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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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08RABAT1168 | MOROCCO HEARS MULTIPLE REQUESTS TO STAY ABSENT ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-17 17:25:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM MO |
08RABAT1177 | MOROCCO SUBMITS TRANSLATED COPIES OF SEISMIC [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Office of Treaties and Legal Affairs sent to the U.S. Embassy December 19 final draft copies of the English, French, and Arabic translations of the Agreement Between The Government Of The United States Of America And The Government Of The Kingdom Of Morocc [...] | 2008-12-19 18:20:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL TPHY KTBT KSCI KTIA MO |
08RABAT1181 | MOROCCO HOSTS MEPI LDF ALUMNI CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) The second annual Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) Leaders for Democracy Fellowship (LDF) Alumni Meeting took place in Marrakech, Morocco December 15-17. The DCM opened the event that brought together 28 LDF alumni from 13 countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) r [...] | 2008-12-22 16:57:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPMI XF MO |
08RABAT1183 | MOROCCO RECEIVES JOINT DUTCH, RUSSIAN, AND U.S. [...] (SBU) Dutch DCM Frank Keurhorst delivered his country's invitation requesting Morocco's participation in the 5th Global Initiative To Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) plenary meeting to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head of United Nations Division Azzedine Farhane on December 22. Keurhorst del [...] | 2008-12-22 18:45:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC NL RS MO |
08RABAT1187 | MOROCCAN NUCLEAR ENERGY PLANS [...] (SBU) In response to Ref A request for an overview of Morocco's nuclear energy plans, Post notes Ref B reporting discussions held during the November 16-18 visit to Morocco of Ambassador Jackie Wolcott, the Secretary's Special Envoy for Nuclear Nonproliferation. Ambassador Wolcott discussed [...] | 2008-12-23 15:21:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO MO |
08RABAT1190 | MOROCCO'S PENDING FTA ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Foreign Trade Abdellatif Maazouz convoked the Ambassador (accompanied by AgCouns and EconOff) on December 16 to discuss the evolving post-Free Trade Agreement (FTA) bilateral trade relationship and next steps to advance outstanding implementation issues. Minister M [...] | 2008-12-23 17:14:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV MO |
08RABAT1194 | MOROCCO: REP. HASTINGS ENGAGES PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) Representative Alcee Hastings encouraged members of the Morocco's lower house of parliament to press the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCEPA) to allow greater [...] | 2008-12-24 12:59:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OREP PGOV WI AG MO |
08RABAT1196 | SEDUCED BY THE UNITED STATES [...] (SBU) Summary: Describing a sea change in their opinions about the United States, on December 19 eight Moroccan women political leaders talked about how they were "seduced" by the U.S. political system and our top leadership during their election visit to the U.S. Several women who held negat [...] | 2008-12-24 14:48:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KMPI OEXC XF MO |
08RABAT1198 | MOROCCO: REP. HASTINGS AGREES WITH MFA SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Summary: Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) Representative Alcee Hastings encouraged Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Secretary General Youssef Amrani to enhance Moroccan participation in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Eu [...] | 2008-12-24 17:17:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OREP ETRD OSCE MO |
08RABAT127 | BROKEN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM OFFERS NO EASY FIXES [...] (SBU) Sensitive but Unclassified - entire text. 2. (SBU) Summary: The backdrop to our efforts to negotiate a bilateral agreement on American schools in Morocco is a national education system that is widely believed to be broken beyond repair. This grim reality was highlighted in this week' [...] | 2008-02-08 17:00:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV SCUL MO |
08RABAT144 | MOROCCO WILL STUDY U.S./EC TAFT GOODS PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) Econ Counselor delivered reftel points jointly with the EU's Economic Counselor in Morocco Jerome Cassier in a February 15 meeting with Mohammed Benjelloun, head of the WTO Division at the Ministry of External Commerce. Benjelloun declined to provide an official response pending inter- [...] | 2008-02-15 16:36:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD WTRO ECON MO |
08RABAT145 | MOROCCO WILL STUDY U.S./EC TAFT GOODS PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) Econ Counselor delivered reftel points jointly with the EU's Economic Counselor in Morocco Jerome Cassier in a February 15 meeting with Mohammed Benjelloun, head of the WTO Division at the Ministry of External Commerce. Benjelloun declined to provide an official response pending inter- [...] | 2008-02-15 16:36:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD WTRO ECON MO |
08RABAT158 | MOROCCO PRESS FREEDOM: DAS PATTON'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: During his January 16-19 visit to Morocco, DAS Kent Patton discussed Morocco's media environment and press freedom with local stakeholders from a variety of backgrounds. Embassy officials stressed that passage of a revised press code eliminating prison sentences remained a ke [...] | 2008-02-19 18:54:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KPAO EAID KMPI KDEM PREL MO |
08RABAT179 | EU LAUNCHES AMBITIOUS AML/CTF PROJECT WITH MOROCCO [...] (SBU) Summary: We met this week with Fernando Rosado, the resident advisor who is overseeing the newly launched EU twinning project in support of development of both Morocco's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and its overall integrated anti-money laundering/counter terrorism finance regime. T [...] | 2008-02-27 10:54:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PTER PGOV MO |
08RABAT19 | AMBASSADOR,S JANUARY 3 MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (U) In a wide-ranging meeting on January 3, the Ambassador discussed the status of the American schools in Morocco with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Taieb Fassi Fihri and Director of American Affairs Abdallah Salah Eddine Tazi. The Ambassador noted that the status and tax situ [...] | 2008-01-08 18:10:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASCH AMGT MO |
08RABAT195 | MOROCCANS SIMMERING OVER GAZA SITUATION [...] (SBU) The Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued on March 1 a strong and relatively unusual condemnation of the Israeli government for the IDF's military operations in Gaza. The official Maghreb Arab Press (MAP) agency reported that the MFA "strongly denounced the 'horrible acts committe [...] | 2008-03-03 11:37:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ASEC MO IS PA |
08RABAT196 | SCENESETTER FOR U.S.-MOROCCO FTA JT COMMITTEE [...] (U) The U.S. Mission welcomes the U.S. delegation to the FTA Joint Committee meeting. The FTA, together with the recently signed USD 697 million Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Compact, is one of our two most visible bilateral accords. Although Morocco has embraced trade liberalization, y [...] | 2008-03-03 14:38:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD EFIN EAGR PGOV MO |
08RABAT212 | BUSINESS ASSOCIATION PRESSES FOR URGENT REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent weeks, Morocco's chief business lobbying group, the Confederation Generale des Entreprises du Maroc (CGEM),has added its voice to those calling on the government to adopt urgent reforms in areas ranging from taxation to the judiciary to enable Moroccan companies to c [...] | 2008-03-07 18:19:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV MO |
08RABAT213 | MOROCCO SAYS YES TO REGIONAL IP CONFERENCE [...] (U) The Director of the Moroccan Copyright Office, Abdallah Ouadghiri, enthusiastically agreed to host and coordinate a three-day regional intellectual property rights (IPR) conference in Rabat, Morocco, June 10-12, 2008. Ouadghiri proposes a conference of 60-80 total participants that would [...] | 2008-03-10 14:24:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR MO |
08RABAT252 | U.S.-MOROCCO FTA: IMRESSIVE START, OBTIMISTIC FUTURE [...] (U) The Joint Committee of the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (FTA) met in Rabat on March 13, 2008 for the first time since the agreement's implementation on January 1, 2006. Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Europe and the Middle East, Shaun Donnelly, headed the U.S. delegation, whi [...] | 2008-03-19 14:16:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD EFIN EAGR PGOV MO |
08RABAT254 | MOROCCAN MARKETS RESIST INTERNATIONAL CREDIT [...] (SBU) Summary: To date, Morocco has largely shrugged off the impact of the international credit crisis. The Casablanca Stock Exchange remains the best performing exchange globally, up 16 percent since January 1. There has been some spillover in Moroccan financial markets, with an evaporatio [...] | 2008-03-19 16:26:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN MO |
08RABAT262 | MOROCCO SEEKS CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND SEAPORT SECURITY [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 8. 2. (SBU) On March 24, Econoff met with Nouredine Moujahid, Chief of Staff for International Cooperation, Ministry of Interior, to discuss new dates for a consultation visit to Washington by Moroccan border security officials. Moujahid propo [...] | 2008-03-25 08:50:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PREL KSTC MO |
08RABAT265 | MOROCCO TRADES SUBSIDIES FOR STABILITY IN THE FACE OF PRICE [...] (SBU) Summary: Like other countries in the region, Morocco has been buffeted by rapidly escalating international commodity prices. Internal factors such as the 2007 drought have compounded the problem. While official indexes do not yet reflect these price pressures, the exploding budget of th [...] | 2008-03-26 14:15:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN ELAB PGOV MO |
08RABAT275 | MOROCCO'S MARKET WATCHDOG BARES ITS FANGS [...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco's Securities and Exchange Commission, the Conseil Deontologique des Valeurs Mobilieres (CDVM),for the first time in its fifteen-year history moved this month to impose order in Moroccan securities markets by issuing sanctions and warnings to a range of brokers who viola [...] | 2008-03-28 17:02:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV MO |
08RABAT280 | MOROCCO'S ROAD CARNAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: In spite of a multi-year national campaign initiated in 2004 to decrease road fatalities, Morocco suffered an increase in the number of killed and seriously injured in 2007, with on average, more than 10 people killed and 240 seriously injured on Moroccan roads each day. The ca [...] | 2008-03-31 17:28:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN ECON ELAB MO |
08RABAT389 | MOROCCO CONSIDERS US PRIORITIES AT NPT PREPATORY [...] (SBU) On April 30, 2008, Poloff presented U.S. priorities for the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) prepatory conference (PrepCom) on April 28 and May 9, 2008 in Geneva (ref A) to Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Chief of United Nations Division Azzedine Farhane, in the form of non-pape [...] | 2008-04-30 15:59:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PREL MNUC PARM NPT IAEA KNNP MO |
08RABAT391 | RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - MOROCCO [...] (SBU) Rising food prices have quickly become Morocco's principal domestic issue, sparking sporadic protests and threatening to bring the ongoing "social dialogue" between the Moroccan government and labor unions to an impasse. The government and the King will handle this cautiously, rememberin [...] | 2008-04-30 18:32:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV MO |
08RABAT4 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL JOHNSON [...] (U) SUMMARY: The U.S. Mission warmly welcomes your upcoming visit to Morocco. Your visit, the third by a congressional delegation in the New Year, following visits by delegations headed by Senators Martinez and Harkin, will help to underscore the importance the United States accords to our r [...] | 2008-01-03 16:21:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP ECON EAID PGOV PREL SENV MO |
08RABAT418 | MOROCCO CONSIDERS PARTICIPATION IN UNESCO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-09 18:36:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNESCO MO |
08RABAT420 | MOROCCO CONSIDERS U.S. REQUEST FOR SHAPING OSLO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-09 18:46:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PARM PREL NATO UN MO |
08RABAT441 | MOROCCO - INTEGRATING BORDER SECURITY TRAINING PROGRAMS [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: Countering terrorism remains Post's number one mission objective. As such, we coordinate a multitude of security related events that are programmed and administered through a host of departments, agencies, and bureaus. In addition to USG programs, we have beco [...] | 2008-05-16 17:19:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PTER PARM PREL KSTC MO |
08RABAT442 | MOROCCO RECEIVES USD 500 MIL SAUDI GIFT [...] (SBU) On May 6, the Moroccan Foreign Ministry announced that Saudi Arabia had granted Morocco USD 500 million to help it weather the shock of oil price increases. Over the previous fortnight Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi Fihri visited Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates as a speci [...] | 2008-05-16 17:51:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EFIN MO |
08RABAT445 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (SBU) Post validates the bona fides of application 05-050096158 and asses the information conveyed reftel as accurate. On May 16, Econoff visited Technical Communication Solutions Maroc (TCSM) and met with its Director, Ahmed Eljorfi. TCSM is a small consulting business, with an office in t [...] | 2008-05-18 15:27:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC MO |
08RABAT446 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (SBU) Post validates the bona fides of application 05-050096158 and asses the information conveyed reftel as accurate. On May 16, Econoff visited Technical Communication Solutions Maroc (TCSM) and met with its Director, Ahmed Eljorfi. TCSM is a small consulting business, with an office in t [...] | 2008-05-19 07:21:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC MO |
08RABAT458 | GOM BRIEFED ON CUBAN SOLIDARITY DAY [...] (SBU) Fouad Yazourh, Director of American (Western Hemisphere) Affairs at the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs met Polcouns on May 16 and received a summary of USG interest in Cuban Solidarity Day. Yazourh stated that the Moroccan Government has had no diplomatic relations with the Cuban [...] | 2008-05-20 11:09:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU MO |
08RABAT475 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GIIP ADVISORY COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-21 15:39:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PTER KGIC PREL MO |
08RABAT485 | MOROCCAN RESPONSE TO THE CONVENTION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-23 15:24:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY PARM KSTC KNNP MO |
08RABAT524 | MOROCCO: 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) On June 4, the Ambassador telephoned Minister of Social Development, Families, and Solidarity Nouzha Skalli, who was traveling, of Morocco's new status as a Trafficking-in-Persons (TIP) Tier 2 country. The Ambassador also shared basic recommendations and promised to follow up with conc [...] | 2008-06-09 10:17:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM PREL SMIG PGOV KCRM KPAO KWMN MO |
08RABAT546 | MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: JUNE 2008 [...] (SBU) Budget Healthy for Now: Moroccan budget officials are confident that the country can meet this year's target of a budget deficit of less than three percent of GDP, notwithstanding pressures from subsidy and social spending. They note that Morocco had an excellent year last year, with a [...] | 2008-06-12 13:38:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAGR MO |
08RABAT593 | THE OIC'S JERUSALEM FUND AGENCY ASKS FOR USG HELP [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Abdelkebir Alaoui M,Daghri, Director General of the Morocco-based Agence Bayt Al-Mal al Qods (the Jerusalem Fund Agency) appealed to Ambassador Riley in a June 13 meeting for USG help in attesting to the bona fides of his organization. The Agency, subordina [...] | 2008-06-27 08:31:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID PTER ECON IS MO |
08RABAT614 | HORIZON SHIFT FOR SUBSIDIES REFORM AS GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Moroccan government moved on two fronts on July 1 to make clear that its existing subsidy regime is unsustainable and that reform of the system is a near term priority. In addition to increasing the price of selected fuel products to reduce pressure on the Caisse de Compen [...] | 2008-07-02 13:54:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EFIN MO |
08RABAT671 | CMA-CGM PLANS DIRECT TANGER MED-NEW YORK SHIPPING [...] (SBU) Summary: Officials at CMA-CGM Shipping lines confirm that they will launch the first regularly scheduled service between the United States and Morocco at the end of October. The company will drop Lisbon from its weekly "Amerigo" service and will instead stop in Tanger Med both on its east [...] | 2008-07-18 15:28:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EWWT MO |
08RABAT710 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL REYES [...] (SBU) Representative Reyes, we are looking forward to your and your delegation's visit to Morocco. The Moroccans are eager to share their assessment of domestic and regional terrorist threats. Your meetings with Moroccan officials will afford good opportunities to shore up our strong bilate [...] | 2008-07-31 16:11:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PTER ASEC PREL PGOV MO |
08RABAT711 | DEMOCRACY IN TRANSITION: MOROCCAN YOUTH SPEAKS OUT [...] (U) Summary: Educated Moroccan youths are concerned about Parliamentary dysfunction, constitutional imbalances, and corruption among elected officials. During a conference attended by young academics and opinionmakers, debate focused on problems related to the mismanagement of public resources [...] | 2008-08-01 11:26:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL MO |
08RABAT737 | MIXED SUCCESS FOR MOROCCO'S SOCIAL HOUSING [...] (SBU) Summary: Five years after King Mohammed VI directed that social housing be made a "national priority," the range of government programs aimed at reducing the national housing deficit and helping Morocco's working poor to obtain decent accommodation has registered important progress. Tens [...] | 2008-08-07 15:57:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV SCUL MO |
08RABAT746 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL THOMPSON [...] (SBU) Representative Thompson, we are looking forward to your and your delegation's visit to Morocco. The Moroccans are eager to share their assessment of domestic and regional terrorist threats and to discuss border security issues. Your meetings with Moroccan officials will afford good opp [...] | 2008-08-11 16:30:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PTER ASEC PREL PGOV MO |
08RABAT755 | BIOSECURITY: EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT IT, [...] (SBU) Summary: At least two separate USG-directed visits will survey Moroccan biosecurity and biosafety legislation, regulation, infrastructure and competence in late 2008. Moroccan authorities welcome these separate visits and additional opportunities to cooperate on biosecurity and biosafet [...] | 2008-08-13 06:08:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TBIO TSPL MO XI XF |
08RABAT852 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: VISIT OF SECRETARY [...] Summary: Moroccan press coverage of Secretary Rice's September 6-7 visit to Morocco was principally factual and positive, focused on statements she made that the press described as supportive of the Moroccan perspective on Western Sahara negotiations. The Moroccan press also highlighted her [...] | 2008-09-10 15:55:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OVIP PHUM KDEM KPAO EAID KMPI MO |
08RABAT853 | MOROCCAN ECONOMY HOLDING UP WELL TO CREDIT AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent data from the Ministry of Finance, Bank Al-Maghrib, and High Planning Commission highlight the Moroccan economy's resilience in the face of the international credit crisis and the surge in international commodity prices. The country is on track to meet its growth and def [...] | 2008-09-11 14:25:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAGR MO |
08RABAT893 | CASABLANCA EXCHANGE MIRRORS INTERNATIONAL TRENDS, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Casablanca Stock Exchange mirrored international market developments this week, giving up what remained of the gains it had registered earlier in the year on Monday and Tuesday, before stabilizing and rebounding on Thurday and Friday. As elsewhere, market concerns initially [...] | 2008-09-19 16:56:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON MO |
08RABAT956 | MOROCCO NOTES OFFICIAL STAND UP OF U.S. AFRICA [...] (SBU) On October 3, 2008, Deputy Polcouns informed Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Security Chief Karim Halim of the stand up of the U.S. Africa Command per reftel. Halim had no substantive comment but thanked D/Polcouns for the notification and said that he would forward [...] | 2008-10-08 11:53:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL MO |
08RANGOON102 | BURMA: ECONOMIC IMPACT OF AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) Summary. Since March 2006, the Burmese Government has responded to ten avian influenza outbreaks throughout the country, with one human infection case. Responding to these outbreaks, the Livestock Veterinary and Breeding Department (LBVD) culled more than 430,000 chickens, 357,000 quail [...] | 2008-02-11 04:28:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID SENV PGOV PREL BIO KFLU BM |
08RANGOON112 | BURMA: NO COORDINATION WITH REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS ON AI [...] (SBU) Summary. The Burmese Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) has confirmed that despite outbreaks in neighboring countries, there have been no new outbreaks of avian influenza in 2008. LBVD officials continue to monitor border areas close to Thailand, Bangladesh, and Laos. [...] | 2008-02-13 09:31:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID SENV PGOV PREL BIO KFLU BM |
08RANGOON113 | BURMA INKS NEW TIP NATIONAL ACTION PLAN [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOB on February 4 signed a new five-year National Action Plan against Trafficking in Persons, showing renewed commitment to combating TIP in Burma. The five-year plan, which lays out GOB priorities for 2007-2011, was then approved by both the Cabinet and Senior Generals on [...] | 2008-02-13 09:34:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KWMN KCRM KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SMIG BM |
08RANGOON118 | 2007 BURMESE IMPORTS AND EXPORTS RISE DRAMATICALLY [...] (SBU) Summary. The Burmese Government recorded a substantial increase in both exports and imports in 2007 compared to previous years. Bolstered by a 71 percent increase in the value of natural gas exports, Burmese overall exports rose to $5.9 billion in 2007, a 44.1 percent increase over 20 [...] | 2008-02-14 06:10:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL BM |
08RANGOON133 | THE CHANGING ENVIRONMENT OF INLE LAKE [...] (SBU) Summary. Inle Lake, Burma's second largest lake, has shrunk by one-third over the past fifty years. Silt and plants slide down the deforested mountainside into the lake during monsoon season, creating floating islands responsible for much of the water displacement. Inle farmers exacer [...] | 2008-02-20 10:10:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ECON EAGR PREL BM |
08RANGOON137 | UNDERSTANDING BURMA'S EXCHANGE RATE SYSTEM [...] (SBU) Summary. Although the Burmese Government maintains an official exchange rate at 6 kyats to $1, in reality, Burma has a multiple exchange rate system. Exchange rates vary from 450 kyats to $1 to 1255 kyats to $1, depending on the transaction. Because the official exchange rate overvalu [...] | 2008-02-21 08:56:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL BM |
08RANGOON138 | SOCIOECONOMIC DYNAMICS OF INLE LAKE [...] (SBU) Summary. Inle Lake, Burma's second largest lake and one of its most visited tourist sites, is a microcosm of the sharp divide between Burma's socioeconomic classes. More than 70,000 people live on or around the lake and most are dependent upon the lake for their livelihoods. People's [...] | 2008-02-21 08:57:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL BM |
08RANGOON186 | DEVELOPING ECONOMY OF TAUNGGYI [...] (SBU) Summary. Taunggyi, the capital of Shan State, is one of the fastest growing cities in Burma. Unlike the rest of Shan State's population, 90 percent of whom work in the agricultural industry, Taunggyi's 200,000 people work in the industrial, trade, and services sectors. Taunggyi's eco [...] | 2008-03-11 07:30:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL BM |
08RANGOON189 | BURMA: PRODUCING NEW CARS WITH USED PARTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Using import substitution policies, the Burmese Government has encouraged the development of a domestic car manufacturing sector since 2001. Currently, more than 400 small and medium-sized companies in Burma produce "new" unbranded jeeps and light trucks with used parts impor [...] | 2008-03-12 04:41:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PREL BM |
08RANGOON197 | REGIME FAVORS STATE-OWNED BANKS OVER PRIVATE BANKS [...] (SBU) Summary. Although the Burmese banking sector has regained its footing since the 2003 banking crisis, the government continues to limit the ability of Burmese private banks to act as banks. According to bankers, the Central Bank of Burma closely monitors the financial transactions of t [...] | 2008-03-14 11:12:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL BM |
08RANGOON198 | GOB ENCOURAGES USE OF SINGAPORE DOLLARS [...] (SBU) Summary. In a change to its banking policy, the Burmese Government now permits private companies with foreign export earnings to open Singapore dollar-denominated bank accounts in three state-owned banks -- Myanmar Foreign Trade Bank, Myanmar Investment and Commercial Bank, and Myanmar E [...] | 2008-03-17 01:02:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL BM |
08RANGOON210 | BURMA - WHY THE KYAT IS APPRECIATING AGAINST THE DOLLAR [...] (SBU) Summary. The Burmese kyat, traditionally one of the weakest currencies in Southeast Asia, continues to appreciate against the declining U.S. dollar. Since September 2007, the market rate of the kyat has risen by 19 percent. Burmese economists see the kyat's appreciation as primarily du [...] | 2008-03-19 09:58:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL BM |
08RANGOON249 | BURMA: GOB PLANS TO RELOCATE LIVE BIRD MARKET AS AI [...] (SBU) Summary. Rangoon's main live bird market sells more than 40,000 poultry and two million eggs and poultry products each day. Aware that the live bird market poses potential avian influenza threats for those living near the market, the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries and the Yangon [...] | 2008-04-03 11:13:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
08RANGOON265 | THAI DREAMS: THE ECONOMIC PULL ON THE KAREN [...] (SBU) Summary. The increasingly poor economic conditions in Karen State drive many young people, particularly women, into Thailand every year. While jobs and money available there have the potential to lead to a better life, women are often lured into situations where they work under abusive [...] | 2008-04-11 11:08:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
08RANGOON277 | BURMA: THE ECONOMICS OF WATER FESTIVAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Burmese Water Festival is the one time of year when the Burmese are able to relax and have a good time with little fear of government repression. The Burmese save their money all year for this holiday, and may spend between 10,000 to 100,000 kyat (approximately $10-100) to pa [...] | 2008-04-22 10:03:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL BM |
08RANGOON278 | THE CHALLENGES OF COMBATING TB IN BURMA [...] (SBU) Summary. Tuberculosis is a growing health concern in Burma, with more than 130,000 new cases of TB diagnosed a year. The WHO estimates that more than 40 percent of Burma's population could be infected with the disease. The Burmese Government, through its National TB Program (NTP) is w [...] | 2008-04-22 10:20:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED BM |
08RANGOON279 | BURMA: LACK OF TB DRUGS A LOOMING PROBLEM [...] (SBU) Summary. Burma is one of 22 tuberculosis high-burden countries in the world. The Government's National TB Program (NTP),active in all of Burma's 324 townships, reported a case detection rate of 95 percent of all infectious cases and had a treatment rate of 83.6 percent in 2006. The [...] | 2008-04-22 10:38:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED BM |
08RANGOON282 | BURMA: COMBATING MDR-TB IN RANGOON AND MANDALAY [...] (SBU) Summary. Tuberculosis is a growing concern in Burma, with the Ministry of Health ranking it as the second priority disease after HIV/AIDS. As the TB prevalence rate increases throughout the country, the risk of multi drug resistant (MDR) and extensively drug resistant (XDR) TB also inc [...] | 2008-04-23 10:22:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED BM |
08RANGOON303 | BURMA: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES [...] (SBU) Summary. Although food and agricultural commodity prices are rising worldwide at unprecedented rates, Burma has not experienced the same rise in prices. Aggregate prices of rice, Burma's most important food staple, have remained relatively stable - the nationwide average price per kilo [...] | 2008-04-30 12:24:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL BM |
08RANGOON306 | BURMA: PREPARATIONS FOR CYCLONE NARGIS [...] (SBU) Summary: Cyclone Nargis is headed for Burma's Irrawaddy Delta and expected to make landfall this evening. Embassy Rangoon has issued warden messages and phoned coastal beach resorts. The DATT's office is attempting to establish direct contact with the regional commander of the effected [...] | 2008-05-02 10:04:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID BM |
08RANGOON308 | 3D FUND ANNUAL REVIEW SHOWS POSITIVE RESULTS, IDENTIFIES CHALLENGES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-02 10:32:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED BM |
08RANGOON310 | BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS DISASTER ALERT [...] Cyclone Nargis winds hit Rangoon shortly after 0000 local time on May 3. The storm picked up intensity around 0200 local time until 0600 when the eye of the storm passed over Rangoon. From 0700 to 1030 local time, heavy rain added to the winds. Reports indicate that the storm also severely [...] | 2008-05-05 07:26:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID BM |
08RANGOON317 | EAC TEMPLATE [...] (SBU) On May 5, Embassy Rangoon convened an EAC meeting to discuss the situation following Cyclone Nargis which struck Burma the evening of May 2 and morning of May 3. The DCM chaired the meeting. The EAC reviewed the tripwires in Post's Emergency Action Plan for a natural disaster and agre [...] | 2008-05-05 13:07:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC AMGT PREL AEMR BM |
08RANGOON318 | EMBASSY CONVENES EAC MEETING [...] (SBU) Disregard Rangoon 317 sent in error. 2. (SBU) On May 5, Embassy Rangoon convened an EAC meeting to discuss the situation following Cyclone Nargis which struck Burma the evening of May 2 and morning of May 3. The DCM chaired the meeting. The EAC reviewed the tripwires in Post's Eme [...] | 2008-05-05 13:13:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC AMGT PREL AEMR BM |
08RANGOON319 | BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS SITREP NO. 1 [...] (SBU) Summary. All Embassy facilities suffered some damage from Cyclone Nargis on May 3, five residences are currently without water, and one residence has been rendered uninhabitable. Post is working to secure fuel and food supplies for facilities and personnel, and has requested authorized [...] | 2008-05-05 13:40:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID BM |
08RANGOON320 | BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS SITREP NO. 2 [...] (SBU) The GOB reported Cyclone Nargis killed over 15,000 persons, most in the Irrawaddy delta region. Food, water, and fuel shortages continued throughout Rangoon. While some neighborhoods had limited water service restored, government-provided electricity was still out. There were reports [...] | 2008-05-06 09:20:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID BM |
08RANGOON323 | BURMA: CYCLONE DRIVING UP FOOD AND FUEL PRICES [...] (SBU) Summary. Cyclone Nargis devastated parts of southern Burma, including Rangoon and the Irrawaddy Delta. Trees and power lines are down, many homes are inhabitable, potable water supplies have been compromised or destroyed, and roads are blocked with debris. In the aftermath of the storm [...] | 2008-05-06 09:25:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL BM |
08RANGOON330 | BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS SITREP NO. 3 [...] (SBU) POST OPERATIONS: As of May 7, Embassy Rangoon resumed operating on city power again. We continue to receive two diesel shipments per day. The consular section has suspended visa operations until May 21 to focus on American Citizen Services. Post's Authorized Departure Task Force met [...] | 2008-05-07 08:17:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID BM |
08RANGOON335 | BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS SITREP NO. 4 [...] (SBU) EMBASSY OPERATIONS: Embassy Rangoon continued to operate on city power and we expect to top off our diesel tanks tomorrow. All FSNs will be allowed administrative leave at 1200 on May 9 to repair their homes. The American Center will reopen on May 12. So far 22 family members have e [...] | 2008-05-08 08:29:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID BM |
08RANGOON336 | BAGO DIVISION: IT COULD BE WORSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Southern Bago Division, among the areas that the Burmese government declared a disaster area, suffered some damage from Cyclone Nargis, although significantly less than the Irrawaddy Delta. The roads to and from Bago were clear and relatively undamaged. The city of Bago appear [...] | 2008-05-08 09:50:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID BM |
08RANGOON342 | BURMA: FOOD PRICES CONTINUE TO RISE, FUEL PRICES DECREASE [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite government efforts to reopen supply roads into Rangoon, food supplies remain limited, resulting in skyrocketing prices. Rice stocks throughout the city are almost depleted, and the few traders who still have rice sell it for approximately 40,000 kyat ($36) a bag, 67 pe [...] | 2008-05-08 11:24:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL BM |
08RANGOON345 | BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS SITREP NO. 5 [...] (SBU) EMBASSY OPERATIONS: Four eligible family members are scheduled to depart for Bangkok on May 9. The remaining eight EFMs who want to depart are scheduled to leave on May 13. The Embassy continued to operate on city power, and we continued to receive diesel shipments. New welfare and [...] | 2008-05-09 07:27:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID BM |
08RANGOON352 | BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS SITREP NO. 6 [...] (SBU) EMBASSY OPERATIONS: Embassy Rangoon continued to operate on city power and had topped off its diesel fuel tanks. On May 9, four EFMs departed post for Bangkok. On May 13, six more EFM will depart post for Bangkok. Only one new welfare and whereabouts inquiry came in overnight and co [...] | 2008-05-12 07:06:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID BM |
08RANGOON358 | BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS SITREP NO. 7 [...] (SBU) EMBASSY OPERATIONS: Embassy Rangoon continued to operate on city power and had full diesel fuel tanks. On May 13, the remaining six EFMs who had requested to depart will leave post for Bangkok. No criminal incidents involving American staff or families were reported 2. (SBU) C-13 [...] | 2008-05-13 07:20:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID BM |
08RANGOON367 | BURMA: FUEL [...] (SBU) Supplies of certain food products - rice, meat, chicken, fish, and cooking oil - remain scarce in Rangoon and prices of food throughout the city continue to rise. The price of rice has increased 83 percent since May 1 due to insufficient rice stocks. Prices of fruits and vegetables rema [...] | 2008-05-13 10:25:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL BM |
08RANGOON368 | BURMA: FOOD PRICES CONTINUE TO RISE [...] (SBU) Supplies of certain food products - rice, meat, chicken, fish, and cooking oil - remain scarce in Rangoon and prices of food throughout the city continue to rise. The price of rice has increased 83 percent since May 1 due to insufficient rice stocks. Prices of fruits and vegetables rema [...] | 2008-05-13 10:29:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL BM |
08RANGOON376 | BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS SITREP NO. 8 [...] (SBU) EMBASSY OPERATIONS: Embassy Rangoon operated on city power and had full diesel fuel tanks. As of May 13, all EFMs who asked to leave had departed post and were in Bangkok. Further to pending welfare and whereabouts inquires, consular currently has only two Amcits unaccounted for and [...] | 2008-05-14 07:08:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID BM |
08RANGOON379 | BURMA: HEALTH SITUATION IN IRRAWADDY DELTA [...] (SBU) Summary. According to the World Health Organization (WHO),health conditions in the Irrawaddy Delta continue to deteriorate, as hundreds of thousands of people lack access to food, potable water, shelter, and medicines. Shipments of water were beginning to reach the delta and a senior [...] | 2008-05-14 11:23:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED BM |
08RANGOON383 | MEDIA REACTION: BURMESE HIGHLIGHTS [...] Following the arrival of the first USAF C-130 flights with humanitarian aid at Rangoon Airport on May 12 and 13 an unprecedented amount of positive news coverage appeared in the Burmese media. 2. In the nationally broadcast news on state- controlled MRTV May 12, nearly seven minutes were [...] | 2008-05-15 06:13:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KMDR KPAO OIIP PGOV BM |
08RANGOON384 | BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS SITREP NO. 9 [...] (SBU) EMBASSY OPERATIONS: Embassy Rangoon operated on city power and had full diesel fuel tanks. The EAC reviewed post's authorized departure and will recommend that the Department extend it, subject to another review in ten days. All Amcit welfare and whereabouts inquires have been resolve [...] | 2008-05-15 07:13:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID BM |
08RANGOON387 | FOLLOWING THE RELIEF SUPPLY CHAIN [...] (SBU) Summary. U Aung Tun Khaing of the Department of Social Welfare explained a three-part system through which the GOB has thus far delivered 1,816 tons of international relief supplies to Cyclone Nargis victims. The supplies, transported to the affected regions primarily by ship, reach tw [...] | 2008-05-15 10:28:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
08RANGOON392 | BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS SITREP NO. 10 [...] (SBU) EMBASSY OPERATIONS: Embassy Rangoon operated on city power and had full diesel fuel tanks. Consular received no new Amcit welfare and whereabouts inquires and all previous inquiries have been resolved. No criminal incidents involving American staff were reported. 2. (SBU) U.S. RE [...] | 2008-05-16 07:41:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID BM |
08RANGOON398 | BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS SITREP NO. 11 [...] (SBU) EMBASSY OPERATIONS: Embassy Rangoon operated on city power and had full diesel fuel tanks. Amcit, reported in Rangoon 376 as being diagnosed with gastroentitis and dehydration at the Mawlamyine hospital, departed Rangoon for Germany on May 20. The consular section will resume visa se [...] | 2008-05-20 07:30:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID BM |
08RANGOON401 | BURMA: FOOD PRICES DROPPING, FUEL COSTS BACK TO NORMAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Two weeks after Cyclone Nargis devastated Burma, food prices have begun to drop, although most prices remain higher than pre-cyclone levels. While certain food items - rice, cooking oil, and chicken - remain scarce, prices of these prices have dropped slightly in the past few [...] | 2008-05-21 02:27:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL BM |
08RANGOON404 | BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS SITREP NO. 18 [...] (SBU) EMBASSY OPERATIONS: Embassy Rangoon operated on city power and had full diesel fuel tanks. The consular section resumed visa services on May 21. No criminal incidents involving American staff were reported. 2. (SBU) U.S. RELIEF FLIGHTS: Five C-130 flights carrying relief supplie [...] | 2008-05-21 07:28:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID BM |
08RANGOON408 | BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS SITREP NO.13 [...] (SBU) EMBASSY OPERATIONS: Embassy Rangoon operated on city power and had full diesel fuel tanks. Consular operations have returned to normal. No criminal incidents involving American staff were reported. 2. (SBU) U.S. RELIEF FLIGHTS: Five C-130 flights carrying relief supplies were cl [...] | 2008-05-22 06:19:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID BM |
08RANGOON411 | BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS SITREP NO. 14 [...] (SBU) EMBASSY OPERATIONS: Embassy Rangoon operated on city power and had full diesel fuel tanks. Most Embassy residences have returned to city power. No criminal incidents involving American staff were reported. 2. (SBU) U.S. RELIEF FLIGHTS: Five C-130 flights carrying relief supplies [...] | 2008-05-23 06:52:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID BM |
08RANGOON413 | BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS SITREP NO. 15 [...] (SBU) EMBASSY OPERATIONS: Embassy Rangoon operated on city power and had full diesel fuel tanks. Most Embassy residences have returned to city power. No criminal incidents involving American staff were reported. 2. (SBU) U.S. RELIEF FLIGHTS: Over the three-day weekend, five C-130 flig [...] | 2008-05-27 06:44:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID BM |
08RANGOON422 | BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS SITREP NO. 16 [...] (SBU) EMBASSY OPERATIONS: Embassy Rangoon operated on city power and had full diesel fuel tanks. Most Embassy residences have returned to city power, and Management is now focusing on clearing debris away from properties. No criminal incidents involving American staff were reported. 2. [...] | 2008-05-28 06:52:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID BM |
08RANGOON478 | ACTION REQUEST ON U.S. 60-DAY REPORT TO UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-12 10:02:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KNNP IR BM |
08RANGOON492 | BURMA: REGIME BACKTRACKING ON ITS CYCLONE RELIEF [...] (SBU) Summary: Vice Senior General Maung Aye appears to have taken control over the Cyclone Nargis relief efforts. The UN obtained some flexibility from Minister of Planning Soe Tha regarding the procedures the Minister announced June 10. However, the back and forth for easier access will l [...] | 2008-06-17 12:45:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
08RANGOON501 | BURMA: 2007 COUNTERNARCOTICS REPORT CARD [...] (U) This message responds to ref A request for a report on the Government of Burma's cooperation on counter-narcotics 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: [...] | 2008-06-20 09:33:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM BM |
08RANGOON531 | BURMA: TRACKING TB CASES IN THE DELTA [...] (SBU) Summary. Cyclone Nargis, which struck Burma May 2-3, destroyed much of the Irrawaddy Delta, including more than 125 many public and private health facilities. Consequently, many tuberculosis (TB) patients living in the delta lost access to their medications and stopped treatment. Offi [...] | 2008-07-02 09:32:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED BM |
08RANGOON532 | LABUTTA TOWNSHIP: LIVELIHOODS A TOP CONCERN [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 18 and 20, USAID/OFDA shelter expert and Poloff traveled to the Irrawaddy Delta region to assess recovery efforts. Six weeks after Cyclone Nargis hit, most people had sufficient shelter, either rebuilt from indigenous materials or plastic sheeting or living in communal [...] | 2008-07-03 09:22:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SENV PREF TBIO BM PHUM EAGR VM |
08RANGOON540 | BURMA: POST NARGIS BOGALE - DOWN BUT NOT OUT [...] (SBU) On a recent three-day trip to the delta, rural cyclone victims in Bogale township told us that they most needed cash to help re-establish their livelihoods. All three of the villages we visited suffered extensive damage as a result of Nargis, but had begun rebuilding on their own. The [...] | 2008-07-09 08:27:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BM EAID SENV KSCA TBIO VM EAGR PREF |
08RANGOON577 | BURMA: DELTA HEALTH CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE [...] (SBU) Summary. According to UN and NGO officials working in the Irrawaddy Delta, the health situation in the delta after Cyclone Nargis continues to improve. While there have been no disease epidemics, health NGOs report cases of dengue, diarrhea, and acute respiratory infection throughout t [...] | 2008-07-18 07:29:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV BM |
08RANGOON585 | BURMA: CHALLENGES TO PLANTING RICE IN THE DELTA REMAIN [...] (SBU) Summary. Cyclone Nargis, with its up to 12-foot high waves, not only destroyed much of the rice farmland in the Irrawaddy Delta, but also washed away farm implements, including seeds, draft animals, and plows. Farmers in the delta have received some assistance from the Burmese Governme [...] | 2008-07-22 09:47:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL BM |
08RANGOON604 | BURMA: GOVERNMENT BUDGET FUNDS SOES, MILITARY [...] (SBU) Summary. The Burmese Government published its FY08-09 budget in late April, along with the FY07-08 supplementary expenditures figures. Once again, the GOB's budget data sheet provided only general guidelines, with little explanation of spending. The largest proportion of public funds a [...] | 2008-07-31 07:24:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL BM |
08RANGOON610 | RESOURCE CENTER CONNECTS LOCAL GROUPS WITH FUNDS [...] (SBU) Summary. The newly-created Local Resource Center (LRC) serves to connect local organizations with one another and potential donors to conduct projects in the Irrawaddy delta. According to the LRC's main advisor, Karl Dorning, the groups with the greatest need and the fewest funding opp [...] | 2008-07-31 09:11:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
08RANGOON620 | BURMA DELEGATION FOR 63RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] (U) On August 1, the Burmese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) provided us with the names of the Burmese Delegation to the 63rd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). A. The Head of State will not attend. B. The Head of Government will not attend. C. The Foreign Minister, N [...] | 2008-08-01 10:21:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA |
08RANGOON668 | GAMBARI'S FIRST DAY [...] (SBU) Summary. In a short meeting with the diplomatic corps on August 18, his first day in country, UN Special Envoy Gambari said he hoped to build on the opening created by Cyclone Nargis to broaden cooperation with the GOB on political and socio-economic issues. Diplomatic representatives [...] | 2008-08-18 09:34:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
08RANGOON728 | PREVENTING AVIAN INFLUENZA ALONG BURMA'S BORDERS [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite a 2006 GOB ban on the border trade of poultry products, these products continue to enter Burma illegally from avian influenza-infected countries, risking the importation of the disease. Livestock Breeding Veterinary Department (LBVD) officials, under the Ministry of Li [...] | 2008-09-17 08:26:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
08RANGOON747 | BURMA: FARMERS PLANT RICE IN DELTA; YIELDS UNKNOWN [...] (SBU) Summary. Cyclone Nargis, with its up to 12-foot high waves, not only destroyed much of the rice farmland in the Irrawaddy Delta, but also washed away seeds, draft animals, plows, and other farm implements. Farmers in the Delta have received some assistance from the Burmese Government, [...] | 2008-09-22 23:49:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL BM |
08RANGOON80 | PROMOTING SOLAR ENERGY IN BURMA [...] (SBU) Summary. The Burmese Government permits NGOs to promote environmental issues, but does little else to protect the environment. For the past 15 years, local NGO REAM (Renewable Energy Association of Myanmar) has educated villagers in rural areas about conservation issues, as well as pro [...] | 2008-02-04 07:00:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ECON EAGR PREL BM |
08RANGOON809 | ECONOMY OF MANDALAY, BURMA'S SECOND LARGEST CITY [...] (SBU) Mandalay, Burma's second largest city, is home to approximately one million people and more than 20,000 registered businesses. It is a vibrant, bustling city, and Chinese influence is readily apparent at every turn. Mandalay is a trading center and transshipment point for jade, gems, [...] | 2008-10-17 06:09:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN PREL BM |
08RANGOON814 | BURMA: SLOW EXPANSION OF THE INTERNET [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite the GOB's continued efforts to limit access to the outside world via the internet, Burmese continue to find creative ways to circumvent regime bans. Users employ proxy servers or web tunnel programs to access blocked programs, such as free email providers, chat rooms, [...] | 2008-10-20 07:54:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS PGOV BM |
08RANGOON835 | EMBASSY RANGOON'S NOMINATION FOR THE 2009 [...] (SBU) Embassy Rangoon is pleased to nominate Burmese HIV/AIDS activist Phyu Phyu Thin for the 2009 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. Phyu Phyu Thin has demonstrated great courage and leadership and overcome tremendous obstacles in advancing the cause of HIV/AIDS awarenes [...] | 2008-10-27 14:22:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO PHUM BM |
08RANGOON838 | BURMA: INAUGURATION OF NEW AVIAN INFLUENZA LAB [...] (SBU) The Minister of Livestock and Fisheries on October 25 presided over the inauguration of the GOB's new Biosecurity Level 2 (BSL-2)Enhanced Animal Health Laboratory in Rangoon. The new lab, constructed by the Ministry's Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department with funds from the Foo [...] | 2008-10-28 05:44:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
