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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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09KHARTOUM1194SOUTHERN SUDAN REACTION TO NEW USG STRATEGY ON SUDAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the aftermath of the new U.S. policy on Sudan rollout, the reaction of the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) and other missions in Juba has been very positive. The local daily newspaper, The Citizen, printed the entirety of the strategy on October 20, but on October 21 prin [...]
2009-10-23 10:26:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR SU
09KHARTOUM1195Sudan: AEC October 2009 Wealth Sharing Working Group Holds
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Charge' D'Affaires Robert Whitehead, as coordinator of the Assessment and Evaluation Commission's Wealth Sharing Working Group (WSWG),chaired a meeting with the ruling National Congress Party (NCP),Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) and representatives of donor nat [...]
2009-10-23 12:03:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EFIN EPET ENRG SU
09KHARTOUM1196VETTING OF SPLA OFFICERS PARTICIPATING IN USG TRAINING
[...] (SBU) Post has vetted and recommends the following SPLA officers participating in USG-sponsored Military Intelligence Captains Career Course from November 2009 to May 2010: Name DOB POB Rank Denis Eken Lomoro 18-DEC-1972 Juba LT 2. (SBU) Post has vetted and recommends the fo [...]
2009-10-25 05:54:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KPKO SU
09KHARTOUM1198POPULAR CONSULTATIONS CRUCIAL, WITH OR WITHOUT ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Leaders of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) held a conference from October 15-18 in Kurmuk, Blue Nile State, to brain-storm about the form and function of popular consultations. The latter are called for by the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) to "ascertain the v [...]
2009-10-25 15:53:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM1199DARFUR UPDATE: UNAMID FEARS ATTACKS COMING IN JEBEL MARRA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) officials are deeply concerned that the Government of Sudan (GOS) plans to fortify recent gains against Sudanese Liberation Army/Abdul Wahid (SLA/AW) forces by attacking the rebel stronghold of West Jebel Marra in the coming [...]
2009-10-25 15:54:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PGOV PHUM PINR PREF KPKO AU SU
09KHARTOUM1205Tripartite Joint Technical Committee conducts workshop on
[...] (U) Summary: The Tripartite Joint Technical Committee (TJTC) facilitated a workshop from October 10 to 12 to encourage cooperation between national and international non-governmental organizations (INGOs). Workshop results encouraged increased information sharing and openness in NGO partners [...]
2009-10-26 04:55:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1208SLA/AW GENERAL COMMANDER REQUESTS REBEL UNIFICATION IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The General Commander of the rebel forces of Sudanese Liberation Army/Abdul Wahid (SLA/AW) Abdelgadir Abdelrahman (Gaddura) supports rebel unification efforts that occur within Darfur's "liberated areas," not in Libya. Assembled commanders reaffirmed their support for the work o [...]
2009-10-26 11:40:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KPKO SU
09KHARTOUM1209CHADIAN REBELS: UFR'S TOLLIMI ADDRESSES EU INITIATIVE,
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 25 meeting with poloff, Secretary General of Chadian rebel group Union des Forces de la Rsistance (UFR) Abakar Tollimi expressed concern about the lack of progress in the EU-led initiative to facilitate political discussions between UFR and the Government of Chad (G [...]
2009-10-27 09:52:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PGOV PINR PREL KPKO SU CD
09KHARTOUM1214LUBNA HUSSEIN CONTINUES HER CRUSADE AGAINST SHARIA LAW
[...] (SBU) Summary: Almost four months after journalist and former United Nations press employee Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein gained tremendous international attention for wearing pants in public, she appears determined not to allow the incident to quietly fade away. Despite threats and travel restriction [...]
2009-10-29 06:28:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KPAO OIIP SOCI SU
09KHARTOUM1215 USAID Acting Administrator Meeting with UN DSRSG to Sudan
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 24, USAID Acting Administrator Alonzo Fulgham and Acting Assistant Administrator for USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) Susan Reichle met with Deputy Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary General (DSRSG) and Humanit [...]
2009-10-29 07:25:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1216 USAID Acting Administrator Meeting with NGO Steering
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 24, USAID Acting Administrator Alonzo Fulgham and Acting Assistant Administrator for USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) Susan Reichle met with the Khartoum-based Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Steering Committee as p [...]
2009-10-29 13:11:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1217 USAID Acting Administrator Meeting with NGO Steering
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 24, USAID Acting Administrator Alonzo Fulgham and Acting Assistant Administrator for USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) Susan Reichle met with the Khartoum-based Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Steering Committee as p [...]
2009-10-29 14:07:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1222 OCTOBER HIGH-LEVEL COMMITTEE MEETING FOCUSES ON DARFUR
[...] (SBU) Summary: The expanded High-Level Committee (HLC) met on October 28. Committee members discussed key challenges in the humanitarian operating environment in Darfur as a follow-up to the recent HLC visit to El Geneina, West Darfur. Much of the discussion focused on the October 24 abduc [...]
2009-11-01 04:41:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1223 RECEIPT OF SUPPLY ITEMS
[...] (SBU) THE FOL ITEMS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED: SECTION A: CMR ITEMS: NSN QTY NOMEN REMARKS 1005012044376 36 MAGAZINE SPE 1095011943343 6 HOLSTER HIP ONE IS UNSERVICEABLE SPE 1095013392213 11 EXTENDED, HIP, HOLSTER 6545070000762 12 IFAK 8345006561451 1 FLAG, NA [...]
2009-11-01 04:45:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKMSG ASEC
09KHARTOUM1224VETTING OF SPLA OFFICERS PARTICIPATING IN USG TRAINING
[...] (SBU) Post has vetted and recommends the following SPLA officers and soldiers participating in USG-sponsored Harris Radio Communications training course from 23rd November 2009 to 10 February 2010: Name DOB POB Rank Samson Mabior Lual 01-JAN-196 [...]
2009-11-01 06:53:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KPKO SU
09KHARTOUM1225VETTING OF SOUTHERN SUDAN POLICE SERVICE (SSPS) OFFICERS
[...] (SBU) Post has vetted and recommends the following SSPS officers participating in INL training to be conducted December 2009 in BOR, Sudan, listed by Name/DOB/Birthplace/Rank: Ajuong Garang Ajak 01-JAN-1969 Duk CPT Buol Yuen Anyieth 01-JAN-1956 Bor 2LT Michael Many [...]
2009-11-01 06:54:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KPKO SU
09KHARTOUM1227 OCTOBER HIGH-LEVEL COMMITTEE MEETING FOCUSES ON DARFUR
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a spirited session of the expanded High-Level Committee (HLC) on October 28, committee members discussed key challenges in the humanitarian operating environment in Darfur as a follow-up to the recent HLC visit to El Geneina, West Darfur. The discussion centered on the Octo [...]
2009-11-01 13:49:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1229 USAID Acting Administrator's Meeting with Humanitarian
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 25, USAID Acting Administrator Alonzo Fulgham, Acting Assistant Administrator for USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) Susan Reichle, and USAID Senior Policy Advisor Steven Pierce met with the South Darfur Area Humanitarian [...]
2009-11-02 10:22:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1234CDA DISCUSSES ABYEI WITH DIRDIRI
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 29, CDA Whitehead discussed developments in the Abyei special administrative district with Ambassador Al Dirdiri Mohamed Ahmed (NCP),the Government of Sudan's (GoS) Abyei point-person. Dirdiri said that the migration of Misseriya tribes-people into Abyei this year c [...]
2009-11-03 14:42:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM KPKO AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM1235 USAID Acting Administrator Meeting with Donors in
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 24, USAID Acting Administrator Alonzo Fulgham and Acting Assistant Administrator for USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) Susan Reichle met with donors and UN representatives in Khartoum as part of an October 24 - 27 delega [...]
2009-11-03 14:47:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1236 USAID Acting Administrator Meeting with State Minister of
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 24, USAID Acting Administrator Alonzo Fulgham and Acting Assistant Administrator for USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) Susan Reichle met with State (Deputy) Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, H.E. Dr. Abdel Bagi El-Geilan [...]
2009-11-03 14:54:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1237 USAID Acting Administrator Meeting on Elections in
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 24, USAID Acting Administrator Alonzo Fulgham and Acting Assistant Administrator for USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) Susan Reichle participated in an elections and political processes roundtable in Khartoum. They met w [...]
2009-11-03 14:58:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1249 USAID Acting Administrator Visit to Nyala, South Darfur
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 25, USAID Acting Administrator Alonzo Fulgham, Acting Assistant Administrator for USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) Susan Reichle, and USAID Senior Policy Advisor Steven Pierce conducted a seven-hour visit to Nyala, Sout [...]
2009-11-04 09:13:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM125UNAMID STAYS IN MUHAJARRIYA AS BOMBING AND FIGHTING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 1, UNAMID's Deputy Joint Special Representative General Henry Anyidoho informed Embassy Khartoum that UNAMID will remain in Muhajarriya "at the determination of the Secretary General," despite GOS bombing of JEM rebel positions around the area the same day and in spi [...]
2009-02-02 09:27:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM1261WILL THE GOS REVIVE THE SUDAN PEOPLE'S INITIATIVE?
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Sudan People's Initiative (SPI) civil society forum may soon be revived pending approval from the Presidency, SPI Chief Drafter and University of Khartoum Professor Attayeb Hajj Atia told poloff in a meeting on October 26. Revival of long-dormant forum, which in the past prod [...]
2009-11-08 06:25:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM1262SOUTHERN SUDAN ASKS FOR HELP IN PREPARING FOR ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Voter registration began in Southern Sudan on November 1 amid logistical and political hurdles. (Septel will report on registration progress.) This cable discusses the Government of South Sudan's (GoSS) urgent plea for help in preparing security for the elections following an O [...]
2009-11-08 07:05:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINS SU
09KHARTOUM1263 DEMARCATION OF ABYEI BOUNDARY REMAINS FROZEN
[...] (SBU) Summary. On November 5, Poloff spoke with Kwol Biong (SPLM),Deputy Chair of the Abyei Border Demarcation Committee, who said that no physical demarcation of the Abyei border has occurred. Biong said that security issues are the committee's primary concern, but also complained of insuffic [...]
2009-11-08 08:33:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PBTS KDEM MOPS SU
09KHARTOUM1264USAID/OFDA Darfur Agriculture and Food Security Assessment
[...] (U) Summary: The 2009 harvest outlook in Darfur is mixed. Reports from most of West Darfur indicated reliable rains, while parts of South and North Darfur did not. In addition to general agricultural development challenges, lack of humanitarian access and insecurity continue to render rural [...]
2009-11-08 15:33:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1265 RECEIPT OF SUPPLY ITEMS
[...] (SBU) THE FOL ITEMS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED: SECTION A: CMR ITEMS: NSN QTY NOMEN REMARKS 8470014651904 4 SPE COYOTE MD NOT SL-3 COMPLETE 8470014651901 2 SPE COYOTE SM NOT SL-3 COMPLETE 8470014651857 6 SPE COYOTE 5 MISSING KEVLAR 8470014650872 6 SPE COYOTE [...]
2009-11-09 04:53:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKMSG ASEC
09KHARTOUM1272SUDAN: 49th Plenary of the AEC
[...] (U) Summary: The November 8, 49th Plenary of the Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) tackled the following issues: preparations for upcoming elections and referendum, post referendum arrangements, voter registration and border demarcation problems in Abyei. State Minister at the Minis [...]
2009-11-10 13:45:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR MARR KDEM SU
09KHARTOUM1280U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY GRATION MEETS WITH SOUTHERN SUDAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 4 meeting U.S. Special Envoy (SE) General Scott Gration met with representatives of opposition political parties from Southern Sudan. The representatives expressed concerns regarding elections, the referendum and the recent parliamentary boycott. They appealed to [...]
2009-11-15 08:51:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM SU
09KHARTOUM1281PROBLEMS PLAGUE BEGINNING OF VOTER REGISTRATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After two weeks of voter registration for the first general elections in Sudan in over 20 years, observers say the dearth of information about when, where and how to register has confused potential registrants. The National Electoral Commission (NEC) has reported far more people [...]
2009-11-15 09:09:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SU
09KHARTOUM1285 MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE SHOT WHILE REGISTERING IN HIS HOME
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 15, the Minister of Agriculture Samson Kwaje was shot while traveling to his home constituency in Juba County, Central Equatoria, to register. Kwaje was traveling in a six car convoy which was ambushed in the early evening on the Lainya-Jambo road. The reason for t [...]
2009-11-16 14:03:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINS ASEC SU
09KHARTOUM129GNU STATE MINISTER OF FINANCE BLAMES HIS SPLM COMRADES FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: SPLM-appointed State Minister of Finance in the Government of National Unity (GNU) Lual Deng laid the blame for the festering dispute over the control of foreign exchange reserves squarely on the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS),by having turned a technical issue into a high- [...]
2009-02-02 13:25:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EFIN EAID SU
09KHARTOUM1298HAC COMMISSIONER REPORTEDLY ANNOUNCES PLANNED CLOSURE OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to November 10 and 11 local media reports, Government of National Unity (GNU) Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) Commissioner Hassabo Abdel-Rahman announced on UN-sponsored radio that the Sudanese government is planning to close Darfur internally displaced person (IDP) [...]
2009-11-17 11:52:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAID PREF PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM13MAIDOB REBELS KILLED IN JEM INFIGHTING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Dozens of Maidob fighters from the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) were killed and many more injured at the hands of their Zaghawa counterparts in clashes in Eastern Chad on January 1, according to multiple rebel sources. The infighting apparently started when the Maidob prot [...]
2009-01-06 13:14:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM1300ELECTIONS, GRASSROOTS EFFORTS KEY TO DARFUR PEACE, SAYS GOS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The biggest obstacle to a political solution of the Darfur conflict is not the rebels' lack of political will, but rather their lack of capacity, the GOS lead negotiator to the Doha talks told CDA and S/USSES Peace and Security Team in a meeting on November 16. Dr. Amin Hassan Om [...]
2009-11-17 13:14:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM1309 NCP REMOVE GOVERNOR OF UPPER NILE STATE, CREATING NEW
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 14, the Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) announced the removal of Upper Nile Governor Gatluak Deng Garang and the new National Congress Party (NCP) nomination of William Othwong Awer. While the NCP maintains control of the governor's seat of Upper Nile State, any [...]
2009-11-18 14:29:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PINS SU
09KHARTOUM1319Energy Ministry Official Says Sudan's Oil to Run Out by
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 9, Hamad Elneel Abdulgadir, Deputy Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy and Mining (MEM) complained to Poloff that the Ministry's efforts in training Southern Sudanese for oil industry jobs had been a failure, one reason that the National Petroleum Commission [...]
2009-11-23 08:58:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET PGOV PREL ECON EFIN SU
09KHARTOUM1323VOTER REGISTRATION LAGS IN SOUTHERN SUDAN
[...] (SBU) Voter registration in Southern Sudan continues to move slowly and to be hampered by organizational, funding and logistical challenges. Percentages of registered voters in the south lag far behind the overall totals of registered voters in other parts of Sudan. Lack of clear policies, gu [...]
2009-11-23 12:14:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPKO SU
09KHARTOUM1326Preview of Sudan 2010 Humanitarian Work Plan
[...] (U) Summary: On November 15, USAID attended a stakeholders' conference providing a preview of the UN and partners 2010 Humanitarian Work Plan. The conference, chaired by Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (DSRSG) Ameerah Haq and Commissioner of the Government of Nation [...]
2009-11-23 12:34:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM133SUDANESE WOMEN SET AGENDA FOR PEACE IN DARFUR
[...] (U) The second African Women's Consultation on Darfur took place in Addis Ababa from January 5-7, 2009. The conference was organized by Femmes Africa Solidarite (FAS),supported by the UK Department for International Development (DfID) and the Norwegian Government, and led by former President [...]
2009-02-03 05:02:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM1339SE Gration Visits Voter Registration Centers in Sudan
[...] (SBU) Summary: United States Special Envoy to Sudan (SE) General Scott Gration visited a lively registration center in Khartoum on November 18 during a visit arranged by the National Congress Party (NCP). Additional visits to voter registration centers in Khartoum, Abyei and El Geneina showed [...]
2009-11-26 07:48:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SU
09KHARTOUM134UNAMID PROPOSES SAFE ZONE IN MUHAJARRIYA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 2, UNAMID's Joint Special Representative Rodolphe Adada told CDA Fernandez that the Justice and Equality Movement has taken four defensive positions outside of Muhajarriya, while the GoS vows a large-scale attack on JEM in South Darfur. UNAMID will stay in the area, [...]
2009-02-03 06:00:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM1343World Bank Economist: Water Security an Issue for Sudan
[...] (SBU) Summary: World Bank Economist Mosllem Alamir predicted that water resources in post-2011 Sudan could lead to conflict and economic crisis if the parties to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) do not make decisions now about allocation or cooperation on the use of Nile waters. Increas [...]
2009-12-01 10:48:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAGR ECON EIND ENRG SENV EWWT SU
09KHARTOUM1344U.S. Special Envoy Gration Assesses Abyei Tensions
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 19, US Special Envoy to Sudan (SE) General Scott Gration traveled to Abyei and to Muglad, Southern Kordofan, to assess implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and the security situation in and around Abyei. In Abyei town, the Deputy Administrator de [...]
2009-12-01 11:44:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PBTS SU
09KHARTOUM1347Darfur Food Survey Shows Mixed Results for 2009
[...] (SBU) Summary: The World Food Program (WFP) Food Security Monitoring System (FSMS) has surveyed Darfuri households since the start of 2009 to track trends in food security across the region. The implementing food aid community has become increasingly concerned that many camp-based internally d [...]
2009-12-02 07:50:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1349SUDAN: ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT INACTIVE
[...] (SBU) On November 25, EmbOff discussed Sudan's policy on the Arab League Boycott (ALB) of Israel with Abdel Aziz M. Ahmed, head of the Multilateral Trading Department of the Government of Sudan (GOS) Ministry of Foreign Trade. Ahmed stated that there has been no change in Sudan's policy or pr [...]
2009-12-02 08:48:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV SOCI UN SU
09KHARTOUM1350THE EMERGING STORY ON "SUDANIZATION" OF HUMANITARIAN AID
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-02 08:49:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SMIG SOCI UN SU
09KHARTOUM1353NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES 2010 BUDGET WITHOUT SPLM;
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 16, the National Assembly approved the national budget for 2010. Due to a continuing boycott of the National Assembly by the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) and other opposition parties, the National Congress Party (NCP)and its allies unilaterally approv [...]
2009-12-04 08:29:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EFIN KDEM KPKO SU
09KHARTOUM1357SLA/AW UP IN ARMS AFTER LONG RESPITE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The central region of Darfur known as Jebel Marra remains unstable following internal conflict among rebels commanders aligned with Sudanese Liberation Army/Abdul Wahid (SLA/AW). SLA/AW rebels in far northeast North Darfur staged two successful attacks in November on Government [...]
2009-12-06 10:18:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PGOV PHUM PINR PREF KPKO AU SU
09KHARTOUM1358Five Rwandan UNAMID Peacekeepers Killed in Two Separate
[...] (SBU) Summary: Five Rwandan peacekeepers with the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) were killed over the weekend in two separate attacks in North Darfur. Gunmen opened fire on a UNAMID convoy traveling near Saraf Omra on December 4, killing three peacekeepers. On Decembe [...]
2009-12-06 11:02:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KPKO ECON EFIN SU
09KHARTOUM1361SUDAN: LUBNA HUSSEIN, NOMINATION FOR 2010 INTERNATIONAL
[...] (U) U.S. Embassy Khartoum nominates Lubna Hussein for the 2010 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. 2. (U) The Public Order Police of the Government of Sudan (GOS) arrested Hussein in July, charging her with violating the Sudanese law for "public appearance in indecent dress [...]
2009-12-07 13:06:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KWMN KPAO PHUM KTIP PINR NI
09KHARTOUM137NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION LEADERS SAY ELECTIONS WILL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. National Electoral Commission (NEC) Chairman Abel Alier and Deputy Chairman Abdalla Abdalla told CDA that the NEC's first priority is to get the Southern Sudan and state electoral high committees up and running so that they can carry out critical electoral work at the state and [...]
2009-02-03 15:19:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO KDEM SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM1370SPLM'S ARMAN DESCRIBES POLICE ABUSE; ARRESTED DEMONSTRATORS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 8, Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) Head of Northern Sector Yasir Arman described how several Government of Sudan (GOS) junior police officers "beat him with their boots" and a police baton while he was in police custody on December 7. Arman stated he receiv [...]
2009-12-08 13:20:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR PREF SU
09KHARTOUM1377 RECEIPT OF SUPPLY ITEMS
[...] (SBU) THE FOL ITEMS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED: SECTION A: CMR ITEMS: NSN QTY NOMEN REMARKS 109001Q00G640 2 DUTY BELT, SM 109001Q00G639 4 DUTY BELT, MD 8470010927527 5 HELMET, GROUND TROOP, MD 8470015060934 1 HELMET, GROUND TROOP, SM 8470014651184 2 SPE, SMALL [...]
2009-12-09 16:10:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKMSG ASEC
09KHARTOUM1378SPLM'S AMUM PAUSES PROTESTS, VOWS CONTINUED OPPOSITION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Opposition party protests will continue until outstanding CPA implementation issues are resolved, Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) Secretary General Pagan Amum told DCM Asquino on December 9. While Amum has decided to hold off on leading any protests in Khartoum in the [...]
2009-12-10 07:33:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR PREF SU
09KHARTOUM1389MISSERIYA IN MUGLAD REJECT PCA DECISION
[...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with Poloff in Muglad on December 9 and 10, Misseriya from traditional leadership, civil society groups, and local NGOs universally expressed the view that the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) ruling on Abyei (Ref A) was an unjust taking of their land. Members of [...]
2009-12-13 10:54:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PBTS KDEM KPKO SOCI SU
09KHARTOUM140 BOMBING CONTINUES AND GOS BLOCKS UNAMID SENIOR LEADERS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 3, the Government of Sudan blocked senior UNAMID leaders from traveling to Muhajarriya - a move that several UNAMID leaders have already interpreted as a violation of UNAMID's Status of Forces Agreement with the GOS. UNAMID sources also reported that the Sudanese Ar [...]
2009-02-03 16:16:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM1401PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT FOR ABYEI SLOW IN COMING
[...] Summary. (SBU) On December 8, Poloff met with Ngok Dinka traditional leaders in Abyei town, who stated that the National Congress Party (NCP) is arming militias in the area in order to destabilize Abyei and prevent demarcation of Abyei's boundaries. Traditional leaders also complained that the [...]
2009-12-14 12:05:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PBTS KDEM KPKO SOCI SU
09KHARTOUM1404Dec. 14 Opposition Protests Met by Tear Gas; Up to 100
[...] (SBU) Summary: Government of Sudan (GOS) authorities shut down a demonstration led by northern opposition parties in Omdurman on Monday, December 14, blocking roads and bridges in the early morning. Following a rally at the Omdurman headquarters of Sudan Liberation Movement/Minni Minnawi (SLM [...]
2009-12-15 08:18:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINS PHUM SU
09KHARTOUM1405SOUTHERN SUDAN LRA UPDATE, DECEMBER 14, 2009
[...] (SBU) Summary: While the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) activities have diminished in Western Equatoria since September, there are reports that the LRA has moved operations into Raja County, Western Bahr el-Ghazal, and unconfirmed reports of movement into South Darfur. The Ugandan People's Defen [...]
2009-12-15 08:19:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV PHUM PREL MOPS SU UG CG CT
09KHARTOUM1410ABYEI JIU INTEGRATED BUT INEFFECTIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary. On December 8 Poloff met with Colonel Zakaria Akoi Yak (SPLM),Deputy Commander of the Abyei Joint Integrated Unit (JIU),who told Poloff that his JIU forces, tasked with providing security for the Abyei boundary demarcation team, had never been confronted by Misseriya tribesmen [...]
2009-12-15 11:33:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PBTS KDEM KPKO MOPS SU
09KHARTOUM142UNAMID DEPLOYMENT UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: As of January 29 the total number of UNAMID military personnel was 12,540, or just over 64 percent of the total authorized force strength. UNAMID senior staff agree that the deployment goal is impossible to secure by Mabch 31. In fact, UNAMID's shipping pipeline may be empty wi [...]
2009-02-04 06:42:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM1421SUDAN 2009 Country Report on Terrorism
[...] (SBU) Sudan remains a cooperative partner in the Global War on Terror (GWOT),and the outlook for continued cooperation is positive. During the past year, the Sudanese government continued to pursue terrorist operations directly involving threats to U.S. interests and personnel in Sudan. Suda [...]
2009-12-17 06:40:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EFIN KCRM KPAO PTER KHLS AEMR SU
09KHARTOUM1426SE GRATION'S DECEMBER 15 MEETING WITH UNMIS JUBA
[...] (SBU) Summary: On his December 15 trip to Juba, Sudan, SE Gration met with UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) Deputy Regional Coordinator Lise Grande, and heard her concerns regarding mounting food shortages and governance issues in the region. Grande painted a grim picture of food needs, explaining [...]
2009-12-20 08:03:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM SU
09KHARTOUM1433NORTHERN OPPOSITION LEADERS TELL SPECIAL ENVOY
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 16, five northern opposition political party leaders discussed the recent demonstrations in Khartoum and their objectives with U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan (SE) General Scott Gration. Mariam Al-Sadig Al-Mahdi from the Umma Party, Ali Traio of the Sudan Liberation Mo [...]
2009-12-20 09:47:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PHUM PREL SU
09KHARTOUM1435USCIRF DELEGATION'S DECEMBER 5-10 VISIT TO KHARTOUM
[...] (SBU) Summary: During their visit to Khartoum, December 5-10, a delegation from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) met with civil society, non-governmental organizations (NGO),United Nations in Sudan (UNMIS) representatives, the Assessment and Evaluation Commission [...]
2009-12-21 06:34:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM SU
09KHARTOUM1455VOTER REGISTRATION CONCLUDES IN SUDAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Voter registration concluded in Sudan on December 7. According to election advisors, and based on the National Elections Commission's (NEC) preliminary, unverified results, voter registration turned out significantly better than anyone might have expected, although problems were [...]
2009-12-28 06:52:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPKO SU
09KHARTOUM152MUHAJARRIYA UPDATE - FEBRUARY 4
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNAMID reported that the GOS had "moved in and taken control" of Muhajarriya as of 15:40 on February 4. Sudan National Radio made a similar announcement late the same day. Although the GOS appears to have reduced the number of aerial bombings compared to February 3, Sudanese Ar [...]
2009-02-04 15:56:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM153SHURA COUNCIL MEMBERS PROMISE TO ISSUE PUBLIC DECLARATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a February 4 meeting with Senior Representative for Sudan Tim Shortley, Shura Council representatives from the Fur, Tunjur, Dajo and Birgit tribes expressed a willingness to issue a public declaration of the intent of the Darfurian people to pursue peace negotiations with the [...]
2009-02-04 15:57:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM163DARFUR: JEM HEADS NORTH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: JEM has fled Muhajarriya and appears to be heading north, according to UNAMID and GOS sources. UNDSS contacts told poloff that they now have unconfirmed reports of fighting between JEM and the GOS near Shangil Tobaya. Although the UNAMID Team Site did report receiving indirec [...]
2009-02-05 15:22:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM166WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE SUDAN PEOPLE'S INITIATIVE?
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Sudan People's Initiative (SPI) has been given a headquarters and some funding, but no mandate or support from GOS officials to implement its recommendations, Chairman of the SPI Drafting Committee Professor Atayeb Hajj Attia told CDA Fernandez in a meeting on February 5. Whi [...]
2009-02-05 15:39:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM168DARFUR: JEM HEADS NORTH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: JEM has fled Muhajarriya and appears to be heading north, according to UNAMID and GOS sources. UNDSS contacts told poloff that they now have unconfirmed reports of fighting between JEM and the GOS near Shangil Tobaya. Although the UNAMID Team Site did report receiving indirec [...]
2009-02-05 16:43:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM170KOSTI RIVER PORT SHOWS SIGNS OF PROGRESS, BUT DRY PORT LAYS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a recent visit to the Nile-river city of Kosti, econoff observed progress on the ongoing refurbishment of Kosti's old but active river port, which is now in the hands of a private investment group from Kuwait. Port officials told econoff that the volume of goods transported fr [...]
2009-02-08 06:15:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EWWT EAID PGOV PREL SU KU
09KHARTOUM18240th AEC Plenary: Legislation, Census, Abyei, and Foreign
[...] (U) SUMMARY: At the Assessment and Evaluation Commission's (AEC) 40th plenary session on February 3, the NCP and SPLM provided status reports on pending CPA-related legislation (notably the southern referendum law),and plans to announce census results by the end of February. The SPLM refused [...]
2009-02-09 11:06:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EAID KDEM KPKO UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM185GOVERNMENT OF SOUTHERN SUDAN FACES UNPRECEDENTED ECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) is on the cusp of a major economic crisis, hobbled by the absence of a strong fiscal policy and hostage to plummeting oil prices. After two years of seemingly limitless oil revenues and a burst in spending, the GOSS is making widespread bud [...]
2009-02-09 15:09:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINS ECON EFIN EAID SOCI SU
09KHARTOUM187DARFURI CIVIL SOCIETY AND FORMER REGIME OFFICIALS PUSH FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with Senior Representative for Sudan Tim Shortley and CDA Fernandez, Darfuri civil society leaders and retired government officials pressed for greater U.S. diplomatic involvement in engaging directly with the GOS to solve the Darfur crisis. With Darfuris fed up that [...]
2009-02-10 08:05:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM191UNAMID DEPLOYMENT UPDATE, FEBRUARY 10
[...] (SBU) Summary: As of February 5 the total number of UNAMID military personnel was 12,547, or just over 64 percent of the total authorized force strength. DPKO is pressing UNAMID to facilitate the deployment of an Ethiopian attack helicopter company a soon as possible, but construction of adeq [...]
2009-02-10 15:01:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM194DARFUR ROUNDUP: SLA/MM CLASHES WITH TRIBESMEN IN NORTH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Clashes broke out between the inhabitants of Wadaa in North Darfur and the forces of Minni Minnawi who were returning to the area on February 7 and 10, according to several sources. The local tribesmen were reportedly fed up with SLA/MM and attempted to prevent them from re-occup [...]
2009-02-11 12:38:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM2EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF PRO-GOVERNMENT DAILY CONTENDS U.S.
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 30, 2008, the Public Affairs Officer and Information Assistant visited, "Sudan Vision" Editor-in-Chief and former International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) participant Saif Adeen Elbashir Ahmed Hassan. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss an upcoming PAS [...]
2009-01-02 06:13:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM203KHARTOUM EAC CONVENES AFTER MEDIA REPORTS ICC WILL ISSUE
[...] (SBU) The CDA convened Embassy Khartoum's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on February 12 to review the Mission's security posture after the New York Times and several other major media outlets reported the International Criminal Court (ICC) will issue an arrest warrant for Sudanese President [...]
2009-02-12 14:37:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC AEMR AMGT PGOV SU
09KHARTOUM204MESSAGE OF CONGRATULATIONS FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA FROM THE
[...] (U) Post has received a letter of congratulations (text in para. 2) for President Obama from the President of the Republic of the Sudan, H.E. Omer Hassan Ahmed Al-Bashir. A copy of the original letter is being transmitted to the Department via pouch. 2. (U) Begin Text: February 11, 2009 [...]
2009-02-13 09:42:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SU
09KHARTOUM208FUR SHURA COUNCIL PROPOSAL TO UNITE DARFURIANS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Abdul Wahid has cemented his role as leader of the Fur through his close contacts with the popularly-elected IDP camp sheiks, members of the Fur Shura Council told poloffs on February 8. The camp sheikhs have gained power at the expense of the traditional tribal leaders, they sai [...]
2009-02-17 04:44:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM209COMMUNIST PARTY HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER: "I DON'T REPRESENT THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a February 16 telephone call, renowned human rights lawyer Salih Mahmoud Osman told poloff he is attending the Doha negotiations as a parliamentary observer from the Sudanese Communist Party, and stressed that he is not entitled by the Fur people to participate in negotiations [...]
2009-02-17 04:45:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM21AEC PLENARY - ABYEI UPDATE FROM UNMIS FORCE COMMANDER
[...] (SBU) During the first Assessment and Evaluation Plenary session of 2009, UNMIS Force Commander Brigadier General Thapa provided an update on the situation in Abyei. He said the ceasefire per the July Abyei Roadmap has held, with the exception of the December 12 shooting incident in the Abyei [...]
2009-01-07 11:58:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM210USAID PARTNER STAFF EXPELLED FROM SUDAN
[...] (SBU) Last week the Country Director for USAID implementing partner PADCO-AECOM was given 48 hours to leave Sudan by the Government of Sudan's Humanitarian Affairs Commission (HAC). The order was in direct response to a discussion between the Charg d'Affaires and the HAC Commissioner at the Hi [...]
2009-02-17 05:09:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM211DARFUR'S NOMADS REQUEST DEVELOPMENT AID AND CHANCE TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 15, the Nomads Development Council (NDC) led by Abdalla Safi Al-Nur told CDA Fernandez that Darfur's nomads (the majority of which are Arab, although the non-Arab Zaghawa are also nomadic) are misunderstood, marginalized, and in need of humanitarian aid and developme [...]
2009-02-17 05:13:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM217WHILE ABYEI TEETERS ON THE EDGE, COMPLEX BUDGETIING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Over eight months after the June 8 Roadmap Agreement was signed, the Abyei Interim Administration remains stymied by a critical lack of funding. GoS officials described complex and confusing financing procedures, and blame the AIA for failing to take the steps necessary for mo [...]
2009-02-18 12:14:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF EAID KPKO SOCI UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM218SUDAN RESPONSE: EFFORTS TO COMBAT SEXUAL ABUSE AND
[...] (SBU) UNAMID requires all military personnel, civilian employees and UN Volunteers to undergo training to recognize, report and prevent sexual exploitation and abuse. John Alstrom, UNAMID Chief of Staff, and Wayne Hyde, head of the UNAMID Conduct and Discipline Unit (CDU),said that UNAMID's 1 [...]
2009-02-18 14:25:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM22CORRECTED COPY - AEC PLENARY - ABYEI UPDATE FROM UNMIS
[...] (SBU) During the first Assessment and Evaluation Plenary session of 2009, UNMIS Force Commander Brigadier General Thapa provided an update on the situation in Abyei. He said the ceasefire per the June 8 Abyei Roadmap has held, with the exception of the December 12 shooting incident in the Abye [...]
2009-01-07 12:52:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM220DARFUR UPDATE: REPORTS OF SAF BOMBING, GROUND ATTACKS IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The SAF has been bombing the SLA/Abdul Wahid-held area of Kutur in East Jebel Marra beginning at 07:00 on February 18, an SLA/AW commander told poloff. He stated that the bombing has resulted in six civilian deaths and the destruction of many homes and livestock. GOS paramilitar [...]
2009-02-19 06:28:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM223ANNOUNCEMENT OF CENSUS RESULTS TO BE DELAYED AT LEAST UNTIL
[...] (SBU) On 16 February the Fifth Population Census of Sudan Technical Working Group (TWG) met in Khartoum to review the national census priority results and make a decision on whether the results should be forwarded to the National Population Census Council (NPCC). At the meeting, the Central Bu [...]
2009-02-20 08:32:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO KDEM SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM224GNU CONTEMPLATES DIRECT BUDGET SUPPORT TO GOSS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to GOSS Minister for Finance Kuol Athian Mawien, GNU Finance Minister Awad al Jaz has endorsed a draft proposal for direct budget support to the Government of Southern Sudan following two days of negotiations with his GOSS ministerial counterpart and the Fiscal Financia [...]
2009-02-20 08:45:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINS ECON EAID EFIN SU AE
09KHARTOUM225USAID PARTNER ASSETS SEIZED IN SUDAN
[...] (SBU) The Government of Sudan's Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) proceeded on February 18 with a summary seizure of assets used by USAID implementing partners PADCO-AECOM and International Rescue Committee (IRC). These seizures are the latest in a continuing pattern of intimidation and disrup [...]
2009-02-20 09:13:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM227UNAMID DEPLOYMENT UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: As of February 17 the total number of UNAMID military personnel was 12,611, or 64 percent of the total authorized force strength. UNAMID is preparing for the arrival of the Ethiopian attack helicopter unit and believes it has sufficient authorization from the GOS to begin contr [...]
2009-02-21 11:29:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM23KHARTOUM: SECTION 565 WAIVER REQUEST
[...] (SBU) Khartoum requests waiver of the requirements of Section 565 of Title V, Part C of the Foreign Relations Authorizations Act for the reasons contained in paragraph two. 2. (SBU) Both the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),which ended the 21-year civil war in 2005, and the Interim Natio [...]
2009-01-08 09:06:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKBCT PREL SU
09KHARTOUM234NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION STILL AIMS FOR ELECTIONS IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-22 11:43:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO KDEM SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM238Ed Daein Humanitarian Update
[...] During February 1-3 a joint USAID assessment team comprised of representatives from USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) and the USAID Mission Program Office visited Ed Daein, South Darfur. The team monitored USAID/OFDA-funded programs and assessed the humanitarian [...]
2009-02-22 14:51:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM240NCP-SPLM DISAGREEMENT ON KEY LEGISLATION PREVENTS NATIONAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. According to GNU State Minister of Justice Wek Mamer Kuol (SPLM) the National Congress Party (NCP) and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) are discussing eleven pieces of outstanding CPA-related legislation. While the two parties have agreed upon several of the draft [...]
2009-02-23 06:33:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO KDEM SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM245DARFUR ROUNDUP: JEM CLASHES WITH SLA/MM AND SAF; SKEPTICISM
[...] (SBU) Summary: MFA U/S Mutriff Siddiq told CDA Fernandez on February 22 that despite its public statements, the NCP recognizes that little was achieved at the recent talks in Doha, and that no agreement to which JEM is the only party will bring peace to Darfur. Siddiq also accused JEM of desta [...]
2009-02-23 14:15:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM246FEBRUARY 18 UNAMID-AU-GOS TRIPARTITE MEETING
[...] (SBU) Summary: The African Union, United Nations, and the GoS discussed deployment of the UN-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) at a February 18 tripartite meeting in Khartoum. The parties discussed visa delays, railroad and police vehicle maintenance, and made oblique but r [...]
2009-02-23 14:48:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM255DEVELOPMENT, AND NOT JUST EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, IS NEEDED
[...] (SBU) On February 23, Ibrahim Musa Madibbo, Chairman of the Transitional Darfur Regional Authority's Rehabilitation and Resettlement Commission, presented his institution's work to CDA Fernandez. The stack of books in Arabic included: a study documenting the root causes of the conflict in Dar [...]
2009-02-24 13:33:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM256TURABI STILL IN JAIL; PCP CONTINUES TO BE HARASSED
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Despite a number of pleas to local and international audiences by the Popular Congress Party (PCP),the organization's leader, Hassan al-Turabi, remains imprisoned by the Sudanese regime. Formerly a leading member of the Sudanese regime that came to power in 1989, Turabi's arrest [...]
2009-02-24 14:21:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPAO KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM257KHARTOUM EAC CONVENES
[...] (SBU) The CDA convened the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on Tuesday, February 24, to review the general security situation in light of yesterday's notice that the International Criminal Court (ICC) will announce its indictment decision on March 4. The DCM, PAO, USAID A/MD, USAID EXO, POL, [...]
2009-02-25 04:32:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC AEMR AMGT PGOV SU
09KHARTOUM260UN DONOR PRINCIPALS' MEETING, FEBRUARY 24
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a February 24 meeting, UN Humanitarian officials told donor principals that contingency planning for the March 4 ICC announcement has not detracted from humanitarian operations, and that they plan to continue working. In Darfur, access to Muhajeriya and surrounding areas has i [...]
2009-02-25 10:08:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM264SPLM LEADERSHIP IN THE NUBA MOUNTAINS IN FLUX
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a decisive and long-overdue move, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) Council of Southern Kordofan voted to oust Deputy Governor Daniel Kodi from his position of SPLM State Chairman. The vote of no-confidence in Kodi as the SPLM's lead-man in the Nuba Mountains is [...]
2009-02-25 13:25:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO KDEM SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM265GOS-JEM "DETAINEE EXCHANGE" A ONE-SIDED AFFAIR
[...] (SBU) As a "goodwill gesture" to the rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) following the Doha talks, the GOS released 24 detainees on February 22 who it claimed were members of JEM. JEM Spokesman Ahmed Hussein was unable to immediately confirm if the detainees - whose names were published [...]
2009-02-25 13:37:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM273JEM RETREATS TOWARDS CHAD
[...] (SBU) Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) rebels have retreated towards Chad, according to according to UNAMID and GOS sources. A source at UNAMID told poloff on February 26 that approximately 60 vehicles crossed into Chadian territory on February 24 carrying wounded fighters, and were headed t [...]
2009-02-26 13:24:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM278JIU DISARMAMENT IN UPPER NILE STATE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 13:47:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINS KPKO UNSC ASEC MARR MOPS SU
09KHARTOUM287CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT FOR SUDAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-02 08:56:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP SU
09KHARTOUM290MFA ASSURES EMBASSY OF PROTECTION DURING ICC CRISIS
[...] (SBU) MFA Director of Protocol Ali Yusuf called in CDA Fernandez on March 2 to outline GOS precautions taken to protect foreign missions in general and the US Embassy in particular in the light of possible unrest after an International Criminal Court (ICC) announcement on President Omar al-Ba [...]
2009-03-02 14:39:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL PTER SU
09KHARTOUM297DARFUR CALM BUT TENSE AHEAD OF MARCH 4 ICC ANNOUNCEMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Darfur is calm but tense ahead of the March 4 ICC announcement. Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) leaders are actively warning IDPs against engaging in any public celebrations in response to the expected ICC indictment of President Bashir. At the same time, they express confid [...]
2009-03-03 14:55:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM299IN ADVANCE OF ICC DECISION, GOS KEEPS PRESSURE ON DARFUR
[...] (SBU) On March 1, the Government of National Unity (GNU) Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) in Khartoum told representatives of CHF International,EedeCans S`ns FrontIeres%Net`erlands (MSF/H),Solidarites, CARE International, MSF/France (MSF/F),and OXFAM International that, for security reasons [...]
2009-03-04 07:58:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM3"NEW SUDAN" WAS A MYTH, SAYS SOUTHERN OPPOSITION LEADER
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Garang Vision of a "New Sudan" is a myth, and any Southern leaders who think otherwise are simply deluding themselves because Arab resistance to Southern governance is simply insurmountable, veteran Southern independence figure Peter Sule told poloffs on December 23. Sule als [...]
2009-01-02 07:30:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM301AU STILL LABORING OVER DARFUR JUSTICE, BUT EXPERTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The African Union is capable of investigating crimes in Darfur, but by supporting the ICC, the international community is endangering the pursuit of peace and justice in the troubled Sudanese region, according to the acting director of the AU Darfur portfolio and senior JMST advi [...]
2009-03-04 09:08:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM306SUDAN RESPONDS TO ICC WARRANT BY EJECTING NGOs
[...] (SBU) Summary: Immediately following the ICC's announcement of the arrest warrant for President Bashir on March 4, the Government of National Unity (GNU) Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) ordered 10 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to depart Sudan within 24 hours. At least three addition [...]
