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09MILAN78	NORTHERN ITALIAN "DISTRETTI" FACE THE GROWING [...] (SBU) Summary: Across Italy's industrial northern heartland, we've heard the same message with respect to the economic crisis in recent weeks: we're holding on, but won't last forever. Northern Italy's economy is dependent on clusters of "distretti," each with dozens of small firms that produ [...]	2009-03-23 16:18:00	Consulate Milan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EAGR PGOV IT

09MILAN96	PRIVATE EQUITY IN ITALY: GROWING, BUT IN THE RIGHT [...] (SBU) Summary: Even in the midst of economic crisis, Italy's small private equity (PE) marketplace is expanding. Larger multinational PE firms and those in search of "mega-deals" are playing a smaller role, but local PE outfits see a potential for smaller, less-leveraged, longer-horizon, "buy [...]	2009-04-28 16:16:00	Consulate Milan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON IT
09MINSK101	BELARUS INFORMED OF U.S. INTENTION TO PURSUE BILATERAL START [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-30 15:13:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM KACT START US BO
09MINSK106	BELARUS: INTERIOR MINISTER OUT, AT LONG LAST [...] (SBU) Civil society has reacted positively to the news that Interior Minister Uladzimir Navumau (Vladimir Naumov) left office April 6; he ostensibly submitted his resignation based on health concerns, but is believed to have been dismissed. Navumau, who has been in charge of the Ministry of In [...]	2009-04-07 09:21:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
09MINSK115	BELARUS: LIKELY MISINTERPRETATION OF USG SANCTIONS: ACTION [...] (U) Please see action request para 6. 2. (SBU) Charge met April 10 with MFA Americas Department Director Sergey Rachkov at the latter's request. Rachkov provided a copy of a letter to the Belarusian Steel Works (BMZ) in Zhlobin from the American Petroleum Institute (API; see partial text [...]	2009-04-10 17:03:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD BO
09MINSK127	BELARUS: WORLD BANK, IMF SEE NEED FOR EXCHANGE RATE [...] (SBU) Post has met recently with a visiting World Bank team and the new IMF resrep. Their consensus view, shared by post, is that that resolution of the economic crisis in Belarus will require fundamental steps by the GOB beyond simply obtaining further loans and credits. Recognition of thi [...]	2009-04-22 16:47:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PINR BO
09MINSK132	BELARUS: HIGHLIGHTS OF LUKASHENKA'S ANNUAL ADDRESS [...] (SBU) The following message is based on lightly edited press reports of Belarusian President Lukashenka's annual address to the parliament and the Belarusian people. The event was marked by long passages when Lukashenka departed from his prepared remarks and spoke rather more directly, in so [...]	2009-04-24 15:12:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON PHUM BO
09MINSK133	BELARUS: DEMONSTRATORS, POLICE CALM AT APRIL 26 PROTEST [...] (U) About 700-800 protestors gathered peacefully met in front of the Academy of Sciences Sunday April 26 for the annual Chernobyl March, marking the 23rd anniversary of the nuclear disaster. A variety of groups were represented, including the Young Belarus and European Belarus movements, the [...]	2009-04-26 12:12:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM BO
09MINSK134	BELARUS: MFA OFFERS NEW TEXT FOR CHERNOBYL RESPITE [...] (U) Please see action request para 5. 2. (U) Following up on reftel discussion, MFA U.S. and Canada Director Sergey Rachkov met with Charge April 25 to provide a new draft text for USG review on the subject of the Chernobyl respite U.S. travel program for Belarusian children. Rachkov no [...]	2009-04-27 11:56:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OEXC CVIS CMGT BO
09MINSK136	BELARUS: SERIOUS DISCORD WITHIN UNITED DEMOCRATIC FORCES [...] (SBU) The leader of a major opposition party has ignited controversy through an April 17 interview with Belarus' state-owned newspaper. In the interview, Belarusian Social-Democratic Party Gramada (BSDP-G) chair Levkovich generously complimented President Lukashenka and condemned fellow demo [...]	2009-04-29 12:14:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
09MINSK137	BELARUS: REGIME VIEWS ON POSITIVE POLITICAL CHANGES, OTHER [...] (SBU) Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Valentin Rybakov met with Charge April 29 at the request of Presidential Administration head Vladimir Makey (Rybakov confirmed that rumors that Makey was still recovering from an illness). Charge inquired about statements made by Lukashenka in his an [...]	2009-04-29 17:06:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM CASC ETRD BO
09MINSK138	BELARUS: DENIAL OVER DEPTH OF ECONOMIC CRISIS [...] (SBU) The GOB is realizing more and more that the global financial economic crisis will take a bigger toll on Belarus than originally expected. Senior government officials led by Lukashenka try to look optimistic (and so do the official statistics). The reality, however, is not bright and th [...]	2009-04-29 17:34:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD ECON PGOV BO
09MINSK150	BELARUS: IMF SEES NEED FOR ADDITIONAL RELIEF [...] (SBU) Charge met May 11 with the visiting IMF mission head and IMF resrep to discuss the IMF's stand-by agreement (SBA) with Belarus and the overall economic situation. Jarvis reported that the GOB was working well with the IMF and was largely on track with requirements, but that the GOB res [...]	2009-05-12 11:57:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD ECON PGOV BO
09MINSK171	BELARUS: NEW INTERIOR MINISTER APPOINTED [...] (SBU) Belarusian President Lukashenka formally appointed a new Minister of Internal Affairs June 2. Anatol Kulyashou, who has been acting Minister, is a career policeman -- in contrast to his predecessor. He has largely remained behind the scenes and is generally well regarded. The Ministry [...]	2009-06-03 15:22:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
09MINSK173	BELARUS: REGIME CRYING OVER SPILT MILK AS SPAT WITH MOSCOW [...] (SBU) While there is no break between the countries, a Russian block on Belarusian dairy exports is just the latest manifestation of a vitriolic conflict between Minsk and Moscow as traditional Kremlin disdain for President Lukashenka (and the formerly-vaunted "Belarusian economic miracle") re [...]	2009-06-08 12:51:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR BO RS
09MINSK217	BELARUS: CODEL CARDIN SECURES AMCIT'S RELEASE, ADVANCES [...] (SBU) A CODEL led by Helsinki Commission Chairman Senator Cardin visited Belarus June 30, the most senior USG delegation since the 1994 visit of President Clinton. The CODEL met with President Lukashenka -- who pardoned AMCIT Emanuel Zeltser in response to the CODEL's request -- for over two [...]	2009-07-03 22:46:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV PINR BO
09MINSK317	BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - SEPTEMBER 11, 2009 [...] (U) The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - GOB Continues to Use a Heavy Hand in Dispersing Opposition Demonstrations, Big or Small (para. 2) - GOB May No Longer Classify Unregistered NGOs and Political Part [...]	2009-09-16 15:47:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
