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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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08STATE126744 | 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 Session Two of the Basic Crime Investigation and [...] | 2008-12-02 16:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP |
08STATE126746 | 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 a SET/PA Qualification course under JUSMAG International Military [...] | 2008-12-02 16:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP |
08STATE126861 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR HONG KONG LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (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 individuals are candidates to attend the ILEA Bangkok Tactical Safety and Planning Course from Dece [...] | 2008-12-02 19:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM ASEC KCRM SNAR HK TH |
08STATE126864 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR BRUNEI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - ILEA [...] (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 for the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates for the ILEA Bangkok "Tactical Safety and Planning" course to be held fr [...] | 2008-12-02 19:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM KCRM PREL SNAR BX |
08STATE127023 | APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE DECEMBER [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 13. 2. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels December 8-9. We expect the formal agenda to include: Israeli-Palestinian peace process, Democratic Rep [...] | 2008-12-02 21:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ETRD EUN ZL IS PK CG TU |
08STATE127254 | RESPONSE TO TAIWAN'S REQUEST FOR IDENTIFIER [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) OBJECTIVE: In response to Taiwan,s request for identifier information on Iranian individuals designated in UN Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs) 1737, 1747, and 1803, Washington would like to provide USG information that c [...] | 2008-12-03 14:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TAGS |
08STATE127279 | 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 [...] | 2008-12-03 15:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MARR KCRM PINR PREL SNAR ID |
08STATE127280 | 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 attend the Cobra Gold 09 Medical Civic Assistance Program to proceed Febr [...] | 2008-12-03 15:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MARR KCRM PINR PGOV PREL SNAR ID |
08STATE127281 | 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 the Manpower Personnel Officer Course that starts January 3, 2009 [...] | 2008-12-03 15:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP |
08STATE127294 | 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 individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to participate in the DAO Advanced Security Cooperation/Executive Course a [...] | 2008-12-03 15:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE127295 | 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 a JUSMAG Thai - Psychological Operation Course at Fort Brag [...] | 2008-12-03 15:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE127297 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR BRUNEI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - ILEA [...] (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 for the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates for the ILEA Bangkok "Clandestine Lab Investigations/Chemical Control Co [...] | 2008-12-03 15:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM KCRM PREL SNAR BX |
08STATE127337 | 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 Bangkok in Special Investigation Group Wo [...] | 2008-12-03 16:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE127352 | 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 listed below. These individuals are candidates for the Post-Blast Investigations Course at ILEA Bangkok. The course runs from January 11 [...] | 2008-12-03 17:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MOPS PHUM SNAR MASS KCRM SN |
08STATE127360 | 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 [...] | 2008-12-03 17:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL MOPS |
08STATE127371 | 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 USAID/ILEA Bangkok Special Investigations Group (SIG) [...] | 2008-12-03 18:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL KCRM SNAR CB |
08STATE127372 | DEPARTMENT LEAHY VETTING CLEARANCE FOR PAPUA NEW GUINEA [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations for the following individual listed below. This individual is a candidate to attend the Naval Staff College at the Naval War College in Rhode Island from J [...] | 2008-12-03 18:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL PGOV SNAR KCRM PP |
08STATE127398 | RETRANSMITTAL: DEMARCHE TO NATO AND COALTION [...] (U) This is a retransmittal of STATE 125512 to include KOLONIA, KOROR, and MAJURO for INFO. Classified portions have been removed for transmittal to KOROR. 2. (SBU) Summary: On December 3, the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) will be opened for signature in Oslo, Norway. The Unite [...] | 2008-12-03 18:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM NATO MOPS PREL |
08STATE127443 | KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. Posts are requested to deliver this demarche at the highest appropriate level before December 15, requesting host government recognition of the Republic of Kosovo. Info addressees may deliver this demarche if they believe it could hav [...] | 2008-12-03 19:42:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KV |
08STATE127526 | VIETNAM LABOR DELEGATION VISIT TO WASHINGTON: [...] (SBU) Summary: A delegation from the Vietnamese Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) participated in a series of informal meetings organized by the Hanoi-based USAID-funded Support for Trade Acceleration Project (STAR),in the Washington area from October 20 to 22. The meet [...] | 2008-12-03 22:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EAID ECON ETRD WTRO EINV ECPS VM |
08STATE127999 | 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 RSO-ILEA Bangkok Clandestine Lab Investigations and [...] | 2008-12-04 20:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MARR KCRM PINR PREL SNAR ID |
08STATE128039 | 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 the "Tactical Safety and Planning" course hosted by International Law En [...] | 2008-12-04 21:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PHUM PREL PGOV MARR KCRM LA |
08STATE128542 | 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 individual identified below. This individual received a nomination to participate in the APCSS ASC 09-1 in Hawaii, USA from January [...] | 2008-12-05 21:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM CB |
08STATE128543 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR SUVA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations for the following individual listed below. This individual is a candidate for the Engineer Basic Officer Course at Fort Leonard Wood, MO scheduled from Jan [...] | 2008-12-05 21:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL PGOV SNAR KCRM TN |
08STATE128544 | 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 in a Squadron Officer School training course conducted by the Air Un [...] | 2008-12-05 21:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SNAR MARR KCRM MY |
08STATE128785 | 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 RSO - ILEA Bangkok-Post Blast Investigations Course [...] | 2008-12-08 14:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MARR KCRM PINR PREL SNAR ID |
08STATE128787 | 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 attend the COBRA GOLD 09 Engineer Civic Assistance Program from January 9 [...] | 2008-12-08 14:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MARR KCRM PINR PGOV PREL SNAR ID |
08STATE128793 | LEAHY VETTING FOR CHADIAN NATIONAL POLICE [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of December 8, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Mahamat Moussa DOB: January 1, 1958 POB: Ndjamena, Chad Name: Djombe Djankreo [...] | 2008-12-08 15:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS MARR PHUM CD |
08STATE128796 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CHINA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - POST [...] (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 from the Tianjin and Hubei public security bureaus listed below are candidates [...] | 2008-12-08 15:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM PTER PREL MARR SNAR HK CH TH |
08STATE129296 | 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 Advanced Management Course scheduled for Janua [...] | 2008-12-09 18:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL KCRM SNAR CB |
08STATE129353 | 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 Advanced Management Course scheduled for Janua [...] | 2008-12-09 19:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL KCRM SNAR CB |
08STATE129677 | 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 Advanced Management Course scheduled for Janua [...] | 2008-12-10 15:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL KCRM SNAR CB |
08STATE130109 | IRAQ ECONOMIC RECOVERY: ROLE OF SCIENCE & [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-11 14:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN EAID SOCI OEXC PGOV PINS PTER IZ |
08STATE130200 | INCREASING FINANCIAL PRESSURE ON IRAN [...] (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 agreed to pursue additional national measures to increase the pressure on Iran to end its proliferation-sensitive nuclear [...] | 2008-12-11 16:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KNNP MNUC IR GM |
08STATE130223 | 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 a DAO Advanced Security Cooperation/Executive Course at the [...] | 2008-12-11 16:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE130227 | IRAQ ECONOMIC RECOVERY: ROLE OF SCIENCE & [...] (U) Summary: To accelerate Iraq's economic recovery, a roundtable of U.S. experts, convened by the Department, has offered to help Iraq establish and develop its own National Science Foundation (NSF). Science and technology (the application of science) has long been a vital engine of economic [...] | 2008-12-11 16:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN EAID SOCI OEXC PGOV PINS PTER IZ |
08STATE130311 | 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 in an APCSS Advance Security Cooperation 09-1 training course schedu [...] | 2008-12-11 19:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SNAR MARR KCRM MY |
08STATE130313 | 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 in a Defense Resource Management Training Course from January 3-30, [...] | 2008-12-11 19:42:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SNAR MARR KCRM MY |
08STATE130314 | 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 in a Defense Resource Management Course training course from January [...] | 2008-12-11 19:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SNAR MARR KCRM MY |
08STATE130315 | 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 a Combined Strategic Intelligence Training Program course schedul [...] | 2008-12-11 19:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SNAR MARR KCRM MY |
08STATE130622 | EU COMMISSION STABILITY PROGRAM -- THIRD COUNTRY [...] (SBU) Summary. Multiple ISN Bureau and interagency officers met with the European Commission (EC) on November 18-19 to discuss further nonproliferation programs and activities as originally envisioned in March (reftel) regarding the U.S.-EU Summit commitment to greater coordination through U [...] | 2008-12-12 14:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN KNNP OSCE PARM PREL SC UNVIE |
08STATE130963 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: UNSCR ON ANNAPOLIS PROCESS [...] (U) NIACT precedence required for Sunday action at addressee posts. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The Secretary requests that Ambassadors or charges demarche Foreign Ministers at the earliest opportunity to press for support for a UN Security Council Resolution on the Annapolis pro [...] | 2008-12-13 23:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PGOV PREL UNSC |
08STATE13105 | JANUARY 30 MEETING OF THE G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The first G-8 Global Partnership Working Group meeting (GPWG) of the Japanese G-8 Presidency, which took place on January 30, 2008 in Tokyo, focused on expanding the geographic scope of GP activities and developing benchmarks to ensure that current pledges for GP projects in Rus [...] | 2008-02-07 22:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA UK FR |
08STATE131183 | THANK YOU FROM THE SECRETARY FOR NEA VOTES ON [...] (U) This is an action message for action addresses. See para 6. 2. (U) Summary: NEA posts' outreach to host countries, at all levels, paid off November 21 when the UN General Assembly's Third Committee adopted three top priority resolutions on the human rights situations in North Korea, [...] | 2008-12-15 16:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OPDC PHUM PREL UNGA |
08STATE131242 | 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 a JUSMAG Title X Advanced Security Cooperation course scheduled f [...] | 2008-12-15 17:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP |
08STATE131250 | 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 a JUSMAG IMET Manpower Personnel Officer course starts January 30 [...] | 2008-12-15 17:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP |
08STATE131254 | 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 a JUSMAG Teak Piston 09-1 Teak Piston 09-1, wh [...] | 2008-12-15 17:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP |
08STATE131255 | 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 individual identified below. This individual is a candidate for the FBI's Post Blast Investigations Course, which starts January 30 [...] | 2008-12-15 17:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR PREL PTER SNAR MARR RP |
08STATE131256 | 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 individual identified below. This individual is a candidate for an FBI National Academy Session, which starts April 5, 2009 and end [...] | 2008-12-15 17:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR PREL PTER SNAR MARR RP |
08STATE131411 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AFRICAN CENTER FOR [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of December 15, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officer listed below: Name: Butera, Gerald Rank: Major Position: Director of Training Unit: RW Defense Forces He [...] | 2008-12-15 20:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS MARR PHUM RW |
08STATE131600 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING: [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of December 16, 2008, it posssesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Kayenga Mugumwa Rank: Captain DOB: Augfust 28, 1972 Unit: EMG/LOG Name: Djafae [...] | 2008-12-16 15:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PHUM CG |
08STATE131616 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR PARTICIPATION IN [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of December 16, 2008, it possesses no credible information of grosss violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Nokl Akebayeri Rank: Petty Officer 1st Class United/Organization: Navy Radar System Su [...] | 2008-12-16 15:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PHUM GB |
08STATE131885 | TERRORISM FINANCE: U.N. DESIGNATION OF FOUR [...] (U) This is an action cable; see para 3. 2. (SBU) Summary: On December 10, 2008, the UN Security Council's Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee (1267 Committee) approved the addition of four members of the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) for targeted sanctions (including asset f [...] | 2008-12-16 23:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC PK |
08STATE131896 | USUN INSTRUCTION: LIFT HOLD ON 4 NAMES IN UNSC [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. ------------------- STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE ------------------- 2. (SBU) The strategic objective is for the United States to join allies in lifting our holds on a Government of Rwanda request to the UN Security Council Committee established p [...] | 2008-12-16 23:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC |
08STATE131918 | 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 JUSMAG THAI courses: UH 60 Aviator Qualification, AVN Maint [...] | 2008-12-17 00:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE131919 | 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 an Intelligence in Combating Terrorism training course from Janua [...] | 2008-12-17 00:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SNAR MARR KCRM MY |
08STATE131920 | 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 Clandestine Lab Investigations course scheduled f [...] | 2008-12-17 00:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR PREL PTER SNAR MARR RP |
08STATE131921 | 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 ILEA Bangkok Clandestine Laboratory Investigations C [...] | 2008-12-17 00:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE131922 | 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 ILEA Bangkok Chemical Control Course from January 19 [...] | 2008-12-17 00:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE132020 | REPORT: ARF MOVES FORWARD ON DISASTER RELIEF EXERCISE, [...] SUMMARY: ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) members made important progress on key disaster relief initiatives at ARF's annual Inter-Sessional Meeting on Disaster Relief (ISM-DR) in Banda Aceh, Indonesia on December 4-6. The United States and the Philippines undertook extensive discussions with a numb [...] | 2008-12-17 14:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ARF ASEAN EAID MARR MOPS RP |
08STATE132044 | DEMARCHE ON ASSISTANCE TO NICARAGUA FOLLOWING [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 6. 2. (U) The Nicaraguan Government's decision to certify the badly flawed November 9 municipal election results short-circuited a domestic and international effort to review the disputed vote count. Credible sources have reported that the GON close [...] | 2008-12-17 14:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV PREL NU |
08STATE132095 | INCREASING FINANCIAL PRESSURE ON IRAN [...] (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 agreed to pursue additional national measures to increase the pressure on Iran to end its proliferation-sensitive nuclear [...] | 2008-12-17 16:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KNNP MNUC IR GM |
08STATE132204 | CIVAIR INDIA: GROUND HANDLING DEMARCHE [...] This is an action message ) please see para 9. SUMMARY ------- 2. Washington agencies have learned, through Post and media reporting, that the Government of India plans to implement a new ground handling policy at major metropolitan airports in India. We understand the proposed Indian [...] | 2008-12-17 20:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR IN |
08STATE132226 | 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 an Aerospace Medicine Primary training course from January 30, 2009 [...] | 2008-12-17 20:42:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SNAR MARR KCRM MY |
08STATE132244 | GUIDANCE: MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING, DECEMBER 18 [...] (SBU) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from points in para 2 below during the Middle East Briefing scheduled for December 18. 2. (U) Talking points. -- I would like to thank Under Secretary-General Pascoe for his briefing on the situation in the Middle East. Today I [...] | 2008-12-17 21:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL LE IS SY |
08STATE132249 | GUIDANCE: UNIIIC CONSULTATION, DECEMBER 17, 2008 [...] (SBU) This is an action message. USUN is instructed to vote in favor of a two month extension of the mandate for the UN Independent International Investigation Commission (UNIIIC) as provided in the draft resolution at para 3, below. In explaining the U.S. position on UNIIIC and its planned [...] | 2008-12-17 21:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL LE SY |
08STATE132635 | IRAN'S ATTEMPTS TO EXPAND BANKING RELATIONSHIPS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph seven. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Representatives in the Iranian government have met with counterparts in the Ghanaian government to discuss the opening of an Iranian bank in Ghana. Given Iran's attempts to evade UNSC sancti [...] | 2008-12-18 21:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IR GM |
08STATE132923 | 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 below. These individuals are candidates for the ILEA Bangkok Post Blast Investigations Course from January 12-23, [...] | 2008-12-19 16:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE132987 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on licenses 050091143 and 050121440 for the export of rifles to Guatemala. Post is requested to c [...] | 2008-12-19 17:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC GT |
08STATE133173 | 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 050137099 for the export of revolvers to Guatemala. Post is requested to complete this B [...] | 2008-12-19 22:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC GT |
08STATE133190 | INSTRUCTION ON DISMISSAL OF ICTY REGISTRAR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) The newly appointed President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY),judge Patrick Robinson, recently informed ICTY registrar Hans Holthuis that he would not recommend that the Secretary General [...] | 2008-12-19 23:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KAWC OTRA ABUD UN EU |
08STATE133198 | DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 9. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) THE UNITED STATES ON DECEMBER 17, 2008, DESIGNATED TWO IRANIAN ENTITIES OF PROLIFERATION CONCERN UNDER U.S. EXECUTIVE ORDER (E.O.) 13382 (BLOCKING PROPERTY OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION PROLIFERATORS [...] | 2008-12-20 01:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP EFIN PARM IR |
08STATE133293 | GUIDANCE: VOTING INSTRUCTION ON DFI RESOLUTION, [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-21 21:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC IZ |
08STATE133493 | U.S. PROPOSAL FOR PIRACY MOU [...] (U) This an action request. Please see paragraphs 2 and 3. MOU text is provided SEPCOR. ACTION REQUEST -------------------------- 2. (SBU) Post is requested to demarche host government officials to pursue the following objectives: -- Deliver the proposed Memorandum of Understanding [...] | 2008-12-22 17:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT MARR MOPS PHSA PREL SO XA XW |
08STATE133691 | FFD CONFERENCE REAFFIRMS MONTERREY CONSENSUS - [...] (SBU) Summary: The November 29 - December 2 United Nations "International Conference to review implementation of the Monterrey Consensus" adopted the "Doha Declaration on Financing for Development" (FfD) that reaffirms the path breaking 2002 Monterrey Consensus. The economic uncertainty caus [...] | 2008-12-22 21:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID UN AORC |
08STATE134206 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMEROONIAN POLICE [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of December 4, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Hamadou, Abdoulaye Rank: Lieutennant Colonel DOB: January 1, 1957 Nationality: Camer [...] | 2008-12-23 22:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PHUM CM |
08STATE134353 | 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 RSO - ILEA Bangkok-Post Blast Investigations Course [...] | 2008-12-24 15:42:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MARR KCRM PINR PREL SNAR ID |
08STATE134354 | 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 ILEA Bangkok ATA-6885 Identifying and Developing Inv [...] | 2008-12-24 15:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE134355 | 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 DEA Bangkok - International Asset Forfeiture Seminar [...] | 2008-12-24 15:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE134356 | 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 RSO - ILEA Bangkok-Post Blast Investigations Course [...] | 2008-12-24 15:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MARR KCRM PINR PREL SNAR ID |
08STATE134357 | 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 a Multinational Logistics training course from January 19, 2009 t [...] | 2008-12-24 15:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SNAR MARR KCRM MY |
08STATE134358 | 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 an Aerospace Medicine Primary training course from January 30, 20 [...] | 2008-12-24 15:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SNAR MARR KCRM MY |
08STATE134385 | THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY AGENCY [...] (U) Summary: According to the German government, the German-proposed International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA),which will launch on January 26 - 27, 2009 in Bonn, Germany, is intended to promote increased use of renewable energy. While the USG strongly supports renewable energy, the USG [...] | 2008-12-24 16:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG ENRG PGOV EUN GM |
08STATE134421 | SOMALIA - REINFORCING AMISOM [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 2. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Ambassadors are asked to approach host governments at the highest appropriate level to pursue the following objective: -- Establish firm host government commitments to deploy an (additional) battal [...] | 2008-12-24 17:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO SO |
08STATE134440 | MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST [...] (U) The United States continues to be involved at all levels in coordinating support activities for various 1540 Committee implementation activities, and this involvement has deepened through our strategic interest in full implementation of UNSCR 1540 -- which recently included consultations [...] | 2008-12-24 17:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PARM PGOV PREL PTER UNSC OTRA |
08STATE134918 | INVITATION TO TURKEY TO JOIN THE CONTACT GROUP ON [...] (SBU) This is an Action Request, please see para. 3. 2. (SBU) Following the Government of Turkey,s formal offer of at least one frigate with air element embarked to support counter piracy operations off the coast of Somalia, the Department concurs with Embassy Ankara,s support for Turkey,s [...] | 2008-12-29 21:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EWWT KCRM MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER TU |
08STATE134950 | 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 ILEA Bangkok Tactical Safety and Planning Course: Se [...] | 2008-12-29 22:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH |
08STATE134960 | PROGRESS ON U.S. COUNTER-PIRACY AGENDA AT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The UN/Kenya International Conference on Piracy around Somalia was held in Nairobi, Kenya on December 10-11, 2008. The U.S. delegation was led by Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Mark Kimmitt, and included representatives from AF, L, Embassy Nairobi' [...] | 2008-12-29 23:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT MOPS PHSA PREL KE SO XA XW |
08STATE135068 | 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 Maritime Security Development Project Comman [...] | 2008-12-30 14:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MARR KCRM PINR PREL SNAR ID |
08STATE135270 | PORT SECURITY DEMARCHE - YEMEN [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The United States Government (USG) is concerned that the current level of port security in Yemen does not adequately reflect the current threat situation given recent terrorist events in country. The USG seek [...] | 2008-12-30 21:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EWWT KHLS PREL PTER YM |
08STATE135293 | 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 attend the COBRA GOLD 09 Command Post Exercise scheduled from February 4, [...] | 2008-12-30 23:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MARR KCRM PINR PGOV PREL SNAR ID |
08STATE135294 | 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-APCSS Pacific Rim Defense and Security Conference scheduled f [...] | 2008-12-30 23:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MARR KCRM PINR PGOV PREL SNAR ID |
08STATE135296 | 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 - George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies and [...] | 2008-12-30 23:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MARR KCRM PINR PGOV PREL SNAR ID |
08STATE135298 | 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 individual identified below. This individual received a nomination to participate in the Special Operations Combating Terrorism Cou [...] | 2008-12-30 23:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM CB |
08STATE135299 | 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 the "Clandestine Lab Investigations/Chemical Control" course hosted by t [...] | 2008-12-30 23:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PHUM PREL PGOV MARR KCRM LA |
08STATE135300 | 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 the "Post Blast Investigations" course hosted by the International Law E [...] | 2008-12-30 23:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PHUM PREL PGOV MARR KCRM LA |
08STATE135301 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR HONG KONG LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (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 individuals are candidates to attend the ILEA Bangkok - Clandestine Lab Investigations/Chemical Con [...] | 2008-12-30 23:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM ASEC KCRM SNAR HK TH |
08STATE135302 | DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR HONG KONG LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (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 individuals are candidates to attend the ILEA Roswell - Advanced Management Course, January 12, 200 [...] | 2008-12-30 23:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM ASEC KCRM SNAR HK TH |
08STATE135445 | 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 Clandestine Lab Investigation/Chemical Control [...] | 2008-12-31 18:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR PREL PTER SNAR MARR KCRM VM |
08STATE135506 | 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 a USAID sponsored ASEAN-WEN Support Project Wildlife Enfor [...] | 2008-12-31 19:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MARR KCRM PINR PREL SNAR ID |
08STATE135507 | 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 units and commanders identified below. These units and commanders are candidates to attend the ODC - Joint Combined Exercise and Training ( [...] | 2008-12-31 20:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MARR KCRM PINR PGOV PREL SNAR ID |
08STATE135508 | 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 Supervisory Criminal Investigators Course sche [...] | 2008-12-31 20:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL KCRM SNAR CB |
08STATE135509 | 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 Post Blast Investigations course scheduled from J [...] | 2008-12-31 20:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINR PREL PTER SNAR MARR RP |
08STATE135510 | 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 attend the ODC-APCSS Advanced Security Course 09-1 scheduled from January [...] | 2008-12-31 20:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MARR KCRM PINR PGOV PREL SNAR ID |
08STATE14010 | OIL-FOR-FOOD GUIDANCE AND ACTION REQUEST [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. Background ---------- 2. (SBU) Department has reviewed the January 23 letter sent by SYG Ban updating the UNSC on the current status of the Oil-for-Food (OFF) program. We are encouraged by the progress made by the OFF Working Group [...] | 2008-02-11 17:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON UNSC IZ |
08STATE14088 | REVISED INSTRUCTION CABLE ON INITIATING ASSURANCE [...] (SBU) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST: Post is requested to make the points in paragraphs 7 and 8 to appropriate interlocutor(s) in the Rwandan Government. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: Rwandan citizens Leonidas Bimenyimana, Gregoire Nyaminani, and Francois Karake were brought to the United States in 2003 [...] | 2008-02-11 18:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PTER |
08STATE14230 | DUBAI CITES FATF IRAN STATEMENT IN WARNING TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph six. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (U) On January 7, 2008, the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) issued an advisory to all Senior Executive Officers of DFSA-regulated firms regarding dealings w [...] | 2008-02-11 21:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IR GM UK FR XF ZP AE |
08STATE14281 | SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON: GUIDANCE FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-11 23:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PTER PREL SY LE |
08STATE15117 | MONTERREY CONSENSUS: BACKGROUND AND 2008 REVIEW [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (SBU) Summary. The 2002 Monterrey Consensus on Financing for Development (FfD) was a marked accomplishment for the U.S. and other donor countries as it recognizes the importance of a balanced approach to development. It emphasizes [...] | 2008-02-14 01:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN ETRD ECIN EINV PGOV UN |
08STATE1514 | U.S.-JAPAN-KOREA POLICY PLANNING TALKS - WELCOME [...] (SBU) Summary: Policy Planning Director David Gordon opened United States-Japan-Korea Policy Planning Talks by hosting Japanese Deputy Vice Minister for Foreign Policy Chikao Kawai, and Korean Deputy Foreign Minister In-kook Park for a working dinner December 16, during which they exchanged [...] | 2008-01-07 17:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENIV ENRG KGHG PREL JA KS |
08STATE1522 | U.S.-JAPAN-KOREA POLICY PLANNING TALKS - WORKING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This cable reports on the working lunch and afternoon session of the U.S.-Japan-Korea policy planning trilateral held on December 17 (see reftel for reporting on the welcome dinner and morning session). At the lunch, S/P Director David Gordon, Japanese Deputy Vice Minister for [...] | 2008-01-07 17:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH EAID JA KS PGOV PREL |
08STATE15838 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050087908 for the export of infrared searchlight equipment to Russia. Post is reques [...] | 2008-02-15 16:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC RS |
08STATE16171 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: A/S HILL TO BEIJING, [...] Department requests country clearance for EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill and his delegation, listed in SIPDIS para 3, to travel to Beijing, Seoul, and Tokyo from February 18-21 for discussions with officials in each capital in advance of Secretary Rice's upcoming visit, includi [...] | 2008-02-15 23:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH JA |
08STATE16244 | KOSOVO: FOR CHIEFS OF MISSION -- INSTRUCTIONS [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) NIACT precedents requested due to the scheduled emergency UN Security Council debate on the situation in Kosovo scheduled for Sunday, February 17 in New York. 3. (SBU) The Department requests that Chief [...] | 2008-02-16 23:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL YI |
08STATE16245 | KOSOVO: FOR CHIEFS OF MISSION -- DEMARCHE REQUEST [...] (U) NIACT precedents requested due to the scheduled emergency UN Security Council debate on the situation in Kosovo scheduled for Sunday, February 17 in New York. 2. (SBU) The Department requests that Chiefs of Mission in Security Council member capitals listed as action addressees deliver [...] | 2008-02-16 23:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL YI |
08STATE16275 | MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) In televised proceedings, PM Thaci underscored his commitment to building a multi-ethnic, European state and underlined Kosovo is not a precedent for other conflicts. U.S. Office Pristina reports President Sejdiu officially requested the United States recognize Kosovo and establish ful [...] | 2008-02-17 19:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE16287 | MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT NO. 02 [...] (SBU) Embassy Belgrade reports Serbian riot police used tear gas to disperse 1,500-2,000 demonstrators who caused superficial damage to post. The Albanian, Austrian, and French embassies also faced sizeable demonstrations. Rioters broke into the Slovenian Embassy and caused considerable damag [...] | 2008-02-18 00:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE16339 | MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT NO. 05 [...] (U) European Union: France, Italy, and the UK recognized Kosovo independence. German FM Steinmeier said Germany and 16 other EU members would do so in the coming weeks. (Reuters) 2. (SBU) Turkey: FM Babacan said Turkey has decided to recognize Kosovo. (Embassy Ankara/EUR telcon, Reuters) [...] | 2008-02-18 23:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE16350 | MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT NO. 06 [...] (U) Serbian President Tadic called on UNSYG Ban to instruct his special envoy in Kosovo to invalidate yesterday's declaration of independence, media report. Russia and China supported Tadic's request. South Africa, Indonesia, Vietnam, Libya, and Burkina Faso expressed skepticism over the leg [...] | 2008-02-19 04:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE16441 | MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Embassy Belgrade reports it will review its security posture at 1700 local time (2300 EST) February 19, anticipating large February 21 demonstrations led by political parties. U.S. Office Pristina reports ?calm? in Pristina. Media report Serbs opposed to Kosovo?s newly-declared indepe [...] | 2008-02-19 15:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE16583 | TURKEY OPPOSES ICAO PLANS TO TRANSFER SAR [...] (U) This cable responds to Ref A's request for instructions. 2. (SBU) Ref A sought Department instructions for responding to the Turkish government's request for U.S. support in opposing plans of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to transfer Search and Rescue (SAR) respo [...] | 2008-02-19 19:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ICAO AORC PREL CY TU |
08STATE17076 | MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP [...] (SBU) According to U.S. Office Pristina, the assembly approved a number of laws of particular importance to the Serb community, including legislation covering special protective zones, local self-government, and municipal administrative boundaries. A tenth law, regulating the foreign ministr [...] | 2008-02-20 18:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE17302 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: EAP/K DPRK UNIT CHIEF [...] Department requests country clearance for Office of Korean Affairs DPRK Unit Chief Yuri Kim to travel to Beijing en route to Pyongyang to support the New York Philharmonic's visit to North Korea February 25-27. Ms. Kim will then travel to Seoul for consultations. Ms. Kim will arrive Beijing [...] | 2008-02-20 22:53:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH |
08STATE17336 | INTERNATIONAL NOTIFICATION OF U.S. SATELLITE [...] (U) This is an immediate action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) GUIDANCE FOR BERLIN, BRASILIA, CANBERRA, LONDON, OTTAWA, PARIS, ROME, TOKYO, BEIJING, KYIV, MOSCOW, PRAGUE, COPENHAGEN, TEL AVIV, SANTIAGO, WARSAW, SEOUL, THE HAGUE, AND NEW DELHI, USNATO (FOR NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCI [...] | 2008-02-21 05:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM PNAT KTIA PINS TSPA TPHY ESA |
08STATE17372 | MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) U.S. Office Pristina reports approximately 80 demonstrators blocked access to an UNMIK office, located in a predominantly Serb neighborhood in north Mitrovica. Post expects more demonstrations this weekend with demonstrators likely to be bused in from Serbia. A possible march from Se [...] | 2008-02-21 12:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT |
08STATE17674 | EXTENSION OF ANNUAL STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT [...] (U) Summary/Action Request: Department requests that post propose to the Netherlands Government (GONL) to extend the current bilateral SOFA through an exchange of diplomatic notes based on the text in paragraph 4 below, which is virtually identical to the text of the note currently in force (r [...] | 2008-02-21 20:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL MASS MOPS NL XL NT |
08STATE17864 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR A/S HILL TO ROK [...] Department requests country clearance for EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill and Special Assistant SIPDIS Christopher Klein to travel to Seoul February 24 to attend the inauguration of ROK President-elect Lee Myung-bak. A/S Hill will also participate in related events and meetings [...] | 2008-02-21 23:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL KN KS |
08STATE17895 | MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Embassy Belgrade reports rioters breached Embassy grounds at 1858 local time. Police used tear gas but were unable to disperse the crowd. Rioters set fire to an unoccupied area of the consular section. While the Embassy was closed at the time, 14 Embassy personnel were inside during t [...] | 2008-02-22 02:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE17915 | MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Embassy Belgrade is at minimal staffing due to building damage. Most Embassy staff are working from their residences, and the international school remains closed until at least February 25. Ministry of Interior contacts continue to be productive. An EAC met at 0400 EST to evaluate th [...] | 2008-02-22 11:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR |
08STATE18224 | TFKV01: KOSOVO TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 14 [...] (SBU) The Department approved ordered departure for eligible family members and non-emergency personnel. Embassy Zagreb is coordinating with post to evacuate staff and private American citizens. (Kosovo Task Force/Embassy Belgrade telcon) --------------------------------------------- ---- [...] | 2008-02-22 22:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE18288 | TFKV01: KOSOVO TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) Embassy Belgrade confirms two convoys of non- emergency personnel and eligible family members escorted by a Serbian anti-terrorism team are scheduled to depart Belgrade at 0700 EST/1300 local. The main convoy with 67 people will drive to Zagreb and 20 USAID personnel will go to Budape [...] | 2008-02-23 11:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE18318 | TFKV01: KOSOVO TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) A convoy of 66 Embassy Belgrade staff and family members reached Zagreb, according to Embassy Zagreb. Embassy Belgrade reports six private American citizens left with the group. A smaller convoy of 21 USAID personnel has arrived in Budapest, according to Embassy Budapest. (Kosovo TF/Emb [...] | 2008-02-24 07:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE18360 | UNSC INSTRUCTIONS FOR FEBRUARY 26 CONSULTATIONS [...] (SBU) Mission is instructed to draw from the points in para. 2 below in discussing events in the Middle East during the consultations to be held Tuesday morning, February 26 in the UN Security Council. 2. (U) Begin points: The United States is committed to the process begun at Annapolis, [...] | 2008-02-24 21:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC KPAL IS LE |
08STATE18361 | TFKV01: KOSOVO TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 17 [...] (SBU) Embassy Belgrade reports Serbian authorities deployed two armored vehicles and 60 riot police to the Chancery, following the USG's request for additional protective measures. Post could reopen as early as February 26. (Kosovo TF/Embassy Belgrade telcon and e- mail) NORTH KOSOVO PRO [...] | 2008-02-24 21:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE18370 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS [...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraph 7 below. (Because of time constraints, we are unable to provide translations.) Summary ------- 2. The WTO Doha Round is moving into a critical stage of detailed negotiations across all elements of the single undertaking. As services is on [...] | 2008-02-24 21:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD WTRO AR |
08STATE18372 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS [...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraph 7 below. (Because of time constraints, we are unable to provide translations.) Summary ------- 2. The WTO Doha Round is moving into a critical stage of detailed negotiations across all elements of the single undertaking. As services i [...] | 2008-02-24 22:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD WTRO BR |
08STATE18373 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS [...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraph 7 below. (Because of time constraints, we are unable to provide translations.) Summary ------- 2. The WTO Doha Round is moving into a critical stage of detailed negotiations across all elements of the single undertaking. As services i [...] | 2008-02-24 22:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD WTRO CH |
08STATE18374 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS [...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraph 7 below. (Because of time constraints, we are unable to provide translations.) Summary ------- 2. The WTO Doha Round is moving into a critical stage of detailed negotiations across all elements of the single undertaking. As services i [...] | 2008-02-24 22:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD WTRO EG |
08STATE18375 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS [...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraph 7 below. (Because of time constraints, we are unable to provide translations.) Summary ------- 2. The WTO Doha Round is moving into a critical stage of detailed negotiations across all elements of the single undertaking. As services i [...] | 2008-02-24 22:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD WTRO IN |
08STATE18376 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS [...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraph 7 below. (Because of time constraints, we are unable to provide translations.) Summary ------- 2. The WTO Doha Round is moving into a critical stage of detailed negotiations across all elements of the single undertaking. As services i [...] | 2008-02-24 22:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD WTRO ID |
08STATE18377 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS [...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraph 7 below. (Because of time constraints, we are unable to provide translations.) Summary ------- 2. The WTO Doha Round is moving into a critical stage of detailed negotiations across all elements of the single undertaking. As services i [...] | 2008-02-24 22:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD WTRO MY |
08STATE18378 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS [...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraph 7 below. (Because of time constraints, we are unable to provide translations.) Summary ------- 2. The WTO Doha Round is moving into a critical stage of detailed negotiations across all elements of the single undertaking. As services is on [...] | 2008-02-24 23:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD WTRO RP |
08STATE18379 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS [...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraph 7 below. (Because of time constraints, we are unable to provide translations.) Summary ------- 2. The WTO Doha Round is moving into a critical stage of detailed negotiations across all elements of the single undertaking. As services i [...] | 2008-02-24 23:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD WTRO SF |
08STATE18380 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS [...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraph 7 below. (Because of time constraints, we are unable to provide translations.) Summary ------- 2. The WTO Doha Round is moving into a critical stage of detailed negotiations across all elements of the single undertaking. As services is on [...] | 2008-02-24 23:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD WTRO TH |
08STATE18381 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS [...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraph 7 below. (Because of time constraints, we are unable to provide translations.) Summary ------- 2. The WTO Doha Round is moving into a critical stage of detailed negotiations across all elements of the single undertaking. As services i [...] | 2008-02-24 23:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD WTRO TU |
08STATE18470 | TFKV01: KOSOVO TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 18 [...] (SBU) Embassy Belgrade reports the capital remains calm and the International School is open. At the chancery, the installation of steel plating and other reinforcement work should be completed today. The EAC recommended the Embassy remain closed February 26 as a precaution, reopening for l [...] | 2008-02-25 14:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV |
08STATE18785 | UN HOSTS NEW YORK MEETING OF JCMB COUNTRIES [...] (SBU) Summary: The UN Secretariat hosted a meeting in New York for representatives from Joint Coordination and Monitoring Group (JCMB) countries February 19 to deliver a readout of the recent meeting in Tokyo, and to discuss the upcoming Security Council renewal of the mandate for the United N [...] | 2008-02-25 21:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AF UNSC |
08STATE18790 | COMPROMISE AFGHAN MOTION SETS END DATE IN 2011 [...] (SBU) Summary: In a new compromise motion, PM Harper acceded to the Liberals' call for a firm end date to the Afghan mission of Canadian Forces in Kandahar, with pull-outs beginning in July 2011 and ending by December 2011. The new language apparently draws heavily from the Liberals' amendmen [...] | 2008-02-25 22:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MOPS AF CA |
08STATE18821 | CROATIAN PERMREP JURICA DISCUSSES KOSOVO, IRAN AND [...] (SBU) Croatian Permrep Jurica assured Ambassador Khalilzad on February 21 that Croatia's positions in the Security Council will generally be in line with those of the U.S. and the mainstream of the EU. 2. (SBU) Khalilzad thanked Jurica for Croatia's helpful statement in the February 18 publ [...] | 2008-02-25 22:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC HR UNMIK GG IR |
08STATE19188 | DRC: REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of February 20, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Mutamba, Kanza Nicole Rank: Captain Position: National Police DOB: June 10, 1962 [...] | 2008-02-26 17:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM KJUS PGOV PHUM CG |