2009-03-05 12:06:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM307GOSS MINISTER BENJAMIN ASSURES SAFETY OF INTERNATIONAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 5th meeting with the international community in Juba, GOSS Minister for Regional Cooperation Barnabas Benjamin assured the international community that the GOSS has taken multiple steps to ensure their safety in the face of ICC indictments of GNU President Omar al Bash [...]
2009-03-06 13:30:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINS ECON KPKO UNSC ASEC MARR MOPS SU
09KHARTOUM308MFA AND UN BRIEF DONORS ON NGO EXPULSIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 5 MFA U/S Mutriff Siddiq briefed diplomatic Chiefs of Mission on the expulsions of NGOs, claiming that the organizations had exceeded their mandates and therefore had been asked to leave Sudan. Siddiq acknowledged that "we are also concerned about gaps left by these org [...]
2009-03-06 13:41:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM309GENERALLY CALM REACTIONS TO ICC ARREST WARRANT FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Immediately following the March 4 announcement that the International Criminal Court (ICC) had issued an arrest warrant against President Omar al Bashir for war crimes and crimes against humanity, Emboffs reached out to a range of contacts for a sampling of reactions. Most evin [...]
2009-03-06 14:17:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID KPKO KDEM KAWC UNSC ASEC
09KHARTOUM310UNAMID DEPLOYMENT UPDATE, MARCH 4, 2009
[...] (SBU) Summary: As of March 3, 2009, the total number of UNAMID military personnel was 12,939, or 66.16 percent of the total authorized force strength. UNAMID continues to prepare for the arrival of the Ethiopian attack helicopter unit, welcoming an Ethiopian officer assigned to facilitate the [...]
2009-03-07 10:20:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM311ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF THE NGO EXPULSION AMIDST CONTINUED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The impact of the expulsion of more than 13 NGOs from Sudan(ten international expelled and three domestic NGOs dissolved) is only beginning to be felt, and the NGO staff report considerable harassment from the GOS Humanitarian Affairs Commision (HAC) as they attempt to organize [...]
2009-03-07 11:43:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM312NCP HAS NO INTENTION OF FUNDING ABYEI, WARNS GOSS OFFICIAL
[...] (SBU) CDA Fernandez, AEC Chairman Plumbly and the Dutch Ambassador met with GOSS Minister of Presidential Affairs Luka Biong Deng on March 5 in Khartoum to review the current state of play in the sensitive border area of Abyei and to compare notes on the state of the National Congress Party (NC [...]
2009-03-07 12:40:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM313NCP SHOWS SOME FLEXIBILITY ON NGO EXPULSIONS, BUT THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: CDA Fernandez delivered cleared talking points to senior GNU regime and NCP officials March 7 regarding the expulsion of NGOs from Sudan. The NCP stuck to its hard line that "the expulsions are not reversible" but showed some flexibility on the question of a prolonged departure [...]
2009-03-07 13:49:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM315HOARSE BASHIR KICKS OFF DAYS OF ANTI-ICC, ANTI-WESTERN
[...] (U) On March 5, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, now a wanted ICC indictee, kicked off the first of a series of popular demonstrations aimed at solidifying support for the regime and for the President personally. While the rhetoric has often been incendiary, the rallies have so far been peac [...]
2009-03-08 08:35:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM318UN TRIES TO COME UP WITH A PLAN AS NGO EMERGENCY CONTINUES
[...] (SBU) The crisis resulting from Sudan's March 4 decision to expel 13 major Western NGOs (and dissolve 3 Sudanese NGOs) continued on March 8 as regional players, western embassies, the UN, and the SPLM urged a reluctant and publicly defiant Bashir regime to relent. President Bashir denounced the [...]
2009-03-08 13:22:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM323EXPELLED NGOS MEET WITH USAID AND EMBASSY STAFF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 8, the expatriate staff from several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) met with CDA Fernandez, Emboffs, and USAID staff in Khartoum. NGOs provided a summary of GOS harassment, program close-out and ongoing bureaucratic issues to date following the GOS order for the [...]
2009-03-09 13:29:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM324BASHIR DEFIANT AS IDPs PREDICT CRISIS IN THE CAMPS
[...] (SBU) Summary: As authorities press ahead with the decision to expel NGOs from Darfur, a defiant Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir addressed a rally in El Fasher on March 8. In addition to accusing the U.S. of killing "millions" of Muslims, he denounced both the ICC and NGO workers as "agents [...]
2009-03-09 15:41:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM325GOS HARASSMENT OF EXPELLED NGO STAFF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In meetings at the UN and at USAID, NGO officials outlined a systematic campaign by the Government of Sudan to seize assets and harass staff of the NGOs expelled in the wake of the ICC announcement on March 4. Post will continue to protest the harassment of NGOs and Amcits to G [...]
2009-03-09 15:43:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM328GOSS MINISTER BENJAMIN SAYS EGYPT WILL RECOGNIZE AN
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 5th meeting with the international community in Juba, Government of South Sudan (GOSS) Minister for Regional Cooperation (the GOSS' de facto foreign ministry) Barnabas Benjamin gave a briefing on his latest tour of regional capitals on behalf of the GOSS. His top acco [...]
2009-03-10 15:57:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ETRD MOPS MARR KPKO UNSC SU EG CF UG RU
09KHARTOUM32941ST AEC PLENARY DISCUSSES MALAKAL INCIDENT, ELECTION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: At its 41st Plenary meeting on March 2, the Assessment and Evaluation Committee's (AEC) discussion of the February 24-26 fighting in Malakal that killed 57 and wounded 68 focused primarily on the continuing inadequacies of the Joint Integrated Units. The Parties reported some pro [...]
2009-03-11 02:55:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM EAID KDEM KPKO UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM330TWO REPORTS ANALYZE SOUTH SUDAN'S BUDGET CRISIS
[...] This is an action request - see para. 13. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: According to two independent analyses, the GoSS can expect to receive no more than 3/4, and possibly as little as 1/2, of the Sudanese Pounds (SDG) 3.658 billion revenues anticipated in its 2009 budget. Transfers from the Govern [...]
2009-03-11 11:47:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ENRG EAID PREL PGOV SOCI SU
09KHARTOUM332NGO EXPULSION WILL HAVE A MASSIVE IMPACT ON THE ABILITY TO
[...] (SBU) Summary. An initial assessment shows that the expulsion of NGOs will have a direct, negative impact on the key priority of the CPA to promote peace and stability in the volatile "Three Areas" bordering North and South Sudan. The expulsions resulted in major cuts in three types of progra [...]
2009-03-11 12:58:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO KDEM SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM334SUGGESTED DONOR RESPONSE TO THE NGO EXPULSIONS
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see para 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The US Embassy and other donor missions in Khartoum continue to work closely with the UN Mission in Khartoum to assess the impact of the NGO expulsions and examine possible responses. Today the UN began a one-week joint fi [...]
2009-03-11 14:12:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM339GOS SOFTENS TONE TOWARD NGOs, BUT CONTINUES TO PLAN FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During a March 10 meeting, GOS Humanitarian Assistance Commission (HAC) Secretary General Ahmed Adam promised to treat NGOs better during program closures. Adam said that Sudanese police will no longer be involved in close-out procedures, and that HAC will no longer restrict NG [...]
2009-03-12 12:01:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM342MARCH 12 NGO STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING
[...] (SBU) Summary: The unlawful expulsion of the 13 INGOs on March 5 has exposed the absence of any legal framework to govern humanitarian activity and left remaining INGOs hostage to the political whims of the GOS, members of the NGO Steering Committee told Donor Ambassadors on March 12. This lack [...]
2009-03-12 14:35:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM344UPDATE FROM DARFUR - KIDNAPPINGS, ATTEMPTED UNAMID
[...] Summary: The GOS has "lit a slow-burning fuse" in denying key international NGOs access, and IDPs remain convinced that GOS authorities purposefully intend to reduce humanitarian coverage in Darfur, sources in UNAMID and among IDPs indicate. IDPs queued and drained water reserves in camps this [...]
2009-03-12 14:57:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM347UNAMID DEPLOYMENT UPDATE, MARCH 12, 2009
[...] (SBU) Summary: Construction is slated to begin shortly on the facilities necessary for the May arrival of the Ethiopian attack helicopters, but the GOS has yet to convey its approval of their arrival to UNAMID. Nepalese authorities have scheduled an official UNAMID pre-deployment visit in May, [...]
2009-03-13 13:05:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM348KHARTOUM EAC CONVENES ON MARCH 12
[...] (SBU) CDA Fernandez convened the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on Thursday, March 12, to review the current security situation in Sudan after Authorized Departure was announced on March 10. The DCM, POL, MGT, DLO, RAO, USAID, IMO, RMO, PAO, OBO SSM, CONS, and RSO were in attendance. 2 [...]
2009-03-13 13:06:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC AEMR AMGT PGOV PTER SU
09KHARTOUM357NCP PASSES A PARLIAMENTARY RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE INGO
[...] (SBU) Poloff met with Deputy Speaker of the National Parliament Atem Garang (SPLM) on March 13th to discuss the March 12th emergency session of the Parliament, as well as gather his views on national elections. Garang informed poloff that during the Parliamentary session, the National Congress [...]
2009-03-16 04:59:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO KDEM SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM358EXPAT FUR INTELLECTUAL URGES ROOM FOR CIVIL SOCIETY IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Darfuris can solve the crisis in their homeland if the international community presses the GOS to allow Darfuri civil society to operate there, according to Dr. El Tigani Sesei, one of Darfur's preeminent expatriate intellectuals. El Tigani characterized Abdul Wahid as "catastro [...]
2009-03-16 12:24:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM365BASHIR CONTINUES TIRADE AGAINST THE WEST AND PROMISES TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a fiery speech March 16, President Bashir announced that all international aid organizations would be forced to leave Sudan within a year. For now, moderate NCP officials appear to be backing the President, and we have heard a surprising number of moderate NCP official say th [...]
2009-03-16 15:34:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM367GOS STAGE MANAGES RESOLUTION OF ITS MANUFACTURED HOSTAGE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The MSF employees kidnapped by unknown abductors are free in Khartoum after a stage-managed hostage release. The identity and whereabouts of the hostage-takers are unknown, but all signs point to some level of coordination of the kidnapping by GoS officials. The Canadian Embassy [...]
2009-03-16 17:37:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM371GOS STAGE MANAGES RESOLUTION OF ITS MANUFACTURED HOSTAGE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The MSF employees kidnapped by unknown abductors are free in Khartoum after a stage-managed hostage release. The identity and whereabouts of the hostage-takers are unknown, but all signs point to some level of coordination of the kidnapping by GoS officials. The Canadian Embassy [...]
2009-03-17 07:45:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM372SLA/UNITY TO NEGOTIATE WITH GOS IN DOHA
[...] (SBU) Summary: SLA/Unity and four smaller Darfur rebel factions have agreed to attend negotiations with the GOS in Doha, signing a deal in Tripoli on March 15 with Qatari FM Ali Mahmoud looking on. Talks in Doha with the "Unity Plus" group should begin in two weeks, as Joint Mediator Djibril Ba [...]
2009-03-17 09:14:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM375MALAKAL REMAINS UNSTABLE
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to UN and JIU sources, the situation in Malakal (Upper Nile State, southern Sudan) is still very unpredictable, and the recent attacks on the Muerle community in Pibor have contributed to the splintering of the Malakal SAF JIU. The latter has now split into four faction [...]
2009-03-17 15:51:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM377UN, DONORS, NGOS SCRAMBLE TO KEEP UP WITH SLOWLY
[...] (SBU) Summary: United Nations Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (D/SRSG) Ameerah Haq and members of the INGO Steering Committee (INGO-SC) briefed donors over the past two days on the status of INGO expulsions and efforts to address the humanitarian crisis in Darfur. This wa [...]
2009-03-18 06:33:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM382ICC ARREST WARRANT FOR BASHIR IS A GAME-CHANGER FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: The ICC's issuance of an arrest warrant for Government of National Unity (GNU) President Al-Bashir will certainly have a bearing on the process of democratic transformation in Sudan, and the national elections in particular. As a result, the USG needs to be prepared politically [...]
2009-03-18 13:17:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM383TWIN CRISES IN DARFUR'S ZAM ZAM IDP CAMP
[...] (SBU) Summary: Over 36,000 new arrivals in Zam Zam IDP camp are living in extremely precarious conditions, with little or no access to water, food, health care, shelter, or education, according to what IDPs told CDA Fernandez and Embassy staff on a March 16 visit to Zam Zam. Several persons who [...]
2009-03-18 15:33:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM384EMBASSY RAISES WITH MFA AMCIT HARASSMENT AND CHILDREN'S
[...] (SBU) On March 18, DCM Asquino and conoff met with Ambassador Ahmed El Tijani, Director General of the Aliens and Borders Department and members of his staff. The Mission requested the meeting, which took the MFA eight days to arrange, to discuss the harassment by Government of Sudan (GOS) off [...]
2009-03-18 16:04:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM386SPLM LEADERS TRY TO PROTECT AID TO THREE AREAS
[...] Summary. Vice President of the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Riek Machar, and SPLM representatives from Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan states and the Abyei Administration traveled to Khartoum on March 15 to participate in a meeting with Government of National Unity (GNU) Vice President [...]
2009-03-19 09:09:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO KDEM SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM390EMBASSY TRIP TO EL FASHER MARCH 15-17
[...] (SBU) Summary: The expulsion of 13 INGOs has led to a deterioration of services in IDP camps that local NGOs have neither the capacity nor inclination to fill, representatives of Al Salaam, Abu Shouk and Zam Zam (reftel) IDP Camps told CDA Fernandez on a March 15-17 trip to El Fasher. They also [...]
2009-03-19 14:26:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM393NEC OFFICIAL SUPPORTS STAGGERED ELECTIONS, SHUNS A
[...] Summary: One of the nine National Electoral Commission (NEC) members, Mukhtar Assam, stated that the NEC would very soon inform the GNU that full-scale elections by the CPA-intended elections date of July are not technically feasible. Assam said that elections in November-December 2009 or Jan [...]
2009-03-20 10:48:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID KDEM SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM400SPLM INSIDER ON SNAP ELECTIONS, CPA IMPLEMENTATION, AND
[...] (U) This is an action request - see para. 8. 2. (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with ConGen Juba on March 19, GOSS Minister for Presidential Affairs Luka Biong Deng indicated that the SPLM would boycott any snap national Presidential elections intended to legitimize GNU President Omar al Bashir [...]
2009-03-22 11:04:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID SOCI ASEC KDEM UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM405COMBATTING THE MENINGITIS OUTBREAK IN DARFUR
[...] (U) SUMMARY. As international donors and humanitarian agencies continue to seek ways to address the humanitarian gaps created by the Sudanese government's March 4 and 5 expulsions of 13 international organizations and dissolution of three Sudanese organizations, cases of meningitis are increasi [...]
2009-03-23 06:24:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM408PRESIDENT BASHIR RETHINKING ATTENDANCE AT ARAB LEAGUE
[...] (SBU) The GoS appears to be setting the stage for President Bashir to gracefully withdraw his participation at the March 30 Arab League Summit in Doha. Bashir earlier had stated publically that he planned to attend. However, pro-government press recently has been filled with commentary, urgi [...]
2009-03-23 08:28:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO ASEC AU UNSC SU QA
09KHARTOUM409UN AND DONORS MEET ON THE HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN SUDAN
[...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY. On March 20, in a specially called meeting, UN humanitarian officials briefed donor principals on the current situation and UN efforts to facilitate addressing the humanitarian gaps and current crisis fueled by the Government of National Unity's (GNU) expulsion of 13 interna [...]
2009-03-23 09:04:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM410SUSPICIOUS SOUTH DARFUR IDPS CONVINCED OF GOS PLAN TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The most contentious political issue in South Darfur remains the presence of 90,000 plus residents in Kalma camp. Suspicious tribal leaders and IDP representatives speaking with poloff in Nyala expressed fear that the GOS intends to evacuate the camp to force its residents back [...]
2009-03-23 09:13:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM414UN DUCKS TOUGH QUESTIONS ON SUDANESE ELECTIONS
[...] Summary: During the first Electoral Assistance Group (EAG) meeting after the ICC's March 4 arrest warrant for Government of National Unity (GNU) President Al-Bashir, the UN spoke at length about meager and unimpressive electoral preparations made by the National Electoral Commission (NEC),but [...]
2009-03-23 13:07:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID KDEM SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM418KALMA IDP LEADERS CONTINUE TO REFUSE HUMANTIARIAN SERVICES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Humanitarian efforts in volatile Kalma IDP camp have ground to a halt as IDP leaders there have responded to the INGO expulsions by rebuffing UN efforts since March 21 to resume services. Unrealistically demanding the return of the expelled NGOs, along with refusing any Sudanese [...]
2009-03-24 14:14:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF EAID SOCI ASEC KPKO AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM420SUDANESE CIVIL SOCIETY DETERMINED TO STAY IN THE FIGHT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Key independent civil society actors, who have been implementing USG-supported civic and voter education and human rights activities in northern Sudan, affirmed that they are committed to stay in the fight to maintain space for civic participation. They intend to do so despite [...]
2009-03-25 13:58:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM EAID KDEM SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM421THE UN UNVEILS THE RESULTS OF THE JOINT UN-GNU ASSESSMENT
[...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY. On March 24, the UN released a statement on the joint UN-Government of National Unity (GNU) assessment of humanitarian needs in Darfur following the early March expulsions of non-governmental organizations (NGO). According to the UN, the expulsions resulted in significant [...]
2009-03-25 14:12:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ASEC PGOV PREL PREF KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM425SOUTH DARFUR SECURITY UPDATE, MARCH 2009
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sudanese authorities have arrested three men in connection with the March 17 ambush and killing of one Nigerian UNAMID peacekeeper in Nyala. A spate of daylight attacks within the city has alarmed UN security, while at the same time it copes with reduced visibility in the resti [...]
2009-03-26 05:23:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM428ADDING INSULT TO INJURY - GNU DEMANDS EXORBITANT SEVERANCE
[...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY. On March 22, the Government of National Unity (GNU) Ministry of Labor issued a "ministerial decree," arguing that expelled non-governmental organizations (NGOs) had infringed on laws and regulations regarding the humanitarian work in Sudan (an accusation used by the Humani [...]
2009-03-26 15:06:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ASEC PGOV PREL PREF KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM429SEARCHING FOR "TRACK THREE" ON DARFUR HUMANITARIAN
[...] (SBU) This is an action message, please see para 7. 2. (SBU) Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (DSRSG) for Humanitarian Affairs Ameerah Haq met with a core group of major donors on late on March 25 to inaugurate a weekly ad hoc coordination mechanism in Khartoum between [...]
2009-03-26 15:06:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ASEC PGOV PREL PREF KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM432KHARTOUM EAC CONVENES ON MARCH 27
[...] (SBU) CDA Fernandez convened a core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on Friday, March 27, to review the current security situation in Sudan after international and local media reported that the Israeli Air Force conducted airstrikes in January and February against suspected arms smugglers [...]
2009-03-27 13:44:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC AEMR AMGT PGOV PTER SU
09KHARTOUM436 THE HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN NORTH DARFUR
[...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY. On March 23-24, U.S. Embassy and USAID staff met with staff from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in El Fasher and attended the state-level Interagency Management Group (IAMG) meeting in North Darfur chaired by OCHA to discuss the current s [...]
2009-03-30 08:49:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ASEC PGOV PREL PREF KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM439ABYEI ADMINISTRATOR TRAVELS TO KHARTOUM TO RESOLVE FUNDING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Abyei Administrator Arop Mayok is in Khartoum to try to secure the release of GNU revenues for his Administration. The annual Misseriya cattle migration has gone fairly smoothly, but both the Dinka and Misseriya continue to be worried about security as they remain respectively [...]
2009-03-30 14:22:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF EAID SOCI ASEC KPKO UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM440GOVERNMENT OF SUDAN TURNS UP THE HEAT ON INGO SEVERANCE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As expelled non-governmental organizations (NGOs) continue to close-out Sudan programs, the Government of National Unity (GNU) continues to harass and intimidate the already traumatized humanitarian staff remaining in Khartoum. According to information from several meetings bet [...]
2009-03-30 14:37:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ASEC PGOV PREL PREF KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM446UNMIS FEARS FOR THE STABILITY OF SOUTH SUDAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting on March 27 with ConGen Juba, Lise Grande, UNMIS Deputy Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, expressed the view that the recent tribal fighting in Pibor County in Jonglei State and the "Wounded Soldiers" protests over back pay that shut down major trade corridors t [...]
2009-03-31 12:10:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID EFIN SOCI ASEC KPKO AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM447UNAMID REPORTS 2008 DARFUR CASUALTY FIGURES, PROPOSES NEXT
[...] (SBU) There were 1,540 total violence-related deaths in Darfur in 2008, including those related to banditry, and 640 of these deaths were the result of Arab-Arab inter-tribal violence, according to UNAMID polchief Abdul Mohammed. Mohammed told polchief on March 31 that UNAMID will soon release [...]
2009-03-31 12:12:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM449UNAMID UPDATE, MARCH 31
[...] (SBU) Summary: UNAMID is preparing for Nepalese contingent-owned equipment (COE) to arrive in Sudan. The COE will get here before the contingent of Nepalese troops, which UNAMID is pushing to be on the ground by July 2009. In April and May, an Egyptian battalion will deploy to two camps in t [...]
2009-03-31 13:36:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM451USAID EXPLORES NEW APPROACH FOR GOS-USAID COOPERATION IN
[...] (U) SUMMARY. On March 26, USAID Mission Director and USAID Legal Advisor met with Government of National Unity (GNU) Undersecretary of the Ministry of International Cooperation (MIC),Elfatih Ali Siddig to resume dialogue between USAID and MIC regarding programs on which the two agencies can c [...]
2009-04-01 08:53:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ASEC PGOV PREL PREF KDEM KPKO SOCI AU UNSC
09KHARTOUM466UN AND DONORS MEET TO DISCUSS TRACK 3 AND NEW ROLES
[...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY. On April 1, USAID Mission Director attended, on behalf of the CDA, a small donors- group meeting with Deputy Special Representative to the Secretary-General (DSRSG) Ameerah Haq, to discuss UN thinking and planning on Track 3, as well as steps that donors could take to sup [...]
2009-04-02 15:55:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM473REQUEST FOR TERMINATION OF AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE STATUS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Per reftel A (Para 1 B,) I have re-evaluated the conditions at Embassy Khartoum that led on March 9 to your approval of Authorized Departure (AD) status. Based on this re-evaluation, I ask that Khartoum now be taken off of AD on April 9, at the end of the 30 day AD period. I bel [...]
2009-04-04 13:52:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT AEMR CASC KFLO ASEC SU
09KHARTOUM474Mbeki Meets with Khartoum Dip Corps to Solicit Suggestions
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a Khartoum meeting on April 2, Former President of South Africa Thabo Mbeki surprised an unprepared Khartoum diplomatic corps by soliciting suggestions from them on how the African Union might best help resolve the Darfur crisis. The diplomats thought Mbeki had called the ga [...]
2009-04-05 06:45:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM476ANOTHER MURKY HOSTAGE "CRISIS" UNFOLDS IN DARFUR
[...] (SBU) On the evening of April 4, 2009, 10-20 Arabic- speaking men in pick-up trucks invaded the Southwest Darfur compound of a small French NGO, Aide Medicale Internationale (AMI),and abducted two female AMI employees: a French nurse and a Canadian Administrator, and two Sudanese employees who [...]
2009-04-06 12:18:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL CASC KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM477SE GRATION MEETS WITH THE UN HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR IN
[...] (SBU) On April 2 the President's Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration met Deputy Special Representative for the Secretary General, Ameerah Haq and other UN staff in Khartoum to discuss current humanitarian gaps and UN efforts to mitigate the current crisis here. The latter stems from the Gov [...]
2009-04-07 05:43:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM478SHURA COUNCIL REITERATES PLEDGE TO UNITE THE FUR, BUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an April 3 meeting with SE Gration, Shura ('Consultative') Council representatives from the Fur, Tunjur and Birgid tribes expressed frustration with the refusal of leader-in-exile Abdul Wahid to participate in peace talks. They posited that the Fur could instead be represented [...]
2009-04-07 06:03:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM479KHARTOUM EAC CONVENED TO DISCUSS REVERSE TRIPWIRES AND AD
[...] (SBU) DCM Mark Asquino convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on Sunday, April 5, to review reverse tripwires for the Mission's (reftel B) lifting of authorized departure (AD) status. The DCM, POL, MGT, DLO, RAO, USAID, RMO, PAO, CONS, and RSO were in attendance. 2. (SBU) Th [...]
2009-04-07 09:58:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC AEMR CASC PGOV PREL PTER SU
09KHARTOUM481RECLUSIVE SLA/AW COMMANDERS WELCOME SE GRATION IN JEBEL
[...] (SBU) Summary: On April 5 rebel commanders from SLA/Abdul Wahid and an enthusiastic local population warmly welcomed Presidential Special Envoy Scott Gration and his delegation to Darfur's most inaccessible area, the mountainous rebel enclave of Jebel Marra. Praising the US and hoping for stron [...]
2009-04-08 06:29:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM482UNAMID PEACEKEEPERS NEED A PEACE TO KEEP, JSR ADADA TELLS
[...] (SBU) Summary: UNAMID, the joint AU/UN peacekeeping mission in Darfur, "needs a peace to keep," Joint Special Representative (JSR) Adada told Presidential Special Envoy Gration in a meeting at UNAMID Headquarters in El Fasher, North Darfur on April 4. UNAMID has now deployed 67 percent of its [...]
2009-04-08 06:35:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM484BASSOLE SEEKS ASSISTANCE IN KEEPING THE DOHA TALKS ALIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: UN/AU Joint Chief Mediator Djibril Bassole noted that the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) refused further dialogue with the Government of Sudan (GoS) because of the INGO expulsion, and proposed that JEM might participate in the Doha talks if the opportunity to discuss humanit [...]
2009-04-09 07:50:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM486CORRECTED COPY: UNAMID PEACEKEEPERS NEED A PEACE TO KEEP,
[...] (SBU) Summary: UNAMID, the joint AU/UN peacekeeping mission in Darfur, "needs a peace to keep," Joint Special Representative (JSR) Adada told Presidential Special Envoy Gration in a meeting at UNAMID Headquarters in El Fasher, North Darfur on April 4. UNAMID has now deployed 67 percent of its [...]
2009-04-09 10:30:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM487CORRECTED COPY: RECLUSIVE SLA/AW COMMANDERS WELCOME SE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On April 5 rebel commanders from SLA/Abdul Wahid and an enthusiastic local population warmly welcomed Presidential Special Envoy Scott Gration and his delegation to Darfur's most inaccessible area, the mountainous rebel enclave of Jebel Marra. Praising the US and hoping for stron [...]
2009-04-09 10:32:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM489SLA/AW REBEL COMMANDERS' LETTER TO POTUS
[...] (SBU) During the visit of Special Envoy Gration to Deribat, Jebel Marra on April 5, 2009 (reftel),senior commanders in the Sudan Liberation Movement/Abdul Wahid (SLA/AW) submitted a hand-written letter in Arabic to President Barack Obama. 2. (SBU) The translated text of the letter is as fol [...]
2009-04-09 11:48:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM49TURABI ARRESTED AFTER CALLING BASHIR "CULPABLE" FOR DARFUR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Dr. Hassan Abdalla al-Turabi, a founding father of the current Sudanese regime but now the leader of the opposition Peoples' Congress Party (PCP) and bitter opponent to the regime, was arrested at his home on the evening of January 14, following remarks calling on Sudanese Presid [...]
2009-01-15 12:39:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM497SUDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. OFFICE OF MILITARY
[...] (SBU) Embassy Khartoum welcomes the visit of the U.S. Office of Military Commissions Defense Counsel to Sudan for approximately eight days, beginning on April 22, 2009. Post understands the purpose of the trip is to investigate the possibilities and requirements for the successful repatriation [...]
2009-04-09 15:49:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER AMGT PGOV OTRA SU
09KHARTOUM500SE GRATION'S VISIT TO ABYEI: INSECURITY, BUDGET, AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In Abyei and Agok on April 7, SE Gration heard a consistent message from residents and officials, who said that the failure to fully implement the CPA and the Abyei Roadmap left the IDPs in Agok fearful of returning home and dependent on international NGOs for all basic services [...]
2009-04-13 08:32:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF EAID KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM501SE GRATION MEETING WITH UN RC DAVID GRESSLY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UN Resident Coordinator for Southern Sudan told U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration that with 20 months left until the 2011 Referendum, the international community, and particularly partners to the CPA, must re-focus their energies on achieving implementation of only t [...]
2009-04-13 08:32:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR MCAPS EFIN EAID ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM506SE GRATION MEETS WITH INGOs WORKING IN THE THREE AREAS
[...] (SBU) On the morning of April 6 in Juba, Presidential Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration met with seven INGOs working in the "Three Areas" on the border between northern and northern Sudan. PADCO, Mercy Corps, NDI, IRI, Save the Children and Goal all complained of constant bureaucratic obstac [...]
2009-04-14 05:24:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO EAID SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM507SE GRATION IN EL FASHER: A PESSIMISTIC MINNAWI, A MYOPIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Presidential Special Envoy Scott Gration and delegation traveled to El Fasher on Saturday, April 4, meeting with the Wali of North Darfur, who strongly denied serious humanitarian gaps but still desires bilateral cooperation, telling the delegation "We put our hand in your hand t [...]
2009-04-14 05:33:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM508SE GRATION MEETING WITH SPLA LEADERSHIP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Minister for SPLA Affairs Nhial Deng Nhial briefed SE Gration on the status of SPLA transformation and the importance of this process for the Southern military to continue to be a credible, and respected, guarantor of the CPA. He underscored SPLM and SPLA willingness to assist [...]
2009-04-14 05:41:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR MCAP KPKO UNSC AU SU
09KHARTOUM51JEM CLASHES WITH SLM/MM IN MUHAJIRIYA, BUT SCALE OF
[...] (SBU) Multiple rebel and UN sources confirmed the fighting between JEM and SLM/Minnawi forces in the Minnawi stronghold of Muhajiriya the morning of January 15 (Ref A),but details remain scarce and the scope of the fighting remains in question. According to UN sources, clashes apparently star [...]
2009-01-15 14:51:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM514SE GRATION'S MEETING WITH MISSERIYA ARAB LEADERS:
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In Khartoum on April 10, the President's Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration heard Misseriya grievances related to their lack of representation in CPA negotiations and the June 2008 Abyei road map and the likely Misseriya rejection of the results of the ongoing arbitration over [...]
2009-04-14 10:44:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF EAID KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM523A GLIMMER OF HOPE FOR THE SPLM NUBA AS ABDEL AZIZ AL-HELOU
[...] (U) On April 14, Nuba mountains native and respected SPLM national figure Abdel Aziz Al-Helou was sworn in by the President of the Government of National Unity (GNU) as the Deputy Governor for Southern Kordofan State (SKS). Abdel Aziz's appointment to this position comes after the SPLM Nuba ex [...]
2009-04-15 14:33:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM524EXECUTION OF FORMER EMBASSY GUARD AND MEMBER OF THE FUR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 13, 2009, former Embassy guard Adam Ibrahim El-Haj was executed by hanging for conspiracy to commit murder along with eight other members of Khartoum's Fur community. The accused were charged with the September 6 2006 beheading of prominent Sudanese journalist Mohamed Ta [...]
2009-04-15 14:40:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC APER AMGT PGOV PREL AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM532KHARTOUM AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE AFTER ACTION REOPRT AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: When Authorized Departure was announced on March 10, 2009,the post had previously prepared for personnel and logistical issues associated with a large-scale evacuation of Mission personnel. However, the Embassy had less than one day's notice that the Department had decided to [...]
2009-04-21 03:54:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT ASEC AEMR KFLO CASC SU
09KHARTOUM535USG-GNU SIGNED IMPLEMENTATION PROTOCOL FOR IFES ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On April 19 CDA Fernandez, Minister of International Cooperation Fidail, Chairman of the National Election Commission Alier, USAID Director Hammink and IFES Country Director Leyraud signed an Implementation Protocol for the Sudan Election Administration Support Program, thus prov [...]
2009-04-21 06:52:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM536SENATOR KERRY MEETS WITH UNMIS SRSG QAZI AND AEC CHAIRMAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) Chairman and former UK Ambassador to Egypt Sir Derek Plumbly and UNMIS Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) Ashraf Qazi told Senator John Kerry that the USG should continue its course of positive engagement and its lev [...]
2009-04-21 07:51:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM SOCI KPKO ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM537SENATOR KERRY MEETS WITH NGOs
[...] (SBU) During an April 16 meeting with Senator John Kerry, representatives from six major non-governmental organizations (NGOs) conveyed concern regarding continuing gaps in assistance following the NGO expulsions, shrinking humanitarian space, and bureaucratic impediments to program implementa [...]
2009-04-21 08:26:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM542MEDIA REACTION: CODEL KERRY'S VISIT TO SUDAN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The state-influenced Khartoum press corps reacted very positively to the visit of Senator John Kerry, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, echoing sentiments for better U.S.-Sudanese relations seen after the visit of U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan General Scott Gration [...]
2009-04-22 05:41:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM544UNAMID UPDATE APRIL 21
[...] (SBU) The night of April 19, a fire broke out at UNAMID Headquarters in El Fasher causing millions of dollars worth of damage, UNAMID officials told poloff on April 21. UNAMID Public Information Chief Kemal Saiki told poloff that at approximately 22:30 on April 10, a fire was detected at the UN [...]
2009-04-22 09:19:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM553SENATOR KERRY VISIT TO DARFUR, APRIL 17, 2009
[...] (SBU) Summary: On April 17, Senator John F. Kerry and delegation traveled to El Fasher, Darfur for several hours amid much fanfare from local officials. Following an overly ceremonious greeting with dancers representing many of Darfur's tribes, North Darfur's Wali (Governor) Osman Kibir played [...]
2009-04-23 06:03:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM555UNMIS PRINCIPAL DONOR MEETING - DARFUR HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 22, 2009, CDA Fernandez and Embassy staff attended the Donor Principals Meeting at UNMIS to review the humanitarian situation in Darfur following the expulsion of INGOs in March. According to the UN's assessment, gaps in humanitarian service delivery continue but are na [...]
2009-04-23 13:50:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM557MARCH 23 SESSION OF GRANVILLE/ABBAS MURDER TRIAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 23, 2009, five U.S. Embassy Foreign Service National (FSN) employees from the Regional Security Office, Political/Economic and Public Affairs sections attended the trial of five Sudanese men accused in the January 1, 2008 murders of USAID Officer John Granville and FSN [...]
2009-04-24 09:28:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER PGOV SU
09KHARTOUM562USG SHOULD EMPHASIZE IMPORTANCE OF CONSENSUS ON SOUTHERN
[...] (SBU) Summary. According to Government of National Unity (GNU) State Minister of Justice Wek Mamer Kuol, there has been minimal progress on legislative reform over the past several months, particularly with regard to the National Security Law and the Southern Sudan Referendum Bill. The sticki [...]
2009-04-26 10:18:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM565SPLM POLITBURO FOCUSED ON ECONOMIC CRISIS; HOPES THAT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Government of National Unity (GNU) Presidential Advisor Dr. Mansour Khalid (a prominent SPLM northerner) said that the southern Sudan economic crisis was the hot topic at the SPLM's April Political Bureau (PB) Meeting. He noted that an SPLM team is working with the World Bank o [...]
2009-04-27 19:20:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM SOCI ECON ASEC AU KPKO UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM571MALIK AGAR PRESSES HARD FOR TRUTH TO BE TOLD IN THREE AREAS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Governor of Blue Nile State Malik Agar is fighting for the truth to be reflected in an INGO expulsion report for the Three Areas. According to Malik, the Three Areas joint UN-GOS assessment after the National Congress Party's (NCP's) INGO expulsions on March 4 revealed that ING [...]
2009-04-28 11:06:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM SOCI KPKO ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM573ABDEL AZIZ HELOU ON SPLM DARFUR INITIATIVE AND NCP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: High-ranking SPLM official Abdel Helou Helou told CDA Fernandez that the SPLM is seeking to unite the Darfur rebel factions, because as long as they remain weak and divided, the NCP will be able to avoid serious peace negotiations. He named security as his chief priority in his [...]
2009-04-28 13:55:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM EAID KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM577SUDANESE GOVERNMENT TAKES STEPS TO IMPLEMENT THE U.S.
[...] (SBU) Following Special Envoy Gration's negotiations with the National Congress Party (NCP) in early April, the Sudanese government appears to have taken several positive steps toward improving the environment for humanitarian operations in Sudan. In an April 16 ministerial decree, the govern [...]
2009-04-29 11:19:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM578UNMIS ELECTIONS CHIEF: FEBRUARY 2010 ELECTIONS "VERY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Sudan's National Electoral Commission (NEC) has decided that elections will take place in February 2010 and has issued a planning calendar to reflect preparation that must occur in order to achieve that date. UNMIS Electoral Affairs Chief Ray Kennedy said that meeting that date [...]
2009-04-29 13:12:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM579APRIL 12 SESSION OF GRANVILLE/ABBAS MURDER TRIAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 12, 2009, five U.S. Embassy Foreign Service National (FSN) employees from the Regional Security Office, Political/Economic and Public Affairs sections attended the trial of five Sudanese men accused in the January 1, 2008 murders of USAID Officer John Granville and FSN [...]
2009-04-30 08:59:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER PGOV SU
09KHARTOUM580APRIL 14 SESSION OF GRANVILLE/ABBAS MURDER TRIAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 14, 2009, five U.S. Embassy Foreign Service National (FSN) employees from the Regional Security Office, Political/Economic and Public Affairs sections attended the trial of five Sudanese men accused in the January 1, 2008 murders of USAID Officer John Granville and FSN [...]
2009-04-30 09:00:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER PGOV SU
09KHARTOUM581SOUTHERN SUDAN - FLOOD MITIGATION ASSESSMENT
[...] (SBU) From April 20 to 26, a four-person USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster (USAID/OFDA) flood mitigation assessment team traveled to Juba, the capital of Southern Sudan, and Aweil and Malualkon towns in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State. The team met with Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) o [...]
2009-04-30 13:05:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM583JEM AND SLA/U ALLEGEDLY SKIRMISH AS JEM OVERHAULS ITS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Amid several high-profile defections from SLA/U to JEM, a minor skirmish in North Darfur earlier this week between rival SLA/Unity commanders has not yet spread to direct conflict between JEM and SLA/U, contrary to some early reports. JEM's political wing evolved further this we [...]
2009-04-30 13:34:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM589SUDANESE GOVERNMENT BREAKS FROM HOSTILE STANCE TOWARDS NGOS
[...] (SBU) On April 30, Sudanese Presidential Advisor Dr. Ghazi Salahudin convened a rare meeting between international and national non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and senior Government of National Unity (GNU) officials to raise mutual concerns and identify ways to strengthen coordination be [...]
2009-05-04 07:19:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM591CHADIAN REBELS STILL FEAR ARMY OFFENSIVE, PLEDGE NOT TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 4 meeting in Khartoum, RFC Chadian Rebel Commander (and close associate of UFR President Timane Erdimi) Mahamat Hanno claimed that the Chadian Army remains poised to attack the Chadian rebels along the nebulous border region. Hanno backtracked on earlier assertions that [...]
2009-05-05 14:02:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM593GOS CONTINUES TO PUSH FORWARD ON NGO FRAMEWORK
[...] (SBU) On May 4, USAID field staff met with Ahmed Adam, the Director of the Government of National Unity (GNU) Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) NGO Section, to discuss progress on the early April framework achieved by U.S. Special Envoy Gration. According to Adam, the government has taken add [...]
2009-05-05 14:13:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM594IDPS COMPLAIN OF WATER SHORTAGES, DETERIORATING HEALTH AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: The effects of the March 4 expulsion of thirteen INGOs continues to be felt in Abu Shouk camp, which is facing a water shortage and poor health and sanitation conditions, camp umdas (community leaders) reported to poloff on April 28 in El Fasher. In the health and sanitation rea [...]
2009-05-05 14:23:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM596HOSTAGES RELEASED, MANY FRENCH NGO WORKERS LEAVE DARFUR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-06 10:26:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL CASC KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM597DARFUR REBEL UPDATE, SPRING 2009
[...] (SBU) Summary: Although holding no territory in Darfur, JEM continues to pick up detritus from other Darfur rebel movements. Its incursion into the SLA/Minnawi stronghold of Dar Zaghawa on May 4-5 in far north Darfur indicates that it will continue to flex its muscles as it seeks to position it [...]
2009-05-06 14:49:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM599APRIL 22 SESSION OF GRANVILLE/ABBAS MURDER TRIAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 22, 2009, five U.S. Embassy Foreign Service National (FSN) employees from the Regional Security Office, Political/Economic and Public Affairs sections attended the trial of five Sudanese men accused in the January 1, 2008 murders of USAID Officer John Granville and FSN [...]
2009-05-07 14:24:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER PGOV SU
09KHARTOUM604HOSTAGES RELEASED, MANY FRENCH NGO WORKERS LEAVE DARFUR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After being held for 26 days in western Darfur, two Aide Medicale Internationale (AMI) aid workers (one Canadian, one French) were released by their abductors on April 29. As the French Embassy believes that its nationals and NGOs may be targeted for kidnapping, they have asked a [...]
2009-05-10 06:21:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL CASC KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM605A/S BOSWELL VISIT TO EL FASHER, APRIL 29
[...] (SBU) Summary: The security situation in Darfur is relatively calm, but remains fluid and unpredictable, with ambushes, abductions, armed robbery and carjackings posing the most danger to Westerners according to what UN and international non-government organization (INGO) representatives told [...]
2009-05-10 09:50:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM607CHARGE DISCUSSES ABYEI BOUNDARY ARBITRATION DECISION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. CDA Fernandez and AEC Chairman Plumbly compared reports on the oral arguments before the Permanent Court of Arbitration on the Abyei boundary dispute and discussed the outlines of a possible political agreement between the NCP and SPLM that might avert another crisis when the c [...]
2009-05-10 14:38:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM609Confronting Challenges to Humanitarian Operations in West
[...] (SBU) From April 15 to 17, USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) field officers visited El Geneina, West Darfur, for the first time since July 2008. There they discussed the impact of the early March non-governmental organization (NGO) expulsions on humanitarian prog [...]
2009-05-10 15:35:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM610Confronting Challenges to Humanitarian Operations in West
[...] (SBU) From April 15 to 17, USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) field officers visited El Geneina, West Darfur, for the first time since July 2008. There they discussed the impact of the early March non-governmental organization (NGO) expulsions on humanitarian progr [...]
2009-05-10 15:37:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PREL PREF ASEC SOCI KPKO AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM612MAY 5 SESSION OF GRANVILLE/ABBAS MURDER TRIAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 5, 2009, five U.S. Embassy Foreign Service National (FSN) employees from the Regional Security Office, Political/Economic and Public Affairs sections attended the trial of five Sudanese men accused in the January 1, 2008 murders of USAID Officer John Granville and FSN dr [...]
