Summary: Turkish foreign trade officials emphasized Turkey's desire to gain a share of the commercial opportunities arising from Iraq reconstruction, and implied that special consideration should be given to Turkish comp [...]
2003-04-30 13:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ETTC IZ TU
03ANKARA2902SUGAR LAW LEAVES BITTER TASTE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A new sugar law implemented in September 2002 was supposed to eliminate the sugar industry's rampant overproduction, as well as GOT subsidies for its export, and eventually move the industry toward the free market. However, even as state-owned sugar company SEKER (its privati [...]
2003-05-05 14:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD EFIN PREL TU
03ANKARA2914AK REVIVES PLANS TO SELL STATE LANDS,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PM ERDOGAN ANNOUNCED RECENTLY THAT THE GOT IS PLANNING TO REALIZE BETWEEN $25-30 BILLION IN NEW REVENUE FROM THE SALE OF STATE-OWNED "FOREST LAND," MUCH OF IT TREELESS SUBURBAN SQUATTER SETTLEMENTS. THE OPPOSITION CHP AND SEVERAL NGOS CRITICIZED THE PROPOSAL, AND PRESIDENT SEZ [...]
2003-05-06 04:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PGOV TU
03ANKARA2950TURKEY'S ECONOMY MAY 6: GOOD NEWS ON INFLATION AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 6, Turkish markets continued the recent positive trend. Treasury raised TL 4.9 quadrillion (nearly $3 billion) in three T-bill auctions, achieving a debt roll-over rate this week of over 100 percent. April inflation data was under market expectations, with CPI at 2.1 p [...]
2003-05-06 16:16:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA2957 Special 301 Demarche Delivered; GOT Plans to
[...] (SBU) Summary: Noting outstanding issues in pharmaceuticals, copyright and trademark protection, Emboffs informed GOT interlocutors that Turkey will remain on the Special 301 Watch List this year. In a change from its earlier position that data exclusivity is not required by the TRIPS Agreem [...]
2003-05-07 08:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR TU USTR WTO
03ANKARA3014TOBACCO CONTROL DEMARCHE RESPONSE: TURKEY STILL
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-08 13:06:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL TU
03ANKARA3018TURKISH TREASURY RAISES NEXT STEPS ON $1 BILLION
[...] (SBU) On May 8, Treasury Deputy Undersecretary Aydin Karaoz raised with Acting DCM the next steps on effecting the $1 billion in U.S. assistance for Turkey. Karaoz said he had just returned from the annual EBRD meeting in Tashkent, where he had briefly discussed the issue with Treasury U/S Ta [...]
2003-05-08 15:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA3059TERRORIST FINANCE: TURKISH REACTION TO BATASUNA
[...] (SBU) On May 9, MFA Deputy DG for intelligence and research Hakan Okcal told us the MFA had circulated interagency reftel information about additional names affiliated with ETA (Batasuna, Euskal Herritarrock and Herri Batasuna). If GOT agencies found assets owned or controlled by these addit [...]
2003-05-09 15:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS TU
03ANKARA3061 Sauces/Fanta Beverage Base Classification;
[...] (U) Econoff presented U.S. positions on classification of sauces and of Fanta beverage base (reftels) to Ercan Saka, General Director, EU and Foreign Relations Department, Turkish Customs Undersecretariat, on May 6. Saka responded that Turkish Customs would take these demarches into account i [...]
2003-05-12 06:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON TU
03ANKARA3072 Special 301 Demarche: Culture Ministry's Plans
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see para 10. 2. (U) Summary: At a meeting to discuss the decision to keep Turkey on the Special 301 Watch List, a Turkish copyright official acknowledged increased copyright piracy and outlined a series of steps to improve both the lega [...]
2003-05-12 10:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR TU
03ANKARA3082NEXT STEPS ON FINANCIAL AGREEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-12 12:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON TU
03ANKARA310 TURKISH RESPONSE TO A/S WAYNE LETTER ON OECD;
[...] (U) Embassy received an electronic copy of the Turkish response to A/S Anthony Wayne's letter on OECD reform and the Anti-Bribery Convention (reftel). The letter dated January 13 is to be sent by Ambassador Alev Kilic, Deputy Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs. In addition to presenting Turk [...]
2003-01-14 05:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KCRM TU OECD
03ANKARA3157USG CONTRACTOR BEGINS TO EXPORT TURKISH LPG AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. military contractor Kellogg, Brown, and Root (KBR) has successfully delivered its first shipment of Turkish Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) and gasoline from Turkey to Iraq, which will be donated as humanitarian assistance to Iraqi civilians. The U.S. military has contracted K [...]
2003-05-14 04:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ETTC PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA3187CONSTITUTIONAL COURT CHIEF JUSTICE DISCUSSES ROLE
[...] Summary: In a May 8 meeting with Ambassador, Constitutional Court Chief Justice Mustafa Bumin discussed his views on: the ruling AK Party; the threat of Islamic fundamentalism in Turkey; the role of the Constitution in a State of law; and the recent law lowering the retirement age for civil se [...]
2003-05-14 14:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL TU
03ANKARA3206IMF READOUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: IMF resident rep in Ankara briefed us May 13 on the status of the Fifth Review. Given the number of unmet conditions at this point, the earliest date for the Fifth Review Board meeting is likely to be early July. While the GOT may meet its primary surplus criterion, there are [...]
2003-05-15 15:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV TU
03ANKARA3265TURKEY'S ECONOMY: SOME POSITIVE SIGNS, BUT LITTLE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The rapid end of the Iraq war, prospect of U.S. and IMF money, and a global emerging market rally have combined to boost the Turkish currency and reduce interest rates substantially in recent weeks. Meanwhile, exports and industrial production continue to rise, while inflatio [...]
2003-05-16 14:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV TU
03ANKARA3288 Readout on FM Gul's Visit to Bulgaria: Energy
[...] (SBU) Summary: MFA characterized FM Gul's recent visit to Bulgaria as a success. Turkish investment in Bulgaria and trade in energy were key subjects of discussion during the Gul visit. MFA told us that the agreement to buy electricity from Bulgaria may not be commercially sensible for Turk [...]
2003-05-20 13:52:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ENRG EINV BG TU
03ANKARA3306 Turkish Red Crescent Travel to Iraq to Explore
[...] (U) MFA Ambassador for Iraq Reconstruction Issues Ahmed Rifat Okcun called in Econ Counselor April 21 on Turkish Red Crescent (TRC) plans to visit Iraq to discuss assistance for hospitals with the Iraqi Red Crescent. MFA Head of Department for Multilateral Political Organizations Feza Ozturk [...]
2003-05-21 13:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID IZ TU
03ANKARA3393EXPORT OF TURKISH LPG AND GASOLINE TO IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-23 10:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ETTC PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA3399TURKEY RESPONDES TO RUSSIAN IMO PAPER ON TURKISH
[...] (SBU) Summary: MFA Chief of Maritime Affairs Erciyes told econoff May 22 that the paper Russia had submitted to the IMO, which claims that Turkey has implemented new, costly restrictions on passage through the Turkish Straits, was factually incorrect. Erciyes maintained that the guidelines i [...]
2003-05-23 13:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EWWT TU
03ANKARA343GOT ANNOUNCES 2003 PRIVATIZATION
[...] SUMMARY: DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER SENER ANNOUNCED JANUARY 13 THE 2003 PRIVATIZATION PROGRAM, ADOPTED EARLIER BY THE HIGHER PRIVATIZATION COUNCIL. IT SETS AN AMBITIOUS TARGET OF $4 BILLION IN PRIVATIZATION REVENUE. IT INCLUDES FOUR MAJOR STATE ENTERPRISES - PETKIM (PETROCHEMICALS),TEKEL (TOBAC [...]
2003-01-15 04:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ENRG TU
03ANKARA3488POLITICIANS PRESS CENTRAL BANK TO CUT INTEREST
[...] (SBU) Government ministers continue to ratchet up the pressure on the Central Bank to cut overnight interest rates, arguing that such a move is needed to weaken the recently-robust lira and prevent Turkey's growing current account deficit from deteriorating further. 2. (SBU) The pressur [...]
2003-05-28 15:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV TU
03ANKARA3536IMF CONCLUDES STAFF MISSION: STILL MUCH WORK TO DO
[...] (SBU) Summary: IMF Mission Director told us May 30 that, while the staff mission had gone somewhat better than he expected, Turkish authorities still had much work to do in the next 10-14 days if they hoped to see a Fund board review by end-June. The government needs to adopt new fiscal mea [...]
2003-05-30 15:24:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV TU
03ANKARA3537DISCUSSION WITH MFA ON TURKEY-IRAQ TRADE AND
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See para 8. 2. (SBU) Summary: DCM met with MFA Deputy U/S for Economic Affairs Alev Kilic May 29 to discuss ways in which Turkey could begin establishing a normal trading relationship with Iraq. Kilic said the MFA was ready to move forward [...]
2003-05-30 15:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL EPET IZ TU
03ANKARA356INPUT FOR CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED REPORT ON
[...] Post provided Ref A materials on 12/26/02 to MFA Coordinator for Afghanistan Reconstruction Ambassador Ahmet Okcun whose office responded with information for reports required by U.S. Congress. 2. The information below responds to the matrix compartments: -- Tokyo Pledge in USD millio [...]
2003-01-15 11:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL EFIN AF TU
03ANKARA3693UPDATE ON PROGRESS ON IMF REVIEW
[...] (SBU) IMF ResRep (strictly protect) told us late today that he was not thrilled with the GOT's rate of progress toward meeting the conditions for the upcoming Fifth Review of the program. He expressed doubt that the government would be able to complete all of the outstanding work in time for [...]
2003-06-06 14:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PREL TU
03ANKARA3706NEGOTIATING THE EXBS MOU: MFA SUGGESTS WASHINGTON
[...] No summary [...]
2003-06-09 09:41:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KSTC PARM PREL TU
03ANKARA3707EMBASSY DELIVERS DRAFT FINANCIAL AGREEMENT TO
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 4. 2. (SBU) EconCouns delivered the draft financial agreement and disbursement request document to Treasury Deputy U/S Aydin Karaoz June 9, highlighting the agreement's economic and political conditions. Karaoz said he or Deputy Director Genera [...]
2003-06-09 10:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON TU
03ANKARA376TURKEY'S ECONOMY: UPDATE ON REFORM MEASURES
[...] (SBU) Summary: A GOT team of experts is drafting a letter of intent for the 2003 IMF program. IMF resrep hopes to receive the draft by this weekend, paving the way for an IMF mission as early as next week. The IMF focus remains the 2003 budget. While the GOT has formally committed to a 6.5 p [...]
