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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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07PRETORIA3061 | SOUTH AFRICA RESPONDS TO GNEP INVITATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The SAG is interested in the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) and is considering whether Minister of Minerals and Energy Buyelwa Sonjica can change her travel schedule in order to participate. Defining a role for South Africa in GNEP might support U.S. efforts to sell [...] | 2007-08-30 16:02:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA SF |
07PRETORIA3076 | SOUTH AFRICA INTERESTED IN SIGNING NUCLEAR R&D [...] (U) This is an action request - see paragraph 1. 2. (SBU) Post seeks a response from Department and DOE to the Reftel A request that USG and SAG Ministers of Energy sign the proposed "Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of So [...] | 2007-08-31 15:39:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY ETRD BEXP KTIA IAEA SF |
07PRETORIA3077 | SOUTH AFRICA STILL WORKING ON U.S.- SOUTH AFRICA [...] (SBU) In a wide ranging meeting on August 27 between DME Chief Director: Nuclear Tselio Maqubela and Economic Counselor and Minerals-Energy Officer, Maqubela identified two issues blocking SAG agreement to return U.S.-origin spent nuclear fuel. Maqubela described the first issue as relativel [...] | 2007-08-31 15:43:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PARM PREL KNNP KTIA IAEA SF |
07PRETORIA3078 | WESTINGHOUSE PUSHES ITS QUEST FOR NEW NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Westinghouse believes it is well-positioned to win South Africa's contract for the construction of conventional nuclear reactors based on its advantages in price, safety, modular plant design, and commitment to technology transfer and localization; i.e., insuring benefits accr [...] | 2007-08-31 15:52:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG BEXP TRGY PREL IAEA SF |
07PRETORIA3092 | HIGH MARKS FOR SOUTH AFRICA'S ECONOMY: THE IMF'S [...] (U) Summary: The IMF's 2007 Article IV report for South Africa reports that the country is experiencing record levels of growth on account of strong domestic demand and favorable external conditions. Planned investments in infrastructure should expand the growth potential even further in 200 [...] | 2007-09-04 12:06:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD SF |
07PRETORIA3183 | JAPAN PASSIVE ON ADVOCATING WESTINGHOUSE'S SOUTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Japan is unable to manifest overt support for the Westinghouse bid for building new nuclear plants in South Africa. Toshiba acquired Westinghouse in October of last year, but Mitsubishi also has a commercial relationship with competitor French Areva. The GOJ [...] | 2007-09-07 15:31:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG BEXP TRGY PREL IAEA EINV ECON SF JA |
07PRETORIA3331 | SOUTH AFRICA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT WILLING TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Economic Counselor and Transportation Officer made a courtesy call on South African Department of Transport (SADOT) Chief Director of Aviation Anwar Gany on September 11. The conversation touched on the July Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) audit and DOT plans to address l [...] | 2007-09-20 15:57:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PREL ICAO FAA AORC SF |
07PRETORIA3447 | SOUTH AFRICA REAFFIRMS ITS INTEREST IN SIGNING THE [...] (SBU) Nuclear R&D Agreement: SAG Department of Mines and Energy (DME) Chief Director: Nuclear Tseliso Maqubela reaffirmed South Africa's intent to sign the proposed bilateral Agreement for Cooperation in Research and Development in Nuclear Technology, speaking to Resource/Energy Officer on th [...] | 2007-10-01 13:55:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY ETRD BEXP KTIA KNNP IAEA SF |
07PRETORIA3450 | SOUTH AFRICA RECEPTIVE TO COMMODITIES [...] (SBU) Ambassador Eric M. Bost joined Argentine Ambassador to South Africa R. Carlos Sersale di Cerisano to deliver a joint invitation to the SAG for the Commodities Identification Training (CIT) to be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina December 3-7, 2007. The invitation was delivered to Depart [...] | 2007-10-01 15:17:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PARM ETTC MNUC TRGY PREL KNNP SF AR |
07PRETORIA3507 | South Africa Reassesses its Energy Policy [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: South Africa convened a two-day Energy Summit September 24-25 to engage with stakeholders in order to reassess its energy policy as set forth in the white paper on energy adopted in 1998. Noting the likelihood that key assumptions may have changed since that time, representati [...] | 2007-10-04 05:42:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EMIN EINV EIND ETRD SF |
07PRETORIA3569 | BRENTHURST FOUNDATION PROVIDES ADVICE TO RWANDA, [...] (SBU) The Brenthurst Foundation, a Johannesburg-based think tank funded by the Oppenheimer family, is providing "confidential" policy advice to the Governments of Liberia, Rwanda, Lesotho, and Mozambique. Greg Mills, Director of the Foundation (see bio-note at para 6),told PolOff and visitin [...] | 2007-10-10 16:12:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EAID PINR SF |
07PRETORIA3589 | PROGRESS ON BILATERAL NUCLEAR INITIATIVES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Minerals/Energy Officer delivered Ref A message that outstanding issues had been resolved allowing South Africa to move forward on implementing the program for the return of U.S.-origin highly enriched uranium (HEU) spent fuel. The SAG is receptive to moving forward on a numbe [...] | 2007-10-11 14:39:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY KNNP PREL BEXP IAEA SF |
07PRETORIA3674 | DME SEEKS MEETING ON NUCLEAR COOPERATION [...] (U) This is an action request for State and DOE. Please see paragraphs 2 and 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The South African Department of Minerals and Energy (DME) proposes a half-day meeting at the end of November in South Africa to advance areas of cooperation in nuclear technology. The objec [...] | 2007-10-18 13:24:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY KNNP PREL BEXP IAEA SF |
07PRETORIA3744 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, zin [...] | 2007-10-24 13:53:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF |
07PRETORIA3772 | IBSA: SECOND HEADS OF STATE SUMMIT [...] (U) Summary: The Heads of State of India, Brazil and South Africa met in Johannesburg on October 17 for the 2nd Annual India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Summit. The leaders issued a declaration covering economic, political, environmental and other issues. Although the Summit produced few co [...] | 2007-10-26 07:38:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD IMF PREL SF BR IN |
07PRETORIA3778 | SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR KERRY'S VISIT TO SOUTH [...] (SBU) Senator, I warmly welcome your upcoming visit to South Africa. My staff and I stand ready to do everything we can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only weeks before the African National Congress (ANC) elects its new leadersh [...] | 2007-10-26 13:16:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SF |
07PRETORIA3901 | SCENESETTER FOR CHAIRMAN BERNANKE'S VISIT TO SOUTH [...] (SBU) Chairman, I warmly welcome your upcoming visit to South Africa. My staff and I stand ready to do everything we can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only weeks before the African National Congress (ANC) elects its new leaders [...] | 2007-11-07 16:07:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL PGOV SF |
07PRETORIA3902 | SCENESETTER FOR USG VISITORS TO THE CORPORATE [...] (SBU) You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only weeks before the African National Congress (ANC) elects its new leadership. Because the ANC has overwhelming support in the country (70 percent in the last election),the person who wins the ANC election in December [...] | 2007-11-07 16:12:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL PGOV SF |
07PRETORIA3903 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY PAULSON'S VISIT TO SOUTH [...] (SBU) Secretary, I warmly welcome your upcoming visit to South Africa. My staff and I stand ready to do everything we can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only weeks before the African National Congress (ANC) elects its new leader [...] | 2007-11-08 05:36:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL PGOV SF |
07PRETORIA4002 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, zin [...] | 2007-11-20 11:28:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF |
07PRETORIA4026 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF INTERIOR'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) I warmly welcome your upcoming visit to South Africa. My staff and I stand ready to do everything we can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only weeks before the African National Congress (ANC) elects its new leadership. Becau [...] | 2007-11-21 12:25:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENIV PREL PGOV SF |
07PRETORIA4027 | SCENESETTER FOR USG VISITORS TO THE 2007 GLOBAL [...] (SBU) You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only weeks before the African National Congress (ANC) elects its new leadership. Because the ANC has overwhelming support in the country (70 percent in the last election),the person who wins the ANC election in December [...] | 2007-11-21 12:26:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENIV PREL PGOV SF |
07PRETORIA4088 | ANC SUCCESSION - ZUMA LEADS IN PROVINCIAL COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Press reports indicate that ruling African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President Jacob Zuma won ANC presidential nominations in five of the nine Provincial General Councils (PGCs) held this past weekend, losing by only a small margin in several of the others. Multiple sources report [...] | 2007-11-30 07:48:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR SF |
07PRETORIA4103 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter [...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, zi [...] | 2007-12-03 11:50:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF |
07PRETORIA4154 | ADDITIONAL TARGETTED ZIMBABWE SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-07 14:25:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD PHUM ZI SF |
07PRETORIA4172 | NUCLEAR JSCNEC LOOKING FOR MORE SUBSTANCE, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The SAG organized an inter-agency meeting in early December to establish a common approach to advancing U.S.-South African nuclear cooperation. They determined that the SAG's highest priority is to gain signatory authority for the long-awaited bilateral Agreement on Cooperation [...] | 2007-12-12 06:37:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY KNNP PREL BEXP IAEA SF |
07PRETORIA4188 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...] | 2007-12-13 10:13:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF |
07PRETORIA4193 | DEPFORMIN PAHAD CONDEMNS NEW U.S. ZIMBABWE [...] (U) South Africa condemned "till the cows come home" the new U.S. targeted sanctions against Zimbabwe. During a 11 December press conference, DepForMin Aziz Pahad said that imposing sanctions on the children of Zimbabwean leaders is "collective punishment of a non-sensical nature" which will [...] | 2007-12-13 14:20:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ZI SF |
07PRETORIA4201 | SAA PILOT ASHRAFF VARDALIA SEEKING REDRESS FOR TSA NO-FLY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-14 11:14:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PTER ASEC OTRA KHLS NL SF |
07PRETORIA4213 | KOSOVO FINAL STATUS: NO POLICY GUIDANCE FOR NEW [...] (SBU) A/PolCouns presented reftel non-paper to DFA Deputy Director: UN Security Council (Thematic Issues) Ilia du Buisson on 18 December. Joining the meeting was UK Second Secretary David McNaught, who presented nearly identical SIPDIS points from London and, in the absence of a British n [...] | 2007-12-18 13:36:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MOPS AORC UNSC SF YI EU |
07PRETORIA4242 | ZUMA CAMP DOMINATES ANC NEC ELECTION; MBEKI ALLIES [...] (SBU) Supporters of newly-elected African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma dominated the elections for the party's National Executive Council (NEC),the ANC's central policymaking body (see para 6 for full results). Winnie Madikizela-Mandela received the most votes for the NEC (2,8 [...] | 2007-12-21 16:20:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM SF |
07PRETORIA95 | ENCOURAGING NEWS ON CAPITAL FORMATION IN SOUTH [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified; not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Capital spending in South Africa is at its highest level since 1990, driven by strong domestic demand, high capacity utilization rates, and parastatal spending. The long investment slump that [...] | 2007-01-09 11:29:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SF |
07PRISTINA118 | COM REACHES OUT TO KOSOVO SERBS IN TOWN HALL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During a town hall meeting in Gracanica, Kosovo Serbs shared their practical concerns about implementation of the Ahtisaari package, economic development, security, and returns with the COM and EU representative Torbjorn Sohlstrom. COM described the many provisions in the doc [...] | 2007-02-13 17:31:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KDEM PGOV PINR PREL YI UNMIK EAID PHUM |
07PRISTINA150 | KOSOVO: SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post's submission for the Seventh Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report follows. Kosovo is administered by the United Nations Interim Administrative Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1244, which was adopted in 1999 following the NA [...] | 2007-02-28 13:55:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF PGOV KJUS |
07PRISTINA161 | KOSOVO: MEDIA CAMPAIGN/PUBLIC OUTREACH ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since President Ahtisaari's February 2 presentation of the final status settlement package for Kosovo, efforts to explain the package to both Kosovar Albanians and Serbs include a USAID-funded media campaign, televised educational programs, radio call-in shows, community round [...] | 2007-03-02 16:18:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS EAID KDEM UNMIK YI KPAO |
07PRISTINA162 | KOSOVO SERB JOURNALISTS LOOK TO UNOSEK AND USG TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During a roundtable discussion on March 1 with COM and EU representative Torbjorn Sohlstrom, Kosovo Serb journalists shared their concerns about the lack of protections for Serb media in the status package, and offered their proposal for additional guarantees. COM assured them [...] | 2007-03-02 16:42:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PINR PREL EAID KDEM SOCI UNMIK YI |
07PRISTINA163 | UPDATE ON KOSOVO PRIORITY STANDARDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kosovo's Provisional Institutions of Self-Government (PISG) are finding it difficult to close the book on the remaining Contact Group (CG) Priorities for Standards. We believe all CG offices here would agree that at least nine of the 13 Priorities are complete and that the onl [...] | 2007-03-02 16:58:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PREF EAID KDEM UNMIK YI |
07PRISTINA187 | KOSOVO'S MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] (SBU) Post has identified the five most influential women in the Kosovo, per Ref A, as well as three Kosovo women who are influential among their respective minority communities. Political officer Heidi Barrachina is POC for women's issues at post: (381) 38-549-516 x3104; barrachinahh@state. [...] | 2007-03-12 11:50:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PINR PREL YI UNMIK PHUM SOCI KWMN |
07PRISTINA20 | KOSOVO: 2006 A SUCCESSFUL YEAR FOR SERBIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In 2006, the Reconstruction Implementation Commission (RIC) completed extensive renovations on seven Serbian Orthodox religious sites damaged or destroyed during the March 2004 riots. Work on an eighth site will continue into early 2007 due to the complexity of the works. Th [...] | 2007-01-10 16:45:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SCUL KCRM PGOV PINR PREL YI UNMIK EAID PHUM |
07PRISTINA200 | KOSOVO: DISCIPLINED ASSEMBLY SUPPORTS AHTISAARI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In contrast to its February 9 marathon session that ended in only half-hearted support for the Ahtisaari proposal and the work of the Kosovo negotiating team (the "Unity Team"),the Assembly on March 14 warmly received the report of three Unity Team members on the last "elephan [...] | 2007-03-14 18:07:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI |
07PRISTINA214 | USOP'S FIRST VISIT TO THE NEWLY RE-ACCREDITED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Special Envoy Ahtisaari,s proposal for Kosovo,s final status calls for the regularization of the university in north Mitrovica as a Kosovar institution of higher learning. On March 11 UNMIK quietly and temporarily extended accreditation to the university. In a March 15 me [...] | 2007-03-20 11:36:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PGOV PREL EAID SOCI SCUL |
07PRISTINA264 | KOSOVO: ANOTHER PRIORITY STANDARD FULFILLED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 4, Kosovo's Provisional Institutions of Self-Government approved a report requested by Prime Minister Agim Ceku evaluating the costs to repair 23 commercial properties (18 owned by Serbs or other minorities and 5 owned by Albanians) damaged during the March 2004 anti-S [...] | 2007-04-06 16:40:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI |
07PRISTINA27 | KOSOVO: PUBLIC OUTREACH WORKING GROUP PREPARES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Working Group on Public Outreach, chaired by OSCE Ambassador Wnendt and supported by USOP, has agreed to a two-phased approach in relation to UN Envoy Ahtisaari's presentation of the final status package: an initial, "simple message" campaign -- via billboards and PSAs -- [...] | 2007-01-12 14:13:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS EAID KDEM UNMIK YI PGOV |
07PRISTINA29 | KOSOVO: DACI AND HIS SUPPORTERS CREATE A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Former Kosovo Assembly president Nexhat Daci and his supporters announced January 12 the creation of a new political "entity" called the Democratic League (LD). Daci told reporters the Democratic League will be "a continuation of the party created and run by former President Ib [...] | 2007-01-12 17:54:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KCRM KJUS UNMIK YI |
07PRISTINA301 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO AMBASSADOR FRANK WISNER AND [...] (SBU) US Office Pristina warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Ambassador Frank G. Wisner, Special Representative of the Department of State for Kosovo Final Status Issues, and his assistant, Patrick Hanish, to visit Pristina April 26 - April 27, 2007. The purpose of the visit is f [...] | 2007-04-17 16:32:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC EG KSAC AU QA OTRA |
07PRISTINA306 | KOSOVO TAKING PROACTIVE APPROACH FOR DONORS [...] (SBU) Summary. In preparation for a donors conference, the PISG hopes to complete the draft of the Medium Term Expenditure Framework by late April and have a final document by late May highlighting Kosovo's development needs and priorities. The PISG started discussions with the IMF on April 1 [...] | 2007-04-18 14:30:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV YI |
07PRISTINA307 | KOSOVO TAKING PROACTIVE APPROACH FOR DONORS [...] (SBU) Summary. In preparation for a donors conference, the PISG hopes to complete the draft of the Medium Term Expenditure Framework by late April and have a final document by late May highlighting Kosovo's development needs and priorities. The PISG started discussions with the IMF on April 1 [...] | 2007-04-18 14:40:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV YI |
07PRISTINA319 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO USUN PROTECTIVE DETAIL [...] (SBU) US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to DS Detail Advance Agent Robert Little to visit Pristina in April 2007. He will be traveling on dignitary protection blanket orders. Control Officer for this visit will be Assistant Regional Security Officer, Phil Nazelrod, who [...] | 2007-04-23 09:36:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC OVIP |
07PRISTINA32 | KOSOVO SEEKS TO MAINTAIN MOMENTUM IN DEVELOPING [...] (SBU) Summary. The Kosovo/World Bank energy sector development project, known as the Lignite Power Technical Assistance Project (LPTAP),has made some progress, but ensuring coordination between UNMIK/PISG and the international community on the way to move forward remains a challenge. The PI [...] | 2007-01-17 11:44:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EMIN ENRG PGOV PREL YI |
07PRISTINA331 | KOSOVO: NEW APPROACH NEEDED TO HELP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A year after the opening of Osterode camp, a USG-funded medical treatment facility for lead-poisoned Roma in northern Mitrovica, 134 Roma ) including 69 children ) still live in the highly contaminated Cesmin Lug camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs). Thirty-one children [...] | 2007-04-26 15:41:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV PREF SENV YI KCRS UNMIK |
07PRISTINA379 | KOSOVO ALBANIANS COMMEMORATE KOSOVO'S NEW MISSING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Kosovo government officially recognized April 27 as Missing Persons Day. By changing the date from the internationally-observed August 30 to the anniversary of one of the largest massacres of Kosovo Albanians in 1999, the government scored some unnecessary PR points again [...] | 2007-05-15 12:38:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KDEM PGOV PINR PREL YI UNMIK EAID PHUM |
07PRISTINA387 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO INR/B GONZALEZ AND POLITICAL [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to INR/B Officer Ana-Christina Gonzalez and Political Officer Brooke Waldron to visit Pristina May 29-June 2, 2007. The purpose of the visit is to consult with and debrief USOP officials on the final status process, governing and opposi [...] | 2007-05-18 07:31:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR OTRA EUN AU BE SR |
07PRISTINA502 | KOSOVO: UNMIK SEEKS SUPPORT FOR OBSERVER STATUS TO [...] (U) Acting DSRSG Paul Acda wrote to COM June 21 asking for United States Customs Service's support for UNMIK's request for observer status to the Brussels-based World Customs Organization. 2. (U) The text of Acda's direct request to WCO General Director Michel Danet follows. BEGIN TEXT: [...] | 2007-06-29 09:45:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KHLS UNMIK YI |
07PRISTINA506 | KOSOVO: FAST-TRACKING PLAN UNDERWAY FOR TRANSITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Under the Ahtisaari Plan, the Kosovo Assembly must pass a number of laws during the established 120-day transition period. The Assembly's normal pace of doing business is inadequate to do this, so the OSCE, EAR, and NDI, working together as the Assembly Support Initiative (ASI [...] | 2007-06-29 15:05:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID KDEM UNMIK YI |
07PRISTINA51 | KOSOVO: PUBLIC OUTREACH CAMPAIGN ON AHTISAARI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In its work to garner public support for the final status package in advance of the expected February 2 visit of UN Special Envoy Ahtisaari, the Public Outreach Working Group, composed of OSCE, USOP/USAID, UNMIK, ICO, the Kosovo government and governing and opposition political [...] | 2007-01-19 17:49:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS EAID KDEM UNMIK YI |
07PRISTINA621 | KOSOVO: AUDITOR'S REPORT ON ASSEMBLY SEES IMPROVED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Kosovo Assembly has shifted from lavish misuse of government funds in 2005 to less glaring weaknesses in procedural controls in 2006, according to an independent audit released August 9. Although the Auditor General was not satisfied with the Assembly's fiscal management in [...] | 2007-08-13 15:54:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID KDEM UNMIK YI KV |
07PRISTINA69 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO AMBASSADOR FRANK WISNER AND [...] US Office Pristina warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Ambassador Frank G. Wisner, Special Representative of the Secretary of State to the Kosovo Status Talks, his son, Mr. David SIPDIS Wisner, and his assistant, Patrick Hanish to visit Pristina February 4 - February 5, 2007. T [...] | 2007-01-26 08:22:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOVE OVIP KS |
07PRISTINA821 | KOSOVO: REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (SBU) Post requests Department assistance in vetting USOP's candidates selected for the Marshall Center Program in Advanced Security Studies (PASS 08-01). The program takes place from January 7 to April 5, 2008 at the Marshall Center in Garmisch, Germany, but will also include a trip to the U [...] | 2007-12-14 13:02:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM UNMIK KV |
07PRISTINA826 | KOSOVO: REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (SBU) Post requests Department assistance in vetting Mr. Bajram Sherifi, the USOP candidate selected for the Marshall Center Program on Terrorism and Security Studies (PTSS 08-02). The program takes place from January 14 to February 23, 2008 at the Marshall Center in Garmisch, Germany, but w [...] | 2007-12-19 16:09:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM UNMIK KV |
07PRISTINA91 | KOSOVO: COM INAUGURATE AID PROJECT, URGES KOSOVO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During the inauguration of a U.S.-funded town hall and road rehabilitation project in northern Kosovo on February 1, COM urged Kosovo Serbs to listen carefully to Ahtisaari's proposal, saying that it will contain significant rights and guarantees for Kosovo's Serbs. In a priva [...] | 2007-02-02 12:25:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KDEM PGOV PINR PREL YI UNMIK EAID PHUM |
07QUITO1002 | Superintendency of Banks Launches a Transparency [...] (SBU) Summary. The Superintendent of Bank launched a plan to increase transparency in the banking sector. This could lower interest rates, a priority for President Correa. Separately, Congress may move forward with a law to impose additional controls over the banking sector; although earlie [...] | 2007-05-02 21:41:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EC |
07QUITO1047 | ECUADOR - NO PLANS TO JOIN BOLIVARIAN ALTERNATIVE (ALBA) [...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign Ministry officials report that the GOE does not plan to join ALBA, citing a lack of concrete, meaningful proposals. Instead, Ecuador plans to focus on the broader Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) organization. Ecuador did not sign an agreement by ALBA members t [...] | 2007-05-09 14:48:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL EC |
07QUITO108 | CORREA AND URIBE ANNOUNCE DEAL ON SPRAY STUDY [...] (SBU) Summary: President-elect Rafael Correa of Ecuador and President Alvaro Uribe of Colombia announced an agreement on January 10 to conduct a tripartite study of the aerial fumigation of coca crops in Colombia along the Ecuadorian border. The study would be conducted by representatives of [...] | 2007-01-12 21:09:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SNAR EC CO |
07QUITO1091 | ANOTHER U.S. OIL COMPANY PULLING OUT OF ECUADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Conoco Philips has decided to sell its assets in Ecuador. Conoco acquired several production and exploration blocks in Ecuador when it purchased Burlington Resources in 2006, and concluded that the Ecuadorian assets are not economically attractive compared to other holdings in [...] | 2007-05-15 13:32:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EINV EC |
07QUITO110 | LUCIO FLIPS TO PRO-ASSEMBLY MAJORITY [...] (SBU) Summary: In a dramatic reversal, ex-president Lucio Gutierrez' Patriotic Society Party pulled out of a rightist alliance opposing president-elect Rafael Correa's constituent assembly proposal and formed a new pro-assembly majority counting 54 votes in the new Congress and a majority in [...] | 2007-01-12 22:00:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EC |
07QUITO111 | Few New Details in Debt Commission Report [...] (SBU) Summary. At a press conference to issue a report on Ecuador's external debt, a member of the presidential debt audit commission insinuated that some of the debt was "illegal and illegitimate." The report itself is critical of external debt, arguing that debt has hindered rather than h [...] | 2007-01-16 12:54:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EC |
07QUITO1180 | UN HEALTH RAPPORTEUR SIDES WITH GOE ON SPRAYING [...] (SBU) Summary: United Nations Rapporteur for Human Health Rights Paul Hunt visited Ecuador May 14-18 at the invitation of the GOE to conduct a "non-scientific" study of the impact of Colombia's aerial fumigation program on Ecuadorian residents in the border region. Hunt met with residents, NG [...] | 2007-05-22 20:20:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO |
07QUITO1361 | ECUADOR SKEPTICAL OF US TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on June 13 to Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs. Puma expressed GOE's skepticism regarding the various proposals contained in the initiative, noting that in the past, such practices were designed to link political preferenc [...] | 2007-06-14 14:27:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UN EC |
07QUITO1395 | ECUADOR CELEBRATES WORLD DAY AGAINST CHILD LABOR [...] (SBU) The Government of Ecuador (GOE) marked the 2007 World Day Against Child Labor by organizing a conference focused primarily on presenting basic information, highlighting successes, and enlisting support for future efforts. This event at the Ministry of Agriculture focused primarily on ag [...] | 2007-06-18 21:48:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ETRD SOCI PGOV EC |
07QUITO1424 | CONGRESS REJECTS PRESIDENT'S PETROLEUM BILL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Correa administration's bill to sanction trafficking in contraband petroleum and its derivatives was rejected June 19 by Congress on the grounds that it was too broad, the penalties were too heavy, it referred to more than one issue, and certain parts of it were unconstitut [...] | 2007-06-21 16:07:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ECON PGOV EC |
07QUITO1464 | FOREIGN MINISTER ESPINOSA POSITIVE ON BIT, ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: In an interview with El Comercio newspaper on June 21, Foreign Minister Espinosa made several forward-leaning statements regarding economic relations with the United States. Espinosa explained that the GOE would not withdraw from its bilateral investment treaty (BIT) with the U. [...] | 2007-06-25 19:29:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EC |
07QUITO1568 | RESPONSE TO NOPEC DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) This is a response cable to State 88197. Post raised the NOPEC legislation with Ecuador's Ministry of Energy, and relayed reftel points. The Ministry representative appreciated the information, noting that he was already aware of the legislation. He did not offer a GOE reaction or any [...] | 2007-07-11 13:38:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ECON PREL |
07QUITO1573 | CORREA STRIKES BACK AT OPPOSITION WITH ALLEGATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 7, President Correa accused 18 congressmen of offering to support the government,s controversial banking reform law in exchange for political favors such as appointments to high posts in state-owned companies. The president also implicated Guayas prefect Nicolas Lapent [...] | 2007-07-11 20:56:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EC |
07QUITO160 | CORREA INAUGURATION: USDEL CONVEYS MESSAGE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. delegation to the inauguration of Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa headed by Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez effectively conveyed a message of SIPDIS friendship and respect between the U.S. and Ecuador. That message was warmly received both publicly and priva [...] | 2007-01-19 19:54:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR EC |
07QUITO162 | INAUGURATION: FRIENDLY BILATERAL WITH FM ESPINOSA [...] (SBU) Summary: In a brief but cordial bilateral meeting on the eve of the inauguration of President Rafael Correa, Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez met with Foreign SIPDIS Minister-designate Maria Fernanda Espinosa on January 14. Both agreed that more unites our countries than divide [...] | 2007-01-19 20:11:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR EC |
07QUITO1634 | ECUADOR -- DEMARCHE RESPONSE: UN CONVENTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-20 13:41:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KJUS PTER SNAR EC |
07QUITO1655 | Congress Rolls Back Correa's Controversial Banking Law [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ecuadorian Congress rejected for the third time proposals by Correa to impose strong political control over interest rates, bank fees, reserve requirements, and a liquidity fund. The Congress substantially modified Correa's bill to establish more limited controls, which th [...] | 2007-07-23 17:17:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV EC |
07QUITO1678 | PETROBRAS INVESTIGATION COULD LEAD TO CONTRACT [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazilian state petroleum company Petrobras is being investigated for possible contract violations that could lead to the cancellation of its contract. The allegations echo those leveled at U.S. firm Occidental Petroleum, whose contract was subsequently cancelled and assets sei [...] | 2007-07-26 18:47:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EINV PREL EC |
07QUITO169 | Mixed Messages on Debt Renegotiation and GOE Approach to [...] (SBU) Summary. Minister of Economy Patino continues to send mixed messages on what the GOE wants to do on debt restructuring. On January 17, Patino, in an "aggressive" meeting with bondholders, said most of Ecuador's external debt is illegitimate and floated the idea of a 60 percent debt disc [...] | 2007-01-22 12:33:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID EC |
07QUITO1701 | RESPONSE TO OPIC ON BANCO PROCREDITO [...] (SBU) Post welcomes OPIC interest in supporting the important microcredit and small-medium enterprise market in Ecuador (ref A). We had delayed responding given recent uncertainty regarding the outcome of Ecuador's controversial banking bill, but can now provide a fulsome response as the law h [...] | 2007-07-31 14:30:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EC |
07QUITO173 | VENEZUELA AND ECUADOR SIGN COOPERATION ACCORDS [...] (SBU) Summary: Five cooperation agreements were signed between Venezuela and Ecuador January 16, capping Venezuelan President Chavez's visit to Ecuador for President Correa's inauguration. These accords seek to strengthen bilateral cooperation and integration focusing on social welfare, bankin [...] | 2007-01-22 18:41:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EFIN EC VE |
07QUITO174 | BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE: DDTC CASE #050021165 [...] (SBU) In response to reftel questions on application #050021165, the Embassy has verified that Apeqs-Cotela C.A. is the Harris Corporation's Ecuadorian representative. We have also verified the validity of the pending $8,000 Ecuadorian Joint Command order for spare Harris radio parts. The U. [...] | 2007-01-22 19:13:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC EC US |
07QUITO1758 | A REVOLVING DOOR IN ECUADOR'S ECONOMIC MINISTRIES [...] (U) In the past month, the Correa administration has implemented a number of high-level changes in Ecuador's economic ministries. The country now has new ministers of Electricity, Petroleum and Mining, Transportation, and Economy and Finance. Ministers Leave to Run for Constituent Assembly [...] | 2007-08-06 20:42:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PINR EC |
07QUITO1768 | ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: INTEREST RATES, ECONOMIC GROWTH, [...] (U) The following is the beginning of a weekly Ecuador economic update that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Central Bank Establishes Interim Interest Rates --------------------------------------------- -- 2. (U) The new banking law, which establi [...] | 2007-08-07 18:01:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EFIS SENV EC |
07QUITO1794 | GOVERNMENT PRESSURE LEADS TO VOLUNTARY PRICE RESTRAINTS [...] (SBU) Summary: With rising food prices, the GOE warned the private sector to lower prices or face mandatory controls. The private sector agreed to voluntarily fix prices for rice, flour, and sugar, while other sectors are seeking ways to reduce prices through cheaper packaging and lower quali [...] | 2007-08-09 16:01:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAGR PGOV EC |
07QUITO1842 | ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: ENERGY BILL, ENERGY EMERGENCY, [...] (U) The following is a weekly Ecuador economic update that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Congress Approves Energy Sovereignty Bill: ------------------------------------------ 2. (SBU) After rejecting the administration's initial energy sovereig [...] | 2007-08-15 16:21:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EFIS SENV EC |
07QUITO1889 | ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: ALBA AND MERCOSUR, BOND PAYMENT, [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Ecuador Won't Join ALBA, Mercosur --------------------------------- 2. (SBU) During his visit to Ecuador August 9, Venezuelan President Chavez extended another inv [...] | 2007-08-20 15:22:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EC |
07QUITO1902 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EVENT ON LITERACY AND [...] (U) Action request - see para. 4. 2. (SBU) Poloff met with Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, on August 9 regarding the First Lady's literacy and health event. Puma expressed interest in the topic and event and asked to have an invitation sent to the spouses [...] | 2007-08-22 11:39:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA EC |
07QUITO1903 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: 62ND UNGA ATTENDANCE [...] (U) Action request - see para. 3. 2. (SBU) PolOff met with Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, on August 9 regarding the GOE's participation in UNGA. Puma informed us on August 17 that both the President and Minister of Foreign Affairs would attend. Personal [...] | 2007-08-22 11:39:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA EC |
07QUITO1904 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: PRESSING FOR UNIVERSAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-22 11:39:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL EC |
07QUITO1905 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: ENSURING ROBUST [...] (SBU) On August 9, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs and provided Spanish copies of UNSCRs 1737 and 1747, as well as the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) guidance paper on implementing targeted financial sanctions. Puma said [...] | 2007-08-22 11:40:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM IR EC |
07QUITO1906 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: CONVENTION AGAINST [...] (SBU) On August 9, PolOff met with Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, and delivered reftel demarche, including dip note, talking points, and CV for Ms. Felice Gaer. Puma said that the GOE is aware of Gaer's run for reelection and approved of her previous particip [...] | 2007-08-22 18:01:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNGA EC |
07QUITO1945 | USNS COMFORT VISIT TO ECUADOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The USNS Comfort stopped in Manta, Ecuador, on August 15-21 during its humanitarian assistance deployment in the region. In coordination with Mission Ecuador personnel, NGOs and Ecuadorian authorities, members of the medical ship provided some 51,000 instances of medical, dent [...] | 2007-08-24 11:39:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO |
07QUITO1947 | USNS COMFORT VISIT TO ECUADOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The USNS Comfort stopped in Manta, Ecuador, on August 15-21 during its humanitarian assistance deployment in the region. In coordination with Mission Ecuador personnel, NGOs and Ecuadorian authorities, members of the medical ship provided some 51,000 instances of medical, dent [...] | 2007-08-24 15:45:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO |
07QUITO1969 | ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: OXY ARBITRATION, REDUCED IMPORT [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. ICSID Tribunal Denies Provisional Measures for Oxy --------------------------------------------- ----- 2. (U) On August 21, a World Bank arbitration pan [...] | 2007-08-28 13:41:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EFIS SENV EC |
07QUITO200 | CONGRESS TO DECIDE ON ASSEMBLY REFERENDUM [...] (SBU) Summary: Amid small but invasive pro-Assembly protests, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) on January 23 declined to act on President Correa's decree ordering a referendum be held on March 18 on whether to convoke a National Constituent Assembly, choosing instead to refer the matter [...] | 2007-01-24 21:18:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EC |
07QUITO2008 | ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: ATPA; 2008 BUDGET; NEW LAWYERS IN OXY [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. PRESIDENT CORREA ON ATPA RENEWAL -------------------------------- 2. (SBU) During his weekly radio address on August 25 President Correa reiterated so [...] | 2007-09-05 14:12:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EC |
07QUITO2019 | GOE TO LOWER TARIFFS ON INPUTS, RAW MATERIALS, CAPITAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOE intends to reduce tariffs on inputs, raw materials, and capital goods to increase production and competitiveness and control rising prices. Tariffs on 1,957 products will fall from 5-20 percent to 0-5 percent. The private sector has praised the plan but fear it could b [...] | 2007-09-06 20:16:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EC |
07QUITO2095 | ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: RICE EXPORT BAN; NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. GOE Bans Rice Exports --------------------- 2. (U) On September 7 the GOE banned rice exports after local rice prices rose quickly as a result of stro [...] | 2007-09-13 12:49:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EC |
07QUITO2142 | ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: OIL CONTRACT RENEGOTIATIONS; CUSTOMS [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Oil Contract Renegotiations Imminent ------------------------------------ 2. (U) Minister of Petroleum and Mining Galo Chiriboga announced September 11 [...] | 2007-09-19 14:36:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET ETRD EINV EFIN EC |
07QUITO2170 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: INVITATION TO THE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-21 18:21:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA EC |
07QUITO2187 | ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: LAW CONTRACT CANCELLED IN OXY CASE; [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. OXY: Ecuador Revokes Leboeuf Contract ------------------------------------- 2. (U) Due to a conflict of interest, on September 18 the office of the Ecu [...] | 2007-09-24 20:27:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV EC |
07QUITO2217 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE [...] (SBU) PolOff met with Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, on September 25, and shared U.S. objectives on the Community of Democracies. Puma said that Ecuador would definitely not attend the meeting on the margins of the UNGA chaired by Mali on October 1. She doubted [...] | 2007-09-28 15:27:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA PGOV EC |
07QUITO2221 | ECUADOR: DEMARCHE ON WTO DOHA INDUSTRIAL GOODS [...] (SBU) EconCouns presented reftel A demarche regarding proposed approach for non-agricultural market access (NAMA) for small, vulnerable economies to Mentor Villagomez, Under Secretary for Economic and Trade Affairs at the Ecuadorian SIPDIS Foreign Ministry. Villagomez said that Ecuador's i [...] | 2007-09-28 17:51:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON WTRO EC |
07QUITO2223 | Response to Import Safety Request [...] (U) This is a response cable to State 114788, regarding starting an import safety dialogue with host countries. 2. (SBU) EconCouns raised the issue of an import safety dialogue with Foreign Ministry Under Secretary for Trade Mentor Villagomez and shared reftel's talking points. Villagomez [...] | 2007-09-28 18:47:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAGR EC |
07QUITO2292 | ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: Falling FDI, More Costly Flour [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Decrease in Foreign Direct Investment ------------------------------------- 2. (U) According to recently published data from the Central Bank, foreign [...] | 2007-10-10 13:46:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EC |
07QUITO2299 | ECUADOR'S PROPOSED REVISIONS TO SECURITY [...] (U) Action Request - See Paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Following internal meetings between Ecuador,s MFA and MOD, Post has received a response to Embassy,s diplomatic note on FY08 security cooperation containing several proposed revisions. The MFA clearly communicated the desire to contin [...] | 2007-10-10 19:09:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MASS MARR EC |
07QUITO2413 | ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: IMPORT TARIFFS INCREASE; RETURN TO [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Import Tariffs to Increase -------------------------- 2. (U) On October 24, Ecuador's Council on Foreign Trade and Investment (Comexi) approved a proposa [...] | 2007-10-29 18:41:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EC |
07QUITO2426 | ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: PETROBRAS GETS ENVIRONMENTAL LICENSE; [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Environmental License Granted to Petrobras ------------------------------------------ 2. (SBU) On October 23, the GOE granted an environmental license t [...] | 2007-10-31 16:01:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EPET EC |
07QUITO2434 | ECUADOR: AMBASSADOR INAUGURATES NAS-FUNDED PIER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador Jewell participated in the inauguration of an approximately $3.4 million Narcotics Affairs Section (NAS) funded 435 meter pier for the Ecuadorian Navy in the northern city of San Lorenzo, Esmeraldas province, 10 miles south of the Colombian border, on October 23, 200 [...] | 2007-10-31 20:54:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SNAR EC |
07QUITO247 | ECUADOR: DEMONSTRATORS KNOCKING DOWN CONGRESS' DOOR [...] (U) Summary: Over 3,000 protestors supporting President Correa's proposed referendum for the creation of a national constituent assembly gathered in front of the National Congress in Quito on January 30. Hundreds broke through police barriers and stormed the Congressional building. Unconfirm [...] | 2007-01-30 21:34:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PINS EC |
07QUITO2509 | ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANY AND MINING [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. GOE Analyzes Porta Cellular Concession -------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) On November 6, the Superintendency of Telecommunications (Supte [...] | 2007-11-19 12:04:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EC |
07QUITO2526 | ECUADOR'S EFFORTS ON RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] (U) This is a response cable to reftel, which lists key countries invited to the State Department-hosted 2008 Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008). Ecuador was not included as a key country. Post believes Ecuador is interested in attending WIREC and that there is [...] | 2007-11-21 14:09:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV EC |
07QUITO2534 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: UNGA RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered Ref A points to MFA's Multilateral Affairs Directorate on November 15. Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, was not available to provide a response on November 20. Puma stated that while Ecuador was not a co-sponsor of the resolution, it did vote [...] | 2007-11-21 19:22:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON AORL KWMN SOCI UNGA EC |
07QUITO2535 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: COMMITTEE ON THE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-21 19:24:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNGA EC |
07QUITO2536 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: 4TH COMMUNITY OF [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-21 19:28:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KDEM UNGA EC |
07QUITO2539 | DAS McMullen's Meetings with U.S. and Ecuadorian Business [...] (SBU) Summary. WHA DAS Chris McMullen met, separately, with representatives of the U.S. and Guayaquil business communities. With the notable exception of City Oriente, which is facing the prospect of having its petroleum contract cancelled, the U.S. business representatives were guardedly o [...] | 2007-11-21 19:57:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EPET PGOV EC |
07QUITO2543 | ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: New Central Bank Officials; Repsol [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that describes notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. New Officials at the Central Bank --------------------------------- 2. (U) On November 9, the General Manager and Deputy General Manager and four oth [...] | 2007-11-23 18:31:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV SENV PGOV EC |
07QUITO2585 | Open Channels: GOE Seeks USG Assistance in Key Sector [...] (SBU) Summary. The USG and GOE are successfully working together on policy reform in areas of mutual interest. The GOE has sought or accepted technical assistance from USAID in competition policy, investment, finance, decentralization, environment, and on other issues. End summary. 2. [...] | 2007-12-05 11:13:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN EINV SENV PREL EC |
07QUITO2605 | ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: GOE'S 2008 BUDGET APPROVED; CORREA [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that describes notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Congress Approves 2008 Budget ----------------------------- 2. (U) On November 30, the Ecuadorian Congress approved the GOE's 2008 budget, but moved [...] | 2007-12-05 18:53:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EC |
07QUITO2672 | Public and Private Sectors Discuss Possible Banking [...] (SBU) Summary. GOE representatives and the banks have agreed on an outline for a second round of banking sector reforms. The banks said that the agreed upon package is reasonable and would not undermine the banking sector, but caution that President Correa or the Constituent Assembly still n [...] | 2007-12-21 18:59:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV EC |
07QUITO272 | GOVERNMENT AND CONGRESS REACH ACCORD, CALMING [...] (SBU) Summary: In a joint press conference on January 31, the President of Congress and Government Minster Gustavo Larrea announced an agreement whereby Congress would debate the government's proposed referendum on a constituent assembly on February 6. Conciliatory statements by Larrea and [...] | 2007-02-01 21:01:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS ASEC EC |