2009-05-11 09:44:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER PGOV SU
09KHARTOUM613UN AND GNU CONVENE THE FIRST EXPANDED HIGH-LEVEL COMMITTEE
[...] (SBU) On May 7, the newly reconstituted High-Level Committee (HLC) met in Khartoum to discuss humanitarian operations and the current situation in Darfur. The Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister for Humanitarian Affairs Haroun Lual Ruun and UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian [...]
2009-05-11 10:55:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM621DARFUR ROUNDUP: FIGHTING IN DAR ZAGHAWA; JANJAWEED RUN WILD
[...] (SBU) Summary: Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) forces clashed with those of SLA/Minnawi near Umm Barro on May 9, according to rebel and UNAMID sources. Independent verification was not available, and both sides offered competing claims to victory. According to an SLA/M rep, five of his mo [...]
2009-05-12 10:20:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS ASEC SOCI KPKO AU UNSC SU CD
09KHARTOUM625 FORMER "BUTCHER OF THE NUBA" NAMED SOUTHERN KORDOFAN
[...] (SBU) In a Government of National Unity (GNU) cabinet reshuffle on May 7, President Omar Al-Bashir appointed alleged Janjaweed financier and International Criminal Court-indictee Ahmed Mohamed Haroun Governor of Southern Kordofan. Haroun, a Northern Kordofan state native and lawyer by professi [...]
2009-05-12 13:10:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM SOCI ASEC KPKO KDEM AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM62643rd AEC PLENARY MEETING, MAY 5 2009: VIOLENCE IN JONGLEI
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the 43rd Assessment and Evaluation (AEC) Plenary Meeting on May 5, western donors came out in strong agreement that despite logistical complications and technical shortcomings of the recently-completed census, both the NCP and SPLM should quickly accept its results. Donors no [...]
2009-05-12 13:17:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID ASEC KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM63UNMIS DONOR PRINCIPALS' MEETING, JANUARY 15
[...] (SBU) Summary: UN Humanitarian officials told donor principals that they hope to focus less on relief and more on early recovery efforts in Darfur in 2009, though relief efforts will remain predominant and access and insecurity continue to be major concerns, they said. In the South, cuts in the [...]
2009-01-20 11:14:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM631SUDAN - DONORS MEET WITH UN UNDER-SECRETARY-GERNERAL
[...] (SBU) On May 10, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes met with international donors, including U.S. Embassy and USAID/Sudan staff, to discuss the humanitarian situation in northern Sudan following the early March expulsion of non-gove [...]
2009-05-13 11:38:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF EAID KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM634SPLM DRAFT REFERENDUM ACT FOR SOUTHERN SUDAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) ministers maintain that the SPLM is open to outside assistance in crafting pre- and post-2011 referendum scenarios, but the responsibility for organizing such an endeavor must fall to Secretary General Pagan Amum. In the view of the GOSS, the [...]
2009-05-13 14:36:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM EAID KDEM KPKO AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM641 EMBASSSY RECEIVES APPARENT FALSE REPORT OF PLANE CRASH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Khartoum, in cooperation with CA/OCS/ACS/AF, received an apparently false report of a plane crash initially made to the office of Representative Jay Inslee (D-Wash). Post believes that the report could be part of a larger fraud scheme or hoax. The Department may wish to i [...]
2009-05-14 09:26:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL CASC KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM642 CHALLENGES TO PROVIDING ASSISTANCE IN THE FORMER WESTERN
[...] (U) During the 21-year long north-south civil war, Southern Kordofan State experienced high levels of destruction and displacement. Four years after the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),which ended the conflict, populations in Muglad and Lagawa localities in western Souther [...]
2009-05-14 09:28:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM644GOS INTENDS TO MOVE CAUTIOUSLY IN ENGAGEMENT WITH THE
[...] (SBU) The Government of Sudan intends to move cautiously in its engagement with the U.S. and the international community, Presidential Advisor Dr. Ghazi Salahudin told CDA Fernandez during their final meeting May 14. While the ruling National Congress Party is eager to move forward with the Da [...]
2009-05-17 04:11:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO ASEC SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM649SLA/AW COMMANDER CONSENTS TO CEASEFIRE, BUT STILL
[...] (SBU) Summary: SLA/Abdul Wahid General Commander Gaddura said his movement would agree to a formal 90-day ceasefire with the GOS and other Darfur rebel movements, but will not travel to Doha or any other Arab country for peace negotiations. With his territory in urgent need of additional human [...]
2009-05-17 10:49:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO ASEC SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM650ROGUE SAF COLONEL ON DARFUR CEASEFIRE, JEM AGGRESSION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Well-known Sudanese Liberation Army-Unity (SLA/U) rebel leader and former Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) Colonel Abu Bakr Kado recently abandoned SLA/U to join Sudanese Liberation Army-Abdul Wahid (SLA/AW). He is now living in the SLA/AW stronghold of Jebel Marra with approximately [...]
2009-05-17 11:16:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM651UNAMID LEADERSHIP WARY OF JEM'S RISE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Justice and Equality Movement's (JEM) Doha-talks monopoly has created a peace process that guarantees war, as JEM seeks to destroy or co-opt all rival factions, UNAMID JSR Rodolphe Adada and Political Affairs Chief Abdul Mohammed told CDA Fernandez on May 13. They noted that [...]
2009-05-17 13:52:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU CD
09KHARTOUM652A BREAK IN THE QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT: GOC FORCES AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: There was conflict in Darfur on two fronts during May 14-17. On May 14, Government of Chad (GOC) forces pursued Chadian rebels into West Darfur, and unidentified aircraft bombed Chadian rebel encampments on May 15-16 near the Sudanese village of Sarow, 25 kilometers south of Mukj [...]
2009-05-17 14:28:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM653 MAY 13 SESSION OF GRANVILLE/ABBAS MURDER TRIAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 13, 2009, four U.S. Embassy Foreign Service National (FSN) employees from the Regional Security Office, Political/Economic and Public Affairs sections attended the trial of five Sudanese men accused in the January 1, 2008 murders of USAID Officer John Granville and FSN d [...]
2009-05-17 15:55:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER PGOV SU
09KHARTOUM661JEM TAKES KARNOI FROM GOS, SLA/MM
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) has taken Karnoi, North Darfur, from the Government of Sudan (GOS),and unconfirmed reports from SLA/Minni Minnawi cite fifty dead in the fighting over the last week near the Chadian border. Two years to the month after the signing of the [...]
2009-05-18 14:33:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM665AMNA DIRAR FORMS EASTERN DEMOCRATIC PARTY, LAMENTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Eastern Front has effectively dissolved after electoral officials denied requests to register it as a political party, Dr. Amna Dirar told poloffs in a May 17 meeting. In response to this setback, Dirar formed the Eastern Democratic Party to provide an alternative to the tri [...]
2009-05-20 04:34:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF PINR KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM666SLA/MM ALLEGES CHADIAN MILITARY ASSISTANCE IN JEM ATTACKS
[...] (SBU) Summary: No new fighting occurred on the Chad-Sudan border in North Darfur on May 19, but SLA/MM alleged that Chadian military officers assisted in the May 16 assault on Karnoi and previous attacks on SLA/MM positions in Sudanese territory. UNAMID has not been able to corroborate these a [...]
2009-05-20 04:35:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM669BEJA CONGRESS, FREE LIONS ACKNOWLEDGE COLLAPSE OF THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Eastern Front has fallen apart, representatives of the Free Lions and Beja Congress conceded to poloffs separately on May 18-19. Implementation of the Eastern Sudan Peace Agreement (ESPA) was the only hope for keeping it together, they said, but the peace dividend promised u [...]
2009-05-20 14:49:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU ER CM
09KHARTOUM670 MAY 17 SESSION OF GRANVILLE/ABBAS MURDER TRIAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 17, 2009, four U.S. Embassy Foreign Service National (FSN) employees from the Regional Security Office, Political/Economic and Public Affairs sections attended the trial of five Sudanese men accused in the January 1, 2008 murders of USAID Officer John Granville and FSN d [...]
2009-05-20 15:25:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER PGOV SU
09KHARTOUM678NORTH DARFUR REMAINS CALM FOLLOWING CLASHES
[...] (SBU) Summary: The situation in North Darfur has remained calm since May 17 clashes between JEM and the GOS at Karnoi, according to UN and rebel sources. Meanwhile, the extent of JEM's presence in Darfur remains unclear. A UNDSS officer told poloff that JEM has retreated into Chad, but UNAMID h [...]
2009-05-22 12:31:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM684JEM ASSAULTS GOS IN UMM BARRO, MINNAWI ON STANDBY
[...] (SBU) Summary: JEM forces clashed with GOS forces on May 24 in Umm Barro, North Darfur, forcing Sudanese soldiers to seek refuge at the UNAMID team site there, with JEM subsequently retreating back behind the Chadian border. Up to 300 civilians have sought refuge at the team site as well. Min [...]
2009-05-25 19:05:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM686SOUTHERN SUDAN'S JONGLEI STATE - HUMANITARIAN SITUATION
[...] (U) Relief organizations are responding to the estimated 22,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Jonglei with emergency assistance; however, the logistical challenges of the approaching rainy season, lack of roads, insecurity caused by numerous ethnic rivalries and armed groups, and the [...]
2009-05-26 09:01:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM687DDR IN SOUTHERN SUDAN: READY OR NOT, HERE IT COMES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) in southern Sudan, which begins June 10, is expected to reduce the payroll of the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA). The joint United Nations-Government of Southern Sudan DDR program is unlikely, however, to ensure that a [...]
2009-05-26 09:19:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PINS EAID UNSC KPKO SU
09KHARTOUM693DARFUR SECURITY UPDATE MAY 27
[...] (SBU) Summary: Backed by the forces of SLA/Minnawi, the SAF remains in firm control of Um Barro following its May 24 battle with JEM, according to UNAMID sources. Though both sides suffered casualties in the fighting, several JEM commanders are rumored to have been killed, and the rebel force a [...]
2009-05-27 16:18:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM695SUDAN - NGOS AND GOS DELIVER OPPOSING MESSAGES IN
[...] (SBU) On May 25, Senators Johnny Isakson (R-Georgia) and Bob Corker (R-Tennessee) met with representatives from four non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and Government of National Unity (GNU) Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs (MHA) officials to discuss the humanitarian situation in Sudan. N [...]
2009-05-28 12:30:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM696CREDIBILITY OF ELECTIONS AT RISK WITH SLIPPING ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Despite the hope of election preparations moving forward rapidly with the formation of the National Election Commission (NEC),such preparation continues to be delayed. The NEC is already behind the election timeline that was announced on April 2, 2009 when an election date wa [...]
2009-05-28 13:57:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM697CODEL ISAKSON VISIT TO EL FASHER, DARFUR, MAY 24, 2009
[...] (SBU) Summary: Senator Johnny Isakson, Senator Bob Corker, Mrs. Dianne Isakson, CDA a.i. Mark Asquino and accompanying emboffs traveled to El Fasher, Darfur on May 24 to meet with internally-displaced persons (IDPs),humanitarian representatives and officials at UNAMID. Osman Kibir, the Wali ( [...]
2009-05-28 14:35:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM700USG-GOSS MEETING ON SOUTHERN SUDAN AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On Monday, May 25, USAID provided a presentation to Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) officials regarding a USAID assessment and recommendations for possible interventions in the agricultural sector. The audience included officials from a number of the GOSS Ministries, as well a [...]
2009-05-28 16:26:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM703DONORS, UN DISCUSS HIGH-LEVEL COMMITTEE
[...] (SBU) On May 26, donors and UN officials met to discuss the May 7 High-Level Committee (HLC) meeting and UN proposals for a new HLC terms of reference (TOR) and monitoring mechanism. During the meeting, UN Deputy Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for northern Sudan Toby Lanzer [...]
2009-05-31 09:29:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM710 MAY 25 SESSION OF GRANVILLE/ABBAS MURDER TRIAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Foreign Service National (FSN) employees from the Regional Security Office, Political/Economic, and Public Affairs sections attended the trial of five Sudanese men accused in the January 1, 2008 murders of USAID Officer John Granville and FSN driv [...]
2009-05-31 15:58:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER PGOV SU
09KHARTOUM713CODEL ISKASON MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR GHAZI
[...] (SBU) Summary: Senators Johnny Isakson (R-GA) and Bob Corker (R-TN) of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, accompanied by CDA a.i. Asquino and emboffs, met with Presidential Advisor Dr. Ghazi Salahudin at the Ministry of Federal Rule in Khartoum on May 25. Later that afternoon, they met wit [...]
2009-06-01 10:40:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM714SUDAN'S NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION TO MISS ITS SECOND
[...] (SBU) Summary: The February 2010 election timeframe announced by Sudan's National Electoral Commission (NEC) in April remains unchanged, but voter registration that was supposed to begin on June 2 in conjunction with that announcement is not even close to starting, according to UNMIS Electoral [...]
2009-06-01 13:17:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM715GOVERNMENT OF SOUTHERN SUDAN CABINET RESHUFFLE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. President Kiir has changed ten of the 24 positions in the Government of Southern Sudan's (GoSS) Council of Ministers. Most notably, SPLA Chief of Staff Oyai Deng has been named Minister of Regional Cooperation and Kuol Athian Mawein was dismissed as Finance Minister, the third [...]
2009-06-02 06:58:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR ECON SOCI ASEC KPKO AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM719UNAMID DEPLOYMENT UPDATE, JUNE 1, 2009
[...] (SBU) Summary: UNAMID deployment stands at approximately 69 percent, with 13,485 mission staff already deployed to Darfur. UNAMID officials predict, however, that the mission may not reach full deployment until early 2010. With the rainy season approaching, progress on deployment will slow ove [...]
2009-06-03 07:04:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM720CDA'S COURTESY CALL ON FOREIGN MINISTER DENG ALOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of Foreign Affairs Deng Alor said that the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) is keen to attend the June 23rd CPA Forum in Washington, DC, and is willing to meet with the President's Special Envoy to Sudan General Gration in [...]
2009-06-03 07:10:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV SOCI AU UNSC SU KPKO PREL
09KHARTOUM726NCP OFFERS ELECTION STRATEGIES AND STRESSES POST-REFERENDUM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 2, CDA Whitehead made introductory calls on Presidential Advisor Ghazi Salah Eddin as well as NCP strategists Yahya Babiker and Sayed Al-Khateeb. The NCP praised the Obama Administration's "new approach" to U.S.-Sudanese relations, provided some insight into NCP election [...]
2009-06-04 12:43:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM727RISING OIL PRICES, REPAID ARREARS PROVIDE GOSS TEMPORARY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With world oil prices on the rebound and arrears in revenue-transfers from Khartoum reduced, the Government of Southern Sudan's (GoSS) revenues are gradually reaching levels projected in its 2009 budget, after an extremely lean first quarter. GoSS spending priorities are salary [...]
2009-06-07 04:51:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ENRG EAID PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC
09KHARTOUM729DARFUR UPDATE: PROXY REBELS RETREAT TO LICK THEIR WOUNDS
[...] (SBU) Summary: JEM forces have reportedly returned to Chad. There is no confirmation that Sudanese warplanes have attacked JEM positions in Chad. JEM appears to have been significantly weakened following its May offensive in Sudan. Chadian rebels have returned to Sudan. While they claim to [...]
2009-06-07 14:23:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM730NGO AFFILIATES UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Since mid-May, European affiliates of three expelled U.S. non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have begun official procedures to commence (or expand, in the case of one of the affiliates) humanitarian operations in Sudan in line with agreements reached with the USG. On June 4, U.S. Emb [...]
2009-06-08 07:39:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM735CDA'S COURTESY CALL ON DUP LEADER AL MIRGHANI
[...] SUMMARY. Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Mohammed Osman al Mirghani complained to Charge Whitehead that the two CPA partners are ignoring the concerns of Sudan's other political groups. Despite this, Mirgahani seemed unable to articulate a clear strategy of how the DUP might compete in [...]
2009-06-09 13:40:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID SOCI ASEC KDEM AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM736DARFUR HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE: AS GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Rape and gender-based violence (GBV) have increased in Darfur according to UN agencies and NGOs. Following the March 4-5 expulsion of 13 international NGOs, no mechanism exists to monitor such crimes in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps and rural areas. The increase in th [...]
2009-06-10 11:28:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL SOCI ASEC KPKO AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM739 NEC BRIEFS AMBASSADORS ON STATUS OF ELECTORAL PROCESS AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: National Elections Commission (NEC) Chair Dr. Abel Alier Alier briefed the diplomatic corps on the status of the electoral process, elaborated on the complexity of this historic election, explained delays in the demarcation of geographic constituencies and voter registration, a [...]
2009-06-11 05:04:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM EAID SOCI ASEC KDEM AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM742DDR IN DARFUR: A TANTALIZING POSSIBILITY FOR PEACE
[...] (SBU) Summary: UNAMID is preparing its plan for a disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DRR) program in Darfur. With a budget of $3 million USD for 18 months, UNAMID DDR staff will expand up to 30 officers and operate in all three Darfur states. UNAMID DDR will develop its plan in co [...]
2009-06-11 13:53:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM743YASIR ARMAN: NCP/SPLM RELATIONS WORSE THAN EVER
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In a courtesy call with Charge d'Affaires Whitehead on June 10, Deputy Secretary General of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM)'s Northern Sector Yasir Arman discussed his party's deteriorating relationship with the National Congress Party (NCP) and outlined the biggest c [...]
2009-06-11 14:01:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM746DARFUR - HUMANITAREAN SITUATION IN KALMA IDP CAMP CRITICAL
[...] (U) Kalma internally displaced person (IDP) camp, near Nyala, South Darfur, remains one of the most significant humanitarian-gap areas following the early March expulsions of international non-governmental organizations by the Government of Sudan (GoS). According to field reports, the humanita [...]
2009-06-14 06:17:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF EAID KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM749DEMARCHE TO SUDAN ON RENEWING THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR
[...] (SBU) Acting Political/Economic Chief delivered reftel talking points to MFA American Affairs Director, Ambassador Nasreldin Wali, on July 13. During a July 14 courtesy call, CDA Whitehead also left a non-paper based on talking points with MFA Under Secretary Mutrif Siddiq. 2. (SBU) Wali s [...]
2009-06-14 15:17:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL AU UN SU
09KHARTOUM75THE CHANGING DYNAMIC IN DARFUR: ZAGHAWA MOVEMENTS TURN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to UNAMID, the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) now controls the key South Darfur villages of Labado and Muhajarriya after attacking SLM/Minnawi positions. One UNAMID source claimed that the Government of Sudan (GoS) started bombing both JEM and SLM/MM on the periph [...]
2009-01-21 10:52:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM752THREE AREAS JOINT COMMUNIQUE NOT OUT OF THE GATES
[...] (U) This is an action request - See paragraph 11. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 2, Emboffs met with Clarke Soriano, head of the UN Resident Coordinator's Office, to discuss the Three Areas assessment and establishment of Joint Communiques (JCs),as well as an associated High-Level Committee, for [...]
2009-06-15 12:31:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM759QATARI AND CHINESE AMBASSADORS PRAISE USG DIPLOMATIC
[...] (SBU) During courtesy calls by Charge d'Affaires (CDA) Whitehead June 16, the Qatari and Chinese Ambassadors both expressed strong support for current U.S. diplomatic efforts in Sudan. Qatari Ambassador to Sudan Ali Bin Hassan Al-Hammadi told CDA that USG initiatives s to solve the problem of [...]
2009-06-17 13:12:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL CASC KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM760DARFURI FEMALE STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM BEATEN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Men dressed in black abayas (Note: an Islamic dress, common in Saudi Arabia but less so here, that covers a woman's entire body. End Note) reportedly raided a women's dormitory at the University of Khartoum in the early morning of June 11 and assaulted 15 Darfuri women. The foll [...]
2009-06-17 13:31:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM763OIL: DAR BLEND GETS SWEETER, MORE ABUNDANT WHILE NILE BLEND
[...] (SBU) Summary: GOS oil revenues for the month of April totalled $158.76 million, up from $157.26 million in March, according to figures released last week by the Ministry of Finance and National Economy. Though prices and production both rose in April, the resulting revenue increase was curbe [...]
2009-06-18 10:53:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ENRG PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM764GOS INFORMED OF RELEASE OF 2009 TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) Poloffs met with Government of Sudan (GOS) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Acting Director of the Americas Desk Ambassador Yassir Mohammed Ali on June 17 to inform him of the release of the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Receiving the copies of the TIP Report for Sudan, Amba [...]
2009-06-18 13:33:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM768THREE AREAS UPDATE - NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND OLD CHALLENGES
[...] (U) On June 16, the Three Areas Donor Steering Group discussed developments in the operating environment in Southern Kordofan and Abyei. The group also discussed Steering Group participation in the June 22-23 Forum for Supporters of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) hosted by Special En [...]
2009-06-21 13:34:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID SOCI ASEC KPKO AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM774MEDIA REACTION: SUDANESE MEDIA RESPONDS TO SPECIAL ENVOY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Khartoum's state-influenced media "selectively" portrayed U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan General Gration's June 17 remarks in Washington to U.S. and international press as strongly supportive of the policies of the ruling National Congress Party. Pro-government media spun the Special [...]
2009-06-23 07:52:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI ASEC KPAO OIIP AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM78UPPER NILE VIOLENCE CONTINUES - WITH ALLEGED POLITICAL AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNMIS/Malakal continues to report fresh violence following an altercation between Dinka and Shilluk tribal members on the margins of celebrations surrounding the 4th anniversary of Sudan's Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA). However, NGOs based in Upper Nile's state capital dis [...]
2009-01-22 08:21:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINS MARR MOPS ASEC SU
09KHARTOUM781USAID AND AECOM SIGN IMPLEMENTATION PROTOCOL WITH MIC
[...] (SBU) Summary. USAID and implementing partner AECOM (formerly operating in Sudan as PADCO) signed an Implementation Protocol (IP) with the Government of Sudan's Ministry of International Cooperation (MIC) on June 8, 2009. The new relationship with MIC restores the programming of the USAID Off [...]
2009-06-24 09:27:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM782KHARTOUM EAC RECONVENES ON JUNE 23
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A/CDA Asquino reconvened the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on Wednesday, June 23, to evaluate the most recent threat information regarding the anticipated June 24 announcement of verdicts in the Granville/Abbas terrorist murder case. The EAC also discussed a commitment from [...]
2009-06-24 09:28:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC AEMR AMGT PGOV PTER SU
09KHARTOUM785SUDANESE ELECTIONS DATE TO SLIDE TO APRIL 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-25 14:21:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM786JMST SHIFTS FOCUS TO TRIPOLI GROUP, CIVIL SOCIETY
[...] (SBU) Summary: With peace talks in Doha suspended due to the impasse between the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and the Government of Sudan (GOS),the UN/AU Joint Mediation Support Team (JMST) is shifting its immediate focus to the so-called "Tripoli Group" of rebel factions. JMST is als [...]
2009-06-25 14:22:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM788GOS RESUMES BOMBING IN DAR ZAGHAWA AMID RUMORS OF JEM
[...] (SBU) Summary: GOS aircraft bombed several remote areas around Furawiya on June 23-24 amid rumors that JEM is regrouping for another offensive, according to the UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS). UNDSS Officer Frazer King told poloff that the GOS aircraft sporadically bombed four to [...]
2009-06-28 05:19:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS ASEC SOCI KPKO AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM794GOS MINISTER MICHAEL MAKUEI OFFERS PESSIMISTIC UPDATE ON
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 24, Michael Makuei Lueth, the Government of Southern Sudan's (GOSS) Minister of Legal Affairs and Constitutional Development, gave a pessimistic update to the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly (SSLA) on the stalled negotiations to adopt and revise legislation needed to i [...]
2009-06-29 08:42:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM UNSC AU SU
09KHARTOUM796MEDIA REACTION: COVERAGE OF VERDICTS AND SENTENCING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The state-influenced Khartoum press corps provided detailed, factual coverage of the June 24 courtroom verdicts and sentencing of the five men accused of the January 1, 2008 murders of two U.S. Embassy employees. Notable by their absence was the dearth of editorials and op-eds on [...]
2009-06-29 13:30:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI ASEC KPAO OIIP AU SU
09KHARTOUM802PARTING THOUGHTS ON THE STATE OF AFFAIRS IN DARFUR FROM THE
[...] (SBU) On his last day on the job after five years with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Sudan, two of those years as the OCHA/Sudan Chief, Mike McDonagh (protect) provided USAID officers with a candid tour d'horizon of the humanitarian situation in Darfur. [...]
2009-07-01 08:03:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF EAID KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM804GOS REPORTEDLY ATTACKS JEM PRESENCE IN HASHABA, NORTH
[...] (SBU) Summary: GOS forces targeting former SLA/Unity rebels now allied with JEM attacked the village of Hashaba on June 27-28, according to UN and rebel sources. The attacks consisted of Antonov bombing followed by a ground assault. The indigenous rebel force, comprised of two commanders, 36 [...]
2009-07-01 14:19:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS ASEC SOCI KPKO AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM807NCP AND SPLM NEGOTIATE REFORM LEGISLATION; CONSENSUS ON A
[...] (SBU) Summary. National Congress Party (NCP) parliamentarian and political heavyweight Ibrahim Ghandour and Government of National Unity (GNU) State Minister of Justice Wek Mamer Kuol (of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement) told poloffs that while the National Constitutional Review Commiss [...]
2009-07-02 13:41:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ELAB KDEM SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM811DARFUR HUMANITARIAN UPDATE
[...] (SBU) The number of security incidents involving the UN and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Darfur has remained stable, with no increases reported in recent weeks. Nevertheless, the situation on the ground is unpredictable, with security remaining a primary concern for agencies. [...]
2009-07-06 14:47:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM814 UN ELECTIONS CHIEF CALLS DELAY OF ELECTIONS TO APRIL 2010
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 30, poloffs attended the monthly meeting of the Electoral Assistance Group (EAG) in Khartoum. UNMIS Chief Electoral Affairs Officer Ray Kennedy noted that the National Electoral Commission (NEC) would imminently release a new electoral calendar, which calls for voter reg [...]
2009-07-07 06:08:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM816CHARGE DISCUSSES TRIALERAL TALKS, ABYEI, AND TRADE
[...] (SBU) Summary. CDA Whitehead met with MFA Under Secretary Mutriff Sadiq on July 5 to discuss, inter alia, the upcoming visit of Special Envoy Gration. Mutriff spoke at some length on efforts to assure a peaceful reaction to the anticipated July 22 arbitration decision on Abyei by The Internat [...]
2009-07-07 15:12:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ETRD KPKO AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM829CHIEFS OF MISSION TOLD GOS IS COMMITTED TO DOHA TALKS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOS is committed to continuing the stalled Doha peace talks with the so-called "Tripoli Group" of Darfuri rebel factions, as well as increased participation from civil society groups, GOS lead negotiator Dr. Amin Hassan Omer. This message was delivered in Arabic and English [...]
2009-07-12 04:54:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS ASEC SOCI KPKO AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM84SLM/MM ALLEGES JEM MANIPULATED BY GOS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The SLA/MM commanders who defected to JEM last month are in fact government agents who instigated JEM's attack on Minnawi forces in Muhajiriya to sow discord amongst the rival Zaghawa movements at the behest of the government, SLM/MM reps told poloffs in a meeting on January 22. [...]
2009-01-23 09:21:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM844SUDAN - INITIAL RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INCREASED
[...] (SBU) Protection concerns--particularly incidents of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV)--persist throughout conflict-affected areas of Sudan. Nearly six years after conflict erupted in Sudan's Darfur region, SGBV continues to negatively affect Darfuri communities; however, reliable statis [...]
2009-07-15 12:12:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL EAID SOCI KWMN KOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM851DARFUR - LIMITED STAFFING UNDECUTS UNDSS EFFECTIVENESS TO
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 12. 2. (SBU) Nearly three years after the U.S. Government funded Saving Lives Together Initiative began in Darfur, the UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) program continues to be insufficiently staffed to achieve its intended objec [...]
2009-07-19 14:21:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM858SE GRATION URGES BASSOLE TO PURSUE PEACE PROCESS WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: The UN/AU Joint Mediation Support Team (JMST) will continue its work with the so-called "Tripoli Group" of rebel factions and plans to hold a civil society conference in September to broaden participation in the peace process, Joint Chief Mediator Djibril Bassole told SE Gration [...]
2009-07-21 11:16:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM859 SE GRATION VISITS KASS IDP CAMPS AND IDP RETURN VILLAGE
[...] (U) On July 18, U.S. Special Envoy (SE) to Sudan J. Scott Gration and his delegation traveled to Kass to assess remaining expulsion-related gaps in Kass town's internally displaced persons (IDP) camps and to visit a village of reported returns. During meetings with Kass's largely Fur tribe IDP [...]
2009-07-21 13:32:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM862PERMANENT COURT OF ARBITRATION DECISION CHANGES ABYEI
[...] (SBU) 1. (SBU) Summary: Special Envoy Gration, Charge Whitehead, as well as representatives from the EU, UN and Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC),went to Abyei on July 22 for the announcement of The Hague's Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) decision on the province's border demarc [...]
2009-07-23 06:17:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM866SPLA: Deterring External Threats While Addressing Internal
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a July 23 meeting with Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration, the Government of Southern Sudan's Minister of Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) Affairs Nhial Deng Nhial and the SPLA Chairman of the General Staff James Hoth Mai provided their assessment of the security threa [...]
2009-07-27 04:43:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM867SPLA: Deterring External Threats While Addressing Internal
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a July 23 meeting with Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration, the Government of Southern Sudan's Minister of Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) Affairs Nhial Deng Nhial and the SPLA Chairman of the General Staff James Hoth Mai provided their assessment of the security threa [...]
2009-07-27 04:44:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM868SUBJECT: Special Envoy Gration's July 22 Visit to Abyei
[...] (U) Summary: Special Envoy (SE) Scott Gration traveled to Abyei on July 22 to observe, on the ground, the announcement of the ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague on the delimitation of the borders of Abyei. During the course of the day the SE: met with the comman [...]
2009-07-27 04:46:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM869Sudan: Special Envoy Gration and CDA Whitehead visit Heglig
[...] (U) On July 21 Special Envoy (SE) Gration and Charge (CDA) Whitehead visited Heglig oilfield, the field headquarters of the Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company (GNPOC). Taking off from the regional capital of Kadugli, SE and his delegation were transported by helicopter over the lush rainy [...]
2009-07-27 04:47:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM883SECOND TRADE/INVESTMENT DELEGATION YIELDS GAINS IN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The July 2009 Trade and Investment Delegation (TradeDel),focused on investment opportunities the agricultural sector has generated interest by American investors in at least nine potentially viable agricultural projects, and garnered political capital for the US Government in the [...]
2009-07-30 09:38:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON EINV EAGR ETRD AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM89UNAMID DEPLOYMENT UPDATE, JANUARY 2009
[...] (SBU) Summary: The big news in UNAMID deployment for January 2009 was the successful movement, with strong Embassy support especially from the Defense Liaison Office (DLO),of Rwandan troops and equipment by the U.S. Air Force. The movements went flawlessly with full cooperation by the GoS and [...]
2009-01-25 13:26:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM890CHADIAN REBELS WITHDRAW BUT MILITARY TENSIONS REMAIN ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 29 meeting in Khartoum, United des Forces de la Resistance (UFR) Chadian rebel commander Mahamat Hanno claimed that UFR President Timane Erdimi and the UFR commanders have returned to Khartoum. UFR combatants have reportedly withdrawn from the border but have not disar [...]
2009-08-02 12:22:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM8932009 ELECTIONS BUDGET PROPOSAL RELEASED
[...] (SBU) Summary: The National Elections Commission (NEC) announced its 2009 budget of approximately $153 million USD on July 27, 2009, down from an earlier request of more than one billion USD. The GNU would commit approximately $72 million to 2009 elections preparations and seek over $79 millio [...]
2009-08-04 05:55:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM SOCI EAID AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM895MASSIVE GRAIN CONTRACTS THREATEN SOUTHERN SUDAN BUDGET
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Speaking on July 28 before the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly (SSLA),David Deng Athorbei, the Government of Southern Sudan's (GOSS) newly-appointed Minister of Finance, publicly confirmed that the GOSS has committed six billion Sudanese pounds (appx. 2.7 billion USD) to off- [...]
2009-08-04 08:22:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EPIN EAGR ECON SU
09KHARTOUM901PRO-REGIME IDP LEADER MURDERED IN ABU SHOUK CAMP
[...] (SBU) Summary: A prominent pro-regime IDP leader in Abu Shouk Camp was murdered in the early morning of August 2, according to IDP and UN sources. Omer Adam Ishaq, known as "Saroukh", was shot and killed along with his wife by unknown gunmen at his home. Reasons for the attack are unknown pen [...]
2009-08-04 14:58:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PINS SU
09KHARTOUM903 NCP UNHELPFUL ON ABYEI, SPLM RELUCTANT ON ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In separate meetings with visiting Deputy Chief of Mission Mark Asquino, USAID Mission Director William Hammink, and Washington-based staff; senior Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) and Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) officials expressed frustration with the National [...]
2009-08-05 09:22:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM EPET SOCI SU
09KHARTOUM905DEFENDANT IN TROUSERS CASE WOULD ACCEPT LASHING TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sudanese security forces on August 4 fired tear gas to disperse protesters at the trial of Lubna Hussein, a journalist currently working as a Public Affairs Officer at the United Nations. Ms. Hussein was arrested in Khartoum on July 3 and charged with "indecent dress" along with [...]
2009-08-05 15:05:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV SOCI UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM908HIGH-LEVEL COMMITTEE ASSESSMENT MISSION TO SOUTH DARFUR AND
[...] (U) SUMMARY. On July 28 and 29, the High Level Committee (HLC) made a joint assessment mission to Shattaia, Gereida, Donkey Abai, and Donkey Dereisa, South Darfur. The 40-person delegation included representatives from the Office of the Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator (HC),Arab League, UK De [...]
2009-08-05 15:43:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM91ABYEI ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE DUE TO LACK OF
[...] (SBU) According to Administrator Arop Mayok, the Abyei Interim Administration (AIA) has made little progress in securing funding since Mayok's meeting with CDA Fernandez in early December (ref A). Four months after it was established, the Government of National Unity (GNU) still has provided th [...]
2009-01-25 13:30:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF EAID SOCI KPKO UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM911 UAE CONCESSIONS THREATENS BOMA-JONGLEI BIODIVERSITY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Despite stiff requirements for consultation with and preapproval of projects by the Government of Southern Sudan's Ministry of Wildlife (MOW),the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ecotourism company, Al Ain National Wildlife Establishment has, without authorization, built a two-kilometer [...]
2009-08-06 12:29:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM92WIDESPREAD SAF BOMBING REPORTED IN DARFUR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Contacts from UNAMID, Darfur rebel movements, and cival society reported wideqpread Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) bombing in both North and South Darfur on January 24-25. Sources reported that the bombing was not restricted to JEM positions in Muhajarriya, South Darfur, but inclu [...]
2009-01-25 13:50:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM922JEM RETURNS TO WADI HAWAR FOLLOWING CLASHES WITH THE GOS IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: A Government of Sudan (GOS) force comprised of Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Arab militia clashed with Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) forces in the area of Mellit in North Darfur on August 5, according to UN and rebel sources. The clashes resulted in four dead and 19 inj [...]
2009-08-10 14:04:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINS PGOV PREL MOPS AU UNSC CH SU
09KHARTOUM924GNU REIMBURSES GOSS $52 MILLION FOR UNAUTHORIZED DEDUCTIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of National Unity (GNU) has reimbursed the Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) the equivalent of USD 52 million for unauthorized deductions from its share of oil revenues, as agreed to at the July 21 Trilateral talks in Washington. GOSS Petroleum Commission Direct [...]
2009-08-11 07:30:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EPET EFIN ECON UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM926PROTOCOL FOR USG ELECTIONS SUPPORT SIGNED WITH GNU
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. and GNU officials signed a Protocol implementing USD 21 million in voter education and domestic observation programs for Sudan's 2010 national elections to be implemented by the National Democratic Institute. The protocol is the third in a series which also provides assist [...]
2009-08-11 13:21:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM927HAC OFFERS JOINT VERIFICATION MECHANISM TO HIGH-LEVEL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On August 5, the High-Level Committee (HLC) met in Khartoum, the third such meeting since the U.S. Special Envoy and the Government of National Unity (GNU) agreed to empower the HLC to focus on urgent humanitarian issues in Darfur, and to expand it to include important GNU line mi [...]
2009-08-11 16:14:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PREL SOCI UN SU
09KHARTOUM928 Security, Access Continue to Limit Aid Efforts and Returns
[...] (U) Health and sanitation are stable in the old North Darfur Zam Zam internally displaced persons (IDP) camp. However, the new camp has poor sanitation and high rates of child malnutrition. Security in North Darfur remains tenuous. UNAMID does no night patrols, and only one or two patrols ou [...]
2009-08-11 16:16:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM929JEM RETURNS TO WADI HAWAR FOLLOWING CLASHES WITH THE GOS IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: A Government of Sudan (GOS) force comprised of Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Arab militia clashed with Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) forces in the area of Mellit in North Darfur on August 5, according to UN and rebel sources. The clashes resulted in four dead and 19 inj [...]
2009-08-11 16:20:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINS PGOV PREL MOPS AU UNSC CH SU
09KHARTOUM93SPLM DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL ANNE ITTO ON BASHIR, THE ICC,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Following a SPLM Political Bureau meeting to discuss impending ICC indictments against GNU President Omar Bashir, Consul General met with SPLM Deputy Secretary General Anne Itto on January 22 to discuss the results of the party's deliberations. In the course of the meeting, Itto [...]
2009-01-26 14:22:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM930 SECURITY, ACCESS CONTINUE TO LIMIT AID EFFORTS AND RETURNS
[...] (U) Health and sanitation are stable in the old North Darfur Zam Zam internally displaced persons (IDP) camp. However, the new camp has poor sanitation and high rates of child malnutrition. Security in North Darfur remains tenuous. UNAMID does no night patrols, and only one or two patrols ou [...]
2009-08-11 16:21:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM931TECHNICAL BORDER COMMITTEE MAKES LITTLE PROGRESS ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ad Hoc Technical Border Committee, mandated in the Comprehensive Peace Committee (CPA) to divide the border between North and South Sudan along the January 1, 1956 border, is unlikely to complete work by the upcoming September 30, 2009 deadline. Only one of three sectors is [...]
2009-08-12 07:39:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM SOCI EAID AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM934SEVENTEEN ARRESTED IN CRACKDOWN FOLLOWING CAMP MURDER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Seventeen people have been detained in Abu Shouk and Al Salam Internally Displaced Person (IDP) camps following the murder of a pro-government umda (community leader) on August 2, according to IDP community contacts. UNAMID Human Rights has confirmed that at least 13 people are [...]
2009-08-12 10:44:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF KPKO AU SU
09KHARTOUM94NCP ALLEGEDLY ARMING ITS DARFUR ALLIES AS ICC LOOMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In preparation for potential unrest in Darfur, several sources reported that the NCP has begun a large-scale arms distribution program in all three states of Darfur. In Nyala, an SPLM official alleged that the NCP is paying families to accept Kalashnikovs. Meanwhile, Fur IDP le [...]
2009-01-26 14:23:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM944SOUTH KORDOFAN'S ICC-INDICTED GOVERNOR SEEKS TO ENSURE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. South Kordofan's ICC-indicted Governor, Ahmed Mohamed Haroun (NCP) and his SPLM deputy, Abdel Aziz Al Helou, asked international donors on August 8 for humanitarian and development assistance in delivering a peace dividend to the people of their state. They described a newly c [...]
2009-08-16 08:01:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM SOCI EAID AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM949REP. ELLISON FINDS CONCERN ON CPA PROGRESS, STRONG SUPPORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During his August 7-8 visit to Juba, Rep. Keith Ellison's senior interlocutors in the Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) and the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly (SSLA) stressed the incomplete state of CPA implementation, particularly concerning border demarcation and prepar [...]
2009-08-17 07:52:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER KDEM UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM95GOS/JEM CLASHES, AERIAL BOMBING SOUTH OF EL FASHER
[...] (SBU) Apparently in an effort to r%pel JEM vEhicles, GOS airplanes conducted aerial bombings January 26 in areas south of El Fasher, capital of North Darfur state. The bombing occurred in close proximity to Zam Zam IDP camp, approximately 20 km from the North Darfur capital. UN and NGO source [...]
2009-01-26 14:23:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM951REP. ELLISON FINDS CONCERN ON CPA PROGRESS, STRONG SUPPORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During his August 7-8 visit to Juba, Rep. Keith Ellison's senior interlocutors in the Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) and the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly (SSLA) stressed the incomplete state of CPA implementation, particularly concerning border demarcation and prepar [...]
2009-08-18 04:12:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER KDEM UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM952NCRC "FINISHES" REFERENDUM LAW, BUT FIVE BIG ISSUES REMAIN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Professor Abdulla Idris, co-chairman of the National Constitutional Review Commission (NCRC) told Poloff August 11 that the NCRC has finished its work on the Referendum Law, but he noted that disputed provisions related to the electoral system, eligible voters, voting process, re [...]
2009-08-18 04:13:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM957IOM STILL UNABLE TO WORK IN DARFUR; PLANNING FOR RETURNS
[...] (U) SUMMARY. During the week of August 10, USAID Mission Director and staff met with the heads of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance (OCHA) to discuss potential returns in Darfur, IOM's role in verifying returns, [...]
2009-08-18 04:41:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PHUM KPKO AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM964Opposition Parties Call for Elections Boycott
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Latif Joseph Sabag, a founding member of the Umma Party, told poloff August 17 that opposition party leaders decided August 15 to boycott next year's elections, based on their view that the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) conducted a flawed census, failed to reform national [...]
2009-08-23 05:51:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM SU
09KHARTOUM965YASSIR ARMAN: REFERENDUM LAW IMPASSE AND POPULAR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an August 10 meeting, Deputy Secretary General of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM)'s Northern Sector and SPLM National Assembly Caucus Chairman, Yassir Arman, said SPLM believes national legislation is necessary to conduct popular consultations in Blue Nile and So [...]
2009-08-23 07:44:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM SOCI EAID PHUM AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM968UNAMID CONVENES ROUNDTABLE FORUM ON DPA IMPLEMENTATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 19 UNAMID convened a roundtable meeting on implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) in El Fasher. Though billed as a discussion of DPA implementation and challenges, the meeting served primarily as a forum for representatives of SLA/Minni Minnawi (MM) to air t [...]
2009-08-23 15:11:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINS PGOV PREL MOPS AU UNSC CH SU
09KHARTOUM969UNAMID CONVENES ROUNDTABLE FORUM ON DPA IMPLEMENTATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 19 UNAMID convened a roundtable meeting on implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) in El Fasher. Though billed as a discussion of DPA implementation and challenges, the meeting served primarily as a forum for representatives of SLA/Minni Minnawi (MM) to air t [...]
2009-08-23 15:12:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINS PGOV PREL MOPS AU UNSC CH SU
09KHARTOUM970CODEL HEARS IDP PROBLEMS AT DARFUR'S ZAM ZAM IDP CAMP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Congressman Keith Ellison traveled to El Fasher, North Darfur on August 6 to visit the Zam Zam Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp. Conditions at the camp have deteriorated following an influx of 30,000 IDPs from South Darfur in February and the expulsion of humanitarian non [...]