08RANGOON867 | BURMA HOSTS SECOND CCM MEETING FOR GLOBAL FUND [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Health (MOH) chaired the second Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) meeting in Nay Pyi Taw October 31 in preparation for its planned Round Nine Global Fund Application. During the meeting, participants reiterated the humanitarian need for a Global Fund application, a [...] | 2008-11-07 08:58:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV BM |
08RANGOON920 | BURMA MEETING ON TB DRUGS; BIG PUSH FOR GLOBAL FUND [...] (SBU) Pledged donor funding for anti-tuberculosis drugs in Burma will decline in 2009 and fall off sharply thereafter. At a GOB-convened meeting December 1 to address this gap, the Health Minister committed to increase government funding for anti-TB drugs to 3 percent of the 2010 requirement [...] | 2008-12-03 07:36:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM |
08RANGOON94 | GOB SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN AVIAN INFLUENZA PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary. Responding to repeated outbreaks among poultry in Burma, the Burmese Government has dramatically strengthened its avian influenza (AI) response program during the past two years, culminating in the successful rapid detection and response to Burma's first human AI case in Decemb [...] | 2008-02-07 09:55:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID SENV PGOV PREL BIO KFLU BM |
08RANGOON96 | 3D FUND PROMOTING HEALTH CARE THROUGHOUT BURMA [...] (SBU) Summary. After getting off to a slow start, the 3 Diseases Fund (3DF),run by UNOPS, has started moving: 26 implementing partners are fulfilling 38 health contracts worth $21 million in 300 townships throughout the country. 3DF activities target the most vulnerable and under-served po [...] | 2008-02-08 06:26:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM |
08RANGOON99 | ELECTION FORUM BRINGS TASTE OF DEMOCRACY TO BURMA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over 100 Burmese students, journalists and businesspeople gathered at the Embassy's American Center on February 6 to watch live results of the Super Tuesday primary elections and participate in a lively discussion about foreign policy and democratic values. Embassy officers and [...] | 2008-02-08 08:10:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPAO BM |
08RECIFE34 | NORTHEAST BRAZIL: LANDLESS MOVEMENT TRIES TO RE-INVENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Just as in southern Brazil (reftel),the Landless Rural Workers Movement (MST),and their fellow travelers in the always-disadvantaged northeast region, seem to be changing tactics; with confrontation less appealing, they appear to be re-positioning themselves and trying to get o [...] | 2008-05-28 00:57:00 | Consulate Recife | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ELAB PHUM PINS PGOV SOCI BR |
08REYKJAVIK1 | ICELAND: PRESIDENT GRIMSSON ANNOUNCES HIS RE-ELECTION BID [...] (U) Summary: Icelandic President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson announced in his televised New Year's Day Address that he will run for a fourth term as President of Iceland in the presidential election on June 28. By doing so, he has put on hold any aspirations of taking a high-level international of [...] | 2008-01-02 17:23:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL IC |
08REYKJAVIK105 | ICELAND RESUMES COMMERCIAL WHALING AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 19, the Icelandic Minister of Fisheries Einar Gudfinsson (Independence Party) quietly issued a quota for commercially hunting 40 minke whales for the domestic market. The Icelandic Foreign Minister, along with the other ministers from the coalition Social Democratic party [...] | 2008-06-10 11:48:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EFIS KSCA PREL IWC ETRD IC |
08REYKJAVIK109 | ICELAND DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED ABOUT USG DECISION ON UN HUMAN [...] (SBU) Pol Chief delivered reftel points to Ingibjorg Davidsdottir, Counsellor for Human Rights at the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs on 12 June. Davidsdottir, who had just returned the previous night from Human Rights Council meetings in Geneva, said that she was personally "deeply di [...] | 2008-06-12 17:53:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL IC |
08REYKJAVIK11 | ICELAND: REYKJAVIK CITY COUNCIL PLAYS TWO ROUNDS OF [...] (U) Summary: The majority coalition in the Reykjavik City Council has broken down twice in the past three months, resulting in three different mayors for the largest city in Iceland. The coalition majority of the Independence Party (IP) and the Progressive Party (PP) split up in October over [...] | 2008-01-29 16:44:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV IC |
08REYKJAVIK110 | ICELAND IWC COMMISSIONER PESSIMISTIC ON PROGRESS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Iceland's Whaling Commissioner Stefan Asmundsson told post that he is pessimistic that any progress will be made in the upcoming International Whaling Commission meeting in Chile. Asmundsson was careful not to criticize the IWC Chairman Bill Hogarth but is worried that the focus [...] | 2008-06-13 07:58:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EFIS KSCA PREL IWC ETRD IC |
08REYKJAVIK138 | ICELAND TO SUPPORT U.S. UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION CONGRESS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-14 16:42:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECON ETRD WTRQ IC |
08REYKJAVIK151 | ICELAND INFORMED OF NEW U.S. CLUSTER MUNITIONS POLICY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-23 15:55:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPOA PARM PREL NATO MOPS IC |
08REYKJAVIK152 | GOI NOTIFIED OF IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER E.O. 13382 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-23 16:15:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PARM KNNP IR IC |
08REYKJAVIK179 | ICELANDIC MFA REQUESTS ALL U.S. RECORDS ON HALLDOR [...] (SBU) Upon receipt of ref A note, Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs Political Director Greta Gunnarsdottir responded with several questions about the scope of Department's archival review and the possibility of extending the review to other USG agencies' archives (ref B). Post subsequent [...] | 2008-08-20 17:04:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OPDC IC |
08REYKJAVIK213 | ICELAND: GOVT BUYS 75 PERCENT SHARE IN THIRD-LARGEST BANK [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Iceland announced on 29 September that it is taking a majority share in Glitnir Bank, the country's third largest bank. The move follows a frantic round of secret weekend consultations between Prime Minister Haarde, the Central Bank, the heads of all major poli [...] | 2008-09-30 12:37:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN IC |
08REYKJAVIK217 | ICELANDIC GOVT TO RUN FIRST DEFICIT IN FIVE YEARS, KRONA [...] (SBU) Summary: Counter to the hopes of the Icelandic government, saving Glitnir Bank has not saved the economy, as the krona has fallen by 15 percent over the last two days and Iceland's credit ratings have dropped. In the midst of the bad news, the first budget deficit since 1996 was announ [...] | 2008-10-03 16:15:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV IC |
08REYKJAVIK219 | ICELANDIC GOVT TAKES CONTROL OF BANKING SECTOR AMID CRISIS [...] (U) Summary: Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde addressed the nation late on October 6 with a sober message: the banking system in Iceland was broken because of the global liquidity crisis and the government was taking emergency action to save Icelanders' domestic savings. Immediately following h [...] | 2008-10-07 11:53:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV IC |
08REYKJAVIK25 | ICELANDIC MFA REQUESTS FOIA INFORMATION ON HALLDOR [...] (U) Post received a diplomatic note from the Icelandic MFA requesting FOIA information on Iceland's eminent Nobel Prize winner, Halldor Laxness (1902-1998). Laxness, one of Iceland's most famous citizens, remains a topic of considerable public interest, and the question of what historical docu [...] | 2008-02-22 16:56:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL IC |
08REYKJAVIK267 | ICELAND: IT WON'T BE THE BEST PLACE TO LIVE ANYMORE [...] (SBU) Summary: Last year Iceland was rated by the UNDP as the best place to live in the world, but the October collapse of the Icelandic banking system has triggered a full scale financial and currency crisis and delivered a knockout punch for Iceland. Now experts are just beginning to piece [...] | 2008-11-14 07:48:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV IC |
08REYKJAVIK269 | ICELAND: MFA SLASHES BUDGET, WILL REPLACE AMBASSADOR TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Iceland's Foreign Minister has announced a twenty percent reduction in the Ministry's budget for FY 2009. Four Icelandic missions will be closed down and the positions of six Ambassadors, who are retiring, will not be filled. Some Icelandic foreign service staff at overseas posts [...] | 2008-11-14 17:03:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EFIN PREL MARR ODIP IC |
08REYKJAVIK270 | ICELAND REACHES AGREEMENT ON ICESAVE, OPENING DOOR FOR IMF [...] (SBU) The governments of Iceland, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands came to an agreement November 16 on the compensation for deposits held in Icesave accounts, the online savings accounts offered by now-nationalized Landsbanki. The Icelandic government will pay the first EUR 20,000 (25,3 [...] | 2008-11-17 16:30:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV IC |
08REYKJAVIK28 | ICELAND: FOREIGN MINISTER DISMISSES CALLS FOR INDEPENDENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Iceland's Foreign Minister flatly dismissed opposition calls for an independent inquiry into suspected CIA rendition flights through Iceland in a parliamentary session on February 28. The question time discussion was spurred by Icelandic State Television's February 25 broadcas [...] | 2008-02-29 16:54:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL PTER IC |
08REYKJAVIK286 | Iceland: Political parties considering EU membership as [...] (U) Summary: Iceland's economic crisis has radically changed opinions here on the possibility of joining the European Union, and the country's political parties are struggling to adapt. Polls show support for joining the EU and adopting the euro reaching 70 percent, while support for the gov [...] | 2008-12-05 16:28:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EUN IC |
08REYKJAVIK294 | ICELAND: NEW FOREIGN EXCHANGE RULES EASE TRADE AND HELP [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-17 17:28:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV IC |
08REYKJAVIK34 | ICELAND RECOGNIZES KOSOVO'S INDEPENDENCE [...] (U) On March 5, 2008, Iceland recognized the Republic of Kosovo as an independent state. 2. (SBU) Comment: Although the recognition comes almost two weeks after the initial date the Foreign Minister suggested to the Ambassador (see reftel),it falls neither first nor last among the Nordic [...] | 2008-03-05 17:18:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KV IC |
08REYKJAVIK36 | EIGHTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR [...] (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. Hours spent on preparation: - Pol Officer (FS 02) 12 hrs - Pol Assistant 50 hrs - DCM (FE-OC) 1 h [...] | 2008-03-07 12:22:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF IC |
08REYKJAVIK55 | IS ICELANDIC GOVERNMENT DOING ENOUGH TO HALT ECONOMY'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Iceland's economy has recently gone wobbly, with the currency depreciating to a near record low and consumers facing sudden price hikes of near ten percent. In response to inflationary pressures, the Central Bank raised its prime rate 1.25 percent on March 25 to a new record hig [...] | 2008-04-07 17:46:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN IC |
08REYKJAVIK70 | ICELAND WILL SIGN ON TO PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] (SBU) Pol Chief briefly mentioned reftel declaration to Ingibjorg Davidsdottir, Counsellor for Human Rights at the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs on 22 April and followed up with a detailed demarche the next day. Davidsdottir replied that she had spoken with Iceland's UN Mission after [...] | 2008-04-23 19:13:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNGA IC |
08REYKJAVIK71 | ABBAS STOPOVER IN ICELAND: SPECIAL ENVOY APPOINTED, [...] (SBU) Summary: In a short-notice visit, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas overnighted in Iceland April 21-22, meeting with Icelandic President Grimsson and Foreign Minister Gisladottir. At the ceremonial lunch with Grimsson, Abbas lauded the contributions of small states like Icel [...] | 2008-04-23 19:17:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR KPAL KWBG IS XF IC |
08REYKJAVIK93 | ICELAND: PALESTINIAN REFUGEE ADMISSIONS REVEAL DISCORD, [...] (U) Summary: Iceland's recently-announced plan to accept 30 Palestinian refugees has sparked new debate on societal tolerance of immigrants and again revealed deep divisions in the Liberal Party. Meanwhile, the town of Akranes, just outside Reykjavik, is poised to accept the refugees despite [...] | 2008-05-22 16:56:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PGOV PHUM UNHCR KPAL SY IZ IC |
08REYKJAVIK96 | ICELAND: PRESIDENT GRIMSSON RE-ELECTED BY DEFAULT FOR A [...] (SBU) Summary: Icelandic President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson won re-election by default on May 24 after the deadline for candidate registration passed with no challengers announcing. The election, previously scheduled for June 28, has been cancelled; Grimsson will start his fourth, and likely l [...] | 2008-06-02 17:00:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR IC |
08RIGA125 | EMBASSY RIGA SECONDS EMBASSY TIRANA'S SUGGESTED [...] Embassy Riga read with interest Embassy Tirana's reftel cable on improving the Human Rights Report process. Post seconds the concerns and issues raised in the cable--and endorses the pragmatic reforms to the process that were suggested, especially in regards to timelines. We look forward to w [...] | 2008-03-11 10:52:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL LG |
08RIGA211 | LATVIAN RESPONSE ON AVIATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-24 14:41:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD SENV EUN LG |
08RIGA737 | LATVIA: TROUBLING USE OF LEGAL PRESSURE TO SQUELCH [...] (SBU) Summary: With the econmic situation in Latvia becoming more tense, law enforcement agencies are applying hard measures against individuals publicly doubting the stability of banking system or the national currency. A Latvian law, amended after fears of Lat devaluation in 2007, makes it a [...] | 2008-11-28 15:00:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ECON EFIN LG |
08RIODEJANEIRO138 | Brazil Considers Changing Energy Sector Rules [...] (SBU) Brazil is considering changes to its oil sector for the purpose of capturing more revenue from the country's significant newfound "pre-salt" oil reserves. Brazil's National Energy Policy Council will meet later this year to decide how to proceed. Meanwhile, further leasing of offshore exp [...] | 2008-06-05 16:59:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EIND EINV BR |
08RIODEJANEIRO148 | Defense Minister Jobim on Brazilian Military's Role in [...] (U) Summary: During remarks that closed a three-day conference on Strategic Studies at the Brazilian Army Staff School (ECEME) in Rio, Brazilian Minister of Defense Nelson Jobim offered comments on a variety of challenges facing the Brazilian military, and how it is confronting those challeng [...] | 2008-06-17 18:34:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET MARR MASS PGOV PREL BR |
08RIODEJANEIRO159 | BRAZIL ENTREPRENEUR LAUNCHES CHALLENGER TO OIL GIANT [...] (U) Summary. A Brazilian oil company that has yet to drill a single well raised US$4.16 billion in an initial stock offering in mid-June, Brazil's largest public offering to date. The huge success of the IPO for OGX Petroleo e Gas Participoes SA reflects a tide of optimism generated by the re [...] | 2008-06-27 12:20:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EIND EINV BR |
08RIODEJANEIRO165 | AMBASSADOR SOBEL MEETS WITH KEY ENERGY ENTITIES IN RIO [...] (SBU) On June 6 Ambassador Sobel met with the two top executives of the Brazilian Petroleum Institute (IBP),an association representing the 71 energy companies operating in Brazil, and with Petrobras' new International Director, Jorge Luiz Zelada. In both meetings, discussions centered on the [...] | 2008-06-30 16:19:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ENRG PGOV PBTS MARR BR |
08RIODEJANEIRO19 | U.S. OIL COMPANIES ON INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN BRAZIL [...] (SBU) Summary: The US Commercial Service in Rio organized an oil roundtable discussion with US oil companies and Ambassador Sobel on January 8, 2008. The CEOs of Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Devon Energy, Anadarko, and Hess Corporation briefed Ambassador Sobel on the investment climate for foreign [...] | 2008-01-28 16:36:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ENRG PGOV BR |
08RIODEJANEIRO236 | Prominent Brazilians Ponder Foreign Policy Challenges and [...] (U) Summary. The Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI) commemorated its 10th anniversary with a special forum in Rio de Janeiro on September 2, 2008 which featured prominent Brazilian policymakers and academics speaking on the theme of "Challenges to Brazil's Foreign Policy." [...] | 2008-09-05 14:44:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SENV ETRD ECIN BR |
08RIODEJANEIRO280 | BRAZIL, PETROBRAS APPEAR AMBIVALENT ON ECUADOR OIL [...] (U) Jose Sergio Gabrielli, President of Brazil's state-controlled oil and gas company Petrobras, said October 7 that the company would not renegotiate with the Government of Ecuador on its oil production in the country. The statement was made during the inauguration of Petrobras' P-51 platfor [...] | 2008-10-08 17:05:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETTC EPET EINV PREL EC AR NI AO LY IN TZ PK |
08RIODEJANEIRO288 | U/S JEFFERY DISCUSSES OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENTS IN BRAZIL [...] (U) Summary. U/S Jeffery visited Rio de Janeiro on October 2, 2008 as part of his trip to Brazil. Accompanied by WHA PDAS Craig Kelly and Special Energy Advisor Greg Manuel, U/S Jeffery met with representatives from the U.S. oil and gas industry, industry association IBP (Brazilian Institute [...] | 2008-10-16 18:26:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETTC EPET EINV PREL BR |
08RIODEJANEIRO44 | PETROBRAS WINDING DOWN BUSINESS DEALINGS WITH IRAN [...] (SBU) Summary. According to Petrobras, the company will complete all of its existing contractual requirements in Iran later this year. After completion of the Tusan contract, Petrobras does not expect to be further invested in oil and gas activities in Iran. End Summary. 2. (SBU) In 200 [...] | 2008-03-05 09:52:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETTC EPET EINV PREL IR BR |
08RIODEJANEIRO89 | Minister of Industry and Commerce Discusses Possible [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 8, 2008, Brazilian Minister of Industry and Commerce Miguel Jorge and Ambassador Sobel discussed Minister Jorge's upcoming visit to Washington DC for the CEO Forum Meeting at the end of April. Ambassador Sobel stressed the importance of showing concrete results from the [...] | 2008-04-14 14:43:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECIN EINV EAIR CMGT CVIS PGOV PREL BR |
08RIODEJANEIRO91 | BRAZIL'S CHIEF PETROLEUM REGULATOR INADVERTANTLY CONFIRMS [...] (SBU) Summary. Brazil National Petroleum Agency (ANP) Director Haroldo Lima is under fire and, some speculate, may lose his job for confirming what petroleum industry insiders have believed for some time -- that, at a depth of around 4000 meters in the Santos Basin off the coast of Sao Paulo, [...] | 2008-04-15 19:16:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EIND EINV BR |
08RIYADH1094 | WOODS HOLE RESEARCH VESSEL OCEANUS [...] This is an action request. 2. Per reftel A, on 15 July, the Embassy informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of and provided background documentation for the visit of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute's (WHOI) research vessel Oceanus from 5 October to 21 November 2008. In a recent r [...] | 2008-07-16 05:50:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KRVC TPHY EWWT SENV SA |
08RIYADH1160 | SAUDIS PREFER SEPTEMBER FOR CIVILIAN NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) Post formally advised the MFA of the Department's invitation to participate in discussions on civilian nuclear cooperation on July 21 in an urgent diplomatic note. We also conveyed the information to the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST),which functions as the de [...] | 2008-07-28 14:26:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENERG IAEA KNNP SA |
08RIYADH1176 | SAUDI ATTENDANCE AT 63RD UNITED NATIONS GENERAL [...] (SBU) Per reftel A, Post obtained the official Saudi Arabian Government (SAG) delgation list for the 63rd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). No specific dates for arrival or departure are available, nor has SAG provided Post with information regarding the travel of spouses. Post will se [...] | 2008-07-30 14:32:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSEP OTRA OVIP PREL USUN |
08RIYADH1192 | PASSAGE OF INFORMATION ON DESIGNATION OF AL-QAIDA [...] (U) As requested in ref action message, Post has passed ref information on the designation by the UN Security Council 1267 Sanctions Committee of individuals associated with an Al-Qaida affiliated terror group in Algeria to the Saudi government on July 27, 2008. GFOELLER [...] | 2008-08-04 13:46:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC |
08RIYADH1243 | CLIMATE CHANGE: USG NOMINATION FOR CO-CHAIR OF [...] (SBU) Post passed reftel information on the U.S. nomination of Dr. Christopher Field to serve as co-chair of Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to the Saudi foreign ministry on August 11 and will report septel on any substantive response to the information [...] | 2008-08-13 08:44:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KGHG KSCA SENV AORC SA |
08RIYADH1353 | SAUDI CREDIT MARKET TIGHTENS, MAKING FINANCING [...] (SBU) Summary: Saudi Arabia's credit market continues to tighten, driving up the cost of borrowing, thanks in part to high demand for Saudi riyals from regional firms driven out of the tight international credit market and from Saudi banks looking to mitigate the effects of the U.S. subprime m [...] | 2008-09-03 06:46:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV EPET AFIN SA |
08RIYADH1429 | DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND [...] (SBU) On September 14, Econoff delivered reftel demarche on the five Iranian entities and individuals designated as weapons of mass destruction proliferators under E.O. 13382 to Counselor Abdulrahman al-Ahmad of the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Al-Ahmad assured Econoff the points would [...] | 2008-09-21 11:30:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM EFIN KNNP MNUC IR SA |
08RIYADH1450 | SAUDI IAEA SAFEGUARDS AGREEMENT AND REQUEST FOR [...] (SBU) Summary and action request: During a 20 September meeting with the Saudi delegate to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),Dr. Turki Al-Saud, Dr. Turki requested U.S. assistance to arrange a visit to the U.S. by a delegation from the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technolo [...] | 2008-09-24 12:46:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ENRG IAEA KNNP BEXP SA |
08RIYADH1538 | DESIGNATION OF VENEZUELANS DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on September 23 on the three Venezuelan individuals designated under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act. Post will inform the Department of any response we receive. RUNDELL [...] | 2008-10-15 14:56:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN PTER PINR EFIN VE SA |
08RIYADH1808 | PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) In a short phone conversation with Deputy Finance Minister Dr. Hamid al-Baz'y on December 14, Econ Counselor delivered reftel demarche regarding a possible donors conference for Pakistan to be held in early 2009. Econ Counselor also asked Baz'y to comment on press reports to the effect [...] | 2008-12-16 11:37:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN SA PK |
08RIYADH1830 | SAUDI RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON TRADE PROTECTIONISM [...] (SBU) Post delivered the points in reftel demarche to the Saudi Government on December 3. In a December 21 meeting with Deputy Finance Minister Hamad Al-Baz'y, Econ Counselor urged the SAG not to increase tariffs. Al-Baz'y said there was "no discussion" within the SAG about raising existing [...] | 2008-12-21 14:24:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EFIN SA |
08RIYADH1831 | ADDITIONAL SAUDI RESPONSE TO PAKISTAN DONORS [...] (SBU) Econ Counselor sought additional information on ref B demarche from the Saudi government (SAG) in a December 21 meeting with Deputy Economic Minister Hamad Al-Baz'y. Al-Baz'y said that Saudi Arabia has always been a friend of Pakistan and they would likely attend a donors' conference whe [...] | 2008-12-21 14:25:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN EINV SA PK |
08RIYADH573 | FISCAL TRANSPARENCY REPORT FOR SAUDI ARABIA [...] (U) Saudi Arabia's annual budget is publicized through government sources, analyses by local banks, and the local media. Officially-released budget data is timely, but not highly-detailed. Most information is limited to broad sectoral allocations. Officially-available information is typically [...] | 2008-04-06 12:53:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PREL SA |
08RIYADH666 | EU/SWISS POSITIONS ON SAUDI PHRMA PRICING ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary. Econoffs delivered reftel points to Swiss and European Union (EU) officials on April 19. The Swiss Ambassador believes he needs further instructions from the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs in Bern to take additional measures to advocate for the pharmaceutical industry [...] | 2008-04-25 12:37:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV USTR SA EU SZ |
08ROME1044 | ITALY SUPPORT FOR THE NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP [...] (SBU) Post delivered on August 13th ref A points to Counselor Pierfrancesco De Cerchio of the office in Italy,s Foreign Ministry's Economic Bureau, which has the lead on the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) issues, and which will represent Italy at the August 21-22 NSG Plenary in Vienna. Post als [...] | 2008-08-14 13:11:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ETTC IT KNNP PARM PREL |
08ROME105 | ITALY UNDECIDED ON UNHRC GAZA RESOLUTION [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to Italian MFA Deputy Office Director for Israel and Palestine Daniele Bosio and Human Rights Office Director Laura Carpini on January 24. Carpini said Italy was aware of the OIC-Group of Ar [...] | 2008-01-24 13:22:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL IT |
08ROME1051 | CITES/CORAL: ITALY WILL SUPPORT WORKSHOP; ASKS IF CHINA [...] (U) On August 6, Post met with Environment Ministry Nature Protection Directorate Director General Aldo Cosentino to discuss the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) proposal to convene an international workshop on corallium science, management and enforcement in Italy (ref b [...] | 2008-08-18 12:55:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV CITES KSCA ETRD IT |
08ROME1053 | IAEA/CSC: ITALY WILL CONSIDER NUCLEAR LIABILITY CONVENTION [...] (SBU) Summary. Italian Government (GOI) officials have acknowledged the need to "dust off the files" on Italy's ratification of the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage (CSC),which has languished for a decade. They raised CSC ratification in a July 7 meeting with indu [...] | 2008-08-18 15:09:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TRGY ENRG KNNP KSTC IAEA PARM SENV IT |
08ROME1143 | AFGHANISTAN: ITALY STILL SUPPORTIVE OF ANA [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Coordinator for Afghanistan Sergio Mercuri and MFA Political-Military Office Deputy Director Carlo Batori on September 3. Mercuri and Batori both reiterated Italian support fo [...] | 2008-09-12 08:26:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR NATO IT AF |
08ROME1210 | EGYPT CONFERENCE ON PANDEMIC/AVIAN FLU - HEALTH DG [...] (U) On September 4, Post delivered reftel demarche to Welfare/Health Ministry (MOH) International Affairs officer Dr. Gaetano Guglielmi, and MOH Prevention and Infectious Disease expert Dr. Maria Grazia Pompa. Post Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) office also delivered reftel points to MOH V [...] | 2008-09-26 16:38:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AORC EAGR EAID PREL IT |
08ROME1219 | ITALIAN FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO DECREASE 60% IN [...] (SBU) On 23 September, Counselor Massoni of the Italian MFA told Econoff that Italy's foreign assistance in 2009 is expected to decrease by 60% from 2008, dropping to 0.11% of GDP. This is expected to produce, in the year of the Italy's G8 presidency, a sharp reduction in Italy's humanitari [...] | 2008-09-30 16:23:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRS KMCA EAID EFIN PREL |
08ROME1237 | BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSE 050060873- C27J [...] (SBU) Post conducted reftel post-shipment check on license 050060873, concerning aircraft parts for the C-27J. The Italian Ministry of Defense confirmed that the GOI had ordered twelve C-27J aircraft, to be built by Alenia. The Italian MOD told Post it had no documentation concerning the re [...] | 2008-10-07 13:01:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC IT |
08ROME1284 | ITALY SUPPORTS AFGHAN ELECTIONS, PLANS G8 [...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2.(SBU) Poloff delivered Ref A demarche requesting support for the 2009 and 2010 Afghan Elections to Italian MFA Special Envoy for Afghanistan Sergio Mercuri on October 21. Mercuri said that Italy has already contributed Euro 5 million [...] | 2008-10-23 16:27:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IT AF |
08ROME1326 | ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES UNDER THE ITALIAN G8 PRESIDENCY [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff met with key Italian officials to review early ideas and plans for environmental issues under the Italian G8 Presidency, with particular reference to the G8 Environment Ministerial. Key issues discussed include: Mini [...] | 2008-11-03 07:39:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG KGHG EAID EFIN EAGR IT |
08ROME1327 | ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES UNDER THE ITALIAN G8 PRESIDENCY [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff met with key Italian officials to review early ideas and plans for environmental issues under the Italian G8 Presidency, with particular reference to the G8 Environment Ministerial. Key issues discussed include: Mini [...] | 2008-11-03 07:39:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG KGHG EAID EFIN EAGR IT |
08ROME1387 | ITALY/IUU FISHING: INFORMATION REQUESTED FOR PURPOSES OF [...] (SBU) Summary. In response to USG request for information pertaining to the Driftnet Moratorium Protection Act, the Government of Italy (GOI) stresses additional measures that it has taken in 2008 to combat illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing by Italian fishing vessels. Those m [...] | 2008-11-14 07:30:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIS SENV ETRD ICCAT IT |
08ROME1389 | RIO-PLUS-20 CONFERENCE: EU ASKS BRAZIL TO POSTPONE UN [...] (SBU) On 3 November 2008, SCICouns delivered reftel points, regarding Brazilian and South Korean proposals to host a Sustainable Development Summit in 2012 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 1992 "Rio Earth Summit," to Italian Foreign Ministry Environment, Energy and Sustainable Developm [...] | 2008-11-14 15:32:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV AORC PREL EUN IO IT |
08ROME1415 | CLIMATE CHANGE: ITALIAN GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION [...] Sensitive But Unclassified - paragraphs as marked. 2. (SBU) Summary. Since the election of the Berlusconi Government in April, 2008, and in light of Italy's 2009 G8 Presidency, the G8 Sous-Sherpa for Foreign Affairs has taken the Italian lead for the Major Economies process. The European [...] | 2008-11-20 16:13:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG KGHG IT |
08ROME1489 | ITALY PROPOSES (OVERLY?) MODEST ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE [...] (U) Summary: The economic stimulus package the GOI announced on Nov 26 is small compared to its EU neighbors', partly because it believes Italy's financial sector doesn't need much help, but primarily because the government's already high indebtedness precludes a more ambitious program. Cri [...] | 2008-12-09 12:03:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON IT |
08ROME1509 | ITALY SUPPORTS PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE, [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Director for South Asia Giampaolo Cutillo on December 12. Cutillo agreed that the postponement of the Pakistan donors conference was necessary to provide more time for potential donors such as Italy to come up with pledge packages. He agr [...] | 2008-12-12 16:00:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF IT PK |
08ROME1510 | Update on 2009 G8 Environment Ministerial and Related [...] (U) Summary. Italian environment and foreign affairs officials described to visiting StaffDel Williams current plans for G8 and related environmental meetings, leading up to the G8 Environment Ministerial now scheduled for April 22-24, 2009. The StaffDel expressed strong interest in Italy's [...] | 2008-12-14 02:23:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG KGHG OREP EFIN PBTS XV IT |
08ROME1551 | G8 COMMISSIONER BERTOLASO ON SUMMIT LOGISTICS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: G8 Summit Commissioner Guido Bertolaso, Prime Minister Berlusconi's Commissioner in charge of logistics for the July 8-10 2009 Summit at La Maddalena, told the DCM on December 19 that construction of the two hote [...] | 2008-12-22 11:03:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON OTRA OVIP ASEC AORC IT |
08ROME1552 | G8 COMMISSIONER BERTOLASO ON SUMMIT LOGISTICS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: G8 Summit Commissioner Guido Bertolaso, Prime Minister Berlusconi's Commissioner in charge of logistics for the July 8-10 2009 Summit at La Maddalena, told the DCM on December 19 that construction of the two hote [...] | 2008-12-22 11:06:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON OTRA OVIP ASEC AORC IT |
08ROME1577 | INFORMATION ON ITALY'S PLANS TO RETURN TO NUCLEAR ENERGY [...] (U) In response to Ref A questions, post provides the following information. 2. Plans to expand Italy's nuclear power program: (U) The GOI's Economic Development Minister Claudio Scajola (i.e. Italy's de-facto energy minister) announced in May 2008 that Italy planned to return to nuclea [...] | 2008-12-24 13:24:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO IT |
08ROME167 | ITALY TO HOLD ELECTIONS APRIL 13-14 [...] (SBU) President Napolitano dissolved Italy's parliament February 6, triggering new elections set by caretaker PM Prodi and his Council of Ministers for April 13-14. Prodi will remain caretaker PM until a new government is sworn in after the elections, probably in early-to-mid-May. As caretak [...] | 2008-02-06 16:06:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV IT |
08ROME17 | ITALY BRIEFED ON TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR UN SENIOR [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Coordinator for Afghanistan Sergio Mercuri on January 7. Mercuri appreciated the opportunity to review the latest version of the terms of reference/job description and was pleased to find that the Senior Civilian Representative would have t [...] | 2008-01-08 13:24:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IO PREL AF NATO EU IT |
08ROME178 | COESPU AT THE TWO-YEAR MARK: 1,000 PEACEKEEPERS [...] (SBU) Summary: Two years after its inception, the Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units (CoESPU) in Vicenza, Italy, is well on its way to achieving its goal of training 3,000 gendarme/carabinieri-style police officers and trainers by the end of 2010. Since November 2005, Italian Cara [...] | 2008-02-08 16:00:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO MARR MOPS PGOV PREL IT ID NI UP CM IN |
08ROME204 | ITALY: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (SBU) Post has reviewed reftel request for information about critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR) in Italy and has not identified any whose loss would have an immediate, first-order impact on the national security, economic stability, and/or national public health or safety of th [...] | 2008-02-15 15:12:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ECON PTER PREL PGOV ETTC EAID EFIN IT |
08ROME259 | ITALY: COMMISSION ON NARCOTIC DRUGS DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Counternarcotics Officer Enrico Valvo on February 28. He thanked the USG for the information on the U.S. SBIRT and Cannabis resolutions and said he would pass the information to the interagency counternarcotics working group in the Italian [...] | 2008-03-03 13:31:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC SNAR IT |
08ROME261 | ITALY ON UNHRC DRAFT CLIMATE CHANGE RESOLUTION: [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-03 16:06:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KGHG PGOV PREL UNHRC MV IT |
08ROME342 | ITALY/EU: EUROPEAN COUNCIL TERMS BALI "IMPORTANT [...] (SBU) Summary. Italian MFA Minister Andrea Perugini correctly predicted to SCICouns on March 11 that the March 13-14 European Council conclusions would not mention the 25-40% greenhouse gas(GHG) reduction below 1990 levels by 2020 target, and would refer to the "important breakthrough" made at [...] | 2008-03-18 09:21:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG KGHG EUN IT |
08ROME384 | BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: ACHILLE AMERIO, NEW [...] Sensitive but unclassified; not for internet distribution. 2. (U) Italy?s new Ambassador in Damascus, Achille Amerio, reached post at the beginning of March, replacing Francesco Cerulli, who retired. Since 2004, Amerio was Diplomatic Adviser to two consecutive Defense Ministers, Antonio [...] | 2008-03-28 15:56:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PREL SY IT |
08ROME445 | ITALY WANTS COORDINATED ANNOUNCEMENT OF NDRANGHETA [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. Not for internet distribution. 2. (U) This message contains an action request at para 3. 3. (SBU). SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. The Italian MFA informed Charge d'Affaires on April 9 that the GOI welcomes the possibility of a [...] | 2008-04-09 14:50:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IT KCRM SNAR PTER |
08ROME527 | NPT: ITALY APPRECIATES RECEIVING US NPT PREPCOM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-24 15:06:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA |
08ROME786 | ITALY: G-8 HEALTH INITIATIVES DEMARCHE RESPONSE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-23 15:10:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SENV TBIO IT |
08ROME835 | AFGHANISTAN: ITALY RECEPTIVE TO ANA TROOP INCREASE [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Poloff delivered Reftel demarche on July 3 to Italian MFA Deputy Afghanistan Coordinator Paola Munzi and Deputy NATO Office Director Carlo Batori. Munzi said that the Italian government supports the Afghanistan Compact goal [...] | 2008-07-03 13:02:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF |
08ROME841 | ITALY: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MAKTOUM FOUNDATION ENTREPRENEURS [...] (U) In consultation with our constituent posts, below is a suggested list of names for the Maktoum Foundation Entrepreneurs Conference, Ref A. 2. (SBU) Name: Ms. Mona Mohanna Business Address: Via Vallazze 95, 20131 Milano Business Telephone: +39 011 02/ 2664781 Business Fax: +39 [...] | 2008-07-07 07:26:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL IT |
08ROME857 | CIVAIR: ITALY'S ENAC REPRIMANDS SOLFANELLI [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-09 13:58:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR IT |
08ROME954 | DESIGNATION OF MISSION DISASTER RELIEF OFFICER AND [...] (U) Below is the contact information for the Mission Disaster Relief Officer (MDRO) and the MDRO Alternate. The Alternate, as recommended, is an FSN who works closely with the MDRO. 2. (SBU) MDRO Name: Christopher P. Curran (effective 29 August) Title: Economic Officer [...] | 2008-07-30 16:16:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID SOCI IT |
08SANAA1422 | TWO YEMENI BAHA'IS RELEASED FROM JAIL; IRANIAN AND [...] (SBU) The two detained Yemeni Baha'is (reftel) were released on August 19. The four other remaining imprisoned Baha'is, three Iranians and one Iraqi, are still detained in a Sanaa Criminal Investigation Department prison, pending further investigation. No official charges have yet been filed [...] | 2008-08-25 10:31:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KIRF PGOV YM |
08SANAA1441 | POST ASKS ROYG TO NOT DEPORT DETAINED BAHA'IS [...] (SBU) During an August 26 telephone conversation, Post's Legatt office advised the General Prosecutor for the Specialized Courts, Said al-Aqel, against the deportation of the four remaining imprisoned Baha'is. The Legatt office asserted that if deported, the Baha'is, most specifically the Ira [...] | 2008-08-27 13:35:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KIRF PGOV YM |
08SANAA1473 | DEPORTATION STILL FEARED FOR THE BAHA'IS [...] (SBU) As of September 3, the four imprisoned Baha'is (reftel) remain detained and face possible deportation. According to their lawyer, Khaled al-Anisi, the ROYG has now unofficially agreed that they may choose the country to which they will be deported. 2. (SBU) On August 31, the Charge d' [...] | 2008-09-03 14:08:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF PREL KIRF PGOV YM |
08SANAA1521 | ROYG AGREES TO NOT DEPORT BAHA'IS TO IRAN, BUT [...] (SBU) On September 6, the DCM stressed to National Security Bureau (NSB) and Presidential Office Director Ali al-Anisi the importance of not deporting the detained Baha'is to Iran (ref A). Al-Anisi replied that the ROYG would not forcibly deport the detainees to Iran, but insisted that they w [...] | 2008-09-08 13:34:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL KIRF YM |
08SANAA1540 | NO CHANGE ON BAHA'I CASE: DEPORTATION STILL [...] (SBU) Summary: There continues to be no change in the ROYG's position vis a vis the detained Baha'is. The President has officially signed an order calling for the deportation of the four detainees to the country of their choice. UNHCR has still not been granted access to the prisoners, putti [...] | 2008-09-15 13:14:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF KIRF YM |
08SANAA158 | INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT IN SAADA: A QUESTION OF DEFINITION AND STRATEGY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-29 10:53:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PREL PGOV YM |
08SANAA318 | OVERVIEW OF REFUGEES IN YEMEN: A MIXED BAG OF MISERY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-25 12:34:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PREL PGOV YM |
08SANAA320 | OVERVIEW OF REFUGEES IN YEMEN: A MIXED BAG OF MISERY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-26 11:00:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PREL PGOV YM |
08SANJOSE1005 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY LEAVITT'S RETURN VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes Secretary Leavitt and his delegation. Since the Secretary's March 2007 visit, the Arias administration has made progress on key elements of its 2006-2010 agenda, most notably completing requirements to join the U.S.-Central America-Dominican Repu [...] | 2008-12-31 18:00:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO ECON PREL PGOV SOCI OSCI OTRA OVIP CS |
08SANJOSE102 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SUPPORT LEBANON NOW [...] (SBU) On February 5 we delivered reftel demarche to Alejandro Solano-Ortiz, Alternate Director General of the Foreign Policy Department of the MFA. 2. (SBU) Solano-Ortiz indicated the GOCR fully supports the legitimate government of Prime Minister Siniora in Lebanon and will issue statement [...] | 2008-02-07 20:15:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EFIN EINV LE SY CS |
08SANJOSE109 | URGENT MEDEVAC REQUEST: GOCR AGAIN DECLINES [...] (SBU) On February 8 we conveyed Ref A request to Alejandro Solano-Ortiz, the Alternate Director General of the Foreign Policy Office of the MFA. 2. (SBU) After reviewing the request with FM Stagno, Solano-Ortiz informed us that Costa Rica did not have the facilities nor the resources to hon [...] | 2008-02-11 14:31:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CS CU PHUM PM PREF PREL SMIG |
08SANJOSE183 | COSTA RICA COMMITTED TO RESOLUTION ON MALDIVES [...] (SBU) On February 28 we met with Randolf Coto, Coordinator of Foreign Policy at the Foreign Policy Section of the MFA and made him aware of the USG concerns regarding the resolution. We further urged the GOCR to consider alternative approaches 2. (SBU) Coto indicated he would forward those [...] | 2008-03-07 11:42:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG MV PGOV PHUM PREL UNHRC |
08SANJOSE186 | COSTA RICA RECOGNIZES KOSOVO [...] (U) For the record, and further to refs, Post has reconfirmed that the GOCR not only recognized Kosovo, but is keen to be credited for being one of the very first nations to do so. 2. (SBU) On Mar 4 we met with Alejandro Solano-Ortiz, Deputy Director of the Foreign Policy Section of the MFA [...] | 2008-03-07 14:37:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNAUS UNMIK PGOV YI EU CS |
08SANJOSE189 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ETHIOPIA-ERITREA [...] (SBU) On March 4 we delivered reftel talking points to Juan Salas, MFA UNSC desk officer. Salas said he would forward the information to New York since, as a UNSC member, Costa Rica may play a role in decisions made regarding the possible disbanding of INMEE and imposing sanctions. 2. (SBU [...] | 2008-03-11 15:18:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC KPKO CS |
08SANJOSE197 | COSTA RICA: REQUEST FOR DOD HUMANITARIAN AIRLIFT [...] (U) Post requests DoD assistance to provide two helicopters to lift 160,000 pounds of construction materials which will be used to construct five suspension bridges to support indigenous communities in the Talamanca region of Costa Rica. This is an important humanitarian mission, supported by [...] | 2008-03-13 15:35:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MASS PGOV SOCI CS |
08SANJOSE238 | SCENESETTER FOR DAS MADISON VISIT TO COSTA RICA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes DAS Kirsten Madison. Your visit to Costa Rica is timely. We should keep the pressure on the GOCR to pass CAFTA implementation laws, encourage the GOCR to continue its close cooperation on counternarcotics and law enforcement issues, and urge t [...] | 2008-03-31 15:03:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CS ECON ETRD PGOV PREL SNAR |
08SANJOSE257 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: REQUEST TO COSTA RICA TO [...] (SBU) On April 1 we delivered reftel request to Randolf Coto, Acting Deputy Director General of the Foreign Policy Division of the MFA and to Carlos Cordero Madrigal, Director of the Disarmament, Terrorism and Organized Crime section of the MFA. Coto and Cordero thanked us for the information [...] | 2008-04-04 17:35:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PGOV SMIG CS CU |
08SANJOSE275 | DEMARCHE TO REQUEST SUPPORT FOR STRENGTHENED [...] (U) On April 9, we delivered reftel's request to Juan Salas, of the UNSC desk at the Foreign Policy Division of the MFA. 2. (SBU) Salas indicated that as the 1540 Committee Chair, the GOCR supports the strengthened five-year mandate and does not support the Russian draft, in principle. How [...] | 2008-04-11 21:20:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP CS |
08SANJOSE286 | COSTA RICA: TIP UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with ADCM and Poloffs on April 16, Vice Minister Duran painted a mixed picture of the GOCR's anti-TIP efforts. She described new training initiatives for law enforcement personnel, which might reach 500 officials over the next year, and legislative initiatives which [...] | 2008-04-17 22:36:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG CS |
08SANJOSE287 | COSTA RICA: NEW MINISTER OF PUBLIC SECURITY DEL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. President Arias has appointed National Liberation Party legislator Janina Del Vecchio as the new Minister of Public Security. She took office on April 15, replacing Fernando Berrocal, who was dismissed on March 30 after making controversial remarks about possible FARC connectio [...] | 2008-04-17 22:37:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR SNAR CS |
08SANJOSE294 | SCENESETTER FOR AUSTR EISSENSTAT'S VISIT TO COSTA RICA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes AUSTR Everett Eissenstat. His visit to Costa Rica is timely, and will help us keep the pressure on the GOCR to complete CAFTA implementation. The Arias administration remains deeply committed to CAFTA, and is making progress, but slowly. Althou [...] | 2008-04-22 21:48:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CS ECON ETRD PGOV PREL |
08SANJOSE347 | IMPACT OF RISING FOOD PRICES IN COSTA RICA [...] (U) Costa Rica has experienced rising food prices which have had minimal political impact to date. There have been no food shortages, although local price increases have been high as Costa Rica imports 100 percent of its wheat, yellow corn, and soybean consumption; 50 percent of its rice cons [...] | 2008-05-05 15:36:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL CS |
08SANJOSE349 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BURMA'S FLAWED CONSTITUTIONAL [...] This message contains an action request -- please see paragraph 6. 2. Poloff delivered reftel demarche on May 2 to Juan Salas, UN Security Council Desk Officer at the MFA. Salas answered that Costa Rica supports democratic criteria in general and voiced that the situation in Burma involves [...] | 2008-05-05 18:56:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM BM CS |
08SANJOSE389 | COSTA RICA: VP CHINCHILLA ON SECURITY ISSUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On April 29, Charge, DEA Country Attache, ODR Chief and NAS officer met with Vice President (and Minister of Justice) Laura Chinchilla to discuss current and planned bilateral USG security assistance, including the Merida Initiative, to Costa Rica. We also explained the delay [...] | 2008-05-14 14:46:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR SNAR CS |
08SANJOSE400 | COSTA RICAN COAST GUARD RECEIVES MAITENANCE [...] (U) On May 9, a U.S. Coas Guard Mobile Training Team (MTT) completed a wee-long outboard motor maintenance course for 20 Csta Rican Coast Guard (SNGC) personnel at the Paific port city of Puntarenas. The SNGC personnel,from several different stations, received two das of classroom instruction [...] | 2008-05-15 23:58:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR MASS CS SNAR |
08SANJOSE401 | JTF-B HELICOPTERS LIFT 180,000 POUNDS OF BRIDGE [...] (U) On May 14, two JTF-B Blackhawk helicopters completed a humanitarian assistance airlift of 180,000 pounds of suspension bridge material for Costa Rica's indigenous population in the remote and mountainous Talamanca area. The mission began on May 7 and was to conclude in four days, but due [...] | 2008-05-16 00:28:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MASS PGOV SOCI CS |