08STATE19189 | DRC CANDIDATES FOR ILEA GABORNE - CRIMINAL [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of February 20, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Bankeke, Toussaint Rank: Lieutenant Position: Quick React Police Gender: Male DOB: [...] | 2008-02-26 17:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR CG |
08STATE20081 | U.S. AMBASSADORS FUND FOR COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable provides guidance and instructions for the administration of the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Counterterrorism. The Fund was established by the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (S/CT) to support projects that apply tools of soft power to counterterrorism a [...] | 2008-02-27 23:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EFIN KCRM KPAO PTER KHLS AEMR |
08STATE20227 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on licenses 050085764, 050041335, 050024484, 050074594, 050064829, 050040825, and 050057178 for t [...] | 2008-02-28 15:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CA ETTC KOMC |
08STATE20259 | 2008 U.S.-BRAZIL POLITICAL-MILITARY CONSULTATIONS [...] (SBU) Department requests Embassy deliver to the Government of Brazil's (GOB) Ministry of External Relations (MRE) the proposed United States-Brazil Political-Military Consultations agenda in paragraph four. Department further requests GOB confirmation of the proposed April 15 date for pol-mi [...] | 2008-02-28 15:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MAS PREL PTER BR |
08STATE20266 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: EAP/K SUNG KIM, NSC [...] Department requests country clearance for Office of Korean Affairs Director Sung Kim and NSC Asia Director of Chinese Affairs Paul Haenle to travel to Beijing for consultations related to the Six-Party Talks from February 29 - March 2. 2. Department requests that Embassy Beijing arrange ac [...] | 2008-02-28 15:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH JA |
08STATE20660 | NON-DOM TAX ISSUE: WASHINGTON GUIDANCE [...] Per refel, post requested guidance on proposed talking points to respond to questions from H.M.Treasury (HMT) regarding the proposed taxation of non-domiciled foreigners in the UK, including Americans. As post noted, Amcits are chiefly concerned about possible double taxation and timing. Post [...] | 2008-02-28 23:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD CASC EINV UK |
08STATE21247 | MARCH 4 - APRIL 10 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION OF SPECIAL [...] (U) The annual substantive session of the General Assembly's Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C-34) will be held March 4 to April 10. We have reviewed the Secretary-General's report on implementation of the recommendations of the 2007 session (A/62/627). Canada chairs the workin [...] | 2008-03-01 02:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO MARR AMGT SC GA |
08STATE21873 | 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 applications 05-050090721 and 05-050090722 for the export of defense hardware to South Korea. Po [...] | 2008-03-04 14:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC KS |
08STATE24209 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AFRICA PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of March 6, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Jerome Noel MOUGOULA-SAGUILIBA Rank: Maitre Principal Position: New pilot (MP) DOB: Dec [...] | 2008-03-07 21:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID ECON KJUS SNAR GB |
08STATE24211 | HUMAN RIGHTA VETTING FOR ACOTA LESSONS-LEARNED [...] (SBU) The department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of March 6, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Robert Owono Ella Anda Rank: Commandant Major Position: Advisor of the Chief of the Army [...] | 2008-03-07 21:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID ECON KJUS SNAR GB |
08STATE24214 | VETTING FOR ILEA GABORONE-CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of March 6, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Germin Nestor OKOULA Rank: Liteutenant Position: Chief of Criminal Section, Lambarene DOB [...] | 2008-03-07 21:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID ECON KJUS SNAR GB |
08STATE24257 | DEMARCHE ON U.S.-EU CLIMATE CHANGE COOPERATION [...] (U) This is an action request for posts in EU Member States and USEU. Please see para 10. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The March 13-14 meeting of the European Council, which will bring together European heads of state and government, will include a major discussion of climate change and energy. The [...] | 2008-03-07 22:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG SENV ENRG EUN |
08STATE24821 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECKS [...] (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 applications 050091071 and 050091983 and a post-shipment check on licenses 050051410 and 05-917152 [...] | 2008-03-10 19:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC GR |
08STATE25483 | LIBREVILLE CANDIDATES FOR ILEA GABORONE - LAW [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of March 6, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Handy Dimoni KABANGU Rank: Captain Position: National Police DOB: August 4, 1964 Na [...] | 2008-03-11 19:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID ECON KJUS SNAR CG |
08STATE25866 | LIBREVILLE CANDIDATES FOR ILEA GABORONE - LAW [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of March 10, 2008, it pssesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officer listed below: Name: Galega, Roland Njinouwo Title: Fonctionnaire Gender: Male DOB: November 26, 1967 2. [...] | 2008-03-12 17:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID ECON KJUS SNAR CM |
08STATE26036 | SECOND TRANCHE OF FAST TRACK COUNTRIES FOR LEAHY [...] This cable announces the second tranche of countries for fast track treatment for Leahy vetting. Fast track treatment for selected countries with good human rights records was established in 2007 (reftel A) to alleviate workload and time required. Fast track policy is applicable to both Depa [...] | 2008-03-12 20:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM PINR PREL SNAR MASS ASEC |
08STATE2714 | RESPONDING TO JAPANESE INQUIRIES ABOUT [...] (SBU) As detailed in reftel, the Government of Japan (GOJ) recently submitted to Embassy Tokyo a range of questions about the upcoming Modernization of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). After consulting with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) about the GOJ's requests, we have drafted and c [...] | 2008-01-09 23:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS PREL JA |
08STATE2881 | ACTION REQUEST: PUBLIC TALKING POINTS ON IRAN IN [...] (U) This is an joint OSD-State action request; see para 3. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Department of State and Department of Defense have prepared talking points that Posts should draw on when asked by their interlocutors about Iran's role in Iraq. END SUMMARY. 3. (SBU) Action Request: At [...] | 2008-01-10 15:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR MOPS IZ PARM PREL PIN |
08STATE29319 | RUSSIAN ENGAGEMENT WITH CENTRAL ASIAN CENTER - [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-20 19:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SNAR RU KZ |
08STATE29529 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: SOFA NEGOTIATING TEAM [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Department requests country clearance for an interagency team led by Iraq SOFA Negotiator Ambassador Robert Loftis to hold meetings with HMG Ministry of Defense and Foreign and Commonwealth Office on April 8. The team will arrive [...] | 2008-03-21 11:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MARR OTRA PREL UK |
08STATE29748 | BORDER STRATEGY COORDINATION CONFERENCE IN [...] (U) This is an action request see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) During a meeting with the EU's Council Working Group on Eastern Europe and Russia (COEST) on February 28 in Brussels, the EU asked A/S Boucher whether the United States would support a border management coordination conference in Dus [...] | 2008-03-21 17:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINS PREL SNAR TI PARM |
08STATE30237 | U.S.-EU STRATEGIC ENERGY REVIEW [...] SUMMARY: On March 3, EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs and Under Secretary Reuben Jeffery co-chaired the second annual U.S.-EU Strategic Energy Review, established at the June 2006 U.S.-EU Summit to review progress in U.S.-EU energy cooperation. Discussions covered cooperation on energ [...] | 2008-03-24 15:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EUN KGHG SENV |
08STATE30350 | MIDDLE EAST - UNSC INSTRUCTIONS FOR MARCH 25 [...] (SBU) Mission is instructed to draw from the points in paragraph 2 below in discussing events in the Middle East during the consultations to be held Tuesday morning, March 25 in the UN Security Council. 2. (U) Begin points: The United States continues to work to support progress towards [...] | 2008-03-24 18:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC KPAL IS LE |
08STATE30504 | APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH 28-29 [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold an informal meeting (GYMNICH) in Ljubljana on March 28-29. We expect the agenda to include: Western Balkans (Serbia/Kosovo),Israeli-Palestinian peace process, Lebanon-Syria, China/Tibet, and [...] | 2008-03-25 01:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM EUN ZL IS SY LE RS CH |
08STATE30936 | MARCH 10 - APRIL 4 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION OF SPECIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-25 22:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO MARR AMGT SC GA |
08STATE31971 | GUIDANCE: UN DEMOCRACY FUND ADVISORY BOARD [...] (U) This is an action request with guidance for USUN to participate in the March 28 UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF) Advisory Board meeting. Please see para 4 for action requested. 2. (SBU) Per reftel A, the March 28 Advisory Board meeting will include a discussion of: a) the second funding round [...] | 2008-03-27 23:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL |
08STATE32895 | AUSTRALIA GROUP: U.S.-UK PROPOSAL FOR REVISION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Background: The Australia Group (AG) will hold its 2008 plenary session in Paris on April 14-18, 2008. The USG plans to make several presentations and policy proposals at the plenary, including a revision to the current co [...] | 2008-03-31 17:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM ETTC CBW SIPDIS |
08STATE33385 | IRAN SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Department announces the availability of funds for programs to support civil society, human rights, and rule of law in Iran. The Iran small grants program is an opportunity for posts to strengthen their contacts with the Iranian diaspora and advance the U.S. goal of suppor [...] | 2008-04-01 17:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABUD AFIN AMGT ECON IR KDEM KPAO PREL |
08STATE33478 | SECOND U.S.-EU HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON CLIMATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a frank exchange on March 7, U.S. and European principals reviewed work on climate change under the Major Economies and UNFCCC Processes. U.S. principals secured EU Environment Commissioner Dimas' admission that current EU proposals will permit some EU Member States to reco [...] | 2008-04-01 18:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG SENV ENRG TRGY EUN |
08STATE33804 | EU COMMISSION CONSULTATIONS ON NONPROLIFERATION [...] (SBU) A five-member delegation from the European Commission met USG nonproliferation experts at the Department of State March 11-12, and held an exchange of program activities and country priorities that both sides agreed will serve as the basis for better coordination. ISN Deputy Assistant [...] | 2008-04-02 22:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PEL KNNP SC EU OSCE UNVIE EUN |
08STATE34306 | CANADA IMPLEMENTING DUAL USE ITEM PROVISION OF [...] (U) This is an action request - see para four. 2. (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Policy Adviser for Nuclear Non-proliferation Che van Haastrecht confirmed on April 1 that Canada will implement all the requirements of UNSCR 1803, and that the gov [...] | 2008-04-03 01:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM KNNP NSG IR CA |
08STATE34316 | ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - APRIL 2, 2008 [...] (U) GOC TO DEPLOY TROOPS TO UN MISSION ON GOLAN HEIGHTS IN JUNE: On Friday March 28, the Croatian parliament supported a decision to send 95 soldiers to serve as members of the UN peacekeeping force in the Golan Heights. A clear majority (104 of the 153-seat parliament) endorsed the plan to [...] | 2008-04-03 02:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR HR |
08STATE34317 | WELCOME TO THE WORLD'S NEWEST DEMOCRACY: BHUTAN [...] (SBU) Demonstrating a strong commitment to a transition to democracy, Bhutan went to the polls on March 24 to provide a lop-sided victory for the Druk Pheuensum Tshogpa (DPT),one of the two parties in contention. DPT president Jigme Y. Thinley is expected to be sworn in as Prime Minister sho [...] | 2008-04-03 02:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREF PGOV PHUM PREL PINR IN BT |
08STATE34320 | SERBIA: REFUGEE COORDINATOR WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: MARCH [...] (SBU) On March 27, refcord met with UNHCR Serbia Senior Program Coordinator Angelita Cecere to discuss country operations planning. Cecere told refcord UNHCR Serbia submitted a two year budget (2008-2009) plan in March 2007 and this year planned only a few revisions to the original submission [...] | 2008-04-03 03:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KV SR |
08STATE35438 | DEMARCHE: CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATION IN 2008 [...] (SBU) Embassy is requested to meet with MFA Assistant U/S Haidan or other appropriate UAEG official to press the UAEG to include the same number of civil society representatives in G8-Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) events in 2008 as were included in 2007 events, and to announce th [...] | 2008-04-04 22:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM KMPI JA AE |
08STATE35440 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: A/S HILL TO SINGAPORE, [...] Department requests country clearance for EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill and his delegation, listed in SIPDIS para 3, to travel to Singapore and Beijing from April 7-9 for consultations related to the Six-Party Talks. Department thanks post for all assistance. 2. FOR EMBA [...] | 2008-04-04 22:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH JA |
08STATE3557 | U.S.-BRAZIL DEFENSE COOPERATION AGREEMENT [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) The United States Government (USG) is seeking to enter into a binding Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) with the Government of Brazil (GOB),that also contains aspirational provisions. Under Secretary for Political Affairs [...] | 2008-01-11 19:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PTER BR |
08STATE35860 | PREPARATION FOR THE PARIS CONFERENCE ON [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph four. -------- Overview -------- 2. (U) On June 12, France will host and co-chair (along with the Government of Afghanistan and the UN) a Foreign Minister-level international conference on Afghanistan in Paris. We anticipate Foreign Ministe [...] | 2008-04-07 18:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL SA KU QA AE AF |
08STATE35962 | MARCH 26 MEETING OF THE G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) AT THE MARCH 26 G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP WORKING GROUP MEETING (GPWG),RUSSIA POURED MORE COLD WATER ON THE PROPOSAL TO EXPAND GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP (GP) ACTIVITIES BEYOND RUSSIA AND THE REST OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION (FSU) -- THE PROPOSAL SUPPORTED BY ALL OTHER G-8 MEMBERS AND THE MAJOR GP [...] | 2008-04-07 20:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CA CBC ETTC FR GM JA KNNP PARM PREL RS TRGY UK |
08STATE3611 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of January 4, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the members of the Palestinian National Security Forces listed below. Ashraf Musa Mahmoud Jamal POB: Hebron (al-Khalil) DOB: [...] | 2008-01-11 20:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ASEC IS WE KPAL MASS MARR |
08STATE36557 | ETHIOPIA FY 2010 MISSION STRATEGIC PLAN FEEDBACK [...] (SBU) Summary. An April 4, 2008 inter-agency review of post,s 2010 Mission Performance Plan (MSP) complimented post,s excellent, comprehensive assessment of USG relations with Ethiopia. The Chief of Mission statement clearly and thoroughly outlines USG priorities, appropriately according pro [...] | 2008-04-08 18:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ET |
08STATE36935 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050093749 for the export of brush DC motors to Israel. Post is requested to complete [...] | 2008-04-09 15:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC IS |
08STATE37048 | ETHIOPIA FY 2010 MISSION STRATEGIC PLAN FEEDBACK [...] (SBU) Summary. An April 4, 2008 inter-agency review of post,s 2010 Mission Performance Plan (MSP) complimented post,s excellent, comprehensive assessment of USG relations with Ethiopia. The Chief of Mission statement clearly and thoroughly outlines USG priorities, appropriately according pro [...] | 2008-04-09 17:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ET |
08STATE38202 | GOALS FOR THE BROADER MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH [...] Summary. The Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) initiative faces important challenges this year. We must ensure that BMENA is seen as a functioning, useful vehicle for the region's governments and reformers. The Forum for the Future must remain relevant to the needs of civil soci [...] | 2008-04-11 14:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM KMPI XF |
08STATE39173 | INTERRUPTION IN CLASSIFIED ACCESS FOR BISHKEK, [...] (SBU) Embassy Bishkek unexpectedly lost access to the classified network on Monday, April 14. Any classified electronic mail sent on April 14 or later may not reach the intended addressee. Department requests that all posts refrain from sending classified email messages to Embassy Bishkek at [...] | 2008-04-14 23:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ACOA AMTC ANET |
08STATE39410 | SURVEY: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. See paragraph six. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Rising food and agricultural commodity prices are having a significant impact on political stability and the economy in many countries around the world. Food and agricultural commodity price rises have wide potential imp [...] | 2008-04-30 19:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL |
08STATE39803 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ILEA NEEDS ASSESSMENT CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of April 16, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Gervais Ndirakobuca Rank: Deputy Director General Position: Burundian National P [...] | 2008-04-16 13:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR BY |
08STATE40163 | DEMARCHE: APPROACHING THE UAE ON CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (SBU) Embassy is requested to meet with an appropriate MFA official to request that host government engage the UAE government to (1) stress the importance of civil society participation in G8-Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) events in 2008, (2) note the past practice of peer select [...] | 2008-04-16 21:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM KMPI JO MO BA AE JA |
08STATE40360 | LEAHY VETTING - CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE CANDIDATES FOR [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of April 17, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Ministry of Security and Public Order: Last name: Makamona First name: Etienne Gender: [...] | 2008-04-17 14:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR CF |
08STATE40362 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TRIPARTITE PLUS [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of April 17, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the persons listed below: Last Name First Name DOB --------- ---------- --- GASANA Tom 1974 SE [...] | 2008-04-17 14:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID ECON KJUS SNAR RW |
08STATE40480 | RESPONSE TO DAMASCUS REFUGEE SITREP 1 [...] (SBU) Department appreciates Post's update on Iraqi refugee resettlement (reftel). 2. (SBU) PRM and DHS/USCIS authorize GSO or a contractor to drill additional tennis ball-sized holes in the Plexiglass in each interview room to facilitate better communication. We understand this will cos [...] | 2008-04-17 17:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ SY PHUM PREF PREL |
08STATE40757 | UN OFFICE OF INTERNAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES FIELD [...] (U) This is an action request (paragraph 5). As USUN is aware, Rep. Chris Smith (R-New Jersey) visited the Democratic Republic of Congo in January. During that visit he learned that the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) had decided to move field investigators from UN peacekeeping [...] | 2008-04-17 23:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO AORC APER UNGA |
08STATE41385 | SOMALIA: FOLLOW-UP ON RESTRUCTURING THE [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 2. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Posts are asked to approach host countries and relevant international organizations to pursue the following objectives: -- Inform participants of the International Contact Group (ICG) on Somalia that [...] | 2008-04-18 22:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID PGOV SO |
08STATE41405 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: APRIL 21-25 TO SEOUL, [...] Department requests country clearance for Office of Korean Affairs Director Sung Kim and delegation members listed in para 3 to travel to Seoul en route to Pyongyang for consultations related to the Six-Party Talks from April 21-25. Travelers will arrive Seoul April 21, travel to Pyongyang ov [...] | 2008-04-18 23:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH JA |
08STATE42157 | KUWAIT'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE PARIS CONFERENCE ON [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See paragraph 7-9. 2. (SBU) In the lead up to the Paris Support Conference for Afghanistan on June 12, the U.S. Government is aiming for significant increases in financial support from the Gulf States to bolster the international community's lo [...] | 2008-04-22 13:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL AE AFIN KU QA SA |
08STATE42643 | GUIDANCE FOR APRIL 23 UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON [...] (SBU) Mission is instructed to draw from the points in para 2 below in discussing events in the Middle East during the briefing and consultations to be held Wednesday morning, April 23, in the UN Security Council. 2. (U) Begin points: Mr. President, given the importance of a peaceful r [...] | 2008-04-23 03:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAL LE IS UNSC |
08STATE43799 | DEMARCHE: PARTICIPATION IN INT'L COMPACT WITH [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph five. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) The first anniversary International Compact with Iraq (ICI) Ministerial will be held in Stockholm, Sweden on May 29, 2008. The meeting will be hosted by the Government of Sweden and co-chaired [...] | 2008-04-24 23:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL IZ |
08STATE43817 | SYRIA'S CLANDESTINE NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) On September 6, 2007, Israel destroyed a nuclear reactor Syria was clandestinely constructing, we judge with North Korean assistance. The reactor site was in Syria's eastern desert region in a location [...] | 2008-04-25 01:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP DPRK SY IAEA PARM PREL |
08STATE44254 | RESPONSE TO KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT QUESTION ON [...] (SBU) In response to the information sought by Kyrgyz Minister of Justice Kaiypov regarding Kyrgyz citizen Abdubakh Abdykanov, born October 17, 1958 (as reported in reftel),Department authorizes post to provide a response by diplomatic note that includes the following text. 2. (SBU) (Begin [...] | 2008-04-25 20:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KG |
08STATE44359 | PLEDGING AT THE PARIS SUPPORT CONFERENCE FOR [...] (U) Summary: The United States views the upcoming Paris Support Conference for Afghanistan as an opportunity for the international community to reaffirm its long-term commitment for Afghanistan through support for the Afghanistan National Development Strategy and the 2009 and 2010 Afghan electi [...] | 2008-04-26 22:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL |
08STATE44775 | 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 050097338 for the export of ammunition to El Salvador. Post is requested to complete this [...] | 2008-04-28 19:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ES ETTC KOMC |
08STATE44819 | 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 050059704, 050089662 and 050095708 for the export of firearms to Thailand. Post is requ [...] | 2008-04-28 20:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC TH KOMC |
08STATE46450 | INTERNATIONAL PARENTAL CHILD ABDUCTION PRESSED [...] (SBU) On the margins of the Deputy Secretary's April 9 lunch meeting with Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka, EAP/J raised the international parental child abduction issue with Yasuhiro Kobe, the Director of the Office of the Vice Foreign Minister. EAP/J told Kobe that the Depart [...] | 2008-05-01 21:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC PGOV PREL JA |
08STATE47861 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 1: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050047010 for the export of infrared viewer components to South Korea. Post is requeste [...] | 2008-05-06 19:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC KS |
08STATE47908 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 1: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050047010 for the export of infrared viewer components to South Korea. Post is requeste [...] | 2008-05-06 19:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC KS |
08STATE47909 | MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR CHRISTOPHER [...] (SBU) Department requests mission clearance from USUN for Christopher N. Camponovo to travel to New York from May 6 through May 8 to assist in lobbying efforts for the Prisoners of Conscience declaration and to meet with U.N. officials about the Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership. Traveler,s [...] | 2008-05-06 19:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM |
08STATE47934 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 1: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050047010 for the export of infrared viewer components to South Korea. Post is requeste [...] | 2008-05-06 19:53:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC KS |
08STATE48120 | RESOURCE GUIDE FOR USG TERRORIST INFORMATION SHARING [...] (U) This is an action request, please see para 14. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: As a result of several different Homeland Security Presidential Directives (HSPDs) as well as 9/11 Commission Act requirements designed to enhance U.S. security, Washington agencies have concluded a number of biographic [...] | 2008-05-06 22:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS CMGT PTER KLHS |
08STATE48128 | RESOURCE GUIDE FOR USG TERRORIST [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-06 23:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS CMGT PTER KLHS |
08STATE49905 | MGLBO1: BURMA MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) Embassy Rangoon reports an eight-person Burmese delegation led by the Navy commander greeted Director Fore and PACOM commander Admiral Keating at the Rangoon airport. Press were on hand to witness the arrival. Additional U.S. airlifts are planned for May 14-16 pending Burmese governme [...] | 2008-05-12 10:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT BM |
08STATE49938 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Syrian smugglers instigated clashes at the Masnaa border crossing, but the al-Arida border crossing remains open. (Ops/Embassy Beirut telcon) 2. (SBU) Embassy Beirut notes fighting broke out again in Aley, east of Beirut. Fighting in Tripoli subsided. ISF report 47 dead and 160 wo [...] | 2008-05-12 12:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE50293 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of May 12, 2008 it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individual listed below: COL Dan Efrony Deputy Military Advocate General Israel Defense Forces Date of Birth: 17 November 1958 [...] | 2008-05-12 20:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IS MARR MASS PHUM |
08STATE50680 | RESULTS OF THE APEC TELMIN 7, APRIL 20-25, IN [...] (U) Summary: The seventh Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Telecommunications Ministerial (TELMIN 7) took place April 20-25 in Bangkok, Thailand. The main output of the ministerial was the Bangkok Declaration, which included key USG concepts related to WTO Doha Round commitments, IPR [...] | 2008-05-13 18:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EINT APECO |
08STATE50792 | DEMARCHE REQUEST - RELEASE OF JAPANESE RICE STOCKS [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Japan currently holds stocks of approximately 2.4 million metric tons (MT) of rice, of which 1.5 million MT was imported to fulfill its Uruguay Round Minimum Market Access requirements (MMA). Under its MMA obligations, Japan is [...] | 2008-05-13 20:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID EAGR ECON ETRD JA |
08STATE51535 | MEETING ON JAPAN'S RICE STOCKS [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see para 4. This cable supersedes guidance provided in reftel. 2. (SBU) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) Administrator Yost met with Embassy of Japan Economic Minister and Acting DCM Yokoi on May 14, 2008 to d [...] | 2008-05-14 23:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR EAID JA |
08STATE51536 | FOLLOW-UP MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN [...] (U) This is an action message; see paras 3-9. 2. (SBU) Per reftels, Embassies have been asked to undertake activities and encourage host governments and NGOs to undertake activities for a day of solidarity with the Cuban people on May 21. For post information only, President Bush is expec [...] | 2008-05-15 00:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU |
08STATE5157 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of January 16, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individual listed below. LAST NAME: Elgad FIRST NAME: Rotem Rafael GENDER: Male DOB: 30 October 1975 RANK/SERVICE: Major [...] | 2008-01-16 21:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ASEC IS WE KPAL MASS MARR |
08STATE52144 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Lebanese leaders will leave Beirut at 1530 local time in separate planes; a third plane will transport journalists. The delegations are expected to arrive in Doha in the evening. Formal discussions will begin May 17 and will address government composition and the electoral law. Hizb [...] | 2008-05-16 12:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE52345 | OSCE: GUIDANCE ON PERMANENT COUNCIL DECISION ON [...] (SBU) The Department concurs with Post's analysis (reftel) of the potential political costs of opposing the PC draft decision (PC.DD/16/08) on the OSCE-Afghanistan conference, and therefore instructus Post not to block cosensus in support of the conference. Given the potential uncertainties w [...] | 2008-05-16 17:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC OSCE AF |
08STATE52473 | INSTRUCTIONS TO SUBMIT LISTING PROPOSAL FOR 4 [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 4 and 5. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (U) Per ref A, the USG prenotified Security Council members, G-20, and Pakistan of our intention to request the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee to add the names of four operatives of Lashkar e-Tayyiba [...] | 2008-05-16 18:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC |
08STATE52694 | DEMARCHE REQUEST TO SECURE CHINESE SUPPORT FOR UN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (SBU) On May 16, 2008, USUN will submit a request to add the names of four operatives of Lashkar e-Tayyiba (LeT) to the Committee's list of individuals and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, [...] | 2008-05-16 22:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH EFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC |
08STATE52757 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Participants in the first day of negotiations told Embassy Beirut talks focused on the election law. Future Party leader Hariri's advisor, Ghattas Khoury, said that after several hours the committee made "some progress, but it's slow." Transportation Minister Safadi said the Doha dial [...] | 2008-05-18 03:53:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE52764 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Local press report committee members have agreed to adopt the 2005 election law on county-sized districts. Embassy Beirut comments although Acting FM Mitri and DefMin Murr believe a deal on the electoral law is close, many other delegates say the discussions are completely blocked. Po [...] | 2008-05-18 13:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE52907 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Druze leader Walid Jumblatt says March 14 is still waiting to see the Hizballah weapons paper developed by the Qatari PM. Amid shuttle diplomacy, Druze Telecom Minister Hamadeh said the opposition holds too many "hidden" cards, adding "we can't reward violence with a political victory. [...] | 2008-05-19 12:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE53921 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of May 13, 2008 it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below: COL Nadav Padan Current IDF Attache in Washington, D.C. Israel Defense Forces Date/Place of Birth: Sep [...] | 2008-05-20 21:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IS MARR MASS PHUM |
08STATE53934 | KOSOVO: REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftel for Department of State-funded training. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the nominees in reftels and possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights as of May 19, 2008. Please note that if Post subsequ [...] | 2008-05-20 21:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID MASS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KV |
08STATE53972 | ENLISTING AUSTRALIA TO SOLICIT ASSISTANCE PLEDGES [...] (U) In the lead-up to the June 12 Paris Support Conference for Afghanistan, the U.S. Government will be engaging emerging donors to present U.S. objectives for the conference and encourage participation and financial pledging (Ref A) . At a meeting on Afghanistan in Ottawa last month, Australi [...] | 2008-05-20 22:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL |
08STATE54504 | SOUTHERN CONE COM CONFERENCE: OES REPSONSES TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable contains OES' responses to Southern Cone Ambassadors' requests in reftel for more information on OPIC's energy investment fund and the Latin America Energy Initiative; for more public diplomacy materials on biofuels, specifically on the time frame for second generat [...] | 2008-05-21 19:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KPAO BR CI PA PE UY |
08STATE5452 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of January 15, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the members of the Presidential Guard listed in the referenced cables. 2. Post is permitted to provide the following statement [...] | 2008-01-17 17:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ASEC IS WE KPAL MASS MARR |
08STATE54797 | IRAN SANCTIONS ACT: PLANS FOR NEW TURKISH DEAL ON [...] (U) This is an action message; please see paragraphs 3 and 4 below. 2. (SBU) Washington thanks post for its reporting on Turkey's plans to develop Iranian South Pars gas for Turkish and European consumption. On the margins of the April 17 Economic Partnership Commission with Turkey, EEB DA [...] | 2008-05-22 13:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ETTC IR PREL TU |
08STATE55212 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Qatari Emir Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, Qatari PM Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr al-Thani, Arab League Secretary General Moussa, EU High Representative Solana, and the foreign ministers of France, Spain, and Italy plan to attend the election and LAF General Sleiman's inauguration, according [...] | 2008-05-22 21:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE55587 | U.S. AND RUSSIA LAUNCH ECONOMIC DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: In its first formal meeting, the U.S.-Russia Economic Dialogue reviewed areas of mutual interest on investment, trade and energy. U/S Jeffery and First DFM Denisov fostered a warm and informative exchange of views on such topics as open investment, sovereign wealth funds, and e [...] | 2008-05-23 17:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD PREL RS |
08STATE55838 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: A/S HILL TO BEIJING, [...] Department requests country clearance for EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill and his delegation, listed in para 3, to travel to Beijing and Moscow from May 27-31 for consultations related to the Six-Party Talks. 2. Please arrange accommodations in Beijing and Moscow with beginning [...] | 2008-05-23 21:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC CN JA KN RS |
08STATE55850 | REPLY : ESTONIA ON ARAB LEAGUE SUPPORT FOR LEBANON [...] (SBU) The Department appreciates Post's inquiry as to how best to encourage the Estonian MFA to increase its engagement in the Middle East, in particular in Lebanon and Syria. Estonia's prior work in Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova and Kosovo provides it with excellent credentials to promote democr [...] | 2008-05-23 21:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SY EU LE EN |
08STATE55892 | REPLY : ESTONIA ON ARAB LEAGUE SUPPORT FOR LEBANON [...] (SBU) The Department appreciates Post's inquiry as to how best to encourage the Estonian MFA to increase its engagement in the Middle East, in particular in Lebanon and Syria. Estonia's prior work in Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova and Kosovo provides it with excellent credentials to promote democr [...] | 2008-05-24 01:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SY EU LE EN |
08STATE55965 | MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Parliament elected Michel Sleiman president, with 118 votes cast in his favor, Embassy Beirut confirms. Six MPs cast blank ballots. Media report the three remaining ballots included a symbolic vote for Rafiq Hariri and "all the martyred MPs." (Ops/Embassy Beirut e- mail, AFP) 2. [...] | 2008-05-25 22:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB |
08STATE55967 | MGBMO1: BURMA MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) Most countries said they would withhold further pledges pending greater access. China pledged $10 million, Cambodia pledged $250,000, and the Philippines pledged $150,000. (Ops/Embassy Rangoon telcon) --------------------------------------------- -- REGIME, DONORS FOCUSED ON DIFFERE [...] | 2008-05-25 23:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT BM |
08STATE56959 | AUTHORIZATION FOR NORTH KOREAN REFUGEE REFERRAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-28 17:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CB KN KS PHUM PREF PREL |
08STATE57100 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: ENGAGE UN ON PLACING [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. Background 2. (SBU) The International Organization for Migration (IOM),which runs the Overseas Processing Entity (OPE) in Baghdad under contract to the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, has requested that IOM caseworkers [...] | 2008-05-28 20:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL UN IZ |
08STATE57679 | NASA LETTER TO CNSA ON POTENTIAL SPACE AND EARTH [...] (SBU) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 3 BELOW. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND A. FOLLOWING HIS VISIT TO THE PEOPLE,S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC) IN SEPTEMBER 2006, THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA) ADVISED THE PRESIDENT OF NASA,S DESIRE TO ESTA [...] | 2008-05-29 21:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSCA TPHY TSPA TSPL CH |
08STATE58316 | SENATOR LUGAR'S LETTER TO PRESIDENT BERDIMUHAMEDOV [...] This is an action request see paragraph 2. 2. Post is requested to pass this letter from Senator Richard Lugar to President Berdimuhamedov to the Foreign Ministry for transmission to the President's office. The original will follow by pouch. 3. Begin text of letter: Dear Mr. Presi [...] | 2008-05-30 21:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PREL AJ TX |
08STATE59042 | BLUE LANTERN: DISCUSSIONS WITH EMBASSY AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Compliance Specialist Judd Stitziel from the Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) met February 27-28 with country team and Jordanian officials to discuss implementation of the Blue Lantern end-use monitoring program and other defense trade issues in [...] | 2008-06-02 19:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC OTRA PARM PREL JO |
08STATE59706 | 2008 ARF Senior Officials Meeting: Making Steps Toward Reform [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The ASEAN Regional Forum Senior Officials Meeting (ARF SOM) was held May 9 in Singapore. EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary and Ambassador for ASEAN affairs Scot Marciel led the U.S. delegation to exchange views on key regional issues and further efforts to strengthen ARF (May 10 AS [...] | 2008-06-03 22:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP PTER MARR EAID SG BM ARF |
08STATE59717 | INSTRUCTIONS FOR COSTA RICA DRAFT PRST ON ICC [...] ACTION REQUEST - Costa Rica has circulated the draft text of a Presidential Statement (PRST) in connection with the ICC Prosecutor's report pursuant to UNSCR 1593 on Darfur. USUN should explore with the Costa Ricans and others the option of returning to the text put forward by UKUN last Decemb [...] | 2008-06-04 02:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KJUS UNSC SU |
08STATE5979 | GUIDANCE FOR THE U.S. DELEGATION TO THE INFORMAL [...] (U) This cable is to provide guidance and instructions for the U.S. delegation to the informal Iraq donors meeting in Naples, Italy on January 23-24, 2008. Reftels give the composition of the delegation. 2. (U) With an eye toward achieving the goals of the International Compact with Iraq, a [...] | 2008-01-18 20:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECIN ECON EU UN IT IZ |
08STATE5991 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of January 18, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the members of the Presidential Guard listed in the referenced cables. 2. Post is permitted to provide the following statement [...] | 2008-01-18 20:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ASEC IS WE KPAL MASS MARR |
08STATE60043 | NON-PAPER ON FUTURE OF INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraphs 3. 2. (U) Objective: To advance our bilateral discussions with the Russians on the future of the ISTC. Please pass the non-paper at paragraph 3 to the appropriate host government officials. 3. (U) Begin Text Transformation of the I [...] | 2008-06-04 17:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL PBIO RS |
08STATE60123 | ICI ANNUAL REVIEW CONFERENCE - STOCKHOLM, MAY 29, [...] (U) Posts may draw upon this report as needed in their discussions with host governments about Iraq. 2. (U) Summary: In a meeting that most participants and commentators agreed helped to improve international perceptions of Iraq, eighty-four countries and twelve international organizations [...] | 2008-06-04 18:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID IR IZ PGOV PREF PREL SW EUN |
08STATE60216 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: ATTENDANCE AND DONATIONS FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The Department requests action addressees to urge host governments to send high-level representatives to the donors' conference to be held in Vienna June 23 and to contribute generously to the joint appe [...] | 2008-06-04 20:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV PREL PHUM LE UNRWA |
08STATE60269 | REPORT OF THE SECOND GNEP STEERING GROUP MEETING [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Second Steering Group Meeting of the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) was held in Jordan on May 14-15, 2008, hosted by the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission and chaired by the United States. The meeting was attended by approximately 105 representatives of 28 countries ( [...] | 2008-06-04 22:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA |
08STATE60290 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: SIX-PARTY ECONOMY AND [...] Department requests country clearance for the following U.S. government officials participating in the Six-Party Talks Economy and Energy Working Group meeting in Seoul and Panmunjom June 10 and 11 respectively. Traveler information is listed in para 2. Please designate a control officer and a [...] | 2008-06-04 23:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG OTRA AMGT KNNP MNUC PREL KN KS CH JA RS |
08STATE60581 | VETTING RESPONSE FOR OPDAT FINANCIAL [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftel for OPDAT Financial Investigations Seminar in Zajecar (6/9-10/2008). 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the following individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory information as of May 29, 2008: (A [...] | 2008-06-05 17:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM PEL SR |
08STATE60586 | VETTING RESPONSE FOR OPDAT FINANCIAL [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftel for OPDAT Financial Investigations Seminar in Zrenjanin (6/16-17/2008). 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the following individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory information as of June 2, 2008: (1 [...] | 2008-06-05 17:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM PREL SR |
08STATE60838 | OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING: REQUEST FOR EMBASSY [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The OSCE will conduct its annual Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) from September 29 through October 10 in Warsaw. The HDIM is the OSCE's annual review of participating States, implementation of their OSCE commitments to human rights and fundament [...] | 2008-06-05 21:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM OSCE KDEM PREL |
08STATE61434 | BLUE LANTERN: DISCUSSIONS WITH EMBASSY AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Compliance Specialists from the Department,s Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) met April 9-11 in Guatemala City with USG and Guatemalan officials to discuss implementation of the Blue Lantern end-use monitoring program and other defense trade issues in Guatem [...] | 2008-06-06 22:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC OTRA PARM PREL GT |
08STATE61447 | TWELFTH UN CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)'s quadrennial conference took place in Accra, Ghana, April 20-25. On balance, its outcome document, the 221 paragraph Accra Accord represents progress for developed countries and UN reform, and can be used as a reference doc [...] | 2008-06-07 00:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON ETRD ECIN EFIN EINV TSPL SMIG PREL ELAB |
08STATE62387 | MAKTOUM FOUNDATION ENTREPRENEURS CONFERENCE [...] Summary: This is an action message. Please see paragraph 5. Department requests posts, assistance in identifying key host country entrepreneurs under the age of 40 in Arab and Muslim communities in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Department will draw on these names in proposing [...] | 2008-06-10 17:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL |
08STATE62391 | MAKTOUM FOUNDATION ENTREPRENEURS CONFERENCE [...] Summary: This is an action message. Please see paragraph 5. Department requests posts, assistance in identifying key host country entrepreneurs under the age of 40 in Arab and Muslim communities in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Department will draw on these names in proposing [...] | 2008-06-10 17:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL |
08STATE62405 | MAKTOUM FOUNDATION ENTREPRENEURS CONFERENCE [...] Summary: This is an action message. Please see paragraph 5. Department requests posts, assistance in identifying key host country entrepreneurs under the age of 40 in Arab and Muslim communities in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Department will draw on these names in proposing [...] | 2008-06-10 17:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL |
08STATE62767 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: INDIA'S ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) India has a longstanding position at the UN against the use of country-specific language in resolutions and it seems they are extending that position to statements issued by the Community of Democracies (C [...] | 2008-06-11 13:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA IN ZI SF PO CA |
08STATE63028 | 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 050107086 for the export of firearms to Guatemala. Post is requested to complete this Bl [...] | 2008-06-11 19:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC GT IS |
08STATE63111 | G8 NPDG CONSIDERS NONPROLIFERATION STATEMENT [...] (SBU) At its June 5 meeting, the G8 Nonproliferation Directors Group (NPDG) agreed on most of the nonproliferation language for the G8 Summit statement, but left some key issues unresolved. These included the G8's view of the way forward on nuclear disarmament, the DPRK (whether to mention ab [...] | 2008-06-11 20:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL MNUC |
08STATE63369 | ACTION REQUEST: REQUESTING EU JOINT DEMARCHE WITH [...] (U) This cable is an action request. Please see paragraph 4 below. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: For several years the USG has sought to persuade the Government of Mexico (GOM) to fulfill its pledge under the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP) to convert a single HEU (Highly [...] | 2008-06-12 14:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PARM KNNP MX EUN |
08STATE63412 | VETTING RESPONSES FOR IMET TRAINING FOR SERBIA [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftels for various IMET courses. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the following individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory information as of June 9, 2008: NAME: Vladan Milinkovic (Ref A) DOB: 18/01/19 [...] | 2008-06-12 15:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC MAR MASS PREL PHUM SR MW |