07QUITO277 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NEW AG MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador and AgCounselor met with the new Ecuadorian Minister of Agriculture Carlos Vallejo on Tuesday, January 30. In a very cordial meeting, Vallejo expressed his appreciation for past USG assistance to the Ecuadorian agricultural sector and requested additional assistance [...] | 2007-02-02 16:40:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EC |
07QUITO28 | NEW CONGRESS TAKES OFFICE OPPOSING CORREA'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Ecuador's newly-elected Congress takes office on January 5 with a decisive majority proposing to oppose President-elect Rafael Correa's demands for a referendum on whether to convoke a national constituent assembly. Instead, this working majority will seek to pass its own con [...] | 2007-01-05 00:39:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ASEC EC |
07QUITO29 | NEW CONGRESS TAKES OFFICE OPPOSING CORREA'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Ecuador's newly-elected Congress takes office on January 5 with a decisive majority proposing to oppose President-elect Rafael Correa's demands for a referendum on whether to convoke a national constituent assembly. Instead, this working majority will seek to pass its own con [...] | 2007-01-05 00:39:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ASEC EC |
07QUITO335 | MINISTER OF LABOR SEEKS REFORM THROUGH CONSTITUENT [...] (SBU) Summary: In a cordial initial meeting with the Ambassador on February 13, Minister of Labor and Employment Antonio Gagliardo said the Correa administration was committed to labor reform in or after the proposed national constituent assembly, versus the Congress. The Ambassador encoura [...] | 2007-02-09 14:16:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV PINR EC |
07QUITO345 | PROTESTS EXPECTED MONDAY OVER ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) Summary: An overwhelming majority in Congress reportedly plans to approve the Government's proposed referendum on a national constituent assembly in a special session to commence on February 12, but will also seek to limit the assembly's scope and delay its start until 2008. Pro-assembl [...] | 2007-02-09 21:31:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV EC |
07QUITO364 | CONGRESS APPROVES REFERENDUM ON CONSTITUENT [...] (SBU) Summary: A majority in Congress approved on February 13 the Correa government's proposed constituent assembly proposal, paving the way for expected approval by electoral authorities to organize a referendum. Correa welcomed Congress' action and MinGov Larrea declared it a victory for [...] | 2007-02-13 23:14:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EC |
07QUITO377 | ECUADOR WANTS USG TO JOIN WTO BANANA DISPUTE [...] (SBU) Ecuador will request the formation of a WTO dispute settlement panel to hear Ecuador's complaint against the current EU banana regime. Ecuador would like to see the U.S. join the case as a full partner, since it believes that U.S. participation is necessary to secure EU compliance with [...] | 2007-02-15 18:55:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR ECON EC |
07QUITO394 | FALLING PETROLEUM PRODUCTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Petroleum production in Ecuador will fall appreciably in 2007. The GOE projects production will decline by six percent in 2007; one private sector consultant expects the drop will be eleven percent. The decline is due to falling production in state firm Petroecuador's fields [...] | 2007-02-16 21:15:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EFIN EC |
07QUITO400 | Ambassador's Meeting with Minister of Industries [...] (SBU) Summary. In his meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Industries Sagasti said that his priorities are promoting investment and competitiveness, he's the government's bridge to the private sector, and that his ministry is close to reaching agreement with the Foreign Ministry on reallo [...] | 2007-02-21 14:24:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD EFIN EAID PREL EC |
07QUITO404 | ECUADOR 2007 SPECIAL 301 REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary and recommendation. Post concurs with IIPA and PhRMA recommendations that Ecuador remain on the Special 301 Watch List for 2007. Ecuador has not taken sufficient steps to adequately address IPR deficiencies over the past year. Despite some enforcement activities to seize pirat [...] | 2007-02-22 19:51:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON EC |
07QUITO440 | NEW LEGAL ADVISOR A PRACTICAL ADDITION TO ENERGY MINISTRY [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting between EconCouns and new Ministry of Energy Legal Advisor Raul Moscoso February 22, Moscoso confirmed that the GOE is assembling a legal team to defend its interests in the Oxy arbitration, and stressed the administration's interest in foreign investment in the en [...] | 2007-02-26 17:36:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ENRG ECON EC |
07QUITO443 | FIRST VENEZUELAN DIESEL SHIPMENT ARRIVES IN ECUADOR [...] (U) Summary: President Correa and Venezuelan counterparts celebrated the arrival of the first shipment of Venezuelan diesel under an Ecuador-Venezuela petroleum exchange agreement with a ceremony on board Venezuelan ship Manuela Saenz February 23. The crude-for-derivatives exchange agreement [...] | 2007-02-26 21:09:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EFIN PREL EC |
07QUITO482 | ECUADOR 2007 TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past year, Ecuador has achieved significant and sustained progress in the areas of prevention, protection, and prosecution of TIP. GOE commitment to combat TIP is evidenced by former President Palacio's signing of the National Anti-TIP Plan on August 30, 2006. The GOE [...] | 2007-03-01 22:15:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF |
07QUITO484 | ECUADOR - RESPONSE TO ILLICIT CASH COURIER ACTIVITY [...] (SBU) This a response to State 16120, requesting posts to raise the problem of illicit cash courier activity with host government officials. DEA country attache raised the issue of illicit cash courier activity with Ecuador's Director of the Antinarcotics Directorate (part of the police depar [...] | 2007-03-02 17:25:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN LE PREL EC |
07QUITO55 | CORREA INAUGURATION: PRESIDENTS OF IRAN AND [...] (U) Summary: Nine chiefs of state will reportedly attend the inauguration of Rafael Correa as Ecuador's president on January 14-15, including Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Mohammed Abdelaziz, president of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, or Polisario Front of Western Sahara. [...] | 2007-01-09 12:08:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EC |
07QUITO555 | ECUADOR 2007 SPECIAL 301 UPDATE [...] (SBU) This is an update to post's submission on Ecuador for the Special 301 review (reftel). The head of the Ecuadorian Intellectual Property Institute (IEPI),Cesar Davila, had reported that the GOE's proposed 2007 budget included funds to establish specialized IP courts (as required by Ecua [...] | 2007-03-08 19:40:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON EC |
07QUITO559 | GOE CRITICAL OF HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2006 [...] (U) Summary: The Correa Government publicly criticized our recently-released human rights report detailing problems in Ecuador, challenging our competency to judge human rights. That said, GOE objections were more muted than last year, under the Palacio Government. Ecuadorian press reaction [...] | 2007-03-08 21:53:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO APER PHUM PREL EC |
07QUITO575 | GOE REACTION TO HRC OBJECTIVES [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel points on March 9 to Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General for multilateral affairs. Puma confirmed that Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Maria Fernanda Espinoza will attend the opening sessions of the Human Rights Council, as well as the disarmament commission. [...] | 2007-03-12 21:29:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL AORC SNAR UN CO EC |
07QUITO622 | Bank Holiday Rumors Provoke Nervousness and Presidential [...] (SBU) Summary. An unfounded rumor that banks would be closed for a "bank holiday" circulated around Ecuador on March 13 and 14. According to banking contacts, many nervous clients called the banks to ask about the rumor, but actual withdrawals were minimal and not threatening to the banks. P [...] | 2007-03-15 22:15:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV EC |
07QUITO632 | GOE SHARES CONCERN OVER ZIMBABWE VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points on March 16 to Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs. Puma expressed GOE's concern over the March 13 violence in Zimbabwe, noting that Ecuador has always spoken out against such violence. Puma described the attacks of peaceful [...] | 2007-03-16 20:12:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UN BO EC |
07QUITO639 | AMBASSADOR JEWELL MEETS ECUADOR,S NEW TRANSPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 13, the Ambassador paid an introductory call on Trajano Andrade, Minister of Transportation. Andrade explained the GOE's strategic vision for the ministry, stressing that ground transport and port management are priorities. He said the Ministry wanted to fight corru [...] | 2007-03-19 16:26:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR EWWT ELTN EC |
07QUITO642 | Manta FOL - Request for DOS and DOD Financial Support for [...] The U.S.-Ecuador agreement to allow U.S. counter narcotics operations to be conducted at the Forward Operating Location (FOL) at the Eloy Alfaro Ecuadorian air base in Manta expires in Nov., 2009. President Rafael Correa has publicly stated that he does not intend to renew the agreement. Th [...] | 2007-03-20 12:04:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINS PGOV SNAR MARR MASS KPAO |
07QUITO644 | UN INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered the points in reftel on UN reform and the internal administration of justice to MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma on March 15. Puma noted she was preparing instructions for New York and thanked us for the information. She agreed that it appeared [...] | 2007-03-20 12:04:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | APER ACABQ AORC EC PREL UNGA UN |
07QUITO667 | VENEZUELA RESTRICTS IMPORTS OF ECUADORIAN TUNA [...] (SBU) Cesar Rohon, President of Ecuador's National Fisheries Chamber, complained in the local media that Venezuela has imposed restrictions on Ecuadorian tuna imports. In 2006 Ecuador exported over USD 41 million in tuna products to Venezuela, which is Ecuador's principal tuna market in Latin [...] | 2007-03-21 20:51:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EC |
07QUITO793 | LONG PETROBRAS SHUTDOWN ENDS [...] (SBU) Summary: Operations in Brazilian petroleum firm Petrobras's Block 18 had been suspended due to community protests for over three weeks. Each day without production cost Petrobras close to 40 thousand barrels of oil (about 16% of Ecuador's private sector production) and roughly half a mi [...] | 2007-04-04 20:31:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EFIN PREL EC |
07QUITO850 | REFERENDUM WINS BIG, BOOSTING CORREA [...] (SBU) Summary: Ecuadorian voters approved President Rafael Correa's proposed national constituent assembly by 78.1%, according to unofficial exit polls. The "no" vote won just 11.5% support. Partial official results confirm the same pattern (81.5% "yes" to 12.68% "no" with 58.58% of the vo [...] | 2007-04-16 16:06:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EC |
07QUITO851 | ECUADOR CONSIDERING GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] (SBU) Russian First Secretary Viatcheslav Ulasik and PolChief jointly presented RefTel demarche in favor of GOE participation in the Global Initiative (GI) to MFA DirGen for Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma Puma on April 13. Puma said the GOE was considering joining the initiative based on [...] | 2007-04-16 16:15:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL EC |
07QUITO905 | GOE FOREIGN MINISTER WILL NOT ATTEND ICI [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-20 16:06:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN EG IAEA PGOV UN GCC EC |
07QUITO906 | ECUADOR'S ITT FIELDS UNDER CONSIDERATION ONCE AGAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: Development of Ecuador's heavy crude ITT fields has been under discussion for over 10 years. Situated in the environmentally sensitive Yasuni National Park, the three fields contain an estimated billion barrels of reserves and could potentially produce 190,000 barrels of crude [...] | 2007-04-20 18:54:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EINV EC |
07QUITO914 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON 30TH ANTARCTIC TREATY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-20 20:57:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC AY IN KSCA KTIA SENV TPHY EC |
07QUITO916 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNCAC CONVENTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-20 21:12:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KJUS PG PTER SNAR EC |
07QUITO917 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRAN DIO ASSET FREEZE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-20 21:31:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP PARM KN EC |
07QUITO919 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSCR 1747 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-20 22:45:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP EFIN IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC EC |
07QUITO978 | EMBASSY QUITO WELCOMES D VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Please accept my warmest welcome of your upcoming return to Ecuador. With Ecuador's government having recently passed the 100-day mark, your visit comes at a time of opportunity to advance mutual interests, and also to review some concerns about the direction the government is [...] | 2007-04-30 20:36:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL PGOV ECON EAID WHA EC |
07QUITO998 | MORE TIP CONVICTIONS, GOE COMMITMENT FIRM [...] (U) Summary: Ecuador continues to arrest, prosecute, convict and sentence TIP offenders. Superstar El Oro province prosecutor Lucy Blacio added another two convictions to her credit in April. Pichincha province gained two this month, the first convictions outside El Oro under Ecuador's mod [...] | 2007-05-02 20:38:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL EC |
07RABAT1022 | MOROCCO'S PARTICIPATION IN COESPU [...] (SBU) Poloff met June 12 with MFA Bilateral Affairs Officer Karim Halim to encourage Moroccan participation in the next round of COESPU courses. Poloff explained, for the first time and in part based on Moroccan suggestion, COESPU will offer its courses in French taught by instructors from t [...] | 2007-06-18 16:55:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO MARR MASS MO |
07RABAT1023 | MOROCCO RESPONSE: DEMANDING ACCOUNTABILITY FROM [...] (SBU) During a June 15 meeting with Ahmed Faouzi, Division Chief for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, econoff drew from reftel points to urge Moroccan support of open consideration of the WIPO Director General issue at the Program and Budget Committee meeting in [...] | 2007-06-18 16:58:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR MO |
07RABAT1051 | DEMARCHE: MOROCCO SUPPORT FOR UNITAID [...] (U) Action request, please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) On June 22, econoff discussed reftel with Zakia Midaoui, Director of the MFA's Division of Economic and Commercial Organizations and Conferences. Midaoui reported that in March 2006 Morocco and several other African countries signed a [...] | 2007-06-25 12:49:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID KHIV PREL TBIO MO |
07RABAT1076 | MOROCCO'S COMPETITIVITY GAP [...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco's weak showing in the newly-published competitivity index of the World Economic Forum has again highlighted an issue that has sparked extensive public comment and debate in recent months, particularly in the context of the failure of Moroccan exports to become a locomoti [...] | 2007-06-28 16:17:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV MA |
07RABAT1118 | MOROCCO'S INSURANCE SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco's insurance market, the largest in the Middle East and North Africa, and the second largest on the African continent after South Africa, continues to experience solid growth, as companies introduce a range of new products in the areas of life, credit and medical insuranc [...] | 2007-07-09 13:40:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD MA |
07RABAT1159 | EXBS: MOROCCO SEEKS ENHANCED BORDER ENFORCEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: An interagency EXBS (Export Control and Related Border Security) team launched a broad program of cooperation in an initial round of meetings with Moroccan officials in July 9-12. The EXBS program is a multi-year assistance program and will begin delivering training to Morocco [...] | 2007-07-18 11:58:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM ETTC PREL KSTC MO |
07RABAT1160 | EXBS: MOROCCO SEEKS ENHANCED BORDER ENFORCEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: An interagency EXBS (Export Control and Related Border Security) team launched a broad program of cooperation in an initial round of meetings with Moroccan officials July 9-12. The EXBS program is a multi-year assistance program and will begin delivering training to Morocco thi [...] | 2007-07-18 12:21:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM ETTC PREL KSTC MO |
07RABAT1180 | Moroccan journalists detained for publishing confidential [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified; please protect accordingly. ------- Summary ------- Â [...] | 2007-07-19 17:33:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO SCUL OIIP KIRC PHUM KMPI MO PGOV |
07RABAT1234 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL LOWEY [...] (SBU) Representative Lowey, My staff and I are delighted to welcome you and your delegation to Morocco. Your visit will help underscore the importance of our relations with Morocco. Morocco is a paragon of reform in the region and relations are good enough that it has been designated a [...] | 2007-07-31 16:03:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON PTER MA |
07RABAT1265 | MAGAZINES SEIZED AND EDITORS CONVOKED FOR DISRESPECTING THE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified; please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: Moroccan authorities seized, on orders of PM Jettou, the most recent editions of TelQuel and Nichane, weekly current affairs magazines on August 4 for violating laws that forbid criticism of the mona [...] | 2007-08-07 14:39:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PREL KDEM EAID PHUM KMPI MO |
07RABAT1331 | INTERNATIONAL ELECTION OBSERVATION BEGINS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: The organization of Morocco,s first-ever international election observation kicked off with a week-long pre-election assessment mission organized by the National Democratic Institute (NDI). In meetings with embassy and an August 15 press conference, the delegation recognized po [...] | 2007-08-22 17:09:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM MO |
07RABAT1355 | MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: AUGUST [...] (SBU) In an information note released on August 9, the IMF outlined the positive conclusions of its 2007 Article IV consultations with Morocco. The Board praised Morocco's "remarkable economic progress" over the course of recent years, noting that growth has accelerated, inflation has been co [...] | 2007-08-28 14:05:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD MA |
07RABAT1387 | MOROCCO REGISTRATION FOR SEPTEMBER 2007 MEETING ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-31 16:42:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP MO TRGY |
07RABAT1397 | MOROCCO FTA ANNUAL REVIEW [...] (U) Summary: During his August 28-31 visit to Morocco, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Shaun Donnelly emphasized the mutual benefits of the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and outlined U.S. thinking regarding preparations for the first meeting of the Joint Committee later th [...] | 2007-09-05 11:20:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD EFIN EAGR PGOV MO |
07RABAT1421 | MOROCCO ELECTIONS: SITUATION REPORT AS OF 1300 GMT [...] (SBU) General parliamentary elections, Morocco's first in five years, are being staged today, September 7. Polling stations opened across the country at 0800 GMT. 10 teams from Embassy Rabat and Consulate Casablanca deployed to the field are reporting apparently light to moderate turnout. [...] | 2007-09-07 13:25:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV MO |
07RABAT1441 | MOROCCAN UNGA DELEGATION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-11 14:14:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MO UNGA |
07RABAT1484 | ACCOUNTABILITY OF WIPO DIRECTOR GENERAL - MOROCCO [...] (SBU) Econoff first discussed the points conveyed reftels during a June 15 meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Division Chief for International Organizations Ahmed Faouzi, urging the Government of Morocco to support holding the WIPO Director General accountable for his actions and abuses. [...] | 2007-09-18 14:01:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC MO WIPO |
07RABAT150 | MOROCCO LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN FOR 2012 TANGIER EXPO [...] (U) Summary; The Moroccan government kicked off its campaign for Tangier's bid for the 2012 International Expo by convoking the diplomatic corps to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday, January 23, for a presentation outlining its plans. Minister-delegate Fassi-Fihri stressed the impor [...] | 2007-01-29 13:36:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON MA |
07RABAT1517 | BIOGRAPHY OF ABBAS EL FASSI, PRIME MINISTER DESIGNATE [...] Abass El Fassi was born on September 18, 1940 in Berkane, near the Algerian border. His father was a local judge and his father-in-law was Allal El Fassi, the founder of the Istiqlal Party and the leader of the independence movement. Born to the party, Abbas joined the Istiqlal youth scout mov [...] | 2007-09-21 16:48:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PGOV MO |
07RABAT1525 | RISING PROTEST SPURS CLIMBDOWN ON BREAD PRICES [...] (SBU) Summary: The outgoing government of Prime Minister Driss Jettou moved this week to address a thorny problem that threatens to cloud the debut of its successor with its decision to annul recent increases in bread prices and to subsidize the cost of flour. The government also suspended the [...] | 2007-09-25 12:50:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR PGOV MO |
07RABAT1541 | ECONOMIC CHALLENGES FACING MOROCCO'S NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Incoming Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi will take charge this month of an economy that has performed well over the last five years. He follows in the footsteps of a Prime Minister who is generally regarded as having been one of the strongest in Morocco's history, and whose busine [...] | 2007-09-27 14:31:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD EFIN EAGR MO |
07RABAT1545 | FUELING MOROCCO'S FUTURE ENERGY NEEDS [...] Sensitive but unclassified - protect accordingly 2. (SBU) Summary. Morocco's GDP has grown by over 5 percent per year for the past five years, foreign direct investment is poised to set a record high for the third consecutive year, and the rapidly growing tourism industry has spurred a con [...] | 2007-09-28 15:33:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON MO |
07RABAT159 | SEEKING NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. 2. In response to reftel, Mission Morocco submits the names of the following five women. Latifa Jbabdi Jbabdi is a well-known Moroccan human rights advocate. She is a founding member of the Moroccan Association fo [...] | 2007-01-30 08:54:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PHUM PREL |
07RABAT1624 | MOROCCAN REMITTANCES BALANCE TRADE DEFICIT [...] (U) Summary: Remittances from Moroccans living abroad (MRE) have doubled since 2000, and dwarf the sum total of all foreign aid. MRE and tourism receipts match the value of all Moroccan exports at approximately USD 11.4 billion, and serve as a critical counter-weight to a spiraling trade defi [...] | 2007-10-19 12:05:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN SMIG MO |
07RABAT1649 | MOROCCO RESPONSE - WHO IGWG 5-10 NOVEMBER [...] (SBU) On October 25, econoff delivered points conveyed in reftel to Sellam Berrada, Chief of Staff for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Berrada was aware of the upcoming Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) meeting in Geneva November 5-10, but appeared complet [...] | 2007-10-25 16:48:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR WHO MO |
07RABAT1677 | MOROCCAN RESPONSE - U.S. IMO CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-31 13:09:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EWWT PHSA MO |
07RABAT1699 | MOROCCO LAUNCHES AGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN TO PUBLICIZE [...] (U) Summary: The Moroccan government on October 31 launched an aggressive campaign to publicize the country's new anti-money laundering statute and to educate concerned institutions about their responsibilities under the legislation. Moroccan Central Bank Governor Abdellatif Jouahri was join [...] | 2007-11-05 17:01:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PTER PGOV MA |
07RABAT1712 | MOROCCO MOVES GINGERLY TOWARDS FOREIGN EXCHANGE [...] Sensitive but unclassified - entire text. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: A series of new circulars issued by Morocco's Office des Changes this fall represents further intensification of preparations for the country's medium term goal of transitioning to a freely floating exch [...] | 2007-11-07 17:13:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD MO |
07RABAT1719 | MOROCCO - FOLLOW-UP ON ILLICIT CASH COURIERS [...] (SBU) The U.S. mission in Morocco continues to pursue the expansion and enhancement of counterterrorism (CT) cooperation with the GOM, which includes combating terrorism finance, cash couriers, and money laundering. Post's CT working group coordinates numerous CT related programs managed by t [...] | 2007-11-08 13:32:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KCRM PTER KTFN MO |
07RABAT1774 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-21 18:01:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PTER EAIR ETRD EWWT PREL PINR PINS KNNP |
07RABAT1862 | MOROCCO: ATTENDANCE AT OSCE MEDITERRANEAN SEMINAR [...] (SBU) PolCouns raised reftel request for Moroccan participation in the OSCE Tel Aviv Seminar with Directors General for Bilateral Affairs Yussef Amrani and for International Organizations Mohammed Azeroual (P-level) on December 13 and 14, stressing its importance to the partnership. Amrani c [...] | 2007-12-19 12:59:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SOCI OSCE EG MO XF |
07RABAT189 | 2007 MOROCCAN BUDGET [...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco's 2007 budget, adopted in the just concluded fall parliamentary session, highlights both the economic successes of the government of Prime Minister Jettou and the challenges that will remain for his successor. In its broad outline, the budget reinforces the overall ma [...] | 2007-02-02 09:57:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON MA |
07RABAT1895 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MARTINEZ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: My staff and I are delighted to welcome you and your delegation to Morocco. Your visit will help underscore the importance of our relations with Morocco. Morocco is a paragon of reform in the region and relations are so strong that it has been designated a "major, non-NATO al [...] | 2007-12-31 12:16:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP EAID ECON PGOV PREL PTER MO |
07RABAT277 | MOROCCO ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per reftel, Poloff on February 9 informed Azzedine Farhane, Chief of the United Nations Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, of the U.S.-Russia joint outreach plan for seven prospective partner n [...] | 2007-02-09 18:03:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KNNP PREL KGIC MO |
07RABAT286 | MOROCCO PRESIDENT OF AFCNDH [...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. 2. (U) On February 7, Morocco was elected to the presidency of the Francophone Association of National Human Rights Institutions (AFCNDH). Niger was elected to the vice-presidency; France was elected to the position o [...] | 2007-02-12 09:39:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV MO |
07RABAT290 | WESTERN SAHARA: GOM AUTONOMY DELEGATION HOLDS [...] (SBU) The Moroccan delegation in Washington to discuss autonomy held a press conference in Rabat February 9 to discuss their meetings and Paris and Madrid and to brief local press on their effort. According to press accounts February 12, they disclosed no new details on the autonomy plan, but [...] | 2007-02-12 15:11:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTBS PGOV MO |
07RABAT304 | FTA SPURS MOROCCAN TEXTILE EXPORTS TO THE U.S. [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) inspection of Moroccan textile factories highlighted the positive impact the U.S-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has made during its first year. The M [...] | 2007-02-14 13:25:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KTEX PREL MO |
07RABAT328 | ROYAL AIR MAROC SERVICE TO CONAKRY MONDAY, 19 FEB [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-16 17:07:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR CASC GV MARR MO PINS PREL |
07RABAT329 | TERRORIST FINANCE: USG CONCERN OVER ILLICIT CASH [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-16 17:08:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC MO PREL PTER KTFN |
07RABAT360 | MOROCCO: ELECTION DATE SET, REDISTRICTING PLAN [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The GOM announced on February 22 that elections for the lower house of parliament will be staged on September 7. Most political parties, including those from the majority who supported a July bal [...] | 2007-02-23 18:09:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM MO |
07RABAT403 | MFA DISCUSSES REFORM AND COUNTERTERRORISM WITH [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: On February 28, a visiting CAPSTONE delegation, led by Admiral (Ret.) Henry Chiles, met with MFA Secretary General Omar Hilale to discuss bilateral and SIPDIS security issues. Highlighting Mor [...] | 2007-03-02 09:16:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER MO |
07RABAT404 | THERE'S A NEW PRINCESS IN THE ROYAL FAMILY [...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) A salute of 21 cannon shots boomed across Rabat from El Mechouar Palace shortly after 8 p.m. on February 28 to announce the birth of the king's second child, Princess Lalla Khadija. Naming the baby Khadija, [...] | 2007-03-02 09:18:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL MO |
07RABAT406 | MOROCCO ON IAEA REPORT ON IRANIAN COMPLIANCE WITH [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On February 28, poloff met with Azzedine Farhane, UN Division Chief at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to discuss Iran's failure to comply with its international obligations as required under UNSCR 1737 ( [...] | 2007-03-02 12:58:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP UNSC MO IR |
07RABAT423 | MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS; FEBRUARY 2007 [...] (U) The following is a round-up of recent economic developments of note in Morocco: 2. (U) Money Laundering Law Advances: Morocco's long-delayed anti-money laundering/counter terrorism finance statute was unanimously approved by members of the Justice, Legislation and Human Rights Committee [...] | 2007-03-05 16:33:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ECPS EINT ELAB ETRD KTEX MO |
07RABAT447 | REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON ADVOCACY REQUEST BY U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Embassy requests L guidance on how to respond to a request from U.S. investor IAG Manufacturing, a bankrupt manufacturer of body armor, for USG assistance in addressing the "injustice" it claims it has suffered as a result of the Moroccan legal system's failure [...] | 2007-03-09 10:30:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV BEXP MA |
07RABAT496 | MOROCCO: FRIDAY SERMON USES ISLAM TO BLAST [...] (SBU) Summary: The March 16 Friday sermon, heard at mosques throughout Morocco (and broadcast nationally),concentrated scathing criticism on the phenomenon of terrorism in general and suicide bombing in particular, obviously prompted by the (abortive) March 11 terrorist incident in Casablanca [...] | 2007-03-19 09:54:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KISL MO |
07RABAT527 | ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL AND SUMMIT IN RIYADH [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-23 17:52:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MO XF |
07RABAT571 | PREPARING FOR THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE FTA [...] (U) Summary and action request: With the envisioned May/June time frame for the first annual review of the bilateral Free Trade Agreement fast approaching, post recommends renewed engagement in coming months with the GOM on key outstanding issues from the first year of the agreement, including [...] | 2007-03-30 09:22:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD EFIN EAGR PGOV MO |
07RABAT606 | PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS MINISTER DEFENDS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 27 meeting, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mohamed Said El Alami told Ambassador that new legislation before parliament will require senior GOM officials to declare their assets. Contrary to the charges of some members of parliament and press speculation, the Minist [...] | 2007-04-06 14:45:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM MO |
07RABAT619 | MOROCCO IMPLEMENTS AGADIR AGREEMENT-- WITH A CATCH [...] (SBU) Summary: Three years after its signature and nearly a year after it technically entered into force, Morocco on March 27 finally published the customs circular necessary to implement the Agadir Agreement. That accord, signed by Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan, and Egypt in 2004, established a [...] | 2007-04-10 15:28:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON EFIN ETRD MA |
07RABAT627 | MOROCCO DROUGHT FORETELLS ECONOMIC CONTRACTION [...] (U) Summary: Late and insufficient rain has severely reduced the expected cereal harvest this year and endangered livestock. Although the GOM has responded with an emergency drought assistance plan, critics complain the plan lacks substance and is a case of "too little, too late." With the ce [...] | 2007-04-11 14:06:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ETRD MO |
07RABAT641 | EMBASSY'S INVESTMENT CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) Summary. In support of implementation of our bilateral free trade agreement with Morocco, Mission Morocco recently hosted an investment conference for potential foreign investors in the automotive parts sector, a key priority of Moroccan industrial policy. The event highlighted success s [...] | 2007-04-13 10:12:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP BTIO ECIN EIND ETRD EINV MO |
07RABAT656 | SITUATION REPORT AS OF 1130 GMT 14 APRIL 2007: [...] (SBU) At approximately 0900 GMT on Saturday April 14 two suicide bombers detonated the explosives they were carrying at two locations on Boulevard Moulay Yousef in central Casablanca. One detonation occurred near a police van stationed diagonally across the street from the Consulate General. [...] | 2007-04-14 11:57:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC CASC AMGT |
07RABAT681 | GOM DENIES RUMORS OF FUTURE ELECTRICITY SHORTAGES [...] (SBU) Summary. Ministry of Energy (MOE) officials deny recent press allegations, appearing in the "L'Economiste" newspaper and attributed to National Electricity Office (ONE) sources, that Morocco will face a shortage of electricity starting in 2008. They concede that demand for electricity [...] | 2007-04-18 18:23:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN EIND ENRG MO |
07RABAT712 | MOROCCO REACHES INVESTMENT GRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: Fitch Ratings' April 19 decision to raise Morocco to investment grade has been welcomed by Moroccan government and media as a vote of confidence in the country's ongoing economic reforms. Fitch noted Moroccan progress across the range of "economic, political and social areas," [...] | 2007-04-23 16:39:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON MA |
07RABAT781 | MOROCCAN ROAD REFORM LOST IN RHETHORIC [...] (SBU) Summary: The appalling death toll on Moroccan roads is being overshadowed by uninformed and politically inspired rhetoric against the proposed new road reform law under debate in Parliament, according to the law's principal champion, Transport Minister Karim Ghellab. Moroccan roads are [...] | 2007-04-30 10:06:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN ECON ELAB MO |
07RABAT784 | MOROCCAN ROAD REFORM LOST IN RHETORIC [...] (SBU) Summary: The appalling death toll on Moroccan roads is being overshadowed by uninformed and politically inspired rhetoric against the proposed new road reform law under debate in Parliament, according to the law's principal champion, Transport Minister Karim Ghellab. Moroccan roads are [...] | 2007-04-30 12:42:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN ECON ELAB MO |
07RABAT785 | SPECIAL 301 MOROCCO 2007 [...] (SBU) Economic Counselor delivered points in reftel in separate meetings on April 30 with Houda Marrakchi, Head of the Free Trade Office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Wassane Zailachi, Chief of the Ministry's North America division. Both expressed pleasure with USTR's decision. Marr [...] | 2007-04-30 15:52:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR MA |
07RABAT889 | AML: MOROCCO'S NEW LAW ENTERS INTO FORCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco's long-awaited anti-money laundering statute officially entered into force on May 3, 2007, with its publication in the country's "Bulletin Officiel." Moroccan officials tell us they are currently working to finish the decrees that will implement the new law, and that th [...] | 2007-05-18 12:04:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN PTER PGOV MA |
07RABAT953 | MOROCCO RESPONSE TO U.S. 60-DAY REPORT ON UNSCR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-05 14:24:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EFIN ETRD KNNP MO UNSC |
07RANGOON1001 | A SNAPSHOT OF POVERTY IN RANGOON [...] (SBU) Summary. Poverty levels in Burma continue to rise, as a result of higher prices and decreasing purchasing power. During visits to several of Rangoon's poorest areas, we observed this escalating abject poverty firsthand. In Hlainthaya and Shwepyitha Townships, many people do not have s [...] | 2007-10-10 01:03:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL BM |
07RANGOON1027 | THE SECOND DEADLIEST DISEASE IN BURMA [...] (SBU) Summary. Tuberculosis is one of the deadliest diseases in Burma, second only to malaria. According to the World Health Organization (WHO),approximately 40 percent of Burma's population is infected with TB, although some NGOs argue that up to 60 percent of the population could be infec [...] | 2007-10-17 03:37:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED BM |
07RANGOON1041 | NEW AI OUTBREAK IN POULTRY IN BURMA'S BAGO DIVISION [...] (SBU) Burmese Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) officials informed us on October 22 that between October 18-19, approximately 500 quail died on two private farms in Thanatpin Township, Bago Division (75 miles north of Rangoon). Bago Division LBVD Deputy Director and staff co [...] | 2007-10-22 10:32:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON1133 | NEW AI OUTBREAK IN BURMA'S EASTERN SHAN STATE [...] Burmese Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) officials informed us on November 23 that from November 4-18, approximately 1,858 chickens and 200 ducks had died in Katpa village tract, Naung Neing Village, located 5 miles from Kyaing Tone Township in Eastern Shan State. The Regi [...] | 2007-11-23 09:02:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON114 | BURMA: HOW THE WELL-CONNECTED MAKE MONEY [...] (SBU) Summary: Aik Htun acknowledged that his position stems from his comfortable relations with major government and business players built on 30 years of experience working deals through the regime. He denied the widespread allegations connecting him to narcotics trafficking and money laund [...] | 2007-02-01 08:10:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV SNAR BM |
07RANGOON1145 | PROMOTING DEMOCRACY IN BURMA [...] (SBU) Summary. Rangoon-based Western missions met on November 21 to discuss the U.S., UK, Australian, and German small grants programs. Grants programs among the embassies focus either on infrastructure development or capacity building. The French Cultural Counselor said that he hoped to lo [...] | 2007-11-27 02:46:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1151 | NEW AI OUTBREAK IN EASTERN SHAN STATE [...] (SBU) The Burmese Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) informed us on November 29 that they discovered two dead chickens in Wam Kaung Quarter in the town of Tachileik (Eastern Shan State) on November 26. The township veterinary officer sent samples to Kyaing Tone Quarantine La [...] | 2007-11-29 11:29:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON1155 | BURMA: WFP STRUGGLES TO REACH THE STARVING [...] (SBU) Summary. Burma's ruling military regime places significant restrictions on the movements of World Food Program (WFP) officials, as well as its cooperating partners and donor organizations. Attendees at a November 29 meeting on WFP issues complained that, with only a few exceptions, it [...] | 2007-11-30 11:42:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1180 | BURMA: FIRST HUMAN AI CASE CONFIRMED [...] (U) On December 14, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Burmese Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed Burma's first case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case involved a seven-year-old girl infected with the virus during a poultry outbreak in Kyaing Tone (Kangtung) [...] | 2007-12-17 09:19:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON1210 | SUSPECTED AI OUTBREAK IN POULTRY IN EASTERN SHAN [...] (SBU) Burmese Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) officials informed us on December 28 that from December 23-24, approximately 6 chickens died on one farm in Yang Kham village, Mong Hpayak Township in Eastern Shan State. Mong Hpayak Township is located 50 miles from Kyaing To [...] | 2007-12-28 08:02:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON129 | BURMA: IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSC 1737 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-06 09:49:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KNNP IR BM |
07RANGOON134 | BURMA'S TB PROGRAM: SOME PROGRESS, LOOMING PROBLEMS [...] (U) Members of a World Health Organization (WHO) monitoring mission reported that, though progress has been made, serious problems loom in Burma's ability to identify and treat TB patients. Of primary concern are: the rising funding gap, impending drug shortage, increasing rate of HIV-infecte [...] | 2007-02-08 09:20:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI TBIO BM |
07RANGOON203 | AI UPDATE: USAID/FAO VISITORS REVIEW BURMA EFFORTS [...] (U) Summary: Burma has not reported any new cases of AI since it contained a March-April 2006 outbreak in poultry in Mandalay and Sagaing Divisions through extensive culling. Recent sero surveillance detected AI antibodies in ducks in Mandalay and Bago Divisions, but examination by GOB, USAID [...] | 2007-02-27 05:27:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV CASC TBIO KLFU BM |
07RANGOON212 | BURMA HPAI OUTBREAK CONFIRMED, ACTION TAKEN [...] (U) Summary: On February 28, Burma's Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) reported to OIE an outbreak of H5N1 in chickens on a farm in the Rangoon township of Mayangone. Rangoon officials immediately culled all poultry at the farm by cremation, disinfected the farm, and began s [...] | 2007-03-01 10:01:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON220 | BURMA:DEVELOPMENT AND EXERCISING OF AVIAN AND [...] Summary: Burma's Ministry of Health finalized the National Strategic Plan for Prevention and Control of Avian Influenza and Human Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Plan on January 31, 2006. On October 16, Mekong Based Development Strategy and RAND Corporation facilitators led a tabletop exercis [...] | 2007-03-02 10:35:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON221 | BURMA AI OUTBREAK RESPONSE STAYS STRONG [...] (U) Summary: The GOB continued to respond effectively to the February 26-27 outbreak of AI found in poultry at an isolated farm in a Rangoon township. Measures include quarantine of the farm, a ban on the sale of eggs and poultry products in five townships, and close surveillance of humans and [...] | 2007-03-02 11:04:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON228 | BURMA DOES ITS BEST TO COPE WITH AI OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) Summary: Burmese authorities reported the death from Avian Influenza of sixteen chickens and five ducks in three additional townships of Rangoon from February 28 through March 2, in addition to those at the initial site (ref B). After tests for AI were positive at the three new sites, of [...] | 2007-03-05 11:06:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON232 | NO NEW CASES OF AI REPORTED IN BURMA [...] (SBU) Summary: Burmese authorities have reported no new cases of AI in poultry since March 2, and no human cases since the current outbreak in Rangoon began. Health Ministry officials are monitoring all health care facilities in Rangoon for patients with flu-like symptoms, but have not found [...] | 2007-03-06 09:34:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON247 | BURMA: NO NEW AI OUTBREAKS, SOURCE STILL UNCLEAR [...] (SBU) The GOB has reported no new cases of AI in poultry since March 2, and has reported no human cases. USAID and FAO specialists from Bangkok joined Burmese technicians in their central lab on March 7, and made a field trip to affected sites on March 8. Lab personnel in Burma have not iden [...] | 2007-03-07 10:28:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON255 | INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO HELP BURMA,S WAR ON DRUGS [...] (U) SUMMARY: At a semi-annual Rangoon meeting of the Mini-Dublin Group, the countries tracking narcotics in Burma echoed concerns of the INCSR and UNODC Annual Report. All agreed that Burma is making credible progress in disrupting drug trafficking networks and reducing opium cultivation, bu [...] | 2007-03-09 11:55:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM BM |
07RANGOON259 | INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY IN BURMA [...] (SBU) In honor of International Women's Day, the Charge d'Affaires held a well-attended afternoon discussion on March 8 with women leaders from the National League for Democracy, the 88 Generation Students, ethnic representatives, and leaders of grass-roots NGOs. The Charge opened the discus [...] | 2007-03-12 09:58:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO |
07RANGOON272 | BURMA AI UPDATE: NO NEW OUTBREAKS, MORE HELP NEEDED [...] (SBU) The government of Burma has reported no new outbreaks of AI since the culling of affected poultry in Rangoon was completed on March 2. The GOB has reported no suspected cases in humans. In the affected areas of Rangoon, officials continue to monitor the health of poultry and humans, an [...] | 2007-03-14 06:42:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON274 | BURMA AI UPDATE: NEW POULTRY OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOB today reported a new outbreak of AI in Rangoon. Officials said that 500 chickens, 57 pheasants and 50 quails died at three different farms on March 10-11. Officials culled all remaining poultry at the affected farms on March 12. Rapid Test Kits showed positive results fo [...] | 2007-03-14 10:10:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON284 | BURMA AI UPDATE: FURTHER STEPS IN OUTBREAK RESPONSE [...] (U) Burmese officials reported no new outbreaks of Avian Influenza among birds on March 16. On March 13, the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) Director General notified OIE that PCR tests confirm the earlier announcement that Avian Influenza caused the March 10-11 poultry d [...] | 2007-03-16 10:31:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON304 | BURMESE AUTHORITIES RESPOND TO NEW AI CASES [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 21, after PCR testing, the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) publicly confirmed a March 18 outbreak of AI at a poultry farm in Rangoon Division (ref A). The GOB imposed stricter controls on the movement of people and poultry-related products in a six- [...] | 2007-03-23 04:24:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON315 | BURMA AI UPDATE: MARCH 28, 2007 [...] (U) Summary: On March 23, Burma's Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) reported that the birds found dead at a quail farm in Hmaw Bi Township in Rangoon Division tested positive for Influenza type A. The farm owner requested the destruction of the birds before confirmation of A [...] | 2007-03-28 10:51:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON397 | BURMA AND NORTH KOREA RE-ESTABLISH DIPLOMATIC [...] (U) Visiting North Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Yong-Il and Burmese Deputy FM Khaw Thu signed a protocol formally re-establishing diplomatic relations at Rangoon's Nikko Hotel on April 26. The ceremony was low-key with only one government media photographer present. When the two deputy [...] | 2007-04-26 10:45:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BM |
07RANGOON463 | BURMA: INFLATION SKYROCKETS, ECONOMIC [...] (U) Summary: In 2006, Burma's inflation rate rose to a staggering 57 percent, fueled by poor economic policies, higher input costs, further devaluation of the kyat, and higher fuel costs among other factors. While the poor continue to suffer, the middle class continue to struggle, and the we [...] | 2007-05-17 08:23:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV BM |
07RANGOON489 | BURMA AI UPDATE: NEW OUTBREAK IN RANGOON [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 22, an outbreak of Avian Influenza in chickens occurred at an isolated poultry farm in Rangoon owned and controlled by the Burmese military. Officials destroyed all the birds and disinfected the premises, but did not institute any controls on the transport of poultry in [...] | 2007-05-24 09:22:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV CASC TBIO KLFU BM |
07RANGOON511 | BURMA REPORTS LAST WEEK'S AI OUTBREAK [...] (U) Summary: On May 28, the Director General of the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) reported to OIE the May 22 outbreak of AI at an isolated chicken farm on Burmese military premises in Rangoon. The Ministry of Health continues to observe over 30 people in the outbreak are [...] | 2007-05-31 09:50:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON551 | AI OUTBREAK IN BURMA'S BAGO DIVISION [...] (U) Summary: PCR tests conducted on June 4 confirmed that avian influenza caused thirty chicken deaths at an army farm in Bago division, 40 miles north of Rangoon. The chickens started to die on June 1, and Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) officials culled the remaining 970 [...] | 2007-06-08 02:54:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV CASC TBIO KLFU BM |