2003-01-15 16:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL TU
03ANKARA3815TURKEY ECONOMIC UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The increasing likelihood of a delay beyond end-June in the Fifth Review under Turkey's IMF program so far has not dampened the relatively buoyant mood in the markets, as the lira continues to trade strongly against the dollar. The Central Bank intervened again this week, to [...]
2003-06-12 13:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV PGOV TU
03ANKARA3827 Turkish Customs Undersecretary on Iraqi Border
[...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (SBU) Summary: Turkey's Customs Undersecretary told us that two-way crossings at Habur total about 1,500 vehicles daily, and that he expects this traffic to more than double in the near future. Following a stoppage at the border prompted by a Kurdis [...]
2003-06-12 15:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ENRG EAID PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA3830 Turkish Customs Undersecretary on Iraqi Border
[...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (SBU) Summary: Turkey's Customs Undersecretary told us that two-way crossings at Habur total about 1,500 vehicles daily, and that he expects this traffic to more than double in the near future. Following a stoppage at the border prompted by a Kurdis [...]
2003-06-13 06:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ENRG EAID PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA3832 GOT Offer of Assistance on Iraqi Hotels
[...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (SBU) This cable contains an action request in para 5. 3. (SBU) In a June 11 meeting with Econ Counselor, Ambassador Ahmet Okcun, MFA Coordinator for Afghanistan and Iraq, conveyed a GOT plan to fund construction of and equipment for 2 hosp [...]
2003-06-13 06:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA3848TURKEY-IRAQ ECONOMIC RELATIONS; UPDATE ON BARTER
[...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Finance Minister Unakitan told the Ambassador that the Prime Minister had instructed an interagency group to resolve the problems holding up trade at the Habur Gate, including those involved in the Delta Petroleum products ba [...]
2003-06-13 16:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ENRG EAID EAIR PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA3916FIFTH REVIEW DELAY RAISES NEW CHALLENGES
[...] (SBU) Summary: IMF Resident Representative Odd Per Brekk indicated to us today that, even with speedy conclusion of the GOT's letter of intent, the IMF's fifth review "cannot" be completed by the end of June, bringing into full play tough end-of-June performance targets. Benign markets stem [...]
2003-06-18 04:29:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV PGOV TU
03ANKARA392TURKISH BUSINESS LEADER CRITICIZES AKP; SEEKS U.S.
[...] (U) In a January 13 news conference in Istanbul, Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen Association (TUSIAD) Chairman Tuncay Ozilhan criticized the new AKP government for its loosening of fiscal discipline and its failure to take a stand on the Iraq issue. "We don't need any of this in such [...]
2003-01-16 06:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL TU
03ANKARA3975TURKEY WAITING FOR RESPONSE TO IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION
[...] This cable contains an action request. See paras 2 and 4. 2. Summary and action request: The GOT has proposed various types of Iraq Reconstruction assistance, including: the donation of office supplies, vegetable seeds, and two hospitals; the provision of electricity and mobile phone l [...]
2003-06-19 15:29:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA3976UPDATE ON BOT COMPANIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: President of the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) Yusuf Gunay told EconCouns June 17 that EMRA was working on a response to the recent letter from the export credit agencies regarding the BOT contracts (reftel). The U.S. BOT companies, Trakya Elektrik (Enron) and Doga [...]
2003-06-20 05:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ENRG ECON PREL TU
03ANKARA4025GUIDANCE ON IRAQ-TURKEY CIVAIR AGREEMENT
[...] Baghdad minimize considered. 2. This cable contains an action request in para 4. 3. As reported ref B, CENTAF has proposed a Letter of Agreement (LOA) to govern air traffic control between Turkey and Iraq. Embassy requested in reftels that the Department provide instructions for tra [...]
2003-06-24 06:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA4061CONTROVERSY SWIRLS AROUND PETKIM PRIVATIZATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: The first major sale in Turkey's ambitious 2003 privatization program is nearing the finish line, with the imminent submission of the winning bid for the state petrochemical company Petkim to Turkey's High Privatization Council for approval. The tender is engulfed in controve [...]
2003-06-25 13:01:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ENRG TU
03ANKARA4070IRAQI SOMO-DELTA PETROLEUM BARTER DEAL UNDERWAY
[...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (SBU) Delta Petroleum and the MFA confirmed to us that the GOT had given final approval for the pending SOMO-Delta barter deal (reftels),under which SOMO will export fuel oil to Turkey in return for Turkish benzine (gasoline) and LPG. Delta Petroleum o [...]
2003-06-25 15:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EPET PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA4074TURKISH MARKETS SOFTEN AS IMF CONCERNS RE-EMERGE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish markets have softened in recent days on worries about delays in completion of the IMF program's fifth review. Two leading brokerages (JPMorgan and Merrill Lynch) reduced their exposure to Turkish assets in their models, citing IMF worries. Some progress has been regis [...]
2003-06-26 03:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EINV TU
03ANKARA4180MARKET FIRMS ON Q1 GROWTH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish markets rebounded on July 1, helped by strong growth figures for the first quarter and a perception that relations with both the U.S. and IMF are on a positive track, following announcements of both a July 9 IMF mission and FM Gul's impending visit to Washington. The T [...]
2003-07-02 04:16:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EINV TU
03ANKARA4224BOTAS READY TO RESUME PIPELINE OPERATIONS; WAITING
[...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (SBU) BOTAS General Manager Mehmet Bilgic told econoff July 3 that the storage tanks at Ceyhan, which store Iraqi crude from the Kirkuk-Yumurtalik line, were nearly empty. The only remaining oil in the storage tanks was bound for Turkey's Kirakkale refi [...]
2003-07-03 13:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA4243HABUR BORDER CROSSING CLOSED TO OCPA CONTRACTORS;
[...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (SBU) Following the U.S. detention of Turkish special forces in northern Iraq, the GOT closed the lone Turkey - Iraq border crossing at Habur to U.S. contractors. UN traffic has also been impacted. Kellogg, Brown and Root's (KBR's) representative i [...]
2003-07-07 11:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ENRG ETRD IZ PREL TU
03ANKARA4251GOT REOPENS HABUR BORDER CROSSING TO OCPA
[...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (SBU) Following the reported release of detained Turkish special forces in northern Iraq, both Kellogg, Brown and Root (KBR) and the World Food Program told us that the Habur border crossing with Iraq returned to normal operation at approximately midday [...]
2003-07-07 15:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ENRG ETRD IZ PREL TU
03ANKARA4316IMF MISSION BEGINS TALKS AMID GROWING MARKET ANGST
[...] (SBU) Summary: An IMF team began talks in Ankara this afternoon amid growing market nervousness over U.S.-Turkish relations and continued delays in meeting the conditions for the Fifth Review under the IMF-backed program. Treasury U/S Canakci told us the government still is shooting for an IM [...]
2003-07-09 14:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PREL ECON TU
03ANKARA4337Turkish Quarantine Regs-Oops They've Done it Again
[...] (SBU) Summary. Despite recent assurances from the Ministry of Agriculture officials that new quarantine regulations would not go into affect until July 2004, Turkey announced and implemented new phytosanitary regulations on July 6, 2003. Most foreign embassies, trade associations and tradin [...]
2003-07-10 12:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR KPAO TU
03ANKARA4358AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON ENERGY MINISTER GULER
[...] (SBU) Summary: In his July 9 farewell call on Energy Minister Guler, Ambassador highlighted the importance of continued cooperation in developing the East-West Energy Corridor and stressed that Turkey's ability to attract foreign investment into its domestic energy market will depend heavil [...]
2003-07-11 07:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EINV PREL TU
03ANKARA4386TURKISH REGULATORS ON TAKEOVER OF UZAN'S BANK AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish banking regulatory authorities say their July 3-4 decision to take over management (and revoke the license) of Uzan family-owned Imar Bank was the result of a severe bank liquidity squeeze, which was prompted by the government's earlier revocation of the family's energy [...]
2003-07-11 15:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ENRG PGOV TU
03ANKARA441Turkish Officials Responding to Quarantine Concerns
[...] (SBU) Summary. In the weeks following the implementation of Turkey's new phytosanitary regulations, Turkish agriculture and quarantine officials have been socked with objections and concerns expressed by Turkish industry, importers and embassies. Although Turkish quarantine officials have t [...]
2003-01-17 10:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR KPAO TU USTR
03ANKARA4411NIGHT VISION DEVICE CONTROLS IN WASSENAAR
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-14 10:35:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KSTC PARM
03ANKARA4424 Ambassador's Meeting with DPM Sener on Economic
[...] (SBU) Summary: In his farewell call on Deputy Prime Minister Sener on July 10, the Ambassador encouraged the GOT to stick with the economic reform program, emphasizing anti- corruption and other measures which would help boost foreign direct investment. The Ambassador also highlighted the ne [...]
2003-07-14 14:01:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PREL TU
03ANKARA4475What Drives Investment in Turkey's Ag Sector?
[...] (SBU) Summary. Despite a low level of direct foreign investment and foreign companies who are discouraged by the investment climate, local Turkish business are continuously seeking the next investment opportunity - even in Turkey's agriculture sector. The cattle sector is a prime example. [...]
2003-07-17 07:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR KPAO TU
03ANKARA4480IMF AND GOT CLOSE TO AGREEMENT ON FIFTH REVIEW
[...] (SBU) Summary: IMF and Turkish officials are close to an agreement that would pave the way for the Fifth Review to proceed, and hope to announce agreement by Friday, July 18. Discussions this week have focused on closing the estimated $1.8 billion fiscal gap. Although there has been some tal [...]
2003-07-17 10:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID PREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA4481 Humanitarian Assistance Update: UN and Energy
[...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. Summary: -------- 2. The World Food Program, Kellogg, Brown and Root, and Delta Petroleum advise that food and fuel supplies continue to flow across the Habur border crossing into Iraq. Noting good cooperation with the GOT, WFP reports that Turkey [...]
2003-07-17 11:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA4488FOLLOW-UP ON FAA RECOMMENDATIONS ON AVIATION
[...] (SBU) EconCouns met with Transportation Deputy U/S Kemal Albayrak July 16 to reiterate FAA concerns resulting from its May 21 consultations in Ankara, and to urge the GOT to revise its legislation to give the Directorate General for Civil Aviation the authority needed to operate in compliance [...]
2003-07-17 13:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PGOV TU
03ANKARA4489 Delivery of Treasury Letter on Iraqi Assets and
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-17 14:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PREL TU
03ANKARA4525TURKEY: DRAFT 2003 IRF
[...] The following text is the draft 2003 report on International Religious Freedom (IRF) for Turkey: 2. The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respects this right in practice; however, the Government imposes some restrictions on religious groups and on [...]
2003-07-18 12:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF TU
03ANKARA4528PRIVATIZATION CHIEF SAYS SALES ARE MOVING FORWARD
[...] (SBU) Summary: New Privatization Administration (PA) President Metin Kilci says strong political support is enabling him to proceed with long-delayed privatizations. The Higher Privatization Council's approval of the controversial sale of Petkim to the Uzan family was an important step forward [...]