08SANJOSE406 | COSTA RICAN ASSEMBLY AND MEDIA PLAN DAY OF [...] (SBU) Per reftels, Post contacted media and key community leaders active on Cuban issues to promote the Day of Solidarity observance. Planned activities include the following: -- Four members of the National Assembly will speak for a total of 20 minutes during the May 21 plenary session [...] | 2008-05-16 18:56:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM KPAO PHUM PREL SOCI CU CS |
08SANJOSE410 | COSTA RICA: AUSTR SETS TRUE TIMELINE FOR CAFTA [...] (U) SUMMARY. AUSTR Everett Eissenstat met with GOCR officials on April 24 and discussed several issues surrounding CAFTA-DR implementation status including the shrinking timetable; the need to ensure full CAFTA-DR compliance; remaining substantive issues, including the areas of insurance, intel [...] | 2008-05-17 21:58:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL CS |
08SANJOSE444 | SCENESETTER FOR COMMERCE DAS WALTER BASTIAN'S AND TREASURY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes Commerce DAS Walter Bastian and Treasury DAS Brian O'Neill. Both visit Costa Rica as the effort to implement CAFTA progresses through the final stages of modifying Costa Rican laws to conform to commitments made under CAFTA. The Arias administra [...] | 2008-05-27 21:52:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CS ECON ETRD PGOV PREL |
08SANJOSE45 | GOCR REJECTS COMPLAINT OF AMBASSADOR'S "INTERFERENCE" IN [...] (SBU) The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) and the Foreign Ministry have quietly closed the book on the complaint filed by anti-CAFTA union leaders in August 2007 alleging that Ambassador Langdale "interfered" in the CAFTA ratification referendum (reftel). The complaint was generated by the Am [...] | 2008-01-25 14:35:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CS ETRD OPDC PGOV PREL |
08SANJOSE458 | COSTA RICA TO SUPPORT, NOT COSPONSOR PRISONERS OF [...] (U) On May 22, we delivered the Department's talking points on WHA arguments against the Prisoners of Conscience Declaration (provided by Joseph Rees, Acting DAS, IO Bureau, via email) to the MFA's Chief of Staff Antonio Alarcon and to working-level MFA personnel. 2. (SBU) On May 28, we fol [...] | 2008-05-29 21:37:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN PHUM PREL CS |
08SANJOSE490 | COSTA RICA RESPONSE: TIP DOWNGRADE TO "TIER 2 [...] (SBU) On June 3, we informed Vice Minister of Public Security Ana Duran of Costa Rica's placement on the TIP Tier 2 Watch List, and we highlighted the specific recommendations for Costa Rica. Duran also heads the National Anti-Trafficking Coalition, comprised of government and NGO players. She [...] | 2008-06-10 22:10:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO CS |
08SANJOSE5 | ANOTHER CAFTA REFERENDUM GAMBIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Supreme Election Tribunal (TSE) accepted a petition to collect signatures for another CAFTA-related referendum, this one to ratify the UPOV (Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants) Convention and to approve related legislation. The Convention and legislation [...] | 2008-01-03 22:12:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CS ETRD PGOV PINR PREL SENV |
08SANJOSE516 | COSTA RICA -- 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Embassy is aware of three outstanding cases brought by American business entities and citizens against the Government of Costa Rica (GOCR). Two of these cases (claimants C and E below) are longstanding. Although claimant C is not satisfied with the outcome thus far, due proce [...] | 2008-06-16 19:55:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC EINV SENV KIDE EFIN OPIC PGOV PREL ECON CS |
08SANJOSE541 | SCENESETTER FOR AUSTR EISSENSTAT'S VISIT TO COSTA RICA: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes AUSTR Everett Eissenstat and his team. The Arias administration seems prepared for a final political push on the remaining CAFTA-DR legislation, and sees the AUSTR visit as an essential component of that push. GOCR officials evince confidence abou [...] | 2008-06-23 22:56:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CS ECON ETRD PGOV PREL |
08SANJOSE551 | U.S. ARMY ENGINEERS BUILD COSTA RICAN BRIDGE [...] (U) Following up on an official GOCR request, from June 18-22 five U.S. Army engineers built a Bailey-type metal bridge just south of Quepos, Costa Rica, over the Guabo River. The SOUTHCOM-allocated engineers also re-surveyed bridges and/or bridging sites located throughout the country that h [...] | 2008-06-25 20:50:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MASS PGOV SOCI CS |
08SANJOSE568 | COSTA RICA MFA STATES NO OFFICIAL POSITION YET ON [...] (U) On July 2, we passed the U.S. draft resolution on Zimbabwe, per reftels, to Deyanira Ramirez, MFA UN Officer. She had not seen the text nor had heard it was coming. She promised to review it and respond. 2. (SBU) We asked Ramirez whether Costa Rica had taken a position on the Zimbabwe [...] | 2008-07-02 19:35:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI CS |
08SANJOSE592 | Costa Rica Seeks Support for Rodriguez as IUCN President [...] (U) On June 23, the Costa Rican Foreign Ministry delivered a diplomatic note seeking U.S. support for the candidacy of ex-Minister of Energy and Environment Carlos Manuel Rodriguez Echandi for the Presidency of the Geneva-based International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The el [...] | 2008-07-11 21:56:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ECON PREL CS |
08SANJOSE593 | COSTA RICA - AUSTR VISIT CLEARLY LAYS OUT REMAINING CAFTA [...] (SBU) Visiting Costa Rica June 24-26 at GOCR request, AUSTR Everett Eissenstat told GOCR officials that legislative solutions are required to resolve the state guarantee (insurance) and biodiversity issues. GOCR officials, including President Arias, made equally clear that new legislation at t [...] | 2008-07-11 22:25:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL CS |
08SANJOSE596 | ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL: ENDURING FRIENDSHIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post appreciates Department's and other agency's hard work to secure Merida Initiative funding for Costa Rica. However, we do not/not recommend the purchase of Enduring Friendship (EF) vessels for Costa Rica. We understand there is a short deadline to develop the spending plan [...] | 2008-07-11 22:30:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MASS MCAP PINS SNAR CS |
08SANJOSE610 | COSTA RICA: 63RD UNGA HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AND [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, we confirmed with the MFA that the Costa Rican delegation to the UNGA will include President Oscar Arias and FonMin Bruno Stagno. The two dignitaries will be attending a summit in Brazil and then will arrive in New York on Sept. 21 or 22 (still tentative). The rest [...] | 2008-07-23 21:09:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA CS |
08SANJOSE63 | COSTA RICA FULLY SUPPORTS MERIDA INITIATIVE [...] (U) Despite the extremely short notice, the GOCR sent top technical and law enforcement officials to El Salvador to detail their security requirements at the January 17-18 SICA-sponsored Merida Initiative Validation Meeting. The professional and business-like delegation, led by Vice-Minister [...] | 2008-01-28 23:08:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR SNAR CS |
08SANJOSE631 | COSTA RICA INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN AMERICAS [...] (U) On July 30, we delivered reftel to Antonio Alarcon, FonMin's Chief of Staff, who replied that he would ask President Arias when he returned soon from a state visit to Brazil. 2. (SBU) We understand that Arias will be arriving in New York on September 21 or 22 for the UNGA. Post believe [...] | 2008-07-30 21:56:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD XK XL XM XR XS CS |
08SANJOSE634 | COSTA RICA (FINALLY) CLOSING IN ON CAFTA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CAFTA is nearing the finish line in Costa Rica. Three implementing bills were completed during July. That will bring to eleven the total completed by the legislature , with only two (on amendments and IPR &catch-all8 issues) remaining. The GOCR (and we) are confident these fi [...] | 2008-07-31 21:07:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CS ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL |
08SANJOSE651 | COSTA RICAN PRESIDENT ACCEPTS TRADE SUMMIT [...] (U) Please see Action Requests. paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: President Oscar Arias accepts the USG invitation to attend the Americas Trade Summit scheduled for September 24 in New York (Reftels A and B). In addition, the President requested an entry-into-force event in the US on Septemb [...] | 2008-08-08 14:09:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CS ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL |
08SANJOSE66 | CAFTA IMPLEMENTATION SNAPSHOT AS OF JANUARY 29 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Focused on completing CAFTA implementing legislation, pro-CAFTA National Assembly (Asamblea) party leaders are hopeful regarding the passage of the legislation by the first vote before March 1. Yet, the odds are slim given the realities of the Costa Rican legislative process c [...] | 2008-01-29 18:36:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CS ECON ETRD PGOV PINR PREL |
08SANJOSE674 | TERRORISM FINANCE DESIGNATIONS DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Econoff and Poloff met with Carlos Cordero, Department of Disarmament, Terrorism, and Organized Crime, of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Costa Rica on August 7. Econoff demarched the MFA on several terrorism designations, consisting of both Executive Orders and UN designation [...] | 2008-08-19 22:05:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN UNSC PINR KU IZ SY |
08SANJOSE685 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF IRANIANS UNDER [...] (SBU) On August 19, we delivered Ref A demarche to Carlos Cordero at the MFA's Department of Disarmament, Terrorism and Organized Crime. Cordero promised to follow the usual Costa Rican procedures of alerting Costa Rican intelligence and financial oversight agencies; however, since this is a [...] | 2008-08-21 19:25:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN CS |
08SANJOSE687 | COSTA RICA -- DEMARCHE ON LEADERS, MEETING ON [...] (SBU) During a meeting with FM Bruno Stagno on August 19, Ambassador Cianchette personally invited the GOCR to participate in the September 24 leaders, meeting on trade and prosperity in New York. Stagno stated that the GOCR plan was for President Oscar Arias, Minister of Foreign Trade (COME [...] | 2008-08-22 19:33:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CS ECON EFTA ETRD PGOV PREL UNGA |
08SANJOSE695 | COSTA RICA GRANTS REFUGEE STATUS TO CHERE LYN TOMAYKO; MAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an unprecedented move that may have long term repercussions, Minister of Public Security Del Vecchio granted U.S. fugitive, Chere Lyn Tomayko, refugee status on July 23, thereby halting her extradition to the U.S. Tomayko, wanted in Texas to answer to international child abdu [...] | 2008-08-26 21:10:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC ASEC PREL PGOV PREF PHUM CS |
08SANJOSE702 | TFGG01 - GEORGIA - URGENT DEMARCHE REQUEST ON [...] (SBU) As conveyed via Ref Telcon, DCM spoke with Costa Rica MFA Chief of Staff Antonio Alarcon early morning on August 28, ad after consulting with FM Stagno, Alarcon confimed that Costa Rica would stand with US and rejec/condemn Russia's decision to recognize the de facto governments of Abk [...] | 2008-08-29 12:41:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL |
08SANJOSE713 | PRESIDENT AND FONMIN ITINERARIES: SEPTEMBER UNGA [...] (SBU) Post has been informed via the GOCR Embassy in Washington that President Arias and his delegation will attend the "Interamerican Forum for Peace" at the OAS on September 23, then will join FonMin Stagno at the 63rd UNGA that same afternoon in NY. The itineraries for Arias, Stagno, and t [...] | 2008-09-03 20:45:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA OAS CS |
08SANJOSE72 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: HCOC ANNUAL DECLARATION [...] (SBU) On January 29, we delivered the "nil" form to MFA Carlos Cordero Madrigal, Director of the Disarmament, Terrorism, and Organized Crime Section of the MFA, as Costa Rica does not have a space launch vehicle/ballistic missile program. 2. (SBU) Cordero told us the GOCR would submit the H [...] | 2008-01-30 16:46:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CS MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA |
08SANJOSE745 | SUPREME COURT RULING DELAYS CAFTA IMPLEMENTATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Costa Rican Supreme Court has thrown up one more obstacle to CAFTA, ruling that one section of the final CAFTA implementation bill (on IPR and biodiversity issues) was unconstitutional. The Constitutional Chamber (Sala IV) held that the GOCR should have consulted with Cost [...] | 2008-09-12 23:49:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CS ECON ETRD PGOV PINR PREL |
08SANJOSE774 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY GUTIERREZ,S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes Secretary Gutierrez, the first USG cabinet-level official to visit Costa Rica since HHS Secretary Leavitt in March 2007. Secretary Gutierrez,s visit comes as the Arias administration is into its third year, feeling embattled by challenges on CAF [...] | 2008-09-25 23:26:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CS ECON ETRD OVIP PGOV PINR PREL |
08SANJOSE800 | COSTA RICA: MEDRETE TREATS NEARLY 1000 PATIENTS IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: On 25-27 September 2008, Honduran-based Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-B) and Costa Rican medical personnel conducted a Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRETE) in Costa Rica's remote Punta Burica region on the south eastern border with Panama. The Embassy coordinated the event [...] | 2008-10-07 17:21:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM MASS SOCI CS |
08SANJOSE827 | SECRETARY GUTIERREZ'S MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENT ARIAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In two meetings held in the presidential office complex on September 30, President Oscar Arias and Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, joined by senior staff, discussed a wide range of political and trade issues centered on Costa Rican entry into CAFTA. Arias emphasized the p [...] | 2008-10-17 20:33:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD OVIP PGOV PINR PREL CS |
08SANJOSE855 | COSTA RICA - NOMINATION FOR SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR [...] (U) Embassy San Jose is pleased to nominate Mariliana Morales Berros for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage, per reftel. ------------ NOMINEE DATA ------------ 2. (U) Nominee: Mariliana Morales Berros. 3. (U) Title and Institution: Founder and Executive Director [...] | 2008-10-30 15:22:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KWMN PHUM KPAO CS |
08SANJOSE859 | COSTA RICA: PLENTIFUL WATER, POOR MANAGEMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: A rain-rich climatic regime supplies Costa Rica with more than enough water. However, the growing threat of contamination and chronic underinvestment in infrastructure threatens potable water resources, and undermines Costa Rica's "clean and green" international image. Urban exp [...] | 2008-10-31 12:50:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD OVIP PGOV PINR PREL CS SENV |
08SANJOSE87 | BILATERAL COMMISSION WITH NICARAGUA ON HOLD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Per Ref B, Costa Rica and Nicaragua had agreed, at least in principle, to resume "binational commission" meetings as a tool to resolve long-standing bilateral disputes. At meetings between President Ortega and President Arias in Managua last August and in San Jose in November, [...] | 2008-02-01 19:59:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR CS NU |
08SANJOSE901 | COSTA RICA: AMERICAN BUSINESS LEADERS ASSIST GOCR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: From October 22-23, Poloff and RSO visited the Quepos/Manuel Antonio area, a busy tourist area located about three hours from San Jose on the central Pacific coast of Costa Rica, to discuss security issues with local U.S. investors and government officials. The RSO spoke with U. [...] | 2008-11-18 23:20:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR ASEC SNAR CONS CS |
08SANJOSE902 | COSTA RICA: AMERICAN BUSINESS LEADERS ASSIST GOCR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: From October 22-23, Poloff and RSO visited the Quepos/Manuel Antonio area, a busy tourist area located about three hours from San Jose on the central Pacific coast of Costa Rica, to discuss security issues with local U.S. investors and government officials. The RSO spoke with U. [...] | 2008-11-19 15:05:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR ASEC SNAR CONS CS |
08SANJOSE925 | GOCR FEARS THAT LAX ECUADOR VISA POLICY IS FUELING [...] (SBU) This is the unclassified version of San Jose 882, being transmitted at the request of the Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center (HSTC). ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) GOCR Immigration officials who traveled to Ecuador in October reported that approximately 10,000 Chinese had e [...] | 2008-11-26 17:33:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER ASEC CVIS KCRM KFRD EC KTIP CS |
08SANJOSE937 | COSTA RICA: OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] (SBU) We delivered Ref A on November 26 to MFA Deputy Director of Foreign Policy Alejandro Solano. On December 1, Solano informed us that Costa Rica typically supported these resolutions, while always seeking balanced language and balanced responsibilities on behalf of the parties. He admitt [...] | 2008-12-02 14:43:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA XF CS |
08SANJOSE947 | COSTA RICA: FIRST U.S. NAVY OFFICIAL SHIP VISIT IN [...] (SBU) From November 19-22, the USS Underwood (FFG-36) visited the Pacific coast port of Golfito, making the first official port call by a USN warship to Costa Rica in nine years. The Ambassador led an Embassy-supported VIP visit to the ship on November 21, which included members of the nation [...] | 2008-12-04 22:08:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV MASS SOCI CS |
08SANJOSE958 | COSTA RICA CONFIRMS DELEGATION FOR PATHWAYS TO [...] (U) The Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Foreign Trade for the GOCR confirmed the following attendees for the Pathways to Prosperity meeting in Panama on December 10 (Ref A): -- Minster of the Presidency Rodrigo Arias -- Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Stagno -- Minister of Foreign ( [...] | 2008-12-09 20:48:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CS ECON ETRD OVIP PGOV PREL |
08SANODOMINGO1611 | ELECRICITY GENERATORS PREDICT A DARK DECEMBER IN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-17 20:39:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EINV DR |
08SANSALVADOR1051 | U.S. FIRMS PROTEST NEW TELECOM TAX [...] (U) SUMMARY. U.S. phone companies are contesting a four-cent-per-minute tax on incoming international phone calls to El Salvador. The measure aims to raise $80 million per year in revenues to help pay for transportation and energy subsidies. The tax was quickly amended to change the method fo [...] | 2008-09-03 19:28:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS ITU ES |
08SANSALVADOR1053 | EL SALVADOR: SEPTEMBER 24 LEADERS' MEETING ON TRADE AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-03 22:00:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PREL ES |
08SANSALVADOR1079 | EL SALVADOR: COMMUNIQUE FOR SEPTEMBER 24 GROWTH AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-16 22:10:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PREL ES |
08SANSALVADOR1083 | EL SALVADOR APPROVES DATA EXCLUSIVITY REGULATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. El Salvador has passed long-awaited regulations on data protection and data exclusivity, one of their last major outstanding CAFTA-DR commitments. According to a leading intellectual property lawyer, the regulations were an important step forward for intellectual property, final [...] | 2008-09-18 20:15:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV KIPR ES |
08SANSALVADOR1084 | SALVADORAN BANKING SECTOR PREPARED FOR "NORMAL CATASTROPHE" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. According to Carlos Caceres, Executive Director of the Salvadoran Banking Association (ABANSA),the Salvadoran banking sector anticipates a 7% drop in deposits preceding the 2009 elections, comparable to the drop before the 2005 Presidential election. The banking sector is prep [...] | 2008-09-18 20:15:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV ES |
08SANSALVADOR1092 | GOES RESPONDS FAVORABLY TO CD GOALS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-19 17:29:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA ES |
08SANSALVADOR1140 | ELECTRICITY SECTOR LIQUIDITY CRISIS DRAGS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Electricity companies are continuing to warn of potential blackouts if the GOES fails to find a durable solution to address liquidity problems caused by unpaid energy subsidies. U.S.-owned electricity distributor AES asked the GOES to pay $12.3 million by September 22 and $19 m [...] | 2008-09-26 22:15:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET ENRG EINV ES |
08SANSALVADOR1157 | EL SALVADOR RESPONDS FAVORABLY TO DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-03 21:23:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM CDG PREL UNGA ES |
08SANSALVADOR1158 | EL SALVADOR'S 2009 ELECTIONS: THE NUTS AND BOLTS [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 18, 2009, El Salvador will hold elections for its 84 Legislative Assembly seats, 20 Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) deputies, and 262 municipalities (262 mayors, each with its corresponding municipal council, the size of which varies by population). Presidentia [...] | 2008-10-03 21:42:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ES |
08SANSALVADOR1181 | GOES WILL CONSIDER UNSCR 1835 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-14 16:32:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP IR MNUC PARM ES |
08SANSALVADOR1182 | GOES FAVORS DRAFT RESOLUTION ON COMPLIANCE WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-14 16:32:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM CDG PREL UNGA ES |
08SANSALVADOR1183 | GOES SUGGESTS MULTILATERAL RELIEF EFFORTS FOR CUBA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-14 16:32:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL CU ES |
08SANSALVADOR1188 | DELIVERED NPT NON-PAPER; GOES SUPPORTS WORKSHOP [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-15 23:05:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EG ENRG IS KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA ES |
08SANSALVADOR1214 | VENEZUELAN EMBASSY REQUESTS AVILA STOP CRITICIZING [...] (SBU) Summary: The Venezuelan Charge recently requested that (pro-U.S., center-right) ARENA presidential candidate Rodrigo Avila stop criticizing Chavez and the Venezuelan regime as part of his campaign efforts. The BRV has taken an active interest in the upcoming elections. The request is n [...] | 2008-10-24 17:46:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ES VZ |
08SANSALVADOR1230 | CHAVEZ TO MISS IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT; CITES [...] (SBU) Summary: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced October 25 that he will not attend Ibero-American Summit because El Salvador could not guarantee his safety. President Saca publicly discounted Chavez,s claims saying that he had guaranteed the safety of all attendees. Saca said Chave [...] | 2008-10-29 14:19:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ES VZ |
08SANSALVADOR1243 | EL SALVADOR'S NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN [...] (U) Embassy San Salvador is pleased to nominate Carmen Cordova for the 2009 Secretary's award for international women of courage, per reftel. 2, (U) Nominee: Maria del Carmen Cordova Mejia 3. (SBU) Date of Birth: September 12, 1967 4. (U) Citizenship: Salvadoran 5. (U) Title and [...] | 2008-10-31 15:39:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM ES |
08SANSALVADOR1265 | FORMER BANKING ASSOCIATION DIRECTOR FORECASTS DIFFICULT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Former banking association director Claudio De Rosa expressed confidence in the banking sector but forecasted a long and difficult two years ahead for the Salvadorian economy. He encouraged the government and Central Bank to seek contingency credit from the International Moneta [...] | 2008-11-10 15:27:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EINV ES |
08SANSALVADOR1332 | EL SALVADOR UNSURE HOW TO PAY DECEMBER SHORT-TERM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Ministry of Finance is unsure how to pay $80 million in short-term government debt on December 15. The Ministry had planned on $200 million in funds from the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI),but was informed in late November that CABEI could only provi [...] | 2008-12-03 15:14:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV ECON ES |
08SANSALVADOR1333 | PORT DEVELOPMENT DELAYED AS CONSTRUCTION OF LA UNION PORT NEARS COMPLETION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-03 15:38:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ES EWWT |
08SANSALVADOR1382 | FOMILENIO APPOINTS NEW PERMANENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary. The FOMILENIO Board of Directors December 10 selected interim Executive Director Jose Angel Quiros as the new permanent Executive Director for the Salvadoran Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact implementing organization. Quiros has broad experience in road constructi [...] | 2008-12-18 20:26:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KMCA EAID ECON ES |
08SANSALVADOR1386 | FOMILENIO APPOINTS NEW PERMANENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary. The FOMILENIO Board of Directors December 10 selected interim Executive Director Jose Angel Quiros as the new permanent Executive Director for the Salvadoran Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact implementing entity. Quiros has broad experience in road construction an [...] | 2008-12-19 17:04:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KMCA EAID ECON ES |
08SANSALVADOR1387 | EL SALVADOR ASSESSING U.S. PROPOSAL ON UN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-19 18:03:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA ES |
08SANSALVADOR1392 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES IDB LOAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. El Salvador's National Assembly approved on December 18 a $500 million Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) loan, the country's first new international debt since the March 2006 legislative elections. Separately, the IDB approved a $400 million credit line to the Central Bank, [...] | 2008-12-19 21:20:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV PREL IDB ES |
08SANSALVADOR1394 | BANKS AGREE TO ROLLOVER GOES DEBT FOR ONE MORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Private banks, including Citibank and Banco Agricola, agreed to rollover the Government of El Salvador's (GOES) December short-term debt for one month, preventing a potential government default. While the banks are unwilling to rollover debt past the January legislative electi [...] | 2008-12-19 22:10:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV ECON ES |
08SANSALVADOR1403 | ELECTRICITY SUBSIDIES EXTENDED FOR ONE MONTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The GOES agreed on December 18 to pay electric companies $15.7 million (covering one month of electricity subsidies) in order to maintain subsidized electricity rates through January 11, 2009. Again, state-owned generation company (CEL) had to pay the subsidy. Energy and subs [...] | 2008-12-23 22:33:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET EINV ES |
08SANSALVADOR185 | WTO DEMARCHE - U.S./EC TAFT GOODS PROPOSAL [...] (U) SUMMARY. Deputy Econ Counselor and European Union Head of Mission Wouter Wilton jointly delivered reftel demarche to Francisco Lima, El Salvador's Ambassador to the WTO, on February 13. Lima was accompanied by staff from the Ministry of Economy's CAFTA-DR office. Lima also raised El Salva [...] | 2008-02-15 14:23:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON WTRO ES |
08SANSALVADOR186 | EL SALVADOR CLOSE TO IMPLEMENTING DATA EXCLUSIVITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Nearly two years after ratifying CAFTA-DR, the Government of El Salvador is close to implementing "data exclusivity" intellectual property right regulations. The government has concluded its consultations, the Ministry of Health is finalizing the regulations for President Saca' [...] | 2008-02-15 14:23:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR PREL ES |
08SANSALVADOR187 | SALVADORAN BANKS "VOLUNTARILY" REDUCE CREDIT CARD [...] (U) SUMMARY. ABANSA, the Salvadoran banking association, announced February 11 that Salvadoran banks had "voluntarily" lowered the maximum interest rate for credit cards from 49 percent to 39 percent. The announcement concluded nearly two months of intense negotiation between the banking sect [...] | 2008-02-15 14:24:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON ES |
08SANSALVADOR229 | EL SALVADOR NOTIFIED OF SATELLITE ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) On February 21, Poloff delivered reftel notification to Ambassador Guillermo Melendez, MFA Director General for Foreign Policy. Notification was accepted without comment. Post will pass on any substantive response received. GLAZER [...] | 2008-02-22 22:30:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ES PARM TSPA NASA |
08SANSALVADOR26 | EL SALVADOR TO SUPPORT PROSPER CANDIDACY FOR CERD [...] (SBU) During a January 9 conversation, Egriselda Gonzalez, Foreign Ministry Candidacies Desk Officer, confirmed to Poloff that El Salvador would support Ambassador Prosper's candidacy for the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. She added that a dipnote on the subject was [...] | 2008-01-09 19:33:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ES PHUM UNGA |
08SANSALVADOR316 | EL SALVADOR: 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) The following is post's response to Reftel. The text directly tracks reftel Paragraph 27-30 and relevant subsections. 2. (SBU) Responses to checklist items follow. Note internal paragraph numbering. --------------------------------------------- --------- Paragraph 27 - Overview of ac [...] | 2008-03-13 21:51:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ES |
08SANSALVADOR343 | NO SURPRISES AS AVILA WINS ARENA NOMINATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 15, the National Republican Alliance Party (ARENA) selected Rodrigo Avila as its presidential candidate for the 2009 election. Avila's selection had been widely anticipated, but his landslide win did little to mollify critics who claimed that the process was less than fa [...] | 2008-03-18 22:37:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ES KDEM |
08SANSALVADOR400 | EL SALVADOR: MERIDA BRIEFINGS DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel information to Foreign Affairs Vice-Minister Eduardo Calix, MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Guillermo Melendez, Minister of Public Security and Justice Rene Figueroa, Attorney General Felix Safie, and National Civilian Police (PNC) Director Francisco Rovir [...] | 2008-04-03 18:19:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ES PINS PTER SNAR |
08SANSALVADOR429 | BLOCKBUSTER CLOSES, BLAMES PIRACY [...] (SBU) El Salvador's Blockbuster Video franchise closed in March, blaming increased optical disc piracy for its financial woes. The local franchisee claimed a government policy of not targeting the small street vendors has caused an increase in pirated goods, especially in upper and middle inco [...] | 2008-04-09 18:07:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV KIPR ES |
08SANSALVADOR530 | El SALVADOR: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY [...] (U) Per reftel A tasker, Post's responses on the impact of rising food prices are categorized below. Demand ------ 2. (U) The main staples of the population are small red kidney beans, white corn tortillas, and, to a lesser extent, rice. Wheat is used in the production of artisan brea [...] | 2008-05-02 21:44:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV ES |
08SANSALVADOR601 | EL SALVADOR: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN [...] (U) This cable is an update to Reftel B. 2. (SBU) Post confirms that we placed the Op-Ed provided by the Department under the Ambassador's signature in the leading Salvadoran Daily, El Diario de Hoy, on May 21. In addition, the Mission has placed material on Cuban Solidarity Day on the Emb [...] | 2008-05-21 20:08:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL PHUM CU ES |
08SANSALVADOR614 | EL SALVADOR WILL CO-SPONSOR PRISONERS OF [...] (U) The cable is an update to Reftel A. 2. (SBU) Ambassador Jose Roberto Mejia Trabanino, Global Issues Coordinator at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, confirmed to Poloff May 23 that El Salvador would co-sponsor the US-EU Declaration on Prisoners of Conscience. Mejia Trabanino added that [...] | 2008-05-23 21:30:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ES EUN PHUM |
08SANSALVADOR738 | FMLN CRITICIZES SALVADORAN ELECTORAL SYSTEM [...] (U) Summary: The Farabundo Marti Front for the National Liberation (FMLN) hosted representatives from the diplomatic community to hear its perspective and analysis ahead of the 2009 legislative and presidential elections. The FMLN criticized the government's failure to carry out OAS recommend [...] | 2008-06-20 21:45:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ES |
08SANSALVADOR796 | BLUE LANTERN 050097338 [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, Emboffs June 5 visited the main office of Tiros Cobra. We met with his General Manager Yanira Elizabeth de Melara. She was very knowledgeable about the company. Though unable to immediately locate some of the company records, she provided them to us the [...] | 2008-07-02 18:08:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC ES |
08SANSALVADOR80 | ES INVESTMENT CLIMATE: SLIP SLIDING AWAY? [...] (SBU) Summary. In a January 23 meeting with Presidencia Secretario Tecnico (President Saca,s Chief of Staff) Eduardo SIPDIS Ayala Grimaldi, the Ambassador warned the Saca Administration that its recent actions to curry popular approval were hurting its investment climate. Saca,s promise th [...] | 2008-01-28 22:46:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EFIN ECON EINV |
08SANSALVADOR830 | MINISTER OF ECONOMY REVIEWS CAFTA, BILATERAL ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary. Minister of Economy Yolanda de Gavidia and the Ministry of Economy's (MINEC) senior leadership team discussed CAFTA-DR and bilateral issues from mining to telecommunications with EconCouns on June 20. De Gavidia pushed for efforts to "keep CAFTA-DR alive" and requested U.S. assi [...] | 2008-07-11 17:16:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON ES |
08SANSALVADOR844 | FMLN ANNOUNCES PROPOSALS TO ADDRESS FOOD CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary. The leftist opposition FLMN presented a $450 million legislative package on July 9 to address the food crisis in El Salvador. Their proposals claim to promote increased agricultural production, return unproductive land to use, provide subsidies to the poor, redefine social progr [...] | 2008-07-15 15:10:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON SOCI ES |
08SANSALVADOR861 | EL SALVADOR SEEKS DEBT RESTRUCTURING LOAN, NEW TAX [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. According to a senior Ministry of Finance official, the Government of El Salvador (GOES) is privately pursuing $1.2 billion in new World Bank loans to restructure existing debt, prevent a fiscal crisis in 2011, and free new money for social spending. The Ministry of Finance is a [...] | 2008-07-18 13:57:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV IBRD ES |
08SANSALVADOR862 | NEW MINISTER OF ECONOMY FOCUSED ON DOMESTIC ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary. New Minister of Economy Ricardo Esmahan D'Aubuisson plans to focus primarily on domestic issues, including small and medium enterprise development, energy, and hydrocarbons during his year in office. He does not plan to play an active role in treaty negotiations with the Europea [...] | 2008-07-18 13:59:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PINR ETRD ES |
08SANSALVADOR909 | PRESIDENT SACA AVAILABLE FOR AMERICAS TRADE SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-30 19:59:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PREL ES |
08SANTIAGO1009 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR COMBAT [...] (U) 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 Army officer who has been nominated to participate in U.S. [...] | 2008-11-14 18:11:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO1023 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR JOINT [...] (U) 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 Army officer who has been nominated to participate in U.S. [...] | 2008-11-21 20:09:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO1036 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR BASIC [...] (U) 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 Army officer who has been nominated to participate in U.S. [...] | 2008-11-28 14:46:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO1043 | CHILE: NO CHANGES LIKELY IN ISRAEL/PALESTINE UNGA [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered ref A demarche Nov. 24 to Patricio Powell, Acting Head of the MFA's Multilateral Affairs Department. Powell promised to examine the issue closely and to forward the points to the MFA's Middle East desk and the Chilean Mission to the UN. However, Powell held out no hope [...] | 2008-11-28 19:47:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA IS PA CI |
08SANTIAGO1044 | CHILE: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS WEEK OF NOVEMBER 24 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This continues a series of regular updates on major developments in Chile's economy since the acceleration of global financial turmoil. By week's end, November 28, copper prices hit a three-year low and the exchange rate and stock market recovered some lost ground. Chile's sta [...] | 2008-12-01 10:32:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI |
08SANTIAGO1045 | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: DIRECON DG FURCHE PLEDGES GOC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Simons met with Director General Furche, November 25, to press for progress on implementation of Chile's intellectual property rights (IPR) commitments under the U.S. - Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Furche claimed Chile was making progress and cited three laws cu [...] | 2008-12-01 14:11:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR PREL CI |
08SANTIAGO1054 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR COUNTER [...] (U) 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 Police officers who have been nominated to participate in [...] | 2008-12-03 19:13:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO1061 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MEEKS [...] (SBU) The Embassy looks forward to your visit to Santiago, which will be seen as supporting our shared vision of strong democratic institutions; market-based, trade-oriented economies; and solid cooperation on issues ranging from energy to education to defense. You will be arriving in Chile si [...] | 2008-12-05 12:17:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG CI |
08SANTIAGO1084 | CHILE: EPOL REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR BCBP RISK [...] (U) 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 Police officers who have been nominated for U.S. funded tr [...] | 2008-12-11 18:42:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO1085 | UNASUR AGENDA: REPORT ON BOLIVIAN KILLINGS, [...] (U) On December 16, leaders from the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) will meet in Bahia de Salvador, Brazil on the margins of the MERCOSUR meeting in the same city. Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, acting in her capacity as UNASUR President Pro Tempore, will chair the meeting. [...] | 2008-12-11 18:44:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER MARR CI BL BR |
08SANTIAGO1087 | CHILEAN ENERGY MINISTER TOKMAN OUTLINES SOLAR [...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 10 meeting with the Ambassador, Energy Minister Marcelo Tokman reviewed Chile's progress in moving ahead on renewable energy projects. Recognizing the difficulty of launching any commercial-sized solar generation project without government incentive, Tokman indicat [...] | 2008-12-11 20:09:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP KGHG SENV TRGY CI ECON PGOV |
08SANTIAGO1088 | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: MEMBERS OF CONGRESS PLEDGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador and Embassy officials met with several members of Chile's Congress, December 2, to press for progress on implementation of Chile's intellectual property rights (IPR) commitments under the U.S. - Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The Senate Economic Committee took [...] | 2008-12-12 11:15:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR PREL CI |
08SANTIAGO1094 | CHILE'S PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS JOCKEY FOR POSITION [...] (SBU) Summary: Ricardo Lagos's recent announcement that he will not be running for president for the ruling center-left Concertacion coalition has shifted the scenario for presidential hopefuls. While the Christian Democrats (DC) and the Radical Social Democrats (PRSD) have their candidates [...] | 2008-12-12 18:49:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CI |
08SANTIAGO1096 | Chile's New Action Plan on Climate Change [...] (SBU) Summary: President Michelle Bachelet announced December 4th a National Action Plan on Climate Change, the culmination of a three-year process conducted by the National Commission for the Environment (CONAMA). The plan is divided into three categories: adapting to the effects of climate c [...] | 2008-12-15 12:21:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SENV ENRG PGOV CI TRGY |
08SANTIAGO1117 | CODEL MEEKS: PRAISE FOR "CHILEAN WAY;" EXCELLENT [...] (SBU) Visiting CODEL Meeks emphasized to Acting President Perez Yoma that Chile's success in reducing poverty, establishing democratic institutions, and committing to open trade policies was much appreciated in the U.S., and that its policy choices are worthy of emulation. Chairman Meeks was c [...] | 2008-12-18 19:46:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PGOV PREF CI |
08SANTIAGO1124 | CODEL MEEKS HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF U.S.-CHILE FTA WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Representatives Meeks, Ryan, and Hinojosa underlined the success of the U.S. - Chile Free Trade Agreement to Chile's de facto trade minister. DG Furche echoed their assessment, noting the positive impact of the FTA on Chile. He cited many signs of the benefits of free trade to [...] | 2008-12-19 18:34:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI |
08SANTIAGO1135 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR F-16 [...] (U) 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 Air Force officers who have been nominated to participate [...] | 2008-12-23 10:19:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO1139 | CHILE'S TRANSANTIAGO: SEARCHING FOR CONSENSUS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Transportation Minister Rene Cortazar December 17 to request an update on Transantiago. Cortazar explained the latest improvements in the capital city's public transportation system. The GOC is working with the Congress to reach an agreement on funding T [...] | 2008-12-23 19:04:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELTN ETRD EINV PGOV PREL CI |
08SANTIAGO1140 | CHILE: INFORMATION ON PLANS TO PURSUE NUCLEAR ENERGY FOR [...] (U) The following is a response to STATE 127423. This is Post's report on in-country developments regarding civil nuclear energy, as requested by the Civil Nuclear Energy Working Group of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee of the International Trade Administration in the U.S., Departme [...] | 2008-12-23 19:43:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI |
08SANTIAGO1144 | CHILE'S NEW MINISTER OF LABOR HITS THE GROUND RUNNING [...] Summary: Maintaining political equilibrium in her cabinet, President Bachelet chose Claudia Serrano, a Socialist (PS) from the "New Left" faction, as Chile's new Labor Minister. Former Minister Osvaldo Andrade stepped down on December 10 to pursue a parliamentary position in next year's elec [...] | 2008-12-24 16:15:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB SOCI ECON CI |
08SANTIAGO1146 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ADVANCED [...] (U) 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 military officers who have been nominated to participate i [...] | 2008-12-24 16:32:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO1148 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR STRATEGY [...] (U) 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 Air Force officer who has been nominated to participate in [...] | 2008-12-24 16:34:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO1149 | EIGHTEEN YEARS LATER, PINOCHET-ERA HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although General Augusto Pinochet stepped down as President in 1990 and died two years ago, Chile continues to struggle with his legacy. Successive Concertacion governments were cautious about launching investigations into abuses committed under Pinochet's rule, and Chile's j [...] | 2008-12-24 16:34:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV XR |
08SANTIAGO167 | CHILE: POST RECOMMENDS CHILE REMAIN ON PRIORITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Post recommends Chile remain on the Special 301 Priority Watch List (PWL) in 2008. In January 2007, Chile was placed on the PWL following an Out-of-Cycle Review (OCR) and it remained there for all of 2007. The GOC does not like being on the PWL, and the stick has provided moti [...] | 2008-02-21 15:13:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD PREL PGOV CI |
08SANTIAGO28 | AMBASSADOR REVIEWS ECONOMIC THEMES WITH NOBEL PRIZE WINNER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador hosted Dr. Robert Solow -- 1987 Economics Nobel Prize winner -- and Central Bank President Jose De Gregorio at the residence on January 8 to discuss economic issues in Chile. The conversation focused largely on the distinctive elements that make Chile and its econ [...] | 2008-01-11 11:28:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV CI |
08SANTIAGO290 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR MANAGING [...] (U) 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 personnel who have been nominated for U.S. funded training [...] | 2008-04-01 19:51:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO297 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) 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 personnel who have been nominated for U.S. funded training [...] | 2008-04-03 20:12:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO298 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR SURFACE [...] (U) 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 Navy officer who has been nominated for U.S. funded traini [...] | 2008-04-03 20:13:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO304 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) 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 Army officer who has been nominated for U.S. funded traini [...] | 2008-04-04 19:17:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO305 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) 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 Army officer who has been nominated for U.S. funded traini [...] | 2008-04-04 19:39:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO306 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR COMMAND [...] (U) 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 Army officer who has been nominated for U.S. funded traini [...] | 2008-04-04 19:40:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO314 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) 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 Army officer who has been nominated for U.S. funded traini [...] | 2008-04-09 11:57:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO323 | AMBASSADOR SWING'S VISIT TO CHILE IN SUPPORT OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador William Swing visited Santiago April 1 to seek GOC support for his candidacy for Director General (DG) of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). He met with Minister of Interior Perez Yoma, senior officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the local I [...] | 2008-04-10 16:38:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREF PREL PGOV IO PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO329 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ADVANCED [...] (U) 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 Navy officers who have been nominated for U.S. funded trai [...] | 2008-04-11 19:54:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO340 | CHILE: RSO REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR SMALL ARMS [...] (U) 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 Investigative Police officers who have been nominated for [...] | 2008-04-15 20:43:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO384 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR BOARDING [...] (U) 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 Navy officer who has been nominated for U.S. funded traini [...] | 2008-04-28 20:53:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO385 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. [...] (U) 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 Navy officer who has been nominated for U.S. funded traini [...] | 2008-04-28 20:54:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO387 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) 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 military officers who have been nominated for U.S. funded [...] | 2008-04-28 20:58:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO412 | MAY 21: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE [...] (U) In response to reftel requests, Post provides the following initial plans for promoting Cuba Solidarity Day in Chile: --DVC with senior USG officials and Chilean print media to highlight Cuba Solidarity Day and increase awareness in Chile about the plight of Cuba's prisoners of conscience [...] | 2008-05-05 19:09:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL CU CI |
08SANTIAGO413 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AIRCRAFT [...] (U) 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 Air Force officers who have been nominated for U.S. funded [...] | 2008-05-05 20:39:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO444 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) 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 Police officer who has been nominated for U.S. funded trai [...] | 2008-05-12 20:35:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO455 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) 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 Army officers who have been nominated for U.S. funded trai [...] | 2008-05-16 19:35:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO456 | MAY 21: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE [...] (U) In response to reftel A request, Post provides the following activities to promote Cuba Solidarity Day: --DVC with a senior USG official and Chilean media to highlight Cuba Solidarity Day, and increase awareness in Chile about the plight of Cuba's prisoners of conscience and drum up suppo [...] | 2008-05-16 19:54:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL CU CI |