07RANGOON555 | BURMA: 2007 COUNTERNARCOTICS REPORT CARD [...] (U) This message responds to ref A request for a report on the Government of Burma's cooperation on counternarcotics efforts, based on benchmarks established in the prior year, in preparation for the FY 2008 certification process. 2. (SBU) Begin Text of 2007 Certification Report Card: [...] | 2007-06-08 09:17:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM BM |
07RANGOON563 | BURMA'S GAS EXPORTS FUEL A RECORD TRADE SURPLUS [...] (U) Summary: Burma's total trade reached approximately $8 billion in 2006-07, a record high. The country's rich natural resources, especially natural gas, dominated exports, while domestic fuel demand made diesel the top import. Government-owned enterprises dominated both sectors, controllin [...] | 2007-06-11 09:11:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV BM |
07RANGOON588 | THREE DISEASES FUND OMITS PRIVATE SECTOR TREATMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Population Services International (PSI) did not receive funding from the Three Diseases Fund (3DF) to continue its effective TB treatment program in Burma. The 3DF instead chose to support the TB programs of the World Health Organization and the Myanmar Medical Association (MMA [...] | 2007-06-18 10:03:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID TBIO PGOV BM |
07RANGOON600 | BURMA'S SHWE GAS GOES TO CHINA, MAYBE [...] (U) Summary: During his recent visit to China, Lt.Gen.Thein Sein, State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) Secretary-1, said arrangements were made for the export of SIPDIS natural gas from Burma to China. The GOB has not officially confirmed the decision, but Thein Sein's remarks were ca [...] | 2007-06-21 02:31:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON PGOV BM |
07RANGOON634 | INSUFFICENT FUNDING FOR BURMA'S MALARIA EPIDEMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite a gradual decline in morbidity and mortality from malaria over the last 10 years, malaria continues to be one of Burma's greatest health problems. As the GOB has done little to provide the drugs and commodities needed to limit the spread of the disease, most of the burd [...] | 2007-07-09 10:40:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI BM PGOV PREL |
07RANGOON688 | NEW AI OUTBREAK IN BURMA,S MON STATE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-27 09:11:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON689 | NEW AI OUTBREAK IN POULTRY IN BURMA,S MON STATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Based on both Rapid Test Kit results and PCR tests, the Burmese Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) confirmed on July 26 a new outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza on two farms in Mon State. More than 600 chickens died and the remaining 312 were culled. The munici [...] | 2007-07-27 09:16:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON702 | NEW AI OUTBREAK IN POULTRY IN BURMA'S BAGO DIVISION [...] (SBU) On August 1, Burmese Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department confirmed that between July 26 and July 30, 37 chickens died on a private farm in Letpadan Township in Thayawaddy District of Bago Division. Letpadan Township is located 160 kilometers north of Rangoon on the highway to P [...] | 2007-08-01 10:33:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON718 | INTERNET SLOWLY DEVELOPING IN BURMA [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite the GOB's continued efforts to limit access to the outside world via the internet, the Burmese are creatively finding ways to circumvent regime bans. Users, particularly the younger generation, employ proxy servers or web tunnel programs to access block programs, such [...] | 2007-08-08 11:05:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS PGOV BM |
07RANGOON749 | BURMESE FUEL PRICES RISE 100 PERCENT [...] (U) On August 15, the GOB imposed a price hike on gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas, allegedly to keep up with global oil prices. The price of gasoline increased 67 percent overnight, from 1,500 kyat (USD 1.17) per gallon to 2,500 kyat (USD 1.94) per gallon. Diesel fuel prices doubled, [...] | 2007-08-15 11:10:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV PREL BM |
07RANGOON754 | JAPANESE TRADE WITH BURMA ON THE RISE [...] (SBU) Summary. Trade relations between Japan and Burma have improved during the past five years, in Burma's favor. According to the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO),Burma exported more than $245 million in products to Japan in 2006, an increase of 139 percent since 2001. Burma im [...] | 2007-08-17 06:26:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL BM |
07RANGOON782 | VIETNAM PM DISCUSSES TRADE WITH BURMA - TALK, NO MUCH [...] (SBU) Summary. During a two-day visit to Burma, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, accompanied by a delegation of 47 Vietnamese businessmen, met with Senior General Than Shwe, Acting Prime Minister General Thein Sein, and the Chamber of Commerce. During the meetings, the Burmese leade [...] | 2007-08-24 06:05:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EINV ENRG BM |
07RANGOON809 | GOB DECLARES MON STATE FREE OF AI [...] (SBU) Summary. The Burmese Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) on August 23 declared Thanbyuzayat Township in Mon State free of Avian Influenza after the July 26 outbreak. LBVD officials conducted post-outbreak surveillance in the area, and collected samples from 28 chicken f [...] | 2007-08-29 08:40:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON810 | DENGUE: A GROWING PROBLEM IN BURMA [...] (SBU) Summary. Dengue fever is a growing concern in Burma, with more than 9,500 reported cases and 117 deaths due to dengue in the first seven months of 2007. The number of cases reported, however, may not reflect the real situation, as the World Health Organization (WHO) believes that non-sy [...] | 2007-08-29 09:07:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED AMGT CASC ECON BM |
07RANGOON817 | INVESTORS TRAPPED IN DECREPIT INDUSTRIAL ZONES [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOB established industrial zones in 2002 to promote the development of Burma's industrial sector. Currently, more than 9,500 factories operate in 18 industrial zones, employing almost 180,000 people. Many factory owners complain that business conditions in the industrial z [...] | 2007-09-04 02:46:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL BM |
07RANGOON842 | SUSPECTED AI OUTBREAK IN POULTRY IN BURMA,S MON [...] (SBU) Burmese Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) officials informed us, FAO and the WHO on September 7 that between August 30 and September 1, 86 chickens died on a private farm in Moulmein, the capital of Mon State. On September 1, Moulmein District LBVD Deputy Director and s [...] | 2007-09-07 11:04:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON857 | AI FIELD TRIP SHOWS GOB IMPLEMENTING BIOSECURITY MEASURES [...] (SBU) Summary. During a field trip to Taikkyi Township in Northern Rangoon Division, Embassy officers saw firsthand how the Burmese Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) and local farmers implemented avian influenza biosecurity procedures. LBVD, in conjunction with the FAO and W [...] | 2007-09-11 09:54:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON871 | TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTION IN BURMA [...] Summary. Burma's garment and textile sector faces many difficulties, including poor investment climate and crumbling infrastructure. It has the added disadvantage of being subject to U.S. sanctions. In the past five years, employment levels and company profits in the Burmese garment and tex [...] | 2007-09-13 10:26:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KTEX BM |
07RANGOON878 | BURMA'S SHRINKING APPAREL INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) Summary. Burma's textile and apparel industry, once a vibrant and thriving industry, continues to lose competitiveness on the world market. Burmese apparel exports have dropped 56 percent, from 661.8 million in 2003 to 288.8 million in 2006. Private industry officials are confident th [...] | 2007-09-14 09:18:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KTEX BM |
07RANGOON893 | BURMESE WORKERS DEMAND HIGHER WAGES [...] (SBU) Summary. Between January and August, Burmese workers in industrial zone areas protested more than 60 times, often calling for higher wages or improved working conditions. Approximately 180,000 workers are employed in industrial zone factories, making an average of $23 a month. Laborer [...] | 2007-09-17 09:46:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON EINV PREL PGOV BM |
07RANGOON901 | BURMESE PURCHASING POWER DECREASING AS PRICES RISE [...] (SBU) Summary. The sudden increase of fuel prices in mid-August triggered an immediate increase in commodity and transportation costs. Although many of these prices have fallen since their initial hike, prices are still higher than pre-August 15 levels. Only a few companies increased wages f [...] | 2007-09-19 05:06:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL BM |
07RANGOON914 | EMBASSY CONVENES EAC AND TOWN HALL MEETINGS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Embassy on September 25 held an EAC meeting to discuss security given the current political situation. The EAC agreed that the Embassy's security posture was sufficient given the current political situation. The EAC recommended town hall meetings to discuss recent devel [...] | 2007-09-27 01:19:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC AMGT PREL AEMR BM |
07RANGOON918 | EMBASSY CONVENES SEPTEMBER 27 EAC MEETING [...] (SBU) On September 27 the Embassy convened another EAC to discuss yesterday's resort to violence against the demonstrators. RSO reported that our current security posture was sufficient, because none of the activity has been targeted at the Embassy or Embassy personnel. A curfew has been imp [...] | 2007-09-27 09:08:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BM ASEC CASC AMGT PREL AEMR |
07RANGOON934 | EMBASSY CONVENES SEPTEMBER 28 EAC MEETING [...] (SBU) Embassy Rangoon's Emergency Action Committee met on September 28 to discuss the security situation in Burma given the GOB's continued violence against demonstrators. RSO reported that because there was still no direct threat to American citizens, the Embassy's current security posture wa [...] | 2007-09-28 08:17:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC AMGT PREL AEMR BM |
07RANGOON99 | THREE DISEASES FUND LOOKING FOR PARTNERS [...] (U) Summary: In December, the UNOPS interim manager for the Three Diseases Fund to fight malaria, TB and HIV/AIDS in Burma (3D Fund) called for Expressions of Interest from organizations to provide services for projects, effectively starting the new Fund's operations. UNOPS expects to have th [...] | 2007-01-29 10:50:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV BM |
07RECIFE2 | PERNAMBUCO GOVERNOR BELIEVES VENEZUELA WON'T STAY IN [...] (SBU) Summary: In October 2005, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced a joint investment with Venezuela in a $2.5 billion oil refinery to be built in the Suape port complex of Pernambuco state. Two months later, Lula and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez laid the cornerstone for [...] | 2007-01-09 17:35:00 | Consulate Recife | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET PGOV BR |
07REYKJAVIK1 | Iceland: Defense Bilats with NATO Allies Reflect Maturing [...] (U) Summary: Following the closure of U.S. Naval Air Station Keflavik in September 2006, the Government of Iceland has begun reaching out to other NATO allies to solicit interest in security cooperation - and demonstrate to the public, in an election year, that it will protect them. December [...] | 2007-01-05 09:10:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL PTER NATO DK IC NO |
07REYKJAVIK114 | Iceland: 2007 Parliamentary Elections, One Month Out [...] (U) Summary: A month before Icelanders head to the polls for the May 12 parliamentary elections, the Left Greens are riding a wave of interest in environmental concerns. However, the emergence of a new green party could splinter the environmentalist bloc and ensure the current center-right co [...] | 2007-04-18 13:52:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SENV EIND IC |
07REYKJAVIK116 | PM CALLS ICELANDIC WHALING AN EXPERIMENT, SIGNALING END TO [...] (SBU). Summary: The Icelandic government is publicly backing away from its October 2006 decision to reestablish commercial whaling. The outspokenness of prominent business figures -- worried about the image of Iceland --coupled with international pressure to stop whaling seems to be having an e [...] | 2007-04-18 15:20:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EFIS IWC IC |
07REYKJAVIK117 | ICELAND'S REFUGEE POLICY UNDER SCRUTINY, GOVT MAKES NEW [...] (U) Summary: A series of newspaper articles about Iraqi refugees, written by a well-known Icelandic journalist, in Iceland's newspaper-of-record, has seized public attention and ignited new discussion on Iceland's conservative refugee admissions policy. Iceland has not admitted any Iraqi refug [...] | 2007-04-18 17:15:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PGOV PHUM PREL UNHCR IZ IC |
07REYKJAVIK125 | Iceland: Local vote to stop smelter expansion may have [...] (U) Summary: Iceland's oldest aluminum smelter, owned by Canadian aluminum conglomerate Alcan, was denied permission to expand in a tight local referendum on March 31. The planned expansion was one of three aluminum projects in various planning stages, including two new smelters proposed by [...] | 2007-04-30 17:27:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EINV EMIN ENRG SENV IC |
07REYKJAVIK127 | Iceland: One third of voters still undecided two weeks [...] (U) Summary: National opinion polls taken two weeks out show the current government coalition holding a slim lead ahead of Icelandic parliamentary elections on May 12. The larger of the two parties in government, the Independence Party, has gained in strength enough to offset losses by its ju [...] | 2007-05-02 16:49:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SENV EIND IC |
07REYKJAVIK139 | ICELAND: GOVERNING COALITION NEEDS AN ELECTION-EVE MIRACLE [...] (U) Summary: In the final days before Iceland's May 12 parliamentary elections, highly volatile poll data has shown drastic changes in party support. The Progressive Party is polling higher than it has for months, while the Left Greens are losing the momentum they had been gaining over the pa [...] | 2007-05-11 17:43:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV IC |
07REYKJAVIK142 | ICELAND ELECTIONS: GOVERNMENT CLINGS TO MAJORITY, BUT [...] (U) Summary: Iceland's governing coalition hung on to a one-seat parliamentary majority in national elections on May 12. However, the junior partner in the coalition is sufficiently weakened -- with its chairman and another sitting minister failing to get elected -- that the coalition's survi [...] | 2007-05-14 14:25:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV IC |
07REYKJAVIK144 | ICELAND WILL SUPPORT BOWHEAD WHALE QUOTA IF IWC SCIENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: DCM and Econoff delivered reftel points to IWC Commissioner Stefan Asmundsson who said that Iceland would support the U.S. bowhead whale quota if the Science Committee approved it. Asmundsson repeatedly stressed that Iceland is in favor of "the sustainable use of whaling" and the [...] | 2007-05-15 17:04:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EFIS KSCA PREL IWC IC |
07REYKJAVIK152 | ICELAND: MFA REPORTS HAGUE CODE OF CONDUCT "NIL FORM" [...] (U) PolOff presented reftel points on May 18 to Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs Ambassador for Arms Control Issues Petur Thorsteinsson. Thorsteinsson reported that Iceland had just submitted its "nil form" Annual Declaration for the Hague Code of Conduct on Ballistic Missile Proliferat [...] | 2007-05-21 17:28:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM MNUC KSCA ETTC CWC IC |
07REYKJAVIK171 | ICELAND SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY NICHOLAS BURNS [...] (SBU) The Mission and I welcome you most warmly to Iceland. Your timing could not be better. The May 12 parliamentary elections strengthened Prime Minister Haarde's mandate to govern. A new Foreign Minister (and unabashedly would-be future PM) is wary of us but open to an exchange of views. [...] | 2007-06-13 09:29:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON KPAO IC |
07REYKJAVIK242 | ICELAND: LIKELY SUPPORT FOR GAER IN COMMITTEE AGAINST [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-22 12:08:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNGA IC |
07REYKJAVIK276 | ICELAND: LIKELY SUPPORT FOR GAER IN COMMITTEE AGAINST [...] (SBU) On September 20, Post reiterated to the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs the importance the USG places on Felice Gaer's election to the UN Committee Against Torture (Ref C). MFA Minister-Counsellor for International Organization Affairs Nikulas Hannigan repeated the position repor [...] | 2007-09-21 17:12:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNGA IC |
07REYKJAVIK277 | Iceland: Press in New York for a position on Partnership [...] (SBU) Summary: Iceland's Ministry for Foreign Affairs remains noncommittal on Iceland's involvement in the OECD Partnership for Democratic Governance (PDG),despite repeated overtures from Post. Embassy believes this may be a result of uncertainty about the form and objectives of the PDG as w [...] | 2007-09-21 17:13:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID KDEM OECD UNGA PREL IC |
07REYKJAVIK292 | ICELAND: VERY SUPPORTIVE OF RESOLUTION AGAINST USE OF RAPE [...] (SBU) Pol Chief passed reftel draft resolution to Ingibjorg Davidsdottir, Counsellor for Human Rights at the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs on 26 September, and followed up to present reftel talking points on 1 October. Davidsdottir reported that the draft resolution looked like some [...] | 2007-10-02 14:45:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNGA IC |
07REYKJAVIK306 | ICELAND: AGREE ON CUBAN HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION, DISAGREE ON [...] (SBU) Pol Chief passed reftel points as well as President Bush's Oct. 24 remarks and the White House fact sheet on Cuba policy to the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs on 25 October. MFA Minister-Counsellor for International Organization Affairs Nikulas Hannigan was appreciative of the a [...] | 2007-10-25 16:58:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA ETRD PHUM PREL CU IC |
07REYKJAVIK307 | ICELAND: NO POSITION YET ON UN INDEPENDENT AUDIT COMMISSION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-25 16:58:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC UNGA IC |
07REYKJAVIK354 | ICELAND: LIKELY VOTE FOR U.S. CANDIDATE FOR COMMITTEE ON [...] (U) Upon receipt of ref A, Post delivered reftel points and CV for Mr. Pierre-Richard Prosper, U.S. candidate for the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Post followed up with a diplomatic note to reiterate our request for support. 2. (SBU) On Dec. 21, Pol Chief spok [...] | 2007-12-28 16:22:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNGA IC |
07REYKJAVIK49 | SEVENTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] (SBU) Embassy point of contact on the trafficking in persons (TIP) issue is Political Officer Brad Evans, tel. +354-562-9100x2294, fax +354-562-9139, unclassified e-mail EvansBR@state.gov. From February 20 until April 1, point of contact is Economic Officer Fiona Evans, tel. +354-562- 9100x22 [...] | 2007-03-01 17:59:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF IC |
07REYKJAVIK76 | Demarche on Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism [...] (SBU) On March 19 DCM and the Acting Political Officer presented points contained reftel plus text of Global Initiative Statement of Principles to MFA Arms Control Representative Petur Thorsteinsson. Russian DCM was informed of our planned demarche but did not participate since he had approache [...] | 2007-03-22 12:55:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL IC |
07REYKJAVIK85 | NOMINATION TO SEND ICELANDIC BROADCASTER ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The Icelandic Government plans to withdraw its Icelandic Crisis Response Unit (ICRU) from Chaghcharan, northern Afghanistan in late April, where it has played an essential part in the region's humanitarian missions since 2004. The withdrawal is part of a plan by the country's F [...] | 2007-03-28 15:33:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR NATO PGOV PREL OPRC KPAO AF IC |
07REYKJAVIK87 | ICELAND: PARLIAMENT'S SHORT YET BUSY YEAR [...] (U) Summary: Due to the upcoming May 12 parliamentary election the Icelandic parliament, the Althing, cut its 2006-2007 session short. Nevertheless, the Althing passed 114 bills and 33 resolutions, the most contentious of which was the reestablishment of the Icelandic National Broadcasting S [...] | 2007-03-28 17:27:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL IC |
07REYKJAVIK90 | UPDATED SEVENTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Updated report reflects changes in the prostitution law, and two possible trafficking cases in the last month (ref C). Embassy point of contact on the trafficking in persons (TIP) issue is Political Officer Brad Evans, tel. +354-562-9100x2294, fax +354-562-9139, unclassified e-mail Evans [...] | 2007-03-30 13:51:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF IC |
07REYKJAVIK99 | Iceland: Pressing for movement on air defense radar issues [...] (SBU) Summary: The Icelandic Government is sending ever-clearer messages that it wants visible progress in U.S.-Iceland discussions on the NATO-owned Iceland Air Defense System (IADS) radar sites, for which U.S. funding expires in August 2007. In a March 30 meeting with the Ambassador, Jon E [...] | 2007-04-04 16:32:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL NATO IC |
07RIGA337 | NEWS CORPORATION PURCHASES TWO TV STATIONS IN LATVIA [...] (SBU) On May 11, Ambassador Bailey met with three executives of U.S.-based News Corporation to discuss the company's purchase this week of two Latvian television stations. The company bought LNT (a leading Latvian language station) and TV5 (a prominent Russian-language station). During the me [...] | 2007-05-11 13:30:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV BEXP LG |
07RIGA378 | LATVIA: POINTS ON UNSCR 1747 DELIVERED [...] (SBU) PolEconOff delivered reftel points May 21 to Liga Rozeniece, Head of International Organizations Division at the MFA, and stressed the importance of a broad interpretation of UNSCR 1747's instructions. PolEconOff also highlighted the May 24 due date for states to submit UNSCR 1737 report [...] | 2007-05-21 12:11:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM ETTC UNSC IR LG |
07RIGA584 | POST SUPPORTS USAREUR G2 1206 PROPOSAL FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-02 11:09:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS MOPS PREL PTER LG |
07RIGA585 | LATVIAN FIRST LADY WILL BE IN NEW YORK SEPTEMBER 24 [...] (SBU) On July 30, post delivered ref A points on Mrs. Bush's Literacy and Health event in New York City to Latvian President Zatlers' office. The President and his wife, Lilita Zatlere, plan to be in New York City September 22 - 27 (ref B); the President's office expressed interest in the Liter [...] | 2007-08-02 14:37:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA LG |
07RIGA628 | LATVIA: INFLATION TICKS UP TO 9.5 PERCENT IN JULY [...] (U) According to Latvia's Central Statistical Bureau (LCSB),inflation in July increased 1.2 percent since June, bringing annual inflation up 9.5 percent year-on-year. Latvia's inflation rate is again the highest in the EU, according to the EU's Eurostat. LCSB reported higher prices for tobacco [...] | 2007-08-21 08:08:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV LG |
07RIGA650 | LATVIA TO ATTEND OPEN-ENDED TECHNICAL SEMINAR ON [...] (SBU) PolEconOff delivered reftel points August 28 to Inga Marcinkevica, Head of the Export Control and Strategic Goods Division at the MFA. Marcinkevica responded August 30 that the GOL is very interested in the September 26 Open-Ended Technical Seminar on UNSCR 1737 Implementation that will [...] | 2007-08-31 07:18:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC PARM KNNP IR LG |
07RIGA672 | LATVIAN FIRST LADY HAS ACCEPTED INVITATION TO [...] (SBU) On September 7, 2007, post received official confirmation of the Mrs. Lilita Zatlera's acceptance to participate in the luncheon on Literacy and Health in New York City on September 24, 2007 (ref. C). The Latvian President and his wife plan to be in New York September 22-27. (ref B). BA [...] | 2007-09-10 11:46:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA |
07RIGA697 | LATVIAN FM PABRIKS WILL ATTEND SEPTEMBER 26 TRANSATLANTIC [...] (SBU) On September 17, post delivered ref A letter inviting Latvian Foreign Minister Pabriks to the September 26 transatlantic dinner hosted by Secretary Rice on the margins of the UNGA in New York City. On September 19, Dace Rutka, Head of the Americas and Caribbean Countries Division at the [...] | 2007-09-19 15:40:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NATO OPDC PREL EU LG |
07RIGA700 | LATVIA TO FOLLOW EU'S LEAD ON NEW U.S. LAW ON MARITIME [...] (SBU) Summary: Latvia is seeking guidance from the European Union in response to the new U.S. law requiring 100 percent scanning for all U.S.-bound maritime cargo prior to loading at a foreign port by 2012. GOL representatives expressed concern about the cost of meeting the new requirement and [...] | 2007-09-20 10:26:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EWWT AMGT PTER LG |
07RIGA757 | LATVIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT EC OCTOBER 10 VOTE ON BIOTECH CORN [...] (SBU) PolEconOff delivered reftel points on October 5 to Inese Aleksejeva, Head of the Ministry of Agriculture's Biotech and Novel Food Division, and Inese Birgele, Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Trade and Investment Division. PolEconOff urged the GOL to support the Europ [...] | 2007-10-10 14:42:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO ETRD EUN ECON LG |
07RIGA794 | LONG TRUCK LINES LIKELY TO CONTINUE ALONG LATVIAN-RUSSIAN [...] (U) Summary: A combination of factors, specifically, a significant increase in trade from the EU to Russia; a lack of action thus far to modernize and increase the capacity and efficiency of Russian checkpoint operations; and the lack of attractive alternative routes, have caused extended delay [...] | 2007-10-24 10:42:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PBTS PREL ETRD EUN RS LG |
07RIGA82 | REQUEST TO RESETTLE PROTECTED MIGRANTS FROM GITMO: LATVIANS [...] (SBU) On January 29, PolEconOff delivered ref A additional information to Dace Rutka, Head of the Americas and Caribbean Countries Division at the MFA, and Liga Brige, also of the Americas and Caribbean Countries Division. Rutka and Brige stated they now have enough information and will forwar [...] | 2007-01-29 14:50:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF SMIG LG |
07RIGA92 | Latvian parliament approves border treaty on first reading; [...] (SBU) Summary: Latvia's Saeima (parliament) voted 65 - 26 on February 1 to authorize the government to sign the border treaty with Russia that has been pending since 1997. This was only the first reading and the bill will have to pass again on February 8 before it is final. However, the near [...] | 2007-02-02 14:36:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PBTS RS LG |
07RIODEJANEIRO295 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY PATTERSON'S VISIT TO RIO, MAY 16, 2007 [...] (U) INL A/S Anne Patterson completed her Brazil travel with a May 16 stop in Rio de Janeiro where she held discussions with representatives of civil society and local and state government to examine public security issues in and around Rio. She wrapped up the visit by meeting with Governor Se [...] | 2007-06-08 16:10:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV PREL KJUS BR |
07RIYADH1526 | THANK YOU FOR DBT WORKSHOP [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-18 12:29:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ECON PTER ASEC SA |
07RIYADH2139 | SAUDI ARABIA PHRMA ISSUES: REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE [...] This is an action request for EEB/TPP/BTA, USDOC and USTR. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (SBU) Summary. Multinational pharmaceutical companies are vigorously lobbying Post, the Department, USDOC and USTR for high-level USG involvement in two ongoing issues impacting their interests in Sau [...] | 2007-10-24 14:54:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV KIPR SA |
07RIYADH2149 | SAUDI PHRMA ISSUES: MEETING WITH DEP. MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) In a meeting on October 27 with the Foreign Commercial Service Counselor and the Economic Counselor, Dr. Mansour N. Al Howasi, Deputy Minister of Health for Executive Affairs, stated that he will meet with local distributors of pharmaceuticals to present and discuss the Ministry of Heal [...] | 2007-10-27 14:26:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV KIPR SA |
07RIYADH2192 | SAUDIS STILL STUDYING SPECIAL 301 INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-03 11:17:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV SA |
07RIYADH2193 | EXCLUSIVE MARKETING RIGHTS: SAUDI COMMITTEE FORMED [...] In a meeting on November 3, Mohamad Al-Aiyash, Chairman of the IPR Committee, informed Emboffs that the SAG has formed a committee to consider the USTR-coordinated Exclusive Marketing Rights proposal to provide patent protection for identified pharmaceutical products that lost protection when [...] | 2007-11-03 12:30:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV KIPR SA |
07RIYADH2437 | USC A/S HERNANDEZ EMPHASIZES IMPORTANCE OF IPR [...] In a meeting on December 3, 2007, with Fawaz al-Alamy, Advisor to the Minister of Commerce & Industry, U.S. Department of Commerce A/S Israel Hernandez emphasized that enforcing intellectual property rights (IPR) is important because it encourages innovation, raises living standards and ensur [...] | 2007-12-09 12:24:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PGOV SA |
07RIYADH2453 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MINISTER OF LABOR GHAZI [...] Summary. During the Ambassador's call on Minister of Labor Ghazi al-Gosaibi on December 10, al-Gosaibi discussed the challenge of curbing Saudi unemployment in the midst of demographic expansion. Al-Gosaibi explained that he is trying to make employing Saudis more attractive by making hirin [...] | 2007-12-10 15:27:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM TIP SA |
07RIYADH2471 | STILL NO SAUDI RESPONSE ON SPECIAL 301 INITIATIVE [...] Mohamad al-Aiyash, Chairman of the IPR Committee, informed Econoff on December 12 that the IPR Committee is still analyzing the Special 301 Initiative Action Plan (reftels). Al-Aiyash reports that the Committee is working to have a response prepared in time for Assistant Trade Representative [...] | 2007-12-12 10:36:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV SA |
07RIYADH2514 | DELETION [...] SAWAF, HASSAN AKA: EL SAWAF, HASSAN 2. DOB: 23-MAR-1961 3. POB: DAMASCUS 4. REFUSAL GROUNDS: P6C1 5. (SBU) Post requests deletion of the following CAT 1 CLASS hit: NAME: EL SAWAF, HASSAN DOB: XXXX1961 POB: QTAR REF. CODE: P6C1 CAT: 1 REF. SITE: RID REF. DATE: 24-SEP-199 [...] | 2007-12-17 09:40:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CLOK |
07RIYADH37 | TERRORISM FINANCE: SAG RESPONSE TO AL-TAIBA UN [...] (SBU) On January 6, 2007 Post received the following diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the addition of Lashkar al-Taiba to the UN 1267 Sanctions list of individuals/entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Taliban or Al Qaida. Complimentary opening -- Th [...] | 2007-01-09 13:59:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER SA |
07RIYADH428 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SANDIA LABS BYRON GARDNER [...] (SBU) The U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia welcomes and grants provisional country clearance for Mr. Byron H. Gardner, National Nuclear Security Administration, Office of Defense Programs, Sandia Laboratories, to participate in the Joint Working Group and related meetings from March 3-20. 2. [...] | 2007-03-01 10:50:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ASEC AMGT |
07RIYADH797 | SAUDI RESPONSE TO THE NATANZ FUEL ENRICHMENT PLANT [...] (SBU) As per request in reftel, Embassy delivered a diplomatic note with a request that Saudi Arabia refrain from sending a representative to the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Natanz Nuclear Fuel Enrichment Plant in Iran. In follow-up conversations with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, In [...] | 2007-04-16 15:13:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC SA |
07RIYADH812 | FOREIGN MINISTER SAUD AL FAISAL TO REPRESENT [...] (SBU) Per ref a, in a 17 April meeting, Foreign Minister Prince Saud al Faisal reported to Iraq Special Coordinator Satterfield, Treasury Deputy Director Nugent, Charge D'Affaires Gfoeller, and ADCM Rundell that he would represent the Saudi government at the May 3 International Compact for I [...] | 2007-04-18 15:29:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN IO IZ PGOV PREL SA |
07RIYADH955 | TERRORISM FINANCE DEMARCHES DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Post delivered several terrorism finance demarches to the SAG on the following dates: --ref A, "Designation of Additional Syrian Entities," on 13 February via diplomatic note 07-248; --ref B, "Designation of Five Terrorist Facilitators and Inciters," on 13 February via diplomatic [...] | 2007-05-08 04:50:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KTFN PGOV PINR PREL PTER SA |
07RIYADH976 | TREASURY A/S PATRICK O'BRIEN MEETS WITH SAUDI [...] (U) On April 23, the newly-appointed Saudi Customs Director General Saleh bin Manea Al-Khilwey told Treasury Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes Patrick O'Brien that the implementation of new cash declaration procedures is imminent. The SAG has relayed the same m [...] | 2007-05-09 12:44:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER SA |
07ROME1017 | ITALIAN CANDIDATE FOR OSCE HIGH COMMISSIONER ON [...] Guido Lenzi, diplomatic advisor to the Minister of Interior, met with poloff on May 10 to seek support for his candidacy as the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities. Lenzi, a member of the Italian diplomatic service since 1964, has significant multilateral experience with NATO, UN, E [...] | 2007-05-15 10:37:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OSCE PGOV PREL IT |
07ROME1132 | G-6 AND DHS SECRETARY CHERTOFF DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Summary. Italy hosted a meeting of the six larger EU nations in Venice May 11-12 to discuss strategies and share experiences on ways to better cooperate in the fight against radicalization and terrorism. Known as the "G6" meetings of EU interior ministers, this year's meeting included DH [...] | 2007-05-25 12:20:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS KHLS PTER CVIS PREL PGOV IT |
07ROME1325 | NO ITALIAN BILATERAL SUPPORT AVAILABLE FOR UNRWA [...] (SBU) Econoff discussed reftel points with several contacts at the MFA's Office of Development Cooperation (ODC) June 11 and 14. Contacts stated that there were no MFA bilateral assistance funds available to assist Lebanon; rather, ODC and the Italian Embassy in Beirut would work with the U [...] | 2007-06-15 13:36:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL KWBG EU LE IT |
07ROME1400 | ITALY: ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-27 11:09:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP KN PARM IR UN IT |
07ROME1469 | ITALY - REQUEST FOR INDENTIFIER AND BACKGROUND [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered July 3 reftel non-paper requesting additional background information on individuals and entities listed in UNSCRs 1737 and 1747 to the MFA's Office for International Cooperation on Counterterrorism and the Ministry of Finance's Office for the Prevention of Financial C [...] | 2007-07-05 15:37:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KNNP PARM PREL UN IR IT |
07ROME1645 | MRS. PRODI'S TRAVEL TO NEW YORK UNCONFIRMED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-01 11:51:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA IT |
07ROME1787 | ITALY ACCEPTS 46 AFRICAN MIGRANTS RESCUED AT SEA [...] (SBU) On August 20 Embassy Rome made an urgent request per Secstate 116313 for assistance with the 46 African migrants, rescued at sea by the U.S. Navy August 19 in international waters 60 nautical miles off the coast of Libya. The GOI decided late August 20 to take custody of the migrants, [...] | 2007-08-21 16:26:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT MOPS PHSA PHUM PREF SMIG LY TS IS MT |
07ROME1872 | GOI RESPONSE TO USG 2007-2008 SPECIAL 301 [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST (see para 11). 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post delivered information on the USG Special 301 Initiative and an IPR Action Plan to Mauro Masi, the Government of Italy's (GOI) Delegate on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and Chief of Cabinet to Massimo D'Alema in his r [...] | 2007-09-04 16:18:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV IT |
07ROME1887 | GOI INTEREST IN USAID ADRIATIC SUSTAINABLE TOURISM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Chief of Tourism in the Government of Italy's (GOI) Office of the Prime Minister expressed interest in supporting and contributing to a proposed Adriatic Sustainable Tourism Alliance (ASTA) after meetings with USAID. Our contact requested that a high level USG representat [...] | 2007-09-06 16:22:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECIN ECON EIND ETRD ZL IT |
07ROME1945 | ITALY PRIVATELY FAVORS ICAO AVIATION EMISSIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Government of Italy (GOI) representatives recently indicated unofficially that Italy would prefer a global aviation emissions solution rather than the EU Commission's proposed Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). GOI MFA comments suggest that, with a commitment to global and bindin [...] | 2007-09-12 11:52:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR SENV ECON ETRD XA XB XD XF XG XL IT |
07ROME1993 | ITALIAN CONFERENCE ON CENTRAL ASIA FOCUSES ON [...] (SBU) On September 10 the Italian MFA hosted an international conference on Central Asia in Rome. The conference included the participation of the FMs from Italy and Uzbekistan, DFMs from Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Representatives of Italy, the US (SCA/CEN Spratlen) [...] | 2007-09-18 10:13:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IT KZ KG TX TI UZ |
07ROME2024 | GOI RELUCTANT TO PUSH FOR WIPO DG IDRIS'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Italy (GOI) is reluctant to support USG's call for the resignation of Kamil Idris, Director General (DG) of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The GOI fears that forcing Idris to resign would provoke WIPO members from developing countries t [...] | 2007-09-20 15:34:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ETRD KIPR PGOV WIPO IT |
07ROME2299 | IRAN: POINTS DELIVERED ON U.S. EXPECTATIONS FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-05 17:54:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA AORC IR IT |
07ROME2361 | TERRORISM FINANCE: ITALY TO STUDY TRO ACTIVITY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-21 14:53:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PREL KTFN IT |
07ROME2419 | ITALY AND 301: SIGNIFICANT EFFORTS, BUT NO ACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-05 08:04:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD PGOV IT |
07ROME2478 | GOI WELCOMES DIALOGUE WITH PHARMA INDUSTRY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-17 07:56:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD IT |
07ROME2517 | ITALY - UPDATE ON TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-28 17:03:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER IT |
07ROME2518 | MIDDLE EAST MULTILATERAL WORKING GROUP ON WATER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The USG organized a Steering Committee meeting of the Regional Water Data Banks project (known as EXACT) December 10-11 in Rome. EXACT is a project initiated under the Multilateral Peace Process Working Group on Water Resources. The EXACT meeting brought Palestinian, Israeli [...] | 2007-12-28 17:03:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SENV TPHY XF IS JO KWBG UK EU NL SW |
07ROME263 | ITALIAN NOMINEES FOR EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Embassy Rome nominates the following individuals to participate in the March 26-27 European conference on insurgency, "A Comprehensive Approach to Modern Insurgency: Afghanistan and Beyond." a.) RADM (0-8) Mario Rino ME', Deputy Chief, 3rd Reparto (J-3/J-5 equivalent),[...] | 2007-02-08 15:59:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PINS PREL PROP PTER NATEU MARR MOPS KISL |
07ROME264 | LIBERIA: ITALY EAGER TO HELP, BUT STILL CONCERNED [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ministry of Finance (MOF) reports Italy wants to be helpful on the question of clearing Italy,s World Bank (WB) arrears using internal resources, but Italy still seeks a "framework" solution to include Liberia, Somalia, and Sudan. Italy is concerned that using internal W [...] | 2007-02-08 17:09:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PREL LI IT |
07ROME290 | ANTI-COUNTERFEITING TREATY AGREEMENT (ACTA) - [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. Counselor Fabrizio Mazza, head of the MFA's intellectual property office, contacted the Embassy regarding the Anti-Counterfeiting Treaty Agreement (ACTA) proposal. He said two sources (one USTR, another (unidentified) in Brussels) had info [...] | 2007-02-12 15:22:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD IT KIPR PGOV |
07ROME337 | ITALIAN UNION ENDORSES IPR PROTECTION [...] (SBU) CGIL (Confederazione Generale Italiana del Lavoro),Italy's largest and furthest-left-leaning union confederation, hosted a roundtable conference on combating counterfeiting and protecting Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) January 23 in Naples. Perhaps the first large public pro-IPR u [...] | 2007-02-20 08:30:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD IT KIPR LAB PGOV |
07ROME346 | ITALY LIKELY TO SUPPORT RESTORING IMF VOTING [...] (SBU) EconCouns met February 20 with Vincenzo Zezza, Ministry of Finance (MOF) Director for IMF Coordination, and Francesca Manno, MOF Development Banking Director, to discuss reftel points. EconCouns urged our GOI counterparts to consider pressing Zimbabwe to enact the necessary economic a [...] | 2007-02-21 12:02:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN IMF PREL ZI IT |
07ROME373 | ITALY: ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-23 15:01:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP KN PARM IR IT |
07ROME411 | ITALY: 2007 TIP REPORT [...] (U) This is the 2007 Trafficking in Persons report for Italy. Answers are keyed to questions in reftel. The Embassy point of contact is Labor Counselor Candace Putnam, telephone: 39-06-4674-2327, fax 39-06-4674-2623. 2. (SBU) 27. A. Italy is a country of destination and transit for inter [...] | 2007-03-02 06:21:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IT KWMN SMIG |
07ROME562 | ITALY'S VIEWS ON THE U.S.- EU OPEN SKIES PLUS [...] (SBU) The GOI will vote in favor of Open Skies Plus, and is confident that all EU member states will also vote in favor. However, the GOI will not make a public statement on the agreement. The GOI noted that some EU officials suggested delaying the start date of the accord; Italy would favor t [...] | 2007-03-21 15:43:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIA EAIR ECON PREL IT |
07ROME565 | ITALY-INDIA BILATERAL TRADE [...] (SBU) Italian exports to India increased by 115 percent from 2000 to 2006, while imports from India into Italy rose 85 percent in the same time period. The majority of import activity from India is concentrated in the textile sector, while Italy primarily exports heavy equipment and machine [...] | 2007-03-22 13:47:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL IN IT |
07ROME625 | ITALY ISSUES DECLARATION IN SUPPORT OF AHTISAARI'S [...] (U) On March 26, the Italian MFA issued a statement in support of UNOSEK Ahtisaari's proposal for Kosovo and pledged to work toward finding a status solution for Kosovo in the UNSC. The statement also welcomed the role of NATO and EU in ensuring the stability of the region. Text of statement [...] | 2007-03-27 15:16:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNMIK YI EU IT |
07ROME651 | FUNDING DECREE FOR ITALIAN MILITARY MISSIONS [...] March 27, the Italian Senate approved a government decree authorizing calendar year expenditures for "Italian Participation in Humanitarian and International Missions," all of Italy's military missions abroad The full Italian language text of the decree and a detailed English summary are avai [...] | 2007-03-30 11:43:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP MOPS EAID PTER NATO UN AF AL LN SU SO |
07ROME68 | ITALY STILL SUPPORTS BURMA UNSCR, WORKING FOR TEXT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-11 16:54:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNSC BM |
07ROME697 | ITALIAN FOREIGN ASSISTANCE IN 2007: AFRICA AND [...] (SBU) Italy's 2007 budget included 1.88 billion euros (0.12 percent of GDP) for foreign assistance, a slight increase from 1.81 billion euros in 2006. The Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Finance disburse most assistance funding. MFA's Office of Development Cooperation (ODC) -- Italy's US [...] | 2007-04-05 09:58:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EFIN PREL PGOV IR LE AF IT |
07ROME703 | WORKING WITH ITALY TO BETTER COMBAT FINANCIAL CRIME [...] (SBU) Italy has made significant strides over the past several decades in investigating and combating financial crimes, such as terrorism finance and money laundering. The government's highly public fights against the Sicilian Cosa Nostra mafia and the "Tangentopoli" ("Bribery-gate") scandal [...] | 2007-04-05 15:35:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER PGOV IT |
07ROME820 | ICI: ITALIAN PARTICIPATION NOT YET SET FOR FORMAL [...] (SBU) EcMin met April 20 with MFA Iraq Task Force Director Gian Ludovico De Martino to discuss reftel points. De Martino reported that the MFA had not yet decided who would attend the ICI signing ceremony on May 3. De Martino's aide, Giovanni Scopa, noted that if FM D'Alema could not attend [...] | 2007-04-20 12:29:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN PGOV PREL UN EU IZ IT |
07ROME860 | ITALIAN RESEARCH SATELLITE WITH U.S.-ORIGIN [...] (U). This is an action request for the Department. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (U) At 11:00 p.m. local Rome time, April 23, India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) launched the Italian Space Agency's (ASI) AGILE research satellite from Sriharikota, India. The 352-kilogram (774 pou [...] | 2007-04-24 15:38:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC TSPA KFPC ETRN IT IN |
07SANAA1527 | TERRORISM FINANCE: MARTYRS FOUNDATION AND AL-QARD [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 5. 2. (SBU) On August 1, EconOff delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Abdulrahman Khamees, the ROYG Foreign Minister's Office Director. 3. (SBU) Khamees responded that Iranian foundations neither operate nor support humanitarian causes in Yem [...] | 2007-08-06 06:39:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PREL PTER YM |
07SANAA2054 | FORUM FOR THE FUTURE UPDATE: MEETING AT THE MFA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-06 12:39:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PGOV PHUM YM |
07SANAA2090 | THIRD FORUM FOR THE FUTURE PLANNING MEETING [...] Yemeni Prime Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohy Al-Dhabbi and German Ambassador to Yemen Michael Klor-Berchtold co-chaired the third Forum for the Future planning meeting in Sanaa on October 27. NEA DAS Kent Patton, DRL DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles, NEA Foreign Affairs Officer Blake Thorkels [...] | 2007-11-13 11:40:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KMPI YM |
07SANAA2164 | SECURITY CONCERNS PROMPT SHIFT OF GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS OF USG [...] (U) On November 12, the Ambassador chaired an inter-agency meeting to discuss future programming of USG development activities in Yemen. The group concluded that the USG will not expend any new funds in Sa'ada, Al-Jawf, Amran, Mareb, and Shabwa, where sufficient USG oversight has not been possi [...] | 2007-11-28 13:56:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KMPI PREL YM |
07SANAA229 | UPDATE ON YEMENI JEWISH FAMILIES [...] (SBU) Post is maintaining close watch on the condition of the 45 Yemeni Jews who left their homes in the Saada governorate after receiving a threatening letter on January 18. Press reports on February 4 claiming that the families had been returned to their homes were false. The Jewish famil [...] | 2007-02-07 13:32:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL YM |
07SANAA2300 | YEMENI SEAS MORE DANGEROUS THAN EVER FOR EAST AFRICAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-12 05:48:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PREL PGOV YM |
07SANAA341 | SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: YEMEN [...] This message is post's response to ref A. 2. Note: Post requests that no/no name or entity cited in this report be publicly mentioned or quoted for any/any reason without prior clearance with post. Post relies heavily on these sources and has invested much time gaining their confidence. E [...] | 2007-03-05 13:52:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG |
07SANAA395 | SAADA JEWS SAFE IN SANAA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Poloffs met on March 13 in Sanaa with Jewish families displaced by fighting that erupted in Saada in late January (reftels). Poloffs met, under the auspices of the MFA and Interior Ministry, with approximately 30 people from two major families. All members of the Jewish communit [...] | 2007-03-14 13:50:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PHUM PINR PREL YM |
07SANAA608 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SIGNING OF INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-10 06:13:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN PGOV PREL IZ YM |
07SANJOSE1134 | COSTA RICA - RESPONSE TO ARMS TREATY DEMARCHE [...] (U) On May 31, Pol/C and Poloff discussed USG position (Reftel) on the proposed UN Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) with MFA Deputy Director for Exterior Policy Alejandro Solis. We left a non-paper; noted that the USG was presenting a demarche on the issue to a number of host governments, including AT [...] | 2007-06-14 14:31:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM ETTC KOMS UNDC CS |
07SANJOSE1248 | COSTA RICA INPUT - USITC BIENNIAL CARIBBEAN BASIN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI/CBERA/CBTPA) has played a key role in the growth of the Costa Rican economy over the last 23 years, fueling Foreign Direct Investment (FDI),which has expanded the economy and diversified export opportunities. In the past seven years, accordin [...] | 2007-06-28 12:13:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ECON ETRD OTRA XL EFIN CS |