09MINSK345	BELARUS BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - OCTOBER 9, 2009 [...] (U) The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - IISEPS Survey: Despite Growing Pro-European Sentiments, Lukashenka Favored In Elections (para. 2) - GOB Continues to Try to Block Registered Parties from Getting Out [...]	2009-10-13 15:50:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
09MINSK357	IN BELARUS THE JUDICIARY IS JUST ONE MORE TOOL OF CONTROL [...] (SBU) Summary. Two of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee's (BHC) most prominent human rights leaders, Harry Pogonyailo and Oleg Gulak, told Post that the Belarusian judicial system remains under the control of the Presidential Administration (PA) and the Justice Ministry (MOJ). According to t [...]	2009-10-21 08:01:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM BO
09MINSK359	MID SIZE CITY IN BELARUS: ACTIVIST MORE CONFIDENT BUT [...] (U) Summary: On August 5, 2009 Chargi Scanlan visited Borisov, the second largest industrial center (pop 150,000) in the Minsk Oblast, where he met with the local authorities, state and private businesses, opposition political parties and civil society. While the authorities praised improveme [...]	2009-10-23 16:00:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON BO
09MINSK360	BELARUS BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - OCTOBER 23, 2009 [...] (U) The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Elections --------- - "Honest" Presidential Elections to be Held in Early 2011, so Says the CEC (para. 2) Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Parties Denied Registration, Evicted (para. [...]	2009-10-26 18:50:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
09MINSK382	BELARUS:TWO CLEAR OPPOSITION CAMPS NOW EXIST [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-23 18:52:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
09MINSK385	BELARUS BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - NOVEMBER 20, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-24 17:39:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
09MINSK69	BELARUS: DEEP DROPS IN EXPORTS TO RUSSIA, U.S. SHOW IMPACT [...] (SBU) Among other official Belarusian trade statistics, two figures stand out: decreases in exports to both Russia and the U.S. over 50 percent or more from 2007 to 2008. Russia is a major trade partner, and the U.S. significantly less so, but these figures confirm that the global financial c [...]	2009-02-27 14:17:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PREL PGOV BO
09MINSK72	BELARUS: NEW POLITICAL PARTY OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR CIVIL [...] (SBU) The Belarusian Christian Democracy Party (BCDP) held its founding congress in the "Palace of Culture" of the Minsk Tractor Factory February 28. While strongly conservative -- and somewhat confrontational -- in its philosophical outlook, the BCDP is seen by civil society as an important [...]	2009-03-02 16:43:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
09MINSK73	BELARUS: NEW POLITICAL PARTY OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR CIVIL [...] (SBU) The Belarusian Christian Democracy Party (BCDP) held its founding congress in the "Palace of Culture" of the Minsk Tractor Factory February 28. While strongly conservative -- and somewhat confrontational -- in its philosophical outlook, the BCDP is seen by civil society as an important [...]	2009-03-03 08:23:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
09MINSK78	BELARUS: ECONOMY UNDER CONTINUED PRESSURE, BUT ON TRACK WITH [...] (SBU) Charge met March 5 with visiting IMF European Department Advisor Christopher Jarvis to discuss the economic situation in Belarus and the current state of the USD 2.46 billion provided to Belarus under a 15-month Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) by the IMF in January 2009 (reftels). Jarvis re [...]	2009-03-05 18:00:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EFIN PINR BO
09MINSK87	BELARUS: FINANCIAL CRISIS FORCES INWARD LOOK AT ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) As the global financial crisis hits Belarus' ailing economy harder month after month, the GOB is trying various methods to counterbalance it, though to little avail. While IMF conditions are being met, independent economic observers generally recognize that only radical market reforms [...]	2009-03-17 09:35:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV BO
09MONROVIA102	LIBERIA: GENERAL AUDITING COMMISSION REAFFIRMS [...] (U) Summary: During an introductory call by the Ambassador, Auditor General (AG) John Morlu II praised President Sirleaf's commitment to anti-corruption and reaffirmed his support for her efforts to improve transparency and accountability in government in the face of frequent resistance. Morl [...]	2009-02-02 17:02:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ECON PINR LI
09MONROVIA103	LIBERIA: AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF MONROVIA (FOR [...] (SBU) The American International School of Monrovia (AISM) was established in 2007 with the strong encouragement and support of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. The GOL provided the land and building, and sees AISM as an essential element in creating a climate that will facilitate foreign inve [...]	2009-02-02 17:06:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ETRD ECON OPIC LI
09MONROVIA118	LIBERIA: SENATOR ACQUITTED IN MURDER TRIAL [...] (U) SUMMARY. Margibi County Junior Senator Roland Kaine was acquitted of murder by Criminal Court "B" at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia on February 5. Senator Kaine was accused along with 15 others of murdering 21 youths in Grand Bassa County on June 7, 2008 in a land dispute. Six of the a [...]	2009-02-06 13:23:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KRCM ASEC CASC PREL PHUM LI
09MONROVIA125	LIBERIA: PRESIDENT SIRLEAF TESTIFIES AT TRC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After postponing several times, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf testified behind closed doors to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) on February 12. Her testimony was subsequently broadcast on local radio stations. Sirleaf admitted being an early sympathizer of Charle [...]	2009-02-13 12:49:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL LI
09MONROVIA186	LIBERIA: AMBASSADOR TOURS RECOVERING LIBERIA PETROLEUM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Liberia Petroleum Refining Company (LPRC) Managing Director Harry Greaves outlined an ambitious strategic development plan during the Ambassador's tour of LPRC facilities on February 23. The state-owned petroleum import and storage monopoly has undergone impressive financial and [...]	2009-03-10 11:59:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET EWWT ECON EINV PGOV LI
09MONROVIA19	LIBERIA: WEAK LEADERSHIP UNDERMINES COMMERCIAL FORESTRY [...] (SBU) Summary: Weak leadership at the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) has delayed resumption of commercial logging, placed millions of dollars of potential revenue at risk and jeopardized the success of the forestry reform program. The companies bidding on logging concessions consistent [...]	2009-01-07 13:29:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR PGOV ECON EAID SENV LI
09MONROVIA209	LIBERIA: NATIONAL ELECTIONS COMMISSION REVOKES LICENSES OF [...] (U) Summary: The National Elections Commission (NEC) has revoked the licenses of ten political parties for violating the constitution and election laws of Liberia. The revocation came after persistent warnings that the parties were not in compliance with the law. Twenty registered parties rem [...]	2009-03-20 11:13:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM EAID LI