08STATE63413 | VETTING RESPONSE FOR IMET TRAINING FOR SERBIA [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftel for a CTFP IMET course beginning July 1, 2008. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the following individual listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory information as of June 10, 2008: NAME: Goran Radosavljevic D [...] | 2008-06-12 15:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC MAR MASS PHUM PREL SR |
08STATE63551 | REAFFIRMING RUSSIA,S COMMITMENT TO THE WMD [...] (U) This is an action request (see para 3). 2. (SBU) At the recent weapons of mass destruction terrorism (Wmd-t) sub-group meeting of the U.S.-Russia Counterterrorism Working Group (CTWG) in washington in February, the united states and russia adopted a robust work plan that marked a strong [...] | 2008-06-12 18:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT OTRA PREL PTER RS |
08STATE63960 | ACTION REQUEST:P5+1 REFRESHED PACKAGE FOR IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para 2. 2. (SBU) ACTION: In advance of Javier Solana,s planned June 14 trip to Iran to present the updated P5 1 incentives package, action posts should immediately brief senior host government officials drawing upon the talking points in paragr [...] | 2008-06-13 15:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR PREL UNSC KNNP PARM FR UK CH RS BA KU MO JO TS |
08STATE63983 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of June 3, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security officers listed below. Mujahid M H Rabaia 02 Jul 1970 Maythalun Police Wasim M M al-Jayusi 04 J [...] | 2008-06-13 15:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC KPAL PHUM IS |
08STATE64009 | CAMEROON: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMEROONIAN [...] (U) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of June 11, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below. 2. (SBU) Individuals attending Senior Leaders Seminars at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies i [...] | 2008-06-13 15:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR CM |
08STATE64670 | MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST: GARY W. TRIPMACHER [...] (SBU) Mission clearance is requested for Gary W. Tripmacher, INR GGI analyst, to visit USUN for meetings with USUN/NY staff and to attend UN Security Council sessions. Tripmacher will arrive in New York on the morning of 17 June 2008 and will depart the evening of 18 June 2008. Tripmacher cov [...] | 2008-06-16 19:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL USUN |
08STATE65280 | 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 Beijing from June 19-27 for consultations related to the Six-Party Talks. 2. Please arrange accommodations in Tokyo and Beijing with beginning [...] | 2008-06-17 23:53:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC CN JA KN RS |
08STATE66189 | VETTING RESPONSES FOR OPDAT TRAINING IN ZLATIBOR [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftel for OPDAT Money Laundering and Financing Training in Zlatibor (6/27-28/2008). 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the following individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory information as of June 18, 2008 [...] | 2008-06-19 19:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM PREL SR |
08STATE66190 | VETTING RESPONSES FOR OPDAT TRAINING IN PALIC [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftel for OPDAT Money Laundering and Financing Training in Palic (6/21-22/2008). 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the following individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory information as of June 18, 2008: [...] | 2008-06-19 19:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM PREL SR |
08STATE66307 | GABON AND SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE: HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of June 19, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below. 2. (SBU) Information of proposed candidates is as follows: Name: Vanziller Menezes Rank: Aspir [...] | 2008-06-19 20:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR GB |
08STATE66897 | SOLICITING SUPPORT FOR DRAFT TEXT UNSCR TO [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Drawing on points in paragraph 6, Security Council action addressees are requested to seek host government support at the highest appropriate level for the draft resolution in paragraph 7 below. USUN distributed the text to Security Council delegations on June [...] | 2008-06-22 15:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AG EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC |
08STATE674 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of January 3, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the Palestinian National Security Forces (NSF) officers listed below. First name, last name Mahmoud Jalal Mahmoud Khaleel POB: [...] | 2008-01-03 20:42:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC IS KPAL MARR MASS PGOV PHUM WE |
08STATE67610 | 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 Embassy,s assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050108207 for the export of technical data for an armored vehicle to Greece. Post [...] | 2008-06-24 14:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC GR |
08STATE68769 | DIALOGUE ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION (DEC) FOLLOW-UP [...] (U) USG agencies welcome Embassy Baghdad,s follow-up on the Dialogue on Economic Cooperation (DEC) (REF A). We concur with the division of labor and suggestions for USG action and appreciate Embassy Econ,s work with GOI counterparts to maintain the momentum the DEC afforded to the USG-GOI bi [...] | 2008-06-26 15:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ENRG IZ |
08STATE6888 | U.S.-BRAZIL POLITICAL-MILITARY BILATERAL [...] (U) Department requests Embassy engage the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations about conducting the next round of political-military bilateral consultations. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Department instructs Embassy to pursue the following objectives with the Government of Brazi [...] | 2008-01-23 15:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PTER BR |
08STATE69109 | ACTION REQUEST: TURKEY GSP WAIVER REVIEW [...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 8. 2. SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The USG is concluding the 2007 Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Annual Review, which includes the review of the competitive need limitation (CNL) waiver for Turkish exports of gold jewelry (except neck [...] | 2008-06-27 00:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PREL |
08STATE69235 | UKRAINE: DEMARCHE REQUEST REGARDING THE REMOVAL [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: This is an action message. Ambassador is requested to approach the Government of Ukraine at the highest appropriate level to request that the GoU accept John Demjanjuk, AKA Ivan Demjanjuk (DPOB 03 April 1920, Dubovye Makharintsky, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist [...] | 2008-06-27 14:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SMIG UP |
08STATE69341 | NICARAGUA SOFA: RESPONSE TO NICARAGUAN PROPOSED [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 3-8. 2. Ref A requested guidance in response to GON proposed changes to U.S. SOFA proposal in Ref B. The GON proposed six changes to the U.S. text. Guidance follows. 3. Change 1, Para 1, last sentence: concur with the GON proposed change t [...] | 2008-06-27 15:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIA MARR NU PREL |
08STATE69684 | ENCOURAGING SUPPORT FOR UN 1267 SANCTIONS AND [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraphs 6,7 and 8. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (U) The follow-on resolution (Septel) to UNSCR 1735 (2006) is intended to guide the work over the next eighteen months of the UN Security Council committee established pursuant to UNSCR 126 [...] | 2008-06-27 23:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AG EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC |
08STATE70793 | LETTER ON TCA BETWEEN U.S. AND SAUDI MOI ON [...] (SBU) Please deliver the following letter from U/S Bill Burns to the Saudi Assistant Minister for Security and Internal Affairs Prince Muhammad bin Nayif bin Abd al-Aziz Al-Saud. There will be no signed original. 2. (SBU) Begin text: Your Royal Highness: I have reviewed with [...] | 2008-07-01 21:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG OPDC PGOV PREL SA |
08STATE70826 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: INSTRUCTIONS TO LOBBY GOI ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 2 and 5. OBJECTIVE 2. (SBU) Embassy Baghdad is requested to again lobby the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to obtain a substantial GOI contribution for the funding of the proposed new United Nations compound in Baghdad. Embassy is ask [...] | 2008-07-02 00:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IZ |
08STATE70829 | PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE PUBLIC AFFAIRS EVENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 2. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (U) Department requests action addressees to approach respective Foreign Ministries to seek support for a prisoners of conscience public affairs event at the United Nations in New York during the final week of the [...] | 2008-07-02 00:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN PHUM PREL KDEM |
08STATE71264 | REPLY: REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE TO THE MV LEHMANN [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Drawing from the points in paragraph 3 below, Department requests Posts respond to diplomatic notes from the Embassy of Estonia (received 24 June, 2008) and from the Embassy of Ukraine (received 23 June, 2008) requesting supplies and assistance to Ukrainia [...] | 2008-07-02 18:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHSA BM CY EN GM NATO RS SO UK UP |
08STATE71896 | DELEGATION GUIDANCE FOR THE 7 JULY IRFFI DONORS [...] (U) This is an action cable for Embassy Baghdad. See guidance in paragraphs 3 through 12. 2. (U) Along with Iraq and the U.S, EU/EC, UN, and World Bank, the info addressee countries of this cable constitute the membership of the International Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq Donors Com [...] | 2008-07-03 18:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON IZ PGOV PREL |
08STATE72065 | INFORMATION FOR EU SANCTIONS - GIDEON GONO [...] (U) Action Request: Action addressees are requested to deliver the information in para 4 to host governments. Info addressees should also deliver the demarche at that their discretion. ------------------- STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE ------------------- 2. (U) The U.S. listed Gideon Gono, Governo [...] | 2008-07-04 00:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC ZI |
08STATE72078 | 63RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE [...] This is an action request - see paragraphs 5-7 Background ---------- 2. (SBU) The 63rd UN General Assembly (UNGA) will run from September 16 through mid-December 2008. The UNGA General Debate, when Heads of State/Government, Foreign Ministers, and/or heads of delegation deliver speeche [...] | 2008-07-04 04:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA |
08STATE72295 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON LATVIA,S [...] (U) This is an action request - see Para 2. Department requests that post provide Latvian response via front channel message. 2. (SBU) In response to reftel request for guidance, Department provides the following points for post to raise at the earliest opportunity with the Latvian g [...] | 2008-07-07 13:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | LG MARR NATO PGOV PREL MASS |
08STATE72336 | VETTING RESPONSE FOR IMET TRAINING (AMEDD) [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftel for IMET Couse at the AMEDD at Ft Sam Houston, July 27 to November 21, 2008. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the following individual listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory information as of July 1, 2008: [...] | 2008-07-07 13:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SR |
08STATE72687 | REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON UKRAINIAN [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Kyiv. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (U) BACKGROUND: According to Ref A, the Ukrainian Interior Ministry in the Cherkasy region detained two men attempting to sell cesium and enriched uranium for five million U.S. dollars. According to the report, [...] | 2008-07-07 21:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC ASEC ENRG KCRM PARM TRGY UP XH PINR |
08STATE73172 | GUIDANCE: CONSULTATION ON UNSCR 1701, JULY 9, [...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from the points in para 2 below during consultations on the Secretary-General,s report on the implementation of UNSCR 1701 scheduled for July 9. Please see septel for further guidance in the event the French delegation subsequently ta [...] | 2008-07-09 02:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IS LE PREL SY UNSC |
08STATE73173 | URGENT DEMARCHE SEEKING SUPPORT FOR UNSC [...] (SBU) Summary and Action request: On July 8, the U.S. will table a draft Security Council resolution on Zimbabwe and seek a vote on July 9. The draft resolution condemns the government-sponsored violence that made it impossible to hold free and fair elections in Zimbabwe and imposes an arms [...] | 2008-07-09 02:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL PHUM ZI XA ZU |
08STATE73174 | DRAFT AGENDAS AND MISSION CLEARANCE REQUESTS FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 4 and 5. 2. (SBU) Background: The next session of the U.S.-UN High-Level Strategic Dialogue on Iraq will be held on July 11 at UN headquarters in New York (Ref A). The Dialogue will be divided into a political discussion, chaired by U/S [...] | 2008-07-09 02:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IZ UNSC |
08STATE73257 | DEMARCHE: NEW U.S. POLICY ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Secretary of Defense approved a new U.S. DoD Policy on Cluster Munitions on June 19 that expands on the policy established by Secretary Cohen in 2001. This new policy incorporates additional ways to address humanitarian [...] | 2008-07-09 04:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL MOPS KPOA NATO |
08STATE73923 | DEMARCHE: NEW U.S. POLICY ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Secretary of Defense approved a new U.S. DoD Policy on Cluster Munitions on June 19 that expands on the policy established by Secretary Cohen in 2001. This new policy incorporates additional ways to address humanitarian [...] | 2008-07-10 13:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL MOPS KPOA NATO |
08STATE74383 | ACTION REQUEST: UPDATING ARF ON REGIONAL DISASTER [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST for Embassies BANGKOK, BEIJING, CANBERRA, COLOMBO, DILI, DHAKA, HANOI, ISLAMABAD, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, MANILA, MOSCOW, NEW DELHI, OTTAWA, PORT MORESBY, PHNOM PENH, SEOUL, SINGAPORE, TOKYO, ULAANBATTA, USEU BRUSSELS, VIENTIANE, WELLINGTON. ------- SUMMARY --- [...] | 2008-07-11 00:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID ARF ASEAN KNNP PARM |
08STATE74888 | U.S.-RUSSIA JDEC EXPERTS MEETINGS (SITE SECURITY [...] Mr. Brad Martin (Strategic Command - Head of Delegation) 2. Mr. Philip Jamison (Office of the Secretary of Defense - Policy Lead for JDEC) 3. Lt Col Steve Smiley (Air Force - Lead Military Service for JDEC) 4. Mr. Tracy Herbert (Defense Threat Reduction Agency/JSIVA - Physical Secur [...] | 2008-07-11 23:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PARM PREL RS |
08STATE75420 | MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR S/CT AMB DAILEY AND [...] (SBU) Department requests Mission clearance for Amb. Dailey and Bill Wright for meetings scheduled July 15-16. Amb. Dailey requests assistance in arranging meetings with the UN Counterterrorism Executive Director Mike Smith, UN 1267 Chairman and Monitoring Team Director Richard Barrett, and th [...] | 2008-07-14 21:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER |
08STATE76294 | OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The OSCE will conduct its annual Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) from September 29 through October 10 in Warsaw. Based in part on embassies' input (reftel),which the Department appreciates, this demarche conveys USG concerns on host government [...] | 2008-07-16 15:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OSCE PREL PHUM KDEM |
08STATE76596 | DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND [...] (U) This is an action request please see paragraph 3. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The United States designated an additional 11 Iranian entities and individuals under E.O. 13382 ("Blocking the Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and their Supporters") on July 8, 2008. [...] | 2008-07-16 21:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP EFIN PARM IR |
08STATE76649 | TALKING POINTS: U/S BURNS TO ATTEND P5+1 [...] (SBU) Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Bill Burns will join EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana and P5+1 Political Directors in a meeting with Iranian Nuclear Negotiator Saeed Jalili in Geneva on July 19. This cable provides talking points Posts may use to respond to inquiri [...] | 2008-07-16 23:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM IR |
08STATE76653 | Q&A ON NEW DOD CLUSTER MUNITIONS POLICY [...] In response to queries from the United Kingdom,s Foreign Commonwealth Office and Australia,s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (refs A & B) with regard to the new cluster munitions policy announced by the United States (ref C),Embassies London and Canberra are requested to utilize the [...] | 2008-07-16 23:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM MARR PREL UK AS |
08STATE77144 | NUCLEAR FORENSICS EXPERTS PLAN PATH FORWARD [...] (SBU) Summary: Atomic energy, law enforcement and policy experts from nearly 30 countries met in Sofia, Bulgaria June 17-19 under the auspices of the Nuclear Smuggling International Technical Working Group (ITWG) to share experience on nuclear forensics and illicit trafficking issues. The I [...] | 2008-07-17 20:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC BE KNNP PREL PTER ENRG MNUC |
08STATE77165 | MAKTOUM FOUNDATION ENTREPRENEURS CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-17 20:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL |
08STATE77166 | MAKTOUM FOUNDATION ENTREPRENEURS CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-17 20:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL |
08STATE77167 | MAKTOUM FOUNDATION ENTREPRENEURS CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-17 20:53:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL |
08STATE77331 | Q&A ON NEW DOD CLUSTER MUNITIONS POLICY [...] In response to queries from the United Kingdom,s Foreign Commonwealth Office and Australia,s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (refs A & B) with regard to the new cluster munitions policy announced by the United States (ref C),Embassies London and Canberra are requested to utilize the [...] | 2008-07-18 12:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM MARR PREL UK AS |
08STATE78243 | GUIDANCE: MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING, JULY 22 [...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from the points in para 2 below during the Middle East Briefing scheduled for July 22. 2. (U) Begin points: -- I thank Under-Secretary Pascoe for today's briefing on the situation in the Middle East. I would like to make four po [...] | 2008-07-21 19:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IS LE PREL UNSC |
08STATE79539 | DEMARCHE TO UN SECURITY COUNCIL CAPITALS AND [...] (U) This is an action request. Department requests posts in Security Council capitals and USUN to share U.S. thinking on the way ahead on the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) with host governments and their respective UN Missions in New York. Embassies in Security Council capitals [...] | 2008-07-24 01:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC KPKO PBTS ET ER |
08STATE80088 | DEMARCHE REQUEST ON NATO MEMBERS AND ASPIRING [...] (SBU) The department requests that action addressees pursue the following objectives with regard to host government's potential attendance at the upcoming Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Foreign Ministers meeting in Tehran, July 27-30, 2008. Posts should: -- Determine from host governments wheth [...] | 2008-07-24 22:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NATO PREL PHUM PTER IR |
08STATE80111 | GUIDANCE FOR AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD'S MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) This is an action request for USUN. We understand Ambassador Khalilzad will meet with Serbian FM Jeremic on July 25. The points in paragraph 3 summarize the Quint PolDirs recent agreement and touch on key aspects of our bilateral relationship. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: Serbia,s new gov [...] | 2008-07-24 23:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL UNMIK KO |
08STATE80631 | SUBJECT: VETTING RESPONSE FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftel for Armed Forces of Malta Search and Rescue Training to be held July 22 to Augues 14, 2008, in Malta. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the following individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory informa [...] | 2008-07-25 21:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SR |
08STATE80632 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR LEAHY VETTING OF NATIONAL [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of July 23, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security officers listed below. 1 Ahmad Mustafa Ahmad Tazaz'a Jenin 14/12/1989 850739590 2 Ala'a Nabil Fathi a [...] | 2008-07-25 21:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ASEC IS KPAL |
08STATE80984 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-5. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on licenses 050068901, 050071121, 050081551, and 050082501 for the export of zinc selenide to Taiw [...] | 2008-07-28 14:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC SN TW |
08STATE83103 | VETTING RESPONSE FOR GCMC RESIDENT COURSE SSTAR 02 [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftel for GCMC resident course Stability, Security, Transition, and Reconstruction Course 02, scheduled from 3-19 September, 2008, in Garmisch, Germany. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the following individual listed in reftel [...] | 2008-08-01 18:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SR |
08STATE83124 | VETTING RESPONSE FOR IMET COURSE [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftel for FMS-1 Course Squadron Officer School, scheduled for 08 September, 2008, to 12 December, 2008, at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the following individual listed in reftel and possess [...] | 2008-08-01 19:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SR |
08STATE83130 | VETTING RESPONSE FOR IMET COURSE IN YORKTOWN, VA [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftel for IMET Couse at the US Coast Guard Training Center in Yorktown, VA, from September 24, 2008, to December 05, 2008. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the following individual listed in reftel and possesses no credible der [...] | 2008-08-01 19:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SR |
08STATE83134 | VETTING RESPONSE FOR IMET COURSE IN FT BENNING, GA [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftel for IMET Course Basic Officer Leader Course Bolc 11, scheduled for 31 October, 2008, to 20 December, 2008, at Infantry School in Ft Benning, Georgia. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the following individual listed in reft [...] | 2008-08-01 19:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SR |
08STATE83244 | URGING RUSSIA TO LIFT HOLDS IN THE UN 1518 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (SBU) On October 22, 2007, pursuant to UNSCR 1483, we proposed for listing by the UN 1518 Committee 6 former regime elements (FRE) linked to Saddam Hussein. All 6 individuals (see para 3 for additional [...] | 2008-08-02 00:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC |
08STATE83662 | REQUESTING COUNTERTERRORISM FINANCE ASSISTANCE TO THE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (SBU) Action Request: Department requests that Posts approach host governments at an appropriate level, share the Financial System Assessment Team (FSAT) report provided in Paras 5-58 below, and make the following points and requests: -- Ur [...] | 2008-08-04 20:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL KTFN KCRM PTER SNAR IZ |
08STATE84006 | GUIDANCE: UNAMI BRIEFING - 6 AUG 2008 [...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from the points in para 2 below during the briefing on the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) scheduled for August 6. 2. (U) Begin points: -- I am pleased to report to the Security Council on behalf of the Multinational Force [...] | 2008-08-05 19:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL IZ |
08STATE84105 | WMD COMMISSION: RUSSIA TRAVEL [...] This is an action cable - please see paragraph 8 for Embassy assistance requests. 2. Summary: The Commission on Prevention of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism will travel to Moscow, Russia during the period of September 22-26, 2008 to assess and update, as appropriate, the Department of Ene [...] | 2008-08-05 20:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP PARM PREL RS TRGY |
08STATE84500 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Embassy's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050114952 and a post-shipment check on license 050113494 for the export of C-130 s [...] | 2008-08-06 19:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC GB |
08STATE85509 | BRIEFING AUSTRALIA ON APEC FOOD DEFENSE PILOT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-08 20:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR PTER TBIO AS PE |
08STATE86006 | FDLR INFORMATION REQUEST FOR UN SANCTIONS IN DRC [...] (U) This is an action request; see paras 2 - 4. -------------- ACTION REQUEST -------------- 2. (SBU) Embassy Kigali is requested to thank the Government of Rwanda (GOR) again for their extraordinary effort to produce a comprehensive submission of FDLR targets for inclusion on the conso [...] | 2008-08-11 18:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC |
08STATE86278 | GAINING HOST GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR US-THAILAND ARF WORKSHOP [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST for Embassies BEIJING, CANBERRA, COLOMBO, DILI, DHAKA, HANOI, ISLAMABAD, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, MANILA, MOSCOW, NEW DELHI, OTTAWA, PORT MORESBY, PHNOM PENH, SEOUL, SINGAPORE, TOKYO, ULAANBATTA, USEU BRUSSELS, VIENTIANE, WELLINGTON. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. [...] | 2008-08-12 13:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID MARR ARF KCRS |
08STATE8687 | GUIDANCE FOR GEORGIA CONSULTATIONS, JANUARY 29 [...] (SBU): The UNSC will hold consultations on the situation in Georgia on January 29. USUN should draw from the points in para 2 below during consultations and other meetings related to the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) and Georgia. 2. (U) Begin points. -- The U.S. welcomes [...] | 2008-01-28 20:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC GE PREL |
08STATE87354 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050117384 for the export of defense hardware to Pakistan. Post is requested to compl [...] | 2008-08-14 13:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC PK |
08STATE87557 | TFGG01 GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) Embassy Tbilisi received unconfirmed reports Russian forces re-entered Gori, placed landmines around a Russian encampment, and established a presence in Poti in order to inspect the cargo of any incoming U.S. vessels. 2. (U) Media report Russian forces intend to hand over Gori to [...] | 2008-08-14 18:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE8769 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: EAP/K SUNG KIM AND NSC [...] Department requests country clearance for Office of Korean Affairs Director Sung Kim and NSC Asia Director of Chinese Affairs Paul Haenle to travel to Seoul and Beijing en route to Pyongyang for consultations related to the Six-Party Talks from January 29 - February 3. Travelers will arrive Se [...] | 2008-01-29 00:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH |
08STATE87776 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-15 09:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR |
08STATE88262 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) FM Lavrov said Russian forces will begin their withdrawal after additional security measures are put in place, media report. Lavrov's comments on "finishing the task" are angering the Georgians, according to Embassy Tbilisi. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon, Reuters) 2. (SBU) Various media [...] | 2008-08-16 21:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE88329 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 21 [...] (SBU) Embassy Tbilisi cannot confirm the movements of Russian troops, though journalists traveling between Gori and Tbilisi told post the troops expect to depart ?soon.? (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon) 2. (U) De facto South Ossetian President Kokoity dismissed his cabinet due to delays in t [...] | 2008-08-18 11:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR |
08STATE88784 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) A Russian general threatened to advance on Tbilisi August 19 if Russian POWs are not released. Georgians believe Russian prisoner numbers have been exaggerated. ICRC observes no signs of mistreatment of either Russian or Georgian POWs. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi e-mail, TF/ICRC telcon) PR [...] | 2008-08-19 06:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT |
08STATE89450 | GUIDANCE: MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING, AUGUST 20 [...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from the points in para 2 below during the Middle East Briefing scheduled for August 20. 2. (U) Begin points: -- I thank Under-Secretary Pascoe for today's briefing on the situation in the Middle East. I would like to make four po [...] | 2008-08-20 14:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL LE IS SY |
08STATE89870 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 29 [...] (SBU) Russian troops are using armored personnel carriers to block the bridge into Poti, media report. Embassy Tbilisi received reports of Gori checkpoints being moved to the city outskirts. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon, AP) 2. (SBU) Explosions were reported throughout August 20 at Senaki ba [...] | 2008-08-21 13:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE90046 | SUDAN - SOUTHERN SUDAN TRADE DELEGATION: IF YOU [...] This is an action request. Please see para 8. ----------- BACKGROUND ----------- 2. The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) ended 21 years of civil war between Northern and Southern Sudan in January 2005. The United States continues its ardent support of the CPA, which calls fo [...] | 2008-08-21 17:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID SU BEXP ECON EINV KE UG |
08STATE90314 | DEMARCHE ON VISA SERVICES FOR AFGHAN NATIONALS [...] (U) This is an action request - Embassy Islamabad see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) Background: On July 17, 2008, the Embassy of Pakistan in Kabul delivered a diplomatic note to Embassy Kabul. In that note, the government of Pakistan announced that henceforth "it will not issue Pakistani visas [...] | 2008-08-21 21:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CMGT CVIS PHUM PK PREL AF |
08STATE90335 | ASTANA COMMON WORLD FORUM [...] (U) This is an action message. Mission should approach those involved in planning/preparations for the Common World Forum scheduled in Astana on October 17, and other senior Kazakhstan officials as appropriate, to achieve the objectives at para 3 below. 2. (SBU) Background: The GOK has adv [...] | 2008-08-22 00:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KISL KZ |
08STATE90999 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 34 [...] (SBU) Georgian military units will return immediately to bases in Gori and Senaki under terms of the cease-fire agreement. Georgia is considering returning military personnel to Poti. (TF/Georgian Embassy telcon) 2. (SBU) Russian troops have left Gori, Igoeti, and Kashuri. (Tbilisi 1 [...] | 2008-08-23 21:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
08STATE91332 | AFTER-ACTION REPORT FOR DEMETER'S RESILIENCE, THE [...] (U) Summary: Following the recommendations of the G8 Bioterrorism Experts (BTEX) Group in 2005, a series of G8 workshops dealing with decontamination, food defense and public health/law enforcement cooperation was organized. "Demeter,s Resilience" was the second G8 food defense event and was [...] | 2008-08-25 20:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CA EUN FR GM IT JA PTER RS TBIO UK |
08STATE91448 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-26 12:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC EZ |
08STATE91582 | TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) The Russian MFA passed a letter from President Medvedev to President Bush declaring Russia?s intention to recognize the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia in a Presidential Decree to be signed August 26. (TF/Embassy Moscow telcon) AKHALGORI STANDOFF CONTINUES ------------ [...] | 2008-08-26 15:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE91869 | ASTANA COMMON WORLD FORUM: SENIOR OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) This is an action message. Mission is requested to participate in the senior officials meeting (SOM) being held in Astana on August 28-29 in preparation for the October Common World Forum described in reftels. Mission should seek to achieve the following objectives: -- obtain a new b [...] | 2008-08-26 23:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KISL KZ |
08STATE92325 | TFGG01 - GEORGIA - DEMARCHE REQUEST ON SOUTH [...] (SBU) This is an action request: The Department requests that action addressees, with the exception of Moscow, Hanoi, Tripoli and Pretoria, approach host governments at the highest appropriate level to urge them to oppose the participation of representatives from the de facto governments of Abk [...] | 2008-08-27 23:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL GG |
08STATE92371 | TFGG01 - GEORGIA - URGENT DEMARCHE REQUEST ON [...] (SBU) This is an action request: Georgia is seeking an emergency session of the UN Security Council meeting as early as August 28, 2008 to discuss Russia's recognition of the separatist Abkhazian and South Ossetian de facto governments. In anticipation of this meeting, the Department requests [...] | 2008-08-28 02:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL GG |
08STATE9284 | GUIDANCE FOR JANUARY 30 UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON THE [...] (SBU) USUN is instructed to draw from the points in paras. 2-9 below in making its statement at the January 30 UNSC debate on the Middle East. Please select the point in para. 2 that describes the outcome of the discussion on the PRST on Gaza, and follow with the rest of the points in para. 3 [...] | 2008-01-30 00:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC KPAL IS LE |
08STATE93264 | APPROACHING THE EU REGARDING GEORGIA IN ADVANCE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold an informal "Gymnich" meeting in Avignon on September 5-6. We expect the agenda to include: Georgia and EU/Russia relations, the Israeli-Falestinian peace process, updating the 2003 EU Sec [...] | 2008-08-29 21:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN PREL PGOV GG |
08STATE93272 | APPROACHING THE EU ON NON-GEORGIA TOPICS IN [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 11. 2. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold an informal "Gymnich" meeting in Avignon on September 5-6. We expect the agenda to include: Georgia and EU/Russia relations, the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, updating the 2003 EU Security [...] | 2008-08-29 21:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN PREL PGOV PHUM GG RU |
08STATE93352 | HURRICANE GUSTAV MGJM01 SITUATION REPORT NO. 2 [...] (U) The storm center is projected to pass 100 miles southwest of Havana. JAMAICA HAS YET TO DECLARE DISASTER OR ASK FOR U.S. HELP --------------------------------------------- ----------- 2. (SBU) Embassy Kingston reports severe agricultural sector and infrastructure damage, with several [...] | 2008-08-30 22:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC GV KHLS |
08STATE93380 | HURRICANE GUSTAV MGJM01 SITUATION REPORT NO. 3 [...] (SBU) The storm center made landfall with 150 mph winds and an 18-foot storm surge, which penetrated up to four miles inland. USINT HAVANA SAFE, AWAITING OFFICIAL CUBAN DAMAGE REPORT --------------------------------------------- ----------- 2.(SBU) The government evacuated 164,000 people fr [...] | 2008-08-31 18:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC GV KHLS |
08STATE93943 | APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR IRAN SMALL [...] (SBU) The Office of Iranian Affairs (NEA/IR) announces that the application deadline for the Iran Small Grants program has been extended to November 15, 2008. 2. (SBU) The Office of Iranian Affairs has funds available for small grants at addressee posts to support civil society, human rig [...] | 2008-09-02 21:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM KPAO ABUD AFIN AMGT ECON IR |
08STATE94482 | MGHH01: HURRICANE MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Hanna weakened considerably overnight. It should strengthen over the next 36 to 48 hours and could become a Category 1 hurricane by the time it passes Nassau September 4. Central and northwest Bahamas may experience four to eight inches of rainfall. (MG/National Hurricane Center telc [...] | 2008-09-03 20:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE94797 | SUBJECT: VETTING RESPONSE FOR ICITAP STATEMENT [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftel for the ICITAP Statement Analysis Course to be held at the Avala Training Center in Serbia from September 15-19, 2008. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the following individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible [...] | 2008-09-04 17:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SR |
08STATE94832 | SUBJECT: VETTING RESPONSE FOR GCMC COURSE PASS [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftel for the George C. Marshall Center resident course Program on Advanced Security Studies (PASS 08-7),scheduled for September 26-December 19, 2008, in Garmisch, Germany. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the following individ [...] | 2008-09-04 17:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SR |
08STATE95300 | 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 050115265 for the export of firearms and magazines to Mexico. Post is requested to compl [...] | 2008-09-05 17:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC MX |
08STATE95569 | UNMOVIC/UNSCR 1762: MOVING FORWARD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to Iraqi Minister for Science and Technology Raad Fahmy's request to discuss the path to eventual normalization regarding Iraq's civil nuclear industry, including the ultimate lifting of relevant UNSCR obligations, this cable outlines the steps necessary for Iraq to [...] | 2008-09-05 21:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL UNSC IAEA IZ |
08STATE95696 | MGHH01: HURRICANE MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Outer bands will reach the northeastern coast of Cuba September 7 with the center nearing Havana in 48 hours. Northern Haiti is experiencing tropical storm force winds and heavy rain. (MG/National Hurricane Center telcon) HAVANA ------- 2. (SBU) USINT Havana requests authoriz [...] | 2008-09-08 01:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE95999 | LEAHY VETTING OF BURUNDI MILITARY FOR AMISOM [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of September 3, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Floribert Biyereke Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Position: Deputy Chief of Per [...] | 2008-09-08 19:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID KCRM KJUS SNAR BY |
08STATE96000 | HUMAN RIGHTS BETTING FOR IMET TRAINING - [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of September 3, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officer listed below: Name: Tumsifu Semana Rank: Captain DOB: December 12, 1969 2. (U) Post is permitted to [...] | 2008-09-08 19:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID KCRM KJUS SNAR RW |
08STATE96075 | MGHH01: HURRICANE MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Hurricane Ike will reach Havana September 9: -- Ike is moving over Cuba as a Category 2 storm; it may intensify before it hits central and western Cuba later today. Ike is projected to cross areas of western Cuba already damaged by Hurricane Gustav. (MG/National Hurricane Center te [...] | 2008-09-08 21:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD |
08STATE96693 | 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 [...] | 2008-09-10 13:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID KCRM KJUS SNAR RW |
08STATE96828 | MILITARY PERSONNEL HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING - THE [...] (SBU) The Department 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: Middle Management Course - September 17 - 23, 2008 Name: CNE Messie Ngolla, Jean Vincent [...] | 2008-09-10 15:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID KCRM KJUS SNAR CM |
08STATE96873 | ADDITIONAL EXCEPTION TO USG DISENGAGEMENT AT HRC [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. This cable supplements guidance to Geneva for exceptions to the U.S. policy of disengagement at the UN Human Rights Council during the September 8-26 Ninth Regular Session (reftel C). 2. (SBU) Department appreciates Mission's reporti [...] | 2008-09-10 16:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM |
08STATE97114 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR [...] (U) This is an action request, see paras 4-7. 2. (SBU) Context: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will select a new Executive Director for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) this fall to replace incumbent Dr. Peter Piot (Belgium). Ban has asked the UNAIDS co-sponsoring [...] | 2008-09-10 23:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KHIV UNGA EAID |
08STATE97240 | MGHH01: HURRICANE MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Ike is a Category 1 over Western Cuba, heading into Gulf: -- State media reports four deaths and severe damage in eastern Cuba. Half Matanzas and parts of Havana are without power. (MG/WHA telcon) -- USINT Havana will reopen September 10. All USINT staff are safe and account [...] | 2008-09-11 14:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT |
08STATE97288 | MGHH01: HURRICANE MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Category 1 Ike leaves heavy rains and flooding in Cuba: -- Ike is likely to re-strengthen before making landfall September 13 along the Texas coast. (MG/National Hurricane Center telcon) -- The storm has displaced approximately two million Cubans and Havana continues to e [...] | 2008-09-11 14:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT |
08STATE97539 | DEMARCHE ON SOUTHERN SUDAN TRADE DELEGATION [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 5. 2. The interest of U.S. companies operating in Addis Ababa, Kampala, and Nairobi has been encouraging as we continue to plan for the first U.S. trade delegation to Juba, Sudan. (ref) The participating companies represent a broad range of econ [...] | 2008-09-11 20:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID SU |
08STATE97574 | APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE SEPTEMBER [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on September 15-16. We expect the formal agenda to include: Zimbabwe, Somalia, Serbia, Turkey, and Georg [...] | 2008-09-11 21:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN PHUM PREL PGOV GG RS |
08STATE97575 | LEAHY VETTING CLEARANCE FOR MONTENEGRO ATTENDEES [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftel for the following individuals to participate in a USCG Boarding Officer Course to be conducted at the Port of Bar, Montenegro from 22-26 September. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the following individuals listed in refte [...] | 2008-09-11 21:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MW ASEC KCRM KJUS PHUM PREL SNAR |
08STATE97589 | MGHH01: HURRICANE MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Mission Mexico continues to monitor the storm. Expected rainfall is unlikely to cause flooding in the Rio Grande valley. (MG/WHA telcon) CUBA RECOVERS, AIRPORT AND SEAPORT OPERATING -------------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) The Cuban government estimates three to four [...] | 2008-09-11 22:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT |
08STATE97955 | UNSCR 1540 -- ASSISTANCE REQUESTS, MATRICES, [...] (U) This is an action request for USUN, see paras 7 and 8. 2. (SBU) Summary. Washington has now completed review of a letter that the Committee drafted and presented for formal UN adoption, addressing UN Member States' requests for technical assistance pursuant to United Nations Securit [...] | 2008-09-12 19:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC |
08STATE98110 | ACTION REQUEST: SOLICITING MEMBER STATE VIEWS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-13 09:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EUN |
08STATE98278 | GUIDANCE FOR SEPTEMBER 15 - 26 WASSENAAR [...] (U) This cable provides guidance for the U.S. Delegation to the September 15 -26, 2008 Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) Experts Group (EG) meeting in Vienna. 2. (U) USDEL should seek EG consensus on US objectives as articulated in this and previous EG guidance, the December 2007 plenary and inter [...] | 2008-09-15 00:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KSTC PARM PREL PTER |
08STATE98422 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-15 15:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC NI |
08STATE98684 | CHINA CIVAIR: UPS REQUESTS USG ADVOCACY [...] This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: As Post is aware, U.S. cargo carriers continue to experience difficulties getting their operating schedules approved by the General Administration of Civil Aviation in China (CAAC). Recently, the CAAC informed UPS that its 20 [...] | 2008-09-15 21:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH EAIR KTIA |
08STATE98685 | LEAHY VETTING CLEARANCE FOR MONTENEGRIN ATTENDEES [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftel for the following individuals to participate at the Manpower Managament Workshop to be held September 22-24, 2008 in Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina, and at the Program on Advanced Security Studies to be held in a USCG Boarding Officer [...] | 2008-09-15 21:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC KCRM KJUS MW PHUM PREL |
08STATE98963 | CONTACT POLICY FOR THE 63RD UNGA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) USUN personnel and TDY personnel representing the U.S. government at the UN are requested to adhere to the guidelines below in official and social interactions with governments and entities that require special treatment. [...] | 2008-09-16 16:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OFDP PREL UNGA |
08STATE99211 | GUIDANCE: MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING, SEPTEMBER 17 [...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from the points in para 2 below during the Middle East Briefing scheduled for September 18. 2. (U) Begin points: -- I thank Under-Secretary Pascoe for his briefing on the situation in the Middle East. Today, I would like to make [...] | 2008-09-17 01:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL LE IS SY |
08STATE99217 | ACTION REQUEST: SOLICITING MEMBER STATE VIEWS [...] (U) This is an action request for all EU member posts. Please see paragraph 2 below. Embassy Paris, please see additional actions in paragraph 3. USEU Brussels, as you discuss this topic with member state representatives and others, please use points in paragraphs 2 and 3 as appropriate. [...] | 2008-09-17 03:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EUN SIPDIS |
08STATE99666 | CRITICAL EQUIPMENT NEEDS FOR IRAN,S NEW IR-2 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: Washington provided all Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Participating Government (PGs) with detailed information regarding the critical commodities Iran will require to support the deployment of the next generation [...] | 2008-09-17 21:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP TRGY PREL PARM IR MNUC AORC IAEA UNSC UK GM FR |
08STATE99672 | 63RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: UNITED STATES GOALS AND [...] (SBU) The upcoming General Debate of the 63rd UN General Assembly (UNGA),September 23 - October 1, and regular session, which continues through December, will provide a platform for the advancement of key U.S. interests. We will use the high-level ministerial meetings Secretary-General Ban i [...] | 2008-09-17 21:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA |
08STATE99692 | UN AWARENESS AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS -- UNSCR [...] (U) This is an action request for USUN, see para 5. 2. (SBU) Summary. On September 4, Panama,s UN rep. attending the Global Initiative Workshop at the Marshall Center in Garmisch, Germany expressed the desire for more training related to UNSCR 1540 and UNSCR 1803 implementation. In resp [...] | 2008-09-17 22:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KGIC |
08STOCKHOLM117 | MUSLIM IMMIGRANT CHALLENGES IN SWEDEN: INFORMAL [...] (U) In Gothenburg on January 24-25, the DCM met with city officials and Muslim community leaders to discuss integration. Immigrants comprise nearly one quarter of Gothenburg's population of half a million. Most live in segregated neighborhoods on the city's northern outskirts, and crime and [...] | 2008-02-14 13:33:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KISL KPAO ECON OIIP SW |
08STOCKHOLM122 | SWEDEN: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INPUT FOR NEW REQUIRED [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, Mission is pleased to provide the following information: A: At Embassy Stockholm, the Economic Section has the lead on energy issues. The section is staffed by four full-time employees. B: The section has two FSOs, one FSN, and one EFM. The Section [...] | 2008-02-19 07:15:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG APER ABUD SW |
08STOCKHOLM176 | SWEDEN RESPONSE: MONTERREY CONSENSUS: BACKGROUND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-04 10:34:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN ETRD ECIN EINV PGOV SW |
08STOCKHOLM177 | SWEDEN RESPONSE: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Economic Counselor visited Robert Eklund, President of Avitronics International AB on March 3. Eklund said he operates as a distributor and not a broker because he purchases the searchlights from Spectrolab Inc. and pays for them against invoice. He maintained that his o [...] | 2008-03-04 14:07:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KOMC ETTC SW |