07SANJOSE132 | CHINESE ALIEN SMUGGLING RING SMASHED IN COSTA RICA [...] SUMMARY: In a powerful display of honesty and courage, Costa Rican Immigration Director Mario Zamora refused a USD 2.5 million bribe from Chinese alien smugglers and instead assisted in a sting operation which caught the ringleader and six others on January 12, 2007. Most of the arrested are [...] | 2007-01-24 22:34:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SMIG KJUS KFRD CVIS PINR CS CH |
07SANJOSE1322 | COSTA RICA: NEW CHINESE AMBASSADOR COMES CALLING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: New Chinese Ambassador-designate Wang Xiaoyuan has wasted little time in making the rounds in San Jose. Arriving in Costa Rica on June 13, he presented a copy of his credentials to FM Stagno on June 18 (although he has not yet presented his credentials to President Arias). In [...] | 2007-07-11 17:09:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR XK CS |
07SANJOSE1488 | COSTA RICA NAMES AMBASSADOR TO CHINA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Arias administration has wasted no time in naming its new Ambassador to China, Antonio BURGUES Teran. Burgues, an economist by training, Arias confidant, former PLN party treasurer and ex-GOCR minister, was sworn in on August 1. He hopes to have a five-officer team join [...] | 2007-08-09 22:58:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR XK CS |
07SANJOSE1689 | COSTA RICA RESPONSE - WHTO IGWG ANTI-IP PROPOSALS [...] (SBU) On September 7, 2007, EmbOffs met with Gabriela Castro and Susana Vasquez at Costa Rica's Ministry of Commerce and Trade (COMEX) to discuss the Costa Rican response to reftel's message. The COMEX officials said that due to the upcoming referendum to ratify Costa Rica's participation in th [...] | 2007-09-11 17:55:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR ETRD WTRO CR |
07SANJOSE175 | CAFTA: ARIAS ADMINISTRATION FLEXES LEGISLATIVE [...] (U) SUMMARY. After a seemingly slow start this month, prospects for CAFTA ratification have taken a leap forward. The Arias administration used its 38-seat working coalition and creative interpretation of parliamentary rules to limit the number of sessions for CAFTA debate, making full ratifi [...] | 2007-01-30 20:18:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV CS |
07SANJOSE1820 | COSTA RICA: AMBASSADORQS LISTENING TOUR GENERATES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: From July to September, the Ambassador and Emboffs, accompanied by local media, visited companies and communities around the country to learn first hand how CAFTA will affect Costa Ricans. These visits gave employers and employees the opportunity to describe, in their own wor [...] | 2007-10-05 20:28:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PGOV PREL CS |
07SANJOSE1837 | COSTA RICA TIGHTENS PREVIOUSLY-LOOSENED VISA [...] (SBU) On October 4, GOCR Immigration Director Mario Zamora told us that the previously-eased visa requirements for Chinese businessmen seeking to travel to Costa Rica had been discontinued. Zamora explained that due to GOCR concern that proving "businessman" status would be a relatively easy [...] | 2007-10-11 16:17:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CS CVIS PGOV PINR PREL |
07SANJOSE1856 | COSTA RICAN REFERENDUM RATIFIES CAFTA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In their first-ever national referendum, Costa Ricans voted for ratification of CAFTA, 51.6% to 48.4%, a margin of 49,400 votes with 98% of the vote tallied. Turnout (nearly 60%) was well above the threshold to make the referendum binding. The "Yes" vote won in four of seven [...] | 2007-10-16 21:40:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ETRD CS |
07SANJOSE1905 | ALDIP ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS [...] (U) On October 24, PolOff discussed reftel third committee issues with Montserrat Vargas Solorzano, Director of the Candidacies and United Nations Specialized Organizations Section of the MFA; Deyanira Ramirez Salas, Director of the International Organizations Section; and Viviana Tinoco, Dire [...] | 2007-10-25 16:00:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KTIA UN CS |
07SANJOSE1975 | THE POLITICS OF RESENTMENT IMPEDE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION [...] SUMMARY: The GOCR's victory in the October 7 CAFTA referendum (reftel) did not translate into fast action by the national legislature (Asamblea). After a brief post-referendum honeymoon, the opposition all-too-quickly deployed familiar obstructionist tactics, asserting that the public's vote [...] | 2007-11-13 14:51:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ETRD CS |
07SANJOSE202 | COSTA RICA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SEAT [...] (U) Per reftel, on January 30, Poloff discussed the May UN Human Rights Council (HRC) election with Tatiana Vargas, head of the international candidacies division within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Poloff noted the USG's concerns about the performance of the HRC to date and encouraged Co [...] | 2007-02-02 16:58:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNHRC CS |
07SANJOSE2070 | COSTA RICA: INCHING TOWARDS CAFTA IMPLEMENTATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Costa Rica's coalition of 38 pro-CAFTA legislators (G38) has finalized two of the thirteen pieces of legislation the GOCR has identified as required to implement CAFTA-DR. The national assembly (Asamblea) is working flat out, but that is not likely to be enough to complete the [...] | 2007-12-19 21:28:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ETRD CS |
07SANJOSE254 | COSTA RICA WILL NOT PURSUE UNHRC SEAT [...] (U) Further to Reftel, we have continued to follow up with MFA contacts re GOCR interest in a seat on the UN Human Rights Council. While Deputy Director for Foreign Policy Alejandro Solano earlier had shared our concerns about the negative impact of Venezuela taking a seat on the UNHRC, he wa [...] | 2007-02-09 17:44:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL UNHRC CS |
07SANJOSE277 | MONTEVIDEO CIRCLE MEETS IN COSTA RICA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Costa Rica hosted the Montevideo Circle, a discussion forum for current and former presidents of Latin America, on January 27-28, 2007. The group's topic of discussion was: "Democratic Stability and Opening: Unpredictable Factors for Latin America in the 21st Century," and the p [...] | 2007-02-12 21:57:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM XM CS |
07SANJOSE335 | 2007 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - COSTA RICA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-20 19:17:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KIPR CS |
07SANJOSE406 | TO CLOSE OR NOT TO CLOSE? VENEZUELA'S ALUMINUM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After two weeks of speculation, it appears that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has backed away, for now, from his planned closure of a Venezuelan state-owned aluminum processing plant in Costa Rica. The GOCR remains concerned, however, about the eventual fate of the CVG ALUNA [...] | 2007-03-01 18:49:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CS |
07SANJOSE428 | ANTI-CAFTA MARCH STRATEGIC VICTORY FOR GOCR [...] (SBU) The most recent, and probably the last large anti-CAFTA protest march took place without incident on February 26. Participation was only slightly higher than a similar protest last October, and the event was generally peaceful. We judge the event to have been a tactical draw, in that b [...] | 2007-03-05 20:30:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB ASEC PINR CS |
07SANJOSE524 | COSTA RICA?S 7TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) The following is Embassy San Jose?s submission for the 2006-2007 annual trafficking in persons (TIP) report. Responses are keyed to checklist questions outlined in reftel beginning at paragraph 27. Post?s POC for the report is Political Officer Robert E. Copley. Telephone number: (506) [...] | 2007-03-16 22:32:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CS |
07SANJOSE649 | COSTA RICAN PROSECUTOR READY TO INDICT FORMER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Costa Rican federal prosecutor's office is finally ready to indict former president Rafael Angel Calderon (PUSC) for corruption allegations stemming from a 2001 loan from the government of Finland to the Costa Rican social security fund (INSS). If convicted, he could face [...] | 2007-04-03 22:24:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KCOR FI CS |
07SANJOSE868 | MORE CHINESE MIGRANTS RESCUED IN COSTA RICAN WATERS [...] (SBU) On April 21, the Costa Rica Coast Guard (SNGC) again rescued a large number of Chinese migrants adrift in Costa Rican territorial waters. Three Ecuadorians and two Peruvians were also apprehended, and charged with human trafficking under Costa Rica,s new immigration law. The governmen [...] | 2007-05-09 16:59:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KCRM CO CH CS |
07SANJOSE873 | PARADISE BY CANDLELIGHT: COSTA RICAN POWER FAILURE [...] (U) This is another installment in our ongoing series explaining why Costa Rica is not quite paradise. These cables seek to paint a realistic picture of the challenges faced by Costa Rica. Travel brochures don't tell the entire story. 2. (U) SUMMARY. Costa Rica's electrical generation syst [...] | 2007-05-09 22:16:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON SENV ENRG CS |
07SANSALVADOR1044 | EL SALVADOR SIGNS E TRAVEL DOCUMENT MOU [...] (SBU) In a private signing ceremony late in the afternoon on May 18 Ambassador Glazer (on behalf of ICE),Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Margarita Escobar, and Minister of Public Security and Justice Rene Figueroa signed the E Travel Document Memorandum of Understanding between DHS and the [...] | 2007-05-29 18:10:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KHLS PGOV PHUM PREL PREF SMIG ES |
07SANSALVADOR1057 | EL SALVADOR SIGNS E TRAVEL DOCUMENT MOU [...] (SBU) In a private signing ceremony late in the afternoon on May 18 Ambassador Glazer (on behalf of ICE),Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Margarita Escobar, and Minister of Public Security and Justice Rene Figueroa signed the E Travel Document Memorandum of Understanding between DHS and the [...] | 2007-05-30 21:30:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KHLS PGOV PHUM PREL PREF SMIG ES |
07SANSALVADOR1074 | EL SALVADOR ON UNSCR 1747 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-31 20:49:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP EFIN IR UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY PREL PARM |
07SANSALVADOR1168 | EL SALVADOR AND U.S.- BRAZIL BIOFUELS INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary. Economic Counselor and Brazilian Ambassador to El Salvador delivered June 1 the reftel talking points to Minister of Economy Yolanda de Gavidia. The GOES has formed a small committee on ethanol production and alternative fuels, composed of representatives from the Ministries [...] | 2007-06-13 16:32:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG SENV EAGR PREL EAID ES |
07SANSALVADOR1185 | SACA COMPLETES THREE YEARS AND SIDESTEPS FMLN AGAIN [...] (U) Summary. In a June 1 speech to the nation delivered at the Legislative Assembly, President Saca marked his third anniversary of his presidency. With his trademark stirring oratory he lauded his Administration,s achievements, challenged the leftist-opposition party FMLN, and set out an am [...] | 2007-06-15 22:13:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EPET ENRG EAGR EINV ES |
07SANSALVADOR131 | SALVADORAN ECONOMY SHOWS SIGNS OF LIFE [...] (SBU) The Salvadoran economy grew 4.2 percent in 2006, ending a six-year streak of anemic economic growth. President Saca has expanded on the sound economic policy of his predecessors to implement a sectoral growth strategy that positions El Salvador as a logistics hub in the medium term, wit [...] | 2007-01-25 21:38:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV ES |
07SANSALVADOR1525 | POLICE CORRUPTION IN SAN MIGUEL [...] (U) Summary: Three current and former members of El Salvador's National Civilian Police (PNC) were arrested on July 29 and charged with carrying out a contract killing. Several local businessmen have also been implicated in what press reports describe as an extortion, racketeering and assassin [...] | 2007-08-08 23:07:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PGOV PHUM PREL ES |
07SANSALVADOR1533 | EL SALVADOR WILL SUPPORT UNESCO HOLOCAUST [...] (SBU) On August 9, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Mario Rivera, MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs. Rivera noted that it had co-sponsored UN Resolution 61/255 and strongly condemned all forms of Holocaust denial. 2. (SBU) Rivera said that El Salvador would support the reftel UNESCO [...] | 2007-08-09 23:01:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNESCO ES |
07SANSALVADOR1611 | FORMER FMLN CITY COUNCILMAN SENTENCED TO 35 YEARS [...] (U) On August 15, Jose Mario Belloso, a former Farabundo Marti Liberation Front (FMLN) city councilman was sentenced to 35 years in prison for the 2006 assassination of two riot control police officers and the attempted murder of five other members of the riot police. 2. (U) During a July [...] | 2007-08-17 21:12:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ES KCRM KJUS PGOV PHUM PREL |
07SANSALVADOR1652 | EL SALVADOR PREPARES FOR THE CONFERENCE OF FIRST [...] (SBU) El Salvador will host the 14th Conference of the First Ladies, Spouses and Representatives of Heads of State and Government of the Americas in San Salvador November 19-21, 2007. The Conference theme is "Building a Society for All Ages," and the proceedings will focus on aging and the pa [...] | 2007-08-23 13:41:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ES KWMN PREL KHIV SOCI |
07SANSALVADOR1834 | EL SALVADOR: IMPLEMENTING POCKETING AMENDMENT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of El Salvador has just begun the implementation process for the CAFTA-DR pocketing amendment and must complete a legal review before submitting it to Congress. While the Government has the political will to see the amendment implemented, domestic political cons [...] | 2007-09-12 15:16:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTEX ETRD ES |
07SANSALVADOR1853 | EL SALVADOR: INPUT FOR PRESIDENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Per Reftel request, Embassy San Salvador is pleased to provide information on Post's efforts to advance human rights in El Salvador. We trust the following information will advance Department's efforts related to the Democracy and Human Rights Roundtable at the UN General Assembly. ---- [...] | 2007-09-14 16:09:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL ES |
07SANSALVADOR188 | EL SALVADOR: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-01 23:07:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL ES |
07SANSALVADOR1911 | EL SALVADOR: TERRORIST FINANCE: USG CONCERN OVER [...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel points to Jose Rolando Monroy Sintigo, Director of the Unidad de Investigacion Financiera, Fiscalia General de la Republica (El Salvador's Financial Intelligence Unit) on September 21. 2. (SBU) Monroy replied that his organization was eager to fully implement th [...] | 2007-09-21 23:12:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFIN PTER PREL ES |
07SANSALVADOR1947 | FORMER JOURNALIST LIKELY TO HEAD FMLN TICKET IN [...] (U) Local Salvadoran media reports that the FMLN has announced that journalist Mauricio Funes will head the party's presidential ticket in the 2009 election. Salvador Sanchez Ceren, former FMLN General Coordinator and currently FMLN head of faction in the National Assembly, will be the party [...] | 2007-09-28 13:13:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ES PGOV PREL |
07SANSALVADOR2069 | EL SALVADOR MOVES CLOSER TO RESOLVING GULF OF [...] (U) Summary: On October 4 the leaders of El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Honduras signed an agreement declaring their commitment to working together to develop the Gulf of Fonseca. The leaders labeled the agreement the first step toward resolving territorial disputes that have plagued the gulf [...] | 2007-10-12 23:11:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV ES HN NU |
07SANSALVADOR2156 | EL SALVADOR: POULTRY INDUSTRY MAIN PLAYERS [...] (SBU) Summary. The entrance of U.S. poultry producers to the Salvadoran market has been deterred by GOES claims that U.S. poultry and eggs do not meet stringent GOES sanitary and phytosanitary requirements. However, there are also a small number of well-connected business interests who control [...] | 2007-10-25 18:49:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD AGR USTR ES |
07SANSALVADOR2300 | Superintendent of Competition's Active Agenda [...] (SBU) Summary. The Superintendent of Competition (SC),established less than two years ago has been aggressively pursuing cases of alleged non-competitive practices in El Salvador. It recently imposed fines against gasoline and electricity distribution companies and commodity brokers. Local [...] | 2007-11-20 20:47:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET ENRG EINV ES |
07SANSALVADOR2324 | ADIDAS OPEN LETTER SEEKS RESOLUTION OF LABOR CASE [...] (SBU) Summary: Hermosa Manufacturing, a Salvadoran owned and operated garment manufacturer, ceased operations in May 2005. The closure resulted in more than 250 unemployed workers and liabilities of USD 825,000 in outstanding wages, severance payments, and unpaid benefits. The GOES has bee [...] | 2007-11-29 22:44:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV ES |
07SANSALVADOR2363 | EL SALVADOR: US-IRAQ BILATERAL RELATIONS DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-07 15:51:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ES IZ MARR MOPS |
07SANSALVADOR2378 | COUNT ON EL SALVADOR TO ATTEND THE UNGA PLENARY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-10 19:34:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV UNGA ES |
07SANSALVADOR2410 | A/S SULLIVAN & A/S LOWERY'S MEETING WITH GOVERNMENT OF EL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A joint State/Treasury delegation led by EEB Assistant Secretary Sullivan and Treasury Assistant Secretary Lowery discussed regional integration, including a like-minded association of free trade partners; extending the benefits of CAFTA-DR to all parts of society; and the statu [...] | 2007-12-17 14:19:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EFIN EAGR ENRG PREL ES |
07SANSALVADOR2411 | A/S SULLIVAN & A/S LOWERY MEET WITH SALVADORAN VP ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A joint State/ Treasury delegation led by EEB Assistant Secretary Sullivan and Treasury Assistant Secretary Lowery discussed regional integration, including a like-minded association of free trade partners, and extending the benefits of CAFTA-DR to all parts of society with El S [...] | 2007-12-17 14:20:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL EINV ES |
07SANSALVADOR2431 | GOES APPROVES $42 MILLION TRANSPORTATION SUBSIDY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Salvadoran government has approved $42 million subsidy for public transportation intended to avoid bus fare increases through mid-2009. Public transportation providers called off a threatened strike, but failed to reach agreement on transportation reforms and refused to promis [...] | 2007-12-20 22:04:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELTN ES |
07SANSALVADOR278 | EL SALVADOR SIGNS GSOMIA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-16 19:11:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MOPS ES PREL PINR |
07SANSALVADOR330 | OPTIONAL 2007 SPECIAL 301 REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: One year since CAFTA-DR' entry into force, El Salvador has made little headway in IPR protection. Law enforcement agencies are making some use of their new ex-oficio powers, but there remains unfamiliarity with those powers in some offices. Resource constraints and other law e [...] | 2007-02-23 16:58:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON ES |
07SANSALVADOR409 | EL SALVADOR: 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS RERPORT [...] (U) The following is post,s responses to Reftel relative to the 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report. The text tracks paragraphs 27 to 30 in Reftel. --------------------------------------------- --------- Paragraph 27: Overview of Activities to Eliminate TIP ---------------------------------- [...] | 2007-03-05 15:00:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB ES |
07SANSALVADOR50 | EL SALVADOR RESPONSE TO U/S JOSEPH LETTER [...] (U) On December 28, 2006 post received the following dipnote in response to reftel A. 2. (SBU) Begin Text (unofficial translation): Mr. Under-Secretary: With great interest we received your message which makes reference to the role that the countries that participate in the Prolifer [...] | 2007-01-11 21:10:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM PREL PHSA EWWT EAIR PBTS ES |
07SANSALVADOR714 | EL SALVADOR ON IRAN'S DEFENSE INDUSTRIES [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-17 21:00:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP PARM KNAR IR ES |
07SANSALVADOR980 | EL SALVADOR ON IRAQ'S STATUS AT THE COMMUNITY OF [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-18 22:46:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA ES |
07SANTIAGO1038 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant [...] | 2007-06-28 18:06:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
07SANTIAGO1107 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of July 12, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. Acting Economic and Political Section Chief, Harry Kamian, certifies the above state [...] | 2007-07-13 21:09:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR SNAR CI |
07SANTIAGO1130 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of July 17, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. Acting Economic and Political Section Chief Michael Keller certifies the above sta [...] | 2007-07-19 13:49:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR SNAR CI |
07SANTIAGO1153 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant [...] | 2007-07-20 20:37:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
07SANTIAGO1154 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant [...] | 2007-07-20 20:38:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
07SANTIAGO1186 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant [...] | 2007-07-26 13:14:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
07SANTIAGO1210 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of July 27, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Economic and Political Section Chief Juan Alsace certifies the above statement. [...] | 2007-07-30 12:54:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
07SANTIAGO1214 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of July 27 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs Juan A. Alsace certifies the above stat [...] | 2007-07-30 14:28:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR SNAR CI |
07SANTIAGO1221 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training in the U.S., purs [...] | 2007-07-30 18:09:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
07SANTIAGO1314 | CHILEAN DAILIES HYPE NUCLEAR AND CLEAN ENERGY AS BILATERAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chile's most prominent dailies claim energy will be the top agenda item of the next U.S. Ambassador. "La Tercera" declared that the nomination of Paul Simons -- EB DAS for Energy, Sanctions, and Commodities -- represents a decision to elevate energy to a U.S. foreign policy pr [...] | 2007-08-10 21:35:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PGOV KMDR KPAO OPRC CI |
07SANTIAGO209 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for joint training with U.S. force [...] | 2007-02-06 20:01:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
07SANTIAGO223 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant [...] | 2007-02-08 19:20:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
07SANTIAGO224 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuan [...] | 2007-02-08 19:21:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
07SANTIAGO263 | CHILE WANTS TO DEEPEN BUT BALANCE ASIAN TIES [...] (SBU) The Ambassador met February 14 with new director Fernando Schmidt of MFA's Asia-Pacific Division. The Ambassador briefed Schmidt on progress in talks with North Korea. Chile issued a statement in support of the talks on February 13. Schmidt expressed satisfaction with growing Chilean [...] | 2007-02-15 12:27:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD CI |
07SANTIAGO271 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant [...] | 2007-02-15 18:50:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
07SANTIAGO272 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for U.S.-funded training, pursuan [...] | 2007-02-15 19:03:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
07SANTIAGO287 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of February 15, 2007 the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the ab [...] | 2007-02-16 19:22:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR MARR MASS CI |
07SANTIAGO288 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of February 5, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the ab [...] | 2007-02-16 19:22:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR SNAR KCRM CI |
07SANTIAGO289 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of January 24, 2007 the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the abo [...] | 2007-02-16 19:23:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR MARR MASS CI |
07SANTIAGO301 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for U.S. sponsored and funded tr [...] | 2007-02-20 19:48:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
07SANTIAGO304 | CHILE: POST RECOMMENDS CHILE REMAIN ON PRIORITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Post recommends Chile remain on the Special 301 Priority Watch List in 2007. During 2006, Chile was the subject of an Out-of-Cycle Review (OCR). The result of the OCR was USTR's announcement on January 8, 2007 placing Chile on the Priority Watch List. In the intervening month, [...] | 2007-02-21 19:34:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR PREL CI |
07SANTIAGO310 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of February 9, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the abo [...] | 2007-02-22 15:00:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR SNAR KCRM CI |
07SANTIAGO333 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of February 22, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the a [...] | 2007-02-26 21:02:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM CI |
07SANTIAGO336 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of February 22, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the a [...] | 2007-02-27 13:00:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR SNAR KCRM CI |
07SANTIAGO341 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for U.S.-funded training, pursuant [...] | 2007-02-27 21:14:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
07SANTIAGO379 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of March 5, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the above [...] | 2007-03-07 14:24:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR SNAR KCRM CI |
07SANTIAGO380 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of March 5, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the above [...] | 2007-03-07 14:24:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR SNAR KCRM CI |
07SANTIAGO381 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of March 5, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the above [...] | 2007-03-07 14:24:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR SNAR KCRM CI |
07SANTIAGO386 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for U.S.-funded training, pursuan [...] | 2007-03-07 18:53:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
07SANTIAGO416 | CHILE: LEGAT REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuan [...] | 2007-03-12 22:32:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PREL SNAR PHUM CI |
07SANTIAGO424 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of March 9, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the above [...] | 2007-03-14 18:00:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR SNAR KCRM CI |
07SANTIAGO460 | CHILE: LEGAT REQUESTS ADDITIONAL CANDIDATE FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant [...] | 2007-03-21 15:10:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PREL SNAR PHUM CI |
07SANTIAGO480 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of March 22, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the abov [...] | 2007-03-23 20:02:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR SNAR KCRM CI |
07SANTIAGO481 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of March 22, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the abov [...] | 2007-03-23 20:02:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR SNAR KCRM CI |
07SANTIAGO483 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant [...] | 2007-03-23 22:50:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
07SANTIAGO545 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of March 30, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the above [...] | 2007-04-04 16:13:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR SNAR KCRM CI |
07SANTIAGO549 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant [...] | 2007-04-04 19:39:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
07SANTIAGO550 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuan [...] | 2007-04-04 19:41:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
07SANTIAGO557 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant [...] | 2007-04-04 20:39:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
07SANTIAGO581 | CHILE UNLIKELY PARTICIPANT IN NATANZ FUEL [...] (SBU) Poloff contacted Chilean MFA Deputy Director for International Security and Non-Proliferation Hernan Mena April 9 to discuss the Natanz facility opening. Mena said that he had not seen any reporting in MFA channels on the Natanz opening, but would contact the Chilean representative to [...] | 2007-04-09 21:28:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC IR CI |
07SANTIAGO640 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuan [...] | 2007-04-18 21:12:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
07SANTIAGO641 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant [...] | 2007-04-18 21:13:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM KCRM CI |
07SANTIAGO652 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of April 18,2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Acting Economic and Political Section Chief, Harry Kamian, certifies the above st [...] | 2007-04-20 17:18:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR SNAR KCRM CI |
07SANTIAGO653 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of April 12, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. Acting Economic and Political Section Chief, Harry Kamian, certifies the above st [...] | 2007-04-20 17:25:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR SNAR KCRM CI |
07SANTIAGO695 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant [...] | 2007-04-27 18:25:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
07SANTIAGO703 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of April 23, 2007 the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the above [...] | 2007-04-30 21:00:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR SNAR CI |
07SANTIAGO723 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of May 3, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the above st [...] | 2007-05-04 11:52:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR SNAR CI |
07SANTIAGO780 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuan [...] | 2007-05-11 21:14:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
07SANTIAGO79 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant [...] | 2007-01-16 20:05:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
07SANTIAGO80 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant t [...] | 2007-01-17 14:34:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
07SANTIAGO81 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant [...] | 2007-01-17 14:34:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
07SANTIAGO860 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of May 25, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the above s [...] | 2007-05-29 12:32:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR SNAR KCRM CI |
07SANTIAGO868 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of April 18, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the abov [...] | 2007-05-29 18:28:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR SNAR CI |
07SANTIAGO869 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of April 18, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the above [...] | 2007-05-29 21:01:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR SNAR KCRM CI |
07SANTIAGO901 | CHILE: LEGATT REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following two Chilean candidates and one Peruvian candidate, who have been nominated [...] | 2007-06-04 20:46:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KJUS CI |
07SANTIAGO931 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of June 8, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the above [...] | 2007-06-08 21:23:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
07SANTIAGO932 | CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of June 8, 2007, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the above statemen [...] | 2007-06-11 11:37:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KJUS CI |
07SANTIAGO962 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant [...] | 2007-06-14 17:48:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
07SANTIAGO963 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant t [...] | 2007-06-14 17:49:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
07SANTIAGO975 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuan [...] | 2007-06-15 16:38:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
07SANTODOMINGO1000 | FOUR DOMINICAN TRAFFICKING PROPOSALS SUBMITTED FOR [...] The four trafficking proposals being submitted by Embassy Santo Domingo for G/TIP's consideration represent four organizations with diverse areas of expertise, who are each seeking to strengthen and expand existing programs and alliances to include stepped-up trafficking components. Taken tog [...] | 2007-04-26 19:45:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SMIG DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1009 | BEST PRACTICES WORKSHOP PUTS DOMINICANS ON ROAD TO [...] (SBU) Summary. The U.S. government has regularly placed the Dominican Republic on the annual Special 301 Watch List because of Dominican ineffectiveness in combating violations of intellectual property rights (IPR). Particularly at issue are piracy of optical disks and theft of broadcast righ [...] | 2007-04-27 15:51:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ETRD KIPR DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1017 | DOMINICAN POLITICS III #24: PRD CANDIDATE VARGAS [...] (U) This is the 24th cable in our series on Dominican politics in the third year of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez. PRD CANDIDATE VARGAS MALDONADO PREVIEWS CAMPAIGN THEMES (U) On April 25, the Santo Domingo Diplomatic Corps hosted a breakfast meeting for Miguel Vargas Mal [...] | 2007-04-27 19:20:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1081 | JOURNALIST USS DOMINICAN FOIA TO INVESTIGATE [...] (SBU) he Santo Domingo subway project, one of President Leonel Fernandez's top national priorities, is cotroversial because of its high cost, lack of trasparent procurement, safety concerns, and other ssues. In comments yesterday to the newspaper Ho, Fernandez estimated the total cost of the [...] | 2007-05-07 20:36:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EAID DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1119 | EVALUATING THE ENFORCEMENT OF DOMINICAN LABOR LAW [...] (U) SUMMARY: Many employers in the Dominican agricultural sector regularly violate the Dominican labor code, according to several Dominican non-governmental organizations and other entities. Many of the workers in this sector are involved in the production of commodities that are exported to th [...] | 2007-05-10 21:14:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ELAB ETRD PHUM SMIG KWMN DR HA |
07SANTODOMINGO1258 | BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: A WEEK OF CONTRASTS IN THE [...] (SBU) Two distinctly different faces of the Dominican Republic were on display this week. The week saw record sales at the Cap Cana resort development, an enterprise which, based on the draw of world-class beaches, promises to bring considerable investment and job growth to the country. At th [...] | 2007-05-29 15:32:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV ELAB PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1275 | BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: A WEEK OF CONTRASTS IN THE [...] (SBU) Two distinctly different faces of the Dominican Republic were on display this week. The week saw record sales at the Cap Cana resort development, an enterprise which, based on the draw of world-class beaches, promises to bring considerable investment and job growth to the country. At th [...] | 2007-05-30 13:13:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV ELAB PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO130 | DOMINICAN TRANSPORTATION SECTOR THREATENS STRIKE [...] SUMMARY: There are signs that in the face of threatened transportation strikes the Fernandez administration may back down from the commitment to the IMF to limit access to subsidized propane gas (LPG). The largest associations of private passenger transporters had announced plans to strike [...] | 2007-01-22 10:43:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV ENRG EFIN ASEC DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1396 | THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: ON THE VERGE OF SOCIALIZED [...] SUMMARY: The Dominican Republic is on the verge of implementing a groundbreaking, tightly regulated new health insurance system that could conceivably be called socialized medicine. Under this system, known as the "Family Health Plan" (SFS),all employees will be enrolled in the same minimal h [...] | 2007-06-11 20:42:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AFSN AMGT ELAB DR SOCI PGOV |
07SANTODOMINGO1582 | DOMINICANS ASSERT COUNTERCLAIMS TO CIA'S "FAMILY [...] (U) Prior to the release of the CIA's "Family Jewels" set of historical documents, there was a good deal of speculation in the Dominican press that the documents would reveal new information about whether the United States was involved in the assassination of President Trujillo in 1961. Howeve [...] | 2007-06-29 17:28:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1626 | DOMINICAN POLITICS III #28: NATIONAL WORK STOPPAGE [...] (U) This is the 28th cable in our series on Dominican politics in the third year of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez. NATIONAL WORK STOPPAGE AND PROTEST, JULY 9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Radical neighborhood associations have called for a national strike in [...] | 2007-07-09 11:59:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | DR ASEC ELAB PGOV |
07SANTODOMINGO1662 | DOMINICAN POLITICS III #29: NATIONAL STRIKE ENDS [...] (U) This is the 29th cable in our series on Dominican politics in the third year of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez. (SBU) The 24-hour national strike ended peacefully at 6:00 a.m. this morning. The strike leaders, the Alternative Social Forum (FSA),estimated observance of [...] | 2007-07-10 18:18:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB ASEC DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1679 | DOMINICANS SIGN 505 AGREEMENT, INTERCEPTOR BOATS [...] (U) On June 28, Embassy received from the Dominican MFA diplomatic note DEJ/STI 16058 agreeing to the terms of a "505 agreement" first proposed in REFTELS B and C and most recently relayed to the Dominican Government via Embassy diplomatic note 90 of May 17, 2007. Electronic copies of both no [...] | 2007-07-12 15:51:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PTER SNAR KCRM SMIG DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1729 | PRESIDENT PREVAL VISIT [...] (SBU) On July 12th President Rene Preval of Haiti completed a 10 hour visit to Santo Domingo. This was his third trip to the country since his election in February 2006. His agenda included attending a program at FUNGLODE, a 40-minute lunch with President Fernandez in the national palace, a [...] | 2007-07-18 17:36:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ELAB DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1757 | EMBASSY SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO IMPROVE DOMINICAN AIR [...] (SBU) Embassy concurs with and supports the aircraft procurement program (termed RAMP) proposed by U.S. Air Force Southern Command (AFSOUTH) designed to provide partner nations such as the Dominican Republic with the ability to work jointly with the United States to secure national borders and [...] | 2007-07-20 20:40:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PTER DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1759 | EMBASSY SUPPORTS SOUTHCOM EFFORTS TO INCREASE [...] (SBU) Embassy concurs with and supports efforts undertaken by the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) to improve Dominican maritime counter-terror capabilities through provision of naval interceptors (i.e., "go-fast boats),communications and other equipment, and training through the "Enduring Fr [...] | 2007-07-20 20:41:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PTER DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1789 | UNGA: DOMINICAN PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ WILL ATTEND [...] (U) President Fernandez informed the Charge that he will be attending UNGA events in September (NFI). Post is seeking the details requested in Reftel and will report them as soon as they are available. 2. (SBU) Fernandez also told Charge that, while in New York, he will be campaigning (and [...] | 2007-07-27 12:52:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1850 | RADAR BREAKDOWN RAISES FINANCIAL AND SAFETY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Dominican Republic is currently operating without radar redundancy for tracking inbound and outbound flights into Dominican airspace. The radar has been out of service for roughly six months and has suffered repeated breakdowns over the course of the past four years. The ra [...] | 2007-08-07 19:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR FAA PREL DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1859 | EMBASSY BANS STAFF FROM NIGHTCLUB AFTER [...] (U) On July 30, the Charge Roland Bullen directed all resident official U.S. Embassy employees to refrain from patronizing &The Loft,8 a popular Santo Domingo nightclub. The decision was made public in a press release, in which the Charge noted that the decision was taken in response to the ac [...] | 2007-08-08 18:59:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1873 | MICHES: LA ESPERANZA EN UNA CIUDAD PERDIDA (A RAY [...] (U) Summary: The trip to Miches emphasized the challenges facing a small town as well as the possible opportunities specifically concerning cultural and possible ecotourism. While in the town we visited an artisan workshop known as Arte Miches, on the outskirts of the city and conducted inter [...] | 2007-08-09 20:05:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1907 | SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, AUGUST [...] PRD Alleges Corruption in Power Plant Contract 2. Refinery Sale Complications 3. New Focus in Tourism Development Announced 4. Chambers of Commerce on DR-CAFTA 5. PLD Strives for Unity as Presidential Campaign Approaches  [...] | 2007-08-15 18:25:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ENRG DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1908 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC JOINS HCOC AGAINST BALLISTIC [...] (U) The Dominican Republic has subscribed to the Hague Code of Conduct (HCOC) against ballistic missile proliferation. 2. (SBU) On August 13, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Carmen Contreras, Director of the Office of Judicial Affairs, provided POLOFF a photocopy of the relevant diplomatic [...] | 2007-08-15 18:25:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM ETTC MTCRE KSCA DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1934 | DOMINICANS CALL IN CHARGE ON SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para. 5. 2. (U) Background: The Dominican Republic announced its candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2008-2009 period prior to the 2006 General Assembly. At the time, they were also positioning [...] | 2007-08-16 19:24:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA CS DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1936 | FREE TRADE ZONES CONFRONT CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: The free trade zones (FTZ) of the Dominican Republic are experiencing a period of sharp decline. This decline has meant the loss of over 60,000 jobs since late 2004, concentrated almost exclusively in the textile and apparel industries, with additional job losses on the horizo [...] | 2007-08-16 19:24:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD OTRA PGOV PREL DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1941 | EX-IM BANK SEEKS REPAYMENT OF TWO LOANS FROM THE [...] (SBU) Summary. On July 19-20, a delegation from The Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im),led by Senior Vice President John McAdams, met with President Leonel Fernandez, Minister of Finance Vincente Bengoa Albizu and Vice Governor of the Central Bank Clarissa de la Rocha to discuss the repayment of two [...] | 2007-08-17 17:43:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP EFIN ETRD DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1998 | BUILDING AN INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTER IN THE [...] (U) Plans to build a privately operated international financial center in the Dominican Republic are moving forward with construction slated to begin as early as the end of this year. On August 6, Charge met with representatives from the Independent Financial Centre of the Americas (IFC) and t [...] | 2007-08-24 17:48:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2038 | DOMINICAN CONGRESS' RECORD UNDER PLD CONTROL IS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With its sweeping victory in the 2006 congressional election, the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) gained concurrent control of the legislative and executive branches of government for the first time (Ref A). The Congress' record over the past year is mixed: Important legisla [...] | 2007-08-29 15:45:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON MARR DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2053 | DOMINICAN CHURCH VIA MFA REJECTS ALLEGATIONS OF [...] (SBU) In a letter sent by the Dominican MFA to all ambassadors resident, but personally delivered to Embassy's Charge d'Affaires, a.i. on August 30, as well as ambassadors from Canada, France, and the United Kingdom, Bishop Francisco Ozoria Acosta of the Diocese of San Pedro de Macoris revisits [...] | 2007-08-31 12:03:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SMIG PHUM HA DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2131 | UPDATE ON LABOR DISPUTE AT HANESBRANDS PLANT IN [...] (U) On September 10, POLOFF called on Washington Gonzalez, the Ministry of Labor's Director General of Labor, to discuss the labor dispute at the TOS Dominicana textile plant in Bonao (owned by the U.S. firm Hanesbrands, Inc.) (Reftel). The Ministry of Labor (SET) is carrying out a verification [...] | 2007-09-12 16:36:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2132 | DOMINICAN TIP ACTION PLAN DELIVERED, PROGRESS A [...] On August 30, poloff and human rights officer delivered reftel points and non-paper to Frank Soto, Assistant Attorney General for Smuggling and Trafficking of Persons. One week later, on September 6, WHA/CAR Director Velia de Pirro raised reftel points related to the need for increased victim [...] | 2007-09-12 16:45:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SMIG PHUM KCRM KWMN HA DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2188 | UN COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] (SBU) On September 20, the Charge d'Affaires delivered Ref A demarche on the re-election campaign for Felice Gaer, the United States candidate for the UN Committee Against Torture. Foreign Minister Morales Troncoso replied that the Dominican Republic would vote for Gaer. 2. (SBU) The follo [...] | 2007-09-21 18:50:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO22 | 2006 WRAP-UP OF THE DOMINICAN ELECTRICITY SECTOR [...] (U) Summary. In 2006, the Dominican government was hard pressed to find a way to resolve the decades-old electricity crisis. After atwelve conferences the Dominican Republic comes up empty handed for the year. The government could not reduce the electricity subsidies or the distribution loss [...] | 2007-01-05 11:50:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV PGOV DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2225 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON WTO DOHA INDUSTRIAL GOODS [...] Econoff delivered reftel talking points on the WTO Doha Industrial Goods Tariff Negotiations to Juan Guiliani Cury, Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Cury expressed support for the solution for small, vulnerable economies that has been put forwa [...] | 2007-10-01 17:41:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD WTRO DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2232 | NATIONAL STRIKE PLANNED FOR OCTOBER 2 [...] (U) A 24-hour national strike is scheduled to begin at 6:00 a.m. on October 2. The Alternative Social Forum (FSA),a coalition of leftist social organizations and labor groups, is organizing the work stoppage to protest social conditions and the poor delivery of government services. This cabl [...] | 2007-10-01 19:55:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB ASEC DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2247 | NATIONAL STRIKE ONLY PARTIALLY EFFECTIVE [...] (U) The 24-hour national strike ended at 6:00 a.m. on October 3. The Alternative Social Forum (FSA),a coalition of leftist social organizations and labor groups, had organized the work stoppage to protest social conditions and the poor delivery of government services (Reftels). 2. (U) The [...] | 2007-10-03 19:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ELAB DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2260 | BLOWBACK PREDICTED IF DOMINICAN EXTRADITION [...] Summary. Accused cop-killer and top-wanted Dominican fugitive Jeffry Alejandro Pena Bencosme remains in custody in New York while fighting extradition to the Dominican Republic. A combination of legal maneuvering and doubts about the Dominican claims have caused the hearing to morph into a " [...] | 2007-10-05 15:24:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CJAN KCRM KPAO KJUS DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2263 | SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, OCTOBER [...] President Fernandez's UNGA Speech 2. Allegation that Opposition Working Against Security Council Bid 3. The Future of the IMF Stand-By Agreement 4. Minister of Finance Visits Venezuela Seeking Increase in PetroCaribe Quota 5. Technological Upgrade in Land Titles, Land Use Planning  [...] | 2007-10-05 18:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ENRG KJUS VE DR |
