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06JAKARTA7014	COORDINATING MINISTER BOEDIONO ON THE INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Boediono told the Ambassador May 24 that the Government of Indonesia (GOI) would "step back" from the labor reform process to give unions and employers time to work out a compromise on severance pay and other issues. He provided detail [...]	2006-06-02 10:55:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN PREL KFLU ID

06JAKARTA7157	GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATORS: INDONESIA POSITION ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-06 08:27:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR WTRO ID
06JAKARTA7166	INDONESIA: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the last four weeks, Indonesian authorities have investigated four potential avian influenza (AI) clusters with assistance from the World Health Organization (WHO) and NAMRU-2. These include the well- documented North Sumatra family cluster that resulted in seven confirme [...]	2006-06-07 06:46:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA7207	USAID Mission Director Meets GAM Leader 5/23 [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy USAID Mission Director William Frej met Free Aceh Movement (GAM) "Prime Minister" Malik Mahmoud May 23 in Banda Aceh. Mahmoud expressed optimism about the possibility of long lasting peace in Aceh, but noted a recent rise in crime as well as rumors of unauthorized incre [...]	2006-06-07 07:17:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL ASEC SNAR SOCI ID
06JAKARTA7216	INDONESIA RESPONDS CONSTRUCTIVELY TO TIP DEMARCHE, [...] (SBU) We delivered the Indonesia TIP report demarche (ref D) to relevant senior GOI officials. Based on the existing strong partnership with the U.S. Mission, the officials responded constructively with a litany of recent and near-term actions. The outlook for passage this year of the anti- [...]	2006-06-07 11:20:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL EAID ELAB KJUS KCRM ID
06JAKARTA7614	East Java: Suspected AI Death Exposes Local [...] (SBU) Summary: A 10 month old child in Tulungagung, East Java is suspected to have died June 4 of Avian Influenza. The inexperienced local hospital doctor did not recognize the AI symptoms and released the child's body for burial prior to taking any blood samples. Regency health officials ar [...]	2006-06-15 09:24:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV KFLU ID
06JAKARTA7626	INDONESIA - JUNE 16 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Executive Director of the National Committee for AI and Pandemic Control (Komnas) Bayu Krisnamurti told participants in a June 12 AI donor meeting that the GOI would host a WHO-led technical assessment of its AI strategy June 21-23, with participation from the World Bank and [...]	2006-06-16 05:00:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA7661	NORTH SUMATRA AVIAN INFLUENZA CLUSTER - LESSONS [...] (SBU) Summary. The May 2006 avian influenza (AI) outbreak in a North Sumatra family represents the largest human H5N1 cluster to date and brought with it intense worldwide media attention to Indonesia's AI response capacity. A look back at the response to the cluster by the Government of Indo [...]	2006-06-16 09:50:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA7662	MINISTER OF TRADE REQUEST GSP TRADE RELATED [...] (SBU) Embassy recieved on June 15 the following letter from Minister of Trade Mari Pangestu to USTR Susan Schwab requesting that the U.S. Government consider providing termprary GSP access for textile and garment companies in areas affected by the May 27 earthquake in the regions of Jogjakarta [...]	2006-06-16 10:09:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL ID
06JAKARTA7666	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ISPS PORT REVIEW AND CIVIL [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador urged Minister of Transportation Hatta Rajasa on June 12 to encourage his Ministry to make its best efforts to improve port security prior to the June 19-29 Coast Guard final review of Indonesian port security under the International Shipping and Port Facility Co [...]	2006-06-18 23:45:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EAIR ECON ETRD EWWT ID PREL PTER
06JAKARTA7667	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ISPS PORT REVIEW AND CIVIL [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador urged Minister of Transportation Hatta Rajasa on June 12 to encourage his Ministry to make its best efforts to improve port security prior to the June 19-29 Coast Guard final review of Indonesian port security under the International Shipping and Port Facility Co [...]	2006-06-18 23:45:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EAIR EWWT PREL PTER ID
06JAKARTA7716	DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-19 09:33:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNHRC KUNR IS ID
06JAKARTA7718	BANK INDONESIA TO CONTINUE CAUTIOUS LOWERING [...] (SBU) Summary. Bank Indonesia (BI) Deputy Governor Hartadi Sarwono told us on June 13 that BI remains confident consumer price inflation will fall to less than seven percent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis by the end of 2006, leaving BI room to continue a "cautious lowering" of interest rates ov [...]	2006-06-19 09:58:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON PGOV PREL ID
06JAKARTA7839	East Java: Toxic Mudflow Forces Evacuations; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A gas well being drilled 40 yards from the main north south transportation corridor in East Java, the Surabaya - Gempol toll road, fractured and has been spewing hot, potentially toxic mud 12 miles south of Surabaya in Porong, East Java since May 29. The rate of mud flows have [...]	2006-06-21 10:39:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EPET PGOV ID
06JAKARTA7909	TIMIKA CASE: PROSECUTION DOSSIERS COMPLETED, SENT [...] (U) Summary. Indonesian prosecutors June 21 turned over the dossiers of Anthonious Wamang and six co-conspirators in the August 31, 2002 murders of two Amcits and one Indonesian to the Central Jakarta District Court. We expect the court within ten days to set a trial date and appoint a panel [...]	2006-06-23 05:36:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID
06JAKARTA7944	INDONESIA - SLOW PROGRESS ON INVESTMENT REFORMS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Indonesia (GOI),led by Coordinating Minister for the Economy Boediono, continues to move ahead with the broad array of reforms outlined in its February 27 investment climate policy package. Parliament held hearings on the GOI's draft investment law (Ref A) o [...]	2006-06-23 10:48:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON EFIN ID
06JAKARTA8006	DONORS OFFER FINANCING, EARTHQUAKE HELP AT CGI [...] (U) Summary. Coordinating Minister for the Economy Boediono and other Government of Indonesia (GOI) ministers expressed optimism that economic growth and investment would pick up in the second half of 2006 at the June 14 Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) meeting in Jakarta. Several Minist [...]	2006-06-26 10:39:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EINV ECON EFIN KMCA PTER PREL ID
06JAKARTA8079	WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS: TRANSMITTAL OF U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-27 11:41:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD WTRO ID
06JAKARTA8107	IPR Update - GOI Making Steady Progress [...] (SBU) Summary: At the first meeting of the Indonesian Government's (GOI) newly-established National Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Task Force on June 7 Indonesia National Police (INP) Chief General Sutanto and Attorney General Abdul Rachman Saleh pledged to improve IPR enforcement and Mini [...]	2006-06-28 08:04:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD WTO ECON ID
06JAKARTA8114	IPR Update - GOI Making Steady Progress [...] (SBU) Summary: At the first meeting of the Indonesian Government's (GOI) newly-established National Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Task Force on June 7 Indonesia National Police (INP) Chief General Sutanto and Attorney General Abdul Rachman Saleh pledged to improve IPR enforcement and Mini [...]	2006-06-28 08:36:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD WTO ECON ID
06JAKARTA8117	TRIAL OF TIMIKA SUSPECTS TO BEGIN JULY 4 [...] (SBU) Legatt, poloff, and conoff met June 28 with Abdul Hakim Ritonga, Acting Deputy Attorney General for General Crimes, who advised us that the trial of Anthonious Wamang and his co-conspirators would begin on July 4 in Central Jakarta District Court. Wamang faces charges including premedit [...]	2006-06-28 10:46:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID
06JAKARTA8182	West Nusa Tenggara: Migrant Labor Exodus Creates [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Indonesian province of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB)--comprising Lombok and neighboring Sumbawa-- is one of the leading sources of legal and illegal migrant workers leaving Indonesia, due to weak local economic conditions. The exodus of NTB workers overseas is creating economic [...]	2006-06-30 03:05:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ELAB EAID KJUS KCRM ID
06JAKARTA8250	East Java: Update - Mudflow Continues Unabated, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: More than a month after a gas well ruptured just outside of Surabaya, East Java, the mudflow continues unabated (Reftel). The good news is, the mud is most likely not harmful in the long term (even if a bit smelly in the short term) and that eventually, they should be able to c [...]	2006-07-01 07:28:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EPET PGOV ID
06JAKARTA8259	INDONESIA - JULY 3 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: A Government of Indonesia (GOI) chaired AI experts group concluded on June 23 that limited human-to- human transmission took place during the May 2006 North Sumatra cluster. However, the group noted that the confinement of the human-to-human transmission to the affected family [...]	2006-07-03 08:20:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA8383	OPENING OF TIMIKA TRIAL DEFERRED UNTIL JULY 11 [...] (SBU) The trial of Anthonious Wamang, Agustinus Anggaibak and five other co-conspirators in the 2002 murders of two Amcits in Timika, Papua did not begin in Central Jakarta District Court on July 4 as originally planned (reftel). The suspects accepted the advice of their legal counsel, a team [...]	2006-07-05 08:16:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC KJUS CASC ID
06JAKARTA8455	INDONESIA - COAST GUARD REVIEWS PORT SECURITY COMPLIANCE [...] (SBU) Summary. A team of U.S. Coast Guard officials found significant progress toward implementation of port security requirements under the International Shipping and Port Facility Code (ISPS) during a June 19-29 visit to four Indonesian ports. The team concluded that security conditions in t [...]	2006-07-06 07:57:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT ECON EAIR ETRD PREL ID
06JAKARTA8621	INDONESIA - JULY 10 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. Singaporean Embassy contacts expressed openness to revising key elements in the Singapore-Indonesia- U.S. Tangerang pilot project during a June 29 meeting with U.S. officials. The Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) office in Jakarta has received reports from a reputable private [...]	2006-07-10 11:44:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA8687	TIMIKA DEFENDANTS STILL REFUSE TO APPEAR [...] (SBU) The trial of Anthonious Wamang, Agustinus Anggaibak and five other co-conspirators in the 2002 murders of two Amcits in Timika, Papua was delayed again when the defendants failed to appear for the second straight week (ref A). Defense lawyers from the Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Right [...]	2006-07-12 00:43:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID
06JAKARTA8688	TIMIKA DEFENDANTS STILL REFUSE TO APPEAR [...] (SBU) The trial of Anthonious Wamang, Agustinus Anggaibak and five other co-conspirators in the 2002 murders of two Amcits in Timika, Papua was delayed again when the defendants failed to appear for the second straight week (ref A). Defense lawyers from the Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Right [...]	2006-07-12 00:43:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID
06JAKARTA873	Indonesia's Ministry of Agriculture: Anatomy of [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOI Ministry of Agriculture under the Leadership of Dr. Ir. Anton Apriyanto, formerly a researcher and lecturer on food ingredient technology, has made little headway in the year plus that he has been in place. From agricultural trade policy to Avian Influenza (AI),the o [...]	2006-01-24 04:11:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PGOV ID
06JAKARTA8732	INDONESIA SECURITY FORCE REQUEST FOR EXPEDITED [...] ( SBU) Post proposes the following Indonesian security force member for Department clearance for participation in EAP sponsored seminar: Global Transshipment and Enforcement: Synergies of Strategic Trace Control and Enforcement to commence on July 18. Post did not find any credible evidence o [...]	2006-07-12 09:18:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PINR PREL KCRM MARR ID
06JAKARTA8794	AMBASSADOR MEETS AG MINISTER TO DISCUSS MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Pascoe accompanied by Ag Counselor called on Minister of Agriculture Anton Apriyantono on July 12. The lead topic for discussion was technical market access barriers for US fresh fruit, especially grapes and apples. In addition, the Ambassador also raised market a [...]	2006-07-14 01:35:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ID
06JAKARTA8800	BATAM - A DEVELOPMENT MODEL FOR INDONESIA? [...] (SBU) Summary: The July 25 Indonesia-Singapore "Framework Agreement on Economic Cooperation" aims to create an ambitious Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Batam and adjacent islands, already the site of one of Indonesia's most noteworthy manufacturing success stories. Batam's local economy conti [...]	2006-07-14 06:01:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON EFIN ELAB ID
06JAKARTA8955	INDONESIA - JULY 18 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. As of July 18, data from the Mission's Naval Medical Research Center (NAMRU-2) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) show 43 confirmed deaths from Avian Influenza. Once the WHO posts laboratory confirmation results on its website, Indonesia should overtake Vietnam for the world lead [...]	2006-07-18 09:40:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA8958	TIMIKA TRIAL OPENS [...] (SBU) Anthonious Wamang, Agustinus Anggaibak and five other co-conspirators appeared in Jakarta Central Court on July 18 to face charges in connection with the 2002 murders of two Amcits in Timika, Papua. The three-hour July 18 session was administrative in nature, devoted to identifying the [...]	2006-07-18 10:37:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID
06JAKARTA9334	INDONESIAN HEALTH MINISTER PRAISES COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Health Dr. Siti Fadilah Supari told the Ambassador on July 24 that the Ministry of Health (MOH) is committed to cooperation with NAMRU-2 and will assist in the finalization of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). She noted that the Government of Indonesia (GOI) [...]	2006-07-25 10:30:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR KHIV ID PGOV KFLU SOCI
06JAKARTA9336	INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Indonesia's (GOI) is making progress on a new infrastructure investment strategy. Major legislative and regulatory elements are replacing the failed pre-Financial Crisis system that relied largely on unsolicited offers by investors. The GOI has made important [...]	2006-07-25 10:36:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ENRG EAIR ELTN ECPS PREL ID
06JAKARTA9515	INDONESIA - JULY 27 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-27 09:58:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA9864	GOI TO SPEND BILLIONS TO BOOST BIOFUELS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of Indonesia (GOI) plans to invest USD 22 billion over the next five years to boost biofuel production in a bid to cut fossil fuel consumption. GOI officials say they will spend USD 6 billion to buy approximately 6 million hectares of land to grow the fuel feedstock [...]	2006-08-07 00:15:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EINV SENV PGOV ID
06JAKARTA9914	INDONESIA - AUGUST 4 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 3, the Minister of Health Siti Fadilah Supari announced that, effective immediately, the GOI would no longer send samples to the WHO-Influenza Reference laboratory in Hong Kong. Supari considers domestic laboratories, including U.S. NAMRU-2, sufficiently qualified to [...]	2006-08-07 08:48:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JERUSALEM1009	AID AGENCIES CONSIDER ASSISTANCE TO ADDRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: USAID partners, UN agencies, and NGOs agreed in a March 3 consultation that they would not be positioned to cover serious gaps in healthcare service delivery and increasing food insecurity in an environment of deteriorating security and political restrictions. USAID highlight [...]	2006-03-13 05:05:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF ECON EAID PGOV KWBG
06JERUSALEM1231	AI SITREP MARCH 27: CULLING BEGINS IN GAZA; ISRAEL [...] (SBU) Summary: The WHO and the PA reported that preparations for culling had begun and that infected flocks in Rafah and Jahr el-Deik began to be culled March 27. The PA has promised compensation for Gaza farmers with infected flocks. The Israeli labs returned negative test results for two [...]	2006-03-27 15:51:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM1271	AI SITREP MARCH 28: PA FINISHES CULLING IN RAFAH; [...] (SBU) PA Agriculture Ministry Gaza Director of Control and Quarantine Said Siyam said the PA had culled 13,000 chickens in Rafah March 27 and asserted that they would start culling chickens in farms located in Jahr el-Deik and Tel el-Hawa March 28. Siyam said the lab test results for Tel el [...]	2006-03-29 06:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM1283	AI SITREP MARCH 29: PA COMPLETES CULLING OF ALL [...] (SBU) WHO Representative Mahmud Daher told EconOff March 29 that the PA had completed culling the flock of 23,000 in Tel el-Hawa and had buried the carcasses in the former Israeli settlement of Netzarim. Although the neighboring areas originally objected to the burial site, the villagers eve [...]	2006-03-29 14:11:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM1286	"FIL MISH-MISH": PA ISSUES TENDER FOR MOBILE [...] (SBU) Palestinian Authority (PA) Telecom Ministry issued a tender March 28 for eligible strategic partners to bid on a 30 percent share of a second mobile telecom operator in the West Bank and Gaza. This operator would be granted a new license to establish and operate a GSM telecom network an [...]	2006-03-29 15:09:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS TINT TSPL PGOV KWBG
06JERUSALEM1327	AI SITREP MARCH 31: PA CULLS 96,700 FOWL IN GAZA; [...] (SBU) WHO Representative Mahmud Daher reported to EconOff March 31 that the PA had completed the culling and burial of 96,700 birds from all infected areas in Gaza. He said the PA continued to conduct surveillance and to monitor areas where these outbreaks had occurred. Samples taken from th [...]	2006-03-31 14:56:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM1328	GAZA PULL-OUT GETS CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH FROM UNEP [...] (SBU) Summary: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced March 30 that its environmental assessment had yielded a "clean bill of health" for the former Israeli settlement areas in Gaza. Key conclusions were that certain areas needed minor clean-up and a land use plan. UNEP said [...]	2006-03-31 15:38:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID PREL KWBG
06JERUSALEM1341	AI APRIL 3 UPDATE: TWO NEW CONFIRMED CASES IN [...] (SBU) World Health Organization (WHO) Representative Mahmud Daher reported to EconOff April 3 that two new cases of Avian Influenza (AI) had been confirmed in two egglayer farms in Rafah. Each farm has 2,000 egglayers. Daher said the PA planned to cull the infected flock immediately. He ad [...]	2006-04-03 14:31:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM1488	AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE APRIL 11: 2 MORE CONFIRMED [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-11 14:57:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM1508	UN AGENCIES REVIEW CONTINGENCY PLANNING IN FACE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) head described on April 11 the likely humanitarian risks facing the West Bank and Gaza Strip in the coming months and the UN's contingency planning for what he described as a "predictable and inevitab [...]	2006-04-12 14:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF EAID ECON KWBG
06JERUSALEM1567	HAMAS PREDICTS CHAOS IF INTERNATIONAL ISOLATION [...] (SBU) Summary. In what may appear to be an escalating war of words, Hamas officials, including PM Isma'il Haniyyah, April 14-16 lashed out at U.S., European, and Israeli efforts to isolate and undermine the new Hamas-led government. In comments before tens of thousands of Muslim worshipper [...]	2006-04-17 16:16:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM1697	PA OWES EAST JERUSALEM HOSPITALS FOR WEST BANK [...] (SBU) Summary. According to East Jerusalem medical care providers, the Palestinian Authority (PA) continues to incur costs of over USD 800,000 per month for specialized care for the cases it refers from the West Bank despite empty coffers. (Note: A negligible number of cases are referred [...]	2006-04-27 09:39:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM1748	JERUSALEM CATHOLIC HOSPICE DESCRIBES PROBLEMS FROM [...] (SBU) Summary. During an April 25 meeting with ConGen Poloff, the lead attorney for the Hospice Saint Vincent de Paul -- a Vatican-supported institution situated near the Old City of Jerusalem -- appealed for USG intervention with the Government of Israel (GOI) in response to the constructi [...]	2006-05-02 10:21:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM1852	AUGUSTA VICTORIA HOSPITAL TO DENY CARE TO [...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 4 meeting with EconOffs, CEO of Augusta Victoria Hospital (AVH) Tawfiq Nasser warned that AVH would be forced to deny "catastrophic care," such as pediatric dialysis and oncology treatment, to Palestinians due to a lack of funding. AVH, together with St. John Eye Hos [...]	2006-05-09 15:26:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM EAID EFIN KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM1904	HAMAS RESPONSE TO QUARTET MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The PA government and HAMAS leadership put out varied responses to the Quartet's decision to establish a mechanism to deliver aid to Palestinians. Prime Minister (PM) Isma'il Hanniyah complained that the international community is still placing conditions on the PA. Foreign Mi [...]	2006-05-12 09:52:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAL KWBG PREL IS
06JERUSALEM2060	UNRWA OFFICIALS OUTLINE CONTACT POLICY WITH PA, [...] (SBU) Summary. During a May 12 meeting with IO Assistant Secretary Kristen Silverberg, UNRWA Deputy Commissioner-General Filippo Grandi said that his agency would maintain "minimal" contact with the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority. Grandi argued that some technical interaction is necessar [...]	2006-05-22 13:51:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM2068	LIVELIHOOD OF GAZA FISHERMEN THREATENED [...] (SBU) According to an April World Food Programme (WFP) report, local demand for fish in Gaza has doubled and put pressure on Gaza fishing grounds, already restricted to 6 nautical miles from the shore. (Note: The Oslo Accords designated 20 miles of fishing grounds for Palestinians in Gaza. [...]	2006-05-22 15:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR PHUM EAID EFIS KWBG KPAL
06JERUSALEM2140	WFP ANTICIPATING 25 PERCENT INCREASE IN CASELOAD [...] (SBU) In a May 24 meeting, World Food Programme (WFP) Deputy Country Director Jacques Higgins and West Bank Program Officer Claire Conan briefed USAID Health and Humanitarian Services Officer and EconOff on concerns about deteriorating food security in the West Bank and Gaza. Although WFP's [...]	2006-05-26 12:59:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM EAID KWBG KPAL
06JERUSALEM2201	LIVING CONDITIONS DECLINE IN GAZA [...] (SBU) Summary: Anecdotal reports collected by ConGen FSN and USAID staff resident in Gaza indicate that Gazans have witnessed a decline in their living conditions in recent months. According to the World Food Programme (WFP),Gazans have generally pared down consumption of goods to essential [...]	2006-05-31 15:16:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ECON ETRD PREL KWBG
06JERUSALEM2223	EREKAT DENOUNCES ISRAELI PLAN TO REVOKE JERUSALEM [...] (SBU) PLO Chief Negotiator Sa'eb Erekat June 1 faxed to the ConGen a letter addressed to NEA A/S Welch criticizing statements by Israeli Interior Minister Roni Bar-On, published in the Israeli media on May 30, threatening to revoke the residency status of three Hamas PLC members from Jerusa [...]	2006-06-01 15:11:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM2224	OCHA INCREASES EMERGENCY APPEAL FOR PALESTINIANS [...] (SBU) Citing deteriorating economic conditions, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has revised its original appeal for the West Bank and Gaza upwards from USD 215 million to USD 385 million. OCHA head David Shearer said the new funding was predomina [...]	2006-06-01 15:16:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF EAID ECON KWBG
06JERUSALEM2309	RISING TENSIONS AS PUBLIC HEALTHCARE WORKERS [...] (SBU) According to Palestinian daily Al-Ayyam, public healthcare workers took to the streets in separate, uncoordinated protests in Bethlehem, Nablus, and Ramallah June 6. Al-Ayyam reported that the protesters hailed from various health institutions and marched informally, carrying signs tha [...]	2006-06-08 12:32:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ECON EAID PGOV KWBG
06JERUSALEM2443	WHERE IS THE BOTTOM? PALESTINIAN STOCK MARKET [...] (SBU) Palestinian stock prices continued to fall, with the Al-Quds Index losing 4.57 percent in the week ending June 8 and closing at 540.69. The Average Daily Trading Volume (ADTV) reached USD 2.89 million compared to USD 4.01 million four weeks ago. Lotos Investment analyst Waleed Makkieh [...]	2006-06-14 14:26:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL KWBG
06JERUSALEM2486	PALESTINIAN PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES WANT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian pharmaceutical companies called on donors, in a June 14 briefing, to coordinate with them on relief efforts and consider procuring Palestinian-manufactured drugs. They also asked donors to intervene with Israeli authorities to facilitate the passage of their produ [...]	2006-06-16 15:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ECON EAID PGOV KWBG
06JERUSALEM2598	TULKARM INDUSTRIES FACE BARRIERS TO MOVEMENT AND [...] (SBU) Summary: In a June 21 meeting with the Consul General and NEA/IPA Director, Tulkarm business leaders and the Acting Governor described how restrictions on the internal and external movement of persons and goods in the West Bank had precipitated the governorate's economic decline and im [...]	2006-06-22 14:31:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND EAID PREL KWBG
06JERUSALEM2672	PA EMPLOYEES STRIKE IN PROTEST OF UNPAID SALARIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian Authority (PA) workers in the West Bank and Gaza went on strike June 22 in protest of non-payment of salaries. Municipal workers in some localities also went on strike. The PA Employees Union called off a planned June 28-29 strike due to political/security develop [...]	2006-06-27 14:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PHUM KLAB KWBG
06JERUSALEM2748	MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - DAMAGE TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The electricity is out in 75 percent of Gaza, according to USAID Gaza-based field staff. The electricity distribution company began June 28 to rotate the available electricity to different areas in six hour shifts. The electricity shortage is also impacting hospitals, municipa [...]	2006-06-29 13:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ENRG ECPS EPET KWBG
06JERUSALEM2754	MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - HUMANITARIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: According to USAID staff in Gaza, there are no reports of critical food shortages, but Gazans are stocking up on food supplies. Hospitals and clinics have emergency supplies for 14 days. All crossings remain closed. Diesel supplies are being quickly depleted, according to a [...]	2006-06-29 15:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM EAID KWBG KPAL
06JERUSALEM2826	MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - NO FISH IN GAZA [...] (SBU) World Food Programme (WFP) Information Officer Kirstie Campbell told EconOff July 4 that the IDF continues to prohibit fishing off the coastline of Gaza and that none of the 3,000 licensed fishermen have been allowed to fish since June 25. Head of the El-Tawafeek Fishermen Association [...]	2006-07-06 12:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS PHUM EAID KWBG KPAL
06JERUSALEM2852	MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - IDF INCURSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: USAID Gaza-based staff report that the IDF incursions in Gaza are directly impacting the treatment and handling of sewage in Gaza, portending negative environmental and health-related consequences. End Summary. 2. (SBU) IDF operations in northern Gaza continue to prevent [...]	2006-07-07 14:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PHUM PREL KWBG
06JERUSALEM3178	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM JULY 26 SITREP [...] (SBU) Heavy fighting between IDF forces and Palestinian factions in Gaza is ongoing, with reports of at least 14 Palestinian fatalities. At least nine Qassam rockets were launched into Israel, as of 1500 local July 26. Local media gave prominent coverage to Secretary Rice's meeting with PA [...]	2006-07-26 12:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM3221	MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY [...] (SBU) At least 28 Palestinians have died since July 26, including civilians, during an IDF incursion into the Shijaya and surrounding neighborhoods in Gaza City. According to medical sources, at least 80 Palestinians have sustained injuries during the operation, which is ongoing as of 1400 [...]	2006-07-27 12:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV ASEC KPAL KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM3241	MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY [...] (SBU) IDF units withdrew from the Shijaya neighborhood of Gaza City on the morning of July 28. At least 30 Palestinians died during the three-day incursion, including one PRC gunmen, two HAMAS military-wing activists, and several civilians, including a 73-year old woman and 13-year old boy. [...]	2006-07-28 14:09:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV ASEC KPAL KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM3252	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM JULY 31 SITREP [...] (SBU) Post is working with Embassies Tel Aviv and Cairo to facilitate the departure of approximately 80 Americans from Gaza via the Rafah crossing on August 1. Palestinian Chief Negotiator Sa'eb Erekat confirmed to the Consul General on July 31 that he was informed by Government of Israel [...]	2006-07-31 13:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM3313	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 1 SITREP [...] (SBU) The Rafah crossing did not open as planned on August 1 in order to allow more time for coordination among the concerned parties. As a result, the planned departure from Gaza of approximately 77 Americans and 10 PD grantees was also delayed. Post is attempting to facilitate the trans [...]	2006-08-01 13:06:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM3439	LIVING CONDITIONS IN GAZA CONTINUE TO DECLINE [...] (SBU) Summary: Anecdotal reports collected by ConGen FSN and USAID staff resident in Gaza indicate that living conditions in Gaza continue to decline. Electricity and water are in short supply, in addition to food, fuel, credit and overall economic opportunity. Electricity imports from Isr [...]	2006-08-07 13:54:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ECON EAID PREL KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM3440	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 7 SITREP [...] (SBU) Summary. The IDF concluded a three-day operation on August 6 in southern Gaza that resulted in 17 Palestinians killed, including seven civilians. Palestinian militants fired Qassam rockets the evening of August 5, resulting in no injuries or damage. Palestinian gunmen shot and kille [...]	2006-08-07 14:55:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM3464	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 8 SITREP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Gaza was generally quiet overnight August 7-8. Five Qassam rockets were launched from Gaza into Israel, but there were no reported injuries or damage. In the West Bank, IDF forces arrested three wanted Palestinians. Several staff members at the PA Prime Minister's office in [...]	2006-08-08 14:15:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM3519	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 9 SITREP [...] (SBU) Summary. Three Qassam rockets were fired from northern Gaza into Israel on August 8. The IDF responded with shelling, resulting in at least two injuries. In the West Bank, an Israeli air strike August 9 in the Jenin refugee camp killed two Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) activists, [...]	2006-08-09 14:13:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM3540	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 10 SITREP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sporadic violence continued in the Gaza Strip on August 9-10. Three Palestinians, including a five-year old girl, were killed and two homes destroyed in separate Israeli Air Force strikes. In the West Bank, Israeli forces arrested 13 people on August 9-10. The Rafah, the Ka [...]	2006-08-10 13:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM3560	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 11 SITREP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Israeli military operations destroyed three homes in Gaza on August 10-11; there were no reports of fatalities. An Italian tourist was stabbed to death in Jerusalem on August 10 in what Israeli officials are describing as a "possible terror attack." In the West Bank, three P [...]	2006-08-11 13:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL CASC ASEC KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM3593	DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1701 TO PALESTINIANS [...] (SBU) The Consul General delivered reftel points regarding UN Security Council Resolution 1701 calling for the full cessation of hostilities in Lebanon to PLO Chief Negotiator Sa'eb Erekat on August 12 in Jerusalem. Erekat said he would deliver a copy of the Security Council resolution to [...]	2006-08-14 13:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER KPAL KWBG PHUM UN UNSC IS
06JERUSALEM3596	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 14 SITREP [...] (SBU) Summary. Low level violence in Gaza continued over the weekend, August 11-13, with no reported Qassam rocket fire. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) claimed responsibility for the firing of two rockets on August 14 from northern Gaza toward Ashkelon. Israeli media reported some l [...]	2006-08-14 14:25:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM3611	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 15 SITREP [...] (SBU) Summary. Israeli aircraft overnight August 14-15 fired rockets at a suspected Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) house in the Jabaliya refugee camp, injuring at least 10 Palestinians. The IDF continued operations in the vicinity of the Gaza airport, where clashes resulted in two Palest [...]	2006-08-15 15:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM3625	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 16 SITREP [...] (SBU) Summary. Israeli aircraft overnight August 15-16 fired rockets into the home of a suspected al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades member in Khan Younis, killing two Palestinians and injuring at least three others. A Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) member was killed during clashes between PIJ gun [...]	2006-08-16 14:54:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM3652	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 17 SITREP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A 14-year old Palestinian was killed and four others were injured as a result of fighting between Fatah and Hamas militants in Gaza on August 16. A Hamas activist was killed in Gaza City when a bomb he was building exploded prematurely. Palestinian militants fired three rock [...]	2006-08-17 13:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM3670	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 18 SITREP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The body of a Palestinian reportedly killed by Israeli gunfire was found in Gaza on August 17. Three Palestinians in Gaza City were wounded when an Israeli Air Force plane attacked a metal workshop. The military-wing of Hamas claimed responsibility for a rocket launched from [...]	2006-08-18 12:02:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM3678	PALESTINIAN PARTICIPANTS TO 61ST UN GENERAL [...] (SBU) President Abbas' office provided ConGen the official delegation list of Palestinians planning to attend the 61st UN General Assembly in New York. ConGen will follow up on arrival and departure times for the Palestinian delegation. 2. (SBU) Palestinian official delegation: -- [...]	2006-08-18 13:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA
06JERUSALEM3679	PALESTINIAN STOCK MARKET ENDS FREEFALL; REGULATORS [...] (SBU) Summary. After plummeting for months, Palestinian stocks have gained 20 percent since mid-July 2006. The Palestinian Securities Exchange (PSE) August 13 reinstated a wider daily price trading range of five percent, thereby suggesting that concerns over market volatility have eased. PS [...]	2006-08-18 14:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM3708	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 21 SITREP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) units arrested PA Deputy Prime Minister Nasir al-Din Ashair and Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) Secretary General Mahmoud al-Ramahi. Two Palestinians were killed and several injured in clashes between Palestinian militants and the IDF in Gaz [...]	2006-08-21 14:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM3716	PALESTINIAN PRIVATE SECTOR WILL ASSIST USSC [...] (SBU) U.S. Security Coordinator LTG Keith Dayton met August 17 with Palestinian business leaders who acknowledged that security and economic revitalization go hand-in-hand, made suggestions for more private sector involvement in the management of the crossings, and pledged to do their part to [...]	2006-08-22 11:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ASEC PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM3752	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 22 SITREP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) and al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades gunmen threatened to open the Rafah crossing by force on August 21. Seven Palestinians were wounded in Gaza overnight August 21-22; three were injured in an IDF operation near the Karni crossing, and four were [...]	2006-08-22 15:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL CASC ASEC KWBG KPAL
06JERUSALEM3800	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 23 SITREP [...] (SBU) Summary. IDF shelling August 22 targeted Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) members, killing three near Khan Younis while injuring another seven Palestinians. One IDF soldier sustained injuries from an anti-tank rocket in the northern Gaza Strip. An Israeli operation into the Shijayah [...]	2006-08-23 14:52:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM3812	UPDATE ON PALESTINIAN PARTICIPANTS TO 61ST UN [...] (SBU) President Abbas' office provided ConGen several additional names to the official delegation list of Palestinians planning to attend the 61st UN General Assembly in New York. ConGen has yet to receive arrival and departure times for the Palestinian delegation. 2. (SBU) The updat [...]	2006-08-24 11:11:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA
06JERUSALEM3823	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 24 SITREP [...] (SBU) Summary. Palestinian militants on August 24 detonated an explosive device near the wall at the Rafah crossing separating Gaza from Egypt. PA and Egyptian security successfully brought the situation under control. IDF units operating near Khan Younis overnight August 23-24 killed one [...]	2006-08-24 15:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM3839	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 25 SITREP [...] (SBU) Summary. The Rafah crossing opened August 25 allowing thousands of Palestinians to transit from the Egypt and Gaza sides of the crossing. Israeli aircraft conducted air strikes in Gaza City and the Jabaliya overnight August 24-25, injuring eight Palestinians. The Palestinian Islamic [...]	2006-08-25 15:38:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM3870	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 28 SITREP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nine Palestinians were killed and several others wounded in separate incidents throughout Gaza August 25-28. An Israeli Air Force (IAF) plane bombed and destroyed the home of a Hamas military wing member overnight August 25-26. Two journalists were wounded by an IAF airstrike [...]	2006-08-28 14:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM3932	MGGZ01- JERUSALEM AUGUST 30 SITREP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nine Palestinians were killed in separate incidents throughout Gaza August 28-29. Palestinian militants fired several antitank shells against the IDF in Gaza, injuring one IDF soldier. One Qassam rocket landed near Sderot on August 29, causing no injuries. Israeli forces k [...]	2006-08-30 14:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM3949	ABBAS PROCLAIMS SUPPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 2 GENERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) told striking PA employees gathered outside his Ramallah office August 30 that they have a right to express their opinion by all appropriate means, thus signaling his support for a planned general strike set to start September 2. He urge [...]	2006-08-31 14:57:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM ELAB

06JERUSALEM3965	MGGZ01- JERUSALEM SEPTEMBER 1 SITREP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IDF troops withdrew from the Gaza City neighborhood of Shajayah on August 31, after a four-day incursion. Unknown gunmen kidnapped and later released a relative of HAMAS' Executive Force commander in Khan Younis on August 31. In a separate incident, Palestinian gunmen kille [...]	2006-09-01 13:59:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM3987	NON-PAYMENT OF PA SALARIES IMPERILS MICROFINANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Non-payment of PA employee salaries is threatening the viability of microfinance programs operating in the West Bank and Gaza, according to lending agencies. In Gaza, where the local economy is extremely dependent on PA salaries, loans with payments more than 30 days overdue h [...]	2006-09-05 15:02:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM4029	WIDE PARTICIPATION AS GENERAL STRIKE ENTERS FIFTH [...] Summary: A general strike by PA employees in protest of non-payment of salaries since March (see ref) entered its fifth day, September 6. Union leaders have estimated 80-90 percent PA employee participation. Although the strike is more comprehensive in the West Bank than in Gaza, it has br [...]	2006-09-06 14:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV PHUM EFIN KWGB
06JERUSALEM4076	NEED TO PRESS CONGRESS FOR USD 75 MILLION IN FY07 [...] (SBU) We urge the Administration to approach Congress as soon as possible to request full funding of the Administration's FY 2007 request of USD 75 million for West Bank/Gaza ESF. Even though we have ceased our support to the PA government, the U.S. government has continued to support the P [...]	2006-09-08 14:01:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL KWBG
06JERUSALEM4511	PALESTINIANS SEEK PROGRESS ON RAFAH/KEREM SHALOM [...] (SBU) Summary: ConGenoffs, accompanied by USSC, USAID and Embassy Tel Aviv representatives, met October 12 with Palestinian negotiators from the previous PA government who were involved in the negotiation of the Agreement on Access and Movement (AMA). The informal meeting, the second in a se [...]	2006-10-16 12:28:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PGOV ETRD KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM4566	PALESTINIANS SEEK PROGRESS ON GAZA-WEST BANK LINK [...] (C) Summary: ConGenoffs, accompanied by USSC, USAID and Embassy Tel Aviv representatives, met October 17 with Palestinians who were involved in the negotiation of the Agreement on Movement and Access (AMA). The informal meeting, the third and final in a series of preliminary brainstorming d [...]	2006-10-19 11:41:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KWBG KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM4568	PALESTINIANS SEEK PROGRESS ON WEST BANK MOVEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: ConGenoffs, accompanied by USSC, USAID and Embassy Tel Aviv representatives, met October 17 with Palestinians involved in the negotiation of the Agreement on Movement and Access (AMA). The informal meeting, the third in a series of preliminary brainstorming discussions intende [...]	2006-10-19 12:57:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KWBG KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM4570	PALESTINIANS SEEK PROGRESS ON GAZA-WEST BANK LINK [...] (U) Summary: ConGenoffs, accompanied by USSC, USAID and Embassy Tel Aviv representatives, met October 17 with Palestinians who were involved in the negotiation of the Agreement on Movement and Access (AMA). The informal meeting, the third and final in a series of preliminary brainstorming d [...]	2006-10-19 14:21:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KWBG KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM4632	RELIGIOUS WORKERS FACE VISA DENIALS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: American religious workers from Christian organizations in Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza are finding it increasingly difficult to obtain visas from the Government of Israel (GOI). Of those issuQ visas, many receive only a 3-month tourist visa or a one-year &humanitarian wor [...]	2006-10-27 15:11:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPAO KWBG KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM4759	TEORRISM FINANCING COORDINATION OFFICER [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, post provides the following information on Terrorism Financing Coordination Officer (TFCO) and Deputy TFCO at post: TFCO: Amy Schedlbauer, Economic Section Chief, 972-2-622-7281, schedlbaueraw@state.gov Deputy TFCO: Stephen O'Dowd, Economic Officer, 972-2-622-7 [...]	2006-11-08 15:48:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTFN EFIN KWBG
06JERUSALEM4760	PALESTINIAN CEC DISCUSSES CURRENT SITUATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CONGEN REPS MET WITH HANA NASSER, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PALESTINIAN CENTRAL ELECTION COMMISSION (CEC),AND ALSO Q-CHAIRED A MEETING OF THE CEC-ELECTION REFORM SUPPORT GROUP (ERSG) ON NOVEMBER 7 IN RAMALLAH. PRIVATELY, NASSER CRITICIZED FATAH'S LACK OF DISCIPLINE DURING THE PLC E [...]	2006-11-08 16:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM4769	PALESTINIAN EMIGRATION ON THE RISE [...] (SBU) THE PALESTINIAN DIASPORA AND REFUGEE CENTER (SHAML) ANNOUNCED AT AN OCTOBER 31 PRESS CONFERENCE THAT THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SITUATION IN THE WEST BANK AND GAZA IS CONTRIBUTING TO A MARKED INCREASE IN PALESTINIAN EMIGRATION. ACCORDING TO SHAML, FOREIGN DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS HAVE APPROVE [...]	2006-11-09 13:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV QM
06JERUSALEM4772	HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN BEIT HANOUN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DURING THE IDF'S NOVEMBER 1-8 INCURSION INTO BEIT HANOUN (SEE REFTEL),THE AREA'S WATER AND ELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURE WAS DAMAGED AND AN IDF-IMPOSED CURFEW ON RESIDENTS PREVENTED THEM FROM OBTAINING ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES. DURING THE INCURSION, THE IDF GRANTED ACCESS TO BEIT HAN [...]	2006-11-09 14:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM EAID ECON KWBG
06JERUSALEM4774	PROBLEMS IN PALESTINIAN JUSTICE SYSTEM LEAD TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: THE PALESTINIAN JUSTICE SYSTEM SUFFERS FROM A SEVERE SHORTAGE IN THE NUMBER OF JUDGES, WHICH HAS LED TO SIGNIFICANT DELAYS IN PROCESSING CRIMINAL CASES, ACCORDING TO ISSA ABU SHARAR, THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE PALESTINIAN HIGHER JUDICIARY COUNCIL. THE BACKUP OF CASES HAS IMPACT [...]	2006-11-09 15:04:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KPAL KWBG KDEM
06JERUSALEM4787	TEACHERS RECEIVE PARTIAL PAYMENT; STRIKE ENDS; [...] (SBU) PA PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS RECEIVED A PARTIAL SALARY PAYMENT OF NIS 1,000 ON NOVEMBER 11 IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PA GOVERNMENT AND THE GENERAL UNION OF TEACHERS (REFTEL),ACCORDING TO PRESS ACCOUNTS CONFIRMED BY ECONSPECIALIST. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPENED ON NOVEMBER 11 FOR [...]	2006-11-13 15:03:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ELAB PGOV KWBG
06JERUSALEM4807	EXPOTECH 2006 DEMONSTRATES PALESTINIAN IT SECTOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: THE THIRD ANNUAL PALESTINIAN IT SECTOR EXHIBITION EXPOTECH 2006 FEATURED A RECORD 49 COMPANIES, INCLUDING SEVEN PARTICIPATING FROM GAZA VIA A BROADBAND LINK. A VARIETY OF PRODUCTS FROM U.S. IT COMPANIES WERE ON DISPLAY. SECURITY-RELATED PRODUCTS WERE MORE PROMINENT THAN IN [...]	2006-11-16 14:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON BEXP KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM4932	UN'S 2007 CONSOLIDATED APPEAL REACHES USD 453.6 [...] (SBU) On December 7, UN representatives in Jerusalem announced the launch of the 2007 consolidated appeal for 12 UN agencies and 14 NGOs. The USD 453.6 million emergency appeal is designed to help meet the growing humanitarian need in the Palestinian territories. This amount represents a 15 [...]	2006-12-11 14:29:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM5005	2006 OLIVE HARVEST: HIGH YIELD EXCEEDS [...] (SBU) Summary: The 2006 Palestinian olive harvest was very successful and is expected to produce USD 100 million in olive oil sales - tripling the USD 30 million earned in 2005. (Note: Olive harvests are cyclical, with each low year followed by a high year - 2006 was a cyclical high year fo [...]	2006-12-20 15:04:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON PGOV KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM836	RESPONSE TO SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) No evidence exists of trafficking in persons in the West Bank or Gaza Strip, according to the PA Ministry of Labor and local NGOs. The West Bank and Gaza Strip is neither a territory of origin nor a destination for international trafficking in men, women, or children. Traffickers who [...]	2006-02-28 15:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PREL PREF PGOV PHUM ELAB SMIG KWBG KPAL
06JERUSALEM906	KARNI CLOSURE CAUSING FOOD SHORTAGE IN GAZA [...] (SBU) The West Bank/Gaza Country Director for the World Food Program (WFP) Arnold Vercken told ECON and USAIDOffs March 3 that the continued closure of the Karni crossing was rapidly depleting food stocks in Gaza and leading to substantial price increases. He noted that, between January and [...]	2006-03-03 17:56:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF EAID ECON KWBG
06JERUSALEM936	PLANNED MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE STIRS CONTROVERSY [...] (SBU) Summary. The Israeli Supreme Court issued an injunction February 22 halting construction of the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem, funded by the U.S.-based Simon Wiesenthal Center, and appointed former Chief Justice Meir Shamgar to lead a 30-day mediation period. The first arbitratio [...]	2006-03-06 15:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KPAO IS
06JERUSALEM954	OCHA REPORTS ON DIFFICULTIES PALESTINIAN FARMERS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 1 briefing to diplomats, UN OCHA head David Shearer said Palestinian farmers continued to face difficulties reaching their land in the "seam-zone" -the West Bank area lying between the separation barrier and the Green Line. The difficulties centered on a restrictive [...]	2006-03-07 13:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF EAID ECON KWBG
06JERUSALEM994	UN AGENCIES APPEAL FOR USD 1.25 MILLION IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Three United Nations agencies -- the World Health Organization (WHO),the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA),and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) -- issued an appeal March 6 to local donors for USD 1.25 million for emergency medical supplies for the Palestinian A [...]	2006-03-09 12:55:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ECON EAID PGOV KWBG