08STOCKHOLM204 | DEMARCHE ON CLIMATE CHANGE COOPERATION: SWEDEN [...] (SBU) The Ambassador met with the PM's advisor on foreign policy State Secretary Nicola Clase to deliver reftel demarche on March 11. The Ambassador stressed that the President is firmly committed to joining an international agreement. Now it is time for the US and the EU to work closely to [...] | 2008-03-13 07:06:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCHG SENV ECON PGOV EUN SW |
08STOCKHOLM310 | DAS GARBER TALKS IRAQ COMPACT CONFERENCE WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 25, DAS Judy Garber, accompanied by DCM, met with State Secretary Frank Belfrage to discuss issues surrounding the International Compact with Iraq (ICI) on May 29 in Stockholm. The Swedes are pressing EU and Gulf capitals to send FMs to the ICI, and would appreciate co [...] | 2008-04-28 13:17:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON IQ EU SW |
08STOCKHOLM316 | STATE SECRETARY BELFRAGE SAYS HE WAS MISQUOTED BY [...] (SBU) State-run Iranian press source, Press TV, ran a web article on April 23, which misquoted Swedish State Secretary Frank Belfrage during his recent visit to Tehran. In a meeting on April 25 in Stockholm, the DCM showed Belfrage the article. Excerpted text: "Belfrage has praised Iran' [...] | 2008-04-29 14:41:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IR SE |
08STOCKHOLM369 | USAID REPRESENTATIVE IN MAZAR-I-SHARIF URGES [...] (SBU) On May 15-16, Deputy Economic Counselor accompanied USAID Field Program Officer (FPO) from Mazar-i-Sharif to meetings at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defense, Swedish Military Intelligence and Security Directorate, and the Swedish International Development Cooper [...] | 2008-05-20 05:57:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ECON PGOV PREL MARR MASS AF SW |
08STOCKHOLM379 | IRAQI PM MALIKI'S BILATERAL PROGRAM IN SWEDEN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-22 15:15:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IZ SE |
08STOCKHOLM404 | SWEDISH RESPONSE: CRITICAL EQUIPMENT NEEDS FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-03 14:47:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP TRGY PREL PARM MNUC AORC IAEA UNSC IR SW |
08STOCKHOLM416 | SWEDEN: TREASURY DEPUTY'S CLEAN TECHNOLOGY FUND DISCUSSIONS [...] (SBU) On May 28, Deputy Treasury Secretary Robert Kimmitt raised the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) with Gunilla Carlsson, Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation; also in attendance were Per Jansson, State Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, and Anders Turesson, Sweden's Ch [...] | 2008-06-09 08:37:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ENGR ENRG SENV EAID TBIO TRGY SW |
08STOCKHOLM436 | STOCKHOLM: REGIONAL SCIENCE PROJECT - OPENING SESAME STILL [...] (U) Summary: On June 9 and 10, 2008, Sweden hosted the Twelfth Meeting of the Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East (SESAME) project. The main expected benefits are closer cooperation in the Middle East, advances in science geared toward regional issu [...] | 2008-06-16 13:21:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON TSPL OSCI TNGD TPHY UNESCO SW |
08STOCKHOLM442 | SWEDISH RESPONSE: DEMARCHE REQUEST: ATTENDANCE AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-19 10:58:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV PREL PHUM LE UNRWA SW |
08STOCKHOLM510 | EUROPEAN COURT TO REVIEW SWEDEN'S SNOOP LAW; [...] (U) Summary: On July 14, Sweden-based Justice Center (CFR) announced it will refer Sweden's new surveillance law to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Liberal Party parliamentarians have heavily criticized the law's vagueness. Nordic telecommunications businesses are considering movin [...] | 2008-07-17 07:24:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINT PTER PINR PGOV RU SW |
08STOCKHOLM557 | MUSLIM ENGAGEMENT IN SWEDEN [...] (U) Muslim immigrants have achieved substantial but uneven success in Sweden. They represent four to five percent of Sweden's population of nine million people, comprised of Iraqis (100,000),Iranians (56,000),Bosnian Muslims (40,000),Turks (38,000),Somalis (35,000),and smaller numbers fr [...] | 2008-08-08 09:00:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KISL KPAO OIIP PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SW |
08STOCKHOLM558 | ESTA: AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE U.S. SECURITY [...] (SBU) Post remains concerned about threats to U.S. security from naturalized Swedes who obtain Swedish passports by fraudulent means (reftels). Post recommends that the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) form be amended to add a requirement for travelers to list other names, ad [...] | 2008-08-08 11:27:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CMGT CPAS CVIS KFRD KVPR PGOV PINR PREL |
08STOCKHOLM576 | TFGG01: SWEDEN PUSHES EU OBSERVERS TO GEORGIA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-19 16:20:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV RU GG SE |
08STOCKHOLM648 | STOCKHOLM ON HSPD-6 TERRORIST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy delivered reftel demarche September 25 and urged that Swedish officials be prepared to meet with a negotiating team to discuss implementation of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 6 (HSPD-6) in October. Swedish officials predict they will be able to assemble the r [...] | 2008-09-26 14:34:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CMGT CVIS PTER PGOV PREL SW |
08STOCKHOLM663 | STOCKHOLM DELIVERS CERTIFICATE OF REVOCATION (SIMON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-06 08:09:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS PM SW |
08STOCKHOLM688 | PANAMANIAN AMBASSADOR TO SWEDEN QUESTIONS VISA REVOCATION [...] (SBU) Panamanian Ambassador to Sweden Cecilio Eduardo Simon English (DPOB: 01-OCT-1951, Panama) met with DCM and Consul on 14 October in reference to reftel A notice that his B1/B2 visa has been revoked under INA 212(A)(3). The visibly distressed Ambassador stated that he was not an enemy of t [...] | 2008-10-17 06:52:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS PREL PM SW |
08STOCKHOLM704 | SWEDISH SCENESETTER FOR HSPD-6 NEGOTIATING TEAM VISIT [...] (SBU) Embassy Stockholm welcomes Peter Thompson, Mary Doetsch, Zandra Flemister, and Wynne Teel, October 22-24. We believe, based on MOJ contacts and our political analysis, that the proposed exchange of terrorist screening information is going to be a very hard sell. We should make clear to [...] | 2008-10-21 12:48:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS PREL PM SW |
08STOCKHOLM717 | SWEDISH EXPORTS TO IRAN RISING [...] (SBU) Summary: Swedish government agencies and official trade councils continue to encourage Swedish companies to do business with Iran. Exports to Iran in the first six months of 2008 are up 30% over the corresponding period in 2007. Sweden has also not tightened export credit guarantees for [...] | 2008-10-27 13:38:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD IR SW |
08STOCKHOLM762 | SWEDISH RESPONSE ON AMENDING NSG GUIDELINES FOR [...] (SBU) On November 13, Eskil Renstrom, Senior Advisor, Department for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA),told us that Sweden is actively working on capacity-building measures regarding transit/transhipment-related activities and counter-proliferat [...] | 2008-11-13 16:12:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP ENRG ETTC MNUC PARM TRGY IAEA SW |
08STOCKHOLM857 | "EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED" DURING SWEDEN'S EU [...] (SBU) Summary: Sweden has about six months before it assumes the EU presidency on July 1, 2009, but the government is already in overdrive preparing policy goals and restructuring governmental offices. EUR/ERA Director Bill Lucas visited Stockholm on December 4-5 to discuss priorities for th [...] | 2008-12-23 11:09:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV INR EU SW |
08SURABAYA1 | EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: DAM COLLAPSE INUNDATES HIGHWAY, [...] (SBU) Fears that a system of levees and dams containing the mud flow at Sidoarjo could fail during the rainy season were confirmed last night as heavy rains caused the collapse of Dam 64. Local media report that water levels remain nearly one meter high on the Porong Road bordering the mud c [...] | 2008-01-04 09:53:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET ENRG PGOV ASEC ID |
08SURABAYA109 | EAST NUSA TENGGARA: WHERE CHILDREN STARVE, A FAMINE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: East Nusa Tenggara Province (NTT),at the extreme southeastern edge of Indonesia's archipelago, has long lacked food security and chronic malnutrition persists. While a flurry of spring 2008 media reports gave the impression that hunger is more acute than in previous years, loc [...] | 2008-09-22 10:22:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TT PGOV PHUM ID PREF EAGR |
08SURABAYA11 | SOUTH SULAWESI: IRANIAN PUBLIC DIPLOMACY, REACHING OUT ONE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Iranian Embassy in Jakarta increased its public diplomacy efforts in Indonesia by establishing five "Iranian Corners" in 2007. The first Iranian Corner outside West Java was established at Hassanudin University in Makassar, South Sulawesi, in November, reaching out to studen [...] | 2008-01-29 01:57:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF KISL IR ID PGOV KPAO |
08SURABAYA116 | CENTRAL SULAWESI: MEDIA REPORT OF PALU BOMB PLOT TURNS OUT [...] (SBU) Summary: A September 30 report titled "Kids Uncover Idul Fitri Bomb Terror Plan in Palu" was carried in the English language daily, The Jakarta Post. Congen Surabaya spoke with local police, and civil society leaders knowledgeable about local media who refuted the Jakarta Post story. W [...] | 2008-10-03 09:30:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL KIRF PTER EAID PREL ASEC ID PINS |
08SURABAYA119 | WEST NUSA TENGGARA: LIFE FOR LOMBOK'S AHMADIYAH SECT CHANGES [...] (SBU) Summary: During an October 16 visit by Office of International Religious Freedom (IRF) representative and Surabaya Pol/Econ Officer to Mataram, Ahmadiyah refugees described their difficult living conditions and frustrations trying to generate government action to improve their situation. [...] | 2008-10-24 07:18:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ID KIRF PHUM |
08SURABAYA121 | EAST JAVA: WAITING FOR THE OTHER SHOE, ISOLATION IS NO [...] (SBU) Summary: Uncertainty about the full extent of the global financial crisis continues to cause a lack of liquidity in all sectors of East Java's economy and the Indonesian economy more broadly. This was the theme of a roundtable discussion with visiting EAP/MTS Director Kamala Lakhdhir, wh [...] | 2008-10-29 09:10:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EFIS EIND ETRD EINV PGOV ID |
08SURABAYA127 | NORTH MALUKU: NONE INJURED BY THREE BOMBS LINKED TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Indonesia's official news agency reported that there were no injuries from "low-magnitude explosions" at three locations in North Maluku's provincial capital Ternate early in the morning of November 3. The blasts hit the North Maluku Governor's residence, the North Maluku regi [...] | 2008-11-03 10:09:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ID KISL PTER PHUM |
08SURABAYA13 | CENTRAL SULAWESI: POSO FEELING SECURE, BUT WORRIED ABOUT THE [...] (SBU) Summary: On a January 18-20 visit to Central Sulawesi, Surabaya Pol/Econ officer spoke with NGOs, journalists, academics and local residents about the current state of post-conflict recovery in Poso. All agreed that the outlook is positive overall; however there is an equally clear conse [...] | 2008-01-31 11:10:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO EAID SOCI PTER |
08SURABAYA131 | EAST JAVA: RAZOR THIN VICTORY IN RUN-OFF ELECTION SIGNALS [...] (SBU) Summary: In the November 4 run-off election to select East Java's governor, low turnout and a lack of party discipline saw former Provincial Secretary Soekarwo squeak out a narrow (less than 1%) victory over East Java's first female gubernatorial candidate Khofifah. Although early exit [...] | 2008-11-14 10:28:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI KISL ID |
08SURABAYA132 | EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: AS LAPINDO'S POCKETS EMPTY, [...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 11 meeting with the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, (ESDM),the Sidoarjo Mud Management Agency (BPLS) reported that the global financial crisis has caused a near stoppage of mudflow mitigation efforts. BPLS Operational Vice Head Hardi Prasetyo told the [...] | 2008-11-18 22:40:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ID EINV EPET ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC |
08SURABAYA133 | WEST NUSA TENGGARA: HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR CHANGE FROM THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Elected on an anti-corruption platform, recently inaugurated Governor of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Muhammad Zainul Majdi remains extremely popular among the local population of Mataram, the provincial capital. Political observers, however, are skeptical that he has the skills or [...] | 2008-11-20 07:49:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KIRF PHUM KISL EINV ID |
08SURABAYA137 | MALUKU: PEACE REIGNS AFTER ALLEGED BLASPHEMY SPARKS A [...] (SBU) Summary. Rebuilding is underway in the Central Maluku town of Masohi after a day-long sectarian riot broke out there after more than four years of calm. On December 9, more than 60 houses and two churches were burned and six people were injured in Masohi on Seram Island some 120 km east [...] | 2008-12-18 08:28:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL KIRF PTER PINS ASEC ID |
08SURABAYA138 | EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: US TECHNICAL ADVISOR BEGINS WORK [...] (SBU) Summary: US Technical Advisor for the Sidoarjo Mudflow, Dr. Van Williams arrived in Surabaya on December 18 following a November survey of the mudflow site, and discussions with the Sidoarjo Mud Management Agency (BPLS),the Center of Volcanology and Disaster Mitigation and the Departmen [...] | 2008-12-18 09:47:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EPET ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID |
08SURABAYA14 | SULTAN OF TERNATE AS NORTH MALUKU MEDIATOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The Sultan of Ternate positioned himself as the mediator of the continuing North Maluku gubernatorial dispute during a January 25 meeting with Surabaya Principal Officer. Ternate, the capital of North Maluku, was calm after the January 23 Supreme Court ruling that supported form [...] | 2008-02-04 04:23:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ID |
08SURABAYA16 | POLICE AND SOLDIERS CLASH IN CENTRAL MALUKU: THREE DEAD [...] (SBU) According to police and media contacts, early Saturday morning, February 2, a group of Indonesian armed forces (TNI) soldiers from the 731 Kabaresi infantry battalion in Central Maluku attacked local police offices in the city of Masohi on the island of Seram. After an exchange of gunfir [...] | 2008-02-05 09:38:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PREL ID |
08SURABAYA18 | EAST JAVA MUD FLOW UPDATE: MORE DIKES COLLAPSE, GEYSERS [...] (SBU) Geysers caused by ongoing subsidence, rainy season flooding and demonstrations fueled by popular discontent are taxing the ability of the Sidoarjo Mud Management Agency to cope with the continuing disaster. Two earthen dikes collapsed on February 10, flooding two villages with mud and w [...] | 2008-02-11 11:23:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET ENRG PGOV ASEC ID |
08SURABAYA20 | NORTH MALUKU: CONTINUING GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION UNCERTAINTY [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 11, a low-explosive, hand-made bomb exploded outside the Ternate residence of the head of the North Maluku High Court. There were no reports of injuries. Although no group has claimed responsibility, the bomb was reportedly an attempt to put pressure on local officia [...] | 2008-02-12 08:36:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL ID |
08SURABAYA22 | EAST JAVA MUD FLOW UPDATE -- RESIDENTS IGNORE POLICE [...] (SBU) Summary: Flammable gas leaks in villages surrounding the mud flow have led officials to restrict access, but residents refuse to leave. Sidoarjo officials will stop providing food assistance to recently displaced villagers due to budgetary constraints. Some village officials are skimmin [...] | 2008-02-15 07:45:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET NERG PGOV ASEC ID |
08SURABAYA27 | EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: PROGRESS ON PLANNED USG TECHNICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 26, Sidoarjo Mud Management Agency (BPLS) Engineers Mr. Soffian Hadi and Mr. Handoko Teguh told Congen Surabaya Pol/Econ officer that U.S. assistance discussed in previous meetings (Ref A) is much needed and will likely receive official approval if the U.S. proposes [...] | 2008-02-27 07:32:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET ENRG PGOV ASEC ID |
08SURABAYA29 | EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: FLAMES AND GEYSERS FORM BACKDROP [...] (SBU) Summary: Geysers and gas flares near the mudflow epicenter continue to appear since they first started in early February. Sidoarjo Mud Management Agency (BPLS) Spokesman Achmad Zulkarnain said that the recent flare-up of burning hydrogen sulfide gas on the site of the abandoned Jatirejo [...] | 2008-03-03 09:36:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET ENRG PGOV ASEC ID |
08SURABAYA32 | GORONTALO: VISITING A TROPICAL NEBRASKA, INDONESIA'S CORN [...] (SBU) Summary: Well-known across Indonesia both for its corn production and dynamic Governor, Sulawesi's Gorontalo Province has gained a reputation as a showcase of public administration best practices. In an effort to sort hype from ground truth, Consulate General Surabaya Pol/Econ Officer a [...] | 2008-03-05 10:40:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ID ECON PGOV |
08SURABAYA33 | EASTERN INDONESIA: PROSPEROUS JUSTICE PARTY (PKS) TRIES TO [...] (SBU) Summary: In the regions beyond Java, the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) are focused on attracting new members beyond the Muslim students and professionals who makeup the party's backbone. On the Hindu island of Bali and the Muslim-majority province of Gorontolo, local PKS leaders highlig [...] | 2008-03-10 07:14:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KIRL ID |
08SURABAYA34 | GORONTALO: CORN, CORRUPTION AND THE PROMISE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Consulate General Surabaya Pol/Econ officer and Pol/Econ Assistant met with Mr. Elnino Husein, activist and journalist of Tribun Gorontalo, and Mr. Arrusdin Bone, board member of Gorontalo Golkar Party and director of the NGO, LP2G, during a recent visit to the province. In con [...] | 2008-03-11 09:31:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ID ECON PGOV |
08SURABAYA35 | SOUTH SULAWESI: MAKASSAR DRUG BUST UNCOVERS EXPLOSIVES, [...] (SBU) Makassar authorities are still investigating the discovery of explosives, an AR-15 rifle and many rounds of ammunition at a house belonging to a Mr. Sabri at a housing complex in a Makassar suburb according to media reports and Congen Surabaya contacts. Makassar police -- acting on a ti [...] | 2008-03-13 10:05:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL ID |
08SURABAYA39 | EAST NUSA TENGGARA: EASTER STABBING OF EAST TIMORESE REFUGEE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Easter stabbing of an East Timorese refugee and the subsequent revenge destruction of 11 houses in a local village highlight the continuing tensions between communities in West Timor. The deployment of hundreds of police backed up by army soldiers restored order to the area. [...] | 2008-03-25 05:19:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM ASEC ID |
08SURABAYA40 | EAST JAVA: MUDFLOW UPDATE: DEMONSTRATORS BLOCK MAIN ROAD; [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 24, residents of nine villages whose homes are being destroyed by the unabated mudflow took their demands for compensation to the street -- blocking the primary transportation corridor linking Surabaya with the rest of East Java for over eight hours. The blockade was li [...] | 2008-03-25 07:33:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET ENRG PGOV ASEC EAID ID |
08SURABAYA43 | EAST JAVA: GAS CONVERSION PROGRAM TRIGGERS RAPID RISE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Government plans to encourage consumers to switch from kerosene to LPG for cooking are triggering long lines, rising prices, and inflation throughout East Java. Public discontent is receiving widespread media attention, but thus far gubernatorial candidates have remained silent. [...] | 2008-04-02 10:03:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV ENRG EAGR ID |
08SURABAYA44 | CENTRAL SULAWESI: ON THE RUN SINCE 2005, SECT LEADER IS [...] (SBU) Summary: Arifin, (aka Madi),the fugitive leader of a so-called heretical Islamic sect, was killed while resisting arrest according to press reports and Congen Surabaya sources. After three years on the run, police received information that Madi had returned to his home village of Salen [...] | 2008-04-07 08:43:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC KISL ID PGOV KIRF PREL |
08SURABAYA47 | EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: FLAMMABLE GAS BUILDUP CAUSES [...] (U) Summary. Five residents of a village near the Sidoarjo mudflow fell unconscious after exposure to high concentrations of gas in their neighborhood. Sidoarjo Mud Management Agency (BPLS) spokesperson Ahmad Zulkarnain confirmed to the local press that a buildup of methane and hydrogen sul [...] | 2008-04-14 09:04:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EPET ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID |
08SURABAYA48 | NORTH MALUKU: ELECTION DECISION FINALLY IN SIGHT; POPULATION [...] (SBU) After months of bureaucratic debate between provincial election officials and the central government and contradictory court decisions, it appears that North Maluku will soon swear in a new governor. At the formal request of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the North Maluku parliament held [...] | 2008-04-18 09:52:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ENRG ID |
08SURABAYA51 | EAST JAVA -- SOME LISTEN TO ALLAH, SOME TO THE POLLS; [...] (SBU) Summary: What role will the world's largest Muslim organization play in the run up to Indonesia's 2009 Presidential election? The East Java governor's race could provide a preview of the declining role of large Muslim organizations like Nadhlatul Ulama (NU),with some 40 million member [...] | 2008-04-23 09:27:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM SOCI KISL ID |
08SURABAYA52 | EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: SIDOARJO REGENT PUTS PRIORITY ON [...] (SBU) Summary: As the May deadline for final compensation payments near, tempers are rising among those displaced by the disaster. An estimated 1,000 staged a demonstration April 28, protesting Lapindo's decision to end food ration payments to those living in the Porong Market on May 1. On Ap [...] | 2008-04-28 09:17:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV ELAB PGOV ASEC ID |
08SURABAYA53 | SURABAYA CELEBRATES EARTH DAY AND HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPACT OF [...] (SBU) Summary: ConGen Surabaya celebrated Earth Day by joining a clean-the-beach campaign organized by a local NGO and planting trees in a nearby park. Later in the week, the Principal Officer participated in a well-attended seminar organized by a group of women's issues activists to discuss t [...] | 2008-04-29 05:39:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KPAO ENRG KWMN EAID TPHY TRGY ID |
08SURABAYA56 | JAWA POS AWARDS INNOVATION IN PUBLIC SERVICE ACROSS EAST [...] (SBU) Summary: Media giant Jawa Pos Group's Pro Otonomi Institute (JPIP) presented its annual awards April 30 to regencies and cities throughout East Java which demonstrated innovation across public service sectors. Perennial winners Lamongan and Sidoarjo, famous for employing business techniq [...] | 2008-05-05 10:22:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID ECON ID |
08SURABAYA57 | EAST JAVA: PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS DISCUSS DECENTRALIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Four presidential hopefuls discussed the power of decentralization on economic development at an April 30 seminar hosted by the Jawa Pos Group. All four agreed that the central government had failed to transfer sufficient authority to regional governments and questioned the gove [...] | 2008-05-06 10:45:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EAID PREL ID |
08SURABAYA6 | EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: RAINS THREATEN DAMS, YET CLEAR [...] The same monsoon rains that weakened and broke a dam at the Sidoarjo mud flow site January 3 have paradoxically improved the flow of the Porong river, clearing it of sedimentation. Sidoarjo Mud Management Agency (BPLS) Deputy of Operations, Mr. Soffian Hadi told ConGen Surabaya that there is n [...] | 2008-01-16 04:48:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET ENRG PGOV ASEC ID |
08SURABAYA63 | BALI: CONTINUED PRESSURE CAUSES AHMADIYAH MEMBERS TO SEEK [...] (U) Six representatives of the Islamic religious sect Ahmadiyah now resident in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) sought but failed to gain political asylum at the Australian Consulate and German Honorary Consulate in Bali on May 15. The six claimed to represent 195 Ahmadiyah members still in Lo [...] | 2008-05-23 10:13:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KIRF PINS ID PHUM KISL |
08SURABAYA65 | MALUKU: ETHNICITY, RELIGION MIGHT TRIGGER POST-ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: While Maluku remains calm, recent fighting between a handful of villages has underscored the role of ethnicity in all aspects of life in Maluku, ConGen Surabaya Pol-Econ Officer and Pol-Econ Assistant found during meetings with NGOs, media and political parties in Ambon, Maluku [...] | 2008-05-29 09:06:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL KIRF PTER PINS ASEC ID |
08SURABAYA66 | EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: TWO YEARS OF MUD, GEYSERS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Since mud and noxious fumes began surging from the ground on May 29, 2006, there has been little progress in recovery and rebuilding. Threatening major highway and rail links, the mudflow has had a major economic and social impact, but the political consequences remain unclear. [...] | 2008-05-30 10:49:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EPET ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID |
08SURABAYA68 | EASTERN INDONESIA: AFGHANS BOUND FOR AUSTRALIA DETAINED IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Local police arrested seven Afghan nationals near Kupang, West Timor, for immigration violations. According to the police, the Afghans claimed they felt threatened in Afghanistan and intended to enter Australia via boat from Roti Island. All seven reportedly entered on valid In [...] | 2008-06-03 10:16:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF SMIG PREL ELAB KCRM KWMN ID |
08SURABAYA7 | SOUTH SULAWESI: DEMONSTRATIONS CONTINUE IN ADVANCE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Daily protests against the Supreme Court's December decision requesting gubernatorial elections be re-run in four South Sulawesi regencies turned violent January 16 when supporters of declared victor Syahrul Yasin Limpo entered the governor's office. The local election commissio [...] | 2008-01-18 01:29:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID ID |
08SURABAYA70 | NORTH MALUKU: GOLKAR, PRESIDENTIAL PROXY FIGHT OVER [...] Summary: (SBU) Violence has flared again between the supporters of candidates for North Maluku Governor. Local ethnic friction and Jakarta party politics have made this far flung governor's race drag on for almost six months now. The latest round of violence was reportedly triggered by the J [...] | 2008-06-10 01:02:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KISL KCOR ID |
08SURABAYA73 | EAST JAVA: LOCAL ELECTIONS PROVE ISSUES MATTER TO VOTERS, [...] (SBU) Summary: Based on the results of the most recent nine local elections for Regent in East Java Province, two things are clear. First, poor performance usually dooms incumbents no matter the size of the campaign war chest. Second, in a few more conservative districts, support from Islami [...] | 2008-06-18 07:27:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL ID |
08SURABAYA74 | CENTRAL SULAWESI: LOCAL VIEWS OF POST CONFLICT ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Former sites of extreme violence between Muslim and Christian communities throughout the Central Sulawesi city of Poso are now safe, although physical signs of the conflict remain. Residents of the Poso and NGO leaders told visiting Surabaya Pol/Econ Officer that economic devel [...] | 2008-06-19 09:13:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ID KISL PTER EAID PREL SOCI SCUL |
08SURABAYA78 | NBA BASKETBALL: SPORTS DIPLOMACY PARTNERSHIPS IN INDONESIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Deteksi Basketball League (DBL) has secured a multi-year partnership with the National Basketball Association (NBA). This new agreement was facilitated through introductions and suggestions made by U.S. Consulate General Surabaya following meetings in Jakarta. An NBA player an [...] | 2008-07-08 06:32:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SCUL KPAO PREL ECON ID |
08SURABAYA8 | EAST JAVA: DECENTRALIZATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY [...] (SBU) Summary: During a wide ranging lunch discussion with visiting DCM January 16, six Surabaya-based political observers -- representing the media, academia, NGOs, and religious communities -- offered their frank assessments of the successes and limitations of decentralization in East Java. [...] | 2008-01-20 05:36:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PREL EAID ID |
08SURABAYA80 | EAST JAVA--OIL PRICES, POOR INFRASTRUCTURE BATTER BOTH [...] Summary: Top managers at two major Indonesian factories in Gresik, East Java, spoke to visiting Consulate staff about the challenges of running a large-scale factory in Indonesia. State-owned Petrokimia is a fertilizer company with a protected market and guaranteed prices. Privately-owned Kel [...] | 2008-07-09 10:52:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ID ECON PGOV |
08SURABAYA81 | EAST JAVA: EDUCATION COOPERATION A PRIORITY FOR LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary: During a July 4 visit to Surabaya, Ambassador Hume discussed the prospects for enhanced education cooperation between the U.S. and Indonesia with local officials, academics, and business leaders. All stressed the importance of establishing necessary infrastructure and institutio [...] | 2008-07-10 08:21:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SCUL KPAO PREL ECON EAID ID |
08SURABAYA82 | WEST NUSA TENGGARA: VICE PRESIDENT'S FINGERPRINTS ON ANOTHER [...] (SBU) Summary: Incumbency has proved to be more of a millstone than an advantage for the once preeminent Golkar Party in a series of gubernatorial elections across Eastern Indonesia. On July 7, West Nusa Tenggara witnessed the fifth and most recent defeat for an incumbent Governor, in this cas [...] | 2008-07-10 10:44:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL KIRF ID |
08SURABAYA85 | EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: SOME REFUGEES RESETTLED WHILE [...] (SBU) Summary: With the mudflow disaster now entering its third year, legal and political controversy in Jakarta surrounding the causes of the mudflow has not abated, despite an increasingly sophisticated PR campaign by the holding company thought responsible for the disaster. On the ground [...] | 2008-07-17 11:21:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENIV EPET ENRG SENV PGOV ID |
08SURABAYA86 | EASTERN INDONESIA: RISING PRICES PUSH INDONESIANS TO REDUCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past three months, Eastern Indonesia's flour mills have witnessed a dramatic shift in domestic consumption of wheat products as food and energy prices rise. During recent visits by ConGen Surabaya Principal Officer to two of the world's largest flour mills, Bogosari in [...] | 2008-07-18 06:24:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD ID |
08SURABAYA87 | SOUTHEAST SULAWESI: A REMOTE PROVINCE FOCUSES ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Located far from the centers of power, the province of Southeast Sulawesi (Sultra) is rich in natural resources yet poor in human capital and infrastructure. Sultra's recently elected, 41-year old, businessman governor has outlined a five-fold plan to capitalize on private-publi [...] | 2008-07-22 05:05:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR PGOV ID |
08SURABAYA88 | EAST JAVA GOVERNOR'S ELECTION: WEAK PARTY LOYALTY LEADS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Based on quick count results, it appears likely East Java governor's election will go to a second round after no candidate garnered 30% of the vote in a five ticket race. Soekarwo-Syaifullah Yusuf -- supported by the National Mandate Party (PAN),Party Democrat (PD),and the Pro [...] | 2008-07-25 10:36:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI KISL ID |
08SURABAYA94 | EAST JAVA: THE TANGLED WEB SURROUNDING THE SOLE FEMALE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: East Java's female candidate for governor, Khofifah Indar Parawansa, succeeded in reaching the second round of the election, but faces strong criticism from women's issues activists in Surabaya. While her critics acknowledge that the Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama's (NU) [...] | 2008-08-01 08:13:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KWMN KDEM SOCI KISL PREL ID |
08SURABAYA99 | EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: 98TH GEYSER APPEARS AMID PROTESTS [...] (SBU) Summary: As river levels rise due to increased sedimentation, local residents forced the Sidoarjo Mud Management Agency (BPLS) to stop pumping mud slurry into the Porong River. BPLS estimates that the added pressure could cause dike failure within several days, although the dikes' tole [...] | 2008-08-25 10:14:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EPET ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID |
08SUVA121 | FIJI UPDATE - "PEOPLE'S CHARTER" REMAINS INTERIM [...] (SBU) The day after the Pacific Island Forum Foreign Ministers expressed their concern that Fiji's "People's Charter" should not be used to delay the planned March 2009 elections in Fiji (reftel),Interim PM Bainimarama implied that is exactly what may happen. In a speech 3/27, Bainimarama [...] | 2008-03-27 14:34:00 | Embassy Suva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL FJ |
08SUVA143 | FIJI POLICE ARREST TIBET PROTESTERS [...] (U) Fiji police arrested 17 NGO human rights activists who took part in a silent protest across the street from the Chinese embassy in Suva April 10. No charges have been laid. Several NGOs have questioned police grounds for breaking up a peaceful demonstration. The Chinese Embassy condemned [...] | 2008-04-15 02:55:00 | Embassy Suva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL FJ CH |
08SUVA171 | Fiji: Unapologetic Bainimarama Calls in the Media [...] (SBU) Interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama met with media editors and news directors yesterday to insist them that his government would uphold media freedom but warned that the media have to report the truth, avoid politics and exercise balance. The meeting followed the May 2 exp [...] | 2008-05-05 17:33:00 | Embassy Suva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV FJ |
08SUVA387 | OUTCOMES OF THE 19TH SPREP AND ASSOCIATED MEETINGS, [...] (U) Summary: Important institutional and budget issues dominated this year's SPREP and related meetings. The SPREP Meeting selected Cristelle Pratt, who is the current SOPAC director, to be the director of SPREP (para. 5-7). It adopted modified recommendations from the report of the recently c [...] | 2008-10-07 04:17:00 | Embassy Suva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV AORC PREL XV FM |
08SUVA435 | RE-INVENTED FIJIAN OPPOSITIONIST CALLS ON AMBASSADOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-18 00:25:00 | Embassy Suva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL FJ |
08SUVA59 | FIJI ASKS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FOR CYCLONE GENE [...] (U) On 2/13, Fiji's interim government (IG) briefed the international community on its assessment of damage caused by tropical cyclone Gene, which passed over parts of Fiji 1/28 and 1/29. Total damage is estimated by the IG to be FJ$45.4 million (approximately USD 30 million). The IG asked t [...] | 2008-02-12 16:05:00 | Embassy Suva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV SENV FJ |
08TAIPEI1 | SIMPLIFIED-CHARACTER CHINESE BOOKS IN THE TAIWAN MARKET [...] Summary: From surreptitious back-alley distribution to yearly import figures approaching two million volumes, the distribution in Taiwan of books from the Mainland featuring simplified Chinese characters has grown considerably in the two decades since the end of martial law. Relaxation of res [...] | 2008-01-02 03:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO TW |
08TAIPEI1042 | SOUTHERN TAIWAN KMT LEADERS POSITIONING THE PARTY - AND [...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 9 luncheon with DIR Young, prominent local KMT leaders assessed the early stages of President Ma's administration and blamed Ma's lagging poll ratings on the declining stock market and rising prices. Participants hoped that Terry Gou's Hon Hai electronics' major inve [...] | 2008-07-16 04:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON TW |
08TAIPEI1044 | SOUTHERN TAIWAN DPP "YOUNG TURK" INSISTS DPP POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: In his July 9 meeting with DIR, popular DPP Kaohsiung County Magistrate Yang Chiu-hsing praised new DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen despite some drawbacks and predicted DPP gains in 2009 county and mayoral elections. Lamenting the last two years of President Chen's administration as a [...] | 2008-07-16 06:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI109 | Taiwan IPR: DVC Focuses on ISP Law, IP Court [...] (SBU) On January 15, as part of an ongoing dialogue under the bilateral Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA),U.S. and Taiwan experts held a digital video conference (DVC) focused on intellectual property rights (IPR) issues. The meeting was constructive and friendly, and provided [...] | 2008-01-23 09:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR TW |
08TAIPEI1120 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CONGRESSIONAL [...] (SBU) My AIT team and I are looking forward to your visit, which will help underscore the importance of the U.S.-Taiwan relationship. I will meet you upon arrival at the airport Saturday afternoon, August 9, and, with my AIT team, will provide you a briefing after your check-in at the hotel. [...] | 2008-07-31 10:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD MARR TW |
08TAIPEI1209 | CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION LED BY REPRESENTATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Congressional delegation led by Representative Jerry Costello (D-IL) met with President Ma Ying-jeou at the Presidential Office on August 11. Ma noted the delegation was the largest to visit Taiwan in recent years, and said he hoped more Congressional and Staff delegations [...] | 2008-08-13 11:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EAGR MARR US TW |
08TAIPEI1245 | KAOHSIUNG VICE MAYOR SUDDENLY REPLACED [...] (SBU) Summary: Kaohsiung City Government announced the appointment of new Vice Mayor Lee Yung-te to replace out-going Chiu Tai-shan on August 16. Although the media reported in early August that Chiu had privately informed Mayor Chen Chu of his willingness to resign following accusations of in [...] | 2008-08-20 09:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI1270 | REPRESENTATIVE ENGEL MEETS TAIWAN OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) Summary. Representative Eliot Engel (D-NY) discussed U.S.-Taiwan relations, cross-Strait relations, and Taiwan's foreign policy in separate meetings on August 19-20 with Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairperson Lai Hsin-yuan, Straits Exchan [...] | 2008-08-26 02:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH ECON MARR PGOV PREL TW |
08TAIPEI1298 | Former President Chen's Family Under Investigation for [...] (SBU) Although it is not uncommon for Taiwan's wealthy or upper middle classes to send money overseas for investment, to avoid tax, or for other reasons, it came as a shock to many when former President Chen Shui-bian acknowledged that his family had accumulated overseas accounts equivalent to [...] | 2008-09-01 22:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN PGOV ECON PREL SENV TW |
08TAIPEI1348 | KAOHSIUNG TRAVEL AGENTS CONTEND CHINA EXERTING CONTROL OVER [...] (SBU) Summary: Before the inauguration of weekend direct flights on July 4, there was a steady flow of Mainland tour groups traveling to Taiwan via a stop-over in a third-country. However, Kaohsiung travel agents reported to AIT/K that in negotiations with Mainland China to establish weekend d [...] | 2008-09-11 09:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIS PHSA PGOV CH TW |
08TAIPEI1367 | EDUCATION MINISTER CHENG ON PRC STUDENTS, MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan authorities are considering allowing up to 1,000 PRC students per year to study in Taiwan, and may begin recognizing degrees from first-tier PRC universities. The Ministry of Education is "favorable" to clarifications of the Fulbright program,s legal status sought by the U [...] | 2008-09-17 01:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR TW |
08TAIPEI1407 | USCC MEETING WITH TAIWAN PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan's key short-term goals in its relations with the United States are securing the approval of the pending package of weapons systems, obtaining public U.S. support for Taiwan's proposal on meaningful participation in UN specialized agencies and strengthening of bilateral co [...] | 2008-09-25 07:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR MCAP TW US CH |
08TAIPEI1408 | USCC DELEGATION DISCUSSES U.S.-TAIWAN AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Members of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) met August 22 with key members of President Ma Ying-jeou's administration and the head of the island's main opposition party to review the status of U.S. relations with Taiwan and assess the evolving cross- [...] | 2008-09-25 07:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MCAP MARR CH TW |
08TAIPEI1470 | Director's 10/6 Meeting with Kaohsiung Mayor Chen [...] (SBU) Summary: In her October 6 meeting with Director Young, Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu briefed on the city's 2009 World Games preparations and sought U.S. help on counterterrorism information exchange and screening incoming foreign athletes. Chen positively assessed DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen's p [...] | 2008-10-15 07:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON TW |
08TAIPEI1471 | Director's 10/6 Meetings with DPP Tainan Heavyweights [...] (SBU) Summary: In his October 6 meeting with the Director, Tainan County Magistrate Su commented on former President Chen's lingering influence in the DPP, foreshadowed the possible return of some of the DPP "old guard," and remarked on DPP Chair's Tsai concern over her image. In a separate [...] | 2008-10-15 07:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON TW |
08TAIPEI1541 | HARD TIMES FOR CHINA TIMES -- TAIWAN'S DAILIES FACE REVENUE [...] (U) Summary: The China Times, one of Taiwan's oldest and most respected newspapers, has laid off half its staff, seen its circulation drop by half, reduced its daily page count and announced its intention to transform itself into an "elite" daily. Advertising expenditures on the island have fa [...] | 2008-10-31 07:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO TW |
08TAIPEI1545 | TAIWAN PROSECUTORS DETAIN FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Former Vice Premier Chiou I-jen today (Oct. 31) became the latest Taiwan political figure to be detained on alleged embezzling charges. Chiou was former President Chen Shui-bian's top advisor and was a founding member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Chiou's arrest [...] | 2008-10-31 10:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL TW |
08TAIPEI1546 | TAIWAN PROSECUTORS DETAIN FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Former Vice Premier Chiou I-jen today (Oct. 31) became the latest Taiwan political figure to be detained on alleged embezzling charges. Chiou was former President Chen Shui-bian's top advisor and was a founding member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Chiou's arrest [...] | 2008-10-31 10:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL TW |
08TAIPEI1548 | FOOD SAFETY ASSUMES IMPORTANT ROLE IN CROSS-STRAIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In advance of his November 3-7 visit to Taipei, the PRC's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairman Chen Yunlin made an October 27 written apology (ref a) and an October 30 verbal apology for the distress caused by exports of Chinese-manufactured taint [...] | 2008-11-03 09:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TSPL TBIO ECON SOCI KSCA ETRD TW CH |
08TAIPEI1627 | TAIWAN PREPARES TO ADMIT PRC UNIVERSITY STUDENTS [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 10, Education Minister Cheng Jei-ching announced that, beginning with the fall semester in 2009, Taiwan's colleges, universities and graduate schools will begin accepting up to 1,000 students per year from the PRC. Increasing cross-Strait contacts by opening Taiwan t [...] | 2008-11-19 09:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON ECIN CH TW KPAO |
08TAIPEI1648 | TAIWAN'S NATIONAL IMMIGRATION AGENCY STRENGTHENS [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan is taking concrete steps to strengthen anti-trafficking efforts, including, for example, implementing measures to protect victims and allow them to obtain temporary work and residency permits, emphasize National Immigration Agency (NIA) officials. Moreover, Taiwan's Exec [...] | 2008-11-24 08:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL ELAB TW |
08TAIPEI1728 | DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS: TAIWAN TO (AGAIN) SEEK [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan's executive branch will request the Legislative Yuan to ratify the UN International Covenants on Civil and Political Rights and Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, despite Taiwan's lack of standing in the UN, President Ma Ying-jeou announced at a December 10 ceremony m [...] | 2008-12-15 06:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH PGOV PHUM PREL TW |
08TAIPEI184 | Taiwan Biotech: 2008 Outreach Proposals [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 4, 11, and 18. Background ----------- 2. (SBU) Taiwan is the U.S.'s sixth largest agricultural export market. In 2006, the United States exported more than USD 2.5 billion of agricultural, fish and forest products to Taiwan, USD one billion [...] | 2008-02-05 05:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD KPAO OEXC OIIP SENV TBIO TW |
08TAIPEI20 | KAOHSIUNG LEADERS ON UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE AND PRESIDENTIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: During a January 3 trip to the south, Director Young discussed the upcoming legislative and presidential elections with Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu (DPP),Kaohsiung County Magistrate Yang Chiu-hsing (DPP) and Kuomintang (KMT) Kaohsiung City Chairman Hsu Fu-ming. Mayor Chen and Mag [...] | 2008-01-07 10:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI200 | Taiwan Banks on Verge of Entering China Market [...] (SBU) Summary. Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) tells AIT that Taiwan is close to an agreement with Hong Kong and China to allow Taiwan banks to take minority stakes in Mainland China banks via their Hong Kong subsidiaries. The FSC says that Taiwan and Hong Kong authorities ar [...] | 2008-02-13 09:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ECON TW CN HK |
08TAIPEI236 | TAIWAN REMAINS VULNERABLE TO ECONOMIC IMPACT OF [...] (SBU) This is an action request for USAID/OFDA. Please see para. 11. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Taiwan is very vulnerable to natural disasters since it lies in the path of typhoons in the Summer and Fall and is also part of the Pacific Rim's earthquake-prone Arc of Fire. Natural disasters such as [...] | 2008-02-20 10:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ECON ETRD SENV TSPL TPHY TW |
08TAIPEI248 | Taiwan IPR: 2008 301 Watch List Submission [...] (SBU) In 2007, Taiwan continued to take measures to reduce intellectual property right (IPR) infringement and strengthen its IPR regime. AIT notes several positive developments over the past year, most importantly the June passage by the Legislative Yuan (LY) of a new law aimed at ending illeg [...] | 2008-02-24 04:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR TW |
08TAIPEI249 | Taiwan IPR: 2008 301 Watch List Submission [...] (SBU) In 2007, Taiwan continued to take measures to reduce intellectual property right (IPR) infringement and strengthen its IPR regime. AIT notes several positive developments over the past year, most importantly the June passage by the Legislative Yuan (LY) of a new law aimed at ending illeg [...] | 2008-02-24 04:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR TW |
08TAIPEI284 | CAN TAIWAN ERADICATE ITS TB PROBLEM? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Tuberculosis has been recorded in Taiwan since the early 20th century and successive administrations have tried to control this scourge. TB infects about 15,000 persons per year in Taiwan and 1,300 people die from it every year. Treatment is a major challenge, given the rig [...] | 2008-03-03 08:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TW |
08TAIPEI310 | USTR-AIT ADVANCE TRADE AGENDA IN PREPARATION FOR [...] (SBU) During February 22-26 meetings in Taipei, USTR Senior Director for China and Taiwan Affairs David Katz and AIT/W Director of Trade and Commercial Programs Rick Ruzicka laid the groundwork for the summer 2008 Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) meeting in Taipei by pressing U. [...] | 2008-03-06 04:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD KIPR TW |
08TAIPEI37 | PRESIDENT CHEN RAISES FTA, F-16S, AND REFERENDA [...] (SBU) Summary. President Chen Shui-bian urged visiting Congressmen Steve Chabot and Solomon Ortiz to support a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Taiwan and, pointing to the missile build-up across the Taiwan Strait, the sale of F-16 C/D fighters. He insisted to the congressmen that the UN ref [...] | 2008-01-09 10:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI371 | TAIWAN ELECTIONS: DPP SCRAMBLING TO CONSOLIDATE SOUTHERN [...] (SBU) Summary: Still playing catch up, DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh is scrambling to consolidate his southern base, the cornerstone of any pan-Green candidate's electoral support. His latest attacks on KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou's cross-Strait economic policies have hit a sweet spo [...] | 2008-03-17 10:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI399 | PART TWO - 2008 TIP REPORT - TAIWAN [...] (SBU) This is part two of AIT/T's three-part 2007-8 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. The report is presented according to reftel sections, beginning with paragraph 27 A. Part one contains Paragraphs 27 A-B. Paragraphs 27 A through 29 D are contained in part two. Paragraphs 29 E through 3 [...] | 2008-03-20 09:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TW |