07SANTODOMINGO23 | 2006 WRAP-UP OF THE DOMINICAN ELECTRICITY SECTOR [...] (U) Summary. In 2006, the Dominican government was hard pressed to find a way to resolve the decades-old electricity crisis. After twelve conferences the Dominican Republic comes up empty handed for the year. The government could not reduce the electricity subsidies or the distribution losse [...] | 2007-01-05 11:50:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV PGOV DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2343 | BIOFUELS PARTNERSHIP LAUNCHED BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN [...] (U) Summary: The U.S. and Brazilian Embassies launched the U.S.-Brazil Biofuels Partnership in the Dominican Republic at the Brazilian Embassy on September 28. Consultants from both countries introduced their programs for identifying opportunities to assist the Dominican Republic to develop i [...] | 2007-10-16 18:51:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EAID ECON DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2366 | PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN: CANDIDATES WARM UP FOR THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With the presidential election only seven months away, candidates Leonel Fernandez and Miguel Vargas Maldonado are tapping into the Dominican passion for baseball. Both recently threw out ceremonial first pitches at Major League Baseball games in the United States, during trips [...] | 2007-10-19 17:59:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2432 | SUPPORTING ARGENTINA'S REQUEST FOR INTERPOL RED [...] (SBU) Per Reftel instructions, POLOFF contacted the Embassy of Argentina in Santo Domingo to offer United States support for Argentina's request for the issuance of INTERPOL Red Notices for the Iranian officials charged in the 1994 AMIA bombing. Counselor Fernando Ricci replied that his Embas [...] | 2007-10-29 13:07:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC KJUS PREL IR DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2544 | DEMARCHE ON COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) POLOFF delivered Reftel talking points on "Advancing the Democracy Agenda at the 4th Community of Democracies Ministerial in Bamako, Mali" to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Trullols took our views on board but had no immediate reply. Note: Trullols [...] | 2007-11-09 13:49:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2581 | MESO-AMERICAN BIOFUELS GROUP MEETING SUMMARY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Meso-American Biofuels Group met on November 14 in Guatemala City to discuss progress in developing the production and consumption of biofuels across Central America from Mexico to Colombia. Attendees were government representatives from particpant countries, the Inter-Amer [...] | 2007-11-19 20:01:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETRD ECON DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2600 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT [...] As requested refel, following is a summary of Dominican progress toward rectifying key deficiencies identified in the June 2007 TIP report. ------ 2. Increasing efforts to investigate, prosecute, convict and sentence trafficking offenders, including public officials allegedly complicit i [...] | 2007-11-21 19:57:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KCRM KWMN ELAB DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2624 | OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS ON ISRAEL: DOMINICAN [...] (U) POLOFF delivered Reftel talking points on "Opposing UNGA Resolutions with Anti-Israel Bias" to Ambassador Pedro Blandino, Assistant Secretary for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In his reply, Blandino did not directly address how the Dominican Republic would [...] | 2007-11-26 17:22:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA IS DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2780 | SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, DECEMBER [...] Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Journalist's FOIA Request 2. New Model Community for Sugarcane Workers 3. Government Will Not Prosecute Electricity Theft 4. Music Inspires Social Progress  [...] | 2007-12-21 17:45:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ENRG DR |
07SANTODOMINGO419 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - 2007 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW INPUT [...] (SBU) The Dominican government made a series of modifications to its intellectual property laws in 2006 to implement the country,s obligations under CAFTA-DR. Entry into force of the free trade agreement is expected to occur in early 2007 and will create additional pressure on the government [...] | 2007-02-27 16:43:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KIPR DR |
07SANTODOMINGO441 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: PART 2, SEVENTH ANNUAL [...] The following is Part 2 of Embassy's response to the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) questions raised in reftel. 2. 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report for the Dominican Republic, Part 2 III. INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS The Dominican government made significant progress i [...] | 2007-03-02 11:13:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB DR |
07SANTODOMINGO444 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: PART 1, SEVENTH ANNUAL [...] The following is Part 1 of Embassy's response to the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) questions raised in reftel. 2. 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report for the Dominican Republic, Part 1 I. OVERVIEW: EXTENT OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND THE GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE [...] | 2007-03-02 11:22:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB DR |
07SANTODOMINGO479 | AT LAST, A BIRTH REGISTRATION SYSTEM FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dominican civil registry and elections authority has responded somewhat belatedly to complaints from the U.S. Embassy and others by voting to create a procedure to register the Dominican-born children of foreigners who are not legal Dominican residents. Such children, includ [...] | 2007-03-05 20:12:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC DR PHUM PGOV PREF SMIG HA |
07SANTODOMINGO505 | DOMINICAN PROVINCE OF SAMANA PREPARES FOR TOURIST [...] (U) This cable is part of a series of reports on economic and political issues at the provincial level in the Dominican Republic. SAMANA PREPARES FOR TOURIST BOOM - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (U) Tourism is on the rise throughout the Dominican Republic, and the northeastern province [...] | 2007-03-08 16:08:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | DR PGOV PREL |
07SANTODOMINGO617 | UPDATE ON DOMINICAN TRANSPORTATION AND LABOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The launch of labor and/or transportation strikes remains a possibility this week. Transportation unions have maintained their threat to strike in demand of government subsidies despite legal action against their leaders. On March 19, authorities arrested and detained the leade [...] | 2007-03-21 11:33:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV ENRG EFIN ASEC CASC DR |
07SANTODOMINGO636 | DOMINICAN REPLY ON HCOC AGAINST BALLISTIC MISSILE [...] (SBU) POLOFF delivered a diplomatic note containing Reftel talking points encouraging the Dominican Republic to subscribe to the Hague Code of Conduct (HCOC). POLOFF emphasized the long period of time in which we have been discussing this issue with the Dominicans (more than four years),unde [...] | 2007-03-21 20:26:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM ETTC MTCRE KSCA DR |
07SANTODOMINGO668 | FURTHER ON REGIONAL DRUGS SUMMIT AND CALLS FOR [...] (U) Following is an amplified version of Santo Domingo 597 with addition of U.S. and Dominican positions, new text in paras. 10 and 11, and comment. 2. (U) Summary. On March 16, OAS Secretary General Insulza, President Preval of Haiti, President Uribe of Colombia, and Prime Minister Mannin [...] | 2007-03-23 20:18:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SNAR KCRM CO HA VE TD DR |
07SANTODOMINGO685 | DOMINICAN POLITICS III #21: FERNANDEZ ANNOUNCES [...] (U) This is the 21st cable in our series on Dominican politics in the third year of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez. (U) On March 25, Leonel Fernandez formally announced that he is running for re-election in 2008. The announcement, made at a rally in Santo Domingo, had been [...] | 2007-03-26 21:00:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV DR |
07SANTODOMINGO715 | DOMINICAN FOREIGN MINISTER CONFIRMS INTEREST IN [...] Dominican FM Carlos Morales Troncoso welcomed the concept of a joint Brasilian and U.S. offer of assistance in developing biofuels capacity. Proposal was communicated by the Charge and by Brasilian ambassador Ronaldo Dunlap this morning, March 30. Dunlap provided a copy of the MOU signed M [...] | 2007-03-30 13:12:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | DR ECON ENRG |
07SANTODOMINGO732 | OPPONENTS MANEUVER TO STRIP DOMINICAN-HAITIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An investigation by staff at the Junta Central Electoral (JCE),or Central Elections Board, has recommended that the authorities strip the citizenship of Sonia Pierre, a prominent advocate for the rights of persons of Haitian descent. In quick reply, on March 30 JCE President C [...] | 2007-03-30 22:59:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG KWMN DR HA |
07SANTODOMINGO768 | UPDATE ON MANEUVERS AGAINST SONIA PIERRE, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the days following the release of an internal report to the Central Elections Board (JCE) by investigators who recommended stripping a prominent Haitian-Dominican activist of her citizenship, numerous domestic and foreign groups have mobilized in Sonia Pierre's defense. Gove [...] | 2007-04-04 19:46:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG KWMN DR HA |
07SANTODOMINGO825 | DOMINICAN BANKING SERIES, 14: BANINTER PROSECUTORS [...] (U) This is the 14th in a series of cables following the Dominican banking frauds and prosecutions. Extensive additional material on prosecutions is available on our SIPRNET site. Baninter Prosecutors "Guarantee" Convictions, but Fear Sentencing Phase - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [...] | 2007-04-12 17:23:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KJUS PGOV PREL DR |
07SANTODOMINGO846 | DOMINICAN POLITICS III #23: PARTY UNITY UNDER [...] (U) This is the 23rd cable in our series on Dominican politics in the third year of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez. PARTY UNITY UNDER STRESS AS PLD PREPARES FOR PRIMARY VOTE (SBU) On April 11 POLOFF met with Danilo Diaz of the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD). As [...] | 2007-04-13 20:37:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL DR |
07SANTODOMINGO907 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: PREPARING FOR WMO QUADRENNIAL [...] (U) Econoff met with the Director for the National Office of Meteorology (ONAMET),Gloria Ceballos, to raise awareness of the upcoming World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Congress, share USG priorities for the WMO Congress, solicit information on the Office of Meteorology priorities, and [...] | 2007-04-20 11:05:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TPHY WMO DR |
07SANTODOMINGO971 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: LABOR TRADE CAPACITY BUILDING [...] (SBU) Per Ref A, this cable contains Embassy's proposals for regional and bilateral trade-related labor projects to be funded with FY2007 trade capacity funds under the CAFTA-DR free trade agreement. These proposals are in line with the priorities identified within the White Paper. The breakdo [...] | 2007-04-24 17:18:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ELAB PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO992 | DOMINICAN CAPITAL MARKET FAILS TO DEVELOP [...] (SBU) Summary: Business finance in the Dominican Republic remains opaque, dominated by a small number of banks and trading groups characterized by virtually incestuous relationships. The country's long history of crony capitalism, corruption and tax evasion has retarded the establishment of [...] | 2007-04-25 20:32:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN DR |
07SAOPAULO1002 | SAO PAULO CONTACTS RAISE CONCERNS REGARDING RISING HATE [...] (SBU) Brazil's image of a racially and culturally harmonious country contrasts with the reality that deeply-held prejudices and stereotypes are contributing to a rise in hate crimes. Contacts tell us that while a national movement has not yet taken root, skinhead gangs and racist websites are [...] | 2007-12-21 15:52:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI SCUL KDEM KCRM BR |
07SAOPAULO1004 | DESPITE CORRUPTION SCANDALS, MAJORITY CAMP WINS IN WORKERS' [...] (SBU) Federal Deputy Ricardo Berzoini won the second round of internal voting in President Lula's Workers' Party (PT) presidential elections on December 16. The results maintain the distribution of political power within the PT's national directorate and consolidates President Lula's faction, [...] | 2007-12-21 17:07:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PGOV KDEM BR |
07SAOPAULO1005 | CPMF DEFEAT WILL NOT BREAK LULA'S BANK [...] (U) Summary: The Lula Administration suffered a serious setback on December 12 when the opposition defeated the extension of a financial transactions tax (CPMF) that brought in more than R$40 billion (approximately USD 22.5 billion) into the government coffers. Despite the revenue loss, most [...] | 2007-12-21 17:30:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON PGOV BR |
07SAOPAULO119 | ICMS Tax Benefits Issue: Financial Concerns for U.S. [...] (SBU) Consul General convened representatives of US and Brazilian companies at ConGen Sao Paulo on January 19 to discuss ongoing issues associated with tax benefits (ICMS - rough VAT equivalent collected at the state level) granted by the Sao Paulo state government. Motorola and other electron [...] | 2007-02-14 12:55:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD ECON PGOV KJUS BR |
07SAOPAULO129 | PT INTERNAL DISPUTE FORESHADOWS 2010 ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: The 2010 presidential election, in which President Lula will not be a candidate for the first time since 1985, is the apple of discord behind the current conflict between various factions and tendencies of the ruling Workers' Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores - PT). The differe [...] | 2007-02-15 10:41:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PGOV ELAB BR |
07SAOPAULO150 | MST INVASIONS IN WESTERN SAO PAULO STATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Since February 18, Brazil's Landless Movement (MST) has invaded thirteen farms in the far west of Sao Paulo state. The de facto leader of the actions has indicated that more invasions are forthcoming if the government does not get serious soon about land reform and redistribut [...] | 2007-02-23 18:44:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ELAB PGOV PINS PINR BR |
07SAOPAULO163 | UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION WITH CEOs IN [...] (U) Under Secretary of State R. Nicholas Burns' February 6 roundtable with the CEOs of major American companies and subsidiaries in Sao Paulo provided business leaders a chance to comment on the lcal and regional business environment and detail their corporate social responsibility programs. [...] | 2007-03-01 13:18:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ETRD EINV ECON PGOV BR |
07SAOPAULO165 | UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'S ENERGY ROUNDTABLE IN SAO PAULO, [...] (SBU) Summary: In his February 6 meeting in Sao Paulo with senior Brazilian energy experts, Under Secretary R. Nicholas Burns emphasized the tremendous potential of U.S.-Brazilian cooperation on ethanol, and solicited his interlocutors' views on developing this partnership. Discussion centered [...] | 2007-03-01 16:06:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PGOV EAGR EPET SENV BR |
07SAOPAULO166 | UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' LUNCH WITH SAO PAULO GOVERNOR SERRA, [...] (SBU) Summary: During his February 6-7, 2007 visit to Sao Paulo, Under Secretary for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns and his delegation were hosted for lunch by Sao Paulo Governor Jose Serra and key members of Serra's cabinet. U/S Burns and the Governor discussed cooperation on biofuels, [...] | 2007-03-01 16:06:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAGR EPET SNAR ASEC EINV BR |
07SAOPAULO212 | VISIT OF PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH TO SAO PAULO, BRAZIL [...] (SBU) On March 8-9, President George W. Bush came to Sao Paulo, Brazil for the first stop in his five-country visit to the Latin American nations of Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia, Guatemala, and Mexico. This visit served to underscore the U.S. commitment to the Western Hemisphere and highlighted [...] | 2007-03-19 12:49:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP BUSH GEORGE PREL PGOV SOCI EPET KTIA BR |
07SAOPAULO242 | BRAZIL: USTR SCHWAB MEETINGS WITH BRAZILIAN INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) Summary: USTR Ambassador Susan Schwab pointed out recently to leading Brazilian industrialists and agriculture sector representatives in Sao Paulo meetings the significance to Brazilian interests of the current Doha Round and affirmed that non-agricultural market access (NAMA) is key to [...] | 2007-03-26 15:34:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD WTO BR |
07SAOPAULO3 | SAO PAULO BUSINESSMEN PRESS ON NEGOTIATIONS FOR A US TRADE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Members of the Brazil-U.S. Business Council, a bilateral business grouping, recently expressed lack of faith in the resumption of FTAA negotiations and demanded greater commitment from the GOB to begin negotiations for alternative mechanisms to enhance bilateral trade relations. [...] | 2007-01-03 15:03:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD EINV BR |
07SAOPAULO36 | AMBASSADOR AND SAO PAULO GOVERNOR DISCUSS CRIME, PUBLIC [...] (SBU) During an hour-long meeting with the Ambassador, Jose Serra, Governor of Sao Paulo state, said that his most immediate priority upon taking office was public security, especially in the metropolitan public transportation system, which is the state government's responsibility. Though sta [...] | 2007-01-17 10:18:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR EINV ASEC PREL BR |
07SAOPAULO367 | MST'S "RED APRIL" OFFERS LOTS OF THEATER BUT NOT MUCH [...] Summary: (SBU) Actions by the Rural Landless Workers' Movement (MST) this year in observance of "Red April" have been characterized by strident rhetoric but less property destruction than last year. While they have generated some attention, the land invasions and occupations do not appear to h [...] | 2007-05-02 17:05:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ELAB PGOV PINS PINR BR |
07SAOPAULO432 | OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY (OCC) MEETS WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-21 12:33:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV PGOV BR |
07SAOPAULO444 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY PATTERSONQS VISIT TO SAO PAULO, MAY 15, 20 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-24 17:37:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV PREL KJUS ASEC BR |
07SAOPAULO447 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY PATTERSONQS VISIT TO SAO [...] (SBU) During her May 15 visit to Sao Paulo, INL A/S Anne Patterson participated in a roundtable with police, prosecutors, and other experts, who discussed the First Capital Command (PCC) criminal organization (see refs C-D) and the different experiences of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro with ga [...] | 2007-05-25 09:47:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV PREL KJUS ASEC BR |
07SAOPAULO48 | CONVERSATION WITH OPPOSITION FEDERAL DEPUTY [...] (SBU) Summary: Opposition Federal Deputy Arnaldo Madeira outlined what he considers Brazil's four major problems, which have the cumulative effect of impeding the country's economic growth. He also decried the immaturity of Brazil's political class, one symptom of which is the perennial weakn [...] | 2007-01-19 18:29:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR BR |
07SAOPAULO485 | WHITHER THE LULA ADMINISTRATION - A PT EX-DEPUTY'S [...] (SBU) Workers Party (PT) stalwart and former Federal Deputy Luiz Eduardo Greenhalgh sees President Lula as working for the first time in his career without a real power behind the throne, either in the government or in his party. This situation has turned Lula into a political operator who ma [...] | 2007-06-05 12:30:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM ELAB ECON BR |
07SAOPAULO496 | PT SHOWS ITS UNDEMOCRATIC SIDE [...] (SBU) On May 30, Workers Party (PT) President Ricardo Berzoini signed an amorphous "Party Cooperation Agreement" with Syria's Baath Party. On June 4, while senior politicians and commentators across Brazil's political spectrum were expressing outrage over Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's de [...] | 2007-06-08 18:10:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BR |
07SAOPAULO538 | VENEZUELAN PAYMENTS LATE FOR BRAZILIAN EXPORTERS [...] (SBU) The Venezuelan Office that regulates the payment of foreign currencies (Commission for the Administration of Official Exchange - CADIVI) is taking an average of six months or more to pay Brazilian companies for their products, adding up to a total estimated at USD 100 million, according [...] | 2007-06-19 15:06:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETRD BEXP ECON BR |
07SAOPAULO551 | BRAZILIAN MERCANTILE AND FUTURES EXCHANGE GROWTH AND [...] (SBU) In a June 15 meeting with the Ambassador, Brazilian Mercantile and Futures Exchange (BM and F) President Manoel Felix Cintra Neto and Government Relations Director Joao Lauro Amaral gave an overview of the institution and presented an optimistic outlook of derivatives and commodity tradi [...] | 2007-06-21 15:17:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETRD EAGR SENV ECON BR |
07SAOPAULO560 | A PSDB INSIDER'S EARLY LOOK AT THE 2008 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) In a recent conversation with Poloff, Walter Feldman, a leader of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) currently serving as Sao Paulo Municipal Secretary of Sports, Leisure, and Recreation, shared his views on local government, next year's municipal elections, and the broader Braz [...] | 2007-06-25 16:49:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON BR |
07SAOPAULO58 | HELPING SAO PAULO AUTHORITIES RESPOND TO SECURITY THREATS [...] (SBU) Consul General met January 17 with Sao Paulo State Secretary of Metropolitan Transportation Jose Luiz Portella and his SIPDIS team to follow up on Governor Serra's request (ref A) for security assistance in the subway and train systems. Portella described the challenges these systems [...] | 2007-01-24 09:32:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR ASEC PREL BR |
07SAOPAULO598 | SANTOS PORT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT: WHERE IS THE MONEY? [...] (SBU) Summary: Econoff and Econ FSN visited the Port of Santos recently to follow up on several news stories relating major infrastructure investment. Interviews with municipal and GoB Port Authority (CODESP) officials revealed that there are several privately-funded projects under way, and [...] | 2007-07-11 14:33:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP EWWT BR |
07SAOPAULO639 | FIESP AND CIESP HEAL RIFT, UNANIMOUSLY ELECT PAULO SKAF [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Sao Paulo State Federation of Industries (FIESP) almost unanimously reelected Paulo Skaf to a four-year term as President. The Sao Paulo State Industry Center (CIESP) also overwhelmingly chose Skaf to lead it, ending a three-year breach between the two organizations. Skaf's [...] | 2007-07-30 17:31:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB ETRD EFIN EIND BR |
07SAOPAULO709 | WORLD FINANCIAL MARKET VOLATILITY ROCKS BRAZIL IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The global financial turmoil resulting from losses in global credit markets as well as concerns about the US sub-prime credit market have hit Brazilian assets hard over the last several days. BOVESPA, Brazil's principal stock market, registered declines of more than 15 percen [...] | 2007-08-17 19:35:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN BR |
07SAOPAULO71 | RIO GRANDE DO SUL: AN ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT [...] (U) Summary: Econoff and Econ Specialist traveled recently to Rio Grande do Sul (RGS),the southernmost state in Brazil located approximately 1100 km south of Sao Paulo. The state, which borders both Argentina and Uruguay, has a population of 10.3 million inhabitants, which represents 5.1 pe [...] | 2007-01-30 19:08:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EINV EWWT EAGR ELAB KIPR ETRD ECON ECIN SOCI |
07SAOPAULO726 | BRAZIL: MOVING FORWARD ON BILATERAL HEALTH ISSUES [...] (SBU) The government of Brazil is interested in increasing bilateral health cooperation with the United States and particularly in setting up joint programs in Africa, especially in the area of training medical technicians. According to Brazilian contacts, working together on health issues is [...] | 2007-08-27 20:32:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL TBIO EAID TSPL BR PGOV SOCI |
07SAOPAULO731 | BRAZIL: U/S JEFFERY'S MEETING WITH CENTRAL BANK PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) Under Secretary for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery III met August 21 in Sao Paulo with Henrique Meirelles, President of Brazil's Central Bank. Meirelles commented on the recent global market turbulence and used the relatively mild reaction by Brazilian markets [...] | 2007-08-28 13:50:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV BR |
07SAOPAULO734 | PT PREPARES FOR NATIONAL CONGRESS [...] (SBU) In recent meetings with Poloff, leaders within the Workers Party (PT) outlined the focus of the upcoming PT National Congress. According to Renato Simoes and others, the Third National Congress of the Workers' Party (PT) will not be a forum for great ideological debates, but rather an op [...] | 2007-08-29 19:02:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM ELAB ECON BR |
07SAOPAULO742 | PT FACTIONS AND TENDENCIES - A PRIMER [...] (U) President Lula's Workers' Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores - PT),faces a number of challenges as it looks towards a post-Lula future. The centrist, pragmatic "Majority Camp" currently occupies the strongest position in the party, but does not dominate. The CM is increasingly challenged [...] | 2007-09-04 19:09:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ELAB ECON BR |
07SAOPAULO743 | INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL ANALYSTS BULLISH ON BRAZIL [...] (SBU) The Ambassador and US Treasury Attache met with Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, and Credit Suisse on August 22 and 23 to discuss the recent volatility in the financial markets. The Brazilian financial markets have calmed down following worldwide financial turmoil earlier this month (reftel),[...] | 2007-09-05 12:52:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN BR |
07SAOPAULO749 | WORKER PARTY CONGRESS GETS BRAZIL'S NEXT PRESIDENTIAL RACE [...] (SBU) The Workers' Party (PT) National Congress held in Sao Paulo between August 31 and September 2 - only the third in the party's 27-year history - set the stage for a marathon presidential election cycle as the PT looks forward to 2010. A decision to move internal elections up to December [...] | 2007-09-06 19:35:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ELAB ECON BR |
07SAOPAULO767 | SAO PAULO MAYOR WANTS U.S. INVESTMENT, MAY RUN FOR [...] (SBU) In an introductory lunch with recently arrived Consul General (CG) and DPO, Sao Paulo Mayor Gilberto Kassab expressed an interest in strengthening the city's cooperative relationship with the USG and said Sao Paulo was interested in attracting U.S. investors for infrastructure projects. [...] | 2007-09-14 19:12:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PINR PGOV BR |
07SAOPAULO834 | BRAZIL: POLITICAL SCIENTISTS OFFER GLOOMY PROGNOSIS, SEE [...] (SBU) At a September 28 lunch with Emboffs, two prominent political scientists offered a gloomy outlook on the current political situation. According to them, chances for meaningful political reform seem dead, and the ongoing scandals involving Senate President Renan Calheiros (ref A) offer a [...] | 2007-10-11 20:02:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON BR |
07SAOPAULO873 | PUBLIC SECURITY IN SAO PAULO: HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS [...] (SBU) Although public security remains one of the most serious policy challenges in Brazil, civil society researchers and law enforcement analysts in Sao Paulo believe that the federal and state governments are taking inadequate action to tackle the issue or to coordinate with each other in fi [...] | 2007-10-29 16:50:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM PGOV ASEC BR |
07SAOPAULO878 | SAO PAULO CITY OFFICIAL TALKS ABOUT GOVERNANCE, POLITICS, [...] (SBU) Calling the operations of street vendors a "racket," Sao Paulo assistant Mayor Andrea Matarazzo told Consul General (CG) that he has been cracking down on the sale of pirated and counterfeit goods by both stores and vendors. He associated the vendors' activities with organized criminal [...] | 2007-10-31 13:02:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KCRM KIPR SNAR ETRD ASEC BR |
07SAOPAULO882 | BRAZIL'S OPPOSITION PSDB POSITIONING FOR 2008 AND 2010 [...] (SBU) Summary: It is not true, according to Sao Paulo city official Andrea Matarazzo, that the Sao Paulo State Social Democracy Party of Brazil(PSDB) is divided between allies of Governor Jose Serra and supporters of former Governor (and 2006 presidential candidate) Geraldo Alckmin. Matarazzo [...] | 2007-11-01 11:49:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON EFIN BR |
07SAOPAULO895 | BRAZIL: NOT A MULTIRACIAL, MULTICULTURAL PARADISE [...] (SBU) Discrimination against Afro-Brazilians tarnishes Brazil's international reputation as a tolerant and welcoming country home to hundreds of indigenous groups and immigrants from every corner of the world. In Brazil the issue is extremely divisive with many claiming that racism does not e [...] | 2007-11-06 17:57:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI SCUL KDEM KPAO BR |
07SAOPAULO915 | DESPITE PROBLEMS, BRAZILIAN AIRLINES OPTIMISTIC [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Sobel met with the Presidents of the two leading Brazilian airlines TAM and Gol on October 22 to discuss developments in the aviation sector. Both firms noted that Brazil's underdeveloped infrastructure is buckling under increased air traffic in recent years. The T [...] | 2007-11-14 09:52:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PREL MARR PGOV ECON EINV BEXP BR |
07SAOPAULO917 | Brazil-U.S. CEO Forum Follow-Up [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a November 7 meeting with Josu Gomes da Silva, the Brazilian Chairman of the U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum and President and CEO of Coteminas, Ambassador Sobel and FCS Officer discussed follow-up activities to the October 2007 CEO Forum. All participants agreed that a positive conclusi [...] | 2007-11-14 14:47:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ETRD EINV ECON BTIO CVIS AR BR |
07SAOPAULO943 | SAO PAULO PSDB LEADERS SEEK MORE NATIONAL INFLUENCE [...] (SBU) The new Sao Paulo state directorate of the Social Democracy Party of Brazil (PSDB) is developing a strategy to increase its influence at the national level and to impose party discipline on candidates for elective office. As part of this strategy, the PSDB is focusing on municipal elect [...] | 2007-11-27 17:46:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR BR |
07SAOPAULO946 | UN REPORT ACCUSES BRAZIL OF SUPPORTING PRISON TORTURE [...] (SBU) Consistent with Brazil's Annual Human Rights Report, a UN report released on November 23 points out that torture is systemic in Brazilian prisons. The report also blames the GoB for not taking steps to prevent prison abuses and calls for compensation for prison torture victims. The GoB [...] | 2007-11-28 18:11:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI BR |
07SAOPAULO949 | LULA ASSOCIATE CALLS THIRD TERM TALK A MEDIA INVENTION [...] (SBU) Devanir Ribeiro, a federal deputy who is a long-time personal friend and political associate of President Lula, dismissed as an invention of the media rampant speculation that Lula may seek to amend the Constitution to allow him to run for a third term in 2010. Ribeiro denied reports t [...] | 2007-11-30 15:56:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PGOV KDEM ELAB BR |
07SAOPAULO958 | FORCED LABOR IN BRAZIL: URBAN MYTH OR RURAL REALITY? [...] (SBU) Recent reports in the Brazilian media have focused on the question of forced labor in Brazil and whether or not the GOB is doing enough to combat poor labor conditions in the country. Some observers question whether forced labor exists in Brazil at all but harsh working conditions are c [...] | 2007-12-04 17:24:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EAGR EIND PHUM SOCI KTIP BR |
07SAOPAULO961 | PT INTERNAL ELECTIONS HEAD TO SECOND ROUND [...] (U) Results in the Workers' Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores - PT) internal elections on December 2 confirm that the old centrist Majority Camp, associated with President Lula and the inner circle of his first term, no longer commands a majority of the party faithful or the leadership, but non [...] | 2007-12-06 13:34:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PGOV KDEM ELAB BR |
07SAOPAULO976 | SAO PAULO PERSPECTIVES ON POLITICAL PARTIES AND AFRO-BRAZILIANS [...] (SBU) According to Sao Paulo-based contacts, Brazil's political parties are slowly beginning to see the value in pursuing initiatives to ameliorate racial inequality in the country especially through programs that directly support the Afro-Brazilian community. Local civil society leaders often [...] | 2007-12-14 10:38:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI SCUL KDEM BR |
07SAOPAULO992 | OVERWORKED SAO PAULO JUDGES WANT GREATER LAW [...] (SBU) Sao Paulo judges tell us that they are overworked and overburdened and that the growth in the drug trade and lack of prison space make their already difficult work even more challenging. Greg West, Assistant United States Attorney and Organized Crime and Terrorism Section Chief for the [...] | 2007-12-19 18:09:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BR PGOV PHUM OEXC OIIP KCRM SNAR |
07SARAJEVO1471 | BOSNIA: EAGLE BASE TRANSFER CEREMONY MARKS NEW ERA [...] (SBU) Summary. The return of Eagle Base in Tuzla to the authority of Bosnia-Herzegovina was marked in a poignant ceremony at the facility on June 30. The ceremony focused on the essential contributions to peace and security of the approximately 100,000 U.S. servicemen and women who served in [...] | 2007-07-03 16:12:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR BK |
07SARAJEVO1577 | BOSNIA - IT IS TIME TO PUT BRCKO BACK ON THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since the Peace Implementation Council's December 2007 decision not to close OHR, our central concern regarding Brcko has been the District's disput%&QJkQQ! of Brcko's relationship with the State (Ref A). With the ITA dispute behind us, it is time to refocus our energies on put [...] | 2007-07-23 08:33:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR BK |
07SARAJEVO1673 | BOSNIA - SNSD CALLS FOR RIGHT TO REFERENDUM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY:In an interview with Republika Srpska (RS) wire service SRNA, RS PM Milorad Dodik on August 1 stated that the RS would condition its future participation in constitutional reform talks to the inclusion of a specific provision in the constitution granting the RS the right to hold [...] | 2007-08-03 07:47:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR BK |
07SARAJEVO2086 | BOSNIA- KOMSIC APOLOGIZES FOR WARTIME ATROCITIES [...] (SBU) On October 1, Presidency Chairman Zeljko Komsic acknowledged that individuals in the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ABiH),the Bosniak dominated force during the war, committed atrocities that must be punished. Speaking at a ceremony marking the 15th anniversary of founding of the 1st [...] | 2007-10-02 11:08:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR BK |
07SARAJEVO210 | BOSNIA CONSIDERS UNHRC CANDIDACY [...] (SBU) On January 29, poloff delivered reftel demarche to Anton Rill, Deputy Foreign Minister, inquiring whether Bosnia would consider running for an Eastern Europe Group seat in the UN Human Rights Commission. Deputy Minister Rill replied that a Bosnian UNHRC candidacy would be an "excellent i [...] | 2007-01-29 17:34:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNHRC BK |
07SARAJEVO2294 | BOSNIA - GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES NATIONAL JUSTICE [...] (SBU) Early in his tenure, High Representative Miroslav Lajcak indicated that he would focus greater OHR attention on the justice sector. His preoccuption with police reform and now the current poltiical crisis with Republika Srpska (RS) meant that he has not devoted as much time to the issue [...] | 2007-10-26 17:53:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KJUS BK |
07SARAJEVO2370 | BOSNIA: PM SPIRIC RESIGNS [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Nikola Spiric submitted his written resignation on Thursday, November 1. It remains unclear whether the Presidency must formally accept or reject the resignation and Presidency members met today without taking a decision. OHR lawyers believe that the resignation took eff [...] | 2007-11-02 18:18:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BK PGOV PREL |
07SARAJEVO2392 | BOSNIA - RSNA SPECIAL SESSION CONCLUSIONS [...] (SBU) On the evening of November 5 the Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA) resumed the special session previously adjourned on October 29. The session, which had been postponed several times throughout the day while talks between OHR lawyers and RS officials continued, met for approxim [...] | 2007-11-06 15:56:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV BK |
07SARAJEVO2408 | BOSNIA - CAR BOMB KILLS OUTSPOKEN GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On November 6, a car bomb killed civil servant Milan Vukelic in Banja Luka. According to media reports, Vukelic was an outspoken critic of the government and had been the target of attacks in the past. Unknown perpetrators burned his vehicle and set fire to his mother's house [...] | 2007-11-08 17:29:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KCRM KJUS PINR EUN BK |
07SARAJEVO2490 | BOSNIA- HDZ-1990 PARTY CONGRESS CALLS FOR "ETHNIC [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 10 in Mostar, the Croatian Democratic Union 1990 (HDZ-1990) held its first party congress since its founding in April 2006. Delegates re-elected the senior party leadership, including Chairman Bozo Ljubic and Deputy Chairman Martin Raguz. The participation of Croat [...] | 2007-11-16 14:12:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV HR BK |
07SARAJEVO2568 | BOSNIA - SILAJDZIC SEEKS CONTROL OF FEDERATION TV [...] (SBU) Summary: Political and media contacts allege that Bosniak nationalist parties are conspiring to seek control over the editorial policies of public television. An upcoming vote in Parliament to replace the Bosniak board member for Bosnia-Herzegovina Radio and Television (BHRT) will provi [...] | 2007-11-30 12:22:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KPAO BK |
07SARAJEVO2623 | BOSNIA - PREVIEW OF DECEMBER 9 RS SPECIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 9, Republika Srpska (RS) will hold a special election for RS President to fill a position vacated by the September 30 death of former RS President Milan Jelic. While there are several strong candidates, most analysts agree that none of them are likely to defeat the [...] | 2007-12-07 14:05:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR BK |
07SARAJEVO319 | BOSNIA: THE NEW COUNCIL OF MINISTERS [...] (U) Following is biographic information on the new BiH Council of Ministers, confirmed by the BiH House of Representatives on February 9. Details of the parliamentary session will be reported septel. MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS SVEN ALKALAJ (Sven AL-ka-lye),SBiH ---------------------- [...] | 2007-02-13 09:05:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BK |
07SARAJEVO481 | BOSNIA SUPPORTS EFFORTS IN UNSCR 1737 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-28 15:02:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY BK IR |
07SARAJEVO557 | BOSNIA: MOD REQUESTS USG ASSISTANCE FOR AMMO [...] (U) Following up on the November 2006 visit of PM/WRA program managers, Acting Minister of Defense Marina Pendes submitted a formal request to the Embassy for USG financial assistance in the disposal of 2600 tons of unstable ammunition and infrastructure upgrades to the BiH Armed Forces' ordin [...] | 2007-03-12 16:31:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MASS MARR BK |
07SARAJEVO615 | BOSNIA - THE PERILOUS POLITICS OF RECALL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since the October 2006 elections, eight Bosnian municipal councils, mainly in the Eastern portion of Republika Srpska (RS),have begun initiatives to remove their mayors. Though recall is ostensibly a tool for holding accountable a mayor who does not perform his/her duties, po [...] | 2007-03-20 11:48:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR BK |
07SARAJEVO670 | BOSNIA: FORMER DEFENSE MINISTER NAMED NATO [...] (SBU) On March 27, the Tri-Presidency appointed former Defense Minister Nikola Radovanovic as Bosnia's new Ambassador to NATO. Radovanovic is expected to assume his duties in the coming weeks and will head-up Bosnia's effort to move through the Partnership for Peace (PfP) processes to full NA [...] | 2007-03-27 12:15:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR BK |
07SARAJEVO801 | BOSNIA OFFERS TO HOST COMBINED ENDEAVOR 2008 [...] (SBU) Post received a diplomatic note from Acting Minister of Defense Marina Pendes offering Bosnia as the host and organizer of the Combined Endeavor 2008 (CE 08) military exercise. The Ministry of Defense is offering the barracks in Banja Luka and the nearby training center in Manjaca as the [...] | 2007-04-13 13:22:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR BK |
07SARAJEVO804 | BOSNIA DEMINING: PROSECUTOR REQUESTS QSI REPORT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Summary. After briefings from the Quality Solutions International (QSI) team on their recent assessment of demining operations in Bosnia, post believes the report highlights the importance of changing our demining operating pr [...] | 2007-04-13 13:35:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM MASS PREL MOPS PGOV BK SI |
07SARAJEVO836 | "SCORPIONS" VERDICT FUELS BOSNIAK GRIEVANCES [...] (U) Sentences handed down by the Special War Crimes Court in Belgrade on April 10 for four members of the "Scorpions" military unit for war crimes against Bosniak citizens of Trnovo, Bosnia (ref A) have exacerbated tensions among Bosnians, already high as a result of the ICJ verdict. The sent [...] | 2007-04-17 16:04:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KJUS BK SR |
07SECTION02OF03EIJING483 | U/S HUGHES URGES INCREASED EXCHANGES, MEDIA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-22 12:09:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SCUL PHUM KOLY KPAO KIRF CH |
07SECTON03OF04DAKAR269 | SENEGAL: SENESETTER FOR GENERAL WARD [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-02 11:18:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PGOV PHUM EAID MASS PREL SG ECON |
07SEOUL1112 | GOVERNOR RICHARDSON AND FORMER SECRETARY PRINCIPI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an April 11-12 visit to Seoul, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and former Secretary of Veteran's Affairs Principi noted that the DPRK had been cooperative in facilitating the transfer of the remains of servicemen thought to have died during the Korean War. The Richa [...] | 2007-04-17 04:34:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MUNC KS KN |
07SEOUL1158 | SOUTH KOREANS' SHOCK AND GRIEF OVER THE VIRGINIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: From all indications, South Koreans were shocked, saddened, and sorry about the mass murder at Virginia Tech by South Korean national Cho Seung-hui. South Koreans -- ranging from ordinary citizens to the President -- have expressed their condolences to the victims and their fam [...] | 2007-04-20 08:59:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KS |
07SEOUL122 | ROKG HAS TENTATIVE PLANS FOR ARF WORKSHOP [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-16 06:44:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AORC ARF KS |
07SEOUL1263 | ROKG SUPPORTIVE OF ASIA DEMOCRACY PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) Political External Chief delivered Ref A talking points to MOFAT Director of Human Rights and Social Affairs Kim Moon-hwan on May 1. Consistent with his initial reaction to the Asia Democracy Partnership ADP, Kim was personally supportive of the proposal (Ref B). The ROK, as one of the [...] | 2007-05-01 08:23:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KS |
07SEOUL1313 | ROK BACKS IRAQ PARTICIPANT STATUS FOR CD [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-04 05:58:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM UNGA KS |
07SEOUL1352 | SOUTH KOREA NOT CONSIDERING PARTICIPATION IN LIBYAN NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) Summary: An April 14 Financial Times article quoted a Libyan official as saying that Libya was in discussions with South Korea and other countries about a nuclear power plant project. On May 7, Embassy received a letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) saying that [...] | 2007-05-08 05:12:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TRGY ENRG KNNP KS LY |
07SEOUL1386 | ROKG HOLDS LINE ON UN COUNTRY-SPECIFIC SPECIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-09 09:03:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL EUN KS |
07SEOUL151 | CLEARANCE FOR EAP DAS CHRISTENSEN'S TRAVEL TO KOREA [...] (U) Embassy Seoul warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the January 25-28, 2007 official visit to Seoul by EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Thomas J. Christensen. CONTACT INFORMATION ------------------- 2. (U) Control officer for the visit is Political Officer Andrew Bennett [...] | 2007-01-18 07:12:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AMGT OTRA KS |
07SEOUL1546 | ROK HOPES FOR CHINA-TAWAIN CONSENSUS AT OIE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-21 05:22:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAGR AORG KS CH TW |
07SEOUL1608 | ACCOUNTS OF THE INTER-KOREAN RAILWAYS TRAIL RUNS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With much fanfare on May 17, South and North Korea conducted test runs of two cross-border railways. Before the trains departed in the morning, ROK Unification Minister Lee Jae-joung said that the test runs indicated that "the heart of the Korean Peninsula is beating again." M [...] | 2007-05-25 08:42:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KS KN |
07SEOUL1738 | ROKG TO ATTEND GLOBAL INITIATIVE CONFERENCE IN [...] (SBU) On June 1 poloff met with Park Chul-min, MOFAT's Disarmament and Nonproliferation Director, to formally welcome the ROKG into the Global Initiative (GI) as a new partner nation; deliver ref a points including a request for a government-wide GI point-of-contact (POC); and encouraging act [...] | 2007-06-07 08:32:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM PTER KGIC KS |
07SEOUL1756 | PROGRESSIVE KINGMAKERS: STILL UNDECIDED ON 2007 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Roh Moo-hyun and former President Kim Dae-jung are the kingmakers on the progressive side of Korean politics, but with fewer than 200 days to go until the December 19 election, neither has made clear whom he supports for president. Meanwhile, on the conservative side [...] | 2007-06-08 09:10:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KS |
07SEOUL1817 | MISSING/DETAINED AMCITS IN IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-14 07:53:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EUN KS IR |
07SEOUL1975 | ROKG INFORMED OF WEB-BASED INFORMATION PORTAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-02 06:43:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KGIC KS GM |
07SEOUL1997 | NK HUMAN RIGHTS PROMINENT IN ROKG ACTION PLAN [...] (SBU) The ROKG on May 22 unveiled its five-year National Action Plan for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights. The 250-page report, which was compiled by the Ministry of Justice, touched on issues surrounding North Korean defectors in South Korea and efforts to improve human rights in [...] | 2007-07-05 07:06:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PREF PREL KS KN |
07SEOUL2042 | ROKG FAVORABLE TO USG CANDIDATE FOR IOM [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-09 07:16:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL AORC EUN SMIG KS |
07SEOUL2048 | GAP IN POLLS CLOSING BETWEEN TWO GNP HEAVYWEIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The gap in polls between the frontrunner Lee Myung-bak and his rival Park Geun-hye from the conservative Grand National Party (GNP) started to drop off significantly in recent weeks. The shrinking gap comes from Lee's falling popularity amid revelations by Park's camp and the [...] | 2007-07-09 23:03:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KS |
07SEOUL2158 | ROKG EMBASSY TO STAFF MEETING ON DPRK FOOD NEEDS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-18 08:21:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID AORC WFP KS KN |
07SEOUL2189 | PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE CHUNG DONG-YOUNG REACHES [...] (SBU) Summary: Former Unification Minister and Uri Party chair Chung Dong-young was the guest of honor on July 11 at the 170th Symposium on Korea's Foreign and Security Policy hosted by the Asia-Pacific Policy Research Institute (APPRI). Chung began his speech by criticizing not only his com [...] | 2007-07-22 22:24:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KN KS PGOV PREL |
07SEOUL2241 | ROK LEANING TOWARD INCLUDING RUSSIA, NIGERIA, [...] (SBU) On July 18, poloff delivered reftel points to Jang Hyun-cheol, Deputy Director of MOFAT's Human Rights and Social Affairs Division. On July 23, Jang replied that, while the ROK agrees with the USG's views concerning the state of democracy in Russia, Venezuela, and Nigeria, the ROK belie [...] | 2007-07-25 08:19:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM UNGA |
07SEOUL2270 | ROKG PARTICIPANTS FOR SECOND NPT PREPCOM UNDECIDED [...] (SBU) On July 26, Ham, Sang-wook, Deputy Director of the Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, told poloff that the ROKG has not yet determined who would represent the ROKG at the second Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) in April-May 2008. Ham s [...] | 2007-07-27 08:27:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT KS |
07SEOUL2297 | MOFAT WILL RELAY AZERBAIJAN HR CONCERNS [...] (SBU) On July 31, poloff delivered reftel points about recent human rights issues in Azerbaijan to Kim Pil-woo, First Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Human Rights and Social Affairs Division. Poloff requested that MOFAT encourage its mission in Baku to actively coordina [...] | 2007-07-31 08:00:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AJ EUN KDEM OSCE PGOV PHUM PREL KS |
07SEOUL2361 | KOREAN MEDIA TAKES THE RIGHT LINE ON AFGHAN HOSTAGE CRISIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an August 6 meeting with Embassy Seoul PAO, a senior writer for one of Korea's three largest and most influential national dailies explained that the mainstream media have made a conscious editorial decision to advise Koreans not to blame the hostage crisis on the United Sta [...] | 2007-08-07 07:38:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PROP PTER KS AF |