06KABUL1022	VISIT OF SECRETARY OF COMMERCE CARLOS GUTIERREZ TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez visited Afghanistan February 28 to March 1. Secretary Gutierrez met with GOA President Karzai, Minister of Commerce Arsala, participated in a roundtable with Afghan International Chamber of Commerce executives and members of parliament, bus [...]	2006-03-08 11:40:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN PREL OPIC EAID PGOV AF
06KABUL12	PRT/TARIN KOWT: URUZGAN PREPARES FOR SPRING [...] (U) Summary: PRT Tarin Kowt is helping Uruzgan Province plan and prepare to avert a replay of last year,s devastating spring floods that left hundreds dead and thousands homeless. Along with a number of concrete local projects, the PRT has focused on building the local administration,s respo [...]	2006-01-02 11:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV SENV AF
06KABUL1201	Afghanistan: Ambassador Gross Promotes [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador David Gross, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy visited Afghanistan February 25-27, 2006 to meet with senior Afghan government officials, including Vice President Massoud and the newly created Parliamentary Committee on Communicati [...]	2006-03-19 09:34:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV ECON PREL OPIC EAID PGOV AF
06KABUL1218	PRT/PATKICA FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF A [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-20 08:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL1284	PRT/LASHKAR GAH - UK OFFICIALS DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Summary: UK officials told Provincial Council (PC) and Mullahs' Council members in separate meetings on March 19 that the UK mission will last at least three years. The mission is in conjunction with the GOA and will focus on several areas: (1) Extending the government's authority [...]	2006-03-24 13:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL AF UK
06KABUL1285	PRT/LASHKAR GAH - HELMAND VIOLENCE: CAUSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the past year, as the insurgency has gained momentum in Helmand province, security has deteriorated. Causes are varied, complicated, and intertwined. They include: Some blurring of tribal/drug trafficking boundaries; growing Anti-Coalition Militia (ACM) strength; the [...]	2006-03-24 13:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC AF
06KABUL1325	PRT/LASHKAR GAH - JUDICIAL REFORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A judicial conference sponsored by the PRT on March 20 revealed that lack of education and corruption are major impediments to improving Helmand's judicial system. Participating judges agreed that those engaged in poppy cultivation should be punished. They also lamented th [...]	2006-03-26 14:07:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS PREL AF
06KABUL1345	AFGHANISTAN ADVOCACY SUCCESS STORY: U.S. POULTRY [...] (U) Summary: In the wake of Afghanistans first confirmed case of Avian Influenza, Summit Associates, an American company that imports U.S. frozen chicken and eggs, requested Embassy advocacy to intervene with customs officials blocking Summit containers from entering the country and to help l [...]	2006-03-27 15:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PREL OPIC EAID PGOV AF
06KABUL1353	PRT/LASHKAR GAH - MOUSA QALA DISTRCT CHIEF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mousa Qala district chief Mohammed Wali and tribal elders told visiting UK PRT liaison officer, poloff, Poppy Elimination Program (PEP) officer, and USAID representative on March 23 that they are looking forward to better security when UK and Afghan National Army troops deplo [...]	2006-03-28 04:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER EAID PREL ASEC AF
06KABUL1358	PRT/MAZAR-E SHARIF DOSTUM PRESIDES OVER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: General Dostum, the paramount warlord in northern Afghanistan, presided over a Feb. 23 ceremony in Sheberghan, capital of Jowzjan Province north of Mazar-e Sharif, during which over 100 of his commanders turned in 2.5 tons of boxed ammunition and roughly 400 small arms, RPG lau [...]	2006-03-28 12:24:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL145	SENATOR REED MEETS WITH FIRST VICE PRESIDENT MASOOD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IN A MEETING WITH SENATOR REED, FIRST VICE PRESIDENT MASOOD STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT, PARTICULARLY IN THE AGRICULTURAL AND MINERALS SECTORS, FOR AFGHANISTAN'S FUTURE. THE SENATOR ASSURED HIM OF THE UNITED STATES' LONG-TERM COMMITM [...]	2006-01-11 09:19:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID EAGR EINV PK AF
06KABUL146	KARZAI MEETS WITH CODEL BAYH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IN A JANUARY 10 MEETING WITH SENATORS BAYH (D-IND) AND BOND (R-MO) AND REPRESENTATIVE FORD (D-TN),KARZAI OUTLINED THE PROGRESS AFGHANISTAN HAD MADE OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS, FOCUSING ON COUNTERNARCOTICS RATHER THAN TERRORISM AS THE REAL CHALLENGE FOR THE FUTURE. HE REITERAT [...]	2006-01-11 09:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID PTER SNAR PK AF
06KABUL1525	PRT/QALAT - KARZAI VISIT HIGHLIGHTS TRADE [...] (U) Summary: President Karzai visited Zabul Province for the first time March 28, where he visited the PRT-run Trade School and the new hospital funded by the UAE. He also greeted people in the bazaar. His "pressing the flesh" may improve Zabul's poor security image. End Summary. 2. ( [...]	2006-04-05 11:53:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ASEC AF TC
06KABUL1537	PRT/MAZAR-E SHARIF - PROVINCIAL COUNCIL MUCH IMPROVED [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-06 06:38:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID SOCI AF
06KABUL1573	PRT/SHARANA - PAKTIKA: THE POLITICS OF LAND [...] (SBU) Summary: Development has expanded rapidly in the last year in Paktika, and so have land disputes. As the pace of development increases, the number of land disputes also increases as parcels of land are identified for schools, roads, and government centers across the province. Paktika [...]	2006-04-09 08:38:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI KJUS EAID AF
06KABUL1630	PRT/LASHKAR GAH - PROSECUTORS DISCUSS THEIR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a PRT sponsored seminar on March 28, Helmand prosecutors demonstrated a good knowledge of procedures and the applicable sections of the Afghan constitution. They cited lack of evidence and police corruption as the main reasons why many cases are not sent forward to judges. [...]	2006-04-11 11:27:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS SOCI AF
06KABUL1667	GOA DETAINEES LEGAL WORKING GROUP MOVING AHEAD [...] (SBU) The Afghan Inter-Ministerial Legal Working Group met on April 5 to discuss the development of a legal framework that would form the basis for transfer of detainees from U.S. custody as well as for the disposition of individuals taken off the battlefield in future. Due to a confusion on [...]	2006-04-12 12:34:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS KAWC PGOV AF
06KABUL1669	PRT/TARIN KOWT - SECURITY PROGRAMS GETTING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Establishing GOA authority, particularly police authority, in Afghanistan's Uruzgan province is very much a work in progress. The province's two police forces are semi-reformed militias allied to rival warlords. The PRT and coalition forces are making some progress in trainin [...]	2006-04-12 13:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SNAR ASEC PTER MARR AF
06KABUL1674	PRT/SHARANA - WOMEN'S TRAINING BEGINS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: In the months of March and April, PRT Sharana funded and conducted Paktika's first women's sewing skills and literacy training activities. These activities trained a total of 38 women from Sharana, Paktika's capital, and Orgun-e, the province's largest population center. The [...]	2006-04-13 06:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI EAID AF
06KABUL1719	ARIANA FLIGHTS TO UAE SUSPENDED [...] (SBU) Afghan Ministry of Transport officials informed Embassy's FAA representative that an April 14, 2006 ramp inspection of an Ariana aircraft by UAE Civil Aviation Authorities found numerous, serious safety infractions and violations. UAE authorities allowed the plane to return to Kabul wi [...]	2006-04-17 10:47:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON AF
06KABUL18	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MOVES FORWARD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The tone of the second week for Afghanistan's National Assembly (NA) has been positive, with members of parliament open to new ideas and mostly constructive debate. The NA spent the week finalizing its leadership and discussing its rules of procedure. The formation of caucuse [...]	2006-01-02 13:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL1821	PRT/KANDAHAR - DEALING WITH THE TALIBAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The "spring offensive" announced by Taliban leaders in southern Afghanistan a month ago appears to be picking up momentum. During the previous four months the Taliban engaged primarily in small hit and run attacks and improvised explosive bombings, and this remains their pr [...]	2006-04-24 09:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC MARR PGOV AF
06KABUL186	PRT HERAT: FEWER AFGHAN REFUGEES RETURNING FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: Latest data from United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) indicate significant increase in Afghan migrant labor in Iran. Undocumented Afghans who turn themselves in to Iranian authorities are treated as spontaneous returnees and given free transportation to the bor [...]	2006-01-14 16:08:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF
06KABUL1887	PRT/BAMYAN: KHALILI SUPPORTERS MUDDY [...] (SBU) The supporters of Second Vice President Khalili are playing political hardball, and Governor Sarabi appears to be their target. Minority Tajik unrest, which has received tacit backing from Khalili stalwarts, appears designed to discredit the Governor. The recent appointment of a crony o [...]	2006-04-28 12:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
06KABUL1946	AFGHAN/IRAN TRANSIT TRADE - A GROWING EMBRACE [...] (SBU) Afghanistan is deepening its transit trade ties with Iran. Afghan companies are increasingly favoring Iran to transit goods out of frustration with perceived shipping delays, surcharges and corruption in Pakistan. The GoA recently signed a new transit trade agreement with Iran and bo [...]	2006-05-01 10:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL AF
06KABUL1974	PRT-SHARANA COMMUNICATIONS MEANS SECURITY - [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-02 13:51:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECPS PGOV PTER TINT AF
06KABUL1994	PRIVATIZING ARIANA? [...] (SBU) Dr. Atash, President of Ariana, plans to breakup Ariana into smaller, more focused companies ahead of a gradual, partial privatization. He is aggressively trying to push this plan through the Afghan Government over the next month. Atash will likely leave as soon as the plan is approve [...]	2006-05-03 10:09:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAIR ECON AF
06KABUL2007	PRT/KUNDUZ: OUT IN BADAKHSHAN'S POPPYLAND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. District managers in Jurm and Baharak acknowledge that poppy is being grown in their districts, but claim that the amount of land under cultivation is much less than in previous years. They add, however, that as long as there are no other economic opportunities for the large [...]	2006-05-03 13:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL PGOV PINR AF
06KABUL2008	PRT/HELMAND - HELMAND ERADICATION WRAP UP [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-03 14:00:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER KRDP AF
06KABUL2021	PRT/HELMAND FROM THE STARS AND STRIPES TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-05 03:24:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL2037	PRT/HELMAND - HELMAND PROVINCIAL COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-07 04:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL205	PRT/BAMYAN: Can Bamyan Law Enforcement Reform? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: New Zealand is providing a crucial lifeline to Bamyan law enforcement, but needs more U.S. support for their efforts to take hold. NZ commitments in expertise and infrastructure appear to be making progress, but could yield stronger results with targeted U.S. assistance, namel [...]	2006-01-16 06:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI AF
06KABUL2093	PRT/QAL I NOW: BADGHIS PROVINCE SECURITY OVERVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary. The Badghis province Director for of the National Security Directorate (NSD) Mehr Ali offered a provincial security overview to PRToff, including poppy eradication efforts, Taleban influence, the recent slaying of five medical workers, and the police and justice system. Althou [...]	2006-05-10 10:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR SNAR SOCI AF
06KABUL2149	A COURSE OF ACTION TO REBALANCE THE ANP [...] Proper Demographic Representation was emphasized as a method of conducting business by President Karzai and applies to all types of p placing special emphasis on operational effectiveness achieved by establishing a presence and understanding with the community in which the police operate. [...]	2006-05-12 13:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SNAR PGOV PTER ASEC AF
06KABUL2151	A COURSE OF ACTION TO REBALANCE THE ANP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Course of Action plan outlined below is desig for implementing President Karzai?s decision to re-balance the Afgha in order to address pressing security issues in the south (reftel). by members of the international community involved with building up t the Afghan Ministry [...]	2006-05-12 15:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SNAR PGOV PTER ASEC AF
06KABUL2154	A COURSE OF ACTION TO REBALANCE THE ANP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Course of Action plan outlined below is designed as a guide for implementing President Karzais decision to re-balance the Afghan National Police in order to address pressing g security issues in the south (reftel). This outline will be used by members of the international [...]	2006-05-13 08:29:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER SNAR ASEC AF
06KABUL2285	OPTIONS FOR US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS [...] (SBU) Officials from the Japanese Embassy in Kabul are anxious to restart work on their portion of the Ring Road between Kandahar and Herat as soon as possible. The Japanese Government is considering all options, including recontracting the work to a non-Japanese contractor. The US Army Corps o [...]	2006-05-20 07:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID ELTN AF
06KABUL2296	PRT/BAMYAN: LAND USE TENSIONS SIMMER IN [...] (SBU) Uncertainty over land titles seems to be the common denominator in recent disputes in Bamyan. The Governor has intervened personally to defuse Tajik and Hazara tussles over farmland. An unresolved ownership dispute continues to hamper government efforts to regulate coal mining in the p [...]	2006-05-21 08:36:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON AF
06KABUL2298	THE ARDS AND GOA PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES [...] (SBU) The Afghan Reconstruction Development Service (ARDS,) strives to conduct GOA procurement in accordance with international standards and the GOA Procurement Law, passed in September 2005. Though not all GOA procurement is handled by the ARDS, this office sets a standard to which all gove [...]	2006-05-21 08:38:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN OPIC EAID PGOV AF
06KABUL2342	PRT/QALAT Q ROMANIAN INTEREST IN PROVINCIAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-23 11:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER MARR RO AF
06KABUL2365	KABUL SCENESETTER FOR CODEL INHOFE [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. effort in Afghanistan continues to promote economic reconstruction, build democratic institutions and develop the government's capacity to deal with continuing threats to security. The Afghanistan Compact adopted at the January London Conference and Parliament elected [...]	2006-05-24 15:08:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON OTRA AF
06KABUL24	MP BIO: ALEMI BALKHI [...] (U) This is the first in a series of biographic reporting cables on Afghanistan's newly elected Parliamentarians. Additional reports will be sent as PolOffs continue to meet personally with new MPs during the coming weeks. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The striking feature of PolOff's December 31 meeting [...]	2006-01-03 07:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL2407	New ISAF Headquarters Approach to PRTs: [...] Summary: The Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) has assumed the mantle of command of ISAF. They are bringing a commitment and plan of action to the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) program that should bring greater coherence to the effort. We strongly support this initiative, and recom [...]	2006-05-27 11:04:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER MARR AF
06KABUL2410	The Iranian Border, Islam Qala and the [...] (SBU) Commercial traffic at Islam Qala, the major border crossing between Iran and Afghanistan, has declined significantly in the last few months, particularly as transshipped goods destined for Pakistan are diverted to other ports of entry. Yet, truck traffic at the "informal" border crossi [...]	2006-05-28 04:36:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN ELTN AF
06KABUL2411	New ISAF Headquarters Approach to PRTs: [...] Summary: The Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) has assumed the mantle of command of ISAF. They are bringing a commitment and plan of action to the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) program that should bring greater coherence to the effort. We strongly support this initiative, and recom [...]	2006-05-28 06:04:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER MARR AF
06KABUL2467	PRT HERAT: NO EVIDENCE OF AFGHAN WOMEN'S BILL OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to "My War at Home", a recently published book by young Afghan-American Masuda Sultan, an "Afghan Women's Bill of Rights" (AWBR) was delivered to the GOA and widely disseminated throughout the country prior to the Constitutional Loya Jirga. Afghan sources and USG and [...]	2006-05-30 12:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN AF
06KABUL2471	PRT/PAKTIKA Q JOURNEY TO WAZA KHWA Q [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-30 12:58:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL25	PRT/BAMYAN: LARGE OPIUM SEIZURE HIGHLIGHT PLUSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bamyan police found a 1.9 ton opium cache stashed away in caves near Bamyan City, and arrested three suspects. Counter-narcotics officials from Kabul and a gaggle of press witnessed the PRT weigh, transport, and burn the opium on December 28. Behind the scenes, however, the go [...]	2006-01-03 09:46:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI AF
06KABUL2551	PARLIAMENT APPROVES REVISED BUDGET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Afghan National Assembly approved a revised national budget, including modest increases in government salaries and payments to the disabled, on June 3. The new budget, which did not go above the previously agreed ceiling, accommodates Parliament's most significant concerns; [...]	2006-06-04 14:03:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR ECON EFIN KDEM AF
06KABUL2552	RECONCILIATION PROGRAM HOLDS CONFERENCE WITH [...] (SBU) The Independent Commission for the Program for Strengthening Peace (PTS) - the Afghan-led reconciliation process - held a conference on May 15 with representatives of Coalition and ISAF PRTs in order to familiarize them with the PTS process and to give the heads of the six regional PTS [...]	2006-06-05 04:27:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID PTER AF
06KABUL2601	PRT/KUNDUZ: STRONG INDICATIONS THAT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. There are strong indications that the May 30 attack on a USAID alternative livelihoods contractor in the remote river valley district of Darayeen in Badakhshan province was perpetrated by local drug lords who feared that the contractor was undermining their multimillion dolla [...]	2006-06-07 10:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER SNAR AF
06KABUL2619	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO BRENT HARTLEY AND [...] Embassy Kabul welcomes Brent Hartley, EUR/RPM Incoming Principal Deputy Director and Richard Olson, Incoming DCM USNATO, and grants country clearance for their visit to Afghanistan on June 12-14, 2006, to participate in a delegation led by SACEUR General Jones. Control Officer is Marie Richa [...]	2006-06-08 12:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PTER ASEC PREL AF
06KABUL2687	PRT/PAKTIKA PAKTITA FOUR DISTRICTS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An early June journey to and assessment of four districts in western Paktika ka revealed districts with generally little infrastructure and little support from the central government. Despite certain similarities, these districts differ in their support for the government and [...]	2006-06-13 02:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL2703	PRT/GARDEZ SECURITY WITHOUT GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PRT Gardez recently visited the remote Logar district of Azra, which borders Pakistan, to secure and remove an arms cache handed over to the DIAG program. ANP control is limited to the physical bounds of the station itself and the communitys security is completely controlled b [...]	2006-06-14 04:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL2704	PARLIAMENT SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN PROVINCIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Both houses of the Afghan National Assembly have drafted revisions to the Provincial Council Law, which will be considered by the Wolesi Jirga upon their return from recess in July. The revisions would strengthen the role of Provincial Councils in provincial governance, giving [...]	2006-06-14 05:28:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL275	AFGHAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY: UPCOMING AGENDA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Afghan National Assembly (NA) will resume session on Saturday, January 21. On the immediate agenda are continued discussion on rules of procedure and the formation of political groups and committees. Debate on approving the Cabinet and transitional laws will most likely [...]	2006-01-19 12:31:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL276	PRT/TARIN KOWT: DOING HARD TIME IN URUZGAN PROVINCE [...] (SBU) Summary: A USG team visiting Uruzgan Provincial Prison found that the warden and prison guards, although untrained, were paid regularly and were interested in receiving training and improving the facility. The prison and administrative buildings were largely crumbling mud-brick structu [...]	2006-01-19 12:41:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS AF
06KABUL2765	PRT FARAH FROM THREATENED CIVIL STRIFE TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Village elders from Gullistan District in northern Farah requested help from the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) to resolve extortion, theft, and freedom of movement problems stemming from corrupt and abusive practices by Purchaman District Manager Salim Mobarez. The elde [...]	2006-06-18 12:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV AF
06KABUL2787	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ANTICIPATED OIC ASSAULT ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-20 11:59:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UN AF
06KABUL2829	PRT/KUNDUZ NEW POLICE CHIEF IN KUNDUZ [...] (SBU) Note: Below is the first reporting shared with the Embassy by the German PRT in Konduz. We hope to make this a precedent, not only for the Germans but for the other non-US PRTs as well. We are working with ISAF, as part of its PRT Coherence Plan to pool as much PRT reporting as possi [...]	2006-06-22 07:31:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL2862	PRT/KUNDUZ: NEW POLICE CHIEFS RAISE HOPES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The new police chiefs in Kunduz, Baghlan and Takhar are well-educated, professional, career police officers who have risen through the ranks over the past 20 to 25 years, assiduously avoiding direct participation in partisan politics and earning a reputation for loyalty and in [...]	2006-06-25 09:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SNAR MARR AF
06KABUL2919	FINNS SEEK ASSURANCES WEAPONS DONATIONS WOULD [...] (SBU) Summary: Finnish Ambassador Antti Koistinen held separate meetings with Ambassador Neumann and CSTC-A Brigadier General OBrien the week of June 19 to inquire whether a donation of one hundred thousand AK-47s requested by the Afghans could be given to the ANP with guarantees that they wou [...]	2006-06-28 08:51:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL FI AF
06KABUL295	PRT/KUNDUZ ? TAKHAR GOVERNOR ASKS FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: During a meeting with PRToff, the Governor of Takhar made his usual requests for increased international assistance to Takhar Province, particularly on road construction and alternative livelihoods (AL). The Governor's claims of neglect of his province were disingenuous given [...]	2006-01-23 11:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SNAR EAID AF GE
06KABUL2962	PREPARATIONS FOR DIAG TOKYO CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) At the June 28 pre-meeting before the bi- weekly DIAG Forum, Japanese Ambassador Okuda briefed international representatives on plans for the July 5 DIAG Conference in Toyko. In addition to the planned presentations (DAS Gastright is listed as presenting on the ANA),Canada, the Nether [...]	2006-07-01 14:56:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR AF JA
06KABUL2972	ISAF STABILITY OPERATION IN FARAH TO SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: ISAF has begun a stability operation in Farah province to mitigate potential affects of Operation Mountain Thrust. Known as Operation Turtle, the activity consists of three elements: security, engagement, and development. On the security side, ISAF has begun increasing its g [...]	2006-07-03 03:09:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PGOV PTER NATO AF
06KABUL2976	PRT/QALAT - DRUG SITUATION IN ZABUL: RECORD [...] Summary: The ANP have seized over 18,000 kilograms of drugs in the past 14 months, primarily along the Ring Road linking Kandahar to Kabul. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) expects the local poppy cultivation, although small, will increase more than 50% this year. End Summary. S [...]	2006-07-03 10:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV PREL AF
06KABUL30	PRT-QALAT: GOVERNOR FIRES SHAMULZAI DISTRICT CHIEF, [...] (U) Summary: Zabul Provincial Governor Arman used a carrot and stick approach (local autonomy and good officials; development projects) and argued both Islam and geopolitics at a shura to try to convince Shamulzai district elders not to deal with the Taliban. While Arman is willing to fire [...]	2006-01-03 09:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF PK
06KABUL3001	KHOWST DLEGATION PRESS FOR NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A delegation of elders and a parliamentarian from Khowst Province told A/DCM and PRTOff June 19 that Governor Merajoddin Pathan's administration is overrepresented by former Communist government officials, leading to weakening of GOA legitimacy in Khowst. The group warned ant [...]	2006-07-05 13:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM AF
06KABUL3037	ISAF STABILITY OPERATION IN FARAH TO SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: ISAF has begun a stability operation in Farah province to mitigate potential effects of Operation Mountain Thrust. Known as Operation Turtle, the activity consists of three elements: security, engagement, and development. On the security side, ISAF has begun increasing its g [...]	2006-07-06 13:29:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PGOV PTER NATO AF
06KABUL3049	PRT/BAMYAN: OFFICIALS MAKE NZ PRT SCAPEGOAT [...] (SBU) Officials have begun their annual blame the internationals for everything campaign, this time focusing their ire on the PRT. Official carping about the PRTs (mis)perceived lack of activity in Bamyan has reached new heights, capped by recent caustic remarks from WJ and PC members to the [...]	2006-07-08 10:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID MARR ECON SOCI AF
06KABUL3078	PRT/PANJSHIR: Road Paves Way For Change [...] (SBU) The new road in Panjshir, funded by USAID at 16 million USD, is making daily progress along its 47- km stretch. The road is transforming the province - economically, politically and socially. The change is overwhelmingly positive; Panjshiri support of the project is wide-spread. Ther [...]	2006-07-10 06:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN PGOV ECON EAID AF
06KABUL317	TRIP REPORT PDAS SCHWEICH TO AFGHANISTAN [...] Summary: From January 11 to January 13 PDAS Thomas Schweich led a team from INL Washington to review the status of the INL-supported civilian police training, justice reform and counter narcotics programs in Afghanistan. The trip included a trip to the Kandahar air base and regional police tr [...]	2006-01-24 05:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER SNAR KCRM AF
06KABUL3216	PRT FARAH FARAH CITY MAYOR SACKED OVER [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 10, Farah business representatives joined members of the Provincial Council and visiting Parliamentarians demanding Deputy Governor Juma Ghanghor dismiss Mayor of Farah City, Besmellah Khan, amid constant allegations of corruption. Local merchants also protested again [...]	2006-07-19 04:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER KCOR AF
06KABUL3251	PRT/BAMYAN: DONORS NONCOMMITAL IN MEETING FOR [...] (U) Afghan Minister of Urban Development Pashtun and Provincial Governor Sarabi hosted a donors meeting on Bamyan reconstruction July 12. The government defined its preference for the way ahead in broad terms, and made a pitch for international assistance. Donors outlined their current assis [...]	2006-07-23 10:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID SOCI AF
06KABUL3260	PRT/PANJSHIR: Feud Called "Family Affair" [...] (SBU) Panjshir Governor Bahlul and NDS Director Saleh, both Panjshiris, have feuded recently, throwing light not only on their personal differences but also on Panjshiri cohesiveness. When matters threatened to boil over, Panjshiri heavyweights stepped in to close ranks. The episode is reve [...]	2006-07-23 12:18:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR AF
06KABUL3271	PRT BAMYAN: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BABY STEPS [...] Bamyans Chamber of Commerce is making strides, but still needs assistance and guidance to develop into a private sector advocate. The Chamber does not yet appreciate the distinction between its role and the governments, for instance, by continuing to o pressure donors rather than government [...]	2006-07-25 04:38:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EFIN EINV SOCI AF
06KABUL3286	POSSIBLE DATES FOR THE U.S.-AFGHAN STRATEGIC [...] (SBU) The Afghan side has proposed September 6-7 for the upcoming U.S.-Afghan Strategic Partnership meeting. These dates conflict with the September 4-6 visit to Kabul of the North Atlantic Council (NAC, including the 26 NATO Ambassadors),for many of whom we will need to provide housing an [...]	2006-07-25 12:47:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AF

06KABUL329	LONDON CONFERENCE SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE [...] (SBU) President Karzai arrives in London for the January 31 ) Feb 1 Afghanistan Conference with a two-fold agenda: -- To present to the world the face of a reborn and newly confident Afghanistan that, with the seating of its first parliament in 32 years, has successfully fulfilled the last [...]	2006-01-24 17:00:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL ECON EAID SNAR AF
06KABUL3454	NOMINATIONS OF FIVE NEW CABINET MEMBERS ANNOUNCED [...] (U) The nominations of five new cabinet members were announced by the Presidential Palace on the afternoon of August 2. The nominations are for the Ministries of Commerce, Culture and Information, Economy, Transportation, and Women's Affairs. 2. (SBU) The Minister of Commerce nominee is [...]	2006-08-02 14:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR AF
06KABUL3455	KOREAN RALLY UPDATE - 08-02-2006 [...] (SBU) Post continues to track a group of approximately 1150 Koreans in country to participate in a peace rally and relief work. News reports characterize the groups as "Christian Evangelicals" and there has already been one Afghan demonstration in Mazar-e-Sharif to protest this event and the s [...]	2006-08-02 14:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC PGOV PHUM PREL PTER AF KS
06KABUL3480	Korean Rally Update, Friday 08-04-2006 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The situation in Kabul and the provinces with regard to the Korean groups remains calm. Hundreds of Koreans were deported today through Mazar-e-Sharif and Herat. Some groups of Americans have been identified, contacted, and offered assistance. We expect most will leave the coun [...]	2006-08-04 17:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF KS
06KABUL3486	GERMANS DISCUSS BORDER MANAGEMENT WITH [...] (SBU) German Ambassador for Police Reform Helmut Frick told us that he and Deputy Head of the German Police Project Office (GPPO) Gerald Stoeter met on July 26 with Iranian Ambassador Mohammad R. Bahrami and Iranian Drugs Liaison Officer Hashem Zayyem, the Iranian Embassys expert on police iss [...]	2006-08-05 11:24:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EFIN SNAR ASEC IR AF
06KABUL3508	Korean Rally Update, Sunday 08-06-2006 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There have been no incidents of violence in connection with the Korean rally participants so far. Hundreds of participants have left Kabul over the last two days, including many Americans. The situation appears to have largely been defused and the remaining Koreans are mostly [...]	2006-08-06 16:56:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF KS
06KABUL3515	PRT/QALAT - BORDER INCIDENT LEAVES SEVERAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-07 09:51:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF AF PK
06KABUL3532	AFGHANISTAN COMPACT: PROGRESS ON LONDON CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Donor representatives used the second Meeting of the Afghan Compact's Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) to press for government action in key areas including energy reform, anti-corruption, and rule of law. GoA interventions highlighted the need for emergency fue [...]	2006-08-07 12:40:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN PGOV USAID
06KABUL3538	PRT/TARIN KOWT - GOVERNOR MONIB: FOCUSED ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since he took office on March 18, Uruzgan Governor Abdul Hakim Monib has been confronted by a number of challenges to his authority, most coming from former Uruzgan Governor Jan Mohammed Khan and his supporters, but also from a deteriorating security situation that has undermin [...]	2006-08-07 14:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL3569	PRT Herat: Iran's Influence in the West: [...] (SBU) On July 29, the vice presidents of Afghanistan and Iran dedicated three Iranian-funded projects: completion of a portion of highway linking Herat province to Badghis and points north; "ground breaking" for a railway from Khaf, Iran, to Herat (pledged by Iranian President Ahmadinezhad to [...]	2006-08-09 11:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN ECON PREL IR AF
06KABUL3570	PRT KUNAR: SOVIET-STYLE SALE OF EAST AFGHAN TIMBER [...] (SBU) Cracking down on illegal timber cutting and smuggling has been one of Kunar's outgoing governor's most important achievements. He strictly enforces Karzai's decrees on that matter. According to his interpretation, however, no individual can transport wood without the GoA's express per [...]	2006-08-09 11:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON AF
06KABUL3594	KARZAI NOMINATES SABIT FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Karzai nominated Dr. Abdul Jabar Sabit as Attorney General on August 8. The Embassy has worked closely with Sabit on several issues including the Counternarcotics Law, Anti- Terrorism Law, and detainees. Although a somewhat volatile personality, his appointment seems [...]	2006-08-11 16:14:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR PTER AF
06KABUL3629	PRT QAL-E-NAW: WHY THERE IS NO DIAG IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The DIAG process in Badghis is broken. Some of the reasons why are the same as elsewhere in Afghanistan: weak local authorities, powerful former commanders and limited reach of government authority. However, while in southern provinces the program struggles in the face of sec [...]	2006-08-15 12:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD SNAR ASEC AF
06KABUL3683	PRT/KUNDUZ - PRT/KUNDUZ: VISITING THE [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-17 12:31:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL3761	TRIBAL AFFAIRS MINISTRY STILL MATTERS TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-23 12:04:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL378	PRT/HELMAND PROVINCIAL COUNCIL MOVING FORWARD [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-27 10:53:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER SNAR AF
06KABUL379	JAPANESE RESTART ROAD CONSTRUCTION ON KANDAHAR- [...] (SBU) Kenji Saito, 3rd ranking officer at the Japanese Embassy, confirmed today that work restarted earlier this week on the Japanese portion of the Ring Road between Kandahar to Herat. This approximately 116 km portion stretches from Kandahar to the beginning of the Saudi-funded section in [...]	2006-01-27 10:54:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID ELTN AF
06KABUL3850	DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR JAPANESE RING ROAD [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Representatives of Embassy Economic Section, CFC-A, USAID/Afghanistan, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineering District (AED) have held several recent meetings with the Japanese Embassy to discuss the status of suspended work on their 114- kil [...]	2006-08-29 10:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID ETRN ELTN SNAR ASEC AF
06KABUL3851	DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR JAPANESE RING ROAD [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Representatives of Embassy Economic Section, CFC-A, USAID/Afghanistan, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineering District (AED) have held several recent meetings with the Japanese Embassy to discuss the status of suspended work on their 114- kil [...]	2006-08-29 10:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID ETRN ELTN SNAR ASEC AF
06KABUL3852	DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR JAPANESE RING ROAD [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Representatives of Embassy Economic Section, CFC-A, USAID/Afghanistan, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineering District (AED) have held several recent meetings with the Japanese Embassy to discuss the status of suspended work on their 114-kilo [...]	2006-08-29 10:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID ETRN ELTN SNAR ASEC AF
06KABUL3853	DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR JAPANESE RING ROAD [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Representatives of Embassy Economic Section, CFC-A, USAID/Afghanistan, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineering District (AED) have held several recent meetings with the Japanese Embassy to discuss the status of suspended work on their 114-kilo [...]	2006-08-29 10:18:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID ETRN ELTN SNAR ASEC AF
06KABUL3914	61ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY:AFGHAN HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE [...] (SBU) A. Attendance of the Head of State. -- H.E. Dr. Hamed Karzai, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan C. Attendance of the Foreign Minister. -- H.E. Dr. Rangin Dadfar Spanta, Minister of Foreign Affairs D. Attendance of other VIP's. -- H.E. Dr. Anwarul Haq Ah [...]	2006-08-31 10:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA AF
06KABUL3934	PRT/KUNDUZ: BETTER THAN ITS REPUTATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The German-led PRT in Kunduz is one of the most maligned PRTs in Afghanistan, but many of the old myths, especially regarding the PRT's military effectiveness, no longer apply. The Germans now patrol regularly throughout their area of responsibility (Kunduz and Takhar provinc [...]	2006-09-03 08:36:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER MARR AF
06KABUL405	PRT/HELMAND HELMAND RELIGIOUS SCHOOL [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-30 08:06:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL4066	GOA NOTIFIED OF SECOND ROUND OF GUANTANAMO [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered the notifications in reftels A and B on September 10 to National Security Council staff member Jamil Bahramy. Mr. Bahramy had no comment upon receiving the notifications. NEUMANN [...]	2006-09-11 09:40:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PINR PREL KAWC AF
06KABUL4114	PRT:PANJSHIR: MASSOUD COMMEMORATION DRAWS PEACEFUL [...] (SBU) The ceremony for slain mujahideen commander Ahmed Shah Massoud, held September 10 in Panjshir, attracted some five thousand people and went off peacefully. U.S. participants included Ambassador Neumann and CJTF-76 Commanding General, Major General Freakley. The event had many dimensio [...]	2006-09-13 13:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR AF
06KABUL419	AFGHAN WTO ACCESSION: MODEST PROGRESS [...] (SBU) The GOA is making modest progress on WTO accession and plans to reach out to the Afghan private sector to promote WTO membership. The Afghan Commerce Ministry, which has the lead on WTO accession, is building in-house trade capacity to support its accession efforts. The Embassy will s [...]	2006-01-31 11:33:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID PREL AF
06KABUL4245	AUXILIARY POLICE ASSESSMENT TEAM BEGINS WORK [...] (SBU) After the recent Policy Action Group (PAG) decision to move ahead with recruiting auxiliary police (AXP) under MoI command and control, with Zabol as the pilot province (reftel),MoI with CSTC- A support immediately began to organize an assessment team. An advance group of MoI, CSTC-A, [...]	2006-09-18 14:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL426	FREED EDITOR ASKS FOR US FUNDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A/DCM and EMBOFFS met with freed editor Ali Mohaqeq Nasab. He expressed thanks for the Embassy's efforts to influence his release and asked for substantial funding to supplement his women's rights publication and other endeavors. While funding for the scale of projects Nasab w [...]	2006-01-31 11:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL43	INDEPENDENT ELECTION COMMISSION FACES [...] (SBU) Summary. The United Nations Development Program faces a USD 11 million shortfall from the 2005 Wolesi Jirga and Provincial Council elections and an additional 2.9 million for transition support to the new Afghan Independent Election Commission (IEC) Without additional assistance, the U [...]	2006-01-04 01:57:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL442	TERRORIST ATTACKS ON SCHOOLS SHOW SPIKE IN JANUARY [...] (SBU) Summary: Four schools (two of which were USAID projects) were attacked and burned January 28 in Helmand and Kandahar provinces. The perpetrators are believed to be Taleban sympathizers or other anti-government groups. In the month of January alone, there were 11 attacks on schools in s [...]	2006-02-01 10:47:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR PTER EAID AF
06KABUL4432	Update on Japanese Ring Road [...] (U) At the Embassy of Japan's request, Embassy and USAID staff have recently participated in discussions with the Japanese about the security situation in southern Afghanistan and its impact on the prospective start of Japan's segment of the ring road. We have described approaches to operating [...]	2006-09-28 11:48:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PGOV PREL ELTN SNAR ASEC AF
06KABUL4436	PRT BAMYAN: GOVERNMENT CONTINUES JOURNEY TOWARDS [...] (SBU) The Governor,s office organized and hosted a NZAID funded two-day conference September 18-19 that outlined ongoing development activity in Bamyan. While all of the nine sector working groups of the Provincial Development Committee (PDC) provided substantive presentations, some of the se [...]	2006-09-28 11:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID PHUM SOCI AF
06KABUL4437	PRT BAMYAN: BAMYAN ECONOMIC INITIATIVES RECEIVE [...] (U) Bamyan,s Chamber of Commerce is making strides as private sector advocates, thanks to assistance and guidance from the Afghanistan International Chamber of Commerce (AICC) and the Center for Private Enterprise (CIPE). AICC, recognizing the Chamber,s potential even with its current weakne [...]	2006-09-28 11:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON AF
06KABUL452	PRT Panjshir: The Security Dimension [...] (SBU) In Panjshir Province, the security environment is permissive. The PRT is able to move about actively in the valley and interact closely with its inhabitants. The main factors shaping the positive environment are: strategic alignment with the U.S., a strong governor who works with the [...]	2006-02-01 13:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PINR AF
06KABUL453	PRT HELMAND: GOVERNOR OPTIMISTIC ON POPPY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Helmand provincial Governor Engineer Daud told PRT officers on January 30 that he is optimistic his poppy eradication plan will succeed. Along with eradication, there must also be significant assistance to poor farmers, especially in the far north of the province. The Govern [...]	2006-02-01 13:53:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL PGOV PTER PINR AF
06KABUL460	PRT Panjshir: The Political Context [...] (SBU) The political dynamics in Panjshir Province are changing. Political standing, in the old paradigm, was based on ones closeness to Ahmed Shah Massoud, the Mujahideen leader assassinated in September 2001. But a new paradigm is emerging. Political clout derives more and more from ones [...]	2006-02-02 10:53:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PINR AF
06KABUL462	PRT/HELMAND: NEW HELMAND GOVERNOR PLEDGES [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-03 05:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER SNAR AF
06KABUL4722	KAZAKH DELEGATION IS ALL BUSINESS IN EXAMINING PRT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A high-level Kazakhstani delegation, led by Deputy Foreign Minister Abdrakhmanov and dominated by trade, investment and energy officials, visited Afghanistan September 24-28, to, among other things, examine the possibility of leading or participating in a Provincial Reconstruct [...]	2006-10-01 12:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON PARM AORD NATO ETRD EINV KZ
06KABUL4890	FRENCH AVIATION AUTHORITY TO DECIDE ARIANA AIRLINE'S LEASE [...] (SBU) Ariana Airlines is attempting to wet-lease two Boeing aircraft to fly between Kabul and Frankfurt, among other routes. The aircraft are to be based in Dubai and operated by Eagle Aviation France, with Eagle flight operations and maintenance crews. The French civil aviation authority is t [...]	2006-10-07 13:08:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON BEXP AF
06KABUL4916	AFGHAN CUSTOMS REVENUE DECLINING [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-10 02:54:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV PINS MOPS AF
06KABUL495	GOVERNOR DISCUSSES DISARMAMENT IN THE PANJSHIR [...] (U) Disarmament is still a problem in Panjshir, according to Governor Haji Bahlul, who met with the DCM on February 4. Bahlul praised the PRT's work and said that the relatively permissive security posture (the Panjshir PRT is the first to be led by a civilian) has helped improve community-PRT [...]	2006-02-05 13:04:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC PREL PINR AF
06KABUL5113	PHASE III ANP COL - BIODATA FOR LEAHY VETTING, PART ONE OF [...] (U) In order to comply with Leahy requirements per reftel, post is forwarding the names and biodata of 355 Afghan officers selected to serve as Colonels in Phase III of the Afghan National Police (ANP) rank and reform process. The United Nations Misson in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has vetted these in [...]	2006-10-22 09:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SNAR PTER PINR AF
06KABUL5118	PHASE III ANP COL - BIODATA FOR LEAHY VETTING, PART TWO OF [...] (U) In order to comply with Leahy requirements per reftel, post is forwarding the names and biodata of 355 Afghan officers selected to serve as Colonels in Phase III of the Afghan National Police (ANP) rank and reform process. The United Nations Misson in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has vetted these in [...]	2006-10-22 09:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SNAR PTER PINR AF
06KABUL5120	PHASE III ANP COL - BIODATA FOR LEAHY VETTING, PART THREE [...] (U) In order to comply with Leahy requirements per reftel, post is forwarding the names and biodata of 355 Afghan officers selected to serve as Colonels in Phase III of the Afghan National Police (ANP) rank and reform process. The United Nations Misson in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has vetted these in [...]	2006-10-22 09:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SNAR PTER PINR AF
06KABUL5121	PHASE III ANP COL - BIODATA FOR LEAHY VETTING, PART FOUR OF [...] (U) In order to comply with Leahy requirements per reftel, post is forwarding the names and biodata of 355 Afghan officers selected to serve as Colonels in Phase III of the Afghan National Police (ANP) rank and reform process. The United Nations Misson in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has vetted these in [...]	2006-10-22 09:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SNAR PTER PINR AF
06KABUL5123	PHASE III ANP COL - BIODATA FOR LEAHY VETTING, PART FIVE OF [...] (U) In order to comply with Leahy requirements per reftel, post is forwarding the names and biodata of 355 Afghan officers selected to serve as Colonels in Phase III of the Afghan National Police (ANP) rank and reform process. The United Nations Misson in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has vetted these in [...]	2006-10-22 09:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SNAR PTER PINR AF
06KABUL5124	PHASE III ANP COL - BIODATA FOR LEAHY VETTING, PART SIX OF [...] (U) In order to comply with Leahy requirements per reftel, post is forwarding the names and biodata of 355 Afghan officers selected to serve as Colonels in Phase III of the Afghan National Police (ANP) rank and reform process. The United Nations Misson in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has vetted these in [...]	2006-10-22 09:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SNAR PTER PINR AF
06KABUL5195	PRT/QALAT: RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) Summary: In the challenging operating environment of southern Afghanistan, Qalat is an example of a city that has been able to make progress on the long road to reconstruction. This progress is a function primarily of the relatively stable security environment and a collaborative working [...]	2006-10-25 09:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL SNAR PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL5197	ASSASSINATION OF TRIBAL WARLORD IN HERAT PROVINCE [...] (SBU) Regional Pashtun warlord Amunallah Khan, his son and many others in his convoy were killed in an armed attack which took place on the road between Shindand and Zir Kuh in southern Herat Province on October 22. Reprisal attacks by his followers took place in the general Zir Kuh area the sa [...]	2006-10-25 10:28:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SNAR PINS AF
06KABUL5235	PRT Farah: Iranian Assistance Plans for Farah Province [...] (SBU) Iran has traditionally taken an interest in western Afghanistan as an important sphere of influence and, historically, Iranians have regarded part of western Afghanistan as an extension of Iranian territory. Recent Iranian negotiations with Farah provincial government officials show the [...]	2006-10-29 03:18:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID ASEC PREL AF IR
06KABUL5237	VISIT OF AFGHAN COMMERCE MINISTER FARHANG: NEED FOR ACTIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Economic Counselor twice in the past week raised with Minister of Commerce and Industries Farhang the need for active GoA engagement on the President's Reconstruction Opportunity Zone initiative. Econcouns reported that the AID-funded U.S. ROZ study team was completing the fina [...]	2006-10-29 03:22:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV AF
06KABUL5238	AFGHAN COMMERCE MINISTER VISIT - OPPORTUNITY TO STRESS OUR [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-29 03:22:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV EFIN AF
06KABUL5239	HIPC DATA REQUEST TO RUSSIA AND OTHER CREDITORS [...] This is an Action Message. Please refer to Para 6. 2. The debt management unit within the Ministry of Finance is currently gathering detailed debt data from all of Afghanistan's bilateral creditors in order to assemble the necessary information to qualify Afghanistan under the Heavily Indeb [...]	2006-10-29 03:22:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN AF RU