2009-08-23 15:13:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM PGOV KPKO SOCI AU SU
09KHARTOUM979SOUTH DARFUR HUMANITARIAN SITUATION STABLE, BUT
[...] (U) SUMMARY. During the week of August 10, USAID staff traveled to South Darfur to assess the humanitarian situation. Although the overall humanitarian situation is currently stable and emergency gaps are filled following the March 2009 expulsions of non-governmental organizations (NGOs),rel [...]
2009-08-25 08:44:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PHUM KPKO AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM983GOSS FINANCE MINISTER OUTLINES PLANS, NEEDS FOR ASSISTANCE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Special Envoy Scott Gration, the Government of Southern Sudan's (GOSS) Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, David Deng Athorbei expressed serious concerns regarding Southern Sudan's immediate financial challenges. Painting a grim picture of the South's on [...]
2009-08-26 08:29:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PTER PINR KDEM MOPS ECON EFIN ENRG
09KHARTOUM990CDA DISCUSSES DARFUR WITH UNAMID COMMANDER
[...] (SBU) Summary. General Martin Luther Agwai, outgoing Force Commander for the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID),told Charge on August 26 that Darfuris know little about democracy, and view the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) as a southern party, while the Arab [...]
2009-08-27 11:41:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF KDEM EAID UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM994UNAMID Workers Kidnapped in Darfur; No Americans Involved
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On Saturday August 29, armed men seized two expatriates working in a civilian capacity for the joint U.N.-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID),the peacekeeping force in Darfur. One kidnapping victim is a Nigerian citizen who may have family in the United States, and the sec [...]
2009-08-30 13:20:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM SU
09KHARTOUM998UNAMID Workers Kidnapped in Darfur; No Americans Involved
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-31 06:47:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM SU
09KIGALI15RWANDA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009
[...] (U) This cable responds to queries in reftel 2. (U) OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------------------ -- The Government of Rwanda recognizes the private sector is an essential engine of development and welcomes foreign investment in policy and in practice. -- In Se [...]
2009-01-13 12:17:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV KIDE OPIC KTDB USTR
09KIGALI177RWANDA ON MAURITANIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-23 13:56:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL RW
09KIGALI197WHITE PAPER DELIVERED ON PAKISTAN/ AFGHANISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-01 11:55:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL NATO MOPS MARR RW
09KIGALI292RWANDAN RESPONSE: SANCTIONS COMMITTEE INFO REQUEST
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-13 15:09:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETTC UNSC KTFN RW
09KIGALI314SCENESETTER FOR CODEL ISAKSON
[...] (SBU) Mission warmly welcomes CODEL Isakson to Rwanda. Your visit to Rwanda comes at an excellent time in U.S.-Rwandan relations. The U.S. Government has a deep partnership with Rwanda on a wide range of bilateral, regional and global issues such as fighting the spread of the global scourges [...]
2009-05-21 15:35:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KDEM PGOV PREL RW
09KIGALI338RWANDA: NO MI-17S AVAILABLE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-03 09:26:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SMIG PARM RW
09KIGALI346RWANDA SUPPORTIVE OF MYERS ICSC CANDIDACY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-05 10:59:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL UNGA RW
09KIGALI348IMF CONDUCTS SUCCESSFUL SIXTH REVIEW
[...] (SBU) An IMF team successfully concluded its sixth review of Rwanda's three-year Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) program with a briefing for donor governments on May 29. The team found Rwanda had met all its 2008 PRGF performance targets; some early 2009 fiscal targets were mis [...]
2009-06-08 13:15:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ECON EFIN PREL RW
09KIGALI370RWANDA'S 2009-2010 BUDGET TABLED BEFORE PARLIAMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary. Finance Minister James Musoni introduced the Government of Rwanda's (GOR) 2009-2010 budget before Parliament on June 11. His budget message laid out a USD 1.452 billion budget, up 24 percent from last year in nominal terms, with domestic resources for the first time exceeding [...]
2009-06-17 15:09:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID RW
09KIGALI394RWANDA: IMPLEMENTING SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-02 12:01:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNP PREL RW
09KIGALI409RWANDA: UNSC DRC SANCTIONS COMMITTEE INFO REQUEST
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-09 11:26:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETTC KTFN UNSC RW
09KIGALI428RWANDA: INITIATIVES TO COUNTER TORTURE
[...] (SBU) Responding to reftel, in years past allegations of abuse and torture centered on Rwandan prisons and police stations. As recorded in our recent Human Rights Reports for Rwanda, the Rwandan prison service and Rwanda National Police (RNP) have made great strides in eliminating mistreatmen [...]
2009-07-14 15:22:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM RW
09KIGALI468 MINI-CABINET SHUFFLE IN RWANDA
[...] (SBU) On July 26, Rwanda government radio and television announced President Kabila's modest reshuffling of cabinet positions. Most ministries went unchanged, with the key positions of Prime Minister and Ministers of Defense, Finance, Foreign Affairs, Internal Security, and Justice remaining [...]
2009-07-29 13:39:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV RW
09KIGALI525SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MEEKS
[...] (SBU) Mission warmly welcomes CODEL Meeks to Rwanda. The U.S. Government partners closely with Rwanda on a wide range of bilateral, regional and global issues such as fighting HIV/AIDS and malaria, expanding economic development and assisting Rwanda's democratic structures. Rwandans deeply a [...]
2009-08-26 06:09:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID KDEM PGOV PREL RW
09KIGALI536RWANDA, CONGO SOLICIT FUNDING FOR JOINT ENERGY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The energy ministers from Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) met in Rwanda on August 17 to review and solicit donor support for a potential joint Rwandan-Congolese energy project. This project is a tangible outcome of the groundbreaking August 6 Kagame-Kabila m [...]
2009-08-28 14:51:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EFIN EAID ENRG RW CG
09KIGALI54GOR WILL PRESENT FOUR NAMES TO UNSC SANCTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-29 15:57:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER UNSC RW
09KIGALI569KAGAME SWEARS IN TWO NEW SENATORS
[...] (U) President Kagame on September 10 administered the oath of office to two new senators, Josee Kagabo and Henriette Umulisa, filling two vacancies. One was left by Stanley Safari, who fled Rwanda in June in the middle of his gacaca trial. (Note: He subsequently received a life sentence for [...]
2009-09-11 13:27:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR RW
09KIGALI663RWANDA REPORTS 9 PERCENT GDP GROWTH; IMF UNSURE
[...] (U) Rwandan Minister for Finance and Economic Planing James Musoni told the local press October 14, that the economy grew 9 percent for the first two quarters of 2009. This is almost double earlier estimates by the government and the IMF of 5.3 percent annual growth. Musoni attributed the gr [...]
2009-10-14 15:08:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EFIN RW
09KIGALI679ICTR PROSECUTOR ON WORK, TRANSFER OF CASES TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) chief prosecutor Hassan Jallow briefed Kigali-based diplomats October 15 on the tribunal's work, anticipated closure in 2010 and unresolved legacy issues. He intends to request transfer of some remaining cases to Rwanda, and ind [...]
2009-10-21 06:19:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KCRM ICTR UNGA TZ RW
09KIGALI716SIERRA LEONE CONVICTS ARRIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-03 17:30:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM RW
09KIGALI718IMF LOWERS GDP GROWTH ESTIMATE TO 3.7 PERCENT
[...] (SBU) IMF Resident Representative Dmitry Gershenson told Emboff November 2 the IMF has lowered its estimate of Rwanda's GDP growth in 2009 from 5.6 percent to 3.7 percent. The new estimate follows consultations between the Government of Rwanda (GOR) and an IMF mission led by Catherine McAuliff [...]
2009-11-03 17:39:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV RW
09KIGALI735CONGOLESE AMBASSADOR ARRIVES IN RWANDA
[...] (SBU) Norbert Nkulu from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) arrived in Kigali November 2, to begin an assignment as the DRC's ambassador to Rwanda--the first since Presidents Kabila and Kagame took office. Ambassador met Nkulu on November 5, at a reception during which Nkulu warmly en [...]
2009-11-06 09:36:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CG RW
09KIGALI749REFUGEE ISSUES IN RWANDA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Rwanda hosts 53,000 Congolese refugees in three refugee camps and 2,000 urban refugees from various nearby countries. Standards of living in the camps are high, although land and sanitation issues are sometimes problematic. Although relations between Rwanda and the DRC have impr [...]
2009-11-13 12:13:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PGOV CG RW
09KIGALI77RWANDA ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] (U) This edition of the Rwanda Economic Review covers: -- 2008 Tourism revenues up 55 percent over 2007, but slow start to 2009 -- Economy grows 10 percent in 2008 -- Rwandatel to invest $45 million to expand market share, MTN launches BlackBerry -- Construction begins on new Hydro Powe [...]
2009-02-05 13:07:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV KIDE OPIC RW
09KIGALI7732009 RWANDAN FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION SURVEY
[...] (U) Summary: The National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda released the 2009 Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Analysis and Nutrition Survey. The survey analyzes nutrition trends over time by examining the extent, depth and causes of food and nutrition insecurity and vulnerabilit [...]
2009-11-20 11:29:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ECON SENV RW
09KIGALI775CEPGL STAFF DESCRIBE REGIONAL GROUPINGS TO SPECIAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Economic Community of Great Lakes Countries (CEPGL) senior staff on November 10 briefed U.S. Great Lakes Special Advisor Dr. Howard Wolpe on CEPGL activities in the areas of peace and security, energy, and transportation, as well as on how the CEPGL coordinates with other regio [...]
2009-11-23 10:53:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON ETRD EAID MARR CG BU RW
09KIGALI781RWANDAN AGRICULTURE INVESTMENT PLAN BASED ON CAADP
[...] (U) Summary: Rwanda's second overall Strategic Plan for the Transformation of Agriculture (PSTA II) is the basis for the Government of Rwanda's (GOR) draft Agriculture Investment Plan (see reftel). This draft investment plan addresses each of the four Comprehensive African Agricultural Developm [...]
2009-11-24 11:24:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EAGR SENV RW
09KIGALI782DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ANTI-ISRAEL UNGA RESOLUTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-24 16:41:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UN RW
09KIGALI784WESTERN PROVINCE FOCUSES ON AGRICULTURAL REFORMS,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 17, local officials in Western Province said they were focused on implementing agricultural reforms and improving delivery of basic services. Lack of financing and inadequate transportation infrastructure remained challenges. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) On November 17, Em [...]
2009-11-24 16:52:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EAGR RW
09KIGALI785CHINESE DELEGATION TO ATTEND RWANDA AGRICULTURE
[...] (SBU) During a November 24 meeting with USAID econoff, Chinese Embassy economic counselor Wang Qin said a delegation consisting of agriculture experts and Chinese Export-Import Bank representatives would attend the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) conference schedule [...]
2009-11-24 16:57:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EAGR RW
09KIGALI788CHINESE DELEGATION PLANS TO ATTEND DEC. 7-8
[...] (SBU) During a November 24 meeting with USAID econoff, Chinese Embassy economic counselor Wang Qin said a delegation consisting of agriculture experts and Chinese Export-Import Bank representatives would attend the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) conference schedule [...]
2009-11-25 06:28:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EAID RW
09KIGALI803RWANDA JOINS COMMONWEALTH
[...] (U) Summary: On November 28th, Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Trinidad and Tobago decided to admit Rwanda as their group's newest member. Although concrete benefits to membership appear modest, Rwandan officials anticipate expanded business and trade opportunities and welcome the [...]
2009-12-01 08:15:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EINV RW
09KIGALI804RWANDA SPECIAL SELF HELP PROGRAM: OBLIGATION
[...] (U) Summary: On November 16, 2009 Ambassador Symington signed grant agreements with ten beneficiaries for a total of $75,000 for the Ambassador's Self Help Program for FY 2009. Post has fully obligated all of the Ambassador's Special Self-Help Program funds in FY 2009. 2. (U) Project(s) su [...]
2009-12-01 08:15:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON AFIN EGOV RW
09KIGALI827NON-SCALPEL VASECTOMY SUCCESSFULLY INTRODUCED IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USAID's Capacity and Twubakane (Building Together) projects, implemented by the Government of Rwanda (GOR) and U.S. private voluntary organization IntraHealth, have successfully introduced vasectomy in Rwanda. Since 2008, over 445 men have undergone the procedure in 11 of Rwand [...]
2009-12-04 13:49:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON RW
09KIGALI830RWANDAN VIEWS ON CLIMATE CHANGE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Many Rwandans are aware of the negative impacts of climate change on their country and are taking a proactive approach, both domestically and internationally, to mitigate against those impacts. The government of Rwanda (GOR) is aggressively promoting "clean and green" energy (Ref [...]
2009-12-04 14:41:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAGR EAID ECON RW
09KIGALI835RWANDAN COMPREHENSIVE AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 6, 2009, the African Union/New Partnership for Africa's Development (AU/NePAD) held a Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) post-compact review of Rwanda's 2009-2012 Agriculture Sector Investment Plan to raise agricultural productivity and reduc [...]
2009-12-07 14:55:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR ETRD PREL EAID AU RW
09KIGALI847RWANDA CAADP POST-COMPACT MEETING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On 7-8 December 2009, the Government of Rwanda hosted Africa's first Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) Post-Compact HiQuF[0Fe&Zi. Stakeholders at the meeting endorsed Rwanda's Strategic Plan for the Transformation of Agriculture and applauded the Gover [...]
2009-12-14 07:07:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR ETRD PREL EAID AU RW
09KIGALI871RWANDA NAMES AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE
[...] (SBU) During a December 16 cabinet meeting, the Government of Rwanda (GOR) designated Jacques Kabare to serve as Rwanda's next ambassador to France, less than a month after the two countries announced their intention to reestablish diplomatic ties. Since approximately 2005, Kabare has headed [...]
2009-12-18 12:56:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINR RW
09KIGALI894RWANDA 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] (SBU)There were no acts of international terrorism in Rwanda in 2009. The Rwandan government worked to improve border control measures and prepared to create a financial investigations unit, in accordance with anti-money laundering/counter-terrorist financing legislation adopted the previous [...]
2009-12-31 12:02:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ASEC RW
09KIGALI896TRENDS IN RWANDA PERTAINING TO SEXUAL ORIENTATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There is no Rwandan law against homosexuality. The constitution provides for equality of all citizens but does not specifically prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation. In December 2009, following lobbying and statements by key government figures, the lower chamber o [...]
2009-12-31 12:36:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM RW
09KINGSTON1034JAMAICA: NOVEMBER ECONOMIC REVIEW, DROUGHT A RISING CONCERN
[...] (U) Drought conditions continue to hamper business in the Kingston area as water levels reach critical stages from a lack of rain; -- Entrepreneur and Recording Industry legend Chris Blackwell has failed in his efforts to bring a Grameen Bank style micro-lending operation to the island; [...]
2009-12-02 17:55:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD ENRG EFIN EINV PREL PINR SENV SOCI TRSY
09KINGSTON1040Jamaica Outlines Position For Copenhagen Climate Change
[...] (SBU) As the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) prepares to attend the upcoming Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, they are also finalizing the Second National Communication (SNC) on the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) as required by treaty signatories. The GOJ reports their [...]
2009-12-02 20:38:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON SENV UNEP ENRG EINV PREL PINR SOCI KGHG XL JM
09KINGSTON1046JAMAICA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA "DEFAMATION OF
[...] (U) Per reftels, Emboff delivered demarche on the potential dangers of the "Defamation of Religions" resolution and solicited the Government of Jamaica (GOJ)'s commitment to vote against or to abstain on the resolution when it comes to the UNGA plenary session for a final vote. Demarche was de [...]
2009-12-03 16:45:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL PHUM KIRF UN UNGA XL JM
09KINGSTON1050JAMAICA SINKS FURTHER INTO RECESSION
[...] (SBU) The Jamaican economy sank deeper into recession during the July to September time frame, chalking up the seventh consecutive quarter of economic contraction. Real GDP declined by 3.1 percent on the back of continuing declines in the goods producing sectors, and bauxite/alumina in particu [...]
2009-12-07 15:42:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD ENRG EFIN EINV PREL PINR SOCI TRSY OPIC
09KINGSTON1106JAMAICA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) Per Reftel, CDA delivered demarche via telephone urging the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) to vote "yes" on the upcoming Iran human rights resolution in the UN General Assembly (UNGA). Demarche was delivered to Ambassador Evadne Coye, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and [...]
2009-12-15 17:49:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM HURI PREL KISL ISCON UN UNGA JM XL IR
09KINGSTON113JAMAICA: SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL ENGEL
[...] (SBU) Post welcomes the visit of CODEL Engel at a time when Jamaica is at a crucial "tipping point." Jamaica faces challenges to its resource-strapped public services sector, crumbling infrastructure, environmental degradation, the spread of HIV/AIDS, an exorbitant debt burden, and high violen [...]
2009-02-12 19:35:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV ETRD ECON ASEC JM XL
09KINGSTON1140Jamaica: Threats of Protests Against "Wicked" Tax Hike
[...] (SBU) Sweeping tax increases and further progress on an International Monetary Fund (IMF) Standby Agreement were the subjects of two significant speeches by Prime Minister (PM) Bruce Golding and Audley Shaw, Minister of Finance and the Public Service, in a special Parliamentary session held on [...]
2009-12-21 16:05:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD ENRG EFIN EINV EAIR PREL PINR SOCI TRSY
09KINGSTON117JAMAICA:
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-13 20:13:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC ICJ KV JM XL
09KINGSTON1176JAMAICA: FR RESULTS FORCE APPLICANTS TO FACE THEIR DUAL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Embassy Kingston's Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) continues its work in detecting and combatting fraud by using existing technologies, building partnerships, and documenting trends. In this regard, we are pleased to report that thus far in FY 2010, we have intercepted several applica [...]
2009-12-28 15:26:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS SMIG KFRD JM
09KINGSTON118JAMAICA: UNLIKELY TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-13 20:20:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC ICJ KV JM XL
09KINGSTON121JAMAICA: OLINT'S BOSS ARRESTED IN TURKS AND CAICOS
[...] (SBU) Summary: After months of investigations, David Smith, head of the alternative investment scheme OLINT, has been arrested by the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) police. Charged on eight different counts, he has been released on USD 1 million bail and is expected to return to court in Augu [...]
2009-02-17 16:49:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON TRYS ENRG EFIN EINV ETRD EAIR IADB IBRD IMF
09KINGSTON122JAMAICA INKS DEAL WITH CHINA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Jamaica continues to be a beneficiary of Chinese generosity, with the country receiving over USD 118 million in loans and grants. Under the agreements signed between Prime Minister Bruce Golding and Vice-President of China, Xi Jinping, who is on an official visit, Jamaica will r [...]
2009-02-17 19:04:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL ENRG EFIN EINV ETRD EAID IADB IBRD IMF
09KINGSTON123JAMAICA: OLINT?S BOSS ARRESTED IN TURKS AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: After months of investigations, David Smith, head of the alternative investment scheme OLINT, has been arrested by the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) police. Charged on eight different counts, he has been released on USD 1 million bail and is expected to return to court in Aug [...]
2009-02-17 19:11:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON TRYS ENRG EFIN EINV ETRD EAIR IADB
09KINGSTON144JAMAICA ANNOUNCES CANDIDATURE FOR RE-ELECTION TO
[...] Post has received the following diplomatic note, dated 4 February 2009, from the Government of Jamaica (GoJ)'s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT): (begin text of diplomatic note 50/140/19) "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade presents its compliments to the/ [...]
2009-02-24 17:58:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHSA PBTS EFIS AORC IMO JM XL
09KINGSTON146JAMAICA: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-24 18:00:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC APER PREL KAWC KJUS KUNR UNGA
09KINGSTON157JAMAICA: 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW REPORT
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kingston recommends that Jamaica remain on the Special 301 Watch list until it passes a World Trade Organization (WTO) TRIPS-compliant patent law. The country's trademark and copyright regime meet international standards, and enforcement efforts remain commendable. Significant p [...]
2009-03-02 13:23:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KCOR KIPR TRYS IADB IBRD IMF XL JM
09KINGSTON167JAMAICA: 2009 SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS (SOA)
[...] The Government of Jamaica (GoJ) has high expectations for the 2009 SOA to be held April 17-19 in Port-of-Spain. Post is implementing a number of public diplomacy outreach initiatives, and the SOA has begun to receive attention in the local media. End Summary. Foreign Minister's Expectations [...]
2009-03-04 16:10:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL KPAO KSUM JM XL
09KINGSTON184JAMAICA: CODEL ENGEL DISCUSSES ECONOMY, ENERGY, AND
[...] (U) From February 20-22, a CODEL led by WHA sub-committee Chair Eliot Engel was in Kingston, Jamaica, meeting with government officials and civil society representatives to discuss energy, environmental, and law enforcement cooperation issues. In addition to Chair Engel, the CODEL included R [...]
2009-03-11 17:59:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV ETRD ECON ENRG ASEC JM XL
09KINGSTON223JAMAICA: BUSINESS LEADERS DISCUSS WEAKENED STATE OF
[...] (SBU) On March 18, Charge James Heg hosted a group of Jamaican business leaders at a lunch to discuss the state of the local economy. The discussions also covered the political dynamics following the decision by the Jamaican Supreme Court on the dual citizenship case. The business leaders wer [...]
2009-03-23 20:06:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD TRYS ENRG SOCI EFIN EINV EAIR IADB IBRD
09KINGSTON248JAMAICA: PROMINENT FIGURES ADVOCATE CARIBBEAN AGENDA FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-30 15:14:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL IBRD IDB CDB TRSY
09KINGSTON253FRAUD SUMMARY - KINGSTON (OCT 08-MAR 09)
[...] (U) SUMMARY. In the first half of FY 2009, Kingston's Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) focused on IV relationship fraud and enhancing cooperation with our partners at the British and Canadian High Commissions and the law enforcement community within the Embassy. During the past two quarters, FPU at [...]
2009-04-02 11:32:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC JM
09KINGSTON260JAMAICA: NOT TO FILE BRIEF WITH ICJ
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-03 19:01:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL ICJ KV JM XL
09KINGSTON268JAMAICA: GOVERNMENT WELCOMES USG CANDIDACY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-07 11:34:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL JM XL
09KINGSTON269JAMAICA: MARCH ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: -- Representatives from the U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank conducted a site visit with Emboffs to a USD 225 million wharf redevelopment project to bring Genesis-class cruise ships to the city of Falmouth; -- U.S. Treasury provided technical assistance to help the Governmen [...]
2009-04-07 14:07:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG SENV ETRD TRSY OPIC OAS IBRD XL JM
09KINGSTON270JAMAICA: SCENE SETTER FOR RADM JOSEPH KERNAN
[...] (SBU) Post welcomes the visit of Rear Admiral Joseph Kernan at a time when Jamaica is at a crucial "tipping point." Jamaica faces challenges to its resource-strapped public services sector, crumbling infrastructure, environmental degradation, the spread of HIV/AIDS, an exorbitant debt burden, [...]
2009-04-07 14:10:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV ECON ETRD ASEC XL JM
09KINGSTON271JAMAICA: RESPONSE TO FISCAL TRANSPARENCY REPORT
[...] (U) The following is Post's response to questions listed in reftel regarding fiscal transparency in Jamaica. 2. (U) Jamaica's fiscal transparency and accountability is constitutionally mandated and legally enforced. The national budget is publicly available and fiscal numbers are published [...]
2009-04-07 14:10:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PREL JM
09KINGSTON278LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT FROM PRIME MINISTER BRUCE
[...] (SBU) Under cover of the following Government of Jamaica Diplomatic Note No. 5/504/1 of April 6, post has received the below letter from Prime Minister Bruce Golding addressed to the President: (Begin Text of Diplomatic Note) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade presents its [...]
2009-04-08 20:55:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPDC PREL SNAR ASEC KCRM JM XL
09KINGSTON295JAMAICA: CARICOM Multilat at FIFTH SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-15 16:34:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT AORC APER BEXP ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD PGOV JM XL
09KINGSTON298JAMAICA: GOVERNMENT WELCOMES USG CANDIDACY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-17 19:14:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL JM XL
09KINGSTON301JAMAICA: GOVERNMENT WELCOMES USG CANDIDACY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-20 19:33:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL JM XL
09KINGSTON302JAMAICA: TOURISM SECTOR TRENDS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Emboffs met with Minister of Tourism Edmond Bartlett on March 31 to discuss trends in the sector, including security precautions in response to rising crime, the future of tourism competition from Cuba, and the issue of airlift in light of Air Jamaica?s upcoming divestiture. In [...]
2009-04-20 19:57:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG SENV EAIR SOCI ETRD ASEC SNAR KCRM
09KINGSTON306FEW OPTIONS FOR CASH STRAPPED JAMAICA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As the Bruce Golding-led administration reaches the 18 month mark; the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) faces difficult decisions on the eve of its second budget presentation. Still suffering the effects of the global economic meltdown and frozen credit markets, the GOJ has been for [...]
2009-04-22 20:22:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON TRYS ENRG EFIN EINV ETRD EAIR IADB IBRD IMF
09KINGSTON315JAMAICA: BUDGET PLAN AND GAS TAX UNVEILED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Minister of Finance and the Public Service Audley Shaw presented a plan to Parliament on April 23 to bridge a USD 204.5 million gap in the national budget. During the speech attended by emboffs, Shaw announced a further USD 90 million increase in the new Budget - from JD 547.7 [...]
2009-04-24 18:39:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON ENRG PGOV SENV EAIR SOCI ASEC ETRD TRSY
09KINGSTON320JAMAICA: 2009 HERBERT SALZMAN AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-27 20:05:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAPER ECON BEXP ETRD AMGT EAIR SOCI IBRD IMF CDB IBD
09KINGSTON324KINGSTON EAC REACTS TO DEMONSTRATIONS AND
[...] (U) This cable contains information that is sensitive, but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) A number of sporadic roadblocks and demonstrations occurred today in Kingston, possibly in response to recent increases in gasoline taxes announced by the Government of Jamaica (GO [...]
2009-04-29 11:35:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC JM
09KINGSTON325JAMAICA: APRIL ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: -- Sporadic roadblocks, with some violent incidents emerged to protest a recent US 10 cent per liter gas tax, but appear to have passed for now. -- Rising aluminum inventories and a 58 percent global price decline since July, 2008 are putting a strain on Jamaica's already weaken [...]
2009-04-29 15:21:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG SENV EAIR EMIN ASEC SOCI ETRD TRSY OPIC
09KINGSTON348JAMAICA: IPR AND 301 WATCHLIST FOLLOW-UP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Emboffs met with Carol Simpson, Executive Director of the Jamaican Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) on May 4 to discuss Jamaica's continued listing on the IPR 301 Watch List and the status of the proposed Patent and Design Act. Simpson explained the legislative process is tim [...]
2009-05-05 17:09:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR TRSY XL JM
09KINGSTON361JAMAICA: PM GOLDING'S 2009-10 BUDGET PRESENTATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Responding to criticism from the opposing People's National Party (PNP),Prime Minister (PM) Bruce Golding defended his proposed national budget before Members of Parliament on May 5. During the speech attended by emboffs, Golding detailed the dire economic reality facing the Gov [...]
2009-05-07 20:08:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG SENV EAIR EMIN ASEC SOCI ETRD TRSY OPIC
09KINGSTON373JAMAICA: WILL SUBMIT ABSTENTION ON KOSOVO'S
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-13 19:08:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL IBRD KV JM XL
09KINGSTON387JAMAICA: PUBLIC OUTREACH BY ENERGY SECURITY EXPERT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Jerome Ringo, research scholar at Yale University and president of the Apollo Alliance, a broad coalition of major U.S. environmental organizations, visited Jamaica from May 13 to 15. The visit was organized by the U.S. Mission and included several speaking engagements, radio inte [...]
2009-05-18 20:12:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG SENV EMIN ASEC KPAO SOCI ETRD TRSY OPIC
09KINGSTON388JAMAICA: PUBLIC OUTREACH BY ENERGY SECURITY EXPERT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Jerome Ringo, research scholar at Yale University and president of the Apollo Alliance, a broad coalition of major U.S. environmental organizations, visited Jamaica from May 13 to 15. The visit was organized by the U.S. Mission and included several speaking engagements, radio inte [...]
2009-05-18 20:12:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG SENV EMIN ASEC KPAO SOCI ETRD TRSY OPIC
09KINGSTON394CHINAQS PERM MISSION INTERNATIONAL SEABED AUTHORITY DIPNOTE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 18, Post received the following dipnote from the Permanent Mission of the PeopleQs Republic of China to the International Seabed Authority. BEGIN TEXT: The Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the International Seabed Authority presents its complimen [...]
2009-05-20 15:33:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHSA EWWT PBTS SENV EMIN ASEC SOCI CH XE XL JM
09KINGSTON405JAMAICA IN ECONOMIC SURVIVAL MODE
[...] (SBU) Jamaica's gargantuan debt, falling external earnings, and fiscal imbalance have placed it in a precarious position. Harsh global conditions have rendered the Government of Jamaica's (GOJ) medium-term macroeconomic framework useless, and have forced an increase in the stock of debt to aug [...]
2009-05-22 11:46:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON TRYS ENRG EFIN EINV ETRD ECIN EAIR IADB IBRD
09KINGSTON408JAMAICA: ENDING THE VISA EXEMPTION FOR JAMAICAN H2A
[...] (SBU) Summary: For over 65 years, Jamaican farm laborers have entered the U.S. to work on the H2A program without visas. Post believes that this practice fosters an environment conducive to corruption, political favoritism, fraud and potential threats to U.S. national security. Post recommend [...]
2009-05-22 15:03:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS ELAB PTER ASEC PBTS KCRM PHUM KFRD SOCI JM XL
09KINGSTON409JAMAICA: ENDING THE VISA EXEMPTION FOR JAMAICAN H2A
[...] (SBU) Summary: For over 65 years, Jamaican farm laborers have entered the U.S. to work on the H2A program without visas. Post believes that this practice fosters an environment conducive to corruption, political favoritism, fraud and potential threats to U.S. national security. Post recommend [...]
2009-05-22 15:03:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS ELAB PTER ASEC PBTS KCRM PHUM KFRD SOCI JM XL
09KINGSTON417JAMAICA: CHILD LABOR REMAINS A PROBLEM; CONVICTION RATE
[...] (U) Summary: The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) has taken significant steps to pass and enforce legislation on child labor, although conviction rates in this field, as in others in Jamaica, remain low. Conoff accompanied Tina McCarter and Linda Bermudez of the Department of Labor (DOL) Office of [...]
2009-05-22 19:10:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PTER ASEC PBTS KCRM CVIS PHUM KFRD SOCI JM XL
09KINGSTON418JAMAICA: JCLO APPEARS TO CHARGE JAMAICAN GUEST WORKERS IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Post believes that the mandatory payroll deductions imposed on Jamaican H2A and H2B guest workers to fund the activities of the Jamaican Central Labour Organization (JCLO) are duplicative of services provided by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Jamaican Embassy a [...]
2009-05-22 19:35:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS PHUM SOCI PREL ELAB JM XL
09KINGSTON427JAMAICA: POWER GENERATION, CAN YOU SPARE 200 MEGAWATTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jamaica relies on imports of petroleum products to fuel fully 95 percent of its power generation. The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) spent nearly USD 3.4 billion in 2008 for imported fuel, a sum greater than total exports and up from USD 2.2 billion in 2007. Fluctuating fuel prices an [...]
2009-05-26 17:18:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG SENV EMIN ASEC SOCI ETRD TRSY OPIC OAS
09KINGSTON436JAMAICA: PARTIES NOMINATE CANDIDATES FOR JUNE 16
[...] (U) Summary: On May 29, Jamaica's two major political parties announced their candidates to contest the June 16 by-election in the North East St. Catherine constituency. The ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) selected its incumbent Member of Parliament (MP),Desmond Gregory Mair, who earlier th [...]
2009-05-29 20:36:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON SOCI JM XL
09KINGSTON438Jamaica: ICE launches of Operation JOLT to target lottery
[...] (U) Jamaica -- May 27-28, the Charg d'Affairs and ICE Attach opened the first JOLT Task Force joint training session and operation - that's the Jamaica Operations Linked to Telemarketing. In 2008, it is estimated that more than USD 30 million was transferred to Jamaica by victims of the lottery [...]
2009-06-01 13:39:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SNAR ASEC ELAB PGOV ECON JM XL
09KINGSTON439JAMAICA: MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUES RETRACTION,
[...] (U) National Security Minister Dwight Nelson has withdrawn his May 27 statement before the annual conference of the Jamaican Police Federation (JPF) that seemed to reflect government tolerance of police misconduct. The retraction followed two days of criticism from human rights groups, the opp [...]
2009-06-01 14:40:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ECON EFIN EAID SNAR ASEC SOCI ELAB PGOV JM XL
09KINGSTON445JAMAICA: MAY ECONOMIC REVIEW 2009
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: -- Plans for large-scale casinos face delays from tightened credit markets and a slow legislative process. -- Ministry of Energy will rewrite its 2006 National Energy Policy to reflect changes needed in the sector with an eye to reducing dependence on oil imports. -- The sugar [...]
2009-06-04 11:38:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG SENV EFIN EAIR EMIN ASEC SOCI ETRD TRSY
09KINGSTON45JAMAICA: UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL REPORTING ON
[...] (SBU) The global financial crisis has begun to impact Jamaica, with economic growth for July to September 2008 falling by 0.2 percent -- the second consecutive quarter of decline. Continued stagnation in the real sectors was again responsible for the downturn. The economy is bound to fall dee [...]
2009-01-20 16:48:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON TRYS ENRG EFIN EINV ETRD EAIR SOCI IBRD IMF
09KINGSTON452JAMAICA: GOVERNING PARTY TO CHALLENGE PARLIAMENTARY
[...] (U) Summary: In reaction to protracted legal challenges against the qualifications of four of his ruling Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) Members of Parliament (MP),Prime Minister (PM) Bruce Golding indicated on May 29 that he would consider mounting similar efforts against "several" sitting MPs f [...]
2009-06-08 14:02:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON SOCI JM XL
09KINGSTON457JAMAICA: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF U.S. CANDIDATE
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, EmbOff delivered demarche in support of Ms. Lucretia Myers for election to the UN International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) to Ms. Norma Taylor Roberts, Director of the International Organizations Department of the Government of Jamaica (GOJ)'s Ministry of Foreign Affairs [...]
2009-06-09 19:04:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA
09KINGSTON458JAMAICA: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON UPCOMING ELECTION OF NEW
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, EmbOff delivered demarche to determine whether Jamaica will present a candidate or support another country's candidate for Director General (DG) of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) at its biennial meeting in October in Montego Bay, Jamaica. D [...]
2009-06-09 19:11:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYABUD AGR AORC EAGR ECON ETRD FAO FAS IICA OAS PGOV
09KINGSTON459JAMAICAN COCOA INDUSTRY: VERY SWEET REFORM
[...] (SBU) On August 20, 2008 USAID in association with the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) held a workshop to present findings from a USAID-funded assessment of the Jamaican cocoa industry (reftel). The assessment found that although there are significant economic opportunities to be derived from coc [...]
2009-06-09 19:22:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON SENV EINV AID SOCI KCOR ETRD JM XL
09KINGSTON462JAMAICA: Mid-year report card for the 2010 Major's List
[...] (U) The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) continues to make progress in combating the significant flow of illicit drugs, fighting public corruption, and assisting in the extradition of wanted fugitives from U.S. Justice. Although the GOJ expresses a desire to combat criminal activities and continues [...]
2009-06-10 19:34:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SNAR ASEC ELAB PGOV ECON JM XL
09KINGSTON467JAMAICA: OAS ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL SAYS CUBA MUST
[...] (U) Summary: In an informal June 5 press conference in Kingston, Organization of American States (OAS) Assistant Secretary General (ASG) Albert Ramdin of Suriname described as "historic" the recently-concluded 39th General Assembly (GA) session in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, that saw the rescindi [...]
2009-06-12 13:51:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ECON EFIN EAID ASEC SOCI PGOV OAS JM
09KINGSTON478JAMAICA: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON 2009 TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, EmbOff delivered demarche advising Jamaica of its tier ranking and the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report's imminent release to Mr. Samuel Blake, Director of the Office of Organized Crime and Defence in the Government of Jamaica's (GOJ) Ministry of National Security and Chair [...]
2009-06-16 11:54:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG JM
09KINGSTON480JAMAICA: ANTI-DISCRIMINATION EFFORTS FOR HIV
[...] (U) On June 11 the Jamaica Business Council on HIV/AIDS hosted the 4th Pan Caribbean Business Coalition Forum on HIV/AIDS (forum) for business and NGO leaders in the Caribbean. At the event the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) highlighted that Jamaica has more than 30,000 people living with HIV/AI [...]
2009-06-16 20:04:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAID SOCI PREL KHIV TBIO JM XL
09KINGSTON481JAMAICA RESPONSE TO 2009 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION
[...] (U) The following is Post's response to questions listed in reftel regarding staffing and employee data at International organizations. 2. (U) Staff of the International Seabed Authority are listed below by name, title, nationality, category and level: OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL --- [...]
2009-06-16 20:08:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC APER ECON KUNR OECD POL UN APECO UNESCO JM
09KINGSTON490JAMAICA: JLP WINS BIG IN NORTH EAST ST. CATHERINE BY
[...] (U) Gregory Mair, the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Member of Parliament (MP),won handily a court-ordered by-election over the opposition People's National Party's (PNP) candidate, Granville Valentine on June 15. Mair almost tripled his margin of victory in the 2007 general election and p [...]
2009-06-18 19:00:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON SOCI JM XL
09KINGSTON496JAMAICA: H1N1 14 CONFIRMED CASES, STATUS REPORT
[...] (SBU) The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) has confirmed fourteen cases of influenza A (H1N1) on the island. The first two cases were from two people who arrived from New York on May 19 (reftel). In the first week of June, five cases were detected, all related to people who traveled from the Unite [...]
2009-06-22 17:59:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC TBIO SOCI PREL PINR KFLU XL JM
09KINGSTON502JAMAICA: PM GOLDING G20 LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 23 Post received a dipnote from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade with a copy of a letter from Prime Minister Bruce Golding addressed to President Barack Obama relating to the G20 Summit in September. The original was sent to the White House through the [...]
2009-06-25 14:09:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPDC PREL PGOV ECIN EFIN SOCI TRSY OAS IBRD XL
09KINGSTON504JAMAICA: FSN WAGES STAGNATE AMIDST HIGH INFLATION; ACTION
[...] (SBU) Jamaica has a long history of price instability influenced largely by currency depreciation. Prices rose on average by 13.4 percent annually during the past six years. Although inflation has moderated to below 2 percent for the first four months of 2009, it is expected to increase for t [...]
2009-06-26 12:53:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN AMGT APER XL JM
09KINGSTON508JAMAICAN-TRINIDADIAN-TRADE: FIRE SALES, FAILED DEALS AND DETAINED PATTIES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-29 15:00:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EMIN ENRG ETRD JM OPIC PGOV PREL TRSY XL
09KINGSTON509JAMAICAN-TRINIDADIAN-TRADE: FIRE SALES, FAILED DEALS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Trade relations between the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) and the Government of Trinidad and Tobago (GOTT) heated up again in May after Trinidad detained a container of Jamaican meat patties for several weeks before releasing them on June 1. An ensuing media debate subsequently brok [...]
2009-06-29 15:05:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD ENRG PREL PGOV EFIN EMIN SOCI TRSY OPIC XL
09KINGSTON514JAMAICA: FRUSTRATION GROWS OVER FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT,
[...] (U) As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) prepares for its July 2 summit in Guyana, the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) finds itself increasingly frustrated and at odds with its partners in the 36 year old organization, especially the regional economic powerhouse of Trinidad and Tobago. Particula [...]
2009-06-30 16:24:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN ECON EIND PBTS PREL EINV EPET ETRD SMIG MIC
09KINGSTON517JAMAICA: JUNE ECONOMIC REVIEW AND A RETURN TO THE IMF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: -- The international rating agency Standard and Poor's (S and P) maintained Jamaica's long-term foreign and local currency debt rating at B- and its short-term debt rating at C. -- The Falmouth Port tourism and cruise facility redevelopment project has been delayed several month [...]
2009-07-01 14:47:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG SENV EFIN EAIR EMIN ASEC SOCI ETRD TRSY
09KINGSTON518JAMAICA: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, EmbOff delivered demarche to urge Government of Jamaica (GOJ) to undertake specific actions to ensure immediate and robust implementation of financial provisions of UNSCR 1874 in order to prevent Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) from using Jamaican jurisdictions to [...]
2009-07-02 16:03:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP JM XL
09KINGSTON536JAMAICA RESPONSE: U.S. BIENNAL CARIBBEAN BASIN INVESTMENT
[...] (SBU) Despite enjoying some of the most generous preferential trading arrangements and being located next to the largest market in the world, Jamaica's export history continues to be less than impressive. During the last decade, exports grew on average by 11.7 percent per annum, from a low bas [...]
2009-07-13 14:41:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON OTRA TRYS ENRG EFIN EINV ETRD IBRD IMF XL JM
09KINGSTON537JAMAICA RESPONSE: U.S. BIENNAL CARIBBEAN BASIN
[...] (SBU) Despite enjoying some of the most generous preferential trading arrangements and being located next to the largest market in the world, Jamaica's export history continues to be less than impressive. During the last decade, exports grew on average by 11.7 percent per annum, from a low bas [...]
2009-07-13 14:42:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON OTRA TRYS ENRG EFIN EINV ETRD IBRD
09KINGSTON551JAMAICA: IMF NEGOTIATIONS IGNITE DEBATE,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS. A Government of Jamaican (GOJ) delegation led by Don Wehby, Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance, visited Washington the week of July 6 to intensify negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The GOJ's failure to reach most of its ec [...]
2009-07-17 16:52:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV PREL IADB
09KINGSTON560JAMAICA: HONDURAN EMBASSY DIPNOTE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-22 19:10:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OPDC OAS UN JM HO XL XK
09KINGSTON561JAMAICA: NO PLANS TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-23 16:16:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KV JM XL
09KINGSTON58JAMAICA: AMBASSADOR JOHNSON'S FAREWELL CALLS ON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-21 15:31:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD EAID ECON SNAR MARR MOPS PHUM KCRM
09KINGSTON581JAMAICA ON VERGE OF IMF STAND-BY AGREEMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After months of negotiations, the Government of Jamaican (GOJ) is on the brink of signing a Stand-by Agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This disclosure was confirmed by lead IMF representative, Trevor Alleyne, at a meeting with the donor community held at Post [...]
2009-08-03 19:48:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV PREL SOCI ASEC IADB
09KINGSTON605JAMAICA: 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-14 11:27:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OTRA OVIP CVIS UNGA KSEP JM XL
09KINGSTON609JAMAICA: RESPONSE TO CARIBBEAN MARINE ENVIRONMENT LBS
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche request on Land-Based Sources (LBS) Protocol, Emboff met with Pat Sinclair McCalla, Permanent Secretary in the Office of The Prime Minister on August 11. McCalla said the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) is in strong support of the LBS protocol and will look to [...]
2009-08-14 20:01:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIS SENV PHSA EIND JM XL
09KINGSTON611JAMAICA: SUPREME COURT ORDERS THIRD BY-ELECTION IN CONTINUING
[...] (U) On August 12, Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Hibbert: -- ruled that Michael Stern of the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP),the Member of Parliament (MP) representing North West Clarendon parish, had been improperly nominated for the September 2007 general election because he had then held dual [...]