07SEOUL2422 | ROKG PARTICIPATION FOR OCTOBER SPIEZ [...] (SBU) On August 6, poloff delivered reftel demarche and letter of invitation to Kim Jae-woo, Deputy Director of the Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT). Kim said that due to other more pressing matters, the ROKG had not yet decided w [...] | 2007-08-13 04:51:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM KNNP ENRG PREL KS |
07SEOUL2458 | ROK TO SEND FLOOD AID TO NORTH KOREA [...] (SBU) The DPRK experienced heavy flooding from August 7-12, and with more rain possible in the coming days for central North Korea, additional flooding is possible. In contrast to previous years, the DPRK has asked for relief assistance within days of the flooding. Official damage assessments [...] | 2007-08-16 11:50:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF KN KS EIAID |
07SEOUL2596 | DPRK ECONOMY SHRINKS IN 2006: BANK OF KOREA [...] (SBU) Relying on official but suspect DPRK data, the Bank of Korea's (BOK) report on the DPRK economy is noteworthy for spotlighting 2006 as a recession year, ending a seven-year growth streak. The DPRK economy shrank 1.1 percent in real terms -- compared with 3.8-percent growth reported fo [...] | 2007-08-28 07:38:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR PREL KS KN |
07SEOUL2634 | FTA: TRADE MINISTER KIM DISCUSSES BEEF, RICE, AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 29, newly appointed Trade Minister Kim Jong-hoon reviewed major KORUS-FTA trade issues with Congressman Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) and the Ambassador. TM Kim said the FTA remained on track for submission to the National Assembly in early September -- and President Roh was s [...] | 2007-08-31 01:06:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAGR PREL KS |
07SEOUL3025 | INTER-KOREAN SUMMIT: LEADERS COMMENTS ON HEALTH, [...] (SBU) Summary: The second ever inter-Korean summit, held in Pyongyang October-2-4, offered rare glimpses of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's thoughts and preoccupations. KJI made surprisingly many public comments, mostly intended for the South Korean and international audience. KJI's comme [...] | 2007-10-05 08:52:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PGOV PINR KS KN |
07SEOUL3137 | LEE UNVEILS OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN LEADERSHIP TEAM [...] (SBU) Summary: In forming his campaign leadership team, Grand National Party (GNP) presidential candidate Lee Myung-bak tried to combine both party members and outside figures in what he termed a "2 6" leadership formula - two campaign chairmen from within the party plus six co-chairs from ou [...] | 2007-10-19 07:04:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KN KS PGOV PREL PINR |
07SEOUL329 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP A/S HILL AND SPECIAL [...] (U) Embassy Seoul warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 3-5, 2007 official visit to Seoul by EAP A/S Christopher R. Hill and Special Assistant Thomas B. Gibbons. CONTACT INFORMATION ------------------- 2. (U) Control officer for the visit is Political External [...] | 2007-02-02 07:51:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL AMGT KS |
07SEOUL3319 | ROKG ENDORSES GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) The ROKG endorses the principles of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism and plans to participate in the June 11-12 meeting in Kazakhstan, MOFAT Director for Disarmament and Nonproliferation Park Chul-min told Poloffs from the U.S. and Russian Embassies at a May 22 meeting. [...] | 2007-05-22 08:40:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PARM PINR PINS KNNP MCAP KS |
07SEOUL3320 | ROKG SHARES BROAD INTERPRETATION OF UNSCR 1747 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-22 08:40:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM ETTC UNSC KS IR |
07SEOUL3355 | 2007-2008 ROK AND DPRK INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Seoul's submission for the Republic of Korea (ROK) portion of the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report is provided at para 2. Input for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) portion of the INCSR is provided at para 3 with the understandi [...] | 2007-11-21 00:19:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KS KN |
07SEOUL3357 | 2007-2008 ROK AND DPRK INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Seoul's submission for the Republic of Korea (ROK) portion of the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report is provided at para 2. Input for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) portion of the INCSR is provided at para 3 with the understandi [...] | 2007-11-21 04:33:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KS KN |
07SEOUL3358 | 2007-2008 ROK AND DPRK INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Seoul's submission for the Republic of Korea (ROK) portion of the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report is provided at para 2. Input for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) portion of the INCSR is provided at para 3 with the understandi [...] | 2007-11-21 04:33:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KS KN |
07SEOUL3359 | 2007-2008 ROK AND DPRK INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Seoul's submission for the Republic of Korea (ROK) portion of the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report is provided at para 2. Input for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) portion of the INCSR is provided at para 3 with the understandi [...] | 2007-11-21 04:33:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KS KN |
07SEOUL3461 | ROKG REPORTS PROGRESS ON CAMP ZAYTUN MOU IN ERBIL [...] (SBU) On December 3, Poloff delivered reftel points to Kang Young-shin, Deputy Director, Development Cooperation Division, and Kang Myung-il, Deputy Director, ROK-U.S. Security Cooperation Division of the ROK Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT). In a follow-up meeting on December 4, [...] | 2007-12-05 06:44:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KS MARR PARM PREL |
07SEOUL3463 | UNGA FOLLOW UP DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points on December 4 to MOFAT's Deputy Director of Human Rights and Social Affairs, Jang Hyun-cheol and First Secretary Kim Pil-woo. Jang said that the ROK decision to abstain on the North Korea Human Rights Resolution came only after "painful discussions" withi [...] | 2007-12-05 07:26:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KS KN |
07SEOUL3610 | KOREA AND RUSSIA TO STUDY POSSIBLE GAS PIPELINE [...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) The governments of Korea and Russia agreed during a December 11-12 meeting in Moscow to jointly conduct a feasibility study for a possible gas pipeline extending from the Russian Far East (RFE) to South Korea. According to the Mini [...] | 2007-12-28 06:50:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PREL RS KN KS |
07SEOUL381 | ENSURING EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1737 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-08 04:17:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP EFIN KS IR |
07SEOUL406 | ROKG CONSIDERING GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] (SBU) On February 9, Deputy POL M/C delivered reftel points encouraging the ROK to consider becoming a partner nation of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (Global Initiative) to Park Chul-min, MOFAT's Director of the Disarmament and Non-proliferation Division. Park said that [...] | 2007-02-11 22:40:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER KGIT KNNP IAEA SK |
07SEOUL471 | ROKG SEEKS CLOSE COORDINATION ON NEXT STEPS WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-15 08:53:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM KNNP KS KN |
07SEOUL550 | MOFAT RESPONDS FAVORABLY TO GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO [...] (SBU) On February 26, POL M/C and Russian DCM Alexander Timonin delivered ref A points encouraging the ROKG to participate in the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism to Song Young-wan, MOFAT's Director-General for International Organizations. Song agreed that the Initiative was imp [...] | 2007-02-26 08:13:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PARM PINR PINS KNNP MCAP KS |
07SEOUL552 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP/MLS DIRECTOR RAPSON [...] (U) Embassy Seoul warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the March 9-11, 2007 official visit to Seoul by EAP/MLS Director Robert Rapson. A notional schedule will follow separately. CONTACT INFORMATION ------------------- 2. (U) Control officer for the visit is Political Offi [...] | 2007-02-26 08:53:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA KS TH BM LAS VM CB JA |
07SEOUL617 | ROKG INFORMED OF FBI-HOSTED GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-05 05:28:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PARM PINR PINS KNNP MCAP KS |
07SEOUL746 | DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM DELIVERED: INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-14 04:43:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC APER UNGA |
07SEOUL860 | ROK LIKELY TO OPPOSE OIC RESOLUTION AT HRC [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-23 05:17:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNHRC KS |
07SEOUL870 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UPCOMING U.S. INITIATIVES IN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-23 07:40:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM EAID MARR ARF KS XB |
07SEOUL97 | THE EMPLOYER STRIKES BACK: HYUNDAI SUES ITS UNION [...] (SBU) After a year during which Hyundai Motors recorded an estimated 1.8 billion dollars in lost sales due to labor disruptions, management decided to reduce the amount of year-end bonuses for its workers and only pay 100 percent of a month's salary as opposed to the typical 150 percent. Duri [...] | 2007-01-11 08:25:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV PREL KS |
07SEOUL98 | PRESIDENT'S IRAQ POLICY ADDRESS: ROK REACTIONS [...] (U) Summary: During a previously scheduled luncheon for new Vice Foreign Minister Cho Jung-pyo, the Ambassador reinforced the President's January 10 announcement on Iraq policy, emphasizing the President's appreciation for the contributions made by the ROK troops in Iraq. VFM Cho said that [...] | 2007-01-11 08:43:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MOPS PGOV PREL IZ KS |
07SETION02OF02BAKU1501 | AMERICAN IT COMPANIES BULLISH ON OPPORTUNITIES IN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-18 07:41:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD ECPS AJ |
07SHANGHAI117 | IPR ATTACHI ENGAGES SHANGHAI CULTURAL TASK FORCE [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 19, Senior IPR Attachi Mark Cohen met with the Director of Shanghai Culture Task Force (SCTF) Zhou Jianmin to discuss Shanghai's efforts on copyright enforcement. Cohen engaged Zhou on SCTF's authority over copyright infringement matters vis-`-vis the Shanghai Copyri [...] | 2007-02-16 10:11:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR EFIN EINV CH |
07SHANGHAI133 | SHANGHAI STOCK MARKET DECLINES: DID THE BUBBLE POP? [...] (SBU) Summary: The 8.8 percent fall in the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) composite index on February 27 that stunned international markets was a much-needed and overdue correction according to Consulate contacts. Market volatility, speculative retail investors, profit-taking by institutional i [...] | 2007-02-28 08:42:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV CH |
07SHANGHAI161 | CITIBANK'S STANLEY ON GDB AND CHINA BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Summary: During a March 8 meeting with Beijing Financial Attache David Loevinger, Treasury Asia DAS Robert Dohner, Asia Director Mathew Haarsager and Congenoffs, Citigroup China CEO Richard Stanley expressed great appreciation for USG support which facilitated its December acquisition of [...] | 2007-03-23 08:21:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON PREL CH |
07SHANGHAI167 | FORMER DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK SHANGHAI VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary. Former Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick delivered a well-received speech at the third annual Barnett-Oksenberg Lecture in Shanghai on March 21. Zoellick called for China to play a more cooperative role on Korea, Iran, Sudan and energy security. The text of the speech [...] | 2007-03-26 08:42:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CH |
07SHANGHAI174 | SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE EVP ON CAPITAL MARKET REFORMS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 8 meeting with Beijing Financial Attache David Loevinger, Treasury DAS Robert Dohner, Asia Office Director Mathew Haarsager and Congenoffs, Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) Executive Vice President Liu Xiaodong (aka James Liu) shared his views on necessary reforms to Chi [...] | 2007-03-28 03:30:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON CH |
07SHANGHAI178 | JAPAN-CHINA RELATIONS BACK ON TRACK IN SHANGHAI [...] (SBU) Summary. According to Japanese contacts in Shanghai, Japanese Prime Minister Abe's October 2006 breakthrough visit to Beijing has dramatically improved the climate for Japanese investment in Shanghai, as well as led to an overall increase in cultural exchanges. The number of Japanese Ch [...] | 2007-03-29 05:38:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV PREL CH JA |
07SHANGHAI181 | EAST CHINA STUDENT LEADERS HOPEFUL ABOUT THE FUTURE [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent discussions with East China student leaders as part of the selection process for a USG-funded student leadership institute indicated that many students were satisfied with Chinese government policies and goals and optimistic that China would continue to develop economica [...] | 2007-03-30 06:17:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR SOCI CH |
07SHANGHAI193 | LABOR COMPLAINT: A VISIT TO KAISI HARDWARE IN SOUTH CHINA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kaisi Hardware Company Ltd., one of China's largest furniture parts manufacturers and exporters appears to be addressing problems - including underpaying workers and providing poor working conditions - documented in a February report by the New York-based National Labor Committee [...] | 2007-04-05 09:52:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON EINV PHUM CH |
07SHANGHAI195 | FUZHOU ACADEMIC SEES DPP PUSHING INDEPENDENCE BUTTON IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: A renowned scholar of Taiwan believes that the upcoming presidential election will see Chen Shui-bian and other Democratic Progress Party (DPP) candidates continue to advocate independence and consciously stir up ethnic confrontation on the island during their campaigns. Voters i [...] | 2007-04-06 02:23:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SOCI EAGR EINV CH |
07SHANGHAI215 | ZHEJIANG COURT BROADCASTS TRIAL ONLINE [...] (SBU) In a move to increase transparency in its judicial system, the Zhejiang High Court carried a simulcast of the proceedings of a commercial dispute trial on its website on April 12. According to Zhejiang High Court Foreign Affairs Office Director Chen Zhongping, this was the first time a [...] | 2007-04-17 00:27:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS CH |
07SHANGHAI220 | DOT SECRETARY PETER'S APRIL 11-12 VISIT TO SHANGHAI [...] (U) Summary. During her April 11-12 visit to Shanghai, Transportation Secretary Mary Peters attended a signing ceremony for the creation of the United Parcel Service (UPS) International Air Hub at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) (to be reported septel); expressed concerns of U. [...] | 2007-04-18 03:00:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ELTN ECPS ETRD OVIP CH |
07SHANGHAI221 | DOT SECRETARY PETERS ATTENDS UPS CARGO HUB OPENING IN [...] (U) Summary. During her April 11-12 visit to Shanghai (reftel),Transportation Secretary Mary Peters attended a signing ceremony for the creation of the United Parcel Service (UPS) International Air Hub at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG),with an initial investment of USD 20 mi [...] | 2007-04-18 05:52:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ELTN ECPS ETRD OVIP CH |
07SHANGHAI247 | CFETS UPDATE ON FX AND BOND MARKET DEVELOPMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: China Foreign Exchange Trading System (CFETS) President Xie Duo told Embassy ECON M/C Robert Luke on April 19 that CFETS continued to carry out policies to make China's foreign exchange (FX) trading system more market-based and efficient, including: increasing the number of over [...] | 2007-04-25 06:17:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL CH |
07SHANGHAI25 | SHANGHAI STOCK MARKET: UP, UP, AND AWAY [...] (SBU) Summary: Investor confidence in the Chinese economy, the near-conclusion of the China's non-tradable reforms and large amounts of capital sitting relatively idly in savings accounts combined to push the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) into record territory during 2006. The SSE closed 130 p [...] | 2007-01-11 10:24:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV CH |
07SHANGHAI250 | CSRC ISSUES DRAFT REGS FOR NYSE/NASDAQ REP OFFICES [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 25, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) published draft rules to allow foreign stock exchanges, such as NYSE or NASDAQ, to open representative offices in China as had been promised during the initial Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) talks in December 2006 [...] | 2007-04-26 09:02:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV PREL CH |
07SHANGHAI251 | CHINA FINANCIAL FUTURES EXCHANGE NOT YET READY [...] (SBU) Summary: In an April 19 meeting with Embassy Econ M/C, China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX) Deputy General Manager Hu Zheng and CFFEX Head of R&D Zhang Xiaogang provided a briefing on the status of CFFEX, obstacles it had overcome to date, and prospects for becoming operational. Sinc [...] | 2007-04-26 09:06:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL CH |
07SHANGHAI253 | CONTINENTAL MAY SEEK SHANGHAI-GUAM ROUTE [...] (SBU) Stymied in its recent attempt to win approval for a New York to Shanghai route, Continental Airlines is considering starting a twice-weekly Guam to Shanghai route as early as October 2007, according to Continental Airlines Chief Representative & China Country Director H.C. Kwok. On April [...] | 2007-04-27 07:26:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ETRD CVIS CH |
07SHANGHAI259 | SHANGHAI RELEASES 2007 IPR WHITEPAPER [...] (SBU) Summary: The Shanghai Intellectual Property Administration (SIPA) held its annual meeting with foreign Consulates and Chambers of Commerce on April 24 to mark the publication of its annual White Paper on intellectual property (IP) protection accomplishments in 2006. With its closing down [...] | 2007-04-30 08:48:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR EFIN EINV CH |
07SHANGHAI26 | FRB TOLD: NO OVERHEATING AND BUSINESS GOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: A Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) delegation led by Governor Kevin Warsh met with economic analysts, U.S. business leaders, and equity market analysts during a December visit to Shanghai. Economic analysts offered the contrarian view that China's economy was not overheated, and, in t [...] | 2007-01-12 02:12:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV CH |
07SHANGHAI268 | WORLD'S TALLEST PAGODA IN CHANGZHOU [...] (U) With great pageantry, Tianning Temple opened its newly refurbished pagoda in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, at the auspicious time of 9:08 AM on April 30. The pagoda is reported to be the tallest pagoda in the world and stands at 153.79 meters (505 feet). According to press reports, the te [...] | 2007-05-07 03:18:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PGOV CH |
07SHANGHAI279 | INTERNATIONAL MEDIATION CONFERENCE HELD IN JIANGSU [...] (SBU) Summary: On the margins of an April 14-18 American Bar Association(ABA)-sponsored administrative law conference in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, Supreme People's Court (SPC) Administrative Court Chief Judge Zhao Daguang told FSN Rule of Law Coordinator (ROLC) that the SPC soon would issue a [...] | 2007-05-10 08:06:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KJUS PINR CH |
07SHANGHAI283 | EAST CHINA DISPATCHES, MAY 14, 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary: In this Dispatch, we learn that Shanghai loves luxury cars, anti-Japanese sentiment still simmers, Internet rumors spread quickly in Shanghai, even migrants dream of making it big on the stock market, information on IPR continues to be welcomed, and some Shanghai youth are passi [...] | 2007-05-14 07:37:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV SOCI OEXC OIIP KPAO CH |
07SHANGHAI286 | SHANGHAI EDITORS INCREASE U.S. NEWS COVERAGE AS RESULT OF IV [...] (SBU) Summary. During an April 18 lunch hosted by the President of the Shanghai Youth Daily, four senior editors from the paper who had recently returned from an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) reported that they came back from their IVLP trip with overwhelmingly positive views [...] | 2007-05-15 07:50:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI ECON OEXC OIIP KPAO CH |
07SHANGHAI297 | YANGTZE RIVER DELTA ECONOMIC INTEGRATION [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting on April 19, Shanghai scholars told visiting Embassy ECON M/C that local and central Government plans called for further integration of the Yangtze River Delta's (YRD) transportation and communications infrastructure and greater coordination of environmental controls [...] | 2007-05-18 10:02:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PINR CH |
07SHANGHAI307 | SHANGHAI LABOR INSPECTION WORKSHOP [...] (SBU) Summary. During a May 17-18 labor inspection workshop in Shanghai, Chinese government officials and academics attributed weaknesses in China's labor inspection system to a lack of resources, lack of training for inspectors and inadequate enforcement authority. They urged that the const [...] | 2007-05-24 09:07:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV PHUM CH |
07SHANGHAI308 | SHANGHAI PARTY SECRETARY XI JINPING OPENS NINTH PARTY [...] (SBU) The Ninth Shanghai Party Congress opened on May 24 at the Shanghai Exhibition Center; the meeting will run through May 28. In addition to the 810 delegates elected at the previous day's preparatory session, representatives from China's minority parties, a delegation from the Organizatio [...] | 2007-05-24 10:23:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR CH |
07SHANGHAI318 | SHANGHAI'S GAY COMMUNITY [...] (U) Summary: In a series of meetings with Poloff in April 2007, gay individuals in Shanghai said their identity and lifestyle continued to be shaped by family and social pressures to conform, which had different impacts on male and female homosexuals. Maintaining a gay identity tended to be l [...] | 2007-05-29 06:21:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI TBIO CH |
07SHANGHAI324 | HIV/AIDS IN SHANGHAI'S GAY COMMUNITY [...] (U) Summary: While most members of the Shanghai gay community believed that they were not at great risk for becoming infected with HIV/AIDS, researchers and health specialists said HIV/AIDS was spreading faster in Eastern cities such as Shanghai than through drug usage. According to health wo [...] | 2007-05-30 09:48:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KHIV SOCI TBIO CH |
07SHANGHAI325 | STOCK MARKET TOO HOT, SO CHINA RAISES TAXES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced on May 29 that the stamp tax charged on every stock trade would rise from .1 percent to .3 percent of the total value of that trade, effective May 30. Consulate contacts and industry analysts said this was a further attempt to cool down C [...] | 2007-05-30 10:39:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV PREL CH |
07SHANGHAI330 | CHINA'S BANKING REFORMS FAST ENOUGH FOR HSBC [...] (SBU) Summary: At a meeting with visiting Embassy Finatt on May 16, HSBC China Deputy CEO Bryan Stiles and Global Markets Managing Director David Liao said HSBC's local incorporation had gone smoothly. HSBC believed that Chinese regulators would soon allow foreign banks to offer retail RMB cu [...] | 2007-05-31 15:20:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL CH |
07SHANGHAI331 | SUPER GIRL MAKES SHANGHAI LOOK TWICE [...] (U) Summary: According to contacts in Shanghai's gay community, the Internet had provided this once isolated community with a private and safe space to organize and communicate among themselves. In addition, the Super Girl and Good Man TV shows, singing talent competitions similar to America [...] | 2007-06-01 02:22:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI TBIO CH |
07SHANGHAI332 | A FUND MANAGER'S VIEW ON THE CHINA MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary: Lombarda China Fund Manager Ian Midgely told visiting Embassy Finatt, on May 16, that the Chinese government was attempting to rein in an overvalued stock market without an overly heavy-handed approach that would undermine the market reforms put in place to promote capital marke [...] | 2007-06-01 02:36:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL CH |
07SHANGHAI333 | GOLDMAN SACH'S GAOHUA SECURITIES: AN ONLY CHILD [...] (SBU) Summary: Goldman Sachs' venture in China, Gaohua Securities, has both benefited and suffered from being the only foreign-controlled, full service securities firm in China. Goldman's method of obtaining control of a Chinese licensed securities firm by giving unsecured loans to trusted Chin [...] | 2007-06-01 02:37:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL CH |
07SHANGHAI334 | HAITONG SECURITIES ON CHINA'S STOCK MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives from Haitong Securities Company told visiting Embassy Financial Attache (Finatt) on May 16 that competition from foreign companies would ultimately strengthen China's securities industry. Haitong has struggled to accurately value China's listed companies and mana [...] | 2007-06-01 02:37:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL CH |
07SHANGHAI337 | PROBLEMS LOOMING FOR M&A AND VENTURE CAPITALISTS [...] (SBU) Summary: International private equity (PE) and venture capitalist (VC) representatives told visiting Embassy Finatt, on May 16, that Chinese regulations which took effect in September 2006 have effectively shut them out from doing business in China. Since the "Provisions for Foreign Inv [...] | 2007-06-01 11:39:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV PREL CH |
07SHANGHAI344 | JOURNALISTS ON SOCIAL CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS FOR POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary. A May 18 Consulate-sponsored roundtable between visiting Western and Asian journalists participating in the East-West Center-organized Jefferson Fellowship Program, Chinese journalists, and Shanghai-based U.S. journalists sparked lively debate on China's rich-poor gap, the one- [...] | 2007-06-05 08:27:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR SOCI ECON ELAB CH |
07SHANGHAI357 | DRL OFFICER CHANG EAST CHINA VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary. During his May 21-24 visit to Shanghai and Hefei, Anhui Province, DRL Program Officer met with DRL grantee organizations International Bridges for Justice (IBJ) and SE Consortium for International Development/Global Suppliers Institute (SECID/GSI),as well as academics and stud [...] | 2007-06-08 07:17:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB KJUS CH |
07SHANGHAI370 | FRB SENIOR ECONOMIST AHMED'S VISIT TO SHANGHAI [...] (SBU) Summary: During his June 6-7 visit to Shanghai, visiting Federal Reserve Board (FRB) Division of International Finance Emerging Market Economies Section Senior Economist Shaghil Ahmed met with a cross-section of Shanghai economic experts and officials in the banking, securities, and real [...] | 2007-06-18 04:39:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL CH |
07SHANGHAI413 | EAST CHINA DISPATCHES, JULY 5, 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary: In this Dispatch, we learn that Shanghai Party Secretary Xi enjoys the opera, SOE executives have unlimited expense accounts for domestic trips, Chinese millionaires love conventions, Ferrari training for beginners is available at a price, visa applicants are getting younger and [...] | 2007-07-05 07:42:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR CVIS SOCI CH ECON |
07SHANGHAI420 | A BLEAK SPRING FOR LAKE TAI [...] (SBU) Summary: Since mid-May, Lake Tai, the third-largest freshwater lake in China, has experienced a massive outbreak of blue-green algae. In a series of recent meetings with Congenoffs, government officials and academics in Jiangsu Province discussed the enormous challenges confronting Lak [...] | 2007-07-06 08:53:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PREL PHUM CH |
07SHANGHAI44 | WENZHOU - AN ENTREPRENEURS TOWN [...] (SBU) Summary: Sitting far from Beijing on the East coast of China, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province is known for both its vibrant, fast-growing economy and its many Christian churches. Many people with whom Congenoffs spoke during a recent visit to the city attribute Wenzhou's economic growth to t [...] | 2007-01-23 07:24:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EINV PINR KIPR ELAB CH |
07SHANGHAI440 | SHANGHAI BLACKOUTS, A THING OF THE PAST? [...] (SBU) Summary: During a July 16 meeting with Congenoffs, Shanghai Municipal Electric Power Company (SMEPC) representatives were optimistic about Shanghai's power situation and predicted that there would be few blackouts this summer. The city has secured power from other provinces to meet energy [...] | 2007-07-17 07:17:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV EIND CH |
07SHANGHAI444 | TREASURY'S DAN WRIGHT VISITS NANJING, DISCUSSES ECONOMY, [...] (SBU) Summary. In a meeting with Treasury's Managing Director for China and the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) Dan Wright on June 25, Jiangsu academics and officials said the province had adopted a "One Two Three Four Five" development framework that relied on the Scientific Development Co [...] | 2007-07-18 00:14:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV ETRD CH |
07SHANGHAI45 | WENZHOU'S CHINT - A MODEL ENTERPRISE [...] (SBU) Summary: During a visit to Wenzhou on December 14-15, Congenoffs' toured the CHINT company, one of Wenzhou's leading enterprises. According to CHINT executives, the company's success was due to its President's leadership and its close relations with the local government. CHINT is the t [...] | 2007-01-23 08:14:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EINV PINR KIPR ELAB CH |
07SHANGHAI46 | WENZHOU - AN ENTREPRENEURS TOWN [...] (SBU) Summary: Sitting far from Beijing on the East coast of China, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province is known for both its vibrant, fast-growing economy and its many Christian churches. Many people with whom Congenoffs spoke during a recent visit to the city attribute Wenzhou's economic growth to t [...] | 2007-01-23 08:24:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EINV PINR KIPR ELAB CH |
07SHANGHAI478 | SHANGHAI STOCK MARKET: UNCOMFORTABLY GOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: According to Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) Executive Vice President James Liu, Shanghai's stock market is "on a rocket" with 60 percent gains so far in 2007. Huge numbers of new retail investors who most likely lack an understanding of the risks inherent in the market have been [...] | 2007-07-31 03:05:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV CH |
07SHANGHAI481 | HAITONG'S BACKDOOR LAUNCH INTO THE MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary: Haitong Securities became the first securities company to list via a backdoor listing in China, on July 31, after it completed a reverse takeover of Shanghai Urban Agro-Business. It was forced to use a backdoor listing since, on its own, it did not meet Chinese listing requireme [...] | 2007-08-01 09:54:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV CH |
07SHANGHAI482 | ANHUI CIVIL AFFAIRS BUREAU DISCUSSES JULY FLOODS [...] (SBU) Summary: Anhui Civil Affairs officials in a meeting with Poloff on July 26 described the current flooding as the most severe in 50 years. While the worst was likely over, the disaster had impacted 16 million people, displaced over half a million, destroyed 90,000 homes, and caused almo [...] | 2007-08-01 10:25:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PREL PHUM ECON CH |
07SHANGHAI483 | WUXI EAGER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COLLABORATION [...] (SBU) Summary: During a July 19 meeting, Wuxi Environmental Protection Bureau (EPB) officials were eager to discuss the Lake Tai crisis and opportunities for cooperation; however, they were much less eager for Congenoffs to actually see Lake Tai. Wuxi EPB officials vented their frustrations [...] | 2007-08-02 04:51:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PREL PHUM EIND CH |
07SHANGHAI504 | CITIBANK'S LOCAL INCORPORATION PROBLEMS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with Federal Deposit Insurance Chairman (FDIC) Sheila Bair on July 26, Citibank (China) Chief Executive Officer Richard Stanley opined that the China Banking Regulatory Commission was "making it up as they went along" with regard to the treatment of newly locally-i [...] | 2007-08-09 06:07:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV CH |
07SHANGHAI511 | NYSE-NASDAQ: REP OFFICES PENDING, PROBLEMS LOOMING [...] (SBU) Summary: According to NASDAQ and NYSE representatives, it was unlikely that their applications to open representative offices would be approved soon. Although the applications were submitted at the beginning of July, CSRC contacts told NASDAQ and NYSE that approval was several months awa [...] | 2007-08-14 21:13:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON CH |
07SHANGHAI512 | NYSE-NASDAQ: REP OFFICES PENDING, PROBLEMS LOOMING [...] (SBU) Summary: According to NASDAQ and NYSE representatives, it was unlikely that their applications to open representative offices would be approved soon. Although the applications were submitted at the beginning of July, CSRC contacts told NASDAQ and NYSE that approval was several months awa [...] | 2007-08-14 21:14:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON CH |
07SHANGHAI534 | SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE BREAKS THROUGH 5,000 [...] (SBU) Summary: The Shanghai Stock Exchange's Composite Index (SCI) rose above the "psychologically significant" 5,000 point level for the first time on August 23, closing at 5,032. The market has risen 80 percent since the beginning of 2007, adding to the 130 percent gain in 2006. The SCI end [...] | 2007-08-24 08:35:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON CH |
07SHANGHAI535 | CODEL HASTERT VISITS SHANGHAI [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 10- 12, Representative Dennis Hastert (R-IL),Representative John Shadegg (R-AZ) and two staff members from the House Committee on Energy & Commerce visited Shanghai to engage U.S. businesses energy, environment and business climate issues. Representatives from GE sh [...] | 2007-08-27 01:39:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG ETRD EFIN SENV PREL CH |
07SHANGHAI541 | SHANGHAI ASKS DOE FOR HELP CUTTING ENERGY USE [...] (SBU) Summary: A Department of Energy delegation led by PDAS John Mizroch met with municipal officials, academics, and U.S. businesses during its August 16-17 visit to Shanghai. Shanghai's inefficient energy consumption limits its economic growth and contributes to its pollution problems. Sha [...] | 2007-08-27 08:21:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV EINV EIND CH |
07SHANGHAI553 | INFLATION WATCH: FOOD PRICES UP IN SHANGHAI [...] (SBU) Summary: Shanghai's consumer price index increased 2.7 percent in July as food prices here joined prices nationwide in rising (Ref A). According to Standard Chartered's Stephen Green, food-price inflation was starting to "hurt" low-income earners such as migrants and pensioners. A non- [...] | 2007-08-31 08:44:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN EAGR SOCI CH |
07SHANGHAI557 | SHANGHAI FINANCIAL LEADERS DISCUSS SED [...] (SBU) Summary. According to Chinese financial service company executives, the Strategic EcoQic Dialogue (SED) plays an important and positive role in advancing U.S.-Chinese relations and understanding. While foreign investments in the financial services sector, and the technology, products, a [...] | 2007-08-31 11:17:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PREL ECON PINR KPAO CH |
07SHANGHAI581 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH SHANGHAI ENTREPRENEURS [...] (SBU) Summary: Shanghai-based Chinese entrepreneurs told the Ambassador that China is looking to U.S. leadership on addressing the problems of global climate change. Ongoing RMB appreciation hurts their export businesses and because China feels it needs to continue to control the flow of capit [...] | 2007-09-07 07:59:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAIR CVIS SENV KIPR PINR CH |
07SHANGHAI6 | CODEL BARTLETT'S VISIT TO SHANGHAI: JANUARY 1-2 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 1 meeting with Zhou Muyao, Vice Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress, CODEL Bartlett discussed China's efforts to address energy issues, especially in the rural sector. Zhou highlighted the strong ties between the United States and Shanghai and gave [...] | 2007-01-04 03:16:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL ENRG CH |
07SHANGHAI603 | AMBASSADOR MEETS SHANGHAI MAYOR AND ATTENDS AMCHAM [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 6, the Ambassador, together with former Secretary of Commerce Don Evans, met with Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng. Following the meeting, the three officials offered remarks at AmCham Shanghai's 7th Annual Government Appreciation Dinner attended by 120 Shanghai and provinc [...] | 2007-09-12 00:29:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV EFIN PINR PGOV PREL KIPR ELTN CH |
07SHANGHAI620 | NODEL LARSEN DISCUSSES FOOD SAFETY IN SHANGHAI [...] (SBU) Summary. Shanghai-based U.S. businessmen told visiting Congressmen Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) that concerns about China's food and product safety were "legitimate." While China's laws and regulations were adequate, the inability of the Central Government to implement these [...] | 2007-09-19 07:14:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP ECON PREL ETRD CH |
07SHANGHAI631 | DISCUSSION OF FOOD SAFETY ISSUES WITH SHANGHAI'S CIQ [...] (SBU) Summary: The Consul General and ATO Chief met September 20 with China Inspection and Quarantine (CIQ) Shanghai Director General Xu Jinji to discuss recent problems with U.S. food products entering East China ports. Xu said the United States and China must deepen the understanding of re [...] | 2007-09-27 03:16:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD TBIO PGOV ECON BEXP EAGR CH |
07SHANGHAI640 | VISIT OF AFRICA BUREAU SENIOR ADVISOR, AMBASSADOR RUTH A. [...] (SBU) Summary: In Shanghai from September 8-14, Ambassador Ruth A. Davis participated in the Vital Voices symposium for Chinese and African women business leaders, met with Chinese Africa experts, visited two Chinese companies investing in Africa and delivered a lecture on U.S.-African policy [...] | 2007-09-30 00:46:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON CH XA |
07SHANGHAI643 | SUZHOU LABOR EXPERT VIEWS ON LABOR CONTRACT LAW, ACFTU, AND [...] (SBU) Summary. In a September 20 meeting, Suzhou University Law School Professor and labor expert Shen Tongxian downplayed the importance of the new Labor Contract Law (LCL) and said that the law could actually have an adverse affect on workers as companies find ways to circumvent it. Shen a [...] | 2007-10-04 00:36:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV PHUM CH |
07SHANGHAI654 | SHANGHAI BANKERS ON RMB, PROTECTIONISM AND THE FUTURE [...] (SBU) Summary: China's weak and rigid exchange rate is increasing costs and inhibiting innovation in China's financial sector. Shanghai officials and banking leaders told a visiting Treasury delegation that growing protectionism in the financial services sector would make increased foreign pe [...] | 2007-10-05 09:29:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV PGOV CH |
07SHANGHAI657 | SHANGHAI FUND MANAGERS ON JV'S AND COMPETITION [...] (SBU) Summary: Joint venture securities firms in China only succeed when the foreign partner has explicit management control and can avoid cultural and managerial conflicts, according to managers at two such joint ventures. Chinese security firms, fearing their inability to compete, have aske [...] | 2007-10-09 02:20:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ELAB PGOV CH |
07SHANGHAI678 | EDUCATION SECRETARY SPELLING'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT OF [...] (SBU) On October 3, U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings held a short bilateral exchange with President of the Republic of Iceland Olafur Grimsson on the margins of the Special Olympics Global Policy Summit on the Well-being of People with Intellectual Disabilities. The meeting was [...] | 2007-10-22 07:10:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI CH US |
07SHANGHAI679 | SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE UP 300 PERCENT IN TWO YEARS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index topped 6,000 points on October 15 bringing gains over the past two years up to 300 percent. This growth is "good" according to a Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) official and the government should not attempt to set limits on where the in [...] | 2007-10-22 12:13:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV PGOV CH |
07SHANGHAI690 | SHANGHAI INVESTS USD 175 MILLION IN AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH [...] (SBU) Summary: In conjunction with the United States-China Science and Technology Executive Secretaries Meeting (ESM),the U.S. delegation visited a high-tech park and two high-tech projects in Shanghai on October 12. Interlocutors reported that the Shanghai municipal government aims to build [...] | 2007-10-26 04:14:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV EINV ELTN EIND CH |
07SHANGHAI70 | NYSE/NASDAQ: NO OFFICES, BUT STILL OPEN FOR BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Summary: Seeing China as the next great frontier for emerging markets, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ have been engaging in a "Great Game" to persuade Chinese companies to list on their respective exchanges. Chinese entrepreneurs view being listed on U.S. markets as the si [...] | 2007-01-31 08:20:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON PREL CH |
07SHANGHAI71 | SHANGHAI POPULATION TRENDS: RETIREE NEEDS CONTINUE TO BURDEN [...] (SBU) Summary: During a series of meetings with Congenoffs over the last three months, Shanghai population experts agreed that Shanghai continued to be a rapidly-aging city that faced problems of pension obligations and services to the elderly. They also noted that Shanghai had reversed its de [...] | 2007-01-31 11:38:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV SOCI CH |
07SHANGHAI736 | HANGZHOU: GOING GREEN, FOR FUN AND PROFIT [...] (U) SUMMARY: Renowned within China for its natural beauty, Hangzhou is beginning to attract international attention for its economic growth and high quality of life. While Hangzhou's government claims that these successes are due to its commitment to preserving the environment, there is no qu [...] | 2007-11-16 09:46:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PGOV EINV ECON CH |
07SHANGHAI737 | TAIZHOU - CHINA'S MOTOR CITY [...] (SBU) Summary: During a November 5-6 visit to Taizhou in Zhejiang Province, Deputy Principal Officer (DPO) and econoff engaged Taizhou officials and Chinese automotive industry representatives on the area's booming automotive sector. Vice Director Wang Haiping from Geely Auto, one of China's [...] | 2007-11-19 08:35:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EINV ETRD PINR KIPR ELAB CH |
07SHANGHAI756 | PROMOTING ANHUI TOURISM TO AMERICANS: A HARD SELL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Anhui Province, the poorest province in Shanghai's consular district, hopes to jump-start its economy by promoting tourism. Although home to many beautiful natural and historical sights, Anhui is finding it difficult to attract mass numbers of Western tourists, and Americans in p [...] | 2007-11-23 05:47:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND PGOV EINV ELTN EAIR ECON CH KS |
07SHANGHAI762 | 2ND CHINA-U.S. MARITIME CONSULTATIVE MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 28 and 29, members of the U.S. Maritime Administration delegation led by Maritime Administrator Sean Connaughton met with the Chinese Ministry of Communications delegation led by Vice Minister Xu Zuyuan in Shanghai. The two sides discussed a wide range of bilateral [...] | 2007-11-29 11:13:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT ELTN CVIS EINV ETRD OVIP CH |
07SHANGHAI777 | FRB GOVERNOR WARSH TOLD RMB APPRECIATION GRADUAL, NO STOCK [...] (SBU) Summary: According to the Shanghai branch of the People's Bank of China (PBOC),RMB appreciation will continue at a gradual pace without any dramatic revaluations in the near future. Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh, in Shanghai November 18-20, was also told that the PBOC is closely [...] | 2007-12-07 08:31:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV PGOV CH |
07SHANGHAI783 | MAKING LIGHT: SHANGHAI SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY FULLY [...] (SBU) Summary: A National Science Foundation (NSF) delegation led by NSF Assistant Director Tony Chan visited Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SSRF) on October 26, 2007. Approximately USD 200 million has been spent building the SSRF's light source. The Central Government, the Shanghai [...] | 2007-12-11 00:18:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY TPHY ETTC CH |
07SHANGHAI785 | LEADING INDIAN IT COMPANIES BULLISH ON CHINA MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff met with high level managers of three Indian information technology (IT) companies operating in Shanghai -- Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys Technologies, Satyam Computer Services -- to discuss their current operations and future outlook for the China market. They expla [...] | 2007-12-11 09:05:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EFIN EINV ELAB PGOV PREL CH IN |
07SHANGHAI792 | UP, UP AND AWAY: SHANGHAI'S FY-07 VISA NUMBERS GO THROUGH [...] (U) Consular officers in Shanghai adjudicated 16 percent more NIV applications in FY-07 than in FY-06. This follows a 19 percent increase in FY-06 over the FY-05 NIV workload, which in turn was up 20 percent over FY-04. This cable not only reports the quantitative increases but also provides [...] | 2007-12-13 09:21:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS CMGT CH |
07SHANGHAI797 | JIANGSU ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICIALS HOLD SOME OPTIMISM ABOUT [...] (SBU) Summary. Congenoffs met with Jiangsu Provincial Academy of Environmental Sciences Senior Engineer and Vice Director Wang Hua and Jiangsu Provincial Environmental Protection Department Vice Director Zhu Deming on November 28 to discuss Lake Tai (Tai Hu) pollution clean-up prospects and [...] | 2007-12-20 02:16:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PGOV ECON EIND CH |
07SHENYANG174 | CHINA/SOE REFORM: A DALIAN PERSPECTIVE [...] (SBU) Summary. Dalian's State Assets Supervisory and Administration Commission (SASAC) is, like other SASAC entities throughout China, seeking to reform its thirty-eight state-owned enterprises (SOE),by improving internal management, reducing the overall number of companies, and changing own [...] | 2007-09-12 09:10:00 | Consulate Shenyang | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV EPIT EFIN CH |
07SHENYANG222 | CHINA: AMBASSADOR HOLMER MEETS WITH SHENYANG AMERICAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a lunch meeting with Ambassador Alan Holmer, American business leaders in Shenyang expressed worry about the appreciation of the Renminbi and the weakness of the dollar, while admitting that the lower dollar did offer some competitive advantages, especially against European c [...] | 2007-11-23 07:45:00 | Consulate Shenyang | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SENV EIND CH |
07SHENYANG223 | BRILLIANCE SLOWS APPROACH TO U.S. MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary. Brilliance Automotive plans to delay its entry into the United States market while it resolves safety and environmental standards issues for its line of high-end sedans. The company cites a return to profitability and a desire to make its market debut a clear success as the ma [...] | 2007-11-26 07:46:00 | Consulate Shenyang | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EPIT EFIN PROV WTRO CH |
07SINGAPORE1134 | TELECOM REGULATOR ISSUES MIXED DECISION ON LOCAL [...] (U) The Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) has directed Singapore's dominant telecom carrier, SingTel, to give competitors up to 18 months notice concerning any local exchange it intends to close. IDA's June 7 decision extends the previous requirement from six months and comes nearly one ye [...] | 2007-06-13 03:24:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ECON ETRD EINV SN |
07SINGAPORE1164 | AMENDED GAS ACT: JUST HOT AIR? [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore's amended Gas Act came into effect June 11, holding out promise that U.S. company InterGen might finally become the first non-government entrant into the heretofore tightly controlled electricity market. However, looming contract deadlines and legal uncertaintie [...] | 2007-06-15 09:13:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV ETRD EFIN ECON SN |
07SINGAPORE1167 | AMENDED GAS ACT: JUST HOT AIR? [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore's amended Gas Act came into effect June 11, holding out promise that U.S. company InterGen might finally become the first non-government entrant into the heretofore tightly controlled electricity market. However, looming contract deadlines and legal uncertainties con [...] | 2007-06-18 03:31:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV ETRD EFIN ECON SN |
07SINGAPORE118 | SINGAPORE SUPPORTS PRESIDENT'S IRAQ POLICY [...] (SBU) Ambassador Herbold briefed MFA Permanent Secretary Peter Ho on the elements of the President's new Iraq strategy on January 17, and thanked Singapore for its continuing support in Iraq (reftel). Peter Ho told the Ambassador that Singapore strongly supports our Iraq policy and that it wou [...] | 2007-01-17 10:10:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PGOV MOPS MARR IZ SN |
07SINGAPORE1241 | DENGUE FEVER EPIDEMIC: NOT YET PEAKED? [...] (SBU) The number of Singapore's dengue fever cases decreased recently after briefly crossing the Ministry of Health's (MOH) "epidemic threshold" of 378 cases per week in mid-June, according to press reports. However, there are concerns that the current outbreak is far from over. Hospitals re [...] | 2007-06-28 09:16:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TBIO ECON SN |
07SINGAPORE1314 | AMBASSADOR LAGON ENCOURAGES GOS TO APPROVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador-at-Large for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Mark Lagon urged Singapore to quickly approve long-delayed anti-TIP Penal Code Amendments during his June 29 visit to Singapore. The GOS explained that the anti-TIP provisions are part of comprehensive reform of the Penal Cod [...] | 2007-07-10 00:24:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL PHUM KCRM KOCI KWMN SN |