06KABUL5249	PRT PANJSHIR: PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKER QANOONI OPENS [...] (SBU) The grand opening of the Teachers, Training College (TTC) October 10 in Panjshir combined several unusual features for a public ceremony: a large Kabul delegation; a strong Afghan lead; some participation of women; and, for the first time, broad political themes dealing with regional i [...]	2006-10-29 11:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV AF PREL
06KABUL5258	EMBASSY KABUL POC FOR BLUE LANTERN [...] (U) Per reftel, Christopher Buck, Political-Military Affairs Officer (phone: 93-070-10-8177, e-mail: BuckC@state.gov, Departure date: 8/07) will serve as the designated point-of-contact for the Blue Lantern End-Use Monitoring Program. NEUMANN [...]	2006-10-30 03:54:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KOMC ETTC KSEP US AF
06KABUL5279	REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE WITH AFGHAN HAJJ FLIGHT SLOTS [...] (SBU) President Karzai yesterday informed the Ambassador that the Saudi Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has not yet granted arrival/departure slots for Afghanistan's Hajj flights. The GoA is in the process of engaging the Saudi government at a high level to get these assignments quickly. Given [...]	2006-10-31 01:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PGOV ECON AF
06KABUL5284	PRT/QALAT: Initial Afghan National Auxiliary Police Class [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The first class of Afghan National Auxiliary Police (ANAP) graduated in Zabul province October 8 and have deployed along Highway 1. The course was taught both in the classroom and in the field, and substantial skills improvement was seen throughout the ten days of training. Fa [...]	2006-10-31 07:59:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL5299	INTERNATIONAL DONORS COORDINATE ON RULE OF LAW [...] (U) SUMMARY: Members of the international community met to try to better coordinate donor assistance to rule of law projects in Afghanistan. Major donors discussed the formation of an international justice reform coordination group that could facilitate information sharing and help better addre [...]	2006-10-31 14:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS PGOV PREL AF
06KABUL532	ANTI-CARTOON DEMONSTRATIONS WIDESPREAD, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The publication of cartoons in Denmark and across Europe depicting the Prophet Mohammad has spawned protests across Afghanistan. Demonstrations thus far have remained relatively small, but have grown increasingly violent over the past three days. Rock-throwing protestors cause [...]	2006-02-06 16:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC AF DA
06KABUL5356	ADDITIONAL USDA PRT ADVISORS CRITICAL FOR [...] This is an Action Message. Please see para 7. 2. SUMMARY: USDA PRT Advisors have made a dramatic impact on the agricultural economies of the provinces in which they work. Their effect has been so positive that many PRT Commanders have requested that a USDA Advisor be added to their team [...]	2006-11-04 05:24:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON PGOV AF
06KABUL5361	PRT JALALABAD - UPDATE ON TANGI RETURNEE SITE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PRT Officer met with Nangarhar Deputy Governor and Jalalabad Mayor to press again for a Letter of Intent for land ownership for the returnees in Tangi. This important step, that has to happen before any permanent structures can be built or any more international aid provided, [...]	2006-11-05 04:14:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF ECON
06KABUL5373	DEPUTY FINANCE MINISTER SHAHRANI - BUDGET [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-06 01:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN AF
06KABUL5391	TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO) [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-07 09:24:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER AF
06KABUL5393	PRT GHAZNI - TALIBAN NIGHT LETTERS DISTRIBUTED IN GHAZNI [...] (U) SUMMARY: As seen in other provinces around Afghanistan, "night letters" issuing death threats to Afghan National Army (ANA) members, Afghan National Police (ANP),and Afghan women employed by U.S. PRT's and "any other foreigners", have surfaced around Ghazni City. Translations of two suc [...]	2006-11-07 11:20:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
06KABUL5395	PRT/NURISTAN: SEIZURE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL NEAR [...] (U) SUMMARY: PRT Nuristan assisted Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) officers in the seizure of material that could be used to make explosives which was being transported in the direction of a region in western Nuristan noted for its lucrative illegal mining activities. Nothing in [...]	2006-11-07 11:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC SNAR KCRS AF
06KABUL5400	READOUT OF HADLEY MEETING WITH CHIEF JUSTICE [...] (SBU) National Security Advisor Steven Hadley met with Chief Justice Azimi to learn more about the present challenges to rule of law in Afghanistan and provide encouragement for the future. Unqualified judges in office and a lack of trained recruits create a long-term challenge to the justice [...]	2006-11-07 15:09:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KJUS AF
06KABUL5487	PRT/LASHKAR GAH - GOVERNOR DEFENDS DEAL WITH MUSA QALA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a recent meeting with PRTOff, Helmand Governor Daud defended the Afghan government's deal with the leaders of Musa Qala district, wherein the government recognizes the leaders' right to administer the district in return for recognition of the central government's authority. [...]	2006-11-14 10:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF
06KABUL5504	DEPUTY FINANCE MINISTER SHAHRANI - BUDGET ON TRACK BUT [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-15 09:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON MASS MARR PGOV AF
06KABUL5526	POST COMPLETION OF ANP PHASE III RANK AND REFORM [...] (U) Post has completed the in-country vetting of the 355 Afghan National Police (ANP) officers selected to serve as Colonels as part of Phase III of the ANP Rank and Reform Process. Post vetted all individuals through the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA). UNAMA's vettin [...]	2006-11-19 03:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PTER PINR SNAR AF
06KABUL5547	POSSIBLE MILAIR SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN HAJJ [...] (SBU) Afghanistan was scheduled to begin its Hajj operation on November 22. Failure on the part of the Afghan state airline, Ariana, to source reliable aircraft, get the necessary Saudi approvals, and get schedule slots for arriving and departing Jeddah has thrown the planning badly off track. [...]	2006-11-20 11:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PGOV ECON AF
06KABUL5559	PRT/QAL-E NOW: LET THERE BE LIGHT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Badghis Province's Energy Department is currently providing five hours of electricity a day to the city center. When the Spanish-provided generator comes back online, it will be able to power an energy grid that encompasses 95% of the city. The system, which includes over 1,46 [...]	2006-11-21 12:05:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PGOV SNAR AF
06KABUL5593	Getting the Interior Ministry to Pay Its Police: Case Study [...] (SBU) Summary: Fixing the profoundly dysfunctional Ministry of Interior (MoI) is a long-term project. We want to encourage Afghans to look to their own ministries, and not to us, to resolve problems; however, we find ourselves forced to intervene even in basic administrative functions to prev [...]	2006-11-27 07:45:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR AF
06KABUL5610	POST VIEWS ON PRESSURING EU EXTRADITIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to ref requests from SCA/A, Post has reviewed the issue of encouraging EU members to increase the number of extradition requests made to the GoA. While post recognizes the importance of bringing criminals to justice, we do not believe that substantially increasing th [...]	2006-11-28 02:00:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL5620	AIR TRANSPORT FOR AFGHANS TO HAJJ - SITUATION IMPROVED WITH [...] (SBU) Afghanistan began its Hajj operation on November 22, and to date has transported slightly over 4000 Hajjis, in spite of some ongoing hurdles. GoA and Afghan air carriers have managed to solidify their plans for moving the some 24,000 Hajjis from four Afghan cities to Jeddah. State-owned [...]	2006-11-29 02:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PGOV ECON AF
06KABUL5632	POLICY ACTION GROUP NOVEMBER 22: ADZ'S AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The November 22 Policy Action Group decided to: - Consider expanding the Afghan Development Zone (ADZ) concept to Regional Command - East (RC-East) while maintaining the focus on RC South; - Limit, for now, the Afghan National Auxiliary Police (ANAP) recruitment, trainin [...]	2006-11-30 03:07:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR SNAR PTER AF
06KABUL5638	PRT/LASHKAR GAH: MUSA QALA ? AN INSIDER VIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 21 PRTOff met with an Afghan from Helmand Province?s Musa Qala district, someone with some influence in the district and access to information about the current situation on the ground. The individual offered harsh criticism of the three factions vying for control [...]	2006-11-30 07:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
06KABUL5642	AIR TRANSPORT FOR AFGHANS TO HAJJ ?-LEASED AIRLIFT [...] (SBU) After a week of Hajj flight operations, the GoA has indicated that currently-leased aircraft are meeting the demands of Afghanistan's Hajj and can be expected to function properly through the first phase, i.e., getting Hajjis to Jeddah over the next three weeks. While some substantial i [...]	2006-11-30 10:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAIR EAID AF
06KABUL5643	AIR TRANSPORT FOR AFGHANS TO HAJJ --LEASED AIRLIFT [...] (SBU) After a week of Hajj flight operations, the GoA has indicated that currently-leased aircraft are meeting the demands of Afghanistan's Hajj and can be expected to function properly through the first phase, i.e., getting Hajjis to Jeddah over the next three weeks. While some substantial i [...]	2006-11-30 12:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAIR EAID AF
06KABUL5654	PRT BAMYAN - GOVERNOR SARABI FACES CRITICISM FROM [...] (SBU) This fall there have been a number of complaints Bamyan about the lack of development activity as well as renewed allegations against Governor Habiba Sarabi. These complaints have spawned visits from two Presidential Advisors and a delegation from the Ministry of Interior (MoI). It ap [...]	2006-12-03 07:19:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM AF
06KABUL5665	PRT/QAL-E NOW: NGOS VIEWS ON SECURITY AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Security in Badghis provincial capital of Qal-e Now has always been considered good and to-date there have been no insurgency related incidents there. While attacks in Badghis are currently rare, the security situation is tenuous in many districts. NGOs have limited or changed [...]	2006-12-04 07:26:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SNAR AF
06KABUL5671	PRESIDENTIAL MEETING ON DIAG CONFIRMS GOA SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: GOA Ministers and international representatives, in a meeting on the Disbandment of Illegally Armed Groups (DIAG) process chaired by President Karzai, called on the Afghan leadership to recommit to the program, stating that it is in the interest of the Afghan people and essenti [...]	2006-12-04 10:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR AF
06KABUL5700	NEW DRAFT OF AFGHAN MEDIA LAW SMACKS OF [...] (SBU) The Afghan Parliament's Committee on Religious and Cultural Affairs has circulated draft language amending the Afghan Mass Media Law (Media Law) - adopted by Presidential Decree in 2005 but never approved by Parliament - that troubles many in the Afghan media and international community [...]	2006-12-06 09:06:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
06KABUL5731	PRT/LASHKAR GAH - AUXILIARY POLICE GRADUATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In what should be considered a positive start, the first class of Afghan National Auxiliary Police (ANAP) graduated in Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province, on November 16. DynCorp trainers reported that the training went smoothly and that the 100 trainees were enthusiastic and perfor [...]	2006-12-07 09:09:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PREL PGOV AF
06KABUL5770	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): STATUS OF [...] (SBU) Polmiloff discussed reftel message December 10 with Ismail Amerkhil, MFA UN Desk. Amerkhil said that Afghan draft CWC implementing legislation has been developed by a GOA interagency commission. The draft legislation currently is at the MOD, which has responsibility for forwarding the [...]	2006-12-10 11:40:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM CWC OPCW PREL AF
06KABUL5771	PRT Jalalabad: NEWS FROM TANGI RESETTLEMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: There was both good and bad news in the Tangi Returnee settlement this week. It began with the delivery of the signed letter of intent to grant the land to the Returnees. The excitement was dampened at the end of the week when two young members of the community were gravely inj [...]	2006-12-11 01:27:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
06KABUL5810	PRT/PANSHJIR: KABUL-PANJSHIR RELATIONS PART I: THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Relations between the valley province of Panjshir and the capital city of Kabul have evolved this past year. Panjshiris in the central government maintain their prominence, although the sacking of Abdullah Abdullah as Foreign Minister this spring caused some resentment in the [...]	2006-12-12 03:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV INR AF
06KABUL5816	PRT HERAT: LOCAL REACTIONS TO THE GOA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Reaction to the Attorney-General,s ongoing anti-corruption campaign is overwhelmingly positive in Herat. Heratis see this as the beginning of a groundswell against corrupt practices and a climate of backdoor dealing that has been pervasive in the past. Key figures have not yet [...]	2006-12-12 08:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
06KABUL5825	AN EMOTIONAL KARZAI LAUNCHES ACTION PLAN FOR [...] (SBU) President Karzai broke into tears during his December 10 speech launching Afghanistan,s Action Plan for Peace, Justice and Reconciliation. While recounting the atrocities suffered by the Afghan people over the past 30 years, he noted that Afghans had suffered at the hands of both terro [...]	2006-12-12 16:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP PHUM PREL PGOV PTER MOPS AF
06KABUL5841	PRT BAMYAN: SINGAPORE CONSIDERS PROVIDING [...] (SBU) Following internal discussions between Singapore and New Zealand, a four person military delegation from Singapore visited PRT Bamyan the week of November 26. The delegation came to explore the feasibility of pursuing the Singapore government,s stated interest (to the New Zealand governm [...]	2006-12-14 01:33:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF
06KABUL5845	PRT JALALABAD: POLICE TRAINING WITH MINIMAL RESOURCES [...] (U) Summary: Jalalabad PRT Officer accompanied a two-military member PRT police evaluation and assistance team to two ANP district headquarters on November 25. The team conducted a simple survey of equipment, personnel, and facilities, and led a short training session. Both visits were ext [...]	2006-12-14 06:53:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
06KABUL5853	PRT/KHOST: KHOST EAGER TO CONVERT ARBAKI INTO ANAP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Provincial and Ministry of Interior (MOI) officials had selected the first 460 members of a future Afghan National Auxiliary Police (ANAP) force for Khost, but MOI, implementing a November 11 agreement under the direction of the Policy Action Group (PAG),has since told Khost Af [...]	2006-12-14 11:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER AF MARR SNAR
06KABUL5855	PRT CHAGHCHARAN: PLAN AFOOT TO WITHDRAW ICELANDIC [...] (U) This cable contains and action request -- see para 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Reports are circulating at PRT Chaghcharan that the Icelandic government may be preparing to withdraw the Icelandic Mobile Patrol Team (Mobile Liaison Observation Team/MLOT) from Afghanistan at the end of April. Be [...]	2006-12-15 07:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR AF IC PGOV
06KABUL5864	PRT/SHARANA: GOA WEAKNESS IN THE FACE OF THE ENEMY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Naka district, a remote district in Northeast Paktika province, came under control of insurgent/Taliban forces in early summer 2006. Irregular contract police forces recruited by Paktika,s Governor Ekhpulwak regained control of the district later the same month. To date, no re [...]	2006-12-16 11:04:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF
06KABUL5871	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - GOA PARTICIPATION IN UAE [...] (U) On December 11, POLOFF delivered reftel demarche seeking GOA representation at the international conference on trafficking in persons hosted by the UAE and UN Office on Drugs and Crime. According to a contact at the MFA?s Office of UN Affairs, the MFA had received an invitation to the co [...]	2006-12-17 04:53:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
06KABUL5876	PRT JALALABAD - CAMPAIGN AGAINST POPPIES [...] (U) SUMMARY: During a December 2 meeting with PRT Commander, PRT Officer, and Maj. Richard Schwaiger, Nangahar Governor Gul Agha Serzai pledged his continued commitment to make Nangarhar free of poppies and terrorism, but he lamented that some Nangahar officials still encourage poppy cultiva [...]	2006-12-17 07:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
06KABUL5891	PRT/PANSHJIR: KABUL-PANJSHIR RELATIONS PART II: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Several events this year have attracted GOA officials from Kabul to Panjshir, but there is no steady flow of central government visits. Since his election, President Karzai has yet to visit the province. The Panjshir Governor, although appointed by the GOA, operates more as a [...]	2006-12-19 04:28:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF
06KABUL5929	POSITIVE REACTIONS TO PRESIDENTIAL PAG IN KANDAHAR [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) According to a sampling of official, press, and political analyst reactions to President Karzai's December 11-13 PAG visit to Kandahar, most Afghans viewed his visit to the South positively. They felt it was about time he criticized Pakistan publicly and want him and his Mini [...]	2006-12-23 07:26:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
06KABUL5939	SAYYAF UNDER SIEGE: LAND DEALS AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN [...] (SBU) Begin summary: Member of Parliament and former warlord Abdulrab al-Rasul Sayyaf has come under serious attack in the media because of allegations of land-grabbing as well as for his role in the civil war that almost destroyed Kabul. Truth and facts in Afghanistan are always difficult to [...]	2006-12-24 05:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PINR PINS PREL SOCI AF
06KABUL595	PRT/HELMAND HELMAND WOMEN PROVINCIAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-11 10:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER SNAR AF

06KABUL5955	PRT/FARAH: THE CONFUSED STATE OF THE FARAH JUSTICE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Farah Province is beset by misunderstandings and disparities regarding the court system, the number of judges, and even current cases. Record-keeping in handwritten notes is haphazard at best. Judges and prosecutors understand there is a process that includes delineated time [...]	2006-12-26 10:41:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID KRIM SOCI AF
06KABUL596	PRT/HELMAND HELMAND GOVERNOR DISCUSSES [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-11 10:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC AF
06KABUL5971	PRT/HERAT: ONGOING SECURITY ISSUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The normal tranquility of Herat has been disturbed in recent weeks by political cross-currents that exist below the surface. The tribal tensions in the aftermath of Amanullah Khan,s murder in Shindand District, Iranian nervousness over border training activities at a U.S. facil [...]	2006-12-27 12:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PGOV PINR PINS PREL AF IR
06KABUL5973	PRT BAMYAN - GOVERNMENT TAKES FIRST STEP TOWARD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Bamyan Provincial Justice Conference (PJC),held in the provincial capital November 20-21, brought together Afghan leaders and experts to find the means to improve justice in Bamyan. Stakeholders discussed their concerns in break-out sessions on police, prosecutors, judges [...]	2006-12-27 13:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM AF
06KABUL5985	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: GENERAL OFFICER FOR ANP RANK AND [...] (U) This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. (U) In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of one general officer in the Afghan National Police (ANP). The Ministry of Interior wishes to assign to a top leadership position. UNAMA has [...]	2006-12-28 11:05:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
06KABUL630	GOA NAMES MEMBERS TO NEW DONORS COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) Ambassador met February 9 with Ameerah Haq, Deputy to the Special Representative of the Secretary General (UNAMA). Haq confirmed President Karzai's selection of the GOA's representatives on the Afghan side of the Afghanistan Compact's joint Coordinating and Monitoring Board. Dr. Nadir [...]	2006-02-12 13:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP ECON EAID PREL SNAR AF
06KABUL64	HAZARAJAT FEELING NEGLECTED AGAIN; ACTING DAI [...] (U) SUMMARY: Acting Governor of Dai Kundi Province Ahmadullah Nawid and Hazara political activist Zulfiqar Omid were pleased on January 5 to once again voice their complaints to a USG PolOff about the lack of development attention being given to the Hazarajat region. Describing the region as [...]	2006-01-05 13:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL693	PRT/LASHKAR GAH - HELMAND: SAID ABAD SCHOOL [...] (SBU) Summary: School officials in Said Abad told PRToffs on February 11 that despite threats from "those opposed to education" they were determined to keep the co-educational school open. According to the provincial education office, over the past 16 months 18 schools throughout Helmand Pro [...]	2006-02-15 13:48:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EID PREL AF
06KABUL735	PRT/LASHKAR GAH - HELMAND PROVINCE: [...] (SBU) Summary: Thirteen Mousa Qala district elders, including their Provincial Council representative, are frustrated by the lack of basic services in their district. Despite repeated requests to the provincial government over a several year period, they complain that there is little power [...]	2006-02-20 06:19:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID AF
06KABUL745	AFGHANISTAN INVESTMENT COMPANY CLOSING IN ON FIRST [...] (SBU) Summary: The Afghanistan Investment Company (AIC,) founded in October 2005 by 50 of Afghanistans and the Afghan Diasporas wealthiest businessmen, is closing in on its first venture: a Greenfield cement plant in Puli i Khumri, Baghlan province. According to Mahmood Karzai, the GOA Presi [...]	2006-02-20 12:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN PREL OPIC EAID PGOV AF
06KABUL749	DOHA II PLANNING - DONATION REQUESTS TO FOCUS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior German Police Advisor Ambassador Frick told USG representatives that Doha II is conceived as a donors, conference with emphasis on the Afghan Border Police and shortfalls in the Law and Order Trust Fund Afghanistan (LOTFA),but not customs issues. He said it will be a [...]	2006-02-21 10:18:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SNAR EFIN MARR AF
06KABUL806	PRT/LASHKAR GAH - POPPY ERADICATION PLANS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOA's Afghan Eradication Force (AEF) will participate in Helmand's opium poppy eradication campaign, due to commence within the next 10 days. Helmand Governor Daud and Prosecutor Sattar Khan cited "constitutional requirements" to provide specific alternative development [...]	2006-02-24 14:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SNAR PREL AF
06KABUL865	PRT/KABUL - AFGHANS REACTION TO LONDON [...] (SBU) Summary: Reaction in Afghanistan to the London Conference has been largely positive, with a surprisingly high percentage of the population having heard of the results and impressed with the USD10.5 billion in pledges. Significant skepticism remains, however, on the part of Afghans wh [...]	2006-02-28 08:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL874	PRT/LASHKAR GAH - NAW ZAD PROSECUTOR SAYS [...] (SBU) Summary: Helmand's northern Naw Zad district suffers from both a lack of governance and security. District leadership appears to be engaged in drug trafficking. According to the district's prosecutor, after four years citizens are running out of patience and their loyalty to the gove [...]	2006-03-01 15:46:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SNAR KJUS PTER AF
06KABUL875	PRT/LASHKAR GAH - CITIZENS SEE BOOTS ON THE [...] (SBU) As the PRT continues its transition to the UK, an advance group of British soldiers has begun dismounted patrols in Helmand Province's capital, Lashkar Gah. Early indications appear positive. Up to the arrival of the UK troops, there have been no such patrols, as US forces use mounted [...]	2006-03-01 15:47:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR PTER AF
06KABUL9	PRT/TARIN KOWT: URUZGAN PREPARES FOR SPRING [...] (U) SUMMARY: PRT Tarin Kowt is helping Uruzgan Province plan and prepare to avert a replay of last year,s devastating spring floods that left hundreds dead and thousands homeless. Along with a number of concrete local projects, the PRT has focused on building the local administration,s respo [...]	2006-01-02 10:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV SENV AF
06KABUL91	MP BIO: ABDUL RASUL SAYYAF [...] (U) This is the second in a series of biographic reporting cables on Afghanistan's newly elected Parliamentarians. Additional reports will be sent as EMBOFFS continue to meet personally with new MPs during the coming weeks. 2. (SBU) Summary: Amb and POLOFF met with Abdul Rasul Sayyaf on 3 J [...]	2006-01-08 10:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL912	AFGHANISTAN'S 2005-2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-03 09:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC
06KABUL938	AMERICAN BUSINESSES IN AFGHANISTAN: HERAT PROVINCE [...] (U) Summary: Although Herat is Afghanistans second largest commercial center, it remains remote for Western businesses operating in Afghanistan. The few foreign companies present are primarily small traders, including two U.S. firms offering groceries and frozen chicken and eggs. This is th [...]	2006-03-05 09:34:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN PREL OPIC EAID PGOV AF
06KABUL962	PRT/LASHKAR GAH - SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Helmand Governor Engineer Daud told PRToffs on February 28th that adequate security is a prerequisite to successful poppy eradication. Strong coordination is needed among the Afghan National Police (ANA)and Afghan National Army (ANA). To minimize alienation of the local popula [...]	2006-03-06 15:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL963	PRT/LASHKAR GAH - POPPY ERADICATION: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Helmand Governor Daud told visiting Combined Forces Command/Afghanistan Deputy Commanding General (DCG) Major General Wilson on March 4th that he is concerned over eradication security and the apparent lack of provisions for the Afghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan National [...]	2006-03-06 15:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KAMPALA1488	NORTHERN UGANDA: LOCAL VIEWS ON PEACE, [...] (SBU) Summary: Government officials, international organizations, human rights groups, and local residents in Gulu expressed cautious optimism about the prospects for resolution to the war in Northern Uganda. Most reservations are associated with the mental stability of Lord's Resistance A [...]	2006-08-04 12:30:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV EAID UG SU
06KAMPALA1512	UGANDA: LEBANON SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-08 10:24:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PREL PTER UN UG IS
06KAMPALA1534	MORE NORTHERN UGANDAN OFFICIALS GOING TO JUBA [...] (SBU) Summary: Ugandan officials view this week's back-and-forth by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) delegation as nervous "antics" rather than a threat to the peace process and continue to support confidence-building efforts by northern Ugandans. A group of five northern Ugandan parliame [...]	2006-08-11 12:47:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL PGOV UG SU
06KAMPALA1540	NORTHERN UGANDA: GOU PRESENTS CEASE-FIRE PROPOSAL, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Uganda formally presented its position paper on disarmament, amnesty, repatriation, demobilization, and re-integration of the Lord's Resistance Army on August 11 at the peace talks in Juba. Key provisions include the assembly of LRA forces within 14 days of [...]	2006-08-14 10:55:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL PGOV UG SU
06KAMPALA1573	POSTCARD FROM MASAKA: MULTIPARTY OPPORTUNITIES AT [...] (SBU) Summary: Internal party conflict between national and local NRM officials is an important trend in Uganda's new multiparty system. On August 14, poloffs visited Masaka, a large rural district located southwest of Kampala notable for its diversity of political party representation at b [...]	2006-08-18 11:54:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID UG
06KAMPALA1613	NORTHERN UGANDA: RETURNS OF DISPLACED PERSONS [...] (SBU) Summary: In northern Uganda, humanitarian organizations are reporting increases in the numbers of internally displaced persons returning to their land. The process of "decongestion" of the camps has led to the spontaneous movement of IDPs from more crowded camps to areas where they can [...]	2006-08-25 12:34:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID PREF UG SU
06KATHMANDU1067	TERRORIST FINANCING DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-28 07:31:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC NP
06KATHMANDU118	TERRORISM FINANCE: SAJID MOHAMMED BADET [...] (SBU) On January 12, Post delivered demarche information on the addition of Sajid Mohammed Badet to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee List to Under Secretary Kali Prasad Pokhrel, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (ref A). Pokhrel stated that His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) continued to be su [...]	2006-01-12 09:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER CVIS KVPR UN NP
06KATHMANDU12	SMALLPOX AGENDA ITEM DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Post delivered the smallpox agenda item demarche (reftel) to Mr. Kali Prasad Pokhrel, Under Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and to Dr. Hari Nath Acharya, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health, on December 30. Acharya stated that he would convey the talking points to other concerne [...]	2006-01-03 10:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC TBIO WHO NP
06KATHMANDU1298	WHITE PAPER HIGHLIGHTS DISMAL STATE OF NEPAL'S ECONOMY [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-23 10:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN PGOV PREL NP
06KATHMANDU132	BURMA'S BID TO JOIN ASIA/PACIFIC GROUP ON MONEY [...] (SBU) Post discussed with Tapas Adhikari, Under Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Bhanu Prasad Acharya, Secretary, Ministry of Finance, U.S. concerns about Burma's SIPDIS application for membership in the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (reftel). Adhikari stated that he wou [...]	2006-01-13 08:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1377	NEPAL: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE FOR MAY [...] (SBU) At the May 24 meeting of Post's avian influenza working group chaired by the A/DCM, Emboff reported that a World Bank (WB) "pre-appraisal" mission (team) decided in April to use USD 10-15 million of their normal annual assistance to Nepal to fund a three-year project to support the Gover [...]	2006-05-31 08:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAID KSCA SOCI TBIO PREL WHO NP
06KATHMANDU1564	GOVERNMENT HOLDS DONOR MEETING ON CHILD LABOR, [...] (SBU) In a June 1 meeting, the Government of Nepal's (GON) Minister of Labor and Transport Management (MOLTM) Ramesh Lekhak and MOLTM Secretary Deependra Bickram Thapa requested donor and NGO support for the GON's Master Plan on Child Labor that established a goal of eliminating all child labor [...]	2006-06-16 12:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PGOV EAID ECON KOCI NP
06KATHMANDU1577	DEMARCHE ON USDA/APHIS STREAMLINED IMPORT [...] (SBU) On June 16, Emboff delivered reftel talking points about APHIS' proposal to establish criteria for more effective approval of imports of certain fruits and vegetables into the U.S. to Ganesh K.C., Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives; Prachanda Man Shrestha, Joint Secretar [...]	2006-06-19 13:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD USDA USTR NP
06KATHMANDU1714	JANUARY POLITICAL POLL SHOWS SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY [...] (U) In May 2006, the Asia Foundation and a group called Interdisciplinary Analysts released the results of a poll, "Nepal Contemporary Political Situation -- II," conducted across Nepal in January, which showed that the overwhelming majority of Nepalese thought democracy was right for Nepal. P [...]	2006-06-29 08:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2019	DEMARCHE IN PREPARATION OF THE UN HIGH LEVEL [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-27 11:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF SMIG UNGA NP
06KATHMANDU2087	NEPAL: 61ST UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HIGH LEVEL [...] (SBU) Post provides the following response, keyed to ref A, regarding high-level Nepali attendance and requests for meetings at the 61st UN General Assembly (UNGA). We will provide additional details as they become available: A. King Gyanendra will not atend the UNGA. (Note: The King rema [...]	2006-08-01 11:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA NP
06KATHMANDU2088	WELCOME MESSAGE FOR CODEL KOLBE [...] (SBU) Embassy Kathmandu warmly welcomes the August 25-28 visit of Representative Jim Kolbe, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs of the House Appropriations Committee (HACFO),along with Representatives Fred Upton, Brian Baird, Ander Crensha [...]	2006-08-01 11:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NP
06KATHMANDU21	NEPAL WOOD PACKAGING EXPORT REQUEST [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph two. NEPAL SEEKS WAIVER OF WOOD PACKAGING EXPORT PROVISION --------------------------------------------- -------- 2. (U) Post requests Department guidance to reply to the diplomatic note below from His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) requ [...]	2006-01-04 09:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD NP
06KATHMANDU2140	WELCOME MESSAGE FOR CODEL SPECTER [...] (SBU) Embassy Kathmandu warmly welcomes the August 12-14 visit of Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman and Mrs. Specter and staff to Kathmandu. 2. (SBU) Overall control officer for this delegation will be Political/Economic Section Chief Bill Martin. He can be reached 24/7 via the Embassy s [...]	2006-08-07 10:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NP
06KATHMANDU2165	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DERAILING PROPOSED UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-09 12:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PHUM PREL PTER IS LE NP
06KATHMANDU2173	WELCOME MESSAGE FOR STAFFDEL FORSYTH [...] (SBU) Embassy Kathmandu warmly welcomes the August 23-26 visit of Minority Deputy Chief Counsel of the House International Relations Committee (HIRC) Bart Forsyth, along with Democratic Deputy Staff Director Peter Yeo, Democratic Professional Staff Member David Killion, and Staff Associate Tod [...]	2006-08-10 10:00:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NP
06KATHMANDU2178	PROPOSED UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SPECIAL SESSION [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-10 16:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PHUM PREL PTER IS LE NP
06KATHMANDU2270	TERRORISM FINANCE: LISTS 78 AND 79 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-21 12:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN ETTC PTER PREL NP
06KATHMANDU2524	NEPAL: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) On September 13, the DCM chaired a meeting of Post's avian influenza working group. There have still been no confirmed human or bird cases of avian influenza (AI) in Nepal. The Embassy website is updated with the latest AI fact sheet and the country team has distributed pandemic influe [...]	2006-09-15 10:48:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU KSCA SOCI PREL WHO NP
06KATHMANDU2596	ECONOMIC GROWTH UNLIKELY UNTIL RESOLUTION OF [...] (SBU) During a recent visit to Nepal, two INR economic analysts gained insight into Nepal's poor economic state. Industrialists in Kathmandu and the key border town of Birgunj explained how Maoist extortion and the activities of Maoist-affiliated trade unions had greatly disrupted their enterp [...]	2006-09-25 10:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU26	BIMSTEC FREE TRADE AGREEMENT CLOSER TO [...] (U) According to Ramesh Nath Pandey, Minister of Foreign Affairs and head of Nepal's delegation to the 8th Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Ministerial Meeting on December 19, representatives from member states made important decisions th [...]	2006-01-04 09:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON BTIO BEXP EINV ETRD NP
06KATHMANDU279	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FINAL NEGOTIATIONS ON [...] (SBU) Acting Deputy Chief of Mission delivered the points (reftel) to Mr. Shree Krishna Shrestha, Director General, Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies. Shrestha said, in general, he agreed with our comments, but he needed to review the documen [...]	2006-01-30 07:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETRD ECON PREL PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU2919	TWO CONFIRMED CASES OF XDR TB IN NEPAL [...] (SBU) Post has recently become aware of two cases of XDR TB in Nepal. According to Post's medical officer, both of the reported XDR TB patients in Nepal are Tibetan refugees. XDR is an extremely drug resistant form of Tuberculosis. The first patient died in March 2006 and Post's medical offic [...]	2006-11-02 08:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SOCI PREF CDC HHS NP
06KATHMANDU2998	2006-2007 INCSR REPORT, FINANCIAL CRIMES AND [...] (SBU) This is Post?s 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report II, Financial Crimes and Money Laundering, per ref A. Begin Text: Nepal is not a regional financial center. There are no indications that Nepal is used as an international money laundering center. The Governm [...]	2006-11-07 11:28:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KCRM KTFN NP
06KATHMANDU315	INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Per ref B, Post delivered Nepal's Interim Assessment report of progress made on anti-trafficking efforts (ref A) on January 31 to Shyam Sundar Sharma, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare, Yadav Kanal, Under Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Parbati T [...]	2006-01-31 09:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KHUM SMIG NP
06KATHMANDU317	LABOR LAW REVISION TO ATTRACT FDI [...] (U) On January 31, the government promulgated a revision to the 1991 Labor Law intended to boost foreign direct investment (FDI). The revision opened the door for appointment of up to fifteen percent non-Nepali nationals as managers, executive directors and experts in firms. Existing laws di [...]	2006-01-31 11:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV EINV PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU3193	NEPAL: UN HUMAN RIGHTS SPECIAL SESSION ON SUDAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-11 00:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIA PHUM PREL SU NP
06KATHMANDU328	REQUEST FOR JIATF-WEST ASSESSMENT [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 6. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) There is considerable political instability in Nepal, which is in the midst of an ongoing Maoist insurgency. The current condition of the country has contributed to Nepal being used as a staging and transit area fo [...]	2006-02-02 12:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KCOR KFRD CVIS SNAR PTER NP
06KATHMANDU3322	SECURE FREIGHT INITIATIVE POINTS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-29 06:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT KHLS ASEC PTER ECON NP
06KATHMANDU3323	NEPAL HOLIDAY GREETINGS TO PRESIDENT GEORGE W. [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-29 06:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPDC PGOV PREL NP
06KATHMANDU333	REQUEST FOR JIATF-WEST ASSESSMENT [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 6. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) There is considerable political instability in Nepal, which is in the midst of an ongoing Maoist insurgency. The current condition of the country has contributed to Nepal being used as a staging and transit area fo [...]	2006-02-02 12:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KCOR KFRD CVIS SNAR PTER NP
06KATHMANDU474	RELEASES CONTINUE AMID VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) The government has released more than 900 student leaders, political activists and others arrested in the days leading up to the February 1 anniversary of the King's takeover and the February 8 municipal elections, although 800 remain in detention. Maoist violence throughout the country, [...]	2006-02-17 12:07:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PTER MOPS NP
06KATHMANDU623	SUPPORTING THE U.S.-INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) On March 6, the Ambassador demarched Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey to encourage support for the U.S.-India civil nuclear initiative (reftel). The Ambassador also encouraged Nepal to issue a public statement of support for the initiative. FM Pandey indicated Nepal supported the i [...]	2006-03-06 12:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ENRG KSCA IN PARM KNNP ETTC NP
06KATHMANDU629	NEPAL 2006 TIP REPORT [...] (U) The following is Embassy Kathmandu's submission for the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report. 2. (SBU) OVERVIEW -- A. Nepal is a country of origin for the trafficking of women and children, and to a lesser extent boys and men. The majority of persons are trafficked to India, while othe [...]	2006-03-07 07:54:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF KCRM KWMN KFRD ELAB SMIG ASEC NP
06KATHMANDU638	GOVERNMENT PARTIALLY DEREGULATES PETROLEUM [...] (SBU) On February 13, His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) announced an end to government control over retail pricing of petrol and diesel. After successive financial crises faced by the monopoly state-owned Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) in 2005, a major move toward deregulation of the pet [...]	2006-03-08 09:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU677	PDAS CAMP REITERATES BUSH MESSAGE ON NEPAL [...] (U) At a press conference in Kathmandu March 9, visiting PDAS Donald Camp built on President Bush's March 2 statement on Nepal and Ambassador Moriarty's February 15 policy speech to reiterate that the United States wanted to see the King reach out to the political parties and the Maoists give [...]	2006-03-13 12:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OEXC SCUL PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO NP
06KATHMANDU817	UPDATE ON DEPT OF LABOR-FUNDED PROJECTS IN NEPAL [...] (SBU) During a February 27 - March 7 visit to Nepal, Department of Labor (DOL) International Relations Officer Vivita Rozenbergs found a mixed picture with respect to projects geared towards addressing child labor in Nepal. The regional anti-trafficking and child Timebound program executed by [...]	2006-03-27 11:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON KOCI SMIG KWMN NP
06KATHMANDU820	OSAC STEERING COMMITTEE NOMINEES IN PLACE [...] (SBU) In a March 27 meeting with RSO and Emboff, Sandip Shah of Bhote Koshi Power Company, N.N. Singh of Coca-Cola, and Sayed Karim of the American Life Insurance Company agreed to be nominees for the steering committee of Kathmandu's first Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC). Per the d [...]	2006-03-27 12:31:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC KSAC ECON NP
06KATHMANDU907	U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ITU RADIO REGULATIONS BOARD [...] (SBU) On April 4, Post delivered a diplomatic note requesting support for the U.S. nomination of Julie Napier Zoller for election to the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) Radio Regulations Board (reftel) to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and a copy to the Ministry of Informa [...]	2006-04-05 11:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ECPS NP
06KATHMANDU910	SCENESETTER FOR APRIL 12-14 VISIT OF CODEL HASTERT [...] (SBU) I warmly welcome your upcoming visit to Kathmandu. Your visit here should help further our two principle objectives in Nepal: restoring multi-party democracy and dealing with the Maoist insurgency. The King's takeover of February 1, 2005 was a step back for both of these goals. Since th [...]	2006-04-05 15:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV PREL PHUM PTER PREF MASS NP
06KHARTOUM1025	SUDAN - AVIAN FLU OUTBREAK, SITREP 3, MAY 1 [...] (SBU) As previously reported, analysis of a human tissue sample conducted by U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit Number 3 (NAMRU-3) in Khartoum on April 22 found no evidence of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza. Despite NAMRU-3's sustained efforts to support the Government of National Unity's ( [...]	2006-05-01 10:35:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1027	GoSS Finance Ministry Believes Northern Oil [...] (SBU) According to Under Secretary for Finance Isaac Makur Ater, the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning now believes that the federal Government of national Unity (GNU) Ministry of Finance and National Economy is providing the true numbers regarding o [...]	2006-05-01 12:22:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EPET EFIN PBTS SU
06KHARTOUM1030	Update on Geraida Situation [...] (SBU) The situation in Geraida appears to have calmed since reftel of April 25; it appears the SAF has stopped its offensive. The USAID Darfur Field Office states that it has not received further reports of hostilities, and noted that a UN OCHA assessment mission plans to travel to Geraida la [...]	2006-05-01 14:23:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1033	Update on Darfur Security and Humanitarian [...] (SBU) Summary: Sudanese Armed Forces military equipment continues to enter El Geneina, and UN staff remain in "lock down" mode. Chadian militia are returning gradually to Chad from Western Sudan; there does not appear to be jinjaweed activity in Chad. The UN will conduct an assessment missi [...]	2006-05-02 12:39:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1044	Update on Darfur Security and Humanitarian [...] (SBU) Summary: Three Save the Children - U.S. staff were car-jacked on May 2 near El Geneina; they were released unharmed in a remote area. A suspected April 30 ambush on SAF left at least two dead and five wounded. Arab militia abducted 15 individuals from Dagama, South Darfur. Thousands p [...]	2006-05-03 14:36:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1067	Update on Darfur Security and Humanitarian [...] (SBU) Security Update: A. On May 3, an NGO convoy with an AU escort was stopped outside Mershing on the way to East Jebel Marra area by 65 militia. They warned the convoy that if they continued they would be shot. The convoy returned to Nyala. B. On May 2, Arab militias shot at the [...]	2006-05-05 09:50:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1089	Sudan - Avian Flu Sitrep No. 4, May 8, 2006 [...] (SBU) On May 4, 2006, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) office in Khartoum received positive test results from the World Organization of Animal Health (OIE) in Italy which confirm that the recent outbreak of avian influenza (AI) in Sudan is indeed the highly pathogenic H5N1 str [...]	2006-05-08 14:21:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1090	Update on Darfur Security and Humanitarian [...] (SBU) Summary: Demonstrations at the Kalma IDP camp resulted in an attack on the African Union civilian police facility, with the UDSSS reporting with "near certainty" that an interpreter was killed and the AU facility being demolished. Fighting took place between the SLA and jinjaweed in Kh [...]	2006-05-08 14:25:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1094	AU Interpreter, Two Protesters Killed; 11 AMIS [...] Summary: On May 8, IDPs protesting the Darfur peace agreement rioted in the Kalma IDP camp near Nyala, South Darfur, and killed an African Union civilian police interpreter and injured eight civilian police, two seriously. They also severely damaged the civilian police station and two AMIS [...]	2006-05-09 09:23:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1110	West Darfur - Assaults Targeting Aid Agencies [...] (U) Over the past several weeks, a spate of attacks targeting aid agencies in West Darfur has left a number of non-government organizations (NGOs) searching for options to counter the region's mounting security threats. Even before these recent attacks, humanitarian emergency relief programs [...]	2006-05-11 10:29:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1123	Sudan and Its Nine Neighbors: Part 2 of 4; The [...] (SBU) Introduction: Sudan, the largest and arguably the most complex country ethnically in Africa, has nine neighbors. This cable, the second of a series of four, seeks to depict the bilateral relationship between Sudan and each of its adjacent states in terms of history, social and cultural [...]	2006-05-14 03:59:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SOCI SCUL ECON ETRD ER ET SU
06KHARTOUM1133	SUDAN - AVIAN FLU UPDATE #5 [...] (SBU) On May 10, 2006, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) informed donors attending the weekly meeting on Avian influenza (AI) that the results received from the laboratories in Rome confirmed an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza in Sudan. [...]	2006-05-15 03:07:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1149	Sudan - Operational Constraints Related to [...] (SBU) Summary: Any U.S. government (USG) initiatives linked to the support of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) must take into account the operational realities of the region. The experience of USAID's humanitarian operation provides insight into the challenges that will face any new USG ope [...]	2006-05-15 13:54:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ASEC PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1150	Darfur Peace Agreement: Seizing the Opportunity [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: To ensure a lasting and just peace, the USG must move quickly to support the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) and help the African Union (AU) establish its institutions. The DPA outlines some ambitious timelines and requires AU action in almost all areas. The security provisions [...]	2006-05-15 15:10:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF KPKO US SU
06KHARTOUM1155	SUDAN: OFAC WAIVER NEEDED IN SUPPORT OF SAWA START- [...] (U) This is an action request - see para 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: After long negotiations, an agreement for the establishment of Radio SAWA in Sudan is nearing the point of signature. At this juncture, Post has learned that the Department of Treasury's Office Foreign Assets Control (OFAC),wh [...]	2006-05-15 16:52:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC BEXP PREL KPAO OIIP PGOV US SU
06KHARTOUM1166	MUSINGS OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: CG met with Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services Gier Chuang Aluong on May 9 to discuss telephone service - or the lack thereof - in Juba and the South. Aluong described what he saw as a systematic plot by Khartoum to prevent the South from establishing reliable [...]	2006-05-16 17:19:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ECPS PINR SU
06KHARTOUM1167	UPDATE ON DDR [...] (SBU) There has been recent incremental movement toward disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) in Southern Sudan; the process of demobilizing child soldiers is underway in Malakal, and is scheduled to begin in Abyei later this month. To date, approximately 1,200 child soldiers h [...]	2006-05-16 17:20:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM MCAP SU