09MONROVIA218	LIBERIA: 1200 DELEGATES ATTEND INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S [...] (U) SUMMARY: President Sirleaf and President of Finland Tarja Halonen convened the successful "International Colloquium on Women's Empowerment, Leadership Development, International Peace and Security" March 7-8 at the Samuel K. Doe Stadium in Monrovia. The resulting "Monrovia Declaration" cal [...]	2009-03-24 15:08:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAID KPAO LI
09MONROVIA241	LIBERIA: SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN PORT SECURITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) International Port Security (IPS) Program country visit team reported March 27 that they will recommend that Liberia be found in compliance with the minimum International Ship and Port Security (ISPS) Code standards, at which time restrictions on ship [...]	2009-04-03 08:32:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EWWT EFIS PHSA SENV LI
09MONROVIA262	LIBERIA: POWER PROJECT AND MINING CONCESSION RECEIVE [...] (U) The Liberian Legislature ratified two major concessions April 1: the $150 million Buchanan Renewable Power (BRP) plant to produce electricity by burning chipped rubber wood (Ref A),and the $2.6 billion China Union Mineral Development Agreement (MDA) to mine iron ore (Ref B). The two conce [...]	2009-04-14 13:18:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN LI
09MONROVIA289	LIBERIA: RUBBER SECTOR OVERVIEW [...] (U) SUMMARY: Liberia's rubber sector provides 5.5% of its economic output, 85% of its exports and work for an estimated 50,000 Liberians. Roughly 40% of Liberia's rubber comes from small, Liberian-owned farms, with the remainder produced on large foreign-owned concessions. There has been l [...]	2009-04-28 08:01:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ELAB EINV PHUM PGOV LI
09MONROVIA310	LIBERIA: DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON SHIP RECYCLING AND PIRACY [...] (U) Econoff delivered Ref B demarche regarding the May 29 meeting of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) to Bureau of Maritime Affairs Commissioner Binyah Kesselly on May 1 and Ref A updated information and talking points on May 5. Commissioner Kesselly welcomed the me [...]	2009-05-06 14:43:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ETRD EWWT IMO KTIA MARR PREL SENV LI
09MONROVIA33	LIBERIA: Ambassador's Introductory Call on Minister of Post [...] (SBU) Summary: During an introductory call by the Ambassador, Minister of Post and Telecommunications (MPT) Jeremiah Sulunteh reviewed progress since the visit by former USPS Chief Inspector Lazaroff in 2007, which he termed "very significant for Liberia Post," and expressed appreciation for U [...]	2009-01-12 12:57:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EAID ECON LI
09MONROVIA374	LIBERIA:MAY 29TH MEETING OF CONTACT GROUP ON [...] (U) The May 29 meeting of the Contact Group on Piracy of the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) will be attended by Liberia. The following individuals plan to attend: * Margaret Ansumana, Deputy Commissioner and Delegation Leader, BMA David Friesen, Head of Maritime Security, LISCR Victor Do [...]	2009-05-29 11:51:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR ECON PREL PGOV EWWT KCRM PBTS PHSA LI
09MONROVIA375	LIBERIA: DRAFT BUDGET IS BIGGER AND MORE DETAILED [...] (U) The GOL submitted its 2009-10 draft budget for legislative consideration on May 19. Despite the global financial crunch, the budget, at $347 million, shows a 16% increase over last year's and over 400% growth from the $80 million budget when the Sirleaf administration took office. It incl [...]	2009-05-29 11:51:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON EAID PGOV LI
09MONROVIA390	UN SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING WITH PRESIDENT SIRLEAF [...] (SBU) Summary: Meeting with the UN Security Council during their May 19-20 visit to Liberia, President Sirleaf expressed strong support for a continued UNMIL presence until Liberia can take over its own security. On several occasions, she called the peace "fragile" and easily able to be rever [...]	2009-06-02 16:39:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO LI PGOV PREL UNSC
09MONROVIA415	LIBERIA: BANKING SYSTEM STABILIZING DESPITE CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) Summary: Although banking services remain concentrated in Monrovia, the number of banks is increasing and most are expanding their reach outside the capital. Indicators of financial soundness are improving, and there is competition to increase services beyond money transfers and fee-bas [...]	2009-06-10 17:52:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV PGOV LI
09MONROVIA430	LIBERIA: GOL RECEIVES TSA REPORT ON AIRPORT SECURITY [...] (SBU) A/DCM and Econoff delivered TSA's report to Liberia Civil Aviation Authority (LCAA) Director General Rich Williams on June 8, just after the announcement that TSA had not approved Delta's planned service to Monrovia that had been scheduled to start June 9. Williams said he had advised b [...]	2009-06-16 18:12:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON LI
09MONROVIA431	LIBERIA: 2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (SBU) The United States Government is aware of one claim of United States persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Liberia (GOL; under the National Transitional Government of Liberia - NTGL). a. Claimant A b. 2004 c. In late 2003 and spring 2004, a locally incorporated [...]	2009-06-16 18:23:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC EINV ECON KIDE OPIC PGOV LI
09MONROVIA432	LIBERIA: DELEGATION WILL ATTEND AU SUMMIT [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-16 18:25:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSUM PREL ECON AU LI
09MONROVIA46	LIBERIA: NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY ON OPIC PROJECT [...] (SBU) Summary: The new head of National Housing Authority has assured Post that the title granting 100 acres of land to the National Housing Authority for an OPIC-funded housing project is clear, and that title to the remaining 200 acres should be confirmed shortly. Post has asked the Ministr [...]	2009-01-15 08:07:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ECON OPIC LI
09MONROVIA469	WITHDRAWAL OF SAUDI LOAN IMPERILS LIBERIA'S PORT REFORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Saudi Development Fund may be unable to fulfill its promise to provide a $50 million soft loan to renovate the Freeport of Monrovia, after Saudi Arabia and Liberia were unable to reschedule outstanding debt on terms comparable to the Paris Club. Without the Saudi loan, the [...]	2009-06-30 13:05:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN PREL LI
09MONROVIA479	LIBERIA INKS MORE TRANSPARENT DEAL FOR SHIP REGISTRY [...] SUMMARY: The Liberian Ship and Corporate Registry (LISCR) signed a new 10-year deal with the GOL June 30 to manage the country's lucrative "flags of convenience" business. Weary from years of haggling with the Bureau of Maritime Affairs (BMA) over control of revenues, and spurned by specious [...]	2009-07-06 15:10:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EWWT EINV LI