07SINGAPORE1323 | SCENESETTER FOR EEB A/S SULLIVAN'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Embassy Singapore looks forward to your July 22-23 visit. While we are not allies, the United States enjoys a close relationship with Singapore, based on similar strategic views and substantial trade and investment ties. Singapore is a keen observer of regional developments, but for po [...] | 2007-07-11 09:08:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL SN |
07SINGAPORE1407 | MEDIA EXCLUSIVITY AGREEMENTS: MINISTER SAYS NO TO [...] (U) In a move applauded by U.S. industry, Singapore's Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA) announced on July 27 that he had rejected SingTel's appeal to further regulate exclusive carriage agreements between media content/channel providers and Singapore's Pay-TV operato [...] | 2007-07-30 08:44:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EINT ECON ETRD EINV SN |
07SINGAPORE1470 | JIATF-W TRAINING ASSISTANCE REQUEST [...] (SBU) Summary. Post requests Joint Interagency Task Force-West (JIATF-West) assistance in sponsoring joint Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) / Department of Defense (DOD) training in Singapore focused on forensic document examination and the international legal issues involved in border [...] | 2007-08-08 09:07:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KHLS ASEC DHSX SN |
07SINGAPORE1477 | JIATF-W TRAINING ASSISTANCE REQUEST [...] (SBU) Summary. Post requests Joint Interagency Task Force-West (JIATF-West) assistance in sponsoring joint Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) / Department of Defense (DOD) training in Singapore focused on forensic document examination and the international legal issues involved in border [...] | 2007-08-10 08:42:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KHLS ASEC DHSX SN |
07SINGAPORE1517 | ANALYSTS UNCERTAIN ABOUT EFFECT OF MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore-based financial analysts believe market volatility could have real economic effects on Asia even though the region has limited exposure to the subprime mortgage and credit derivatives problems afflicting the United States and Europe. Central banks across the region t [...] | 2007-08-17 08:35:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EINV PGOV SN |
07SINGAPORE1557 | PM ADDRESSES WELFARE OF THE ELDERLY [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong used his August 19 National Day Rally speech primarily to highlight the government's growing concern for the welfare of the elderly and the widening income gap. He announced a number of new measures to address these issues, including through stren [...] | 2007-08-24 08:39:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PGOV ECON EFIN SN |
07SINGAPORE1592 | INFORMATION REGARDING SEANA ENERGY [...] (SBU) Per reftel, this message provides information about the Singapore-registered company Seana Energy Pte. Ltd. 2. (SBU) Seana Energy Pte. Ltd. is a limited private company established on March 15, 2007. Singapore's online business directory, Biznet, lists the company's principal office [...] | 2007-08-29 06:34:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EPET PGOV PREL SN AJ KZ TU TX |
07SINGAPORE1612 | GOS LETTER TO DHS REGARDING NEW CARGO SCANNING LEGISLATION [...] (U) Transportation Minister Raymond Lim recently sent the letter in paragraph 2 to Secretary Chertoff highlighting Singapore's concerns about our new cargo scanning legislation. Per State 119837, we will report other local reactions septel. 2. (SBU) Begin text of letter: MINISTER FOR T [...] | 2007-08-31 00:20:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PHSA ETRD EWWT SN |
07SINGAPORE1669 | ISLAND POWER'S CONTINUING PIPELINE ACCESS WOES [...] (SBU) Summary: Island Power, the local subsidiary of U.S. company Intergen, is increasingly pessimistic that it will gain full access to Singapore's electricity market. Although Singapore's amended Gas Act to liberalize the energy sector took effect in June, Island Power finds itself squeezed [...] | 2007-09-07 09:05:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV ETRD ECON SN |
07SINGAPORE1687 | SINGAPORE'S MALAY MUSLIMS: SOCIAL PROBLEMS PERSIST [...] (U) Singapore's Malay Muslims have undergone a "dramatic transformation" in the last twenty-five years, asserted Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in a September 2 speech. But he also called on the community to "muster a major effort" to address the needs of dysfunctional families. He emphasized [...] | 2007-09-11 06:51:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI PHUM KISL SN |
07SINGAPORE1736 | LEGAL THREATS AGAINST DOWNLOADERS PROVOKE ANIMATED [...] (U) Summary: Recent events involving local anime (Japanese animation) distributor Odex highlight that Singapore is still struggling with certain facets of promoting and protecting intellectual property rights (IPR). Following a difficult enforcement campaign, Odex announced September 5 it wo [...] | 2007-09-19 08:32:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECPS EINT ECON ETRD EINV SN |
07SINGAPORE1760 | FIRM FINED FOR ATTEMPTED TRANSHIPMENT OF [...] (SBU) A Singapore court fined local freight forwarder World Freight S$22,000 (US$14,600) on September 17 for attempting to transship controlled items to Iran, according to press reports. This is the first legal action Singapore has taken since it announced in September 2006 plans to expand i [...] | 2007-09-21 10:06:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PGOV PREL KNNP MTCRE SZ SN |
07SINGAPORE1795 | SINGAPORE ISSUES STRONGER STATEMENT ON BURMA [...] (SBU) One day after we urged the Singapore MFA to do more on Burma (reftel),the DCM had the opportunity to ask Southeast Asia Director (D-G equivalent) Peter Tan for the GOS' latest thinking on the evolving situation. Tan said that in light of reports that the government crackdown had result [...] | 2007-09-27 09:16:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SG ASEAN BM |
07SINGAPORE1825 | Singapore-Kuala Lumpur Air Route Excluded From Competition [...] (U) The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) issued an order on September 25, 2007 excluding the 1982 Air Shuttle Service Operation Agreement (ASA) between Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines from the Competition Act. MTI cited in its decision a section of the Competition Act that states [...] | 2007-10-01 10:34:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIAR ETRD ECON EINV SN MY |
07SINGAPORE1828 | NEXT STEPS ON ASEAN-U.S. TRADE COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary: ASEAN countries are on track to achieve their specific trade-related objectives in time for the November Summit in Singapore, GOS officials told visiting Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Doug Bell. They expressed confidence that an enhanced trade dispute resolution m [...] | 2007-10-02 02:04:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV KIPR ECON SN |
07SINGAPORE1833 | FTA IMPLEMENTATION ON DAUSTR BELL'S AGENDA [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings to discuss implementation progress under the U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA),Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Doug Bell cited Singapore's failure to fulfill its telecom commitments as our top concern. GOS officials agreed that additional flexib [...] | 2007-10-03 01:47:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EFIN EINV ECPS SENV KIPR ECON SN |
07SINGAPORE1842 | SINGAPORE PM LEE "ENCOURAGED" BY UN ADVISOR [...] (SBU) In response to our request for information on UN Special Advisor Ibrahim Gambari,s October 3 discussions with Singapore officials, MFA confirmed that he had met with Prime Minister Lee and Foreign Minister Yeo. MFA provided us the press statement in paragraph two but no further details a [...] | 2007-10-03 10:14:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM BM SN |
07SINGAPORE1892 | ISLAND POWER'S GAS SUPPLY CONTRACT CANCELLED; [...] (SBU) The Government of Indonesia on October 8 cancelled its gas supply contract with Island Power, a Singapore-based subsidiary of U.S. company Intergen, according to an Island Power representative. The representative told us that that the decision was not entirely unexpected and that it ef [...] | 2007-10-12 06:25:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV ETRD ECON IN SN |
07SINGAPORE1946 | SCENESETTER FOR U.S.-SINGAPORE ENVIRONMENTAL MOI [...] (SBU) Summary: The October 30 biennial review in Singapore of the Memorandum of Intent on Cooperation in Environmental Matters offers a good opportunity to move forward our bilateral engagement on the environment under the U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The timing is ideal: Sing [...] | 2007-10-23 08:26:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ETRD ECON PREL SN |
07SINGAPORE1948 | GOS CANDIDATE FOR ICAO AIR NAVIGATION COMMISSION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (U) Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs provided the following diplomatic note concerning its candidate for the Air Navigation Commission of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). We will send an electronic version o [...] | 2007-10-23 09:09:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ICAO EAIR AORC PREL CA SN |
07SINGAPORE1960 | GOS RE-ELECTION TO IMO COUNCIL: SECOND REQUEST [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs provided the following diplomatic note concerning its candidacy for re-election to the Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Note: This is the second diplomatic note w [...] | 2007-10-25 01:47:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IMO PREL EWWT AORC UK SN |
07SINGAPORE1966 | RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON APPLICATION [...] (SBU) Per reftel, post conducted a site visit to establish the bona fides of Mega Indah Cargo Pte Ltd. 2. (SBU) Mega Indah Cargo is a limited exempt private company that has been operating in Singapore since 1978. (Note: The company was established under a different name, Soon Hong Hang [...] | 2007-10-25 09:24:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC ETRD ECON KOMC ID SN |
07SINGAPORE1989 | 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] (U) Per reftel instructions, this message is Post's draft 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part I - Drug and Chemical Control. Part II will be submitted septel. 2. (SBU) Begin text. I. Summary The Government of Singapore (GOS) enforces stringent counternar [...] | 2007-10-31 07:43:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM SNAR ECON ETRD PREL SN |
07SINGAPORE2005 | SINGAPORE TO SUPPORT ARGENTINA'S REQUEST FOR [...] (SBU) Singapore will support the decision by INTERPOL's Executive Committee to issue Red Notices for five current and former Iranian officials and one Lebanese national at the INTERPOL General Assembly Meeting in Morocco on November 5-8, MFA International Organization Directorate Deputy Directo [...] | 2007-11-02 08:57:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC KJUS PREL PGOV IR SN |
07SINGAPORE2035 | COMMEMORATING THE GREAT WHITE FLEET [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-13 06:04:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO MARR MASS SN |
07SINGAPORE2036 | SINGAPORE'S "GLOBAL SCHOOLHOUSE" PROJECT [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore seeks to establish itself as a regional and global education hub through its "Global Schoolhouse" project. The project has had mixed results. It was dealt a blow in July when the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Asia precipitously closed its local campus, but it [...] | 2007-11-13 07:08:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB OEXC PGOV SCUL SN |
07SINGAPORE2046 | USG AND GOS CONCLUDE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW, DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Summary: Regional environmental initiatives, "green" technologies, and reducing air and water pollution were high on the list of future activities discussed during a biennial review of the U.S. - Singapore Free Trade Agreement's Memorandum of Intent (MOI) for Cooperation on Environment [...] | 2007-11-15 02:26:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ETRD ECON PREL SN |
07SINGAPORE206 | AMBASSADOR MICHALAK HIGHLIGHTS USG APEC AND ASEAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Senior U.S. Official to APEC Ambassador Michael Michalak told Singapore officials that APEC members needed to fulfill certain action items this year in order to keep the momentum going for a Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific (FTAAP). He also sought their opinions on how to [...] | 2007-01-30 08:59:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | APEC ETRD ECON EINV USTR TBIO KFLU SN |
07SINGAPORE2093 | BURMA: ASEAN'S GAMBARI CANCELLATION SPARKS SMALL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ASEAN's ambivalent handling of the Burma issue during its ongoing cycle of ASEAN-related summits appears to have been met with mixed feelings among Burmese nationals and their sympathizers living in Singapore. The announcement that ASEAN had canceled UN Special Advisor Ibrahim [...] | 2007-11-21 12:16:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEAN BU SN |
07SINGAPORE2133 | MAJOR OVERHAUL OF SINGAPORE'S MADRASAH SYSTEM [...] (U) Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Dr. Yaacob Ibrahim announced last month a major restructuring of Singapore's full-time madrasah system -- which serves roughly five percent of Singapore's Malay/Muslim students (Ref A). The reorganization is prompted by a requirement that full-time madr [...] | 2007-11-30 08:28:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL SOCI SCUL SN |
07SINGAPORE2148 | ENGAGING SINGAPORE ON CLIMATE CHANGE IN RUN-UP TO [...] (SBU) Singapore officials have welcomed ref A points and other information we have provided as part of our engagement with Singapore in the run-up to the UN Climate Conference in Bali this month. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's Principal Private Secretary (PPS) Lawrence Wong confirmed to the [...] | 2007-12-05 01:43:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG KGHG ECON ETRD PREL SN |
07SINGAPORE2150 | 100-PERCENT SCANNING "UNWORKABLE," SAYS SINGAPORE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Singapore government remains opposed to the "100-percent" scanning provision of the 9/11 Act, calling it "unworkable" in its current form. Senior GOS officials have urged in meetings, formal letters, and public fora that the USG reconsider the legislation. Singapore-based [...] | 2007-12-05 06:36:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EWWT ETTC PTER ECON USTR SN |
07SINGAPORE2208 | SINGAPORE HAJ DECISION ATTRACTS UNWANTED MEDIA [...] (U) The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) will no longer apply for waivers from the Saudi Arabian government to allow Singaporean women under 45 years old to travel on the haj unaccompanied by a close male relative, the Straits Times newspaper reported on its front page on December [...] | 2007-12-17 13:46:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL SOCI PHUM SCUL SN |
07SINGAPORE2247 | AL JAZEERA ENGLISH TO START BROADCASTING IN [...] (U) Summary. Al Jazeera English will likely begin broadcasting in Singapore twenty-four hours a day in the first quarter of 2008, according to Nigel Parsons, Managing Director of Al Jazeera English. On December 4, the Media Development Authority of Singapore granted SingTel a landing licens [...] | 2007-12-27 06:02:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOIC SN MY SCUL KMDR |
07SINGAPORE2257 | UBS BAILOUT: GIC TRIES ITS HAND AT TRANSPARENCY [...] (SBU) Summary: The $11.2 billion investment in Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) by Singapore's Government Investment Corporation (GIC) generated cries (reftel) of "Black Monday" in Switzerland, but in Singapore the investment is widely seen as positive not only for the financial sector but al [...] | 2007-12-28 07:45:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON ECIN ETRD SN |
07SINGAPORE24 | SINGAPORE - 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel instructions, Post submits the text of the 2007 Investment Climate Statement for Singapore. As requested, we have also provided the document via email to EB/IFD/OIA. 2. Begin text of Statement: Singapore INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007 INTRODUCTION Foreign investments [...] | 2007-01-04 00:46:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR |
07SINGAPORE249 | SINGAPORE HOSTS FIRST-EVER ARF EXERCISE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Singapore hosted a multilateral Maritime Security Shore Exercise (SHOREX) January 22-23 -- the first exercise conducted under the auspices of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). The exercise appeared to fulfill its goals of building capacity and demonstrating the advantages of close [...] | 2007-02-06 09:51:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHSA EWWT MARR ASEAN SN MY ID |
07SINGAPORE314 | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND TALKING POINTS DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Econoff on February 13 delivered Ref A talking points and Ref B additional technical data to Yeen Teck HOE, MFA International Organizations Directorate Desk Officer. Hoe said he would pass the additional data to Singapore's technical agencies and inform his colleagues about our request t [...] | 2007-02-14 02:10:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM PREL MNUC MCTRE ETTC SN KN |
07SINGAPORE318 | DELIVERED: GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) In conjunction with the Russian Federation's Deputy Chief of Mission, Igor Evdokimov, Econoff described the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) and delivered Ref A documents on February 13 to Vanessa Chan, MFA International Organizations Deputy Director. Chan expressed [...] | 2007-02-14 04:33:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KGIT KNNP ETTC PREL SN |
07SINGAPORE358 | U.S. Beef - Singapore Cautious About Expanding [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore will move cautiously in lifting its remaining import restrictions on U.S. bone-in cuts of beef and other meat products, Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) CEO and CVO Dr. CHUA Sin Bin told USDA Deputy Under Secretary Lambert on February 13. AVA did not want to " [...] | 2007-02-21 09:15:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON SENV USTR SN |
07SINGAPORE371 | SINGAPORE 2007 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: RECOMMEND NO [...] (SBU) Summary: Post recommends maintaining Singapore's current Special 301 status in 2007, i.e., not on the Watch List. Singapore remains committed to enhancing what is already one of Asia's strongest intellectual property regimes. The government continues to implement its IPR-related commit [...] | 2007-02-23 06:56:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD EINV USTR WTRO SN |
07SINGAPORE401 | SINGAPORE: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (U) This is the first of three messages relaying Embassy Singapore's 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report submission. The Embassy point of contact is: Christopher Kavanagh Phone: (65) 6476-9182 Fax: (65) 6476-9389 Email: kavanaghcr@state.gov 2. (U) Per the request in para 26 of Ref [...] | 2007-02-28 07:42:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KRFD ASEC PREF ELAB SN |
07SINGAPORE405 | SINGAPORE: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (U) This is the second of three messages relaying Embassy Singapore's 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report submission. 2. (U) Continue text of submission: III. INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS -- A. Does the country have a law specifically prohibiting trafficking in pe [...] | 2007-02-28 08:05:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KRFD ASEC PREF ELAB SN |
07SINGAPORE406 | SINGAPORE: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (U) This is the third of three messages relaying Embassy Singapore's 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report submission. 2. (U) Continue text of submission: IV. PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS -- A. Does the government assist victims, for example, by providing temporary to permanent re [...] | 2007-02-28 08:11:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN SMIG KRFD ASEC PREF ELAB SN |
07SINGAPORE469 | COMPETITION BODY FOCUSES ON AVIATION IN FIRST DECISIONS [...] (U) Summary: Two recent decisions of the Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) brought good news to Singapore's aviation sector. The CCS announced on February 13 that it did not object to the Joint Services Agreement (JSA) between Qantas Airways and British Airways and approved on March [...] | 2007-03-08 09:33:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAIR ECON EINV SN |
07SINGAPORE81 | SINGAPORE NONCOMMITTAL ON UNSC RESOLUTION ON BURMA [...] (SBU) On January 11, DCM pressed MFA Deputy Secretary Andrew Tan for Singapore and ASEAN to support the UN Security Council resolution on Burma (Ref A). Tan said he was leaving on January 12 for the ASEAN Summit in Cebu and would convey our message to MFA Permanent Secretary Peter Ho, who was [...] | 2007-01-11 10:28:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV BM UNSC SN |
07SINGAPORE996 | FTA AT YEAR THREE - ZEROING IN ON COMMITMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary/Action Items: Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Barbara Weisel singled out Singapore's continued failure to fulfill its telecom commitments as the USG's top priority during the third annual review of the U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) held in Singapore May 11. Whil [...] | 2007-05-24 03:50:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EFIN EINV ECPS SENV EAGR KTEX KIPR ECON SN |
07SKOPJE189 | MACEDONIA: SDSM PARTY CONGRESS SHOWCASES NEW [...] (SBU) On February 24, Macedonia's biggest opposition party, the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM),held its 7th congress in Skopje under the slogan "Trust, Unity and Success." Although barely mentioned in the next day's papers, the congress showed the new and more polished face of a p [...] | 2007-03-05 12:34:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MK |
07SKOPJE257 | MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR STAFFDEL KILLION'S [...] (SBU) Welcome to Macedonia! Your visit to Skopje will give you the chance to hear the Macedonian perspective on Kosovo, to share your findings with high-level government and ethnic Albanian political leaders, and to deliver some important messages to the Macedonian government (GOM) on steps t [...] | 2007-03-30 12:51:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MK |
07SKOPJE282 | MACEDONIA: OSCE PROJECT PROPOSALS FOR FY 2007 [...] (U) Per reftel instructions, we recommend for funding the following three priority rule of law/police training projects proposed by the OSCE Spillover Monitoring Mission Skopje: -- Study Visit for Judges to the ICTY Project Number: 2600360 XB-SKP-HD-ICTY-07 Budget: Euros 26,215 Justific [...] | 2007-04-14 10:31:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABUD AFIN EAID ECON KCRM KJUS OSCE PHUM PREL |
07SKOPJE294 | MACEDONIA: STAFFDEL KILLION'S MEETINGS WITH [...] (SBU) Staffdel Killion met with senior Macedonian government (GOM) officials and with representatives of the two major eAlbanian parties (opposition DUI and governing DPA) during a visit to Skopje April 4. Both government and opposition interlocutors expressed support for the Ahtisaari plan o [...] | 2007-04-18 09:38:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MK PGOV PINR PREL |
07SKOPJE295 | MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS ROSEMARY [...] (SBU) Welcome back to Skopje! Your visit allows us to reinforce messages to both government and opposition delivered during recent stops in Skopje by A/S Fried, DASD Fata, and Staffdel Killion. Those messages are: --Continue political dialogue to achieve concrete results and end DUI's boyco [...] | 2007-04-18 15:58:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MK |
07SKOPJE30 | MACEDONIA: PEACEFUL LOCAL BY-ELECTIONS IN SARAJ [...] (SBU) Local by-elections in the predominantly eAlbanian municipality of Saraj on January 14 were generally peaceful, confounding predictions by some local analysts of a violent contest between rival eAlbanian parties DPA and DUI. Along with a number of international community (IC) pre-election [...] | 2007-01-16 11:23:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MK |
07SKOPJE32 | MACEDONIA: REQUEST FOR USG ASSISTANCE FOR MANPADS [...] (SBU) Embassy Skopje requests USG assistance for MANPADS destruction in Macedonia, as first described in reftel. The request is for a USG training team to visit Macedonia for 8 (eight) days, including travel time to/from Macedonia, to train and assist Macedonian authorities in destroying 156 [...] | 2007-01-16 16:21:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL MARR MK |
07SKOPJE335 | MACEDONIA WILL MAINTAIN TROOP SUPPORT FOR IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-27 11:16:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS PGOV IQ MK |
07SKOPJE365 | MACEDONIA: POLICE LAUNCH ANTI-TIP RAIDS IN WESTERN [...] (U) Four recent government (GOM) anti-TIP raids in western Macedonia in April and May highlight the GOM's increased anti-TIP efforts at the operational level. Ministry of Interior (MOI) officials acknowledge the initial raid was flawed, but have since provided better victim protection and evi [...] | 2007-05-14 11:50:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM MK |
07SKOPJE38 | MACEDONIA ON NEW IRAQ STRATEGY -- WILL STAY THE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-17 13:31:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MOPS PGOV PREL IZ MK |
07SKOPJE394 | MACEDONIA: GOVERNMENT SUCCESSFULLY WOOS SMALL [...] (U) In a long-anticipated about-face, the small ethnic Albanian opposition Party for Democratic Prosperity (PDP) joined the government on May 18. Although PDP holds three MP seats, only MP Abdulhadi Vejseli, the party president, left the opposition coalition with ethnic Albanian majority oppo [...] | 2007-05-21 10:42:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MK |
07SKOPJE397 | MACEDONIA: GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION REACH [...] (SBU) After several months of political talks (reftel),governing VMRO-DPMNE and eAlbanian opposition DUI have reached agreement on the text of a draft proposal that addresses DUI's key policy concerns and would end that party's parliamentary boycott. DUI President Ahmeti wants the agreement [...] | 2007-05-21 16:11:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MK |
07SKOPJE404 | MACEDONIA: BUILDING TIES WITH KOSOVO [...] (SBU) During his May 17 visit to Pristina, PM Gruevski reiterated Macedonia's support for the Ahtisaari plan and for a UNSCR that would allow for implementation of that plan. Gruevski had constructive talks with Kosovo PM Ceku and other Kosovar officials on demarcation of the Kosovo-Macedonia [...] | 2007-05-22 12:54:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MK |
07SKOPJE415 | MACEDONIA: POLICE RAID IN TANUSEVCI -- NO REPEAT [...] (SBU) Early in the morning of May 23, Macedonian police raided several houses in the rural village of Tanusevci, north of Skopje on the Kosovo-Macedonia border, in an operation aimed at uncovering an illegal arms cache. The raid netted only a few rifles but briefly revived ghosts from Macedo [...] | 2007-05-25 13:53:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MK |
07SKOPJE434 | MACEDONIA: REGIONAL OPERATION DISRUPTS ELABORATE [...] (SBU) The conclusion of the regional anti-trafficking "Operation Danube" led to the arrest of 19 Macedonian citizens on TIP-related charges on May 29. Ministry of Interior (MOI) officials credit good regional cooperation and the use of special investigative measures for the success of the ope [...] | 2007-06-04 09:37:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM MK |
07SKOPJE454 | MACEDONIA: ALBANIAN FM BASHA'S JUNE 1 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) During his first official visit to Skopje June 1, Albanian Foreign Minister Basha and FM Milososki discussed their hopes for a positive US signal on NATO membership for Adriatic Charter aspirants during President Bush's upcoming visit to Tirana. They considered stronger cooperation on EU [...] | 2007-06-07 14:47:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AL MK |
07SKOPJE476 | MACEDONIA: SLOW BUT STEADY PROGRESS ON JUDICIAL [...] (SBU) Since independence in 1991, Macedonia has demonstrated slow but steady progress on judicial reforms. In Freedom House's "Judicial Framework and Independence Ratings for 2006," Macedonia currently ranks number two in the region, behind only NATO and EU member Bulgaria, and well ahead of t [...] | 2007-06-19 08:52:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV NATO MK |
07SKOPJE492 | MACEDONIA: PROGRESS PROSECUTING CORRUPTION CASES [...] (SBU) In recent months, Macedonia's justice system has convicted defendants on corruption-related charges in four separate, unrelated court cases. Several former government officials were among those convicted. Encouragingly, the courts demonstrated improved efficiency in these cases (in par [...] | 2007-06-22 11:38:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCOR KCRM KJUS PGOV MK |
07SKOPJE508 | MACEDONIA: EASTERN BORDER REGION'S ECONOMIC WOES [...] (SBU) In the last several years, economically depressed rural eastern Macedonia has become Macedonia's main source of internal victims of trafficking-in-persons (TIP),a trend that is driven largely by the dire economic circumstances there. The January 2007 introduction of a visa requirement [...] | 2007-06-26 13:50:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MK |
07SKOPJE539 | MACEDONIA: ADRIATIC CHARTER & NEW PFP MEMBERS [...] (SBU) During an Adriatic Charter (Albania, Croatia, Macedonia) Partnership Commission in Ohrid June 28, USNATO Ambassador Nuland urged the A-3 aspirant countries to: accelerate progress on NATO reforms, demonstrate and describe their readiness for membership in demarches to other NATO Allies, [...] | 2007-07-06 13:37:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV NATO MK CR AL |
07SKOPJE559 | MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR DAS BUTLER AND DASD [...] (SBU) Macedonia is a small but effective contributor to global peace operations. The Army of the Republic of Macedonia (ARM) currently contributes 40 troops to international operations in Iraq; 130 troops to NATO's ISAF mission in Afghanistan; 20 troops to the EUFOR mission in Bosnia-Herzegov [...] | 2007-07-11 16:41:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL NATO MK |
07SKOPJE567 | MACEDONIA: IMPLEMENTING THE MAY 29 AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Implementation of the May 29 agreement between governing VMRO-DPMNE and opposition DUI (reftels) began July 9 with the first meeting of separate working groups on a draft law on the use of languages, and on a package of social benefits for victims of the 2001 conflict. Consistent USG p [...] | 2007-07-12 15:11:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL NATO PINR MK |
07SKOPJE579 | MACEDONIA: MIXED PROGRESS ON THE ANTI-TIP FRONT [...] (SBU) Recent anti-TIP raids, TIP convictions, and the arrest of a fugitive convicted of trafficking indicate the Macedonian government is sustaining its anti-TIP efforts, which intensified in the first quarter of 2007 (reftel). Despite that progress, the police need to redouble and refocus ef [...] | 2007-07-18 11:46:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM MK |
07SKOPJE615 | MACEDONIA: COURT NETS "BIG FISH" CORRUPTION CASE [...] (SBU) The July 18 conviction and sentencing to four years in prison for former Export Import Bank director Metodija Smilenski demonstrates that the Macedonian judicial system is capable of swift, efficient, and non-partisan action. One of Macedonia's "big fish" corruption case defendants, Smi [...] | 2007-07-26 15:59:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM KJUS KCOR MK |
07SKOPJE62 | MACEDONIA WILL ATTEND JANUARY 26 NATO MINISTERIAL [...] (U) This message contains an action request in para 4. 2. (SBU) Drawing on reftel, P/E Chief delivered points on U.S. objectives for the January 26 NATO Informal Foreign Ministerial to MFA State Secretary Igor Ilievski on January 18. PEChief conveyed USG gratitude for Macedonia's troop co [...] | 2007-01-23 15:14:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL NATO MK |
07SKOPJE633 | MACEDONIA: STRIPPED OF PARLIAMENTARY IMMUNITY, [...] (SBU) In a dramatic midnight session August 1, the Parliamentary Committee on Immunity revoked the parliamentary immunity of former Prime Minister and current opposition SDSM MP Vlado Buckovski. After being stripped of his immunity, Buckovski appeared in front of an investigative judge on Au [...] | 2007-08-03 14:00:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM MK |
07SKOPJE699 | MACEDONIA: PARLIAMENT CONFIRMS EX-PM'S IMMUNITY [...] (SBU) On August 20, the Macedonian Parliament voted to revoke the immunity of former Prime Minister and current opposition MP Vlado Buckovski. Buckovski is being investigated by the Macedonian authorities for alleged irregularities in procurement while he was Minister of Defense in 2001 (Ref [...] | 2007-08-24 11:27:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KCOR MK |
07SKOPJE735 | MACEDONIA: GOVERNMENT PULLS TEXTBOOK DEEMED [...] (SBU) On September 7, the Ministry of Education (MOE) announced it would withdraw from circulation a high school history textbook deemed offensive to Muslims because it included a portrait of the Prophet Mohamed, which is forbidden under Islam. According to the MOE, the textbook, used by 9th [...] | 2007-09-10 16:58:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MK |
07SKOPJE736 | MACEDONIA: POLICE CHIEF KILLED IN FIREFIGHT WITH [...] (SBU) A local police station chief was killed, and two of his colleagues wounded, in a September 10 firefight with an ethnic Albanian fugitive and his accomplices near the village of Vaksince, near the Kosovo border. It is not clear whether the fugitive and his accomplices ambushed the polic [...] | 2007-09-11 06:15:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC MK PGOV PREL KV |
07SKOPJE739 | MACEDONIA: IDENTIFYING "CREDIBLE VOICES" IN MUSLIM [...] (SBU) CONTEXT: In Macedonia, there is a rough correlation between religion and ethnicity; most ethnic Albanians, who comprise 25 percent of the total population, are Muslim, as are most Roma and ethnic Turks. There are also smaller populations of ethnic Macedonian Muslims. Macedonia's Muslim [...] | 2007-09-11 13:45:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MK |
07SKOPJE740 | MACEDONIA: STIFF TIP SENTENCES AND ANOTHER [...] (SBU) On September 7, a Skopje Court handed down trafficking-in-persons (TIP) sentences of between two and nine years in prison to 18 defendants in the "Operation Danube" trial (ref A) and ordered forfeiture of the defendants' assets involved. Two days later, the police conducted an anti-TI [...] | 2007-09-11 14:00:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM MK |
07SKOPJE744 | MACEDONIA: MFA IS ALIGNED WITH USG THINKING ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-13 10:18:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MK KV |
07SKOPJE805 | MACEDONIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-02 14:02:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC UNAUS PHUM KWMN SOCI MK |
07SKOPJE812 | MACEDONIA: GOM POSITIVELY CONSIDERS ADDITIONAL [...] (SBU) Following up on DASD Cagan's September 28 meetings in Skopje with MOD Elenovski and CHOD Stojanovski to request an additional Macedonian platoon for operations in Iraq (septel),P/E Chief conveyed Cagan's points in separate meetings with MFA State Counselor for Bilateral Relations with N [...] | 2007-10-09 08:54:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MASS MK PGOV PREL |
07SKOPJE864 | SHOTS FIRED AT POLICE IN NORTHERN MACEDONIA ALMOST [...] (SBU) The shots fired on October 24 at a three person Macedonian border police patrol near the town of Kodra Fura sparked media speculation that the incident was a politically motivated attack by ethnic Albanians. Ministry of Interior (MoI) officials told us, and OSCE monitors confirmed, howe [...] | 2007-10-26 15:19:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PTER PREL PGOV MK |
07SKOPJE872 | MACEDONIA: RAISING THE RED FLAG? ALBANIANS REACT [...] (SBU) Ethnic Albanian parties have reacted with a firestorm of criticism of the Constitutional Court's October 24 decision annulling some provisions of the 2005 Law on Flags and Symbols, the final legislative piece of the Framework Agreement (FWA) which allowed eAlbanian-dominated municipaliti [...] | 2007-11-02 11:54:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SCUL MK |
07SKOPJE875 | MACEDONIA: IMPLEMENTATION OF MAY 29 AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Over the last four months, governing VMRO and opposition DUI have been willing, but unyielding, participants in the implementation of the US-EU-brokered five-point May 29 agreement (ref A). There is still hope for the successful near-term re-composition of the committee on inter-ethnic [...] | 2007-11-02 16:16:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MK |
07SKOPJE876 | MACEDONIA: PM GRUEVSKI BRIEFS NATO AND EU HEADS OF [...] (U) The following is a summary of the main points Prime Minister Gruevski made at a meeting with the diplomatic corps on the evening of November 1: 2. (U) Dialogue with opposition: two recent meetings with SDSM, and one with DUI, have nearly finalized agreement on the Parliamentary ruleboo [...] | 2007-11-02 16:39:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MK |
07SKOPJE879 | MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR US INTERAGENCY NATO MAP [...] (SBU/NF) When you step off the plane in Skopje on November 7, PM Gruevski will have just taken a beating from Brussels, having received the EU's annual progress report on November 6. The report will criticize the lack of political consensus here, slow progress on EU-related reforms, and the l [...] | 2007-11-05 13:09:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV NATO MK |
07SKOPJE891 | MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR A/S HILL'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Welcome back to Skopje! When you arrive, political leaders here will be mulling over the tough message USNATO Ambassador Nuland delivered November 8 during a USG interagency visit to Skopje. Nuland told the government and opposition that Macedonia needs to demonstrate its readiness for [...] | 2007-11-09 16:05:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MK |
07SKOPJE892 | MACEDONIA: CALM AFTER THE STORM -- POLICE [...] (SBU) A major police action against a group of ethnic Albanian criminals in a village in northwest Macedonia (reftel) concluded November 8, with six criminals killed and more than a dozen arrested. The operation appeared to have been conducted properly, with mixed ethnic patrols conducting th [...] | 2007-11-09 16:22:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KCRM PTER ASEC MK KS |
07SKOPJE923 | MACEDONIA: LIKELY TO ABSTAIN ON UNGA ANTI-ISRAEL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-28 10:42:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA MK SI |
07SKOPJE932 | MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR STAFFDEL SLOAT [...] (SBU) Welcome to Skopje! You will arrive shortly after key USG, NATO, and EU officials have called on the political parties, the government, and members of parliament to put aside their partisan differences, engage in constructive dialogue, and rollup their sleeves. We have reiterated a consi [...] | 2007-11-28 16:25:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV MK |
07SKOPJE933 | MACEDONIA ON NAME ISSUE DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) On November 29 DCM delivered reftel points to Deputy Foreign Minister Petrov and MFA State Counselor for Multilateral Affairs Geleva. Stating that he saw "nothing new" about the U.S. position of neutrality in the name dispute, Petrov was relieved to get DCM's assurances that the points [...] | 2007-11-29 16:00:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR NATO PREL GR MK |
07SKOPJE938 | MACEDONIA: PARLIAMENT APPROVES DOUBLING OF TROOPS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-30 16:15:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MOPS MASS MK IZ |
07SKOPJE941 | MACEDONIA: POLITICAL BREAKTHROUGH ON NATO TASKS [...] (SBU) During a quadripartite meeting on November 30, government and opposition leaders reached agreement on several key agenda items relevant for NATO membership. On December 3, the parties followed through in the Parliament, passing in quick order the Law on the Parliamentary Inter-ethnic Re [...] | 2007-12-04 09:02:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV NATO MK |
07SKOPJE950 | MACEDONIA: CONTINUED MOMENTUM ON MAY 29 AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) A little more than six months after concluding the US/EU-brokered five-point May 29 agreement (ref A),governing VMRO and opposition DUI finally are taking concrete steps toward implementing it. On December 3, Parliament adopted the legislative proposals included in the agreement (ref B [...] | 2007-12-06 10:32:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL NATO MK |
07SKOPJE970 | MACEDONIA: RELIGION LAW MEETS INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) The Macedonian parliament adopted a new Law on Religious Communities and Groups in September that significantly strengthens religious freedom provisions, generally meets OSCE/ODIHR and Venice Commission standards, and supports Macedonia's NATO membership bid. Due to take effect in May 2 [...] | 2007-12-13 16:01:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF MK |
07SKOPJE973 | MACEDONIA ON KOSOVO STATUS: FOCUS ON DEMARCATION [...] (SBU) P/E Chief delivered ref A points on Kosovo status to President Crvenkovski's Chief of Staff, Natasha Savova, and to MFA State Counselor Vasko Grkov in separate meetings on December 13. Savova reiterated the GOM's insistence that there be no territorial division of Kosovo, and stressed th [...] | 2007-12-14 07:43:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV NATO YI KV MK |
07SKOPJE974 | MACEDONIA: RENEWED COMMITMENT TO FIGHTING TIP [...] (SBU) In 2007 the Government of Macedonia (GOM) has shown a concerted effort to make fighting human trafficking (TIP) a high priority. The National Commission on Combating TIP (NC) has adopted Post's seven priority recommendations to combat/prevent TIP in Macedonia, and the Minister of Interio [...] | 2007-12-14 15:56:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM MK |
07SKOPJE991 | MACEDONIA: CONTINUED ANTI-TIP MOMENTUM [...] (SBU) A week after the Minister of Interior (MOI) agreed to adopt our seven priority recommendations for combating/preventing trafficking-in-persons (TIP) in Macedonia (ref A),we are seeing continued positive momentum in government anti-TIP efforts. According to the latest MOI statistics, th [...] | 2007-12-21 13:20:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MK |
07SOFIA1013 | STREET BATTLE IN CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS ROMA PLIGHT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Riots rocked a section of Bulgaria's capital Sofia August 14-15 when some 200 armed Roma marshaled to combat a rumored imminent attack by a skinhead group. Several people were injured during two days of unrest. Both the President and Prime Minister called for a quick investiga [...] | 2007-08-20 13:26:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM PGOV BU |
07SOFIA1045 | BULGARIA NAMES CAREER DIPLOMAT AS AMBASSADOR TO UN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Parvanov appointed career diplomat Raiko Raichev (also spelled Raychev) as Bulgaria's new permanent representative to the United Nations. Raichev, 52, currently serves as Chief of Staff to Foreign Minister Ivailo Kalfin. A non-controversial figure, Raichev has held se [...] | 2007-08-28 12:56:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR BU |
07SOFIA1068 | DEMARCHING EU ON HUMAN RIGHTS THEMATIC RESOLUTIONS [...] (SBU) PolOffs presented reftel demarche to the Director of the United Nations and Global Issues Directorate, Emil Savov Yalnazov. The Director of the Directorate for Human Rights, Andrei Tehov, who is tasked to lead this issue, was traveling. Poloff provided non-paper to his staff member, [...] | 2007-09-05 13:12:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EU PGOV PREL |
07SOFIA1076 | GYMNICH DEMARCHE: BULGARIANS IN GENERAL AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Poloffs presented reftel demarche and non paper to Head of MFA office for EU affairs Sergey Tassev on September 4. Tassev said that Minister for European Affairs Grancharova would lead the Bulgarian delegation, as FM Kalfin would be in Central Asia at the time of the meeting. 2. (SB [...] | 2007-09-05 16:39:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN PGOV PREL |
07SOFIA1160 | BULGARIAN REACTION TO NEW U.S. LAW ON MARITIME CARGO [...] (SBU) Post sent reftel guidance on the new U.S. law on maritime cargo scanning to the MFA, Maritime Administration, Nuclear Regulatory Agency, Customs, as well as AmCham and the Association of Cargo Carriers. We received one response -- from the Nuclear Regulatory Agency (NRA) -- which stated [...] | 2007-09-25 10:29:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EWWT AMGT PTER BU |
07SOFIA1166 | INFLATION, CURRENT ACCOUNT CAUSE CONCERN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IMF officials announced revised statistics on Bulgaria September 21, estimating annual inflation of eight percent and a current account deficit of 20 percent of GDP in 2007. Finance and banking sector officials remain confident in the Bulgarian economy's fundamentals including [...] | 2007-09-25 14:29:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV KCOR BU |
07SOFIA1176 | BULGARIA'S OCTOBER 28 LOCAL ELECTIONS: RULES AND PROCEDURES [...] (U) SUMMARY: Bulgaria will hold elections on October 28 for mayors and municipal counselors in 264 municipalities for a four-year term in office. Mayors are elected individually. Where no mayoral candidate has won more than 50 percent of the votes cast in the first round, there will be a run- [...] | 2007-09-28 07:23:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BU |
07SOFIA1180 | BULGARIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-02 11:45:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC UN PHUM KWUN SOCI EU BG |
07SOFIA1202 | RECOMMENDATION FOR BULGARIA TO BE ADDED TO WIREC 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Sofia strongly urges the inclusion of Bulgaria on the list of priority countries to be invited to the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008.) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has called Bulgaria a "model country" in the impleme [...] | 2007-10-05 13:35:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV EAID SOCI TRGY PGOV BU |
07SOFIA1208 | BULGARIA TO SUPPORT VOTE ON BIOTECH CORN AND [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-10 06:26:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO ETRD EUN ECON BU |
07SOFIA1216 | BORRISOV'S PARTY ANNOUNCES ECONOMIC PLATFORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sofia mayor Boiko Borissov's new political party GERB recently unveiled an economic program aimed at making the party the leading center-right force in Bulgaria. GERB's ambitious economic pledges include a further reduction of the corporate tax burden (from the current ten to [...] | 2007-10-11 11:45:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV BU |
07SOFIA1227 | GAERC DEMARCHE: BULGARIA AGREES WITH U.S. [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche to MFA head of office for EU affairs Sergey Tassev on October 10. Tassev said there were "no disagreements" with the US positions in the non-paper. Kosovo and Libya were the most important issues for Bulgaria. There were rumors that there was a new U.S. [...] | 2007-10-12 15:16:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV RS LY IR SY LE BG |
07SOFIA1239 | REGIONAL ENERGY OFFICERS TRAINING SESSION, DECEMBER 6-7 IN [...] (SBU) As agreed at the Istanbul Regional COM Energy Conference September 21, Embassy Sofia proposes to host a regional energy officers training session December 6-7. The purpose will be to offer training to energy officers on the geopolitics of energy in the European/Caspian region as well as [...] | 2007-10-17 10:36:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG BU |
07SOFIA1257 | BULGARIA TO CONSIDER CANDIDACY OF DAVID WALKER FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-24 11:05:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC UN UNGA |
07SOFIA1259 | RULING SOCIALISTS FACE POPULIST GERB CHALLENGE IN OCT 28 LOCAL VOTE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PM Sergei Stanishev's ruling socialists square off against GERB, the new populist party of Sofia Mayor Boiko Borissov, in the election for mayors and municipal counselors on October 28. Running on populist, anti-government rhetoric, GERB is set to win mayoral races in Sofia and Plovd [...] | 2007-10-24 12:54:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BU |
07SOFIA1262 | BULGARIAN GOVERNMENT GRAPPLES WITH ESCALATING TEACHERS' [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Thousands of Bulgarian teachers have been on strike for a month, demanding a doubling of their salaries and shutting most of the country's schools. The Socialist-led government of PM Sergei Stanishev believes meeting the teachers' demands would fuel inflation, trigger a wave o [...] | 2007-10-25 13:59:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV BU |
07SOFIA1265 | BULGARIA STRONGLY SUPPORTS INTERNATIONAL ACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-26 14:11:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL MASS PM EU BU |
07SOFIA1266 | BULGARIA TO CONSIDER U.S. POSITION ON CUBA EMBARGO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-26 14:12:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL MASS PM EU BU |
07SOFIA1272 | RULING SOCIALISTS, POPULIST GERB CLAIM VICTORY IN LOCAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PM Sergei Stanishev's ruling Socialists and the populist GERB party of Sofia Mayor Boiko Borissov both claimed victory in the October 28 local vote, as party leaders spun the outcome of the hotly contested election. The Socialists said they had won the bulk of the nationwide [...] | 2007-10-29 16:45:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BU |
07SOFIA1274 | ADDITONAL BULGARIAN RESPONSE TO NEW U.S. LAW ON MARITIME [...] (SBU) As reported in ref B, Post sent ref A guidance on the new U.S. law on maritime cargo scanning to the MFA, Maritime Administration, Nuclear Regulatory Agency, Customs, as well as AmCham and the Association of Cargo Carriers. On October 3 we received an additional response -- from the Bulg [...] | 2007-10-30 15:00:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EWWT AMGT PTER BU |
07SOFIA1290 | LOCAL ELECTION RUN-OFFS CONFIRM GERB, BSP AS BULGARIA'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sofia Mayor Boiko Borissov's GERB party gained strength in the run-off elections in major towns on November 4, asserting itself as a national political force to rival the ruling Socialists. In the first local elections since its formation in 2006, GERB candidates won against [...] | 2007-11-05 14:53:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BU |
07SOFIA1304 | BULGARIA SETTLES IRAQ DEBT [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Finance announced November 11 that Bulgaria had agreed to cancel Iraq's 3.5 billion USD debt in exchange for a Paris Club comparable payment of 360 million USD in cash. In a press conference announcing the deal, Minister of Finance Plamen Oresharski said the deal makes [...] | 2007-11-13 16:15:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN IZ BU |
07SOFIA1312 | SOFIA REGIONAL ENERGY OFFICERS TRAINING - ADMINISTRATIVE [...] (U) This message provides administrative and logistical information for the Regional Energy Officers Training Session to be held at Embassy Sofia December 6-7, 2007. Attendees will receive a notional schedule via email in coming days. 2. (SBU) Based on email exchanges, the following is o [...] | 2007-11-16 13:29:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG OTRA BU |