2009-08-17 13:49:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON SOCI PREL CASC CPAS JM XL
09KINGSTON613JAMAICA: MONETARY GAINS, FISCAL PAIN, AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After a series of austere monetary measures, led by record high interest rates, the foreign exchange market has been showing signs of stability, reflected in the marginal depreciation of the Jamaican dollar during the June quarter. The stock of Net International Reserves (NIR) [...]
2009-08-18 18:52:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV PREL IADB
09KINGSTON614JAMAICA: MONETARY GAINS, FISCAL PAIN, AND DOWNGRADES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After a series of austere monetary measures, led by record high interest rates, the foreign exchange market has been showing signs of stability, reflected in the marginal depreciation of the Jamaican dollar during the June quarter. The stock of Net International Reserves (NIR) a [...]
2009-08-18 19:01:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV PREL IADB IBRD IMF
09KINGSTON626JAMAICA ENERGY MINISTRY: PLANNING AND CHANGING, AGAIN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Marcia Forbes, the Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Energy, resigned on August 20 after serving only four months. She became PS when Minister James Robertson took over the portfolio in April from then-Minister Clive Mullings (reftel A). The PS position has yet to be [...]
2009-08-24 18:15:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EINV ENV ECON ETRD EIND EMIN PINR IADB IBRD
09KINGSTON631JAMAICA: STEWART TO LEAD JAMAICA TEACHERS UNION, EDUCATORS
[...] (SBU) As Michael Stewart takes the reins of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA),one of the island's largest public sector unions, he finds himself caught between: a public education system in disarray; an Education Ministry facing severe fiscal restraints, demanding greater accountability [...]
2009-08-24 20:53:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV ECON EFIN SCUL SOCI ASEC JM XL
09KINGSTON638JAMAICA: FINANCE MINISTER INTERESTED IN BILATERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-26 19:15:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD EAID IMF IBRD IDB TRSY
09KINGSTON648JAMAICA: AUGUST LABOR REVIEW, PUBLIC SECTOR UNREST GROWS
[...] (U) -- Prime Minister (PM) Bruce Golding reiterates promise not to cut public sector jobs despite Government of Jamaica (GOJ)'s worsening financial prospects. -- National Workers Union (NWU) President Vincent Morrison expresses skepticism toward PM's promise, expects GOJ austerity measures to [...]
2009-08-28 17:35:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV ECON EIND EFIN SCUL SOCI ASEC JM XL
09KINGSTON655JAMAICA: FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER HESITANT ON EXTRADITION
[...] (SBU) Charge', accompanied by EmbOff, paid an introductory courtesy call on Dr. Kenneth Baugh, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, on the morning of August 28. Charge' requested assistance from Baugh on a recent dipnote regarding the extradition request for [...]
2009-08-28 21:55:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON CJAN ETRD EAID SNAR AID DEA JM XL
09KINGSTON661JAMAICA: GOJ VIEWS ON THE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION REVIEW
[...] (SBU) Although Jamaica does not manufacture or export weapons of mass destruction (WMD),the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) is active in international disarmament fora and is proud of its leadership role in establishing Latin America and the Caribbean as the first nuclear weapon-free zone in the w [...]
2009-09-01 12:42:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV UNGA JM XL
09KINGSTON685JAMAICA: FOREIGN MINISTER ACCEPTS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-11 23:07:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ETRD EAGR OVIP UNGA JM XL
09KINGSTON686JAMAICA: 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-11 23:07:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OTRA OVIP CVIS UNGA KSEP JM XL
09KINGSTON689LACK OF INDEPENDENCE CONSTRAINS JAMAICAN JUDICIARY,
[...] (SBU) Jamaican Chief Justice Zaila McCalla expressed frustration with the state of the Jamaican judicial system during ChargQ Parnell's September 11th introductory meeting. Since the 1960s, crime rates in Jamaica have increased dramatically, yet the court system has not responded with adequate [...]
2009-09-15 13:50:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR CJAN SOCI EAID KCRM KCOR JM XL
09KINGSTON704JAMAICA: DIP NOTE RECEIVED ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2009
[...] (SBU) In a meeting with Foreign Minister (FM) Kenneth Baugh on September 18, CDA received the following diplomatic note, dated September 18, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT): (Begin text of MFAFT DIP NOTE) "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of [...]
2009-09-18 19:23:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCJAN CVIS PREL PGOV PINR ASEC SNAR SOCI KCOR KCRM JM
09KINGSTON712JAMAICA: PEOPLE'S NATIONAL PARTY SHOWS NEW ENERGY AND UNITY
[...] (U) A seemingly rejuvenated and energized People's National Party (PNP) held its annual conference in Kingston over the weekend, at which party President and former Prime Minister (PM) Portia Simpson Miller (PSM) assailed the current Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) -led Government of Jamaica (GOJ) [...]
2009-09-22 19:45:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL ASEC SNAR KCOR KCRM JM XL ECON EFIN
09KINGSTON746JAMAICA: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON U.S. CANDIDACY FOR
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, EmbOff presented a diplomatic note and delivered demarche requesting the support of the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) for the U.S. candidacy in the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council election at the 26th IMO Assembly, to be held in London, November 23-December 4, [...]
2009-09-25 19:44:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC IMO EWWT PHSA UK JM XL PREL
09KINGSTON767CORRECTED COPY: JAMAICA: DIPLOMATIC NOTE RECEIVED ON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-16 12:54:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCJAN CVIS PREL PGOV PINR ASEC SNAR SOCI KCOR KCRM JM
09KINGSTON770JAMAICA: OPERATION OF THE CARIBBEAN BASIN ECONOMIC RECOVERY
[...] Jamaica is a signatory to the WTO Agreement and has generally demonstrated a commitment to undertaking its obligations. While the Golding administration, reeling under the effects of the global economic crisis, has championed the need for the country to replace particularly agricultural import [...]
2009-09-30 14:12:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV PREL IADB IBRD IMF TRGY
09KINGSTON782JAMAICA: SEPTEMBER 2009 ECONOMIC UPDATE
[...] (U) David Smith, the head of failed foreign-exchange trading club Olint TCI, has found himself on the wrong side of the law in the Turks and Caicos Islands for the second time this year. The Olint boss and his wife have been slapped with several additional charges including money laundering and [...]
2009-10-02 15:03:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINT EAIR EAGR ECIN EFIN EIND ELAB EMIN ENRG
09KINGSTON790Fraud Summary - Kingston March 2009 - August 2009
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In the second half of FY 2009, Kingston's Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) focused on IV relationship fraud and enhancing cooperation with our partners at the British and Canadian High Commissions and the law enforcement community within the Embassy. During the past two quarters, FP [...]
2009-10-06 16:50:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC JM
09KINGSTON798JAMAICA: COUNTRY CLEARANCES AND BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-08 18:51:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT ASEC APER CMGT PBTS EFIN BEXP PREL KCOM JM CJ
09KINGSTON800JAMAICA: JAMAICA'S FISCAL MALAISE
[...] (SBU) Only five months after outlining its spending plans, the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) has announced a USD 67 million increase in expenditures for the current fiscal year. The hike comes after repeated pronouncements from Prime Minister (PM) Bruce Golding about deep cuts in the expenditure [...]
2009-10-08 20:26:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINT EINV ELAB ETRD PGOV PREL SOCI IMF IBRD
09KINGSTON806JAMAICA: EARLY CHRISTMAS FOR CASH PLUS INVESTORS?
[...] (SBU) Investors in the failed alternative investment scheme, Cash Plus, could have an early Christmas, if liquidator Hugh Wildman is able to reclaim USD 25 million discovered in an offshore account in a Swiss bank in Dubai. The accounts were in the names of Carlos Hill, the embattled head of C [...]
2009-10-09 14:34:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL KCRM KCOR JM XL UK AE
09KINGSTON86JAMAICA: ANNUAL REQUEST FOR STAFFING, EMPLOYMENT, AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-02 13:33:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC APECO APER ECON KUNR OECD POL UN UNESCO JM XL
09KINGSTON900JAMAICA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON HAITI'S WAIVER OF TOURIST
[...] (U) Per reftel, Emboff delivered demarche expressing USG concerns that the Government of Haiti (GOH)'s recent removal of tourist visa requirements for nationals of the People's Republic of China (PRC) would lead to increases in alien smuggling and human trafficking networks and encourage intend [...]
2009-10-27 19:51:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CVIS KFRD KTIP KCRM HA CH JM XL
09KINGSTON902JAMAICA: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON U.S. GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR
[...] (U) Per reftel, Emboff delivered demarche requesting the support of the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) for the candidacy of Dr. Victor Villalobos for Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) at the Inter-American Board of Agriculture (IABA) meeting in [...]
2009-10-27 19:51:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYABUD EAGR AORC ECON ETRD FAO FAS IICA OAS PGOV PREL
09KINGSTON904JAMAICA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
[...] (U) Per reftel, EmbOff delivered demarche to solicit cooperation and support for USG priorities at the 64th UN General Assembly (UNGA),Third Committee, and to seek the Government of Jamaica (GOJ)'s insights on other resolutions. Demarche was delivered to Ms. Norma Taylor Roberts, Director of [...]
2009-10-27 19:52:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM HURI PREL KOCI KWMN KISL ISCON UN UNGA
09KINGSTON91JAMAICA: JANUARY ECONOMIC REVIEW - HARDSHIP CONTINUES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: -- Jamaica's loss making national airline will begin an aggressive restructuring exercise next month in preparation for divestment later this year. -- The Jamaican Parliament has approved a four percent increase in the national budget to USD 6 billion. -- Finance Minister [...]
2009-02-02 19:18:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON TRYS ENRG EFIN EINV ETRD EAIR IADB IBRD IMF
09KINGSTON914JAMAICA: CAUGHT IN A DEBT TRAP-- CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR
[...] (SBU) The resignation of the Governor of the Central Bank, Derick Latibeaudiere, during the middle of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) negotiations may be a sign that the time has come for the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) to face the severity of the situation and negotiate a solution with pr [...]
2009-11-03 12:27:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PINR IADB IBRD IMF TRSY XL JM
09KINGSTON928FOR RELEASE: Jamaica FY10 Section 1206 Proposal
[...] (SBU) Post fully supports the FY10 proposal submitted by USMLO Kingston to USSOUTHCOM. This $2,827,728 program is specifically designed to equip and enhance the Jamaican Defense Force's (JDF) effort to establish a viable counter-terrorism capability. 2. (SBU) Equipment purchased under t [...]
2009-11-09 22:54:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS MCAP JM
09KINGSTON948: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON COUNTRY-SPECIFIC UNGA RESOLUTIONS
[...] (U) Per reftel, Charg???? delivered demarche on upcoming UNGA human rights resolutions on Iran and Burma. As directed, the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) was solicited to vote "no" on "no action" motions and "yes" on substantive resolutions highlighting human rights abuses in these countries. D [...]
2009-11-16 12:25:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL UNGA JM XL
09KINGSTON962JAMAICA: PNP GENERAL SECRETARY DISCUSSES COKE EXTRADITION
[...] (SBU) On November 12, Emboffs organized a largely informational meeting at Post between representatives of the Mission's law enforcement community and Member of Parliament (MP) Peter Bunting, General Secretary and Opposition Spokesman for National Security for the opposition People's National P [...]
2009-11-17 19:09:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CJAN CVIS PGOV PINR ASEC SNAR SOCI EAID KCOR
09KINGSTON966JAMAICA: WILL OPPOSE "NO ACTION" AND IRAN RESOLUTIONS,
[...] (U) Per reftels, on November 13 Charg???? delivered demarche to Government of Jamaica (GOJ)'s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT) regarding upcoming UNGA human rights resolutions on Iran and Burma. At that time, Charg???? received assurances that the GOJ's Permanent Represent [...]
2009-11-19 13:30:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL UNGA JM XL KN BM IR
09KINGSTON97JAMAICA: ENERGY SECTOR DEVELOPMENTS;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-06 13:53:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON SENV EFIN EINV ETRD TRYS IADB IBRD PGOV
09KINGSTON974NOMINATION OF ICE SPECIAL AGENT KEVIN PANGANIBAN AS ICE CSI
[...] Embassy Kingston concurs with proposed assignment of ICE representative Kevin Panganiban. 2. Please coordinate an acceptable arrival date with ICE/Kingston and our Embassy's Management Officer. Parnell [...]
2009-11-19 20:40:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAPER JM
09KINGSTON992JAMAICA: RULING PARTY BLAMES OPPOSITION FOR CURRENT FISCAL
[...] (U) At its scaled back November 22 annual party conference, an embattled Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) defended its two years in office and attributed much of the nation's economic and fiscal travails to the "inheritance" left by the opposition People's National Party (PNP). In a somber and serio [...]
2009-11-24 13:28:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR ASEC ECON EFIN CJAN CVIS KCOR KCRM IMF JM
09KINGSTON996JAMAICA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS
[...] (U) Per reftel, EmbOff delivered demarche and delivered nonpaper expressing U.S. concern regarding the number of UNGA resolutions reflecting an anti-Israel bias. Demarche was delivered to Ms. Shae-Alicia Lewis and Mr. Rohan Clarke of the International Organizations Department of the Government [...]
2009-11-24 20:28:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE JM XL
09KINGSTON998JAMAICA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. CANDIDACY FOR WHO
[...] (U) Per reftel, EmbOff presented demarche and diplomatic note to solicit support for U.S. candidacy for WHO executive board. Demarche and dipnote were delivered to Ms. Shae-Alicia Lewis and Mr. Rohan Clarke of the International Organizations Department of the Government of Jamaica (GOJ)'s Minis [...]
2009-11-24 20:28:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO JM XL
09KINHASA1056SA WOLPE IN KINSHASA 1/3: OBJECTIVES AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Special Advisor for the Great Lakes Howard Wolpe visited Kinshasa November 13-17 as the culmination of his six-country salutatory tour of the region. In his meetings with senior GDRC decision makers, Wolpe outlined the Obama Administration's objectives in Central Africa and pro [...]
2009-12-03 12:04:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINS CG
09KINSHASA1013TIP Action Plan Demarche Delivered
[...] (SBU) DCM and PolOff delivered reftel talking points on October 30 to Upio Kakura Wapol, Minister of Human Rights (MHR) and Sulubika Asha, lawyer and assistant in the MHR. PolCouns delivered reftel talking points on October 16 to Xavier Mirindi, Secretary General in the Ministry of Interior, [...]
2009-11-16 08:07:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PHUM PREL KWMN CG
09KINSHASA1025EQUATEUR ELECTIONS: THE END OF THE OPPOSITION?
[...] (SBU) Summary: The interim governor, Jean-Claude Baende, won a special gubernatorial election in Equateur Province. Baende is an independent with close ties to President Kabila's AMP. As the AMP now controls all 11 provinces, it is well-situated to crush a feckless opposition in (unlikely) 2 [...]
2009-11-19 13:58:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PINS CG
09KINSHASA1032DRC 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT REPORT
[...] (SBU) Since the June 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (GDRC) has made progress in the development of strategies and legislation, but there is still significant work needed in the area of enforcement. The GDRC shows a growing politica [...]
2009-11-24 15:46:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SMIG KTIP KWMN CG
09KINSHASA1033CLAN FIGHTING: EQUATEUR PROVINCE REMAINS TENSE
[...] Summary: Dongo, the sleepy Ubangui river town that was the scene of recent fighting between the rival Enyele and Manzaya clans, is calm, but completely deserted. A small detachment of MONUC's Ghanaian force is in Dongo, along with 300 Congolese Rapid Intervention Police (PIR) elements. The [...]
2009-11-24 17:08:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PGOV CG
09KINSHASA1034FOLLOW-UP TO REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR
[...] (SBU) Subsequent to vetting request cable: 000974, Post has received derogatory information from MONUC, regarding two candidates: Colonel Willy Bonane and Mulimbi Lufungula. As a result, post revokes its earlier recommendation regarding eligibility for training of these two candidates. They ar [...]
2009-11-25 12:48:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR MASS PREL PHUM CG
09KINSHASA1041THIS JUST IN: GDRC SET TO ANNOUNCE 2011 ELECTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Senator Jean-Pierre LOLA KISANGA told PolOff today (November 27) representatives of the executive and legislative branches of government and the independent electoral commission (CEI) met Thursday, November 26 and agreed on local and national election dates. Municipal and local [...]
2009-11-27 14:01:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CG
09KINSHASA1042 War Crimes Ambassador Rapp visits DRC;
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador at Large for War Crimes (S/WCI) Stephen Rapp visited the DRC from November 12-14 as part of a follow-on mission to Secretary Clinton's August visit. He interacted with a variety of Congolese and international actors in meetings with the Minister of Justice, the Vice [...]
2009-11-30 06:34:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL PREF MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA1044 EU, SWITZERLAND AND U.S. TELL COMMUNICATIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassadors of Sweden, Spain, plus local EU Commission head and U.S. DCM, met November 27 with Communications/Media Minister Lambert Mende to press for a halt to Congolese government's (GDRC) harassment of foreign journalists. Led by Swedish ambassador as current EU president, [...]
2009-11-30 16:14:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL CG
09KINSHASA1047 SADC MINING MINISTERS MEET IN DRC (C-AL9-02272)
[...] (SBU) Summary: In response to ref A, Econoff attended the opening and closing ceremonies of the South African Development Community (SADC) Mining Ministers Meeting on November 12 in Kinshasa. During the meeting, mining ministers discussed greater harmonization of mining standards and policies, [...]
2009-12-01 16:12:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EMIN CG
09KINSHASA1048THE PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE WAY FORWARD IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-01 16:56:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV CG
09KINSHASA1049HOW MANY FARDC SOLDIERS ARE IN THE KIVUS?
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 11, the Congolese armed forces (FARDC) completed a census of troops assigned to newly integrated units in the Kivus. Although registration was below projections, the numbers represent the first credible manpower base-line for chain of payments analysis, assessments [...]
2009-12-02 06:27:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MARR MCAP CG
09KINSHASA105KABILA PRESS CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON EASTERN DRC
[...] (SBU) DRC President Joseph Kabila held a press conference January 31, addressing questions on the situation in the East and on the state of the economy in the DRC. Kabila defended his decision to allow Rwandan troops into the DRC to pursue FDLR combatants, stressing that both Ugandan and Rwan [...]
2009-02-03 07:40:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS ECON KPKO CG
09KINSHASA1052Rumors and Realities of Rwandan Returnees in North Kivu
[...] (SBU) Summary: Statistics from UNHCR, MONUC, the Congolese National Commission for Refugees (CNR),and independent field investigations indicate that significant numbers of ethnic Tutsis are entering North Kivu from Rwanda. UNHCR's estimate of 12,000, while plausible, is probably inflated. [...]
2009-12-02 14:00:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PGOV PREL CG
09KINSHASA1056SA WOLPE IN KINSHASA 1/3: OBJECTIVES AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-03 12:04:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINS CG
09KINSHASA1058GDRC ISSUES STATEMENT ON RELATIONS WITH ANGOLA;
[...] (SBU) Following increased tensions between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Angola (for summary, see septel on SA Wolpe's visit to Kinshasa),on December 2 the DRC's Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent to all diplomatic missions in Kinshasa a statement clarifying its posit [...]
2009-12-04 17:30:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EPET CG AO
09KINSHASA1060DEMARCHE TO DRC: DECEMBER VOTE ON "DEFAMATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-07 09:40:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNGA PHUM PREL PGOV CG
09KINSHASA1062FARDC REQUESTS SENIOR LEADERSHIP TRAINING
[...] (SBU) Major General Dieudonne Amuli Bahigwa, FARDC Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, has formally requested a USG training team to conduct a senior leadership seminar on civil-military operations. Post will follow up immediately with the FARDC to maintain momentum, as this represents a m [...]
2009-12-07 13:06:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PREL PGOV CG
09KINSHASA108EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 3
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Human Rights Watch on Bosco --------------------------- 2. (SBU) In a February [...]
2009-02-03 14:22:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA1086 EMBASSY'S MARK TWAIN LITERARY PRIZE HELPS
[...] (SBU) Summary: PAS Kinshasa conceived, organized and sponsored the monthly Mark Twain Literary Prize from June to December 2009. Due to the event's enormous popular success, Ambassador has announced that the contest will be extended for another six-month period. More than 150 short works o [...]
2009-12-15 14:40:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOEXC OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL PHUM PINR SCUL SOCI CG
09KINSHASA1095 Greenpeace, Rainforest Foundation, Global
[...] (U) Summary: In an eight -page "open letter" to the World Bank, co-signed by Greenpeace Africa, Rainforest Foundation UK, Rainforest Foundation Norway and Global Witness, the four agencies raised wide-ranging questions to the World Bank regarding the forest policy reform program in the DRC. I [...]
2009-12-16 12:16:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAID EFIN ETRD PGOV CG
09KINSHASA1096EMBASSY KINSHASA TEAM VISITS BAS CONGO TO DISCUSS
[...] (SBU) Summary: An Embassy Kinshasa team comprised of two political officers, a representative of the office of the defense attache, and a USAID/OFDA representative visited the province of Bas-Congo on November 3-4 to look at the humanitarian situation. Angola has expelled approximately 140,00 [...]
2009-12-16 13:28:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM EAID PREF PGOV KWMN PREL AG CG
09KINSHASA1097 PRESS FREEDOM IN KIVUS FACES SERIOUS CHALLENGES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Journalists and local radio media outlets in the Kivus told visiting assistant public affairs officer (APAO) they continue to receive threats, and they suspect harassment will continue in the lead-up to the 2011 local elections. The unclear future of Radio Okapi, coupled with [...]
2009-12-17 08:50:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPAO PREL PHUM KDEM CG
09KINSHASA1099AMBASSADOR HOLMES PRESS BRIEFING
[...] (SBU) Summary: During his briefing with local press on December 14, Ambassador Anthony Holmes, AFRICOM Deputy to the Commander for Civil-Military activities, stated that AFRICOM seeks to help African countries build capacity in security sector in order to more effectively protect their own civi [...]
2009-12-17 08:51:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM KPAO MARR MASS PGOV PHUM PREL CG
09KINSHASA1100 DRC PASSPORTS AND CORRUPTION: YET ANOTHER
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 9, 2009, the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (GDRC) announced that all non-biometric passports would be cancelled effective December 31, 2009 (reftel). The announcement marked the culmination of a two-year effort by the GDRC to regularize passpor [...]
2009-12-17 11:34:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC CMGT CVIS ASEC OTRA CG
09KINSHASA1102 RADIO FRANCE SIGNAL REPORTEDLY TO BE REINSTATED
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a recent meeting with representatives of a Congolese press freedom NGO, Minister of Media and Communications Lambert Mende assured the leaders of that organization that the signal of Radio France International (RFI) would be restored in early 2010. End summary. 2. [...]
2009-12-17 15:29:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KPAO OIIP PREL PHUM CG
09KINSHASA1107REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED
[...] (U) Post requests Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, the following candidates selected to participate in a U.S.-sponsored training to begin January 21, 2010 in the DRC. 2. (U) Post has no derogatory information on any of these candida [...]
2009-12-17 17:57:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR MASS PREL PHUM CG
09KINSHASA1108 REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED
[...] (U) Post requests Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, the following candidates selected to participate in a U.S.-sponsored training to begin January 2010 in the DRC. 2. (U) Post has no derogatory information on any of these candidate [...]
2009-12-18 07:37:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR MASS PREL PHUM CG
09KINSHASA111EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 4
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. DRC-Rwandan Joint Operations ---------------------------- 2. (SBU) MONUC repor [...]
2009-02-04 12:56:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA1113 GDRC-OWNED AND LEASED-PROPERTIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador delivered demarche per ref (A) to Minister of Foreign Affairs on December 17. Foreign Minister replied he was aware of the untenable condition of the GDRC properties in Washington and had been directed by President Kabila to take immediate action to correct deficien [...]
2009-12-21 12:26:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOFDP PREL CG
09KINSHASA1116 LIGHT INFANTRY BATTALION (LIB) TRAINING IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: United States training of a Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) of the Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC) is scheduled to commence Wednesday, February 17, 2010. Major efforts to identify forces to conduct and support training are underway, as are efforts to contract for construction su [...]
2009-12-21 14:22:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MASS PHUM PREL KWMN SOCI CG
09KINSHASA1121 STRENGTHENING PROVINCIAL INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-21 15:50:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD ECON PGOV PREL CG
09KINSHASA1122 STRENGTHENING PROVINCIAL INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-21 15:50:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD ECON PGOV PREL CG
09KINSHASA1123 STRENGTHENING PROVINCIAL INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-21 15:51:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD ECON PGOV PREL CG
09KINSHASA1127 NGO REPORT ON DRC PRESS FREEDOM SAYS VIOLATIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The 2009 annual report on press freedom in Central Africa by NGO "Journalistes en Danger" (Journalists In Danger - JED) notes a significant decrease in recorded violations of press freedom in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from the previous year. However, the report al [...]
2009-12-22 15:42:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KPAO OIIP PREL PHUM CG
09KINSHASA1132REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED
[...] (U) Post requests Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, the following candidates selected to participate in a U.S.-sponsored training to begin December 11, 2009 in the DRC. 2. (U) Post has no derogatory information on any of these candidat [...]
2009-12-23 13:38:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR MASS PREL PHUM CG
09KINSHASA1149 MASISI LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP YIELDS PROMISING
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 12 Michel Kassa briefed USAID Mission Director and TDY poloff on a Wilson Center-organized leadership training workshop held November 23-27 in Goma that brought together 100 representatives of six communities in Masisi District, North Kivu. The end results show prom [...]
2009-12-28 10:56:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF AORC PREL CG
09KINSHASA1153 REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-
[...] (U) Post requests Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, the following candidates selected to participate in the January 14, 2010 DIILS Training Course held in Kananga, DRC. 2. (U) Post has no derogatory information on the following candi [...]
2009-12-28 16:12:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR MASS PREL PHUM CG
09KINSHASA1154 DRC-ANGOLA COMMUNIQUE ON DECEMBER 15-17 BINATIONAL
[...] (SBU) The DRC-Angola Bilateral Commission met December 15-17 in Luanda. The December 17 joint communique on the meeting refers mostly to migration and economic issues. The Commission agreed, however, to set up an expert working group to discuss maritime boundaries. Regional cooperation mini [...]
2009-12-29 06:29:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EPET PREL PREF PBTS AO CG
09KINSHASA116EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 5
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. CNDP Transformed Into Political Party? -------------------------------------- 2 [...]
2009-02-05 13:06:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA1164 CONGOLESE REPORTER'S TAKE ON CHINESE NEWS AGENCY'S
[...] (SBU) Summary: A Congolese participant at a recent Chinese News Agency (CNA) seminar for African journalists in Nairobi told us the seminar was little more than a "marketing campaign" for CNA and the Chinese government. According to our contact, a discussion between CNA representatives and t [...]
2009-12-31 11:18:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL SCUL CG
09KINSHASA12EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 6
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Nkunda Ousted? -------------- 2. (SBU) Goma PolOff reported that CNDP Spokespe [...]
2009-01-06 12:27:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA120DRC: A Look Back on 2008 and a Preview of 2009
[...] (SBU) The Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (GDRC) faced substantial challenges in 2008 but made tangible progress in dialogue with armed groups, judicial, decentralization, and economic reforms and development cooperation. In 2009, the DRC faces many of the same challenges that [...]
2009-02-05 18:38:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF EAID KDEM KPKO CG
09KINSHASA122EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 6
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Operation Umoja Wetu (Our Unity) -------------------------------- 2. (SBU) MON [...]
2009-02-06 13:17:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA128 EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 9
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Pareco Opts for Political Path ------------------------------ 2. (SBU) Apparentl [...]
2009-02-09 12:40:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA130 EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 10
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. DRC Spokesman: Rwanda Will Extradite Nkunda ----------------------------------------- [...]
2009-02-10 10:56:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA138 EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 11
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Special Parliamentary Session on RDF/FARDC Operations? ------------------------------ [...]
2009-02-11 12:06:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA140 FOREIGN MINISTER'S FEBRUARY 11 BRIEFING TO AMBASSADORS ON
[...] (SBU) Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacted embassy late February 9 to request ambassador's attendance at briefing next day by Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwanke at MFA headquarters. Present at the briefing were ambassadors of the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, China, South Af [...]
2009-02-11 14:27:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG UN EUN
09KINSHASA142DRC RESPONSE: ENGAGING STATES ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-12 08:25:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC ICJ KV CG
09KINSHASA145 EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 12
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) MONUC noted reports of clashes be [...]
2009-02-12 12:53:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA148 POST WELCOMES AVA ROGERS INCLUSION ON
[...] Post welcomes the addition of Ava Rogers, House Foreign Affairs Committee, to Staffdel Sumilas (reftels) traveling to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from February 17 to February 21, 2009. Hotel reservations are confirmed at the Grand Hotel in KiQhasa for the nights of February 17-18, 2 [...]
2009-02-13 10:54:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN CG
09KINSHASA149 EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 13
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) MONUC sources confirmed a Reuters [...]
2009-02-13 14:01:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA153DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche to GDRC Ministry of Agriculture Secretary General Ali Ramazani Hubert on February 12, sharing USG concerns with liability and redress issues of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. Ramazani did not know if there will be a delegation from the DRC at the F [...]
2009-02-17 09:13:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO CG
09KINSHASA154 EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 17
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation in Eastern DRC --------------------------------- 2. (SBU) MON [...]
2009-02-17 15:53:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA155UNHCR ASSESSMENT OF OPERATIONS AGAINST FDLR AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: The UN High Commissioner for Refugees' (UNHCR) Deputy Representative, Mohamed Toure, recently met with PolCouns and PolOff to discuss security and humanitarian issues in Eastern DRC, as well as civilian protection challenges stemming from the separate joint operations against th [...]
2009-02-17 15:53:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM PGOV CG UG
09KINSHASA158 CNDP ENTERS NORTH KIVU PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) Local radio in Goma announced on February 15 that there had been a shake-up of the North Kivu provincial cabinet. Most significantly, the CNDP received several ministerial positions in the government. In addition, several new or restructured ministries seemingly reflect the CNDP leader [...]
2009-02-18 13:19:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF CG
09KINSHASA159 EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 18
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation in Eastern DRC --------------------------------- 2. (SBU) MON [...]
2009-02-18 13:19:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA161 DRC: RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL
[...] (U) This message contains Embassy Kinshasa's responses to questions in reftel, paragraphs 23-27, on trafficking in persons. 2. (SBU) Begin responses to paragraph 23: -- A. What is (are) the source(s) of available information on trafficking in persons? What plans are in place (if any) t [...]
2009-02-18 15:00:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF KTIP KCRM KWMN KFRD SMIG ASEC ELAB CG
09KINSHASA163DRC: ASSESSING THE NEED FOR INCREASED LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: The key challenges facing the GDRC's non-military security apparatus is the corruption, limited capacity, and lack of resources prevalent in all Congolese security and governmental services, rendering them ineffective at best and predatory on the population at worst. They are, [...]
2009-02-19 11:59:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI KCRM ASEC CG
09KINSHASA164 EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 19
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Operations against the FDLR --------------------------- 2. (SBU) The 21st FARDC [...]
2009-02-19 11:59:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA168CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR OUTLINES PRECARIOUS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Central Bank Governor said on February 18 that the DRC has been in a recession since the second quarter of 2008, due to both a contraction in the mining sector and the effects of the global financial crisis. He said the DRC needs USD 667 million in foreign assistance immed [...]
2009-02-20 09:46:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAID EINV PGOV PREL CG
09KINSHASA169 EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 20
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. FDLR Operations --------------- 2. (SBU) Goma PolOff and post have received info [...]
2009-02-20 13:19:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA172 OPERATION LIGHTNING THUNDER: SITUATION FROM DUNGU
[...] (SBU) Summary: Goma poloff recently traveled to Dungu in Haut Uele with MONUC escorts to gather information related to Operation Lightning Thunder. All MONUC personnel remain garrisoned at the Dungu airstrip, which is well guarded by an unknown number of UPDF and FARDC battalions. No MONUC f [...]
2009-02-23 14:10:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA173EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 23
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation in North Kivu -------------------------------- 2. (SBU) MONUC [...]
2009-02-23 16:34:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA175 EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 24
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation in North Kivu -------------------------------- 2. (SBU) MONUC [...]
2009-02-24 17:43:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA176 EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 25
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. RDF Departure Ceremony ---------------------- 2. (SBU) A large crowd at the Goma [...]
2009-02-25 14:03:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA179 EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 26
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. End of Operation Umoja Wetu (Our Unity) --------------------------------------- 2 [...]
2009-02-26 12:00:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA180 DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS CONTINUES CRITICISM OF MONUC
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. MSF: MONUC Should Be More Pro-active ------------------------------------ 2. (SB [...]
2009-02-26 13:43:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL MOPS PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA187 EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 27
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation in North Kivu -------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Accor [...]
2009-02-28 09:16:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA189 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 2
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. FDLR Issues ----------- 2. (SBU) As part of the February 25 ceremony held in Gom [...]
2009-03-02 13:14:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA190 BALANCE SHEET ON THE DRC-RWANDAN JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite some significant risks and political fall-out, the joint FARDC-RDF operations were a success on the whole. Most significantly, the operations have solidified the rapprochement between the GoR and GDRC, who were at the brink of war just three months ago. The FDLR is in [...]
2009-03-02 13:17:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA193FDLR EXACTS RETRIBUTIONS ON NORTH KIVU CIVILIAN POPULATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: In response to the joint Congolese and Rwandan defense forces' (FARDC and RDF respectively) operation against the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) in North Kivu, the FDLR has already begun to exact retribution on the civilian population. In addition to thr [...]
2009-03-03 07:19:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL CG
09KINSHASA194 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 3
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation in North Kivu Province ----------------------------------------- [...]
2009-03-03 10:59:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA197 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 4
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Issues in South Kivu ----------------------------- 2. (SBU) The Interna [...]
2009-03-04 12:44:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA20EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 7
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. CNDP Internal Discord --------------------- 2. (SBU) Goma PolOff reported that C [...]
2009-01-07 12:18:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA202 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 5
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Issues in North Kivu and Orientale ----------------------------------------- [...]
2009-03-05 08:54:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA220 ANGOLAN TROOP INCURSIONS INTO BAS-CONGO
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to local press reports, groups of Angolan soldiers crossed the DRC border and occupied the villages of Sava Ina and Kuzi in Bas-Congo on February 27 and 28 respectively. A Belgian diplomat told us that a Congolese delegation from Bas-Congo province met with Angolan co [...]
2009-03-06 12:03:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PBTS MOPS AO CG
09KINSHASA222 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 6; THE
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. 2. (SBU) USG personnel in Goma met recently with a Congolese civilian who has worke [...]
2009-03-09 10:49:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA223 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 9; SOUTH KIVU ARMED GROUPS
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. 2. (SBU) U.S. personnel in Goma met on March 6 with Vincent Ngeya Tambwe, who repre [...]
2009-03-10 07:04:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA226 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 10; IDP UPDATE FOR NORTH KIVU
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. 2. (SBU) U.S. personnel met on March 9 with Gloria Fernandez, head of OCHA in the D [...]
2009-03-10 12:39:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA227ICC'S DECISION TO POSTPONE CONFIRMING CHARGES AGAINST
[...] (SBU) Summary: The International Criminal Court's (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber III decided March 4 to postpone its decision on whether to confirm charges against Jean-Pierre Bemba, stating that the facts of the case point to the criminal liability of Bemba as a military commander but not as an ind [...]
2009-03-12 06:20:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KJUS ASEC CG CT NL
09KINSHASA231 ANGOLAN EMBASSY IN KINSHASA REGARDING ALLEGATIONS OF
[...] (SBU) Further to reftel on alleged Angolan army incursions into DRC territory, a letter from Afonso Lufuaquenda, the Charge d'Affaires of the Angolan embassy in Kinshasa, appeared in the March 10 edition of the local newspaper "Le Potentiel." Lufuaquenda emphasizes in the letter that it was [...]
2009-03-12 12:57:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PBTS MOPS AO CG
09KINSHASA232 PRESIDENT KABILA'S SPEECH IN GOMA
[...] (U) Local press has reported that, in a March 9 speech in Goma, President Kabila emphasized the need for political actors and civil society to refrain from any action or discourse that would harm the process of restoring peace in the Kivus. Kabila stressed that, thanks to the end of the war i [...]
2009-03-12 14:29:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CG
09KINSHASA233 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 12; INTEGRATION PROCESS FAVORING
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. 2. (SBU) Goma sources recently spoke with two well-informed individuals, who mainta [...]
2009-03-12 14:38:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA237 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 13; STATUS OF GDRC-CNDP TALKS
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. 2. (SBU) International Facilitation members in Goma met on March 11 with MONUC Poli [...]
2009-03-13 12:09:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA241 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 16: WITHDRAWAL OF
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. UPDF Withdrawal --------------- 2. (SBU) Somewhat unexpectedly, the withdrawal o [...]
2009-03-16 12:03:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA245KAMERHE DEFIES KABILA; TO PUT QUESTION OF RESIGNATION TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Amid great speculation he would announce his resignation, National Assembly President Vital Kamerhe delivered the keynote speech at the March 16 ceremony opening of the spring session of the national legislature. Kamerhe said he was unwilling to step down without referring the [...]
2009-03-17 09:15:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO CG
09KINSHASA246 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 17: ONGOING INSECURITY IN KIVUS
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Continuing LRA Attacks ---------------------- 2. (U) Both Caritas and MSF have i [...]
2009-03-17 12:03:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA249 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 18
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. 2. (SBU) During a March 16 briefing, MONUC Goma noted that Uruguayan reinforcements [...]
2009-03-18 15:43:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA266 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 23: GDRC-CNDP AGREEMENT
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. GDRC-CNDP Agreement ------------------- 2. (SBU) MONUC informed post on March 23 [...]
2009-03-23 15:17:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA273 TEXT OF GDRC-CNDP AGREEMENT
[...] (SBU) Reftel reported that the GDRC and CNDP signed a final agreement March 24 in Goma, culminating the peace process overseen by UN Special Envoy Olsegun Obasanjo and AU Special Envoy Benjamin Mkapa. Unofficial embassy translation follows at para. 2; original French is at para. 3. 2. (S [...]
2009-03-24 14:28:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CG
09KINSHASA275 ATTEMPTS TO BRING STATE AUTHORITY TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: MONUC-trained police are deploying to former CNDP-occupied areas, as the GDRC attempts to establish state authority in the region north of Goma. Police who worked under the CNDP administration remain in the region, and integration with the national police (PNC) has been uneven [...]
2009-03-26 10:35:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA277 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 26: FURTHER ANALYSIS OF
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Aftermath of GDRC-CNDP Agreement -------------------------------- 2. (SBU) A numb [...]
2009-03-26 12:55:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA28EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 9
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. CNDP Internal Discord --------------------- 2. (SBU) The CNDP released a commu [...]
2009-01-09 12:55:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA281U.S. COAST GUARD EXPECTED TO FIND DRC PORTS ISPS COMPLIANT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) International Port Security Program conducted an Official Country Visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) March 16-20 and found significant improvements in security at all port facilities. The USCG delegation evaluated the security measure [...]
2009-03-26 13:51:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT ETRD KHLS PTER ASEC MARR ECON CG
09KINSHASA292 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 27
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation in the Kivus ------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Near Pin [...]
2009-03-27 15:37:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA293 KINSHASA NEWSPAPERS GIVE AMPLE COVERAGE
[...] Summary: On March 17 USAID Mission Director Stephen Haykin and Economic Counselor Elizabeth Jaffee appeared at a press roundtable on the global economic situation. They explained the causes and the domestic and international consequences of the crisis to a dozen local Congolese print and broa [...]
2009-03-30 06:18:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KPAO CG
09KINSHASA295 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MARCH 30: STEPS TOWARDS NORMALIZATION
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. DRC-Rwandan Diplomatic Relations -------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Durin [...]
2009-03-30 10:27:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA3MONUC RESPONSE TO CNDP CLAIM OF FARDC TROOP MOVEMENTS
[...] (SBU) MONUC SRSG Alan Doss refuted CNDP claims of FARDC troop movements within disengagement zones north of Goma in a December 29 letter to CNDP Chairman Laurent Nkunda. Doss also called on CNDP and FARDC to provide for the free movement of people and goods and to protect the "fundamental" ri [...]
2009-01-02 11:22:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA30EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 12
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. CNDP Internal Discord --------------------- 2. (SBU) MONUC military officials re [...]
2009-01-12 10:21:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA306 DRC-RWANDAN "4+4" COMMUNIQUE
[...] (SBU) The DRC and Rwandan Foreign Ministers met in the "4+4" format in Kinshasa March 27-28. Embassy Kigali has obtained a copy of the joint communiqu from the meeting; the original English version is at paragraph 2. Most notably, the document reaffirms agreement between the ministers for an [...]
2009-04-01 13:03:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS CG RW
09KINSHASA307 EASTERN DRC NOTES - APRIL 1: DRC SENATE COMMISSION
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Amnesty Law ----------- 2. (U) The DRC Senate's Defense, Security and Border Cont [...]
2009-04-01 13:04:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA308 PREPARATIONS FOR LOCAL ELECTIONS MOVE FORWARD TENTATIVELY
[...] (SBU) Summary: The DRC's Independent Election Commission (CEI) has announced that the GDRC will commit $31.3 million for the 2009 elections, an important step in leveraging crucial support from donors. Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito underscored the GDRC's commitment in a March 24 letter to UN [...]
2009-04-01 13:21:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM CG
09KINSHASA309POSSIBLE VOLCANIC ERUPTION NOT EXPECTED TO HAVE SERIOUS
[...] (U) Summary. Scientists predict that Mount Nyamulagira, a volcano 20 miles north of Goma, could erupt in the next few days. Nyamulagira erupts every 2 years on average, and typically has little effect on populated zones to the south. Airborne ash and smoke may have a negative impact on air t [...]
2009-04-01 13:23:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAID PREF CG
09KINSHASA31EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 13
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. FDLR Issues ----------- 2. (SBU) MONUC Force Commander Gaye told Goma PolOff, [...]
2009-01-13 11:41:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA316 SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL INHOFE TO THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to grapple with fundamental security challenges, particularly in the eastern part of the country, making it one of the most fragile and volatile states in the world. Armed groups, including the infamous Lord's Resistance Arm [...]
2009-04-02 11:22:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV MARR MOPS CG
09KINSHASA317IMF STAFF MISSION PRESENTS MIXED PICTURE TO DONORS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The IMF Staff Mission presented donors on March 31 with a mixed picture of their two-week visit (Reftel) to the DRC to conduct Article IV consultations and engage in technical discussions on a formal IMF program (Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, PRGF). Positive developme [...]
2009-04-02 11:23:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAID EINV PGOV PREL CG
09KINSHASA319 EASTERN DRC NOTES - APRIL 3: AMNESTY LAW STALLED IN
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Amnesty Law Still Pending ------------------------- 2. (U) On April 2, the DRC Se [...]
2009-04-03 12:15:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA320DRC BUDGET TRANSPARENCY
[...] (U) The FY09 USG foreign assistance package for the DRC includes funds that are considered assistance for the central government under the Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 2003 (FOAA-03). Post therefore provides the following responses to the que [...]