2003-07-18 13:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EFIN PGOV TU
03ANKARA4551FUND MISSION AND GOT REACH AGREEMENT ON LOI, SHOOT
[...] (SBU) IMF Mission Director Reza Mogdaham and State Minister Ali Babacan announced July 20 that they had reached initial agreement on a Letter of Intent. In a brief telephone call, IMF ResRep (protect) advised July 21 that, assuming IMF management approval of the agreed-upon text, they hope t [...]
2003-07-21 10:40:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV TU
03ANKARA458IMF KRUEGER AND WORLD BANK LINN DELIVER TOUGH
[...] (SBU) Summary: IMF Deputy Managing Director Krueger delivered a tough message to Prime Minister Gul and the rest of the GOT January 16, stressing that the government needed to implement the economic reform program in light of its "dangerous" financial situation. She and World Bank VP Linn, w [...]
2003-01-17 12:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL TU
03ANKARA4613AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON STATE MINISTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 22 farewell call on State Minister Ali Babacan, Ambassador noted market concerns about delays in the IMF program and possible 2004 financing difficulties, and stressed the need for the GOT to move vigorously to complete the economic reform program. He also urged the [...]
2003-07-22 15:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA4666CONSTITUTIONAL COURT RULING THROWS MONKEY WRENCH
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Turkish Constitutional Court this afternoon annulled an additional tax on motor vehicles, potentially creating a $780 million budget hole just as the government was moving to fill a $1.65 billion fiscal gap as part of an agreement with the IMF. It is not clear yet [...]
2003-07-23 15:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PREL TU
03ANKARA467SCENESETTER FOR CODEL WARNER
[...] (SBU) Your visit comes at a critical time in US-Turkey relations. Over the last two years the US has supported IMF packages of unprecedented proportions to assist Turkey in recovering from its worst economic crisis in decades. The strategic partnership has grown as a result of Turkey's signi [...]
2003-01-17 14:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OVIP TU
03ANKARA4692LITTLE PROGRESS ON RESOLVING BOT AND CARGILL/ADM
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish authorities are making little if any progress toward resolving the investment disputes involving U.S. power generation and starch-based sweetener companies. The BOT issue is being held up in part due to disagreements between the Energy Ministry and the Energy Market R [...]
2003-07-24 12:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV PREL TU
03ANKARA470LATEST EMBASSY MEETINGS ON ECONOMIC REFORM
[...] (SBU) Embassy pressed the economic reform message January 16-17 in meetings with State Planning Under Secretary Ahmet Tiktik, Parliamentary Budget Committee Chairman Sait Acba, and AK Parliamentarian (and former Finance Minister official) Bulent Gidikli. In each of the meetings, we noted that [...]
2003-01-17 15:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV ECON TU
03ANKARA4770TURKS SIGN LOI; PROBLEMS WITH TAKEOVER OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish authorities signed the Letter of Intent (LOI) late July 25, paving the way for the IMF Board to complete the 5th Review as early as August 1. Agreement on the LOI came after GOT officials agreed to seek Parliamentary approval of revised motor vehicle tax legislation th [...]
2003-07-28 15:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV TU
03ANKARA4805Turkey and Biotechnology
[...] (SBU) Summary: The development of biotechnology legislation has been identified as a priority by the new Turkish government. Regulations that parallel EU directives have been drafted, however no action has been taken to put them into place. With the possible exception of the Cartagena Bios [...]
2003-07-30 13:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR TU
03ANKARA4817PAPER ON THE USG APPROACH IN THE FIRST COMMITTEE
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Polmiloff passed reftel non-paper and points to Omur Yurdakul (1st Secretary in the MFA's Disarmament department) on July 30. Yurdakul had no immediate comment regarding the paper or points, noting that t [...]
2003-07-30 14:04:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL MNUC AORC KNNP
03ANKARA4914MARKETS RALLY ON IMF/INFLATION NEWS
[...] (SBU) Turkish markets rallied Monday and Tuesday on the back of good inflation news and the IMF Board's August 1 decisions to approve the 5th Review and extend 2004-2005 Turkish repurchases. The lira strengthened to 1.406 million/dollar, yields on the benchmark August 8, 2004 t-bill dropped [...]
2003-08-05 15:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV TU
03ANKARA494TURKEY'S ECONOMY: GOOD TREASURY BOND AUCTIONS
[...] (U) On January 21, Turkish Treasury auctioned a one-year fixed rate bond and a two-year floating rate bond today to strong demand, in advance of a January 22 debt redemption to the market of TL 5.4 quadrillion (about $3.5 billion). Treasury sold: -- a total of TL 3.2 quadrillion of the on [...]
2003-01-21 15:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL TU
03ANKARA5015Turkey Suspends Import Licenses, Raises Corn Duty
[...] (SBU) Summary. At the end of July, the government of Turkey (GOT) stopped issuing licenses for corn imports without any prior notification. Turkish officials claim that the action was taken in order to assess the number of licenses issued rather than to inhibit trade. After the corn duty was [...]
2003-08-08 12:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR KPAO TU
03ANKARA5075MORE ON PRIVATIZATION,UZANS, AND BRSA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: RECENT MEETINGS WITH BANKING REGULATORS AND THE PRIVATIZATION AUTHORITY HAVE REINFORCED THE MESSAGE THAT: A) GOT OFFICIALS BELIEVE THE UZANS' FAILED PURCHASE OF PETKIM WILL NOT HVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON TURKEY'S PRIVATIZATION PROGRAM, BUT B) THE IMAR BANK CASE IS RATCHETING U [...]
2003-08-11 14:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN TU
03ANKARA5105SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LUGAR'S VISIT TO TURKEY
[...] (SBU) Your CODEL arrives in Ankara at a time when Turkey is considering increasing its cooperation in reconstruction and stabilization efforts in Iraq. The GOT is shifting its Iraq policy away from one centered on northern-Iraq and ethnic (Kurd or Turkmen) issues towards a more central Baghda [...]
2003-08-12 12:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ECON TU
03ANKARA5107SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MURTHA'S VISIT TO TURKEY
[...] (SBU) Your CODEL arrives in Ankara at a time when Turkey is considering increasing its cooperation in reconstruction and stabilization efforts in Iraq. The GOT is shifting its Iraq policy away from one centered on northern-Iraq and ethnic (Kurd or Turkmen) issues towards a more central Baghda [...]
2003-08-12 12:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ECON TU
03ANKARA5159GOT ACTIONS SINCE MARCH TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN
[...] Summary: Emboffs met August 12-13 with MFA officials and contacted the director of the Ankara office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to discuss actions taken by the GOT to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) subsequent to March 30, the end of the period covered in the 200 [...]
2003-08-13 14:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL TU TIP IN TURKEY
03ANKARA5187STATUS OF IRAQI ASSET ISSUE IN TURKEY
[...] (SBU) DEPUTY ECONCOUNS SPOKE AUGUST 14 WITH UZGUR ULUDUZ, WHO HAS TAKEN OVER THE IRAQI ASSETS ISSUE IN THE MFA'S BILATERAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT, TO FOLLOW UP ON THE ACTION REQUEST IN REF A. ULUDUZ EXPLAINED THAT FOLLOWING RECEIPT OF THE EMBASSY'S DIPLOMATIC NOTE (REF B) MFA HAD DISTRI [...]
2003-08-14 13:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC TU IZ
03ANKARA5271TURKISH AID DELEGATION PLANS TO TRAVEL TO IRAQ
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 4. 2. (SBU) The Foreign Ministry advised us late August 19 that a delegation including Turkish parliamentarians, Ministry of Public Works officials, the Turkish Red Crescent, and private sector representatives plans to travel by vehicle to Iraq [...]
2003-08-19 14:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA5314GETTING THE MOST OUT OF THE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy recommends an ambitious agenda for the next Economic Partnership Commission meeting, tentatively slated for October, as a way to advance our economic agenda with Turkey and bolster the broader bilateral relationship. We suggest sessions on economic reform, foreign dir [...]
2003-08-20 13:35:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV PREL ENRG TU
03ANKARA5325FOLLOW ON TO TURKISH AID DELEGATION PLANS FOR
[...] (SBU) In two August 20 diplomatic notes, the MFA advised that the aid delegation discussed in reftel will delay its travel to Iraq by one day, until August 22. The notes also provided updated information re delegation members. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy appreciates Department and [...]
2003-08-20 14:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA5409SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DAVIS' VISIT TO TURKEY
[...] (SBU) Your CODEL arrives in Ankara at a time when Turkey is considering increasing its cooperation in reconstruction and stabilization efforts in Iraq. The GOT is shifting its Iraq policy away from one centered on northern-Iraq and ethnic (Kurd or Turkmen) issues towards a more central Baghda [...]
2003-08-25 12:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ECON TU IZ
03ANKARA553TURKISH RESPONSE TO FAA REQUEST FOR CONSULTATIONS
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See paras 2 and 8. 2. (SBU) Summary and action request. EconCouns delivered reftel points to senior GOT officials January 21-22. The Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority (DGCA) acknowledged that the DGCA had not yet implemented all [...]
2003-01-23 12:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC ATRN TU
03ANKARA5551IMF RESREP PREPARES FOR BUSY SEASON;
[...] (SBU) Summary: IMF Resident Representative Odd Per Brekk told us the Fund is gearing up for an intense period of work towards the Sixth Review. The jury is still out on a series of structural reforms, especially direct tax reform, and big questions remain on the budget, though a Treasury ann [...]
2003-09-03 14:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PREL TU
03ANKARA5587 GOT Views on the WTO Ministerial in Cancun
[...] (SBU) Meeting with Econoff and Econ Specialist on September 3, Husnu Dilemre, Deputy Director General for Agreements at the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat, provided an overview of Turkish views and objectives for the upcoming Cancun WTO Ministerial. In particular, he highlighted Turkey's desi [...]
2003-09-05 12:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD AORC TU
03ANKARA5646A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE BOT ISSUE?
[...] (SBU) Summary: An Enron executive says a "trial balloon" floated by the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) has the potential to lead to a solution to the dispute between the GOT and BOT power generating companies over pricing and other contractual issues. The idea would be for EMRA to [...]
2003-09-05 14:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ENRG EFIN TU
03ANKARA5647FIRST TURKISH POWER TO IRAQ ON SCHEDULE FOR
[...] With the strong support of the GOT, Turkish power company Karadeniz Energy is preparing to export 50 megawatts of power from Turkey into the Iraqi power grid. The 2-year deal was signed with the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad on August 26, with power scheduled to begin flowing Sep [...]