06KHARTOUM1168	SOUTHERN LEGISLATURE RECOMMENDS INCREASED [...] (U) On May 10, the Southern Sudanese Legislative Assembly (SSLA) convened to consider recommendations by the Standing Committee on Development, Finance and Economy to change portions of the 2006 budget submitted to the SSLA by the Ministry of Finance. The big winner was the Sudan People's Lib [...]	2006-05-16 17:20:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN MCAP SU
06KHARTOUM1171	VICE PRESIDENT MACHAR SAYS UGANDA AGREES TO [...] (SBU) United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Operations Manager for South Sudan Bhairaja Panday told CG on May 16 that he had received a telephone call from GoSS Vice President Riek Machar informing him that the Government of Uganda (GOU) had declared itself open to a role for th [...]	2006-05-17 11:04:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PREF PGOV MOPS SU
06KHARTOUM1193	SUDAN: OFAC WAIVER NEEDED IN SUPPORT OF SAWA START- [...] (U) This is an action request - see para 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: After long negotiations, an agreement for the establishment of Radio SAWA in Sudan is nearing the point of signature. At this juncture, Post has learned that the Department of Treasury's Office Foreign Assets Control (OFAC),wh [...]	2006-05-22 05:49:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC BEXP PREL KPAO OIIP PGOV US SU
06KHARTOUM1262	Sudan/Darfur - Minni returns to Darfur; meets [...] In a meeting with Roger Winter, Kate Almquist, and Brian D'Silva on Friday, May 26, First Vice President Salva Kiir reported that he had invited Abdul Wahid to meet with him somewhere in southern Sudan before May 31 to reiterate and urge Wahid to sign the DPA. Kiir also extended a meeting in [...]	2006-05-30 07:37:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1291	SITREP 13: DARFUR SITUATION UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: The following cable outlines current activities and events relating to the implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA). - Minawi, AbdelWahid, Kiir meeting set for June 2 - June 1 fighting in North Darfur - NRC to return to South Darfur - Musa Hila [...]	2006-06-01 13:04:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS KPKO ABLD ASEC UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1304	Sudan/Darfur - Ibok and Kingibe Describe [...] Summary: AU's Ibok and Kingibe discussed with Embassy further steps related to DPA implementation, including support for the "peace secretariats." There will be a "signing ceremony" Wednesday in Addis for 40-60 individuals for whom Declarations of Accession to the DPA have been especially [...]	2006-06-05 10:55:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PGOV AU SU
06KHARTOUM1359	SUDAN: Update on U.S. Government Support for [...] (SBU) As described in previous cable traffic, U.S. Government priorities for Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) implementation are three-fold: (1) quickly disseminate information about the content of the DPA to counter confusion and anger among Sudanese due to misinformation or lack of information; [...]	2006-06-08 09:50:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PREF PHUM SOCI SU MOPS KPKO AU
06KHARTOUM1418	LITTLE PROGRESS WITH REMAINING OTHER ARMED [...] (SBU) Summary: GoSS Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Gabriel Changeson reported that there has been little progress in dealing with the remaining other armed groups (OAGs) in Southern Sudan, with no definitive breakthrough to date. Two of three warlords have visited Juba, and Vice Presiden [...]	2006-06-15 11:03:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS PHUM PINS SU
06KHARTOUM1422	DARFUR - POLICE OFFICIAL CONVICTED FOR RAPE [...] (SBU) On May 3, 2006, West Darfur's El Geneina General Court convicted a Central Reserve Police Officer for the rape of a 10-year-old girl. The judge sentenced the felon to three years imprisonment and 100 lashes. While the verdict and proceedings illustrate the ability of West Darfur's cou [...]	2006-06-15 12:14:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREF SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1427	SUDAN/DARFUR: CFC Meeting in El Fasher [...] (SBU) Summary and background: On June 13, the Darfur Ceasefire Commission (CFC) met in El Fasher, Darfur, the first meeting following the May 5 signing of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA). Para 2 presents the notes of Lt. Col. Lee Manning, the U.S. CFC Observer; para 3 is the text of the [...]	2006-06-15 14:51:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO PREF SOCI UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1428	SUDAN/DARFUR: CFC Meeting in El Fasher [...] (SBU) Summary and background: On June 13, the Darfur Ceasefire Commission (CFC) met in El Fasher, Darfur, the first meeting following the May 5 signing of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA). Para 2 presents the notes of Lt. Col. Lee Manning, the U.S. CFC Observer; para 3 is the text of the Ju [...]	2006-06-16 09:42:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO PREF SOCI UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1429	AU THINKING ABOUT DARFUR-DARFUR DIALOGUE, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The AU has not yet identified a suitable candidate to lead the Darfur-Darfur Dialogue, AU Special Representative Kingibe told CDA Hume, but it has started thinking about possible candidates, as well as models for discussions. Kingibe also thanked the United States for a recent [...]	2006-06-17 13:37:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS KPKO UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1469	Sudan/CPA: AEC receives briefing on SPLM/NCP [...] (SBU) Paragraph 3 contains the final Joint Communique from the recently held NCP/SPLM senior level meetings (reftel). At the Assessment and Evaluation Committee meeting on June 20, both sides were invited to brief the results of the meeting. For the NCP, Sayed el-Khatib, Director of the Ce [...]	2006-06-22 12:01:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID PREL SU
06KHARTOUM1542	SOMALI ISLAMIC COURTS DELEGATES IN KHARTOUM EXPRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At a chance meeting in Khartoum on June 24, Somali delegates of the Islamic Courts movement asked Emboff to convey their views to the U.S. Government. They argued that, despite perceived U.S. hostility, they were not anti-American, and actually wanted, above all, to open contac [...]	2006-06-29 14:21:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR SO SU
06KHARTOUM1545	SOMALI ISLAMIC COURTS DELEGATES IN KHARTOUM EXPRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At a chance meeting in Khartoum on June 24, Somali delegates of the Islamic Courts movement asked Emboff to convey their views to the U.S. Government. They argued that, despite perceived U.S. hostility, they were not anti-American, and actually wanted, above all, to open contac [...]	2006-06-29 16:00:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR SO SU
06KHARTOUM1559	SUDAN/DARFUR: SPLM REJECTS BASHIR'S POSITION [...] (SBU) Summary: First VP Salva Kiir and other key leaders of the SPLM have publicly announced that they have no objection to UN peacekeeping in Darfur. They add that they were not consulted by the NCP with regard to President Bashir's enunciation of a strong rejection of a transition to the U [...]	2006-07-03 10:28:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO SOCI PINR PREL AU UN SU

06KHARTOUM1566	SUDAN: MINNI MINAWI'S THOUGHTS ON HIS TRIP TO [...] (SBU) The following report is from Tod Wilson, with Minawi in Dafur. 2. (SBU) Summary: Minni indicated that he was bringing an eclectic group consisting of political officials, businessmen, military and civil servants. He said that the visit should not extend past 10 days. Minni desir [...]	2006-07-05 11:54:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SU
06KHARTOUM1567	UN RADIO MIRROR BEGINS BROADCASTING IN THE SOUTH; NORTH [...] (SBU) Summary. While UN Radio has now opened in the South, UNMIS reports that UN radio broadcasting is still blocked nation-wide, in non-compliance with the UNMIS SOFA. End Summary. 2. (U) UN Radio Mirror went on the air for the first time on June 30 with live coverage of the inauguratio [...]	2006-07-05 12:08:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PINS PHUM ECPS SU
06KHARTOUM1568	UN RADIO MIRROR BEGINS BROADCASTING IN THE SOUTH; NORTH [...] (SBU) Summary. While UN Radio has now opened in the South, UNMIS reports that UN radio broadcasting is still blocked nation-wide, in non-compliance with the UNMIS SOFA. End Summary. 2. (U) UN Radio Mirror went on the air for the first time on June 30 with live coverage of the inauguratio [...]	2006-07-05 12:09:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PINS PHUM ECPS SU
06KHARTOUM1590	UPDATE ON SITUATION IN THE EAST AND CONCERNS OVER HAMESH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UN and international partners are optimistic following the conclusion of the first round of talks in Asmara between the Eastern Front and Sudanese Government under Eritrean mediation. The signing of the Declaration of Principles and Cessation of Hostilities agreement were g [...]	2006-07-08 14:40:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ER SU UN
06KHARTOUM1591	UPDATE ON SITUATION IN THE EAST AND CONCERNS OVER HAMESH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UN and international partners are optimistic following the conclusion of the first round of talks in Asmara between the Eastern Front and Sudanese Government under Eritrean mediation. The signing of the Declaration of Principles and Cessation of Hostilities agreement were g [...]	2006-07-08 14:43:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ER SU UN
06KHARTOUM1595	ESTABLISHING AN EMBASSY FIELD PRESENCE IN EL FASHER -- [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: ARC officers established a rudimentary field presence in El Fasher with communications, transportation, and working capabilities adequate in the short term. Limitations to medium and long term operations include the [...]	2006-07-09 11:08:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AMGT US SU
06KHARTOUM1613	EL FASHER DPA IMPLEMENTATION OFFICE CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The El Fasher DPA Implementation Office is still two weeks away from opening. While AMIS is engaged in the logistical aspects of the facility, they have neither the staffing capabilities nor policy guidance to move the operation forward. AMIS appears willing to accept support a [...]	2006-07-10 08:13:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO AMGT AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM1619	Friday Prayers Address U.S. Condemnation of Kordofan [...] (SBU) Summary: July 7 prayers at a Khartoum mosque praised U.S. condemnation of the July 3 rebel attack in Hamra al-Sheikh in Kordofan, yet linked the response to perceived U.S. apprehensions arising from North Korean missiles and a purported shift in the world balance of power. End summary. [...]	2006-07-10 08:59:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SOCI NK US SU
06KHARTOUM1624	Southern Sudan Road Reconstruction - Current Problems Being [...] (SBU) Summary: Two issues have slowed road construction in Southern Sudan: financial accounting and introduction of anti-corruption standards. The World Bank believes that both current obstacles will be overcome, and not dampen donor enthusiasm for developing key Southern infrastructure nece [...]	2006-07-11 07:26:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ELTN PGOV KCOR IBRD SU
06KHARTOUM1637	Darfur: Update on Korma Attacks and Rape Allegations [...] (SBU) Summary: Media accounts and a UN Sudan Situation Report detail hostilities in several areas of North Darfur State during the July 5-10 timeframe, resulting in perhaps 80 deaths and thousands of IDPs. In addition, the Report contains IDP accusations that members of the SLM/Minni Minawi f [...]	2006-07-11 17:40:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1645	Minister of Commerce: All Work and No Clout [...] (SBU) Summary: Anthony Lino Makana, Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Minister of Commerce, Trade and Supply is the youngest, and one of the hardest working ministers in the GOSS. A former CARE project manager with a master's degree in post-conflict reconstruction, Makana has the qualificat [...]	2006-07-12 11:59:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ETRD SU
06KHARTOUM1648	REPORTS OF SKIRMISHES AROUND KORMA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Media reporting appears to have combined two separate and unconfirmed incidents of fighting, mixing a significant element of speculation in an active campaign to discredit SLM/A-Minni Minawi forces. Fighting reportedly broke out between SLM/A- Abdel Wahid and SLM-Minawi forces s [...]	2006-07-12 14:14:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS KPKO SU
06KHARTOUM1649	MINAWI NOMINATED SENIOR ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT [...] (U) A SLM/A-Minawi delegation led by Dr. Al Rayeh Mahmoud presented the nomination of SLM/A leader Minni Minawi for the DPA-established post of Senior Assistant to the President on July 11. The post is the fourth in the chain of command from the presidency. Mahmoud and the SLM/A-Minawi deleg [...]	2006-07-12 15:21:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SU
06KHARTOUM1671	DELIVERY OF FORMER DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S LETTERS [...] (SBU) Per refs, Post received on July 9 a letter signed July 7 by then Deputy Secretary Zoellick for deliver to Sudan's VP's Kiir and Taha, with a cc to Presidential advisor Magzoub al Khalifa. 2. (SBU) Letter to Kiir was delivered to his staff in Juba on July 13. Letter to Taha was deli [...]	2006-07-16 07:06:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SU
06KHARTOUM1674	NO. DARFUR UNMIS OFFICE ON DDDC, SECURITY, & HUMANITARIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The North Darfur UNMIS office is moving cautiously in promoting the DDDC, acknowledging a lack of coordination between the UN and the AU. Local UNOCHA staff express concern that the international community's "preferential" treatment accorded to Minni Minawi is further undermini [...]	2006-07-16 11:10:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO PREL PREF PHUM UN AU US SU
06KHARTOUM1675	UGANDA-LRA MEDIATION INITIATIVE OPENS [...] (SBU) Summary: Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) President Salva Kiir hosted the formal July 14 opening of the GoSS mediation initiative between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the Government of Uganda (GOU). The head of the Ugandan delegation delivered brief, conciliatory remarks that [...]	2006-07-16 11:19:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV PTER UG SU
06KHARTOUM1684	UPDATE ON UGANDA-LRA TALKS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Southern Sudan's (GoSS) mediation initiative between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the Government of Uganda (GOU) has made limited progress to date. On July 16 the parties agreed to basic ground rules and exchanged opening position papers, which were rep [...]	2006-07-17 13:09:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL UG SU
06KHARTOUM1726	SUDAN/DARFUR: CFC Meeting in El Fasher [...] (SBU) Summary and background: On July 17, the Darfur Ceasefire Commission (CFC) met in El Fasher, Darfur. Para 2 presents the notes of the U.S. Observer. Noteworthy is that the Sudanese Government apparently submitted its Disarmament, Demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) plan for the Ja [...]	2006-07-19 12:52:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO PREF SOCI UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1731	Update on South Darfur Inter-Arab Conflict [...] (SBU) According to AMIS sources, a July 11 argument over grazing rights for livestock between a local farmer and a herder escalated into a tribal conflict between the Habaniya and the Rezeigat tribes in the El Ferdous and Buram area of South Darfur State. Initial reports state that 60 Habaniya [...]	2006-07-20 08:45:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1744	MAJOR SHORTFALL IN GOSS REVENUES LOOMS [...] (SBU) Summary: Government of South Sudan (GoSS) revenues from petroleum transfers by Khartoum are falling far short of the projections used for the 2006 budget, leaving significant funding gaps. The proximate cause appears to be World Bank reliance on projected numbers for transfers containe [...]	2006-07-20 12:57:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV SU
06KHARTOUM1746	SUDANESE STAGE PROTEST IN SUPPORT OF LEBANON, DENOUNCE [...] (U) Reuters has reported, and Embassy Pol/Econ FSNs have confirmed, that approximately 400 Sudanese staged a protest outside the Lebanese embassy on July 19, condemning the Israeli air strikes and calling on Arabs to fight the Jewish state in solidarity. The protesters, many carrying pictures [...]	2006-07-20 13:46:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SOCI UN SU IS PA LE
06KHARTOUM1753	SLM/W Splinter Leader Musa Declines U.S. Visit [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A conversation with SLM/A-Wahid break away and Declaration of Commitment signer Abdulrahman Musa revealed Musa's ambition to organize and lead the splinter group. Musa refuses to accompany SLM/A leader Minni Minawi to Washington, concerned that this would jeopardize his positio [...]	2006-07-21 20:25:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS KPKO US SU
06KHARTOUM1755	SUDAN - ROGER WINTER'S VISIT TO UPPER NILE AND [...] (SBU) Roger P. Winter, Special Representative of the Deputy Se Xcretary of State for Sudan, traveled to Upper Nile and Southern Blue Nile from June 26 to 30 to assess progress in implementing the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA). Winter met the governors of Upper Nile and Unity states; the [...]	2006-07-23 09:16:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1771	UNDSS BRIEFS ON SECURITY SITUATION IN NORTH DARFUR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) Coordinator continues to assess the current situation in North Darfur as volatile and unpredictable. Fighting in the north has fallen off; however, the UNDSS Coordinator believes this is due to militia consolidation a [...]	2006-07-24 09:47:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS KPKO US SU
06KHARTOUM1781	PRESS/INFORMATION FREEDOM ISSUES AT THE FORE [...] (SBU) Summary: Authorities from two states in the South of Sudan have moved against press outlets and the representative of a NGO for disseminating information that the authorities judged inimical to their interests. The UN and the EU have engaged on two of these cases, and we stand ready to [...]	2006-07-24 13:08:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SU
06KHARTOUM1782	CORRECTED: PRESS/INFORMATION FREEDOM ISSUES AT THE FORE [...] (SBU) Summary: Authorities from two states in the South of Sudan have moved against press outlets and the representative of a NGO for disseminating information that the authorities judged inimical to their interests. The UN and the EU have engaged on two of these cases, and we are prepared to [...]	2006-07-24 13:26:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SU
06KHARTOUM1793	SUDAN/DARFUR: CFC Meeting in El Fasher [...] (SBU) Summary and background: On July 24, the Darfur Ceasefire Commission (CFC) met in El Fasher, Darfur. Para 2 presents the notes of the U.S. CFC representative. Noteworthy is that this is the first meeting in at least a month in which the AMIS Force Commander has participated, that the [...]	2006-07-25 17:00:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO PREF SOCI UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1794	Three Sudanese Gov't Workers Killed in Zalingei IDP Camp [...] (SBU) On July 20, IDPs in Hassa Hissa internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Zalingei (Sector 7) beat to death three government workers (Note: press coverage often referred to them as aid or humanitarian workers. End note.) The IDPs suspected Sudanese government Water and Environmental S [...]	2006-07-25 17:07:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1795	LRA'S KONY TO SEE HIS MOTHER [...] (SBU) CG spoke with two contacts involved in the GoSS mediation initiative between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the Government of Uganda (GOU). They said that no session took place on July 24, but that local press reports stating the talks had broken down were overstated. There were t [...]	2006-07-26 10:47:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL UG CG SU
06KHARTOUM1808	Unaligned SSDF Lay Out Conditions for Peace [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 19, Embassy PolOff was invited to meet the leaders of the South Sudan Defense Force (SSDF) militia groups that did not align with the Sudanese Peoples' Liberation Movement (SPLM) and will not be integrated into the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). The meeting including all [...]	2006-07-27 13:01:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS SU
06KHARTOUM1811	CPA: JDB Working Well, OAGs Still a Problem [...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 18, the Technical Committee of the Joint Defense Board (JDB) addressed the Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) and reported that establishment and deployment of the Joint Integrated Units (JIUs) was almost complete, although training remained an issue. The Sudanes [...]	2006-07-30 10:07:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS SU
06KHARTOUM1818	SUDAN/DARFUR: NEW FIGHTING ERUPTS BETWEEN SAF, [...] (SBU) Summary: Fresh fighting has erupted in both North and West Darfur between Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF),allied with rebels from the Sudanese Liberation Movement/Minawi (SLM/Minawi) faction, and militias from the National Redemption Front (NRF). The fighting is notable because it is the fi [...]	2006-07-31 10:59:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO PREF SOCI UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1819	Sudan: Agrement Request for Proposed Ambassador to U.S. [...] (SBU) On July 29, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of Protocol summoned Pol/Econ Chief to receive a diplomatic note regarding its proposed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States, John Ukee Lueth. Director of Protocol Amb. Hassan Bashir Abdelwahab noted that [...]	2006-07-31 10:59:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OPDC US SU
06KHARTOUM1822	SUDAN/DARFUR: NEW FIGHTING ERUPTS BETWEEN SAF, [...] (SBU) Summary: Fresh fighting has erupted in both North and West Darfur between Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF),allied with rebels from the Sudanese Liberation Movement/Minawi (SLM/Minawi) faction, and militias from the National Redemption Front (NRF). The fighting is notable because it is the fi [...]	2006-07-31 14:29:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO PREF SOCI UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1823	SUDAN/DARFUR: SLM/MINAWI ANNOUNCES BOYCOTT OF CFC [...] (SBU) Summary and action request: Growing tensions between AMIS and SLM/Minawi, due to the latter's allegations of lack of support, have led to an SLM/Minawi boycott of Ceasefire Commission (CFC) meetings. A fracture between SLM/Minawi and AMIS could only serve to further exacerbate an alread [...]	2006-07-31 14:30:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO PREF SOCI UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1824	Statement Ousting SLM/A Leader Abdel Wahid [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On July 28, members of the SLA/M "Military Council and Field Command" released a statement announcing the removal of Abdel Wahid as SLA/M Chairperson and appointment of Commander Ahmed Abdul Shafi as the new SLM chairperson and commander of the SLA. The statement is [...]	2006-07-31 14:30:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO PREF SOCI PINR UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1825	SUDAN/DARFUR: CFC Meeting in El Fasher [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 26, the Darfur Ceasefire Commission (CFC) met in El Fasher, Darfur. Para 2 presents the notes of the U.S. CFC Representative. Noteworthy is the announcement by SLM/Minawi that they are now boycotting CFC meetings due to lack of support from the AU -- see septel for lit [...]	2006-07-31 14:31:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO PREF SOCI UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1827	SITUATION REPORT FROM NORTH DARFUR [...] From July 12 to July 22, the USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) Humanitarian Protection and Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Advisor provided field officer coverage in El Fasher, North Darfur. Intra-Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) fighting, an increase in numbers of new IDPs [...]	2006-07-31 15:37:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM1829	Sudan: UN General Debate Delegation [...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a diplomatic note detailing the composition of Sudan's official delegation to the 61st UN General Debate in September. The eight individuals named are as follows: A./B. Attendance of Head of State/Head of Government [...]	2006-08-01 07:58:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OVIP OTRA UNGA SU
06KHARTOUM1832	KONY SEES HIS WIVES, AGREES TO MEET THE PRESS [...] (SBU) CG spoke with a journalist presently in Nbanga, a Sudanese village south of Maridi near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. The journalist said that Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony has been in Nbanga for several days. The journalist thought that Kony had se [...]	2006-08-01 09:00:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL UG SU
06KHARTOUM1836	KONY SEES HIS WIVES, AGREES TO MEET THE PRESS [...] (SBU) CG spoke with a journalist presently in Nbanga, a Sudanese village south of Maridi near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. The journalist said that Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony has been in Nbanga for several days. The journalist thought that Kony had se [...]	2006-08-01 11:48:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL UG SU
06KHARTOUM1840	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR TOD J. WILSON, SENIOR [...] (SBU) Country clearance is requested for Embassy Khartoum Darfur Peace Agreement Security Advisor Tod J. Wilson, who will attend the Darfur Joint Commission at Addis Ababa on August 3rd. Traveler's personal data is as follows: Tod J. Wilson Passport number: 900401961 Issued: March 13, 20 [...]	2006-08-01 15:11:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AMGT
06KHARTOUM1858	SUDAN/DARFUR: August 3 CFC Meeting in El Fasher [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 3, the Darfur Ceasefire Commission (CFC) met in El Fasher, North Darfur. Para 2 presents the notes of the U.S. CFC representative. Noteworthy is the resumption of SLM/M participation and the CFC decision to launch an immediate investigation into the fighting in Jebel [...]	2006-08-06 09:13:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO PREF SOCI UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1859	OXFAM Staff Member Killed in Darfur [...] (U) On August 1, OXFAM posted the following announcement on its web site regarding the recent disappearance of a Sudanese employee in Darfur following a car-jacking incident: (Begin text) Oxfam staff member killed in Darfur It is with deep sorrow that Oxfam announces that one of our staf [...]	2006-08-06 09:24:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO PGOV KCRM SU
06KHARTOUM1864	UNDSS AUGUST 3 SECURITY UPDATE FOR NORTH DARFUR; MORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNDSS continues to describe the security situation in North Darfur as unstable and volatile. Shifting positions and allegiances among the rebel movements are clouding the political and security picture on the ground, increasing the threat level for NGOs. END SUMMARY. ------ [...]	2006-08-07 06:52:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM1869	UPDATE ON S/CRS SUPPORT TO U.S. EFFORTS AT DPA [...] (U) This is an action request - see para 5. 2. (SBU) Embassy Khartoum commends S/CRS officers' efforts in supporting and providing direct assistance to facilitate the implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA). S/CRS and Active Response Corps (ARC) officers deployed to Khartoum and [...]	2006-08-07 12:38:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO AMGT PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1880	NRF Claims it Shot Down SAF Antonov [...] (SBU) Late on August 7, the National Redemption Front (NRF) claimed it shot down a Sudanese Armed Forces Antonov aircraft earlier on August 7 near Seyah, roughly 85 km north of El Fasher. UNDSS (strictly protect) has confirmed the incident, and said that the aircraft made an emergency landing a [...]	2006-08-08 12:49:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO PGOV KCRM SU
06KHARTOUM1881	LRA Talks: UN Begins Technical Assistance [...] (SBU) Summary: UNICEF and UN OCHA have begun providing limited support to the talks between Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA),currently being mediated by Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Vice President Riek Machar. UNICEF has sent a protection officer to visit the LRA camps and [...]	2006-08-09 04:24:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID UG UN SU
06KHARTOUM1894	Sant'Egidio Returns From the Bush with Hope [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While the negotiating team focuses on social issues and power sharing, the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) cares only about his own fate and that of his commanders, according to mediators from the Communita' Di Sant'Egidio (CSE). Returning from a trip to the LRA camp, [...]	2006-08-09 13:07:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS UG SU
06KHARTOUM1898	SPLA Chief of Staff Disappointed [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The SPLA Chief of Staff, Oyai Deng, is disappointed with the assistance he has received from the USG program to transform his military from a guerilla movement to a professional military. Tired of waiting for the U.S., the SPLA is now proceeding with transformation plans on its [...]	2006-08-10 11:18:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS US SU
06KHARTOUM1900	SUDAN - STATUS OF THE BORDER COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) Implementation Modalities call for the establishment of a Technical ad hoc Border Committee to demarcate the January 1, 1956 North-South Sudan border. This committee, which was established in November 2005, has met three times to deal with primaril [...]	2006-08-10 15:47:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1905	CODEL Payne and the Garang Memorial Service [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 31, over 6,000 people attended the Government of Southern Sudan's (GoSS) memorial service in Juba for their late leader, Dr. John Garang, who died one year earlier. Congressman Donald Payne led the U.S. delegation to the event. During his speech, GoSS President Salva Kii [...]	2006-08-10 18:57:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OREP SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM1906	Darfur: UNDSS Update on Kulkul Area Bombings [...] (SBU) Summary: The UNDSS visited the Kulkul area of North Darfur on August 8; an estimated 40 bombs had struck the area during the period of approximately July 26 - August 7. UNDSS estimates 20 individuals died in the hostilities. Despite the attacks, people were observed planting crops, and [...]	2006-08-11 04:13:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PREF EAID EAGR UN SU
06KHARTOUM191	South Sudan: Bona Malwal: Straddling Two Sides [...] (U) SUMMARY. On January 19, Embassy officials and Commissioners from the U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) met in Juba with GOSS Presidential Advisor Bona Malwal. The commissioners questioned Malwal on the CPA, religious freedom, sanctions, and Darfur. Malwal was [...]	2006-01-25 08:31:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR SU
06KHARTOUM1912	DARFUR: RAPE CASES AT KALMA SPIKED IN JULY [...] (SBU) Summary: Security around the Kalma internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in South Darfur deteriorated rapidly in July, following a sharp rise in rape, harassment, and looting by Arab militias in the area. Camp coordinators from the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) report that 80 women [...]	2006-08-13 05:26:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU
06KHARTOUM1920	UN SECURITY STATISTICS FOR DARFUR REGION [...] (SBU) At an August 9, 2006, briefing for NGOs in Sudan, a senior United Nations security officer reported the following statistics concerning the security situation in Darfur: -- Overall security incidents have increased 123%; -- Security incidents against UN interests have decreased 10%; [...]	2006-08-14 04:57:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC OREP OTRA UN SU
06KHARTOUM1938	DynCorp Article Resonates, Perhaps Badly [...] (U) This is an action request - see para 5. 2. (SBU) On August 12, the online news service Sudan Tribune carried an article titled, "US Firm to Turn South Sudan Rebels into Soldiers." The article states that Reuters interviewed DynCorp Vice President for International Business Development A [...]	2006-08-14 16:44:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR EAID PGOV KPKO US SU
06KHARTOUM1942	LRA Talks Remain in Limbo Due to Ceasefire [...] (SBU) Summary: Although the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) walked out of talks on August 9, demanding a ceasefire, consultations between mediators and the parties have continued and talks are resuming. Observers commented that the walkout was not a serious threat, only an attempt to gain levera [...]	2006-08-15 04:14:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS UN UG SU
06KHARTOUM1943	JURY STILL OUT ON IMPLICATIONS OF SLA-ABDEL WAHID OUSTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Several Fur activists in South Darfur, including an SLA commander, justify Abdel Wahid's ouster as Chairman on the basis of his lack of leadership and increasing distance from Darfurian popular opinion. The SLA faction now led by Ahmed Abdul Shafi is organizing itself in Asmara [...]	2006-08-16 04:15:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM1964	HARDLINE MESSAGE STILL PUSHED BY BASHIR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the past week the Government of Sudan appeared to continue to move to the right. President Bashir spoke in strident tones about the UN, and compared fighting an international peacekeeping force to Hezbollah's conflict with Israel, senior regime officials traveled to the [...]	2006-08-17 15:05:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ER SU
06KHARTOUM1978	LRA Talks Resume, New Position Papers Requested [...] (SBU) After taking a three-day break, talks between Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) resumed on August 18. During the break, taken to mourn fallen LRA Commander Raska Lukwiya, Chief Mediator Riek Machar asked both parties to return with new position papers that had room for compromi [...]	2006-08-19 17:46:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS UN UG SU
06KHARTOUM1996	Southern Sudan: Pangak Fighting Continues as UNMIS [...] (U) An UNMIS monitoring team was attacked while patrolling the Nile during a routine joint monitoring mission on August 17. The UNMIS boat patrol was fired upon by unknown forces an hour south of Malakal near New Pangak (Note: this is not the town of Pangak, which is further upriver. End not [...]	2006-08-23 16:38:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS KPKO UN SU
06KHARTOUM2000	Juba Investment Fair: A Litany of Woes [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent attempts at a Southern Sudan trade fair in Juba failed to display the region as an attractive place for doing business, highlighting the South's low capacity, lack of a proper regulatory environment, and possibility for corruption. The INGO Bread of Life Africa (BOLA),r [...]	2006-08-24 09:58:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM2008	WTO ACCESSION PROCESS HELPS DRIVE MODERNERIZATION [...] (U) Summary: The process of preparing for WTO accession is helping to drive economic reform in Sudan. Although Sudan's WTO membership is stalled, economic reforms and trade liberalization continue, helping to encourage a more pragmatic approach to economic questions. End Summary. ---------- [...]	2006-08-24 11:26:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL PGOV EFIN WTO SU
06KHARTOUM2036	LRA Talks: Workshops and then the Real Work [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Over the past week, the two delegations in the talks between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the government of Uganda have been presenting their new position papers and having workshops on various aspects of the talks. Once all the position papers are presented, likely by [...]	2006-08-28 08:36:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS UN UG SU
06KHARTOUM2038	LRA Talks: Cessation of Hostilities [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Using guidelines from their ceasefire workshop (reftel),intense negotiations between the Ugandan Government and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) on a cessation of hostilities continued through the night of August 25 and into the morning of August 26. Once an agreement was rea [...]	2006-08-28 09:12:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS UN UG SU
06KHARTOUM2043	LRA Mediator: Justice Should be Universal [...] (SBU) One of the leading mediators in the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) talks believes this process is the only way to avoid real impunity. He said that for justice to truly be served, all sides, including the Ugandan Government, must be held accountable for its actions. Hizkias Assefa, Riek [...]	2006-08-29 11:43:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS UN UG SU
06KHARTOUM2112	BASHIR: CONSISTENT CONDEMNATIONS OF UN FORCE [...] (SBU) In numerous statements over the last two months, President Bashir has opposed the introduction of UN forces into Darfur. 2. (U) His public comments included the following: -- June 30, 2006, Address on the Anniversary of the 1989 Coup: "We will not allow international troops under the [...]	2006-09-04 14:32:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM UN US SU
06KHARTOUM2113	DARFUR: PROTESTS LEAD TO VIOLENCE AS N. DARFUR GOVERNOR [...] (SBU) The Governor of North Darfur state led a peaceful demonstration against UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1706 on September 2. In prepared remarks, he called for "jihad" against any "foreign invaders" and urged the Government of National Unity (GNU) to support all efforts to resist [...]	2006-09-04 14:33:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM2114	BASHIR SAYS AU MUST LEAVE DARFUR BY SEPT 30 [...] (SBU) At the end of a September 3 meeting of the Council of Ministers, President Bashir unilaterally announced that the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) is expected to withdraw its forces in Darfur by September 30 and will not be permitted to remain for a transition to a possible UN peace- [...]	2006-09-04 14:34:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM2116	Minawi Letter - Ceasefire Violations & Displaced Civilians [...] (SBU) On September 4, post received a letter from SLM leader and Senior Assistant to the President Minni Minawi regarding ceasefire violations and displacements of civilians in Darfur. 2. (SBU) The text of the letter is as follows: (Begin text) To: The Embassy of the United States of Am [...]	2006-09-05 06:51:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPKO PREF SU
06KHARTOUM212	SUDAN: HASSAN AL-TURABI MEETS COMMISSION FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom met with People's Congress Party (PCP) Secretary General Hassan al-Turabi at his home on January SIPDIS 18. Turabi said worship should be free of state control, but freedom of religion is shaped by society, not just th [...]	2006-01-28 11:50:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PHUM PGOV PREL SU
06KHARTOUM2120	SUDAN - UPDATE ON THE NORTH-SOUTH TECHNICAL AD HOC BORDER [...] (U) In a meeting on August 16, the Assessment and Evaluation Commission's (AEC) Power Sharing Working Group Coordinator reported to the group that, according to the National Congress Party (NCP) Chair of the Technical Ad hoc Border Committee, the committee has made significant progress on the b [...]	2006-09-05 08:48:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM2138	Unrest in Nyala Directed at NGOs [...] (SBU) On September 5, protests held by secondary school students mobilized by the government in opposition to a UN peacekeeping operation in Darfur resulted in several incidents of stoning and vandalism of international organization and NGO guesthouses, offices, and vehicles, including OCHA, Te [...]	2006-09-05 15:17:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM2150	IRC Nurse Killed in North Darfur [...] Summary: On September 1, a Sudanese nurse working with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) was killed in a cross-fire during fighting between Sudanese Armed Forces and National Redemption Front rebels in Hashaba, 100 km north of El Fasher, Darfur. Two civilians also died in the incident [...]	2006-09-06 15:36:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM2161	LRA Talks Resume as LRA Assembles [...] (U) SUMMARY: Talks between Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) resumed in Juba on September 6, amidst increasing reports of LRA fighters moving to their assembly points. Talks are now focusing on the social issues in northern Uganda. Most observers are optimistic about the talks, but [...]	2006-09-07 15:11:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS UN UG SU
06KHARTOUM2165	DARFUR - IRC REPORTS SEXUAL ASSAULTS [...] (SBU) On August 7, nearly 300 female internally displaced persons (IDP) convened a meeting in Kalma IDP camp to ask the international community to increase protection through the resumption of African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) firewood patrols. Following the meeting, the non-governmental o [...]	2006-09-08 08:58:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU
06KHARTOUM2174	NORWEGIAN OIL ADVISOR IN SUDAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Recently arrived Norwegian petroleum consultant Einar Risa met with Emboff and provided an overview of his work in Sudan. Risa is interested in coordinating with other donors. He provided some details of sales of Sudanese oil, mentioned some technical problems with production fro [...]	2006-09-10 13:42:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET EAID PREL SU
06KHARTOUM2191	SUDAN: DEMARCHES ON NAM SUMMIT AND LIST OF [...] (SBU) On September 11, Pol/Econ Chief delivered subject demarches (see reftels) to MFA Acting Deputy Director for the Americas Magdi Al Mofadal and presented him with non-papers outlining USG positions. Mofadal promised to pass the information to the delegates attending the NAM conference in [...]	2006-09-12 12:15:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC UNGA SU CU IR
06KHARTOUM2193	SUDAN: ATTENDEES FOR UNGA [...] (SBU) In a September 11 phone call with Poloff, MFA Acting Deputy Director for the Americas Magdi Al Mofadal provided a list of Sudanese delegates to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). This list supersedes the one provided in Ref A. 2. (SBU) The following delegates will attend t [...]	2006-09-12 12:18:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OVIP OTRA UNGA SU
06KHARTOUM2201	FIGHTING RESUMES IN NORTH DARFUR AS NRF CAPTURES UM SIDIR [...] (SBU) UN sources report that on September 11, National Redemption Front (NRF) forces attacked and recaptured Um Sidir, 90 km north of El Fasher. In reprisal for the NRF attack, on September 12, Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) initiated bombing of Um Sidir and Hashaba North. It is believed that SA [...]	2006-09-12 15:21:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM2223	DARFUR - WEST DARFUR SITUATION REPORT [...] (U) USAID Darfur Field Office (USAID/DFO) staff traveled to El Geneina, West Darfur, from August 19 - 21, 2006. The field officers re-established contacts with partner agencies, assessed humanitarian needs for internally displaced persons (IDPs),and discussed anticipated funding with implemen [...]	2006-09-14 12:23:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM2225	DARFUR - SOUTH DARFUR SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) Though security in South Darfur remains relatively stable, humanitarian organizations are anxious about the potential for increased insecurity as the dry season approaches. Decreasing security and increased fighting in North Darfur may already be affecting South Darfur. Additionally, p [...]	2006-09-14 13:05:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM2227	Juba: Laws Needed So Legislature Puts Off Anti-Corruption [...] (SBU) Summary. On September 6, the second session of the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly (SSLA) opened with speeches by Speaker James Wani Igga and Government of Southern Sudan President Salva Kiir. While Kiir's speech officially kicked off the 200-day plan (septel),James Wani Igga focu [...]	2006-09-14 14:20:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR SU
06KHARTOUM2239	UN SECURITY UPDATE FOR NORTH DARFUR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNDSS highlighted ongoing SAF operations in areas to the north and southwest of El Fasher. It estimated the overall security environment in those areas as unpredictable, and advised humanitarian agencies to exercise caution when operating in those particular locales. END SUMMA [...]	2006-09-14 15:40:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM2254	DARFUR - NORTH DARFUR SITUATION REPORT [...] (U) Beginning in May 2006, inaccessibility sharply increased in much of North Darfur for humanitarian workers. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has estimated that fighting and insecurity have displaced approximately 25,000 individuals since June. USAID reports [...]	2006-09-17 13:17:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF ASEC PGOV PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM2276	DARFUR CONFERENCE REQUIRES COORDINATED [...] (SBU) At a working-level meeting of the Darfur Partners Group on September 17, representatives of the USG, UK, Netherlands, Canada, France, Norway, Italy, and EU agreed that significant preparatory work with the non-signatories of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) is needed at the local level p [...]	2006-09-18 13:58:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO SU
06KHARTOUM2280	SPLM Supports UN, Plans a Way Forward [...] (SBU) During a meeting of the Sudan Peoples' Liberation Movement (SPLM) Political Bureau, held in Juba on September 14-16, the party announced its unconditional support for UN troops in Darfur and developed an eleven- point plan to move the process forward. The plan includes meeting with all r [...]	2006-09-18 15:34:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS KPKO UN SU
06KHARTOUM2281	GoSS Avian Influenza Response Still Slow, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) continues to demonstrate a lack of urgency, coordination, and capacity in dealing with the Juba avian influence (AI) H5N1 outbreak in poultry. One AI task force meeting has been held, led by the Ministry of Animal Resources and Fisheries [...]	2006-09-18 16:17:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KFLU TBIO PINR EAID SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM2288	VP TAHA UNYIELDING ON UN TROOPS, ANNOUNCES DARFUR [...] (SBU) Summary: During a September 18 press conference, Vice President Ali Osman Taha maintained the Sudanese government's complete rejection of UN intervention in Darfur, denied allegations of escalating violence, and announced the establishment of a Darfur interim authority. He also critic [...]	2006-09-19 10:56:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KPAO KPKO UN SU
06KHARTOUM2341	EC'S BARROSO TO UNDERLINE SUPPORT FOR AU [...] EC contacts confirm that EC President Jose Manuel Barroso and European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Louis Michel will arrive in Sudan on September 30. Barroso and Michel will travel to El Fasher the same day to meet with AMIS commanders and the humanitarian assistance com [...]	2006-09-25 12:04:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO PHUM AU EU SU
06KHARTOUM2348	Inauguration of El Fasher DPA Implementation Office [...] (U) SUMMARY: The El Fasher DPA Implementation Office opened officially on September 17. Fully staffing the Peace Secretariat, guiding its operation, and maximizing its potential role in facilitating implementation activities are challenges that must be confronted in the weeks ahead. END SUMM [...]	2006-09-26 06:05:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM2360	DARFUR FORUM PROMOTES DIALOGUE ACROSS POLITICAL SPECTRUM [...] (U) The Darfur Forum convened a "town hall" meeting on September 16 in El Fasher to promote dialogue and peaceful co-existence among all ethnic and political groupings in Darfur. More than four hundred persons attended the gathering, including prominent government officials, community leaders [...]	2006-09-26 06:55:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM2367	DARFUR - PRECEDENT-SETTING CASES OF RAPE PROSECUTION [...] (SBU) In the last five months, USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives (USAID/OTI) grantees assisted in prosecuting several potentially precedent-setting cases of rape in Darfur. The cases had positive outcomes; however, USAID cautions that these cases may represent anomalies, rather than a d [...]	2006-09-26 10:31:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU
06KHARTOUM2380	DESIGNATION OF DEFENSE ATTACHE FOR SUDANESE [...] (SBU) On September 27, CDA met with MFA on a number of issues, including the fact that post's new Defense Liaison Officer has been waiting approval of his entry visa for Sudan for more than four months. During the discussion, the MFA expressed interest in assigning a Defense Attache to the Su [...]	2006-09-27 15:31:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OFDP MARR SU
06KHARTOUM2384	NCP POLITICIANS: "CLOSE U.S. MISSION" [...] (U) During an annual conference of military conscripts on September 23, several pro-National Congress Party (NCP) politicians said that proposed UN intervention in Darfur was a ruse to steal Sudan's resources and called on the Sudanese government to close the U.S. Mission for violating Sudanese [...]	2006-09-27 20:06:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI EAID UN US SU
06KHARTOUM2409	SUDAN: MFA SAYS NO GUESTS, HIGH-LEVEL VISITS [...] (U) On October 1, Embassy Khartoum received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated September 30 regarding guests and visitors to Sudan. 2. (U) The text of the dip note (received in Arabic ) unofficial Embassy translation) is as follows: (Begin text) The Ministry o [...]	2006-10-01 15:51:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ODIP OVIP OTRA US SU
06KHARTOUM2419	EC'S BARROSO PUSHES FOR A UN FORCE IN BASHIR MEETING [...] (SBU) EC President Jose Manuel Barroso departed Sudan on the evening of October 1 after two days of visits in Khartoum and El Fasher. Barroso met with President Bashir for two hours on September 30, including a half hour one-on-one session; however, EC contacts reported Bashir did not budge on [...]	2006-10-02 14:20:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KPKO KPAO UN EU SU
06KHARTOUM2420	DARFUR - FIGHTING IN GEREIDA [...] (SBU) On September 29, unknown assailants attacked the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA)/Minawi faction based in Gereida, South Darfur. Despite hosting the largest concentration of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Darfur, the humanitarian impact of the attack in Gereida appears to be minimal a [...]	2006-10-02 14:32:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM2448	SUDAN: UPDATE ON SECURITY ASSISTANCE IN SOUTHERN [...] (SBU) Visiting Sudan Programs Group (SPG) Director Lauren Landis briefed a range of Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) officials on current and prospective U.S. security sector assistance during her September 28-30 visit to Juba. Landis' discussions with GoSS President Salva Kiir are reported [...]	2006-10-04 12:42:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PHUM KPKO SU AU

06KHARTOUM2469	ONGOING MILITARY ACTIVITY IN NORTH DARFUR [...] (SBU) In briefings to the humanitarian community in El Fasher and in separate conversations with Active Response Corps (ARC) Officer, the UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) provided updates regarding ongoing military confrontations between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Natio [...]	2006-10-10 04:44:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM2491	Scenesetter for Visit of SPE Andrew Natsios [...] (U) The following is a scene setter for the upcoming visit of Special Presidential Envoy to Sudan Andrew Natsios from October 13 - October 19, 2006. 2. (SBU) General Atmosphere in the Government -- The NCP has recently backed off on their continuing stream of bellicose rhetoric and acti [...]	2006-10-12 16:11:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SU
06KHARTOUM250	SPLA/SSDR CLASH IN THE UPPER NILE [...] (SBU) Senior UNMIS officials described to CG Juba a January 29 incident that occurred in the village of Ye, near Malakal, in the Upper Nile. The local SPLM Commissioner, who claimed to be accompanied by 2,000 SPLA troops (a figure that UNMIS doubts),embarked on what had theretofore had been [...]	2006-02-01 14:29:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS PGOV MOPS SU
06KHARTOUM251	CORRECTED: SPLA/SSDR CLASH IN THE UPPER NILE [...] (SBU) Senior UNMIS officials described to CG Juba a January 29 incident that occurred in the village of Ye, near Malakal, in the Upper Nile. The local SPLM Commissioner, who claimed to be accompanied by 2,000 SPLA troops (a figure that UNMIS doubts),embarked on what had theretofore had been [...]	2006-02-01 14:33:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS PGOV MOPS SU