09MONROVIA483	NEW MAYOR CLEANS UP CITY HALL [...] (SBU) Summary: Acting Mayor Mary Broh has begun working as Monrovia's mayor without confirmation by the Senate. She has taken on efforts to rationalize city operations with the same vigor she has shown to clean up Monrovia's streets, clear some of the corruption from the port and reorganize t [...]	2009-07-08 08:09:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI EAID LI
09MONROVIA50	LIBERIA: FOURTH SESSION OF 52ND LEGISLATURE OPENS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Liberian House and Senate held separate opening ceremonies January 12 to mark the beginning of the Fourth Session of the 52nd Legislature. About two-thirds of the Legislators were present, with some members still abroad after four months of recess. Vice President Boakai, a [...]	2009-01-15 17:29:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID LI
09MONROVIA52	LIBERIA: Donor Support Remains Essential As Economy [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The IMF remains cautiously optimistic about Liberia's economic outlook and we anticipate current USG assistance programs will be adequate to address the challenges of the financial crisis. Liberia's rubber exports are down (for domestic reasons),resumption of timber exports is [...]	2009-01-20 16:13:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN ETRD EINV ECON LI
09MONROVIA524	LIBERIA'S FINAL BUDGET A STUDY IN WISHFUL THINKING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the midst of anemic commodity prices, flagging interest from would-be concessionaires and reduced growth forecasts, Liberia's National Legislature has approved an amended budget for 2009-2010, adding almost $25 million in expenditures to the Ministry of Finance's proposed $34 [...]	2009-07-20 11:03:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN LI
09MONROVIA565	LIBERIA: CAN LEDFC SALVAGE ITS FLOUNDERING BUSINESS? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Short on cash and wracked by non-performing loans, the Liberian Enterprise Development Finance Company (LEDFC) will exhaust its operating capital and be forced to close by February 2010 if it cannot raise $1 million in additional funds. Questioning LEDFC's long-term viability, t [...]	2009-08-04 17:11:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV LI
09MONROVIA567	LIBERIA: RULING PARTY EXECUTIVES HOLD EXTRAORDINARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Over 100 executive members of the ruling Unity Party (U.P.),including President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, attended a one-day extraordinary party conference on July 11. Party executives agreed to hold a national convention in October 2009 where all leadership positions will be con [...]	2009-08-05 16:57:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM LI
09MONROVIA570	LIBERIA: SUDDEN DEATH OF MONROVIA-AREA SENATOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Montserrado County Senator Hanna Brent of the opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) died in Monrovia on August 3. The cause of death has not been made public. Senator Brent is the sixth legislator to die since January 2006. The race to succeed her is expected to be i [...]	2009-08-06 08:03:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM EAID LI
09MONROVIA609	ARREST OF PAKISTANI MALAFIDE PASSENGERS LAYS BARE WEAKNESS [...] (SBU) Summary: The removal of two malafide Pakistanis from a Brussels Airlines August 12 flight to Brussels by airline officials, and the GOL's subsequent investigation, has brought to light a well developed smuggling operation using the Roberts International Airport (RIA) VIP Lounge as a way [...]	2009-08-24 17:59:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EAIR ECON KFRD CPAS PREL PGOV KCRM EAID LI
09MONROVIA612	LOCKHEED MARTIN INKS MANAGEMENT DEAL FOR LIBERIA'S AIRPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Lockheed Martin has signed a limited-liability six-month contract with the Ministry of Transport to manage Roberts International Airport (RIA),enhance safety and security procedures, and develop ancillary revenue streams. While the existing agreement promises limited profits fo [...]	2009-08-25 13:49:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR LI
09MONROVIA618	CODEL BUTTERFIELD MEETING WITH PRESIDENT SIRLEAF [...] (U) August 17, 2009; Monrovia, Liberia. 2. (U) PARTICIPANTS: U.S. Charge d'Affaires, a.i. Brooks Robinson Representative G.K. Butterfield (D-NC) Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) Representative Lacy Clay (D-MO) Representative Gwen Moore (D-WI) Representative Steven Cohen (D-TN) [...]	2009-08-27 17:34:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON LI OVIP EINV ETRD EAIR EAGR EWWT
09MONROVIA619	MONROVIA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE TO AFRICAN STATES [...] (SBU) Charge raised Ref A demarche points with Deputy Foreign Minister Ambassador William Bull in an August 27 meeting. Bull told Charge that he will discuss the Viktor Bout situation with relevant Liberian authorities. He noted the GOL's neutral position regarding the prosecution of former [...]	2009-08-27 18:15:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PTER CO RS TH LI
09MONROVIA626	DESPITE SECURITY BREACH, BRUSSELS AIRLINES TO CONTINUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After considering suspending operations of its Monrovia-Brussels flight following the discovery of a passport fraud ring and threats to its staff, Brussels Airlines has determined that it can shore up existing gaps in security, customs and immigration procedures and continue ope [...]	2009-08-28 13:07:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR AMGT KFRD LI
09MONROVIA628	LIBERIA PASSES LONG-AWAITED PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ACT [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-28 13:46:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN LI
09MONROVIA646	LIBERIA: PRESIDENT SIRLEAF DISSOLVES MAYORAL TASK FORCE, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has dissolved a task force headed by Acting Monrovia City Mayor, Mary Broh, and apologized to members of the National Muslim Council after Broh and members of her task force were involved in a scuffle with Muslims at a mosque in Monrovia on August [...]	2009-09-03 11:35:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI LI
09MONROVIA662	LIBERIA: PRESIDENT DISMISSES OIL COMPANY HEAD AMID [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf dismissed the head of the state-owned Liberia Petroleum Refining Corporation (LPRC) on September 5, following a Ministry of Justice probe into the alleged acceptance of bribes in exchange for a USD 24.8 million concession. Sirleaf's sacking of a lo [...]	2009-09-11 13:02:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENGR LI
09MONROVIA673	LIBERIAN DOLLAR'S DOWNWARD SLIDE PRESENTS FRESH HARDSHIPS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: For the past three years, the Liberian Dollar (LD) maintained relative exchange rate stability, weathering double-digit inflation, ever-increasing import prices, and delayed revenue from lucrative mining and timber contracts, thanks to cautious monetary and fiscal policy. Yet, [...]	2009-09-16 17:30:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON LI