08SANTIAGO469 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) 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 Army officer who has been nominated for U.S. funded traini [...] | 2008-05-22 20:22:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO470 | MAY 21: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE - [...] (U) In response to reftel A request, Embassy Santiago conducted the following activities to promote Cuba Solidarity Day: -- Post recorded a radio interview on 5/20 with international affairs commentator Libardo Buitrago and Cuban dissident Julio Cesar Montes. The Embassy-produced "Dimension [...] | 2008-05-22 20:22:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL CU CI |
08SANTIAGO484 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) 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 Air Force officers who have been nominated for U.S. funded [...] | 2008-05-27 18:27:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO487 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR BOARDING [...] (U) 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 Navy officer who has been nominated for U.S. funded traini [...] | 2008-05-27 20:37:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO488 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR BOARDING [...] (U) 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 Navy officer who has been nominated for U.S. funded traini [...] | 2008-05-27 20:37:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO506 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) 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 Air Force officers who have been nominated for U.S. funded [...] | 2008-05-29 19:20:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO512 | CHILE'S POLICE CHIEF DIES IN HELICOPTER CRASH IN PANAMA [...] (U) Summary: Chile's police chief, Director General Jose Bernales, his wife and some members of his delegation, died on May 29, when their helicopter crashed into a three-story building in Panama City. General Bernales and his delegation were attending a United Nations-sponsored conference on [...] | 2008-05-30 20:57:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM PREL PGOV PM CI |
08SANTIAGO591 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR SPECIAL [...] (U) 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 Air Force officers who have been nominated for U.S. funded [...] | 2008-06-20 19:25:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO592 | CHILE: RSO REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) 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 Police officers who have been nominated for U.S. funded tr [...] | 2008-06-20 20:29:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO603 | CHILE: RSO REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) 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 Investigative Police officers who have been nominated for [...] | 2008-06-24 20:09:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO609 | CHILE: DEA REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR COLOMBIA [...] (U) 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 Police officer who has been nominated for U.S. funded trai [...] | 2008-06-26 19:13:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO616 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR THE [...] (U) 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 Navy officers who have been nominated for U.S. funded trai [...] | 2008-06-30 18:23:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO636 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR UNITED [...] (U) 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 Army officers who have been nominated to participate in U. [...] | 2008-07-07 15:21:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO638 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR DISASTER [...] (U) 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 personnel who have been nominated for U.S. funded training [...] | 2008-07-07 15:22:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO641 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR MANEUVER [...] (U) 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 Army officer who has been nominated for U.S. funded traini [...] | 2008-07-08 22:04:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO647 | CHILE: RSO REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) 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 Investigative Police officer who has been nominated for U. [...] | 2008-07-10 18:58:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO67 | CHILE: DEA REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR COLOMBIA [...] (U) 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 Police officers who have been nominated for U.S. funded tr [...] | 2008-01-23 19:44:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO672 | PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE PUBLIC AFFAIRS EVENT: CHILE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-18 14:25:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN PHUM PREL KDEM CI |
08SANTIAGO693 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR MASTER OF [...] (U) 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 Air Force officer who has been nominated for U.S. funded t [...] | 2008-07-29 12:36:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO694 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR HARPOON [...] (U) 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 Navy officers who have been nominated to participate in U. [...] | 2008-07-29 12:36:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO695 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CADET [...] (U) 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 personnel who have been nominated for U.S. funded training [...] | 2008-07-29 12:36:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO716 | CHILEAN CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS OPINE ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Bachelet administration has failed to address income inequality, outspoken Senate President Adolfo Zaldivar told the Ambassador July 30. Zaldivar also hinted at his own presidential ambitions. In a separate meeting, Chamber of Deputies Acting President Guillermo Ceroni sa [...] | 2008-08-04 20:46:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CI |
08SANTIAGO720 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR RULE OF [...] (U) 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 Navy officer who has been nominated to participate in U.S. [...] | 2008-08-06 19:56:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO721 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) 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 Navy officer who has been nominated to participate in U.S. [...] | 2008-08-06 19:56:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO735 | CHILE'S MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: CENTER-LEFT PARTY [...] (SBU) Summary. Pepe Auth, President of the center-left Party for Democracy (PPD),recently told the Ambassador that the PPD's growing strength and an outdated formula for dividing city council seats among Concertacion candidates led his party to join with the Social Radicals (PRSD) in presen [...] | 2008-08-12 14:41:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CI |
08SANTIAGO738 | CHILE: LEGATT REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ECONOMIC [...] (U) 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 Uniform Police officers who have been nominated for U.S. f [...] | 2008-08-13 15:17:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO739 | CHILE: LEGATT REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR POLICE [...] (U) 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 Police and Investigative Police officers who have been nom [...] | 2008-08-13 15:18:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO740 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) 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 Air Force officer who has been nominated to participate in [...] | 2008-08-13 15:18:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO741 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR PEACE [...] (U) 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 military personnel who have been nominated to participate [...] | 2008-08-13 18:41:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO742 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ADVANCE [...] (U) 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 military who have been nominated to participate in U.S. fu [...] | 2008-08-13 18:41:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO745 | CHILE PARTICIPATION IN DEFENSE MINISTERIAL OF THE [...] (U) Poloff met with Ambassador Boris Yopo, Chief of the International Affairs Division of the Ministry of Defense, and Maria Ines Ruz, on August 8 to discuss reftel request on Chile's participation in the Defense Ministerial of the Americas. 2. (SBU) Chile wants the ministerial to focus o [...] | 2008-08-13 20:48:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR CI |
08SANTIAGO767 | WHAT WE GOT HERE IS A FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE: [...] (SBU) Photos of burned out farms and menacing masked gunmen, as well as strings of editorials bemoaning the GOC's failure to resolve the "Mapuche conflict," signal the recent return to the headlines of Chile's long-simmering "indigenous issue." Unlike in neighboring Peru and Bolivia, Chile's [...] | 2008-08-22 20:50:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PTER SCUL SOCI CI |
08SANTIAGO770 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) 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 Air Force officers who have been nominated to participate [...] | 2008-08-25 20:31:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO771 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) 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 Air Force officer who has been nominated to participate in [...] | 2008-08-25 20:32:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO772 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR GLOBAL [...] (U) 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 Navy officer who has been nominated to participate in U.S. [...] | 2008-08-25 20:35:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO773 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR LEGAL [...] (U) 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 Attorney General employees who have been nominated to part [...] | 2008-08-25 20:36:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO792 | OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENERGY ENGAGEMENT: A/S SULLIVAN MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 22, EEB A/S Sullivan and Minister Tokman discussed Chile's progress on energy issues since their December 2007 meeting. Tokman commented favorably on U.S.-Chile cooperation on energy issues and focused on Chile-California activities, the domestic nuclear debate, Chile [...] | 2008-09-02 11:57:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV BTIO OEXC PGOV CI |
08SANTIAGO801 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR NCO [...] (U) 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 NCO School officers who have been nominated to participate [...] | 2008-09-04 16:26:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO802 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) 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 Air Force officer who has been nominated to participate in [...] | 2008-09-04 16:37:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO812 | CHILE'S TRANSANTIAGO: IN STORMY WATERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Treasury A/S Lowery, DAS O'Neill, and Ambassador Simons received a readout on Transantiago from Transportation Minister Cortazar and Finance Minister Velasco September 1. The public transport system is a thorn in the side of the Bachelet Administration, and its woes have increa [...] | 2008-09-05 21:01:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP EAID ECON EFIN EINV ELTN PGOV PREL CI |
08SANTIAGO813 | FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD GOVERNOR KROSZNER A HIT IN CHILE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Federal Reserve Board Governor Randall Kroszner presented the keynote address at a Central Bank-hosted conference for representatives of the banking and financial sector in Santiago on August 29. In his first visit to Chile, Kroszner also met with influential business entreprene [...] | 2008-09-05 21:01:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV PGOV PREL OVIP CI |
08SANTIAGO816 | TREASURY A/S LOWERY AND CHILEAN MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Treasury A/S Lowery and Minister of Public Works Sergio Bitar agreed, September 1, to a joint-effort on helping countries throughout Latin American and the Caribbean build infrastructure. A/S Lowery proposed an Infrastructure Finance Expert Corps that would draw from U.S. and C [...] | 2008-09-09 12:51:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP EAID ECON EFIN EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI |
08SANTIAGO818 | A SHIFT IN CHILE'S THINKING ON BANK SECRECY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Treasury A/S Lowery, DAS O'Neill, and Ambassador Simons met with Finance Minister Velasco and Special Envoy to the OECD Karen Poniachik, in separate meetings, September 1. A/S Lowery explained the U.S. could not consider a double taxation treaty without a change in Chile's bank [...] | 2008-09-10 17:55:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP ECON EFIN EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI |
08SANTIAGO82 | NEW INTERPOL INTERIM EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRESIDENT [...] (U) The head of Chile's investigative police (Policia de Investigaciones de Chile - PICH),Arturo Herrera Verdugo, was January 22 named to Interim President of Interpol's Executive Committee, in the wake of the resignation of South African Jackie Selbi, who faces corruption charges. According [...] | 2008-01-25 20:05:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | FBI KCRM PGOV PINR PREL PTER SNAR |
08SANTIAGO837 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) 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 Chilean Navy officer who has been nominated to participate in U.S. funded traini [...] | 2008-09-15 20:37:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO838 | CONCERTED EFFORT TO CURB VIOLENCE ON 1973 COUP ANNIVERSARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The 35th anniversary of the September 11 military coup was marked with violence, but less than in previous years. Interior Minister Perez Yoma told the Ambassador that the police, using intelligence and preventive measures, had done a good job minimizing protests, particularly i [...] | 2008-09-15 20:42:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON CI |
08SANTIAGO839 | CONCERTED EFFORT TO CURB VIOLENCE ON 1973 COUP ANNIVERSARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The 35th anniversary of the September 11 military coup was marked with violence, but less than in previous years. Interior Minister Perez Yoma told the Ambassador that the police, using intelligence and preventive measures, had done a good job minimizing protests, particularly i [...] | 2008-09-15 20:49:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON CI |
08SANTIAGO840 | CHILEANS LAMENT EXPULSION OF U.S. AMBASSADORS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met separately with Interior Minister Perez Yoma and Foreign Minister Foxley and briefly discussed the expulsions of Ambassadors Duddy and Goldberg from Venezuela and Bolivia. Both Chilean Ministers expressed surprise and disappointment with the developments. Pe [...] | 2008-09-16 11:33:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BL VE CI |
08SANTIAGO850 | CHILE RESPONSE TO COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to Jaime Acuna, Deputy Director of the MFA's Office of Multilateral Affairs, and Olivia Cook, Third Secretary, of the same office, on September 16. Chile agreed that, in principle, individual countries should not be allowed to block country-specific state [...] | 2008-09-17 16:41:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KDEM CI IN SF |
08SANTIAGO851 | UNASUR LEADERS TO SUPPORT DIALOGUE IN BOLIVIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UNASUR Summit concluded with a commitment from leaders to facilitate dialogue through a UNASUR commission in Bolivia. The leaders also agreed to send a team to investigative the deaths and disappearances in Pando Department and provide (undefined) experts to assist and suppo [...] | 2008-09-17 17:53:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON VE BL CI |
08SANTIAGO853 | CHILEANS GENERALLY UPBEAT ON UNASUR OUTCOME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Political commentators we consulted over the past two days tended to view the emergency UNASUR meeting as a positive development, particularly the nudging of Bolivia toward a political dialogue. They regard the UNASUR consensus as a Chilean foreign policy success for having tam [...] | 2008-09-18 16:55:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON VE BL CI |
08SANTIAGO856 | CONTROVERSY OVER FARC CONNECTIONS IN CHILE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Bachelet administration has come under fire from the opposition for not taking action on information provided by the Colombian government in May that identified contacts between Chilean sympathizers and Colombia FARC rebels. The evidence surfaced from emails found on the co [...] | 2008-09-22 18:05:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PREL SNAR PHUM CO CI |
08SANTIAGO885 | CHILE: EPOL REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) 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 Army officer who has been nominated for U.S. funded traini [...] | 2008-10-02 17:11:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO887 | CHILE: EPOL REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ILEA [...] (U) 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 Police officers who have been nominated for U.S. funded tr [...] | 2008-10-02 17:39:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM CI |
08SANTIAGO906 | LATIN AMERICAN ARC OF PACIFIC COUNTRIES AFFIRM [...] (U) The Fourth Ministerial of the Latin American Arc of the Pacific concluded October 3 with a reaffirmation that Arc countries should strengthen ties with Asian counterparts on the other side of the Pacific, so as to diversify opportunity and reduce risk "such as that represented by the curren [...] | 2008-10-09 12:42:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL CI |
08SANTIAGO909 | CHILE'S ECONOMY: STRONG BUT BEGINNING TO FEEL THE IMPACT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chile's economic fundamentals remain strong, but economic growth will likely slow, negatively impacted by declining trade and investment, relatively high inflation, falling commodity prices, especially copper, and tightening liquidity. The peso's fall against the dollar, low fo [...] | 2008-10-10 11:54:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI |
08SANTIAGO915 | UPDATE ON CHILE'S ECONOMY: OCTOBER 10 SEES CONTINUED FALL [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is the second in a series of reports on major developments in Chile's economy in the face of recent, global financial turmoil. On Friday, October 10, there were continued declines in the price of copper, Chile's exchange rate, and the stock market. Chile's private pension f [...] | 2008-10-14 16:59:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI |
08SANTIAGO921 | UPDATE ON CHILE'S ECONOMY: OCTOBER 14 MARKED BY [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is another in a series of updates on major developments in Chile's economy in the face of global financial turmoil. On October 13, the GOC held an all-political party, unity summit on the state of the economy. On October 14, there were further gains in copper prices, the ex [...] | 2008-10-15 15:34:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI |
08SANTIAGO923 | UPDATE ON CHILE'S ECONOMY: OCTOBER 15 MARKETS SLIDE BACK [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is another in a series of updates on major developments in Chile's economy in the face of global financial turmoil. On October 15 copper prices fell and Chile's state-owned copper company projected lower profits. There were also decreases in the exchange rate and the Chilea [...] | 2008-10-16 10:52:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI |
08SANTIAGO927 | UPDATE ON CHILE'S ECONOMY: OCTOBER 16 SEES MIXED DAY IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is another in a series of updates on major developments in Chile's economy in the face of global financial turmoil. On October 16 copper prices and the stock market fell, but the exchange rate appreciated. Finance Minister Andres Velasco said in an interview that the Chilea [...] | 2008-10-17 10:38:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI |
08SANTIAGO929 | UPDATE ON CHILE'S ECONOMY: ANOTHER MIXED DAY FOR MARKETS [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is another in a series of updates on major developments in Chile's economy in the face of global financial turmoil. On October 17 copper prices fell further, the exchange rate appreciated slightly again, and the stock market moved up as well. A Chilean private pension fund [...] | 2008-10-20 10:42:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI |
08SANTIAGO932 | IMPACT OF OLYMPICS ON VIEWS TOWARD CHINA [...] (SBU) This cable transmits Santiago's responses to questions (reftel) about the impact that China's hosting of the Olympic Games has had on views on China. A) How closely did the public follow the Beijing Olympic Games? Chileans followed the tennis star Fernando Gonzalez extensively. C [...] | 2008-10-20 15:47:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SCUL PGOV PREL CH CI |
08SANTIAGO933 | BACHELET'S UNASUR PARLIAMENT PLANS DRAW FIRE FROM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Several Chilean parliamentarians have criticized President Bachelet's attendance at an UNASUR parliament event in Bolivia to be held Oct. 17. The Chilean legislators allege that Bachelet should have consulted with them before attending and should have invited them to join the [...] | 2008-10-20 15:52:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CI BL |
08SANTIAGO942 | NORTHERN CHILE: CORRUPTION AND LOW-LEVEL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In Chile's northernmost city, Arica, relations between the indigenous Aymara community and the overwhelmingly non-indigenous local political leadership are somewhat strained. Nonetheless, the indigenous community has successfully fought central government decisions that they [...] | 2008-10-21 19:24:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI PHUM KCOR SCUL CI |
08SANTIAGO950 | CHILE'S MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: WHO IS LIKELY TO WIN [...] (SBU) Summary: On Sunday, October 26, voters across Chile will head to the polls to elect mayors and city council members. These nationwide local elections come just a year before the Chilean presidential election and are widely seen as a bellwether of the strength of political parties and [...] | 2008-10-23 19:49:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CI |
08SANTIAGO955 | AMBASSADOR SCHULTE OUTLINES IN CHILE USG NUCLEAR [...] (U) U.S. Ambassador to the IAEA Schulte October 14-16 reviewed with Chilean audiences Iran's ongoing failure to cooperate with the IAEA; USG and IAEA assessments of Tehran's attempts to develop nuclear weapons; and, the dual-track international effort to either bring Iran to the negotiating tab [...] | 2008-10-24 17:56:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV BTIO OEXC PGOV CI |
08SANTIAGO956 | AMBASSADOR SCHULTE OUTLINES IN CHILE USG NUCLEAR [...] (U) U.S. Ambassador to the IAEA Schulte October 14-16 reviewed with Chilean audiences Iran's ongoing failure to cooperate with the IAEA; USG and IAEA assessments of Tehran's attempts to develop nuclear weapons; and, the dual-track international effort to either bring Iran to the negotiating tab [...] | 2008-10-24 17:57:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV BTIO OEXC PGOV CI |
08SANTIAGO958 | AMBASSADOR SCHULTE REVIEWS WITH CHILEANS IAEA OVERSIGHT [...] (U) U.S. Ambassador to the IAEA Schulte, in Chile October 14-16 primarily to review developments on international efforts to rein in Iran's nuclear program (septel),also discussed the IAEA's role working with countries interested in safeguarding and sharing nuclear technology, as well as in de [...] | 2008-10-24 19:31:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV BTIO OEXC PGOV CI |
08SANTIAGO960 | CHILE: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS WEEK OF OCTOBER 20 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This continues a series of regular updates on major developments in Chile's economy since the acceleration of global financial turmoil. By week's end on Friday, October 24, Chile's economy had seen significant declines in copper prices, the exchange rate, and the stock market. [...] | 2008-10-24 21:17:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI |
08SANTIAGO971 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL ENGEL [...] (SBU) The Embassy looks forward to your visit to Santiago, which will be seen as supporting our shared vision of strong democratic institutions; market-based, trade-oriented economies; and solid cooperation on issues ranging from energy to education to defense. You will be arriving in Chile [...] | 2008-10-29 20:17:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PREL ENRG CI |
08SANTIAGO975 | CHILE: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS WEEK OF OCTOBER 27 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This continues a series of regular updates on major developments in Chile's economy since the acceleration of global financial turmoil. October 31 is a national holiday and Chilean markets will be closed. By week's end, October 30, there was a recovery in copper prices, contin [...] | 2008-10-30 20:43:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI |
08SANTIAGO979 | TREASURY DAS MCDONALD AND CHILEAN MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Treasury DAS McDonald and Minister of Public Works Sergio Bitar agreed, September 30, on next steps to build an Infrastructure Finance Expert Corps with U.S. and Chilean experts. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) Ambassador Simons, U.S. Treasury DAS Larry McDonald, Treasury Associate Dire [...] | 2008-11-03 21:37:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP EAID ECON EFIN EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI |
08SANTIAGO989 | CHILE: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS WEEK OF NOVEMBER 3 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This continues a series of regular updates on major developments in Chile's economy since the acceleration of global financial turmoil. By week's end, November 7, there was a decrease in copper prices, some appreciation in the exchange rate, and losses/gains in the stock market [...] | 2008-11-07 21:21:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI |
08SANTODOMINGO1009 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: COUNTER DRUG OPERATION [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Please slug response for NAS and ECOPOL. 3. Names and identifying information of the proposed [...] | 2008-06-23 17:59:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM SNAR DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1010 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PEACE KEEPING OPERATIONS, [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECOPOL. 3. Names and i [...] | 2008-06-23 18:36:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM SNAR DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1024 | AFTER THE ELECTION, WHAT NEXT? [...] (SBU) Now that the presidential election is over, President Fernandez is turning to plans for his next term, the opposition is digging in its heels, and reformers are focusing on how to improve the democratic system before the congressional election of 2010. On economic issues, Fernandez face [...] | 2008-06-25 13:35:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1025 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: DAMAGE CONTROL ASSESSMENT, [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECOPOL. 3. Names and i [...] | 2008-06-25 16:30:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM SNAR DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1118 | INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ, AUGUST 16: [...] (U) This is an action request for WHA/CAR; please see para. 3. 2. (U) President Leonel Fernandez, who was re-elected on May 16, will be inaugurated for his next term on August 16. Embassy Protocol Chief has obtained information on the schedule for inauguration event; please see below and no [...] | 2008-07-10 20:25:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OVIP DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1184 | SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, JULY 22, [...] Government,s Plan to Address Economic Crisis 2. Fernandez Focused on Constitutional Reform 3. Subsidy Must Keep Pace with Oil Prices or Lights Will Go Out 4. Astwood Extradition Controversy  [...] | 2008-07-22 20:01:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ENRG KJUS DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1439 | GODR REACTIONS TO TIP TIER 2 WATCH-LIST PLAN [...] (U) Summary: Per reftel instructions, Poloff delivered demarche and left the Tier 2 watch-list action plan recommendations as a non-paper with key Dominican officials. Our recommendations may be of assistance as the GODR is in the process of developing its own, multi-agency "integrated action [...] | 2008-09-12 15:31:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KTIP DR |
08SANTODOMINGO145 | FERNANDEZ MAKES HIS CASE TO THE DOMINICAN PEOPLE [...] (SBU) On January 29, President Fernandez gave a major campaign speech in which he took credit for reestablishing macroeconomic stability, warned against returning the rival PRD party to power during challenging economic times, and promised a series of programs for his next term. While engagin [...] | 2008-01-30 16:03:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1456 | SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, [...] Open Skies Agreements with Panama and Canada 2. U.S. Company Purchases Airport Operations 3. Bank Fraud Conviction Upheld 4. Venezuela: Scandal Over Houses Donated to Storm Victims 5. Unions Press for Wage Increase  [...] | 2008-09-18 12:42:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ELAB EFIN ECON PGOV VE PM CA DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1587 | (SBU) BIOFUELS CONSULTANTS BEGIN WORK ON SECOND [...] (U) SUMMARY. Biofuels consultants working under the U.S.-Brazil Biofuels Initiative were in the Dominican Republic October 2 and 3 to meet with GoDR and private-sector players in the liquid fuels sector. The State Department provided funding through the Organization of American States (OAS) t [...] | 2008-10-14 12:32:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON SENV DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1608 | FERNANDEZ'S PRIORITY: A NEW CONSTITUTION [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 18, President Fernandez delivered his long-promised draft of a new constitution to the Congress. With the goal of a "democratic revolution," Fernandez proposes changes to the judiciary, presidential re-election, electoral system, nationality, and many other areas. [...] | 2008-10-17 15:21:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1610 | DOMINICAN ECONOMY VULNERABLE TO GLOBAL CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: The global financial crisis has not yet had a serious impact in the Dominican Republic where the banking system appears to be in relatively good shape as a result of stronger regulatory measures put into place after the 2003 banking crisis. However, the private sector is publicl [...] | 2008-10-17 20:16:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1611 | ELECTRICITY GENERATORS PREDICT A DARK DECEMBER IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A fiscal crisis in the government is causing the GoDR to withhold payments to power generators who are cutting generation capacity as a result of not being able to pay for fuel shipments. As the mostly government-owned electricity distributors fall into further arrears with pri [...] | 2008-10-17 20:39:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EINV DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1641 | STRENGTHENED ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTRY SAYS IT WILL [...] (U) SUMMARY: On October 16, Environmental Minister Jaime David Fernandez Mirabal issued a warning to artisan craft merchants that the GODR will begin confiscating items made from components of endangered marine turtle species on November 3. The sale of these products has been illegal in the D [...] | 2008-10-23 19:34:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KICR ECON EFIS DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1643 | STRENGTHENED ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTRY SAYS IT WILL [...] (U) SUMMARY: On October 16, Environmental Minister Jaime David Fernandez Mirabal issued a warning to artisan craft merchants that the GODR will begin confiscating items made from components of endangered marine turtle species on November 3. The sale of these products has been illegal in the D [...] | 2008-10-23 19:34:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KICR ECON EFIS DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1666 | SANTIAGO: THE OTHER DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Whereas piles of trash and crumbling sidewalks decorate Santo Domingo, Santiago - the DR's second largest city - demonstrates what public-private partnerships and civic pride can achieve. The entrepreneurial spirit of the region was on display during Ambassador Fannin's recent [...] | 2008-10-30 14:03:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KCRM EINV ECON DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1727 | NON-AVAILABILITY OF CBP INTERDICTION ASSETS [...] (SBU) Summary. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Blackhawk helicopters stationed in Puerto Rico that have been assisting the Dominican Republic Directorate for National Drug Control (DNCD) and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in the interdiction of suspected narcotics laden [...] | 2008-11-07 20:00:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | DR KCRM PHUM PREL SNAR |
08SANTODOMINGO1729 | ONE DEAD AS BLACKOUTS LEAD TO PROTESTS [...] (U) Summary: Owed USD 500 million, the country's private power generators have cut back electricity output, causing extensive blackouts throughout the country. This situation has incited violent protests, increased crime and caused economic losses. With GoDR officials saying the government l [...] | 2008-11-07 20:32:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EINV DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1815 | DR TIP WATCH LIST INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (U) The following is Embassy Santo Domingo's Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Watch List Interim Assessment, per ref A request. 2. (U) Authorities of the Dominican Republic report that they are working to prevent human trafficking, protect TIP victims and prosecute offenders under the "Traffick [...] | 2008-11-28 18:33:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SMIG KCRM KTIP KWMN DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1819 | VISIT BY WHA DAS ROBINSON [...] (U) Summary: The November 17-19 visit of WHA Deputy Assistant Secretary David Robinson and WHA/CAR Deputy Director Willard Smith to the Dominican Republic provided them an opportunity to hear first hand about the challenges faced by the GODR and Embassy Santo Domingo - the energy and fiscal cr [...] | 2008-12-01 18:57:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KCRM SNAR DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1917 | SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, DECEMBER [...] IMF Visit 2. Fernandez Speech on Economic Crisis 3. Energy Sector Update 4. Job Losses in Mining Sector 5. Textile Sector Loses More Jobs  [...] | 2008-12-16 13:44:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL SNAR ETRD ENRG DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1924 | AGREMENT REQUEST FOR ROBERTO SALADIN TO BE [...] (SBU) This is an action request. The Dominican Government has requested agrement for Roberto Saladin to be their next Ambassador to the United States. The request was made on December 5 via diplomatic note no. 29065 (sent to WHA/CAR). Post requests that the Department consider the request and [...] | 2008-12-17 14:39:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON CVIS DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1937 | IRAN VOTE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Per Reftel, Ambassador Fannin delivered the demarche on the Iran Vote to Deputy Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Trullols on December 16. Trullols said that the Dominican Republic had already received a similar demarche from the Japanese Ambassador. In addition, the UK Ambassador, who was [...] | 2008-12-18 18:36:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM |
08SANTODOMINGO1959 | RULE OF LAW ROUND-UP - DEC 2008 [...] (U) This constitutes the first in a planned series of cables collecting and summarizing developments in the rule of law field, writ large: notable cases and controversies related to corruption, narco-trafficking, money-laundering, human smuggling and trafficking, as well as the functioning of [...] | 2008-12-23 17:57:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCOR KCRM SNAR PREL DR |
08SANTODOMINGO201 | DOMINICANS NONCOMMITTAL ON URGENT MEDEVAC REQUEST [...] Poloff met today with Deputy Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Alejandra Liriano, regarding REF A request for assistance. Liriano took the request under advisement and committed to informing the Embassy when/if the Dominican government takes a position. 2. COMMENT: Liriano's inabilit [...] | 2008-02-11 19:04:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PM PREF PREL SMIG CU DR |
08SANTODOMINGO330 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: OVERFLIGHT CONCURRENCE [...] Embassy concurs with Global Hawk and/or U2 overflight of the Dominican Republic for the purpose of imagery mapping and understands that U2 overflight is scheduled to occur during the period between March 7 and April 30, 2008, with exact dates to be determined. Embassy further understands that [...] | 2008-03-05 19:30:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR DR |
08SANTODOMINGO39 | PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN RHETORIC HEATS UP [...] (SBU) After a respite caused by two major tropical storms and the holiday season, rhetoric among presidential candidates heated up again over the weekend. The PLD party candidate, President Leonel Fernandez, launched the first attack. Referring to the 2003-2004 economic crisis during the las [...] | 2008-01-08 17:01:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON DR |
08SANTODOMINGO414 | MEDICAL DOCTORS AND OTHER GROUPS CALL FOR MORE STRIKES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Dominican Doctors Union (CMD) organized a march to the Presidential palace on Wednesday, March 12, to demand a salary increase for medical doctors employed by the state. However, the press reported the National Police aided by the National Investigation Department (DNI) disp [...] | 2008-03-26 18:15:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB PGOV DR |
08SANTODOMINGO429 | LEAHY VETTING: CLOSE COMBAT TRAINING, FEB.2008 TO [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for ECOPOL and NAS. 3. Names and ide [...] | 2008-03-28 18:42:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO440 | UPDATED LEAHY VETTING: MTT COASTAL SEARCH AND [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects whose names and identifying information were first submited by reftel on January 8, 2008, and are tent [...] | 2008-04-01 15:32:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO491 | LEAHY VETTING: BASIC INTELLIGENCE COURSE, APR. 30 [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for ECOPOL and NAS. 3. Name and identi [...] | 2008-04-08 19:02:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO503 | LEAHY VETTING: BASIC INTELLIGENCE COURSE, APR. 30 [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. These 5 subjects are in addition to the 1 sent prior, reftel. Post has no disqualifying information. [...] | 2008-04-09 17:56:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO611 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ROUNDUP, APRIL 25, 2008 [...] Participacion Ciudadana's Second Observation Report 2. Latest Poll Results 3. Fernandez Discusses Removing Term Limits 4. Small Party Candidate Alleges Donations by Narcotics Traffickers  [...] | 2008-04-25 18:50:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM ECON DR |
08SANTODOMINGO653 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PLATOON EXCHANGE, PUERTO [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECOPOL. 3. Name and identi [...] | 2008-05-01 16:21:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO654 | LEAHY VETTING: ENLISTED MILITARY EDUCATION COURSE, [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECOPOL. 3. Named and ident [...] | 2008-05-01 16:28:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO659 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ADVANCED SIU COURSE, SANTO [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in rapidly processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following individuals who have been selected for an Advanced Sensitive Investigative Unit (SIU) training course, located in Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep [...] | 2008-05-02 12:30:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM SNAR DR |
08SANTODOMINGO663 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: BORDER SECURITY REGIONAL [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in rapidly processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following individuals who have been selected for the Border Security Regional MET Conference, located in Guatemala, and scheduled for May 19-23, 2008. [...] | 2008-05-02 14:19:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MARR DR |
08SANTODOMINGO664 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: CTR FOR HOMLAND SECURITY [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following individual who has been selected to attend coursework at the Center for Homeland Defense Security, located in Washington, DC, and scheduled for June 2 [...] | 2008-05-02 14:48:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MARR DR |
08SANTODOMINGO666 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PATROL CRAFT HULL MAINT [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECOPOL. 3. Name and identi [...] | 2008-05-02 17:51:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO677 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: OUTBOARD MTR MT & OVHL [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECOPOL. 3. Name and identif [...] | 2008-05-06 15:49:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO688 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PLATOON EXCHANGE, PUERTO [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2 and 3. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. The Military Assistance and Advisory Group (MAAG) reques [...] | 2008-05-07 19:55:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO699 | OAS HITS THE RIGHT NOTES IN ELECTION REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 6, the OAS's Electoral Observation Mission issued a "Pre-Electoral Report" on the campaign for the May 16 presidential election. The report praised the performance of the Central Elections Board (JCE); criticized the ruling PLD party for spending state resources on the [...] | 2008-05-09 12:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO734 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REQUESTS RELIEF FROM LEAHY [...] Summary. Embassy notes with understanding the tremendous volume of Leahy vetting requests that must be processed by the Department -- Embassy itself has submitted 66 requests for over 460 individuals so far in FY 08, and submitted 82 requests for 635 individuals and 1 military unit in FY 07 -- [...] | 2008-05-12 16:35:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO751 | SCENESETTER FOR DOMINICAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, [...] (SBU) Dominicans go to the polls on Friday May 16 in the fourth presidential election since 1994, when widespread fraud led to significant reforms to the electoral system. Since 1994, substantial USAID funds have been used to strengthen the Central Elections Board (JCE),make it more independe [...] | 2008-05-15 15:43:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON DR |
08SANTODOMINGO76 | DOMINICANS CONFIRM SUPPORT OF PIERRE PROSPER FOR [...] On January 14 Poloff met with Deputy Secretary of State Jose Manuel Trulolls and Deputy Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Alejandra Liriano, regarding the candidacy of Pierre Prosper for the CERD. Liriano confirmed that the Dominican Government will support the candidature of Prosper an [...] | 2008-01-16 11:34:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNGA DR |
08SANTODOMINGO769 | POLICE KILLINGS - A CAUSE OF CONCERN [...] (SBU) Summary: The recent spate of police killings in Santo Domingo and Boca Chica highlight a disturbing trend of deaths at the hands of police, often attributed to "exchanges of gunfire." In both incidents, police demonstrated improper adherence to police and judicial procedures and used ex [...] | 2008-05-19 20:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PHUM PGOV SOCI DR |
08SANTODOMINGO794 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INTERMEDIATE LEVEL [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject to attend reftel training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECO [...] | 2008-05-23 18:10:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO795 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: OUTBOARD MOTOR MAINTENANCE [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject to attend reftel training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECO [...] | 2008-05-23 18:15:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO796 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PLATOON EXCHANGE, DOMINICAN [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following Dominican Army units, all of which are components of the 1st Battalion "COEN": 1st and 2nd Platoons, "A" Compa [...] | 2008-05-23 19:25:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO804 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INTERNATIONAL DAMCONT ASST [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECOPOL. 3. Names and id [...] | 2008-05-27 20:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO805 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INTERNATIONAL SHIPYARD [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECOPOL. 3. Names and id [...] | 2008-05-27 20:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO806 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: NAVAL COMMAND COLLEGE, [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECOPOL. Names and identif [...] | 2008-05-27 20:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO807 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: COUNTER DRUG OPS, WHINSEC, [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECOPOL. 3. Names and id [...] | 2008-05-27 20:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM SNAR DR |
08SANTODOMINGO809 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: FOREIGN PURCHASE AND [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects, one of whom is subject of pending reftel vetting request. Post has no disqualifying information. Ple [...] | 2008-05-28 16:27:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO929 | ELECTION SHOWS STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The analysis of Post and other observers of the 2008 presidential election is that the Dominican democratic system has improved to the extent that widespread election day fraud, which occurred as recently as 1994, is now a thing of the past. Other strengths of Dominican democr [...] | 2008-06-09 18:38:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON DR |
08SANTODOMINGO967 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: TERRORISM AND [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECOPOL. 3. Name and ide [...] | 2008-06-13 16:01:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM SNAR DR |
08SANTODOMINGO990 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: UH-1H HELICOPTER MECHANIC [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECOPOL. 3. Name and ide [...] | 2008-06-19 14:30:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM SNAR DR |
08SANTOOMINGO1959 | RULE OF LW ROUND-UP - DEC 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-23 17:57:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGV KCOR KCRM SNAR PREL DR |
08SAOPAULO119 | QUILOMBO COMMUNITIES SERVE AS MODERN-DAY REMINDER OF [...] (SBU) As Brazil enjoys economic prosperity and growth, the plight of the Brazilian quilombos highlights that racial and income inequality persists. Although founded centuries ago, these communities of Afro-Brazilian slave descendants still serve as an important part of the country's legacy of [...] | 2008-03-11 12:37:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SCUL SOCI BR |
08SAOPAULO12 | LULA'S PLAN TO RECOVER CPMF REVENUES AS EXPECTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Brazilian government announced on January 2 three ways for compensating for lost revenues after losing the battle to renew the Provisional Financial Transactions Tax (CPMF) in December. As expected, the GOB announced a mix of tax hikes and potential cuts in government spen [...] | 2008-01-10 16:18:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL BR |
08SAOPAULO129 | BRAZIL'S WORKERS' CENTRALS GAIN LEGAL RECOGNITION, [...] (SBU) On March 11, Brazil's Chamber of Deputies passed a bill giving legal recognition to Brazil's labor Centrals. Although they have been playing an important role in Brazilian political life for many years, the Centrals have not been considered part of the national labor system, but rather [...] | 2008-03-14 15:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV PHUM SOCI EFIN ECON BR |
08SAOPAULO142 | SAO PAULO ELECTIONS: ALCKMIN MAYORAL CANDIDAC VIEWED AS [...] (SBU) The Social Democracy Party of Brazil (PSDB),the counry's largest and most important opposition party is facing internal division as well as a possibe breach with its principal ally, the Democrats arty (DEM),over this year's municipal elections. Despite their partnership on the national [...] | 2008-03-18 16:15:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR BR |
08SAOPAULO170 | HUMAN RIGHTS AND PUBLIC SECURITY CHALLENGES IN MATO GROSSO [...] (SBU) Mato Grosso do Sul's public security and human rights challenges are typical of those found in many Brazilian states today. The state's geographic location, sharing an international border with Bolivia and Paraguay, however, creates an additional set of public policy tests for the state [...] | 2008-04-02 12:52:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SOCI KCRM SNAR ASEC BR |