2003-09-05 15:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PGOV PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA5658 Foreign Trade Undersecretary on Booming Trade
[...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. Summary: -------- 2. (SBU) In a September 5 meeting with Econ Counselor and Econoff, Foreign Trade Undersecretary Tuncer Kayalar predicted that Turkish exports to Iraq would continue to grow quickly, and said that an intense inspection regime aimed a [...]
2003-09-08 12:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ELTN ENRG PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA5757AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MINISTER OF FINANCE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IN HIS FIRST MEETING WITH FINANCE MINISTER UNAKITAN, THE AMBASSADOR EXPRESSED HIS VIEW THAT TURKEY HAD A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD ON RECENT GOOD NEWS BY ACCELERATING REFORMS AND RESOLVING INVESTMENT DISPUTES. THE FINANCE MINISTER CLAIMED THE GOT WAS STRONGLY COMMITTED TO REFO [...]
2003-09-11 07:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV PREL TU
03ANKARA5787EXBS: SEPTEMBER 11 MEETING WITH TURKEY ON EXBS
[...] (SBU) Summary: An interagency team led by NP/ECC Director van Son met with Turkish MFA and the Turkish interagency on September 11 to negotiate the proposed EXBS legal agreement so that planned EXBS assistance programs can commence. The Turkish and U.S. teams concentrated their discussions [...]
2003-09-12 06:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM ETTC PREL KSTC TU
03ANKARA5801MARKETS STRONG DESPITE DISAPPOINTING SECOND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Markets continued their summer rally this week, buoyed by the news of the likely signature of the U.S. financial assistance agreement. On Wednesday, the rally was strong enough to propel the benchmark t-bill rate to its lowest level of the year, the stock market to its highe [...]
2003-09-12 12:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV TU
03ANKARA5808 Pharmaceuticals IPR Update
[...] (SBU) Summary: Following heavy lobbying by the local generics industry, the GOT is contemplating introduction of data exclusivity protection for pharmaceutical test data only in 2007 and even watering down patent protection, but, to our knowledge, no final decisions have been taken on these m [...]
2003-09-12 14:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR TU
03ANKARA5811MORE ON ENRON BOT "TRIAL BALLOON"
[...] Summary: ENRON's report of a GOT trial balloon to resolve the dispute between BOT operator Trakya (Enron) and the GOT (reftel) appears to have been overly optimistic. Yusuf Gunay, President of the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA),told us he had not heard of the proposal, while Ener [...]
2003-09-13 06:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ENRG TU
03ANKARA5850 Ambassador's Meeting with TOBB President Rifat
[...] (SBU) In the Ambassador's first call on Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (Turkish acronym TOBB) President Rifat Hisarciklioglu, the two sides discussed Iraq reconstruction, economic reform, the upcoming Economic Partnership Commission meeting, and investment climate issues. H [...]
2003-09-16 07:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA5879 Cargill and ADM Move a Step Closer to Higher Sugar
[...] (SBU) Summary: A key GOT board has recommended increasing the quota for corn syrup producers to 15 percent of the total sugar quota, which, if implemented, will help Cargill and ADM/TateLyle avoid production losses on their massive investments in Turkey. Although the sugar beet industry is p [...]
2003-09-17 14:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EAGR TU
03ANKARA5920TURKEY SUPPORTS U.S. EFFORT TO ACCELERATE
[...] (SBU) Turkey shares the U.S.goal to accelerate assitance to Afghanistan. Turkey has already exceeded its original 5-year pledge of $5 million and hopes to commit another USD 3 million in 2004. Ambassador Okcun, Turkey's Afghan Reconstruction Coordinator, will attend the September 21 meeting [...]
2003-09-18 15:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAF EAID PREL TU
03ANKARA6001U.S. CREDIT SIGNING CAPS STRONG MARKET RALLY
[...] (SBU) Yesterday's signing of the U.S. Financial Agreement in Dubai capped a strong market rally over the previous two weeks, which saw the Turkish equity, foreign exchange and debt markets reach their high point of the year. Though the U.S. FA signing was important, forward-leaning comments f [...]
2003-09-23 14:29:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN TU
03ANKARA6048 Turkish Official on Rail Link with Iraq, Syria
[...] (SBU) Summary: A Turkish railway official told us that rail has moved relatively little cargo, including humanitarian aid, to Iraq in recent months, but that there are plans to begin moving some fuel by rail. Our interlocutor contended that steep Syrian transit fees were a serious obstacle t [...]
2003-09-25 13:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELTN ETRD TU IZ
03ANKARA605UPDATE ON TURKEY'S IMF PROGRAM
[...] (SBU) IMF ResRep (protect) advised that Turkish authorities delivered late January 22 a draft Letter of Intent, along with a package of fiscal measures designed to enable the government to reach its primary surplus target of 6.5 percent of GNP. ResRep said his initial impression was that the [...]
2003-01-24 14:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV ECON TU
03ANKARA6068 Proposal for a Joint Demarche with EU on
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request in para 4. 2. (SBU) In recent years, the USG has pressed Turkey to improve protection of intellectual property rights, particularly for pharmaceuticals manufacturers, but with limited results thus far. Copyright and trademark holders continue to [...]
2003-09-26 13:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR TU
03ANKARA6070EU to Inspect Turkish Poultry Plants for Export
[...] (SBU) Summary. Five Turkish poultry facilities are being inspected by the EU veterinarians for approval to export poultry meat to the European Union. Turkish officials estimate that, during the first year, exports for the five plants could total up to 10,000 tons. An additional 4 plants wil [...]
2003-09-26 13:04:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR KPAO TU USTR
03ANKARA6086TERRORIST FINANCE: ZARQAWI DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2003-09-26 13:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC PTER TU
03ANKARA6141KEY ECONOMIC CONDITIONALITY ISSUES FOR USG LOAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: For the decision on GOT compliance with economic conditionality in the U.S.-Turkish Financial Agreement, post recommends Washington focus on the most critical issues in the IMF's Sixth Review: staff reductions at SEE's, the end-August fiscal target, the 2004 budget, the Public [...]
2003-09-30 16:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PREL TU
03ANKARA6162IMF MISSION BEGINS TALKS
[...] (SBU) IMF ResRep briefed us late October 1 on the mission's first few days of talks in Ankara. Although the talks are going well, he cautioned that there is still much work to do, and it is too early to say whether the mission will be able to wrap things up during this visit, which ends Octo [...]
2003-10-01 14:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV TU
03ANKARA6164TURKS SAY THEY ARE STILL INTERESTED IN QIZ
[...] No summary [...]
2003-10-01 15:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL TU
03ANKARA6165PRIVATIZATION UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. After years of slow motion on privatization, IMF conditions and the AK government,s more business-oriented approach seems to have led to a decisive phase in Turkey,s privatization program. How serious the GOT has become will be known by the end of the year, by when three of t [...]
2003-10-02 04:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EFIN PGOV TU
03ANKARA6199MEETING WITH TREASURY U/S CANAKCI
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IN A MEETING WITH ECONOFFS, TURKISH TREASURY U/S CANAKCI DESCRIBED THE STILL-EARLY STATE OF PLAY WITH THE IMF SIXTH REVIEW MISSION. CANAKCI CLAIMED THE GOT WAS ON TRACK TO MEET OR GET CLOSE TO END-YEAR INFLATION, GROWTH AND FISCAL TARGETS. HE WAS ALSO OPTIMISTIC ABOUT ACHIEVING [...]
2003-10-02 13:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID EINV PREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA6214Turkey's Biotechnology Regime
[...] This is in response to reftel request. 2. (SBU) Summary: Although Turkey has drafted regulations pertaining to biotechnology, they have not been implemented. Turkey permits the importation of genetically modified crops although it does not permit use of bio-engineered seeds for plant [...]
2003-10-03 06:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR TU
03ANKARA6215GOT Extends Rice Import Moratorium
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Turkey (GOT) extended its moratorium on rice import licenses for another six months till March 2004. The Turkish Press is suggesting that importers requested the ban in order to force domestic prices higher and earn windfall profits. More likely, with upco [...]
2003-10-03 06:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR TU USTR
03ANKARA6233ISTANBUL POLICE ARREST TRAFFICKERS
[...] (U) Hurriyet newspaper reported September 25 that Turkish show business manager Muzaffer Arslan coerced four Ukrainian ballerinas to work in a night club in Istanbul's Atasehir district in mid-June. Arslan took possession of their passports, forced them to perform at the Play Show night club [...]
2003-10-03 13:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG PREF TU
03ANKARA6238SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCONNELL VISIT TO TURKEY
[...] Your CODEL arrives in Ankara at a time when Iraq remains the focus of the US-Turkish relationship and where Turks are seized with two primary Iraq-related issues: the presence of PKK/Kadek terrorists in northern Iraq and whether Turkey will contribute troops to the stabilization force in Iraq [...]
2003-10-03 14:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ECON TU IZ
03ANKARA6241OCTOBER 3 UPDATE ON IMF MISSION
[...] (SBU) Summary: IMF ResRep told us late today that progress in reaching agreement on measures for the 6th review had been a bit slower than they had planned, but he remained hopeful the mission could wrap things up by the end of next week. The main issues remain winning GOT political-level s [...]
2003-10-03 15:29:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PREL TU
03ANKARA6262 Foreign Trade Officials' Views on Cancun, IPR
[...] (SBU) Turkish Foreign Trade officials maintained that agriculture, particularly elimination of export subsidies, was their key concern at the Cancun Ministerial. This issue led the Turks to support the G- 21 at Cancun, though our interlocutors told us that actually joining the group would hav [...]
2003-10-06 14:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR KIPR EFIN TU USTR WTO
03ANKARA6269POWERFUL RALLY ON CONFLUENCE OF POSITIVE NEWS
[...] (Sbu) Turkish markets rocketed forward on October 6 in reaction to several bits of positive news over the weekend. The High Election Council's decision not to invalidate last year's election, better-than-expected inflation numbers, GOT movement toward a parliamentary resolution on troops for [...]
2003-10-06 15:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PREL TU
03ANKARA628TURKEY'S ECONOMY: CONCERN WITH RESOLUTION OF TWO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Bankers and financial analysts in Istanbul January 23 pointed to the lack of resolution of two problem banks - Pamukbank and Yapi Kredi Bank, both owned by the Cukurova Group - as the single biggest problem at present for Turkey's reform program. The Cukurova Group refuses to [...]
2003-01-24 19:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL TU
03ANKARA6297 Civil Aviation Official Comments on
[...] (SBU) Topa Toker, Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA),told us that the Transport and Communications Minister is very interested in achieving high standards for aviation safety and security, and in maintaining a cooperative relationship with USG aviation authorities. He suggested that th [...]