09MONROVIA674	LIBERIA SHOWS MODEST IMPROVEMENT IN WORLD BANK'S DOING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Liberia moved up the scale of the World Bank's "Doing Business Indicators" for the third year in a row, jumping eight spots to 149th out of 183 countries. While Liberia implemented quick-win procedural improvements that garnered it a place among the top ten reformers of 2009, f [...]	2009-09-17 16:47:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON LI
09MONROVIA698	LIBERIA's OIL PROSPECTS INCREASE FOLLOWING DISCOVERY IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An oil discovery September 16 at a deepwater exploration site in Sierra Leone along the Liberian border increases the prospects of unearthing oil along Liberia's geologically similar coast. The highly-publicized find coincides with the National Oil Company of Liberia's (NOCAL [...]	2009-09-30 07:50:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENGR LI
09MONROVIA70	LIBERIA: A NEW, ASSERTIVE BUREAU OF MARITIME AFFAIRS [...] (SBU) Summary: Recently appointed Liberian Bureau of Maritime Affairs (BMA) Commissioner Binyah Kesselly is seeking to assert tighter control over the country's outsourced shipping registry and has embarked on an ambitious program to transform Liberia into a "maritime nation" by expanding BMA [...]	2009-01-21 10:03:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EWWT EFIS PHSA SENV LI
09MONROVIA725	LIBERIA: BUCHANAN RENEWABLES DEAL STALLS OVER PRICE DISPUTE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Liberia may back out of a power purchase agreement with Buchanan Renewables (BR),after a consortium of donors warned the President that unduly high tariffs could threaten the financial solvency of the Liberian Electricity Corporation (LEC) and deter small busi [...]	2009-10-05 09:39:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EAGR LI
09MONROVIA731	LIBERIA'S RESPONSE TO IMO CANDIDACY DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Econoff met with Bureau of Maritime Affairs Commissioner Binyah Kesselly October 6 to deliver reftel demarche informing GOL of USG intention to seek re-election to category "A" membership on the Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). 2. (SBU) GOL thanked USG for th [...]	2009-10-06 17:36:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EWWT PHSA UK LI
09MONROVIA751	LIBERIA: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW 2009 [...] (U) COUNTRY BACKGROUND SUMMARY: Liberia has a government that was democratically elected in multi-party elections in October/November 2005. The government has moved to exert its authority throughout the country but security still depends on the 10,000-strong United Nations Mission in Liberia [...]	2009-10-13 16:45:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON LI ETRD
09MONROVIA753	DESPITE PORT AUTHORITY ROADBLOCKS, PORT REFORM CONTINUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Internal disputes within the GOL and second thoughts about the merits of private management at the Freeport of Monrovia present fresh challenges for the Port Sector Reform Program (PSRP),but are unlikely to derail a two-year process that enjoys Presidential and unified donor sup [...]	2009-10-14 17:10:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EWWT EAID LI
09MONROVIA76	LIBERIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] There is growing investor interest in Liberia, particularly in agriculture, construction, the extractive industries and tourism. UN sanctions on timber exports were lifted in 2006 and on diamonds in early 2007 as Liberia became compliant with the Kimberly Process. The removal of sanctions open [...]	2009-01-22 10:18:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB ECON PGOV OPIC USTR KTDB LI
09MONROVIA760	FRAUD SUMMARY - LIBERIA, MARCH - AUGUST 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-16 13:07:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC LI
09MONROVIA763	LEGISLATURE SENDS ELECTORAL REFORM AMENDMENTS TO EXECUTIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The National Legislature has passed a constitutional amendment law that sets in motion reforms needed before the 2011 elections. The "Electoral Reform Law" was drafted with input from the law reform commission and civil society. It seeks to amend sections of the Liberian consti [...]	2009-10-16 13:24:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI LI
09MONROVIA775	LIBERIA: PRESIDENTIAL INTERVENTION QUELLS TURF WARFARE AT [...] (SBU) Summary: Less than a month after Lockheed Martin inked a deal to manage Roberts International Airport (RIA) (Reftel) the President was forced to intervene to clarify the respective roles of the Liberian Civil Aviation Authority and Lockheed Martin. As de facto airport manager, Lockheed M [...]	2009-10-20 16:48:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EAID ASEC LI
09MONROVIA776	MONTSERRADO SENATE BY-ELECTION A PRECURSOR TO 2011 VOTE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The National Elections Commission (NEC) will conduct a by-election on November 10 to elect a replacement for Montserrado Senator Hannah Brent who died on August 3. The official campaign period is October 14-18. Ten candidates have been approved and one disqualified. The by-el [...]	2009-10-21 08:53:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI LI
09MONROVIA785	ETHIOPIAN AIRWAYS TO FLY TO MONROVIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ethiopian Airways (EA) will begin flights to Roberts International Airport (RIA) October 25, expanding its service in West Africa by linking Monrovia to Addis Ababa through Accra. EA's entrance will meet the need for more avenues from Liberia into Africa, Europe and the United S [...]	2009-10-26 08:24:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR LI
09MONROVIA786	FLAWED TIMBER CONCESSIONS PASS LEGISLATURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The National Legislature ratified four new Forest Management Contracts (FMCs) in a closed-door session September 23, despite civil society objections and a ruling from the Public Procurement and Concession Commission (PPCC) overturning the concessions on technical grounds. Polit [...]	2009-10-26 08:28:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR LI
09MONROVIA802	52ND LIBERIAN LEGISLATURE CONCLUDES FOURTH SESSION [...] (U) SUMMARY. The 52nd National Legislature has concluded its fourth session, recessing until the fifth session begins in January 2010. Despite the fact that several key laws were passed and concession agreements ratified, the Legislature failed to pass crucial measures related to meeting Lib [...]	2009-10-30 09:55:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI LI
09MONROVIA804	IMF THINKING ON LIBERIA'S HIPC COMPLETION POINT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Resisting political pressures to hasten Completion Point under the Highly Indebted Poor Countries Initiative before the end of 2009, an International Monetary Fund team led by Africa Director Antoinette Sayeh, Liberia's former Finance Minister, estimated that Liberia may achieve [...]	2009-11-02 08:38:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ECOM LI
09MONROVIA809	HEAD OF CONCESSIONS COMMISSION MURDERED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Keith Jubah, chairman of the Public Procurement and Concessions Commission and President of the Rubber Planters Association, was shot to death November 1 outside his home at the Morris Farm near Kakata. Although police have identified three suspects, reports against them remain [...]	2009-11-03 16:09:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR CASC ASEC KCRM PREL PGOV LI