08SAOPAULO171 | REFORMING SAO PAULO'S JUVENILE CORRECTION SYSTEM [...] (SBU) Sao Paulo's juvenile correctional system continues to battle its image as a network of uncaring staff and unsanitary facilities that turns young petty thieves into hardened criminals. Observers agree that sustained growth and development depend on Brazil's investing in its youth, especia [...] | 2008-04-03 13:00:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI ASEC KCRM BR |
08SAOPAULO177 | INDIGENOUS RIGHTS ABUSES INCREASE IN MATO GROSSO DO SUL [...] (SBU) Mato Grosso do Sul's indigenous population faces some of the harshest conditions among the native populations of Brazil. Government officials and landowners deny the extent of human rights abuses occurring in the state, but activists and the indigenous themselves recount stories of land [...] | 2008-04-04 10:10:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM EAGR SOCI SCUL BR |
08SAOPAULO19 | FORMER FINANCE MINISTER ON BRAZILIAN POLITICS AND RELATIONS [...] (SBU) During a January 7 meeting with the Ambassador, former Minister of Finance Antonio Delfim Netto (strictly protect),who is currently working as a political and business consultant, discussed the opposition's victory over the government in a major tax battle and its implications for domes [...] | 2008-01-15 16:07:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV ETRD BR VE |
08SAOPAULO199 | MATO GROSSO DO SUL STATE HIGHLIGHTS BRAZIL'S AGRICULTURAL [...] (SBU) Brazil's continued position as a leading international agricultural powerhouse is fueled by the rapid economic expansion in states such as Mato Grosso do Sul (MS). Driven by high commodity prices as well as tourism to the world's largest wetland space, the Pantanal, MS is undergoing an [...] | 2008-04-18 15:14:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAGR ECON EIND ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO214 | BRAZILIAN STOCK EXCHANGES GET GREEN LIGHT FOR MERGER [...] (U) SUMMARY: Brazil's two stock exchanges announced their intent to merge on March 27. The merger of the Brazilian stock exchange (Bovespa) and the Commodities and Futures Exchange (BM&F) into BM&F Bovespa, S.A. will make the new exchange the third largest in the world in terms of market valu [...] | 2008-04-29 15:48:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV AR BR |
08SAOPAULO225 | All Politics is National: Presidential Race is Endgame of [...] (SBU) On April 24, the Sao Paulo State Executive Committee of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) voted unanimously to support Sao Paulo incumbent Mayor Gilberto Kassab (Democratic Party - DEM) in this year's municipal elections. PMDB state president Orestes Quercia stated that nat [...] | 2008-05-08 17:23:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR BR |
08SAOPAULO227 | SOARING FOOD PRICES WOLDWIDE AND FOOD INFLATION IN BRAZIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Brazil has suffered less from skyrocketing world food prices than other emerging markets. As a net global food supplier, Brazil's agricultural exports earnings are climbing. However, rising global inflation - particularly higher oil prices, which affect both the cost of fertili [...] | 2008-05-09 09:17:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EIND EAGR ENRG KTDD EINV BR |
08SAOPAULO228 | SAO PAULO POLICE ACCUSED OF CRIMES AGAINST PCC LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary: As the second anniversary of organized criminal violence in Sao Paulo approaches (reftels),an investigation has uncovered evidence of possible civil police misconduct related to the First Capital Command (PCC) criminal gang. Two investigators have been accused of illicit wire [...] | 2008-05-09 09:41:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KCRM SNAR ASEC BR |
08SAOPAULO236 | BRAZIL MOSTLY INSULATED FROM U.S. SLOWDOWN [...] (SBU) ummary: Brazil is more insulated from any U.S. drien worldwide economic slowdown than other emergin market countries. Its domestic economy fuels ecnomic growth, Brazilian banks have plenty of captal to lend, and Brazil is increasingly integrated into world markets. Similarly, the Brazil [...] | 2008-05-12 10:57:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO240 | U.S. ACCOUNTING FIRMS WEIGH-IN ON BRAZIL-U.S. ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 23, 2008 Ambassador Sobel, Treasury Attache, Senior Commercial Officer (SCO) and EconOffs met with the Brazilian-arms of the American accounting firms Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Ernst & Young, and KPMG. The themes of the U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum dominated the discussion, in [...] | 2008-05-13 11:44:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN EINV ECON EFIN BTIO BR |
08SAOPAULO242 | DRUGS, ARMS AND CONTRABAND CONTINUE TO ENTER BRAZIL [...] (SBU) Brazil continues to wrestle with the serious challenge posed by increasingly creative traffickers of drugs, arms and IPR-infringing products, according to law enforcement officials and NGO representatives in Sao Paulo and Foz do Iguacu. Growing demand, both domestic and international, [...] | 2008-05-13 12:39:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KCRM SNAR KIPR SENV ASEC PARM BR |
08SAOPAULO247 | BRAZIL AWARDED INVESTMENT GRADE CREDIT RATING [...] (SBU) Summary: In a surprising move, credit ratings agency Standard and Poor's (S&P) upgraded Brazil's foreign currency sovereign credit rating to investment grade on April 30. Financial analysts had widely speculated that Brazil might earn the upgrade later in 2008, but S&P surprised analys [...] | 2008-05-15 15:52:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO248 | MST "RED APRIL" SHOWS DECLINE IN ACTIVITY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Landless Rural Workers' Movement (MST) is facing a significant change in its organization. The number of its members is slowly decreasing, as is the number of land invasions it carries out. Some observers cite President Lula's "Bolsa Familia" cash transfer program for the p [...] | 2008-05-16 09:18:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ELAB PHUM PINS EINV PGOV SOCI ASEC BR |
08SAOPAULO260 | BRAZIL'S ELECTRICITY SUPPLY IN PRECARIOUS EQUILIBRIUM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Brazil's 2008 electricity supply will just cover demand, leaving the county in a state of precarious equilibrium. President Lula is lucky that it has been raining sufficiently over the last six years to feed Brazil's hydroelectric reservoirs (which account for approximately 80 pe [...] | 2008-05-28 14:24:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON ENV PREL BR |
08SAOPAULO264 | BRAZILIAN SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND BACK IN PLAY [...] (SBU) Summary: The May 13th announcement by Brazil's Finance Minister seeking to establish a sovereign wealth fund (SWF) for Brazil has been met with criticism from the financial community and concerns by the Central Bank. On the heels of this outpouring of negative press, President Lula ask [...] | 2008-05-29 15:12:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO267 | SECOND INVESTMENT GRADE CREDIT RATING FOR BRAZIL [...] (U) On May 29, Fitch upgraded Brazil's sovereign risk rating to investment grade, from BB+ (neutral outlook) to BBB- (neutral outlook). According to Fitch, "the impressive improvement in external finances, in part due to higher commodity prices, but also the result of good policy management, a [...] | 2008-05-30 17:19:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO268 | BRAZILIAN INDUSTRIAL POLICY INCREASES GOB'S HOLD ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Brazilian government announced on May 12 a new industrial policy intended to stimulate economic growth with a goal of growing GDP by five percent per year from 2008 to 2010. The Productive Development Policy incorporates financing and tax breaks to achieve four main object [...] | 2008-05-30 17:24:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EIND ETRD KTDD EINV BR |
08SAOPAULO269 | BRAZILIAN BIOFUELS: ETHANOL PRODUCTION EXPANDING [...] (U) SUMMARY: Soaring petroleum prices and a rapidly growing domestic fleet of flex-fuel cars are driving double-digit expansion in ethanol production in Brazil. In the coming year alone, Brazil's production of sugarcane-based ethanol is projected to increase 14.8 percent. Domestic demand for [...] | 2008-06-02 14:43:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EAGR ELTN ETRD TRGY BTIO BR |
08SAOPAULO276 | CONTACTS FEAR TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS ON THE RISE [...] (SBU) Brazil's trafficking in persons (TIP) dilemma presents a growing challenge to the law enforcement community and NGOs assisting with TIP victims. Brazil is home to some cases of agricultural forced labor as well as urban textile sweatshops where Bolivian migrants work in precarious condi [...] | 2008-06-03 16:59:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV ELAB KCRM SMIG BR |
08SAOPAULO285 | SAO PAULO: MARTA SUPLICY'S MAYORAL CANDIDACY COULD LEAD TO [...] (SBU) On June 4, Marta Suplicy confirmed her resignation as Minister of Tourism and her pre-candidacy as the Workers' Party (PT) candidate for Mayor of Sao Paulo. She and the PT are counting on three elements - President Lula's popularity, the strong economy, and division in opposition ranks - [...] | 2008-06-06 17:25:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR BR |
08SAOPAULO292 | ORGANIZED LABOR DOING WELL WITH LULA [...] (SBU) A year and a half into his second term, President Lula has won back the approval of many in organized labor who had expressed disenchantment with him during his first term. By signing legislation granting legal recognition and government funding to the large labor Centrals while vetoing [...] | 2008-06-10 15:46:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV ECON BR |
08SAOPAULO301 | U.S. AIRLINES DIFFER AHEAD OF BILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. aviation companies are of a mixed mind about expanded passenger routes between the United States and Brazil. On the one hand, rising fuel prices and a tightening market globally are weighing on the business decisions of the four U.S. carriers operating in Brazil (American [...] | 2008-06-13 15:25:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PREL PGOV ECON EINV BEXP BR |
08SAOPAULO314 | U.S. SCIENTISTS VISIT BRAZIL FOR MOU ON BIOFUELS [...] (SBU) As part of the U.S.-Brazil Memorandum of Understanding to Advance Cooperation on Biofuels, a U.S. delegation of eight scientists and engineers from the Departments of Energy and Agriculture visited Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro states from May 30 to June 6. Their visit follows a similar [...] | 2008-06-18 17:26:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EAGR ECON EINV TRGY BR |
08SAOPAULO338 | SAO PAULO: WITH AN EYE TO 2010 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, [...] (SBU) Summary: Avoiding open confrontation, the Social Democracy Party of Brazil (PSDB) held its municipal convention June 22 and nominated former Governor Geraldo Alckmin as its candidate for Mayor of Sao Paulo. In a deal reportedly brokered by Governor Jose Serra, the faction that favored su [...] | 2008-06-30 09:47:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR BR |
08SAOPAULO39 | BRAZIL: NEGLECTED INDIGENOUS FACE LAND RIGHTS CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) According to a range of Sao Paulo-based contacts, the Brazilian Government does not respect fully the territorial and cultural rights of indigenous peoples, leaving communities to subsist in squalid urban slums or neglected rural territories that represent a fraction of the lands the ind [...] | 2008-01-29 09:41:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM EAGR SOCI SCUL BR |
08SAOPAULO392 | BIOELECTRICITY THE NEXT BIOFUEL - ELECTRICITY SERIES #4 [...] (SBU) Summary: As the next big development in Brazilian biofuels, bioelectricity has been touted as the short-term solution to Brazil's potential electricity shortages. It is a clean source of electricity that requires little start-up time and is complementary to Brazil's predominately hydro [...] | 2008-07-24 09:32:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EAGR ENV BR |
08SAOPAULO412 | G/TIP LAGON VISIT TO SAO PAULO REVEALS BOTH PROGRESS AND [...] (SBU) Ambassador-at-Large Mark P. Lagon, Director of the State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),visited Sao Paulo on June 26-27 as part of a multi-city trip to Brazil. Ambassador Lagon met with both federal and state-level members of the judicial and la [...] | 2008-07-30 15:33:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF KCRM PHUM ELAB KTIP BR |
08SAOPAULO423 | DOHA, ETHANOL, AND THE WTO: WILL BRAZIL FIGHT? [...] (SBU) The collapse of the DOHA round WTO negotiations brings with it a call to continue fighting US agriculture subsidies directly through the WTO. In particular, the Brazilian Foreign Ministry (Itamaraty) may choose this fall to initiate a WTO case against the US tariff on ethanol imports fr [...] | 2008-08-04 08:33:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ENRG EAGR ECON EINV TRGY BR |
08SAOPAULO432 | SUGAR, ETHANOL, CHARGES OF SLAVERY, AND TIP STRATEGY IN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-08 16:32:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF KCRM PHUM ELAB EAGR ENRG BR |
08SAOPAULO437 | SOUTHERN BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S VISIT STRENGTHENS TIES [...] (U) Ambassador Clifford Sobel traveled to the city of Curitiba, capital of the State of Parana, Brazil August 3-4, 2008. During his visit to Curitiba, Ambassador Sobel visited the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham),met with the Governor of Parana, Roberto Requico, was a featured speaker a [...] | 2008-08-12 17:22:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECIN KCRM KMDR BR |
08SAOPAULO443 | ETHANOL, THE WTO, AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR: ROOM TO TALK? [...] (SBU) In the event of a WTO dispute over US tariffs on ethanol imports from Brazil, Brazil's largest association of sugar and ethanol producers (UNICA) would likely be asked to pay for the litigation. Conversations with high-ranking UNICA representatives show an organization ready for litigat [...] | 2008-08-15 10:34:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EAGR ETRD ECON EINV TRGY BR |
08SAOPAULO454 | BRAZIL'S TRADE STRATEGY POST-DOHA: FIESP's POSITION [...] (SBU) In an August 21 meeting between Ambassador Sobel and Mario Marconini (strictly protect),Director for International Negotiations at FIESP (Sao Paulo Federation of Industries),Marconini provided his insights into Brazil's negotiating position during the last round of Doha trade negotiati [...] | 2008-08-25 10:30:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PREL BR |
08SAOPAULO468 | BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT CHECK ON LICENSE 050073566 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to reftel, Econoff conducted three separate site visits and was able to confirm receipt of the parts by Foreign Consignee Embraer. Site visits revealed that Embraer's license application contained erroneous information about consignee Darrigo & Valente Transportes, [...] | 2008-09-04 17:00:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC CO BR |
08SAOPAULO471 | JETBLUE FOUNDER LAUNCHES BRAZILIAN AIRLINE AZUL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: By the end of 2008, start-up airline Azul Linhas Aereas (Blue Airlines),the fourth airline started by JetBlue founder David Neeleman, will be poised to initiate its inaugural flight in Brazil. With a business plan replicating JetBlue's, Neeleman is building the new airline wi [...] | 2008-09-05 16:17:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EINV BEXP BR |
08SAOPAULO476 | BRAZIL'S CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT NOT WORRISOME [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil is set to run its first current account deficit since 2002; however, unlike previous years, the more stable composition of the balance of payments should protect the Brazilian economy from crises. The floating exchange rate, smaller share of foreign currency denominated [...] | 2008-09-08 15:57:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO483 | BRAZILIAN MONETARY POLICY-MODERATE IMPACT SO FAR [...] Summary: Continuing a tightening cycle, the Brazilian Central Bank (BCB) raised the benchmark interest rate, the SELIC, for the fourth time this year. The 0.75 percentage point increase puts the SELIC at its highest level in nearly two years at 13.75 percent. While curbing domestic demand is [...] | 2008-09-15 16:45:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO486 | GLOBAL FINANCIAL VOLATILITY-BRAZIL RESERVED NOT SCARED [...] (SBU) Summary: The unprecedented bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, the fourth largest U.S. investment bank, sent shockwaves across the financial markets, hitting Brazil's stock exchange, the Bovespa, particularly hard. On September 15, the Bovespa fell 7.59 percent, bringing the total losses for [...] | 2008-09-17 17:18:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO49 | BRAZIL: INFRASTRUCUTRE COOPERATION AND SECURITY ISSUES: [...] (SBU) Ambassador met January 28 with Sao Paulo Governor Jose Serra to follow up on previous discussions of cooperation between the state government and the USG on law enforcement and public security issues. He also conveyed USG's interest in supporting Brazil's efforts to develop its physical [...] | 2008-02-01 13:54:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR EINV EFIN BEXP ASEC KJUS EAIR BR |
08SAOPAULO529 | Senator Hagel in Brazil, Meetings on Foreign Policy [...] (SBU) Summary: Senator Chuck Hagel visited Sao Paulo September 2-3, meeting with a variety of interlocutors, including foreign policy experts and Sao Paulo Governor -- and likely 2010 presidential candidate -- Jose Serra. They emphasized that the United States should not try to push Brazil on [...] | 2008-10-02 16:26:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPAO BR |
08SAOPAULO53 | WILL BRAZIL JOIN THE SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND CLUB? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the closing months of 2007, Brazil's Finance Minister Guido Mantega proposed establishing a Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) as a vehicle to intervene in foreign exchange markets to curb the appreciation of Brazil's currency. Brazil's controversial plan differs substantially fro [...] | 2008-02-07 09:04:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV BR |
08SAOPAULO536 | SAO PAULO MAYOR'S RACE: KASSAB'S PERFORMANCE SOLIDIFIES [...] (U) Summary: DEM Party Sao Paulo incumbent Mayor Gilberto Kassab's surprising first-place finish in first-round Sao Paulo mayoral voting against PT candidate Marta Suplicy makes Kassab the favorite for the October 26 second-round vote. Even more important, Kassab's strong showing solidifies P [...] | 2008-10-07 08:26:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON BR |
08SAOPAULO548 | BRAZILIAN CENTRAL BANK TAKES PRECAUTIONS FOR BANKS [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's banking system is well positioned to weather the external financial crisis. Brazilian bank assets are of good quality and the banks themselves, especially the larger institutions, have high levels of liquidity. Because of capital adequacy requirements, Brazilian bank [...] | 2008-10-10 16:11:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO55 | US CONSULATE GENERAL SAO PAULO UNDERGOES CRISIS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Selected staff of the U.S. Consulate General Sao Paulo participated in crisis management training on December 6, 2007 and a mission wide Digital Video Conference (DVC) crisis management exercise on December 14, 2007. Observations and recommendations, keyed to reftel para 2, A-H, f [...] | 2008-02-07 16:25:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR AFSI ASEC BR CASC KESS OTRA |
08SAOPAULO56 | POOR SAO PAULO PRISON CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO POSE SERIOUS [...] (SBU) Although state authorities emphasize that they are working hard on introducing new plans to address deficiencies in Sao Paulo's penitentiaries, reputed to have Brazil's best-organized and well-run jails and detention centers, local prison watchers tell us that conditions are in an abysma [...] | 2008-02-08 10:46:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCRM SNAR ASEC BR |
08SAOPAULO581 | Brazil: Sao Paulo Mayor Wins Landslide Reelection, Set Up [...] (U) Summary: Democrats (DEM) Party candidate and incumbent Sao Paulo Mayor Gilberto Kassab capped off an extraordinary political comeback with a 61-39 victory over Workers Party (PT) candidate Marta Suplicy in the second round of the mayoral race on 10/26. Kassab's convincing win represents a [...] | 2008-10-27 16:25:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO590 | GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS HITS BRAZIL'S ENERGY SECTOR [...] (U) Summary: The lack of credit worldwide has hit Brazil's energy sector. Despite the recent discoveries of billions of barrels of oil reserves below Brazil's seafloor, Brazil faces an increasingly uphill battle to turn the government's energy rhetoric into reality. Estimates range that it w [...] | 2008-11-03 12:28:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO593 | BRAZILIAN BANK MERGER CREATES LARGEST IN SOUTHERN [...] (U) Unibanco and Itau announced the merger of their two Brazilian banking institutions on November 3. The combined bank, Itau Unibanco Holding SA, will become the largest private financial institution in the Southern Hemisphere and among the top 20 banks worldwide. Itau was previously the th [...] | 2008-11-03 15:28:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN BR |
08SAOPAULO594 | DESPITE FINANCIAL DOWNTURN, GLOBA FINANCIAL PLAYERS SEE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Country Managers for four major international financial firms - Morgan Stanley, Carlyle roup, American Insurance Group (AIG),and Rabobank consistently voiced concerns over the near to medium- term impact of the financial crisis and how it would affect their individual sect [...] | 2008-11-04 10:09:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENV ECON EFIN ETRD EAG BR |
08SAOPAULO606 | SAO PAULO RACE COULD SET STAGE FOR 2010 PRESIDENTIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The October 2008 Sao Paulo mayoral race set the stage for Brazil's 2010 presidential elections, positioning Sao Paulo Governor Jose Serra (Social Democrats - PSDB, opposition) to face off against presidential chief of staff Dilma Rousseff (Workers Party - PT, government),presid [...] | 2008-11-07 18:56:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO61 | PARANA GOVERNOR REQUIAO TAKES ON THE FEDS [...] (SBU) Summary: A dispute between Parana State Governor Roberto Requiao and federal prosecutors and judges has attracted widespread media attention. Prosecutors accused the Governor of using the state's public educational television channel as a vehicle to promote his own political agenda and [...] | 2008-02-13 11:45:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM BR |
08SAOPAULO612 | BRAZIL'S PORT LEGISLATION AND SANTOS CASE STUDY [...] (SBU) Summary: Port bottlenecks have historically been a major cost of doing business in Brazil. The GOB is hoping the new Brazilian ports decree, made effective on October 29 allowing private ports concessions and simplifying the regulatory framework regulating the construction and moderniz [...] | 2008-11-17 09:36:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO621 | DESPITE CRISIS, MORGAN STANLEY BULLISH ON BRAZIL [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 10th, Ambassador Sobel met with the senior Brazil management of Morgan Stanley to discuss the firm's prospects and how the firm is weathering the current financial downturn. Management reported that while they expect mergers and acquisition activity to be brisk, ce [...] | 2008-11-21 09:51:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR BR |
08SAOPAULO650 | DIFFERING BRAZILIAN VOICES ON U.S. ETHANOL POLICY AT [...] (U) Summary: At the Government of Brazil's (GOB) much anticipated International Conference on Biofuels held in Sao Paulo from November 17 to 21, GOB reps, for the most part, stuck to the spirit of the U.S.-Brazil biofuels MOU and kept to promises to remain united with the U.S. on expanding et [...] | 2008-12-04 18:16:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO66 | POOR PRISON CONDITIONS FUEL GROWTH OF PCC CRIMINAL [...] (SBU) According to Sao Paulo-based public security analysts, poor prison conditions in the state are a major contributing reason for the expansion of the First Capital Command (PCC) network into one of the most powerful gangs in Sao Paulo's criminal world. While state authorities argue that a [...] | 2008-02-15 08:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI KCRM SNAR ASEC BR |
08SAOPAULO664 | AZUL AIRLINES "TAKES-OFF" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Consulate officers attended the inaugural demonstration flight of new low-cost Brazilian airline, Azul Airlines, on December 2. While Azul had originally wanted its hub to be from the local Santos Dumont airport in Rio de Janeiro, they will be operating from the Campinas airpo [...] | 2008-12-12 17:29:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EINV BEXP BR |
08SAOPAULO680 | BRAZIL'S BUSINESS OUTLOOK FOR 2009 NOT GOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite Brazil's impressive September economic performance, most of the domestic indicators show that 2009 will be a difficult year. Contacts across Brazilian business sectors told the Consul General that they are preparing for difficult times in 2009. Early indicators of co [...] | 2008-12-19 18:07:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
08SAOPAULO86 | BRAZIL'S CENTRAL BANK SETS NEW RESERVE REQUIREMENTS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Brazilian Central Bank (CB) has established new reserve requirements on commercial leasing operations in order to close a loophole that allowed companies to avoid Brazil's high reserve requirements. This action will also serve to tighten credit, control inflation, improve e [...] | 2008-02-22 12:52:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV BR |
08SAOPAULO87 | SAO PAULO STATE SLOWLY ADDRESSES PRISON CONDITIONS (3 OF 3) [...] (SBU) Sao Paulo State officials candidly admit that a host of challenges exist within the state penitentiary system but tell us they are working hard on addressing the prison network's shortcomings. According to state authorities, the cash-strapped Secretariat for Prison Administration (SAP) [...] | 2008-02-22 12:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI ASEC BR |
08SAOPAULO90 | BRAZIL CIVAIR: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH US AIRLINES [...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 19 the Ambassador met with representatives from U.S. carriers American, Delta, and United Airlines to elicit their views on the Sao Paulo International Airport Guarulhos (GRU) parking fee dispute, follow up on bilateral aviation negotiations, discuss the domestic and i [...] | 2008-02-26 10:33:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PREL PGOV ECON EINV BEXP BR |
08SAOPAULO94 | SAO PAULO'S MAYORAL ELECTION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR 2010 [...] (SBU) In October, Brazilians will go to the polls to elect the Mayors and City Council members ("Vereadores") of the country's 5,064 municipalities. Political analysts and consultants, as well as politicians from across the spectrum, agree on one thing: these elections will set the stage for [...] | 2008-02-26 13:11:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR BR |
08SARAJEVO1068 | DODIK TARGETS YET ANOTHER STATE INSTITUTION (BHRT) [...] (SBU) Summary: RS Prime Minister Dodik recently launched a frontal attack against BiH's national public broadcaster, BHRT, demanding that it be forced into bankruptcy, as part of his broader campaign to attack state-level institutions. As he has in other political initiatives, Dodik has sough [...] | 2008-06-26 08:31:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO BK |
08SARAJEVO120 | BOSNIA- LETTER FROM MINISTER OF DEFENSE CIKOTIC TO [...] (SBU) Minister of Defense Cikotic requested Post deliver the following letter from the Minister to General Petraeus, Commander of MNF-I Iraq. Begin Text of Letter: Bosnia-Herzegovina Ministry of Defense Sarajevo January 18, 2008 General David Howell Petraeus Commanding General Mul [...] | 2008-01-22 16:46:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR IZ BK |
08SARAJEVO1260 | BITTER POLITICAL STANDOFF OVER STOLAC SECONDARY [...] (SBU) Summary: With Bosnia-Herzegovina's local elections looming in October, the future of the Stolac Secondary School in Herzegovina-Neretva Canton remains the political hot button of choice for local and cantonal politicians looking to energize their electorate and mobilize voters. The a [...] | 2008-08-05 08:33:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BK PGOV PHUM SCUL |
08SARAJEVO1265 | NEW DEATH THREAT TO RS HELSINKI COMMISSION STAFF, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Republika Srpska Helsinki Citizens' Committee (HCC) received a death threat against its president, Branko Todorovic, and members of his family on July 31. Todorovic speculated that the threat is possibly linked to rogue elements (or former members) of RS intelligence and p [...] | 2008-08-05 14:51:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM BO |
08SARAJEVO1426 | BOSNIA: SARAJEVO SELLS ELECTRICITY SURPLUS DESPITE [...] (U) Summary: Sarajevo-based electricity distributor Elektroprivreda BiH (EPBiH) announced their intention to sell close to 200 mln USD worth of surplus electricity to prospective utilities and electricity trading companies. Although profits from electricity surplus would be a boon for the Fede [...] | 2008-09-08 14:44:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ENRG EPET PGOV PREL BK |
08SARAJEVO1515 | BOSNIA--EXPANDING THE ADRIATIC CHARTER [...] (SBU) We discussed the possibility of Bosnia and Herzegovina joining an expanded Adriatic Charter with Deputy Minister of Defense and Head of Bosnia's interagency NATO Commission Igor Crnadak (Reftel). Crnadak told us that he thought membership would be very useful for Bosnia's NATO aspiratio [...] | 2008-09-24 15:51:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL BK |
08SARAJEVO1571 | BOSNIA -- MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS FREE, FAIR AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bosnia's October 5 municipal elections were conducted in an orderly manner with only minor irregularities at the polling stations. Turnout was low in some major cities such as Sarajevo (40 percent),but was considerably higher in rural areas such as Gacko (73 percent) and in t [...] | 2008-10-06 14:00:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR BK |
08SARAJEVO1661 | RS OIL STATE OF PLAY [...] (SBU) Summary: According to the Republika Srpska Government, the Russian Zarubjezneft rehabilitation of the Brod refinery is progressing, despite many internal delays, and the refinery should be producing gasoline by the end of October 2008. (Reftel) As part of the Brod privatization deal, Zar [...] | 2008-10-27 15:00:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG PREL RS BK |
08SARAJEVO1664 | BOSNIA: VISIT OF AMB. CHRISTIAN KENNEDY [...] (SBU) Summary: The visit of Amb. Christian Kennedy, Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, highlighted for Bosnian political and religious leaders the importance the United States attaches to restitution issues, including restitution of properties lost to victims of the Holocaust. Bosnian Jewis [...] | 2008-10-27 15:48:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BK |
08SARAJEVO1707 | BOSNIA: DODIK REJECTS US-EU PROPOSAL FOR TRANSCO [...] (SBU) Post received a response from Prime Minister of the Republika Srpka on Friday, October 31 that answered the Ambassador English and EU Ambassador Kourkoulas, joint letter proposing reform of Electroprenos (TRANSCO),the state-run electricity transmission company (reftel). The English tra [...] | 2008-11-05 14:54:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ENRG PINR PREF PREL BK |
08SARAJEVO1810 | BOSNIA: LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ON SREBRENICA-RELATED [...] (U) SUMMARY: In the past several weeks, the State Court reached verdicts on two Srebrenica-related war crimes cases we have been tracking (Ref A). On November 6, a first instance panel found Mladen Blagojevic, a former member of the RS Military Police who had been deported from the U.S., g [...] | 2008-12-03 17:30:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KAWC KCRM KJUS BK |
08SARAJEVO1847 | DCM's DECEMBER 3-4 VISIT TO BANJA LUKA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During a two-day visit to Banja Luka on December 3 and 4, Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) Judith Cefkin met with a series of key Republika Srpska (RS) political leaders on topics including the recent Prud/Odzak agreement, developments within in RS political parties, and the recent [...] | 2008-12-10 16:03:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PREF SCUL BK |
08SARAJEVO1893 | RCC'S FIRST YEAR: STILL WAITING FOR SUBSTANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: It has been nearly one year since the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) took over the reigns from the Southeastern Europe's Stability Pact and about six months since the RCC moved into its new headquarters in Sarajevo, BiH. Unfortunately, the RCC has little in the way of con [...] | 2008-12-22 15:25:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL BK |
08SARAJEVO1906 | BOSNIA - HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMEN (FINALLY) TAKE [...] (SBU) On December 4, after more than two years of political wrangling, Bosnia and Herzegovina's three new state-level ombudsmen for human rights issues finally took office. The inaugural session of the ombudsman institution took place December 15, with a formal hand-over of responsibility fro [...] | 2008-12-29 13:37:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV BK |
08SARAJEVO290 | BOSNIA - DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST VIOLENT CRIME [...] (U) The February 5 murder of a youth by other juveniles on a Sarajevo tram has focused popular attention on the perception of a growing problem with violent juvenile crime in Bosnia. The murder follows on the heels of other high profile crimes committed by minors including the deliberate immo [...] | 2008-02-13 17:03:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KCRM BK |
08SARAJEVO424 | BOSNIA - UNSCR 1803 PRESENTED TO FOREIGN MINISTRY [...] (SBU) We presented reftel non-paper, along with copies of UNSCR 1803 and the P5 1 Foreign Minister's statement, to Asim Dorovic, advisor to Foreign Minister Alkalaj. Dorovic had no immediate response, but pledged to convey the documents to FM Alkalaj and other senior MFA officials. He stated [...] | 2008-03-05 11:24:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KNNF MNUC PARM BK IR |
08SECTIN01OF02BUDAPEST836 | HUNGARY: CODEL LUGAR SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) Welcome to Budapest. Your visit comes as the Hungarian Government slowly re-engages following the long summer "cucumber season" and offers an excellent opportunity for discussion of Georgia and energy security. While Hungary remains a committed partner in the trans-Atlantic relationsh [...] | 2008-08-22 12:31:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON GG RU HU |
08SECTIN03OF03KABUL3036 | DISCUSSIONS ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LAW AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-24 10:13:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KTIP AF |
08SECTON01OF02BEIRUT896 | LEBANON: SEVERE POWER CUTS AND INCREASED GAS AND [...] (U) It is expected that power outages will be reduced in frequency after Finance Minister Azour approved opening $140 million Letters of Credit for fuel imports for national power utility Electricite du Liban (EDL). Azour indicated that EDL is using power cuts to put pressure on the GOL and Tr [...] | 2008-06-16 05:00:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE |
08SECTON02OF02TIRANA398 | RIPPLES FROM A BOULDER: AMBASRADOR'S REMARKS RENEWQ DEBATE ON CORRUPTION, IMQUJITY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-23 15:04:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AL |
08SEOUL1104 | KOREAN NATIONALISM ACROSS THE GENERATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. Prominent Korean researchers focused on Korean nationalism studies believe recent beef protests are motivated by what young Koreans see as a deviation from a basic expectation of equity among nations. A distinct divide separates the youth and adult protesters. The student-yout [...] | 2008-05-30 06:15:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KS PGOV PREL PINR |
08SEOUL1142 | KOREA COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SIX-PARTY ECONOMY AND [...] (U) Embassy Seoul welcomes and grants country clearance for the official visit to Seoul of the Six-Party Economy and Energy Working Group (EEWG) during June 10-11, 2008. The EEWG includes National Security Council Director of Asian Economic Affairs Kurt Tong, U.S. Department of Energy Office [...] | 2008-06-05 07:54:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH JA RS |
08SEOUL1144 | GNP DEFEAT IN BY-ELECTIONS REFLECTS PUBLIC ANGST [...] (SBU) Summary: The ruling Grand National Party's (GNP) poor showing in the June 4 by-election -- on the same day as President Lee Myung-bak's 100th day in office - is largely a reflection of public dissatisfaction with the new administration. The GNP party won only nine of the 52 local seat [...] | 2008-06-05 08:33:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KS KN |
08SEOUL1149 | KOREA COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EAP/K SUNG KIM AND [...] (U) Embassy Seoul welcomes and grants country clearance for the official June 9-12, 2008 visit of Sung Kim, Director of the Office of Korean Affairs and Chuck Lutes, NSC Director for Counter-Proliferation. The purpose of the visit is to travel to Seoul en route to Pyongyang for consultations [...] | 2008-06-08 23:58:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH JA |
08SEOUL1245 | KOREA COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EAP/K SUNG KIM AND PAUL [...] (U) Embassy Seoul welcomes and grants country clearance for the official June 24-30, 2008 visit of Sung Kim, Director of the Office of Korean Affairs and Paul Haenle, NSC Director of Chinese Affairs. The purpose of the visit is to travel to Seoul en route to Pyongyang for consultations related [...] | 2008-06-23 23:06:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH JA |
08SEOUL1347 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Post was unable to find any new media or NGO reports about child labor in South Korea, nor do there seem to have been any high-profile cases involving child labor. According to Ministry of Labor statistics, in 2007 there were 551 violations against child labor laws. [...] | 2008-07-08 00:07:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV KS |
08SEOUL1354 | WEB PORTALS AID "SMART MOB," STYMIE KOREAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the ongoing protests about U.S. beef, new means of disseminating information and networking internet users created what is being called a "smart mob." These new capabilities allowed protestors to use their cellphones to instantaneously upload video, pictures, and inform [...] | 2008-07-08 07:11:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KS KN |
08SEOUL1379 | AI: SOUTH KOREA MULLS CHANGES IN H5N1 SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM, [...] (U) Summary: In 2008, highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) arrived later in the year, spread further and moved faster than in Korea's previous episodes in 2003-2004 and 2006-2007. It was also eradicated more quickly. The Ministries of Agriculture and Health, at the request of the Prime [...] | 2008-07-10 04:47:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAGR ECON KFLU KS |
08SEOUL1456 | SEOUL RESPONSE: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-23 04:37:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP IR PARM KS EFIN |
08SEOUL163 | KOREA'S MARITIME MINISTRY GETS SINKING FEELING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although Lee Myung-bak's transition team is garnering headlines in Seoul for its proposed merger of the Ministry of Unification under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, it is the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MOMAF) that is the hot topic in Busan. Followi [...] | 2008-01-25 07:13:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF KN KS EIAID |
08SEOUL1710 | LEE MYUNG-BAK'S OLYMPIC MOJO: POLL INCREASES [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent opinion polls conducted by various ROK media agencies show that President Lee Myung-bak's approval rating is recovering, reaching between 24 to 31 percent in various polls taken from August 23. Pundits note that the recent increase was mainly due to Korea's success at [...] | 2008-08-28 06:31:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KS KN |
08SEOUL178 | HAN SEUNG-SOO TAPPED AS LEE MYUNG-BAK'S FIRST [...] (SBU) Summary: President-elect Lee Myung-bak officially announced the nomination of Han Seung-soo, UN Special Envoy on Climate Change, as the first Prime Minister for his government. Lee is said to have taken into account Han's extensive experience with state affairs and his credentials as a [...] | 2008-01-28 07:22:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KN KS |
08SEOUL2 | KOREA SEEKS CONFIRMATION OF IRAQI WARNING OVER OIL [...] (SBU) Summary: The state oil marketing company of Iraq, SOMO, has warned Korean refiner SK Energy that exports of Iraqi crude to Korea could be cut off beginning in January if a Korean consortium does not cancel an oilfield exploration agreement with the Kurdistan Regional Government. Korea i [...] | 2008-01-01 21:23:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PREL IQ KS |
08SEOUL20 | PRESIDENT-ELECT LEE'S ADVISORS REPUDIATE SUNSHINE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Providing what might be a preview of President-elect Lee Myung-bak's North Korea policy during a KBS roundtable broadcast on January 1, 2008, two of Lee's foreign policy advisors, Park Jin, foreign policy lead on the transition team, and North Korea specialist Nam Sung-wook decl [...] | 2008-01-04 04:44:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PROG PREL ECON KS KN |
08SEOUL2016 | IMPACT OF OLYMPICS ON ROK VIEWS TOWARD CHINA [...] (SBU) Summary: Ref A requested an assessment of the effect that China's hosting of the Olympic Games had on Korean views of China. The Korean public avidly followed the Korean Olympic team's historic success as it placed seventh in the overall medal count and second among Asian countries. Th [...] | 2008-10-14 08:59:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KS |
08SEOUL2067 | SENATOR HAGEL MEETS PRESIDENT LEE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: South Korean President Lee Myoung-bak received visiting Senator Chuck Hagel, accompanied by Ambassador Stephens, October 15 for a lengthy, cordial meeting that exceeded the allotted 30 minutes. NSA Advisor Kim also participated. President Lee was interested in hearing Senator [...] | 2008-10-21 08:20:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON OREP ETRD KS KN |
08SEOUL2072 | KOREA COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JEAN SLUTSKY [...] (U) Embassy Seoul welcomes and grants country clearance to Jean Slutsky, Director, Center for Outcomes and Evidence, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Public Health Service for her official visit to South Korea on the dates of November 8-13, 2008. The purpose of the visit is to partic [...] | 2008-10-22 03:43:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBI KSCA OTRA KN KS |
08SEOUL2078 | AMBASSADOR HOSTS SCHOLTE TO CONGRATULATE ON SEOUL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador hosted a luncheon in honor of the 2008 Seoul Peace Prize recipient and North Korean human rights activist Suzanne Scholte on October 11, 2008. Scholte reflected on her twelve years of experience working to improve the human rights of North Koreans and highlighted [...] | 2008-10-23 05:01:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KS KN |
08SEOUL2120 | FATU COMMITTEE DELIBERATES ON NORTH KOREA POLICY, [...] (SBU) Summary: In the first parliamentary audit of the 18th National Assembly by the Foreign Affairs, Trade and Unification (FATU) Committee, the Grand National Party (GNP) and the Democratic Party (DP) butted heads over North Korea policy. The parties struggled to reconcile former President [...] | 2008-10-30 01:27:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KS KN |
08SEOUL2289 | Visit of San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and is not/not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: President of the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank, Janet Yellen, met with a wide range of ROKG financial authorities, market actors, and economists during her November 17-19 [...] | 2008-12-01 05:23:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KS |
08SEOUL2304 | KOREAN ARF DISASTER RELIEF EXERCISE [...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, Econoff discussed ROKG participation in the ASEAN Regional Forum Disaster Relief Voluntary Demonstration of Response (VDR) with Mr. Lee, Young-joon of the South Asian and Oceanian Regional Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) [...] | 2008-12-02 08:19:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID MARR MOPS ASEAN ARF RP |
08SEOUL2433 | ROKG VIEWS ON ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF CHINA-JAPAN-ROK [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified and not/not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: The ROKG was pleased with the substantive economic results and press coverage of the China-Japan-ROK summit meeting in Fukuoka, Japan on December 13. The Japan-ROK USD 3 billion " [...] | 2008-12-18 11:17:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ECIN PREL KS CH JA |
08SEOUL2464 | DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE FOR IRANIAN ENTITIES [...] (SBU) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) On December 22 Deputy EconCouns and econoff took advantage of a call on other business to deliver reftel demarche to MOFAT Middle East Division Director Sung-kyu Kwak and Second Secretary [...] | 2008-12-24 00:30:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP EFIN PARM IR KS |
08SEOUL336 | NO CHANGE IN ROK POSITION ON FULL ISRAELI [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-20 09:06:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SZ AA IS KS LI NZ |
08SEOUL347 | COMPROMISE REACHED: GOVERNMENT DOWNSIZING BILL SET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 20 the United Democratic Party (UDP) and the Grand National Party (GNP) broke a month-long deadlock and came to a compromise on Lee Myung-bak's government reform plan. The compromise includes the survival of the Unification and Gender Equality Ministries. The refo [...] | 2008-02-21 07:52:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KN KS |
08SEOUL349 | REPLY: INTERNATIONAL NOTIFICATION OF U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-21 08:59:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIA PREL PARM PNAT PINS TSPA TPHY ESA CDG |
08SEOUL617 | ROK PRESIDENT LEE DELIVERS NUANCED STATEMENT ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During his visit to the Unification Ministry on March 26, ROK President Lee Myung-bak made extensive comments on North Korea, especially the importance of denuclearization. Lee stressed that peace and prosperity in North Korea could be achieved only through denuclearization. H [...] | 2008-03-27 09:41:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KS KN |
08SEOUL645 | CONGRESSMAN ROHRABACHER'S MEETINGS IN SEOUL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, met separately with ROK Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan and members of the National Assembly on March 25 to advocate several proposed initiatives. Foremost on the list was the Congressman's propos [...] | 2008-04-01 04:43:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR ENRG KNNP PHUM KS KN IRAQ |
08SEOUL804 | SEOUL RESPONSE; DONORS CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's (MOFAT) Development Cooperation Division Acting Director Kyun Jong-ho recently told us the ROKG was prepared to make a "substantial" pledge (involving both grants and loans stretching over three to four years) at the upcoming Af [...] | 2008-04-21 06:54:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN KDEM KS PGOV PREL |
08SEOUL806 | KOREA COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EAP/K SUNG KIM AND [...] (U) Embassy Seoul welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 21 through April 25, 2008 visit of Sung Kim, Director of the Office of Korean Affairs; Paul T. Haenle, Director of Chinese Affairs and Six Party Talks, National Security Council; Douglas Frank, Program Manager, Pacific North [...] | 2008-04-21 07:26:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH JA |
08SEOUL878 | ROKG REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR RE-ELECTION TO HUMAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade has written to the Secretary of State to request that the USG support the ROKG's re-election to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) for the 2008-2011 term at the UN General Assembly in May (see text below). Recommendation: Post supports the [...] | 2008-04-29 08:37:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KS PHUM PREL UNGA |
08SEOUL881 | NORTH KOREA STRUGGLES WITH SHORTAGE OF MEDICINE AND [...] (SBU) Famine, natural disaster, mismanagement, a lack of safe drinking water, and shortages of essential drugs and vaccines have left the population of the Democratic Peoples' Republic (DPRK) vulnerable to infectious diseases, despite the existence of an adequately-trained corps of medical per [...] | 2008-04-30 01:53:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAID PINR ECON SOCI KN |
08SEOUL9 | REGIONAL APPROACH TO ENERGY COOPERATION IN NORTHEAST ASIA [...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Korea hosted a meeting of the Senior Officials Committee on Energy Cooperation in North-East Asia (SOC) on Jeju Island, December 13-14. The group approved efforts spearheaded by South Korea to produce a set of energy outlook repor [...] | 2008-01-02 06:23:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PREL ESCAP ZO RS MG JA KN KS |
08SEOUL918 | ROKG NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY PREPARATORY [...] (SBU) On 1 May, poloff delivered reftel demarche to Choi Ki-Cheon, Deputy Director of the Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Choi said that the Disarmament and Non-proliferation Division's Lee Sang-soo departed for the Non-proliferation Tre [...] | 2008-05-02 08:28:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA KS |
08SEOUL926 | KOREA COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EAP/K SUNG KIM AND [...] (U) Embassy Seoul welcomes and grants country clearance for the May 7 through May 11, 2008 visit of Sung Kim, Director of the Office of Korean Affairs; Douglas Frank, Program Manager, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Chuck Lutes, NSC Director for Counter-Proliferation; and Richard Klein, [...] | 2008-05-06 07:17:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH JA |
08SEOUL987 | SEOUL RESPONSE; PLEDGING AT THE PARIS SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's (MOFAT) Development Cooperation Division Acting Director Kyun Jong-ho recently confirmed that Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan will be leading the ROKG delegation to the Paris conference. While the ROKG has not yet finalized its [...] | 2008-05-14 07:56:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN KDEM KS PGOV PREL |