2009-04-06 06:15:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PREL CG
09KINSHASA322 FARDC INTEGRATION PROCEEDS, HALTINGLY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Father Apollinaire Malu Malu recently shared data (as of March 30) with the International Facilitation on North Kivu integration activities. According to his data, around 11,000 of the approximately 28,000 persons who have undergone some form of military integration since Janua [...]
2009-04-06 08:06:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS CG
09KINSHASA323 OPERATION KIMIA II - MORE STICK, LESS CARROT?
[...] (SBU) Summary: MONUC and the FARDC are ramping up preparation for Operation Kimia II with an aggressive campaign to increase steadily pressure on the FDLR. In contrast to Operation Umoja Wetu, the new operation will not include DDRRR outreach efforts to convince Rwandan rebels to return home [...]
2009-04-06 08:10:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA325 UPDATE ON GDRC-CNDP PEACE AGREEMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sources have informed us that, as a follow-up to the GDRC-CNDP Agreement, a cabinet reshuffle, at the national level, could bring in a CNDP minister and another to represent the other armed groups. However, the issue of a "total" amnesty that would prevent any arrest in the DR [...]
2009-04-06 10:55:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CG
09KINSHASA326 EASTERN DRC NOTES - APRIL 6
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) Armed men looted the International [...]
2009-04-06 11:13:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA331CENTRAL BANK RECEIVES ESF FUNDS
[...] (SBU) The Prime Minister's Deputy Chief of Staff, Jean-Claude Nachega, informed post that the Congolese Central Bank (Banque Centrale du Congo, BCC, in French) received on March 27 the approximately $200 million in IMF emergency assistance under the Rapid-Access Component of the Exogenous Shock [...]
2009-04-06 15:59:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EFIN PGOV PREL CG
09KINSHASA334 SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL ADAM SMITH TO THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to grapple with fundamental security challenges, particularly in the eastern part of the country, making it one of the most fragile and volatile states in the world. Armed groups, including the infamous Lord's Resistance Arm [...]
2009-04-07 14:01:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV MARR MOPS CG
09KINSHASA336 SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF GENERAL WILLIAM WARD TO THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to grapple with fundamental security challenges, particularly in the eastern part of the country, making it one of the most fragile and volatile states in the world. Armed groups, including the infamous Lord's Resistance Arm [...]
2009-04-07 16:47:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV MARR MOPS CG
09KINSHASA342DATE SET FOR NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BUREAU ELECTION
[...] (U) The National Assembly has set April 17 as the date for elections of a new Executive Directorate ("Bureau" in French). The elections, to be managed by an ad hoc working group under the supervision of the outgoing Executive Directorate, will determine a successor to National Assembly Presid [...]
2009-04-08 17:09:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA349 EASTERN DRC NOTES - APRIL 9; FARDC ABUSES INCREASING
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. FARDC Abuses Increasing ----------------------- 2. (SBU) Most of the rank and fil [...]
2009-04-09 13:02:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA357DEMARCHE DELIVERED: USG CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) On April 9 Charge d'Affaires delivered demarche as requested reftel to Upio Kakura Wapol, Minister of Human Rights. Wapol's reaction to our request was clearly favorable, noting that the Democratic Republic of the Congo welcomed the return of U.S. participation in international human righ [...]
2009-04-10 10:37:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL CG
09KINSHASA361 EASTERN DRC NOTES - APRIL 10
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) The FARDC clashed with the FDLR in [...]
2009-04-10 11:50:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA368PRIVATE DRC COMPANY LAUNCHES 750KG ROCKET
[...] (U) A private Congolese company based in Lubumbashi, Developpement Tous Azimuts (DTA),successfully launched the fifth prototype of its "Troposphere" rocket from the Bateke plateau near Kinshasa on April 12. Local press reported the 5-meter long, 750 kilogram rocket reached an altitude of 36 [...]
2009-04-13 16:08:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPA EAIR PREL KSCA
09KINSHASA370 EASTERN DRC NOTES - APRIL 14
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Political and Security Situation -------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Genera [...]
2009-04-14 12:06:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA371DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SUPPORTING THE AU'S EFFORTS TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-15 09:51:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC EAID CG MA
09KINSHASA377EASTERN DRC NOTES - APRIL 16
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Anti-LRA Operations ------------------- 2. (U) According to media sources, Uganda [...]
2009-04-16 10:45:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA383 EASTERN DRC NOTES - APRIL 17
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) According to MONUC, the FARDC cla [...]
2009-04-17 14:18:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA385DRC RESPONSE ON WTO SUGAR QUOTA - NO EXPORTS PLANNED
[...] (U) In response to reftel request for export estimates from the DRC under the U.S. WTO sugar tariff rate quota, the Chiefs of Staff to the DRC Ministers of Agriculture and Trade said the DRC does not/not plan to export any quantity of sugar to the U.S. during the remainder of fiscal year (FY) 2 [...]
2009-04-17 14:52:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD ECON CG
09KINSHASA389BOSHAB ELECTED PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
[...] (SBU) Evariste Boshab, majority candidate for National Assembly President, easily beat opposition leader Francois Mwamba in the April 17 election to replace the National Assembly Executive Directorate ("Bureau Executif" in French). Boshab, Secretary General of the presidential party PPRD ("Pa [...]
2009-04-21 07:41:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA39EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 14
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. CNDP Internal Discord --------------------- 2. (SBU) A senior MONUC official tol [...]
2009-01-14 11:18:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA393EASTERN DRC NOTES -- APRIL 21
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) According to media reports, the FD [...]
2009-04-22 11:07:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA397FREEDOM OF PRESS QUARTERLY: JANUARY - MARCH 2009
[...] (SBU) Summary: The South Kivu provincial Director of Communications threatened on February 16 to shut down radio and television stations that broadcast criticisms of the government. A Mbandaka civilian court sentenced a television correspondent to six months in prison for defamation against [...]
2009-04-22 15:56:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KDEM KTIP CG
09KINSHASA399 KATANGA'S ECONOMIC WOES
[...] (SBU) Summary: The DRC's resource-rich Katanga province has been particularly hard hit by lower prices and demand for key minerals. Government officials and private economic operators shared a common message with Economic Counselor during a visit to the province the week of April 13: the eco [...]
2009-04-23 13:56:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EMIN EINV PGOV PREL CG
09KINSHASA4CNDP STIPULATES VERIFICATION OF ALLEGED FARDC TROOP
[...] (SBU) A January 1 CNDP statement mass emailed by spokesman Bertrand Bisimwa stipulated the "verification" of CNDP claims of FARDC troop movements into disengagement zones in areas north of Goma. CNDP states that verification is a prerequisite to the resumption of bilateral talks between CNDP [...]
2009-01-02 11:38:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA400 VISIT TO A FORMER FDLR STRONGHOLD
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Joint Monitoring Group Task Force (JMG-TF) travelled on April 17 to Nyabiondo, which lies 20 kilometers southwest of Masisi, to assess the situation on the ground, particularly with regard to the status of the FDLR in the area. JMG-TF members received a briefing from the MON [...]
2009-04-23 14:53:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF CG
09KINSHASA403 EASTERN DRC NOTES - APRIL 24
[...] The items contained in this report consist rincipally of spot information from various soures. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all te information contained therein be confirmed at ths time. Security Situation ----------------- 2. (SBU) Based on movements of LRA cadre, MOUC beli [...]
2009-04-24 10:08:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA406CEREMONY TRUMPETS COMPLETION OF INTEGRATION PROCESS
[...] (SBU) Goma officer, together with other international community representatives, participated in a ceremony in Goma on April 18 to mark the end of the integration process in North Kivu. Representatives of all armed groups in North and South Kivu, except the FRF, were present. 2. (SBU) Rep [...]
2009-04-24 14:01:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF CG
09KINSHASA407SRSG SECURES COMMITMENT FROM FARDC TO RELEASE
[...] (SBU) Summary: During her recent visit to the DRC, Radhika Coomaraswamy, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Children and Armed Conflict reportedly secured commitments from the Minister of Defense and FARDC Generals to identify and release children from FARDC ran [...]
2009-04-24 14:12:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM MOPS KTIP CG
09KINSHASA410 EASTERN DRC NOTES - APRIL 27
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) MONUC sources say the villages of [...]
2009-04-27 11:03:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA422 MEETING WITH NEW CNDP LEADERSHIP
[...] (SBU) Summary: We recently met with members of the new CNDP leadership who, while remaining generally patient with the government, nevertheless displayed some anxiety and distrust over certain aspects of the new dynamics in North Kivu. This was displayed primarily in their continued antipath [...]
2009-04-30 07:13:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF CG
09KINSHASA423 RESTARTING UNHCR TRIPARTITE MEETINGS
[...] (SBU) Summary: PolOff recently met with officials from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the DRC's National Commission for Refugees (CNR) to discuss USG interest in restarting tripartite meetings. UNHCR recommended that the USG send observers to the Tripartite Working Groups [...]
2009-04-30 08:36:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL AO CG
09KINSHASA425 MINISTER THREATENS TO CLOSE FRENCH RADIO SERVICE; SIMILAR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Communications and Media Affairs Minister Norbert Mende Omalanga threatened last week to close Radio France International (RFI) for allegedly attempting to destabilize the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (GDRC). According to a French embassy source, a number [...]
2009-04-30 10:53:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KPAO PREL PHUM CG
09KINSHASA426 MINISTER THREATENS TO CLOSE FRENCH RADIO SERVICE; SIMILAR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Communications and Media Affairs Minister Lambert Mende Omalanga threatened last week to close Radio France International (RFI) for allegedly attempting to destabilize the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (GDRC). According to a French embassy source, a number [...]
2009-04-30 13:48:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KPAO PREL PHUM CG
09KINSHASA432DRC AIRPLANE CRASH
[...] A Boeing 737 aircraft crashed 135 miles southwest of Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo the morning of April 29. Seven persons on the flight were killed; there were no American fatalities. The plane left Brazzaville at 9:42 a.m. local time and crashed while attempting to land i [...]
2009-05-02 08:44:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PGOV CG
09KINSHASA435 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MAY 4
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) MONUC reported significant, but uns [...]
2009-05-04 16:40:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA437DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DRC INTENDS TO VOTE BEFORE DEADLINE ON
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Marcel Kasongo, Chief of Staff to the DRC Central Bank Governor, and to Mr. Faustin Mpako, Chief of Staff to the Minister of Finance, on May 4, sharing background and talking points on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) Boar [...]
2009-05-05 06:11:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL KV CG
09KINSHASA438 TRANSFORMATION OF KIVU ARMED GROUPS INTO POLITICAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Based on recent conversations in Goma, it appears that a majority of the armed groups in North and South Kivu will coalesce into four political parties. The CNDP and PARECO-Hutu will create individual parties, and most of the various Mai-Mai groups will form two umbrella groupin [...]
2009-05-05 13:42:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA441MEETING WITH UNHCR REPRESENTATIVES ON REFUGEE RETURN
[...] (SBU) Summary: We recently met with the UNHCR team in North Kivu. They are under political pressure as a result of the recent thaw in relations between the GDRC and the GoR to facilitate the return of Congolese refugees to the Petit Nord. At the moment, those in Rwanda are staying put, but [...]
2009-05-05 15:37:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PREF CG
09KINSHASA443 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MAY 6
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. GDRC-CNDP Negotiations ---------------------- 2. (U) Local media in Kinshasa rep [...]
2009-05-06 14:01:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA448 GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN FRENCH RADIO FREQUENCY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Making good on previous threats, the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (GDRC) shut down one of six frequencies allocated to Radio France Internationale (RFI) on May 5. Singling out an RFI reporter for criticism, the Government alleged that RFI is fomenting "de [...]
2009-05-07 14:35:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KPAO PREL PHUM CG
09KINSHASA454SSR IN THE DRC: EMBASSY CONVENES GREAT LAKES
[...] (SBU) Summary: We convened a meeting of the DCMs and DATTs from the Great Lakes Contact Group countries and organizations on May 4 to hold a discussion on the way forward on SSR (defined as military reform issues for the purposes of this meeting) and to generate field input for the upcoming C [...]
2009-05-08 10:30:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR CG
09KINSHASA455SCENESETTER FOR MAY 18-19 VISIT OF U.S. PERMANENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),with the assistance of Great Lakes neighbors and the international community, achieved tangible progress in efforts to resolve persistent conflict and insecurity in its eastern provinces in late 2008 and early 2009. However, despite DRC [...]
2009-05-08 10:57:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC MOPS PHUM PREF CG
09KINSHASA456 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MAY 8
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) FARDC troops rescued four Congole [...]
2009-05-08 12:32:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA458DRC PARLIAMENT PASSES AMNESTY LAW
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 5, the National Assembly sent a law granting amnesty to Congolese citizens for acts of war and insurrection in North and South Kivu to President Kabila for promulgation. The GDRC committed to pass an amnesty law in the agreement closing the January 2008 Goma peace confere [...]
2009-05-11 07:25:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM MOPS PREL CG
09KINSHASA46EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 15
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. CNDP Internal Discord --------------------- 2. (SBU) Precise information regardi [...]
2009-01-15 13:55:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA460 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MAY 11
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) MONUC reports that the LRA ambush [...]
2009-05-11 10:41:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA463 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MAY 12: MAI-MAI WITHDRAWAL FROM MARCH
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Mai Mai Withdrawal From March 23 Agreement ---------------------------------------- [...]
2009-05-12 11:38:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA465 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MAY 13: GDRC MEETING WITH
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. First Meeting between Kivu Armed Groups and the GDRC -------------------------------- [...]
2009-05-13 11:40:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA471 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MAY 15
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. South Kivu Integration ---------------------- 2. (SBU) We followed up with sever [...]
2009-05-15 11:04:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA475 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MAY 18
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Anti-LRA Operations ------------------- 2. (SBU) MONUC reported a FARDC-LRA clash [...]
2009-05-18 10:00:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA479IMF DISCUSSES PRGF TECHNICAL DISCUSSIONS, MACROECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: DRC technical discussions with the IMF on a new Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) are virtually complete, but IMF Board approval of a new program is unlikely until there is a solution to address the debt-sustainability aspects of the Sino-Congolese mining and investmen [...]
2009-05-18 12:42:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAID EINV PGOV PREL CG
09KINSHASA487 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MAY 20
[...] (U) The information contained in this report consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Visit of UNSC Ambassadors ------------------------- 2. (U) Ambassadors to the Un [...]
2009-05-20 15:53:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA497 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MAY 26
[...] (U) The information contained in this report consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained herein be confirmed at this time. Anti-LRA Operations ------------------- 2. (SBU) The UPDF recently clashed with [...]
2009-05-26 12:48:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO KTIP CG
09KINSHASA5 EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 2
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. North Kivu Security Situation ----------------------------- 2. (SBU) CNDP issued [...]
2009-01-02 11:43:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA501 EASTERN DRC NOTES - MAY 28
[...] (U) The information contained in this report consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained herein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) There have been unconfirmed repo [...]
2009-05-28 12:18:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA502 UN HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE IN DRC REPORTS THAT CONGOLESE AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: The UN Joint Human Rights Office reported that Congolese officials recently broke up a sex trafficking ring in Bas-Congo province. According to a local NGO, an alliance of officials from several Congolese security forces were involved in the ring and trafficked over 30 women a [...]
2009-05-28 12:19:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KTIP KWMN AO CG
09KINSHASA512 EASTERN DRC NOTES - JUNE 2
[...] (U) The information contained in this report consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) On May 25, LRA soldiers attacke [...]
2009-06-02 10:49:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA516 EASTERN DRC NOTES - JUNE 3
[...] (U) The information contained in this report consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Anti-LRA Operations ------------------- 2. (SBU) The FARDC has deployed additi [...]
2009-06-03 12:11:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA522EASTERN DRC NOTES - JUNE 5
[...] (U) The information contained in this cable consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Anti-LRA Operations ------------------- 2. (U) Radio Okapi reported that on Jun [...]
2009-06-08 07:14:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA523EASTERN DRC NOTES - JUNE 5
[...] (U) The information contained in this cable consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Anti-LRA Operations ------------------- 2. (U) Radio Okapi reported that on Jun [...]
2009-06-08 07:15:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA524EASTERN DRC NOTES - JUNE 5
[...] (U) The information contained in this cable consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Anti-LRA Operations ------------------- 2. (U) Radio Okapi reported that on Jun [...]
2009-06-08 07:15:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA525EASTERN DRC NOTES - JUNE 5
[...] (U) The information contained in this cable consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Anti-LRA Operations ------------------- 2. (U) Radio Okapi reported that on Jun [...]
2009-06-08 07:15:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA529VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK: OPEN FOR BUSINESS AGAIN
[...] (U) Summary: Virunga National Park in the eastern DRC reopened for limited tourism in early May 2009 following two years of inactivity. There are still pockets of FDLR rebels and Mai Mai militia in the park, but Park Director Emmanuel de Merode believes tourism is vital to the park's surviva [...]
2009-06-08 07:44:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EIND PGOV PREL PREF CG
09KINSHASA530EMBASSY KINSHASA MAKES THE MOST OF PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CAIRO
[...] Summary: Embassy Kinshasa hosted three viewings of President Obama's Cairo speech on June 4 and 5, reaching a direct audience of 80 journalists, opinion leaders (Muslim and non-Muslim),and Muslim women, as well as promoting the speech through local contacts, the Embassy website, Facebook pages [...]
2009-06-08 08:13:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KPAO PREL PHUM CG
09KINSHASA531PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CAIRO SPEECH IMPRESSED THE CONGOLESE
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Obama's speech received wide media coverage in Kinshasa. Major print and broadcast media reported on the presidential address, providing, in some cases, opinion and commentary generally welcoming President Obama's effort to forge a new relationship with the Muslim world [...]
2009-06-08 08:14:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KPAO PREL PHUM CG
09KINSHASA532UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR CONCERNED ABOUT VULNERABILITY OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights Defenders, Margaret Sekaggya, expressed serious concern over the vulnerable state of human rights defenders in the DRC at a June 3 briefing for the diplomatic corps. In a series of findings, she found that security for human rights defend [...]
2009-06-08 09:42:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL CG
09KINSHASA541 EASTERN DRC NOTES - JUNE 10
[...] (U) The information contained in this report consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Anti-LRA Operations ------------------- 2. (U) On June 7-8, there were skirmis [...]
2009-06-10 09:53:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA546FARDC AND MAI MAI CONVICTED OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Two recent trials in the DRC produced convictions of FARDC soldiers and Mai Mai rebels for human rights abuses. Congolese armed forces (FARDC) military tribunals conducted the trials, which were held in Walikale (North Kivu) and Lieke Lesole (Orientale). The prosecution team in [...]
2009-06-11 10:30:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV KJUS KWMN CG
09KINSHASA55CONTINUING MONUC DDRRR EFFORTS
[...] (SBU) MONUC/DDRRR is prepared to transport combatants from the Rally for Unity and Democracy (RUD),cantoned at Kasiki, to Rwanda under its existing process. MONUC/DDRRR Officer in Charge Bruno Donat has proposed bringing trucks to Kasiki on or around January 23 to initially transport to Goma [...]
2009-01-20 14:12:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA552 EASTERN DRC NOTES - JUNE 12
[...] (U) The information contained in this report consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Anti-LRA Operations ------------------- 2. (SBU) MONUC reported that 10 abduct [...]
2009-06-12 11:37:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA555INTERNATIONAL CHINESE MEDIA OUTLETS BROADCAST IN DRC
[...] (SBU) Summary: The government-run Radio Chine Internationale (RCI) and China Central Television (CCTV)are currently broadcasting in Kinshasa via satellite, in support of China's attempt to expand its strategic partnership with the DRC. RCI is planning to broadcast across the DRC's territory i [...]
2009-06-16 06:58:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KPAO PREL PHUM CG
09KINSHASA556INTERNATIONAL CHINESE MEDIA OUTLETS BROADCAST IN DRC
[...] (SBU) Summary: The government-run Radio Chine Internationale (RCI) and China Central Television (CCTV)are currently broadcasting in Kinshasa via satellite, in support of China's attempt to expand its strategic partnership with the DRC. RCI is planning to broadcast across the DRC's territory i [...]
2009-06-16 06:58:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KPAO PREL PHUM CG
09KINSHASA557FRENCH RADIO FREQUENCY STILL SILENCED IN PROVINCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The DRC Government is still preventing the population of Bunia, Orientale province, from listening to Radio France Internationale's programs. RFI Bunia's frequency was 'silenced' on May 5 (reftel) in retaliation for the French radio station's alleged continued attempts to destab [...]
2009-06-16 07:02:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KPAO PREL PHUM CG
09KINSHASA558 Integration in South Kivu Moving Slowly
[...] (SBU) Summary: Integration in South Kivu continues to be hampered by logistical problems and the FRF's decision not to participate in the process. MONUC is optimistic (perhaps overly) that it can overcome the logistical issues and that lead negotiator Malu Malu will be able to persuade the F [...]
2009-06-16 11:39:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF MASS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA56EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 20: GDRC AND BOSCO
[...] (SBU) At a January 16 press conference in Goma, it was announced that CNDP renegade Bosco Ntaganda had signed a peace agreement with the GDRC. Ntaganda and other high-level CNDP commanders were at the press conference, as well as GDRC and GoR representatives. The press conference was precede [...]
2009-01-20 14:18:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA560GDRC STABILIZES CURRENCY MARKET--BUT RISKS REMAIN
[...] (U) Summary: Following a rapid depreciation of the Congolese Franc (franc congolais or FC, in French) in late 2008/early 2009, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (GDRC) has successfully helped stabilize the FC through a series of interventions in the foreign exchange market. Spe [...]
2009-06-16 12:52:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL CG
09KINSHASA562EASTERN DRC NOTES - JUNE 16
[...] (U) The information contained in this cable consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Anti-LRA operations ------------------- 2. (SBU) Precise information about LRA [...]
2009-06-16 15:44:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA567EASTERN DRC NOTES - JUNE 17
[...] (U) The information contained in this cable consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. North Kivu Security Situation ----------------------------- 2. (SBU) Unknown me [...]
2009-06-17 12:37:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA575RWANDA VISIT ADDS PERSPECTIVE FOR JMG-TF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Rwanda (GoR) sponsored a visit of the Joint Monitoring Group Task Force (JMG-TF) to Rwanda June 4-6 to enhance understanding of the repatriation process for FDLR rebels remaining in the DRC. The 18-member group of DRC-based diplomats (Note: Goma Liaison Offic [...]
2009-06-18 12:16:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA579GDRC ATTENDANCE AT JULY 1-3 AU SUMMIT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-19 11:07:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KSUM PGOV CG
09KINSHASA580DRC RESPONSE: SADC DEMARCHE ON MADAGASCAR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-19 11:08:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SADC CG MA
09KINSHASA589EASTERN DRC NOTES -- JUNE 22
[...] (U) The information contained in this cable consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time Security situation in Haut Uele ------------------------------- 2. (SBU) An NGO s [...]
2009-06-22 16:00:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA590 REACTION IN THE DRC TO CONFIRMATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: The International Criminal Court (ICC) confirmed war crimes and crimes against humanity charges against DRC opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba June 15. The court revised the charges, which stem from acts committed by Bemba's MLC ("Mouvement de Liberation du Congo" in French) t [...]
2009-06-23 13:01:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KJUS CG
09KINSHASA591 ASSESSMENT OF EFFECTIVENESS OF THE UN TO COMBAT SEXUAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Major DRC NGOs acknowledged that the incidence of sexual exploitation and abuse cases has dropped in 2008 compared to 2007. MONUC's Conduct and Discipline Unit (CDU) told us, however, that SEA allegations in 2009 are trending higher. The CDU maintained that there is a pattern [...]
2009-06-23 13:11:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO PHUM CG
09KINSHASA597GOMA: ONE DEAD, EIGHT INJURED, 20 RAPED IN ATTEMPTED PRISON
[...] (SBU) Summary: A group of inmates at Goma's Munzenze prison killed one police officer and injured eight others in an attempted prison break on June 21. Rioting prisoners also raped approximately 20 female inmates. National police (PNC) surrounded the prison after inmates dug escape tunnels t [...]
2009-06-23 18:00:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA6EASTERN DRC NOTES - January 5
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) The CNDP and an unspecified Mai [...]
2009-01-05 09:23:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA602EASTERN DRC NOTES - JUNE 24
[...] (U) The information contained in this cable consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation - Haut Uele ------------------------------ 2. (SBU) On June [...]
2009-06-24 13:34:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA614EASTERN DRC NOTES - JUNE 29
[...] (U) The information contained in this cable consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Anti-LRA Operations ------------------- 2. (SBU) A UPDF liaison to MONUC report [...]
2009-06-29 13:28:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA615 REQUEST FOR INCREASED ENGAGEMENT ON EFFORTS TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Although a strategy to combat sexual violence in the DRC has been created, the GDRC has yet to implement it due to its extremely low level of capacity. The USG helps fund activities to fight sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) in North Kivu, South Kivu, Orientale, Maniema, [...]
2009-06-29 13:50:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KJUS KWMN KOCI AF CG
09KINSHASA616PARECO-HUNDE RELUCTANT TO INTEGRATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The APCLS ("Alliance des Patriotes pour un Congo Libre" in French -- aka PARECO-Hunde) is reluctant to join the North Kivu integration process, ostensibly due to fears that newly FARDC-integrated members will be deployed outside of Hunde areas in North Kivu and leave their commu [...]
2009-06-29 15:22:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS CG
09KINSHASA624 SUMMARY OF ARTICLES RESULTING FROM
[...] (SBU) Summary: Media reaction to June 25 PD section's monthly press roundtable (reftel) on Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) was widespread and largely positive. Highlights follow. End summary. 2. (SBU) Mission's public diplomacy section organizes a monthly Press Roundtable at th [...]
2009-07-01 11:10:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO KWMN OEXC SCUL PREL PGOV
09KINSHASA626 KIVU ARMED GROUPS AND THE INTEGRATION PROCESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: We recently met with representatives of various armed groups in North and South Kivu and MONUC to discuss the current state-of-play within the CNDP, the APCLS (PARECO-Hunde),PARECO-Nande, FRF, and Mai Mai Yakutumba. Intra-CNDP tensions persist with Nkunda loyalists belittling [...]
2009-07-01 14:57:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA628 CHARGE D'AFFAIRES AND DEFENSE COOPERATION CHIEF
[...] (SBU): Summary: Charge d'affaires and director of office of security cooperation (OSC) held separate meetings June 25 with foreign minister's chief of staff and acting director of military operations respectively to urge the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to take quick an [...]
2009-07-01 15:48:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO KWMN OEXC SCUL PREL PGOV
09KINSHASA63EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 21
[...] (SBU) MONUC has confirmed that 1,500-2,000 Rwandan troops entered the DRC at 6:30AM on January 20, moving towards Rumangabo, approximately 30 kilometers north of Goma. The RPF forces will reportedly link up with FARDC and CNDP elements in Rumangabo to carry out joint operations against the FD [...]
2009-01-21 16:41:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA632PRESIDENT PRESIDES OVER NATIONAL DAY FESTIVITIES IN GOMA
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Kabila presided over well-executed and lavish Independence Day ceremonies in Goma on June 30. Charge and Goma emboff attended ceremonies on behalf of the USG. Observers were impressed by a parade of smart-stepping soldiers, well-equipped police, and a wide array of [...]
2009-07-02 16:55:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA633 DEATH OF JEANNOT BEMBA SAOLANA
[...] (SBU) DRC senator and businessman Jeannot Bemba Saolona, father of opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba, died of cardiac arrest in Brussels on July 1. Local media in Kinshasa announced the death of Bemba, a former Minister of Economy during the 2003-2006 transition and ex-head of the DRC chamb [...]
2009-07-06 07:10:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CG
09KINSHASA639 SRSG MEETS WITH SENIOR DIPLOMATS ON EVE OF TRIP
[...] (SBU) Summary: Following are notes on July 5 meeting between Alan Doss with representatives (ambassadors or DCM's) of Belgium, France and the U.S. just prior to his departure for New York to attend the Security Council's July 10 on MONUC. UK rep was unable to attend. Ambassador will meet th [...]
2009-07-06 12:36:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC MARR RW CG
09KINSHASA64DR CONGO QUARTERLY REFUGEE REPORT, DECEMBER 2008
[...] (SBU) Continued attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) have displaced thousands of citizens in the DRC. UNHCR estimates that there are currently over 104,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) in Dungu Territory. In 2008, UNHCR reported that it assisted with the return of over 39,000 [...]
2009-01-21 16:42:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV PREL KPKO CG CF TZ UG ZA UN
09KINSHASA640EASTERN DRC NOTES - JULY 6
[...] (U) The information contained in this cable consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Anti-LRA Operations ------------------- 2. (SBU) The FARDC attacked LRA positio [...]
2009-07-06 14:35:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA643 DRC NOMINATES NORBERT NKULU, CLOSE
[...] (SBU) The head of the DRC's Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Directorate, Banza Ngoy Katume, confirmed July 6 media reports that Norbert Nkulu Mitumba Kilombo is the DRC Ambassador to Rwanda-designate. 2. (SBU) Nkulu, born December 15, 1946, graduated in law from Lo [...]
2009-07-06 16:57:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA644 KABILA'S TAPED STATEMENT TO THE NATION
[...] (U) President Joseph Kabila presided over Congolese Independence day ceremonies in Goma on July 1 (reftel). Kabila did not speak in Goma. Instead, prior to leaving Kinshasa, Kabila taped a speech for nationwide diffusion that was later broadcast via the news media. The speech is at para 3 be [...]
2009-07-06 17:00:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA663EASTERN DRC NOTES - JULY 9
[...] (U) The information contained in this cable consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation - Haut Uele ------------------------------ 2. (SBU) Lord's R [...]
2009-07-10 06:32:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA691 EASTERN DRC NOTES - JULY 16
[...] (U) The information contained in this cable consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation - LRA ------------------------ 2. (SBU) Press reports state [...]
2009-07-16 11:17:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA708EASTERN DRC NOTES - JULY 22
[...] (U) The information contained in this cable consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Congolese Caritas employee killed --------------------------------- 2. (SBU) A [...]
2009-07-22 15:09:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA71EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 22
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Rwandan Soldiers in the DRC --------------------------- 2. (SBU) A MONUC spokesp [...]
2009-01-22 13:41:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA711NGO WORKERS KILLED IN NORTH KIVU
[...] (SBU) Summary: The recent killings of two Congolese NGO workers have put North Kivu civil society and the international community on alert. Men in FARDC uniforms killed a Caritas employee on July 15 in Musezero near Rutshuru. In addition, armed men killed an MSF employee on July 21 in Kiwan [...]
2009-07-23 13:11:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KJUS MOPS CG
09KINSHASA719 KABILA SHAKES UP MAGISTRACY
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Joseph Kabila, in a series of official decrees dated July 15, dismissed and retired over 100 magistrates and judicial officers, including the President of the Supreme Court and the Prosecutor General of the Republic, for corruption and other abuses of office. The dis [...]
2009-07-30 09:22:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA720 DEMARCHED DELIVERED: RESULTS OF
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points July 29 to Banza Ngoy Katumbwe, Head of the International Organizations Directorate at the MFA. Ngoy expressed satisfaction with the improvement in U.S.- Russia relations and promised to convey our message to the Foreign Minister. GARVELINK [...]
2009-07-30 09:25:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL RS CG
09KINSHASA721 EASTERN DRC NOTES - JULY 30
[...] (U) The information contained in this cable consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation - LRA ------------------------ 2. (SBU) During two July 11 L [...]
2009-07-30 11:28:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA723CONGOLESE GOVERNMENT SILENCES RFI
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-30 14:56:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO CF CG
09KINSHASA731 DRC: WRESTLING WITH IMPUNITY AND CORRUPTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: In recent months, the Kabila administration has taken some steps that indicate increased sensitivity to outside perceptions of impunity and corruption in the DRC. These include the public adoption of a FARDC "zero tolerance" policy for human rights abuses, the use of FARDC mil [...]
2009-08-04 13:59:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA734GDRC SPOKESMAN CRITICIZES HUMAN RIGHTS NGO's
[...] (SBU) Summary: Congolese Minister of Communications and Media Affairs Lambert Mende responded to international human rights organizations' criticism of the GDRC at a July 28 press conference in Kinshasa. Specifically, an International Federation of Human Rights Organizations July report warn [...]
2009-08-05 08:11:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KJUS KWMN CG
09KINSHASA73564TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AND
[...] (SBU) Following is interim response regarding GDRC attendance at 64th UN General Assembly. Post will continue to engage MFA in effort to obtain additional attendance information and report same as soon as available: A. Attendance of the Head of State. -- Post has received unofficial not [...]
2009-08-05 12:14:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OTRA OVIP UNGA KSEP CVIS CG
09KINSHASA736EASTERN DRC NOTES - AUGUST 5
[...] (U) The information contained in this cable consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation - LRA ------------------------ 2. (SBU) In an August 4 BBC i [...]
2009-08-05 12:25:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA741 KABILA, KAGAME MEET AUGUST 6 AT BORDER
[...] (SBU) Summary: Presidents Kabila and Kagame met yesterday, August 6, in the adjoining border cities of Goma/Rubavu (ex-Gisenyi). We do not yet have information on the private meetings between the two heads of state; Kabila and his team are still in Goma where they will meet with Secretary Cl [...]
2009-08-07 12:28:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA762 DEMARCHED DELIVERED TO GDRC ON UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points August 13 to Banza Ngoy Katumbwe, Head of the MFA's International Organizations Directorate. Ngoy expressed understanding and appreciation for our promotion of the UNESCO Director-General candidates from Austria, Bulgaria, Ecuador, Lithuania, and Tanzania. [...]
2009-08-18 14:35:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNESCO CG
09KINSHASA769REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED
[...] (U) Post requests Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, the following candidates selected to participate in a U.S.-sponsored training to begin August 31, 2009 in the DRC. Post has no derogatory information on any of these candidates. 2. ( [...]
2009-08-20 14:51:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR MASS PREL PHUM CG
09KINSHASA78EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 23: NKUNDA CAPTURED
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Nkunda Captured --------------- 2. (SBU) Multiple press sources reported that Nk [...]
2009-01-26 07:22:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA782REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED
[...] (U) Post requests Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, the following candidates selected to participate in a U.S.-sponsored training to begin August 31, 2009 in the DRC. Post has no derogatory information on any of these candidates. 2. ( [...]
2009-08-25 09:36:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR MASS PREL PHUM CG
09KINSHASA784 CIVILIAN PROTECTION AGAINST LRA ATTACKS
[...] (U) Responses to reftel-specific questions for the DRC are in paragraph two below. Our response has been cleared by USAID/OFDA and DAO representatives at post. 2. (SBU) --What are the current MONUC and FARDC response capacities in LRA-affected areas? The FARDC has approximately 6,000 s [...]
2009-08-25 13:27:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV PHUM PREL MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA785 DEMARCHE TO AFRICAN STATES ON VIKTOR BOUT
[...] (U) Ambassador Garvelink was received August 25 by Foreign Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba in the context of an appointment the ambassador had requested to discuss a broad range of issues. Also present were diplomatic advisor Clementine Shakembo and Americas director Louis Lokosu Nkulufa. Am [...]
2009-08-25 13:41:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PTER CO RS TH CG
09KINSHASA786 AMBASSADOR DELIVERS TIP REPORT TO FOREIGN
[...] (U) Ambassador Garvelink was received August 25 by Foreign Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba in the context of an appointment the ambassador had requested to discuss a broad range of issues. Also present were diplomatic advisor Clementine Shakembo and Americas director Louis Lokosu Nkulufa. Amb [...]
2009-08-25 13:55:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG CG
09KINSHASA787SECRETARY CLINTON'S VISIT TO DRC: ADVANCING ANTI-CORRUPTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: During her August 11 meeting with President Kabila, Secretary Clinton expressed U.S. willingness to provide technical assistance and expertise to help the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (GDRC) address the country's significant challenges, including promoting Se [...]
2009-08-25 14:01:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCOR PGOV PREL ECON EAID CG
09KINSHASA808ADVANCING THE SECRETARY'S INITIATIVE FOR DRC VIA US
[...] (SBU) The Secretary's August 10/11 visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) resulted in several new areas for cooperation and assistance. Building on the Secretary's offer to President Kabila of U.S. technical assistance and expertise, post has launched a strategy for the five themes d [...]
2009-08-31 12:21:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCOR PGOV PREF ECON EAGR EAID KJUS EINV MASS
09KINSHASA81LRA OPERATION LIGHTNING THUNDER - THE VIEW FROM
[...] (SBU) Summary: This cable provides an overview of information with respect to issues surrounding Operation Lightning Thunder against the LRA, since military action began in December 2008. It highlights LRA atrocities committed against the civilian population following and preceding the operat [...]
2009-01-26 11:09:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA813REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED
[...] (U) Post requests Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, the following candidates selected to participate in a U.S.-sponsored training to begin September 14, 2009 in the DRC. Post has no derogatory information on any of these candidates. 2 [...]
2009-09-03 08:43:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR MASS PREL PHUM CG
09KINSHASA822 Developing a matrix for follow-up actions to
[...] Background: A number of possible areas for U.S.-DRC cooperation were discussed during Secretary Clinton's meetings with President Kabila and Prime Minister Muzito (reftels). Embassy has developed a matrix below, at para. 2., as the basis for implementing actions discussed during the Secretar [...]
2009-09-09 08:52:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCOR PGOV PREF ECON EAGR EAID KJUS EINV
09KINSHASA842 Scopes of work for follow-up actions to the
[...] See guidance request at para. 3. 2. Ref A provides a matrix for follow-up actions to the Secretary's August 10-11 visit to Kinshasa and Goma. Additional information on the overall themes and strategy for each action item can be found in Refs B and C. This cable (para. 4) provides, as ind [...]
2009-09-18 09:39:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCOR PGOV PREF ECON EAGR EAID KJUS EINV
09KINSHASA845UNGA 64: USG GOALS AND OBJECTIVES TRANSMITTED TO
[...] (SBU) Polcouns met with Banza Ngoy Katumwe, head of the MFA's International Organizations Directorate, to present USG goals and objectives for the upcoming UNGA session, as outlined in reftel. Ngoy appreciated USG efforts in the UN framework on peacekeeping and conflict management, and gender [...]
2009-09-18 14:13:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA PGOV CG
09KINSHASA85EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 27
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Joint Plan Briefing ------------------- 2. (SBU) MONUC reported that GDRC repres [...]
2009-01-27 12:40:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA852 EASTERN DRC NOTES - SEPTEMBER 21: IDP CAMPS
[...] (U) The information contained in this report consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained herein be confirmed at this time. IDP Camps Almost Empty ---------------------- 2. (SBU) UNHCR reported that most [...]
2009-09-21 15:10:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM KPKO CG
09KINSHASA857 S/P'S ROSS, COHEN AND PATEL MEET WITH CONGOLESE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The visit of Senior Advisor for Innovation, Alec Ross, to Kinshasa and Goma September 9-12, accompanied by Policy Planning staff Jared Cohen and Mira Patel, was an opportunity to advance progress on the new U.S. - DRC partnership following Secretary Clinton's August 10-11 visit [...]
2009-09-22 12:15:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM PREL PGOV CG
09KINSHASA858DEPUTY JUSTICE MINISTER DISCUSSES
[...] (SBU) Michael Hershman, American co-founder of Transparency International, visited Kinshasa September 14-16. This cable is a summary of Hershman's meeting with Justice Vice-Minister Collins Musonda Lalusambo. Hershman's meeting with President Joseph Kabila is at reftel. His meeting Genera [...]
2009-09-22 14:02:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID EINV CG
09KINSHASA860PM MUZITO ASKS FOR ASSISTANCE IN AGRICULTURAL
[...] (SBU) Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito called in the Ambassador on September 23 to discuss next steps in following up on the Secretary's August 10-11 visit to the DRC (see reftels). Muzito pleaded for USG assistance for the GDRC's administrative functions -- customs, banking, finance, public ac [...]
2009-09-23 10:38:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID EAGR EINV CG
09KINSHASA873 PROLIFERATION OF MAI MAI GROUPS
[...] (SBU) During a recent visit to Goma, AU Special Envoy Benjamin Mkapa and his aide, General Sumbeiywo, received complaints from various North and South Kivu Mai Mai (local militias) groups about non-implementation of the March 23 agreements. Citing GDRC inaction, especiall since the August mee [...]
2009-09-24 17:21:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM KPKO CG
09KINSHASA89EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 28
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Joint FARDC/RDF Operation ------------------------- 2. (SBU) MONUC announced on [...]
2009-01-28 16:01:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA896 DDRRR, the FDLR, and Kimia II
[...] (SBU) Summary: Goma PolOff recently met with DDRRR officials, who presented a snapshot of their efforts in the Kivus. Many ex-CNDP units, "integrated" into the FARDC, continue to use child soldiers, according to DDRRR interlocutors. FARDC cooperation with DDRRR over the last month has impro [...]
2009-09-30 15:46:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PREF PGOV PREL PHUM CG
09KINSHASA907 DEATH OF ECONOMY AND TRADE MINISTER FUTA
[...] (U) Minister of Economy and Trade Andre Philippe Futa died in Paris October 1, 2009 from an apparent heart attack. Futa had stopped in Paris on route back to Kinshasa after representing President Kabila at the Africa-South America Summit hosted by Venezuela. No foul play has been reported, t [...]
2009-10-02 11:11:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PGOV PREL CG
09KINSHASA908S/P'S ROSS, COHEN AND PATEL MEET WITH CONGOLESE
[...] (U) Introductory note: S/P staffers Alec Ross, Jared Cohen and Mira Patel visited Kinshasa and Goma September 9-12. Reftel is an account of the Kinshasa portion of their trip. This message refers their meetings in Goma. End introductory note. Courtesy Call with Vice Governor of North Kiv [...]
2009-10-05 12:41:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM PREL PGOV CG
09KINSHASA92EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 29
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Joint FARDC/RDF Operation ------------------------- 2. (SBU) MONUC reported that [...]
2009-01-29 14:33:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA94EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 30
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. LRA Issues ---------- 2. (SBU) MONUC reported that on January 27, LRA rebels kil [...]
2009-01-30 08:46:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA945 PRESIDENT'S CHIEF OF STAFF TELLS CHARGE ALL
[...] (SBU) Charge d'Affaires met October 8 with Adolphe Lumanu Mulenda, President Joseph Kabila's chief of staff, to review a number of issues. Also present were econ counselor and Mulenda's private secretary. Charge raised the issue of the "list of five" senior military officials suspected of se [...]
2009-10-15 17:01:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MASS MARR PHUM KWMN CG
09KINSHASA949 TIN INDUSTRY SEEKS USG SUPPORT FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: The global tin association ITRI is actively working to seek support, both in the DRC and with international donors, for its Tin Supply Chain Initiative aimed at enhancing due diligence in the minerals trade in eastern DRC. The initiative comes in response to continuing pressur [...]
2009-10-19 11:12:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EMIN ETRD PGOV PREL PHUM CG
09KINSHASA95DRC: UN FIELD COVERAGE OF HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) in the DRC has 18 field offices and four mobile teams in addition to the headquarters office in Kinshasa. The UNJHRO is one of the largest and most effective human rights organizations operating in the country. Recent UNJHR [...]