08TAIPEI400 | PART THREE - 2008 TIP REPORT - TAIWAN [...] (SBU) This is part three of AIT/T's three-part 2007-8 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. The report is presented according to reftel sections, beginning with paragraph 27 A. Part one contains Paragraphs 27 A-B. Paragraphs 27 A through 29 D are contained in part two. Paragraphs 29 E through [...] | 2008-03-20 09:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TW |
08TAIPEI401 | PART ONE - 2008 TIP REPORT - TAIWAN [...] (SBU) This is part one of AIT/T's three-part 2007-8 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. The report is presented according to reftel sections, beginning with paragraph 27 A. Part one contains Paragraphs 27 A-B. Paragraphs 27 A through 29 D are contained in part two. Paragraphs 29 E through 3 [...] | 2008-03-20 22:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TW |
08TAIPEI406 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN SOUTHERN TAIWAN: DPP, KMT SEE [...] (SBU) Summary: In separate March 19 meetings with Director Young, Tainan City Mayor Hsu Tien-Tsair highlighted the DPP's big local advantage, while the city's KMT chair Cheng Ching-Jen claimed growing enthusiasm for Ma Ying-Jeou. Hsu acknowledged voters' unhappiness with President Chen but [...] | 2008-03-21 10:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI407 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN SOUTHERN TAIWAN: DPP, KMT SEE [...] (SBU) Summary: In separate meetings on March 19 with the Director, DPP Kaohsiung County Magistrate Yang Chiu-Hsing insisted that the DPP had surged into the lead in this hotly-contested county, but KMT County Chair Liu Ching-tien claimed the race was nearly even. Yang believed that the "one- [...] | 2008-03-21 10:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI408 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN SOUTHERN TAIWAN: TIGHT [...] (SBU) Summary: On election eve, most local observers believe that Frank Hsieh has not pulled away from Ma Ying-jeou in southern Taiwan, the DPP's heartland. Hsieh's southern campaign has picked up momentum as of late, but Ma is staying close in several populous southern areas. Kaohsiung is [...] | 2008-03-21 10:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI440 | TAIWAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: EXPLAINING MA'S [...] (SBU) Summary: The KMT's Ma Ying-jeou won a record-breaking 58.4 percent of the votes in Taiwan's presidential election on March 22, beating the ruling DPP candidate Frank Hsieh, who took 41.6 percent of the vote (Reftel). Most observers here place the major responsibility for the defeat o [...] | 2008-03-26 10:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL TW |
08TAIPEI49 | 2007 IPR Wrap-up: Overall Progress, Some Trouble Spots [...] (SBU) Taiwan had mixed results combating IPR violations and strengthening its IPR regime in 2007. A new law aimed at ending illegal file-sharing over peer-to-peer (P2P) platforms helped officials shut down some of the worst violators, authorities increased efforts to combat counterfeit pharmac [...] | 2008-01-11 10:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR TW |
08TAIPEI572 | Taiwan Pharma: Slower Approvals, Lower Prices [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-24 22:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON TW |
08TAIPEI58 | SOUTHERN TAIWAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTION RESULTS AND RALLY FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) barely won a majority of seats in its traditional southern heartland in the January 12 legislative elections. DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh held a campaign rally in Kaohsiung the day after the DPP setback with a good turn- [...] | 2008-01-14 07:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR TW |
08TAIPEI602 | SOUTHERN TAIWAN: KAOHSIUNG MAYOR STRUGGLES AMIDST THE DPP'S [...] (SBU) Summary: In a late-April meeting with PO, DPP Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu expressed her intent to welcome KMT President-elect Ma and his inaugural entourage to the city on May 20 but worried about blowback from her own deep-Green core constituency. Chen maintained that a biased media and [...] | 2008-04-30 09:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI657 | PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU'S NEW CABINET: DEMOGRAPHICS [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable describes the demographic profile of President-elect Ma Ying-jeou's cabinet (not including the National Security Council and Presidential Office appointments),with particular attention to the age, gender, birthplace, education, government experience, political conne [...] | 2008-05-13 08:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI670 | VANQUISHED KMT KAOHSIUNG MAYORAL CANDIDATE PLUGS KMT-LED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-14 09:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TW |
08TAIPEI745 | Taiwan IPR: 301 Watch List OCR Process Update [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan is making progress in two of the three areas outlined in last month's 301 Watch List submission for Taiwan (ref A). The process of finalizing language for the internet service provider (ISP) amendments to Taiwan's Copyright Act has stalled due to ISP-industry objections ov [...] | 2008-05-30 09:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR TW |
08TAIPEI758 | TAIWAN FOREIGN MINISTER FRANCISCO OU: A PROFILE [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan's new Foreign Minister Francisco H. L. Ou (Hung-lien) is a strong proponent of President Ma Ying-jeou's proposal to "call a diplomatic truce" with Beijing over competition for recognition from small countries in the Americas, South Pacific, and Africa. A distinguished [...] | 2008-06-03 05:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR TW |
08TAIPEI764 | Taiwan's Best Leaving While Salaries Stagnate [...] (SBU) Summary. Over the past seven years Taiwan salaries have barely kept up with inflation, rising only 1.5% in real terms. According to one local human resources consultant, Taiwan compensation packages are now cheaper than those of many countries in the region - and in the case of management [...] | 2008-06-04 02:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON TW |
08TAIPEI93 | MONEY TALKS - TAIWAN "BLUE" AND "GREEN" MEDIA RUN EACH [...] Summary: (SBU) Taiwan's ever-developing democracy is proving lucrative as the media cash in on the elections. Political parties spent heavily on television commercials and campaign advertisements in the run-up to the January 12 legislative election. Despite their political bias in day-to-day [...] | 2008-01-18 06:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL SCUL TW |
08TAIPEI99 | Taiwan Telecom: NCC Crisis Averted? [...] (SBU) On December 20, 2007--the day before the end of the Legislative Yuan (LY) session--the LY reached a compromise between KMT and DPP legislators and passed an amendment to the National Communications Commission (NCC) Organization Law. The amendment provides a legal basis for the authoritie [...] | 2008-01-18 10:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON ECPS TW |
08TALLINN10 | ESTONIA: COORDINATION ON HIV/AIDS PROGRAMS [...] (SBU) Summary: At a meeting organized and hosted by the Embassy in December, key GOE officials briefed the diplomatic community on Estonia's HIV/AIDs epidemic and the status of GOE prevention/treatment programs. Estonian officials used the forum to suggest areas for international coordination [...] | 2008-01-09 15:07:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID KHIV TBIO EN |
08TALLINN103 | ESTONIA: PM ANSIP's VISIT TO GEORGIA [...] (U) Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip visited Georgia February 4-6 (his first trip as Prime Minister). Following the visit, Kyllike Sillaste Elling, the PM's Foreign Policy Advisor, briefed interested journalists and diplomats on highlights of the trip. -- PM Ansip met with President Saak [...] | 2008-03-11 14:03:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EU NATO GG EN |
08TALLINN113 | ESTONIAN CUSTOMS CONFERENCE: ENFORCING IPR AT THE [...] (SBU) Summary: A seminar sponsored by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and Embassy Tallinn brought together Estonian, Finnish and U.S. customs inspectors in the city of Narva, on the Russian border, for two days of discussion on intellectual property rights (IPR) and border enforce [...] | 2008-03-20 12:01:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON EUR EN |
08TALLINN121 | NORDSTREAM ROAD SHOW COMES TO TALLINN [...] (SBU) Summary: In a 3-hour presentation hosted by the German embassy in Tallinn, presenters from WinGas, BASF and the UN Economic Commission for Europe both promoted and defended the NordStream gas pipeline project. They used a variety of arguments to claim that NordStream will be a cheaper, [...] | 2008-03-28 15:25:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV PREL ECON EUR EN |
08TALLINN148 | ESTONIA PLANS NO ENVIRONMENTAL TAXES ON [...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche talking points to the Chief of the Maritime and Aviation Department of the Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communication, Mr. Aivo Lind. 2. (U) On April 18, Lind told us that the GOE has not implemented, nor is it planning to implement in the nea [...] | 2008-04-25 13:06:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD SENV EUN EN |
08TALLINN149 | ESTONIA PROVIDES DRAFT GLOBAL INITIATIVE JOINT [...] (U) Action request - please see paragraph (3). 2. (SBU) On April 25, Anneli Poolakese, Counter Terrorism Desk Officer at the Estonian MFA, provided Poloff the MFA's draft text for the proposed Estonia-U.S.-Russia joint editorial on the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GI) (re [...] | 2008-04-25 13:12:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KNP RU EN |
08TALLINN158 | ESTONIA: OUTREACH TO DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS AND DISSIDENTS [...] (SBU) As requested in reftel A and B, Embassy Tallinn has continued to reach out to democracy and human rights activists in Estonia. On March 2, 2008, Acting DCM joined Vice Speaker of the Estonian Parliament Kristiina Ojuland in a panel discussion at the first Congress of the New Belarusian [...] | 2008-05-06 11:05:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EN LH PHUM PREL |
08TALLINN163 | ESTONIA: PLEDGING FOR AFGHANISTAN AT THE [...] (U) On April 29, we delivered points in ref A to Marje Luup, Estonian MFA Division Director for Development Cooperation. Luup told us the Government of Estonia (GOE) agrees with the USG suggestion to differentiate between old and new pledges at the Paris Conference. The GOE is planning to all [...] | 2008-05-14 13:18:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL EN |
08TALLINN164 | ESTONIA: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-15 13:32:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU EN |
08TALLINN179 | ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR DAS DAVID GROSS [...] (U) Welcome to Tallinn. Your visit will bring you to one of our most supportive allies in Europe. Perhaps the most dynamic of the "Baltic Tigers" since re-independence in 1991, Estonia enjoyed average annual GDP growth racing above eight percent from 2001-2007. Growth began to slow in 2007, [...] | 2008-05-22 06:43:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON BEXP PGOV OIIP TINT EN |
08TALLINN196 | FIRST MEETING OF ESTONIAN CYBER DEFENSE CENTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the May 14 signature of a Memorandum of Understanding in which they committed formally to support Estonia's Cooperative Cyber Center (CCD),the seven Sponsoring Nations met officially for the first time in Tallinn May 29-30. This CCD "Steering Committee" (SC) reviewe [...] | 2008-06-03 12:04:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL NATO EN |
08TALLINN200 | ESTONIAN GDP GROWTH SLOWS MORE THAN EXPECTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A preliminary Estonian GDP growth figure showing only 0.4 percent growth in the first quarter of 2008 has shocked analysts and the public. Senior government economic advisors cite steeper-than-expected declines in consumer spending and a sluggish real estate market as the prim [...] | 2008-06-06 11:57:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EN |
08TALLINN211 | ESTONIA COURTS CHINESE INVESTMENT IN PORTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With two new deals in the works - a commercial investment agreement between Estonian and Chinese ports, and a state-level bilateral shipping agreement - Estonia has come out ahead of potential regional competitors in attracting Chinese capital to its shipping sector. These ag [...] | 2008-06-17 13:07:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EWWT CH EN |
08TALLINN212 | ICT AMBASSADOR GROSS' VISIT TO ESTONIA [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 26-27, Ambassador David A. Gross, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, highlighted U.S. engagement on cyber security and ICT issues with senior GOE officials as well as U.S. and Estonian business leaders. Estonia?s Ministry of Defense [...] | 2008-06-17 13:29:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON BEXP PGOV OIIP TINT EN |
08TALLINN230 | RESPONSE TO RONIS, CATHERINE FOIA REQUEST NO. 200706444 [...] (SBU) THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AT EMBASSY TALLINN POSSESSES NO RECORDS CONCERNING THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST NO. 200706444 FROM REFTEL. DECKER [...] | 2008-07-07 14:02:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AINF EN |
08TALLINN231 | TALLINN DELIVERS MV LEHMANN TIMBER DIP NOTE RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Conoff delivered reftel's points verbally and in the form of a letter from Charge to acting Director General of the Estonian MFA's Consular Affairs Division, Kerli Veski. In the letter, CDA reaffirmed the USG's commitment to combating piracy and to assist the GoE's efforts to resolve the [...] | 2008-07-07 14:02:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHSA BM CY GM NATO RS SO UK UP EN |
08TALLINN241 | THE DECLINE OF ESTONIA'S ETHNIC RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although ethnic Russians make up about one-third of Estonia's population, they have failed to achieve any significant influence over Estonian politics. Support for Russian parties continues to decline, with most Russians supporting the mainstream Center Party. The small Russia [...] | 2008-07-14 13:06:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI RS EN |
08TALLINN242 | FRAUD SUMMARY - TALLINN: 2nd QUARTER 2008 [...] COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Estonia's economy grew rapidly in 2007, approximately 7.3 percent, albeit at a slower pace than expected. Growth is predicted to fall to 4.3 percent in FY 2008. Labor shortages exist in the country both as a result of declining birth rates and outsourcing of Estonia's labor- [...] | 2008-07-16 05:51:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CMGT KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS EN |
08TALLINN243 | FRAUD SUMMARY - TALLINN: 3rd QUARTER 2008 [...] COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Initial estimates indicate Estonia's economic growth has slowed significantly in FY08, causing some alarm among economic analysts and the general public. That said, labor shortages continue to exist in the country both as a result of declining birth rates and outsourcing of [...] | 2008-07-16 05:52:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CMGT KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS EN |
08TALLINN260 | DHS AND DOJ VISIT TALLINN TO NEGOTIATE PCSC AGREEMENT [...] Summary: A U.S. delegation co-led by the Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) visited Tallinn on July 21 to spearhead negotiations of a Prum-like, PCSC (Preventing and Combating Serious Crime) Agreement with the Government of Estonia (GoE). An information-s [...] | 2008-07-29 12:08:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CMGT CVIS CPAS EN |
08TALLINN264 | ESTONIA'S EVOLVING DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE [...] (U) Summary. While a relative newcomer to the field of foreign assistance, Estonia continues to expand its role as a donor nation. The GOE goal is to spend at least 0.1 percent of Gross National Income (GNI) on development assistance by 2010, still short of the EU target of 0.17 percent for n [...] | 2008-07-29 12:10:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID EN |
08TALLINN294 | ESTONIAN RESPONSE TO PROPOSED REGIONAL SOUTH [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 3. 2. (SBU) In a conversation with Poloff on August 22, Christian-Marc Liflander, Director of Policy Planning Department at the Estonian MOD, Riho Rongelep, Director of Operations (MOD),Liis Jemmer from the Policy Planning Department (MOD) and E [...] | 2008-08-22 14:36:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL NATO AF EN |
08TALLINN297 | TFGG01: ESTONIA REJECTS RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF SOUTH [...] (SBU) On August 27th post delivered reftel points on opposition to Russian recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia to Harri Tiido, Deputy Secretary General of the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We also provided copies of the points to counterparts in the Prime Minister and President's [...] | 2008-08-27 12:39:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV UNGA EN |
08TALLINN3 | ESTONIA'S LAND SWAP SCANDAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Security Police (KAPO) investigation has implicated several key Estonian politicians and business leaders in a high-profile corruption case. The "Land Swap Scandal" alleges the ex-head of Estonia's Land Board orchestrated the exchange of environmentally-protected state land f [...] | 2008-01-03 09:24:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KCOR PREL EN |
08TALLINN310 | Estonia: Red light on HIV prevention in [...] Summary: Estonia's Ministry of Education has resisted pressure to continue funding HIV education courses previously implemented under Estonia's Global Fund program. As a result, few schools have provided any HIV-related courses in 2008. Slowing economic growth and a tight budget could result [...] | 2008-09-11 06:41:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID KHIV TBIO EN |
08TALLINN348 | FRAUD SUMMARY - TALLINN: MAR - AUG 2008 [...] COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Economic growth in Estonia, previously running at over 10% per year, has ground to a halt in recent months, causing concern among economic analysts and the general public, and forcing cuts in the state budget. The previously booming real estate sector has been particularly [...] | 2008-10-03 08:47:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CMGT KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS EN |
08TALLINN363 | ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DHS SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Summary. Mr. Secretary - welcome to Estonia! Your October 29 visit to Tallinn is a significant milestone in our bilateral relationship with Estonia, and will be seen here as the fulfillment of the President's promise of Visa Waiver Program (VWP) membership made during his 2006 visit to [...] | 2008-10-23 09:37:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL CVIS AMGT ASEC AFIN EN |
08TALLINN366 | ESTONIA NOT LIKELY TO BE THE NEXT ICELAND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-23 12:11:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EFIN ECON EINV EN |
08TALLINN372 | ESTONIA: NOMINATION FOR 2009 SECRETARY'S [...] (U) SUMMARY. Embassy Tallinn is pleased to nominate Sergeant-Major Jaune Engel for the 2009 Secretary's International Women of Courage (IWOC) Award. As a member of the Estonian Defense Forces ('ESTCOY-4') unit deployed in southern Afghanistan, Jaune Engel has shown remarkable courage by volu [...] | 2008-10-27 14:14:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM EN |
08TALLINN388 | ESTONIA: RUSSIAN SCHOOLS INCREASE COURSES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The government's plan to achieve more Estonian-language instruction in Russian-language high schools has proceeded smoothly in Estonia. In September, Russian-language high schools began teaching the second of five (mandated) courses in Estonian. There are indications that a major [...] | 2008-11-05 14:34:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV EN |
08TALLINN392 | BANK OF ESTONIA: GDP SLUMP IN '09, RECOVERY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Bank of Estonia's (BOE) most recent economic forecast calls for 15 more months of negative GDP, with economic recovery coming in 2010. The Bank identified three reforms it hopes the Government of Estonia (GOE) will prioritize during the downturn: Euro accession, fiscal sust [...] | 2008-11-06 15:22:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EFIN ECON EINV EN |
08TALLINN395 | ESTONIAN VISA WAIVER AND ESTA OUTREACH [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Tallinn has embarked on a long-term commitment to educate Estonian travelers on the intricacies of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). The Embassy has organized a variety of outreach activities, including numerous press interviews, presentations to travel professionals and a [...] | 2008-11-10 15:31:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS CMGT PREL KPAO KHLS EN |
08TALLINN405 | SNAPSHOT: GROWING UP RUSSIAN IN ESTONIA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-28 11:48:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV RU EN |
08TALLINN406 | SNAPSHOT: GROWING UP RUSSIAN IN ESTONIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Eight years into the Government of Estonia's (GOE) integration policy, integration of the Russian-speaking community remains a challenge for the state, and for Estonian society at large. However, unlike their parents, ethnic Russian youth have lived their whole lives in an ind [...] | 2008-11-28 11:48:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV RU EN |
08TALLINN431 | ESTONIA: RESPONSE TO CIVIL-NUCLEAR WORKING [...] (SBU) Embassy Tallinn's responses below are keyed to questions in reftel. Questions are repeated below for ease of reading. POC for follow-up questions is Economic Officer Rob Hollister, Jr. at hollisterrm@state.gov, tel. +372 668 8107. -- Describe any plans for the development of nuclear [...] | 2008-12-17 14:51:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO KGHG PREL PGOV EN |
08TALLINN52 | ESTONIAN REPRESENTATION FOR UN.GIFT VIENNA FORUM [...] (SBU) On February 1, Polecoff delivered reftel points to Veikko Kala of the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' International Organizations and Regional Cooperation Division. Kala responded that the Government of Estonia (GOE) will participate in the 2008 United Nations Global Initiative to [...] | 2008-02-06 13:40:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN PREF SMIG EN |
08TALLINN54 | USG SUPPORT FOR ESTONIAN CYBER CENTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The experience of unprecedented and wide- spread cyber attacks in April/May 2007 prompted Estonia to accelerate its leadership efforts in promoting international cooperation on cyber security. The Government of Estonia (GOE) is working with NATO to make its national Cooperative [...] | 2008-02-07 11:45:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL NATO EN |
08TALLINN60 | FRAUD SUMMARY - TALLINN: 1ST QUARTER 2008 [...] COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Estonia's economy grew rapidly in 2007, approximately 7.3 percent, albeit at a slower pace than expected. Growth is predicted to fall to 4.3 percent in FY 2008. Acute labor shortages exist in the country both as a result of declining birth rates and outward migration of Esto [...] | 2008-02-13 08:18:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CMGT KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS EN |
08TALLINN64 | ESTONIA: CLOSE TO AGREEMENT ON VWP MOU [...] (SBU) Estonian negotiators from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Interior, and Justice reached near agreement with DHS and Department negotiators on the language of a Visa Waiver Program memorandum of understanding. Final agreement awaits completion of text revisions and then approval from t [...] | 2008-02-14 09:31:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS KFRD PREL EN |
08TALLINN67 | Tallinn's Input for EISA 2007 Reporting [...] (U) Embassy Tallinn's response to the reporting requirement of the 2007 Energy Independence Security Act (EISA) is keyed to reftel questions below. 2. (SBU) -- A. Which section or sections of the Embassy handle energy matters? What is the total number of staff in this section or sections? [...] | 2008-02-19 06:53:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV APER ABUD EN |
08TALLINN71 | OECD SEC-GEN GURRIA COMES TO ESTONIA [...] (SBU) Summary: During his first official visit to Estonia February 11-12, OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria urged the Government of Estonia (GOE) to address labor market inflexibility, but said the country will likely accede to the OECD by 2010. The GOE hopes that membership will bring acc [...] | 2008-02-21 13:11:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD BEXP ELAB OECD EN |
08TALLINN72 | ESTONIA: RUSSIA WILL NOT RECOGNIZE AN INDEPENDENT [...] (SBU) On February 14, Poloff met with Simmu Tiik, Director General of the 3rd Political Department (Russia) and Toomas Tirs, Georgia Desk Officer, at the Estonian MFA to discuss reftel points. Tiik said, based on recent statements by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavarov, he does not think [...] | 2008-02-22 12:50:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV RS GG EN |
08TALLINN76 | WELCOMING ESTONIA INTO THE GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO [...] (U) Action Request - please see paragraph (6). 2. (SBU) On February 21, the Ambassador and Russian Ambassador to Estonia Nikolai Uspensky met with Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet and the Estonian MFA's Director of Political Department Aivo Orav to officially welcome Estonia as a memb [...] | 2008-02-26 13:48:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KNNP RU EN |
08TALLINN91 | ESTONIA - EIGHTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING REPORT [...] (U) The following is Embassy Tallinn's Anti- Trafficking Report for Estonia. Responses are keyed to the checklist (Ref A). Post's points of contact on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) are Political Officer Alamanda Gribbin (Email: GribbinAL@state.gov; tel: +372-668-8291) and Political Assistant [...] | 2008-03-04 14:20:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EN |
08TALLINN96 | CORRECTED COPY - ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DHS [...] (SBU) Summary: Welcome to Tallinn. Your visit and the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) will be significant new milestones in our bilateral relationship with Estonia. Accession to VWP has been a long-standing priority for the Government of Estonia (G [...] | 2008-03-06 15:08:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL CVIS AMGT ASEC AFIN EN |
08TASHKENT1012 | UZBEKISTAN: THE MANGO ROAD TO NORTH-SOUTH [...] (SBU) Dr. Khalid M. Chaudhry, a Pakastani national who is General Director of Classic International, has been a regular visitor to the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent for many years. One of the founders of the American Chamber of Commerce branch in Tashkent in the 1990s, Dr. Chaudhry is best known at [...] | 2008-08-29 09:18:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD KCOR SOCI UZ |
08TASHKENT1050 | UZBEKISTAN: U.S. CONDUCTS PATHOGEN SECURITY [...] (U) Summary: A team of scientific and legal experts from the Department of State and the Department of Health and Human Services conducted a Legal and Pathogen Security Workshop September 8-9 in Tashkent. Representatives from the Parliament, Cabinet of Ministers, Ministries of Health, Justice [...] | 2008-09-11 11:44:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL TBIO UZ |
08TASHKENT1070 | REFORMING USG HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-18 07:08:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ASIG APER EAID KCRM KPAO KIRF MARR MASS |
08TASHKENT1074 | CABLE RECALL: REFORMING USG HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-18 10:56:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ASIG APER EAID KCRM KPAO KIRF MARR MASS |
08TASHKENT1139 | UZBEKISTAN: UNGA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On September 29, Poloff delivered reftel demarche in support of the U.S. draft resolution, "Compliance with nonproliferation, arms control, and disarmament agreements" to Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Farhod Fayzullaev from MFA's Americas Desk indicated that the issue [...] | 2008-10-07 11:50:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM CDG PREL UNGA UZ |
08TASHKENT1148 | BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON SHUKHRAT HAMIDOVICH ABDUJABBOROV [...] (SBU) On September 26,2008, President Karimov appointed Lieutenant-Colonel Shukhrat Hamidovich Abdujabborov as First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Karakalpakstan - Chief of the Department for Criminal Investigation and Counter-terrorism. Abdujabborov, an ethnic Uzbek, [...] | 2008-10-08 02:26:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR UZ |
08TASHKENT1151 | UZBEKISTAN: BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON ATAJAN [...] (SBU) On September 26, 2008, President Karimov appointed Colonel Atajan Mamatkhanovich Sharapov as Commander of the Special Detachment for Detection, Deactivation and Elimination of Explosive Substances and Devices of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) of Uzbekistan, as well as Chief of St [...] | 2008-10-08 08:32:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR UZ |
08TASHKENT1192 | UNODC REPORTS GREATER COOPERATION FROM CENTRAL [...] (U) Summary: On September 19 poloff attended a donor coordination roundtable hosted by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office in Central Asia. UNODC Senior Law Enforcement Advisor, Mark Colhoun, reported increased cooperation with law enforcement agencies in the f [...] | 2008-10-17 05:25:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KCRM TX IR TI UZ ASEC |
08TASHKENT1204 | UZBEKISTAN: COTTON STILL KING AT 4th [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Fourth International Uzbek Cotton Fair and Fourth International Cotton and Textile Conference took place in Tashkent on October 14-15, 2008. The conference and exhibition highlighted Uzbekistan's continued strong position as a leading producer and exporter of cotton. It a [...] | 2008-10-21 06:16:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI PINR UZ |
08TASHKENT1231 | UZBEKISTAN: RESPONSE TO GLOBAL INITIATIVE QUERIES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-27 09:16:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC UZ |
08TASHKENT1234 | UZBEKISTAN: NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF [...] (SBU) Post is honored to nominate human rights defender Mutabar Tadjibayeva from Uzbekistan for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage (ref A). A fearless and unfailing critic of human rights abuses in Uzbekistan, Tadjibayeva was imprisoned for speaking out against the gove [...] | 2008-10-27 09:55:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KPAO KWMN PGOV PREL SOCI UZ |
08TASHKENT1255 | UZBEKISTAN: A PRIVATE CONSULTANT'S VIEWS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The head of a private Uzbek consulting firm gave us his views on the current state of agriculture and water resource management in Uzbekistan. Confirming what we have heard from other sources, he told us that Uzbek farmers have little choice in choosing what to grow, with the [...] | 2008-10-30 07:20:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SENV SOCI EAID PINR UZ |
08TASHKENT1258 | UZBEKISTAN: POLICE OFFICERS ON TRIAL FOR DEATH IN [...] (U) In two recent articles from October 20 and October 27, the independent Uznews.net website reported that a trial has begun at the Tashkent regional criminal court for four police officers charged with beating and killing Muzaffar Tuychiyev, a 30-year resident of the town of Angren in Tashk [...] | 2008-10-31 04:11:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI UZ |
08TASHKENT1266 | UZBEKISTAN: "THE MAHALLA," PILLAR OF UZBEK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Mahallas are a uniquely Uzbek social unit that serves as an intermediary between government and citizen. In a recent meeting the chairman of the Charitable Fund "Mahalla" described the role of the mahallas in Uzbek society and the work of his non-governmental fund. Both a ch [...] | 2008-11-03 09:42:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI PHUM UZ |
08TASHKENT1271 | UZBEKISTAN IDENTIFIES POINTS OF CONTACT FOR GLOBAL [...] (SBU) On October 31, Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed Post via diplomatic note that the following individuals are the Government of Uzbekistan's points of contact for activities related to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism: H. Halilov, Branch Chief at "Sanoatko [...] | 2008-11-04 09:14:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER UZ |
08TASHKENT1279 | UZBEKISTAN: LEAHY VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] (SBU) Post has conducted a review of its files and has found no evidence of human rights violations committed by Shavkat Holmatov, Djonrid Kudratkhodjaev, or Marat Sooltonov, who have been nominated to participate in the NATO-Russia General Training Course to be held at the Domodedovo Center o [...] | 2008-11-06 03:13:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL MARR UZ |
08TASHKENT1299 | UZBEKISTAN: TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AGENCY WILL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Technology Transfer Agency (TTA) of Uzbekistan will be the implementing partner for the U.S. Department of Energy's (USDOE) and Carnegie Institute's "School-in-a-Box" renewable energy pilot project in Tashkent, with the first workshop scheduled to take place November 10-15. [...] | 2008-11-12 11:05:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SENV UZ |
08TASHKENT1304 | UZBEKISTAN: AUTHORITIES TO OPEN REHABILITATION [...] (U) On November 11, the state-controlled UzReport.com website reported that - in line with a resolution of President Karimov's from November 5 - the Ministry of Labor will open a national rehabilitation center in Tashkent to assist and protect human trafficking victims. According to the webs [...] | 2008-11-13 11:35:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB KTIP KWMN KCRM PGOV PREL SOCI UZ |
08TASHKENT1307 | UZBEKISTAN: THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS) sets overall policy and coordinates the financing of regional programs in the Aral Sea Basin. Tashkent IFAS office head Usman Buranov insists the question of regional water management now is exclusively political and is in [...] | 2008-11-14 00:36:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SENV EAID SOCI UZ |
08TASHKENT1323 | UZBEKISTAN: A STEP AWAY FROM COTTON? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On October 20 the President of Uzbekistan signed a decree reducing cotton planting areas in favor of food crops. The decree is a response to the challenges created by this year's water shortage and the growth of food prices on world markets. Beginning in 2009 raw cotton prod [...] | 2008-11-18 10:56:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SENV SOCI EAID PINR UZ |
08TASHKENT133 | UZBEKISTAN, 2007 INL END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] (U) Per instructions in reftel, Embassy Tashkent presents the required annual End Use Monitoring Report to the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) for calendar year 2007. ---------- PROCEDURES ---------- 2. (U) Embassy Tashkent requires the Government of [...] | 2008-02-01 02:04:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL ASEC AFIN EAID UZ |
08TASHKENT1356 | UZBEKISTAN: AMBASSADOR VISITS LAND OF THE "HUNGRY STEPPE" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY.Ambassador Norlandmade a day trip to the Syrdaryo Region on November 14. The next province west of Tashkent, Syrdaryo is one of Uzbekistan's poorerregions. Known as the "Hungry Steppe" because of the absence of natural watersources, this predominantly agriculturalprovince is strug [...] | 2008-11-25 05:17:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI EAGR EAID UZ |
08TASHKENT1403 | UZBEKISTAN: GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR AGRICULTURE AND FOOD (GPAF) POINTS [...] (U) Post prepared a diplomatic note containing the talking points about the reftel proposal for a Global Partnership for Agriculture and Food (GPAF). Post delivered this to the MFA's Americas Desk on November 26 with the request that it be transmitted to all interested offices in the GOU. Post [...] | 2008-12-02 10:34:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV UZ |
08TASHKENT1502 | UZBEKISTAN: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] The Government of Uzbekistan did not provide safe haven for terrorists or terrorist organizations and continued to work aggressively to combat terrorist groups and other suspected Islamic radicals. Nevertheless, widespread poverty and the government's repressive security policies created condit [...] | 2008-12-23 09:49:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS UZ |
08TASHKENT1536 | UZBEKISTAN: IMF ROSY ON UZBEK ECONOMY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 18 Sena Eken from the IMF told the Tashkent diplomatic community that the Uzbek economy had performed strongly with 9.4 percent GDP growth in the first nine months of 2008. Although Uzbekistan is not immune from the world financial crisis, the IMF predicts that its [...] | 2008-12-30 09:38:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID EINV ETRD KCRM SOCI UZ |
08TASHKENT157 | STATE-CONTROLLED PAPER RUNS FULL-PAGE HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 1 a full-page article highlighting trafficking-in-persons appeared in the Pravda Vostoka, one of three major newspapers in Uzbekistan. The prominent placement and lengthy detail of the article in a widely circulated, state-controlled publication is noteworthy and a [...] | 2008-02-06 05:17:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KCRM KWMN AE UZ |
08TASHKENT173 | CONTROLS ON TRANSFERS AND WITHDRAWALS OF CASH [...] (SBU) Summary: A December 2007 Central Bank order has resulted in delays for those trying to access foreign currency transfers. Simultaneously, local currency withdrawals have become more difficult as the Central Bank has further limited cash supplies. The two developments appear to be unrelate [...] | 2008-02-07 13:18:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN BEXP ECON EAID EIND EINV ETRD PHUM |
08TASHKENT196 | APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FOR ANTI-TRAFFICKING GRANT [...] (SBU) Summary: Post received three submissions for the trafficking-in-persons grant application program announced in reftel A. Application packages were submitted by the February 12 deadline to Embassy Tashkent from (listed in order of receipt) the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (U [...] | 2008-02-13 08:31:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID KWMN KCRM UZ |
08TASHKENT229 | BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON ALLABERGEN ALLABERGENOV, NEWLY [...] (SBU) On February 15, 2008, President Karimov appointed Allabergen Allabergenov as Hokim (Governor) of Khorezm Province. Allabergenov, an ethnic Uzbek, was born in 1960, in Goibu Village, Urgench District, Khorezm Province. We do not know where he attended university - only that he did. After [...] | 2008-02-21 08:39:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR UZ |
08TASHKENT230 | BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON NIGMATILLA TULKINOVICH YULDOSHEV [...] (SBU) On February 4, 2008, President Karimov appointed Nigmatilla Tulkinovich Yuldoshev as Deputy Procurator General of Uzbekistan. Yuldoshev, an ethnic Uzbek, was born in 1962, in Tashkent. In 1985, after graduation from the Law Department of the Tashkent State University, he began his career [...] | 2008-02-21 08:40:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR UZ |
08TASHKENT232 | BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON ZOKHID ABDUKAYUMOVICH DUSANOV [...] (SBU) On February 4, 2008, President Karimov appointed Zokhid Abdukayumovich Dusanov as Chief of the Department for Fighting Tax and Currency Crimes and Criminal Income, under the Office of the Procurator-General of the Republic of Uzbekistan. 2. (SBU) Dusanov, an ethnic Uzbek, was born in 1 [...] | 2008-02-21 09:43:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR UZ |
08TASHKENT233 | KOSOVO DEMARCHE DELIVERED, BUT UZBEKS ARE [...] (SBU) Per instructions in reftel A, on February 20 we delivered demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Chief Ismat Fayzullaev. He listened to the points and undertook to forward the information to the appropriate officials, as did his superior Takhir Mamajanov last week during a sim [...] | 2008-02-21 10:19:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU KV UZ |
08TASHKENT234 | UNICEF LAYS OUT IDEAS FOR UZBEKISTAN TO ADDRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: The new head of UNICEF in Uzbekistan told the Ambassador that the Uzbek Government is concerned about international accusations regarding child labor in the cotton industry and has asked UNICEF and the International Labor Organization (ILO) for advice in addressing the problem. [...] | 2008-02-21 10:28:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV ECON ELAB SOCI UZ |
08TASHKENT235 | UZBEKISTAN: RELEASE OF HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS REPORTED [...] (SBU) Summary: Independent and opposition websites report the release of two human rights activists, Bobomurod Mavlanov and Sanjar Umarov. The reports have not yet been independently verified. End summary. Bobomurod Mavlanov ------------------ 2. (SBU) Post reported reftel that human r [...] | 2008-02-21 11:34:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV UZ |
08TASHKENT236 | UZBEKISTAN: RELEASE OF HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS REPORTED [...] (SBU) Summary: Independent and opposition websites report the release of two human rights activists, Bobomurod Mavlanov and Sanjar Umarov. The reports have not yet been independently verified. End summary. Bobomurod Mavlanov ------------------ 2. (SBU) Post reported reftel that human r [...] | 2008-02-21 11:34:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV UZ |
08TASHKENT239 | SPECIAL 301 REVIEW RECOMMENDATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Uzbekistan has taken modest enforcement measures on intellectual property rights, including targeting the largest purveyor of pirated music in the country (ref B). This builds on the July 2006 adoption of a "Law on Copyright and Related Rights," which the USG determined adhered [...] | 2008-02-22 01:56:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR UZ |
08TASHKENT270 | UZBEKISTAN: SUBMISSION FOR EIGHTH ANNUAL [...] (SBU) Post,s submission for the eighth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report begins in paragraph 4. Per reftel, this information covers the period from April 2007 to March 2008. The information provided in the report has been gathered from numerous sources, including the Government of U [...] | 2008-02-29 13:05:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB UZ |
08TASHKENT295 | UZBEKISTAN GSP DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Over the past five weeks, post has demarched Uzbek officials from relevant ministries on the concerns raised ref C. We have informed Uzbek officials in the Ministries of Foreign Economic Relations and Foreign Affairs, as well as in the Republican Copyright Agency, of the impending June [...] | 2008-03-07 09:20:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL SOCI UZ |
08TASHKENT303 | CONFERENCE ON HUMAN RIGHTS LETS WESTERN EXPERTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The USAID-funded Open Dialogue Project, under the auspices of the Institute for New Democracies (IND) and the University of Eastern Kentucky, in conjunction with the state-supported Foundation for Regional Policy, sponsored an international conference in Tashkent on March 5-6 fo [...] | 2008-03-11 14:21:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ASEC KCRM EAID PHUM UZ |
08TASHKENT324 | ICRC RESUMES PRISON VISITS IN UZBEKISTAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (U) On March 13 the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) publicly announced that it had resumed visits to detainees in Uzbek prisons as part of a six-month trial period of renewed engagement. In the statement (e-mailed to [...] | 2008-03-14 11:33:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL ICRC UZ |
08TASHKENT332 | TUBERCULOSIS: UZBEKISTAN IS MAKING EFFORTS TO [...] (U) Summary: Per request in reftel, the Government of Uzbekistan is making efforts to fulfill its commitments under the 2007 Berlin Declaration on Tuberculosis. The tuberculosis threat in Central Asia is growing, and Uzbekistan is among the top ten countries in the world for the prevalence o [...] | 2008-03-17 06:50:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TBIO EAID UZ |
08TASHKENT374 | UZBEKISTAN: PROCEDURES FOR TRANSIT VIA [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Post requests assistance in notifying Allied Joint Forces Command (JFC) Headquarters to disseminate required procedures for personnel transiting Uzbekistan territory via the Uzbek-German Air Base in Termez. Post also requests [...] | 2008-03-28 10:12:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL NATO MARR GM AF UZ |
08TASHKENT384 | GOVERNMENT OF UZBEKISTAN PROTESTS U.S. CIVILIAN [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see Paragraph 3. 2. (U) The Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) informed Post via diplomatic note on March 27 that according to its aviation authorities, the aircrew of B-772 (sic) Continental Airlines Flight SOA-49 violated Uzbekistan's airpsace on March [...] | 2008-03-31 13:18:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PREL PBTS UZ |
08TASHKENT385 | US-UZBEKISTAN WORKING GROUP REVIEWS AGRICULTURE [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S.-Uzbekistan Joint Working Group (JWG) met on March 19 to review implementation of projects funded by U.S. Food for Progress programs. Ministry of Finance Deputy Minister Tursunov repeatedly apologized for delays in the financing of ten projects and assured the U.S. side [...] | 2008-04-01 04:09:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ECIN SOCI PGOV PREL UZ |
08TASHKENT416 | BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON ALISHER OZATOVICH [...] (SBU) On March 28, 2008, President Karimov appointed Alisher Ozatovich Sharafutdinov, who previously served as Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, as Deputy Procurator-General of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Sharafutdinov, an ethnic Uzbek, was born in 1958 in Tashkent. In 1980, after graduatio [...] | 2008-04-10 06:53:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR UZ |
08TASHKENT462 | PRESIDENT KARIMOV SIGNS ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING LAW [...] (U) On April 17 President Karimov signed Uzbekistan's first comprehensive anti-trafficking in persons legislation into law. This marked the final step in a surprisingly rapid legislative process. The bill was introduced in January, passed by the lower chamber on March 13, and by the Senate on [...] | 2008-04-18 12:23:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN KCRM UZ |
08TASHKENT470 | EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM - 2008 (TASHKENT) [...] (U) Per reftel, Post requests the temporary posting of an Embassy Science Fellow to Embassy Tashkent for approximately six weeks in September-October 2008. No medical or security clearance is required. If approved for participation in the program, Post commits to provide housing, office suppo [...] | 2008-04-21 12:05:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL AMGT UZ |
08TASHKENT475 | UZBEKS SIGN ON TO TURKMENISTAN-CHINA GAS PIPELINE [...] (SBU) Summary: Uzbekistan's state oil and gas monopoly Uzbekneftigaz, has announced that Uzbekistan agreed on April 11 to a Chinese proposal for construction of the Turkmenistan-China natural gas pipeline (also known as the Trans-Asia pipeline),which will transit Uzbekistan. The Uzbeks will s [...] | 2008-04-22 07:45:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON ETRD PREL UZ |
08TASHKENT485 | CARICC READY TO MOVE FORWARD AS PILOT PHASE NEARS [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 23 the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office for Central Asia hosted a briefing by Barsultan Sarsekov, Director of the Central Asian Regional Information Coordination Center for Combating Ilicit Trafficking of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Sub [...] | 2008-04-24 12:25:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM ASEC PREL UZ |
08TASHKENT486 | UZBEKISTAN/EBRD: NO SUBSTANTIVE REACTION ON [...] (SBU) P/E Chief delivered reftel demarche April 22 to Ismat Faizullaev, head of MFA's U.S. Affairs Section. Faizullaev had no immediate reaction but promised to share it with other offices at MFA, including the head of the UN and International Oganizations Office. 2. (SBU) The EBRD's altern [...] | 2008-04-24 12:56:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EBRD ECON EAID PREL TU UZ |
08TASHKENT506 | UZBEKISTAN: SPECIAL 301 INFORMATION DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On April 25 poloff met with MFA's Chief of U.S. Affairs Ismat Fayzullaev and delivered the information per reftel that Uzbekistan will be included on the Watch List of the 2008 Special 301 Report. This designation is the same as in last year's report, but Fayzullaev seemed pleased by the [...] | 2008-04-29 10:16:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KIPR UZ |
08TASHKENT514 | IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/AG COMMODITY PRICES [...] (SBU) Food and agricultural commodity prices have risen steeply in Uzbekistan over the past year and a half or more. More recent spikes in world prices have been felt acutely in Uzbekistan, as in other Central Asian countries. Embassy Tashkent maintains its own detailed price survey data for [...] | 2008-05-02 04:05:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON ETRD PGOV PREL UZ EAGR |
08TASHKENT530 | PRESIDENT KARIMOV APPOINTS NEW MINISTER OF PUBLIC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-06 11:50:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR UZ |
08TASHKENT554 | UZBEKISTAN/UNSCR 1803 60-DAY REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-15 04:07:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN AORC ETRD KNNP TRGY UNSC UZ |