08SEOUL988 | SEOUL RESPONSE: PARTICIPATION IN INT'L COMPACT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-14 07:57:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EFIN EINV PGOV PREL IZ |
08SHANGHAI100 | CHINA'S STOCK MARKETS: EVOLVING "POLICY MARKETS" [...] (SBU) Summary: In a series of consultations with fund managers, securities firms and investor advisory firms from March 4-14, TDY Econ Officer solicited views on the drivers of China's equity markets. An overarching theme is that China's stock markets should be viewed in the special context th [...] | 2008-03-20 10:34:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL CH |
08SHANGHAI103 | SHANGHAI EXPANDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR MIGRANT [...] (SBU) Summary: As in many other large Chinese cities, the Shanghai Municipal Government is exploring ways to improve the quality of education for migrant children. The Shanghai Education Commission (SEC) in January 2008 announced plans to increase the proportion of migrant children in Shanghai [...] | 2008-03-21 08:52:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SCUL SMIG PGOV SOCI CH |
08SHANGHAI12 | CHINA EASTERN - SINGAPORE AIRLINES DEAL: BELLWETHER FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 8, China Eastern Airlines (CEA) shareholders rebuffed a deal that would have allowed Singapore International Airlines (SIA) to buy a strategic share of the company. The move has sparked a wave of speculation regarding the meaning for CEA and the greater airline indu [...] | 2008-01-11 11:38:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ELTN ECPS ETRD EFIN CH |
08SHANGHAI121 | SENATOR MCCASKILL'S SHANGHAI VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Senator Claire McCaskill(D-MO) visited Shanghai on March 22-25 and met with Shanghai Deputy Mayor Tang Dengjie and Shanghai Municipal Peoples Congress (SMPC) Deputy Chairman Zhou Yupeng. Deputy Mayor Tang discussed Shanghai's goals of becoming the commercial, trade, finance and [...] | 2008-03-27 02:22:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV EAIR PREL OREP CH |
08SHANGHAI133 | MEETING WITH WESTINGHOUSE TO DISCUSS FACILITATED VISA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 12, 2008, Consular Section Chief met with Westinghouse representatives to discuss special visa processing in support of the AP1000 Nuclear Power Plant Project. This year alone, Westinghouse plans to sponsor up to 200 Chinese nationals for nuclear power technologies tra [...] | 2008-04-01 04:37:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CMGT CVIS PGOV ECON CH ENRG |
08SHANGHAI134 | SOCCER DIPLOMACY IN SHANGHAI [...] (U) Summary: In late March 2008, North Korea played South Korea in a World Cup Qualifier that ended in a draw. The mostly South Korean crowd gave each team a standing ovation at the end of the match. In Early March, the Los Angeles Galaxy played the Chinese All-Star team, although Chinese fan [...] | 2008-04-02 05:40:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI OEXC OIIP KPAO CH KS KN |
08SHANGHAI159 | THE EVE OF CIVIL SOCIETY'S ARRIVAL: NPI PROMOTES [...] (SBU) Summary. According to Director of the Shanghai Pudong-based Non-Profit Incubator (NPI) Simon Lu, the Pudong District Government began to "outsource" some social services to local non-government organizations (NGOs) as a part of its comprehensive coordination pilot reform program approved [...] | 2008-04-29 03:06:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI PHUM CH |
08SHANGHAI165 | AUTHORITIES IMPLEMENT MEASURES IN ATTEMPT TO BOOST CHINA'S [...] (SBU) Summary: TDY Econ Officer solicited views on China's equity markets, particularly in light of recent measures to boost market performance, which highlight authorities' continued efforts to manage the domestic equity markets. Two measures were implemented during the week of April 21, a [...] | 2008-04-30 09:54:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV SOCI CH |
08SHANGHAI18 | SHANGHAI MAGLEV - A LONG HISTORY OF CONTROVERSY [...] (SBU) Summary: Shanghai's magnetic levitation train (Maglev),has not only been costly in financial terms but is now costing the city the support of many of its residents. On January 13, Shanghai residents staged a large-scale demonstration against the proposed extension of the Maglev train [...] | 2008-01-16 08:37:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD ELTN KIPR ELAB PHUM CH |
08SHANGHAI187 | SED ENVOY HOLMER VISITS SHANGHAI AND NINGBO [...] (SBU) Summary. During a May 18-20 visit to Shanghai and Ningbo, Special Envoy for China and the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) Ambassador Alan Holmer, Managing Director for China and the SED Dan Wright, and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy Joel Szabat engaged U.S. busin [...] | 2008-05-23 10:06:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV ETRD EFIN KIPR ENRG SENV EWWT CH |
08SHANGHAI210 | CIC AND SAFE: SHANGHAI FINANCIAL INDUSTRY VIEWS, LATE MAY [...] (SBU) Summary. Visiting Department economic analysts and Congenoff (Econoffs) met May 21-23 with Shanghai financial industry participants and regulators to discuss China's capital market development and sovereign wealth fund issues. Most of the interlocutors agreed that the State Administra [...] | 2008-06-05 08:17:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV CH |
08SHANGHAI239 | LIANYUNGANG - ENTREPOT FOR JIANGSU'S LESS DEVELOPED NORTH [...] (SBU) Summary: During the Consul General's June 12-13 visit to the city of Lianyungang in northern Jiangsu Province, Mayor Xu Yiping extolled the virtues of Lianyungang's strategic location, noting the city has received a large amount of attention and financial support from the Provincial and [...] | 2008-06-25 05:27:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EINV KIPR ELAB ETRD ENRG EWWT CH |
08SHANGHAI246 | SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE: RECENT VOLATILITY, PROSPECTS FOR [...] (SBU) Summary. Shanghai financial services industry participants identify last year's stock market bubble as the primary source of the Shanghai Stock Exchange's most recent volatility. Poor economic performance in certain sectors has also fueled volatility, with inflation and softening real [...] | 2008-06-27 08:52:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV SOCI CH |
08SHANGHAI254 | SHANGHAI BAR ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT CONCERN ABOUT COMPETITION [...] (SBU) Summary. In a June 26 meeting with ConGenoffs, newly appointed Shanghai Bar Association (SBA) President Liu Zhengdong expressed his concerns about the increase in the number of foreign law firms operating in Shanghai in direct competition with local Shanghai firms. He acknowledges, ho [...] | 2008-07-02 06:11:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI ECON CH |
08SHANGHAI264 | SHANGHAI MARKET PARTICIPANTS DISCUSS HOT MONEY: MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary. Shanghai market participants agree, hot money presents a serious challenge for Chinese monetary policy. With sterilization bills becoming increasingly costly to issue and reserve requirement ratio (RRR) increases hurting the profitability of an already constrained banking sect [...] | 2008-07-14 08:40:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV CH |
08SHANGHAI275 | CHINA SUMMIT ON ANTI-CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Summary: The China Summit on Anti-Corruption, a private-sector conference aimed at providing U.S. businesses and multi-national companies with information on anti-corruption best practices and strategies to comply with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, took place in Shanghai from July 1 [...] | 2008-07-23 00:47:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KJUS CH |
08SHANGHAI28 | SHANGHAI STOCK MARKET: UP, UP, AND A BUMP: WHERE TO NEXT? [...] (SBU) Summary: The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) rose 97 percent in 2007, adding to its 130 percent gain in 2006. The market was characterized by volatility and sharp swings. However, at the close of business in 2007, two-thirds of stocks listed were at historical highs and local investor con [...] | 2008-01-24 09:18:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV CH |
08SHANGHAI285 | SHANGHAI'S CIQ LEADERSHIP CALLS FOR MORE COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Consul General (CG) met July 17 with China Inspection and Quarantine (CIQ) Shanghai Director General Xu Jinji to discuss ways the two sides can work closer together on information sharing. CG noted that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would soon open an office in Shan [...] | 2008-07-28 09:08:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD TBIO PGOV ECON BEXP EAGR CH |
08SHANGHAI29 | YANGTZE RIVER DELTA TEXTILE MAKERS FEAR RMB APPRECIATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese textile manufacturers in the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) say that they face significant challenges that threaten their businesses in the coming year. Their main concern is the ongoing renminbi (RMB) appreciation that makes their exports more expensive and less competitive. [...] | 2008-01-24 11:19:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTEX EFIN ETRD EAGR PGOV ELAB SENV CH |
08SHANGHAI295 | SHANGHAI ENERGY EXPERTS: FUEL SHORTAGES EXIST, BUT NOT IN [...] (SBU) Summary. According to Shanghai energy experts, price controls are primarily to blame for gasoline and diesel shortages. However, because Chinese oil companies control both up and downstream processes in fuel production, they can more easily cope with price controls then power generators [...] | 2008-07-31 06:18:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON ETTC EINV CH |
08SHANGHAI296 | SHANGHAI CUSTOMS: EMPHASIS ON TRANSPARENCY AND CUSTOMER [...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 22 meeting, the Shanghai Customs Director General Sun Yibiao welcomed the "close relationship" between Customs and the Consulate over the past three years and discussed areas for future cooperation. Sun emphasized the importance of input from the Consulate and the U.S [...] | 2008-08-01 05:46:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PGOV ECON BEXP KIPR EAIR CH |
08SHANGHAI298 | NANJING LEADERSHIP SEEKS CLOSER U.S. TIES [...] (SBU) Summary. During the Consul General's July 30 visit to Nanjing, Mayor Jiang Hongkun and Vice Mayor Jin Daoqiang pushed for an increased U.S. commercial and diplomatic presence in Nanjing. A U.S. Consulate in Nanjing would be useful in deepening cultural and economic ties said Mayor Jian [...] | 2008-08-01 09:30:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EINV KIPR ELAB ETRD ENRG EWWT CH |
08SHANGHAI30 | 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 [...] | 2008-01-25 00:34:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS CMGT CH |
08SHANGHAI313 | ZHEJIANG'S YIWU: BEARING THE BRUNT OF GLOBAL ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary. Zhejiang's Yiwu is home to one of the largest wholesale markets in the world. During a July 21 visit, the Consul General discussed the impact of global economic trends on Yiwu with Yiwu Party Secretary Wu Weirong and Mayor He Meihua. In addition, the CG visited Huahong Home D [...] | 2008-08-08 05:23:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV ELAB ETRD KIPR ENRG CH |
08SHANGHAI318 | JIANGSU AND NINGBO CIQS URGE GREATER COOPERATION ON FOOD AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The Consul General (CG) met with the Jiangsu Provincial Entry-Exit Quality Inspection and Quarantine (CIQ) Office in Nanjing on July 31 and the Ningbo City CIQ Office on August 4 to discuss a wide range of import and export issues. Both offices welcomed greater cooperation with [...] | 2008-08-12 10:15:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD TBIO PGOV ECON BEXP EAGR CH |
08SHANGHAI320 | ZHEJIANG LEADERS CONFIDENT IN TRADE TIES WITH UNITED STATES [...] (SBU) Zhejiang Province enjoys a good relationship with the United States built on a foundation of strong trade ties, provincial and local officials told the Consul General on his farewell trip to Hangzhou, Zhejiang's provincial capital on August 6-7. Zhejiang officials remain concerned that t [...] | 2008-08-13 05:14:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV ELAB ETRD EINV ENRG CH |
08SHANGHAI326 | NINGBO'S ECONOMY - OUT WITH THE OLD AND IN WITH THE NEW [...] (SBU) Summary. During an August 4 farewell visit to Ningbo in Zhejiang Province, the Consul General (CG) discussed Ningbo's economy and development plans with Mayor Mao Guanglie and Ningbo Foreign Affairs Office Director Kong Weiwei. The two officials said Ningbo aims to "upgrade" its econo [...] | 2008-08-14 07:07:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV ELAB ETRD KIPR CH |
08SHANGHAI330 | SHANGHAI IP ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES MOVE FORWARD [...] (SBU) Summary: During an August 8 farewell visit to Shanghai, Senior IPR Attachi Mark Cohen engaged Shanghai IP Administration (SIPA),Shanghai IPR Complaint Center, and Shanghai Administration of Industry and Commerce (SAIC) officials on current initiatives and opportunities for cooperation [...] | 2008-08-15 02:54:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON EINV PGOV CH |
08SHANGHAI337 | VOLUNTEERISM IN SHANGHAI [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite ample opportunities for people to volunteer, local volunteer organizations still have problems attracting people. Interlocutors blamed the lack of interest in volunteering to the absence of legislation on volunteers, the lack of a system to track someone's volunteer exp [...] | 2008-08-18 00:34:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI ELAB CH |
08SHANGHAI342 | CASH MEETS CAPITAL: UNDERGROUND FINANCING IN WENZHOU [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 12, Econoff visited the entrepreneurial city of Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province to discuss challenges facing small and medium size enterprises (SMEs). Interlocutors noted several difficulties brought on by the current economic slowdown. In particular, SMEs have been disp [...] | 2008-08-18 08:28:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV CH |
08SHANGHAI372 | HIGH SPEED RAIL FURTHER INTEGRATES EAST CHINA [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past year, East China has embarked on a quest for further intra-regional connectivity and economic integration through faster passenger rail transport. On July 15, Shanghai and Zhejiang Province announced plans for a new high-speed rail link that will connect Hangzho [...] | 2008-09-04 08:45:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN PGOV ETRD EINV ECIN CH |
08SHANGHAI387 | SCHOLARS OFFER MIXED ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL VIEWS AT WORLD [...] (SBU) The Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS) hosted its third World Forum on China Studies September 7-9, to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of SASS. This third iteration of the World Forum on China Studies featured 15 panel discussions and three roundtables [...] | 2008-09-12 03:06:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL ENRG KIRF CH |
08SHANGHAI396 | SHANGHAI SEEKING NEW PERKS FOR FINANCIAL SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary. Slowing coastal economic growth and the slumping stock market are driving top Shanghai officials to lobby the central authorities for a package of financial sector reforms. A key part of the plan is for increased authorities to be granted to local branches of financial regulat [...] | 2008-09-17 05:48:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH ECON EFIN PGOV |
08SHANGHAI399 | CHINESE AUTHORITIES NERVOUS OVER AIG FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: According to an American International Group (AIG) General Insurance Company China high level official in Shanghai, Chinese regulatory authorities are concerned about AIG's stability in China. The State Council ordered the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) to request [...] | 2008-09-18 10:22:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV PGOV PREL CH |
08SHANGHAI402 | SHANGHAI AUTHORITIES ALSO DEMAND ASSURANCES FROM AIG [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-19 10:19:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV PGOV PREL CH |
08SHANGHAI411 | SOME SHANGHAI BANKS NERVOUS ABOUT US TRANSACTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. Some Chinese banks are refusing to increase their exposure to U.S. bank debt since the Lehman failure, although there does not appear to be a broad government policy in effect, said several U.S. banks with operations in Shanghai contacted on September 22. End summary. Some [...] | 2008-09-22 09:13:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL |
08SHANGHAI412 | SHANGHAI CPPCC CHAIR DEFENDS CITY'S FOOD SAFETY RECORD; [...] (SBU) Feng Guoqin, Chairman of the Shanghai Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC),defended Shanghai's food safety record during an introductory call by the Consul General on September 22, stating that inspection teams are working to ensure that dairy produ [...] | 2008-09-22 09:15:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EAGR PREL BEXP ETRD CH |
08SHANGHAI418 | AIG FACING FURTHER REGULATORY PRESSURE [...] (SBU) Summary: A top AIG official in China on September 25 described disruptive new reporting requirements from the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC). These are having a significant impact on AIG's operations in China, and AIG is working with regulators to institute more workable com [...] | 2008-09-25 09:57:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV PREL ECON CH |
08SHANGHAI419 | AIG FACING FURTHER REGULATORY PRESSURE [...] (SBU) Summary: A top AIG official in China on September 25 described disruptive new reporting requirements from the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC). These are having a significant impact on AIG's operations in China, and AIG is working with regulators to institute more workable com [...] | 2008-09-25 10:09:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV PREL ECON CH |
08SHANGHAI436 | HANGZHOU VICE MAYOR DISCUSSES FINANCIAL TURMOIL, CPC PLENUM, [...] (SBU) Tong Guili, Vice Mayor of Hangzhou, told the Consul General on October 9 that the city's exports have decreased in the face of a challenging economic environment, and the municipal government has introduced several export promotion measures to counter the effects of the global financial c [...] | 2008-10-09 11:05:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EFIN ETRD EINV KIPR CH |
08SHANGHAI441 | SHANGHAI WTO CENTER DIRECTOR SPEAKS ON THE FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (SBU) In an October 9 meeting with the Consul General, Shanghai WTO Affairs Consultation Center Director Wang Xinkui emphasized that the global financial crisis will have a deep effect on the Chinese economy, particularly the trading sector. It will also have significant implications for the g [...] | 2008-10-14 09:07:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EFIN ETRD EINV WTRO CH |
08SHANGHAI446 | U.S. TRAVEL INDUSTRY CONCERNS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF [...] (SBU) Summary: During August and September 2008 Shanghai Commercial Officer visited with executives of several U.S. travel and tourism firms active in the China outbound tourism market. Each of the executives expressed concern with recent trends in China's outbound tourism to the U.S. subseq [...] | 2008-10-17 09:12:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON CVIS PREL BEXP ETRD KIPR CH |
08SHANGHAI449 | ANHUI OPTIMISTIC IT WILL WEATHER ECONOMIC STORM [...] (SBU) Anhui Provincial officials told visiting Congenoffs on October 14-15 that the global economic slowdown has affected the province but not as severely as in coastal provinces. The most significant impact of the economic situation is likely to be felt by Anhui's rural-to-urban migrants work [...] | 2008-10-21 02:17:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV ELAB ETRD EIND EINV CH |
08SHANGHAI451 | REGULATOR SUPPORTING DOMESTIC INSURANCE FIRMS [...] (SBU) Summary. American International Group (AIG) is coming under additional scrutiny from the China Insurance Regulatory Commission as AIG prepares to possibly spin off parts of its Asian insurance operations. CIRC appears to be mixing its role as a regulator of China-based insurance compan [...] | 2008-10-22 01:56:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH ECON EFIN PREL |
08SHANGHAI458 | SHANGHAI OFFICIALS STRESS COOPERATION WITH U/S MCCORMICK [...] (SBU) Summary. Treasury U/S McCormick and delegation met Shanghai Vice Mayor Tu Guangshao and Bank of Communications Chairman Hu Huaibang on October 21 in Shanghai. Both contacts emphasized that China is focused on assuring stable domestic economic growth during the fallout of the global fin [...] | 2008-10-28 06:11:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH ECON EFIN |
08SHANGHAI467 | YIWU: MIXED PICTURE FOR CHINESE EXPORTERS, MANY SHIFTING [...] (SBU) Summary: Zhejiang Province's Yiwu, home to one of the world's largest wholesale commodity markets, has experienced a general downturn in its export-oriented economy. However, local government officials remain cautiously optimistic, saying the global economic crisis "presents a threat a [...] | 2008-10-29 10:01:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV ELAB ETRD EFIN EINV CH |
08SHANGHAI477 | SHANGHAI GOVERNMENT RESTRUCTURING FOLLOWS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) The CPC Central Committee and the State Council recently approved Shanghai's plan on restructuring municipal government agencies. The restructuring is in line with the Central Government's administrative reorganization in March 2008 at the National People's Congress, which also was known [...] | 2008-11-04 02:47:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV ETRD EINV EAGR SENV CH |
08SHANGHAI490 | JIANGSU ECONOMY SLOWING IN FACE OF GLOBAL CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: Government officials and researchers in East China's Jiangsu Province are increasingly concerned about the adverse impact of the global economic slowdown on the province, particularly its large export sector. Achieving more robust domestic consumption to offset the decline in [...] | 2008-11-10 09:15:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH ECON EFIN KIPR |
08SHANGHAI491 | SERVICE PROVIDER OR A SUPPLEMENT TO GOVERNMENT: A [...] (SBU) Scholars at an international conference on social welfare in Nanjing said strengthening service-oriented non-government organizations (NGOs) would be a stable and secure strategy for NGO development in the future but would have limited influence in China's political system and promotion o [...] | 2008-11-12 05:47:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI CH |
08SHANGHAI493 | U.S.-CHINA INTERNET INDUSTRY FORUM EMPHASIZES COOPERATION; [...] (SBU) The Internet Society of China (ISC) and Microsoft co-hosted the 2nd U.S.-China Internet Industry Forum November 7-8 in Shanghai, encouraging more bilateral cooperation on Internet issues. Chinese participants highlighted technological advances and the patriotic virtues of the Internet, w [...] | 2008-11-14 04:28:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PHUM TINT KIPR ETTC KPAO OIIP SOCI CH |
08SHANGHAI494 | SHANGHAI: THE PARTY SECRETARY IS ONLINE [...] (SBU) Shanghai CPC Party Secretary Yu Zhengsheng participated in his first webchat on November 6, fielding questions from Shanghai residents on economic and social issues. Netizens took advantage of the opportunity to raise concerns about economic development, infrastructure projects, housing [...] | 2008-11-14 06:00:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PHUM EFIN TINT ETTC SOCI CH |
08SHANGHAI498 | GOT MILK? - SHANGHAI THIRSTY FOR FOREIGN IMPORTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Shanghai stores have sold out of imported milk in the wake of the recent melamine scandal. Chinese authorities maintain that there has been no change in China's import milk regulations, but some retailers and consumers believe that a slowdown of imports is a deliberate move to [...] | 2008-11-14 09:46:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAGR SENV TBIO CH |
08SHANGHAI500 | PTO-SPONSORED IP PROGRAM BUILDS BRIDGES IN EAST CHINA [...] (SBU) Summary: During an October 16-17 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office-sponsored trip to Shanghai and Nanjing, Judge Ronald S.W. Lew from the United States District Court for the Central District of California and Matthew J. Bassiur, Criminal Division Trial Attorney and IP Liaison to Industr [...] | 2008-11-14 11:42:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD EINV EFIN CH |
08SHANGHAI501 | EAST CHINA AUDIENCES FASCINATED AND SURPRISED BY THE U.S. [...] Summary: U.S. election programming over the last 14 months in the Shanghai district proved, in the words of one Chinese student, "a great showcase for democracy." However, media coverage, while extensive, was sometimes limited by Chinese Government restrictions. End Summary. 2. While [...] | 2008-11-17 06:53:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO OIIP PREL CH |
08SHANGHAI510 | EXPORT GROWTH RATE PLUNGING SAYS SHANGHAI CUSTOMS [...] (SBU) Summary: Shanghai Customs Director General Sun Yibiao and Consul General (CG) discussed trade trends, the Megaports initiative, the Container Security Initiative (CSI),and opportunities for further cooperation during an October 31 courtesy call. According to Sun, the growth rate of ex [...] | 2008-11-24 05:23:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EWWT PGOV ECON BEXP CH |
08SHANGHAI518 | (SBU) ZHEJIANG SEEKING TO RESTRUCTURE AS ECONOMIC GROWTH [...] (SBU) Summary. Zhejiang Province is not likely to suffer a long-term economic downturn as a result of the global financial crisis, agree several Consulate contacts, but Zhejiang officials are seeking to use the current challenges to encourage firms to gradually restructure away from export de [...] | 2008-11-26 11:51:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV SOCI CH |
08SHANGHAI543 | POWER CONSUMPTION DOWN IN SHANGHAI DUE TO ECONOMIC DOWNTURN [...] (SBU) Summary: Energy contacts in Shanghai say power consumption in Shanghai has slowed significantly the past few months due to the economic downturn. In contrast to the situation earlier this year, there is now an "oversupply" of coal in Shanghai, said one analyst, who also thinks power pri [...] | 2008-12-11 08:38:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EINV PGOV CH |
08SHANGHAI544 | POWER CONSUMPTION DOWN IN SHANGHAI DUE TO ECONOMIC DOWNTURN [...] (SBU) Summary: Energy contacts in Shanghai say power consumption in Shanghai has slowed significantly the past few months due to the economic downturn. In contrast to the situation earlier this year, there is now an "oversupply" of coal in Shanghai, said one analyst, who also thinks power pri [...] | 2008-12-11 09:08:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH ECON EINV ENRG PGOV |
08SHANGHAI545 | IPR INTERNET PROGRAM BUILDS CAPACITY IN EAST CHINA [...] (SBU) Summary: During a November 20-21 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)-sponsored trip to Nanjing and Shanghai, Department of Justice Trial Attorney Tyler Newby, Federal Bureau of Investigation Supervisory Special Agent Kiffa Shirley, and PTO Trade Policy Analyst Susan Tong held two cap [...] | 2008-12-15 04:48:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON EINV PGOV TINT CH |
08SHANGHAI546 | SHANGHAI LEADS OUT ON JUDICIAL IP PROTECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Building on its reputation as high caliber center for judicial intellectual property (IP) protection, Shanghai has taken a number of measures since October to highlight and strengthen its judicial capabilities. On October 29, Shanghai held a ceremony for the establishment of t [...] | 2008-12-15 05:26:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON EINV PGOV CH |
08SHANGHAI549 | NBA FULL COURT PRESS IN SHANGHAI [...] (SBU) The National Basketball Association (NBA) continues its rapid expansion in China. The NBA is attempting to transform itself from a marketing giant in the Chinese market into a financial partner dedicated to running arenas and domestic basketball leagues. Executing this game plan has led [...] | 2008-12-16 01:18:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV SCUL CH |
08SHANGHAI550 | (SBU) EXPORT SLOWDOWN SPURRING BANK REFORMS IN ZHEJIANG [...] (SBU) Summary. Zhejiang provincial and local officials are pushing ahead with financial reforms to create small lending companies as part of their answer to the global financial crisis. Our contacts described the need to increase financing for SMEs as critical because bank lending to SMEs ha [...] | 2008-12-16 05:37:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH EFIN ECON PGOV |
08SHANGHAI551 | THE BUMPY ROAD OF EAST CHINA LOGISTICS [...] (SBU) Summary: During a November 17-21 visit to Shanghai, Department of Transportation Office of International Standards Office Hazardous Materials Safety Director Duane Pfund and Assistant Director Ryan Paquet met with three U.S. logistics companies and attended the China World Logistics Confe [...] | 2008-12-16 10:28:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN PGOV ETRD EINV ENRG CH |
08SHANGHAI552 | SHANGHAI LEGAL EMPLOYMENT MARKET HIT BY ECONOMIC DOWNTURN [...] (SBU) Expansion of Shanghai's legal employment market appears to have come to a sudden halt. Partners at Chinese and international law firms report a hiring freeze, but they said their firms have not yet begun layoffs. Law students express frustration trying to find legal employment. Profess [...] | 2008-12-17 00:46:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI ECON CH |
08SHANGHAI556 | AVIAN INFLUENZA DETECTED IN EAST CHINA: 377,000 CHICKENS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the discovery of the H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus in Dongtai and Haian, Jiangsu province, authorities have culled 377,000 chickens. Preliminary analysis indicates that the virus could have been spread by migratory birds and that it is a different variety than that which [...] | 2008-12-17 09:41:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR KFLU TBIO PINR AMED |
08SHANGHAI557 | (SBU) U.S. CHICKEN EXPORTER FACING TRADE FINANCING [...] (SBU) Summary. A shortage of trade finance in Hong Kong is causing problems for Tyson Foods, Inc., imports of chicken into China. The troubles with trade finance are squeezing the US$400 million in revenues that Tyson earns annually from chicken parts sales in the China market. The high mar [...] | 2008-12-18 01:04:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH EFIN ECON PGOV ETRD |
08SHANGHAI570 | ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY - A LOCAL UNIVERSITY WITH A GLOBAL [...] (SBU) During a November 17-18 visit to Hangzhou, the Consul General (CG) met Zhejiang University President Yang Wei and discussed the university's international network, strategies to promote international student exchanges, collaborative research, scientific innovation and visa issues. Zheji [...] | 2008-12-23 02:51:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SCUL CVIS KIPR ECON TBIO TRGY SENV CH |
08SHANGHAI571 | SHANGHAI COFCOM DG: SHANGHAI'S ECONOMY ON SOLID GROUND, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: During a courtesy call with Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce (Shanghai COFCOM) Director General Sha Hailin, the Consul General discussed a wide range of economic and business-related issues, including Shanghai's response to the financial crisis, the city's long-term pl [...] | 2008-12-23 02:51:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EFIN ETRD ELAB EAIR CH |
08SHANGHAI572 | LEADING INDIAN IT COMPANIES IN SHANGHAI IMPACTED BY GLOBAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Major Indian IT outsourcing firms in Shanghai said their China businesses have been hit hard by the global economic downturn, as multinational and domestic clients cancel or defer projects. The boom of recent years has come to a screeching halt, with revenue growth falling short [...] | 2008-12-23 06:36:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EFIN EINV ELAB PGOV CH IN |
08SHANGHAI573 | EAST CHINA VIEWS ON TRADE FACILITATION VERSUS TIGHTER [...] (SBU) Summary: During a December 4-7 visit to Shanghai, U.S. Senate Finance Committee Trade Analyst Hun Quach met with Shanghai Customs and Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau (CIQ) officials, as well as held discussions with U.S. business representatives on a wide-range of customs-rel [...] | 2008-12-23 06:36:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ELTN EWWT ASEC PREL KIPR CH |
08SHANGHAI574 | SHANGHAI GM RELATIVELY IMMUNE FROM GM FINANCIAL WOES, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 18, the Consul General (CG) met with Shanghai General Motors (GM) Executive Vice President Robert Socia and other top executives to discuss the effects of the economic downturn, general business environment issues and the local fall-out from GM's financial troubles. [...] | 2008-12-23 07:58:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND KIPR ELAB WTRO CH |
08SHANGHAI581 | ECONOMIC CRISIS CRIMPING REVENUES OF ZHEJIANG EXPORT HUB [...] (SBU) Summary: Slowing economic activity in Ningbo, a major port in Zhejiang Province, is leading to much lower revenue growth, which in turn will impact Central Government finances, according to the chief economist of the local planning commission. Ningbo's growth is on a declining trend, a [...] | 2008-12-31 06:11:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV |
08SHANGHAI60 | EAP DAS CHRISTENSEN'S JANUARY 22-23 MEETINGS WITH SHANGHAI [...] (SBU) Summary: EAP DAS Thomas Christensen met separately January 22 and 23 with Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng and American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai (AmCham) representatives. Mayor Han said the city's 2008 growth target would be only ten percent, after realizing 13.3 percent in 2007. Han e [...] | 2008-02-11 01:31:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KIPR CVIS PREL BEXP CH |
08SHANGHAI66 | PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION RESEARCH PROJECT [...] (SBU) Summary: In an effort to find ways to amend the Administrative Litigation Law, China's Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has tasked Suzhou University School of Law Professor Huang Xuexian to conduct research on public interest litigation. Public interest litigation occurs when an individual sues [...] | 2008-02-15 02:20:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR KJUS SENV CH |
08SHANGHAI74 | ZHEJIANG POWER NEEDS MET BY BLACKOUTS IN SHANGHAI [...] (SBU) Summary: Zhejiang Province's electrical grid and power supply system that was severely damaged during the recent winter storms (Refs A and B) have been largely repaired, but generation and transmission capacity is not yet fully restored. The Shanghai Electric Power Company (SEPC) has sen [...] | 2008-02-21 12:30:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON PGOV CH |
08SHANGHAI97 | CHINA FINANCIAL FUTURES EXCHANGE WAITING FOR STATE COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 5 meeting with Consulate TDY Econ Officer, China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX) Research and Development Head Dr. Zhang Xiaogang and his staff provided a status update on CFFEX preparations to launch a stock index future. Licenses have been granted for 75 futures [...] | 2008-03-19 07:43:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV CH |
08SHENYANG122 | MEETING WITH LIAONING ENTRY EXIT BUREAU RE [...] (SBU) On September 5, conoffs met with Liaoning Provincial Entry Exit Administration Bureau (EEB) officials to discuss the issues and information outlined in State 90800. Representing the EEB, which is a subset of the Public Security Division, were Ms. Du Juan, Bureau Chief, and Mr. Liang Qi [...] | 2008-09-05 05:37:00 | Consulate Shenyang | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KFRD PTER ASEC CVIS CH EC |
08SHENYANG169 | Labor Contract Law Slows Hiring and Investment in China's [...] (SBU) Summary: China's Labor Contract Law has had an uneven impact on major foreign and domestic businesses in Northeast China. While many of the results are seen as beneficial to labor, the law has had some unintended consequences detrimental to workers interests. Both companies and their em [...] | 2008-11-26 05:08:00 | Consulate Shenyang | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN ELAB PGOV PREL HK CH |
08SINGAPORE1006 | SINGAPORE OFFICIAL RESPONSE TO UNGA THIRD [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-17 08:20:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNGA SN |
08SINGAPORE1017 | SECRETARY OF LABOR CHAO MEETS SINGAPORE ACTING [...] (U) August 29, 2008; 3:00 P.M.; Ministry of Manpower. 2. (U) Participants United States Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao, Ambassador Patricia L. Herbold, Associate Deputy Secretary of Labor Anna Hui, Dr. James Chao, Alden Sanborn, Special Assistant to the Secretary, and Senior Polit [...] | 2008-09-18 07:39:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PREL PGOV OVIP SN |
08SINGAPORE1036 | SINGAPORE CONCLUDES COMPREHENSIVE FTA WITH CHINA [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 4, China and Singapore announced they had concluded a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA),billed as China's first comprehensive bilateral FTA with another Asian country. Although the text of the agreement has not yet been released pending a planned signing in la [...] | 2008-09-23 07:49:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON ASEAN SN |
08SINGAPORE1057 | SINGAPORE HAS NO PLANS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-29 08:28:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRS EAID EFIN PREL SN |
08SINGAPORE1069 | DEMARCHE TO SINGAPORE ON MONTERREY CONSENSUS [...] (SBU) On September 29, Econoff met with Mr. Daryl Sng, Deputy Director of the International Organizations Directorate at Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and discussed negotiation of the Outcome Statement of the Financing for Development (FfD) Review Conference per reftel. Mr. Sng sai [...] | 2008-10-03 08:12:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PREL UN SN |
08SINGAPORE1127 | DEPOSIT INSURANCE DOMINOS FALLING ACROSS SE ASIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Last week, Southeast Asian governments' limited deposit insurance schemes fell like dominos. Even though authorities insist that their financial systems are strong, expansions of deposit insurance in competitor jurisdictions outside Southeast Asia, especially Hong Kong, Austra [...] | 2008-10-21 09:18:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON EFIN PGOV PREL SN |
08SINGAPORE114 | ANTI-TIP PROVISIONS GO INTO EFFECT ON FEBRUARY 1 [...] (U) On February 1, the Penal Code (Amendment) Act 2007 will come into operation. The amendments include three important provisions to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) by criminalizing: commercial sex with a minor under 18 years old, commercial sex by any Singaporean citizen or permanent re [...] | 2008-01-29 09:27:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM PGOV KWMN PREL SN |
08SINGAPORE115 | APEC - GOS REVIEWS 2009 GOALS WITH SENIOR OFFICIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore's main focus when it takes over the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) chair in 2009 from the current chair, Peru, will be regional economic integration and laying the groundwork for an eventual Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific (FTAAP),Ministry of Trade and [...] | 2008-01-30 04:04:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV APEC SN |
08SINGAPORE1160 | 2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] (U) Per reftel instructions, Post submits its draft 2008-2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part I - Drug and Chemical Control. 2. (SBU) Begin Text: I. Summary The Government of Singapore (GOS) enforces stringent counter-narcotics policies through strict laws -- i [...] | 2008-11-03 01:37:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM SNAR ECON ETRD PREL SN |
08SINGAPORE1243 | ENERGY MARKET AUTHORITY DEPUTY CEO ON SINGAPORE'S [...] (U) This message in Sensitive But Unclassified. Protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Singapore Energy Market Authority Deputy CEO Lawrence Wong told the DCM that Singapore would like to take steps to reduce its energy dependence on gas coming into Singapore from its neighbors by pipel [...] | 2008-11-21 10:40:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SN |
08SINGAPORE1257 | SINGAPORE WILL PARTICIPATE IN ARF DISASTER RELIEF [...] (SBU) Singapore will participate in the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Disaster Relief Exercise that the USG will co-host (reftel) in the Philippines in May 2009, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) ASEAN Directorate Deputy Director Dominic Goh told Poloff November 26. Goh said that the Singapore M [...] | 2008-11-26 09:38:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID MARR MOPS ASEAN ARF SN |
08SINGAPORE127 | GOS RESPONDS TO SECTION 1377 TELECOM COMMENTS FROM U.S. [...] (U) The Ministry of Information, Communication and the Arts (MICA) submitted the following letter dated January 25 to USTR and post in response to public comments filed by the Unites States Council for International Business (USCIB) for Section 1377 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act [...] | 2008-02-01 05:50:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ETRD ECON USTR SN |
08SINGAPORE1299 | SINGAPORE ACADEMICS: ASEAN GOING THROUGH A [...] (SBU) Summary: ASEAN leaders have yet to hold substantive discussions on the financial crisis, and ASEAN is in danger of being marginalized due to its lack of concerted action in a number of areas, academics at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) told U.S. Ambassador for ASEAN Affa [...] | 2008-12-15 07:10:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ASEAN PINR SN |
08SINGAPORE1319 | SINGAPORE SHIPPING WOES REFLECT GLOBAL SLOWDOWN [...] (SBU) Summary: As a bellwether of global trade, Singapore's shipping companies and ports are being hit hard by the global demand slowdown. Trade flows have dropped in nearly every market, but Europe and U.S. routes have seen particular declines. Intra-Asia trade has held up better than othe [...] | 2008-12-18 08:56:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EWWT SN |
08SINGAPORE1339 | SINGAPORE EYEING NUCLEAR ENERGY FOR THE FUTURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Singapore supports the use of nuclear energy for electricity generation, but it currently lacks the land space and technological expertise within its workforce to safely build and operate a nuclear facility. The GOS and other local energy experts view nuclear power as a viable [...] | 2008-12-23 09:20:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV ETRD ECON SN |
08SINGAPORE143 | IMF REFORM: ECONOMISTS, OFFICIALS AT SINGAPORE CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Asian economists and officials attending a Singapore conference agreed that the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) voting and board structure must change to become more representative of Asia's dynamic economies. Despite low participation by Asian officials and regulators in [...] | 2008-02-06 09:13:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EINV SN |
08SINGAPORE145 | DEMARCHE - INTERNATIONAL RUBBER STUDY GROUP [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Singapore understands our concerns about the International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) Secretary-General Dr. Hidde Smit's performance, but requires additional information before it decides whether to join the United States in oppos [...] | 2008-02-11 00:36:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD SN |
08SINGAPORE35 | SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR [...] (SBU) Embassy Singapore looks forward to your January 14-15 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 [...] | 2008-01-10 09:14:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN ETTC PREL PGOV SN |
08SINGAPORE541 | BURMESE EXILES PETITION FOR MILITARY INTERVENTION [...] (SBU) Four representatives of a Burmese exile group calling itself the Overseas Burmese Patriots (OBP) presented post with a petition May 12 calling on the United States to "immediately enter Burma" to deliver humanitarian relief "regardless of the lack of permission from the military junta." [...] | 2008-05-12 09:55:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID MOPS PREL PHUM BM SN |
08SINGAPORE60 | CODEL CLYBURN HEARS 100-PERCENT SCANNING CONCERNS [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore officials told a Congressional delegation led by Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-SC) that new U.S. legislation requiring 100-percent scanning of U.S.-bound cargo could potentially disrupt Singapore's port operations and global trade. They noted the lack of available techno [...] | 2008-01-16 09:09:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT ETTC ECON ETRD SN |
08SINGAPORE648 | ALLEGATIONS THAT SINGAPORE FIRM BROKERED SALE OF [...] (U) In April, local media reported on a story that first appeared in the Japanese press that North Korea had exported multiple rocket launchers to Burma through a Singaporean trading company. 2. (SBU) The allegations that a local trading company was involved in the sale of rocket launcher [...] | 2008-06-06 09:25:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PREL BM KN SN |
08SINGAPORE749 | SINGAPORE STILL UNCONVINCED ON KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] (SBU) Responding to reftel demarche, MFA Europe Directorate Director Lawrence Anderson told us July 1 that Singapore understood the points we had presented on the developing situation in Kosovo but thought that recognition remained a "complex" issue. He indicated Singapore is among "many coun [...] | 2008-07-03 09:18:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UN UNMIK YI EU KPKO KV SN |
08SINGAPORE86 | COMBAT METHAMPHETAMINE EPIDEMIC ACT - REPORTING [...] (U) Per Ref A instructions, this message contains information needed by the Department as part of the Control Methamphetamine Epidemic Act (CMEA) reporting and certification process. Regulatory Environment ---------------------- 2. (SBU) The Singapore Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) is [...] | 2008-01-24 00:21:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM SNAR ECON ETRD PREL SN |
08SINGAPORE87 | COMBAT METHAMPHETAMINE EPIDEMIC ACT - REPORTING [...] (U) Per Ref A instructions, this message contains information needed by the Department as part of the Control Methamphetamine Epidemic Act (CMEA) reporting and certification process. Regulatory Environment ---------------------- 2. (SBU) The Singapore Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) is [...] | 2008-01-24 00:22:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM SNAR ECON ETRD PREL SN |
08SINGAPORE925 | SINGAPORE: ADDRESSING INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONCERNS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Regional Emerging Diseases Intervention (REDI) Center (a joint USG-GOS initiative) and the Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) co-sponsored a regional forum on HFMD August 21 and 22 to address the increasingly severe outbreaks of HFMD in the Asia-Pacific region. More than 80 [...] | 2008-08-27 09:41:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV ECON SN |
08SINGAPORE931 | ASEAN CONCLUDES FTA'S WITH INDIA, AUSTRALIA/NZ [...] (SBU) Summary: ASEAN member nations concluded this week a limited Free Trade Agreement (FTA) covering trade in goods with India and a separate, more comprehensive agreement with Australia and New Zealand. Both are scheduled to be signed at the Bangkok ASEAN Summit in December. The agreement [...] | 2008-08-29 09:11:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON ASEAN |
08SINGAPORE936 | SENATOR SHELBY MEETS TEMASEK'S HO CHING, GOS [...] (SBU) Summary: Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) used meetings with Temasek CEO Ho Ching, GOS officials and others on August 25 to emphasize that the United States remains open to foreign investment. The Senator, Ranking Member of the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, also stressed th [...] | 2008-09-03 01:26:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN OREP PGOV SN |
08SINGAPORE939 | SINGAPORE BEGINS LEGAL SERVICES LIBERALIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore's government is taking applications from foreign law firms for approximately five licenses to practice Singapore law, an area long protected from foreign competition. Singaporean authorities are pushing to make Singapore a center for legal services, both to boost anot [...] | 2008-09-03 09:21:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON SN |
08SINGAPORE947 | BACKGROUNDER ON THE CHIANG MAI INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: In Vietnam's recent balance of payments episode, analysts in Singapore and around the region tried to draw comfort from potential loans from one of Asia's premier post-Asian financial crisis programs: the Chiang Mai Initiative (CMI). However, analyst confusion over how the CMI [...] | 2008-09-05 02:02:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON EFIN PGOV PREL SN |
08SINGAPORE961 | SINGAPORE ENCOURAGES U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN P4, HOPES FOR P8 [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore MTI Minister Lim Hng Kiang told Deputy USTR Veroneau, joined by the Ambassador, that a window had opened to broaden the multilateral "P4" trade agreement to other countries, and that U.S. participation would energize the process. Lim stressed the high value that Sing [...] | 2008-09-08 09:50:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON APEC SN |
08SKOPJE108 | MACEDONIA: CODEL TANNER SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) Welcome to Macedonia, a strong NATO membership contender and a multi-ethnic democracy, the only one in the region. From 2001, when the country teetered on the brink of an inter-ethnic civil war, to today, when it is at peace, implementing reforms, and pursuing an ambitious free-market e [...] | 2008-02-11 15:39:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV OVIP MK |
08SKOPJE109 | MACEDONIA: CODEL TANNER SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) Welcome to Macedonia, a strong NATO membership contender and a multi-ethnic democracy, the only one in the region. From 2001, when the country teetered on the brink of an inter-ethnic civil war, to today, when it is at peace, implementing reforms, and pursuing an ambitious free-market e [...] | 2008-02-11 15:39:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV OVIP MK |
08SKOPJE120 | MACEDONIA: SECULARISM CALLED INTO QUESTION AS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Controversial GOM decisions to use taxpayer money to fund the construction of an Orthodox church in the main city square of Skopje, and to reconstruct a mosque in Tetovo, have sparked political gamesmanship and debate on preserving state secularism. Concerns about the impact [...] | 2008-02-14 16:10:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MK |
08SKOPJE139 | U.S. COMPANY A PIONEER INVESTOR IN MACEDONIA [...] (SBU) In March the U.S. multi-national company Johnson Controls will begin production at its factory in Macedonia's free trade zone (FTZ) and will start exporting electronic circuit boards to major automobile companies. The Johnson Controls factory represents a breakthrough for Macedonia - th [...] | 2008-02-20 16:14:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND PGOV MK |
08SKOPJE146 | MACEDONIA'S LUSTRATION LAW: OPENING PANDORA'S BOX? [...] (SBU) Parliament unanimously adopted on January 22 a Lustration Law that is likely to make it difficult for those accused of having once served as informers to clear their name, or to fully exercise their constitutional right to employment in the public sector. International observers are con [...] | 2008-02-22 15:25:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MK |