06KHARTOUM2518	FORMER JANJAWEED IN SAF CLASH WITH SLA-MINAWI AND OTHER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A series of conflicts has erupted in El Fasher between former Janjaweed integrated into the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and both SLA-Minawi members and other SAF forces. These Janjaweed, who have been absorbed into the SAF Border Guard and Intelligence Forces, have looted marke [...]	2006-10-19 10:52:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO SOCI AU SU
06KHARTOUM2519	FOLLWONG DEFEATS, SAF MAY COUNTERATTACK IN NORTH DARFUR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Military confrontations along the Chad-Sudan border continue, as reports and troop movements indicate that the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) may imminently launch a counterattack against Justice and Equality (JEM)/National Redemption Front (NRF) rebels near Tina. The SAF suffered [...]	2006-10-19 10:52:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO MOPS AU SU
06KHARTOUM2539	Pronk Ejected, Europeans React Strongly [...] (U) The GoS terminated the mission of UN Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Jan Pronk on October 22 following statements Pronk made in his blog concerning recent military defeats in Darfur (reftel). In a letter from Foreign Minister Lam Akol to UN Secretary General (SYG) K [...]	2006-10-25 04:19:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UN SU
06KHARTOUM2547	Sudan MFA Requires Approval of FSN Dismissals [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent another diplomatic note placing restrictions on the activities of diplomatic missions. This diplomatic note states that every diplomatic mission, consulate, and international and regional organization must provide the Foreign Ministry with copies o [...]	2006-10-26 14:19:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OFDP AMGT APER ELAB SU
06KHARTOUM2550	SUDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PAMELA FIERST AND [...] (SBU) Embassy Khartoum welcomes and grants country clearance for Pamela Fierst, AF/SPG, and Phil Garrison, Oil Advisor to Juba, for the period of November 1 - 4, 2006, for the purpose of initial advisory support for the SPLM in support of CPA implementation. Due to security concerns and limita [...]	2006-10-26 14:59:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA EAID EPET PREL SU
06KHARTOUM2560	SUDAN: ALLEGED SAF ATTACKS OUTSIDE OF JUBA [...] (SBU) Summary: Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) sources say they have arrested 16 persons in connection with alleged Lord's Resistance Army (LRA)-related attacks near Juba that killed over 40 people in the last week. The Secretary General of the ruling Sudan People's Liberation SIPDIS [...]	2006-10-27 10:17:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MCAP SU
06KHARTOUM2563	Sudan Country Clearance Granted for COTR Ned Arcement [...] (SBU) Embassy Khartoum welcomes and grants country clearance for Ned W. Arcement, AF Contracting Officer's Technical Representative, to Sudan for a period of service to commence on October 28, 2006. Post notes that travel to Darfur by all employees under Chief of Mission authority, including Mr [...]	2006-10-29 05:02:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA EAID PREL SU
06KHARTOUM257	JUBA OPENS ITS FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a three-hour ceremony on February 1, a large gathering of influential southern Sudanese, supported by a large crowd, celebrated the official opening of the Nile Commercial Bank (NCB),the first institution of its kind in Juba. NCB was reportedly the brainchild of John Garang, [...]	2006-02-02 12:50:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV SU SA UG KE
06KHARTOUM2570	Sudan Country Clearance Granted for Tod Wilson [...] (SBU) Embassy Khartoum welcomes and grants country clearance for Tod Wilson, S/CRS DPA Signatories Advisor, to Sudan for a period of service to commence on October 30, 2006. Post notes that travel to Darfur by all employees under Chief of Mission authority, including Mr. Wilson, requires the a [...]	2006-10-29 13:56:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KCRS EAID PREL SU
06KHARTOUM2573	Sudan Country Clearance Granted for Mitchell P. Benedict [...] (SBU) Embassy Khartoum welcomes and grants country clearance for Mitchell P. Benedict, Political Officer, to Sudan on October 30, 2006, to attend talks sponsored by the League of Arab States and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development between the Transitional Federal Government of Somali [...]	2006-10-30 04:06:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL SU
06KHARTOUM2589	SUDAN: EDUCATION MINISTER ON POTENTIAL COOPERATION [...] (U) Summary: Sudan's Minister of General Education, Dr. Hamid Mohammed Ibrahim, told PAO during an Oct. 31 courtesy call at the Ministry that he favored greater cooperation between the United States and Sudan on educational issues. The Education Minister, who oversees the K-12 system in Sudan, [...]	2006-10-31 14:08:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO SCUL PREL PGOV SU
06KHARTOUM259	STARTING FROM SCRATCH IN SOUTHERN SUDAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: In courtesy calls on a dozen ministers of the GoSS, CG Juba has been impressed by the frankness of the ministers in describing the difficulties of making the broken institutions of Southern Sudan functional. Virtually every meeting begins with an inventory of what must be done b [...]	2006-02-02 13:52:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI EAID SENV SU
06KHARTOUM2602	DARFUR - PROTECTION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AN ENHANCED AFRICAN [...] (SBU) In anticipation of the transition in peacekeeping forces in Darfur either from the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) to a United Nations (UN) force or to an AMIS mission augmented by a package of assistance from the UN, USAID assessed AMIS's performance last year in the protection of [...]	2006-11-02 13:34:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU
06KHARTOUM2625	Darfur: NRF Press Release Claims Gov't has Transferred [...] (SBU) On November 1, Sudan Tribune, an online news service, posted a press release dated October 1, purportedly from the National Redemption Front, a grouping of Darfurian rebels that have not signed the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA),claiming that the Sudanese Government had transferred chemica [...]	2006-11-06 15:17:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM MCAP PGOV PHUM SU
06KHARTOUM2626	Darfur: Text of Wali Kibir Interview [...] (SBU) On November 5, the Sudan Vision daily published an interview of North Darfur State Wali (governor) Sayed Osman Yousif Kibir. In the interview, Wali Kibir reiterated the importance of the Darfur Peace Agreement, which he states does not need to be re-opened but rather supplemented to brin [...]	2006-11-06 15:28:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO PHUM PREF SU
06KHARTOUM2632	Bashir Calls for Commitment to National Unity [...] (U) SUMMARY: Sudanese President Omer Bashir addressed the opening of the third session of the National Legislative Council (the National Assembly and Council of States in joint session) on October 30, reiterating the government's commitment to implementing peace agreements reached with groups [...]	2006-11-08 07:21:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SU
06KHARTOUM2639	Sudan Compromise Possible on National Petroleum Commission [...] The National Petroleum Commission (NPC) has been mired since its establishment by an inability to agree on terms of reference. The SPLM also denied meaningful access to the existing oil contracts and consistent access to the fields to read the meters and investigate environmental concerns. T [...]	2006-11-08 11:46:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ECON EPET EINV ENRG SU
06KHARTOUM2642	U.S. INTERCEPTS SUDANESE FERRY [...] (SBU) The Sudanese Arabic daily "Al Shari Al Syasi" reported on November 3 that U.S. naval forces had boarded a Sudanese ship in the Red Sea. Post has confirmed the interception, which has been reported through other channels. The newspaper has ties to the National Islamic Front (NIF),thoug [...]	2006-11-08 13:22:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO EWWT MOPS PHSA PTER ASEC
06KHARTOUM2649	CONFIRMED DIFFICULTIES WITH THE DIPLOMATIC POUCH [...] (SBU) Background: In late September, the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) did not grant, as requested by post, appropriate paperwork to allow Post personnel to meet an airQft carrying a classified pouch. Compounding our problems, Air Egypt received instructions to forbid the USG cou [...]	2006-11-09 14:59:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PREL ADPM OFDP SU US
06KHARTOUM2654	OIL IN SOUTHERN SUDAN - THE STORY OF "CROOKS AND NANNIES" [...] (SBU) Summary: The history of oil exploitation in Sudan has been marked by northern domination, killings, displacement, community destruction, environmental degradation, arms purchases, and accusations of cheating on revenue sharing. To break with this legacy, the Government of Southern Suda [...]	2006-11-13 11:17:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ECON EINV EPET ENRG ET KE GE CH SU
06KHARTOUM2665	SOUTHERN SUDAN: TENSIONS OVER CONSTRUCTION OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Approximately 20 men armed with machetes, knives, and other weapons stormed the construction site of the new interim general headquarters for the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) November 11 and threatened expatriate staff. An SPLA soldier on site responded and called in [...]	2006-11-14 12:40:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ASEC MCAP SU
06KHARTOUM2666	SUDAN/UGANDA/DRC: PREPARATIONS FOR UN U/S EGELAND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs (USYG) Jan Egeland departed Juba November 12 for a meeting with Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) chief Joseph Kony on the Sudan-Congo border. Before the meeting, Egeland had expressed serious doubt about whether it would actually [...]	2006-11-14 13:02:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SOCI PGOV UN SU UG CG
06KHARTOUM2691	Sudan: Demarche on UN Country Specific Human Rights [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Chief delivered Ref A demarche to MFA Director of the Americas Abdel Rahman Sharfi on November 7; Charge Powers and Pol/Econ Chief subsequently delivered Ref B demarche to MFA Under Secretary Mutriff Siddiq on November 9. SIPDIS 2. (SBU) U/S Mutriff responded that UN countr [...]	2006-11-18 09:09:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PHUM PREL UN SU
06KHARTOUM2694	Sudan/Uganda/DRC: UN Humanitarian Chief Meets Head of [...] (U) SUMMARY: Lord's Resistance Army LRA rebel chief Joseph Kony pressed for the withdrawal of Ugandan forces from Southern Sudan during a brief meeting with UN Under Secretary General (USYG) Jan Egeland on November 12 at the village of Nabanga on the Sudan-Congo border. Kony refused Egeland's [...]	2006-11-19 08:29:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SOCI PGOV UN SU UG CG
06KHARTOUM2709	Darfur - UN USYG Egeland Warns of Worsening Situation [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite the strong efforts of the non-governmental organization (NGO) community and the commitment of the donor community, the humanitarian situation in Darfur is poised to deteriorate, according to Jan Egeland, UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Re [...]	2006-11-20 14:41:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PHUM PREF SOCI PGOV KAWC UN SU
06KHARTOUM2710	Government of Sudan Launches Military [...] (SBU) Summary: Sudanese armed forces, reinforced by air power and allied Arab janjaweed militia, have launched major attacks against rebels in the area of Birmaza in North Darfur from late October to the present. UN, AU, NGO, and press accounts report that scores of livestock were looted and [...]	2006-11-20 15:10:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM2721	DARFUR - INCREASED TENSION IN ABU SHOUK CAMP [...] (SBU) During the last five months, Abu Shouk - a 54,000 internally displaced person (IDP) camp on the outskirts of El Fasher, North Darfur - has been the scene of ethnic tension and clashes. Between November 12 and 15, UN agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) suspended humanitari [...]	2006-11-22 12:10:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU
06KHARTOUM2725	DARFUR: MFA CRITICISES U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY REMARKS [...] (U) Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Ali Al-Sadig described Special Envoy for Sudan Andrew Natsios' November 20 statements on Darfur as being "inappropriate and not serving to resolve the situation in Darfur." "We have no idea of the content of Plan A, never mind Plan B which he refers to [...]	2006-11-22 13:53:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM274	SOUTH SUDAN: MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Summary: CG Juba met with Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Minister of Regional Affairs Nhial Deng Nhial shortly before Nhial departed for Khartoum en route to Cairo as head of a GoSS delegation that includes the Ministers of Justice and Public Service, sent to investigate the killing [...]	2006-02-06 12:48:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EPET PINR SU
06KHARTOUM275	SOUTHERN SUDAN: MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF [...] (U) CG Juba met with GoSS Minister of Police and Security Daniel Awet on February 3 to review progress in establishing a functional police force in Southern Sudan, and re- establishing security. Awet began by discussing the structure of the police force in South Sudan. There will be a total [...]	2006-02-06 13:06:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINS KCRM ASEC EAID CG UG
06KHARTOUM2766	DARFUR: UPDATE ON RECENT ATTACKS [...] (SBU) The following timeline describes attacks in Darfur in the last week. It is based on information from the UN Department for Safety and Security (UNDSS) and Embassy reporting. -- November 28: SAF captured 16 vehicles and an undetermined number of fighters and weapons from the National [...]	2006-11-30 15:17:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS SU
06KHARTOUM2768	BASHIR PRESS FORUM [...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 27 press forum in Khartoum conducted via satellite, President Bashir emphasized that international forces in Darfur should remain under African Union (AU) command and that he considered the proposed "third phase" of UN support for the African Union Mission in Sudan [...]	2006-11-30 15:45:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPKO AU SU CD UN US
06KHARTOUM2771	Juba Roundup: GoSS Ratifies State Constitutions, Ignoring [...] (U) The following is a brief round-up of current issues from the Consulate General in Juba: --GoSS Goes Ahead with State Constitutions; --Minor SPLM Reshuffle Finishes with State Minister; --Penal Code Marks First Laws in Southern Sudan; --Juba Bridge Still Hanging On; and --Chinese Establi [...]	2006-12-01 03:51:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON SOCI PREL PINR SU
06KHARTOUM2772	Malakal Update: Ceasefire Holding [...] (U) Summary: A ceasefire in Malakal between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) appears to have held through December 1, although sporadic gunfire and looting continues. UN agencies and NGOs are providing initial humanitarian assistance, including assist [...]	2006-12-01 19:06:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS CASC EAID SOCI UN SU
06KHARTOUM2780	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR POLOFF NATHAN HOLT [...] (SBU) Nathan Holt, Embassy Khartoum Political Officer, requests country clearance to visit Embassy Nairobi for consultations with KUSLO on December 5. The purpose of the travel is to hold discussions with KUSLO, Kenya Department of Defense (KDOD) personnel, and representatives of the Sudan Peo [...]	2006-12-03 03:44:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL SU KE
06KHARTOUM2788	SUDAN - NEEDS ASSESSMENTS IN KASSALA STATE [...] (U) From November 5 to 9, the UN led a Joint Assessment Mission (JAM) to examine the food and non-food aid needs of Ethiopian and Eritrean refugees in Kassala State, eastern Sudan. For the first time, the JAM was carried out in conjunction with the UN World Food Program (WFP)-led Annual Needs [...]	2006-12-04 07:12:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU
06KHARTOUM2794	KHARTOUM NEC - STATUS OF CONTAINERS [...] (SBU) On December 4, CDA Hume met with the Deputy Director for the Americas at the MFA to raise the need for action by the Sudanese government to release construction materials for the New Embassy Compound (NEC) from customs at Port Sudan. OBO Project Executive Albertson and Management Counsel [...]	2006-12-05 08:06:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ABLD AMGT ASEC PREL US SU
06KHARTOUM2799	DARFUR: VIOLENCE INTENSIFIES IN EL FASHER [...] (SBU) Violence in El Fasher has intensified over the last 48 hours as 1,000 Janjaweed have entered the city, attacked the market, and clashed with forces aligned with the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM)/Minawi. According to Minawi, four of his men were seriously injured, though SLM contacts in [...]	2006-12-05 15:43:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO AU ASEC SU UN
06KHARTOUM280	Burundian President Visits Sudan [...] (U) After the end of the AU Summit, Burundian president Pierre Nkurunziza remained for an additional three days, January 27-29, to discuss bilateral issues. The main result of the visit was the establishment of a ministerial-level commission to discuss matters of mutual interest, focused on ed [...]	2006-02-06 16:52:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SU BY
06KHARTOUM2802	KHARTOUM - EAC MEETING ON POSSIBLE ATTACK ON EL [...] On December 5, 2006 an EAC meeting was held at Embassy Khartoum. Present were DCM, POL, MGT, RSO, PAO, CON, USAID, JLE and RAO. The subject was the threat of imminent attack on the capital city of North Darfur State, El Fasher by combined forces of SLA/M and NRF as a follow-up to recent ski [...]	2006-12-06 10:19:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PREL OPDP CASC SU
06KHARTOUM2804	Malakal Update: Fragile Calm Returning [...] (SBU) Summary: Malakal is returning to a fragile calm, with the possibility of violence still looming. The ceasefire is holding as of December 5, civilians are returning to the town, and humanitarian organizations are being encouraged to resume operations. The Sudan People's Liberation Army [...]	2006-12-06 11:19:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR MARR EAID SU
06KHARTOUM2808	DARFUR: JANJAWEED ATTACKS CONTINUE IN EL FASHER [...] (SBU) Summary: Janjaweed attacks in El Fasher continued throughout December 5 and 6. Between 1900 and 2300 hours, sporadic gunfire was heard around El Fasher. This resulted in two fatalities--a 15-year-old student and a police officer--and two injuries, both students. All victims were Zaghaw [...]	2006-12-06 15:19:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM2811	MINAWI COMMITTED TO DPA BUT PLEADS FOR [...] (SBU) During a December 7 meeting with ambassadors at the African Union Darfur Peace Agreement Implementation Office, Senior Assistant to the President and Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) leader Minni Minawi affirmed his commitment to the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA),but pleaded with the inte [...]	2006-12-07 15:38:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO AU SU UN
06KHARTOUM2812	CDA Addresses Darfur Crisis in Local Press [...] (U) In an interview with Arabic daily "Al-Sudani," the Charge d'Affaires addressed the Sudanese security apparatus' failure to stem the violence in Darfur, while also noting slight improvement in the humanitarian situation. The Charge noted that UN Security Council resolutions, such as Resolut [...]	2006-12-07 15:48:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF KPAO PHUM SOCI UN SU
06KHARTOUM2814	SUDAN: BRIEF BIODATA ON KHALIL IBRAHIM [...] (SBU) In response to Ref A, Embassy Khartoum offers the following information. 2. (SBU) Dr. Khalil Ibrahim Mohamed, Chairman, Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and Co-Founder of the National Redemption Front (NRF) -- Leader of a Peoples Defense Forces unit that took part in its operati [...]	2006-12-07 16:47:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PTER PREL US SU
06KHARTOUM2818	Sudan: Letter to Sec. Rice from FM Lam Akol on Guantanamo [...] (SBU) On December 6, Embassy Khartoum received a letter dated December 4 from Foreign Minister Lam Akol regarding the status of Guantanamo detainee Sami Mohy El din Mohammed Al Hajj, an Al-Jazeera cameraman. 2. (SBU) the text of the letter is as follows: (Begin text) I am writing to yo [...]	2006-12-07 20:34:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PTER US SU
06KHARTOUM2826	Darfur: Convoy Ambush and Helicopter Incident near Sirba [...] (U) On December 9 at approximately 1500, armed men ambushed a commercial truck near Sirba, 45 kilometers from El Geneina, capital of West Darfur State. UNDSS estimates cite 22 civilians killed, and 10 wounded by gunmen on horseback armed with RPGs and assault rifles. 2. (SBU) According to [...]	2006-12-11 09:10:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM2835	DARFUR: ABDUCTION OF AMIS STAFF IN EL FASHER [...] According to AMIS contacts, at 5:30 p.m. on December 10, unknown gunmen abducted Nigerian Major Adenyi Rak, Military Assistant to Deputy Head of Mission Ambassador Hassan Gibril, and a second AMIS staff member along with their vehicle approximately 300 meters from the residence of U.S. Militar [...]	2006-12-12 16:46:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS PHUM PREF AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM2836	DARFUR: CIVILIANS SHOT BY AMIS IN El GENEINA [...] AMIS contacts report that on the morning of December 10, mourners gathered at the burial of 15 people killed during the Sirba incident (reftel) assaulted members of an AMIS patrol observing the event. Shortly thereafter, the same mob burned down the El Geneina Civilian Police (CIVPOL) station [...]	2006-12-12 16:46:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS PHUM PREF AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM2847	UNPAID SPLA TROOPS RIOT IN JUBA [...] (U) Approximately 100 armed Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) troops marched from Gumbo to the Garang Memorial in Juba on the morning of December 15, demanding payment for back wages. Some 80 soldiers then surrounded the Legislative Assembly building and fired several shots in the air. On [...]	2006-12-15 11:00:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS ELAB ASEC SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM2863	DARFUR - VISIT OF THE USAID-OFDA DEPUTY DIRECTOR [...] From November 30 to December 2, USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) Deputy Director Greg Gottlieb and a team of USAID Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) field staff visited Nyala, South Darfur, to assess humanitarian conditions an [...]	2006-12-18 07:45:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU
06KHARTOUM2866	SUDAN: 2006 Country Reports on Terrorism [...] (SBU) Sudan remains a cooperative partner in the Global War on Terror (GWOT). The Sudanese government has been a strong ally in the war on terrorism, aggressively pursuing terrorist operations directly involving threats to U.S. interests and personnel in Sudan. Sudanese officials have indicat [...]	2006-12-18 14:52:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EFIN KCRM KPAO PTER KHLS AEMR
06KHARTOUM2869	DARFUR - NGO OUTLOOK BLEAK IN MEETING WITH SE [...] (SBU) On December 12, Special Envoy Natsios met with 11 members of the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) NGO Forum Steering Committee in Khartoum to solicit their perspectives on the humanitarian situation in Darfur. Oxfam, Help Age, Tearfund, the International Rescue Committee (IRC),Norweg [...]	2006-12-19 12:15:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI SU KHDP
06KHARTOUM2874	SULEIMAN JAMOUS STILL UNDER UN PROTECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Department has requested information regarding the status of Suleiman Jamous, former Humanitarian Affairs Coordinator for the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A) and an outspoken opponent of the Darfur Peace Agreement (Ref A). Jamous is currently living at a UN hospital [...]	2006-12-19 13:26:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PHUM PGOV CVIS
06KHARTOUM292	SOUTHERN SUDAN: Fighting in Jonglei State [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a meeting with CG Juba, Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Minister of Culture, Youth, and Sports John Luc Jok spoke about the recent fighting in the Jonglei area. The minister is from Jonglei state, and has been in contact with all the parties involved. According to Jok, on [...]	2006-02-07 17:43:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS PINR SU
06KHARTOUM2924	Sudan: No Progress on NEC Containers [...] (SBU) During a December 27 meeting with MFA Director of Americas Badawi al-Sanosi, Pol/Econ Counselor raised the matter of the detained containers pertaining to the New Embassy Compound (NEC),as in reftels. 2. (SBU) Al-Sanosi responded that he had tried several times to obtain an update fr [...]	2006-12-31 06:14:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OFDP ABLD AMGT ASEC US SU
06KHARTOUM316	ROUND ABOUT IN EL FASHER: CDA HUME GETS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CDA Hume traveled to El Fasher, Darfur, on February 4-5 to meet with the new AMIS Force Commander and his staff, and to gain their views on peacekeeping and humanitarian operations. The trip also sought to review resources in El Fasher available for hosting high-level delegati [...]	2006-02-09 16:09:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL KPKO AU SU
06KHARTOUM321	Southern Sudan: Overview of Southern Banking [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 8, officials at CG Juba met with the Governor of the Bank of Southern Sudan (BOSS) Elijah Malok Aleng Mayen, who is also Deputy Governor of the Bank of Sudan (BOS). Aleng explained that the BOSS, which began full operations on February 1, is a semi-autonomous depar [...]	2006-02-10 11:34:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON SU
06KHARTOUM324	Southern Sudan: Meeting with the Attorney [...] (SBU) On February 9, CG Juba met with Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Attorney General (AG) Majok Mading Majok for the three Equatoria states (Note: Bahr el Jebel is often called Central Equatoria and reportedly will be officially renamed in the near future. End note.). A holdover from [...]	2006-02-11 14:36:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SU
06KHARTOUM359	SUDAN GRAIN PRODUCTION ABOVE AVERAGE [...] (U) Summary: Production of sorghum, millet, and wheat is projected to be somewhat above average for 2006. The government has set a floor price of about USD 240 per metric ton for sorghum, but is not currently purchasing grain. The dislocation of the population because of the Darfur conflict [...]	2006-02-14 11:39:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR PGOV PREL EAID SU
06KHARTOUM394	FOUR TIMES A CHARM: PRESIDENT BASHIR VISITS [...] (U) Summary: On February 14, Government of National Unity President al Bashir paid a brief visit to Juba as part of a one-day swing through the South, including Bahr el Ghazal and Rumbek. Bashir addressed the population of Juba, promising to deal with the Lord's Resistance Army and provide v [...]	2006-02-15 09:19:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS MARR SU
06KHARTOUM396	FOUR TIMES A CHARM: PRESIDENT BASHIR VISITS [...] (U) Summary: On February 14, Government of National Unity President Omer Hassan Ahmed al Bashir paid a brief visit to Juba as part of a one-day swing through the South, including Bahr el Ghazal and Rumbek. Bashir addressed the population of Juba, promising to deal with the Lord's Resistance [...]	2006-02-15 11:30:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS MARR SU
06KHARTOUM407	SOUTHERN SUDAN: MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF [...] (U) Summary: On February 15, CG Juba met with Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Arthur Akuin Chol. Chol discussed the upcoming GoSS USD 1.5 billion budget, funded mostly through oil revenues, and the priorities for spending, beginning with the deve [...]	2006-02-16 09:17:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN EPET ECON EAIR EWWT EAID SU
06KHARTOUM479	MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND [...] (U) Summary: On February 20, CG Juba met with Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Dr. Martin Elia Lomuro. The Minister provided an overview of his ministry's capacity as well as his ambitious vision for the future. He described the irresponsible logging [...]	2006-02-23 16:16:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EPET PGOV EAID SU
06KHARTOUM480	BUDDING ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN SOUTH [...] (U) Summary: On February 17, CG Juba met with four representatives of the South Sudan Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (SSCCIA) to review efforts to build a business base in the South. They described the weaknesses of the private sector, including lack of capacity, absence of en [...]	2006-02-23 16:19:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PGOV EAID EAGR SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM481	MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF MINES, ENERGY AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 17, CG Juba met with Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Minister of Mines, Energy and Industry Albino Akol Akol and his Under Secretary Chuor Deng Mareng. They discussed the outdated inventory of mineral and energy resources that Southern Sudan controls. The Minis [...]	2006-02-23 16:22:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EPET PGOV EAID SU
06KHARTOUM482	POST MORTEM ON CONFLICT IN JONGLEI, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 17, CG Juba met with Gatkuoth D. Kuich, Member of the Southern Legislative Assembly from the Waat Constituency in Jonglei State, where fighting broke out between the SPLA and Nuer militia two weeks past. Kuich had traveled to the area and interviewed civilians, SPL [...]	2006-02-23 16:24:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS PINS SOCI PINR PHUM SU
06KHARTOUM483	CG Juba Round-Up [...] (SBU) AEC Visit: Assessment and Evaluation Commissioner Tom Vraalsen visited Juba and met with Riek Machar and the GoSS Minister of Finance, among others. He confirmed that the Government of National Unity had transferred a hefty sum from petroleum revenues into GoSS coffers, but the GoSS rem [...]	2006-02-23 16:27:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EFIN EPET TBIO SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM487	Southern Sudan: Meeting with GoSS President's [...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 21, CG Juba met with Presidential Advisors for Legal Affairs Paul Mayom and Gender Affairs Awut Deng. Mayom offered his views on GoSS priorities; following discussions ranged over alleged northern support of the Lord's Resistance Army, U.S. sanctions on Sudan, and th [...]	2006-02-25 14:21:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS MOPS PREL SU
06KHARTOUM497	MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF GENDER, SOCIAL [...] (U) Summary: On February 24, CG Juba met with Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Minister of Gender, Social Welfare and Religious Affairs (MGSW) Mary Kiden Wani, who is also one of four GoSS commissioners on the National Petroleum Commission (NPC). Wani briefly addressed the state of her mi [...]	2006-02-27 09:17:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EPET ECON SU
06KHARTOUM528	SOUTHERN SUDAN: MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 28, CG Juba met with GoSS Presidential Security Advisor Samuel Abu John to discuss SPLA reform, military force structure, and CPA implementation modalities. Abu John said that the GOSS realizes the importance of paying the SPLA, but is still trying to get good rol [...]	2006-03-01 10:17:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PINS PINR SU
06KHARTOUM571	DARFUR: SUDAN CONTINUES ALL-FRONTS CAMPAIGN [...] (SBU) Sudan continues its campaign against U.N. intervention in Darfur, with President Omar al-Bashir telling military academy graduates that the government was opposed to "foreign" troops in the region, but favored keeping the current African Union force. Foreign Ministry officials, however, [...]	2006-03-06 14:35:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KPKO UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM607	SUDAN - IRC CEASES HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS IN [...] (SBU) The IRC has decided to end cross-border operations from Eritrea serving the eastern enclave of Hamesh Koreib following government and UN-OCHA pressure. Samaritan's Purse, however, continues to work in the area. The SPLM is scheduled to depart Hamesh Koreib over the next three months, po [...]	2006-03-08 17:32:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM633	SPLA's Cirilo: JIUs Not Operational Anytime [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 4, CG Juba Officials met with Sudanese People's Liberation Army (SPLA) Brigadier General Thomas Cirilo, commander of the SPLA Joint Integrated Units (JIUs) and member of the Joint Defense Board (JDB). Cirilo said the JIUs still only exist on paper, and that the March [...]	2006-03-10 15:34:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR MOPS SU
06KHARTOUM721	PARTICIPANTS GIVE SOUTHERN SUDAN INVESTMENT AND [...] (SBU) Summary: A putative Southern Sudan investment conference in Nairobi March 14-16 scored well on quantity, but missed the qualitative mark. Most participants outside of the petroleum sector were there in search of contracts, not to invest, and those who had come to network with the top e [...]	2006-03-22 13:58:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON EPET PGOV SU
06KHARTOUM745	SUDAN: National Demining Authority Opens [...] (U) Sudan's Mine Action Authority opened with some fanfare in Khartoum on March 7. President Bashir, First VP Kiir, Defense Minister Hussein, and Humanitarian Affairs Minister Manibe all spoke to the crowd of 250 invited guests. The MNAA will oversee demining and ordnance disposal operations [...]	2006-03-24 12:19:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV MARR KHDP UN SU
06KHARTOUM814	RUMORS OF CORRUPTION, AND ITS COSTS: AN ANALYSIS [...] (SBU) Summary: Corruption remains an elusive subject in Southern Sudan, as it is easy to deny and difficult to prove. A weak media, the secretive instincts of the SPLM/A honed by two decades of war, and a flourishing rumor mill also make it difficult to winnow speculation from fact. Nonethe [...]	2006-04-02 13:50:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON KCOR EINV EFIN SU
06KHARTOUM819	UNMIS CONFIRMS HANDS-ON VERIFICATION OF SAF [...] (SBU) In the wake of declarations by senior GoSS officials that the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have violated the CPA timetable for withdrawal of its forces from the South, CG met with a UNMIS officials to discuss how UNMIS is tracking SAF withdrawal. They shared the following. 2. (SBU) [...]	2006-04-03 13:31:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR KPKO SU
06KHARTOUM823	MFA Convokes Ambassadors, GNU Outlines New [...] (U) Summary: The MFA has convened its ambassadorial corps for a conference to re-examine directions in Sudanese diplomacy. Senior government officials addressing the opening session noted the realities of the CPA, pressures from abroad, new leadership, the role of membership in international [...]	2006-04-04 09:06:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SU
06KHARTOUM825	Sudanese Gov't Inaction Prevents UN U/S Egeland [...] (SBU) On April 3, the Sudanese government denied permission for UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs Jan Egeland to travel to Nyala and Khartoum. According to World Food Program Flight Operations Coordinator Nigel Sanders (protect),the Sudanese government did not respond to a [...]	2006-04-04 11:20:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI AL US SU
06KHARTOUM832	LEGAL AFFAIRS MINISTER TAKES AIM AT KHARTOUM [...] (SBU) During a meeting with CG and USAID staff, a frustrated GoSS Minister of Legal Affairs Michael Makwei listed areas in which Khartoum had violated the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),or taken actions inimical to maintaining cordial relations with the South. Makwei cited examples of h [...]	2006-04-04 14:17:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL EFIN SU
06KHARTOUM849	SPLM POLITBURO MEETS IN RUMBEK [...] (SBU) Summary: The SPLM Politburo met in Rumbek from April 2 to 5 to discuss the internal organization of the party, select officials for unfilled slots, and debate policy options. The meetings were reportedly more cordial than expected. CG Juba was in Rumbek at the time and picked up the [...]	2006-04-06 15:31:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL PINS SU
06KHARTOUM852	Sudan: The NGO Act Passed [...] (SBU) On March 16, the President signed the Organization of Humanitarian and Voluntary Work Act. The NGO Consortium has indicated that it plans to challenge the law in the Constitutional Court. The UN also plans to offer technical assistance in implementing the law to help minimize the negati [...]	2006-04-07 10:55:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID PREL PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM924	Sudan/Iran: President Bashir to Visit Tehran [...] (U) This is an action request - see para 4. 2. (SBU) On April 15, the government-operated Khartoum Sudanese Media Centre stated that President Bashir plans to visit Iran on April 24. The report, carried by numerous Arabic daily newspapers on April 15-16, noted that the visit would involve [...]	2006-04-17 10:11:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM KNNP IR SU
06KHARTOUM942	Southern Sudan: Unidentified Militia Menaces [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The SPLA force commander in Pochalla told a WFP security officer that an unknown militia group attacked a small village between Akobo and Pochalla on the Ethiopian border on April 12. According to the commander, the group looted and occupied the village for three days and then [...]	2006-04-19 09:11:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR PREF SU
06KHARTOUM949	SUDAN/Humanitarian obstruction: Charge's call [...] (SBU) In a heated meeting with Humanitarian Affairs Commissioner Hassibo, Charge and USAID Farnsworth raised the new NGO law, Egeland, NRC, fuel and the SOFA. Charge noted the contrast between the constructive work being accomplished in Abuja (with the energetic help of the USG),and Sudan's [...]	2006-04-20 11:43:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID PREF PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM972	SUDAN/CHAD: FM Lam Akol Provides Chad-Sudan [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 23, Foreign Minister Lam Akol briefed the diplomatic corps on the state of Chad-Sudan bilateral relations. He outlined the events of the past several months, stating that Chad had made a series of statements and taken several actions that were not supported by evidenc [...]	2006-04-24 11:44:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CD SU
06KHARTOUM981	Southern Sudan: Cattle Rustling Season Precedes [...] (U) SUMMARY: The end of dry-season migration in Jonglei has led to a series of cattle raids targeting herders throughout the state. Cattle rustling is common in Southern Sudan, especially at the end of the dry season when water is the most scarce and herds must travel the furthest. The SPLA [...]	2006-04-25 10:17:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC SOCI MOPS SU
06KHARTOUM986	Southern Sudan: Cell Licensing First, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Under Secretary for Communications and Postal Services Elijah Biar Kuol told Acting Consul General Juba (A/CG) that the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) could no longer wait for a resolution in the fight over their right to issue telecommunication licenses (reftel). Kuol sa [...]	2006-04-25 13:57:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECPS ECON SU
06KHARTOUM987	Southern Sudan: Civil Service Almost Ready [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The long awaited civil service reform in Southern Sudan will be complete within the next few weeks, according to the newly appointed Under Secretary at the Ministry of Labor, Public Service, and Human Resource Development. Under Secretary Mark Zangabeyo told Acting Consul Gene [...]	2006-04-25 13:58:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ELAB SU
06KIEV1039	UKRAINE: CENTRAL ELECTION COMMISSION CHAIRMAN ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Central Election Commission (CEC) Chairman Yaroslav Davydovych told Charge March 16 that Ukrainian authorities were working hard to address the organizational concerns that have arisen regarding the administration of March 26 elections, specifically staffing of polling station [...]	2006-03-16 15:51:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM
06KIEV1051	Ukraine's TIP Prosecution Numbers Up, But Most [...] (SBU) Summary: From 2003 to 2005, convictions for trafficking in persons (TIP) have increased from 29 to 85 a year, but only a third of the convicted traffickers were given jail time. The structure of the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) and its reluctance to specialize suggests that convic [...]	2006-03-17 12:35:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM SMIG PREF
06KIEV2166	UKRAINE: CODEL BLUNT'S 5/29 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) During a May 29 meeting with CODEL Blunt, President Yushchenko characterized Ukraine's economic growth as "strong" and predicted that a new Orange coalition government would be formed "in a couple of days." Negotiations over top leadership positions had begun May 29 and should be complet [...]	2006-06-05 09:55:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI PREL ECON CASC KOCI
06KIEV341	UKRAINE: BILATERAL COORDINATION GROUP TALKS: [...] (SBU) During Bilateral Coordination Group talks January 24, the U.S. side raised the year-long inability of the Embassy to dispatch diplomatic pouches by air given a Ukrainian law requiring x-ray inspection. 2. (SBU) As Acting Chair for the U.S. side, EB A/S Tony Wayne noted that the Ukrain [...]	2006-01-26 10:26:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ADPM ADCO PREL KREC ASEC KRIM UP
06KIEV346	UKRAINE: GOU TELLS A/S WAYNE OF CONTINUED IPR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs E. Anthony Wayne met on January 24 with Acting Minister of Education and Science Borys Zhebrovskiy and other GOU officials involved in intellectual property (IPR) rights protection. A/S Wayne told the officials that, [...]	2006-01-26 13:22:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR ETRD UP
06KIEV363	UKRAINE: PSI SHIPBOARDING NEGOTIATIONS - U.S. [...] (SBU) We provided the U.S. response to Ukrainian views on the draft text of the PSI Shipboarding Agreement, with accompanying Ukrainian language translation, to MFA Arms Control Department Counselor Ruslan Nymchynsky January 27. Nymchynsky promised to study our views, provided in the form of n [...]	2006-01-27 14:47:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL UP

06KIEV368	UKRAINE: BILATERAL COORDINATION GROUP TALKS: [...] (SBU) Summary: In the final session of the January 24 Bilateral Coordination Group talks, the Ukrainian side reviewed GOU judicial reform and anti-corruption efforts and pledged to respond soon to OPIC's urgent request for resolution of the issues stemming from OPIC's payment of a $17-million [...]	2006-01-28 08:08:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PREL KCRM UP
06KIEV374	UKRAINE: BILATERAL COORDINATION GROUP TALKS: TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: In Bilateral Coordination Group (BCG) talks January 24, EB A/S E. Anthony Wayne said restoration of Ukraine's access to the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) was due to the GOU's good work on amending the optical disc law and implementing the new legislation. GOU official [...]	2006-01-30 09:38:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KIPR PREL UP
06KIEV3758	UKRAINE: RADA ROLLS BACK UTILITY PRICES, BUT WILL IT [...] (SBU) Summary. The Verkhovna Rada (parliament) on September 22 overrode an April presidential veto to pass a law rolling back residential natural gas and electricity prices to January 1, 2006 levels and putting a moratorium on future increases. The law, if it comes into effect, would cancel [...]	2006-09-29 13:30:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG PGOV PREL RS TX UP
06KIEV386	UKRAINE: Gas Pipeline Technical Capabilities [...] (SBU) Summary. Post met with Ukrainian technical experts at Naftohaz and UkrTransGaz following the January 1-3 gas shut-off to learn operational aspects of the gas crisis. Interlocutors provided background on the gas system's capabilities and parameters, and in detail described on which lines [...]	2006-01-30 15:12:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG RS UP
06KIEV3865	UKRAINE: SUPREME COURT RULES AGAINST PROPORTIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary. The Commercial Chamber of Ukraine's Supreme Court ruled on October 3 in favor of a lower court's finding that mobile phone operator KyivStar's shareholders are entitled to equal representation on the company's Board of Directors, regardless of how many company shares each share [...]	2006-10-05 10:37:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV RS UP
06KIEV3933	UKRAINE: Rada Reviews Natural Gas Sector; Allows Price Rise [...] (SBU) Summary. The Verkhovna Rada (parliament) reviewed on October 4 the preliminary results of its investigatory commission on NaftoHaz and the natural gas sector. The commission reported multiple instances of mismanagement, malfeasance, and possible criminal acts within state-owned oil and [...]	2006-10-13 11:45:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG PGOV SOCI RS UP
06KIEV404	UKRAINE ADOPTIONS: YUSHCHENKO SIGNS LAW ON [...] (U) SUMMARY: On Tuesday January 31, President Yushchenko signed the law giving interim adoption authority to the National Adoption Center (NAC),clearing the way for prospective adoptive parents to process their adoptions to conclusion. The NAC has a plan in place to prioritize appointments [...]	2006-02-01 09:52:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC CVIS KOCI PREL PGOV UP
06KIEV480	UKRAINE: LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS PREPARE [...] (SBU) Summary: In preparation for Ukraine's March 26 parliamentary elections, the independent Committee of Voters of Ukraine (CVU) and the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission recently held briefings on their findings and plans. The CVU noted that while there some abuse of administrative r [...]	2006-02-03 16:25:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV
06KIEV481	UKRAINE: THIRD ELECTION ROUNDTABLE [...] (SBU) Summary: At an Ambassador-hosted roundtable discussion January 25, NGO representatives felt that the recent gas and government crises could hurt ex-PM Tymoshenko in the elections. One observer expressed doubt that a Rada majority coalition would be formed after the March 26 elections, [...]	2006-02-03 16:26:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV
06KIEV521	UKRAINE: PROSECUTOR GENERAL SEES LIMITED ROLE IN [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador recommended to Prosecutor General Oleksandr Medvedko on 3 February that he create administrative divisions devoted to anti-money laundering (AML) and to fighting trafficking in persons (TIP). In both areas, Medvedko deflected blame for the low level of convictions b [...]	2006-02-07 15:41:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN
06KIEV574	Ukraine: Energizing GUAM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Foreign Ministry acknowledges GUAM (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Moldova) is not yet a functioning regional organization, but is committed to getting Ukraine's house in order on the issue first, and then energizing GUAM. Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia are in agreement on h [...]	2006-02-13 13:23:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL GUAM
06KIEV589	UKRAINE: PRE-ELECTION PROVINCIAL SNAPSHOT: [...] (SBU) Summary: The north-central province of Chernihiv offers a snapshot of the changed Ukraine and of the fluid political dynamics between the 2004 Presidential contest and the upcoming March parliamentary (Rada) and local elections. In 2004, Chernihiv witnessed heavy administrative resource [...]	2006-02-14 13:10:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV
06KIEV656	UKRAINE: FOURTH ELECTION ROUNDTABLE [...] (SBU) Summary: At an Ambassador-hosted roundtable on the March 26 Rada (Parliament) and local government elections February 14, NGO representatives felt that while most voters were aware of the shift to elections based on party lists, this awareness dropped off significantly in rural areas. N [...]	2006-02-17 14:33:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM
06KIEV718	UKRAINE/GUAM: ENERGIZING GUAM MEMBER STATES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) EUR/ACE FSA Director in December 2005 advised GUAM Embassy representatives that the USG would not wish to continue funding the U.S.-GUAM framework project or supporting GUAM Secretariat development unless member states themselves f [...]	2006-02-21 16:37:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV GUAM
06KIGALI1013	DEMOBILIZATION AND REINTEGRATION OF EX-COMBATANTS [...] (U) A Joint Partner Implementation Support Mission of the partners of the Multi-Country Demobilization and Reintegration Program (MDRP) for the Great Lakes regions held a three day conference in Kigali 4-6 October to review and assess the progress made in implementing the program and key compl [...]	2006-10-18 06:05:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP PREL MONUC CG RW
06KIGALI1014	DEMOBILIZATION AND REINTEGRATION OF EX-COMBATANTS [...] (U) A Joint Partner Implementation Support Mission of the partners of the Multi-Country Demobilization and Reintegration Program (MDRP) for the Great Lakes regions held a three day conference in Kigali 4-6 October to review and assess the progress made in implementing the program and key compl [...]	2006-10-18 06:05:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP PREL MONUC CG RW
06KIGALI1017	GOR ON TRACK TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY [...] (U) On 17 October Rwandan Justice Minister Tharcisse Karugarama held a press conference to announce a "nation wide debate" on the abolishment of the death penalty in Rwanda. Although it has not been implemented since 22 genocidaires were shot by firing squads in 1997, the subject has been a k [...]	2006-10-19 16:03:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KJUS
06KIGALI1047	FIRST TIFA COUNCIL MEETING IN KIGALI [...] (U) Summary. Deputy United States Trade Representative Ambassador Karan Bhatia led the USG delegation to the first-ever Trade and Investment Council Meeting held in Kigali on October 31. Discussions covered such topics as the WTO DOHA round of negotiations, AGOA and bilateral trade, trade c [...]	2006-11-03 11:22:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD PREL RW
06KIGALI1063	MAYOR PRESENTS HER VISION FOR KIGALI [...] (U) Summary. On 3 November Kigali City Mayor, Dr. Aisa Kirabo Kacyira, briefed diplomatic corps and a small group of stakeholders on her strategic vision for the city. Kacyira presented her municipal government's mission, to make Kigali "a safer, cleaner, more competitive modern city with exp [...]	2006-11-07 08:19:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ECON RW
06KIGALI1125	RWANDAN RESPONSE TO FRENCH JUDGE'S ARREST WARRANTS [...] (U) In response to press reports that a French judge had requested arrest warrants for nine senior GOR officials allegedly involved in the downing of the Juvenal Habyarimana presidential jet on April 6, 1994, the GOR on November 21 formally denied its officials' involvement. "There is no ba [...]	2006-11-22 16:11:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KAWC RW
06KIGALI1142	THE FRENCH LEAVE RWANDA [...] (U) Twenty-five French Embassy and other official personnel left Kigali on 27 November at 19:00 local time via a Rwandair Express flight to Entebbe. The atmosphere was somber in the airport VIP lounge, the French said final good-byes, took photos and shared chocolate. There was no press and [...]	2006-11-28 16:01:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC KAWC PREL FR RW
06KIGALI1143	MEETING WITH GOR ON MCC THRESHOLD PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador and AID Director met on November 21 with Ambassador Sezibera and other GOR staff on the just-announced Millennium Challenge Corporation Threshold program. Sezibera pronounced the GOR committed to a successful program, and anxious to get to work with mission and MCC [...]	2006-11-28 16:04:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL RW
06KIGALI1163	SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS MEETING IN RWANDA [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOR convened its sixth annual Development Partners Meeting in Kigali on November 22 to 24. Sessions included presentations and discussions on such topics as economic growth, private sector development, agriculture, decentralization, aid policy, and governance. Donor gover [...]	2006-12-03 09:59:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID RW
06KIGALI1175	RWANDA: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Below is Embassy Kigali's submission of the 2006 Country Report on Terrorism. 2. (SBU) The Rwandan Government made efforts to combat terrorism financing and continued to increase its border control measures to identify potential terrorists. Rwanda has an intergovernmental counterterr [...]	2006-12-07 15:26:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM RW