2003-10-07 14:52:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR BEXP TU
03ANKARA6342NO AGREEMENT WITH IMF LIKELY UNTIL AT LEAST NEXT
[...] (Sbu) Summary: IMF Resident Representative told Econoffs October 8 that the Fund Mission is highly unlikely to wrap up agreement on the Sixth Review until early next week at the earliest. Though the Turkish economic team had a long meeting with the Prime Minister October 7 on the IMF issues, [...]
2003-10-08 15:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV TU
03ANKARA6390INVESTMENT DISPUTES: PROGRESS FOR CARGILL/ADM,
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOT announced October 9 that it will will increase the quota for non-sugar sweetener producers to 15 percent of the total sugar quota for the year that began September 1, which means Cargill and ADM can avoid potentially ruinous production cuts. Cargill, however, is still [...]
2003-10-10 14:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECPS ETRD PGOV TU
03ANKARA6393 Ambassador's Introductory Meeting with
[...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Meeting with Transport Minister Binali Yildirim on October 1, the Ambassador emphasized U.S. interest in maintaining high safety and security standards in civil aviation. (Aldo, this is just a laundry list of what they disc [...]
2003-10-10 15:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EWWT ELTN ETRD KPRV BEXP TU IZ
03ANKARA6422IMF CLOSE TO AGREEMENT ON SIXTH REVIEW
[...] (SBU) Summary: IMF Resident Representative Odd Per Brekk told econoff the IMF mission is close to agreement with the GOT on a Letter of Intent. The budget issues have been worked out and Brekk believes the Prime Minister has accepted a version of the direct tax reform the Fund can live with. [...]
2003-10-14 15:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN TU
03ANKARA6423BOT PROBLEMS STILL UNRESOLVED
[...] (SBU) According to representatives from Enron and Doga (Edison Mission),the Turkish government is making no serious effort to resolve BOT problems, and the Energy Ministry (MENR) and Energy Market Regulaory Authority (EMRA) remain at odds on how to proceed. Enron's lawyer recently told EconC [...]
2003-10-15 07:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ENRG ECON PREL TU
03ANKARA6442 Ambassador's Introductory Meeting with
[...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Meeting with Transport Minister Binali Yildirim on October 1, the Ambassador emphasized U.S. interest in maintaining high safety and security standards in civil aviation. Yildirim agreed that aviation safety and security are [...]
2003-10-15 14:01:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EWWT ELTN ETRD KPRV BEXP TU IZ
03ANKARA6448TURKEY REACHES AGREEMENT WITH IMF STAFF ON SIXTH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: THE IMF STAFF AND THE GOT ANNOUNCED AGREEMENT TODAY ON A LETTER OF INTENT FOR THE SIXTH REVIEW. TO MEET THE FISCAL TARGET, THE GOT OPTED TO RAISE TAXES ON AUTOS AND ALCOHOL. THE CENTRAL BANK CUT ITS OVERNIGHT BORROWING RATE 3 PERCENTAGE POINTS. THE TIMING OF THE RATE CUT ON THE [...]
2003-10-15 15:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON TU
03ANKARA6530 MFA on Economic Partnership Commission Agenda,
[...] (SBU) At an October 15 meeting with MFA on the upcoming Economic Partnership Commission (EPC) meeting, we suggested that both sides to focus on achieving progress on investment issues. MFA acknowledged that it was making preparations on investment issues, and suggested that the EPC include tw [...]
2003-10-17 14:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL ETRD EINV ENRG TU
03ANKARA6538GAS MARKET UPDATE FROM EMRA AND BOTAS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Turkey's ambitious program to liberalize and privatize its natural gas market has stalled. The Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) told us that it has completed the necessary secondary regulations for the implementation of the Natural Gas Law and has already issued 32 l [...]
2003-10-17 14:52:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON ENRG PREL TU
03ANKARA6554LATEST NEWS ON 2003 AND 2004 PRIVATIZATION AND
[...] (SBU) Summary. President of the Privatization Authority (PA) and Treasury Undersecretariat Director General for State Economic Enterprises updated Econoffs on the progress of the 2003 privatization and workforce reduction programs and expectations for 2004. The 2003 privatization program app [...]
2003-10-20 10:24:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV TU EINV
03ANKARA6568AMBASSADOR AND STATE MINISTER TUZMEN DISCUSS TRADE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The highlight of the Ambassador's October 14 call on State Minister Kursad Tuzmen was that -- for the first time in living memory -- Tuzmen did not push for U.S. lifting of textile quotas, saying the strong lira meant Turkish exporters could not even fill existing quotas. Tuz [...]
2003-10-21 05:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL EINV TU IZ IR
03ANKARA6577 Update on Copyright Enforcement: Culture
[...] (SBU) Copyright industry representatives contend that gaps in Turkish legislation and weak enforcement are responsible for persistently high piracy. The Culture and Tourism Minister promised the industry that the GOT would take several steps to tackle the problem, including a total ban on str [...]
2003-10-22 10:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR TU
03ANKARA6612GOT DECIDES TO TAKE OVER BOT COMPANIES
[...] (SBU) Summary. The longstanding disputes between Build Operate Transfer (BOT) electricity generation plants and the Turkish government may have reached a new level due to the government's apparent decision to take over these facilities on what appears to be the presumption of corruption. Ac [...]
2003-10-22 12:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ENRG ECON PREL TU
03ANKARA6620SCENESETTER FOR CODEL ROYCE VISIT TO TURKEY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Your CODEL arrives in Ankara at a time when Iraq and resolution of the PKK/KADEK question remain the focus of the US-Turkish relationship. Turks are seized with two Iraq-related issues: whether the U.S. will work out with the Interim Governing Council the eventual deployment of [...]
2003-10-22 13:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ECON TU IZ
03ANKARA6677 Ambassador Discusses Iraq Reconstruction,
[...] (SBU) In their first meeting, Health Minister Recep Akdag told the Ambassador that Turkey wanted to contribute to Iraq reconstruction by building hospitals in Kirkuk and Baghdad. He identified decreasing infant/childbirth mortality, public education on AIDS/HIV and curbing smoking as public h [...]
2003-10-24 08:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI ETRD KIPR SENV TU
03ANKARA6688AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TIP, OTHER WOMEN'S ISSUES
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 22 introductory meeting, the Ambassador told State Minister Guldal Aksit (responsible for women's affairs) that Turkey could serve as a model on women's rights for the Middle East. He urged Turkey to implement recent initiatives to combat trafficking in persons (T [...]
2003-10-24 11:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA6696ENERGY MINISTRY DENIES BOT TAKEOVER PLANS
[...] (SBU) Energy Minister Guler issued a statement denying the GOT would consider seizing BOTs, but continuing to pressure companies over high electricity prices. Separately, in a meeting with Econoffs, the Energy Ministry Undersecretary took a similar line. The ENRON BOT told Post it has yet t [...]
2003-10-24 13:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ENRG ECON PREL TU
03ANKARA6780THE LIRA'S OCTOBER DECLINE
[...] (Sbu) Summary: After a long rally, Turkish markets have turned down over the past two weeks, although there has been little in the way of high-profile, market-jolting bad news. Instead, the markets, especially the foreign exchange market, have turned around due to a combination of seasonal fac [...]
2003-10-30 16:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN TU
03ANKARA6847 Post Comments on Special 301
[...] (U) This cable contains action requests in para 4. 2. (U) Embassy understands that PhRMA requested an Out- of-Cycle (OCR) Special 301 review of Turkey over the GOT's failure to implement data exclusivity, the proposed exclusion of pharmaceuticals from patent protection, and other concerns [...]
2003-11-03 13:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR TU
03ANKARA6906 MFA Requests More on Iraq Issues at Economic
[...] (SBU) MFA's only substantive comment on our draft Economic Partnership Commission (EPC) agenda was that Iraq economic issues merit a separate session on the agenda. The Turkish side does not expect its companies to gain Iraq reconstruction subcontracts at this meeting, but views the opportuni [...]
2003-11-05 11:01:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL ETRD EINV ENRG TU
03ANKARA6954GOT MORE CONSCIOUS OF THE NEED TO SECURE
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche regarding the disposition of radioactive sources from Iraq, on October 6 MFA Energy Department First Secretary Basak Tug gave PolMilOff a verbal, unofficial translation of a report of the events of September 28 as provided by the Turkish Atomic Energy Counc [...]
2003-11-06 15:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PARM ZP TU
03ANKARA7000 KBR PERSPECTIVE ON HABUR GATE
[...] (SBU-BUS SENS) A senior Kellogg, Brown and Root-Turkey (KBR-T) manager met with PO on Oct. 31 to update the state of current challenges to orderly flow in Turkey along the Iraq ground line of communication (GLOC) as well as transit bottlenecks at the Habur Gate. The KBR-T official noted tha [...]
2003-11-07 14:55:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EPET PREL IZ TU
03ANKARA7103ENRON'S RESPONSE TO BOT PROBLEMS
[...] (SBU) Summary. ENRON's lawyer has forwarded a proposal to AK Party Vice-Chair Reha Denemec in an attempt to reach a compromise with the Ministry of Energy (MENR) over its BOT project. ENRON continues to demand an unconditional license and appears anxious to resolve the dispute over electrici [...]
2003-11-14 14:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ENRG ECON PREL TU
03ANKARA7113GOT CLAIMS VESSEL TRAFFIC SYSTEM NOT FULLY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Turkish Maritime Undersecretariat officials told us that the testing phase of the Vessel Traffic System (VTS) in the Istanbul area would have to be extended beyond the end-October deadline due to technical problems. Turkish Coastal Safety and Ship Rescue Management Director G [...]
2003-11-14 15:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EINV ECON PREL TU
03ANKARA7140MEETINGS WITH TREASURY UNDERSECRETARY AND CENTRAL
[...] (Sbu) Treasury U/S Canakci told Econoffs that the IMF Sixth Review is unlikely to come to a Board vote before mid-December, since the Turkish parliament will need some time to pass the required legislation. Canakci also confirmed that the GOT will probably have to get parliamentary approval f [...]
2003-11-17 15:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA7159 Investigation of Alleged Purchase of Cruise
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-18 10:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ETTC TU
03ANKARA7180DOGA ENERGY'S RESPONSE TO BOT PROBLEMS
[...] (SBU) Summary. DOGA Energy sent a letter to us explaining how it has responded to speculative reports attributed to GOT sources about alleged corruption in the DOGA Energy BOT Project. DOGA contends that the contracts were vetted and approved by the relevant GOT authorities. The main source [...]
2003-11-18 15:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ENRG ECON PREL TU
03ANKARA7273TERROR ATTACK'S IMPACT ON FINANCIAL MARKETS
[...] (Sbu) Summary: Though it is still early to judge, Turkish financial markets showed initial resilience in dealing with today's Istanbul terror attacks. The stock market fell sharply before it stopped trading. The foreign exchange, government security and interbank markets continued to function [...]