09MONROVIA82	LIBERIA: GOL SIGNS CONTRACT POWER PLANT FUELED BY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Canadian firm Buchanan Renewables (Monrovia) Power, Inc. (BRP) signed January 21 a concession agreement with the Government of Liberia (GOL) and a power purchase agreement with the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) for the construction of a 35-megawatt power plant to provide [...]	2009-01-23 15:45:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV ETRD OPIC LI
09MONROVIA822	GOL AGREES TO FURTHER DISCUSSION ON ACCEPTING DEPORTEES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After a productive meeting on October 27, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Justice confirmed that the GOL is prepared to receive 28 deportees in January 2010, and agreed to the drafting a Memorandum of Understanding with the USG outlining procedures for the return of deporte [...]	2009-11-12 07:25:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM ASEC PREL PGOV PHUM LI
09MONROVIA83	LIBERIA: Ambassador's Introductory Call on Minister of [...] (SBU) Summary: During a courtesy call by the Ambassador, Minister of Planning and Economic Affairs (MPEA) Amarah Konneh, who has been in office five months (ref B),thanked the USG for the "quick win" of the MCC threshold program and described his plans to take on the challenges of a historica [...]	2009-01-23 18:08:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PINR LI
09MONROVIA833	LIBERIA - SENATE BY-ELECTION RESULTS IN RUN-OFF [...] SUMMARY. Voter turnout was low in the November 10 Montserrado Senate by-election, with just 20 percent of voters participating. None of the ten candidates took an absolute majority of votes, so the two leading candidates, Geraldine Doe-Sheriff of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) and [...]	2009-11-17 16:15:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI LI
09MONROVIA838	FISCAL SQUEEZE SPARKS CALLS FOR BUDGET TRANSPARENCY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While the global downturn could be expected to impose some constraints on Liberia's 2009-2010 budget, the Ministry of Finance's admission that revenue collection fell a full 25 percent short of planned expenditures in the first quarter alone has raised questions about the efficac [...]	2009-11-18 17:28:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN LI
09MONROVIA844	CHINESE SOLICIT PARTNERSHIP WITH U.S. FOLLOWING SHARM EL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, and the attendant promises of new Chinese investment in Liberia, the Chinese Embassy approached the USG to explore future possibilities for greater U.S.-Chinese cooperation in foreign assistance. The Chinese Embassy is particularl [...]	2009-11-23 08:49:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR LI
09MONROVIA87	LIBERIA: HOUSE SPEAKER ALLEGEDLY ORDERS BEATING OF FORMER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Former lawmaker in the National Transitional Legislative Assembly (NTLA) Prince Toe has accused Speaker of the House Alex Tyler of ordering his bodyguards to beat him after Toe's pickup nearly collided with a vehicle in Tyler's convoy January 18. The Monrovia Magisterial Court i [...]	2009-01-28 09:21:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM LI
09MONROVIA877	LIBERIA: OPPOSITION WINS SENATE BY-ELECTION RUN-OFF [...] (U) SUMMARY. The opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) convincingly won the Montserrado County senatorial by-election in a second crucial test for the National Elections Commission (NEC). The ruling Unity Party (UP) lost the election despite heavy financial backing and support from f [...]	2009-12-03 19:26:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI KPAO LI
09MONROVIA894	FATE OF BUCHANAN RENEWABLES REMAINS UNCERTAIN AS GOL WAVERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While President Sirleaf feels tremendous political pressure to expand electric services in Monrovia, fulfilling public promises to secure 10 megawatts of power in the capital by the end of 2010, her energy advisors have been unable to proffer the definitive guidance that would e [...]	2009-12-11 11:25:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EGAR ENRG LI
09MONROVIA937	LIBERIA: FINAL, EDITED TRC REPORT RELEASED AFTER MUCH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After many delays, the final, edited version of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) report was released on December 8. It contained few changes, mostly the addition of 17 names to lists of perpetrators and more statistical analysis. Implementing the recommendations is [...]	2009-12-17 08:40:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI EAID LI
09MONROVIA952	LIBYA INVESTS $30 MILLION IN LIBERIAN RICE DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY. The GOL and the Foundation for African Development Aid's (ADA) $30 million concession for large-scale commercial rice production, funded through Libyan African Investment Portfolio, is the first large scale domestic rice program in a country that imports over 55% of all its rice -- [...]	2009-12-22 18:04:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL EAGR ASEC LI
09MONROVIA98	LIBERIA: AMBASSADOR RECEIVES DRIVER'S LICENSE DURING [...] (SBU) During a courtesy call by the Ambassador, Minister of Transportation Jackson Doe clarified that in addition to land, sea and air transport, MOT has jurisdiction over the National Port Authority, meteorology and hydrology functions, and over all insurance firms. The GOL is working on plan [...]	2009-01-30 13:15:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN ECON EAIR EWWT EFIN LI
09MONTERREY110	PAN AND PRI RESORT TO OLD TACTICS IN NUEVO LEON GOVERNOR'S [...] (U) Summary. Despite earlier promises to hold primaries, the Nuevo Leon PAN and PRI parties both chose their candidates by direct designation, reflecting the parties' desire to control the process. The PAN selected Fernando Elizondo Barragan to be their candidate for governor and the PRI chos [...]	2009-03-17 15:25:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON KCRM KCOR MX
09MONTERREY132	IPR TRAINING IMPROVES CUSTOMS PROCEDURES IN MONTERREY [...] (SBU) Summary. Based upon recent meetings between post and Mexican Customs officials at the Monterrey airport, we believe the latter are using USG-funded IPR training to substantially improve their procedures. Indeed, the customs officials showed off several intercepted packages seize [...]	2009-04-06 14:38:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD MX
09MONTERREY137	MONTERREY: MONEY LAUNDERING MOVES FROM BANKS TO CASH [...] (SBU) Summary. Monterrey is a major destination for illegal bulk money transfers and money laundering from the United States. Although Mexico only intermittently prosecutes money launderers, our industry contacts believe that due to corporate self regulation and Mexican laws, money launderin [...]	2009-04-08 19:05:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EIND EINV ETRD PGOV MX

09MONTERREY141	HUMAN RIGHTS IN NUEVO LEON: POLICE IMPUNITY BUT FEW [...] (SBU) Summary. The militarization of the drug war in northern Mexico has not resulted in a significant increase in alleged human rights violations against the Mexican military in Nuevo Leon. Numerous human rights violations do occur in the state, but the alleged culprits usually are state a [...]	2009-04-15 19:26:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SNAR KCRM PGOV ASEC CASC MX