06KIGALI1187	RWANDA WILL ROTATE ITS DARFUR TROOPS [...] (SBU) Action request. The GOR communicated its intent to rotate the three Rwanda Defense Forces (RDF) battalions in Darfur, Sudan with three new battalions. The diplomatic note (text below) indicates a desire for the USG to provide the airlift for the troop rotation "by the end of December 2 [...]	2006-12-12 15:09:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS NATO PREL SU RW
06KIGALI1199	MCC VISIT TO RWANDA A SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary. From December 10-12 a Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) delegation held an intensive round of meetings with GOR officials, local and international NGOs (including USAID partners),the private sector, the media, and heads of diplomatic missions in Kigali. The MCC team int [...]	2006-12-15 10:15:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID KMCA RW
06KIGALI1219	LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements (reftel),please screen the following Rwanda Defense Force (RDF) officer and report any derogatory information to post. Major Gatete Karuranga, Rwandan citizen, DOB 19650616, is scheduled to attend trainin [...]	2006-12-22 09:20:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PHUM PREL RW
06KIGALI180	MEDIA COVERAGE OF BIZIMUMGU TRIAL REFLECTS [...] (U) Summary: Local and international media provided mixed commentary on the Bizimungu verdict announced February 17 (reftel). While some lauded the long-awaited decision of the Rwandan Supreme Court as a positive development in Rwanda's judicial reform process and an example of the judiciary [...]	2006-02-23 15:39:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM RW
06KIGALI181	RWANDA SENATE ASSERTS AUTONOMY, SUMMONS MINISTERS [...] (U) Summary: On February 2 and 9, Internal Affairs Minister Christophe Bazivamo and Justice Minister Edda Mukabagwiza were summoned by the Senate to two public hearings to address questions on national security and judicial issues. Senators expressed concerns over serious human rights violat [...]	2006-02-23 15:59:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM RW
06KIGALI183	2006 SECTOR-LEVEL ELECTIONS: ORDERLY, HIGH VOTER [...] (SBU) Summary: The second phase of 2006 Rwanda local elections, conducted February 20 at the sector level, proceeded smoothly. Polling sites were easy to find and easy to access, and local National Electoral Commission staff appeared to follow established guidelines and procedures. Voters w [...]	2006-02-24 07:44:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM RW
06KIGALI221	SN BRUSSELS SUSPENDS OPERATIONS TO RWANDA [...] (SBU) Summary. SN Brussels, the only carrier flying directly from Rwanda to Europe, has suspended all flights to Rwanda until further notice. High-level diplomatic discussions regarding the three-day grounding (February 21-24) of an SN Brussels flight by the Rwandan Civil Aviation Authority ( [...]	2006-03-06 15:49:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PREL PGOV BE KY RW
06KIGALI267	STATUS OF RWANDAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION [...] (SBU) Summary. On 13 March, Ambassador met with Sylvie Zainabo Kayitesi, the Chairperson of the National Commission on Human Rights (NCHR),to present the 2005 Human Rights Report (HRR) and discuss the work of the NCHR. Ambassador Arietti discussed the importance the USG places on the respect [...]	2006-03-20 08:45:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM RW
06KIGALI277	AMIS RE-HAT AND 3RD PROTOCOL DEMARCHES TO GOR [...] (SBU) On 21 March, poloff delivered demarche and talking points (ref A) to Augustin Rutikara, America's desk officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Rutikara was noncommittal when asked if the GOR would remain in Darfur if and when it becomes a UN mission. He acknowledged the questionable [...]	2006-03-23 13:40:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI AORC ICRC PHUM PREF SZ SU RW
06KIGALI283	AJELLO VISIT TO RWANDAN DEMOBILIZATION CENTER [...] (U) Summary. On 17 March Ambassador Aldo Ajello, EU Special Envoy for the Great Lakes, visited Mutobo Demobilization and Reintegration Center. Poloff accompanied the EU delegation to a special site visit set up by the Rwanda Demobilization and Reintegration Commission (RDRC) to introduce Ajell [...]	2006-03-24 12:12:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PGOV PREL CG RW
06KIGALI285	SOF TRAINING FOR RDF [...] (SBU) United States Embassy, Kigali country team supports and welcomes a United States European Command-funded, Special Operations Command, Europe (SOCEUR) military-to-military programmed, Psychological Operations (PSYOPS) training course to be conducted in Rwanda in July 2006. The purpose of t [...]	2006-03-27 14:44:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO MOPS PREL RW
06KIGALI291	GOR Discusses Human Rights Report, Promises [...] (SBU) Summary: During a candid meeting March 22 with Ambassador and Embassy poloffs and PD officer on the 2005 Human Rights Report, senior GOR officials raised several issues, including what they characterized as the report's accusatory tone and lack of context. Officials also voiced concern [...]	2006-03-29 10:12:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS RW
06KIGALI393	Catholic Church of Rwanda Supports Gacaca, [...] (SBU) Summary: During an April 11 meeting with the Papal Nuncio, Ambassador brought up a recent note verbale from the Vatican that criticized gacaca (ref A). Ambassador noted that he is aware of concerns that gacaca is not serving the purpose for which it was created and that the GOR, itself, [...]	2006-04-26 18:04:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KDEM KJUS RW
06KIGALI410	GOR DEMARCHED ON UN HRC AND AU MISSION IN SUDAN [...] (U) On 28 April, DCM delivered the talking points from refs to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Secretary General Amandin Rugira. 2. (SBU) Rugira said he was aware of the reported lack of response by African Union forces in close proximity to attacks on civilians in Darfur. He s [...]	2006-05-02 10:34:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR NATO PARM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SOCI EUN
06KIGALI411	Ambassador Urges GOR to Publicly Respond to [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador met April 21 with the recently appointed Minister of Internal Security to discuss bilateral cooperation on security, human rights, and democracy. He urged the Ministry to investigate and publish its findings in response to each reported incident of alleged police hara [...]	2006-05-02 14:56:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM KJUS RW
06KIGALI428	UN DRC Sanctions Committee Group of Experts [...] (SBU) Summary: During its visit to Kigali April 20-29, the UN DRC Sanctions Committee Group of Experts briefed Embassy on the focus of its current mandate and its challenges in the region. The experts highlighted the need for tighter immigration control at the DRC border, a GDRC mechanism fo [...]	2006-05-08 11:42:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR KPKO ETTC RW
06KIGALI445	RWANDANS IN BURUNDI: ASYLUM SEEKERS BEGIN RETURNING [...] (U) In an 8 May meeting with poloff, UNHCR External Relations Officer Beatriz Garcia reported that the flow of Rwandans departing for Burundi has stopped and that there are unconfirmed reports that several hundred Rwandans have left northern Burundi and returned to southern Rwanda. UNHCR has [...]	2006-05-10 17:17:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL UNHCR RW BY
06KIGALI540	RWANDAN CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS MEET WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: During a May 24 meeting with prominent local civil society leaders, Ambassador expressed U.S. support of the role of civil society in Rwanda, stressing the critical balance it brings to government decision- making. Civil society leaders discussed their goals, successes, and in [...]	2006-06-06 09:22:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KDEM RW
06KIGALI579	TRIPARTITE PLUS SUB-COMMISSION STRENGTHENS FUSION [...] Summary: The U.S.-facilitated Tripartite Plus Sub- Commission on Security and Defense met in Kigali May 26-27 to discuss ways to enhance the operational effectiveness of the Tripartite Fusion Cell (TFC) and to develop a consolidated "most wanted" list to submit to the Tripartite Plus Council [...]	2006-06-19 16:28:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR ETTC PTER PINR RW
06KIGALI716	MILITARY PROSECUTOR DISCUSSES HIGH PROFILE CASES [...] (U) Summary. On 19 July poloff met with Major Christophe Bizimungu, Rwandan Defense Force (RDF) Chief Prosecutor, to discuss the status of three high profile cases currently being handled by his office. Bizimungu presented a detailed case against Colonel Patrick Karegeya, former head of the [...]	2006-07-21 10:47:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KAWC KJUS PGOV RW
06KIGALI790	'UMUCO' EDITOR BONAVENTURE BIZUMUREMYI REFUSES [...] (U) SUMMARY. More than one week after being served with a summons to be questioned by the criminal investigation division of the Rwandan National Police, Bonaventure Bizumuremyi, editor of the Kinyarwanda language fortnightly 'Umuco,' remains unwilling to appear for questioning and is on the r [...]	2006-08-14 11:41:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM RW
06KIGALI836	KIGALI'S NEW MAYOR BANS MOTORCYCLE TAXIS [...] (U) Kigali city residents awoke on Monday, August 21 to an odd sight in central areas of the city: the complete absence of motorcycle taxis plying their trade on busy thoroughfares. The Kigali City Council, led by its new Mayor, Aisa Kirabo Kacyira, banned commercial motorcycles (termed "bod [...]	2006-08-29 16:25:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM RW
06KIGALI854	CHINESE DELEGATIONS VISIT KIGALI [...] (U) Two Chinese delegations visited Kigali the week of August 28. A Communist Party delegation, led by Wu Guanzheng, Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, conducted closed-door discussions with the Secretary General Francois Ngarambe and other RPF [...]	2006-09-01 16:35:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID RW
06KIGALI887	EMBASSY - GOR ROUNDTABLE: RULE OF LAW IN RWANDA [...] (SBU) Summary. As part of a continuing dialogue on human rights, the Mission met with senior Rwandan officials to discuss the Rule of Law in Rwanda. Discussions focused chiefly on the role of the judiciary, procedures for redressing police abuses, and the role of the Ministry of Justice in [...]	2006-09-14 09:47:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM RW
06KIGALI945	RWANDA DECIDES NOT TO ROTATE TROOPS TO DARFUR [...] (SBU) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Rosemary Museminali called Ambassador the afternoon of September 28 to convey the Rwandan cabinet's decision that its troops currently in Darfur will remain for three months (until December 31); they will not/not rotate before then. There may be a [...]	2006-10-02 05:48:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MASS RW
06KIGALI976	MCC SCORECARD DELIVERED TO RWANDAN GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-10 05:28:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL RW
06KIGALI984	ANALYST BRIEFS WORLD BANK PROGRAM ON FDLR [...] (SBU) Summary. On 6 October World Bank consultant Hans Romkema briefed diplomats and Bank employees on the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR). He described the FDLR, estimated at 8,000 ) 10,000, as deeply entrenched in North and South Kivu. Romkema described FDLR leadershi [...]	2006-10-12 11:13:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP PREL KPKO MONUC CG RW
06KIGALI988	RWANDA WILL VOTE FOR GUATEMALA [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-14 08:33:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNSC PREL RW
06KIGALI990	RWANDA-UGANDA JOINT PERMANENT COMMISSION MEETING A [...] (U) Summary. Ugandan and Rwandan officials held the seventh Joint Permanent Commission sessions in Kigali October 12-13. A communique pledged cooperation on a hosts of issues, including consular relations, defense, education and justice issues, crop and animal diseases, cross-border transpor [...]	2006-10-16 14:37:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD RW
06KINGSTON1051	KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: May 13 - May 30, 2006 [...] This week's topics: -- BOJ Reduces Interest Rates -- Prime Minister of Malaysia Visits -- Jamaican Company to Expand to the Caribbean -- Major Investment Project on the Horizon -- Cement Troubles Continue -- Public Sector Memorandum of Understanding (Finally) -------------- [...]	2006-05-30 14:58:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV PHUM ELAB KHIV JM
06KINGSTON1209	DEMARCHES DELIVERED REGARDING MDA AND THE ANNUAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-19 19:51:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC SZ JM
06KINGSTON1737	KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: August 22 - September 1, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-01 20:03:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV PHUM ELAB IDB KIPR JM
06KINGSTON1805	JAMAICA: DEBT AND ANEMIC GROWTH ENCUMBER [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-12 20:42:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV PINR SOCI IDB IMF JM XL
06KINGSTON1826	JAMAICA: POINTS DELIVERED OUTLINING KEY ELEMENTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-14 17:02:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PTER KPAO JA
06KINGSTON231	JAMAICAN ECONOMY SHOWING SIGNS OF RECOVERY [...] (SBU) Summary: Signs of recovery have started to emerge in the Jamaican economy following the devastation caused by Hurricane Ivan in 2004. Real GDP rose by 2.9 percent during the period from July to September 2005, reflecting robust growth in the productive sectors. Declining oil prices and [...]	2006-02-03 19:16:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN JM
06KINGSTON2328	JAMAICA: CDA'S MEETING WITH PERMANENT SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Summary: In a regular bimonthly meeting with GOJ Permanent Secretary Douglas Saunders, he and CDA discussed a range of areas of mutual interest. CDA, accompanied by econoff, delivered reftel talking points on the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI),the Millennium Challenge Corp [...]	2006-12-01 19:23:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ETRD EFIN KMCA OAS MARR MOPS JM XL
06KINGSTON45	KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: DECEMBER 23, 2005 - [...] This week's topics: -- Chinese "Aid" Pipeline Deepens -- Venezuelan "Aid" Also Deepens -- Fiscal Deficit Widens -- Remittances Remain Buoyant -- Income Tax Threshold to Increase -- International Arrests -- Jamaica - The World's Murder Capital ------------------------------ Chin [...]	2006-01-09 19:10:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV PHUM ELAB KHIV JM
06KINGSTON563	GOJ'S RESPONSE TO POTENTIAL US-CARICOM MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) March 16, Poloff delivered reftel talking points via facsimile to Joy Wheeler, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. On March 20, Poloff received a response from Karl Hamilton, Ministry of National Security, through Claudette Francis, Ministry of Foreign Affairs [...]	2006-03-21 14:55:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MASS OAS PARM PREL XL JM
06KINGSTON633	JAMAICA BRACING FOR STORMY INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS [...] (U) Summary: Jamaica is bracing itself for one of its most tumultuous years regarding industrial relations. With approximately 48 unresolved wage disputes carrying over from 2005 and with many contracts expiring in March, work stoppages may prove common in 2006. Already seen in the bauxite s [...]	2006-03-30 16:03:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN JM
06KINSHASA1025	DRC ELECTIONS: MORE THAN 13,000 CANDIDATES FOR [...] (U) The Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) announced June 22 the provisional list of candidates for the DRC's provincial legislatures. According to the CEI, 13,371 candidate dossiers were accepted for the 632 seats nationwide; 466 potential candidacies were declared inadmissible. The DRC's [...]	2006-06-28 14:34:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1033	DRC ELECTIONS: CAMPAIGN OFFICIALLY BEGINS [...] (U) The official campaign period for the DRC's presidential and legislative elections commenced June 29, marking the beginning of the final electoral phase before the country's July 30 elections. In total, 33 presidential candidates are running for office, as well as 9,709 candidates (from 213 [...]	2006-06-29 13:27:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1066	BELGIAN INTERNATIONAL RADIO COMES TO KINSHASA [...] (U) Summary: Belgian international FM radio now broadcasts to the world's second French-language city, Kinshasa. It competes with RFI, BBC, VOA and Africa No.1. Its success will likely depend upon its getting a reporter on the ground in the DRC. End Summary 2. (U) On June 26, Belgian Int [...]	2006-07-05 10:08:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECPS SCUL CG BE KPAO
06KINSHASA1067	MEDIA CAMPAIGN IN THE DRC'S ELECTION OFFICIALLY BEGINS [...] (SBU) Summary: The first, historic televised presidential debate, marking the June 29 opening of the official campaign, was a technical success, and it set an enviably moderate tone. Unfortunately, only two of the expected five candidates participated, and rather obscure ones at that. Elsewher [...]	2006-07-05 10:29:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CG KDEM KPAO
06KINSHASA1079	FDLR OFFICER SURRENDERS TO DDRRR IN NORTH KIVU [...] (SBU) According to MONUC Eastern Division internal reporting, the FDLR Auditeur Superior Militaire based in Walikale, North Kivu surrendered to MONUC on June 24. While he warned MONUC not to expect mass repatriation in his wake, he did encourage continued sensitization efforts via radio, le [...]	2006-07-06 11:32:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1080	NORTH KATANGA: THE WEAKEST SECURITY LINK IN THE [...] (SBU) Summary: The north Katangan region of Tanganyika, larger in size than North Kivu, South Kivu, or Ituri district but also volatile, is the final geographic piece of the eastern border of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Plagued by insecurity, Tanganyika nevertheless receives far [...]	2006-07-06 11:43:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1082	ECONOMICS ALONG THE UGANDAN BORDER: ITURI [...] (SBU) Summary. EconOff and PolOff visited the major towns of the troubled Ituri District in Eastern DRC - Bunia, Aru and Mahagi - May 6 through 10. As in the Grand Nord region of neighboring North Kivu, legal and illegal cross-border trade, the absence of national government control and a st [...]	2006-07-06 13:04:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EMIN PGOV CG UG
06KINSHASA1085	PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CLOSES FINAL [...] (U) President of the National Assembly Thomas Luhaka invoked "cloture," formally closing the final plenary session of the transitional National Assembly, on July 3. Two crucial pieces of legislation, the draft law on magistrates and the landmark legislation on sexual violence (septel) have b [...]	2006-07-06 14:47:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG
06KINSHASA1093	UN PROTECTION CLUSTER WORKS TO STABILIZE NORTH AND [...] (SBU) Summary: During a June 17-18 visit to Kalemie, Katanga, Poloff held meetings with humanitarian groups represented in the UN protection cluster, a newly formed channel for addressing violence against populations. The protection cluster in Kalemie faces particular challenges dealing wi [...]	2006-07-07 10:24:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PGOV KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1094	TANGANYIKA DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR SEEKS INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: In a June 17 meeting with Poloff, Tanganyika District Administrator Jean Rigobert Tshimanga decried the underdevelopment of the giant Katanga district, which is bigger than either South Kivu or North Kivu province. He described the major challenges the district faces in impr [...]	2006-07-07 10:40:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND PGOV CG
06KINSHASA1095	KATANGA CHILD SOLDIER DEMOBILIZATION HARDER THAN [...] (SBU) Two thousand and six children associated with armed groups in Tanganyika district, Katanga have gone through the disarmament, demobilization, and reinsertion (DDR) program since February 2003. According to the International Foundation for Education and Self-Help (IFESH) Kalemie office [...]	2006-07-07 10:44:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1119	MONUC BUKAVU BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON SOUTH KIVU [...] (SBU) Summary: During a June 16 visit to South Kivu, MONUC Bukavu Acting Head of Office Cheikh Bangoura and South Kivu Brigade Commander General Ahmed Maqsood briefed the Ambassador on the status of FDLR militia and the tactics used -- joint FARDC-MONUC operations and the DDRRR program -- to [...]	2006-07-12 08:15:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO MOPS CG
06KINSHASA1133	MONUC EFFORTS TO PREVENT TIP AND SEA SUCCESSFUL IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel A, Embassy Kinshasa reports that incidents of sexual exploitation and abuse by MONUC peacekeepers in the DRC are much reduced over previous years. Local press articles decrying MONUC's TIP and SEA track records have dropped sharply, indicating that MONUC is percei [...]	2006-07-13 15:29:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1154	BEMBA'S ACTIONS DON'T MATCH HIS RHETORIC [...] (SBU) A planned CODECO rally at Bukavu's town stadium on Monday, July 16 was the forum for a display of bullying by Vice President Bemba. Pierre Pay Pay, presidential candidate under the CODECO banner, had reserved the stadium for Monday's coveted 1300 time slot for a political rally. Befor [...]	2006-07-19 09:58:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELECTIONS CG
06KINSHASA1179	PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL NYAMWISI THROWS VOTES TO [...] (SBU) Presidential candidate Mbusa Nyamwisi confirmed in an interview July 23 with Radio France Internationale (RFI) that he was urging his supporters to vote for incumbent President Joseph Kabila. The interview confirmed growing speculation that the one-time RCD-K/ML rebel leader's lacklus [...]	2006-07-25 12:52:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1213	DRC ELECTIONS: THE DAY AFTER [...] (U) Summary: Despite some expected technical and logistical difficulties, coupled with isolated incidents of violence and intimidation in the Kasai provinces, the DRC's July 30 presidential and legislative elections were held in a largely calm and orderly fashion. Voter turnout nationwide appe [...]	2006-07-31 14:37:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1223	DRC ELECTIONS: BEMBA CLAIMING VICTORY ABSENT [...] (U) Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba has already begun claiming victory in the DRC's July 30 presidential elections, broadcasting purported results via television and radio stations he owns. Before polls even closed, the Bemba-owned station CCTV began reporting "results" from polling sites thr [...]	2006-08-03 12:00:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1231	DRC ELECTIONS: RUBERWA ALLEGES VOTE "MARRED BY [...] (U) Vice President Azarias Ruberwa and his party, the Rally for Congolese Democracy (RCD),alleged the DRC's July 30 presidential and legislative elections were "marred by irregularities." In a six-page statement released July 31 by the RCD's secretary general, the party lays out a series of a [...]	2006-08-03 16:33:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1238	DRC ELECTIONS: CIAT DISMAYED BY POLITICIZATION OF [...] (U) The International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) issued a declaration August 3 expressing its "dismay" over the "flagrant politicization" of the vote counting process after the DRC's July 30 presidential and legislative elections. The CIAT statement comes after a similar comm [...]	2006-08-04 13:57:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1239	DRC GOVERNMENT RAISES FUEL PRICES AGAIN [...] (U) The GDRC has raised fuel prices twice since May, following increases in the world market's oil price and a decline in the Congolese Franc's (CF) value. On August 3, the GDRC Ministries of Economy, Finance and Energy and members of the DRC Chamber of Commerce (FEC),agreed to increase the pr [...]	2006-08-04 14:48:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ETRD ECON PGOV CG
06KINSHASA1249	DRC ELECTIONS: AFRICAN OBSERVER MISSIONS GIVE [...] (U) Summary: Several African election observation missions have released their preliminary statements regarding the DRC's July 30 president and legislative elections. While noting the logistical challenges poll workers faced, most African missions declared the vote to have been conducted succe [...]	2006-08-07 15:18:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1250	RELIGIOUS GROUPS CONGRATULATE CONGOLESE ON [...] (U) In an August 5 statement, the leaders of five of the DRC's largest religious communities lauded the success of the July 30 elections. The statement was signed by Monsignor Pierre Marini of the Congolese Christian Church, Sheik Abd'allah Mangala of the Islamic Community, Monsignor Simon Nz [...]	2006-08-07 16:04:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA126	DRC ON UN REFORM [...] (SBU) In a January 23 meeting with Foreign Minister Raymond Ramazani, the Ambassador delivered reftel demarches on UN reform. Ramazani agreed in principle that the UN should be reformed to make it a more efficient organization. 2. (SBU) Ramazani asked about the USG position on the expansion [...]	2006-01-25 15:27:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KUNR PHUM ADCO CG UN
06KINSHASA1264	DRC ELECTIONS: AN INSIDE LOOK AT KINSHASA'S [...] (U) Summary: Following the enormous logistical challenge of organizing the DRC's July 30 presidential and legislative elections comes an equally daunting task: the collection, compilation and verification of tens of millions of ballots from some 50,000 polling stations nationwide. In Kinshasa, [...]	2006-08-11 07:55:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1267	DRC ELECTIONS: OBSERVATION IN THE KIVUS [...] (U) Summary: The July 30 elections saw high turnout among North Kivu's 2.5 million and South Kivu's 1.6 million registered voters. Reports from EmbOffs who served as observers in the east indicate that despite logistical and voter education problems, elections in the Kivus were generally w [...]	2006-08-11 10:40:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1270	OPPOSITION FIGURE LEAVES SOUTH AFRICAN EMBASSY [...] (SBU) Pastor Theodore Ngoy, a minor opposition figure who was jailed December 31 for "offending the president" (reftel A) and later "escaped" to the South African Embassy in Kinshasa where he took up residence March 2 (reftel B),finally left the embassy on July 30. Ngoy said the South Afri [...]	2006-08-11 14:11:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM CG
06KINSHASA1277	DRC ELECTIONS: WITH 46 PERCENT OF DISTRICTS [...] (U) As of August 14, 46 percent of the DRC's electoral districts have reported results from the DRC July 30 presidential election. In the 78 of 169 districts having announced results, incumbent President Joseph Kabila is leading Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba 55 to 17 percent. Nzanga Mobutu, [...]	2006-08-14 13:58:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1280	DRC ELECTIONS: RELIGIOUS GROUPS CALL FOR PEACE AND [...] (U) The National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) and the leaders of the five largest religious communities released August 12 separate statements congratulating the Congolese people for their maturity and calm during the July 30 election, and appealing to all Congolese to remain tolerant [...]	2006-08-14 17:07:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1293	DRC ELECTIONS: KABILA MAINTAINS LEAD WITH 60 [...] (U) Preliminary vote tallies from the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) through August 16 show 60 percent of the DRC's electoral districts have reported their presidential results. In the 101 of 169 districts having finished compiling ballots, incumbent President Joseph Kabila is leading [...]	2006-08-16 15:34:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1300	DRC ELECTIONS: KABILA LEAD SLIPPING BELOW 50 [...] (SBU) As of August 17, initial voting results from approximately 63 percent of the DRC's electoral districts show incumbent President Joseph Kabila's lead narrowing over Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba. According to the results posted from 107 of the 169 districts, Kabila leads Bemba 48.5 to [...]	2006-08-17 14:58:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1302	THREE TV STATIONS SUSPENDED AFTER BROADCASTS RAISE TENSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Three television stations were suspended from broadcasting August 17 by order of the High Media Authority (HAM). The three are state-owned RTNC1, the MLC-affiliated CCTV, and the religious station RTAE, all of which have been showing violent scenes, notably from the pillaging wh [...]	2006-08-18 10:37:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPAO CG
06KINSHASA1307	DRC HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP ISSUES REPORT ON [...] (U) Summary: The National Observatory for Human Rights (ONDH),one of the five "citizen institutions" of the DRC's transitional government, issued August 12 a report detailing its findings concerning campaign-related violence in the month leading up to the country's July 30 presidential and le [...]	2006-08-18 12:29:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA131	MLC VS. OLIVIER KAMITATU [...] (SBU) The intraparty battle within the MLC has now moved to the courts. Olivier Kamitatu, the former MLC Secretary General and current Speaker of the National Assembly, has filed suit against the MLC for expelling him from his party post and attempting to remove him as Speaker. Kamitatu's No [...]	2006-01-26 13:02:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1311	DRC ELECTIONS: KABILA, BEMBA MOVE TO SECOND ROUND [...] (U) The Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) announced the evening of August 20 official provisional results from the DRC's July 30 presidential election. According to CEI figures, incumbent President Joseph Kabila won 44.81 percent of the votes cast to Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba's 20.0 [...]	2006-08-21 09:17:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO ASEC CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1321	SITREP 6: STATUS OF OTHER KINSHASA MISSIONS [...] (SBU) Emboffs have contacted eleven Kinshasa diplomatic missions to determine their response to the current security situation in the diplomatic district, Gombe (reftels). Eight missions contacted - British, Dutch, Swedish, Japanese, Turkish, Chinese, Greek, and Belgian - reported being con [...]	2006-08-21 20:11:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1328	SITREP 12: STATUS OF OTHER KINSHASA MISSIONS [...] (SBU) The French Embassy remains on official lockdown status, while Belgian and German mission personnel have effectively done the same, remaining at their embassies overnight. The European Union, Canadian, and IMF missions have ordered their personnel to remain at their residences. The Dutc [...]	2006-08-22 10:42:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1331	SITREP 16: APPEAL FROM CIVIL SOCIETY FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) The Executive Secretary of Civil Society/Forces Vives, who is also the president of the civil servants' trade union, Mr. Naupess Kibiswa, called PAO at 10:15 GMT. He "begged" that the international community not start evacuating people from the DRC as a result of the fighting. To do so [...]	2006-08-22 13:17:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG

06KINSHASA1338	STREP21: EAC CONVENES [...] (U) The EAC convened at 0830 local time on August 23 to assess current security situation in Kinshasa, and discuss recommended next steps. All EAC members were present, and the Ambassador also attended the meeting. 2. (SBU) EAC members all reported that the situation in the central Gombe a [...]	2006-08-23 12:25:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC PGOV KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1339	SITREP 22: EMBASSIES, BUSINESSES REOPENING (8/23 [...] (SBU) Other Kinshasa missions - French, Belgian, British, Swedish - have resumed normal business on August 23. All report local staff arriving, and diplomats who spent the past two days at their embassies are being spelled by colleagues to allow them to go home and rest. The British Embassy [...]	2006-08-23 12:59:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1342	SITREP 25: KINSHASA REMAINS CALM (8/23 1700) [...] (U) As dusk falls in Kinshasa, observers are hopeful that relative calm will hold throughout the night and during the next days while political and military leaders continue working to resolve the conflict in Kinshasa. 2. (SBU) Contacts from the embassies of South Africa, Canada and Japan [...]	2006-08-23 16:04:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1343	SITREP 26: MORNING STARTS CALMLY IN KINSHASA (8/24 [...] (U) Mission convened a follow-up EAC meeting the morning of 8/24 in Kinshasa (septel). 2. (SBU) All mission personnel are authorized to use their POVs, and classes resumed normally at the American School of Kinshasa. Traffic was still somewhat lighter than usual although commuters report [...]	2006-08-24 11:53:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1344	SITREP 27: FOLLOWUP EAC MEETING (8/24 1100) [...] (SBU) Mission convened an EAC meeting on August 24 at 0900 local time to assess the current security environment and discuss developments since the previous meeting on August 23. Recommendations included: A) advising mission personnel and Amcits to exercise increased caution, despite the re [...]	2006-08-24 12:48:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1345	DRC ELECTIONS: CHALLENGE PERIOD EXTENDED DUE TO [...] (U) The Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) has extended the period for bringing challenges to the provisional presidential election results announced August 20. CEI spokesman Dieudonne Mirimo said political parties and independent candidates -- the two groups authorized to raise challenge [...]	2006-08-24 13:03:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1346	SITREP 28: KINSHASA UPDATE (8/24 1445 LOCAL TIME) [...] (U) EmbOff eyewitnesses reported midday seeing a crowd of about 200 near the office of one of the television stations owned by Vice President Bemba. This location is where the shooting and violence the evening of August 20 originated. Congolese police, supported by MONUC and EUFOR troops, arri [...]	2006-08-24 13:47:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1351	SITREP 29: KINSHASA UPDATE (8/24 1630 LOCAL TIME) [...] (U) As of 1630 local time, downtown Kinshasa is calm. There have been no reports of gunfire or violence since mid-afternoon as a second day ends without significant security problems. 2. (U) Crowds that had gathered outside MLC headquarters along Boulevard 30 Juin in anticipation of a press [...]	2006-08-24 16:16:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1352	SITREP 30: LIFE IN KINSHASA PICKS UP ITS PACE, [...] (SBU) The security situation in Kinshasa remains tense but calm. Post received no additional reports of violence overnight. Neighborhoods were quiet city-wide during the evening of August 24, and people appeared to be staying close to home, although restaurants and nightspots were open for bu [...]	2006-08-25 11:40:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1353	SITREP 31: EAC CONVENES [...] (SBU) Mission convened an EAC meeting on August 25 at 0830 local time to update its assessment of the current security environment and discuss developments since the previous meeting on August 24. Recommendations included: A) issuing a Security Notice reminding all employees that it is manda [...]	2006-08-25 11:49:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1355	SITREP 32: KINSHASA CALM AS WEEKEND APPROACHES [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-25 13:40:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1364	PETROLEUM SECTOR UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. While DRC's petroleum production has stagnated, international interest in exploring the DRC's potential reserves has expanded. French company Perenco currently operates the only two producing concessions, although the GDRC recently granted three new concessions for exploration [...]	2006-08-29 12:13:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ETRD EINV ECON CG
06KINSHASA1370	DRC ELECTIONS: PPRD HOLDS SLIM PLURALITY IN [...] (U) With approximately half of the DRC's electoral districts reporting, initial election results for the National Assembly show the Kabila-affiliated People's Party for Reconstruction and Development (PPRD) currently leading all other political parties. No results, however, have yet been poste [...]	2006-08-30 13:11:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1378	MIXED COMMISSION BEGINS WORK ON INVESTIGATING [...] (U) The first session of the newly established Mixed Commission -- bringing together representatives of President Kabila and Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba -- was held August 29 at MONUC headquarters. As reported reftels, the goals of the Commission are to facilitate a dialogue between the K [...]	2006-08-30 15:40:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1388	Kinshasa Broadcast Media Pledge to Try to Avoid Turning [...] (U) Summary: In the wake of inflammatory broadcasts and counter-broadcasts pitting media allied with Jean-Pierre Bemba and Joseph Kabila against each other, the directors of Kinshasa television stations signed pledges of good conduct on August 26 and 30. There has already been one violation [...]	2006-08-31 16:45:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINS KPAO CG
06KINSHASA1401	Media Pledge Extends to Kabila and Bemba Camps [...] (SBU) Summary: High-level representatives of both President Kabila and VP Bemba on September 4 signed a pledge to rein in their respective media. The Ambassador has heard from representatives of President Kabila that pro-Bemba broadcast media will be restored by the end of this week. The pled [...]	2006-09-07 15:36:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPAO CG
06KINSHASA1406	DRC ELECTIONS: VALIDATION OF FIRST-ROUND [...] (U) Summary. The DRC's Supreme Court has delayed rendering its decision on the country's first-round presidential results due to a debate surrounding the timing of the second round of voting. The Court had been scheduled September 5 to make public its decision, which would have validated the r [...]	2006-09-08 10:21:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1407	DRC ELECTIONS: VALIDATION OF FIRST-ROUND [...] (U) Summary. The DRC's Supreme Court has delayed rendering its decision on the country's first-round presidential results due to a debate surrounding the timing of the second round of voting. The Court had been scheduled September 5 to make public its decision, which would have validated the r [...]	2006-09-08 10:21:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1408	DRC ELECTIONS: VALIDATION OF FIRST-ROUND [...] (U) Summary. The DRC's Supreme Court has delayed rendering its decision on the country's first-round presidential results due to a debate surrounding the timing of the second round of voting. The Court had been scheduled September 5 to make public its decision, which would have validated the r [...]	2006-09-08 10:21:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1412	DRC ELECTIONS: PROVISIONAL LEGISLATIVE RESULTS [...] (U) Summary: National provisional results released September 7 by the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) for the DRC's next National Assembly show no political party or coalition controlling a majority of the chamber's 500 seats. According to the CEI figures, the People's Party for Reconst [...]	2006-09-08 11:31:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1434	BEMBA MEDIA IS BACK AND ALREADY SANCTIONED BY HAM [...] (U) Summary. One day after recommencing their broadcast operations, two television stations owned by Congolese Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba were sanctioned by the High Media Authority (HAM) for violating the media code of conduct. The two stations had broadcast scenes from Bemba's political [...]	2006-09-13 17:42:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1438	OCTOBER 29 REMAINS LIKELY SECOND-ROUND DRC [...] (U) The DR Congo Supreme Court of Justice ruled September 13 that the October 29 date set by the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) for the second round presidential run-off election was unconstitutional. Citing the new constitution approved by voters in December, 2005 the Court declared th [...]	2006-09-14 14:17:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1447	Media Authority Issues Ruling Against Pro-Kabila TV [...] (U) Following its decisions September 12 - when the High Media Authority (HAM) reprimanded or fined two Bemba-owned TV stations (for jumping the gun with campaign broadcasts) and issued a warning to the state-owned RTNC (for a show where Jean-Pierre Bemba was referred to as a treacherous snake) [...]	2006-09-15 11:40:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINS KPAO CG
06KINSHASA1448	ANOTHER TRANSITION PROCEDURAL GLITCH [...] (U) In accordance with the DRC,s very complicated new constitution, and following the July 30 presidential and National Assembly elections, the 500 members of the new elected National Assembly are to take office in an initial session on September 22. The ceremonial installation is expected to [...]	2006-09-15 13:00:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG
06KINSHASA1465	DRC LEADERSHIP GAP LOOMS: A VIEW FROM THE ECONOMY [...] (U) As reported in reftel B, the GDRC is about to face serious leadership voids in several ministries and in some state enterprises. Several current ministers, vice ministers and parastatal managers who have won seats in the National Assembly must now decide if they will resign their positions [...]	2006-09-19 11:51:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EMIN KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1470	FIRE AT VP BEMBA'S TELEVISION STATIONS ONE DAY, [...] (SBU) Summary: A fire broke out September 18 at a building housing offices of Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba,s MLC party and his television stations. The fire was quickly extinguished, although two serious associated injuries have been reported; there were no Amcits involved. The cause o [...]	2006-09-19 17:11:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC KDEM CG
06KINSHASA1471	KABILA ALLIES CLAIM DRC PARLIAMENTARY MAJORITY [...] (U) Officials of a coalition of political parties that support DR Congo President Joseph Kabila claim to have assembled a majority in the newly-elected National Assembly. In a September 19 declaration, Coordinator Andre-Philippe Futa of the Alliance for the Presidential Majority (AMP) said the [...]	2006-09-20 14:56:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1472	BEMBA,S MEN FAN THE FLAMES IN THE WAKE OF [...] (U) Summary: Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba's political party issued a strongly-worded statement September 19 charging that the fire that knocked his media outlets off the air the day before was a "criminal act" designed to prevent him from conducting campaigning. Bemba's political allian [...]	2006-09-20 15:13:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1473	IMF RES REP VIEWS ON DRC ECONOMIC SITUATION [...] (SBU) Summary. The IMF resident representative to the DRC said that there will be no review of the current Staff Monitored Program (SMP) until the end of 2006, due mainly to the ongoing electoral process, security concerns, and a lack of data. He suspected that DRC government over-budget spe [...]	2006-09-20 16:04:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV CG
06KINSHASA1474	ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE AUGUST VIOLENCE [...] (U) Summary. The August 20-22 violence in Kinshasa clearly impacted the DRC's economy, although the full extent of the damage is not clear. Both in the informal and formal economies businesses suffered losses due to both closure and physical damage, although the latter was quite limited. End s [...]	2006-09-20 16:48:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EAIR PGOV CG
06KINSHASA1499	CONGO'S NEW NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BEGINS WORK [...] (U) DR Congo's newly-elected National Assembly met for the first time September 22 in Kinshasa. Of the 500 deputies elected on July 29, 438 participated in the largely ceremonial session. The pro-forma selection of its provisional bureau was the Assembly's sole order of business. 2. (U) J [...]	2006-09-26 13:18:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG
06KINSHASA1508	UDPS SHOWS PUBLIC SPLIT OVER POSSIBLE ALLIANCE [...] (U) Summary. Infighting among members of DR Congo's Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) party spilled over into the public September 26 when several members issued a communique supporting the presidential candidacy of Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba. Bemba's Movement for the Liber [...]	2006-09-28 13:35:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1518	Media Authority Issues Further Rulings; Bemba Media Resume [...] (U) Summary: Bemba-owned TV stations, which had nearly been destroyed by fire, have resumed broadcasting. A pro-Bemba radio station, whose signal was shut down in late August, is also back on the air. The High Media Authority (HAM) suspended or reprimanded two Kinshasa TV stations September 26 [...]	2006-09-29 11:35:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPAO CG
06KINSHASA1523	KABILA AND BEMBA AGREE ON MOVES TO REDUCE ARMS ON [...] (U) Negotiators for President Joseph Kabila and Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba signed an agreement September 23 aimed at reducing arms on the streets of Kinshasa and the risk of further confrontations between their armed forces. The agreement aims to calm tensions in the wake of the August 2 [...]	2006-09-29 13:10:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF KDEM MARR CG
06KINSHASA1529	GIZENGA OFFICIALLY SIGNS ON TO SUPPORT KABILA, [...] (U) Summary: PALU leader Antoine Gizenga formalized his support September 30 for President Joseph Kabila in the second round of DR Congo's presidential elections in an agreement that also guarantees PALU the position of Prime Minister. The agreement also commits PALU and Kabila,s AMP to a co [...]	2006-10-02 16:24:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1555	HIGH MEDIA AUTHORITY SUSPENDS PRO-KABILA NEWSPAPER [...] (U) Summary: The High Media Authority suspended the pro-Kabila daily "L'Avenir" for impugning political adversaries. The HAM also reduced sanctions against those accused of inflammatory rhetoric during the official launching of the pro-Bemba political alliance. End summary. 2. (U) The High [...]	2006-10-10 18:10:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPAO CG
06KINSHASA1556	UN DECLARATION ON RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE [...] (SBU) Embassy Kinshasa delivered non-papers and talking points regarding proposed UNGA endorsement of a declaration on the rights of indigenous people. 2. (SBU) Ambassador Oscar Matondo, Director for International Organizations at the DRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said he agreed with [...]	2006-10-11 11:19:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KTIA UN CG
06KINSHASA1558	CATHOLIC BISHOPS CALL FOR MASSIVE PARTICIPATION IN [...] (U) The influential National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) called upon all Congolese to vote in massive numbers in the upcoming October 29 presidential runoff and provincial assembly elections, but maintained that the Catholic Church (as well as CENCO itself) will remain neutral in the [...]	2006-10-11 11:35:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1561	WITH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MANDATES APPROVED, KEY [...] (U) Summary: With the mandates for newly-elected National Assembly delegates approved, the eight-day delay period for all members to accept or reject their seats expires October 11. As a result, the 49 members elected to the National Assembly who have also been serving as Ministers, governor [...]	2006-10-11 17:05:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG
06KINSHASA1562	UDPS LEADERS IN EASTERN KASAI URGE VOTERS TO HEAD [...] (U) Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) leaders in Eastern Kasai province -- the stronghold of the party and home province of its president Etienne Tshisekedi -- issued a communique October 6 encouraging all Congolese to participate "massively" in the October 29 presidential runoff a [...]	2006-10-11 17:11:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1573	DRC ELECTIONS: RUBERWA DECLARES HIMSELF NEUTRAL [...] (U) Vice President Azarias Ruberwa announced October 12 that he and his party -- the Rally for Congolese Democracy (RCD) -- will remain neutral in the upcoming presidential runoff election between President Joseph Kabila and Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba. The RCD's Founder's College release [...]	2006-10-13 12:39:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1592	UNSC RESOLUTION 1718 DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN KINSHASA [...] (SBU) Embassy Kinshasa delivered non-paper and talking points regarding UN Security Council Resolution 1718 on North Korea to the DR Congo Foreign Ministry on October 17. 2. (SBU) Jacques Djoli, Chief of Staff of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, affirmed DRCongo support for the resolutio [...]	2006-10-17 14:36:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP KNEP PARM CG
06KINSHASA1602	TSHISEKEDI EXPELS UDPS MEMBERS ADVOCATING ALLIANCE [...] (U) Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) President Etienne Tshisekedi issued two decisions October 16 effectively expelling several high-ranking members of the party who have been advocating an alliance with presidential candidate Jean-Pierre Bemba. Those named were members of the p [...]	2006-10-18 14:57:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1603	DRC ELECTION CAMPAIGN UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: Four days into the DRC's second-round presidential campaign, preparations are on track for the October 29 vote. Ballots and voting materials are being delivered, while training of poll workers is entering its final stages. The general mood of the country remains calm, although [...]	2006-10-18 14:57:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1608	IMF ON RECENT MACROECONOMIC DETERIORATION [...] (SBU) Summary. A visiting IMF team characterized the DRC economic situation as "difficult" and expressed concern over a worsening macroeconomic outlook. The Fund laid the blame for rising exchange and inflation rates squarely on GDRC overspending, fueled in part by Central Bank credit to the [...]	2006-10-18 15:40:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV CG
06KINSHASA1616	FINAL WAVE OF APPOINTMENTS IN TRANSITIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Following President Kabila's ruling faction appointments of replacements for newly elected National Assembly members who were required to retire from their government posts on October 11 (ref A),the remaining transitional factions followed suit by naming their own replacements [...]	2006-10-19 15:11:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1618	DRC ELECTIONS: KABILA AND NZANGA MOBUTU FORMALIZE [...] (U) President Joseph Kabila and Nzanga Mobutu, sons of two bitter enemies, signed an accord October 17 in Kinshasa to ally their parties for the October 29 presidential run-off election and in the new National Assembly. Nzanga, head of the Union of Mobutuist Democrats (UDEMO),had announced hi [...]	2006-10-19 15:28:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1624	EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES UPDATE [...] (U) Summary. The extractive industries in the DRC have recently been rocked by legal actions, public denouncements and the deaths of several miners. Meanwhile, interest in exploring the DRC's petroleum reserve capacities continues. End summary. GOLD AND DIAMOND SECTORS --------------------- [...]	2006-10-20 11:54:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET EMIN ENRG KJUS PGOV CG