2003-11-20 16:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PTER TU
03ANKARA7308BOOSTING TURKISH ELECTRICITY EXPORTS TO IRAQ
[...] (SBU) In response to Secretary Powell's request that Turkey look for ways to assist Iraq's reconstruction, beginning last September, a Turkish company began exporting a small amount (50MW) of electricity to Iraq. The operator, Karadeniz Energy, has rehabilitated existing transmission lines a [...]
2003-11-22 06:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG ETRD IZ PREL TU
03ANKARA7316 New Turkish Airport Security Measures
[...] (U) Turgay Sahan, of the Turkish National Police' Aviation Department, provided the Embassy with a copy of new security procedures introduced at airports as of November 14. An informal translation of the procedures follows below: 2. (SBU) Begin Informal Translation Airport Security Proc [...]
2003-11-25 07:29:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER EAIR TU
03ANKARA7318MEETING WITH PRIVATIZATION AUTHORITY OFFICIAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Privatization Authority (PA) Vice President Ayhan Sarisu told emboffs that the PA intended to retender Tekel,s tobacco operations sometime early next year, and dismissed as baseless a lawsuit brought by a union to block the sale of Tekel,s alcohol operations. End Summary. -- [...]
2003-11-25 09:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EIND ECON PGOV TU
03ANKARA7329TRADE U/S ON TRADE PROTOCOL WITH IRAQ, DISCUSSIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign Trade U/S Tuncer Kayalar told us November 20 that the pre-war Turkey-Iraq trade protocol was a swap arrangement, under which Iraq shipped crude oil to Turkey in return for Turkish goods. Kayalar confirmed that Iraqi authorities had transferred oil to Turkey before Op [...]
2003-11-28 09:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL ENRG TU IZ
03ANKARA7377TERRORIST FINANCE: USG TEAM VISITS TURKEY
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 17-19, a three-person team from DOS and DOJ met in Ankara with GOT officials to assess the status of Turkey,s efforts to combat terrorist financing, and determine what assistance USG should offer. GOT officials were generally receptive, and the USG team is likely t [...]
2003-12-02 09:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC PTER TU
03ANKARA7389TURKISH FINANCIAL MARKETS RECOVER IN POST-HOLIDAY
[...] (U) Summary: In the first full trading day following the Istanbul bombings and a week of local holidays, Turkish financial markets more than recovered, with stocks rising 9.5 percent December 1, the lira strenthening, and interest rates resuming their downward trend. On December 2, equity mark [...]
2003-12-02 15:40:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN TU
03ANKARA7397 Turkish Officials Comment on WTO Agriculture
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. DESPITE THE APPARENT FAILURE TO REACH AGREEMENT IN CANCUN, TURKISH OFFICIALS CONSIDER THE CONTINUATION OF WTO AGRICULTURE NEGOTIATIONS ESSENTIAL TO THE HEALTH OF THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY. TURKISH OFFICIALS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE CANCUN MEETINGS COMMENTED THAT THE UNITED STAT [...]
2003-12-03 07:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR KPAO TU
03ANKARA7452TURKISH TRUCKERS' STRIKE OVER; FUEL DELIVERIES TO
[...] (SBU) Truckers delivering refined products to northern Iraq under the contract managed by Kellogg, Brown and Root (KBR) went on strike Monday, bringing badly need fuel deliveries to a halt and raising concerns of imminent fuel shortages. After two days of negotiations, the truckers agreed to [...]
2003-12-04 15:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ENRG IZ PREL TU
03ANKARA7493IRAQI TURKMEN FRONT REPS SAY ITF WILL SUPPORT
[...] (SBU) Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF) Ankara and London reps Ahmet Muratli and Asif Sertturkmen called on PolMilOff Dec. 5. They complained that Kurdish parties were flying flags all over Kirkuk, an act they considered provocative. They also complained that Kurds were disproportionately being giv [...]
2003-12-07 12:16:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PREF MARR TU IZ
03ANKARA7494MEETING WITH IMF RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE
[...] (Sbu) IMF Resrep Odd Per Brekk told econoffs it is still possible the IMF Board could meet to approve the Sixth Review this year, but it will require expedited parliamentary action on the required legislation the week of December 8-12. The GOT seems to be making a serious effort to get the b [...]
2003-12-08 06:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV TU
03ANKARA7510SCENESETTER FOR CODEL COX VISIT TO TURKEY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Your CODEL arrives in Ankara at a time when the GOT is seized with the issues of security and counterterrorism. GOT leaders and security forces have reacted responsibly to the November terrorist attacks in Istanbul, though some politicians and commentators have tried to score p [...]
2003-12-08 16:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP AMGT AFIN ASEC PTER PGOV PREL TU
03ANKARA752 GOVERNMENT RELEASES SOME 2003 BUDGET
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DEPUTY PM ABDULLATIF SENER ANNOUNCED JANUARY 28 THE MACRO-ECONOMIC ASSUMPTIONS UNDERLYING THE 2003 BUDGET, AND SOME OF THE BUDGET AGGREGATES, BUT NOT THE FISCAL SAVING MEASURES THAT RESULT IN THE HEADLINE 6.5 PERCENT OF GNP PRIMARY SURPLUS. THOSE MEASURES ARE BEING DEBATED O [...]
2003-01-29 17:55:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV TU
03ANKARA7541MEETING WITH BRSA VICE PRESIDENT
[...] (Sbu) Bank Regulatory and Supervisory Agency (BRSA) V.P. Ercan Turkan struck a surprisingly conciliatory note on the Government's idea of separating the BRSA's board from the Deposit Guarantee Fund's. However, he described morale at BRSA as "below zero." Turkan saw GOT commitments to remove [...]
2003-12-09 14:55:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV TU
03ANKARA7597MORE ON TURKISH AIRPORT SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: In December 3-4 meetings with Turkish officials responsible for aviation security, EconCouns reiterated the USG's strong interest in Turkish airport/aviation security efforts and expressed concern about a loophole in the current system that enables some passengers arriving on [...]
2003-12-10 15:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER EAIR TU
03ANKARA76492004 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON TURKEY'S CONTRIBUTION
[...] (U) This is Embassy Ankara's submission to the 2004 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. = = = = = = = = = = General Assessment = = = = = = = = = = 2. (SBU) In aiming to accelerate democratization, pursue its EU candidacy, revive the economy and tackle ch [...]
2003-12-15 08:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP PREL TU
03ANKARA7700NOVEMBER ATTACKS HAVE NOT STOPPED REFORMS, BUT
[...] (U) Summary: Members of Parliament, the bureaucracy and NGO community agree the GOT will continue its EU-related reform process despite the November terrorist attacks in Istanbul, but they fear that further attacks could undermine Turkey's EU candidacy. Human rights observers say police and G [...]
2003-12-16 15:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA7761GOT's Unclear Message on Data Exclusivity
[...] (SBU) At the December Economic Partnership Commission meeting, the Turkish Health Ministry and Foreign Trade Undersecretariat took seemingly contradictory positions on data exclusivity protection for pharmaceuticals. A followup meeting with the Health Undersecretary reinforced our impression [...]
2003-12-18 14:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR TU
03ANKARA7785AMBASSADOR'S MEETINGS WITH FINANCE AND ECONOMY
[...] (Sbu) Summary: In December 17 meetings with Economy Minister Babacan and Finance Minister Unakitan, the Ambassador stressed the need for continued fiscal discipline, structural reform and resolution of foreign investment disputes. Both Ministers reconfirmed the GOT's commitment to continue ec [...]
2003-12-19 11:29:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV EIND PGOV KIPR TU
03ANKARA7790 Economic Partnership Commission: Comment on
[...] (U) This is an action cable. See paras 13 and 14. Summary/Introduction -------------------- 2. (SBU) Washington's draft EPC action plan can help build a stronger bilateral economic and commercial relationship with Turkey on economic reform, investment, trade, energy and regional iss [...]
2003-12-19 13:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL ETRD EINV ENRG BEXP KIPR TU IZ
03ANKARA7792 UPDATE ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ISSUES:
[...] (U) THE CULTURE MINISTRY IS CONSIDERING AN ARRAY OF LEGAL AMENDMENTS AND OTHER MEASURES AIMED AT COMBATING COPYRIGHT PIRACY, INCLUDING A BAN ON STREET SALES OF CULTURAL MATERIALS AND EMPOWERING THE POLICE TO ENFORCE COPYRIGHT WITHOUT SPECIFIC PROMPTS FROM RIGHTHOLDERS. THE MINISTRY REITERATED [...]
2003-12-19 14:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR TU
03ANKARA796PARLIAMENTARIAN REQUESTS INFO ON GUANTANAMO
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) Mehmet Elkatmis, chairman of the Parliamentary Human Rights Committee, handed Poloff January 29 a copy of the letter reported reftel and asked for a response. Embassy requests guidance on how to respond to the inquiry. Embassy would also appreciat [...]
2003-01-31 10:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA7992TURKISH EXPORTS TO IRAQ FLOURISHING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Discussions with Turkish business executives and economists support the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat's reports that Turkish exports to Iraq are booming. In fact, some in the private sector argue that actual exports exceed official figures, with one prominent economist specu [...]
2003-12-30 15:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ENRG PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA8014TURKISH MARKETS END YEAR ON BULLISH NOTE
[...] (Sbu) Summary: Despite news that would normally buffet the market--in both directions--Turkish debt and foreign exchange markets have been notably calm, with a positive trend in recent weeks. In thin trading close to the year-end balance sheet date, interest rates on GOT debt have gradually [...]
2003-12-31 10:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON TU
03ANKARA8023 Update on Civair Security
[...] (SBU) Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) officials told us that they had not yet examined TSA's emergency amendments which could require armed law enforcement officers to be posted on certain flights, and pointed out the risks of posting such officers without adequate training. They [...]
2003-12-31 14:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER EAIR TU
03ANKARA816TERRORIST FINANCE: TURKEY UPDATE
[...] (SBU) On January 30, we met with Turkish MFA coordinator for anti-terrorist financing Hakan Okcal to brief him on the following recent UN and U.S. designations: Stichting Benevolence International Nederland (a.k.a. Benevolence International Nederland); Nabil Abdul Salam Sayadi and Patr [...]
2003-01-31 15:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC EFIN CVIS PTER TU
03ANKARA822TURKEY'S $3.3 BILLION DEBT SERVICE ON FEB. 5;
[...] (U) Turkish Treasury released its February Domestic Debt Service schedule on January 31, showing a monthly total of TL 6.8 quadrillion ($4.1 billion),of which TL 5.6 quadrillion is to be paid on February 5. Given the ten-day holiday in the middle of the month, during which another TL 0.8 quad [...]