08TASHKENT564 | GOVERNMENT OF UZBEKISTAN PROTESTS ANOTHER U.S. [...] (U) On May 13, the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) informed Post via diplomatic note that according to its aviation authorities, the aircrew of G-550 Pentastar Aviation Airlines Flight N940DC violated Uzbekistan's overflight procedures on April 22. The flight was en-route to Helsinki from Mumba [...] | 2008-05-19 11:47:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PREL PBTS UZ |
08TASHKENT577 | TASHKENTERS QUIETLY SEETHING OVER FATE OF ORPHANS [...] (SBU) Summary: A statue commemmorating the adoption of orphans from the Western front during World War II was removed from a prominent Tashkent square in the dead of night on April 12. The move rankled ethnic Russians, who viewed the move as an assault on the city's history. Even ethnic Uzb [...] | 2008-05-21 08:34:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI PINR RS UZ |
08TASHKENT580 | INTERNATIONAL ANTI-TIP WORKSHOP IN TASHKENT SETS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) co-sponsored a major international anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) workshop on May 14-15 in Tashkent. Visiting American participants included a Congression [...] | 2008-05-21 09:42:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KWMN SOCI UZ |
08TASHKENT581 | BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON NSC FIRST DEPUTY [...] (SBU) Post has obtained the following biographic information on Mir-Akbar Hoji-Akbarovich Rakhmankulov, First Deputy Secretary of the National Security Council and Director of the Institute of Strategic and Regional Studies under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan. 2. (SBU) Mir-Akb [...] | 2008-05-21 10:50:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR UZ |
08TASHKENT594 | UZBEKISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR A/S BOUCHER'S MAY-JUNE [...] (SBU) Summary: Your trip to Tashkent offers a chance to cement recent improvements in U.S.-Uzbek cooperation, particularly on counter-narcotics and border security, and to offer the Uzbeks candid advice on the necessity of translating recent positive messages on human rights into actual improv [...] | 2008-05-23 14:10:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ASEC KCRM MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS SNAR UZ |
08TASHKENT602 | UZBEKISTAN: NAMES, TITLES, CONTACT NUMBERS FOR [...] (SBU) Country: Uzbekistan Date: 05/30/2007 Head of State Last/Family Name: Karimov First/Middle Names: Islam Abduganievich Conventional Usage: Islam Karimov Formal Title: President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Office Telephone Numbers: ( 998-71) 239-6996, ( 9 [...] | 2008-05-29 12:46:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL UZ |
08TASHKENT607 | UZBEKISTAN: NADZHIMOV TO HEAD TIFA DELEGATION TO [...] (SBU) On May 30 MFA Americas' Desk Chief Ismat Fayzulaev told us that although the decision was not final, the MFA now expects the Uzbek delegation to the June 16-18 TIFA meetings in Dushanbe will be headed by Nasriddin Nadzhimov, First Deputy Minister in the Ministry for Foreign Economic Rela [...] | 2008-05-30 12:45:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EFIN ECON PREL UZ |
08TASHKENT608 | UZBEKISTAN: GRANT SUBMISSIONS FOR FY 2008 TAFT [...] (SBU) Summary: Post solicited and received two submissions for the FY 2008 Taft Fund for Refugees (formerly the Ambassadors' Fund for Refugees) announced in reftels, one from the International Professional Education Development Assistance Center (PROFED) proposing to assist Afghan and Tajik re [...] | 2008-05-30 12:57:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI UZ |
08TASHKENT611 | UZBEKISTAN: NO RESPONSE YET TO FIBER-OPTIC QUESTIONNAIRE [...] (U) We delivered the reftel fiber-optic infrastructure questionnaire and cover letter to the MFAQs Americas Desk Chief Ismat Fayzullaev on May 5. Fayzullaev promised to relay these to the Uzbek Communication and Information Agency. On May 28 one of Fayzullaev's assistants checked on the s [...] | 2008-06-01 10:54:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECIN ECON EFIN EINT ETRD PGOV UZ |
08TASHKENT622 | UZBEKISTAN AGREES TO EXTEND CTR AGREEMENT, FREEZES [...] (SBU) On June 4, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan delivered a diplomatic note to Post with its response on extension of the CTR Umbrella Agreement for an additional seven years. The text implies that CTR activities in country should resume once the Government of U [...] | 2008-06-05 10:48:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIA KNNP PARM UZ |
08TASHKENT629 | ANTI-TIP MOMENTUM CONTINUES WITH WORKSHOP IN [...] (U) Summary: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office for Central Asia sponsored an anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) workshop on May 30-31 in Tashkent, following up on a UNODC anti-TIP workshop co- sponsored with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Eur [...] | 2008-06-05 12:30:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI UZ |
08TASHKENT638 | UZBEKISTAN CLARIFIES POSITION ON CTR UMBRELLA [...] (SBU) On June 5, Embassy Defense Threat Reduction Office LES spoke with Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Legal Chief Rashidov. Rashidov hedged a little on the initial intent of the Umbrella Agreement extension diplomatic note, stating that CTR activities are not being halted, and shoul [...] | 2008-06-09 09:31:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIA KNNP PARM UZ |
08TASHKENT662 | UZBEKISTAN: DEMARCHE ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-12 12:10:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KNNP KGIT UZ |
08TASHKENT671 | UZBEKISTAN: EMBASSY INPUT FOR OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel request on the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) in Warsaw (scheduled for September 29 - October 10),we are providing the following input for the pre-HDIM demarche to the Uzbek government. We wou [...] | 2008-06-13 10:14:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KDEM KIRF OSCE PGOV PREL UZ |
08TASHKENT682 | UZBEKISTAN INTERESTED IN JOINING GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) On June 16, Ambassador Norland and the Russian Deputy Chief of Mission met with officials from Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs--including Durbek Amanov, Head of the Department for the UN and International Organizatations and Ismat Fayzullaev, Chief of the Americas Desk--to follow [...] | 2008-06-17 08:14:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KNNP KGIT UZ |
08TASHKENT743 | UZBEKISTAN BURNS 1,435 KG OF NARCOTICS IN CEREMONY [...] (SBU) During a June 26 ceremony at a facility in Tashkent, Uzbekistan's National Security Service (NSS) burned 1,435 kg of narcotics while representatives from the United States, Chinese, Russian, Japanese, Czech, Turkish, and French Embassies, the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, and [...] | 2008-06-27 09:29:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM UZ |
08TASHKENT778 | UZBEKISTAN: UAE TO BUILD CULTURAL-RELIGIOUS CENTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff met with an Economic Specialist of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Consulate General in Tashkent on July 2 to discuss the recent conclusion of several investment-related agreeements between the UAE and Uzbekistan. To date, the Government of Uzbekistan has approved 21 UAE i [...] | 2008-07-07 04:28:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV ETRD KISL KTIA UZ |
08TASHKENT780 | UZBEKISTAN TERRORISM FINANCE: REVIVAL OF ISLAMIC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-07 08:21:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC KU UZ |
08TASHKENT782 | UZBEKISTAN SIGNS UP TO GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-07 11:13:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGIT KNNP PTER UZ |
08TASHKENT786 | UZBEKISTAN: INSTITUTE FOR NEW DEMOCRACIES FINALLY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Justice chose the symbolic date of July 4 to announce the formal registration of the USAID-supported Institute for New Democracies (IND) in Uzbekistan. Although IND has successfully functioned in a difficult environment for the past two years without registrati [...] | 2008-07-08 11:02:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM EAID PINR UZ |
08TASHKENT835 | UZBEKISTAN: SIX MONTH SCORECARD ON HABEAS CORPUS [...] (SBU) Summary: The USAID-funded Institute for New Democracies (IND) co-sponsored a workshop in Tashkent on July 9-10 to examine efforts to implement a law with habeas corpus elements that took effect in January 2008. There was high-level participation by the Government of Uzbekistan, includi [...] | 2008-07-16 11:48:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KCRM PHUM EAID UZ |
08TASHKENT867 | UZBEKISTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PREVENTING [...] (SBU) On July 24 poloff delivered the demarche per reftel to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Desk Chief Ismat Fayzullaev, who promised to pass the information to the appropriate officials. BUTCHER [...] | 2008-07-25 12:29:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC PARM TRGY ENRG EMIN ETTC KNNP UZ |
08TASHKENT889 | UZBEKISTAN AFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO THE GLOBAL [...] (SBU) On July 30, Charge d'Affaires Butcher, Poloff, Russian Charge d'Affaires Vazykh Serazev, and Russian Second Secretary Kirill Belikov jointly demarched officials from Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) per reftel, welcoming Uzbekistan to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear [...] | 2008-08-01 05:29:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP UZ |
08TASHKENT911 | UZBEKISTAN: PARTICIPATION IN UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) On August 5, Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Desk Chief Ismat Fayzullaev told Poloff that Uzbekistan will take part in the 63rd United Nations General Assembly General Debate, but not all participants have been identified. Fayzullaev indicated that mid-level personnel fro [...] | 2008-08-06 05:26:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA |
08TASHKENT948 | UNODC REPORTS FIRST PRECURSOR SEIZURE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff met on August 8 with Mark Colhoun, Senior Regional Law Enforcement Advisor at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office in Central Asia, which is based in Tashkent. Colhoun said the recently conducted Operation Tarcet netted 1.6 tons of acetic [...] | 2008-08-14 12:21:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KCRM KG AF IR UZ |
08TASHKENT951 | UZBEKISTAN: COST OF LIVING SOARS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Official GOU figures continue to show robust macroeconomic growth, but the benefits of this growth are slow to be seen in the economic lives of Uzbek citizens. Although gross national income per capita is growing, the official consumer price index of 6.5 percent stands in sha [...] | 2008-08-18 07:47:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID EINV KCRM SOCI UZ |
08TASHKENT958 | UPDATE ON USG MILITARY ASSISTANCE FOR UZBEKISTAN [...] (SBU) Per reftels the Government of Uzbekistan accepted the USG offer to provide assistance in the aftermath of powerful explosions at the munitions depot in Kagan, Bukhara Province. As of August 19 the Defense Attache Office (DATT) confirmed that 187 detection devices and 6 underwater detect [...] | 2008-08-19 11:25:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR EAID UZ |
08TASHKENT971 | UZBEKISTAN: USG MILITARY ASSISTANCE FOR MUNITIONS [...] (SBU) At 1700 local time on August 21, Air Attache confirmed that the plane carrying USG-provided equipment and the five-person team of U.S. Army experts to assist Government of Uzbekistan clean-up efforts in Kagan, Bukhara Province, had arrived in Bukhara from Bagram. The equipment includes [...] | 2008-08-21 12:58:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR EAID UZ |
08TASHKENT976 | UZBEKISTAN: AT HOME ON THE FAZENDA? [...] (U) Uzbek media has widely reported the visit by Brazil's Ambassador to Russia Carlos Antonio da Rocha Paranhos. Appointed on February 13 as Brazil's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Uzbekistan based in the Russian Federation, Paranhos was expected to deliver his [...] | 2008-08-25 05:44:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV BR UZ |
08TASHKENT979 | UZBEKISTAN: DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN ENTITIES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-25 09:47:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN UZ |
08TASHKENT984 | UZBEKISTAN: INTERIM DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GSP [...] (SBU) On August 22 Econoff delivered the interim Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) demarche per reftel to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Desk Chief Ismat Fayzullaev, who promised to pass the information to the appropriate officials. On child labor, Fayzullaev repeated the Uzbek co [...] | 2008-08-26 06:25:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV KIPR UZ |
08TASHKENT987 | UZBEKISTAN: HUMAN TRAFFICKING A HOT TOPIC IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Uzbekistan is off to a fast start in implementing its new anti-trafficking national action plan as five of 12 provinces plus Tashkent City have already formed and convened mandated local inter-agency committees to discuss prevention and protection measures. Th [...] | 2008-08-26 08:57:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KWMN UZ |
08TASHKENT988 | UZBEKISTAN: U.S.-FUNDED X-RAY VAN REPAIR IMPROVES [...] (SBU) On August 20, Poloff and Embassy LES visited Tashkent International Airport, where representatives of the U.S.-based Allied Technical Services had completed repairs of an X-ray van for Uzbekistan's State Customs Committee (SCC) under the auspices of the Export Control and Related Border [...] | 2008-08-26 10:34:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS ASEC PGOV KZ UZ |
08TBILISI1123 | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ISSUES GETTING ATTENTION IN [...] (U) Summary and Comment: On June 9, 2006, President Saakashvili signed Georgia's first legislation on domestic violence. Although the law institutionalized a system designed to shield victims from their abusers, other provisions in the Domestic Violence Law Action Plan have languished due [...] | 2008-06-27 14:00:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM GG |
08TBILISI1152 | ANOTHER BLAST ON BORDER, ABHKAZIA DECLARES STATE [...] (SBU) Summary: An additional explosion occurred in Georgian-controlled territory near the administrative boundary with Abkhazia on July 2. No injuries were reported. Abkhaz separatist leaders declared a state of emergency on July 1, following earlier blasts (reftel). Georgian leaders blamed [...] | 2008-07-02 14:44:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG |
08TBILISI1245 | RECENT DOMESTIC DEVELOPMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The parliamentary minority faction has nominated one of three vice-speaker positions in Parliament reserved for opposition lawmakers and has filled deputy chairmen positions on parliamentary committees. The Parliamentary Committee for Procedural Issues rejected the Labor Party' [...] | 2008-07-18 13:24:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG |
08TBILISI1265 | LISTS OF SANCTIONED ENTITIES DELIVERED TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloffs visited the new headquarters of the Financial Monitoring Service (FMS) and the Financial Supervisory Agency (FSA) and delivered reftel lists of sanctioned organizations to Giorgi Kadagidze of FSA. Poloffs learned little about money laundering in Abkhazia because neither [...] | 2008-07-23 12:21:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL GG KDEM |
08TBILISI1268 | SUMMARY OF RUSSIAN MILITARY ACTIVITIES IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador attended a July 22 meeting at the MFA for NATO Ambassadors. A paper prepared by the Ministry of Internal Affairs was distributed, summarizing Russian military activities in Abkhazia this spring. The paper is not classified, but the MFA asked that it be treated [...] | 2008-07-25 04:36:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG |
08TBILISI1273 | EKA BESELIA CLAIMS SON'S ARREST IS POLITICALLY [...] (SBU) Summary: Eka Beselia, member of the Joint Opposition, activist and well-known defense lawyer, alleged her son's recent arrest is politically motivated and is the latest step by the GOG to repress members of the opposition. Beselia's son, Rati Milorava (age 15 or 16) is facing two to fiv [...] | 2008-07-25 07:30:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG |
08TBILISI1286 | LABOR PARTY ACTIVIST ARRESTED, NATELASHVILI CLAIMS [...] (U) On July 25, Georgian police arrested Labor Party activist Archil Benidze on charges of money laundering. Chairman of the Labor Party Shalva Natelashvili held a press brief where he denounced the arrest as "political persecution by the government." Natelashvili alleged the arrest was engin [...] | 2008-07-29 11:43:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG |
08TBILISI1350 | GEORGIANS LOOKING TO WEST FOR HELP, OPPOSITION AND [...] (SBU) Post has reached out to notable opinion leaders in Georgia and found a common theme from all -- threats from Russia have unified the Georgian political class. Most have reported that Georgians are feeling terrorized by indiscriminate Russian bombing of Georgian cities, particularly Russ [...] | 2008-08-10 12:15:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GG |
08TBILISI1420 | PM GURGENIDZE URGES SENATOR BIDEN TO SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: In an August 17 meeting with U.S. Senator Joseph Biden, Georgian Prime Minister Lado Gurgenidze outlined the economic cost of the Russian invasion of his country. He stressed the importance of continued existence of the reform-minded government of Georgia to continuing U.S. i [...] | 2008-08-25 04:40:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL GG |
08TBILISI1482 | GEORGIA: SITREP 21: PARLIAMENT SAYS ALL RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 28, the Georgian Parliament adopted a resolution that declared Abkhazia and South Ossetia "territories occupied by the Russian Federation"; appeared to nullify the legal basis for any Russian forces, including peacekeepers, to be on Georgian territory; and urged the g [...] | 2008-08-29 11:54:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM RU GG |
08TBILISI1514 | SENATOR CORKER SURVEYS DAMAGE IN GORI [...] (SBU) Senator Robert Corker (R-TN) traveled to Gori August 30, visiting an IDP center and meeting with various GOG officials to survey damage and assess the impact of the Russian invasion and occupation of Georgia. Governor Lado Vardzelashvili explained that the resettlement of Gori is on s [...] | 2008-09-05 05:45:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM GG RU |
08TBILISI1527 | GEORGIA: SITREP 26: STORIES ABOUND IN ABKHAZIA, [...] (SBU) Summary. Stories persist of Abkhaz plans to construct a wall along the border, but UNOMIG observers have discovered only limited evidence. Villagers are also reporting rumors of Abkhaz plans for Russian passports, conscription, and compulsory use of the Abkhaz language in schools. Th [...] | 2008-09-08 13:17:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM RU GG |
08TBILISI1530 | GEORGIA: SITREP 27: SARKOZY IN TBILISI, OSCE MAKES [...] (SBU) Summary. Russian General Kulakhmetov canceled a September 8 meeting with OSCE to discuss access beyond Russian checkpoints. Opposition leader Shalva Natelashvili called for the resignation of the current Georgian leadership. The two Polish television news crew members detained on Sep [...] | 2008-09-09 12:29:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM RU GG |
08TBILISI1603 | REQUEST FOR U.S. GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE IN GEORGIAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) During the August 2008 conflict between Russian and Georgia, Russian air and ground forces inflicted significant damage to the military and coast guard side of the port in Poti. Several vessels were attacked by Russian air [...] | 2008-09-18 05:37:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EWWT PARM GG |
08TBILISI18 | TBILISI EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETINGS [...] (SBU) On December 30, 2007 and January 4, 2008, Post convened Emergency Action Committee meetings in preparation for the January 5 election for the Georgian presidency. The EAC acknowledged that polling place disruptions during the elections, and civil unrest after the election remain possib [...] | 2008-01-04 13:15:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC GG |
08TBILISI188 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PRICE'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Your visit to Tbilisi comes during the most politically significant period in Georgia since the 2003 Rose Revolution brought Mikheil Saakashvili to power. The January 5 presidential election was judged by the U.S. Embassy, the OSCE and the Council of Europe to be the most competitive in [...] | 2008-02-05 14:12:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON OVIP GG |
08TBILISI190 | GEORGIA'S ECONOMY HOLDS ITS BREATH AS 2008 BEGINS [...] (SBU) Summary: Georgia's GDP grew an estimated 12 percent in 2007, while inflation was reported at 11 percent for the year. Growth was based on increasing inflows of foreign investment and robust government spending. Because political turmoil has caused foreign investors to hesitate, although [...] | 2008-02-06 04:25:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV GG |
08TBILISI204 | DAS BRYZA MEETS CIVIL SOCIETY MEMBERS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with DAS Bryza and Ambassador, representatives of civil society discussed the problems of the Presidential election and what impact it would have on Saakashvili's second term. The group was divided on whether Saakashvili won in the first round. Many thought that a [...] | 2008-02-07 10:28:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GG KDEM PHUM |
08TBILISI2063 | GEORGIA: U.S. ELECTION PARTY DRAWS ATTENTION OF [...] (U) The Embassy and American Chamber of Commerce co-sponsored an election party which drew a crowd of roughly five to six hundred attendees who watched the results of the U.S. Presidential election. Among the notables were newly-confirmed Prime Minister Grigol Mgaloblishvili; Mayor of Tbilis [...] | 2008-11-05 14:33:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GG |
08TBILISI2107 | GEORGIA: CHANGES AT THE BORDER POLICE [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: General Zaza Gogava, former Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces at the Ministry of Defense, was appointed Chairman of the Georgian Border Police on November 4, following the resignation of Badri Bitsadze. This new position is widely seen as a demotion for G [...] | 2008-11-12 05:18:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KSTC KNNP GG |
08TBILISI2192 | GEORGIA QUIETLY MARKS ROSE REVOLUTION'S FIFTH [...] (U) On November 23, the fifth anniversary of Georgia's Rose Revolution, the Government held a party and concert to commemorate the occasion. The Ambassador attended both events Only a small number of foreign dignitaries attended the events, including Polish President Lech Kaczynski, UK Speci [...] | 2008-11-24 14:16:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG |
08TBILISI2254 | GEORGIAN LEADERS HAIL NATO MINISTERIAL AS SUCCESS, [...] (U) Georgian government officials hailed this week's NATO Ministerial in Brussels as a victory for Georgia. They said the decision to intensify cooperation between Tbilisi and NATO and invigorate the NATO-Georgia Commission (NGC) would play a central role in moving Georgia toward membership. [...] | 2008-12-08 05:30:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV GG |
08TBILISI2303 | GEORGIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SENATOR JOHN [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit to Georgia comes in the aftermath of the August conflict, which resulted in Russia's occupation of and recognition of the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Tension along the de facto boundaries remains high, and no international monitors have had access [...] | 2008-12-09 14:41:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GG |
08TBILISI2378 | GEORGIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE TBILISI VISIT OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit to Georgia comes in the aftermath of the August conflict, which resulted in Russia's occupation and recognition of the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Tension along the de facto boundaries remains high, and international monitors do not have access to So [...] | 2008-12-15 11:44:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG |
08TBILISI2418 | GEORGIA: DEMARCHE ON UNITED NATIONS HARMONIZATION [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Division of Americas desk officer Nana Shonia on December 17. She promised to relay the information to the appropriate MFA officials. TEFFT [...] | 2008-12-18 09:47:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA GG |
08TBILISI2419 | GEORGIA: DEMARCHE ON DIRECTOR-GENERAL UNESCO [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Division of Americas desk officer Nana Shonia on December 17. She promised to relay the information to the appropriate MFA officials. TEFFT [...] | 2008-12-18 09:48:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNESCO GG |
08TBILISI2439 | GEORGIAN PARLIAMENT ENDORSES INVESTIGATORY [...] (SBU) Summary: In a unanimous vote of 88 to none on December 19, Georgia's Parliament formally endorsed the report and conclusion presented by the ad-hoc Committee to Investigate August Events (ref A). Parliamentary Speaker David Bakradze spoke highly of the Committee's work. Opposition Vice- [...] | 2008-12-22 14:35:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM RU GG |
08TBILISI318 | GOG AND OPPOSITION POINTS OF AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Georgian government took concrete steps on February 26 in addressing the opposition's concerns (Reftel A,B,C) by releasing three more "political prisoners," replacing the board of the Georgian Public Broadcasting Station, and officially stating that Parliamentary elections [...] | 2008-02-27 14:19:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM GG |
08TBILISI343 | GEORGIA AND RUSSIA CONTINUE NEGOTIATIONS TO BREAK [...] (SBU) Summary: Econoff met with Deputy Minister of Economic Development Tamara Kovsiridze on February 26. Kovsiridze said an agreement has been reached in principle with the Russians to allow Georgian officials to staff border crossings between Russia and Georgia's breakaway regions of Abkhaz [...] | 2008-02-29 14:01:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL WTO USTR GG RU |
08TBILISI346 | CODEL PRICE MEETS GEORGIAN PARLIAMENTARIANS, [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 23-24 members of the House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC) visited Tbilisi to support democratic reform and fair elections. CODEL Price met with ruling National Movement MPs and Parliament staff over dinner and, on February 24, met with opposition leaders fr [...] | 2008-02-29 14:16:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM OVIP KDEM GG |
08TBILISI388 | GEORGIA STRONGLY PROTESTS RUSSIA'S WITHDRAWAL FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: On the evening of March 6, President Saakashvili told the Ambassador that Russia had unilaterally announced its withdrawal from the 1996 Decision by CIS member states to impose sanctions against Abkhazia. Saakashvili condemned the action, which he believed would lead to the R [...] | 2008-03-07 14:49:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV GG |
08TBILISI41 | A DAY AT THE POLLS IN GEORGIA [...] (U) Twenty teams of U.S. Embassy observers spread out across Georgia on January 5 to observe the presidential election from the opening of polls to the completion of the count late into the night. In addition to providing material for our reports on the conduct and the results of the election, [...] | 2008-01-11 13:43:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM GG |
08TBILISI483 | SOUTH OSSETIANS AGAIN BLOCK WORK OF OSCE [...] (SBU) OSCE officials have described to us how representatives of the South Ossetian de facto army and de facto intelligence service stopped an OSCE/UN team March 19 and confiscated cameras and video equipment. OSCE intends to send a letter to de facto officials to protest this interference, w [...] | 2008-03-20 13:17:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL OSCE GG |
08TBILISI509 | ELECTION CODE AMENDED FOR MAY 21 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary: On March 21, the Parliament of Georgia amended Georgia's election code (reftel) by a vote of 134-2. All but one opposition member of Parliament boycotted the proceeding. The deadline for registering political parties is March 26. This cable summarizes the main points of the amen [...] | 2008-03-26 05:20:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG |
08TBILISI519 | FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN GEORGIA [...] (U) Pursuant to reftel request, Embassy Tbilisi submits the following update of information on fiscal transparency in Georgia. 2. (SBU) Fiscal transparency in Georgia is much improved since the Rose Revolution in 2004. The Law on Budgetary Systems (December 29, 2004, as amended) specifies i [...] | 2008-03-27 06:07:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL GG |
08TBILISI658 | GEORGIANS EXPRESS CONCERN OVER EXPULSION OF PRIEST [...] (SBU) The Ambassador received the following letter, dated April 11, from Deputy Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze, drawing attention to the apprehension of an ethnic Georgian priest by "Abkhazian military intelligence" and his expulsion from Abkhazia. Vashadze describes this case as a violation [...] | 2008-04-17 14:14:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF GG |
08TBILISI756 | GEORGIA PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION UPDATE MAY 6 [...] (SBU) Summary: The environment surrounding Georgia's parliamentary election campaign degraded during the week. The Joint Opposition scuffled outside the Central Election Commission (CEC),while their youth wing did the same near the CEC Chairman's home. The Joint Opposition called for rallie [...] | 2008-05-06 14:13:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG |
08TBILISI757 | STATUS OF TOPURIA, OKRUASHVILI, AND BATIASHVILI [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 29 the Tbilisi Appellate court announced that it upholds the guilty verdicts for the thirteen defendants tried in the Giorgadze treason cases. The announcement generated little public or media attention. On April 23, Georgian media announced that France granted asylu [...] | 2008-05-06 14:17:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KDEM GG |
08TBILISI77 | SCENESETTER FOR COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ'S [...] (SBU) Your visit to Tbilisi comes during the most significant period of political uncertainty in Georgia since the 2003 Rose Revolution brought Mikheil Saakashvili to power. The January 5 presidential election was judged by the U.S. Embassy, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Eu [...] | 2008-01-17 15:34:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON GG |
08TBILISI775 | ODIHR TELLS AMBASSADORS: SO FAR, SO GOOD ON [...] (SBU) Summary: ODIHR's Election Observation Mission (EOM) monitoring Georgia's parliamentary elections briefed the Diplomatic Corps on May 8. The EOM said neither the government nor opposition was pleased with its first interim report, suggesting its balance was accurate. Overall, ODIHR Hea [...] | 2008-05-08 16:47:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG |
08TBILISI828 | GEORGIA PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION UPDATE MAY 20 [...] (SBU) Summary: As the election campaign entered its last week, ODIHR released its Second Interim Report on May 15. The report highlights active GOG election preparations, an extended deadline to check voter lists, increased campaign activity by opposition parties, and the broadly-equal TV cov [...] | 2008-05-20 15:16:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG |
08TBILISI829 | WEST GEORGIAN AUTHORITIES READY, OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff visited the city of Zugdidi in Georgia's Western Samegrelo region for a pre-election visit May 6-7. Poloff met with regional government, the District Election Commission (DEC),four political parties, NGOs and journalists, and conducted an interview on free and fair elec [...] | 2008-05-20 15:30:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG |
08TBILISI832 | COMPETITIVE PARLIAMENTARY RACES SHAPE UP IN ADJARA [...] (SBU) Summary: The autonomous region of Adjara will elect five majoritarian members of parliament on May 21, in addition to party list candidates that will be chosen according to the nationwide vote. Although the United National Movement (UNM) is strong in Adjara and is likely to win all but [...] | 2008-05-20 17:08:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM GG |
08TBILISI833 | PRE-ELECTION TRIP TO KUTAISI [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 1 and 2 Emboff visited Kutaisi, Georgia's second largest city to gauge the pre-election mood in the lead-up to the May 21 Parliamentary elections. Kutaisi is the capitol of Imereti, and remains a pocket of persistent unemployment, with shuttered automobile factories that [...] | 2008-05-20 17:14:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM GG |
08TBILISI86 | SAAKASHVILI'S INAUGURAL ADDRESS: HITTING THE [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 20, President Saakashvili was sworn into his second term as President. After a close presidential election, Saakashvili's inaugural speech was infused with the theme of reconciliation -- with the opposition, among the various ethnic groups in Georgia, and with Russ [...] | 2008-01-22 14:18:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM GG |
08TBILISI867 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL WEXLER VISIT MAY 28-30, 2008 [...] (SBU) Your visit to Tbilisi comes just on the heels of the May 21 Parliamentary elections, with Saakashvili's United National Movement easily obtaining a strong majority in the new Parliament. These elections are the culmination of domestic tensions which peaked last fall between the dominant [...] | 2008-05-23 14:02:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON PHUM OVIP GG |
08TBILISI881 | GEORGIA PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION UPDATE MAY 27 [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 27, with 3604 precincts reporting, the ruling United National Movement has 59.22 percent of the vote in Georgia's parliamentary elections. This will likely give them a total of 120 out of 150 seats in Parliament. The opposition parties held a protest on May 26 against w [...] | 2008-05-27 15:42:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG |
08TBILISI901 | PM GURGENIDZE: GEORGIA BUILDING "IDIOT-PROOF" [...] (U) Summary: Prime Minister Lado Gurgenidze told the American Chamber of Commerce on April 30 that Georgia is living proof that "supply side economics works". His speech to the group was essentially the same as he presents to potential investors at the "Invest in Georgia" conferences the gov [...] | 2008-05-30 11:33:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV GG |
08TBILISI957 | PUBLIC BROADCASTING AGAIN SERVES AS OPPOSITION BATTLEGROUND [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 27 leaders of the United Opposition (UNC) accompanied by a large contingent of reporters stormed the board of the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) and the office of the Director. They presented conflicting sets of demands to the Board, the Director, and in a following pr [...] | 2008-06-06 14:27:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO GG |
08TBILISI968 | GEORGIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS WRAP-UP [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 5, the Central Election Commission (CEC) released the final vote count from Georgia's May 21 parliamentary elections. The ruling United National Movement (UNM) won 119 seats in the 150-seat Parliament with 59.18 percent of the vote. A joint U.S.-UK election monitoring [...] | 2008-06-10 14:06:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG |
08TBILISI969 | PARLIAMENT MEETS, OPPOSITION UNITY DISSOLVES [...] (SBU) Summary: In a surprise move, President Saakashvili called the new Parliament into its first session on the morning of Saturday, June 7. Caught off-guard, the Joint Opposition was unable to force the mass protests they had planned for June 8, in anticipation of Parliament meeting on June [...] | 2008-06-10 14:14:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG |
08TEGUCIGALPA1009 | AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALLS WITH IMF AND CENTRAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Llorens continued economic courtesy calls this week with visits from IMF Resrep Mario Garza and Central Bank (BCH) President Edwin Araque. Both meetings focused on the probable effects of the financial crisis (reftel),further complication to the Honduran economy be [...] | 2008-11-10 15:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EAGR HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA1080 | MISSION HONDURAS LAUNCHES MERIDA COORDINATION [...] Embassy Honduras has formed a plan to coordinate Merida Initiative efforts both mission-wide and bilaterally. We have created a Merida Working Group that meets monthly and includes senior-level representatives from POL/NAS, DEA, USAID, MILGROUP, DHS/ICE, DAO, RSO, PAS, MCC, JTF-B, RAO and TAT [...] | 2008-12-02 19:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL KDEM KCOR KCRM MASS EAID ECON KJUS |
08TEGUCIGALPA295 | DEADLY CATCH: DIVING FOR LOBSTER OFF THE MOSQUITO [...] (U) Summary: At least 258 divers have been killed and 850 injured diving for lobster on the Honduran North Coast over the last two decades. The Honduran Fisheries Association states that Honduras has among the highest rates of lobster diver casualties in the world. Dangerous diving proced [...] | 2008-03-31 20:54:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIS ELAB ETRD SOCI HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA572 | HONDURAS: EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE STATUS [...] (U) Summary: Despite comparatively strong economic growth for the last four years, Honduras remains unprepared to reassimilate 80,000 of its citizens living in the United States on Temporary Protective Status (TPS). Job growth remains slow, and poverty, despite some measured declines the pa [...] | 2008-06-17 14:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF SMIG HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA6 | HONDURAN FOREIGN MINISTER MILTON JIMENEZ REMAINS [...] (U) Despite press reports to the contrary, Honduran Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez remains in his position according to a diplomatic note sent to the Embassy and other foreign missions accredited to Honduras on January 4, 2008. The press initially reported that President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya [...] | 2008-01-04 20:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR SOCI HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA662 | HONDURAS' CHORTI INDIANS TAKE OVER COPAN [...] (U) Summary: June 22 at 2:00 a.m., 3,000 Indians from the Maya Chorti tribe took over the archeological ruins of Copan demanding that promises made to the tribe by previous governments, including lands and bilingual education, be fulfilled. After two days of negotiations with both local and n [...] | 2008-07-15 19:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KDEM SOCI HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA789 | HONDURAS SIGNS ON TO "BOLIVARIAN ALTERNATIVE" [...] (U) Summary: President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya signed on to Hugo Chavez' Bolivarian Alternative for America (ALBA) on August 25 at a lavish event attended by VIPs from other ALBA countries and a paid crowd of approximately 40,000 people. The day of speeches failed to shed much new light on what Ze [...] | 2008-08-26 14:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD HO KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL |
08TEGUCIGALPA864 | HONDURAS REACTION TO PATHWAYS TO PROSPERITY IN THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Post has discussed preparations for the President's PPA initiative with the highest levels of the Honduran Government, including in Ambassador's introductory call with President Zelaya September 19. Based on those conversations and recent developments here, we do not expect Zel [...] | 2008-09-20 02:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ETRD HO |
08TELAVIV1002 | REQUEST HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ISRAELI DEFENSE [...] (SBU) Embassy Tel Aviv's Defense Attache Office (DAO) has nominated the following individuals for participation in events during International Special Operations Forces week, scheduled to run during the last week of May in Tampa, Florida. Embassy Tel Aviv has no derogatory information in its [...] | 2008-05-06 13:23:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS MARR PHUM IS |
08TELAVIV1003 | REQUEST HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ISRAEL DEFENSE [...] (SBU) The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have nominated the following individual for participation in a National Defense University Near East/South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies' Executive Seminar, scheduled to run in the U.S. June 4-26, 2008. Embassy Tel Aviv has no derogatory inform [...] | 2008-05-06 13:28:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS MARR PHUM IS |
08TELAVIV1004 | RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 PRE-LICENSE [...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, emboffs visited Orbit/FR Engineering, Ltd., a subsidiary of Orbit-Alchut Technologies in Netanya on May 6, and met with Vice President for Systems Research and Development Noah Isman, Senior Antenna Measurement Scientist Asi Geva, Customer Support Officer Carmit [...] | 2008-05-06 13:48:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC IN IS |
08TELAVIV1073 | RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 PRE-LICENSE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-22 06:01:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC IS |
08TELAVIV1081 | MOUNTING TENSIONS BETWEEN ISRAEL'S ARAB AND JEWISH CITIZENS [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Over the past few years, Israel has witnessed a slow but steady worsening of relations between its Jewish and Arab citizens. Populist and in some cases extremist rhetoric from leaders in both communities has inflamed passions and become an increasingly acceptable d [...] | 2008-05-22 08:58:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM SOCI IS |
08TELAVIV1152 | ISRAELI SUPPORT FOR AMBASSADOR SWING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-02 04:00:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREF PREL SMIG XF IS |
08TELAVIV1180 | KADIMA PARTY PRIMARIES AND/OR EARLY ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Less than a week after Morris Talansky testified that he gave numerous envelopes of cash to the Prime Minister (reftel),Olmert has given no indication he intends to step down. Assailed by the media, and by members of his own party, the Prime Minister is trying to maintain a business-as [...] | 2008-06-03 15:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR IS |
08TELAVIV1199 | BARAK REQUESTS ADDITIONAL DEFENSE SUPPORT FROM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-04 14:24:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER OVIP IS |
08TELAVIV1208 | Israel Passes Incentives for Household Solar [...] (U) Israel's Public Utilities Authority under the Ministry for National Infrastructure approved a plan June 2 to buy electricity from independent power producers (i.e. private individuals or businesses) who install photovoltaic panel power systems on their roofs. Both corporate and individual [...] | 2008-06-06 08:54:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENGR EINV IS |
08TELAVIV121 | RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 PRE-LICENSE CHECK [...] (SBU) Acting on instructions in ref A, Embassy Blue Lantern officer and senior commercial specialist visited Astronautics C.A., Ltd.'s office in Petah Tikva, Israel on January 14 and met with Ground Systems and Business Development Manager Eli Avraham to discuss the proposed transaction covere [...] | 2008-01-14 15:51:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC IS |
08TELAVIV1211 | ISRAELI CABINET APPROVES EMERGENCY WATER PLAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-06 13:27:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAGR IS PA JO |
08TELAVIV1230 | DOE A/S Karsner Explores Renewable Energy Research in [...] (SBU) Summary. U.S. Department of Energy Assistant Secretary Alexander Karsner visited Israel May 19-24 to explore alternative and renewable energy research and production. He and his team met with academic and private sector researchers, as well as companies already selling renewable energy [...] | 2008-06-11 13:09:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENGR EFIN EINV EAGR IS |
08TELAVIV1244 | RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 PRE-LICENSE CHECK [...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, emboffs visited Bental in the Golan on May 22 and met with CEO Shmuel Mandel, Projects Manager Benny Heimann, and Marketing and Sales Manager Moshe Poolat. Israeli MOD Security Directorate (DSDE/MALMAB) representative Kobi Fogler also attended the meeting. Mande [...] | 2008-06-12 12:32:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC IS |
08TELAVIV1285 | ISRAEL EXPECTS TO RELEASE EQUIPMENT FOR WAQF [...] (SBU) Responding to reftel points, MFA Acting Director for International Organizations Eli Ben-Tura told PolOff June 16 that the GOI expects to release "in the very near future" the shipment of technical equipment destined for use by the Jerusalem Waqf to preserve Islamic-era manuscripts. Ben- [...] | 2008-06-16 15:18:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNESCO SCUL KWBG JO IS |
08TELAVIV1312 | GOI AGREES TO ALLOW ENTRY OF UNRWA NON-FOOD ITEMS [...] (SBU) Following the Ambassador's interventions with Defense Minister Barak and MOD Political-Military Bureau Chief Amos Gilad on June 16, Post received word from UNRWA June 18 that the GOI had agreed to allow the passage into Gaza of all 20 trucks of non-food items needed for the UNRWA Summer [...] | 2008-06-18 16:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF KWBG KPAL IS |
08TELAVIV1400 | TRILATERAL WATER MEETING: PLANNING TO MEET SCARCITY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-30 13:48:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EINV TBIO IS PA JO |
08TELAVIV146 | CODEL WOLF AND PM OLMERT DISCUSS ROLE OF RELIGIOUS LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 8, Congressmen Frank Wolf (R-VA) and Joe Pitts (R-PA) -- accompanied by Cardinal Theodore McCarrick of Washington, former Ambassador and Congressman Tony Hall, and DCM -- met with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to discuss the efforts of the Council of Religious I [...] | 2008-01-17 11:53:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF KWBG IS |
08TELAVIV1578 | KNESSET SUBCOMITTEE ON COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN WOMEN [...] (SBU) Chairperson Zahava Gal-On (Meretz) convened July 2 the Knesset subcommittee on Trafficking in Women for its annual hearing on the findings of the State Department's Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report for 2007. Discussion focused on new developments in trafficking in women: specifically [...] | 2008-07-23 04:07:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV KWBG IS |
08TELAVIV159 | THE RIGHT TAKES ON THE JUDICIARY OVER AMBASSADOR'S MEETING [...] (SBU) On the eve of the Annapolis conference in November 2007, a group of right-wing Israeli parliamentarians accused the President of Israel's Supreme Court of violating professional ethics by meeting with the US Ambassador to Israel (reftel) to discuss settlement and separation fence construc [...] | 2008-01-18 12:08:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KJUS KWBG IS |
08TELAVIV1632 | THE LIVNI CAMPAIGN MANTRA: CLEAN GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: FM Tzipi Livni launched her public campaign for the leadership of the Kadima Party in June - well before the Kadima Council formally decided in July to hold primaries in September. Livni's consistent campaign message to the Kadima electorate has been a call for a clean slate of [...] | 2008-07-29 14:57:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR PGOV IS |
08TELAVIV1636 | KNESSET SEEKS SCAPEGOATS FOR WATER CRISIS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-30 11:52:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAGR EINV IS |
08TELAVIV1702 | MOURNING BECOMES MOFAZ [...] (SBU) Summary: The morning after the festive Jerusalem launch of his campaign for the leadership of the Kadima party, Transport Minister Shaul Mofaz received lead-story status in two major Hebrew language dailies. The August 6 headlines, however, captured a negative storyline regarding possi [...] | 2008-08-06 15:36:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR KPAL KDEM IS |
08TELAVIV1754 | READOUT OF 14TH QUARTERLY MEETING OF ISRAEL/EGYPT [...] (U) SUMMARY: Israeli and Egyptian trade officials met on Sunday, August 10 in Jerusalem for the quarterly meeting of the Qualified Industrial Zones (QIZ). Egypt requested Israeli assistance (and a possible joint delegation visit to Washington) to promote Upper Egypt's inclusion in the QIZ a [...] | 2008-08-11 11:40:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON IS EG |
08TELAVIV1845 | ISRAEL PASSES STRONG NEW ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION [...] (U) SUMMARY. During the legislative session that concluded in July, Israel's parliament (Knesset) passed several new laws significantly strengthening environmental regulation. These included a Clean Air Act, a "Polluter Pays" law, and a stronger enforcement law. Israel's business, academic an [...] | 2008-08-21 10:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG TBIO IS |
08TELAVIV1967 | THE OLMERT SUCCESSION: PROSPECTS FOR A SMOOTH TRANSITION [...] (SBU) A rumor floated by the Prime Minister's office around midnight August 24 raised the media specter of PM Olmert's resignation. The background: the absence of a government majority for passage of the 2009 draft budget, although strenuous negotiations past midnight secured the budget's pass [...] | 2008-08-29 04:08:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR IS |
08TELAVIV1994 | STATUS ON ISRAEL'S ACCESSION TO THE OECD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ministry of Finance (MOF) Senior Deputy Director General Oded Brook noted to Econ officers during a meeting on August 27 that Israel was using the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) accession process to accomplish domestic goals on the environment, taxa [...] | 2008-09-02 14:38:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD OECD IS |
08TELAVIV2078 | THE POLITICAL COUNTDOWN: TOWARDS KADIMA PRIMARIES SEPT 17 [...] (SBU) The Kadima primaries are only a week away. Front-runners Tzipi Livni and Shaul Mofaz, already labeled by the local media as the Obama and McCain of Israeli politics, are locked in campaign combat. They offer daily interviews, sound bites and policy statements to a public weary with the [...] | 2008-09-10 13:36:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR IS |