09MONTERREY158	BUSINESS LEADERS SUPPORT MEXICAN MILITARY AND MERIDA [...] (SBU) Summary. ON April 23 Post convened a group of respected business leaders for an in-depth discussion of Mexico's progress on security, the role of the military and their perspective on the Merida Initiative. The business leaders thought that Mexico could be at a tipping point in [...]	2009-05-07 19:10:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR SOCI PGOV KCOR ECON MX
09MONTERREY202	MEXICAN ECONOMIC RECESSION DEEPENS; BUSINESS COMPLAINS [...] (U) Summary. Mexico's growth rate showed a sharp 8.2% annualized decline in the first quarter of 2009, indicating a deeper recession than expected. Several local economists now project that Mexico's economy will decline 6-7% in 2009. Credit remains tight and confidence is still low, [...]	2009-05-29 16:23:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ETRD EFIN MX
09MONTERREY206	MEXICAN AUTO INDUSTRY HIT HARD BY U.S. RECESSION BUT EXPECTS [...] (U) Summary. The deep U.S. recession has dramatically reduced demand in the Mexican auto industry, a key source of industrial production and exports. Mexican auto producers are in an ornery mood, strongly criticizing the importation of used U.S. cars and their government's lack of su [...]	2009-06-02 15:47:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELTN ETRD EFIN ELAB PGOV MX
09MONTERREY277	POST-ELECTION FALLOUT IN MONTERREY [...] (SBU) Summary. Now that the PRI gubernatorial candidate, Rodrigo Medina, has won in Nuevo Leon, and local PRI candidates, in general, did better than expected, the political class is slowly adjusting to new realities. While the 36-year old Medina has yet to reveal the members of his gover [...]	2009-07-23 21:11:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM MX
09MONTERREY289	MONTERREY'S GROWING PROSTITUTION PROBLEM [...] (SBU) Summary: A researcher at the Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon states that there is a growing prostitution industry in Monterrey, which has transformed the city into a major sex tourism destination in Mexico. Traffickers lure women by promising legitimate employment and then violentl [...]	2009-07-29 19:58:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI MX
09MONTERREY29	ENERGY COUNCIL VISIT PROMOTES COOPERATION ON ENERGY ISSUES [...] (U) The U.S. Energy Council came to Monterrey on January 21 to meet private sector contacts and Nuevo Leon state officials to promote information sharing on energy issues ranging from alternative energy, ways to increase energy production and global warming. The Energy Council is a non- [...]	2009-01-23 22:04:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECIN ECON PGOV MX
09MONTERREY292	NUEVO LEON ECONOMIC OUTLOOK IMPROVING SLIGHTLY [...] (SBU) Summary: The State of Nuevo Leon's Secretariat of Economic Development (SEDEC) estimates that the 2009 GDP decline for the state will be less than the national average and that employment will increase during the remaining months of the year. SEDEC expects monthly exports to stabilize [...]	2009-07-31 14:13:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD EIND EINV ELAB ECON MX
09MONTERREY304	MONTERREY ECONOMISTS PREDICT INFLATION; NUEVO LEON CUTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Two noted Monterrey economists cautioned about a potential rise in inflation when the Mexican economy finally begins to rebound, which one economist predicted would occur over the next two to three quarters. Both believed overall year-end GDP would post a significant decline. [...]	2009-08-06 19:11:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD EIND EINV ELAB ECON MX
09MONTERREY31	MONTERREY CIVIL SOCIETY SEEKS TO RESPOND TO NARCO-VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) Summary. Unnerved by the upsurge in kidnappings and overall violence, Monterrey civil society institutions - government officials, citizens groups, and the press - have set to work in attempt to find solutions. Some analysts worry, however, that the situation will get worse befor [...]	2009-01-29 01:53:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM SNAR ASEC CASC PHUM PGOV MX
09MONTERREY314	MONTERREY ECONOMIST WEIGH PROSPECTS FOR RECOVERY IN [...] (SBU) Summary. Monterrey-based economists remain hopeful as employment in Mexico's formal sector recorded its second straight month of growth in July. Even though they believe the worst of the recession may be over, David Martinez, the Chief Economist for Nuevo Leon's Secretary of Economic [...]	2009-08-19 17:16:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD EINV ELAB PGOV ECON MX
09MONTERREY34	NUEVO LEON BUSINESS SURVEY SHOWS WORSENING SECURITY [...] (U) On January 14 the Monterrey Chapter of the Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) conducted a survey of 56 employees working in the security and human resources divisions of area companies. Survey participants represented 22 American companies, 24 Mexican firms and 8 other foreign [...]	2009-01-30 11:21:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM EINV ECON ASEC SNAR CASC PGOV MX
09MONTERREY349	SAN LUIS POTOSI GOVERNOR-ELECT OUTLINES PLANS [...] (SBU) Summary: At a recent meeting with the Consul General (CG),San Lusi Potosi Governor-elect Fernando Toranzo Fernandez, a member of the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI),outlined his plans to improve economic, healthcare and security conditions in his state. He predicted that h [...]	2009-09-22 20:01:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EIND EINV SOCI ASEC EAID ECON MX
09MONTERREY350	SAN LUIS POTOSI ECONOMY FORECAST TO IMPROVE; SECURITY STILL [...] (SBU) Summary. During a recent meeting with the Consul General (CG),San Luis Potosi State Secretary for Economic Development Carlos Barcena Pous predicted his state would post an economic upturn by year end, driven by increased industrial production. He readily criticized a tax-holiday pla [...]	2009-09-22 21:11:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND EINV PGOV ASEC ECON MX
09MONTERREY351	NUEVO LEON BUSINESS LEADERS SHARE DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES ON [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador's September 2 - 4 trip to Monterrey offered him opportunities to receive varied perspectives on the state of the economy in Nuevo Leon, during sessions with the Group of Ten (leaders representing some of Mexico's largest industrial and financial conglomerates),th [...]	2009-09-23 19:58:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ECIN EFIN EINV MX
09MONTERREY352	NUEVO LEON LEADERS DISCUSS PUBLIC SECURITY CHALLENGES AHEAD [...] (SBU) Summary. The annual Border Governors Conference which took place in Monterrey from September 2 - 4 offered the Ambassador and Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director Gil Kerlikowske multiple fora to examine the state of public security in Nuevo Leon. While the state gove [...]	2009-09-24 00:27:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM SNAR PREL PGOV ECON MX
09MONTERREY354	NUEVO LEON MOVES AHEAD WITH ORAL TRIAL PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary: During a September 4 briefing, Nuevo Leon state and university officials told the Ambassador that around 50 percent of all trials in the state are now conducted at an oral hearing, the result of 2004 legislation mandating the change. Officials said they had intentionally intro [...]	2009-09-24 18:50:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM SNAR PGOV SOCI PHUM MX