2003-01-31 17:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL TU
03ANKARA861TURKISH ECONOMY: TREASURY VIEWS OF DOMESTIC DEBT
[...] (U) On January 3, Turkish Treasury auctioned a three-month T-bill to strong demand, selling TL 955 trillion (on total bids of TL 1.8 quadrillion) at the annually compounded rate of 47 percent. Note: This was a quarterly "reference rate auction," used to determine the interest rates for quar [...]
2003-02-03 17:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV TU
03ANKARA887TURKEY'S ECONOMY: IS THE DEAL ON PAMUK AND YAPI
[...] (SBU) Summary: As details of the Banking Board's January 31 deal with Cukurova Group emerge, it looks like bail-out of the group. The deal reschedules Cukurova's $5 billion debt to two banks (Pamuk and Yapi Kredi) on favorable terms, without requiring the group to put any cash upfront. Furt [...]
2003-02-04 17:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL TU
03BRASILIA1066BRAZILIAN FTAA COORDINATOR ON A SOCIAL AGENDA FOR
[...] (U) Brazilian press reported on March 28 that President Lula wants to include discussion of social issues in the FTAA negotiations and that the GOB plans to submit proposals for doing so at the Trade Negotiating Committee (TNC) meeting in Puebla, Mexico April 7-11. In discussions with EconOff [...]
2003-04-03 12:01:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD BR FTAA
03BRASILIA1321ADVISOR DENIES AMORIM PROPOSING FTAA DELAY
[...] (SBU) Summary. According to Antonio Simoes, Economic Advisor to Foreign Minister Amorim, local press inaccurately reported Amorim's April 23 remarks to the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies concerning the GoB's alleged intent to delay FTAA negotiations. Simoes stressed to us that the GoB wants to [...]
2003-04-28 22:44:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD BR FTAA
03BRASILIA1356MAGALHAES WIRETAPPING CASE GOES TO SENATE FLOOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On April 30, the leadership of the Brazilian Senate refused to order the opening of expulsion proceedings against Senator Antonio Carlos Magalhaes (PFL) for allegedly ordering hundreds of illegal phone taps against his political opponents in his home state of Bahia. The decisi [...]
2003-05-02 17:17:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL BR
03BRASILIA2407 PENSION REFORM: GOB VEERS, TACKS, TAKES ON WATER
[...] (U) Lula's crucial pension-reform bill was approved by the Chamber of Deputies special committee on July 23 -- but only after undergoing political buffets and a perhaps fateful overhaul. In a fundamental about-face, the GoB has accepted that all current public-sector employees will remain elig [...]
2003-07-31 10:25:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EINV BR
03BRASILIA2500PENSION REFORM CLEARS HURDLE IN BRAZILIAN CHAMBER
[...] (U) Summary: Early on 6 August the Chamber of Deputies (the lower house of Brazil's congress) passed a constitutional amendment bill that, if it ultimately becomes law, would radically change Brazil's public sector pension system. Key features of the measure are analyzed in reftel and para 4 b [...]
2003-08-06 21:12:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBR ECON ELAB PGOV PREL
03BRASILIA2859MINISTER ROUSSEFF EXPLAINS NEW ENERGY MODEL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Mines and Energy Minister Rousseff and Vice Minister Tolmasquim have provided EmbOffs a two-hour presentation of Brazil's new energy model. The Minister summed up the new model as re-establishing the concept of public service as the sector's prevalent principle. It aspires [...]
2003-09-04 12:20:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EINV EFIN PGOV ECON BR
03BRASILIA3043Brazil: Build-Up to Possible Follow-On IMF Agreement
[...] (SBU) IMF ResRep Zandamela told us September 16 that the crux of any follow-on IMF program for Brazil after its current one expires this December will be whether the two sides can devise a mutually satisfactory formula stipulating that the GoB may only use its IMF funds with the IMF's explicit [...]
2003-09-19 16:47:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EIND EINV PGOV BR
03BRASILIA306FTAA/WTO CONTINUITY DESPITE ASCENSION OF REGIONAL
[...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. 2. Summary. Moving quickly to bring his ministry's institutions in line with the new government's focus on South American integration, and in particular, a reinvigoration of Mercosul, Foreign Minister Amorim has announced the creation of a new South America Und [...]
2003-01-29 14:09:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECIN PGOV BR WTRO FTAA
03BRASILIA3069 BRAZIL: LOOSE TALK ABOUT BNDES CREDIT FOR CUBA
[...] (U) Some local media late last week reported that President Lula's upcoming call on Castro in Havana would feature the announcement of a USD 400 million line of credit from BNDES, Brazil's national development bank. Though loosely headlined as GoB "aid," the money in question by all appearanc [...]
2003-09-23 15:56:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID EFIN ECON BR CU
03BRASILIA3122NEW DECREE TO FACILITATE IMPORTATION OF COPIED DRUGS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The GoB has taken its latest step in laying the legal groundwork necessary to import copied versions of patented pharmaceuticals. President Lula signed a decree on September 4 revising the implementation of Article 71 of Brazil's 1996 patent law, which governs the granting of co [...]
2003-09-26 19:37:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD PGOV ECON EINV SOCI BR
03BRASILIA3124 BRAZIL: NO POST-CANCUN REGRETS OR SECOND THOUGHTS
[...] (U) All public and official signs are that the GoB still feels solid self-satisfaction over its performance at Cancun. It displays zero compunction over Cancun's collapse or the possible damage to the WTO's future, while reaffirming that the WTO remains the planet's indispensable multi-lateral [...]
2003-09-26 19:51:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL EFIN ECON EINV BR FTAA
03BRASILIA3236BRAZIL VICE PRESIDENT JOSE ALENCAR'S PROBLEMATIC
[...] (SBU) Summary. Unlike in the U.S., Brazil's Vice President assumes control when the chief executive travels abroad. Current VP Jose Alencar usually keeps a low profile in that capacity, but his underwhelming performance during President Lula da Silva's recent trip to New York to open the [...]
2003-10-06 14:21:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR BR
03BRASILIA3323AMBASSADOR'S CAPTOR FIRST TO BOLT PT PARTY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Fernando Gabeira, a Brazilian Federal Deputy whose original claim to fame was as a revolutionary who kidnapped the US Ambassador in 1969, has become the first national figure to leave Lula's Workers' Party (PT) of his own volition since Lula took office. Over the years, Gabeira [...]
2003-10-14 19:33:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR BR
03BRASILIA3405GOB TAKES STEPS TO REDEFINE REGULATORS, STATUS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: A GoB draft bill aims to better demarcate the powers and responsibilities of Brazil,s nine federal regulatory agencies. The most material change would shift authority for awarding and monitoring concessions from the agencies to the corresponding GoB Ministries. The bill,s main [...]
2003-10-22 14:35:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EINV EFIN PGOV EWWT ECPS ECON BR
03BRASILIA356UPDATE ON TIMING OF MERCOSUL FTAA OFFERS
[...] (U) Brazilian dailies Gazeta Mercantil and O Estado reported today on the progress of market access discussions this week between Mercosul FTAA negotiating teams meeting in Asuncion. The dailies note that a consensus position regarding all of the FTAA market access offers has not been achieve [...]
2003-01-31 17:40:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD BR FTAA
03BRASILIA3773MORE DOUBTS ABOUT ENERGY INVESTMENT IN BRAZIL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A visiting OPIC/private sector delegation found scant reassurance about Brazil's New Energy Model or investing in Brazil's energy sector during November 19 meetings with Brazil's energy regulatory agency (ANEEL) and the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME). ANEEL's Superintend [...]
2003-11-28 09:11:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EINV EFIN PGOV ECON BR
03BRASILIA3814BRAZIL'S EXPANDING TRADE WITH CHINA
[...] (U) Summary. The Lula administration has embarked on a determined policy of export expansion in China, seeking to build on the boom in this bilateral trade relationship that began in 2000. The Chinese appear to welcome the approach, sending at least five trade delegations to Brazil this yea [...]
2003-12-03 15:32:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PGOV PREL KIPR BR CH
03BRASILIA3905G-20 MEET IN BRASILIA
[...] (U) Summary. The G-20 meeting taking place in Brasilia December 11-12 is designed to lend political weight to the group prior to the December 15 meeting in Geneva in which countries will consider restarting WTO Doha Development Agenda (DDA) negotiations after the failed Cancun Ministerial. [...]
2003-12-12 15:20:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD BR WTRO
03BRASILIA439BRAZIL SWAYS MERCOSUL ON FTAA OFFERS
[...] (U) Following through on its rhetoric to strengthen and unify Mercosul, Brazil's new government has acted forcefully and decisively to forge consensus with its Mercosul partners over FTAA initial offers. Foreign Minister Amorim, first securing the Argentine pledge of solidarity in Buenos Aires [...]
2003-02-07 14:59:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD BR FTAA
03BRASILIA697 Brazilian Growth Prospects
[...] (U) Summary. The Brazilian economy grew a modest 1.5% in 2002, as a strong export performance offset falling domestic consumption and investment. The Central Bank expects growth will reach 2.8% in 2003, led by trade and agriculture and a modest increase in domestic consumption and manufactu [...]
2003-03-02 10:52:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV BR
03BRASILIA698BRAZIL: SPECIAL 301 RESPONSE
[...] Summary. Post recommends that Brazil remain on the Priority Watch List for the 2003 Special 301 Review. New attention to entrenched IPR problems, particularly in the copyright area, may be forthcoming under the new Lula government. Driven largely by concern over lost tax revenues, impact o [...]
2003-03-02 10:52:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD ECON BTIO
03BRASILIA907BRAZIL: SERVICES HELD HOSTAGE TO AGRICULTURE
[...] (U) Econoff met on March 12 with Felipe Hees of the Services, Investment and Financial Issues Division of Itamaraty to discuss prospects for Brazil's submission of services offers in the WTO (reftel) and FTAA negotiations. WTO - Submission by Deadline Is Doubtful 2. (U) Although Hees stre [...]
2003-03-24 13:12:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON WTRO FTAA
03BRUSSELS2375EUROPOL - U.S. COOPERATION
[...] Summary. The mission of Europol (the European Police Office) has steadily expanded from its initial focus on fighting drugs to encompass all serious crimes, including terrorism, illicit migration, trafficking in persons, child pornography, money-laundering and counterfeiting of the Euro. W [...]
2003-05-06 15:20:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAINF KCRM KJUS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
03BRUSSELS3243CENTRAL DUBLIN GROUP MEETING: JUNE 2003
[...] This cable contains an action request. See para. 9. 2. Summary. In a productive June 9-10 meeting in Athens, the members of the Central Dublin Group reviewed regional reports from Central Asia (Italy),Eastern Europe (Germany),Southwest Asia (UK) and Southeast Asia and China (Australia). [...]