06KINSHASA1635	DRC ELECTION CAMPAIGN UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: With five days remaining until the DRC's October 29 presidential and provincial assembly elections, logistical aspects remain on track. A post-election agreement governing the status of the electoral loser has yet to be agreed upon, with advisers to President Kabila calling such a [...]	2006-10-24 11:45:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1644	DRC ELECTIONS: KASHALA ENDORSES BEMBA FOR PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) Former DRC presidential candidate Oscar Kashala officially endorsed Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba for president October 24. Kashala will begin campaigning immediately on Bemba's behalf, beginning with a trip to Western and Eastern Kasai provinces, followed by visits to Lubumbashi, Nor [...]	2006-10-25 11:05:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1654	DRC ELECTION CAMPAIGN UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: Plans for a debate between President Kabila and Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba have been scrapped because neither camp could agree on the format for the encounter. Neither Kabila nor Bemba has personally campaigned as the official campaign period comes to a close, although Bemba [...]	2006-10-26 14:03:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1658	LEADERSHIP GAP IN ECONOMIC MINISTRIES [...] (SBU) In its final months, the transitional government is facing a large economic leadership void. On October 14 a presidential decree announced several new ministers and vice ministers, as well as the resignation of numerous parastatal managers. All positions affected are held by factions of [...]	2006-10-26 15:08:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PINR PGOV PDEM KCOR CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1666	DRC PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RUNOFF: SITREP 10/27 [...] (U) Campaigning for the October 29 DRC vote ends October 27 at midnight. Voters will elect delegates to the new provincial assemblies, which will later elect senators and governors, but the race dominating the public eye is the second round presidential runoff between transitional President [...]	2006-10-27 12:24:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1677	DRC ELECTIONS: VOTING COMPLETED, COMPILATION BEGINS [...] (U) Summary: The DRC's October 29 presidential run-off and provincial assembly elections generally passed smoothly and peacefully, with only a few logistical problems and isolated incidents of violence reported. Officials with the major political parties have expressed their overall satisfactio [...]	2006-10-30 13:31:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA168	FIRST MEETING OF SECURITY EXPERTS HELD IN KINSHASA [...] (U) The first meeting of the Security Experts subcommission of the Tripartite Plus was held in Kinshasa January 30. Chaired by Congolese National Security Advisor Samba Kaputu and OSD Colonel Kelly Langdorf, the meeting was attended by delegations from Uganda, Burundi, MONUC (the UN Mission t [...]	2006-02-01 14:21:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR PINR KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1681	UNGA ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN [...] (SBU) Embassy Kinshasa delivered talking points regarding anti-Israeli bias in UNGA resolutions. 2. (SBU) Minister Plenipotentiary Alice Bamba Kipembe, Deputy Director for International Organizations at the DRC Minister of Foreign Affairs, said the DRC had previously abstained on this i [...]	2006-10-31 14:05:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA IS CG
06KINSHASA1682	UNGA LEBANON RESOLUTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN [...] (SBU) Embassy Kinshasa delivered non-paper and talking points regarding proposed UNGA resolution on the situation of human rights and children in Lebanon. 2. (SBU) Minister Plenipotentiary Alice Bamba Kipembe, Deputy Director for International Organizations at the DRC Ministry of Foreig [...]	2006-10-31 14:06:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNGA LE IS PHUM PREL PTER CG
06KINSHASA1683	DRC ELECTIONS: BALLOT COMPILATION UNDERWAY WITH [...] (U) Summary: AF DAS Yamamoto emphasized to the Congolese press strong U.S. interest in working with a freely-elected Congolese government after heading the U.S. observer team for the October 29 DRC elections. One of two Kinshasa television stations owned by Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba is a [...]	2006-10-31 15:57:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1689	BEMBA MEDIA STILL OFF THE AIR [...] (SBU) Summary: Political and technical problems have kept media owned by presidential contender Jean-Pierre Bemba off the air for most of the last few days, both before and after the October 29 voting. MONUC is reportedly mediating this issue in an attempt to restore the signals. The High Media [...]	2006-11-01 15:41:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPAO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA169	FIRST MEETING OF SECURITY EXPERTS HELD IN KINSHASA [...] (U) The first meeting of the Security Experts subcommission of the Tripartite Plus was held in Kinshasa January 30. Chaired by Congolese National Security Advisor Samba Kaputu and OSD Colonel Kelly Langdorf, the meeting was attended by delegations from Uganda, Burundi, MONUC (the UN Mission t [...]	2006-02-01 14:21:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR PINR KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1701	DRC ELECTION AUTHORITIES SEEKS TO AVOID ABUSE OF PARTIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of presidential candidates Kabila and Bemba signed an agreement November 1 not to publish partial election results. Two newspapers have been suspended by the High Media Authority (HAM) for abusive extrapolation of partial results. HAM President Mutinga has report [...]	2006-11-03 11:06:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPAO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1712	DRC ELECTIONS: FIRST RESULTS SHOW KABILA WITH [...] (U) The DRC's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) posted on its website November 5 the first official vote tallies from the October 29 presidential election. The numbers represent only six percent of the country's electoral districts and give President Joseph Kabila a lead over Vice Preside [...]	2006-11-06 15:30:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1714	DRC ELECTIONS: SUPREME COURT REMOVES BEMBA ALLY [...] (U) The DRC's Supreme Court overturned the July 30 election to the National Assembly of a close ally of Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba November 2 on grounds of voter intimidation and fraud. Roger Lumbala, president of the RCD/N political party, had his victory annulled after the Court found [...]	2006-11-06 16:25:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1719	DRC ELECTIONS: KABILA MAINTAINS LEAD OVER BEMBA IN [...] (U) The DRC's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) on November 7 released results from five additional electoral districts from the October 29 presidential election. Seventeen electoral districts, ten percent of the country's total, have been reported to date and give President Joseph Kabila [...]	2006-11-07 14:54:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1724	DRC ELECTIONS: KABILA MAINTAINS LEAD WITH 26 [...] (U) With results from 26 percent of the DRC's electoral districts now tabulated, President Joseph Kabila maintains a preliminary lead over Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba in the October 29 DRC presidential vote. The Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) released results from 27 additional el [...]	2006-11-08 17:22:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1725	KABILA AND BEMBA HOLD FIRST POST-ELECTION MEETING [...] (U) Presidential candidates Joseph Kabila and Jean-Pierre Bemba met November 7 for the first time since the October 29 run-off vote. The meeting, at the Presidential Palace in Kinshasa, was only the second time the two have been seen in public together since the August 20-22 shootout between th [...]	2006-11-08 17:26:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1729	DRC ELECTIONS: 57 PERCENT OF DISTRICTS REPORTING, [...] (U) Votes from 57 percent of the DRC's electoral districts have now been tabulated. President Joseph Kabila has received 62.3 percent of the votes counted, Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba 37.7 percent. More than half these votes come from Kabila's eastern strongholds. The total number of valid [...]	2006-11-09 14:16:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1730	MEDIA REGULATORY BODY BARS POLITICIANS FROM THE AIR, [...] (U) Summary: Over the past week, the High Media Authority (HAM) sanctioned or warned several politicians for proclaiming the victory of either presidential candidate, and for other provocative speech. Three newspapers were suspended for election-related infractions. A number of television and [...]	2006-11-09 14:41:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPAO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1731	LOANS TO DRC FROM CHINA, INDIA, KUWAIT [...] (SBU) Post submits the following in response to reftel A's request for information on new lending from emerging bilateral creditors. The GDRC's bilateral lending agreements include China, India and Kuwait, although detailed information about the loans is difficult to obtain. (Note: Even the IM [...]	2006-11-10 08:21:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ETRD EMIN PGOV CG CH IN KU
06KINSHASA1740	VIOLENCE QUELLED, BUT KINSHASA TENSELY AWAITING [...] (U) Summary: Three hours of violence erupted in the Gombe district of central Kinshasa late in the morning on Saturday, November 11. Most of the fighting occurred near the official residence of Vice President Bemba on Gombe's main thoroughfare, and near Bemba's private riverside residence. [...]	2006-11-14 09:15:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC CG KPKO CASC ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1742	DRC ELECTIONS: 94 PERCENT OF ELECTORAL DISTRICTS [...] (U) President Joseph Kabila leads Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba by 59.3 to 40.7 percent of votes thus far counted by the DRC's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI). As of November 14, the CEI has reported preliminary results from 159 of the country's 169 electoral districts, nearly 94 per [...]	2006-11-14 10:54:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1746	CATHOLIC CARDINAL ISSUES INCENDIARY STATEMENT RE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Catholic Cardinal of Kinshasa, Frederic Etsou, conducted a November 13 interview from Paris with Radio France International(RFI)where he is being treated for illness , and issued a written statement, attacking the integrity of the DRC elections and accusing the West of seek [...]	2006-11-14 17:45:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM SOCI CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1751	DRC ELECTIONS: UNOFFICIAL TALLIES COMPLETE [...] (SBU) With 100 percent of electoral districts reporting as of November 15, unofficial tallies released by the DRC Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) show President Joseph Kabila with 58.07 percent of the vote versus Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba's 41.93 percent. CEI spokesman Dieudonne [...]	2006-11-15 15:40:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1752	FAILED CANDIDATES DENOUNCE PRESIDENTIAL VOTE [...] (SBU) Fifteen members of Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba's presidential campaign alliance, including Oscar Kashala, issued a statement November 14 denouncing the DRC Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) for releasing fraudulent vote tallies. All except Roger Lumbala, whose election to pa [...]	2006-11-15 15:41:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1753	GOVERNMENT TARGETS STREET GANGS FOR "NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Government authorities plan to transport several hundred allegedly criminal homeless adults and children to rural areas for agricultural work or schooling following their detention in the aftermath of November 11 violence in Kinshasa (reftel). The Minister of the Interior outl [...]	2006-11-15 15:51:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KDEM CG
06KINSHASA1754	CARTER CENTER ISSUES SECOND POST-ELECTION STATEMENT [...] (SBU) In the aftermath of the incendiary claims in a November 13 statement from Cardinal Etsou attacking the integrity of the DRC elections (reftel),several international election observer groups are issuing statements of their own reasserting the positive assessments of the electoral proces [...]	2006-11-15 16:05:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1758	DRC PARLIAMENT: LUTUNDULA ADVOCATES AMBITIOUS [...] (U) Summary: Longtime Congolese parliamentarian Christophe Lutundula outlined his legislative priorities for the new National Assembly in a November 8 meeting with EmbOffs. Lutundula advocates broad reforms and scrutiny of contracts in the natural resources sector, as well as stringent meas [...]	2006-11-16 16:02:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN KCOR KDEM CG
06KINSHASA1759	VOTES BY SPECIAL DISPENSATION -- A REAL ISSUE? [...] (U) Summary: DRC presidential candidate Jean-Pierre Bemba and his alliance have raised concerns about the large number of ballots by special dispensation ("derogation") in the October 29 election. They claim these votes were cast fraudulently by supporters of rival Joseph Kabila. Vote brea [...]	2006-11-17 08:36:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1762	DRC ELECTIONS: BEMBA SAYS HE WILL CHALLENGE [...] (U) Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba said November 16 that he cannot accept the results of the DRC's October 29 presidential election and that he will use legal means to challenge the outcome. Bemba read a statement in both French and Lingala in a special broadcast on one of the Kinshasa-based [...]	2006-11-17 10:55:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1770	BREWERY FLOURISHES IN DRC'S DIFFCULT CLIMATE [...] (U) Summary. One of the DRC's oldest businesses, Bralima brewery, demonstrates a possible way forward for Congo's beleaguered manufacturing sector. Bralima produces and distributes Coca-Cola and Heineken brands throughout the DRC. Even in an uncertain economic and political climate, Bralima's [...]	2006-11-20 16:42:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ELTN EWWT ECON CG
06KINSHASA1774	CEI RESPONSES TO BEMBA'S COMPLAINTS [...] (U) Summary: Presidential candidate Jean-Pierre Bemba, in his capacity as President of the Movement for the Liberation of the Congo (MLC),filed six separate complaints with electoral authorities of alleged irregularities in the DRC's October 29 election. Most were general and not backed up [...]	2006-11-21 09:01:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1777	VIOLENCE STRIKES COURTHOUSE, DELIBERATIONS AND [...] (U) Summary: Supporters of presidential candidate Jean-Pierre Bemba clashed with police November 21 at the Supreme Court building on the initial day of hearings on Bemba's chalenges to provisional presidential election resuls announced on November 15. No American citizens ere involved, altho [...]	2006-11-22 11:50:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1779	MEDIA REPORT MISTAKES TRIBAL CONFLICT FOR [...] (U) Summary. A November 20 wire service report erred in describing a conflict in Bolobo, 175 miles north of Kinshasa, as fighting between Kabila and Bemba supporters. In fact, the violence was a flare-up of a longstanding inter-tribal dispute over land-use rights and had nothing to do with [...]	2006-11-22 16:24:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1780	BEMBA ADVISER PREDICTS COURT LOSS, PROVINCIAL WINS [...] (SBU) Summary: Delly Sesanga, a key member of Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba's Movement for the Liberation of the Congo (MLC),expects Bemba's Supreme Court challenge of the October 29 presidential vote will not succeed. He claimed that early vote tallies indicated the MLC will control at [...]	2006-11-24 09:46:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1781	BEMBA TOLD TO MOVE GUARD FORCES OUTSIDE CITY [...] (U) Approximately 50 members of Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba's personal guard were transported from Kinshasa to a military camp November 23. SRSG Swing confirmed to the Ambassador that the troops traveled in Congolese army vehicles from Bemba's private residence on the Congo River, and [...]	2006-11-24 09:57:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO ASEC CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1782	DRC ELECTIONS: SUPREME COURT BEHIND SCHEDULE IN [...] (U) Summary: The DRC's Supreme Court has fallen behind schedule in ruling on legal challenges to the results of the July 30 legislative elections. The DRC's electoral law stipulates the Court has two months to deliberate and rule on electoral complaints. As of November 18, however, the Court h [...]	2006-11-24 10:10:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1786	POLL ON MEDIA USAGE IN KINSHASA SHOWS PUBLIC SOMEWHAT [...] (U) Summary: According to a recent poll, television ranks first in terms of overall audience in Kinshasa, radio second and newspapers third. Newscasts are the programs most watched and listened to overall in broadcast media. Politically-affiliated media, particularly pro-Kabila outlets, lost au [...]	2006-11-27 08:26:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KPAO KDEM CG
06KINSHASA1787	RENEGADE TROOPS FORCE DRC MILITARY TO ABANDON [...] (U) Summary. Weekend fighting in the eastern DRC between forces loyal to renegade General Laurent Nkunda and government troops have left at least four dead, 72 injured and an undetermined number of internal refugees. Sporadic clashes in the vicinity were reported November 27. UN peacekeepi [...]	2006-11-27 12:07:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS KPKO ASEC CG
06KINSHASA1789	SUPREME COURT RULING ON PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] (U) The DRC Supreme Court, after its deliberations were disrupted by violence at the Court on November 21 (reftel),resumed hearing arguments November 24 and 25 on Jean-Pierre Bemba's electoral challenge, and resumed reviewing the provisional presidential election results announced on November [...]	2006-11-27 15:45:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1791	KABILA DECLARED PRESIDENT; SUPREME COURT THROWS [...] (U) Summary: The Supreme Court on November 27 certified the provisional results of the October 29 presidential runoff by declaring Joseph Kabila the victor of the DRC's first democratic presidential election in over 40 years. The Court also dismissed each of Jean-Pierre Bemba's eight elector [...]	2006-11-28 12:20:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1799	GOVERNMENT SENDS SHEGUES TO WORK CAMP, RELEASES [...] (U) MONUC's human rights division reported on November 15 that the number of apparently homeless persons rounded up by police following politically-inspired violence November 11 had grown to 505 from the original total of 337. The three hours of violence between supporters of presidential c [...]	2006-11-29 08:54:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KDEM CG
06KINSHASA1806	REFUGEES FROM BANDUNDU CONFLICT RELUCTANT TO RETURN TO DRC [...] (SBU) Attempts by UNHCR and DRC officials to persuade some 2-3000 people to return to the DRC territory of Bolobo from camps across the Congo River near Bouanga, Republic of the Congo have proven largely unsuccessful, Jens Hesemann of UNHCR told us November 28. The refugees are primarily ethnic [...]	2006-11-29 15:53:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PGOV PHUM CG
06KINSHASA1812	NORTH KIVU UPDATE: SAKE CALM, NEGOTIATION MISSION [...] (U) The North Kivu town of Sake remains calm November 30 according to MONUC military officials. Major Ajay Dalal of MONUC's North Kivu Brigade told us November 30 no fighting occurred in the past day and no movement of troops took place overnight. Sake was under control of MONUC and the integra [...]	2006-11-30 13:34:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO MOPS ASEC CG
06KINSHASA1815	PRESIDENT KABILA MAKES UNANNOUNCED VISIT TO NORTH [...] (SBU) President Joseph Kabila arrived in Goma, North Kivu in an unannounced visit November 30, accompanied by PPRD Secretary General Vital Kamerhe and advisor Marcellin SIPDIS Cishambo. Kabila traveled to Goma to address issues raised by fighting between forces loyal to renegade General La [...]	2006-12-01 11:13:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1817	KABILA AND BEMBA HOLD PRIVATE MEETING [...] (U) President Joseph Kabila and Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba met at Bemba's riverside residence early in the afternoon of November 30. This was the first meeting between the two since the Supreme Court's official certification of Kabila's election (reftel). 2. (SBU) Presidency official [...]	2006-12-01 11:43:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG
06KINSHASA182	COAST GUARD GIVES DRC PORTS TEMPORARY THUMBS UP [...] (U) The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has suspended its prior determination that the DRC's maritime anti-terrorism measures are inadequate (reftel). The USCG announced in a January 24 Port Security Advisory (PSA) that ships that have visited the DRC during their last five ports of call no longer fac [...]	2006-02-02 15:13:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT ECON PREL PTER PINS CG
06KINSHASA1827	DRC ELECTIONS: ELECTORAL COMMISSION ANNOUNCES [...] (SBU) Summary: The pro-Kabila Alliance for the Presidential Majority (AMP) has won majorities in at least five of the DRC's eleven provincial assemblies, according to provisional figures announced December 1. The pro-Bemba Union for the Nation (UN) coalition has won control of at least two. Pr [...]	2006-12-04 16:25:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1848	DRC ELECTIONS: ELECTORAL COMMISSION EXTENDS [...] (U) The DRC's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) has extended the registration deadline for candidates running for provincial governors and vice governors through December 12. The CEI had originally planned to end enrollment December 8. According to CEI spokesman Dieudonne Mirimo, the exten [...]	2006-12-11 14:56:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1850	Kabila Lists Ways Toward Economic Growth [...] (U) Summary. In his inaugural address and in a list of "100 Proposals for the Reconstruction of the DRC" released the following day, President Joseph Kabila made a call to action and gave some idea of his priorities for promoting Congolese economic growth. End summary. -------------------- [...]	2006-12-12 10:27:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV KCOR CG
06KINSHASA1857	WORLD BANK WANTS CRUCIAL ROLE IN POST-ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary. The World Bank's (WB) current priorities in the DRC are to develop a coordinated donor strategy; support the DRC's balance of payments; to implement short-term, high impact development projects; and to revive its nearly-moribund Demobilization, Disarmament and Reinsertion (DDR) [...]	2006-12-14 12:51:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID KCOR PGOV CG

06KINSHASA1871	BEMBA FLIES TO EUROPE TO TREAT BROKEN LEG [...] (SBU) Presidential runner-up and transitional vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba apparently broke his left leg on December 15, necessitating his evacuation to Europe for specialist treatment. The local media reported that Bemba stumbled during a regular "exercise session" at his home on Decemb [...]	2006-12-18 11:26:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG
06KINSHASA1877	NORTH KIVU UPDATE: CALLS FOR PEACE AND MILITARY [...] (U) Members of the North Kivu Hutu and Tutsi communities held a press conference in Goma December 16 to call for dialogue between renegade General Laurent Nkunda and the GDRC. The leaders of the community, including North Kivu Governor Eugene Serufuli, a Hutu, and National Assembly member Fa [...]	2006-12-19 10:48:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1895	ELECTIONS UPDATE: SUPREME COURT APPROVES NATIONAL [...] (U) The DRC's Supreme Court approved the Internal Rules for the National Assembly on December 21, two days ahead of the deadline (reftel). According to the Constitution, each parliamentary chamber's first duty is to draft internal rules which must be reviewed for constitutionality by the Supr [...]	2006-12-22 09:12:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA192	MONUC PROVIDES UPDATE ON MILITARY ACTIVITIES [...] (SBU) Due to recent actions by armed groups (reftel) and the high level of MONUC activity in response, MONUC spokesperson included an extended briefing on MONUC military activities in the east during the weekly MONUC press cQrence held on February 1. Main points follow: NORTH KIVU -------- [...]	2006-02-03 13:16:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO MOPS CG
06KINSHASA1922	ITURI UPDATE: SKIRMISH BETWEEN FNI AND FARDC [...] (SBU) A December 24 skirmish between Peter Karim's FNI and FARDC forces in Juba territory, Ituri District left at least one government soldier dead and caused some civilians to flee to the forest. It is unclear who fired first, but according to MONUC, FNI militia members took several FARDC [...]	2006-12-26 10:22:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1928	PARLIAMENTARY UPDATE: DRC NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) Summary: The DRC's new National Assembly will elect its new leadership ("Permanent Bureau") by December 28. Vital Kamerhe is expected to be elected the assembly's president. Election of the new parliamentary leadership should be closely followed by the announcement of the prime ministe [...]	2006-12-27 14:19:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1931	ITURI UPDATE: FARDC TAKES BACK JUBA TERRITORY [...] (SBU) FARDC forces reportedly took back all Juba territory FARDC posts attacked by Peter Karim's FNI on December 24 (reftel). By the morning of December 26, the FARDC posts near the towns of Fataki, Djugu, and Bulle were recaptured, according to MONUC sources. However, FNI forces attacked [...]	2006-12-28 13:05:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1933	2006 REPORT SHOWS MORE OBSTACLES TO PRESS FREEEDOM IN DR [...] (SBU) Summary: The raw statistics of JED's annual report for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) show a quantitative increase in violations of press freedom in 2006. Bitterly fought elections, the DRC's first in two generations, and corrupt practices by underpaid journalists could well acc [...]	2006-12-28 14:31:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM CG KDEM KPAO
06KINSHASA1936	ITURI UPDATE: GDRC WANTS NEGOTIATIONS, BUT KARIM [...] (SBU) Despite his request to meet with a visiting GDRC delegation (reftel),FNI militia leader Peter Karim failed to show up for the planned meeting at Buba, Ituri on December 28. Delegation member Colonel Mukuntu Kiyana-Tim, Military Advisor at the Presidency, told MONUC that Karim had to [...]	2006-12-29 08:51:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1939	ELECTIONS UPDATE: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-29 09:55:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA197	DRC: SUPREME COURT CERTIFIES REFERENDUM RESULTS, [...] (U) The Supreme Court on February 3 certified the results of the December 18-19 constitutional referendum. As reported reftel, the referendum passed with 84 percent of the vote in favor and 16 percent against. The constitution will become effective after being promulgated by President Joseph Ka [...]	2006-02-06 12:32:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA216	NEW MANAGEMENT INSTALLED IN MINING PARASTATAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-08 16:04:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ECON EINV EAID PGOV CG
06KINSHASA222	PPRD NOMINATES KABILA FOR PRESIDENCY [...] (SBU) Summary: The People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (PPRD) February 6 nominated President Joseph Kabila as its candidate for the DRC's presidential elections in 2006. During a disorganized party congress in Kinshasa, the PPRD lauded Kabila's efforts to bring peace and stability [...]	2006-02-09 15:50:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA228	DRC ELECTIONS UPDATE: LAST REGISTRATION CENTERS [...] (U) The Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) announced February 9 that the last remaining voter registration centers, located in Bandundu and Equateur provinces, will close February 10, bringing an end to enrollment efforts nationwide. Though the official enrollment period ended December 15, [...]	2006-02-10 15:59:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA230	WILL THE DRC BUY WHAT COMESA IS SELLING? [...] (U) Summary. COMESA, the Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa, continues its attempts to engage the DRC. COMESA's Deputy Secretary-General led a delegation to the DRC the week of January 23, with the primary purpose of appealing to GDRC officials to pay membership dues and join the cus [...]	2006-02-13 09:51:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAID EMIN PGOV CG
06KINSHASA234	PRESIDENT TO PROMULGATE CONSTITUTION FEBRUARY 18 [...] (U) President Kabila intends on February 18 to promulgate the constitution approved overwhelmingly by Congolese voters in a December 18-19 referendum. A large ceremony is apparently being planned, to include a military parade, a speech by Kabila, and the presence of ROC President Sassou Ngues [...]	2006-02-13 14:41:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG
06KINSHASA239	DRC MEDIA TROUBLES IN JANUARY [...] (U) Summary: Some Congolese media were exposed to harassment during the second half of January. Adding together: 1) defamation as a criminal offense, 2) some irresponsible journalism, 3) lawlessness in some areas, and 4) coming elections, the free press will certainly face some added challeng [...]	2006-02-13 16:13:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV CG KPAO
06KINSHASA240	CIAT COMMUNIQUE SUPPORTS MEDIA AUTHORITY [...] (U) Summary: State-owned television and radio (RTNC) devoted more than four hours to the PPRD party on February 6, when the PPRD nominated Joseph Kabila to be its presidential candidate. The following day, the High Media Authority (HAM) suspended for 48 hours political reporting on RTNC for v [...]	2006-02-13 16:58:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM CG KDEM KPAO CIAT
06KINSHASA270	JED GOES PUBLIC WITH REPORT ABOUT KILLING OF [...] (SBU) Summary: A report by Congolese NGO Journaliste en Danger (JED) purports to tie the murder last November of journalist/political adviser Franck Ngyke Kangundu to PPRD party politics. JED's President and General Secretary have gone underground, following threats supposedly linked to JED's [...]	2006-02-17 12:28:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO PHUM CG
06KINSHASA339	DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 2006 TRAFFICKING [...] (SBU) American Embassy Kinshasa provides the following information in accordance with reftel instructions. Responses are keyed to reftel,s numbered paragraphs (21-24). Begin responses: (21) Overview of country's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: A. The DRC is not a majo [...]	2006-03-01 15:17:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CG
06KINSHASA340	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON MEETINGS WITH HAMAS [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered Feburary 16 reftel demarche and talking points to Jacques Djoli, Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Forign Afairs. Djoli agreed that Hamas must renounce violence and recognize the right of Israel to exist. He expressed hope that the responsibilities of government would [...]	2006-03-01 15:18:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CG
06KINSHASA341	FARDC LEADS MILITARY OPERATION IN SOUTH KIVU [...] (SBU) For the first time, the Congolese military (FARDC) has played the lead role in planning a joint MONUC-FARDC mission against the FDLR in South Kivu. The FARDC Third Integrated Brigade and the FARDC First Reserve Brigade supplied the majority of the troops -- more than 1,000 to MONUC's 30 [...]	2006-03-01 15:22:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO CG UN
06KINSHASA346	TRIPARTITE-PLUS FUSION CELL HOLDS GRADUATION [...] (U) Summary. The Tripartite-Plus Fusion Cell held a "graduation" in Kisangani for its initial trainees on 25 February. The brief ceremony was attended by MONUC officials, several Congolese political representatives including Governor of Province Orientale Jean-Pierre Lola Kisanga, and Nation [...]	2006-03-02 08:24:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR KPKO CG MONUC
06KINSHASA360	SECURITY SECTOR REFORM: GOING NOWHERE, SLOWLY [...] (SBU) Summary. The Security Sector Reform Joint Commission met on March 1 to address a heavy agenda, including the police census and the military disarmament and integration process. Despite the repeated concerns from the international community and the usual excuses from the GDRC, business r [...]	2006-03-03 13:03:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM KPKO CG
06KINSHASA369	DRC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CONDEMNATION OF [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered March 3 reftel demarche and statements to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of Staff Jacques Djoli. Djoli said the GDRC deplored the attack on the Al-Askariya shrine as well as any acts of violence in Iraq. He added that the USG must find a solution to the violence or ri [...]	2006-03-06 10:26:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO PTER IZ CG
06KINSHASA37	DRC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AMIS REHAT [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche and talking points January 6 to Jacques Djoli, the new chief of staff at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Djoli said the crisis in Darfur required continued attention and security assistance from the African Union and other interested parties. 2. (SBU) [...]	2006-01-09 10:37:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINS PREL KPKO SU CG
06KINSHASA373	DRC: DEMARCHES ON SECURITY COUNCIL, SECRETARY [...] (SBU) PolOff met March 3 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of Staff Jacques Djoli to discuss a variety of subjects, including the upcoming elections of new members to the UN Security Council (reftel A) and of a new UN Secretary General (reftel B). Djoli said in light of Guatemala's contri [...]	2006-03-06 10:33:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UN UNSC GT VE CG
06KINSHASA379	CONGOLESE BISHOPS WEIGH IN ON ELECTORAL PROCESS [...] (U) Following a week-long conference from February 27-March 4, the Congolese National Episcopal Conference (CENCO) -- an influential political actor in the DRC -- issued a statement from the country's Catholic bishops on the state of political events in the DRC. In its message, CENCO deplored [...]	2006-03-07 12:08:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG
06KINSHASA381	"ESCAPED" OPPOSITION LEADER TAKES REFUGE AT SOUTH [...] (SBU) Following a March 2 Supreme Court hearing regarding the legality of his detention, Pastor Ngoy, a minor but vocal opposition leader, managed to elude his police guard to take refuge at the South African embassy. He had been jailed at Kinshasa Central Prison since December 31 for "offendi [...]	2006-03-07 12:16:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM CG
06KINSHASA382	OPERATION SOUTH SENTINEL ENDS WITH FARDC CONTROL [...] (SBU) Operation South Sentinel, a joint FARDC - MONUC mission against the FDLR in South Kivu (reftel),ended March 5 with 300-400 FDLR troops pushed out of the area and with government control established over Ekingi, Manga, and Chibiroro towns. The towns, all in the Bunyakiri area of South K [...]	2006-03-07 16:09:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO CG
06KINSHASA39	ELECTORAL COMMISSION SAYS NO TO UDPS DEMANDS [...] (U) The Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) announced January 7 that it would not reopen registration centers for the convenience of UDPS members who boycotted the registration process from June to December 2005. CEI Director Abbe Malu Malu noted that the time constraints of the electoral [...]	2006-01-09 11:20:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA391	DRC'S MAIN MARITIME PORT IN DISORDER [...] (U) Trade via the DRC's main port of Matadi is becoming increasingly difficult, as a lack of resources and commitment has stalled rehabilitation projects. This assessment is based on information from ongoing contacts with port officials, business operators, and government officials. 2. (U [...]	2006-03-08 16:39:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT ECON ETRD EFIN CG
06KINSHASA393	DRC: THE WORLD IS WATCHING [...] (SBU) The extraordinary visit of three United Nations (UN) agency heads to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) the week of February 28 underscored the urgent need for support for the nation as it prepares for its first democratic elections in 40 years, and for the post-transition government [...]	2006-03-08 16:50:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EAID KPKO CG
06KINSHASA398	DRC'S NEW LEADING LABOR UNION [...] (SBU) Summary. The successor to the Mobutu-era's single trade union has lost its place as the nation's leading labor organization to a better-organized, savvier competitor, the Confederation Syndicale du Congo (CSC). During a meeting with EconOff March 6, the CSC's president, Symphorien Dunia, [...]	2006-03-09 13:22:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PGOV PINR CG
06KINSHASA404	KASAIAN ECONOMY LACKS ENERGY [...] (U) Summary. The two Kasai provinces offer a clear example of the economic tragedy of the Congo, with fertile, diamond-studded soil juxtaposed with an impoverished population unable to pull themselves out of their economic despair. Western Kasai seems slightly more prosperous than Eastern Kas [...]	2006-03-09 16:06:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EMIN ELAB EAGR CG
06KINSHASA406	NORTH KIVU UPDATE [...] (SBU) After several weeks of armed conflict north of Goma, MONUC now assesses the situation in North Kivu as "sensitive but under control." As of March 2, the insurgents who invaded Rutshuru (reftel) have completely vacated Chegerero, Jomba, Bunagana, and Runyoni and have retreated to temporar [...]	2006-03-10 08:34:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO MOPS CG
06KINSHASA409	UDPS DEMONSTRATION ATTEMPT ENDS IN ARREST, MINOR [...] (SBU) The opposition UDPS party called for a March 10 march from Kinshasa's central train station to MONUC Headquarters reportedly to deliver a note addressed to visiting UN Deputy Secretary for Peacekeeping Jean-Marie Guehenno. The UDPS failed to apply for a permit to march until March 8. Th [...]	2006-03-10 12:21:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC ASEC CG
06KINSHASA431	INTERIOR MINISTER MBEMBA: NO MINEMBWE TERRITORY [...] (SBU) In a March 9 press conference, DRC Interior Minister Theophile Mbemba claimed there were administrative reasons why Minembwe could not be an authorized territory, as has been advocated by RCD chief and Vice President Azerias Ruberwa (reftels). First, according to Mbemba, it is the Presi [...]	2006-03-14 14:26:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CG
06KINSHASA44	GOVERNMENT ARRESTS MINOR OPPOSITION FIGURE [...] (SBU) Pastor Theodore Ngoy, an opposition gadfly and self-proclaimed presidential candidate, was arrested December 29. His arrest came one day after he filed a motion with the Supreme Court to cancel the results of the December 18 referendum due to his (comment: unsubstantiated) claim that P [...]	2006-01-09 15:31:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM CG
06KINSHASA460	TSHISEKEDI REMAINS DISSATISFIED WITH ELECTORAL [...] (U) Etienne Tshisekedi, leader of the opposition Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS),told several hundred party supporters March 14 that his party will participate in national elections, but only if the electoral process is "credible" and "fair." Tshisekedi said during a rally at UD [...]	2006-03-17 13:20:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO KDEM CG
06KINSHASA477	UDPS HOLDS PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION IN KINSHASA [...] (U) As announced (reftel),the opposition party Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) March 22 held a peaceful demonstration in central Kinshasa. By late morning, approximately 700 UDPS supporters had gathered at Kinshasa's central train station. A portion of this group marched to MON [...]	2006-03-22 16:56:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO KDEM CG
06KINSHASA488	GDRC TERMS UGANDAN THREAT TO INTERVENE [...] (U) Summary: Press reports suggesting Uganda's possible intent unilaterally to pursue Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) militants into Congolese territory provoked a pointed response from the GDRC. The Ugandan charge was called to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 22 March where he was told by F [...]	2006-03-24 11:26:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CG UG
06KINSHASA516	DRC: DEMARCHE ON CHARLES TAYLOR DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered March 25 reftel a demarche and talking points to Jacques Djoli, Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs just prior to news of Taylor's capture being announced March 29. Djoli said that the DRC has enough problems with armed groups without Charles Taylor being [...]	2006-03-31 11:58:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC LI NI KAWC XA XY CG
06KINSHASA517	DRC: DEAMRCHE ON INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered March 27 reftel demarche and talking points to Jacques Djoli, Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs March 29. Poloff reminded Djoli of previously pledged Congolese support for U.S. candidate to the International Narcotics Control Board Melvyn Levitsky, and D [...]	2006-03-31 12:05:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SNAR AORC UN CG
06KINSHASA544	KAMITATU DECIDES TO ABIDE BY SUPREME COURT RULING [...] (U) In a carefully worded statement, Olivier Kamitatu announced April 3 that he will "abide by" the February Supreme Court decision requiring him to abandon his post as President of the National Assembly so that he "does not constitute an obstacle" to the business of the Assembly in the months [...]	2006-04-06 13:51:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG
06KINSHASA547	CANDIDATE REGISTRATION ENDS; UDPS TO BOYCOTT [...] (U) Summary: Candidate registration for the DRC's national presidential and legislative elections ended April 2, with the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) validating 32 dossiers for president. The CEI also received 8,650 applications for legislative candidates for the country's 500 Natio [...]	2006-04-07 09:11:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG
06KINSHASA56	FARDC-MAI MAI FIGHTING FORCES 30,000 TO FLEE [...] (SBU) Despite recent media reports of up to 125,000 new internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northern Katanga province, the number of people who have fled their homes since mid-November is actually about 30,000. According to Anne Edgerton, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affa [...]	2006-01-11 15:27:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PGOV PHUM KPKO CG
06KINSHASA572	TWO PEACEKEEPING BATTALIONS IDENTIFIED FOR KATANGA [...] (SBU) In order to address the security situation in the northern and central Katanga province (reftels),MONUC has identified two battalions for near-term deployment. The first, a contingent of Pakistani peacekeepers, Jordanian medical officers, and 50 military observers currently assigned t [...]	2006-04-12 17:16:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KPKO MOPS CG BU
06KINSHASA583	DRC: DEMARCHES ON HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DELIVERED [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered April 13 talking points and letter from Secretary Rice (reftel A) to Ambassador Oscar Matondo, director of the Office of International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Matondo said he welcomed the clarification of the USG vote against the creation of the [...]	2006-04-14 11:34:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OPDC PHUM KUNR CG
06KINSHASA600	ELECTORAL COMMISSION ANNOUNCES DEFINITIVE LIST OF [...] (U) The Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) announced April 15 the final and definitive list of presidential candidates. Following its review of more than 40 challenges to the list, the Supreme Court added the name of one independent candidate who had previously failed to provide copies of [...]	2006-04-17 15:45:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG
06KINSHASA607	DRC ELECTIONS: MORE THAN 9,500 CANDIDATES FOR [...] (U) The Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) announced April 17 that 9,587 candidates have been provisionally approved to run for the 500-seat National Assembly. The CEI rejected 312 candidates for not conforming with the DRC's electoral law. On April 12, the CEI published a list of 8,340 a [...]	2006-04-18 10:01:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG
06KINSHASA620	KABILA INTERVIEW MARKS BEGINNING OF PUBLIC IMAGE [...] (U) Summary: In a rare print interview published in the April 9 edition of "Jeune Afrique Intelligent," President Kabila presented himself as the "candidate of the people" and claimed he will win the presidency in the DRC's forthcoming elections. Kabila held forth on a variety of topics, inclu [...]	2006-04-19 15:07:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KDEM KPKO CG
06KINSHASA630	DRC ELECTIONS: WHEN DOES THE CAMPAIGN REALLY BEGIN? [...] (SBU) Summary: Confusion reigns, even within the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) itself, as to the proper interpretation of when the "official" presidential campaign period should begin. At least two different intepretations, based on two contradictory clauses of the Electoral Law, ha [...]	2006-04-20 14:14:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG
06KINSHASA651	MILITARY COURT SENTENCES FARDC MUTINEERS [...] (U) The military court of Ituri District rendered its verdict against 27 of the commandos of the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) who mutinied during a anti-militia operation March 1 (reftel). The court sentenced ten of the mutineers to 20 years in prison, while one received a sentence of 15 yea [...]	2006-04-26 15:57:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS KDEM CG
06KINSHASA656	DRC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SUBSCRIBING TO HCOC [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered April 26 reftel talking points and non-paper to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of Staff Jacques Djoli. Djoli said the GDRC shares USG concerns about the spread of ballistic missiles and their associated technologies. Djoli pointed out, however, that the DRC does not p [...]	2006-04-27 11:20:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA
06KINSHASA657	DRC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THIRD ADDITIONAL [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered April 26 reftel demarche and talking points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of Staff Jacques Djoli. Djoli said the GDRC delegation would vote again in support of the Third Additional Protocol and the inclusion of Magem David Adom into the International Red Cross and [...]	2006-04-27 11:21:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PHUM PREL PREF ICRC CG SZ
06KINSHASA676	DRC ELECTIONS: BALLOTS TO BE PRINTED IN SOUTH [...] (SBU) The electoral commissions of the DRC and South Africa signed an agreement April 27 which will provide for the printing of the DRC's presidential and legislative electoral ballots in South Africa. The GRSA will fund the paper for the ballots as well as the transportation of the finished b [...]	2006-04-28 12:43:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG SF
06KINSHASA706	ARCHBISHOP MONSENGWO CRITICIZES CEI FOR LACK OF [...] (U) Monsignor Laurent Monsengwo, the Catholic archbishop of Kisangani and president of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO),criticized the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) for establishing a new electoral calendar (reftel) without first consulting the DRC's political actor [...]	2006-05-05 11:59:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG
06KINSHASA721	ELEVEN CANDIDATES CALL FOR ELECTORAL COMMISSION [...] (U) A group of eleven mostly marginal presidential candidates has published a letter criticizing Abbe Apollinaire Malu Malu, president of the Independent Electoral Committee (CEI),for "unilaterally" announcing July 30 as the DRC's election date. The letter's authors call for Malu Malu to be [...]	2006-05-09 10:56:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG
06KINSHASA790	KABILA TO WED ON JUNE 4 [...] (U) Cardinal Frederic Etsou, the Archbishop of Kinshasa, announced during his May 14 sermon that President Joseph Kabila will marry his long-time partner, Marie-Olive Lembe, on June 4 (which will also mark Kabila's 35th birthday). Etsou said the ceremony will take place in the Sanctuary of Not [...]	2006-05-19 09:23:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KDEM CG
06KINSHASA796	CONGO'S MARITIME PORTS: NEGLECTED TRANSPORT LINK? [...] (SBU) Summary. The DRC is likely to remain off the U.S. Coast Guard's "blacklist," following the second USCG visit to Congolese international maritime ports. Two USCG officers visited three of the DRC's eight listed international maritime ports May 1 and 2 to review security conditions and com [...]	2006-05-21 13:34:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT ECON PREL PTER PINS CG
06KINSHASA818	ECONOMICS ALONG THE UGANDAN BORDER: THE GRAND NORD [...] (SBU) Summary. EconOff and PolOff visited Beni, Butembo and Kasindi in North Kivu province May 4-6. A strong Ugandan economic influence exists in the region, supported by both legal and illegal cross-border trade. Weak national and provincial-level government influence in the region further c [...]	2006-05-23 15:47:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ELTN ECON EAGR CG
06KINSHASA834	MONSENGWO CONTINUES TO PUSH POLITICAL "DIALOGUE" [...] (U) In an interview published May 22 by the Belgian newspaper "La Libre Belge," Monsignor Laurent Monsengwo, the Catholic archbishop of Kisangani and president of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO),reiterated his appeal for a political "dialogue" to reach a national consensus [...]	2006-05-26 09:25:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA863	KABILA CONTINUES TALKING TO FOREIGN PRESS [...] (U) President Joseph Kabila continued talking to the foreign press with an interview published in the May 25 edition of the French newspaper "Le Monde." In the article, Kabila presented himself as a true Congolese who is ready to work to rebuild and reunify the Congo. Kabila also said the work [...]	2006-06-01 12:11:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA918	PRESIDENT KABILA'S MOTHER SPEAKS OUT [...] (U) Summary: In a rare public interview, President Kabila's mother, Mama Sifa Maanya, sought to dispel rumors regarding the President's origins, saying unequivocally that Kabila is her son by birth. Speaking to the Belgian newspaper "Le Soir," Sifa described the struggles and sacrifices she an [...]	2006-06-09 11:26:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KPKO KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA937	MANAGING THE MEDIA CAMPAIGN IN THE DRC'S [...] (SBU) Summary: The GDRC has reportedly agreed to fund a much-reduced budget, which would allow the High Media Authority (HAM) to provide for minimal fair media coverage to the 33 presidential candidates. The more than 9,700 legislative and 12,300 provincial candidates, however, will likely be [...]	2006-06-14 08:45:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPAO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA942	UNSC SENDS CLEAR MESSAGE: ELECTIONS MUST TAKE [...] (U) Summary: Following a three-day visit in the DRC, a delegation from the UN Security Council (UNSC) announced it was "encouraged" by the country's political progress and rebuffed calls for a "dialogue" that would delay July 30 elections or lead to a re-negotiation of transitional institution [...]	2006-06-14 13:34:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO KDEM UNSC CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA963	UNIVERSITY STUDENTS SKEPTICAL ABOUT UPCOMING [...] (SBU) Summary: Many Congolese university students, particularly in the capital, have little faith in the elections or the transparency of the electoral process. Many say they see scant benefit in voting in an election when the outcome is assumed to be already set. Others say they have littl [...]	2006-06-19 10:12:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA965	PRESIDENT KABILA WEDS [...] (U) President Kabila June 16 wed his long-time partner Olive Lembe in a civil ceremony at his official residence in Kinshasa. The civil ceremony was followed June 17 by a religious marriage, presided over by Catholic Cardinal Frederic Etsou and Protestant Monsignor Pierre Marini (who is also P [...]	2006-06-19 11:40:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA968	IMF REVIEWS PROGRESS, SETS UP DRC STAFF-MONITORED [...] (SBU) Summary: An IMF team was in Kinshasa for five days May 27 to June 1 to look at the DRC's performance since February 2006 and to finish setting up a Staff-Monitored Program (SMP). The SMP will provide a bridge between the PRGF program that lapsed on March 31 and the new PRGF the GDRC hop [...]	2006-06-20 10:52:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV CG
06KINSHASA969	MLC LAUNCHES NEW POLITICAL ALLIANCE [...] (U) The Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC),the political party of Vice President (and presidential candidate) Jean-Pierre Bemba, has entered into a new political alliance with a host of smaller Congolese political parties. MLC Secretary General (and Minister of Budget) Francois Mwamba [...]	2006-06-20 11:03:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA977	DRC NEARS COMPLETION OF POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY [...] (U) Summary: The DRC Minister of Planning unveiled what is nearly the final draft of the DRC's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) the week of June 5. The 104-page document, the fruit of months of work by a committee composed of GDRC, civil society, and non-governmental organization repres [...]	2006-06-22 11:47:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON CG
06KINSHASA987	CONTROVERSIAL SPIRITUAL LEADER SENTENCED IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Kuthino Fernando, the spiritual leader of the Church of the Army of Victory, was sentenced June 16 to twenty years in prison on charges of masterminding a failed December 2002 assassination attempt on a fellow pastor. Kuthino was arrested at his church in Kinshasa where police r [...]	2006-06-23 14:17:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM CG
06KINSHASA998	EUROPEAN PEACEKEEPING FORCE FORMALLY LAUNCHED [...] (U) Summary: In the first of what will reportedly be weekly press conferences, on June 22 the initial phase of the European Union election support/peacekeeping operation force was formally introduced by Aldo Ajello, EU Special Rep to the Great Lakes, and Gen. Karlheinz Viereck (Germany),comma [...]	2006-06-27 06:52:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS KPKO ASEC CG ELECTIONS