2009-01-30 12:40:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KPKO CG
09KINSHASA959 Human Rights Watch criticizes Kimia II
[...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Human Rights Watch (HRW) researchers told Charge d'affaires that the impact of Kimia II on the civilian population is more brutal than MONUC reports indicate. HRW proposes a re-evaluation of Kimia II with pressure on both the GDRC and international community. Two of t [...]
2009-10-21 13:04:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL PREF MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA961 DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ENCOURAGING CENTRAL
[...] Econcouns delivered ref A points on October 15 jointly to the Ministry of Finance's Chief of Staff, Georges Wembi Loambi, and the Ministry of Budget's Deputy Chief of Staff, Onesime Kukatula. Neither GDRC official was aware of the restrictions contained in the FY 2009 Appropriations Act concer [...]
2009-10-21 14:43:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN PREL CG
09KINSHASA968 Tsvangirai Seeks More Active SADC Involvement in
[...] (SBU) Following Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan's Tsvangirai's October 22 meeting with DRC President Joseph Kabila, Seraphin Ngwej, Ambassador-at-large in the presidency, said that Tsvangirai had briefed the DRC President on the current situation in Zimbabwe, including his decision to freeze r [...]
2009-10-26 17:29:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM CG ZI
09KINSHASA976 GDRC EFFORTS TO ORGANIZE THE ARMED FORCES
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 1, a draft Law to Organize the Armed Forces, a critical component of national institutional reform, was introduced in the National Assembly. Parliamentarians invited Defense Minister Charles Mwando Nsimba to explain the reform plan on October 6. While the Kabila adm [...]
2009-10-28 14:31:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS MASS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA98EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 2
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) During a February 1 press conference, President Kabil [...]
2009-02-02 12:28:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA980 MEDIA MINISTER MEETS WITH RFI REPS TO DISCUSS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Following the July 26 shutdown of Radio France International's (RFI) signal throughout the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as a result of controversial reports by an RFI journalist (see refs a and b),French diplomats and representatives of RFI have met with GDRC officia [...]
2009-11-02 06:53:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KPAO PREL PHUM CG
09KINSHASA987BUILDING SUPPORT FOR POTENTIAL USG SECURITY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-03 16:11:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL KPAO CG
09KINSHASA988 Demarche Delivered to the DRC on Goldstone
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-03 16:40:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER KPAL CG IS
09KINSHASA989 Demarche Delivered to the DRC on Goldstone
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-03 16:49:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER KPAL CG IS
09KINSHASA994 PARTERNING FOR GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY: DRC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Economic Counselor and Head of USAID's Office of Economic Growth and Livelihoods delivered (Ref A) letter and proposal to Minister of Agriculture Norbert Basengezi Katitima on October 19, highlighting the USG commitment and approach to combating global hunger and promoting food s [...]
2009-11-04 14:29:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD ECON PGOV PREL CG
09KINSHASA995DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO DRC ON 64TH UN GENERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-04 14:56:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UN
09KINSHASA997CONTESTED TRIBAL CHIEF SUCCESSION LEADS TO ETHNIC
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The killings last week of 47 policemen in Equateur Province stemmed from an intra-tribal argument between competing clans' candidates for tribal chieftain. Since then, some 16,000 refugees who fear continued ethnic violence or reprisals by the national police have fled into Congo- [...]
2009-11-05 16:36:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL CG
09KOLKATA101MAOISTS ATTACK ORISSA MINE ON EVE OF INDIAN NATIONAL
[...] (SBU) On April 12, several days before polling began in the eastern India state of Orissa for both the parliamentary and state assembly elections, approximately 200 left-wing extremists, known as Maoists or Naxalites, mounted an armed attack on the public sector enterprise National Aluminum Com [...]
2009-04-17 10:23:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV EMIN IN
09KOLKATA105BHARAT BALLOT 2009: UPA DISCORD AND ANTI-INCUMBENCY FAVOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Since the mineral-rich tribal state of Jharkhand was carved out of the eastern Indian state of Bihar in 2000, it has been plagued by a string of poorly performing governments and political instability. Discord within the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and underlying anti-inc [...]
2009-04-22 07:14:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EMIN IN
09KOLKATA106VILLAGERS AND MAOISTS DETAIN TRAIN IN JHARKHAND ON EVE OF
[...] (SBU) On April 22, on the eve of the second phase of India's parliamentary polls, approximately 200 villagers and Maoists took control of the 627 UP Barkakana-Dihari-Mughalsarai train for four hours in the Latehar district in Jharkhand. None of the 300 passengers were injured or killed during [...]
2009-04-24 12:29:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV IN
09KOLKATA127BHARAT BALLOT 09: SIKKIM DEMOCRATIC FRONT LIKELY TO RETURN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) appears likely to continue its 15 year rule of the small mountainous Northeast Indian state strategically wedged in between Nepal, China (Tibet) and Bhutan. While it may not match the 2004 absolute sweep, it appears that it will retain its one L [...]
2009-05-15 11:02:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ENRG ELTN EFIN EAIR IN NP BT CH
09KOLKATA130GORKHAS SUPPORT BJP TO FURTHER GORKHALAND STATEHOOD
[...] (SBU) Summary: Voters in the West Bengal Darjeeling constituency elected the state's only Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) successful candidate to parliament as part of their ongoing movement for the creation of a new "Gorkhaland" state within the Indian Union. The political organization Gorkha [...]
2009-05-19 11:35:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ASEC IN
09KOLKATA132REGIONAL PARTIES, NOT CONGRESS, EMERGE AS WINNERS IN EASTERN
[...] (SBU) Voters in Eastern India primarily supported regional parties that were outside the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) that has returned to power. This trend has resulted in a divergence between the party and coalition in power at the national and state levels. Amongst the Ea [...]
2009-05-22 04:46:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON IN
09KOLKATA134CYCLONE HITS WEST BENGAL - NO AMCIT CASUALTIES, NO REQUEST
[...] (SBU) On May 25, a Category 2 tropical cyclone named "Aila" hit the Eastern India state of West Bengal. Damage was concentrated in South and North 24 Paraganas, especially the low lying delta region of the Sunderbans. West Bengal government officials told post that approximately 40 people die [...]
2009-05-26 12:16:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID SENV IN
09KOLKATA143ABUNDANT COAL AND HYDRO-ELECTRIC POTENTIAL IN EASTERN INDIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Eastern India offers immense potential for the development of the power sector due to abundant coal deposits and large hydro-electric potential. Public and private sector firms are focused primarily on increasing coal-based thermal power generation, despite the sensitivities an [...]
2009-05-29 11:41:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EMIN ELTN IN BT
09KOLKATA144WEST BENGAL'S "LEFT" - OUT IN THE COLD
[...] (SBU) The Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPI-M) dominated Left Front in West Bengal is currently examining the reasons for the disastrous parliamentary election results, which saw its seat tally reduced from 35 to 15, the lowest since its came to power in 1977. Party members are divided, [...]
2009-05-29 11:44:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL IN
09KOLKATA153FRESH AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK IN WEST BENGAL
[...] (SBU) On May 27, the GOI's central Ministry of Agriculture confirmed a new outbreak of avian influenza among poultry at Hemtabad in the North Dinajpur district of West Bengal. Hemtabad is located about 490 KM north of Kolkata and 20 KM from the border with Bangladesh. Contacts in West Bengal' [...]
2009-06-08 04:44:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR SENV CASC PGOV AMED KFLU IN BD
09KOLKATA162MAOIST GROUPS STEP UP VIOLENCE IN EASTERN INDIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past two weeks, there have been daily attacks on police and political party leaders in the Western part of West Bengal, primarily in and around the town of Lalgarh. Leaders of these attacks appear to be members of the Communist Party of India - Maoist (hereinafter ref [...]
2009-06-18 12:11:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV IN
09KOLKATA164THE BATTLE FOR BENGAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: West Bengal's Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) dominated Left Front is still reeling from its poor performance in the Lok Sabha polls (see Reftels). The perfect storm of issues appears to have worked against the Left Front. Some CPI-M leaders believe the party lost sup [...]
2009-06-19 10:38:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PTER PSEC IN
09KOLKATA167WEST BENGAL: POLICE WIN FIRST ROUND AGAINST MAOISTS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-24 03:41:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV CASC IN
09KOLKATA18FIRST CONFIRMED AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK IN SIKKIM
[...] (U) On January 19, the Indian Ministry of Agriculture confirmed the presence of the H5N1 virus in poultry in Ravongla Municipality in South Sikkim district in the northeastern state of Sikkim. The epicenter is located approximately 40 km north of the last reported AI outbreak in India in Darje [...]
2009-01-23 10:59:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR SENV CASC PGOV AMED KFLU IN NP CH
09KOLKATA189ORISSA'S BJD PARTY PROMOTES STATE INTERESTS AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: CG travelled to Orissa in June to congratulate Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Biju Janata Dal's (BJD)'s best electoral performance since the party was formed in 1997. The impressive performance of the regional party in the 2009 parliamentary and state elections validated the p [...]
2009-07-10 06:50:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON IN
09KOLKATA19A POLITICAL CRISIS IN JHARKHAND AS PRELUDE TO THE NATIONAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 19, the Government of India's (GoI) Cabinet recommended President's rule and the suspension of the state assembly in the eastern state of Jharkhand after state legislators could not agree on a consensus candidate for Chief Minister. A state-level political battle for [...]
2009-01-23 11:13:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV IN
09KOLKATA194POLICE IN WEST BENGAL ASSERT PRESENCE IN ALLEGED MAOIST
[...] (SBU) Summary: Joint operations by state and central police have brought more areas under control in and around West Bengal's rural Lalgarh without any significant opposition from the armed groups of the Communist Party of India - Maoist (hereinafter referred to as Maoists, also known as Naxal [...]
2009-07-16 05:39:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ASEC CASC IN
09KOLKATA215GORKHAS PURSUE POLITICAL STRATEGY TO FURTHER STATEHOOD
[...] (SBU) Summary: For the past two years, the new political party Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha (GJMM) has increased its efforts to carve out a new Indian state - Gorkhaland - from the existing state of West Bengal. Like other political parties in West Bengal, GJMM uses force and intimidation but it i [...]
2009-08-03 11:20:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ASEC CASC IN
09KOLKATA22ASSAM ELECTORAL PRIMER - ETHNICITY, ALLIANCES AND TERRORISM
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ethnicity and migration in the northeastern state of Assam will continue to be a key issue in the state during the upcoming national elections. The Congress Party is confident of maintaining its current number of parliamentary seats in the state contingent; however, the relative [...]
2009-01-28 09:47:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER SOCI PREL PGOV IN BG
09KOLKATA237WEST BENGAL: JASWANT SINGH'S EXPULSION WEAKENS GJMM'S
[...] (SBU) The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) recent expulsion of Darjeeling's parliamentary representative Jaswant Singh (Reftel A),who supports political party Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha's (GJMM) efforts to create a new Gorkhaland state, is a temporary setback for GJMM who is now reassessing its rel [...]
2009-08-21 12:41:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ASEC CASC IN
09KOLKATA255CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABLE KOLKATA LOOKS TO INDIAN AND US
[...] (U) Summary: The eastern Indian city of Kolkata is one of the world's most vulnerable cities due to coastal flooding and the effects of climate change. While the West Bengal state government has set up a state-level Climate Committee and secretariat to formulate and implement adaptation strate [...]
2009-09-17 11:38:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG ECON IN
09KOLKATA256ONE YEAR LATER, KANDHAMAL RESIDENTS REBUILD DIVIDED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-17 11:41:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KIRF IN
09KOLKATA257LEFT'S ROUT IN NORTH BENGAL - ONE MORE NAIL IN ITS WEST
[...] (SBU) The shaken Left Front in West Bengal was dealt another setback in the September 13 Siliguri municipal elections. The All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) and Congress Party alliance won 30 of the 47 wards (it previously represented 9) to break the Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPI-M [...]
2009-09-18 08:59:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL IN
09KOLKATA267LAND POLITICS CONTINUE IN WEST BENGAL; BUSINESSES NOW
[...] (SBU) Summary: Recent statements from business leaders and politicians reinforced the idea that land acquisition will continue to be a political obstacle for businesses in West Bengal. Business leaders have recently begun acknowledging the importance of working with both the government and the [...]
2009-10-06 11:05:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON IN
09KOLKATA276TRINAMOOL'S MAMATA BANERJEE: FROM OPPOSITIONAL STREET
[...] (SBU) Summary: Since the May 2009 parliamentary elections elevated West Bengal's regional party, All India Trinamool Congress, from obscurity to the second largest constituent party in the United Progressive Alliance, its leader, Mamata Banerjee, has conscientiously sought to re-brand herself a [...]
2009-10-20 06:11:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON IN
09KOLKATA278COAL INDIA SEEKS GREATER COMMERCIAL TIES WITH U.S. FIRMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Coal India, one of India's largest state owned enterprises and also one of the world's largest coal mining companies, is cash rich and expansion hungry. The Chairman of Coal India is driven by the fundamental belief that coal, which is the source for 65% of India's energy produc [...]
2009-10-22 04:42:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN SENV INV ENRG BEXP IN
09KOLKATA279DEVELOPING AND GOVERNING BIHAR: FORGING A WINNING COALITION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Bihar's Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has made visible strides in developing and governing India's third largest state, and also one of its poorest, since forming the Bihar government in 2005. The national parliamentary elections in May 2009 confirmed the inroads his regional par [...]
2009-10-22 04:50:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EAID EINV IN
09KOLKATA28NEW AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK CONFIRMED IN WEST BENGAL
[...] (U) On January 30, the Indian Ministry of Agriculture confirmed the presence of the H5N1 virus in West Bengal's Coochbehar district. The two avian influenza (AI) epicenters are in the villages of Nagar Bhagni and Uttar Dangkoba, in two non-contiguous administrative blocks of the district. The [...]
2009-02-06 05:13:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR SENV CASC PGOV AMED KFLU IN BD
09KOLKATA282ELECTION AND SECURITY CONCERNS PROMPT INDIA TO POSTPONE
[...] (SBU) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has postponed the National Games, India's premier amateur sporting event, that were to be held November 21 to December 5 in the eastern state of Jharkhand. According to the Jharkhand home secretary, the civil servant responsible for law and order, the [...]
2009-10-23 10:02:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ASEC SCUL IN
09KOLKATA287MAOISTS/NAXALS DETAIN AND RELEASE TRAIN IN WEST BENGAL
[...] (SBU) On October 27 a group of armed and unarmed Maoist/Naxal supporters (press has reported 300) halted an express Bhubaneswar - New Delhi train in Jhargram, West Bengal to protest the deployment of central security forces in anti-Maoist operations and call for the release of one of their lead [...]
2009-10-28 09:20:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ASEC IN
09KOLKATA291U.S. RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANY LIGHTS INDIA'S VILLAGE OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Since 2007 Husk Power Systems (HPS) has lit remote, un-electrified villages in Bihar, one of the poorest states in India. HPS uses widely-available rice husk to generate and sell electricity to rural villagers, who would otherwise be without power. A privately-held U.S. renewab [...]
2009-10-30 04:15:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG SENV EAGR EINV KGHG IN
09KOLKATA3NEW CONFIRMED AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAKS IN WEST BENGAL
[...] (U) On January 2 the Indian Ministry of Agriculture confirmed the presence of H5N1 virus in poultry in two non-contiguous administrative blocks of Darjeeling, a district in northern West Bengal. Avian influenza (AI) was confirmed in Matigara in southern Darjeeling and Tukdah in the northern pa [...]
2009-01-07 09:38:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR SENV CASC PGOV AMED KFLU IN BG
09KOLKATA305WEST BENGAL RE-ESTABLISHES GOVERNMENT PRESENCE IN MAOIST
[...] (SBU) Summary: Since June 2009 state and central police have operated in West Bengal's three Maoist/Naxal insurgency-affected districts to re-assert government presence, eliminate anti-government armed resistance and win local tribal support. While police have re-established a limited governmen [...]
2009-11-17 04:39:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ASEC CASC IN
09KOLKATA307MAOISTS TARGET AND DERAIL PASSENGER TRAIN BEFORE JHARKHAND
[...] (SBU) On November 19 alleged Maoists (also known as Naxals) detonated an explosive device targeting the Tatanagar-Bilaspur passenger train between Manoharpur and Poseita in the Maoist-affected state of Jharkhand. The blast occurred at 9:45 pm approximately 120 km southwest of Jamshedpur, Jhark [...]
2009-11-20 11:00:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ASEC CASC PTER IN
09KOLKATA308KOLKATA'S VARIABLE ENERGY CYCLOTRON CENTER SEEKS ACCELERATED
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Variable Energy Cyclotron Center (VECC) in Kolkata, a premier institute of the Government of India's Department of Atomic Energy, commissioned India's first superconducting cyclotron in May 2009. In a September 16 meeting with PolOFF, VECC's Director, Dr. Rakesh K. Bh [...]
2009-11-20 11:06:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTPHY TRGY TSPL CVIS ECON IN
09KOLKATA317OPPOSITION CONTINUES WINNING STREAK IN WEST BENGAL
[...] (U) In West Bengal, the Opposition and independent parties won nine of the ten state assembly seats in the November 7 by-elections to the state assembly. They retained all seven previously held seats and snatched two from the ruling Left Front coalition. Trinamool, the leading opposition part [...]
2009-11-27 10:48:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL IN
09KOLKATA322MAJORITY OF INDIA'S NON-ELECTRIFIED VILLAGES IN EASTERN
[...] (U) More than a quarter of India's villages remain without electricity and sixty percent of these are in the five eastern states of Assam, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. In 2005 the GoI launched an improved rural electrification program, but progress continues to be hampered by secu [...]
2009-12-02 11:59:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG SENV EAGR EINV KGHG IN
09KOLKATA328JHARKHAND STATE ELECTIONS EXPECTED TO YIELD YET ANOTHER
[...] (SBU) Summary: Five-phase state assembly elections began in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand on November 25 and will conclude on December 18. Results will be announced on December 23. Jharkhand has been without an elected government since January as no party had been able to form a gove [...]
2009-12-11 10:15:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ASEC CASC IN
09KOLKATA334INDIA-BANGLADESH COUNTERTERRORISM COOPERATION HITS NORTHEAST
[...] (SBU) Summary: India's recent arrests of United Liberation Front of Assam's (ULFA) chairman and senior leadership is a setback for the northeastern state's most prominent insurgent group. While Bangladesh has officially denied facilitating the arrests, its cooperation with India appears to b [...]
2009-12-22 11:03:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PINS PGOV CASC IN BG
09KOLKATA336JHARKHAND STATE ELECTIONS: NO OUTRIGHT WINNER, CONGRESS' UPA
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 23 the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand announced the results for its recent state assembly elections. No single party or pre-poll alliance won an outright majority, although the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is the largest caucus. A majority of vo [...]
2009-12-24 06:55:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ASEC CASC IN
09KOLKATA337JHARKHAND: JMM'S SHIBU SOREN TO BE CHIEF MINISTER WITH BJP
[...] (U) Summary: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) supremo and parliamentarian Shibu Soren will become Chief Minister of the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand on December 30, heading a five-party National Democratic Alliance (NDA) coalition. Even though a Congress alliance garnered the highest number [...]
2009-12-29 14:44:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER IN
09KOLKATA34PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS FEELS THE HEAT FROM SATYAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: Two partners from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) remain in judicial custody in connection to admissions of large scale fraud by the chairman and founder of Satyam Computers Limited (Reftel). PWC leadership contends that the charges are politically motivated and that there is no ev [...]
2009-02-10 08:58:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD IN
09KOLKATA43AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK CONFIRMED IN WEST BENGAL'S SOUTH
[...] (SBU) On February 17, the Principal Secretary of West Bengal's Animal Resources Development (ARD) Department confirmed the presence of avian influenza (AI) H5N1 virus in backyard poultry of Barmahar village in South Dinajpur district. The latest epicenter is located approximately 300 km north [...]
2009-02-20 04:50:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR SENV CASC PGOV AMED KFLU IN BD
09KOLKATA55NEW AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK IN WEST BENGAL - A CROSS BORDER
[...] (U) On February 24, the GOI reported a second outbreak of the avian influenza (AI) virus H5N1 in backyard poultry in West Bengal's Darjeeling district, this time in the forest village of Punding (See Reftel). The village is about 630 km north of Kolkata and the district physically borders the [...]
2009-03-05 09:15:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR SENV CASC PGOV AMED KFLU IN BG
09KOLKATA62COAL INDIA: GROWTH THROUGH LEADERSHIP, TECHNOLOGY,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Led by a dynamic chairman, Coal India Limited (CIL),the world's largest coal producing company, is focused on growing its operations through more efficient mining operations, greater utilization of outsourcing and initiating overseas acquisitions. CIL has recognized the importa [...]
2009-03-09 13:05:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN EINV ENRG BEXP SOCI IN
09KOLKATA67BHARAT BALLOT 2009: BJP IS DUMPED BY ORISSA ALLY
[...] (U) Summary: On March 7, the 11-year-old National Democratic Alliance (NDA) coalition, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),collapsed in Orissa when the regional party, Biju Janata Dal (BJD),withdrew from the coalition. On March 11, Orissa's Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik (BJD) won a trus [...]
2009-03-13 08:51:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV IN
09KOLKATA7WEST BENGAL AFTER THE NANO: INVESTMENT CLIMATE IS BLEAK
[...] (SBU) Summary: Three months after Tata withdrew its Nano project from West Bengal in the face of violent opposition against land acquisition, the investment climate in West Bengal is bleak. The Government of West Bengal (GOWB) has not developed a strategy to repair the state's damaged image an [...]
2009-01-09 10:02:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND PGOV IN
09KOLKATA75BHARAT BALLOT 09: A CRACK IN THE LEFT FRONT'S WEST BENGAL
[...] (SBU) Summary. As the fourth most-populous state in the Indian Union, the seat of one of India's four great metropolises and the bastion of the Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPI-M),West Bengal politics has always had national significance. More important than the national electoral iss [...]
2009-03-19 12:37:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR IN
09KOLKATA78BHARAT BALLOT 09: A CRACK IN THE LEFT FRONT'S WEST BENGAL
[...] (SBU) Summary. As the fourth most-populous state in the Indian Union, the seat of one of India's four great metropolises and the bastion of the Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPI-M),West Bengal politics has always had national significance. More important than the national electoral iss [...]
2009-03-20 13:06:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR IN
09KOLKATA79WOMEN IN INDIA: MAMATA BANERJEE - WEST BENGAL FIGHTER AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Firebrand communist-baiter Mamata Banerjee leads West Bengal's principal opposition party, the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) that has aligned with Congress to challenge the Left Front's 32-year rule in the state. An astute politician - six term parliamentarian - with an e [...]
2009-03-20 13:39:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KWMN IN
09KOLKATA88ULFA SUSPECTED IN MARCH 31 TERRORIST ATTACK KILLING ONE
[...] (SBU) On March 31, an improvised explosive devise (IED) exploded in Jyotikuchi locality in Guwahati, the capital of the Northeastern Indian state of Assam. The IED killed one person and injured 13. There were no American casualties. According to police contacts, the motorcycle borne IED was [...]
2009-04-01 11:38:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV IN
09KOLKATA90PAYING FOR SEX IN THE "CITY OF JOY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kolkata's red-light district, one of the largest in Asia, provides a real-life case study of the intersection of the policy debates on the legalization of prostitution, trafficking in persons, and human health. Working in a nebulous legal environment where sex workers, but not t [...]
2009-04-03 11:07:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI KTIP KWMN KHIV IN
09KOLKATA96ULFA SUSPECTED IN ASSAM TERRORIST ATTACKS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On April 6, nine people died and more than 30 were wounded in a series of six terrorist attacks in different parts of Assam, including the capital Guwahati. Police suspect that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA),which celebrates its foundation day on April 7, conducted [...]
2009-04-07 13:45:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV PK IN
09KOLKATA97BHARAT BALLOT 09: CASTE, GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT TO
[...] (SBU) Summary. Politics in Bihar is dominated by regional parties pushing their caste interests. Bihar's Chief Minister (CM) Nitish Kumar heads the Janata Dal-United (JDU) party, presently a member of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA),and is winning over Bihar's poorest and lowest caste [...]
2009-04-08 12:11:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV IN
09KOLONIA102SURVEY OF MARITIME SURVEILLANCE AND FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT
[...] (U) Summary. The upcoming sub-committee meetings of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC),scheduled for September and October, will address unresolved issues of maritime surveillance and enforcement of the Convention area. However, the FSM suffers from ineffective ma [...]
2009-07-17 04:15:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIS ECON EAID PREL AORC FM
09KOLONIA108US COAST GUARD COMMANDANT VISITS POHNPEI, STRESSES FISHERIES
[...] (SBU) Summary. U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen visited the island of Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM),from July 19 to July 21. Admiral Allen met with FSM President Emanuel Mori and members of his cabinet, members of the FSM Congress, and Australian and Micronesian personn [...]
2009-07-25 01:27:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIS PGOV PREL FM
09KOLONIA113ADDITIONAL EMBASSY KOLONIA REQUEST FOR FY09 JIATF WEST
[...] (SBU) PURSUANT TO REF E-MAIL, THIS MESSAGE RESPONDS TO A REQUEST TO ASK FOR U.S. DOD OPERATIONAL SUPPORT UNDER SECTION 1004, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1991 AS AMENDED, FOR FY 2009 JIATF WEST TRAINING SUPPORT TO THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA (FSM) POLICE AND THE MICRONESIA TRANS [...]
2009-08-06 11:08:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID SNAR MASS PGOV PREL FM
09KOLONIA114EMBASSY KOLONIA REQUEST FOR FY09 JIATF WEST SUPPORT
[...] (SBU) PURSUANT TO REF E-MAIL, THIS IS A REQUEST FOR U.S. DOD OPERATIONAL SUPPORT UNDER SECTION 1004, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1991 AS AMENDED, FOR FY 2009 JIATF WEST SUPPORT TO THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA (FSM) POLICE. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND IN APRIL 2009, JIATF WEST CONDUC [...]
2009-08-06 11:09:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID MASS PGOV PREL FM
09KOLONIA116EMBASSY CONTRACT GUARD MURDERED WHILE OFF-DUTY
[...] (U) At about two in the morning on August 8, a member of Embassy Kolonia's local guard force was killed. Initial reports remain unconfirmed, but it appears that Embassy Guard Isel Phillip, from Chuuk, was departing a bar when he was attacked by a group of men, believed to be Pohnpeian. Secur [...]
2009-08-10 06:58:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC SOCI PGOV FM
09KOLONIA118AUSTRALIA SEEKING COORDINATION IN THE FSM ON ITS PACIFIC
[...] (U) This message contains an Action Request, please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) On August 7, Australian Ambassador Susan Cox met with Ambassador Hughes to discuss a planned visit by senior Australian assistance officials to the FSM. Cox stated the visit's focus would be on Australia's Paci [...]
2009-08-19 00:50:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID FM AS
09KOLONIA12COMPLAINTS OVER COMPACT ADMINISTRATION HEARD AT OPENING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Senators Halbert and Urusemal criticized the administration of the Compact during the recent opening of the FSM Congressional session. Post believes the remarks reflect frustration with the lack of progress on infrastructure projects and not increased anti-American sentiment. EN [...]
2009-01-27 06:16:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID FM
09KOLONIA128BURIAL AND MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR SGT YOUVERT LONEY
[...] (U) On September 5, FSM citizen and U.S. Army Sergeant (Sgt) Youvert Loney , a 28-year-old soldier assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, died of wounds suffered after an attack by enemy forces in Abad, Afghanistan. Sgt Loney's sp [...]
2009-09-22 06:30:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PGOV FM
09KOLONIA130FSM ATTEMPTING TO ESTABLISH NATIONAL ENERGY PLAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The FSM National Government, through the offices of Research and Development, submitted a national Draft Energy Policy to each state on July 21. By Mid-September a number of the agencies and personnel responsible for implementation still had not seen the draft plan. Although [...]
2009-10-06 04:44:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG PGOV FM
09KOLONIA137YAP STATE ATTEMPTS AT IMPLEMENTING ENERGY PLAN AHEAD OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Yap State Legislators are hoping that the FSM National Government can provide a unified front to obtain international funding to meet the FSM's energy needs. Current funding from donor nations is greatly appreciated, but the project implementation process remains difficult. E [...]
2009-10-30 01:06:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON PGOV PREL FM
09KOLONIA138ELECTION OBSERVATION MISSION SUBMITS ITS REPORT ON MARCH
[...] (U) Summary: DRL Senior Advisor Chris Camponovo and Gerard Finin from the East West Center recently traveled to the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) to present the Final Report of the Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership's (APDP) March election observation mission to a range of Chuuk state a [...]
2009-11-05 02:31:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID FM
09KOLONIA140POHNPEI STATE CONCLUDES ITS CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
[...] (U) Summary. Pohnpei State concluded its Second Constitutional Convention after ninety days of deliberations. Delegates considered fourteen proposed amendments to the state's twenty-five-year old constitution and approved ten. Voters must approve the proposals in a subsequent referendum in ord [...]
2009-11-06 05:43:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL FM
09KOLONIA142IPR ISSUES IGNORED BY FSM GOVERNMENT; POPULATION DOESN'T
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The only movie theater in the FSM may close its doors because it cannot compete against readily available pirated DVDs. Pohnpei State and the National Attorney General Offices concede that pirated DVDs are easy to obtain, but neither plans to take any action to limit their dis [...]
2009-11-13 08:46:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PGOV FM
09KOLONIA145POST RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-23 03:21:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG FM
09KOLONIA157WASTE MANAGEMENT A GROWING CONCERN IN POHNPEI; WAY FORWARD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pohnpei's Environmental Protection Agency is focusing on litter, pollution and waste management and how to implement an April 2006 law on those issues. The two largest environmental NGOs in Pohnpei meanwhile are concerned that the state is not adequately addressing a growing w [...]
2009-12-22 04:57:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PGOV FM
09KOLONIA17FSM STATES/NATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE URGES MOVEMENT OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 29 the FSM National Congress requested the President convene a leadership conference to consider the public infrastructure sector grant. Allocated funds were not moving to actual projects. During the February 4-6 conference, President Mori suspended debate on infr [...]
2009-02-09 01:01:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON PGOV EAID FM
09KOLONIA19ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR THE FEDERATED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-11 06:13:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB FM
09KOLONIA22PRESIDENT REITERATES IMPORTANCE OF COMPACT FIVE YEAR REVIEW,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Emanuel Mori used a February 23 meeting with Ambassador Hughes to reiterate the importance he places in the Compact of Free Association's upcoming five year review, saying all aspects of the Compact are on the table. Mori also sought assistance in passport processing [...]
2009-02-25 03:32:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON PGOV EAID CPAS FM
09KOLONIA28US FUNDED ELECTION OBSERVERS GENERALLY POSITIVE ON NATIONAL
[...] (U) The East-West Center (EWC),through the Department's Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership (APDP),provided an Election Observation Mission (EOM) to the March 3, 2009 national elections for some Congressional seats in the Federated States of Micronesia. Observers concentrated their efforts i [...]
2009-03-06 06:27:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI PHUM FM
09KOLONIA29REPRESENTATIVE FALEOMAVAEGA'S VISIT HIGHLIGHTS COMPACT
[...] (U) Summary. Congressman Eni Faleomavaega came to Pohnpei March 3 to lead the election observation mission during national and state elections. Congressman Faleomavaega remained on the island an additional six days and met with a number of national, state and traditional leaders. During one [...]
2009-03-11 00:47:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PGOV PREL EAID FM
09KOLONIA30BURIAL AND MEMORIAL SERVICE OF SOLDIER DEMONSTRATES FSM AND
[...] (U) On February 19, FSM citizen and Specialist (SPC) Cwislyn K. Walter, a 19 year old member of the Hawaii U.S. Army National Guard, died in a vehicle accident in Kuwait City, Kuwait. SPC Walter's parents reside in Hawaii, but they asked the U.S. Army Casualty Office in Honolulu to bring thei [...]
2009-03-12 06:38:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS PGOV FM
09KOLONIA31COMPACT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS START IN THE FSM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-12 09:20:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EAID FM
09KOLONIA38ELECTION DISPUTES IN CHUUK DELAY ANTICIPATED RUNOFF
[...] (U) Summary: FSM national and Chuuk State elections took place on March 3, but state candidates still dispute the results. On March 26, the Chuuk State Supreme Court decided to hold a revote for voters in Honolulu on April 1 and hold the gubernatorial runoff election between the top two vote [...]
2009-03-27 07:25:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI PHUM FM
09KOLONIA42AMCIT INVESTMENT DISPUTE SPARKS HOUSE ARREST, POSSIBLE SUIT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 27, the FSM Supreme Court ordered house arrest, which commenced April 1, for Patricia and Robert Arthur for Contempt of Court. This is the latest and most disturbing development in a commercial dispute that is well over a decade old. The court also continues to impound [...]
2009-04-03 06:16:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID CPAS FM
09KOLONIA62FSM STATES IT WILL SUPPORT KOSOVO IMF/WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP
[...] (SBU) On April 22, per the instructions in reftel A, post delivered a diplomatic note to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM),requesting its support for IMF and World Bank membership for Kosovo. On April 23, Deputy Chief of Mission met with Gabri [...]
2009-04-30 00:22:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL FM
09KOLONIA65BIO OF ASTERIO TAKESY, NEW FSM SENIOR ADVISER FOR THE
[...] (U) On April 17, the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) Office of Statistics, Budget & Economic Management, Overseas Development Assistance and Compact Management (SBOC) informed post that the FSM Government hired Asterio Takesy (Ah-STAIR-ee-o TAK-eh-see) to be its Senior Adviser during the F [...]
2009-04-30 04:35:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PGOV PREL FM
09KOLONIA66KOLONIA CONVENES EAC REGARDING H1N1
[...] (SBU) Per reftel and in response to the H1N1 outbreak in many countries, Embassy Kolonia's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened on April 29. Members present were DCM, ECON/CONS and MGT. 2. (SBU) EAC members unanimously agreed that the first tripwire had not been met in the Federated S [...]
2009-05-01 03:00:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMED AMGT ASEC CASC KSAF KFLU TBIO FM
09KOLONIA70FSM TREASURY DRAFTS UNIFORM REVENUE AUTHORITY LEGISLATION,
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Department of Finance and Administration of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) continues to draft a Uniform Revenue Authority (URA) plan for eventual submission before the national congress. Tax Reform Project Manager Evelyn Adolph states that her Department designed [...]
2009-05-04 06:06:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PGOV FM
09KOLONIA73FSM COMPACT INFRASTRUCTURE STARTS TO ROLL AND TO REQUIRE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-07 22:43:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV FM
09KOLONIA74FORMER FSM AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES SENTENCED TO
[...] (SBU) Summary. Former Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) Ambassador to the United States Jesse Marehalau was convicted of theft and over-obligation of government funds, charges arising from his long stint as the FSM Ambassador in Washington. The FSM Supreme Court sentenced Marehalau to 36 m [...]
2009-05-09 03:48:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL FM
09KOLONIA78POST RESPONSE TO REQUEST ON FY09 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE
[...] (SBU) Post provides the following information regarding local government budget transparency. All questions and answers are keyed to reftel. --Is the central government expected to receive or is it already receiving U.S. foreign assistance funded using FY 09 funds? Yes. Through the Compact [...]
2009-05-19 02:08:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PREL FM
09KOLONIA91GOVERNOR EHSA'S PRESS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS POHNPEI STATE'S
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-12 06:12:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID FM
09KOLONIA97HOUSE ARREST FOR AMCITS IN INVESTMENT DISPUTE ENDS, CASE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Robert and Patricia Arthur's (Reftels) house arrest ended on June 30. The case by the FSM Development Bank, which resulted in the house arrest, is still active. Despite concerns that the FSM courts may impose additional penalties, the Arthurs continue to appeal the initial de [...]
2009-07-06 03:02:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC ECON EAID CPAS FM
09KUALALUMPUR1010MALAYSIA AND FORWARD THINKING ON THE "DEFAMATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: If approached as part of a joint, transparent outreach effort to Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) countries, the Government of Malaysia may modify its strong support for the UN "Defamation of Religions" resolution, or a new treaty along the same lines (ref A). In that [...]
2009-12-22 07:15:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV OPDC
09KUALALUMPUR1016MALAYSIA: UPDATE ON F-5 ENGINE SCANDAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-28 07:51:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPM PGOV MY
09KUALALUMPUR102MALAYSIA'S NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Malaysia made some progress in addressing the challenges associated with trafficking in persons during this reporting period, building incrementally on the advances it made last year. Malaysia began implementing and enforcing its comprehensive anti-trafficking law, which went [...]
2009-02-13 09:30:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREF ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN KFRD KTIP
09KUALALUMPUR1025SUCCESSFUL ANTI-TIP TRAINING OF MALAYSIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: From December 8-16, a four-member United States Department of Justice Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance, and Training (USDOJ-OPDAT) team, funded by the Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),conducted two succ [...]
2009-12-30 08:08:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG MY
09KUALALUMPUR12GAZA REACTION: MALAYSIAN PM TAKES CREDIT FOR
[...] (SBU) Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi and Foreign Minister Rais Yatim are touting Malaysia's role in persuading UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon to call the UN General Assembly (UNGA) into an emergency session. Motivated by Malaysia's perception that United Nations Security Council ( [...]
2009-01-08 23:48:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UN IS MY
09KUALALUMPUR13DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S.-IAEA ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-09 03:48:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM
09KUALALUMPUR142POINTS CONVEYED ON IAEA REPORTS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 03:37:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SYR TRGY MY
09KUALALUMPUR151MALAYSIA RELEASES MORE ALLEGED JEMAAH ISLAMIYAH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-02 10:02:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PHUM KJUS KDEM MY
09KUALALUMPUR158DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON USG PARTICIPATION AT THE HRC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-04 09:45:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL MY
09KUALALUMPUR193MALAYSIA TO HOST INTERNATIONAL PIRACY CONFERENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Malaysia has officially invited United States participation in a May 18-19 "International Conference on Piracy and Crimes at Sea" hosted by the Foreign Ministry. The conference aims to share experiences in the Straits of Malacca and Southeast Asia in support of th [...]
2009-03-16 07:16:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHSA MARR EWWT MY
09KUALALUMPUR214DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON "DEFAMATION OF RELIGION"
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on March 24 to Farisha binti Salman, Assistant Secretary for Multilateral Political Affairs in Malaysia's Foreign Ministry. Farisha stated the "points are duly noted" and pledged to share the information within the Ministry but otherwise provided no imm [...]
2009-03-24 09:39:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KIRF KISL MY
09KUALALUMPUR230MALAYSIA'S WOMEN'S MINISTRY PROVIDES TIP UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Director General (DG) Noorul Ainur from the Women's Ministry briefed the Embassy on March 20 about recent Ministry efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). The DG described progress in working with local NGOs and initiating a nascent TIP awareness program, and also prov [...]
2009-03-27 10:47:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV SOCI KTIP MY
09KUALALUMPUR29MALAYSIAN CIVIL SOCIETY ENGAGED IN UPR PROCESS
[...] (SBU) Malaysia's civil society and leading NGOs are proactively engaged in the Universal Periodic review (UPR) process, though with limited interaction with the Malaysian government. The Coalition of Malaysia NGOs in the UPR Process (COMANGO),an umbrella organization of over 35 NGOs, coordi [...]
2009-01-15 10:23:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL UNHRC MY
09KUALALUMPUR296UNHRC CANDIDACY: MALAYSIA PROPOSES RECIPROCAL
[...] (SBU) The Embassy received on April 21 a diplomatic note from the Malaysian Foreign Ministry dated April 20, no. CU 213/09, in response to our previous request for Malaysia's support for the U.S candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (reftels). The operative text of the note follows: "Th [...]
2009-04-21 09:25:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UN MY
09KUALALUMPUR303MALAYSIAN PM LIBERALIZES SOME SERVICES SUBSECTORS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak today announced a services sector reform package exempting firms in 27 subsectors from a government requirement that each firm maintain a minimum 30 percent ownership stake by ethnic Malays and indigenous groups ("bumiputera"). Najib said thi [...]
2009-04-23 08:47:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV PREL EFIN ETRD MY
09KUALALUMPUR304BANK MELLAT SUBSIDIARY IN LABUAN, MALAYSIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-24 09:30:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PREL ETTC KTFN MY
09KUALALUMPUR317Embassy Kuala Lumpur?s EAC Convenes
[...] (SBU) In response to the H1N1 outbreak in Mexico and reported cases in the U.S. and other countries and Department guidance (reftel),Embassy's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened on April 27 to review Post?s contingency plans and tripwires and the government of Malaysia?s (GOM) pandemi [...]
2009-04-28 09:07:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT AMED CASC TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF
09KUALALUMPUR318MALAYSIAN PM ANNOUNCES FINANCIAL SECTOR
[...] (U) Summary: Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak announced a number of liberalizations to Malaysia's financial sector on April 27, as promised last week when he removed some restrictions in various service sectors (reftel). Foreign equity limits will be raised from 49 percent to 70 percent for in [...]
2009-04-28 12:17:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON ETRD PREL MY BG
09KUALALUMPUR319MGSF01: Malaysia's Response to Global Swine Flu
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Malaysian government on April 27 placed the country on "high alert" to fully monitor the flu's spread in country. The Malaysian Ministry of Health has been working closely with World Health Organization (WHO) to ensure that proactive measures are being taken to protect the [...]
2009-04-28 12:18:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09KUALALUMPUR320MGSF01: Malaysia Response to H1N1-- End-of-Day Report #2
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The National Influenza Pandemic Planning Committee (NIPPC) affirmed that no suspected H1N1 cases have been reported in Malaysia. The Ministry of Health (MOH) reiterated its travel advisory for Malaysians to postpone unnecessary international travel, especially to affected count [...]
2009-04-29 10:51:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09KUALALUMPUR324MGSF01: Malaysia Response to H1N1!Update
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Malaysia still has no reported human H1N1 cases. The screening procedures used by the Ministry of Health (MOH) at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) continue to become clearer. Malaysia!/s preparedness infrastructure, including stocks of antiviral treatments and hospi [...]
2009-05-02 05:02:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF
09KUALALUMPUR336TFFLU01: MALAYSIA H1N1 UPDATE - MAY 6, 2009
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Malaysia has no reported human H1N1 cases. Four potential cases have already been tested and cleared. Post delivered a demarche to the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industries and the Ministry of International Trade and Industry requesting a reconsideration of the cur [...]
2009-05-06 09:24:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09KUALALUMPUR347PORK SAFETY CONCERNS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Malaysia issued a "freeze" on pork imports on April 29 under the auspices of preventing the spread of H1N1. Post officially protested this action on multiple occasions arguing that WHO, FAO, and OIE have all stated that, "Pork and pork products, handled in accordance with good [...]
2009-05-11 03:24:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09KUALALUMPUR362TFFLU01: MALAYSIA H1N1 UPDATE - MAY 13, 2009
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Malaysia has no reported human H1N1 cases. Two confirmed cases in neighboring Thailand have led to increased surveillance. The Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) issued a more specific travel advisory, which again recommends against all non-essential travel to the U.S [...]