08TELAVIV2120 | KADIMA: FORWARD -- ON YOUR MARK, GET SET... [...] (SBU) Olmert recently reiterated his July 30 commitment to resign from the office of Prime Minister after the Kadima primaries for party leader, clarifying that he will do so "immediately" to enable the elected candidate to form a new government. The first round of voting gets under way in le [...] | 2008-09-16 15:39:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR IS |
08TELAVIV2171 | U.S. ARCHIVIST VIEWS ORIENT HOUSE DOCUMENTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 2, U.S. National Archivist Dr. Allen Weinstein and Director of the Electronic and Special Media Records Services Division of the National Archives and Records Administration, Michael Carlson, viewed documents seized by Israel from the Orient House in 2001. The two w [...] | 2008-09-24 06:49:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SCUL PGOV KWBG IS |
08TELAVIV2201 | ISRAEL AT A TURNING POINT IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Through sixty years of statehood, Israel has traditionally relegated environmental concerns towards the bottom of the agenda, with the predictable results. Knowledgeable observers fault the government's pre-occupation with defense and growth and reliance on short-term tactical [...] | 2008-09-24 14:28:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG TBIO IS |
08TELAVIV2261 | ISRAEL: RESPONSE TO UNSC RESOLUTIONS ON IRAN [...] (SBU) On October 2, Polmiloff delivered the text of UNSCR 1835 and reftel non-paper outlining Chapter VII sanctions on Iran to date to the MFA's Director for Non-Proliferation Haim Waxman, Director for Arms Control Rodica Radian-Gordon, and Director for Export Control Roey Gilad. Polmiloff no [...] | 2008-10-03 13:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP IR MNUC PARM IS |
08TELAVIV2308 | MFA CONFERENCE PROVIDES PLATFORM FOR LIVNI [...] (SBU) Summary. Foreign Minister Livni used the MFA's first annual policy and strategy conference as a platform to elucidate her cautious approach to peace negotiations, stressing her views that negotiations must be grounded in political reality, should not be accelerated to accommodate polit [...] | 2008-10-08 11:10:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KNNP IR KPAL IS |
08TELAVIV2330 | YOM KIPPUR RIOTS IN THE MIXED CITY OF AKKO [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 8, at the beginning of the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur, the drive of an Arab resident of the mixed Arab-Jewish city of Akko (Acre) into the predominantly Jewish neighborhood of "Ben Gurion" became the proximate cause for riots between the two communities for more t [...] | 2008-10-15 13:53:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINS PINR SOCI CASC IS |
08TELAVIV2349 | ACTION REQUEST: LEAHY VETTING FOR MG BENNY GANTZ [...] (SBU) DOD has invited the individual named in para 2 to attend the 4th Annual Sovereign Challenge Conference, scheduled for November 17-20, 2008. Participation costs will be covered by DOD Counterterrorism Fellowship Funds. Post has no derogatory information on this individual. Post request [...] | 2008-10-17 15:17:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM IS |
08TELAVIV2351 | ISRAEL: MAYROW TRADING CO. DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-20 09:01:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN IS |
08TELAVIV2401 | KADIMA'S LIVNI BAILS OUT IN FAVOR OF EARLY ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Kadima chairperson Tzipi Livni on Sunday told President Peres that she was unable to form a coalition and recommended early elections. Livni, who ended her attempts to form a government only two days after the ultraorthodox SHAS and United Torah Judaism (UTJ) parties rejected her offers, [...] | 2008-10-27 16:37:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV IS |
08TELAVIV242 | ISRAEL AND PA FACE WORSENING WATER SITUATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-30 14:07:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAGR ENRG IS JO |
08TELAVIV250 | ISRAELI COMPLIANCE WITH THE BERLIN DECLARATION ON [...] (SBU) Summary. In response to Department inquiry (ref A),Israel appears to implement a model DOTS program, and observes Berlin Declaration commitments fully. The Ministry of Health (MOH) continues t assess Israel's successful National Tuberculosis Control Program (NTP). Israel is a signatory o [...] | 2008-01-31 14:38:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV WHO IS EG JO |
08TELAVIV2619 | USSC GEN. DAYTON'S NOVEMBER 18 MEETING WITH IDF [...] (SBU) Summary: The United States Security Coordinator (USSC) LTG Keith W. Dayton and members of his staff met with IDF OC Central Command MG Gadi Shamni and members of his Command at Shamni's Neve Yaakov Headquarters on November 18. The USSC discussed the establishment of a base for the Pales [...] | 2008-11-24 17:17:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER KPAL IS |
08TELAVIV2647 | OLMERT'S TRAVELGATE - ATTORNEY GENERAL BEGINS MARCH TOWARD [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-28 15:41:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR IS |
08TELAVIV2739 | CORPORATE BONDS: ISRAEL'S "SUBPRIME CRISIS" [...] (SBU) Gil Buffman, the Chief Economist at Bank Leumi, says that the GOI is only now waking up to the trouble in the Israeli corporate bond market. The problems were brought on by deregulation and the import of the global financial criQQQ 1QQQQQavings funds have been rather mild, he nonetheles [...] | 2008-12-08 13:56:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV IS |
08TELAVIV2744 | GOI RELAXES RESTRICTIONS AROUND NABLUS [...] (SBU) Coordinator for Government Action in the Territories (COGAT) External Relations Director Uri Singer informed EconCouns on December 7 that the GOI would relax a number of movement and access restrictions in the West Bank for the Eid al-Adha holiday season. He also gave an update on long [...] | 2008-12-08 14:34:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KWBG PREL IS |
08TELAVIV2765 | ENERGY DG BERATES GOI TREASURY MYOPIA [...] (SBU) GOI Ministry of National Infrastructure (MNI) Director General Hezi Kugler scolded Israel's Finance Ministry for not including renewable energy in the fiscal stimulus plan it has announced. In a surprisingly glum statement to the 2008 Electricity Conference of the Union of Electrical Eng [...] | 2008-12-10 15:06:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG EINV IS |
08TELAVIV2798 | UN Rapporteur Falk Denied Entry Into Israel [...] (U) On the night of December 14, Israel denied entry at Ben Gurion airport to AmCit Richard Falk. Falk, who was attempting to enter on his U.S. tourist passport, is the UN Human Rights CommitteeQs Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories Occupied Since [...] | 2008-12-15 11:44:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KWBG UN IS |
08TELAVIV2799 | UN Rapporteur Falk Denied Entry Into Israel [...] (U) On the night of December 14, Israel denied entry at Ben Gurion airport to AmCit Richard Falk. Falk, who was attempting to enter on his U.S. tourist passport, is the UN Human Rights CommitteeQs Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories Occupied Since [...] | 2008-12-15 11:44:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KWBG UN IS |
08TELAVIV2839 | ISRAELI ISLAMIC MOVEMENT GAINING INFLUENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: The official goal of the Islamic Movement in Israel is to bring Muslims living in "Palestine of 1948" back to Islam. The Movement has focused its efforts on three primary fronts -- the social, the religious, and the political. While efforts on the political front have been limi [...] | 2008-12-18 13:40:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL KIRF SOCI IS |
08TELAVIV2841 | KADIMA'S FIRST PRIMARY A MODEST SUCCESS FOR LIVNI [...] (SBU) Foreign Minister and leader of the governing Kadima party, Tzipi Livni appeared visibly relieved if not positively jubilant over the outcome of her party's first-ever primary late Wednesday. Her loyalists, Tzachi Hanegbi and Roni Bar-On, earned the fourth and fifth seats despite the fact [...] | 2008-12-18 15:28:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV IS |
08TELAVIV392 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL MORRISION, FEBRUARY [...] (SBU) Embassy Tel Aviv welcomes the February 16-18, 2008, visit of HPSCI Staff Members Brian Morrison, Eric Greenwald, Donald Viera and Jay Heath, and SSCI Staff Member Alissa Starzak. The visit officer is Political Officer Van Reidhead; phone 972-3-519-7565; cell 972-50-540-6667; email Reidhe [...] | 2008-02-16 12:16:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AFIN ASEC IS |
08TELAVIV440 | ISRAEL POLICY ON KOSOVO UNCHANGED: STUDYING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-22 14:18:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU KV IL |
08TELAVIV447 | ACTION REQUEST: LEAHY VETTING FOR BG NITZAN ALON [...] (SBU) The Israeli MOD has selected the individual named in para 2 to participate in the Near East South Asia Center (NESA)Executive Seminar scheduled for March 4-14. Post has no derogatory information on this individual. Post requests that Department vet this individual per Leahy Amendment r [...] | 2008-02-25 14:12:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS MARR PHUM IS |
08TELAVIV462 | ISRAELI NGOS WELCOME OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN [...] (SBU) Poloff discussed reftel points with a range of Israeli human rights NGOs. Several indicated that they would supply information to the UNHRC for Israel's review, and thanked the Department for its support of the process. NGOs expected to supply reports -- either directly or jointly with [...] | 2008-02-28 12:40:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV IS |
08TELAVIV479 | Antiquities Authority Archeologist Criticizes [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with emboffs February 20, Israeli archeologist Gideon Suleimani, a staff archeologist with the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and former head of the Authority's Jerusalem district, explained what he described as the ongoing "co-optation" of archeological digs by [...] | 2008-02-29 14:29:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAL KIRF IS |
08TELAVIV501 | ISRAELI FM LIVNI MEETS CODEL, SAYS FATAH CANNOT OVERTAKE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-04 13:03:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG IS IR |
08TELAVIV548 | EMBASSY TEL AVIV RESPONSE FOR TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-10 13:42:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ELAB IS KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG |
08TELAVIV55 | ISRAEL'S NEW DEFENSE EXPORT CONTROL ACT ENTERS [...] (SBU) On December 31, Israeli MFA Export Control Department Director Haim Waxman informed poloff that that the Knesset had just passed the implementing regulations for Israel's new Defense Export Control Act (DECA),a law enhancing Israel's export control system that was passed on July 17. Wa [...] | 2008-01-08 09:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETTC KNNP KOMC IS |
08TELAVIV614 | ONE NATION, MANY ROADMAPS -- THE AFTERMATH OF THE MERKAZ [...] (SBU) The 7-day mourning period for eight yeshiva students gunned down by an East Jerusalem Palestinian was fraught with controversy which exacerbated the already deep divisions in Israeli society over the conflict with the Palestinians. Israel Television reported that unnamed yeshiva students [...] | 2008-03-17 05:06:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV KWBG IS |
08TELAVIV652 | REPORT ON FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN ISRAEL [...] (U) The Government of Israel is a parliamentary democracy with all of the mechanisms of checks and balances associated with this form of government. This includes an active opposition bloc with procedural remedies at its disposal. Israel also has an inquisitive, open civil society with a fre [...] | 2008-03-20 10:12:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL IS |
08TELAVIV678 | WATER AND WASTE: A CHALLENGE TO ISRAELI POLICY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-24 11:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAGR ENRG IS |
08TELAVIV792 | BLUE LANTERN FOLLOW UP ON RDT EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS [...] (SBU) On April 3, emboffs met with RDT Equipment and Systems (RDT) executives to follow up on questions regarding the company's possession and transfer of a USML-controlled FLIR camera. Operations Manager Noam Sarfati acknowledged that the FLIR camera in RDT's possession was left with Fibrote [...] | 2008-04-04 12:24:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC IS |
08TELAVIV909 | ISRAELI NGOS FRUSTRATED WITH CURRENT ASYLUM SYSTEM [...] (SBU) Summary. At an April 6-7 Tel Aviv University Conference on "Designing an Asylum System in Israel," Israeli human rights advocacy NGOs expressed dissatisfaction with the existing asylum system, describing it as biased and lacking transparency. The NGOs also are disappointed with the abs [...] | 2008-04-18 15:01:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF PHUM IS AF SU EG |
08TELAVIV918 | ISRAEL'S WATER POLICY OPTIONS DEBATED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-22 14:02:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAGR IS PA JO |
08THEHAGU799 | CWC: WRAP-UP FOR SEPTEMBER 15-19, 2008 [...] (U) Budget consultations continued apace, with a session on the International Cooperation and Assistance Branch September 15 and the first wrap-up session September 19. Questions flowed but there was no sign of agreement on the key issue -- the increase in OCPF inspections. The first facilit [...] | 2008-09-25 12:12:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE1011 | NETHERLANDS/TERRORISM FINANCE: REVOCATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-08 12:59:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL NL |
08THEHAGUE1018 | NETHERLANDS: GLOOMY ECONOMIC INDICATORS GENERATE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Netherlands' leading statistical agency forecasts a recession in 2009 and only slight GDP growth of 1.0 percent in 2010. Although the Netherlands likely will weather the economic crisis better than many of its EU neighbors, it still faces rising unemployment and significant de [...] | 2008-12-15 07:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
08THEHAGUE1025 | CWC: INDUSTRY SPECIFIC MEETINGS ON THE MARGINS OF [...] (SBU) Before and during the Conference of the States Parties (CSP 13),Doug Brown, visiting Director of the Treaty Compliance Division of the Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce, met with a number of officials on industry- specific issues. This cable follows the wrap up r [...] | 2008-12-17 13:07:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE1035 | CWC: WRAP UP FOR DECEMBER 8-18, 2008 [...] (SBU) During his brief visit December 8, A/DAS Kenneth Staley met with the Algerian Ambassador to discuss plans for a conference on chemical terrorism and security in Algeria next year. Delrep followed up later in the week with the Algerian delegate to OPCW; it appears that Algeria's concept [...] | 2008-12-19 08:52:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE1041 | NETHERLANDS: ECONOMIC MINISTER VISITS RUSSIA, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Dutch Economic Affairs Minister Maria van der Hoeven returned from her December 4-5 Moscow visit with a handful of energy announcements. Her meeting with Gazprom's CEO touched on Nord Stream, a gas storage project in the Netherlands, and selling future output from Yamal gas fie [...] | 2008-12-22 07:04:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET NL RS |
08THEHAGUE112 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (U) During the week of January 28, the Open Ended Working Group (OEWG) began to tackle the draft text of the Review Conference report but spent more time debating the provisional agenda than examining the text. The German delegation has begun informal discussion of industry inspection issues. [...] | 2008-02-05 15:46:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE115 | NYSE-EURONEXT AMSTERDAM OFFERS "FAST TRACK LISTING" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Indian firm Satyam became on January 23 the first NYSE-listed company to use a new "fast track listing" process to establish a second listing on the NYSE-Euronext Amsterdam exchange. Under this scheme, NYSE-listed companies registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange [...] | 2008-02-06 13:46:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV NL |
08THEHAGUE127 | NETHERLANDS/ENERGY: INPUT FOR REQUIRED REPORTS TO [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, Mission is pleased to provide the following information: -- The Economic Section, with three full-time staff members, has the lead within the Mission on energy policy matters. -- Time spent on energy and energy-related issues is distributed as follows [...] | 2008-02-11 15:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV APER ABUD NL |
08THEHAGUE137 | NETHERLANDS/GAERC: DUTCH VIEWS ON BALKANS, BURMA, [...] (SBU) Summary: Kosovo's imminent declaration of independence dominated the GONL briefing in preparation for the February 18 GAERC. Dutch MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Rochus Pronk briefed allies February 13 on Dutch views regarding Kosovo, Serbia and SAA, Burma, Africa, the Middle East, Iran, t [...] | 2008-02-14 13:03:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EU NL |
08THEHAGUE152 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR TWO [...] (SBU) This report covers the first two weeks in February and quite a number of meetings at the OPCW and behind the scenes. The Open Ended Working Group for the Review Conference met on February 8 and 14, primarily to review the final three blocks of draft text for the conference report, but t [...] | 2008-02-19 15:29:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE159 | NETHERLANDS: NOTIFICATION OF U.S. SATELLITE [...] (SBU) Polmiloff delivered reftel notification to MFA Head of the North Americas Division Jos Schellars on February 21. Schellars appreciated the notification, but had no further questions at this time. Arnall [...] | 2008-02-21 15:03:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM PNAT KTIA PINS TSPA TPHY ESA CDG |
08THEHAGUE179 | NETHERLANDS/IEA: DUTCH ON CHINA, INDIA MEMBERSHIP [...] (U) Econoff shared on February 20 reftel points regarding International Energy Agency (IEA) membership for China and India with Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs (MEA) officials Pieter Boot, Director for Energy Strategy and Consumption and Dutch representative to the IEA Governing Board in t [...] | 2008-02-26 07:36:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IEA ENRG NL |
08THEHAGUE180 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (U) The week of February 18 saw quite a number of meetings and consultations, several of which were convening for the first time this year ) Article X (February 18),the entire industry cluster followed by sampling and analysis and transfer discrepancies (February 19),the Host Country Commit [...] | 2008-02-26 14:45:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE183 | NETHERLANDS/WIREC: TIMMERMANS TO LEAD DUTCH [...] (U) In separate discussions February 20, Dutch officials Femke Smeets, Policy Officer, Directorate for Foreign Economic Relations, Ministry of Economic Affairs (MEA),and Femke Hoogeveen, Senior Policy Officer, Economic and Ecological Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),told Econ [...] | 2008-02-26 15:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSCA KPAO ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KGHG |
08THEHAGUE216 | DUTCH SHARE CONCERN OVER MALDIVES CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (SBU) Econoff shared on February 28 reftel points concerning USG concerns with the Maldives' draft resolution on climate change and human rights with appropriate Dutch officials at the ministries of Foreign (MFA),Economic, and Environmental Affairs. Joris Geeven, Policy Officer in the MFA' [...] | 2008-03-04 15:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG PGOV PHUM PREL UNHRC MV NL |
08THEHAGUE222 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (U) The week of February 25)29 primarily marched in place. Delegations spent a lot of time on the provisional agenda for the Review Conference, with no agreement except growing convergence that the only broadly acceptable agenda would closely track that of the first Review Conference. Due to [...] | 2008-03-05 15:23:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE227 | NETHERLANDS/GAERC: DUTCH VIEWS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post delivered reftel points to key Dutch MFA contacts on March 6, 2008. On March 5, Dutch MFA Senior Policy Officer Jeroen Boender briefed EU diplomats and allies on Dutch views of the March 10-11 GAERC agenda, including the Western Balkans, the Middle East, Zimbabwe, Georgia, [...] | 2008-03-06 13:18:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EU NL |
08THEHAGUE241 | NETHERLANDS/TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF [...] (SBU) On March 10, Econoff shared reftel points concerning the U.S. designation of four Syria-based members of Abu Ghadiyah Network with Wendela Haringhuizen, Senior Policy Officer, Terrorism and New Threats Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Anne-Chris Visser, Senior Advisor, Financial In [...] | 2008-03-11 13:19:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PTER ETTC PREL KTFN UNSC IZ SY NL |
08THEHAGUE246 | NETHERLANDS/ENERGY: DUTCH MOVE FORWARD WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Netherlands is moving forward with plans to unbundle its public energy (gas and electricity) sector by 2011. Unbundling is expected to increase network efficiency and reliability and cut costs, primarily to industrial and business customers. However, the plans are facin [...] | 2008-03-13 10:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV PGOV EU NL |
08THEHAGUE251 | NETHERLANDS/KOSOVO: DUTCH PLAN TO JOIN ISG [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-14 07:10:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID KV NL |
08THEHAGUE252 | Netherlands Blue Lantern: Post-Shipment End-Use Check on [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post verified AD-S' role as a foreign intermediary for the French Air Force (FAF) and the company appeared to be a responsible recipient of USML items. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) Emboffs met with Peter de Smalen, Director, AD-S on March 3 to conduct reftel post-shipment verificatio [...] | 2008-03-14 12:28:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC FR NL |
08THEHAGUE253 | DUTCH ON U.S.-EU CLIMATE CHANGE COOPERATION [...] (U) Econ Section Chief discussed reftel points March 14 with Gerie Jonk, Senior Policy Officer, Dutch Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning, and the Environment. (Dutch officials responsible for preparing GONL positions ahead of the March 13-14 European Council meeting were not available pri [...] | 2008-03-14 13:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG SENV ENRG ECON EINV EU NL |
08THEHAGUE264 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (SBU) Two events dominated the week of March 10-14 -- Iraq's delivery of its draft initial declaration of its chemical weapons facilities as it joins the Chemical Weapons Convention, and the Cuban Ambassador's dramatic delivery of the Non Aligned Movement's preliminary comments on the draft Re [...] | 2008-03-18 09:44:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE277 | DUTCH ON TAIWAN'S PARTICIPATION IN THE OECD [...] (U) Econ Chief forwarded ref A points on March 3 to Peter Post, Head of the OECD Unit, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Econ Chief also shared the points with Jerome Larosch, OECD Coordinator in the Trade Policy Unit, Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. Post was not available to meet and [...] | 2008-03-20 15:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON OECD EUN PREL CM TW NL |
08THEHAGUE285 | WALKING THE BEAT IN THE HAGUE'S RED LIGHT DISTRICT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a March 5 briefing and tour of the red light district in The Hague, Henry Koper, the coordinator of The Hague regional police prostitution and child pornography unit, provided an overview of Dutch police efforts to combat TIP in the regulated prostitution sector. Koper s [...] | 2008-03-26 12:32:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF NL |
08THEHAGUE300 | DUTCH GOVERNMENT INCREASING ASSISTANCE TO IRAQI [...] (SBU) Emboffs delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Ministry officials Dirk Jan Wierenga (Iraq desk) and Nelly Blokker (Humanitarian Aid Division). Wierenga stated that the Dutch government and parliament share U.S. concerns for the humanitarian situation of Iraqi refugees and internally displ [...] | 2008-03-28 14:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF EAID PHUM PREL NL IZ |
08THEHAGUE302 | THE DAY AFTER FITNA: CALM IN THE NETHERLANDS [...] (SBU) Summary. Reaction in the Netherlands to the March 27 release of anti-Islam Parliamentarian Geert Wilders' long awaited short film on the Koran, Fitna, has been calm. An almost palpable collective sigh of relief that the film was not as inflammatory as previously expected was evident in reacti [...] | 2008-03-28 18:19:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KISL PREL KIRF ASEC PTER NL |
08THEHAGUE306 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (SBU) The last week in March moved from more formal meetings on the Review Conference to less formal but more focused discussions of the Chairman's revised draft text for the report, which was distributed on March 26. The first such informal meeting on March 28 slowly worked through the first [...] | 2008-04-02 09:40:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE314 | AUSTRALIA GROUP: DUTCH RESPONSE TO PLENARY [...] (SBU) Polmiloff delivered reftel non-papers to MFA Senior Advisor for Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation Ceta Noland on April 2. Noland noted that the Ministry of Agriculture was currently reviewing reftel A, while the Ministry of Economic Affairs is looking at reftel B. Noland said the Du [...] | 2008-04-03 14:18:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM ETTC CBW NL |
08THEHAGUE319 | DUTCH DRUG POLICY: NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE ANTICIPATED [...] (SBU) Summary: The ministers of Justice and Health told Parliament during a March 6 debate that they did not anticipate significant changes in Dutch drug policy over the next few years; they also stressed that the government does not intend to seek revisions to international drug treaties. Th [...] | 2008-04-04 12:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM PREL PGOV NL |
08THEHAGUE329 | SENIOR DUTCH TRADE OFFICIAL DISCUSSES WTO DOHA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A senior Dutch trade official recently told CDA March 27 that the Dutch are committed to clinching a Doha Round deal. However, intra-EU disagreement and entrenched agriculture interests may prevent a breakthrough. The Dutch are reluctant to pressure other EU member states to b [...] | 2008-04-10 11:04:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON WTRO NL |
08THEHAGUE342 | NETHERLANDS/EU: SELLING THE EU TO EUROPE [...] (U) SUMMARY: On April 15, Austrian State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Hans Winkler and Dutch Minister for European Affairs Frans Timmermans discussed promoting the EU. Addressing an audience of approximately thirty diplomats at the Netherlands Institute for International Relations (Clingenda [...] | 2008-04-18 11:46:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OPRC PINR EU NL AU |
08THEHAGUE343 | GONL EXPECTS RATIFICATION OF U.S.-EU GPS-GALILEO [...] (SBU) EconOffs met April 17 with Wim Ploeg, European Division Deputy Head, Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management, to ascertain the ratification status of the U.S.-EU GPS-Galileo Cooperation Agreement. Ploeg, who coordinates the GONL's interagency "Galileo group," said that [...] | 2008-04-18 13:02:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPA TSPL PREL SENV IMO ICAO ITU NL EUN |
08THEHAGUE349 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SECOND REVIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Second Special Conference to Review the Operation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (RevCon),after difficult and protracted negotiations, adopted a 152-paragraph substantive report reviewing all aspects of the Convention and setting the course for the future. The key U.S [...] | 2008-04-21 16:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE362 | DUTCH ON TURKEY'S CHANGE OF STATUS AT THE EBRD [...] (SBU) Freek Keppels, Head of International Economy and Financial Institutions, Ministry of Finance (MOF),told Econoff April 24 that the GONL takes a "positive attitude" towards Turkey becoming a country of operation at EBRD but agrees with USG that a decision should not be made hastily. Keppe [...] | 2008-04-24 14:55:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL TU NL |
08THEHAGUE365 | DUTCH ENERGY CZAR DISCUSSES NEW ENERGY STRATEGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Dutch energy czar Mark Frequin, he spelled out the GONL's new energy policy "tracks" -- developing the Netherlands as a gas hub and securing energy partners both within Europe and beyond. He also emphasized three overarching Dutch goals on energy -- open mark [...] | 2008-04-25 07:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PREL NL |
08THEHAGUE368 | NETHERLANDS/BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON APPLICATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Emboffs conducted a site visit per reftel of Applied Research Laboratory Europe BV (ARLE) on April 18. Although a sole proprietorship, ARLE appears to be a bona fide intermediary. ARLE stores items in a safe drilled into the concrete floor of a garage which is connected to a ho [...] | 2008-04-28 12:12:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC NL JO |
08THEHAGUE377 | RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. While there has been a steady increase in Dutch food producers' prices over the last two years, these increases have only been partially passed on to domestic Dutch consumers. Despite its role as a leading agricultural exporter (in value terms),there are no indications of an [...] | 2008-04-29 14:55:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD EAID ECON PGOV PREL NL |
08THEHAGUE385 | NETHERLANDS/BURMA: SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-07 14:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID PHUM BM NL |
08THEHAGUE388 | NETHERLANDS/CUBA: EMBASSY & GOVERNMENT PLANS FOR [...] (SBU) Concerning reftel A request, Embassy The Hague plans to host a meeting with Charge d'Affaires and local NGOs that are active in promoting human rights in Cuba. Post will approach Washington officials with a proposed DVC or telephone interview with a leading Dutch paper ahead of May 21. [...] | 2008-05-08 15:44:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM PHUM NL CU |
08THEHAGUE389 | NETHERLANDS: EXTENSION OF ANNUAL STATUS OF FORCES [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post received a diplomatic note from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated May 8 regarding the one-year extension of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) for the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. With the exchange of notes, the SOFA extension shall enter into force on th [...] | 2008-05-08 16:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PREL NL NT XL |
08THEHAGUE396 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (U) The weeks following the CWC Second Review Conference (RevCon) have been fairly quiet, due no doubt in part to post-RevCon exhaustion as well as a series of official holidays. The only consultations held were within the industry cluster, although two WEOG meetings, an Irish-hosted lunch, a [...] | 2008-05-09 16:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE416 | DUTCH SEEK AMBITIOUS ENERGY-CLIMATE CHANGE TARGETS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. While officially welcoming the European Commission's energy and climate change targets, some Dutch officials have indicated that the GONL was hoping for the adoption of more "ambitious" goals. At home, the GONL is seeking to go beyond EU targets by committing independently to [...] | 2008-05-16 10:29:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG SENV ENRG ECON EINV EUN NL |
08THEHAGUE433 | CWC REVIEW CONFERENCE PART III: ANALYSIS OF THE [...] (U) This cable is part of a series on the Second Chemical Weapons Convention Review Conference (RevCon) April 7-18, 2008. It follows the initial report at the end of the Conference (ref b),and reports on the opening plenary sessions of the Conference and the general debate (ref c) and events [...] | 2008-05-21 15:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE434 | NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: PARTICIPATION IN INT'L COMPACT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-21 16:15:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID IZ NL |
08THEHAGUE441 | NETHERLANDS:PLANS FOR MAY 25 BURMA CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel demarches May 22 and May 23 to Karin Jager, Humanitarian Aid Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Jager said the Netherlands shares U.S. concerns about the Burmese regime's limitations on humanitarian relief efforts and supports the same priorities for the May [...] | 2008-05-23 13:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV PHUM NL BM |
08THEHAGUE442 | NETHERLANDS: FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS LOSE BILLIONS BUT WILL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Dutch financial institutions have posted EUR 9 billion ($14 billion) in losses to date as a result of the subprime mortgage/credit crisis. The recent takeover of ABN Amro and liquidity issues at medium-sized bank NIB Capital have also rattled the Dutch financial sector. Despit [...] | 2008-05-23 14:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV NL |
08THEHAGUE450 | NETHERLANDS/CUBA: SOLIDARITY DAY OUTREACH [...] (U) SUMMARY: Following up on reftels A and B, post placed an op-ed piece with a major Dutch paper (para 2) and hosted a coffee with a Dutch NGO (para 3) to draw attention to the human rights situation in Cuba. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) PLACEMENT OF OP-ED: On May 21, the Dutch dailQDe Volkskrant, [...] | 2008-05-28 11:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM KPAO PHUM NL CU |
08THEHAGUE463 | NETHERLANDS: PARTICIPATION IN GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO [...] (SBU) The GONL plans to attend the Fourth Global Initiative Meeting in Madrid, Spain on June 16-18. MFA Director for Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation Henk Cor van der Kwast confirmed May 30 that he will lead a Dutch interagency team including officials from the Ministry of Economic Affair [...] | 2008-05-30 14:34:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP NL |
08THEHAGUE482 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): CONVERSION OF [...] (SBU) On June 3 and 4, U.S. Delreps met with representatives of the UK and Italy, and separately with Libya, to share the non-paper from Reftel and discuss Libyan steps necessary for the U.S. to approve the request to retain the sandbag wall around the former chemical weapons production facili [...] | 2008-06-05 15:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | LY PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE502 | NETHERLANDS: ADDRESSING FINANCIAL RISK AT THE ICAO [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche May 30 to Eline Attema, Senior Policy Advisor for Market Access and International Aviation, Civil Aviation Directorate, Ministry of Transport. Attema subsequently informed Econoff on June 9 that her Ministry has taken the U.S. points on board and better [...] | 2008-06-10 12:33:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AFIN AORC EAIR ICAO NL |
08THEHAGUE503 | CWC: WRAP UP FOR WEEK ENDING JUNE 6, 2008 [...] (U) During the weeks of May 27 and June 2, no official OPCW meetings took place. The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) met twice and was briefed by the new head of public affairs for the Technical Secretariat (TS). The Dutch government hosted a visit to a DuPont plant site on May 29. [...] | 2008-06-10 12:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE508 | NETHERLANDS/UN: SUPPORT FOR USG ON UN SYSTEM OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: POLOFF shared reftel points with Peter van der Vliet, the Dutch MFA office director for UN political issues, and Vincent Roza, who covers Fifth and Sixth Committee issues at the UN. In a follow-up conversation on June 11, Roza expressed general support for the U.S. positions wh [...] | 2008-06-12 12:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC APER UNGA NL |
08THEHAGUE513 | NETHERLANDS/IAEA: EVALUATING THE CSC, NO POSITION [...] (SBU) EconOff met June 11 with Michel Deelen, Deputy Head, Environment and Nuclear Safety Division, and Hendrik Koets, Advisor, Economic and Environmental Affairs Department, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to follow up on reftel demarche. Deelen and Koets said the Dutch position rega [...] | 2008-06-13 11:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC IAEA PARM NL |
08THEHAGUE514 | NETHERLANDS: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (HRC) DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-13 11:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM NL |
08THEHAGUE530 | NETHERLANDS: ATTENDANCE AND DONATION AT VIENNA [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel points June 5 to Nelly Blokker, Policy Officer, Humanitarian Aid Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Blokker informed EconOff June 16 that the Dutch Embassy in Vienna would represent the Netherlands at the June 23 conference on reconstruction of the Nahr al-B [...] | 2008-06-17 15:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV PREL PHUM LE UNRWA NL |
08THEHAGUE531 | NETHERLANDS: PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE DECLARATION [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel on June 16 to the Dutch MFA. Renko Elema, in the human rights department, responded that the Dutch do not expect to issue a separate press release, but they do expect a press statement from the EU. Gallagher [...] | 2008-06-17 15:43:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EU NL PHUM PREL |
08THEHAGUE56 | SECURING A DUTCH GAS HUB IN EUROPE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Dutch energy firm Gasunie's participation in the Nordstream pipeline project and its acquisition of the German BEB gas network is expected to strengthen the Netherlands' position as a major European gas hub. The Dutch question Russia's ability to finance pipeline investm [...] | 2008-01-17 13:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET NL |
08THEHAGUE562 | NETHERLANDS: GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) Polmiloff delivered reftel points on India and Jordan joining the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism to MFA Director for Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation Henk Cor van der Kwast on June 30. Van der Kwast appreciated the information, but had no substantive comment. Galla [...] | 2008-06-30 14:38:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP JO IN NL |
08THEHAGUE576 | NETHERLANDS: NAMES/TITLES OF LEADING DUTCH [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-08 12:39:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL NL |
08THEHAGUE589 | DUTCH PARTICIPATION IN GAZPROM'S NORD STREAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Gasunie CEO Marcel Kramer told us that the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline enhances European energy security. GONL-owned Gasunie has a 9 percent stake in Nord Stream. Kramer described his positive experience partnering with Gazprom, Nord Stream's controlling shareholder. He [...] | 2008-07-11 10:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET NL |
08THEHAGUE590 | NETHERLANDS SUPPORTS U.S. POSITIONS AT UPCOMING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Netherlands broadly supports U.S. positions for the upcoming Universal Postal Union (UPU) quadrennial Congress in Geneva. The two-person Dutch delegation does not expect this Congress to be especially controversial as there are few reform issues on the agenda. They favor [...] | 2008-07-11 10:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO NL |
08THEHAGUE598 | NETHERLANDS/KOSOVO: SUPPORTING IMF, WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) The Dutch Finance Ministry's Head of International Financial Institutions (IFIs),Freek Keppels, told PolEconCouns July 15 that the Netherlands supports Kosovo's application for membership in the IMF and World Bank. Keppels estimated that countries which have recognized Kosovo represent [...] | 2008-07-17 07:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL KV NL |
08THEHAGUE599 | NETHERLANDS/KOSOVO: SUPPORTING IMF, WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) The Dutch Finance Ministry's Head of International Financial Institutions (IFIs),Freek Keppels, told PolEconCouns July 15 that the Netherlands supports Kosovo's application for membership in the IMF and World Bank. Keppels estimated that countries which have recognized Kosovo represent [...] | 2008-07-17 10:55:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL KV NL |
08THEHAGUE605 | NETHERLANDS/ECOSOC: DUTCH SUPPORT U.S. ON HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-18 12:45:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN AORC PHUM NL |
08THEHAGUE607 | NETHERLANDS/SOMALIA: IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1816 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 15, Poloffs discussed reftel points with Bob Aal, Dutch MFA Security Policy Department contact for Africa. At the request of the UN, the Dutch protected humanitarian aid convoys to Somalia this spring, but for the moment the Dutch are following the EU lead on responding [...] | 2008-07-18 13:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT KCRM KCRS KJUS PHSA PREL NL SO XA XW |
08THEHAGUE608 | NETHERLANDS/TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF [...] (SBU) On July 17, Emboffs shared reftel points concerning the U.S. domestic designation of additional Iranian entities and individuals with the Dutch Foreign Ministry's Iran desk and Terrorism/New Threats Unit as well as with Anne-Chris Visser, Senior Advisor at the Finance Ministry's Financial [...] | 2008-07-18 13:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP EFIN PARM IR NL |
08THEHAGUE609 | CWC: WRAP-UP FOR TWO WEEKS ENDING JULY 11, 2008 [...] (U) This report covers the two weeks following Executive Council 53 (EC-53),from June 30 through July 11. Consideration of the draft 2009 budget began with preliminary consultations held on July 7 by the new budget facilitator. The facilitator for the Office of Internal Oversight (OIO) held [...] | 2008-07-18 15:38:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE624 | NETHERLANDS SEEKS TO TRADE VOTES WITH U.S. AT [...] (SBU) On July 22, post received a diplomatic note, dated July 18, from the Dutch Foreign Ministry seeking to trade votes with the United States in support of our respective candidates to the Universal Postal Union (UPU) councils. As reported ref A, the Dutch representatives to the UPU congress [...] | 2008-07-23 10:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO NL |
08THEHAGUE644 | CWC: WRAP-UP FOR TWO WEEKS ENDING JULY 25, 2008 [...] (U) Meetings at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) have ground to a standstill for the summer holidays. The delegation hosted IO/MPR's Lynette Podolsky on July 14-15 to look into recruitment and staffing issues for American citizen employees at the OPCW. The new [...] | 2008-07-29 14:36:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE67 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR TWO [...] (U) January 14-18 saw a gradual increase in scheduled OPCW activities following the December/January holiday period. Discussions during the French-hosted P-5 meeting seem to be an early indicator that the objectives of the P-5 States Parties for the Second Review Conference will be marked by a [...] | 2008-01-24 07:40:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE683 | NETHERLANDS/BURMA: OPEN TO NEW STRATEGIES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-12 15:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ETRD BM NL |
08THEHAGUE696 | CWC: OPCW DIRECTION GENERAL DENIES REQUEST TO [...] (SBU) On August 15, per instructions REF C, Delegation reps Beik and Robinson met with OPCW Director General Rogelio Pfirter regarding the OPCW's intent to inspect the U.S. Chemical Weapons Storage Facilities at Pueblo and Newport, arriving August 17 (REF A),and the U.S. request for a later [...] | 2008-08-15 13:43:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE71 | NETHERLANDS/GAERC: DUTCH VIEWS ON THE MIDDLE EAST, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post delivered reftel A points to key Dutch MFA contacts on January 24, 2008. On January 23, Dutch MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Rochus Pronk briefed EU diplomats and allies ahead of the January 28 GAERC, explaining Dutch views on the Middle East, Sudan, Kenya, and Pakistan. Pron [...] | 2008-01-25 13:47:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EU NL |
08THEHAGUE715 | NETHERLANDS/TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-21 11:01:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC KNNP PREL PARM EFIN NL IR |
08THEHAGUE721 | CWC: WRAP-UP FOR JULY 28 TO AUGUST 22, 2008 [...] (U) August, the traditional European vacation month, has been slow, but meetings at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) will begin again September 1-5 for the Advisory Body on Administrative and Financial Matters (ABAF),on September 2 for the Western European and [...] | 2008-08-25 15:29:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE726 | NETHERLANDS: DEVELOPMENT MINISTER WILL ATTEND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-28 06:57:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL NL LI |
08THEHAGUE740 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: CAUTIOUS SUPPORT OF ARMY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-08 06:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MACP AF AR NL |
08THEHAGUE758 | NETHERLANDS: PREVENTING IRAN'S ACQUISITION OF NEW [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-15 13:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY ENRG EMIN ETTC IR NL |
08THEHAGUE771 | NETHERLANDS 2009 BUDGET: SURPLUS DESPITE ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Dutch economy is slowing but is well positioned to weather a downturn. The 2009 budget forecasts a 1.2 percent surplus. High gas prices, generating more tax revenue for the government's coffers, flatter this figure, but they provide a source of fiscal strength nonetheless. [...] | 2008-09-18 15:07:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV NL |
08THEHAGUE776 | CWC: WRAP-UP FOR SEPTEMBER 8-12, 2008 [...] (SBU) Budget negotiations began in earnest September 8 and a consultation on the External Auditor's Report was held on September 10. The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) met twice, once for its regular weekly discussion and again on September 11 as the "WEOG PLUS" (including non-WEOG [...] | 2008-09-22 10:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE781 | NETHERLANDS/SOMALIA: DUTCH TO CHANNEL SUPPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-22 14:09:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MCAP WFP XW NL |
08THEHAGUE791 | NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: COMMITTED TO CURRENT NTMI MISSION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-24 06:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AF MOPS NL |
08THEHAGUE792 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH URGE COORDINATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-24 06:42:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AF NL |
08THEHAGUE802 | NETHERLANDS/TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-25 12:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC NL IZ |
08THEHAGUE811 | NETHERLANDS/UN: DUTCH COULD "LIVE WITH" USG CHOICE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-29 10:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KHIV UNGA EAID NL |
08THEHAGUE813 | NETHERLANDS: LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-29 15:09:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA AORC NL |
08THEHAGUE814 | BAIL-OUT OF DUTCH-BELGIAN BANKING GIANT FORTIS [...] (SBU) Summary: Following a weekend of intense negotiations, Fortis Bank announced September 29 that the governments of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg will invest a total of EUR 11.2 billion in return for a 49 percent share in the bank's institutions in each country. While the U.S. [...] | 2008-09-29 16:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV NL |
08THEHAGUE820 | NETHERLANDS: BULLISH ON EU BIOFUELS SUSTAINABILITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dutch coordinators for biofuels policy have "no real concerns" with the biofuels proposals in Brussels and are anxious for the EU climate and energy package to move forward. If anything, the Dutch position on biofuels is closer to the European Parliament´s view than the Europe [...] | 2008-09-30 13:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EUN NL |
08THEHAGUE840 | NETHERLANDS: FORTIS BANK NATIONALIZED AS DUTCH [...] (U) Summary: The Dutch government announced October 3 that it will buy all of Fortis, Dutch operations for EUR 16.8 billion, including its Dutch insurance activities and the Dutch operations of ABN AMRO. The Dutch government decided to effectively nationalize Fortis, in-country activities af [...] | 2008-10-07 07:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
08THEHAGUE855 | NETHERLANDS/GAERC: PUSHING HUMAN RIGHTS AGENDA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dutch will push human rights during the October 13-14 GAERC discussions on Uzbekistan, Belarus, and Zimbabwe, and a deliberate approach to reviewing Moldova's relations with the EU. The Dutch are blocking consensus on Uzbekistan. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) Poloff shared reft [...] | 2008-10-10 12:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV NL UZ MD ZI BO |
08THEHAGUE860 | CWC: WRAP-UP FOR OCTOBER 6-10, 2008 [...] (U) Consultations continued at what is, for the OPCW, a rapid pace with three budget meetings, and facilitations on Articles VII, X, XI and universality. None made much progress, but the budget discussions reached a climax with new documents proposing a 531,540 Euro adjustment that would req [...] | 2008-10-14 12:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE876 | CWC: AUSTRALIA GROUP, TECHNICAL EXPERTS [...] (SBU) The Australia Group (AG) held a technical experts intersessional implementation meeting in The Hague from October 8-9, 2008. Discussion considered 3 proposals to the chemical control list and one proposal for the biological control list. Technical delegations considered a number of rev [...] | 2008-10-17 16:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC CWC |