08SKOPJE155 | MACEDONIA: "BIG FISH" CONVICTED IN CORRUPTION CASE [...] (SBU) Summary. In a landmark ruling, a Macedonian court has convicted two high-profile defendants in a major corruption case. A former National Bank Governor and a controversial businessman were convicted and sentenced to four-and-a-half-years imprisonment on February 25 for a financial frau [...] | 2008-02-26 15:01:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KCRM KCOR NATO MK |
08SKOPJE157 | MACEDONIA COMMITTED SUPPORTING ISAF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-27 14:10:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF MK |
08SKOPJE162 | MACEDONIA: POLICE BLOCK HOOLIGANS FROM REACHING [...] (SBU) A splinter group from a peaceful 2,000-person rally in downtown Skopje in support of Macedonia's constitutional name attempted to march on the Greek Liaison Office (GLO) the night of February 27. Forcefully intercepted by the police, the group of protestors wreaked havoc on nearby resid [...] | 2008-02-28 10:34:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC PREL GR MK |
08SKOPJE164 | MACEDONIA SHARES U.S. CONCERNS REGARDING IRAN'S [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-29 07:05:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR MK |
08SKOPJE166 | MACEDONIA'S 2008 BUDGET: MORE, BUT RESPONSIBLE, SPENDING [...] (SBU) The GOM's 2008 budget is significantly larger than last year's budget, allowing the GOM the room to pursue a number of politically popular policies. The GOM has increased government employees' wages by 10 percent and intends to increase spending on infrastructure projects by a whopping 4 [...] | 2008-02-29 12:18:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV MK |
08SKOPJE168 | MACEDONIA's MISSED CAPITAL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES [...] (SBU) The GOM repeatedly has been unable to spend all the money it has allocated for capital expenditures, even though government infrastructure investments are a critical driver of sorely needed economic growth and employment. Analysis of the budgeting process indicates that balky procuremen [...] | 2008-03-03 12:43:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV MK |
08SKOPJE169 | MACEDONIA's MISSED CAPITAL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES [...] (SBU) The GOM repeatedly has been unable to spend all the money it has allocated for capital expenditures, even though government infrastructure investments are a critical driver of sorely needed economic growth and employment. Analysis of the budgeting process indicates that balky procuremen [...] | 2008-03-03 12:45:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV MK |
08SKOPJE17 | MACEDONIA: PM GRUEVSKI REQUEST FOR A WHITE HOUSE [...] (U) This message contains a recommendation and action request in para 4. 2. (SBU) In a January 11 meeting with the Ambassador (septel),FM Milososki officially requested USG support for a visit by PM Gruevski to Washington in March to meet with President Bush. 3. (SBU) During the visit, [...] | 2008-01-14 13:01:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MK |
08SKOPJE171 | MACEDONIA: HDAC CODEL SCENESETTER (CODEL PRICE) [...] (SBU) Ambassador Gillian Milovanovic and the embassy team warmly welcome you to the Republic of Macedonia, a strong NATO membership contender and the only multi-ethnic democracy in the region. Macedonia has made tremendous strides from 2001, when the country teetered on the brink of an inter- [...] | 2008-03-03 17:15:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MK NATO GR |
08SKOPJE174 | CODEL TANNER REVIEWS MACEDONIA'S NATO PROGRESS [...] (U) During CODEL Tanner's February 22 visit to Macedonia, the President, Prime Minister, and other senior Macedonian officials described recent progress in implementing NATO MAP-related reforms, noted continuing high levels of public support for NATO membership, and highlighted Macedonia's suc [...] | 2008-03-05 08:11:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL PGOV AA |
08SKOPJE19 | MACEDONIA: GROUNDBREAKING AGREEMENT ON JEWISH [...] (SBU) In a groundbreaking agreement with Macedonia's Jewish community concluded December 28, 2007, the Macedonian government (GOM) completed the process of restitution of all heirless Jewish property in the country. Fully satisfied with the decision, the Jewish community is planning to use t [...] | 2008-01-14 13:47:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KIRF MK |
08SKOPJE22 | MACEDONIA'S NEW VISA REGULATIONS MEET EU [...] (SBU) Macedonia's new Law on Foreigners has caused a stir domestically and in Albania by requiring visas for Albanian travelers to Macedonia to be issued at the Macedonian Embassy in Tirana rather than at border crossings (reftel). In fact, the new law is fully compliant with EU acquis and wil [...] | 2008-01-15 14:15:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SMIG KCRM AL MK GR |
08SKOPJE226 | MACEDONIA: DECENTRALIZATION MOVING FORWARD [...] (SBU) The GOM has successfully decentralized responsibility for a number of government activities to municipal governments, including such key functions as education and social policy. Decentralization of those government activities was a key requirement of the 2001 Ohrid Framework Agreement. [...] | 2008-03-25 13:27:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV ECON USAID MK |
08SKOPJE23 | MACEDONIA: MINISTER OF ECONOMY RESIGNS, IMPACT [...] (SBU) Economy Minister Rafajlovska tendered her resignation on January 14, citing personal reasons for her decision to leave government service after a little more than a year in office. The Minister of Economy is one of two Ministerial positions (along with the Minister of Defense) held by ju [...] | 2008-01-15 14:58:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PINR MK |
08SKOPJE231 | CODEL PRICE'S MACEDONIA MEETINGS [...] (SBU) CODEL Price visited Macedonia March 15 to 18. CODEL members met with parliamentary leaders to advise on effective parliamentary procedures. The CODEL also met with President Crvenkovski, Prime Minister Gruevski, Foreign Minister Milososki, and Defense Minister Elenovski to discuss Mace [...] | 2008-03-27 06:39:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP OVIP KDEM PGOV PREL MK |
08SKOPJE256 | MACEDONIA: SOLID 2007 ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE [...] (SBU) In 2007, Macedonia's economy performed solidly, with GDP growth rising to 5.1 percent, relatively low inflation, a balanced budget, a 40 percent increase in exports, and a low current account deficit. In the last few months of 2007, however, analysts began noting a worrying trend of both [...] | 2008-04-09 08:16:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL EAID MK |
08SKOPJE262 | MACEDONIA TO HOLD EARLY ELECTIONS JUNE 1; OFFICIAL [...] (SBU) Following two days of debate, the Macedonian Parliament adopted April 12 a decision to disband itself. The decision starts the clock on the first-ever early elections, now set for June 1, since Macedonia's independence 17 years ago. Before stepping down, the MPs authorized the next regu [...] | 2008-04-15 07:17:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR NATO MK |
08SKOPJE265 | MACEDONIAN ECONOMY: PERIOD OF UNCERTAINTY [...] (SBU) Since 2001, the GOM has maintained conservative fiscal and monetary policies. Those policies, agreed with the IMF, have sustained a foundation of economic stability that has supported the GOM's implementation of structural reforms. Over the past few months, Macedonia's inflation rate [...] | 2008-04-16 08:59:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL MK |
08SKOPJE287 | MACEDONIA: ETHNIC ALBANIAN LEADER AHMETI ON [...] (SBU) During an April 23 meeting with eAlbanian DUI President Ali Ahmeti to discuss upcoming parliamentary elections in Macedonia (septel),the Ambassador reiterated earlier Embassy appeals to DUI to encourage Albanian party leaders in the Presevo Valley to take part in Serbia's May 11 electio [...] | 2008-04-24 13:59:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MK |
08SKOPJE299 | MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR FM MILOSOSKI'S MAY 6-7 [...] (SBU) FM Milososki's visit comes at a time when pro-U.S. sentiment in Macedonia is at its highest level in recent years. President Bush's solid support for Macedonia's NATO candidacy at Bucharest, coupled with subsequent U.S. actions to demonstrate our support for a fair and speedy resolution [...] | 2008-05-02 13:17:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV NATO MK GR KV |
08SKOPJE339 | MACEDONIA'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION TROUBLES [...] (SBU) In the run up to the June 1 parliamentary election, tensions between ethnic Albanian parties DUI and DPA continued sporadically over the past week, with DUI sustaining most of the property damage to its facilities. The State Electoral Committee (SEC) announced May 20 the completion of ac [...] | 2008-05-23 11:18:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV NATO MK |
08SKOPJE366 | MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR USAID ADMINISTRATOR [...] (SBU) Ambassador Milovanovic and the Embassy Skopje interagency team welcome you to Macedonia. Your visit comes at a time when U.S. influence in Macedonia is higher than at any time in recent memory. President Bush's solid support for Macedonia's NATO candidacy at the NATO Summit in Buchare [...] | 2008-06-05 13:22:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID PGOV NATO MK |
08SKOPJE394 | MACEDONIA: ELECTION RE-RUNS PASS MUSTER; [...] (SBU) The conduct of voting in parliamentary election re-runs on June 15 improved substantially compared to the June 1 elections, which had been marred by violence, intimidation and widespread electoral fraud. Significantly and visibly increased police presence created a safer, more secure vo [...] | 2008-06-17 08:31:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV NATO MK |
08SKOPJE411 | MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS DICARLO'S JUNE [...] (SBU) Welcome back to Skopje! The country is slowly recovering from the post-election blues it suffered after the badly-flawed June 1 early Parliamentary elections. Re-run elections on June 15, despite incidents of group, proxy, and family voting, were an improvement over the June 1 balloting, [...] | 2008-06-24 09:07:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV NATO MK |
08SKOPJE428 | MACEDONIA: UPDATED CONTACT INFORMATION FOR LEADING [...] (U) Per reftel, names, titles and contact numbers for leading government officials. 2. (SBU) Country: Republic of Macedonia Date: July 1, 2008 Head of Government Family name: Gruevski First name: Nikola Formal Title: Prime Minister Personal cell: 389-70-401-462 [...] | 2008-07-03 15:20:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL MK |
08SKOPJE48 | MACEDONIA OFFERS EXPANDED CBM'S TO GREECE ON NAME [...] (SBU) During bilateral talks on the name issue in Ohrid January 21, Macedonia offered Greece an expanded set of confidence-building measures (CBMs),including a joint committee to review and update historical textbooks; proposed high-level and working-level meetings and agreements on a range o [...] | 2008-01-22 11:10:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV NATO GR MK |
08SKOPJE492 | MACEDONIA: NEW GOVERNMENT LINEUP [...] (U) Summary: In the absence of the opposition parties, the Macedonian Parliament approved the new VMRO-DPMNE/DUI coalition on July 26. Much of the new cabinet lineup is familiar, with many key officials returning for a second term. This message provides biographical information for the ne [...] | 2008-07-29 16:08:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV NATO MK PINR |
08SKOPJE519 | MACEDONIA PREPARED TO CONTINUE WITH ADRIATIC CHARTER, BUT [...] (SBU) Per reftel, we discussed the future of the Adriatic Charter August 13 with Zoran Dabik, MFA Director for Political-Security Cooperation and Multilateral Affairs. Dabik responded that Macedonia was prepared to participate eagerly in a new Adriatic Charter arrangement with Montenegro, Bosn [...] | 2008-08-13 13:54:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR NATO PGOV HR AL MK |
08SKOPJE52 | MACEDONIA: HEROIN SEIZURE MAY PROVIDE LEADS TO [...] (SBU) Macedonian police arrested a Macedonian citizen and seized 23.6 kilos of heroin during a traffic stop on the Skopje-Tetovo highway on 15 January. The seizure stemmed from a September 2007 investigation into an organized drug-trafficking operation running drugs from Turkey through Bulg [...] | 2008-01-22 16:08:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MK PGOV SNAR KCRM |
08SKOPJE53 | MACEDONIA: LATEST POLLS FUEL EARLY ELECTION [...] (SBU) Recent opinion polls showing continuing strong support for PM Gruevski personally, despite a slight drop in support for his government, have intensified local speculation that the Prime Minister will call for snap elections after the NATO Summit in Bucharest this April. Support for the g [...] | 2008-01-22 16:42:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MK |
08SKOPJE56 | MACEDONIAN FOREIGN MINISTER AND GREEK AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) During a January 18 MFA briefing for NATO Ambassadors in Skopje, Greek Ambassador Papadopolou engaged FM Milososki in a diplomatic but pointed exchange on Macedonia's NATO candidacy. Omitting direct discussion of the "name issue," the Greek Ambassador instead focused on what she charact [...] | 2008-01-24 07:21:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MK |
08SKOPJE57 | MACEDONIA: NEW MINISTER OF ECONOMY BRINGS LITTLE [...] (SBU) Junior governing coalition partner NSDP has named Predrag Trpeski to replace previous Minister of Economy Rafajlovska, who resigned on January 14 (reftel). Minister-designate Trpeski has served as Deputy Minister of Finance since September 2006. His relative youth and inexperience may a [...] | 2008-01-24 08:25:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR MK |
08SKOPJE617 | MACEDONIA: DPA LEADER THACI ON ICTY CASES, NAME [...] (SBU) Summary: The prosecution of the returned Hague cases by the Macedonian justice system is a violation of the 2002 amnesty law, ethnic Albanian DPA leader Menduh Thaci told Ambassador Reeker in their first meeting October 3. Thaci also said the October 2 meeting of the four major political [...] | 2008-10-09 14:05:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NATO PGOV PHUM PREL KV AL MK |
08SKOPJE619 | MACEDONIA: DUI'S AHMETI STILL WORRIED ON HAGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Macedonian government is forming a task force to determine if the 2002 amnesty law should apply to the four cases returned to Macedonia by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY),ethnic Albanian DUI Party leader Ali Ahmeti told Ambassador Reeker [...] | 2008-10-09 14:12:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NATO PGOV PHUM PREL KV AL MK |
08SKOPJE66 | MACEDONIA: NEW ERA IN LABOR RELATIONS [...] (SBU) The GOM and the Federation of Free Trade Unions (KCC) signed a collective bargaining agreement for public sector workers on January 16. The agreement will not directly increase civil servants' wages or benefits, since the GOM is already providing public employees with a 34 percent wage [...] | 2008-01-28 11:25:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM ECON EAID PGOV MK |
08SKOPJE68 | MACEDONIA: POINTS DELIVERED ON OUTREACH TO PRIVATE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-28 12:43:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL PTER KGIC IAEA |
08SKOPJE70 | MACEDONIA'S MAIN ECONOMIC GOAL: ACCELERATED GROWTH [...] (U) In its macroeconomic policy for 2008, the GOM focuses on policies that it hopes will lead to GDP growth of six percent in each of the next three years. Macedonia's macroeconomic foundation remains sound. GDP growth in 2007 was estimated at about five percent, an increase over the precedin [...] | 2008-01-28 12:44:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV EAID MK |
08SKOPJE71 | MACEDONIA WILL SUBMIT ANNUAL DECLARATION ON SPACE [...] (SBU) Poloff encouraged MFA State Counselor for Multilateral Affairs Svetlana Geleva to ensure Macedonia's timely submission of its Annual Declaration (AD) on space and ballistic missile policies under the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC),per reftel. Gelev [...] | 2008-01-28 13:58:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MTCRE MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA |
08SKOPJE724 | GRUEVSKI HOSTS AND TOASTS ALBANIANS IN REGIONAL EVENT [...] (U)SUMMARY: The Prime Ministers of Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo attended a GOM organized reception in Skopje to mark the 100th Anniversary of the Albanian alphabet. PM Gruevski wisely used the event to reach out to the Albanian community throughout the region as well as in Macedonia. End Summ [...] | 2008-12-02 18:07:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KV AL MK |
08SKOPJE725 | Teachers Strike Hits at VMRO's Weak Spot [...] (SBU) Summary: A nationwide teachers strike has dragged on for more than a week and closed schools throughout the country, though a settlement may be near. Union leaders have accused the GoM of hardball tactics and outright lies in dealing with the strike; the GoM has countered that the strike [...] | 2008-12-02 18:13:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ILO PHUM SOCI PGOV MK |
08SKOPJE731 | MACEDONIA: OSCE HELSINKI MINISTERIAL POINTS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-04 15:41:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM OSCE MK |
08SKOPJE752 | MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE DECEMBER 17-19 [...] (SBU) Post warmly welcomes you to Macedonia. To follow is an overview of the current political and economic situation in Macedonia as well as logistical information for your visit. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Macedonia faces an uncertain international future, quiet but deep-seated domestic d [...] | 2008-12-12 16:16:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MK |
08SKOPJE86 | MACEDONIA: MAJOR CORRUPTION PROSECUTIONS UPDATE [...] (SBU) The GOM's anti-corruption efforts are steadily progressing (reftels),including the on-going "big fish" trials of a prominent Macedonian businessman and a former National Bank Governor. The government's corruption-fighting record shows it is willing to investigate and prosecute at least [...] | 2008-02-01 10:16:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KKOR KCRM KJUS PGOV MK |
08SKOPJE92 | MACEDONIA WAIVES NEW VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR [...] (SBU) The Macedonian government has suspended implementation of a new (and more cumbersome) visa issuance procedure for Albanian citizens required by the Law on Foreigners, which was passed in 2006 but only came into force this year (ref A). In addition, Macedonian and Albanian officials are [...] | 2008-02-06 07:15:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SMIG KCRM AL MK |
08SOFIA111 | SPECIAL 301 2008: BULGARIA MAINTAINS IPR MOMENTUM BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: The year after being taken off the Special 301 list, the Government of Bulgaria continued to make impressive strides on IPR. The GOB's model intergovernmental working group continues to meet under new leadership and is taking steps to become even more inclusive. The Ministr [...] | 2008-02-21 14:35:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR ETRD BU |
08SOFIA121 | NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE, OPPOSITION RALLY FALL FLAT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PM Stanishev's coalition government on February 22 easily survived a vote of no confidence over corruption allegations. A united opposition protest rally February 21 in support of the vote failed to draw support, adding to the opposition's embarrassment. The opposition knew i [...] | 2008-02-27 13:35:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BU |
08SOFIA123 | BULGARIA: SUPPORTIVE OF U. S. VIEWS ON IAEA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-29 11:48:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNPP MNUC PARM IR IAEA BU |
08SOFIA124 | BULGARIA: 2008 ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] SUMMARY: This cable provides Embassy Sofia's input for the eighth 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 a significant energizing o [...] | 2008-02-29 11:54:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BU |
08SOFIA125 | S/CT REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION ON CRITICAL [...] (U) From what post has been able to determine, there are no critical infrastructure or key resources within Bulgaria which, if destroyed, disrutped or exploited, might have an immediate and deleterious effect on the United States. 2. (SBU) The only specific infrastructure protection effo [...] | 2008-02-29 17:14:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ECON PTER PREL PGOV ETTC EAID EAGR EFIN |
08SOFIA1411 | 2008 BUDGET CONTINUES CONSERVATIVE FISCAL POLICY [...] (U) Summary: Bulgaria's 2008 state budget continues the Socialist-led ruling coalition's tradition of conservative fiscal planning. Targeting realistic revenues and expenditures and GDP growth of six percent, the budget envisions a three percent surplus and introduces a 10 percent flat tax [...] | 2008-01-04 05:29:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ENRG PGOV SOCI BU |
08SOFIA145 | BULGARIA SUPPORTS US-EU CLIMATE CHANGE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-12 15:02:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG KGHG EUN BU |
08SOFIA165 | APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCE: GTI BULGARIA [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post has no derogatory information on GTI Bulgaria, TRE-P E.O.O.D., or their known shareholders. Post has been aware of this potential hot zinc galvanizing project for some time and looks forward to receiving additional details about it. We are unaware of any specific info [...] | 2008-03-21 13:35:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN BU |
08SOFIA174 | 2008 BULGARIA NOMINATIONS FOR ANTI-TRAFFICKING HEROES [...] (U) SUMMARY. Post submits two recommendations for anti-trafficking heroes: Nedyalka Georgieva Popova, an accomplished prosecutor in trafficking cases; and Svetoslav Tanev, Section Chief for the Border Police, a pioneer in increasing cooperation between the police and NGOs. Both have signifi [...] | 2008-03-25 14:59:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BU |
08SOFIA224 | BULGARIA SUPPORTS EU EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME [...] (SBU) We delivered REFTEL questions to Irina Petrova, Director of European Integration, International Regulations and Economy Regulations Directorate, of the Directorate General Civil Aviation Administration. Bulgaria does support the EC's legislative proposal to extend the EU Emissions Tra [...] | 2008-04-15 11:32:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD EUN SENV BU |
08SOFIA276 | BULGARIA: IMPACT OF RISING GOODS/COMMODITY PRICES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable is a response to REFTEL. In 2007 - 2008, the Bulgarian economy and consumers witnessed the highest inflation and consumer price increases in the last 10 years. In 2007, Bulgaria -- a traditional exporter of grains -- became a net importer. In the last year, March [...] | 2008-04-25 15:07:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV BU |
08SOFIA291 | BULGARIA ON WIPO DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel points on the upcoming WIPO director general elections to Kamen Velichkov, Head of the UN and Global Issues Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (which has the lead on WIPO issues) May 9. Bulgaria will support an East European candidate in the first ro [...] | 2008-05-09 11:34:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC WIPO KIPR PREL ETRD BU |
08SOFIA315 | BULGARIA: NO COMMENT ON PLEDGING AT THE PARIS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-19 09:54:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV AG BU |
08SOFIA329 | SOFIA: STRATEGIC LOCATION FOR DOE ENERGY ATTACHE [...] (SBU) The Department of Energy's Attach Program is a resounding success. As DOE considers possible locations for its next Energy Attach, Embassy Sofia encourages a hard look at the superior value we offer. An office here would bracket coverage, analysis, and advocacy in Russia, the Caspian, [...] | 2008-05-23 11:41:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV APER BU |
08SOFIA331 | SOFIA: STRATEGIC LOCATION FOR DOE ENERGY ATTACHE [...] (SBU) The Department of Energy's Attache Program is a resounding success. As DOE considers possible locations for its next Energy Attache, Embassy Sofia encourages a hard look at the superior value we offer. An office here would bracket coverage, analysis, and advocacy in Russia, the Caspia [...] | 2008-05-23 13:06:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV APER BU |
08SOFIA344 | BULGARIA CIVAIR: FAA UPGRADES BULGARIA TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a second round of discussions on May 21, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) upgraded Bulgaria's Directorate General Civil Aviation Administration (DGCAA) to Category 1 status, opening the possibility of eventual direct flights between the United States and Sofia by [...] | 2008-05-30 11:03:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON BU |
08SOFIA345 | MOI REFORM UPDATE: INITIAL CONSULTATIONS WITH SENIOR GOB [...] (SBU) Summary. In response to Prime Minister Stanishev's request for expert advice to reform the Ministry of Interior, International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) Senior Law Enforcement Advisor in Belgrade Gary Bennett consulted with lead Bulgarian officials May [...] | 2008-05-30 12:30:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KCOR KCRCM BU |
08SOFIA378 | APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCE: CREDIA-DIRECT [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post has no derogatory information on Credia Direct Bulgaria, CreditLand, Moite Pari, FinZoom or on the principal investor and senior manager Deyan Stoikov Vasilev (or Vassilev). Our Economic Specialist knows Mr. Vassilev from their days at the American University in Bulgar [...] | 2008-06-09 14:54:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFN BU |
08SOFIA387 | UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: BULGARIA UNDERSTANDS BUT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-11 13:00:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM BU |
08SOFIA446 | BULGARIA SUPPORTS KOSOVO DONORS CONFERENCE AND IMF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-02 14:31:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNMIK EU BU |
08SOFIA502 | JUMP-STARTING MOI REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary. After a contentious debate, the Parliament passed new MOI legislation July 22, with major emphasis on increasing the investigative capacity of the ministry and improving accountability in the use of specialized investigative techniques (SIT). The following day, July 23, the [...] | 2008-07-25 11:21:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KCOR KCRM BU |
08SOFIA522 | IPR IN BULGARIA: MODEST PROGRESS ON A BUMPY ROAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOB continues to make progress on intellectual property rights (IPR). Industry and government are working in tandem to draft amendments to the copyright law, and the Ministry of Culture recently brokered a deal between rights holders and the tourist industry on royalties. [...] | 2008-07-31 14:56:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR ETRD BU |
08SOFIA534 | BULGARIA'S EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT THE CYBERCRIME CONVENTION [...] (SBU) This cable provides post's input on Bulgaria's implementation of the Council of Europe's (CoE) Convention on Cybercrime as requested in reftel A, which Bulgaria signed in 2001 and ratified in 2005. Bulgaria's legal framework largely addresses the Convention's provisions. The scope and [...] | 2008-08-04 15:31:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINT KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL |
08SOFIA561 | CODEL BORDALLO DISCUSSES DEFENSE COOPERATION, F-16S, VISA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CODEL Bordallo visited Bulgaria from August 5-8, at the invitation of Parliament Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Solomon Passy, to tour the Novo Selo Training Area and meet with senior Bulgarian officials and parliamentarians. The CODEL expressed satisfaction with the No [...] | 2008-08-15 12:30:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OVIP BU |
08SOFIA637 | SETTING UP A BULGARIAN COUNTER-OC TASK FORCE: [...] (SBU) Summary. Interior Minister Mikov and Deputy Minister Yankulova welcomed the results of the U.S. assessment of the Interior Ministry (MOI) and agreed to implement our recommendation to create a centralized pilot counter-OC task force. Mikov requested U.S. practical assistance. Post s [...] | 2008-09-30 07:50:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KCOR KCRM BU |
08SOFIA748 | BULGARIA TO SIGN OSLO CONVENTION BUT WILL REMAIN [...] (SBU) Bulgaria intends to sign the Convention on Cluster Munitions in Oslo on December 3. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expert Lachezara Stoeva, in charge of the agreement, the MFA and MOD have consulted extensively and are completely in agreement that signature of the convent [...] | 2008-11-26 12:04:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR BU |
08SOFIA84 | BULGARIA SUPPORTS U.S. DECISION NOT TO CIRCULATE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-08 14:31:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP PARM TRGY IN BU |
08SOFIA86 | BULGARIA: NON COMMITTAL ON DEMARCHE ON REQUEST [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-11 07:42:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC IR KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA BU |
08SOFIA91 | BULGARIA TO SUPPORT VOTE ON BIOTECH CORN, COTTON, [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-12 14:33:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO BU |
08STATE10011 | BANGLADESH GSP PETITION: REQUEST FOR INTERIM [...] (U) This is an action request, please see para 6. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The USTR-led Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) subcommittee accepted a 2007 American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) GSP petition against the government of Bangladesh (GOB) for [...] | 2008-01-31 17:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM PREL |
08STATE100210 | FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN GROUP TO CONVENE IN NEW YORK [...] (U) This is an action cable. Posts other than USNATO see paragraph 4. USNATO see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) The US, the UK, and the United Arab Emirates, in consultation with Pakistan, propose to establish a "Friends of Pakistan" group to galvanize international efforts in support of the n [...] | 2008-09-19 00:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON PK |
08STATE100307 | CORRECTED VERSION OF STATE 100210 - FRIENDS OF [...] (U) This is an action cable. Posts other than USNATO see paragraph 4. USNATO see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) The US, the UK, and the United Arab Emirates, in consultation with Pakistan, propose to establish a "Friends of Pakistan" group to galvanize international efforts in support of the [...] | 2008-09-19 13:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON PK |
08STATE100349 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET TRAINING COURSE - [...] (SBU) The Deparment of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of September 8, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: September 18, 2008 Training Date for Name: Thomas Ndayisaba Rank: Lieutenant DOB: Januar [...] | 2008-09-19 14:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID KCRM KJUS SNAR RW |
08STATE100500 | LEBANON: LEAHY VETTING FOR PARTICIPANTS IN INL'S [...] (U) In response to referenced Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Lebanese law enforcement personnel listed below. Please note that if at any time the [...] | 2008-09-19 18:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | APER ASEC NAS LE |
08STATE100643 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of September 19, 2008 it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below: HASAN MUNEER HASAN ISSA ID: 912353703 DPOB: 25 Jun 1970 Kuwait WALID MARZOUK [...] | 2008-09-19 19:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ASEC IS WE KPAL MASS MARR |
08STATE100723 | EXPANDING THE ADRIATIC CHARTER [...] (U) This is an action request cable. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (U) Objective: To capitalize on Albania, Croatia and Macedonia's affirmation that the Adriatic Charter should be expanded to include Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro by outlining a process by which they will offer them f [...] | 2008-09-19 21:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR NATO PREL MK HR AL SR MW BK |
08STATE100866 | INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS -- GETTING THE [...] (U) This is an action request for USUN, see para 4. 2. (SBU) Summary. During recent consultations in Vienna, the Terrorism Prevention Branch (TPB) of the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reiterated its interest in working closely with the 1540 Committee. The TPB sought c [...] | 2008-09-22 03:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC CW IAEA KPAO OSCE PREL PTER UNSC |
08STATE100958 | JUNE 25, 2008 U.S.-RUSSIA JOINT DATA EXCHANGE [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 25, a U.S. interagency delegation led by State/L conducted talks at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Moscow to discuss liability provisions in the JDEC Memorandum of Agreement (MoA). Failure to resolve liability and taxation issues has been an impediment to th [...] | 2008-09-22 14:42:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PARM PREL RS |
08STATE10106 | NIGER GSP PETITION: REQUEST FOR INTERIM DEMARCHE [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The USG is presently continuing to review a 2006 Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) petition from the International Labor Rights Forum (ILRF),which alleged Niger's failure to comply with GSP eligib [...] | 2008-01-31 19:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ETRD ECON PHUM PREL |
08STATE10115 | UZBEKISTAN GSP PETITIONS: REQUEST FOR INTERIM [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The USG is presently continuing to review two petitions against Uzbekistan under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program. The first petition, dating to 1999, alleges Uzbekistan's failure to [...] | 2008-01-31 20:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ETRD KIPR ECON PREL |
08STATE101192 | INDICTMENT OF FOUR MALAYSIAN ENTITIES AND THE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: On September 17, a federal grand jury in Miami, Florida returned a superseding indictment charging eight individuals and eight corporations, including two individuals and two corporations in Malaysia, in conne [...] | 2008-09-22 20:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PREL PARM IR MY |
08STATE101209 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: U.S. GRAIN EXPORTS TO JAPAN [...] This is an action request. Please see para 2. 2. In response to developments in Japan on the tainted rice scandal and subsequent cancellations of tenders for rice and wheat, Embassy Tokyo is requested to deliver a demarche to relevant Japanese ministries emphasizing the following points and [...] | 2008-09-22 21:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD JA |
08STATE101233 | NATIONAL SECURITY AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN THE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-22 23:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PREL PARM |
08STATE101603 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR DOD-SPONSORED [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of September 10, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officer listed below: Name: Joel Olard Rank: Second Lieutenant Organization: Army-Military Engine [...] | 2008-09-23 17:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID KCRM KJUS SNAR GB |
08STATE101606 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR DOD-SPONSORED [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of September 10, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officer listed below: Name: Joel Olard Rank: Second Lieutenant Organization: Army-Military Engine [...] | 2008-09-23 17:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID KCRM KJUS SNAR GB |
08STATE101608 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR DOD-SPONSORED [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of September 10, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officer listed below: Name: Joel Olard Rank: Second Lieutenant Organization: Army-Military Engine [...] | 2008-09-23 17:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID KCRM KJUS SNAR GB |
08STATE101610 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR DOD-SPONSORED [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of September 10, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officer listed below: Name: Joel Olard Rank: Second Lieutenant Organization: Army-Military Engine [...] | 2008-09-23 17:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID KCRM KJUS SNAR GB |
08STATE101873 | VOTING INSTRUCTIONS: MINURCAT RENEWAL [...] (SBU) Action Request: USUN is instructed to vote in favor of and to co-sponsor the Security Council Resolution contained in paragraph 2 below authorizing the extension of the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT). USUN should seek additional guidance if [...] | 2008-09-24 01:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO PREF PREL UNSC CD CT SU |
08STATE10273 | PHILIPPINES GSP PETITION: REQUEST FOR INTERIM [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The USG is presently reviewing a 2007 Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) petition from the International Labor Rights Forum (ILRF),which alleged the Philippines fails to comply with GSP eligibility [...] | 2008-01-31 22:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ETRD ECON PHUM PREL |
08STATE102737 | UNSC MINISTERIAL-LEVEL MEETING ON THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (SBU) This is an action message. Please see paragraphs three and four. USUN should seek to delay by several weeks, if possible, a meeting of the Security Council at the Ministerial level proposed by Saudi Arabia and the Arab Group to discuss the issue of Israeli settlements. If a meeting is [...] | 2008-09-25 17:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL IS LE SY |
08STATE102928 | INSTRUCTION CABLE - U.S. INTERVENTION AT OSCE [...] The Department requests that USUN deliver the following statement during the September 26 OSCE Chairman-in-Office Briefing to the UN Security Council. 2. Begin statement: I also would like to welcome the Chairman-in-Office and thank him for his comprehensive overview of OSCE activities un [...] | 2008-09-25 23:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSCR PREL GG |
08STATE103358 | GUIDANCE FOR SYG FRIENDS OF BURMA MEETING, [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points during the September 27 meeting of the "Group of Friends of the Secretary General on Burma." 2. (U) Begin points, to be supplemented as appropriate from background in para 3 and refetls. On behal [...] | 2008-09-26 19:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM BM |
08STATE10356 | MGCD01: CHAD MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) Chadian military engaged rebel forces for the first time between Massakory and Massaguet, 60-90 miles NE of the capital. President Deby reportedly returned to N?Djamena January 31. N?DJAMENA QUIET OVERNIGHT; MORE FRENCH TROOPS ARRIVE --------------------------------------------- -- [...] | 2008-02-01 11:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE103725 | NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT): NON-PAPER [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Background: ISN Deputy Assistant Secretary Mary Alice Hayward held meetings on NPT issues in Cairo (September 8; ref A) and Jerusalem (September 11; ref B). The meetings included discussion of the 1995 NPT Resolution on the Middl [...] | 2008-09-29 13:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EG ENRG IS KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA |
08STATE103737 | RESPONSE TO ROKG QUESTIONS REGARDING DELIVERY OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (SBU) Washington is providing the nonpaper in paragraph 4 to answer questions from the ROKG that arose in response to our demarche to Seoul regarding the delivery of ships [...] | 2008-09-29 14:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN KNNP PARM PTER IR KS |
08STATE103751 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR DOD-SPONSORED [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of September 10, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officer listed below: Name: Joel Olard Rank: Second Lieutenant Organization: Army-Military Engine [...] | 2008-09-29 14:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID KCRM KJUS SNAR GB |
08STATE103754 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET TRAINING COURSE - [...] (SBU) The Deparment of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of September 8, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: September 18, 2008 Training Date for Name: Thomas Ndayisaba Rank: Lieutenant DOB: Januar [...] | 2008-09-29 14:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID KCRM KJUS SNAR RW |
08STATE103757 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR DOD-SPONSORED [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of September 10, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officer listed below: Name: Joel Olard Rank: Second Lieutenant Organization: Army-Military Engine [...] | 2008-09-29 14:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID KCRM KJUS SNAR GB |
08STATE103919 | REGIONAL ENERGY OFFICERS TRAINING SESSION, [...] (SBU) The State Department,s Bureau of Economics and Energy (EEB) and Embassy Athens will host a conference on Eurasian Energy with energy officers from the region October 14-15 in Athens. The purpose of this meeting will be to provide energy officers a forum to discuss energy developments i [...] | 2008-09-29 19:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET |
08STATE104018 | LEBANON: LEAHY VETTING FOR PARTICIPANTS IN ATA [...] (U) In response to referenced Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Lebanese law enforcement personnel listed below. Please note that if at any time the [...] | 2008-09-29 22:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | APER ASEC LE |
08STATE104161 | LEBANON: LEAHY VETTING FOR PARTICIPANTS IN INL'S [...] (U) In response to referenced Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Lebanese law enforcement personnel listed below. Please note that if at any time the [...] | 2008-09-30 14:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | APER ASEC NAS LE |
08STATE104182 | CRITICAL EQUIPMENT NEEDS FOR IRAN,S NEW IR-2 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: -- On May 15, Washington provided all Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Participating Governments (PGs) with detailed information regarding critical commodities Iran requires to support the deployment of the next g [...] | 2008-09-30 14:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP TRGY PREL PARM ETTC MNUC AORC IAEA UNSC JP |
08STATE104183 | DAS SWAN,S MEETING WITH CAR PRESIDENT BOZIZE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Highlighting the progress made during recent peace talks in Libreville, CAR President Bozize informed AF DAS Swan that a revised and more expansive amnesty bill was with the national assembly, and the CARG hoped to establish a tentative date for the national dialogue. Bozize a [...] | 2008-09-30 14:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF PHUM CT CD GB |
08STATE104207 | UPDATE ON IRAN SPECIFIC EXPORT CONTROL OUTREACH [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: On May 15, Washington provided all Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Participating Governments (PGs) with detailed information regarding critical commodities Iran will require to [...] | 2008-09-30 15:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PREL PARM IR MNUC UK GM FR BE IT SZ CH JP |
08STATE104315 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR LEAHY VETTING FOR [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of September 29, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security officers listed below. 1 Fares Attif Yusif Khalil Yabad 6/2/1989 850072760 2 Ayad Hammed Ahmad Rushd [...] | 2008-09-30 17:53:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ASEC IS KPAL |
08STATE1044 | IRAN,S ATTEMPTS TO EXPAND BANKING RELATIONSHIPS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Recent press reports have noted that Iran is actively working to expand its banking relationships with its Middle Eastern neighbors. This expansion is presumably a response to the increasi [...] | 2008-01-04 18:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IR GM |
08STATE104535 | MOVING IMPLEMENTATION FORWARD -- UNSCR 1540 -- [...] (U) This is an action request for USOSCE and UNVIE, see paras 4 and 7 below. 2. (SBU) Summary. In efforts to strengthen UNSCR 1540 implementation capacity, USOSCE and UNVIE have raised understanding among OSCE, IAEA, and UNODC about existing U.S. programs that promote 1540 implementation [...] | 2008-09-30 22:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC IAEA KPAO OSCE PREL PTER UNSC EUN |
08STATE105096 | FRIENDS OF AFGHANISTAN MEETING AT THE UN [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified: please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. A/S Richard Boucher, SCA AFGHANISTAN Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta AUSTRALIA Foreign Minister Stephen Smith CANADA Ambassador John McNee, Permanent Representative to the UN [...] | 2008-10-01 21:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC UNAMA UNGA KDEM EAID MARR MASS MOPS UN |
08STATE105112 | REQUEST FOR HEAD OF STATE-LEVEL DEMARCHE BY [...] This is an action request for the Ambassador or Charge. OBJECTIVE --------- 2. To seek tangible improvements in UNGA voting by Mexico as part of a targeted effort to engage 17 friendly countries whose UNGA voting records vary sharply from their close relations with the U.S. The Presid [...] | 2008-10-01 21:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA MX |
08STATE105114 | REQUEST FOR HEAD OF STATE-LEVEL DEMARCHE BY [...] This is an action request for the Ambassador or Charge. OBJECTIVE --------- 2. To seek tangible improvements in UNGA voting by the Bahamas as part of a targeted effort to engage 17 friendly countries whose UNGA voting records vary sharply from their close relations with the U.S. The [...] | 2008-10-01 21:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA BF |
08STATE105116 | REQUEST FOR HEAD OF STATE-LEVEL DEMARCHE BY [...] This is an action request for the Ambassador or Charge. OBJECTIVE --------- 2. To seek tangible improvements in UNGA voting by the Dominican Republic as part of a targeted effort to engage 17 friendly countries whose UNGA voting records vary sharply from their close relations with th [...] | 2008-10-01 21:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL DR |
08STATE105117 | REQUEST FOR HEAD OF STATE-LEVEL DEMARCHE BY [...] This is an action request for the Ambassador or Charge. OBJECTIVE --------- 2. To seek tangible improvements in UNGA voting by Guatemala as part of a targeted effort to engage 17 friendly countries whose UNGA voting records vary sharply from their close relations with the United State [...] | 2008-10-01 21:53:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL GT |
08STATE105118 | REQUEST FOR HEAD OF STATE-LEVEL DEMARCHE BY [...] This is an action request for the Ambassador or Charge. OBJECTIVE --------- 2. To seek tangible improvements in UNGA voting by Haiti as part of a targeted effort to engage 17 friendly countries whose UNGA voting records vary sharply from their close relations with the United States. [...] | 2008-10-01 21:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA HA |
08STATE105123 | REQUEST FOR HEAD OF STATE-LEVEL DEMARCHE BY [...] This is an action request for the Ambassador or Charge. OBJECTIVE --------- 2. To seek tangible improvements in UNGA voting by Panama as part of a targeted effort to engage 17 friendly countries whose UNGA voting records vary sharply from their close relations with the United States. [...] | 2008-10-01 21:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA PM |
08STATE105125 | REQUEST FOR HEAD OF STATE-LEVEL DEMARCHE BY [...] This is an action request for the Ambassador or Charge. OBJECTIVE --------- 2. To seek tangible improvements in UNGA voting by Peru as part of a targeted effort to engage 17 friendly countries whose UNGA voting records vary sharply from their close relations with the United States. T [...] | 2008-10-01 21:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA PE |
08STATE105127 | REQUEST FOR HEAD OF STATE-LEVEL DEMARCHE BY [...] This is an action request for the Ambassador or Charge. OBJECTIVE --------- 2. To seek tangible improvements in UNGA voting by Uruguay as part of a targeted effort to engage 17 friendly countries whose UNGA voting records vary sharply from their close relations with the United States. [...] | 2008-10-01 22:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA UY |
08STATE105128 | REQUEST FOR HEAD OF STATE-LEVEL DEMARCHE BY [...] This is an action request for the Ambassador or Charge. OBJECTIVE --------- 2. To seek tangible improvements in UNGA voting St. Lucia as part of a targeted effort to engage 17 friendly countries whose UNGA voting records vary sharply from their close relations with the United States. [...] | 2008-10-01 22:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA ST |
08STATE105129 | REQUEST FOR HEAD OF STATE-LEVEL DEMARCHE BY [...] This is an action request for the Ambassador or Charge. OBJECTIVE --------- 2. To seek tangible improvements in UNGA voting by El Salvador as part of a targeted effort to engage 17 friendly countries whose UNGA voting records vary sharply from their close relations with the U.S. The [...] | 2008-10-01 22:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA ES |
08STATE105131 | REQUEST FOR HEAD OF STATE-LEVEL DEMARCHE BY [...] This is an action request for the Ambassador or Charge. OBJECTIVE --------- 2. To seek tangible improvements in UNGA voting by Honduras as part of a targeted effort to engage 17 friendly countries whose UNGA voting records vary sharply from their close relations with the U.S. The Pre [...] | 2008-10-01 22:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA HO |
08STATE105747 | INFORMATION REQUEST FROM NATION OF INTEREST FOR [...] This is an action cable; see para. 5. Background ---------- 2. Under recent changes to the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (Moratorium Protection Act) contained in the Magnuson Stevens Reauthorization Act (MSRA),the Dept. of Commerce is required to produce a bien [...] | 2008-10-02 21:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIS SENV ETRD EK |
08STATE106338 | BACKGROUND AND TALKING [...] (SBU) The United States supports reducing Russia's dominance in European gas markets through development of a Southern Corridor bringing gas from the Caspian region through Turkey to European markets. Nordstream bolsters Gazprom's position in European gas markets and could negatively impact [...] | 2008-10-04 00:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET GM SW RS |