2003-06-23 16:13:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KCRM PREL SNAR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
03BRUSSELS4996PARIS PACT ROUNDTABLE ON IRAN
[...] Summary. The second roundtable convened by the "Paris Pact" for countries affected by the Afghanistan Opium Economy was held at the headquarters of the World Customs Organization in Brussels on October 15. This meeting was a considerable improvement over the first roundtable on the Balkans h [...]
2003-10-28 08:14:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAF KCRM SNAR IR RS XD EUN USEU BRUSSELS
03BRUSSELS5469USEU LABOR/SOCIAL AFFAIRS HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (U) This is first cable in new series designed to provide labor reporting officers and attaches with a review of recent key EU actions in the areas of labor affairs and social policy as well as a look-ahead of what to expect in coming months. This report will highlight areas of US/EU dialogue/ [...]
2003-12-03 12:37:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EUN USEU BRUSSELS
03BRUSSELS5525U.S.-EU COTER CONSULTATIONS ON COUNTERTERRORISM
[...] The U.S. and EU COTER held their quarterly counterterrorism coordination meeting on December 3. The U.S. was represented by S/CT,s Senior Advisor for Multilateral Affairs, Chris Ensley, DOJ senior counsel Mark Richards, Econoff Kim Gagne and NAS Frank Kerber. The EU COTER delegation was cha [...]
2003-12-08 10:25:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER TS AG MO SR BK AL MK EUN USEU BRUSSELS
03COLOMBO106 SRI LANKA'S LABOR RECORD MERITS RETAINING GSP
[...] (SBU) Summary: Though the GSL does need to improve its handling of certain labor-related issues, it also has some of the best labor conditions in the region. The AFL-CIO petition to lift GSP privileges from Sri Lanka focuses on the one main area - union access in the Export Processing Zones ( [...]
2003-01-21 09:28:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON EINV CE USTR ECONOMICS
03COLOMBO1115 ICC: Entry into force of non-surrender of
[...] (SBU) Per Ref A, Mission was asked to review whether Sri Lanka's and the Maldives' International Criminal Court (ICC) non-surrender of nationals agreements with the U.S. have entered into force. The situation is the following: -- Sri Lanka: The Sri Lankan MFA has confirmed that the ICC [...]
2003-06-25 10:22:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KTIA PGOV MOPS CE MV KICC
03COLOMBO122ANONYMOUS THREAT LETTER
[...] (SBU) Colombo British High Commission (BHC) counterpart contacted RSO yesterday to report receipt of an anonymous threat letter addressed to Americans and British in Sri Lanka. Presumably, letters were sent to both the BHC and the Embassy, but we have not yet received our letter. The BHC has [...]
2003-01-23 05:45:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC CE
03COLOMBO1223 ICC: Non-surrender agreement with the
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) The Maldivian government has sent Mission a dipnote confirming that it has completed the necessary domestic legal requirements for the entry into force of the non-surrender agreement it concluded with th [...]
2003-07-14 10:23:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MOPS KTIA MV
03COLOMBO126SUSPICIOUS WHITE POWDER AT AMEMBASSY COLOMBO
[...] (SBU) During the late afternoon hours on January 21, our Protocol FSN employee opened a locally-delivered letter at her desk. Upon looking into the envelope, the employee noticed an unidentified white powder substance. The employee contacted RSO. Upon arrival, RSO turned off the office's ai [...]
2003-01-23 09:24:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC AMED PTER CE
03COLOMBO1294 58th UNGA: Sri Lankan government attendance
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per the format requested in Reftel, Mission forwards the Sri Lankan government's plans for official attendance at the 58th United Nations General Assembly in September 2003. Mission will forward furthe [...]
2003-07-25 05:04:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OTRA KSEP CE MV UNGA UN
03COLOMBO1295 State Department-sponsored team completes
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A State Department-sponsored Quick Reaction Demining Force (QRDF) is preparing to leave Sri Lanka after completing its program in war-torn Jaffna. U.S. involvement in sustained humanitarian d [...]
2003-07-25 05:04:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID PREF CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1303 IRF report: Draft 2003 Maldives submission
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per the request in Ref A, Mission submits the draft 2003 International Religious Freedom report for the Maldives. As also requested in Ref A, a Word document with tracked changes based on the 2002 repor [...]
2003-07-28 10:41:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KIRF MV LTTE
03COLOMBO1304 IRF report: Draft 2003 Sri Lanka submission
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per the request in Ref A, Mission submits the draft 2003 International Religious Freedom report for Sri Lanka. As also requested in Ref A, a Word document with tracked changes based on the 2002 report h [...]
2003-07-28 10:42:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KIRF CE
03COLOMBO1343 GSL interdicts human smuggling attempts,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In recent weeks, the GSL has interdicted several large-scale human smuggling attempts. Those netted in the raids (over 800 people) have overwhemingly been third country nationals, mostly from India and Pakistan. This is a departure from an earlier trend involving mainly loca [...]
2003-08-01 06:25:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF PHUM PTER CVIS KFRD CE PK
03COLOMBO1488 U.S.-sponsored humanitarian demining training
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: A major State Department-sponsored humanitarian demining training program for the Sri Lankan (SLA) Army has kicked off at a base in the south. The project, which has already received upbeat press [...]
2003-08-26 10:24:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID KHDP CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1512 Counternarcotics Update: Latest heroin
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) This update of the counternarcotics situation in Sri Lanka reviews the following: >> Latest heroin seizures >> Police report a new trend in drug smuggling >> USG assistance for Sri Lanka's counter [...]
2003-08-29 06:08:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR PREL CE
03COLOMBO1622 Urgent Demarche on UN action regarding
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per Reftel, Mission has conveyed the urgent demarche regarding UN action on the Middle East to the Sri Lankan and Maldivian governments. Neither government has responded to the U.S. points as of yet. [...]
2003-09-18 09:42:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAL UNGA CE MV XF
03COLOMBO1623 2003 Human Rights Report for the Republic of
[...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified entire text. 2. (U) Following is the 2003 Country Human Rights report for the Republic of Maldives. BEGIN TEXT: 3. (U) The Republic of Maldives, which is made up of 1,190 islands, less than 200 of which are inhabited, has a parliamentary style of gove [...]
2003-09-18 10:14:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB PREL KSEP MV
03COLOMBO1644 PEACE CORPS VISIT TO SRI LANKA
[...] (SBU) I was delighted when we met in July that you were enthusiastic about a possible Peace Corps return to Sri Lanka. After arriving here and getting a sense of the on- the-ground situation, I was even more excited about the possibilities for Peace Corps. This country has an historic opp [...]
2003-09-22 11:03:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CE
03COLOMBO1724USAID STAFF DISCUSS WORKING LEVEL ISSUES WITH LTTE
[...] (SBU) Per recent State Department guidance approving operational/working level discussions with counterpart LTTE representatives (reftel) and based on a September 18 meeting between the Embassy's front office and USAID Sri Lanka staff, on September 29 and 30 two USAID [...]
2003-10-03 06:02:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PTER CE LTTE
03COLOMBO17252003 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT FOR SRI LANKA
[...] No summary [...]
2003-10-03 06:06:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCE ELAB KSEP PGOV PHUM PREL
03COLOMBO1769SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DUSTR JOSETTE SHEERAN SHINER
[...] (U) This message is SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 2. (SBU) Summary: Post looks forward to the visit of DUSTR Shiner and her delegation for the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement Joint Council talks on October 14 and 15. This is an excellent time to visit Sri Lanka in order to get a bett [...]
2003-10-10 16:41:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON CE
03COLOMBO1778USAID STAFF DISCUSS WORKING LEVEL ISSUES WITH LTTE
[...] (SBU) Based on recent State Department guidance approving operational/working-level discussions on relief and development issues with counterpart LTTE representatives (Ref B) and a September 18 meeting between the Embassy's front office and USAID/Sri Lanka staff, two USAID staff met on Octob [...]
2003-10-14 03:29:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PTER CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1779INDIAN HIGH COMMISSION TAKE ON INDO-LANKA FREE TRADE
[...] (U) THIS TELEGRAM IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED, PLEASE HANDLE ACCORDINGLY 2. (SBU) On October 7, 2003, Econchief met with Mr. Venkastesan Ashok, Commercial Counselor at the Indian High Commission. Ashok discussed preparations for the Sri Lankan PM's trip to New Delhi the week of October 2 [...]
2003-10-14 04:34:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON CE
03COLOMBO1811WALK-IN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON VISA/IMMIGRATION
[...] (SBU) On Monday 10/6/2003 an individual identifying himself as SENANAYAKE, Sujeewa Dhammika came to the American Embassy Colombo to visit with an FSN employee he knew. During the course of his visit SUBJECT approached POST 2, and requested to speak with the RSO. 2. (SBU) Both RSO and ARSO [...]
2003-10-20 01:40:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CE PTER
03COLOMBO1856DUSTR MEETING WITH SRI LANKAN PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR
[...] (U) THIS TELEGRAM IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED; PLEASE HANDLE ACCORDINGLY. 2. (SBU) Summary: During a meeting with Presidential Advisor Lakshman Kadirgamar, a senior opposition MP and former Foreign Minister, DUSTR Shiner outlined her TIFA talks with the GSL and her discussions with busin [...]
2003-10-28 09:06:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PREL CE ECONOMICS
03COLOMBO1878 U.S.-sponsored humanitarian demining training
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A major State Department-sponsored humanitarian demining training initiative has entered its operational phase. Run by the RONCO Corporation, the program is training the Sri Lankan Army (SLA) [...]
2003-10-31 06:22:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID KHDP CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1889 Demarche on U.S. Mideast UNGA Strategy
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per Reftel, Mission has conveyed the points requesting support against one-sided anti-Israel resolutions at the UN to the Sri Lankan and Maldivian governments. In light of the importance of this matter, [...]
2003-11-03 11:12:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAL CE MV IS UN
03COLOMBO1915 EAC HELD TO DISCUSS POLITICAL SITUATION IN COLOMBO
[...] (SBU) Summary - Embassy Colombo held an EAC meeting on Nov 5 to discuss the security situation relative to the Sri Lankan President's actions in recent days. EAC reaffirmed that, aside from increased police and army presence dispersed lightly throughout the city, Colombo remains calm and with [...]
2003-11-05 13:17:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CE CMGT
03COLOMBO1991 Colombo Plan: Report on November 18 Special
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) On November 18, the Colombo Plan Council held a Special Session to address pressing matters in the wake of the postponed 39th Consultative Committee Meeting (CCM),originally scheduled for April 2003, in [...]
2003-11-18 12:06:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR AORC CE
03COLOMBO2003AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON ENVIRONMENT MINISTER
[...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified, please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: During his initial courtesy call with Environment and Natural Resources Minister Senanayake on November 18, the Ambassador discussed the Tropical Forest Conservation Act initiative and potential en [...]
2003-11-20 04:07:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ETRD EFIN EAID PREL CE
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