08THEHAGUE88 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): STATUS OF U.S. [...] (U) At the end of the tenth anniversary year of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC),most U.S. priorities at the OPCW for 2007 were advanced if not fully achieved. An Executive Council (EC) chairman very supportive of the U.S. was elected in May. Article VII implementation moved forward, a [...] | 2008-01-29 15:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE89 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (U) The Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) for Preparations for the Second Review Conference (RevCon) began its work on the draft report in earnest this week. Many delegations offered substantive interventions on "Block 1" of the Chairman's draft text, drawing early lines on the relative import [...] | 2008-01-30 14:52:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE898 | CWC: WRAP-UP FOR OPCW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL SESSION, [...] (U) Like the Dutch weather, the sunshine and progress of Executive Council 53 in June (Ref A) returned to more typical dark clouds and rain in Executive Council 54, October 14-17. Despite daily meetings, lobbying, and a small group of key delegations meeting to try and find compromise, the w [...] | 2008-10-24 16:30:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE906 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: DUTCH WILL NOT ATTEND UPCOMING [...] (SBU) Emboffs shared reftel points concerning the upcoming Iran-hosted nuclear conference with the Dutch Foreign Ministry's Middle East desk and the Non-proliferation Division Head as well as with Taco Westerhuis, Coordinator for Middle East and Energy Affairs, Ministry of Economic Affairs (ME [...] | 2008-10-29 14:34:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC MNUC TRGY IR NL |
08THEHAGUE907 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: DESIGNATION OF EXPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-29 14:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC KNNP EFIN PREL IR NL |
08THEHAGUE908 | NETHERLANDS/TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-29 14:36:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL NL |
08THEHAGUE910 | NETHERLANDS: DUTCH GOVERNMENT TAKES STEPS TO SHORE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of the Netherlands (GONL) instituted a series of preemptive measures in October to protect the vulnerable Dutch financial sector from the external shocks of the global financial crisis. Following the United Kingdom,s lead, the GONL announced a EUR 20 billion (US [...] | 2008-10-30 08:01:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV PREL NL |
08THEHAGUE937 | NETHERLANDS AMBIVALENT ABOUT PROPOSED RIO-PLUS-20 [...] (SBU) The Dutch government has serious reservations about a proposed "Rio 20" Sustainable Development Summit in 2012, and will probably end up supporting the EU consensus on the issue. Econoff discussed reftel points November 7 with Jurjen van der Vlugt, Senior Advisor, Environmental Cooperat [...] | 2008-11-07 16:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV IO NL |
08THEHAGUE943 | NETHERLANDS/BLUE LANTERN: CHECK ON APPLICATION [...] (U) EmbOff contacted Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) officials to inquire about application 050125454 for the export of C-130 aircraft components to the Netherlands. The RNLAF did order the items listed reftel from Trans-Aero. 2. (SBU) RNLAF officials said they had an ongoing procuremen [...] | 2008-11-10 16:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC NL |
08THEHAGUE95 | NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: DPM SALIH MAKES GOOD IMPRESSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MFA Iraq desk officer Dirk Jan Wierenga told poloff that Deputy PM Salih made a "good impression" during his visit to the Netherlands January 21-22. Dutch agreement to a trade mission to northern Iraq later this year was a highlight of the visit. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) Salih [...] | 2008-02-01 11:39:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON PINR NL IZ |
08THEHAGUE967 | NETHERLANDS: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON EU [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-19 14:15:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT EUN IMO NL |
08THEHAGUE975 | NETHERLANDS: PRIORITIES FOR DOHA FINANCING FOR [...] (SBU) EconOff shared reftel points November 19 with officials at the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Finance, and Economic Affairs involved with the Monterrey Consensus on Financing for Development (FfD). Gerben Planting, the Foreign Ministry's Deputy Head of the UN and International Financial [...] | 2008-11-21 12:40:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON UNGA NL |
08THEHAGUE977 | CWC: INDUSTRY CLUSTER MEETINGS, NOVEMBER 13-14, [...] (U) The three industry cluster meetings on November 13-14 were informative and somewhat productive. The Technical Secretariat (TS) presented their latest paper on Sampling and Analysis (S&A) and answered delegations' questions during the first meeting. Two new industry facilitations began: [...] | 2008-11-21 15:51:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE981 | NETHERLANDS: NEW ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE, MERGER [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of the Netherlands (GONL) has introduced a 6 billion euro (USD 7.5 billion) economic stimulus package (equivalent to one percent of Dutch GNP) to help Dutch businesses weather the economic downturn. Highlights include corporate tax breaks, shorter working hours a [...] | 2008-11-24 16:32:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
08THEHAGUE986 | NETHERLANDS: AMBITIOUS GOALS FOR POZNAN CLIMATE [...] (U) The Dutch cabinet has announced out its priorities for the upcoming climate change conference in Poznan, Poland. The Netherlands will seek: -- A framework for the text of an accord at Copenhagen in December 2009. -- The start of "real negotiations" towards a post-Kyoto regime. -- T [...] | 2008-11-26 15:51:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG KGHG NL |
08THEHAGUE999 | NETHERLANDS: CLOSELY MONITORING EU BIOFUELS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Netherlands is very eager to see the EU complete its Energy and Climate legislation in the next few weeks. The Dutch Government agrees on the need for transparent, scientific standards in evaluating biofuels' sustainability. However, even within a collaborative U.S.-EU fra [...] | 2008-12-02 14:29:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG ENRG EUN NL |
08THESSALONIKI12 | NORTHERN GREECE MUSLIMS, FAR RIGHT AND LEFT PARTIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 6, the Greek Parliament adopted a law that strengthens the rights of Thrace's Muslim minority by (1) transferring government control over Muslim charitable foundations (wakfs) to local Muslims, and (2) establishing a 0.5 percent employment quota for Muslims in Greec [...] | 2008-02-21 11:11:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM GR TU |
08THESSALONIKI14 | NORTHERN GREEKS MAINTAIN HARD LINE ON MACEDONIAN NAME ISSUE, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: 93 percent of northern Greeks favor a veto of Macedonia's NATO accession absent a mutually acceptable name. Extreme right LA.OS and other nationalists plan to hold two rallies in downtown Thessaloniki on March 5, but no one expects a repetition of the huge 1992 demonstrations on [...] | 2008-02-29 16:43:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MK GR |
08THESSALONIKI22 | NORTHERN GREEK FORMER MAYOR SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR ROLE IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 11, the Thrace Appeals Court imposed prison sentences on the former mayor of Sapes (northeastern Greek Municipality of Rodopi) and three other people for their roles in the issuing of fraudulent documents to foreigners, some of whom were females involved in prostitut [...] | 2008-03-07 20:53:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SMIG GR |
08THESSALONIKI23 | NORTHERN GREEK FORMER MAYOR SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR ROLE IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 11, the Thrace Appeals Court imposed prison sentences on the former mayor of Sapes (northeastern Greek Municipality of Rodopi) and three other people for their roles in the issuing of fraudulent documents to foreigners, some of whom were females involved in prostitut [...] | 2008-03-11 13:43:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SMIG GR |
08THESSALONIKI24 | THESSALONIKI: GOG DISCOURAGES TEACHERS FROM INVOLVING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Teachers from two elementary schools in Thessaloniki have generated controversy by announcing their students will travel to the village of Evzoni on the Republic of Macedonia border to participate in Greek Independence Day celebrations on March 25. The celebrations will includ [...] | 2008-03-21 08:52:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MK GR |
08THESSALONIKI29 | THESSALONIKI TO BUCHAREST: "COMMUNIST YOUTH OF GREECE" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Between 70 and 100 members of the Communist Youth of Greece protested against NATO outside the American Consulate General in Thessaloniki on April 2. The event followed a similar protest in the same spot on March 24, which was organized by the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and [...] | 2008-04-03 13:15:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC GR |
08THESSALONIKI44 | THE OTHER MACEDONIAN NAME ISSUE: GREECE STUBBORNLY DENIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The name dispute between the Republic of Macedonia and Greece has revived a related controversy about the existence of a Macedonian minority and language in northern Greece. The GoG denies the existence of such a minority, arguing that northern Greece's few "Slavophones" are e [...] | 2008-05-29 14:26:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM MK GR |
08THESSALONIKI48 | THESSALONIKI: KIDNAPPING OF PROMINENT INDUSTRIALIST STUNS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 09, three gunmen abducted the chairman of the Federation of Northern Greek Industries and CEO of Alumil S.A. Giorgos Milonas outside his home in Thessaloniki. Media have reported that the family has received a ransom demand for 30 million Euros. The victim is a prominen [...] | 2008-06-11 16:04:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PTER ASEC GR |
08THESSALONIKI50 | THESSALONIKI: UNIVERSITIES BLAME GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 6, the heads of Greece's universities called for the creation of an "Education Committee" comprising representatives of all political parties, following violent student protests at Thessaloniki's two largest universities. Political leaders have condemned the incident, [...] | 2008-06-13 08:21:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI ASEC GR |
08THESSALONIKI51 | DESPITE CONTINUING PROTESTS, THESSALONIKI PORT'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A prolonged and controversial competition to identify a private company to upgrade and run the container terminal at the Port of Thessaloniki is nearing completion. Striking port workers have delayed the privatization process, which the Greek government hopes will modernize the [...] | 2008-06-25 15:48:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV SOCI CH HK GR |
08THESSALONIKI53 | NORTHERN NOTES - JUNE 2008 [...] (SBU) On June 23, the chairman of the Federation of Northern Greek Industries and CEO of Alumil S.A. Giorgos Milonas was released after being held hostage for 13 days (Reftel A). The industrialist appeared before the national media shortly afterward, looking remarkably relaxed, stating that h [...] | 2008-07-09 12:21:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR SOCI SMIG CH HK |
08THESSALONIKI54 | THESSALONIKI: "DECAPITATION" OF GREEK HEROES' BUSTS RAISES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The busts of two heroes of the "Greek Macedonian Struggle" were vandalized by unknown persons on July 10 in the village of Karidia in northwest Greece. Local residents reacted angrily to the incident, which media have tried to link to the Macedonian name and minority issues. Th [...] | 2008-07-18 11:07:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI GR MK |
08THESSALONIKI63 | PM KARAMANLIS: STAY THE COURSE ON REFORMS, NO EARLY [...] (U) SUMMARY: In his annual speech on economic policy at the Thessaloniki Trade Fair, PM Karamanlis promised to continue implementing the GoG's reform agenda, despite the global economic crisis and lack of public enthusiasm. Greece needs to reform its ineffective public sector, further reduce [...] | 2008-09-10 07:06:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EAIR PREL MK RU GG GR |
08THESSALONIKI65 | OPPOSITION LEADER'S SPEECH CALLING FOR TAXING RICH, HELPING [...] (U) SUMMARY: PASOK leader George Papandreou delivered a fiery, campaign-like speech on September 13 at the 73rd annual Thessaloniki International Trade Fair, calling for the reversal of New Democracy reforms and establishment of a more family-friendly, "green", fair and effective "social stat [...] | 2008-09-17 15:01:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PREL MK GR |
08THESSALONIKI66 | THESSALONIKI POLICE ARREST NOTORIOUS "ROBIN HOOD" CRIMINAL; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The arrest of notorious criminal Vassilis Paliokostas for the highly publicized kidnapping of a prominent northern Greek businessman has boosted the morale and public image of northern Greece's often criticized police. Police recovered an impressive cache of weapons in the arr [...] | 2008-09-19 10:48:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PTER SOCI PGOV GR |
08THESSALONIKI68 | GEORGIAN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS KILLED BY LANDMINIES ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Four illegal immigrants from Georgia lost their lives on September 26, after accidentally entering a minefield. The minefield was fenced-off and had warning signs in three languages. Police maintain that smugglers often suggest the crossing of the minefield to their charges, a [...] | 2008-10-09 12:53:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREF PREL PGOV GR TU GG |
08THESSALONIKI71 | GREEK MFA DIRECTOR OF THRACE AFFAIRS AND CG INSTANBUL SWAP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Greek MFA's Director for Thrace Affairs has switched positions with Greece's Consul General in Istanbul, in what both men describe as a small but sincere effort to improve Greek-Turkish relations. Both intend to continue the work of the other, while bringing their differen [...] | 2008-10-14 11:21:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL GR TU |
08THESSALONIKI78 | THESSALONIKI: GOG INVITES FORMER ADVERSARIES TO NATIONAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a reconciliatory gesture, Defense Minister of Greece Evangelos Meimarakis invited his counterparts from Turkey, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia and other outheastern European countries, to attend the traditional military parade on Greece's national day, October 28 (Greece's e [...] | 2008-10-31 13:33:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GR MK TU IT BK BU MW AL HR YI |
08THESSALONIKI81 | HOLY MOUNTAIN" MONASTERY REAL ESTATE SCANDAL TARNISHES IMAGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The scandal involving land exchanges between Vatopedi Monastery and the Greek government (reftels) has led to the resignation of two high-profile ministers and shaken public confidence in the Greek Orthodox Church. The GoG and Vatopedi have tried to limit damage by proposing me [...] | 2008-11-10 12:37:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL SOCI GR |
08THESSALONIKI83 | THESSALONIKI: ANNUAL NOVEMBER 17 DEMONSTRATION CONTINUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the Polytechnic students' uprising against the military junta in Greece, two peaceful demonstrations took place in downtown Thessaloniki on Monday November 17, 2008. The absence of serious violence continues a trend in recent years of [...] | 2008-11-18 22:39:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC GR |
08THESSALONIKI84 | NORTHERN NOTES - NOVEMBER 2008 [...] (U) On November 7, a Rodopi First Instance Court issued a decision that was originally rendered, but immediately suppressed, in 2003, which ruled that Vistonida Lake and its surrounding area do not belong to Vatopedi Monastery but rather, to the Greek state. Vatopedi reportedly made a profit [...] | 2008-12-04 14:39:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EINV PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI SNAR GR |
08THESSALONIKI85 | THESSALONIKI: RIOTS RAGE FOR FOURTH DAY BUT VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 10, anarchists and other demonstrators clashed with police throughout northern Greece in a fourth day of riots sparked by the fatal shooting of a 15 year old boy by police in Athens (reftel). Some 10,000 demonstrators marched through the downtown area, passed the U [...] | 2008-12-10 18:32:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ASEC GR |
08THESSALONIKI86 | THESSALONIKI: DEMONSTRATIONS CONTINUE WITH DIMINISHING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Anti-police, anti-government demonstrations continued in Thessaloniki the weekend beginning on Friday evening, December 12 and including the following Saturday and Sunday, but with only minor violence and damage. Aristotle University, which was seriously damaged by last week's [...] | 2008-12-15 18:43:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC GR |
08THESSALONIKI87 | THESSALONIKI JEWISH COMMUNITY RESTITUTION CLAIM STALLED BY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Jewish community of Thessaloniki remains frustrated by the lack of progress made by the Greek Government on its 2006 promise to compensate the community for Jewish cemetery land confiscated by the GoG during WWII. The government has repeatedly reassured the Jewish communit [...] | 2008-12-16 15:55:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL GR |
08THESSALONIKI91 | THESSALONIKI: ENVELOP WITH WHITE POWDER ARRIVES AT CONSULATE [...] (SBU) Summary: On Wednesday, 24 December 2008, at 0940 local time, ConGen Thessaloniki's security receptionist identified a suspicious envelope sent to the ConGen via local mail service. The envelope contained a white powdery substance and a note with the message "WE ARE ALQUAEDA FBI." The [...] | 2008-12-24 13:29:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV GR |
08THESSALONIKI92 | THESSALONIKI: WHITE POWDER TESTS NEGATIVE [...] (SBU) The white powder received at Consulate General Thessaloniki on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 was tested at a local infectious disease laboratory and later at Aristotle University in Thessaloniki. Tests for both anthrax and other viral agents were negative. YEE [...] | 2008-12-29 15:43:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV GR |
08TIJUANA1174 | EAC AMCONSULATE TIJUANA - INVESTIGATION RESULTS ON REPORTED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-25 00:15:00 | Consulate Tijuana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MX ASEC |
08TIRANA102 | FOOD PRICES SKYROCKET AS GOA PINES FOR NATO [...] (SBU) Fears that 2008 will bring rising inflation grew as local media extensively reported on price increases for basic food items. Prices for food products, which represent the largest share in the government's basket of consumer goods for measuring inflation, have increased in recent years. [...] | 2008-02-11 06:29:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV AL |
08TIRANA113 | ALBANIA: CLUSTER MUNITIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-13 17:02:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PARM PREL NATO AL |
08TIRANA120 | MGKV01: ALBANIA UPGRADES RELATIONS WITH KOSOVO TO [...] (SBU) As reported Ref A, Prime Minister Sali Berisha announced on February 18 at 18:30 local time that Albania would elevate its relations with Kosovo to the ambassadorial level. (As reported Ref B, Albania recognized independent Kosovo on October 22, 1991. While it withdrew its Embassy sev [...] | 2008-02-20 06:23:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KV AL |
08TIRANA126 | EXBS: ALBANIA MARITIME, ADRIATIC REGION REPORTING CABLE [...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- January 1, CROATIA: Ecological and Fisheries Protection Zone (EFPZ),essentially the Adriatic's practical application of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ),came in effect, applying the existing EFPZ to EU fishing fleets, countrie [...] | 2008-02-20 08:20:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL |
08TIRANA13 | EXBS: ALBANIA MARITIME, ADRIATIC REGION REPORTING CABLE [...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- None. 2. (SBU) COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD -- December 18: Maritime Advisor (MA) and Program Assistant (PA) walked through the new interim ferry passenger terminal in Durres. The facility provides a sheltered [...] | 2008-01-08 13:51:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL |
08TIRANA14 | ALBANIA: RAPPROCHEMENT BETWEEN MAJORITY AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Albania's first and second opposition parties, the Socialist Party (SP) and Movement for Socialist Integration (LSI),appear to be not only "willing to move forward" on reforms needed for NATO, but actively pushing for those reforms. Likewise, the majority appears willing to [...] | 2008-01-08 14:18:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AL |
08TIRANA149 | THE RESURRECTION OF FATOS NANO? WE'RE STILL WAITING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The role of former Prime Minister Fatos Nano in Albanian politics has been debated widely, particularly since his fall from the Prime Ministership and resignation as chair of the Socialist Party (SP) in 2005. Relinquishing the SP mantle to Tirana Mayor Edi Rama seemed uncharact [...] | 2008-02-27 15:23:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV AL |
08TIRANA152 | ALBANIA: 2007 TRFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-28 11:10:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM AL KCRM KWMN SMIG KRD ASEC PREF |
08TIRANA161 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, FEBRUARY 23-29, 2008 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. ---------------------- POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ---------------------- 2. (U) The Honeymoon is Over: It was to be expected, bu [...] | 2008-02-29 16:59:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KV AL |
08TIRANA169 | ALBANIA WILL SUPPORT AMB. SWING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-04 11:13:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL SMIG AL |
08TIRANA172 | IMPROVING THE ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT PROCESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the conclusion of the department's annual process of updating and editing the Human Rights Report, embassies Tirana and Chisnau would like to make the following observations regarding the substance of the reports, the process of updating them from the field, and the process o [...] | 2008-03-04 11:15:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL |
08TIRANA175 | EXBS: ALBANIA MARITIME, ADRIATIC REGION REPORTING CABLE [...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- February 17, KOSOVO: Formerly declared independence; the event was at the forefront of regional media (Albania, Croatia, Bosnia I Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia and Serbia) reports. 2. (U) COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTI [...] | 2008-03-07 14:30:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL |
08TIRANA179 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, MARCH 1-7, 2008 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. ---------------------- POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ---------------------- 2. (U) BUSINESS AS USUAL? NOT ANYMORE: This week in Al [...] | 2008-03-10 06:21:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM AL |
08TIRANA180 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, MARCH 1-7, 2008 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. ---------------------- POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ---------------------- 2. (U) BUSINESS AS USUAL? NOT ANYMORE: This week in Al [...] | 2008-03-10 07:29:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM AL |
08TIRANA186 | Oil Discovery in Albania Premature, But Still Promising [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive business proprietary information. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent speculation that newly discovered oil and gas deposits in Albania could lead to an energy bonanza is premature. However, a Swiss-based oil exploration company, usi [...] | 2008-03-11 06:22:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV AL |
08TIRANA193 | ALBANIANS WILL WELCOME NATO MEMBERSHIP ... ALTHOUGH [...] (U) NATO membership is strongly supported by the Albanian public and officialdom -- over ninety percent favor membership, according to the media and GOA officials. There are numerous reasons for this. Emerging from years of isolation, Albanians want to feel and be recognized as the Europeans [...] | 2008-03-14 10:48:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NATO PGOV PREL AL |
08TIRANA196 | ALBANIAN GOVERNMENT CONDEMNS PARLIAMENTARIANS' ATTACK ON [...] In response to a public assault on a reporter by two Members of Parliament, senior Albanian government officials, led by Prime Minister Sali Berisha and Speaker of Parliament Jozefina Topalli, issued tough statements March 13 condemning violence against the media. In his statement, Berisha te [...] | 2008-03-14 16:17:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV AL |
08TIRANA200 | ALBANIA: FATAL EXPLOSION IN MUNITIONS DEPOT [...] (U) At approximately 11:45 AM (local) March 15, an ammunition storage facility near the town of Gerdec (N41 deg 24 min 40 sec, E19 deg 37 min 52 sec),between Tirana and Durres, caught fire. Shortly after 12:00, a violent explosion destroyed homes in the immediate vicinity of the depot and cau [...] | 2008-03-17 19:15:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS EAID NATO SENV AL |
08TIRANA204 | ALBANIAN PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE SEEKS URGENT ASSISTANCE TO [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para 3. 2. (U) Prosecutor General Ina Rama has assigned the chief of the Tirana district prosecutor's office, Genti Xholi, to head the criminal investigation into the causes of the fatal March 15 explosion. (Note: Xholi is well and favorably [...] | 2008-03-19 14:53:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM EAID PREL PGOV SENV ASEC AL |
08TIRANA219 | ADDITIONAL ALBANIAN REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE -- SITE [...] (U) In the aftermath of the tragic Gerdec munitions explosion (ref A),the GOA has asked for USG assistance in site clean-up. (See also Ref B, which requests assistance in the investigation.) Deputy Prime Minister (and Defense Minister nominee) Gazmend Oketa sent the following letter to Ambassa [...] | 2008-03-21 16:17:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS EAID NATO SENV AL |
08TIRANA23 | GOA EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR ELECTORAL REFORM PROJECT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOA has extended the deadline for tender proposals for a concession to produce a new national identification card and biometric passport to February 28. On November 8, following a prolonged and controversial drafting process that took almost a year, the GOA announced the o [...] | 2008-01-11 10:36:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV AL |
08TIRANA251 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, MARCH 22-28, 2008 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. ----------------------------------- POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS ----------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Choreogr [...] | 2008-03-28 17:32:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PARM AL |
08TIRANA252 | Macedonia's Ahmeti Visits Tirana [...] (U) Ali Ahmeti, the Macedonian Chairman of the Democratic Union of Integration (DUI),visited Tirana on March 25, where he was received by Prime Minister Berisha, President Topi, Speaker Topalli and Albania's opposition leaders. Ahmeti expressed solidarity from the Albanian community in Maced [...] | 2008-03-31 05:30:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MK AL |
08TIRANA255 | GOA URGES PRESHEVO VALLEY ALBANIANS TO PARTICIPATE IN [...] (U) Local Albanian leaders from Serbia's Preshevo Valley visited Tirana March 31 to discuss upcoming elections and general concerns about the rights of ethnic Albanian residents. Representatives of the four major Albanian political parties, including Riza Halimi, Chairman of the Party for Dem [...] | 2008-04-02 05:40:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL YI AL |
08TIRANA265 | GERDEC: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? [...] (U) SUMMARY: As Albanian leaders accepted their historic NATO invitation in Bucharest, the political fallout from the Gerdec tragedy continues at home. Despite the quick government relief response to the crisis and the resignation of former Defense Minister Mediu, a feeding frenzy continues [...] | 2008-04-07 06:04:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PARM AL |
08TIRANA28 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, JANUARY 4-10, 2008 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. These updates will supplement post's DAR reports and reporting cables. ---------------------- POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ---------- [...] | 2008-01-11 18:07:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL AL |
08TIRANA287 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, APRIL 5-11, 2008 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. ---------------------- POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ---------------------- 2. (SBU) TIME FOR A CHANGE: The Albanian Parliamentary [...] | 2008-04-11 16:22:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON AL |
08TIRANA292 | SUPREME COURT SUSPENDS TWO MAJOR CRIMINAL CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Chief Justice of the Albanian Supreme Court, Thimio Kondi, issued two suspension decisions in December 2007 that froze the application of criminal sentences on two trafficking-related cases pending the final decision of the Supreme Court. Kondi's decision froze the enforc [...] | 2008-04-14 14:39:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM PGOV PREL AL IT |
08TIRANA308 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, APRIL 12-18, 2008 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. ---------------------- POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ---------------------- 2. (U) DIVISION WITHIN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY: Until now [...] | 2008-04-18 16:31:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON AL |
08TIRANA314 | META USES ELECTORAL REFORM TO HIS ADVANTAGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ilir Meta, Chair of the Socialist Movement for Integration (LSI) party, has increased public attacks on opposition leader Edi Rama as he has worked to build a stronger political base outside of the opposition Socialist Party (SP)-led coalition. Following his public break-up with [...] | 2008-04-21 12:16:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV AL |
08TIRANA318 | EXBS: ALBANIA MARITIME, ADRIATIC REGION REPORTING CABLE [...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- 15 March: Gerdec munitions site detonation: Significant reporting via cable and news media. Following embassy brief, MA called the USCG training team in Vlore regarding initial (and subsequent) opinions indicating accidental (v [...] | 2008-04-21 12:51:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL |
08TIRANA33 | PRESIDENT TOPI TO EMPHASIZE TOLERANCE IN JANUARY 25-27 [...] (SBU) Deputy Foreign Minister Edith Harxhi told us on Janury 11 of upcoming plans for President Topi to visit Kosovo January 25-27. Harxhi said he would travel with a delegation of some 90 people. This trip has now been released in the press, which reported the entourage could reach 100, to i [...] | 2008-01-15 09:33:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AL |
08TIRANA331 | ALBANIA: MANPADS REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE [...] (U) Embassy has received the following letter date April 23, 2008, addressed to Major Larry D. Harrison, Chief, Office of Defense Cooperation, from Lieutenant General Luan Hoxha, Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff, requesting U.S. military assistance with man-portable air-defense systems [...] | 2008-04-24 10:37:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM MASS PREL AL |
08TIRANA334 | ALBANIAN REACTION TO US PROPOSED PAPERS FOR THE NPT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-25 11:44:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC IAEA ENRG PREL AL |
08TIRANA345 | REVIVING ALBANIAN OIL INDUSTRY MAY BE ATTRACTING RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) Albania, which possesses one of continental Europe's largest oil fields and has seen promising new finds for additional oil and gas reserves, is substantially expanding its oil production through Western investment. Increased interest by foreign investors in Albania's oil sector is mark [...] | 2008-04-29 16:07:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET EINV AL |
08TIRANA35 | VLORE: CENTER OF CIVIC ACTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Citizen's Alliance for the Protection of the Vlore Bay, the "Vlore Alliance," an environmentally-focused civil society organization that works to protect Albania's central coast, has recently intensified efforts to push for reconsideration of large-scale oil storage and therma [...] | 2008-01-15 11:28:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON ENRG SENV AL |
08TIRANA369 | REPORT OF SUSPECTED ASYLUM FRAUD: NDOJ, GJIN (A# [...] SUMMARY. Evidence revealed during a Visas 92 interview at embassy Tirana indicates that the I-589 asylee statement of Gjin NDOJ (DPOB 17 SEP 1960),ALBANIA, (A# 99-432-645) contains falsified material information. END SUMMARY. 2. Gjin Ndoj was granted asylum in New York, New York on May [...] | 2008-05-09 14:30:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS PREF PHUM KFRD AL |
08TIRANA378 | ALBANIA: FORMER INTELLIGENCE SERVICE DIRECTOR, NOW [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Berisha has refused to dismiss a senior government official facing criminal investigation. The General Director of Tax Administration, Arben Sefgjini, was formally charged by the Prosecutor's office for kidnapping and torture with grave consequences during his previous se [...] | 2008-05-13 18:03:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PINR PGOV AL |
08TIRANA382 | ALBANIA, SCENESETTER FOR HENRIETTA FORE, ADMINISTRATOR OF [...] (SBU) Henrietta Fore, Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development and Director of United States Foreign Assistance will visit Albania from May 17-19, 2008. Administrator Fore's purpose in visiting Albania is to convey to the Government of Albania (GoA),judicial officials, busines [...] | 2008-05-15 08:55:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID AL |
08TIRANA394 | CONTINUING PROBLEMS WITH TIMS DATACOM SYSTEM IN ALBANIA [...] (SBU) As part of the combined donor effort to improve rule of law in Albania, the Department of Justice's International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) in Albania has worked with the Albanian State Police (ASP) to install Total Information Management System (TIMS),a [...] | 2008-05-22 15:36:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PREL PGOV AL |
08TIRANA398 | RIPPLES FROM A BOULDER: AMBASSADOR'S REMARKS RENEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The release of USAID's annual report on corruption perceptions, and a pointed speech delivered by Ambassador Withers at its May 7 launch, reignited the stagnant debate on corruption in Albania and prompted some prickly Government responses. The event received wide media attent [...] | 2008-05-23 15:04:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AL |
08TIRANA404 | GOA Acknowledges Risks to Inhabitants within 800 Meter [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Berisha responded May 27 to Charge Cristina's May 2 letter in which the Charge asked the PM to warn area residents and other citizens of explosive and environmental dangers in an area up to 800 meters from the blast zone. Berisha stated that the GOA will actively inform ci [...] | 2008-05-28 15:52:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS NATO AL |
08TIRANA411 | UIGHURS (AND OTHERS) IN ALBANIA [...] (SBU) The Government of Albania accepted eight former Guantanamo detainees as refugees -- five Uighurs, and one each Algerian, Egyptian, and Uzbek. All the refugees now live outside Albania's Babrru Refugee Center in apartments rented for them by the GOA. The GOA is providing language and [...] | 2008-06-02 08:59:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PREL AL |
08TIRANA412 | WEAK SENTENCES IN HIGH PROFILE ALBANIAN CORRUPTION TRIAL [...] (SBU) Albanian justice is off to a slow start in fighting the country's endemic corruption. On May 19, the Tirana District Court sentenced Nikolin Jaka, former Deputy Minister of Transportation, to 19 months in prison and Ilirjan Berzani, the former General Director of Roads, to three years i [...] | 2008-06-02 10:26:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PREL PGOV AL |
08TIRANA413 | THE WORK OF THE OSCE PRESENCE IN ALBANIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The OSCE Presence in Albania (PIA) will present its Programme Outline in Vienna on June 3, in preparation for discussions of its 2009 budget. Post supports overall USG policy to reduce expenditures of OSCE Balkan Missions in a desire to push for greater OSCE presence further e [...] | 2008-06-02 11:09:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV OSCE AL |
08TIRANA432 | EXBS: ALBANIA MARITIME, ADRIATIC REGION REPORTING CABLE [...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- 14 April: MA met with USAID and US Department of Agriculture, Forestry Service International Programs training team, and coordinated the Incident Command System future training program. The Forest Service training program was dev [...] | 2008-06-10 09:58:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL |
08TIRANA444 | GERDEC SURVIVORS' HUNGER STRIKE PRESSURES GOA [...] (U) Twelve weeks after the March 15 explosion at Gerdec, compensation remains a key demand for many survivors. Eight former employees of the Gerdec ammunition disassembly plant began a hunger strike June 6, demanding additional financial compensation and other reimbursements from the GOA. Wh [...] | 2008-06-13 15:07:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AL |
08TIRANA555 | Albania Shuffles Ministers [...] (SBU) After several months of media speculation, Prime Minister Berisha on July 23 submitted the following proposed changes to his cabinet to President Topi for approval: -- Education Minister Genc Pollo, head of the New Democracy Party, will become Deputy Prime Minister. -- Deputy Speaker [...] | 2008-07-24 15:33:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV AL |
08TIRANA557 | Albania's Success in a Criminal Financial Investigation [...] (U) SUMMARY: Scoring a major victory in a complex financial investigation, police and prosecutors with the Joint Investigative Unit to Fight Economic Crime and Corruption (JIU) arrested the head of a criminal group and his 16 collaborators for robbing ATM machines. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) D [...] | 2008-07-25 11:23:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM PREL AL ASEC |
08TIRANA561 | ALBANIA SUPPORTS IAEA INDIA SAFEGUARD AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-25 15:06:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC IAEA ENRG PREL AL |
08TIRANA564 | GOA STILL UNDECIDED ON NAM PARTICIPATION [...] (U) DCM and PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA International Organizations Director Islam Lauka on July 25. 2. (SBU) Lauka said that the GOA had not yet decided officially on whether or not to attend the NAM conference, but said that a decision would be made by the end of the day on Ju [...] | 2008-07-25 15:40:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NATO PREL PHUM PTER IR AL |
08TIRANA565 | ALBANIA CONTACT INFORMATION UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-28 09:21:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL AL |
08TIRANA566 | ALBANIAN OFFICIALS TO ATTEND UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-28 09:34:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP AL |
08TIRANA585 | BERISHA OUTBURST STILL THE TALK OF TIRANA [...] (SBU) One week on, Prime Minister Berisha's July 23 outburst in Parliament - in which he insulted and then threatened to kill opposition MP Taulant Balla in unprintably profane terms - continues to be a major focus of the press, as well as a source of speculation, head scratching and embarras [...] | 2008-08-01 05:41:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM AL |
08TIRANA59 | First Criminal Terrorism Finance Case Hits Albanian [...] (U) SUMMARY: In December 2007, Hamzeh Abu Rayyan, the administrator for UN 1267 designated terrorist financier Yassin al-Qadi, was criminally charged with hiding funds used to finance terror. This marks the first time that an individual has been charged with terrorism financing in Albania. [...] | 2008-01-23 14:20:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN PTER PREL AL |
08TIRANA67 | Criminal Prosecutions Increase in Albania [...] (U) Summary: Criminal prosecutions in Albania have accelerated since the creation of the Joint Investigative Unit (JIU) to fight Economic Crime and Corruption in the Tirana District Prosecution Office in September, 2007. Two corruption cases against government officials are currently being tr [...] | 2008-01-26 06:38:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM PREL AL |
08TIRANA697 | URGENT ACTION REQUEST FOR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT [...] (SBU) Embassy Tirana requests urgent assistance in responding to a GOA request for help in investigating a September 12 traffic accident that resulted in the death of a key witness in a high profile, ongoing investigation. The GOA has offered to pay for all expenses associated with any U.S. [...] | 2008-09-13 14:15:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PREL KJUS PINS AL |
08TIRANA71 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, JANUARY 28 - FEBRUARY 1 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. These updates will supplement post's DAR reports and reporting cables. --------------------- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS ------------ [...] | 2008-02-01 14:20:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL AL |
08TIRANA758 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DESIGNATION OF THE ISLAMIC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-16 14:45:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PARM KNNP EUN EWWT PREL AL |
08TIRANA790 | ALBANIA'S BANKING SECTOR SEEMS OK - FOR NOW [...] (SBU) International financial experts and the Governor of the Albanian Central Bank (CB) believe that Albania is weathering the global financial crisis quite well due to precautionary moves by the CB to keep deposits in Albania as well as a much lower ratio of loans to deposits than is common i [...] | 2008-11-04 12:25:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV AL |
08TIRANA793 | MEDIA ATTACKS CONTINUE ON PG'S Office [...] (U) Over the weekend, two pro-PM Berisha media outlets unleashed another wave of attacks on Prosecutor General (PG) Ina Rama. TV Klan, one of the main pro-GOA TV outlets, aired an editorial which claimed Rama has smeared GOA officials during the course of her investigation of the Gerdec traged [...] | 2008-11-04 15:36:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL AL |
08TIRANA806 | GOA: WE UNDERSTAND THE CHAMS' COMPLAINTS, BUT. . . [...] (SBU) Summary: The Chams, ethnic Albanians expelled from Greece after World War II, are preparing to file a legal case in an undecided venue seeking Greek citizenship and/or compensation from the Greek government for the mistreatment they received during their forced expulsion. Little has been [...] | 2008-11-10 15:48:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL GR AL |
08TIRANA828 | ALBANIA: ELECTRICITY UPDATE [...] (SBU) Albania's electricity generating capacity is totally dependant on hydroelectric power. So far, rainfall in 2008 has been below normal, causing key reservoir levels to drop. The GOA, facing parliamentary elections in June 2009, fears a return to the 2006/2007 electricity crisis, during w [...] | 2008-11-20 15:45:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON PREL AL |
08TIRANA837 | OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] (SBU) On November 25, Saimir Repishti, Chief of the UN Division at the MFA, told Poloff that Albania will abstain from voting on the three UNGA resolutions with anti-Israeli bias. WITHERS [...] | 2008-11-25 13:13:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA AL |
08TIRANA843 | AN ELECTORAL BUDGET FOR 2009 [...] (U) On November 24, Parliament in principle approved the 2009 budget by a vote of 77-45, with all 77 yea votes coming from the ruling party. After this initial approval, the budget must still be formally approved by Parliament, but this is expected to occur on November 26. At about 5 billion [...] | 2008-11-26 13:01:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EFIN PREL AL |
08TIRANA862 | REMITTANCES TO ALBANIA HOLDING STEADY [...] (SBU) Fears of Albania's economy hitting the skids due to a fall in remittances may be overblown according to Western Union owner Edmund Leka. Leka told Embassy personnel that WU has not seen a noticeable decline in remittances, particularly from Italy and Greece, which remain the two largest [...] | 2008-12-05 15:28:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV AL |
08TIRANA863 | G99 DESCRIBES STRATEGY FOR 2009 ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 5 meeting with the political section head, Erion Veliaj, leader of the G99 politacal movemend, told the section head that he belieted hir G99 party would pick up three parliae$nt seatsiN thE up coming election. G99 will berUhning aQ c!ePa(g. Qocused on "public safet [...] | 2008-12-05 15:48:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL AL |
08TIRANA867 | OSCE PROGRESS REPORT ON PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION PREPARTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 5, the Deputy Minister of the Interior said the GOA was making satisfactory progress on registering addresses in the country (the first step toward issuing voter ID cards),although he admitted they are behind schedule. The Deputy Minister expressed confidence that a [...] | 2008-12-09 12:14:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL AL |
08TIRANA870 | Embassy Tirana Weekly Report [...] (SBU) The legal defense team of Foreign Minister Basha (and former Minister of Transportation) appears determined this week to use any procedural trick possible to keep Basha from facing trial on crimes allegedly committed during the tendering process of the construction of the Durres-Kukes ro [...] | 2008-12-09 15:46:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ENRG EFIN PREL PHUM KJUS AL |
08TIRANA884 | ALBANIA'S 2009 (ELECTORAL) BUDGET [...] (SBU) PM Berisha declared that the 2009 budget, approved by Parliament on November 29, is an important instrument to finish his 2005 electoral promises, mainly the increase of salaries and pensions and the completion of several infrastructure projects. The opposition claims the budget is desig [...] | 2008-12-17 07:33:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV AL |
08TIRANA888 | EXBS ADRIATIC REGION MARITIME REPORTING CABLE FOR OCTOBER [...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- November 19: Prime Minister Sali Berisha issued a statement indicating that the Council of Ministers approved the list of military items and dual use goods and technologies subject to state control and tasked the State Export Cont [...] | 2008-12-18 10:22:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL |
08TIRANA897 | ALBANIA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (SBU) In 2008 Albania pledged to increase its contribution of troops to Afghanistan, maintained frozen bank accounts related to money laundering and terrorism financing, and aggressively worked with the United States and other countries to combat terrorism. Albania made progress in identifying [...] | 2008-12-22 15:41:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC AL |
08TIRANA90 | ALBANIA: RESHUFFLE IN PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE COMES UNDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prosecutor General (PG) Ina Rama carried out the first major reshuffling of her office since her appointment in November 2007. Fourteen prosecutors currently serving in the Prosecutor General's Office were removed and leadership of several District Prosecution Offices changed [...] | 2008-02-06 15:28:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM AL |
08TIRANA901 | REVISED EXBS ADRIATIC REGION MARITIME REPORTING CABLE FOR [...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- November 19: Prime Minister Sali Berisha issued a statement indicating that the Council of Ministers approved the list of military items and dual use goods and technologies subject to state control and tasked the State Export Cont [...] | 2008-12-23 15:26:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL |
08TIRANA916 | ALBANIA STRENGTHENS ARMO [...] (SBU) A ban on imports of D2 diesel fuel has given the recently-privatized petroleum refiner ARMO a monopoly over the market for cheap but dirty D2 diesel fuel, Albanians' diesel of choice. ARMO is Albania's only refiner, and has, by a decision of the Council of Ministers, until January 1, 201 [...] | 2008-12-29 12:05:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ETRD ENRG ECON AL |
08TIRANA919 | Embassy Tirana Weekly Report [...] The visit of the Italian PM Berlusconi earlier this month attracted a lot of attention for good and for bad. During the short visit both Berlusconi and Prime Minister Berisha hailed the current bilateral relationship. They agreed on further intensifying economic ties, particularly energy and [...] | 2008-12-31 15:31:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ENRG EFIN PREL PHUM KJUS AL |
08TIRANA92 | ALBANIA WELCOMES CODEL TANNER [...] (U) Embassy Tirana warmly welcomes the Tanner Congressional Delegation to Albania February 22, to assess Albania's readiness for NATO. Overview -------- 2. (U) Albania has made good progress on NATO- and EU-oriented reforms and is committed to continuing implementation. Albania is a valu [...] | 2008-02-07 06:19:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP OVIP NATO AL |
08TOKYO101 | The Japan Economic Scope--January 10, 2008 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from January 10, 2008 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Planes, Trains and Automobiles 3. Japan's Auto Sales Hit 25-year Low in a Shrinking Domestic Market 4. Aviation--A Change of Pressure? 5. Local Governments Accept Change in Itami Airp [...] | 2008-01-11 08:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR |
08TOKYO1021 | MLIT DG SUZUKI DEFENDS NEED FOR FDI LIMITS FOR [...] (SBU) During an April 11 meeting, Transport Ministry Director General Hisayasu Suzuki told EMIN Japan must continue to look for a legislative means to protect four critical airports, i.e., Tokyo's two main hubs and Chubu and Kansai International Airports. Suzuki's name appeared frequently in [...] | 2008-04-14 08:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EINV PREL PGOV JA |
08TOKYO1071 | JAPAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (U) No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the period from April 1 to April 17. GOJ Responds to South Korean Bird Flu Outbreak --------------------------------------------- - 2. (SBU) In response to the current H5N1 AI outbreak in South K [...] | 2008-04-18 07:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC JA |