07SOFIA1329 | MOVE TO LEGALIZE PROSTITUTION THWARTED [...] (U) SUMMARY: Bulgarian NGOs and their government allies, with strong Embassy and USG support, succeeded in defeating legislation backed by business interests and the National Tourism Board to legalize prostitution. This marks a victory in our anti-TIP effort. We will keep our guard up as pr [...] | 2007-11-26 09:53:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF PGOV BU |
07SOFIA1365 | BULGARIA: IPR UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Bulgaria continues to make progress on IPR after being removed from the Special 301 List in 2007. The GOB's highly effective inter-agency IPR Council continues to perform well. The Cyber Crime Unit of the Ministry of Interior continues to take proactive measures against int [...] | 2007-12-11 15:26:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR BU |
07SOFIA149 | BULGARIA: GOVT APPROVES IRAQ EXTENSION [...] (SBU) In a February 2 meeting with the DCM, MFA NATO and International Security Director Petio Petev officially informed us of the government's February 1 decision to extend Bulgaria's mission at Camp Ashraf in Iraq. He delivered a diplomatic note, the operative paragraphs of which read: "T [...] | 2007-02-02 14:17:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM PGOV IZ BU |
07SOFIA163 | BULGARIA: NOMINEES FOR MARCH 26-27 INSURGENCY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-07 14:08:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PINS PROP KISL MARR MOPS EAID NATO |
07SOFIA166 | BULGARIA: EU MISSIONS PONDER ANTI-OC TRAINING CENTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In reftel B, Post expressed its strong support for establishment of a South Eastern European Regional Organized Crime Training Center (SEEROCTC) at the Bulgarian Police Academy. Post has subsequently met with representatives from four Embassies -- UK, Netherlands, Spain and Ger [...] | 2007-02-08 12:38:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASCH PREL KCRM KJUS BU |
07SOFIA168 | BULGARIAN CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS: ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's latest batch of constitutional amendments, approved [insert date] attempt to reform Bulgaria's dysfunctional judicial system by creating an OIG-like entity within the Supreme Judicial Council. (The sentence does not track as originally written) Building on earlier c [...] | 2007-02-08 14:38:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS KCRM EUN BU |
07SOFIA169 | BULGARIAN CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS: ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's latest batch of constitutional amendments, approved February 2, attempt to reform Bulgaria's dysfunctional judicial system by creating an OIG-like entity within the Supreme Judicial Council. Building on earlier core amendments, which were seen as a precondition for [...] | 2007-02-09 09:37:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS KCRM EUN BU |
07SOFIA259 | BULGARIA: 2007 ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] SUMMARY: This cable provides Embassy Sofia's input for the seventh annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Bulgaria is primarily a country of origin and transit, and to a lesser degree a country of destination for human trafficking. The past year has seen the appointment of the new [...] | 2007-02-28 07:10:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BU |
07SOFIA28 | BULGARIA: FM KALFIN TO ATTEND NATO MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-09 11:35:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL NATO OPDC AF YI BU |
07SOFIA307 | NO BULGARIAN INFORMATION ON ADDITIONAL [...] (SBU) On 19 February, Post delivered ref A information on the additional designations of Iranian entities under E.O. 13382 to Dr. Vasil Kirov, Director of the Bulgarian Financial Agency (FIA). Dr. Kirov is Post's main point of contact for addressing the financial and banking aspects of money [...] | 2007-03-08 09:22:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP KN PARM BU IR |
07SOFIA344 | BULGARIA: DIP NOTE ON IRAQ EXTENSION [...] This is an action request -- please see paragraph 2. 2. On March 7, we received a diplomatic note from the MFA notifying us of the National Assembly's ratification of Bulgaria's decision to extend its military mission in Camp Ashraf. We would appreciate Department assistance in providing [...] | 2007-03-14 11:14:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MOPS IZ BU |
07SOFIA360 | BULGARIA'S CURRENT-ACCOUNT DEFICIT WORSE THAN EXPECTED, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's Current Account (CA) deficit exceeded even the gloomiest expectations, coming in at 16 percent of GDP growth in 2006. The deficit was fuelled mainly by the growth of the foreign trade gap which increased to a record 21.8 percent of GDP last year. Strong export grow [...] | 2007-03-16 11:23:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV BU |
07SOFIA369 | BULGARIAN POLICE RAID MAJOR INTERNET PIRATES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The owners of two of the largest torrent trackers, arenabg.com and zamunda.net, were arrested recently by police during raids on illegal Internet piracy facilities. Both were released by the courts after two days detention pending further investigation. Whether and when they go t [...] | 2007-03-20 09:28:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR BU |
07SOFIA461 | BULGARIA: SUPPORT BUILDS FOR ANTI-OC TRAINING CENTER [...] (SBU) Since reftel C, we have continued to solicit support from EU member-states for the establishment of South Eastern European Regional Organized Crime Training Center (SEEROCTC). The UK Embassy committed concrete resources to the center, and the German and Spanish Embassies are looking for [...] | 2007-04-12 14:39:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASCH PREL KCRM KJUS BU |
07SOFIA498 | GLOBAL INITIATIVE: CONFERENCE INVITATION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-19 16:03:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM KNNP BU |
07SOFIA582 | BULGARIA GRAPPLES WITH GROWING CORRUPTION SCANDAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's establishment has been rocked by a far-reaching corruption scandal that involves high-ranking magistrates and government officials and may potentially lead to changes in the Socialist-led government. The high-profile case already forced PM Sergei Stanishev to sideline [...] | 2007-05-11 15:05:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCOR BU |
07SOFIA593 | BULGARIA'S EU ENTRY HELPS MANY - BUT NOT ALL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria entered the EU in strong macroeconomic and fiscal shape with 5 percent annualized GDP growth over the past 7 years and three years of budget surpluses. Foreign investors are piling in to take advantage of cheap prices and labor, much as they did in the EU-10 a few year [...] | 2007-05-16 08:52:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN ECON EINV BU |
07SOFIA598 | BULGARIA READY TO NEGOTIATE EXTRADITION AND MLAT [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) On May 3, we delivered reftel points to Georgi Rupchev, Head of International Cooperation Directorate at the Ministry of Justice (MOJ),and, separately, to Ivan Dantchev, MFA's Acting Head of America's Directorate. MOJ's [...] | 2007-05-16 12:57:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CJAN BU |
07SOFIA620 | BULGARIA: DRAFT WMD AGREEMENT DELIVERED [...] This is a guidance request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. We delivered reftel draft to MFA International Security Director Petio Petev and Deputy Interior Minister Boiko Kotsev on May 18. Both stated their support in principle for the agreement and undertook to review the draft quickly. Pete [...] | 2007-05-18 15:54:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM EUN BU |
07SOFIA633 | BLUE LANTERN APPLICATION 05-050046617 -- [...] (SBU) On May 22, Boyan Boyanov of the Ministry of Defense International Organizations and Arms Control Department confirmed that reftel quantities of atropine auto-injectors had been legitimately ordered by the Military Medical Academy (which is overseen by the Ministry of Defense). Boyanov f [...] | 2007-05-22 14:22:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC BU |
07SOFIA828 | BULGARIA - OVERHEATING ECONOMY OR JUST GETTING WARMED UP? [...] (U) SUMMARY: Strong domestic consumption in Bulgaria has sparked a large trade deficit and led to a current-account (CA) deficit of 15.8% in 2006. International analysts have warned that Bulgaria's growing external deficits render its economy vulnerable to exogenous shocks. While booming dom [...] | 2007-07-05 14:39:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV BU |
07SOFIA845 | BULGARIAN PARLIAMENT RATIFIES BILATERAL DOUBLE [...] Please see guidance request in Para 4. 2. On July 12, 2007, the Bulgarian Parliament voted to approve legislation ratifying the U.S.-Bulgaria Double Taxation Treaty. Ministry of Finance official Iskra Slavcheva informed econoff that the legislation will be published in Bulgaria's Officia [...] | 2007-07-12 13:37:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN BU |
07SOFIA846 | BULGARIA REACTS WITH RESTRAINT TO LIBYAN DEATH SENTENCES, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgarian officials reacted with restraint to the Libyan Supreme Court decision to uphold the death sentences of the five Bulgarian nurses and Palestinian doctor accused of deliberately infecting Libyan children with HIV. Both the President and the Prime Minister noted that the [...] | 2007-07-12 14:13:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM LY BU |
07SOFIA861 | BULGARIAN OFFICIALS CALL FOR PATIENCE ON LIBYAN MEDIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgarian officials reacted with balanced and measured statements to the July 17 Libyan Higher Judicial Council's decision to commute the medics' death sentences to life imprisonment, saying it paved the way for a final conclusion to the medics' eight-year plight. President Geor [...] | 2007-07-18 14:44:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM LY BU |
07SOFIA862 | BULGARIAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES CABINET RESHUFFLE; REASSURING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's Parliament approved July 18 two new ministers as part of the first reshuffle of the Socialist-led three-party coalition government which assumed office nearly two years ago. Petar Dimitrov, a Socialist MP who chaired Parliament's budget committee, was confirmed as th [...] | 2007-07-18 14:45:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EFIN ECON KIPR KJUS BU |
07SOFIA867 | BULGARIAN MFA TRANSMITS REQUEST FOR TRANSFER OF MEDICS TO [...] (SBU) Bulgarian MFA Middle East and Africa Office Director Petko Doykov confirmed July 19, that the MFA had transmitted to the Bulgarian Embassy in Tripoli the official request for transfer of the medics under the bilateral Legal Assistance Agreement. He would not confirm when the request was [...] | 2007-07-19 14:09:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM LY BU |
07SOFIA940 | Resolving Bulgaria's Unpaid Parking Tickets; Advancing our [...] (SBU) This is an action request, see para 3. 2. (SBU) In June, the Department sent a diplomatic note to the Bulgarian Embassy requesting the GOB pay USD 316,082 in accumulated parking tickets by September 1, or lose USD 449,951 in USG assistance for FY07. In reviewing the available data, P [...] | 2007-08-06 05:46:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PARM BU |
07SOFIA943 | DROUGHT HITTING FARMERS, ECONOMY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The regional drought affecting the Black Sea region has severely damaged Bulgaria's main crops. With some harvests almost complete, yields are estimated to be down by 35 percent for wheat and 80 percent for corn. Rising grain and oilseed prices are causing near-term spikes in br [...] | 2007-08-06 08:19:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AGRI EAGR ECON PGOV BU |
07SOFIA951 | PIPELINE EXPLOSION CUTS GAS TO GREECE [...] (U) Summary: A strong explosion disrupted a section of the pipeline used for transiting Russian natural gas to Greece on the morning of August 6. No one was injured in the blast. Officials quickly ruled out terrorism, blaming instead a landslide caused by recent heavy rains. Bulgargaz offic [...] | 2007-08-07 13:16:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON RU BU |
07SOFIA962 | BULGARIA TO INTRODUCE FLAT INCOME TAX [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's center-left government approved the introduction of a flat 10 percent income tax on July 29. This move, largely unexpected from a socialist-dominated government, aims to boost domestic economic activity, stimulate investment, and curb the grey economy. Business o [...] | 2007-08-08 13:56:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV KCOR BU |
07STATE104793 | NEXT STEPS - ESTABLISHMENT OF SOMALIA JOINT [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Kampala, please see paragraph two. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Post is asked to approach the Government of Uganda (GOU) to pursue the following objective: -- Seek agreement to take specific actions outlined below as the lead contingent i [...] | 2007-07-27 20:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR SO UG |
07STATE105247 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET TRAINING [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of July 17, 2007, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the following Rwandan Defense Force (RDF) personnel scheduled to attend Military HIV/AIDS training: Name: Maj. Marc Rugeni [...] | 2007-07-30 15:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MAS PHUM PREL RW |
07STATE108741 | SOMALILAND - ARREST OF OPPOSITION POLITICIANS [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 2. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Post is asked to approach the authorities of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland to pursue the following objectives: -- Convey USG concerns regarding the recent arrest of three leaders of the Qa [...] | 2007-08-03 19:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SO |
07STATE108872 | ACOTA - HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING - RWANDA [...] (U) Reftel provided the unit identification and unit commander's name for a Rwanda Defense Force (RDF) scheduled to participate in ACOTA training prior to deployment to AMIS. Reftel further reported that Embassy Kigali has conducted a file check and found no derogatory information regarding [...] | 2007-08-03 21:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PGOV RW |
07STATE111591 | MIDDLE EAST MULTILATERAL WORKING GROUP ON WATER [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. ------------------------ Summary and Introduction ------------------------ 2. (U) The Executive Council (ExCouns) of the Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) held its twentieth meeting in Salalah, Om [...] | 2007-08-09 17:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SENV XF MU IS JO KS KWBG JA NL QA |
07STATE111953 | PRESIDENT SIGNS VISA WAIVER PROGRAM REFORM LAW [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-09 21:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS PREL EUN JA |
07STATE111993 | SECURING PERMANENT OBSERVER STATUS FOR CANADA AND [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 2. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Posts are asked to approach host governments and regional organizations to pursue the following objective: -- Seek agreement for Canada and Yemen to be granted Permanent Observer status in the Interna [...] | 2007-08-09 23:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SO |
07STATE112255 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ACOTA TRAINING [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of August 1, 2007 a Colonel Ngoga was mentioned in a cable identified as 99060031454INS7454col; Origine ATS-INA; 06/03/1999. The cable reported a copy of an e-mail sent to a selected in-government group from a disgruntled journ [...] | 2007-08-10 15:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM PREL RW MASS |
07STATE112496 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET TRAINING [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of July 26, 2007, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the following Rwandan candidates for IMET training: Name: JM Vianey Kayigamba Rank: Captain DOB: [...] | 2007-08-10 19:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL RW MASS |
07STATE112497 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR GOLDEN SPEAR SEMINAR [...] The Department of State has review its files and finds that as of July 26, 2007, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the following Rwandan candidate for the Golden Spear Seminar. Name: Patrick Gashumba Rank: Lieutenant Colonel DOB [...] | 2007-08-10 19:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL RW MASS |
07STATE116306 | TFJA01 SITUATION REPORT NO. 002 AS OF 1700 EDT [...] (U) NORAD reports Hurricane Dean is on a more southerly route, with the eye likely passing 17 nautical miles south of Kingston. The National Hurricane Center predicts 5-10 inches of rain, with up to 20 inches in isolated areas. Embassy Kingston reported increasing winds at 1500 EDT. 2. (U) [...] | 2007-08-20 01:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC JA KHLS |
07STATE11634 | U/S/ SHEERAN DISCUSSES PROPOSED TRANSATLANTIC [...] Summary. In a January 17 meeting with Chancellery Senior Economic Advisor Weidmann, U/S Sheeran and EEB A/S Sullivan praised Chancellor Merkel,s commitment to strengthen the transatlantic relationship and said the USG is examining her Economic Partnership initiative for opportunities to enha [...] | 2007-01-30 19:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EAIR ETRD PREL EUM GM |
07STATE117303 | LIBERIA,S ARREARS TO THE NIGERIA TRUST FUND [...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Post is requested to seek a meeting with Finance Minister Usman and deliver the attached letter (see para 9, PDF version will be sent to the Embassy) from Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson as soon as possible, preferably before close of business Tuesday, August 21. [...] | 2007-08-21 16:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN LI NI PREL |
07STATE11796 | DEMARCHE: TURNING OFF THE CEIRPP UN-SPONSORED [...] (U) This is an action request. Department requests USUN urge UN Undersecretary General Gambari and/or Secretary General Ban to persuade the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) to cancel its event on Israel-Palestine scheduled for March 22-2 [...] | 2007-01-30 21:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL IS |
07STATE121298 | GUIDANCE FOR AUGUST 29 UNSC OPEN DEBATE ON THE [...] (SBU) USUN is instructed to draw from the following points in its statement at the August 29 UNSC open debate on the Middle East. Begin points. -- Mr. President, on July 16, President Bush called for an international meeting this autumn of nations that support a two-state solution, rejec [...] | 2007-08-29 03:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC KPAL IS LE |
07STATE12442 | P-1 REFERRAL OF ZEYAD TARIQ KADHEM [...] (SBU) PRM concurs with Post's Priority 1 referrals of the following individuals for processing in the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program: Zeyad Tarik Kadhem DOB: 25 July 1970 POB: Iraq Shaima Safa Al Khalaf DOB: 7 February 1977 POB: Iraq Naba Zeyad Tariq DOB: 15 June 2002 POB: Iraq [...] | 2007-01-31 22:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF IZ |
07STATE124440 | (SBU) COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR DRL OFFICER [...] (SBU) Country clearance is requested for Kathryn Lurie, DRL/NESCA Foreign Affairs Officer to visit Azerbaijan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates (Dubai) and the United Kingdom during the period September 25-October 2. The purpose of the trip is to meet with the Iran Watchers, NGOs, members of the [...] | 2007-09-05 17:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AJ IR OTRA PHUM TU UK |
07STATE126089 | DEMARCHE REQUEST - OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The OSCE will be conducting its Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) from September 24 through October 5 in Warsaw. The HDIM is an annual review of participating States, implementation of their OSCE commitments to human rights and fundamental freedo [...] | 2007-09-07 21:53:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL ECON OSCE |
07STATE126663 | CONFERENCE ON THE CARIBBEAN - MOVING AHEAD ON [...] (SBU) This is the first in a series of periodic updates for posts describing progress on June initiatives and deliverables of the 2007 Conference on the Caribbean. It also requests posts to engage with host governments to encourage effective follow-through on the part of relevant host governm [...] | 2007-09-10 17:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD ENRG SNAR EAID CU XL |
07STATE129031 | DEMARCHE: CONDEMN DEPORTATION OF IRANIAN REFUGEES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Department asks that post strongly protest the deportation of five UNHCR-recognized refugees from Turkey in August 2007 and seek clarification of the circumstances surrounding this possible case of refoulement. The Department appreciates post,s action to date and seeks a for [...] | 2007-09-13 21:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV PREF KDEM IR TU IZ |
07STATE129764 | U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3 - 5. BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (U) On October 1, 2007, on the margins of this year,s UN General Assembly (UNGA),Mali, the Chair the Community of Democracies (CD),will host a short meeting of Ministers that will set the stage for its bi [...] | 2007-09-14 20:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA PGOV |
07STATE131146 | DEMARCHE REQUEST ON DOHA NON-AGRICULTURAL MARKET [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (U) Summary and action request: Negotiations on potential modalities for global reductions of tariffs on industrial goods (known as Non-Agricultural Market Access or NAMA) as part of the Doha Round in the World Trade Organization (W [...] | 2007-09-18 16:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD WTRO |
07STATE131348 | DEMARCHE REQUEST ON WTO DOHA INDUSTRIAL GOODS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (U) Summary and action request: WTO Doha Round negotiations on potential approaches for global reductions on industrial goods tariffs (known as Non-Agricultural Market Access or NAMA) resumed in Geneva September 17 with informal me [...] | 2007-09-18 19:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD WTRO |
07STATE131983 | RESPONSE TO TURKMEN INVITATION TO SECRETARY RICE [...] (U) In response to reftel invitation from Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov to Secretary Rice to attend the "International Conference on Preventative Diplomacy in Ashgabat scheduled for December 10-11, 2007, and the opening of the UN Center for Preventative Diplomacy, please forward the followi [...] | 2007-09-19 17:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TX OPDC PGOV PREL |
07STATE132715 | GUIDANCE FOR SEPTEMBER 20 UNSC OPEN DEBATE ON THE [...] (SBU) USUN is instructed to draw from the following points in its statement at the September 20 UNSC open debate on the Middle East. -- Mr. President, a two state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains a key priority of President Bush. The ongoing bilateral dialogue between P [...] | 2007-09-20 16:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC KPAL IS LE |
07STATE133852 | U.S.-CANADA BILATERAL CONSULTATIVE GROUP (BCG) [...] (U) This is an action message, please see paragraph 7. 2. (U) Ambassador Dell L. Dailey, U.S. Counterterrorism Coordinator, looks forward to hosting the U.S.-Canada Bilateral Consultative Group (BCG) meeting this fall in Washington. This cable outlines our proposals for the BCG agenda an [...] | 2007-09-21 22:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CA PTER KCRM PGOV PINR PINS PREL |
07STATE136154 | INSTRUCTIONS: OSCE BRIEFING, SEPTEMBER 28, 2007 [...] (U) USUN is authorized to draw from the suggested questions in para 3 below during the OSCE briefing of the UN Security Council scheduled for September 28, 2007. 2. (SBU) The OSCE Chair usually briefs the UNSC in January on the OSCE's goals and priorities and OSCE cooperation with the U [...] | 2007-09-26 22:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC OSCE GE |
07STATE137352 | IRAQ ALLIES AMBASSADORS' MEETING - SEPTEMBER 18 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On September 18, Ambassador David Satterfield, the Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State and Coordinator for Iraq, briefed diplomats from non-troop-contributing allies. Amb. Satterfield underscored key themes from Amb. Crocker's congressional testimony the previous week. I [...] | 2007-09-28 18:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID IR IZ MOPS PREL SY |
07STATE138214 | PREARRANGEMENT FOR MEDEVACS OF PROTECTED MIGRANTS [...] This is an action message, please see paragraph 2. 2. Department appreciates Embassy's effort to obtain GOJ advance concurrence to bring protected migrants from Guantanamo to Jamaica for medical treatment, as necessary. In response to the suggestion of MFAFT Director of Bilateral Relation [...] | 2007-10-01 17:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PREL SMIG CU JM |
07STATE140047 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE - EL SALVADOR 1848 [...] (SBU) As of October 4, 2007 the Department of State possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below. Oscar Mauricio Alfaro Villalta Sub-Inspector, Chief Homicide Investigations Division DOB: Aug. 08, 1971 POB: Santa Ana Efrain Arturo Avel [...] | 2007-10-04 16:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL SNAR ES |
07STATE141820 | U/S DOBRIANSKY,S SEPTEMBER 25 MEETING WITH [...] (U) September 25, 2007; 1700; New York City, United States. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Dobriansky NEA Senior S&T Advisor Lawson (Notetaker) Libya Foreign Minister Abdulrahman Shalgam Ambassador Ali Aujali Deputy Permanent Representat [...] | 2007-10-09 18:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SENV KSCA LY |
07STATE145210 | SUDAN - HANDOVER OF LIGHT SUPPORT PACKAGE [...] (U) This is an urgent action request for USUN. Please see paras 4 and 5 for instructions and text of handover document. 2. (U) Background: Per a request by the United Nations, Department of Peacekeeping Operations in late 2006, the Department of State created a contract to provide logistics [...] | 2007-10-17 15:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO SU MARR |
07STATE146301 | GUIDANCE FOR OCTOBER 19 UNSC OPEN DEBATE ON UNAMI [...] (SBU) USUN is instructed to draw from the following text in its statement at the October 19 UNSC open debate on UNAMI and MNF-I: -- It is my pleasure to report today on behalf of the Multinational Forces in Iraq (MNF-I),as requested by UN Security Council resolutions 1546, 1637, and 1723. I [...] | 2007-10-19 00:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS UNSC IZ |
07STATE146513 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Posts' assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 05-1002499 for the export to Pakistan of a coil for an AN/APN-59 Altimeter System in a C [...] | 2007-10-19 15:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | DA ETTC KOMC PK |
07STATE147604 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 05-996020 for the export of aircraft components to Argentina. Post is requested to c [...] | 2007-10-23 16:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AR ETTC KOMC |
07STATE147946 | GUIDANCE FOR OCTOBER 24 OPEN DEBATE ON THE MIDDLE [...] USUN is instructed to draw upon the following points for the October 24 UNSC open debate on the Middle East: -- Mr. President, the United States remains committed to President Bush's vision of Israel and Palestine living as two states side by side in peace and security. In July President Bu [...] | 2007-10-23 22:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC KPAL IS LE |
07STATE148187 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 2: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-6. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 610001190 for the re-transfer of M113 armored vehicle parts from the Netherlands to C [...] | 2007-10-24 15:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC NL |
07STATE148408 | U/S JEFFERY,S MEETING WITH CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Under Secretary Reuben Jeffery met with Central Bank of Brazil (CBB) Governor Henrique Meirelles October 21 on the margins of the World Bank/IMF Annual Meeting. They discussed the need for and impediments to infrastructure investment in Brazil, impact of recent financial marke [...] | 2007-10-24 19:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BR ECON EFIN PREL |
07STATE148496 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRESS GUIDANCE ON THE [...] (U) 1. The Department has reviewed Post's suggested Press guidance (ref a),and provides the following approved guidance if Post is asked for comment on the verdict in the Farhad Aliyev trial. 2. (SBU) As the trial of former Minister of Economic Development Farhad Aliyev wraps up (ref a),[...] | 2007-10-24 21:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KCOR KPAO AJ |
07STATE148605 | DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS [...] (U) This is an action request please see paragraphs 2- 5. For Moscow, Beijing, G7, and all NEA Posts, Washington requests delivery of the talking points at the Ministerial level. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Secretary Rice and Secretary Paulson will go on camera at 0900 EST on Thu [...] | 2007-10-25 11:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP IR PARM EFIN |
07STATE149144 | REPORT ON THE INFORMAL MEETING OF THE IRFFI [...] (SBU) This cable reports on discussions at the informal meeting of the International Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq (IRFFI) Donors Committee (DC) held at the United Nations (UN) in New York on October 11, 2007. 2. (SBU) Summary: The purpose of the meeting was to prepare for the ful [...] | 2007-10-25 21:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CA EAID ECIN ECON EUN IT IZ TU |
07STATE149147 | U.S. DELEGATION POSITION GUIDANCE FOR THE IRFFI [...] (SBU) This is an action cable for the U.S. delegates to the Meeting of the Donors Committee (DC) of the International Fund Facility for Iraq (IRFFI) in Bari, Italy on October 28-29. See reftel country clearance requests for the composition of the delegation. 2. (SBU) The agenda for the I [...] | 2007-10-25 21:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECIN ECON EUN UN IT IZ |
07STATE149413 | TAJIKISTAN: DEMARCHE ON REGISTRATION OF THE [...] (SBU) This is an action message. Please see para 2. 2. (SBU) Post is instructed to deliver the demarches in paras three and four to the appropriate presidential or government official to strongly voice U.S. concern about the ongoing failure to register the National Democratic Institute a [...] | 2007-10-26 16:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EAID KIRF TI |
07STATE149579 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050068647 for the export of night vision equipment to Pakistan. Post is requested to [...] | 2007-10-26 19:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC PK |
07STATE150199 | U/S JEFFERY CALLS FRENCH AMBASSADOR ON POSSIBLE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-30 01:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR SENV ETRD FR EU |
07STATE150670 | PERMISSION GRANTED FOR EMBASSY BAKU TO REOPEN TO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-30 21:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC PTER AJ |
07STATE150916 | GUIDANCE: UN ILLICIT SA/LW TRAFFICKING RESOLUTION [...] (U) This is an action request (see paras. 2 and 3). 2. (SBU) Washington has considered USDEL's request for guidance on joining consensus on the draft resolution regarding "The Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects" put forward by the delegations from Colombia, J [...] | 2007-10-31 15:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV UNGA |
07STATE151024 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: ADVANCING THE DEMOCRACY AGENDA [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3-18. The CD Ministerial in Bamako, November 14-17, will have five thematic and five regional roundtables. We ask that Posts inquire as to the priorities of host government for the ministerial and each roundtable, and share the U.S. prio [...] | 2007-10-31 17:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA |
07STATE151525 | GUIDANCE: UN ILLICIT SA/LW TRAFFICKING RESOLUTION [...] (U) This is an action request (see paras. 2 & 3). 2. (SBU) Washington has considered USDEL's request for guidance on joining consensus on the draft resolution regarding "The Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects" put forward by the delegations from Colombia, Japan [...] | 2007-11-01 17:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV UNGA |
07STATE152175 | UK DEVELOPMENT MINISTER SEEKS SUPPORT FOR PM'S [...] (SBU) Summary. Shriti Vadera, U.K. Parliamentary Under Secretary at the Department for International Development SIPDIS (DFID) met with IO Bureau Assistant Secretary Kristen Silverberg on October 22. Vadera said she wants to put more emphasis on private flows and less on government social [...] | 2007-11-02 19:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN SOCI UK |
07STATE152254 | RESPONSE TO CZECH NON-PAPER ON BMD FRAMEWORK [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 2. 2. (SBU) Action Request. Embassy Prague may provide the text of the U.S. letter and attachment in paragraph 3 to appropriate MFA officials for their information. The originals of these documents have been sent to the Czech Embassy in Washi [...] | 2007-11-02 22:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CR MARR PARM PREL |
07STATE152716 | GUIDANCE: NOVEMBER 5 UNDEF ADVISORY BOARD MEETING [...] (U) This is an action request with guidance for USUN to participate in the November 5 Advisory Board meeting for the UN Democracy Fund. Please see para 4 for action requested. 2. (U) The agenda calls for discussion of: a) briefing on the status of project implementation from the first ro [...] | 2007-11-05 19:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL |
07STATE152799 | STEERING GROUP NON-PAPER FOR THE PARTNERSHIP FOR [...] (SBU) This is an action request; please see para 5. 2. (SBU) Background: The Partnership for Democratic Governance was successfully rolled out at a well-attended high level event co-hosted by OECD and UNDP in New York on October 1, 2007. The Department appreciates Posts' support and effort [...] | 2007-11-05 22:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AU BR CA CI EAID ET JA KDEM KS MX NL NZ PL PO |
07STATE154557 | (SBU) DEMARCHE: RECENT ARRESTS IN IRAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Department is concerned about the growing number of political prisoners in Iran, and a recent series of arrests specifically targeting human rights defenders. Department requests posts ask that host government,s embassy personnel in Tehran inquire about the arrest of politi [...] | 2007-11-09 12:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV IR UK SZ PREL KDEM |
07STATE155044 | SAUDI INVITATION TO EVENTS ON THE MARGINS OF OPEC [...] (SBU) The Department does not object to the Ambassador accepting the Saudi Deputy Petroleum Minister's invitation to participate in representational events on the margins of the November 17-18 OPEC summit in Riyadh. We understand from ref A that the Ambassador has been invited to two dinners [...] | 2007-11-09 23:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PREL ENRG ECON SA OPEC |
07STATE156094 | NUCLEAR POWER MEETINGS IN JORDAN [...] (U) On August 9, Alex Burkart, Deputy Director of the Office of Nuclear Energy, Safety and Security, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN/NESS),Jody Daniel, Office of Regional Affairs (ISN/RA),and Embassy Econoff held several meetings with Jordanian officials to discuss [...] | 2007-11-14 15:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM PREL |
07STATE157671 | U.S. RESPONSE TO EU DRAFT CODE OF CONDUCT FOR [...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraphs 3 - 6. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: On October 9, the Portuguese MFA's Security and Disarmament Division, in its role as chair of the EU Working Group on Global Arms Control, provided Embassy Lisbon with a non-paper on a proposed EU "Code of Conduct for [...] | 2007-11-17 01:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CDG EC ESA EUN FR KACT KTIA MCAP PARM PO PREL TSPA |
07STATE158200 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see paragraphs 3-6. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 610001321 for the temporary import (form DSP-61) to the U.S. of M113 armored p [...] | 2007-11-19 21:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC TH |
07STATE158407 | U.S. STATEMENT ON PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS IN [...] (U) USUN should draw from the statement in para 2 below during the UNSC Open Debate on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict scheduled for November 20, 2007. 2. (SBU) Begin statement. Mr. President, thank you for convening today,s important discussion. I would also like to thank [...] | 2007-11-20 14:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL PGOV PHUM PREF SOCI |
07STATE162617 | ICC - GUIDANCE FOR SCHEDULED DECEMBER 3 USUN [...] (U) USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points during the scheduled USUN working level meeting with ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo on December 3 and for its participation in formal ICC consultations with UNSC members on Sudan on December 5: -- The concerns of the United [...] | 2007-12-03 17:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC KPKO KJUS PHUM SU |
07STATE163398 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: A/S HILL TO BEIJING [...] Department requests country clearance for EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill and his delegation, listed in SIPDIS para 3, to travel to Beijing and Tokyo for consultations related to the Six-Party Talks from December 5-7. Assistant Secretary Hill will not/not overnight in Tokyo. [...] | 2007-12-04 23:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH JA |
07STATE163714 | REQUEST TO GOVERNMENT OF THE NETHERLANDS FOR [...] (U) This is an action cable, please see paragraph 3. 2.(SBU) SUMMARY: The USG will host the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) on March 4-6, 2008 at the Washington Convention Center. As the third global ministerial-level event on renewable energy, WIREC is e [...] | 2007-12-05 18:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENG KPAO SENV TRGY |
07STATE165472 | DEMARCHE ON GAMBLING - WTO ARTICLE XXI PROCEDURE [...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraphs 14 and 15. SUMMARY ------- 2. In May 2007, the United States began a process to clarify that its WTO obligations do not extend to gambling and betting services, in response to a WTO dispute settlement finding that the U.S. inadvertent [...] | 2007-12-10 23:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD WTRO |
07STATE165916 | REQUEST TO GOVERNMENT OF NORWAY FOR WIREC SUPPORT [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE, PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 3. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The USG will host the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) on March 4-6, 2008 at the Washington Convention Center. As the third global ministerial-level event on renewable energy, WIREC i [...] | 2007-12-11 21:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TRGY SOCIS KPAO ENG |
07STATE165918 | INITIATING ASSURANCE NEGOTIATIONS FOR THREE [...] (SBU) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST: Post is requested to make the points in paragraph 6 to appropriate interlocutor(s) in the Rwandan Government. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: Rwandan citizens Leonidas Bimenyimana, Gregoire Nyaminani, and Francois Karake were brought to the United States in 2003 for cr [...] | 2007-12-11 21:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PTER |
07STATE166087 | GUIDANCE: UNSC RESOLUTION 1701 CONSULTATIONS, [...] (U) USUN may draw from the points in para 2 below during UN Security Council consultations on the implementation of UNSC resolution 1701 (2006) currently scheduled for December 12. 2. Begin points. -- We welcome the Secretary-General's report and the briefing by Mr. Pedersen (and Ge [...] | 2007-12-12 15:42:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC LE IS PREL PBTS |
07STATE166902 | IRAN SANCTIONS ACT (ISA, FORMERLY ILSA): [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-13 23:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PREL ENRG EPET IR CH |
07STATE167347 | EXTENDING THE LIFE OF THE IAMB FOR IRAQ [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (U) Objective: To explain the role of the IAMB and ensure that the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development is aware that the renewal of the Development Fund for Iraq (under a new UNSCR) will also require renewal of the IAMB. UNSC cap [...] | 2007-12-14 23:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN AA |
07STATE169243 | LIFTING OF TURKMENISTAN'S BAN ON POULTRY IMPORTS [...] (U) This is an action request see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Post reported that poultry prices in Turkmenistan have risen by 49 percent in the last year (Ref. A) and that this is due in some part to the GOTX ban on the importation of live poultry and eggs which also seems to be affecting the imp [...] | 2007-12-20 20:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON PREL KFLU TX |
07STATE169783 | INTERIM INTERAGENCY COUNTERINSURGENCY GUIDE [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: As part of the Interagency Counterinsurgency Initiative, over a nine month period the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs (PM) has led an interagency team composed of representatives from ni [...] | 2007-12-21 21:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MCAP MOPS EAID PGOV PINR PINS PREL |
07STATE170688 | MEETINGS WITH IRAQ ELECTRICITY MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 11, the Iraq Minister of Electricity, Dr. Karim W. Hasan, held separate meetings with USAID and Department of State. At USAID he set out priorities for assistance and asked that these be defined in a USG-GOI bilateral agreement. At State he emphasized his desire [...] | 2007-12-28 16:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON IZ PREL |
07STATE170928 | BHUTTO ASSASSINATION AND US POLICY FOR PAKISTAN'S [...] The tragic December 27 assassination of Benazir Bhutto has reinforced urgent goals vis-a-vis Pakistan , U.S. believes that Pakistan must continue on a path leading to a civilian-led democratic government. We continue to support Pakistan,s moderate majority in its struggle against a violent e [...] | 2007-12-28 23:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER SHUM PK |
07STATE171224 | RESPONSE TO FM MORATINOS' INVITATION FOR THE SECRETARY'S ATTENDANCE AT THE ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS [...] Please deliver the following message from Assistant Secretary Fried to the Foreign Minister of Spain, SIPDIS Miguel Moratinos, at the earliest opportunity. The Department does not intend to release this letter but has no objections if the Government of Spain wishes to do so. There will b [...] | 2007-12-31 18:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UN OPDC AOIC SCUL SP TU |
07STATE17981 | KOSOVO CLASSIFIED WEBSITE LAUNCHED [...] (U) On February 2, 2007, EUR and S/CRS launched a new Kosovo website on the SIPRNET. This new site may be accessed at: http://www.state.sgov.gov/s/crs/. The new SIPRNET site serves as a gateway to USG resources on the Kosovo status process, including: -- recent cables -- intelligence commu [...] | 2007-02-13 14:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL SI UN |
07STATE18359 | TFGV01 SITUATION REPORT NO. 002 AS OF 1530 EST [...] (SBU) Embassy Conakry comments the capital was relatively quiet throughout the day, with no vehicular and little pedestrian traffic. There were some small, sporadic protests. The curfew remains in effect. Shops and offices remain closed. Post reports military patrols were on the street, [...] | 2007-02-13 22:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC GV KHLS |
07STATE18563 | DEMARCHE REQUEST ON ICELANDIC PEACEKEEPERS IN PRT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified, protect accordingly. SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST --------------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Department requests that addressee embassies demarche host governments requesting that they urge Iceland to keep its mobile patrol team in PRT Chaghch [...] | 2007-02-14 19:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL PGOV IC AF LH DA HR UK CA NATO |
07STATE18578 | DEMARCHE REQUEST ON ICELANDIC PEACEKEEPERS IN PRT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified, protect accordingly. SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST --------------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Department requests that addressee embassies demarche host governments requesting that they urge Iceland to keep its mobile patrol team in PRT Chaghch [...] | 2007-02-14 19:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL PGOV IC AF LH DA HR UK CA NATO |
07STATE19366 | ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Washington requests that addressees notify host government/EU officials not earlier than 10:30 a.m. EST on Friday, February 16, 2007 that the United States is designating three additional Iranian ent [...] | 2007-02-15 23:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP KN PARM IR |
07STATE19737 | PORTUGAL'S ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, the following is guidance on the Community of Democracies (CD),the role the U.S. can play in shaping both the work of the GOP-led CD Working Group "Regional and Interregional Cooperation for Democratic Governance," and priorities for Portugal's upcoming C [...] | 2007-02-16 18:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL PHUM PO |
07STATE19832 | PORTUGAL'S ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, the following is guidance on the Community of Democracies (CD),the role the U.S. can play in shaping both the work of the GOP-led CD Working Group "Regional and Interregional Cooperation for Democratic Governance," and priorities for Portugal's upcoming C [...] | 2007-02-16 19:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL PHUM PO |
07STATE19838 | DEMARCHE ON THE CRISIS IN GUINEA [...] SUMMARY: The Department requests action embassies to encourage host country leadership at the highest appropriate level to press the Government of Guinea (GOG) to seek a resolution of the crisis, bring an end to the violence, promote dialogue, and seek a civilian-led constitutional transition [...] | 2007-02-16 19:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GH GV ML MO MR PGOV PREL SL |
07STATE22976 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING INFORMATION FOR SENIOR [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of February 22, 2007, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security officers below: NAME: Ben Balthazar Rutsinga CURRRENT ASSIGNMENT: Ministry of Foreign Affairs DATE OF BIRTH: 09 [...] | 2007-02-23 23:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PGOV PHUM RW |
07STATE24704 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING INFORMATION FOR IMET [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of February 27, 2007, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the Rwandan Defense Force (RDF) personnel below: NAME: Frank Tusingwire RANK: Lieutenant CURRRENT ASSIGNMENT: Rwandan Defens [...] | 2007-02-28 16:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MARR PHUM RW |
07STATE25924 | APPROVED: EXTENSION OF SUBOBLIGATIONS TERMINAL [...] (U) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) INL approves post's requests to reprogram the project cited in ref A, and approves post's request in ref B to extend the terminal dates of those projects listed in paragraph 2 to September 30, 2007. INL directs, in conform [...] | 2007-03-01 23:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR AFIN AMGT TH |
07STATE27000 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: URGING THE CZECH REPUBLIC TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3-5. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) On February 26, Assistant Secretary Lowenkron and Assistant Secretary Silverberg attended an event on Burma hosted by the Czech Republic Embassy with former President Vaclav Havel, at which they [...] | 2007-03-05 14:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA UNSC BM |
07STATE29571 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMEROONIAN MILITARY [...] The Department of State has reviewed it files and finds that as of March 8, 2007, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the Cameroon Military Personnel listed in the COESPU training. Name: Lieutenant Mvogo Abanda, Guy Herve DOB: September 15, 1976 P [...] | 2007-03-08 19:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CM MARR PHUM MASS |
07STATE30227 | KAZAKHASTAN: GUIDANCE SOUGHT ON ASSISTANCE TO [...] (SBU) This is in response to post,s request for guidance as to whether to support Philip Morris,s request for the Ambassador to sign a letter of support for Phillip Morris,s application to join Kazakhstan,s &Foreign Investors, Council.8 While the Department does not think that an Embassy lett [...] | 2007-03-09 19:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD KZ |
07STATE35083 | PORTUGAL SEEKS REPLACEMENT LEADER FOR COMMUNITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Portugal's announcement, as detailed reftel, that it would no longer lead the Community of Democracies (CD) Working Group (WG) on Regional and Interregional Cooperation for Democratic Governance is a disappointing development. Department understands the Portuguese are not to b [...] | 2007-03-20 19:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL PO |
07STATE35310 | GUIDANCE FOR UNIIIC CONSULTATIONS, MARCH 21 [...] (U) USUN is authorized to draw from the points in para 2 below during UN Security Council consultations on the 7th UNIIIC report, currently scheduled for March 21. 2. (SBU) Begin points. -- We commend the Commission's professional, systematic and thorough investigation and tireless w [...] | 2007-03-20 21:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL PGOV LE |
07STATE36889 | DEMARCHE: URGING TO CHINA TO NOT OPPOSE ON EU [...] Department requests that the Embassy urge China to support, or at least not to oppose, a European Union- sponsored Sudan resolution at the UN Human Rights Council. The Embassy is also requested to voice U.S. opposition to an Algerian-sponsored resolution text that would protect Sudan from cr [...] | 2007-03-22 21:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | HUMAN PREL PHUM CH SU DARFR |
07STATE40220 | GUIDANCE FOR UNOMIG RENEWAL DISCUSSIONS [...] (U) This is an action request, see paras 2 and 3 below. 2. (SBU) USUN is authorized to engage on the German draft text in para 4 below in Western Friends of Georgia discussions in New York, and is authorized to seek and accept the following changes to the text: -- PP5: Insert "in Abk [...] | 2007-03-28 23:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL GG RS |
07STATE40909 | DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DEFENSE INDUSTRIES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Washington requests that addressees notify host government officials not earlier than 10:30 a.m. EST on Friday, March 30, 2007 that the United States is designating Iran's Defense Industries Organi [...] | 2007-03-29 21:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP PARM KN IR |