06KIRKUK112	KRG WOOING "COWARDLY CAPITAL" WITH NEW INVESTMENT STRATEGY [...] Summary: The KRG is attempting to win-over hesitant foreign investors with a combination of new airports, trade shows, and investment incentives. In a meeting April 22 with KRG Deputy Finance Minister Abdullah Abdulrahim, Abdulrahim told Emboffs that he welcomed input and U.S. technical assist [...]	2006-05-10 07:36:00	REO Kirkuk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN EINV PGOV PREL IZ
06KIRKUK113	KRG SWEARS IN UNIFIED CABINET [...] (SBU) The Kurdistan Regional Government swore in its new unified cabinet May 7, the major step in its path towards full unification. Until now, the KRG had rival cabinets in Erbil (dominated by the Kurdistan Democratic Party) and in Sulaymaniyah (dominated by the Patriotic Union of Kurdista [...]	2006-05-14 14:47:00	REO Kirkuk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KDEM EPET KWMN IZ
06KIRKUK115	SULAY STUDENTS VIEW ELECTION THROUGH KURDISH EYES [...] (SBU) Summary: Students from Sulaymaniyah University met on May 24 with IPAO to share reactions to the formation of the national government. The twenty-six students equally represented men, women, and both younger students from a variety of departments and older students attending graduate l [...]	2006-06-04 14:02:00	REO Kirkuk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PNAT IZ
06KIRKUK116	SULAYMANIYAH GOVERNOR AND KURDISTAN TOILERS PARTY RESPOND TO [...] (SBU) Summary: In separate meetings on May 24, Sulaymaniyah Governor Dana and leaders of the Kurdistan Toiler's Party (KTP) shared with IPAO their reactions to the formation of the newly formed governments in Erbil and Baghdad. Sulaymaniyah Governor Dana said it would be difficult for Prime [...]	2006-06-04 14:08:00	REO Kirkuk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR ENRG IZ
06KIRKUK16	(SBU) POLITICAL ROUNDTABLE BRINGS PARTIES TOGETHER IN SALAH [...] (U) This is a SET Tikrit cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Several political parties in Salah Ad Din Province meet weekly to develop political cohesiveness in the province. The group is showing an amazing unity of purpose during its first two months in existence. END SUMMARY. -------------- (U [...]	2006-01-29 19:07:00	REO Kirkuk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KCOR IZ
06KIRKUK174	KIRKUK RULING COALITION AGAINST BAKER-HAMILTON REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 10 key representatives of the ruling PUK/KDP-dominated local government demarched the REO, and on October 11 affiliated NGO's held a demonstration in front of our gate, about the Iraq Study Group (ISG) Report. In the PUK/KDP's view, the ISG report was biased in favor [...]	2006-12-14 09:55:00	REO Kirkuk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PBTS PINR IZ
06KIRKUK19	(SBU) TURCOMAN FRONT FEELS CHEATED, BUT SAYS ELECTION A STEP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Iraqi Turcoman Front (ITF) leader Sadettin Ergech called on Regional Coordinator (RC) and UK Consul General January 28. Ergech was the only person running as a Turcoman who won a seat in the December national legislative elections (some Turcomans running with [...]	2006-01-30 18:53:00	REO Kirkuk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK42	(U) PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATIONS IN KIRKUK AND KURDISH REGION IN [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-23 11:03:00	REO Kirkuk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS PGOV KISL IZ PINR
06KIRKUK43	(U) PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATIONS IN KIRKUK AND KURDISH REGION IN [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-24 07:06:00	REO Kirkuk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS PGOV KISL IZ PINR
06KIRKUK63	PROVINCIAL GOVT STRUGGLES FOR POWER, BUDGET [...] (U) Summary. Sulaymaniyah provincial leaders stressed the need for the Kurdistan National Assembly (KNA) to grant them legal authority and practical power to carry out projects. Provincial Governor Dana Ahmad Majid requested U.S. technical assistance for urban planning and taking a census of [...]	2006-03-17 14:19:00	REO Kirkuk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID PINR IZ
06KIRKUK8	(U) KURDISH PARLIAMENT APPROVES KRG UNIFICATION [...] (U) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Ambassador Khalilzad attended the January 21 special session of the Kurdistan National Assembly (KNA),which unanimously approved reftel agreement on unification of the two Kurdistan Regional Governments (KRGs). Iraqi President Jalal Talabani (leader of the Patri [...]	2006-01-23 12:24:00	REO Kirkuk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM IZ KDP
06KRAKOW266	BIO OF CANDIDATE FOR MINISTER IN POLISH MFA [...] (SBU) Summary: CG met with Krzysztof Szczerski, Vice Director of the Institute for Political Sciences and International Relations at Jagiellonian University in Krakow. Szczerski confirmed what we had heard--that he is being considered for a high position in the Polish MFA and that he will kn [...]	2006-12-13 15:51:00	Consulate Krakow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PL
06KUALALUMPUR1486	MALAYSIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PREPARATION FOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-08 06:29:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF SMIG UNGA MY
06KUALALUMPUR1633	INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-30 06:55:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA MY
06KUALALUMPUR1740	MALAYSIA: POTUS INVITATION TO UNGA DEMOCRACY EVENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-15 08:29:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA OVIP MY
06KUALALUMPUR1804	MALAYSIA'S NEW POLICE CHIEF CALLS FOR ANTI-TIP LAW [...] (U) Summary: Malaysia's new Inspector General of Police (IGP) Musa Hassan, during a September 21 conference hosted by the police and the NGO Tenaganita, called for the creation of comprehensive legislation to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) and for the establishment of government run shel [...]	2006-09-26 09:58:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN MY
06KUALALUMPUR1862	Border Control Assessment Initiative (BCAI) Initial Team [...] (SBU) Summary: A U.S. team held initial consultations on September 21 with nine Malaysian government maritime security agencies as a first step in the Border Control Assessment Initiative (BCAI) in Malaysia. The GOM representatives provided broad overviews of their activities, including in t [...]	2006-10-04 07:30:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL MARR MY
06KUALALUMPUR1932	MALAYSIA SUPPORTS DRAFT UN DECLARATION ON RIGHTS [...] (SBU) On October 13, New Zealand Deputy High Commissioner Felicity Bloor, joined by New Zealand emboff, the human rights officer from the Australian High Commission, and poloff, delivered ref A demarche and accompanying documents to Astanah Banu, Principal Assistant Secretary in the MFA's mul [...]	2006-10-13 09:17:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KTIA UN MY
06KUALALUMPUR1936	GOVERNMENT-LINKED COMPANIES: UNRAVELING THE TANGLED WEB [...] (SBU) Summary: The Malaysian government,s ability to control market access through its holdings in government linked companies (GLCs) is an important consideration in our ongoing FTA negotiations. Unraveling the tangled web of government holdings is difficult. Much information is publicly available [...]	2006-10-13 09:43:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD MY
06KUALALUMPUR1942	FOLLOW THE MONEY: THE POLITICS OF SHARE OWNERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: A report by a respected local think tank has sparked a political uproar by claiming that ethnic Malays already control more than the government's target of 30% of the shares on the KL Stock Exchange (KLSE). As the 30% goal provides the underlying rationale for the bumiputera [...]	2006-10-16 07:01:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EXIM PHUM PREL MY
06KUALALUMPUR1957	HEART OF BORNEO: SARAWAK VIEWS [...] (SBU) Residents of the Malaysian State of Sarawak are demonstrating increasing support for environmental conservation efforts, but have only a limited awareness of the proposed Heart of Borneo initiative aimed at integrating and enhancing the conservation efforts of Malaysia, Indonesia and Bru [...]	2006-10-17 09:22:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO MY BX ID
06KUALALUMPUR2035	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR JOHN MILLER'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Ambassador Miller, we welcome your visit to Kuala Lumpur and hope that your presence in Malaysia will assist us in encouraging the GOM to take substantive and positive measures as outlined in the Malaysia TIP Action Plan (ref A). Your schedule will allow you to engage with a range of g [...]	2006-11-01 07:01:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN MY
06KUALALUMPUR2081	MALAYSIA CHOOSES A NEW KING [...] (SBU) Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Sultan Mahmud Al Mukatfi Billah Shah, the Sultan of Terengganu and current Deputy King will become the thirteenth "Yang di-Pertuan Agong" or the King of Malaysia for a five-year term effective December 13, 2006, following his election by the Malaysian Conferenc [...]	2006-11-07 23:29:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MY
06KUALALUMPUR2112	DEMARCHES ON COUNTRY SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-15 07:09:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KTIA UN UNHRC MY
06KUALALUMPUR2120	TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO) FOR [...] (SBU) David Shear, Deputy Chief of Mission, is Embassy Kuala Lumpur's Terrorist Finance Coordination Officer (TCFO). In this capacity, he takes the lead on action against terrorist financing, which is coordinated through monthly law enforcement/Visas Viper committee meetings. Elaine Jones, [...]	2006-11-16 04:27:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL MY
06KUALALUMPUR2133	GOM SLIPS ON BANANA PEEL: MORE FIGHTING OVER SHARE [...] (SBU) Summary: The debate sparked by a think-tank report claiming that Malaysia had exceeded a key affirmative action target for the majority Malay population continues to rage, despite the government's attempts to quell it. By now several methodologies have been floated for calculating the sh [...]	2006-11-19 23:50:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL MY

06KUALALUMPUR2137	CHIN REFUGEES STRUGGLE WHILE AWAITING UNHCR REGISTRATION AND RESETTLEMENT [...] (SBU) In their primitive jungle camps and at a medical clinic they established in Kuala Lumpur, Burmese Chin refugees recently described to us their harassment by police and their perceptions of UNHCR indifference regarding their plight. Up to 1,000 Chins live in jungle camps abutting palm oil plan [...]	2006-11-20 05:27:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF SMIG PREL PGOV UNHCR MY
06KUALALUMPUR2140	MALAYSIA: INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) Embassy Kuala Lumpur provides the following submission as an interim assessment of targeted actions by Malaysia on trafficking in persons since the June release of the 2006 TIP report, as requested ref A. Shelter for Trafficking Victims ------------------------------- 2. (SBU) The [...]	2006-11-20 09:52:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN MY
06KUALALUMPUR2263	ACTION REQUEST: TERRORIST FINANCE: DOMESTIC USG [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (U) Econoff met with Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM -- Malaysia's central bank) Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) Director Jeremy Lee and Deputy Director Yusof Sulong to deliver reftel demarche and provide a copy of the names and backg [...]	2006-12-12 02:56:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC MY PREL PTER XR KTFN UN
06KUALALUMPUR2297	MALAYSIA ATTORNEY GENERAL COMMITS TO DRAFTING [...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysia's Attorney General told the Ambassador and visiting U.S. Assistant Attorney General Wan Kim on December 12 that he had directed his staff to begin drafting comprehensive legislation to combat trafficking in persons, a move which represents a key component of the TIP a [...]	2006-12-15 09:52:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN KJUS MY
06KUALALUMPUR331	TRADE MINISTER SHAFIE ON IPR AND DISTRIBUTIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Domestic Trade Shafie Apdal and Ambassador LaFleur discussed IPR enforcement, planned new regulations on distributive trade, and the security situation in eastern Sabah state. The Ambassador emphasized that both IPR and distributive trade would be significant issue [...]	2006-02-27 23:57:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD MY
06KUALALUMPUR357	Fuel Prices, Interest Rates, FDI, and Inflation [...] U) Summary: The biggest news arrived at the end of the month when the government of Malaysia (GOM) announced a 23% hike in gasoline and diesel prices. Earlier in the month, Bank Negara - Malaysia's central bank - announced another overnight policy rate hike to help control inflation and disco [...]	2006-03-02 23:02:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PREL MY EPET PGOV
06KUALALUMPUR372	MALAYSIA SIXTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Malaysia is a destination and, to a lesser extent, a transit country for men and women trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labor. Women from the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam are trafficked to [...]	2006-03-03 08:29:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MY
06KUALALUMPUR571	DEPUTY U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE KARAN [...] (SBU) Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Karan Bhatia discussed upcoming negotiations for a U.S.- Malaysia Free Trade Agreement with key economic officials and a leading Malaysian think tank during his March 16-17, 2006 visit to Kuala Lumpur. Ambassador Bhatia's interlocutors provided a positi [...]	2006-03-29 02:49:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR MY
06KUALALUMPUR617	MALAYSIA'S PROPOSED GUIDELINES ON FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (MDTCA) - the Malaysian ministry which regulates all distributive trade - recently proposed sweeping new regulations which would increase the cost of doing business in Malaysia for all firms in distributive trade. The new rul [...]	2006-04-05 10:16:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD MY
06KUALALUMPUR678	MEET THE FTA NEGOTIATORS: PART I [...] (SBU) Summary and introduction: Many of Malaysia's lead negotiators for the different FTA chapters took part in our Trade and Investment Framework (TIFA) discussions, but others are new faces. Econ counselor and econoffs are calling on all of the new negotiators to take their measure in adv [...]	2006-04-14 08:09:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV MY
06KUALALUMPUR743	MEET THE FTA NEGOTIATORS: PART 2 [...] (SBU) Introduction: Many of Malaysia's lead negotiators for the different FTA chapters took part in our Trade and Investment Framework (TIFA) discussions, but others are new faces. Econ counselor and econoffs are calling on all of the new negotiators to take their measure in advance of the [...]	2006-04-25 09:45:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD MY
06KUALALUMPUR959	MALAYSIA'S "NEW" AUTO POLICY: A STEP TOWARDS [...] (U) The Malaysian government issued its new National Auto Policy (NAP) on March 22, 2006, following up on the NAP Framework issued five months earlier (reftel). The NAP envisions some significant changes to development of Malaysia's auto sector, including an expiration date for its longstandin [...]	2006-05-25 08:40:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV EFIN PREL MY
06KUWAIT1013	KUWAIT CRACKS DOWN ON LABOR DOCUMENT FORGERS [...] (SBU) Dr. Salih Al-Shaykh, Acting Assistant Undersecretary for Labor Affairs at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL),confirmed in a March 19 meeting with EmbOffs news reports that the GOK has uncovered a scheme to allow companies to hire foreign workers illegally. MOSAL limits [...]	2006-03-22 08:48:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB KU TIP
06KUWAIT1023	USTR TALKS TIFA, IPR, TAXES, AT&T WITH KUWAITIS, [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 20, USTR Director of European and Middle Eastern Trade Affairs Paul Burkhead, accompanied by DCM and Econoff, met in separate meetings with senior representatives of the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI),the Ministries of Commerce, Communications, Financ [...]	2006-03-22 13:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON BEXP KU
06KUWAIT1031	KPC GETTING PAID BY SOMO, TRANSPORTERS ARE NOT [...] (SBU) Econ Officer spoke on March 22 with Kuwait Petroleum Corporation EAMD of Marketing Mr. Waleed Al-Hashash regarding SOMO payments to KPC for gasoline and diesel fuels purchased by Iraq from Kuwait (see all reftels for background.) Al-Hashash made the following points: -- KPC is defini [...]	2006-03-25 06:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET KCOR MOPS KU IZ
06KUWAIT1041	KUWAIT'S DOMESTIC LABOR ADMINISTRATION TAKES [...] (U) Summary and Comment. PolOff and PolAssistant visited the Domestic Worker Administration (DWA) on March 18, and PolOff followed up with an unannounced visit to the DWA on March 22 to see how the GOK deals with domestic workers who have complaints. The DWA's role, as reported to Emboffs [...]	2006-03-25 13:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB RP KU TIP
06KUWAIT1056	RE-ENGAGING GOK AGENCIES ON CTF/AML TECHNICAL [...] (SBU) In an effort to develop and implement a multi-pronged technical assistance training program (per ref A) with relevant GOK CTF/AML agencies, Econoff met separately with officials at the GOK Ministry of Justice's Office of the Public Prosecutor (PPO) and the Ministry of Commerce and Indus [...]	2006-03-27 06:48:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL KTFN KU
06KUWAIT1084	LABOR MINISTRY REQUESTS TIP TRAINING IN CONTEXT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) In a March 19 meeting, Amina Jowhar, Director of the International Relations Department at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL),told EmbOffs that the GOK is reviewing plans to host a UN-sponsored conference on migran [...]	2006-03-28 12:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB KU TIP
06KUWAIT1096	KUWAIT REQUESTS U.S. PARTICIPATION IN EXPATRIATE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Amina Jowhar Ghazi (aka Amina Jowhar),Director of the International Relations Department of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL),faxed Post a copy of a letter from the Undersecretary's office announcing MOSAL's inten [...]	2006-03-30 08:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB KU TIP
06KUWAIT111	KUWAIT GULF OIL COMPANY GETS NEW RESPONSIBILITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Kuwait Gulf Oil Company (KGOC) Manager for Fields Development and Planning Qasim Al-Mejadi told Econ Officer January 8 that KGOC has completely taken over KOC's management of the onshore oil fields in the divided zone between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, as of January 1. He said t [...]	2006-01-17 05:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU OIL SECTOR
06KUWAIT1176	FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAITI WOMEN "JUBILANT" AS THEY [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: For the first time since being given full political rights in May 2005, Kuwaiti women exercised their right to vote on April 4 in a Municipal Council by-election. Female campaign workers and voters were "jubilant" about exercising their political rights. "Today we [...]	2006-04-04 14:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM KWMN KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS
06KUWAIT1177	KUWAIT GIVES GREEN LIGHT ON OPEN SKIES [...] (SBU) On April 4, CDA and Econoff met with Deputy Director of Civil Aviation for Aviation Safety and Air Transport Affairs Fawaz Al-Farah to follow up on the ongoing Open Skies discussions. The meeting was prompted by a letter to the Ambassador from Minister of Communications Dr. Ismail Al-S [...]	2006-04-04 14:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR BEXP PGOV KU
06KUWAIT1196	FREEDOM AGENDA: FEMALE CANDIDATE RUNNER-UP IN [...] (U) Jenan Bushehri, one of two female candidates in the April 4 Municipal Council by-election, came in second behind Yousef Al-Suwaileh, a Sunni candidate representing the Al-Awazem tribe. (Note: The Municipal Council has national jurisdiction over land allocation, zoning, and public and hea [...]	2006-04-05 13:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT1317	FREEDOM AGENDA: PARLIAMENT POSTPONES DISCUSSION OF [...] (U) On April 17, Parliament unanimously approved a Government motion to postpone discussion on proposals to reduce the number of electoral constituencies, a key political reform, until May 15. Parliament previously voted to discuss the proposals on April 17 (ref D),but agreed to the postpon [...]	2006-04-17 13:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT1347	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: COMMERCIAL BANK OF SYRIA AND [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-18 12:53:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM KFIN KJUS KTFN KNNP MNUC EU KU
06KUWAIT1397	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ADDRESSING UN FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) On April 23, Econoff delivered reftel points to Mansour Alolaimi, First Secretary and Division Director for Afghanistan and Iran at the Ministry of ForQn Affairs. Alolaimi, appearing receptive but noncommittal, explained that only the Foreign Minister, with the approval of the Prime Min [...]	2006-04-24 13:53:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PREL AF KU
06KUWAIT1417	KUWAIT ENERGY UPDATE: RECORD HIGH CRUDE PRICES, [...] (U) Summary: Kuwait Export Crude continued to set record high prices, selling for almost $65/barrel, the highest in its history. Energy Minister Shaykh Ahmed announced that production of the recent gas discoveries will begin in "early 2007," while KOC announced an additional crude discovery i [...]	2006-04-25 08:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU OIL SECTOR
06KUWAIT1505	FROM CRADLE-TO-GRAVE: AN OVERVIEW OF KUWAIT'S WELFARE [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: With its immense oil wealth, the Kuwaiti Government provides Kuwaiti citizens, who do not pay taxes, with cradle-to-grave welfare benefits, including free health care, free education, public or private sector employment, and substantial housing assistance. (Note: Ku [...]	2006-05-01 11:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB ECON SOCI KU
06KUWAIT1512	EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF TOP DAILY ATTACKED FOR PROVOCATIVE STATEMEN [...] (SBU) Summary and recommendation: Jassem Boodai, the Editor-In-Chie If asked by press, we suggest guidance making the following points: -- We are aware that remarks made by the editor of a Kuwaiti newspaper If asked if there are charges against Jassem Boodai: Our Embassy check End Sum [...]	2006-05-02 12:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KU
06KUWAIT1513	EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF TOP DAILY ATTACKED FOR PROVOCATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary and recommendation: Jassem Boodai, the Editor-In-Chief of KuwaitQs leading Arabic daily, Al-Rai Al-Aam, is being attacked by Kuwaiti bloggers and at least one newspaper for remarks he made to a visiting Codel on January 20. Boodai himself is not facing charges. He may be called [...]	2006-05-02 12:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KU
06KUWAIT1514	FREEDOM AGENDA: USPTO IPR WORKSHOP SPURS LIVELY [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. From April 29 - May 1, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) IPR experts, accompanied by U.S. federal judges, delivered a MEPI "Workshop on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights." The three-day workshop drew participants responsible for IPR enforcement [...]	2006-05-02 13:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV PGOV PREL KIPR KMPI KU
06KUWAIT1612	AMBASSADOR URGES GOVERNOR TO CONTINUE CRACKING [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-07 12:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KIPR KU
06KUWAIT1642	FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAITIS RALLY ON CONSTITUENCY [...] (U) Approximately 150 Kuwaitis staged a rally on May 5 in support of electoral constituency reform (ref b). Wearing orange and white, carrying signs that read "five for the sake of Kuwait," and exchanging "high five's," they protested for over two hours across the street from Seif Palace whe [...]	2006-05-09 13:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT1684	AMBASSADOR PRESSES FOR MORE EFFECTIVE MEASURES TO [...] (U) During a May 8 speech at the opening of a conference entitled, "Kuwait: A Financial and Commercial Center," the Ambassador praised recent Kuwaiti signature of UN labor protocols to protect against trafficking, but emphasized that more still needed to be done in Kuwait to protect basic wor [...]	2006-05-13 06:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM KU TIP
06KUWAIT1744	FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAIT'S ORANGE REVOLUTION: [...] (U) In a much-anticipated May 15 Parliament session, the Government introduced a bill to reduce the number of electoral constituencies from 25 to ten. Members of the Independent (pro-Government) bloc then submitted a motion to refer the bill to the Constitutional Court to examine its constit [...]	2006-05-15 14:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENGA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT1768	KUWAITI EDITOR CHOOSES JAIL OVER BAIL IN TEST OF [...] (U) Hamad Turki Buyabis, editor of the Kuwaiti weekly Al-Shaab, was jailed May 15 after refusing to post bail in a case involving publishing material deemed offensive to the Amir. The Public Prosecutor's office had called Buyabis in for questioning because his weekly had published some of A [...]	2006-05-16 12:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KU
06KUWAIT1788	KUWAITI EDITOR RELEASED WITHOUT BAIL AFTER FUROR [...] (U) Hamad Turki Buyabis, editor of the Kuwaiti weekly Al-Shaab who was detained on May 15 for breaking Kuwait's Press and Publications law (ref A),was released from custody May 16 without having to post bail. Buyabis refused to pay bail following questioning by the Public Prosecutor's offic [...]	2006-05-17 13:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KU
06KUWAIT1789	FREEDOM AGENDA: THE GOVERNMENT KEEPS ITS COOL AS PRESSURE [...] (U) Debate over constituency reform continues with the Government requesting on May 17 the convening of a special National Assembly session on May 22 to discuss the draft law to reduce the number of electoral constituencies from 25 to ten. Post contacts report that the Government is considerin [...]	2006-05-17 14:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT1833	KUWAITI AMIR DISSOLVES PARLIAMENT; NEW ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary and comment: On May 21, the Amir issued decree 146 exercising his constitutional power to dissolve Parliament after weeks of contentious debate on reducing the number of electoral constituencies reached an impasse with 29 Members of Parliament (MPs) intent on "grilling" the Prime [...]	2006-05-21 19:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT185	AFGHAN AMBASSADOR TO KUWAIT ON LONDON CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: During a January 21 meeting with the Ambassador on GOK assistance and labor issues, Afghan Ambassador to Kuwait Yussuf Samad praised the USG for its ongoing support to Afghanistan; pointed to GOK unwillingness to re-start assistance absent a solution to old GOA arrears; acknowl [...]	2006-01-21 16:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ELAB PGOV PREL PINR AF XD KU
06KUWAIT1852	FREEDOM AGENDA: REACTIONS TO PARLIAMENT DISSOLUTION [...] (U) Summary: The Amir's May 21 decision to dissolve Parliament has Kuwaitis focused on the prospects for meaningful political reform and the impact of women voting in national elections for the first time. A number of public figures have already declared their intent to run for office, among [...]	2006-05-22 17:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT1856	OIL OFFICIALS DISCUSS KUWAIT PROJECT, [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 15, 17, and 20, Ambassador met in separate meetings with Kuwaiti officials in the petroleum sector to discuss privatization, Kuwait Project, the planned fourth refinery, investments abroad, and the recent gas discovery. Interlocutors expected that the Kuwait Project wo [...]	2006-05-23 08:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON PINR BEXP KU
06KUWAIT1915	FREEDOM AGENDA: RACING THE CLOCK TO PREPARE FOR KUWAIT'S [...] Summary: Debate over the Amir's May 21 decision to dissolve Parliament is already fading as focus shifts to the June 29 parliamentary elections. Though candidate registration begins officially May 25, many prospective candidates have already launched their campaigns. According to one estimat [...]	2006-05-24 16:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT1919	UNITED AIRLINES TO KUWAIT; OPEN SKIES STILL PENDING [...] (SBU) The Ambassador sent on May 24 a letter to the Minister of Communication, Dr. Ismail Al-Shatti, formally notifying the GOK of United Airlines' (UA) decision to launch nonstop service this winter between Kuwait City and Washington, D.C. Post helped ensure that UA's press release reached [...]	2006-05-24 17:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PREL PGOV KU
06KUWAIT1933	KUWAIT FUND REPORTS LIMITED PROGRESS ON ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: During a May 22 meeting with Econoff, the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development's (KFAED) Regional Manager for Arab Countries cited no progress, other than a preliminary report on school construction, pertaining to the GOK's $560M reconstruction package for Iraq (ref B). T [...]	2006-05-28 17:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PGOV PREL IZ KU
06KUWAIT1934	KUWAIT INITIATES AWARENESS CAMPAIGN TARGETING [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs (MAIA) has initiated the National Project for Domestic Workers (in Arabic it is the National Project for Domestic Worker Awareness-Raising) a project to raise awareness of the rights and responsibilities of domestic employees and their employer [...]	2006-05-29 08:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB KU TIP
06KUWAIT1986	FREEDOM AGENDA: MEPI, BMENA, AND EXCHANGES BASIS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Embassy has pursued a consistent, comprehensive plan in support of women's empowerment and full political participation in Kuwait. That support has involved more than 350 Kuwaiti women in professional development and exchange programs, public diplomacy activities, regional [...]	2006-05-30 16:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO KMPI PHUM KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT2035	KUWAIT WELCOMES U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (SBU) MFA U/S Jarallah called the Ambassador the evening of May 31 to say that the Amir and Crown Prince had been briefed on our statement on Iran and welcomed the U.S. move. An official statement had been released to the media. 2. Kuwait News Agency is carrying the following official react [...]	2006-05-31 22:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IR KU
06KUWAIT206	KOC CHAIRMAN DISPUTES REPORT ON KUWAIT'S [...] (U) A recent Petroleum Intelligence Weekly (PIW) report on Kuwait's diminishing oil reserves has caused a minor buzz within the Kuwait oil sector and other interested parties. The report (PIW, Vol. XLV, No. 4, January 23, 2006) quoted "data circulated within KOC" as showing that Kuwait's rem [...]	2006-01-23 09:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON KU OIL SECTOR
06KUWAIT2113	POST INFORMS GOK OF TIP RANKING; OFFICIALS LOOK [...] (SBU) Poloff met with representatives of three Kuwaiti Ministries on June 5 to inform them of Kuwait's rise from Tier 3 to Tier 2 Watchlist: Saud Al-Saeedi, who handles human rights issues in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Legal Department, Zakaria Al-Ansari, Assistant Director of the Inte [...]	2006-06-06 14:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB KU TIP
06KUWAIT2145	KUWAIT TAXATION UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. On May 8, the Council of Ministers adopted a resolution addressing the inconsistently-implemented taxation law on foreign companies operating in Kuwait. The resolution, in vague terms, states that a foreign company's retention of a local agent indicates a taxable [...]	2006-06-07 16:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EFIN ETRD KU
06KUWAIT2151	ELECTION UPDATE: TENTS, BLACKSMITHS, FLAT SCREEN TVS AND [...] (U) Summary: Preparations for Kuwait's June 29 parliamentary elections are proving to be an economic windfall for the country's catering services, tent suppliers, flat screen television vendors, print shops, and blacksmiths as 386 candidates, including 31 women, splurge on these and other of [...]	2006-06-07 17:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT2257	ISLAMIC AFFAIRS MINISTRY PLANS ISLAMIC MODERATION [...] Summary: (U) Building on the success of its International Moderation Conference held in London in May, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs is proceeding to organize a similar conference in the U.S. in early November 2006. During a June 11 courtesy call by the Charge d'Affaires on [...]	2006-06-13 10:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KISL KPAO SCUL XF KU
06KUWAIT226	KUWAIT STOCK EXCHANGE BOUNCES BACK ON SUCCESSION [...] (SBU) Reacting to the resolution of the succession issue in favor of Prime Minister and next Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, traders on the morning of January 24 pushed the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) back up to 11,782 by the closing bell at 12:30, making up for all of the losses of the p [...]	2006-01-24 09:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV KU
06KUWAIT232	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME NON-PAPER [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-24 14:19:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KU
06KUWAIT2442	ELECTION COUNTDOWN: KUWAIT MEDIA ELECTION COVERAGE JUNE [...] (U) Summary and comment: Government censorship and the fight against corruption stole the headlines as media coverage of the June 29 elections hits its stride. The Information Minister was the object of sharp criticism in the press from candidates and among the public over his role in blocki [...]	2006-06-21 12:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KMPI KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT2443	KUWAITI OFFICIAL: WATER CRISIS OVERBLOWN, NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a June 20 meeting with Econoff, Kuwaiti water official Suhaila Marafi said that news reports, campaign propaganda, and rumor have exaggerated the extent of Kuwait's water shortage, and that the planned July 21 opening of a new desalination plant in Subiya will solve supply [...]	2006-06-21 13:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EPET PGOV KU
06KUWAIT255	CODEL ROS-LEHTINEN ENGAGES KUWAITIS ON IRAQ, IRAN, [...] (SBU) Summary: During a January 20-21 visit to Kuwait, CODEL Ros-Lehtinen met with Kuwaiti officials to offer condolences on the death of Amir Shaykh Jaber Al-Sabah, and to express USG appreciation for Kuwaiti support for Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and for Kuwait's $500 million pledge to h [...]	2006-01-25 13:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PGOV KWMN IZ IR KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
06KUWAIT259	WHAT HAPPENS NEXT IN KUWAIT?: EXPECTED SUCCESSION [...] (U) The Council of Ministers nominated Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah as the 15th Amir of Kuwait during an emergency meeting the evening of January 24, hours after Parliament unanimously voted Amir-designate Shaykh Saad Al-Salem Al-Sabah medically incapable of holding the positi [...]	2006-01-25 13:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KU SUCCESSION
06KUWAIT2590	ELECTION COUNTDOWN: KUWAIT MEDIA ELECTION COVERAGE JUNE [...] (SBU) Summary: Some 100 foreign media, mostly from the Middle East and the Gulf Region, will be in Kuwait to cover the June 29 elections. Few U.S. or major international media outlets are present; however a CNN reporter is planning to arrive June 28. The Ministry of Information opened a forei [...]	2006-06-28 13:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT260	FAILAKA ATTACK SENTENCES INCREASED ON APPEAL: [...] (U) On January 24 Kuwait's Court of Appeals overturned most of the original sentences of the twelve defendants charged in the October 8, 2002 Failaka Island shooting which resulted in the death of USMC Lance Cpl. Antonio Sledd and the injury of USMC Lance Cpl. George Simpson. The court sente [...]	2006-01-25 13:53:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PHUM PGOV PINR KU TERRORISM
06KUWAIT2601	KUWAIT MEDIA ELECTION DAY COVERAGE - JUNE 30 [...] (U) Summary and comment: International broadcast coverage of the June 29 Kuwait National Assembly elections ran the gamut from near full-time coverage on Al-Arabiya to a brief mention late in the evening on BBC World. CNN, France 2, the New York Times and the Washington Post were among the m [...]	2006-06-30 12:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT2824	KUWAIT MEPIC 5: MEPI MEETS CHANGE, CHALLENGES AND SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: This quarterly report covers key MEPI developments in Kuwait during FY06Q3. The Amir's dissolution of the National Assembly on May 21 and the ensuing elections held on June 29 compelled a change in the scope of the Mission's MEPI programming for the quarter as well as for the c [...]	2006-07-13 14:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KMPI KPAO PGOV KU KDEM MEPI FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT284	COMBATING MONEY LAUNDERING A TOP PRIORITY FOR [...] (SBU) Begin Summary: During a January 24 meeting with Econoff, Ahmed Al-Ansari, the head of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry's relatively new Combating Money Laundering Operations office (est. 2003),underscored his office's commitment to raising private sector awareness and ensuring co [...]	2006-01-28 14:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KU KTFN
06KUWAIT287	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN REFORM: THE WAY [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-28 15:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KUNR KU
06KUWAIT2883	TFLE01: TWO MORE PRO-HIZBALLAH PROTESTS; KUWAIT [...] (U) According to press reports, 400 protesters gathered the evening of July 17 in front of a mosque about five miles from the Embassy to show their support for Hassan Nasrallah and Hizballah. Carrying pro-Hizballah banners and placards bearing anti-U.S. and anti-Israel statements, they calle [...]	2006-07-18 15:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KU LE IS
06KUWAIT2970	CABINET APPROVES 200 KD ($692) GRANT FOR ALL KUWAITI [...] (U) The Cabinet approved July 23 an Amiri directive giving all one million Kuwaiti citizens a single financial grant of 200 KD ($692). Deputy Prime Minister and State Minister for Cabinet Affairs Dr. Ismail Al-Shatti said the grant was given "to ease the financial burdens suffered by the Kuwa [...]	2006-07-24 13:46:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON SOCI KU
06KUWAIT3166	JAZEERA AIRWAYS SHOWS ITS HUMANITARIAN SIDE [...] (U) Jazeera Airways (JA),the first private airline company in the Gulf and Kuwait's only low-cost carrier (Ref A),has taken to offering free humanitarian flights as a way to boost its already positive public image. Prior to Kuwait's historic parliamentary elections on June 29, the first in [...]	2006-08-07 08:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PHUM FAA KU
06KUWAIT317	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON YEMENI VIOLATION OF UNSCR [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-30 14:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV KU KTFN
06KUWAIT3243	VIEW ON UNICEF COUNTRY PROGRAM FOR KUWAIT [...] (SBU) Post welcomes the invitation to offer input regarding UNICEF programs in Kuwait. Embassy concurs that the areas in greatest need of attention are advocacy for marginalized children, childhood education, and child protection programs. Post commends UNICEF's focus in Kuwait on opportun [...]	2006-08-13 05:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL UNICEF KU
06KUWAIT3274	KUWAIT REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified; not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) During an August 13 meeting, PolChief reminded Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department Director Ambassador Mansour A. Alawadhi of the September 7 elections for the UN Human Rights Committe [...]	2006-08-13 11:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM AORC PREL KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT3309	KUWAIT PROVIDING 800 MILLION PLUS IN OFFICIAL AND [...] (SBU) In a 15 August meeting with Kuwaiti Minister of Finance Badr Meshari Al-Humaidhi, Ambassador asked about GOK aid to Lebanon. The Finance Minister responded that the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) would be depositing $500 million in the Lebanese Central Bank. (Note: KIA is Kuwait's [...]	2006-08-15 09:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID KU LE
06KUWAIT3382	PUBLIC WORKS MINISTER SAYS CORRUPTION DOWN, MAJOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 19, Ambassador met with Minister of Public Works Bader Nasser Al-Humaidhi. The Minister discussed contracting corruption, Kuwait's ongoing infrastructure development, planned mega projects, water consumption, and housing for divorced women and bachelor's. Al-Humaidh [...]	2006-08-20 13:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ECON SENV BEXP KU
06KUWAIT3469	AZN POWER PLANT TO BE RETENDERED IN SMALLER PIECES [...] (U) Summary: On 20 August, the GOK announced that the USD 2.9 billion Al-Zour North (AZN) power plant will be re-tendered because only one consortium out of seven pre-qualified groups bid for the project due to the tender's unfavorable terms and conditions. The project was opened to interna [...]	2006-08-27 13:45:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PGOV FCS KU
06KUWAIT347	FREEDOM AGENDA: POLITICAL ACTIVISTS AND MPS HOPE [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: As Shaykh Sabah took the Amiri oath on January 29, leading political activists and parliamentarians (MPs) met to welcome the "new era" and call for greater political and economic reforms. In a Kuwait Graduates Society seminar entitled, "What Do We Want from the New [...]	2006-01-31 13:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETTC KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT348	KUWAIT EAC ON AVIAN INFLUENZA (01/31/2006) [...] (SBU) Summary: On 31 January 2006, the DCM convened a full Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to discuss Embassy Kuwait's contingency planning for Avian Influenza (AI) due to reports by the World Health Organization (WHO) of animal to human transmission of the H5N1 virus in Iraq. This transmissi [...]	2006-01-31 14:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED AMGT ASEC CA KU TBIO KFLU
06KUWAIT3536	OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT WITH KUWAIT SIGNED [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (SBU) On August 30, Ambassador LeBaron and Kuwait's President of Civil Aviation Yacoub Al-Saqer signed an Open Skies Agreement (OSA) on civil air transport. The signing ceremony was held at the offices of the Directorate General of Ci [...]	2006-08-30 14:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR BEXP PGOV KU
06KUWAIT3561	SOCIAL REFORM SOCIETY CHAIRMAN ABDULLAH AL-MUTAWA [...] (SBU) Abdullah Al-Mutawa, one of the founding members of the Kuwaiti Muslim Brotherhood (KMB) and the Chairman of the Social Reform Society (SRS),the KMB's charity branch, passed away September 3. Al-Mutawa also served as Editor-in-Chief of the SRS's weekly publication, Al-Mujtima, and Chair [...]	2006-09-04 13:10:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KTFN KU ISLAMISTS
06KUWAIT3601	KUWAIT INPUT FOR 2006 REPORT OF INVESTMENT [...] (U) As requested Reftel, post is submitting the following update for inclusion in the 2006 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriations Claims. 2. (U) A. Claimant Designation: Claimant A vs. Kuwait Ministry of Finance, Offset Department. 3. (U) B. Year When Dispute Arose: The di [...]	2006-09-06 14:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV KU
06KUWAIT362	REGIONAL MARINE ENVIRONMENT HEAD TALKS WATER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 30, Ambassador met with the Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME) Executive Secretary Dr. Abdul Rahman Al-Awadhi to discuss his organization's work. ROPME is funded by the six GCC countries plus Iraq and Iran, and is responsible [...]	2006-02-01 10:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KU IR
06KUWAIT3717	KUWAITIS REACT ANGRILY TO POPE'S COMMENTS; ONE MP [...] (SBU) Summary: Kuwaitis strongly criticized the Pope's comments on Islam over the local weekend. The Minister of Awqaf and Minister of Justice, Dr. Abdullah Al-Ma'touq, denounced the Pope's remarks and all other attempts "to undermine the humane nature of Islamic teachings." Shaykha Furaiha [...]	2006-09-16 09:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KIRF VT KU
06KUWAIT3826	AFFILIATIONS OF THE 2006-2010 PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Campaigning on a pro-reform, anti-corruption platform, opposition candidates won a two-seat majority in the June 2006 parliamentary elections. Parliamentarians (MPs) have since organized themselves into blocs, which serve as a means for coordinating on a common legislative agen [...]	2006-09-24 12:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT3840	IRANIAN GOVERNMENT CONFISCATES KUWAITI TEXTBOOKS [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-26 06:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT3889	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GCC+2 FOLLOW-UP MEETING IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Shaykh Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al-Sabah, Office Director for Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, confirmed to PolOff by SMS on September 28 that FM Dr. Mohamm [...]	2006-09-30 08:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT3939	FREEDOM AGENDA: WOMEN ACTIVISTS CALL FOR "ONE [...] (SBU) Summary: A group of prominent Kuwaiti women political activists, academics, and former candidates for Parliament have launched a public campaign to establish a quota for the number of parliamentary seats to be held by women. They have lobbied the Amir, the Prime Minister, and First D [...]	2006-10-02 14:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT4075	KUWAITI MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD MPS MAKE FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) All six Kuwaiti MP's who are members of the Islamic Constitutional Movement (ICM),the political arm of the Kuwaiti Muslim Brotherhood, have voluntarily disclosed their personal financial records in letters to the Speaker of Parliament, local press reported October 11. The Speaker prom [...]	2006-10-11 14:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KISL KU ISLAMISTS
06KUWAIT4093	(SBU) KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOHN HANNAH [...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for John Hannah and Robert Karem to travel to post o/a 16 to 22 October 2006. 2. (U) This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. (SBU) Hotel reservatio [...]	2006-10-14 11:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4151	MINISTRY OF COMMERCE UPBEAT ON TIFA, WELCOMES USTR [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 17, EconCouns met with Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) Assistant Under Secretary Hamid Al-Ghanim to review the TIFA Council meeting SIPDIS that took place on September 5, and to discuss next steps in the TIFA process. Al-Ghanim said the TIFA was importan [...]	2006-10-17 13:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD ECON BEXP KU
06KUWAIT4158	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INFORMATION REGARDING [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-18 06:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KNNP KN KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT42	KUWAITI SHELTER FOR DOMESTIC LABORERS ALMOST OPEN [...] (U) Summary: Kuwaiti Union for Domestic Labor Offices (KUDLO) Director General Hashim Maged Sayyid Mohammad told us January 3 that he is waiting for final Interior Ministry approval in order to open a 50-bed shelter for domestic workers. The KUDLO-funded and run shelter will also offer legal [...]	2006-01-05 07:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB KCRM KU
06KUWAIT4203	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR APHSCT [...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Frances Fragos Townsend, Michele L. Malvesti, and Michael Taylor to travel to post per reftel. 2. (U) This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. ( [...]	2006-10-21 14:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4235	KUWAIT MEPIC 6 - FY06Q4: New Exchange Participants, [...] (SBU) Summary: This MEPI quarterly report covers key MEPI developments in Kuwait during FY06Q4 and responds to questions posed in State 147848 (see paragraph 5). In addition to addressing the progress made by Kuwaiti NGOs toward fulfillment of FY05 and FY06 Small Grants projects, the report i [...]	2006-10-28 12:25:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KMPI KPAO KU MEPI
06KUWAIT4289	FREEDOM AGENDA: PARLIAMENT RECONVENES; REFORM BLOC [...] (SBU) Summary: Parliament reconvened October 30 amid rising tensions between opposition MPs and the Government. In their customary speeches, the Amir, Prime Minister, and Speaker called for cooperation, development, and "national unity." The Prime Minister also presented details of the Gover [...]	2006-10-31 14:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT4290	UNITED AIRLINES INAUGURATES NON-STOP FLIGHTS TO [...] (U) On October 29, United Airlines (UAL) launched non-stop flights between Washington Dulles and Kuwait International Airport (KIA). The maiden flight, a Boeing 777, arrived just after 4:00pm local time, well ahead of schedule. UAL officials said 75% of the seats were sold, with First and B [...]	2006-10-31 16:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR FAA BEXP KU
06KUWAIT4307	IRANIAN MEDIA ATTACH ACCUSES KUWAITI COLUMNISTS [...] (SBU) During an October 28 interview with Al-Rai Al-Aam (local Arabic daily),Ridha Mustafaei, the Media Attach at the Iranian Embassy in Kuwait, sharply attacked some Kuwaiti columnists for writing articles critical of Iran, specifically Iran's nuclear program and its role in Iraq. "We have [...]	2006-11-01 13:45:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT4308	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT BILATERAL DISCUSSIONS AT [...] (SBU) Summary: Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert M. Kimmitt held a series of meetings on the margins of the October 31 International Compact with Iraq (ICI) Preparatory Group (PG) meeting in Kuwait between October 30 and November 1. The meetings focused on preparation for the PG and key follow [...]	2006-11-01 14:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID ECON EFIN ETRD EINV
06KUWAIT4309	INTERNATIONAL COMPACT WITH IRAQ: OCT 31 PG MEETING STRESSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At the Oct. 31 meeting of the Preparatory Group (PG) for the International Compact with Iraq (ICI),the PG achieved broad consensus that the current iteration was satisfactory, and that critical next steps include reaching out to a broader range of countries for participation in [...]	2006-11-01 14:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID ECON EFIN ETRD EINV IZ KU
06KUWAIT4314	KUWAITI CANDIDATE FOR WHO DIRECTOR-GENERAL [...] (SBU) On November 1 DCM attended a meeting called by Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Dr. Muhammad Al-Sabah. Purpose of the meeting was to present to heads of diplomatic missions Kuwait's case for selection of Dr. Kazem Behbehani as the next WHO Director. The Foreign Minister made a presentation dra [...]	2006-11-02 10:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC UN WHO KU
06KUWAIT437	KUWAIT PUBLIC INSTITUTION FOR SOCIAL SECURITY: AN [...] (SBU) Begin Summary: During a February 7 meeting with the Ambassador, the head of Kuwait's Public Institution for Social Security (PIFSS),the country's government pension agency, outlined the organization's progressive work ethic, organizational structure and global investments, including $ [...]	2006-02-07 14:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR EINV EFIN XF KU
06KUWAIT4400	DEMARCHE ON ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT MEETING [...] (SBU) In the absence of MFA Director of Arab Affairs Jaseem Al-Mubaraki, who is on official travel in the Gulf, Econcouns delivered reftel demarche to the head of the Arab League office at the MFA, Ahmed Al-Baqer, on November 7. Al-Baqer said no one from the Ministry would attend the meeting, [...]	2006-11-07 11:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN KBCT KU

06KUWAIT4422	KUWAIT IPR UPDATE: COMMERCE MINISTRY PREPARING TO [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 6 and 8, Econoff met separately with Commerce Assistant Undersecretary Abdulazziz Al-Khaldi and Ministry of Information Intellectual Property Department head Rasha Al-Sabah to discuss the Council of Ministers' decision to move responsibility for IPR enforcement fro [...]	2006-11-08 13:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV PGOV PREL KIPR KU

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