2009-05-13 09:36:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09KUALALUMPUR363MALAYSIAN PORK IMPORT FREEZE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: FAS Attache met with Ministry of Agriculture Deputy Secretary General Ibrahim Muhammad and Dr. Mohammad Azmie Zakaria of the Department of Veterinary Services to discuss the current import freeze on pork products and to deliver the ref A demarche. They admitted that the decisi [...]
2009-05-13 09:52:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD ECON MY
09KUALALUMPUR377TFFLU01: MALAYSIA H1N1 UPDATE - MAY 15, 2009
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed the first case of H1N1 in Malaysia. The infected individual is a 21 year old Malaysian man who was studying in the U.S. The individual has been quarantined at a government hospital where he is reported to be in stable condition. WHO i [...]
2009-05-15 09:42:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09KUALALUMPUR380MALAYSIA: ECONOMIC PROSPECTS AND FINANCIAL SECTOR
[...] (U) Summary and comment: Central Bank Deputy Governor Ooi Sang Kuang reports that Malaysia is seeing signs of a U-shaped recovery with positive growth in the fourth quarter of 2009. Ooi credits GOM monetary and fiscal policy (Ref A) as well as financial sector liberalizations (Ref B) for the [...]
2009-05-18 00:47:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON ETRD PREL PGOV MY EINV
09KUALALUMPUR383TFFLU01: MALAYSIA H1N1 UPDATE - MAY 18, 2009
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Malaysia has two confirmed H1N1 cases as of COB May 18. The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed the first case on May 15 (see reftel) and the second case on May 17. Both individuals are Malaysian citizens who traveled back to Malaysia together on the same flight after studying i [...]
2009-05-18 09:17:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09KUALALUMPUR387DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PAKISTAN'S IDP CRISIS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-19 09:32:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF EAID PK MY
09KUALALUMPUR395TFFLU01: MALAYSIA H1N1 UPDATE - MAY 21, 2009
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Malaysia's only two confirmed H1N1 cases will be released from quarantine on May 21 after the Ministry of Health (MOH) pronounced them both healthy. One AmCit who had traveled with these individuals was released from quarantine on May 20 after experiencing no symptoms. However, [...]
2009-05-21 08:53:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09KUALALUMPUR4UPCOMING PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTION A LITMUS TEST
[...] (SBU) In a local political contest that will be closely watched in the capital, the Malaysian constituency of Kuala Terengganu will hold a by-election on January 17 to determine the successor for the late Member of Parliament (MP) Razali Ismail. The ruling United Malays National Organization [...]
2009-01-06 05:55:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM MY
09KUALALUMPUR404MALAYSIAN PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTACT GROUP ON
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Post conveyed reftel points on the Somali piracy Contact Group to Malaysia's Foreign Ministry on May 20. The MFA official proposed no changes to the draft CGPCS agenda and offered that Malaysia will be represented at the CGPCS by its PermRep and staff from its Perm [...]
2009-05-26 09:02:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PBTS PHSA KCRM MARR ECON EWWT MY
09KUALALUMPUR413AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW MALAYIAN DOMESTIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador highlighted the need for stronger IPR enforcement during his call on Malaysia,s newly appointed Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ismail Sabri Yaakob. Minister Ismail told the Ambassador that strengthening IPR protection was high on his priority li [...]
2009-05-28 06:00:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ECON PGOV MY
09KUALALUMPUR420ENERGY AND GREEN TECHNOLOGY IN MALAYSIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: LOO Took Gee, Deputy Secretary-General for Energy at the newly established Ministry of Energy, Green Technology, and Water (MEGTW),does not foresee any major shifts in Malaysia's energy sector even as electricity demand is expected to double by 2030. Malaysia will continue to [...]
2009-05-29 08:54:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG SENV TRGY PGOV MY
09KUALALUMPUR426MALAYSIAN AIR ASSETS FOR PAKISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-02 06:56:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM MARR SMIG PK MY
09KUALALUMPUR446TFFLU01: MALAYSIA H1N1 UPDATE - June 5, 2009
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed three new cases of H1N1 in Malaysia on June 4. One case is a Malaysian student who returned from the U.S. where he was studying. The other two cases are German tourists who arrived together from Singapore. Malaysia's two previous H1N1 case [...]
2009-06-05 09:11:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09KUALALUMPUR447DEMARCHE DELIVERED -- SUDAN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-05 09:33:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM AORC SU MY
09KUALALUMPUR452MALAYSIA'S ANTI-PIRACY CONFERENCE, MAY 18-19
[...] (SBU) The Kuala Lumpur International Conference on Piracy and Crimes at Sea, May 18-19, was both well-timed given the global focus on piracy and well-placed near one of the epicenters of global shipping. Participants from 66 countries included Ambassador Keith and representatives of six U.S. [...]
2009-06-08 06:47:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM PHSA KHLS KOMC EWWT ASEC MARR MY
09KUALALUMPUR464DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-10 06:32:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR UNGA MY
09KUALALUMPUR476MALAYSIA H1N1 UPDATE - June 12, 2009
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed a total of 11 H1N1 cases in Malaysia. Of these 11 cases, seven cases have been previously treated and released with no reported deaths. The remaining four cases are currently receiving treatment in quarantine including one U.S. Lawful P [...]
2009-06-12 08:04:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09KUALALUMPUR486IRANIANS IN MALAYSIA PROTEST ELECTION RESULTS
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Some 500 Iranians gathered in front of the UN offices in Kuala Lumpur on June 15 and demonstrated against the election results in Iran. Police fired tear gas to disperse the demonstrators, who consisted primarily of students. We have no reports of further protest [...]
2009-06-16 09:12:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM IR MY
09KUALALUMPUR49MALAYSIA: ETHNIC INDIANS FORCE PROBE OF LATEST
[...] (SBU) An ethnic Indian's January 20 death in police custody sparked outrage in Malaysia's Indian community after photos of the body circulated showing severe injuries allegedly resulting from abuse by the police. Indian politicians from across the political spectrum became involved and calle [...]
2009-01-23 11:10:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV SOCI MY
09KUALALUMPUR495MALAYSIA H1N1 UPDATE - June 18, 2009
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed the first case of local transmission of H1N1 in Malaysia, a 17 year old girl who had not traveled abroad but did have contact with Malaysia's 12th confirmed case who was infected outside of Malaysia. Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin ch [...]
2009-06-18 08:47:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09KUALALUMPUR513MALAYSIA H1N1 UPDATE - June 25, 2009
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Malaysia is currently committed to containing local transmission of H1N1, although pressures to shift to a mitigation strategy appear to be mounting. The Ministry of Health (MOH) and Ministry of Education (MOE) have jointly asked all students returning from the U.S., London, Me [...]
2009-06-25 09:27:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09KUALALUMPUR555MALAYSIA H1N1 UPDATE - July 9, 2009
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Influenza A (H1N1) cases continue to grow in Malaysia with over 300 new cases in the last week. Most cases continue to be imported but about one-third involve local transmission. The Ministry of Health (MOH) reported the first case of second-generation local transmission on Ju [...]
2009-07-09 09:07:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09KUALALUMPUR562DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SUPPORTING NGO INVOLVEMENT AT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-10 08:20:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM MY
09KUALALUMPUR57DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-30 06:59:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA MY
09KUALALUMPUR577DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESULTS OF U.S. - RUSSIA PRESIDENTIAL SUMMIT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-13 23:39:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MY RU
09KUALALUMPUR589AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH AG GANI: LAW ENFORCEMENT
[...] (SBU) In a July 13 meeting with Attorney General Abdul Gani Patail (also reported reftels),the Ambassador expressed concern about diminished enforcement of international property rights (IPR) laws in Malaysia over the past year. Gani sought U.S. universities, interest in establishing train [...]
2009-07-16 09:35:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KCRM MY PREL
09KUALALUMPUR59FOREIGN MINISTRY RELEASES STRATEGIC PLAN, SEEKS
[...] (U) Malaysia's Foreign Ministry summoned representatives from all foreign missions on January 29 in order to formally announce its Strategic Plan for 2009-2015, the first time the Ministry has made public such a document. The strategic plan, which was required of all ministries by the Prime M [...]
2009-01-30 09:17:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ETRD MY
09KUALALUMPUR590ANWAR TRIAL UPDATE: PROSECUTION ORDERED TO HAND
[...] (SBU) Anwar Ibrahim scored an unexpected minor victory early into his sodomy trial on July 16, when High Court Judge Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah ordered the prosecution to turn over previously withheld evidence to Anwar's defense team. The evidence in question includes 9 of 10 items that the def [...]
2009-07-16 09:55:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS MY
09KUALALUMPUR598MALAYSIAN ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION UNDER FIRE
[...] (SBU) The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) ramped up their anti-corruption activities this week by focusing on opposition politicians in the opposition-held Selangor, Malaysia's wealthiest and most populous state. The opposition has cried foul over the investigations, claiming that [...]
2009-07-17 10:58:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PHUM KJUS MY
09KUALALUMPUR600TIP: FIRST ARREST OF IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS
[...] (SBU) Police have announced the arrest of five immigration officials under Malaysia,s Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act for alleged involvement in a TIP syndicate. As the first GOM acknowledgement of official involvement in TIP, this is a significant step forward in Malaysia's newfound activism [...]
2009-07-21 08:21:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KTIP PHUM PREF PREL MY
09KUALALUMPUR61MALAYSIA CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC OVER PRESIDENT OBAMA
[...] (SBU) Malaysians have enthusiastically but cautiously welcomed President Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States. Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi and his expected successor, Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak, have both pledged to work closely with the Obama Administration, and [...]
2009-01-30 10:26:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAO SCUL MY
09KUALALUMPUR621MALAYSIA H1N1 UPDATE - July 29, 2009
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Malaysian Ministry of Health reported the third and fourth Influenza A (H1N1) related deaths on July 29. These deaths both involve local transmission of H1N1. The total number of locally transmitted cases now exceeds the number of imported cases. In the first three cases, t [...]
2009-07-30 01:09:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09KUALALUMPUR626MALAYSIA AND INITIATIVES TO COUNTER TORTURE
[...] (SBU) Malaysia has not developed mechanisms to prevent torture or protect victims. Malaysia has not ratified the UN Convention against Torture. Torture and ill treatment are commonly suffered by individuals detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA). Malaysia routinely practices caning a [...]
2009-07-31 09:29:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM UN MY
09KUALALUMPUR632TIP: GOM INTENSIFIES PUBLIC EDUCATION ON TIP
[...] (SBU) Summary: In recent weeks, press coverage of Trafficking in Persons (TIP) issues in government-influenced print media has intensified in terms of quality and quantity, another indication of the GOM's determination to be seen as proactively confronting the issue. The shift in the GOM's ap [...]
2009-08-03 10:10:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG MY
09KUALALUMPUR663MALAYSIA H1N1 UPDATE - August 11, 2009
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Health (MOH) has reported 14 H1N1-related deaths in the last 48 hours bringing the total to 32 deaths. The Embassy community has experienced its first suspected cases, both involving non-school age children of employees who have been treated and are now recoverin [...]
2009-08-11 12:53:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09KUALALUMPUR664DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-12 00:30:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNESCO MY
09KUALALUMPUR675STRONG MALAYSIAN REACTION TO AUNG SAN SUU KYI
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to reftel points, Malaysia's Foreign Ministry told the DCM on August 13 that officials were following up with ASEAN member countries on the possibility of a special meeting to discuss the Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) verdict, in line with Foreign Minister Anifah Aman's s [...]
2009-08-13 11:20:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBU MA PGOV PREL
09KUALALUMPUR699HAZE IN MALAYSIA CAME EARLY, STICKING AROUND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The annual haze came early to Malaysia this year, starting in late May. Forest and peat fires primarily in Indonesia are the main cause of the haze, although some burning in Malaysia, including in the Bakun Dam region of Sarawak, has contributed to the problem. The haze has dra [...]
2009-08-18 08:49:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV MY ECON
09KUALALUMPUR700AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MALAYSIAN MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting on August 11 with Malaysian Minister of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Noh bin Haji Omar, the Ambassador expressed concern about the costs Malaysia's new halal fees and regulations placed on US meat exporters. Noh expressed a desire to continue working towar [...]
2009-08-18 09:21:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR PREL ECON MY
09KUALALUMPUR720MALAYSIA WOMEN'S SUMMIT STRIVES TO IMPROVE LIVES
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: At Malaysia's August 18 "Women's Summit 2009," Women's Minister Shahrizat Abdul Jalil called for placing more women in decision-making positions, while Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin asserted that their was no difference between men and women under Islam. Th [...]
2009-08-27 23:32:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KDEM MY
09KUALALUMPUR721Malaysia's New Standards for Iron and Steel product Imports
[...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysia's new policy on iron and steel products is designed to reduce tariffs and liberalize the industry, but new standards and testing requirements are hampering industrial goods manufacturers who import specialized steel components. Several American manufacturing companies [...]
2009-08-28 08:13:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV MY
09KUALALUMPUR723Malaysian Economy Improves - Growth May Resume by Year End
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY and COMMENT: Bank Negara (BN) released second quarter 2009 (Q2) economic data August 26 showing a better than expected year-on-year quarterly GDP contraction of just 3.9 percent. GOM policy responses since November 2008 to the financial crisis including cutting reserve interest r [...]
2009-08-28 08:35:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PREL EXIM MY
09KUALALUMPUR733MALAYSIA SET TO ANNOUNCE ANTI-TRAFFICKING PLAN
[...] (SBU) On September 2, Prime Minister's Department Special Officer Mohammad Kamal Yan Yahaya told the Ambassador that the Government of Malaysia was planning to announce its anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) action plan within one week. Kamal recommended that the Ambassador follow up directly [...]
2009-09-02 08:30:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PGOV PHUM MY
09KUALALUMPUR734OPPOSITION WINS ANOTHER BY-ELECTION, NOW 7 OF 8
[...] (U) Voters handed the opposition People's Alliance (PR) coalition another victory on August 25 by electing an Islamic Party of Malaysia (PAS) candidate into a recently vacated State Assemblyman's seat in the state of Penang. Mohd Salleh Man defeated his United Malays National Organization (UMN [...]
2009-09-02 08:43:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM MY
09KUALALUMPUR760MALAYSIAN ACADEMICS ON OIC, U.S. ISLAMIC POLICY,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A September 10 seminar on the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) at Kuala Lumpur's International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS),a government-funded institute, was ostensibly about how the OIC could regain relevance, but also included supportive comments [...]
2009-09-14 08:55:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKISL MY OIC
09KUALALUMPUR835DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S SEPTEMBER 28, 2009
[...] (SBU) September 28, 2009; 12:30 p.m.; The Ambassador's residence; Kuala Lumpur. 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Keith Ambassador Joseph DeTrani, Directorate of National Intelligence Joseph Donovan, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Scot Ma [...]
2009-10-22 05:11:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP STEINBERG JAMES PREL PGOV MY CH
09KUALALUMPUR84864TH UNGA: MALAYSIA OPPOSES COUNTRY-SPECIFIC UN
[...] (SBU) PolCouns delivered reftel talking points to Ganeson Sivagurunathan, Under Secretary for the MFA's Multilateral Political Division, on October 23, explaining that during the 64th UN General Assembly, the USG would place great importance on the human rights resolutions related to Iran, Bur [...]
2009-10-23 09:52:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMY PHUM PREL
09KUALALUMPUR880 Malaysia: Minister Yakcop Bullish on FDI Growth Prospects
[...] (SBU) Malaysian Minister at Large and economic adviser to the Prime Minister (former Minister of Finance II) Nor Mohamed Yakcop spoke privately and candidly October 21 to AMCHAM members on the Najib Administration's plans to attract new foreign direct investment (FDI). Yakcop said the governme [...]
2009-10-30 08:31:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV MY
09KUALALUMPUR887 Malaysia: 2010 Budget Calls for Big Spending Cuts
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Najib unveiled Malaysia's 2010 budget on October 23. The GOM aims to achieve a dramatic reduction in its budget deficit from an expected 7.4 percent of GDP in 2009 to 5.6 percent of GDP in 2010. The GOM projects lower revenues due to reduced 2009 profits in their [...]
2009-11-02 23:20:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV EPET MY
09KUALALUMPUR900DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MALAYSIA BACKS OIC POSITION ON
[...] (SBU) Poloff passed demarche points (ref A) to Ms. Sharon Ho, Assistant Secretary in the MFA's International Law Society Unit of the Multilateral Political Division, on October 29, regarding the third meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee. Ho did not provide any immediate feedback, saying the issue [...]
2009-11-09 07:30:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL MY
09KUALALUMPUR911AFGHANISTAN: MALAYSIA WILL NOT SEND DELEGATION TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-12 06:56:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PREL AF MY
09KUALALUMPUR912MALAYSIA: AMBASSADOR REVIEWS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Telecom Malaysia (TM) Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Zam Isa discussed business opportunities in Malaysia's telecom sector with the Ambassador in a November 3 meeting. Zam emphasized that TM was looking for strategic partners to develop its large enterprise division and i [...]
2009-11-12 08:48:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR PREL ECON MY
09KUALALUMPUR922MALYSIA: DESIGNATION OF FIRST EAST EXPORT BANK
[...] (SBU) Econcouns delivered the points contained in Ref. A to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary for Disarmament and Non-proliferation Bala Chandran Tharman on November 5. Tharman did not provide any immediate feedback. Econcouns also delivered via letter the points contained in reftel [...]
2009-11-16 08:52:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETRD ETTC IR KNNP MY PARM PREL PTER
09KUALALUMPUR937NON-PRO/EXPORT CONTROL MEETING WITH MALAYSIAN MFA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-20 02:54:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KNNP KSTC EXBS ECON PARM PTER PGOV PREL MY
09KUALALUMPUR969MALAYSIA UNLIKELY TO CHANGE STANCE ON DEFAMATION
[...] (SBU) PolCouns and Poloff met with Senior Under Secretary Rohana Ramli, a former Malaysian Ambassador to Argentina, who recently took over the MFA's Political and Security Directorate, and Principal Assistant Secretary Jamal Sharafuddin on December 3 to discuss reftel demarche. U/S Rohana adm [...]
2009-12-04 06:10:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UN UNGA MY
09KUALALUMPUR976MALAYSIA LAUDS U.S. ENGAGEMENT OF BURMA BUT OFFERS
[...] (SBU) Polcouns and Poloff met with recently appointed MFA Under Secretary Tan Yong Thai, who is responsible for covering Burma, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, for a courtesy call and to discuss reftel demarche points on December 7, 2009. U/S Tan praised U.S. efforts to engage Burma and was cri [...]
2009-12-07 08:35:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM BM MY
09KUALALUMPUR982MALAYSIA: MFA INFORMED ON MALAYSIAN CORPORATE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-09 23:41:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EPET ETTC KNNP MY
09KUALALUMPUR988MALAYSIAN THOUGHTS ON BALI "TERRORIST USE OF THE
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Regional RSI Coordinator met with Bali Conference participants Devi Annamalai of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC),and Mohammed Zaini Akhir of the Royal Malaysian Police Counter-Terrorism Office, to discuss their thoughts on the confere [...]
2009-12-11 07:28:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER ASEC MY
09KUALALUMPUR99 MALAYSIAN COAST GUARD RECEIVES ITS FIRST U.S.
[...] (U) For the first time in its nearly four-year history, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) hosted the port visit of a U.S. Coast Guard vessel. The 378-foot High Endurance Cutter Boutwell arrived in the East Malaysia port of Kota Kinabalu on February 4, 2009. The crew of 178 US [...]
2009-02-13 00:25:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MCAP MARR MY
09KUWAIT1011BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF REGISTERED
[...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Econoff visited Gulf Technology Electronic & Systems Co. October 1 and met with its director, Nallepilly K. Balasubramanian, to substantiate the company's bona fides as a broker of USML items. Econoff confirmed that the company is in business at the listed location. [...]
2009-10-22 12:36:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ETTC EIND EINT KOMC KU
09KUWAIT1020MINISTRY OF INTERIOR PLANS USD TEN MILLION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-26 11:19:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER PHUM ELAB KU
09KUWAIT1035COURT RULES FEMALE MPS DO NOT HAVE TO WEAR HIJAB
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-29 10:40:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KWMN PINR PHUM KU
09KUWAIT1037ODD BEDFELLOWS: OIL RICH KUWAIT SEEKS ENERGY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: GCC nations have the highest per capita energy consumption rates in the world, leaving some Kuwaitis in search of more efficient energy sources or renewable ones to decrease its reliance on domestic crude oil. Although Kuwait has the fifth largest proven oil reserves in the wo [...]
2009-10-29 14:47:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET SENV KU
09KUWAIT1059RESPONSE, BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY CASE NO.
[...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Econoff visited Trade Vision International Trading Company on October 25 and met with its general director, Abdullah Khoursheed, to substantiate the company's bona fides as a broker of USML items. Econoff confirmed that the company is in business at the listed locati [...]
2009-11-09 12:03:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ETTC EIND EINT KU
09KUWAIT1060GOK AND CORPORATIONS HOST FIRST-EVER TRAINING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 26 and 27, Kuwait's General Administration for Customs held its first-ever training sessions for customs inspectors designed to combat trade in counterfeit goods in collaboration with the Ministry of Commerce, the Brand Owners Protection Group, and American-based comp [...]
2009-11-09 12:28:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR EIND EINT ETRD KU
09KUWAIT1066RESPONSE, BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY CASE NO.
[...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Econoff visited Al-Emdad General Trade & Contracting Establishment on October 28 and met with its general manager, Tariq Jassim Al-Sane to substantiate the company's bona fides as a broker of USML items. Econoff confirmed that the company had been in business at the l [...]
2009-11-10 12:48:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ETTC EIND EINT KU
09KUWAIT1069RESPONSE, BLUE LANTERN BONA FIDES CASE NO. K-2682
[...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Econoff visited Al-Qatami Global General Trading & Contracting Company on November 8 and met with its director and partner, Ali Abdul-Aziz Al-Qatami, to substantiate the company's bona fides as a broker of USML items. Econoff confirmed that the company is in business [...]
2009-11-10 12:51:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ETTC EIND EINT KU
09KUWAIT1091KUWAIT STOCK EXCHANGE STUMBLES OVER AGILITY
[...] (U) A bearish Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) dropped almost three percent November 17 on the news that the U.S. Department of Justice had indicted Agility, a publicly-traded Kuwaiti company with major logistics and support contracts with the U.S. military. The KSE briefly halted trading in Agili [...]
2009-11-18 13:35:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON KCRM KU
09KUWAIT1117SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY
[...] (U) Ambassador and Mission Kuwait warmly welcome the December 5-6 visit of Deputy Secretary of Energy Poneman to Kuwait. The Bilateral Relationship -------------------------- 2. (SBU) Kuwait remains a key bilateral ally for the U.S. and has been critical in supporting OIF and OEF, both w [...]
2009-11-25 11:40:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG SENV KU
09KUWAIT1118LETTER FROM SECRETARY CLINTON DELIVERED TO KUWAITI
[...] (SBU) Post delivered a copy of Secretary Clinton's letter to the office of Kuwait's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah on November 25. Dr. Mohammed is out of the country, as is MFA Under Secretary Khaled Al-Jarallah. 2. (SBU) Econcouns h [...]
2009-11-25 12:27:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAL EAID PGOV
09KUWAIT114KUWAIT ESTH UPDATE
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 16. 2. (SBU) Summary: Kuwait's science and technology establishment is dominated by the government-funded Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) and the non-governmental Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science (KFAS). Wh [...]
2009-02-08 12:24:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ETRD EAID PGOV KU
09KUWAIT1146KUWAIT'S PARLIAMENT PASSES GCC MONETARY UNION
[...] (SBU) On December 8, prior to moving to "grill" the Prime Minister and three other members of the cabinet (septel),Kuwait's National Assembly unanimously approved the GCC monetary union agreement and its charter. Discussion was remarkably limited and debate almost non-existent, although libe [...]
2009-12-08 13:27:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PREL ECON KU
09KUWAIT1156RESPONSE TO ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT REPORTING
[...] (U) Kuwait still applies a primary boycott of goods and services produced in Israel and there is no direct trade between Kuwait and Israel, but Kuwait does not require U.S. firms to participate in or cooperate with either the secondary or tertiary Arab League boycott. In September 1994, Kuwai [...]
2009-12-10 13:21:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKBCT ECON KIPR EIND EINT ETRD XF KU
09KUWAIT1170KUWAITI FOOD SECURITY: LESS THAN MEETS THE EYE...
[...] (SBU) Key Points -- Despite high profile press reports, the GoK has not invested in buying farm land in developing countries. -- The Kuwait Fund and the Arab fund have both provided loans and grants to support agricultural sectors in developing countries. -- There is some interest in ag [...]
2009-12-15 10:55:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EINV ETRD EAID KU
09KUWAIT1171RESPONSE, BLUE LANTERN BONA FIDES CASE NO. K-0721
[...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Econoff visited the Fouad M.T. Al-Ghanim Establishment on December 10 and met with its operations manager, Steven Mathews, to substantiate the company's bona fides as a broker of USML items. Mathews is doing business out of Continental Hotel, one of Fouad Al-Ghanim's [...]
2009-12-15 11:33:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ETTC EIND EINT KU
09KUWAIT1175RESPONSE, BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY CASE NO.
[...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Econoff visited the Gulf Group Holding Company on December 14 and met with its CEO Mahmoud Al-Haj to substantiate the company's bona fides as a broker of USML items. Econoff confirmed that the company was in business at the listed location. Al-Haj stated that his co [...]
2009-12-16 10:21:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ETTC EIND EINT KU
09KUWAIT1208PRELIMINARY DRAFT OF AMENDED AML LAW IN PARLIAMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary. GoK officials formally announced at the December Anti-Money Laundering Conference (ref. b) that in accordance with decree No. 328, an amended version of law number 35/2002 has been passed to parliament for review and ratification. Embassy Kuwait received an Arabic copy of the d [...]
2009-12-23 08:45:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KU PGOV PINR PTER KTFN
09KUWAIT130KUWAIT PLANS 10 PERCENT BUDGET CUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GoK is proposing a FY 2010 budget of USD 40.8 billion, off 10.4 percent (on a recurring basis) compared to the prior fiscal year. The Government proposes cutting spending in almost all major sectors, except for public sector salaries, which will increase by 7.8 percent. Exp [...]
2009-02-11 13:03:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON EFIN KU
09KUWAIT139DOE-KISR SEISMOLOGY COOPERATION TO ENHANCE MONITORING
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL),affiliated with the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Agency (NNSA),expects to finalize an agreement shortly with the GOK-funded Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) to enhance the USG's and GOK's capab [...]
2009-02-18 07:01:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPL TPHY PREL SENV ETTC KU
09KUWAIT157KUWAIT'S 2009 TIP REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] (SBU) Executive Summary: Physical abuse of domestic workers and withholding of payment remained the most common trafficking problems for Kuwait,s two million foreign workers. Although the GOK made little real progress in combating these problems over the past year, there were some bright spo [...]
2009-02-24 03:36:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09KUWAIT184KUWAIT'S NUCLEAR AMBITIONS FOCUSED ON REGIONAL
[...] (SBU) EconOffs delivered ref A demarche to the Acting Director-General of the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR),Dr. Mohammad Salman, on March 2. As far as he is aware, the GOK is not/not represented at the March 2-6 IAEA BOG meeting, as the Kuwaiti IAEA lead is traveling with t [...]
2009-03-03 11:40:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP SENV GCC KU
09KUWAIT199KUWAIT'S MINISTER OF COMMERCE ON IPR, DOW, FREE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 5, Ambassador (accompanied by EconCouns) called on Ahmad Baqir, Minister of Commerce and Industry. Ambassador commended the GoK's efforts to improve IPR enforcement, but stressed the need to improve legislation to international standards, while acknowledging the diffi [...]
2009-03-05 14:56:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV PGOV CVIS KU
09KUWAIT202KUWAIT POLITICAL CRISIS STYMIES BAILOUT LEGISLATION
[...] (SBU) Key Points: -- Latest political crisis could prevent passage of "rescue package" for months. -- Major investment companies could collapse, including London-traded Global Investment House. -- Leading Kuwait banks in relatively sound shape. -- No GOK proposals for stimulus spendi [...]
2009-03-08 05:40:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV KU
09KUWAIT230MARCH 2 CONFERENCE IN SHARM AL-SHEIKH: READ OUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Senior officials at the Kuwait Fund and the Foreign Ministry told EconCouns that the March 2 Sharm Al-Sheikh donors' conference for Gaza had been a great success financially and also politically as it strengthened the roles of the Palestinian Authority(PA) and moderate Arab stat [...]
2009-03-11 14:41:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN PGOV PHUM PTER KPAL KBWG KU
09KUWAIT245RECIPROCAL AVIATION TAX EXEMPTION AGREEMENT
[...] This is an action request. 2. (U) EconCouns and Econoff met with Ministry of Finance Undersecretary Khalifa Hamada and Omar Welayti, Head of the Ministry's tax treaties section to discuss reengaging on a reciprocal aviation tax exemption agreement. They verbally confirmed that Ministerial [...]
2009-03-15 14:34:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON EFIN KTIA KU
09KUWAIT253NOTIFICATION OF GCC CUSTOMS UNION TO THE WTO;
[...] (SBU) EconCouns and LES Econspecialist met with Abdulaziz Al-Khaldi, Assistant Under Secretary for Foreign Trade Affairs to discuss the GCC's notification of its customs union to the World Trade Organization. Khaldi was accompanied by Khaled Al-Azemi, Controller for Foreign Relations and call [...]
2009-03-17 10:35:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD USTR WTO ECON EAGR KU
09KUWAIT258DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GCC ASSISTANCE FOR THE
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel points to Marwan Al-Ghanim, Regional Manager for Arab Countries at the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development on March 17. Ghanim confirmed the Kuwait Fund had been designated by Amiri decree as the lead agency for distribution of GoK aid to Gaza. He said t [...]
2009-03-18 14:47:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV EAID PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG KU
09KUWAIT302KUWAITI OIL MINISTER ON KDOW, FOURTH REFINERY, AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Caretaker Oil Minister Shaykh Ahmed Al-Sabah told Ambassador that Kuwait's oil sector development plans (including the Al-Zour (fourth) refinery) would go ahead. He welcomed Dow's interest in continuing a partnership, though he cautioned that the K-Dow Joint Venture was "dead. [...]
2009-03-25 14:35:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EINV KU
09KUWAIT310GOK BUDGET TRANSPARENCY
[...] (U) This cable contains information on GOK budget transparency, per reftel. 2. (SBU) The GOK is not expected to receive U.S. foreign assistance using FY 2009 funds. The DOS annually applies for IMET assistance for Kuwait. The assistance is barred every year due to a longstanding dispute b [...]
2009-03-30 14:49:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PREL KU
09KUWAIT312GOK PASSES $5 BILLION LENDING PACKAGE VIA AMIRI
[...] (U) Via Amiri decree the GOK has passed a $5.2 billion economic package designed to spur lending by Kuwait's banks (refs A and B). With the National Assembly dissolved pending May elections (ref C),the Government passed its so-called stimulus package as an emergency measure. The law is large [...]
2009-03-31 11:26:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN KU
09KUWAIT314KUWAIT'S EMERGING AVIATION SECTOR
[...] (SBU) Key Points: -- Civil Aviation President Fawaz Al-Farah discusses growth in air and passenger traffic, KCIA expansion project and views on privatization of Kuwait Airways. -- Despite the economic slowdown, Kuwait's two new independent airlines appear to be thriving. -- Wataniya [...]
2009-03-31 13:26:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON EFIN
09KUWAIT315EMBASSY KUWAIT PANDEMIC INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS
[...] (SBU) In meetings on March 16 and 23, Post's Pandemic Influenza (PI) Working Group approved PI Tripwires and undertook contingency planning for a PI outbreak in Kuwait (ref A). Personnel from Post's health, economic, political, management, consular and RSO sections, together with medical/heal [...]
2009-03-31 14:07:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT AMED CASC TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF KSEO KPAO
09KUWAIT336KUWAIT BOURSE SUSPENDS ALMOST ONE FIFTH OF TRADED FIRMS
[...] (U) The Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) announced April 1 the suspension of 36 companies, including giants Global Investment House (GIH) and Investment Dar, for failing to file their 2008 financial results by March 31. With 210 companies traded on the KSE (the second largest bourse in the Middle E [...]
2009-04-07 13:54:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON KU
09KUWAIT404AMIRI ECONOMIC ADVISOR ON ECONOMIC REFORM
[...] (U) Summary: Dr. Yousef Al-Ebraheem told a mixed Kuwaiti-expatriate audience on April 22 that the global economic crisis had hit the GCC's oil exports and foreign assets hard, but that he was confident the countries were well placed to recover relatively quickly. He praised the GoK's financi [...]
2009-04-27 13:26:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EINV KU
09KUWAIT426KUWAITI STUDENTS' TERRORISM TRIAL ANYTHING BUT "MOOT"
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: "The experience of a lifetime" is how one Kuwaiti student characterized her participation in a course titled "Rhetorics of Cultural Dissonance" offered at the American University of Kuwait (AUK). This course was developed with USG-funding and aimed at countering the influence o [...]
2009-04-30 02:11:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL SOCI PTER KU ZR
09KUWAIT436KUWAIT'S H1N1 FLU PREPARATIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Drawing on pre-existing avian influenza preparatory work, the GOK is proactively implementing measures to prepare Kuwait for a possible pandemic outbreak related to H1N1 influenza. Current measures include: passenger screening (for high temperature) at airports and seaports; pro [...]
2009-04-30 14:11:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV ECON KSCA KU
09KUWAIT439KUWAIT POSTS LARGE BUDGET SURPLUS; CABINET APPROVES FY 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-30 14:27:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD ECON KU
09KUWAIT440KUWAIT POSTS LARGE BUDGET SURPLUS; CABINET APPROVES FY 2010
[...] (U) Summary: The GOK has announced a USD 21 billion budget surplus for the 2008-09 fiscal year, on oil revenues of USD 68.1 billion. The actual budget surplus is likely to be considerably smaller once final expenditures are reported and the mandatory 10% of revenues is transferred to the Reser [...]
2009-04-30 14:58:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD ECON KU
09KUWAIT452KUWAIT: LAYING FOUNDATIONS FOR THE NEW SILK ROAD?
[...] (SBU) Summary: The global financial crisis notwithstanding, Kuwaiti business and political leaders are seeking to strengthen commercial ties between Asia and Kuwait. From agriculture to banking and from energy to real estate, Kuwait's deep-rooted and globalist mercantile establishment appears [...]
2009-05-05 13:44:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD ECON KU
09KUWAIT478AMIR'S CHINA VISIT - BUILDING THE NEW SILK ROAD
[...] (U) This report contains business proprietary information. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: On May 12, Kuwait's Amir completed his state visit to China. Kuwaiti investors and oil executives are cautiously optimistic that his visit helped Kuwaiti investment opportunities in [...]
2009-05-13 06:59:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD CH KU
09KUWAIT496KUWAIT REVIEW OF TITLE III SUSPENSION OF LIBERTAD
[...] (U) The following is post's response to reftel on implementation of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act. 2. (SBU) Cuba has a diplomatic presence in Kuwait, but the GOK does not maintain a mission in Cuba. Relations between the two countries have been somewhat strained since the 1990-91 Gulf War [...]
2009-05-17 14:34:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ETTC PREL CU KU
09KUWAIT524KUWAIT SUPPORTS KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP
[...] (SBU) On May 25, EconCouns followed-up with Kuwait Investment Authority Executive Director Ahmad Bastaki about Kuwaiti support for Kosovo's World Bank membership. (Note: During an earlier conversation with Bastaki, he had said that Kuwait had supported World Bank Membership for Kosovo, but d [...]
2009-05-25 13:10:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL KVIR KU
09KUWAIT545AIR ASSETS FOR PAKISTAN - KUWAIT DOES NOT OPERATE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-31 13:58:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SMIG PARM PK KU
09KUWAIT560MOOT COURT VERDICT . . . A HUNG JURY, A VICTORY FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The terrorism trial simulation conducted at the American University of Kuwait (AUK),detailed in reftel, came to a conclusion on May 19 with closing arguments by the defense and prosecution and two and a half hours of jury deliberation, which ended with a (partially manufactured [...]
2009-06-04 09:44:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL SOCI PTER KU ZR
09KUWAIT564KUWAITI PARTICIPATION IN AD-HOC LIAISON COMMITTEE
[...] (SBU) Econcouns briefed Kuwait MFA Arab World Department Director Ambassador Jassim Al-Mubaraki on U.S. objectives for the June 8 Ad-Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) meeting and emphasized the need for donors to provide immediate budgetary support for the Palestinian Authority (PA). Mubaraki state [...]
2009-06-04 12:39:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAL EAID PREL ECON KU
09KUWAIT571WORDS VS. DEEDS: KUWAITIS REACT TO PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At an informal discussion held at the Ambassador's residence, a group of 13 Kuwaiti academics and political and media figures offered thoughtful commentary on President Obama's June 4 speech in Cairo. The overall theme was that this was a "good start" but the "proof was in the [...]
2009-06-08 03:26:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPAO SCUL SOCI KU ZR
09KUWAIT573KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S JUNE 4 CAIRO
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Kuwaiti media reaction to the President's June 4 speech to the Muslim world from Cairo vacillated between gushing enthusiasm and calls for action, often within the same article. While some editorials described the speech as historical, balanced and very positive, others [...]
2009-06-08 10:09:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO PGOV PREL SOCI KU
09KUWAIT578KUWAIT'S NUCLEAR ENERGY PLANS STILL PRELIMINARY
[...] (SBU) On June 4, Econcouns used the fact sheet on the U.S.-UAE Nuclear Cooperation Agreement (123 Agreement) to discuss Kuwait's plans for peaceful nuclear energy with Dr. Nader Al-Awadhi, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) Deputy Director General for Information and Kuwait's Nat [...]
2009-06-09 09:31:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP SENV PREL KU
09KUWAIT58GAZA REMAINS RALLYING CALL FOR GOK
[...] (SBU) In an attempt to deflect criticism of Arab leadership divisiveness as witnessed in the January 19-20 Arab Economic Summit (reported reftel),and to appear cohesive prior to next week's (scheduled) encounter with parliament, the Kuwaiti Council of Ministers united in a statement condemn [...]
2009-01-22 12:12:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON PINR KU
09KUWAIT615KUWAIT WELCOMES US POSITION ON THE INTERNATIONAL
[...] (SBU) EconCouns discussed U.S. views on the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) separately with Kuwait Institute Deputy Director General Dr. Mohammed Salman and with Rashid Al-Saleh of the MFA's International Organizations Department. Both welcomed the news that the USG was seriousl [...]
2009-06-22 14:31:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG SENV KU
09KUWAIT619KUWAIT ECONOMIC UPDATE - JUNE 2009
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: -Despite high profile defaults, Kuwait continues to be spared most of the ravages of the global financial crisis. S&P recently reaffirmed its "AA-/A-1 " ratings, citing Kuwait's "robust external balances." -Current oil prices will likely produce a budget surplus [...]
2009-06-24 09:59:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV EPET KU
09KUWAIT632KUWAIT IMPLEMENTING UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION
[...] (SBU) Econcouns met with MFA Asia Department Counselor (number 2) Rashed Al-Hajri on June 25 to seek GoK cooperation in enforcing the terms of UNSCR 1874. Al-Hajri stated, unequivocally, that Kuwait understood its responsibility under UNSCRs and would abide by them fully, adding that "UNSCRs [...]
2009-06-25 13:30:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL MNUC KN KU
09KUWAIT639KUWAIT'S AID TO PAKISTAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (SBU) Summary and Key Points ---------------------------- -- The Kuwait Red Crescent (KRC) has made preparations to provide Pakistani Internally Displaced Persons with 20,000 tents and 10,000 packages of foodstuffs, cooking ut [...]
2009-06-28 13:20:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF EAID PHUM PREL PK KU
09KUWAIT680MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS LAUDS U.S.-KUWAIT TIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador discussed Kuwait Airways privatization, Kuwait-Iraq relations and Kuwait-U.S. ties during an introductory meeting with the new Minister of Communications, Dr. Mohammed Mohsen Al-Busairi, who also holds the title of Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs. The [...]
2009-07-09 10:03:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAIR PGOV IZ KU
09KUWAIT687KUWAIT AIMS FOR ENERGY SELF-SUFFICIENCY BY 2012
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOK seeks to end perennial electricity shortfalls by summer 2012 through the construction of two (long-planned) power plants, the 2,000 MW Subiya power plant and the 4,800 MW As-Zour North power plant. U.S. firm General Electric is involved in two of three consortia being c [...]
2009-07-09 11:47:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON EINV KU
09KUWAIT700AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES FTA; IPR; KUWAIT'S INVESTMENT
[...] (U) Summary: Ambassador met on July 9 with newly appointed Minister of Commerce & Industry Ahmad Rashed Al-Haroun. Ambassador applauded the GOK's efforts to implement IPR enforcement but stressed the need to implement legislation. The Minister was optimistic that with a more "approachable" [...]
2009-07-13 10:37:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PINR GTIP KTFN KHUM KU
09KUWAIT702U.S. MILITARY O/CONUS AND PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTING
[...] (SBU) Embassy understands that discussions are ongoing among DOD, HHS and DOS regarding primary responsibility for reporting PHEIC (public health emergencies of international concern, e.g., H1N1 influenza outbreaks) among U.S. military personnel serving outside CONUS. Embassy Kuwait -- where t [...]
2009-07-14 09:25:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU MOPS MARR PREL AMED KU
09KUWAIT71TERRORISM FINANCE: KUWAITI JUDICIAL COURT RULES
[...] (SBU) Kuwaiti press reported on January 26 that Kuwait's Court of First Instance had ruled in favor of releasing the assets of UN 1267 Designee Hamed Al-Ali. Al-Ali's assets were frozen by the Government of Kuwait (GOK) in July 2008, following the January 16, 2008 UN 1267 designation of Al-A [...]
2009-01-27 12:36:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KU KTFN PGOV PREL PTER
09KUWAIT722NEW UTILITIES MINISTER PLEDGES TO END ELECTRICITY
[...] (SBU) During an introductory meeting with Ambassador, Kuwait's new Minister for Electricity and Water, Dr. Bader Shebib Al-Shuraiaan, stated that he intended to move forward with several long stalled, critical power projects, declaring: "My priority is to get everything going." He asserted th [...]
2009-07-20 14:26:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON EINV KU
09KUWAIT735KUWAIT FUND SUPPORT TO AFGHANISTAN STALLED DUE TO
[...] (U) Poloff and Econoff delivered reftel points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Follow-up Department Counselor Abdulla Mehdi July 20. Mehdi agreed to review the points with Ambassador Khalid Maqamis, Head of Follow-up and Coordination Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and provide a respon [...]
2009-07-22 12:24:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL AF KU
09KUWAIT774INTERNAL REVIEW OF MLAT WILL DELAY NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (U) On August 3, Econoff followed-up with the Kuwaiti Ministry of Justice to discuss a diplomatic note inviting representatives of the GOK to Washington DC for negotiations of a new Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty and including a proposed treaty text (REF A). 2. (U) Zakaria Al Ansari, Direct [...]
2009-08-05 12:27:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PINS CJAN SNAR KTIA KCRM PTER KU
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