08STATE106863 | ACTION REQUEST: UNGA - OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy is requested to approach host government at the appropriate level to share U.S. concerns about the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (OPESCR),and to request a small change in the proposed UN [...] | 2008-10-06 23:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM |
08STATE1070 | GUIDANCE ON SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON [...] (SBU) This cable provides guidance requested in reftel on management issues for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, including decision-making in the Management Committee, relocation of Lebanese judges, and security-related expenses for judges. 2. (SBU) Management Committee Terms of Refere [...] | 2008-01-04 19:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC LE PTER |
08STATE107534 | REQUEST FOR HEAD OF STATE-LEVEL DEMARCHE BY [...] This is an action request for the Ambassador or Charge. OBJECTIVE --------- 2. The U.S. is engaged in a targeted effort to engage 17 countries who share close bilateral relations with the U.S., and whose UNGA voting records do not reflect that partnership, to raise awareness at the hi [...] | 2008-10-07 22:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA LI |
08STATE108064 | APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE OCTOBER [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 12. 2. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Luxembourg on October 13. We expect the formal agenda to include: Zimbabwe, Georgia/Russia, Belarus, and Uzbekis [...] | 2008-10-08 19:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN PHUM PREL PGOV ZI UZ BO GG RS SIPDIS |
08STATE108163 | INSTRUCTION ON GEORGIA - GUIDANCE ON UNOMIG [...] (SBU) This is an action request: USUN is authorized to respond to comments made to the Security Council during UNOMIG consultations on October 9, 2008 drawing on the guidance below. The Department understands that there will not be debate, statements, or explanations of vote during the UNOM [...] | 2008-10-09 02:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC GG RU PREL |
08STATE10826 | MGCD01: CHAD MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) ARTILLERY AND AUTOMATIC WEAPONS FIRE ERUPTED NEAR THE EMBASSY AS FIGHTING BETWEEN CHADIAN MILITARY FORCES AND REBELS SPREAD INTO THE CAPITAL, EMBASSY N?DJAMENA REPORTS. COMBAT CONTINUES AROUND PRESIDENT DEBY?S PALACE, WHICH IS NEAR THE CHANCERY. THE SITUATION IN EASTERN CHAD REMAINED C [...] | 2008-02-02 13:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE10895 | TFCDO1: CHAD TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 4 [...] (SBU) EMBASSY N'DJAMENA REPORTS NO AMERICAN CASUALTIES STEMMING FROM THE ONGOING BATTLE BETWEEN CHADIAN MILITARY FORCES AND REBELS NEAR THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE AND THE EMBASSY. FOUR AMERICAN RESIDENCES WERE LOOTED. MOST AMERICAN CITIZENS ARE STANDING FAST IN THREE LOCATIONS IN N'DJAMENA. COMMU [...] | 2008-02-03 01:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE108966 | DEMARCHE REQUEST-AUSTRALIAN PARTICIPATION IN IRAQ [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. Purpose ------- 2. (U) Embassy Baghdad would like to selectively expand international participation in the Iraq Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) program (reftel) and has identified agriculture as an element of the PRT program appropr [...] | 2008-10-10 16:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR PREL IZ AS |
08STATE109118 | RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS OF SEMICONDUCTOR EXPORT [...] (U) This cable provides answers to the questions posed by Taiwan in reftel concerning the licensing of dual-use semiconductor manufacturing equipment (SME) for use in China. AIT is requested to provide the following answers to the questions posed by Taiwan. 2. (U) Would the USG have any o [...] | 2008-10-10 19:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH ECON ETRD ETTC KSTC PARM PREL TW |
08STATE109141 | ADDITION OF IRANIAN-AFFIILIATED MAYROW TRADING [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) On September 17, 2008, the U.S. took a number of actions to help protect Coalition Forces operating in Iraq and Afghanistan by implementing regulatory steps to disrupt the flow of U.S.-origin commo [...] | 2008-10-10 20:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN |
08STATE109208 | KUDOS: SAFE RETURN OF HOLLI CHMELA AND TAYLOR LUCK [...] (SBU) Were it not for the extraordinary efforts of Embassies Amman, Beirut, and Damascus, Holli Chmela and Taylor Luck might still be languishing in a Syrian prison. The Department, on behalf of the parents of Ms. Chmela and Mr. Luck, as well as all USG agencies involved in the case, extends i [...] | 2008-10-10 21:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CA |
08STATE10921 | TFCD01: CHAD TASK FORCE SITUATION [...] (SBU) Embassy N'Djamena confirms fighting between rebel and Chadian forces resumed at 0015 EST. The French Embassy told Post they have suspended movements from N'Djamena assembly points to the airport. Post sustained indirect fire; staff at the Chancery moved to the safe haven. There are [...] | 2008-02-03 16:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR |
08STATE109383 | GUIDANCE FOR OCTOBER WASSENAAR GENERAL WORKING [...] (SBU) Following is guidance for the October 14-17 meetings of the Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) General Working Group (GWG). The Security and Intelligence Experts Sub-Group will meet on October 14; the GWG will meet October 15-16. In addition, there will be an Outreach meeting with Belarus on [...] | 2008-10-13 13:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PARM PREL MASS |
08STATE110066 | REQUEST FOR HIGH-LEVEL PROLIFERATION SECURITY [...] (SBU) BACKGROUND: Prior to the fifth anniversary of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),the U.S. sought PSI endorsements from as many countries around the world as possible (refs A and B). While Uruguay did not respond to that U.S. call (or to Canada's outreach efforts),Uruguayan [...] | 2008-10-15 14:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL UY |
08STATE110376 | DEMARCHE REQUEST TO DPKO ON UNMIK/EULEX [...] (SBU)This message is sensitive but unclassified: please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) The Department requests that USUN demarche the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Secretariat at the highest appropriate levels expressing concern that the so-called "six point talks" the Secret [...] | 2008-10-15 23:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS UNMIK UN KO SE |
08STATE110797 | UNGA RESOLUTION ON WESTERN SAHARA [...] USUN is instructed to continue to work with all interested parties to urge them to reach consensus on the Fourth Committee Western Sahara resolution. Mission should support any attempts to postpone voting on the resolution until consensus is reached. 2. If, despite all efforts to postpone [...] | 2008-10-17 01:42:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PBTS UNGA WI MO AG |
08STATE110980 | CAMEROON: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR MILITARY [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of October 8, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the 2nd Rapid Intervention Battalion unit. 2. (U) Post is permitted to provide the following statement to authorized parti [...] | 2008-10-17 13:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC MARR MASS PREL CM |
08STATE110982 | LEAHY VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING: [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of October 2, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed in paragraph 3. The review, however, revealed that the EX-FNI Unit did have 5 militiamen who were sentenc [...] | 2008-10-17 13:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC MARR MASS PREL CG |
08STATE111267 | DAS KROL'S CONVERSATION WITH MIROSLAW JENCA OF THE UN CENTER FOR PREVENTATIVE DIPLOMACY [...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 15 telephone conversation with SCA DAS George Krol, Miroslaw Jenca, Director of the UN Center for Preventative Diplomacy in Ashgabat, noted the leaders of the five Central Asian states who met separately during the recent CIS summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan had manag [...] | 2008-10-17 20:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ENRG KSUM UN TX UZ TI KZ KG EPET |
08STATE111288 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: SEEKING JAPANESE ENGAGEMENT IN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 6-10. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (SBU) In 2003 Goss, a U.S. newspaper printing press manufacturer, was awarded $31.6 million in a suit filed in federal district court against its Japanese competitor, Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho (TKS),[...] | 2008-10-17 21:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD JA |
08STATE111639 | RESPONSE TO LEAHY VETTING FOR MG BENNY GANTZ [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of October 17, 2008 it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below: Name: Benjamin Gantz DPOB: 09 Jun 1959 Israel 2. Post is permitted to provide the followi [...] | 2008-10-20 18:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM IS |
08STATE111767 | LETTER FROM SECRETARY RICE TO SOUTH KOREAN FM [...] (U) PLEASE DELIVER THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY RICE TO FOREIGN MINISTER YU MYUNG-HWAN AT AN APPROPRIATE TIME. THE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT PLAN TO RELEASE THE TEXT OF THE MESSAGE BUT HAS NO OBJECTION IF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA WISHES TO DO SO. THERE WILL BE NO SIGNED ORIG [...] | 2008-10-20 23:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OPDC PREL KS |
08STATE111997 | NORWAY HOSTS INFORMAL ARCTIC MEETING [...] (U) Summary: The Norwegian foreign ministry hosted an informal sub-ministerial Arctic meeting, outside the Arctic Council, in Tromso October 13-14. Arctic Council member states, Permanent Participants and state observers were briefed on the influence of non-CO2 drivers in Arctic warming; to [...] | 2008-10-21 17:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG NO PREL SENV KGHG XT XG |
08STATE112275 | GUIDANCE: MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING, OCTOBER 22 [...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from points in para 2 below during the Middle East Briefing scheduled for October 22. 2. (U) Talking points. -- I would like to thank Special Coordinator Serry for his briefing on the situation in the Middle East. This is a time [...] | 2008-10-22 02:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL LE IS SY |
08STATE112442 | REPORT: ARF MULLS VISION STATEMENT, PUSHES DISASTER RELIEF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the October 8-10 ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Inter-sessional Support Group (ISG),ARF members discussed the foundational elements of an ARF Vision Statement to be drafted over the next year. The United States and a few others consistently encouraged ARF members to produce a [...] | 2008-10-22 15:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ARF PTER NK BM IR ASEAN EAID MARR PK KNNP |
08STATE114071 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AFRICA PARTNERSHIP [...] SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of October 17, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Wilker Viegas Rank: E6 Unit:/Organization: Cost guard DOB: May 11, 1984 POB> Sao To [...] | 2008-10-27 13:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS MARR PHUM PREL GB |
08STATE114399 | ACCEPTING MONTENEGRO AS A MEMBER IN THE [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: At the Southeastern Europe Defense Ministerial Coordinating Committee (SEDM-CC) meeting held September 25, 2008, Bulgaria, Greece, and Italy indicated they would not support Montenegro's joining SEDM without Serbia [...] | 2008-10-27 20:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR AL BK HR MK MW SR TU BU SI RO UP |
08STATE114403 | 63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE: U.S. RESOLUTION ON [...] - These changes are designed to clarify that all agreements, obligations, and commitments undertaken in the non-proliferation, arms limitation and disarmament arenas are important and to encourage support for capacity building and assistance for such upon request. - We believe tha [...] | 2008-10-27 21:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM UNGA CDG PREL |
08STATE114408 | DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs three, five, and six. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The United States designated the Export Development Bank of Iran (EDBI) and three affiliated entities under E.O. 13382 ("Blocking the Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction [...] | 2008-10-27 21:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN |
08STATE11471 | UNCONTROLLED SATELLITE RE-ENTRY [...] (SBU) THIS IA AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARA 2 BELOW. 2. (SBU) IN RESPONSE TO INQUIRIES FROM THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE CENTER OF THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY (IAEA) THROUGH THE UN OFFICE OF OUTER SPACE AFFAIRS, MISSION IS REQUESTED TO DELIVER THE U.S. STATEMENT BELOW TO THESE OFFICES. BEGI [...] | 2008-02-04 22:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPA TSPL UNGA |
08STATE114820 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: CHINESE LAUNCH OF VENEZUELAN [...] (U) This is an action message, please see paragraph 6 below. 2. (SBU) Venezuela is planning to operate a satellite that may create significant interference problems for two U.S.-licensed satellite operators, SES Americom and Intelsat. The satellite, known both as Venesat-1 and Simon Boliva [...] | 2008-10-28 19:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL TSPA KSCA CH |
08STATE114975 | A/S SULLIVAN,S MEETING WITH TURKISH TREASURY [...] (SBU) Summary: A/S Sullivan met with Turkish Treasury Under Secretary Ibrahim Canakci on October 12. Canakci acknowledged there were risks to Turkey from the global financial crisis but described the Turkish economy,s strengths. While the slowdown in global growth and roiled capital markets [...] | 2008-10-28 22:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN TU |
08STATE114981 | UNSC CONSULTATION ON LEBANON: UNSCR 1559 [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see Paragraph 3. 2. (U) Mission may draw on the talking points at paragraph 3 for the October 30 Security Council consultation on the eighth semi-annual report of the Secretary General on the implementation of UNSC resolution 1559 (2004). 3. (SBU) B [...] | 2008-10-28 22:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC LE IS |
08STATE115243 | RESPONSE TO POSSIBLE INCORPORATION OF JOINT [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (SBU) Recent press reports suggest that Pakistan is considering the establishment of a joint shipping line with Iran to boost maritime cooperation and trade. Due [...] | 2008-10-29 15:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN KNNP PARM PTER IR PK |
08STATE11545 | TFCD01: CHAD TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 9 [...] (SBU) Embassy N'Djamena reports looters ransacked all USG residences and many local businesses. Post notes no new major engagements between rebels and government forces, and adds most rebel forces remain in some disarray outside the city. Unconfirmed reports indicate Chadian forces expanded [...] | 2008-02-05 13:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE115469 | NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) NON-PAPER [...] Reftel requested that a non-paper be given to appropriate government officials in Cairo and Jerusalem providing further details on a U.S.-proposed technical workshop for Egyptian and Israeli participation on nonproliferation matters, and that a reply be requested by October 17. Israel has agr [...] | 2008-10-29 20:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EG ENRG IS KNNP MNUC PARM PREL UNGA NPT IAEA |
08STATE11586 | MIDDLE EAST MULTILATERAL WORKING GROUP ON WATER [...] 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 twenty first meeting in Muscat, Oman [...] | 2008-02-05 14:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SENV XF MU IS JO JA KS NL QA KWBG |
08STATE116615 | UN FOCAL POINT DELISTING REQUEST FOR KHALAF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. ---------------------- SUMMARY AND OBJECTIVES ---------------------- 2. (SBU) In June 2008, lawyers for Khalaf Al-Dulimi petitioned on behalf of Al-Dulimi (an Iraqi citizen resident in Jordan) and his company Montana Management Inc. [...] | 2008-10-31 20:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PREL PTER UNSC |
08STATE116826 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA SECURITY FORCE LEAHY [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the ODC Maneuver Captain Career Course that starts Novem [...] | 2008-11-03 15:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MARR KCRM PINR PGOV PREL SNAR ID |
08STATE117106 | 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 050057708 for the export of ammunition to Lebanon. Posts are requested to complete this [...] | 2008-11-03 21:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EG ETTC GM KOMC LE |
08STATE117469 | DOL HOSTS SIXTH U.S.-VIETNAM LABOR DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Under Secretary of Labor for International Affairs (DUS) Charlotte Ponticelli hosted the sixth annual labor dialogue with Vietnam's Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) on October 17, 2008, in Washington. MOLISA Vice Minister Nguyen Thanh Hoa led the [...] | 2008-11-04 20:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EAID ECON ETRD EINV WTRO VM |
08STATE117508 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for the individual be filed with as much [...] | 2008-11-04 20:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
08STATE117668 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates to participate in the ODC Integrated Maritime Security System "1206" Project [...] | 2008-11-05 13:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MARR KCRM PINR PGOV PREL SNAR ID |
08STATE117684 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR LEAHY VETTING - JUSMAG TITLE X [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the Comprehensive Crisis Management course under JUSMAG' [...] | 2008-11-05 13:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR PREL PTER SNAR MARR RP |
08STATE117686 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR LEAHY VETTING - JUSMAG TITLE X [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the Comprehensive Security Responses to Terrorism course [...] | 2008-11-05 13:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR PREL PTER SNAR MARR RP |
08STATE117689 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - JUSMAG'S [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the units and commanders identified below. These units and commanders are candidates for participation in the JUSMAG's Vector Balance Pi [...] | 2008-11-05 13:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP |
08STATE117691 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - JUSMAG IMET [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the International Officer Intelligence/Military [...] | 2008-11-05 13:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP |
08STATE117832 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for the Targeting and Risk Management (TRM) Course hosted in Jakarta and spon [...] | 2008-11-05 17:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MARR KCRM PINR PREL SNAR ID |
08STATE118181 | NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP - ENRICHMENT AND [...] (SBU) This is an action cable. Paragraph 3 contains the text of a non-paper on the issue of reaching consensus on the criteria-based approach to amending the Nuclear Suppliers Guidelines to strengthen controls over the export of enrichment and reprocessing (ENR) facilities, equipment, and te [...] | 2008-11-05 23:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP PARM TRGY KS |
08STATE118592 | U.S.-EU DATA PROTECTION PRINCIPLES: DEMARCHE [...] (U) Summary: Embassy Paris is requested to approach host government officials at the appropriate level to seek information regarding the upcoming COREPER discussion on November 12 of the U.S.-EU High Level Contact Group on data protection principles, and more generally of the French EU Presid [...] | 2008-11-06 22:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN FR PREL PTER |
08STATE118863 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individual identified below. This individual is an additional candidate for the DS/ATA VIP Protection Course scheduled from November 24 thro [...] | 2008-11-07 15:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MARR KCRM PINR PREL SNAR ID |
08STATE118865 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals listed below. The individuals are candidates to attend the Special Investigation Group Workshop on Pangolins and B [...] | 2008-11-07 15:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE118867 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CAMBODIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individual identified below. This individual is a candidate for participation in the Special Investigations Group (SIG) Workshop on Pangolin [...] | 2008-11-07 15:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL KCRM SNAR CB |
08STATE118868 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - JUSMAG IMET [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the Aviation Safety Officer course under JUSMAG [...] | 2008-11-07 15:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP |
08STATE11891 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: QUAD CONFERENCE ON [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Department requests country clearance for an additional member to the interagency team led by NEA/I Ambassador Lawrence Butler to attend the Quad Conference on Iraq hosted by the Government of Romania at the Romanian Cultural Institu [...] | 2008-02-05 20:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MOPS OTRA PREL IZ |
08STATE118991 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individual listed below. This individual is a candidate to attend the LEGATT (FBI) National Academy 237th Session in Quantico, [...] | 2008-11-07 18:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE118992 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individual identified below. This individual is a candidate to attend the ODC - Surface Warfare Officer School from December 30, 2008 throug [...] | 2008-11-07 18:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MARR KCRM PINR PGOV PREL SNAR ID |
08STATE119150 | 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 licenses 050127380 and 05012568 for the export of rifles to Guatemala. Post is requested to comp [...] | 2008-11-07 20:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC GT KOMC |
08STATE119170 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR MANILA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individual identified below. This individual is a candidate for participation in the Comprehensive Crisis Management course under JU [...] | 2008-11-07 20:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP |
08STATE119280 | APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE NOVEMBER [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) Summary: The biannual EU-Russia Summit will take place on November 14 in Nice, France. In the wake of the crisis in Georgia, the French EU Presidency has announced that the discussions will focus on the implementation of the provis [...] | 2008-11-07 23:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN PREL PGOV GG RS SIPDIS |
08STATE119282 | SUBJECT: CLIMATE CHANGE: U.S. ENGAGEMENT IN [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. Department asks EUR posts to work to ensure host country officials and opinion leaders understand that the United States is committed to advancing international climate negotiations at the UN confer [...] | 2008-11-07 23:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG SENV ENRG |
08STATE119378 | MGHH02: Hurricane Paloma Monitoring Group [...] (SBU) The storm hit the Cayman Islands November 7; there are no reports of serious damage. The airport is open and power has been restored to most of Grand Cayman. (MG/Embassy Kingston telcon) HURRICANE PALOMA STRIKES CUBA AS CATEGORY 4 ------------------------------------------- 2. (SB [...] | 2008-11-09 03:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC PTER ASEC XL |
08STATE119510 | (U) HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-10 15:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
08STATE119512 | (U) HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-10 15:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
08STATE119625 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the units and commanders identified below. These units and commanders are candidates for participation in the JUSMAG Balance Piston 09-1 [...] | 2008-11-10 17:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP |
08STATE119630 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the ICITAP Command Information Center Training of the Ma [...] | 2008-11-10 18:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MARR KCRM PINR PREL SNAR ID |
08STATE119631 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CAMBODIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the ILEA Clandestine Lab Investigations and Chemical Con [...] | 2008-11-10 18:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL KCRM SNAR CB |
08STATE119632 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the INL-DOJ/ICITAP Provincial Criminal Investigation Tra [...] | 2008-11-10 18:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MARR KCRM PINR PREL SNAR ID |
08STATE119634 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR LEAHY REQUEST - JUSMAG - 533 COMBAT [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individual listed below. This individual is a candidate to attend the JUSMAG - 533 Combat Systems Science and Technology program at th [...] | 2008-11-10 18:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE119636 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the USAID sponsored, and ASEAN-WEN facilitated, Support [...] | 2008-11-10 18:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MARR KCRM PINR PREL SNAR ID |
08STATE119639 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR MANILA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the Combined Logistics Captain Career Course of [...] | 2008-11-10 18:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP |
08STATE119642 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR MANILA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the Naval Staff College under JUSMAG Internation [...] | 2008-11-10 18:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP |
08STATE119643 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR MALAYSIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations for the individual listed below. This individual is a candidate for participation in the Fusion Mint 09-01 training exercise scheduled from February 23 [...] | 2008-11-10 18:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SNAR MARR KCRM MY |
08STATE119644 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR SINGAPORE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals below. These individuals are candidates to attend the Fourth Annual Sovereign Challenge Foreign Military Attach Conference sponsored by U. [...] | 2008-11-10 18:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MOPS PHUM SNAR MASS SN |
08STATE119651 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR MANILA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individual identified below. This individual is a candidate for participation in the Captain Career Common Core under JUSMAG Interna [...] | 2008-11-10 18:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP |
08STATE119671 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CHINA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - ILEA [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified in paragraph 2 below. The individuals listed below are candidates to attend the ILEA Bangkok Tactical Safety and Pla [...] | 2008-11-10 19:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM PTER PREL MARR SNAR HK CH TH |
08STATE119672 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR MANILA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individual identified below. This individual is a candidate for participation in the International Officer School and Squadron Offic [...] | 2008-11-10 19:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP |
08STATE119722 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR MALAYSIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations for the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates for attendance at the Fourth Annual Sovereign Challenge Conference from November 17- [...] | 2008-11-10 21:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SNAR MARR KCRM MY |
08STATE119783 | FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN MEETING IN ABU DHABI [...] (U) This is an action cable. See paragraph 3 request to deliver talking points regarding the November 17 Friends of Pakistan meeting. See also paragraph 4 requesting information on host government actions in connection with the security situation in Pakistan,s tribal belt. 2. (SBU) Ba [...] | 2008-11-11 00:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER ECON EAID PK |
08STATE120035 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR LEAHY REQUEST - JUSMAG - ROYAL THAI [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to visit the United States Army Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg, N [...] | 2008-11-12 16:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE120182 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR MALAYSIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations for the individual listed below. This individual is a candidate for participation in a Naval Staff College Program training course from January 13, 200 [...] | 2008-11-12 19:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SNAR MARR KCRM MY |
08STATE120185 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY REQUEST - JUSMAG [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individual listed below. This individual is a candidate to participate in the JUSMAG THAI International Officer Intelligence, Captains [...] | 2008-11-12 19:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE120188 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY REQUEST - JUSMAG [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individual listed below. This individual is a candidate to participate in the JUSMAG THAI Civil Affairs Training program at Fort Bragg [...] | 2008-11-12 19:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE12032 | TFCD01: CHAD TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 10 [...] (SBU) French sources report two rebel truck columns carrying ammunition and fuel from Abeche are en route to N'Djamena and are expected to arrive imminently, according to Embassy Paris. MFA contacts in Paris report the French military plans to fire on the rebels before they reach the city pe [...] | 2008-02-06 01:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE120466 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CAMBODIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the ILEA Bangkok Tactical Safety and Planning Course sch [...] | 2008-11-13 15:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL KCRM SNAR CB |
08STATE120474 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the joint INL/DOJ, Standard Emergency Management Systems [...] | 2008-11-13 16:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MARR KCRM PINR PREL SNAR ID |
08STATE120951 | U.S.-EU INVESTMENT DIALOGUE MEETING, OCTOBER 14, [...] Sensitive but unclassified, entire text. 2. (SBU) At the third face-to-face meeting of the U.S.-EU Investment Dialogue (EUID) in Washington, D.C., U.S. and Commission participants agreed that soverign wealth funds (SWF) must demonstrate their commercial orientation, rather than pursue stra [...] | 2008-11-14 13:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN ECIN ECON EFIN ETRD EINV |
08STATE121208 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for an ILEA-Bangkok Tactical Safety and Planning course. The course s [...] | 2008-11-14 18:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR PREL PTER SNAR MARR RP |
08STATE121209 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the Multinational Force Standard Operating Proce [...] | 2008-11-14 18:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP |
08STATE121392 | GUIDANCE ON PROMOTING DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE [...] (U) Following is guidance on the draft resolution entitled, "Promoting Development through the Reduction and Prevention of Armed Violence," which is being considered under Agenda item 107 of the 63rd session of the UNGA. Guidance is for the November 17 plenary meeting. 2. (SBU) In addres [...] | 2008-11-14 22:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA PARM ECON |
08STATE121432 | INSTRUCTIONS - USUN VENEZUELAN DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) USDEL is instructed to work with like-minded delegations to seek to postpone action on this resolution and if unsuccessful, and it is presented for consideration in plenary, to call for a vote and to vote no. 2. (U) Background: The Venezuelan government has proposed the UN General A [...] | 2008-11-15 01:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON UN VZ |
08STATE121597 | GUIDANCE: UNGA RESOLUTION ON UN-OPCW COOPERATION [...] (U) Following is guidance on UNGA Agenda Item 114 of the 63rd session of the UNGA: "Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons." Guidance is for the November 17 General Assembly Plenary meeting. 2. (SBU) The proposed item is based on [...] | 2008-11-16 04:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM UNGA |
08STATE121818 | IRAN-INDIA JOINT VENTURE SHIPPING LINE IN TALKS [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (SBU) Recent press reports have suggested that Iran-o-Hind Shipping is in talks with Hanjin Heavy Industries to purchase two 80,000-dwt post-Panamax bulker vessel [...] | 2008-11-17 16:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN KNNP PARM IR PREL |
08STATE121875 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR MALAYSIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations for the unit and commander listed below. The unit and commander are candidates for participation in the Fusion Mint 09-01 training exercise scheduled f [...] | 2008-11-17 18:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SNAR MARR KCRM MY |
08STATE121959 | 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 license 050132445 for the export of helmets to Thailand. Post is requested to complete this Blue [...] | 2008-11-17 20:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC TH |
08STATE122071 | 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 license 050132335 for the export of pistols and revolvers to Barbados. Post is requested to comp [...] | 2008-11-17 22:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC BB |
08STATE122910 | RESPONDING TO JAPAN ON ESTA [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 2. 2. (SBU) Embassy Tokyo is requested to share the text below as a non-paper with relevant officials in the Government of Japan (GOJ) in response to questions about the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) to the United States. [...] | 2008-11-19 19:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS PREL JA |
08STATE122937 | ARF DISASTER RELIEF EXERCISE GUIDANCE AND ACTION [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST for Embassies BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, BANGKOK, BEIJING, CANBERRA, COLOMBO, DHAKA, DILI, HANOI, ISLAMABAD, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, MOSCOW, NEW DELHI, OTTAWA, PHNOM PENH, PORT MORESBY, SEOUL, SINGAPORE, TOKYO, ULAANBAATAR, USEU BRUSSELS, VIENTIANE, and WELLINGTON. Embas [...] | 2008-11-19 20:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID MARR MOPS ASEAN ARF RP |
08STATE123081 | OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] (SBU) Posts are requested to approach highest appropriate officials in host governments in pursuit of the following objectives: -- to pursue reduction in the overall number of one-sided UN General Assembly resolutions on the Middle East; and, -- to defeat three resolutions reaffirming the [...] | 2008-11-20 01:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA IS PA LE SY |
08STATE123174 | LEAHY VETTING FOR AFRICAN MILITARY WORKSHOP IN [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of November 20, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Jean Baptiste Nkwezi Rank: Lieutenant Colonel DOB: 1968 POB: Burundi Unit: MDNA [...] | 2008-11-20 14:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS MARR PHUM PGOV BY |
08STATE123211 | ASEAN RELATED SUMMITS: BACKGROUND AND ACTION [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST for Embassies in ASEAN capitals (except for Rangoon),and for BEIJING, CANBERRA, NEW DELHI, SEOUL, TOKYO and WELLINGTON. 2. (U) Thailand will host a series of eight summit meetings in Chiang Mai from December 15 to 18: -- The Fourteenth ASEAN Summit; -- The Tw [...] | 2008-11-20 15:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN PREL ASEAN |
08STATE123492 | ACTION REQUEST: DELIBERATION BY MEMBER STATES ON [...] (U) This is an action request for Posts in EU Member State capitals. Please see paragraph 2. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) In preparation for the European Council meeting December 10-11, and a planned early December European Parliament vote on the European Union's "20-20-20 [...] | 2008-11-21 00:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EUN EU |
08STATE123908 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR LAOS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - ILEA [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for "Special Investigation Group Workshop on Pangolin and Big Cats." The In [...] | 2008-11-21 20:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PHUM PREL PGOV MARR KCRM LA |
08STATE124016 | GUIDANCE: MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING, NOVEMBER 25 [...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from points in para 2 below during the Middle East Briefing scheduled for November 25. 2. (U) Talking points. -- I would like to thank Under Secretary-General Pascoe for his briefing on the situation in the Middle East. There are [...] | 2008-11-21 23:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL LE IS SY |
08STATE124166 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY REQUEST - JUSMAG [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individual listed below. This individual is a candidate to participate in the JUSMAG - Royal Thai Army Officer, Foreign Military Attac [...] | 2008-11-24 12:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE124212 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMEROONNIAN MILITARY [...] (SBU) the Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of November 17, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Serge Durrel Title: Marine Military Officer POB: Okong, Cameroon DOB: June 6, [...] | 2008-11-24 14:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PHUM PGOV CM |
08STATE124214 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CAMBODIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the ILEA Bangkok Post Blast Investigation Course schedu [...] | 2008-11-24 14:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL KCRM SNAR CB |
08STATE124569 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the units and commanders identified below. These units and commanders are candidates for participation in the JIATF-West Leather Piston [...] | 2008-11-24 22:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP |
08STATE124745 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individual identified below. This individual is a candidate for participation in the INL/DOJ-ICITAP STANDARD EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM tra [...] | 2008-11-25 14:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MARR KCRM PINR PREL SNAR ID |
08STATE124746 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR MALAYSIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations for the individual listed below. This individual is a candidate for attendance at the HIV/AIDS Conference training course December 5-12, 2008 in San A [...] | 2008-11-25 14:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SNAR MARR KCRM MY |
08STATE124780 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the INL/DOJ-ICITAP STANDARD EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM [...] | 2008-11-25 15:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MARR KCRM PINR PREL SNAR ID |
08STATE124901 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY REQUEST - JUSMAG [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the units and commanders listed below. These units and commanders are candidates to participate in the JUSMAG Thai JCET Fusion Torch 09-1 [...] | 2008-11-25 17:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE124902 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR MALAYSIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations for the individual listed below. This individual is a candidate for attendance at the HIV/AIDS Conference training course December 5-12, 2008 in San A [...] | 2008-11-25 17:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SNAR MARR KCRM MY |
08STATE124992 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in a Basic Crime Investigation and Evidence Collect [...] | 2008-11-25 19:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP |
08STATE125004 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY REQUEST - JUSMAG [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the units and commanders listed below. These units and commanders are candidates to participate in the JUSMAG Thai CNT Fusion Torch 09-1 a [...] | 2008-11-25 20:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE125046 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR VIETNAM LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for the ILEA Bangkok Tactical and Safety Training Course from Decem [...] | 2008-11-25 20:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR PREL PTER SNAR MARR KCRM VM |
08STATE125072 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CAMBODIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the unit and commander identified below. The unit and commander received a nomination to participate in the "GPOI PKO Lanes Train the T [...] | 2008-11-25 21:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM CB |
08STATE125339 | INSURANCE AND REINSURANCE INDUSTRY AIDING IRAN,S [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and the U.S. (E4 1) have discussed the adoption of additional national measures to increase the pressure on Iran to end its proliferation-sensiti [...] | 2008-11-26 15:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IR GM |
08STATE125369 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: UN RAPPORTEUR ON TORTURE,S [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Summary: Department requests Embassy Malabo to reach out to appropriate interlocutors to convey USG concern with the findings of UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Manfred Nowak. The Department recognizes the [...] | 2008-11-26 15:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI EK |
08STATE125392 | GUIDANCE: COOPERATION BETWEEN THE UN AND THE [...] (U) Following is guidance on a Guyanan-sponsored resolution at the 63rd session of the UNGA: "Cooperation between the United Nations and the Caribbean Community." Guidance is for the November 26 plenary. 2. (SBU) The proposed item expands the scope of a previous resolution of the same titl [...] | 2008-11-26 16:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA |
08STATE125441 | INCREASING FINANCIAL PRESSURE ON IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs three and four. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and the U.S. (E4 1) have agreed to pursue additional national measures to increase the pressure on Iran to end its proliferation-sensiti [...] | 2008-11-26 17:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KNNP MNUC IR GM |
08STATE12549 | TFCD01: CHAD TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 12 [...] (SBU) Post reports government forces are extending their control within the city, with traffic circulating and people on the streets. Looting has subsided, and UN staff are moving around N'Djamena. The Embassy local guard force mobile surveillance team has returned to duty in the city but p [...] | 2008-02-06 22:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE125548 | UNSCR 1267: ENGAGING WITH ITALY, FRANCE, ALGERIA [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4 through 6. ------------------------- BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES ------------------------- 2. (SBU) In July 2003, the USG co-sponsored a request by the Government of Italy to list under the UNSCR 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban sanctions) regime [...] | 2008-11-26 19:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC |
08STATE125551 | SUBSTANTIVE REVISION: INCREASING FINANCIAL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs three and four. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and the U.S. (E4 1) have agreed to pursue additional national measures to increase the pressure on Iran to end its proliferation-sensiti [...] | 2008-11-26 19:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KNNP MNUC IR GM |
08STATE125608 | GUIDANCE ON CONVENTION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 3, the Convention on Cluster Munitions will be opened for signature in Oslo, Norway. The United States will neither sign this Convention nor participate as an observer in the ceremonies. Many of our allies and partners will sign this Convention at the Head of Sta [...] | 2008-11-26 20:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL MOPS |
08STATE125635 | DEMARCHE REQUEST - WORKING WITH THE EU TO IMPROVE [...] (SBU) Action Request: The European Union is in the process of restructuring one of its target lists of Burmese names and entities that are subject to sanctions in the EU. The U.S. supports the EU's efforts to make its sanctions more effective. Experts from State, Justice, and Treasury's Offi [...] | 2008-11-26 21:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM EU |
08STATE125681 | KOSOVO - PRST INSTRUCTION FOR NOVEMBER 26 2008 [...] USUN is authorized to join consensus on the following PRST on Kosovo due to be adopted on November 26, 2008. 2. Begin text: The Security Council takes note of the Secretary-Generals report on UNMIK (S/2008/692) dated 24 November 2008 and, taking into account the positions of Belg [...] | 2008-11-27 01:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO PREL YI UNSC UNMIK PHUM KV |
08STATE125712 | GUIDANCE: COOPERATION BETWEEN THE UN AND THE [...] (U) Following is guidance on a Guyanan-sponsored resolution at the 63rd session of the UNGA: "Cooperation between the United Nations and the Caribbean Community." Guidance is for the November 26 plenary. 2. (SBU) The proposed item expands the scope of a previous resolution of the same titl [...] | 2008-11-27 12:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA |
08STATE125875 | MGIN01: MUMBAI MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) Commandos are conducting clearing operations. ConGen Mumbai confirmed at least three AmCits in the center; their status is unknown. (MG/ConGen Mumbai telcon, Reuters) HOTEL GUESTS TRICKLE OUT; CONGEN MUMBAI STAFF AT SITES --------------------------------------------- --------- 2 [...] | 2008-11-28 15:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC PTER KFLO MARR PREL PINR |
08STATE125908 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CAMBODIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the Staff and Instructor Training from January 3 [...] | 2008-11-28 17:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM CB |
08STATE125909 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to attend the USAID/ILEA Q Special Investigation Group Workshop on [...] | 2008-11-28 17:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE125910 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR TAIWAN LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below. These are candidates from the Taiwan Criminal Investigation Bureau selected to attend a DEA Basic Drug De [...] | 2008-11-28 17:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM ASEC KCRM PTER SNAR TW |
08STATE125943 | GUIDANCE FOR WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT PLENARY, DEC [...] (SBU) Summary: Following is guidance for the U.S. Delegation (USDEL) for the Plenary meeting of the Wassenaar Arrangement (WA). No issues achieved consensus at the General Working Group (GWG) meeting. The GWG is recommending that the Plenary mandate continue work in 2009 as well as Outreach [...] | 2008-11-28 17:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL MASS ETTC |
08STATE126045 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: A/S HILL AND [...] Department requests country clearance for EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill and his delegation, listed in para 3, to travel to Tokyo and Singapore from December 2-6 for consultations related to the Six-Party Talks. Department thanks posts for assistance. 2. Please arrange accomm [...] | 2008-11-28 21:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC CH JA KN RS SN KS |
08STATE126176 | MGIN01: MUMBAI MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT NO. 9 [...] (SBU) ConGen Mumbai expects the two injured AmCits to depart Mumbai within 48 hours. ConGen staff are attending memorial services for victims around town. (MG/ConGen Mumbai telcon) 2. (SBU) The American School is open and ConGen Mumbai will return to full consular operations December 2. [...] | 2008-12-01 10:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC PTER KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT IN |
08STATE126562 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: DPKO MUST NOT LINK EULEX [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified: please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) The Department requests that USUN demarche the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Secretariat at the highest appropriate levels to review DPKO thinking on any next steps on the interim arrangements l [...] | 2008-12-01 23:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA UNMIK PREL KJUS KO |
08STATE126725 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR DOD-SPONSORED HIV/AIDS [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of December 2, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officer listed below: Name: Magloire Ondounda Rank: Captain Major Unit/Organization: Military HIV/AIDS Program DOB: [...] | 2008-12-02 16:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PHUM GB |
08STATE126729 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CANDIDATES WHO HAVE BEEN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-02 16:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PHUM GB |
08STATE126733 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CANDIDATES TO [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of December 2, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Honor Enzema Nguema Rank: Lieutenant Commander Unit/Organization: Navy Operational Bas [...] | 2008-12-02 16:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS MARR PHUM ASEC GB |
08STATE126737 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMEROONIAN MILITARY [...] (SBU) The Department of Stae has reviewed its files and finds that as of December 2, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Abondo ze Evina Etiene Rank: Colonel DOB: December 26, 1957 POB: Centre, Cameroon [...] | 2008-12-02 16:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PHUM PGOV CM |