09MONTERREY371	NUEVO LEON'S NEW CABINET HAS FEW SURPRISES [...] (SBU) Summary: New Nuevo Leon Governor Rodrigo Medina released the names of his cabinet members on October 3. With the exception of his choice for the Secretary of Public Security, Medina's choices overwhelmingly reflect continuity from the prior administration, which is not surprising give [...]	2009-10-06 22:31:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN SOCI PINR MX
09MONTERREY386	VIOLENCE SPIKES AS NEW ADMINISTRATION TAKES THE REINS [...] (SBU) Within two weeks of taking office, Nuevo Leon Governor Rodrigo Medina and his security team face a dramatic increase in violence. While such violence is hardly new to the state, its capital Monterrey has in the last week experienced three dramatic gun battles in public spaces, two of t [...]	2009-10-16 20:17:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC SNAR KCRM PHUM PGOV MX
09MONTERREY397	MONTERREY TEC ANNOUNCES POTENTIALLY GROUNDBREAKING NEW [...] (SBU) Summary. Four days before POTUS' October 23 declaration of a national emergency in the face of the growing influenza pandemic, researchers at Monterrey TEC's FEMSA Biotechnology Center announced the development of a new type of A/H1N1 influenza vaccine with the potential to solve curren [...]	2009-10-27 23:58:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU EAID SOCI TBIO TSPL MCAP MX
09MONTERREY434	NUEVO LEON PROJECTS INCREASE IN H1N1 CASES [...] (SBU) Summary: Nuevo Leon Health officials are preparing for a sharp increase in H1N1 cases over the winter months that could be as high as 300%. However, state government stocks of antiviral medication remain low and, in some private pharmacies, unavailable. The state has yet to receive a [...]	2009-11-18 18:33:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI CASC ECON MX
09MONTERREY438	NUEVO LEON BUSINESS COMMUNITY PESSIMISTIC ABOUT NEW FISCAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Reaction to the passage of the modified 2009 Fiscal Law in Nuevo Leon ranges from stoic to pessimistic. Local business leaders and economists cite decreasing competitiveness, growing uncertainty, uncontrolled spending, and a failure to broaden the tax base among their stronges [...]	2009-11-23 22:46:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ECIN EFIN EINV MX
09MONTERREY445	NUEVO LEON AND ZACATECAS GOVERNORS SEEK INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (SBU) Summary: On the margins of the Mexico Business Summit, held in Monterrey November 8-10 (reftel),the Ambassador met (separately) with the Governors of Nuevo Leon and Zacatecas. During a November 10 meeting, the Ambassador and Nuevo Leon Governor Rodrigo Medina (PRI) discussed innovati [...]	2009-12-07 20:53:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EIND EINV SOCI ASEC EAID ECON MX
09MONTERREY456	NANOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH TAKING ROOT IN NUEVO LEON [...] (SBU) Summary. Nuevo Leon's Nanotechnology Incubator, the state's newest addition to its nanotechnology infrastructure, is nearing completion and promises to provide pilot scale production facilities to multiple institutes working together to further nanotechnology initiatives in northeastern [...]	2009-12-14 20:24:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EIND EINT EINV PGOV TSPL MX
09MONTERREY46	SAN LUIS POTOSI TRAVELOGUE; SECURITY GOOD; ECONOMY IN [...] (U) Summary. We expect the 2009 governor's race in San Luis Potosi to focus on economic issues, since the state's security situation is relatively safe. San Luis Potosi has had success in developing manufacturing industries, but export demand is down due to the U.S. recession. The P [...]	2009-02-04 14:29:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ETRD KCRM SNAR CASC MX
09MONTERREY89	MEXICAN ECONOMISTS EXPECT DISMAL ECONOMY THROUGH 2010 [...] (U) Summary. Macroeconomics has become a hot topic among Monterrey businessmen as they try to determine the length and depth of the U.S. recession and its impact on Mexico. The Mexican economy is closely linked to the United States, and the U.S. recession has been transmitted to Mexico [...]	2009-02-23 19:45:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD MX
09MONTEVIDEO105	CENTRAL BANK PRESIDENT LAYS OUT GOU'S ECONOMIC POLICY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Central Bank President Mario Bergara told the Charge d'Affaires that Uruguay remains relatively well-positioned to confront the worldwide economic slowdown -- its banking sector remains healthy, consumer spending is solid, and its fiscal house is in order. While some in the bu [...]	2009-02-20 16:44:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN UY
09MONTEVIDEO119	URUGUAY: POST'S RESPONSE TO SPECIAL 301 COMMENT [...] (U) Post shared Croplife America's comment on Uruguay (as part of Special 301 consultations) with appropriate GOU officials, and informed them of the procedures for responding to the association's comment(reftel). Uruguay's competent authorities on this issue are the Ministry of Agriculture, C [...]	2009-03-02 19:16:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON UY
09MONTEVIDEO187	URUGUAY ENDORSES OECD STANDARDS ON TRANSPARENCY AND [...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. Summary ------- 2. (U) Uruguay formally endorsed the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) standards on transparency and exchange of information in immediate response to its place [...]	2009-04-06 16:18:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON UY
09MONTEVIDEO189	URUGUAY'S SUCCESS WITH THE ONE LAPTOP PER CHILD PROGRAM [...] Summary: Uruguay has taken a leading role in realizing the aims of the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) initiative and, under the auspices of its "Project Ceibal," as the project is known locally, is close to its goal of delivering a laptop to every child in the country. A recent poll has linked th [...]	2009-04-06 19:48:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV ECON UY
09MONTEVIDEO214	URUGUAY: UNASUR MULTILAT ATTENDANCE [...] (SBU) GOU Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed to embassy staff on April 16 that it had received the invitation to the UNASUR multilateral meeting to be held in the context of the SOA, and that they have already communicated the GOU's intent to attend the meeting through UNASUR channels. 2 [...]	2009-04-16 17:57:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KSUM UY
09MONTEVIDEO236	URUGUAY: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON DINAH SHELTON [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-28 11:08:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UY
09MONTEVIDEO249	Uruguay Elections - Majority of Cabinet Likely to Seek [...] As the election season moves into higher gear, President Vazquez informed the members of his cabinet that any individuals who wish to campaign in October's general election will need to resign their positions after the June 28 primaries. It seems likely that the majority of the cabinet will do [...]	2009-05-06 17:07:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL UY
09MONTEVIDEO265	GOU LOOKS TO PRIVATIZE AIRPORTS IN THE INTERIOR [...] (U) Recent press reports indicate that the GOU will introduce two bills in Parliament in the coming weeks to make possible the privatization of the Colonia, Salto, and Rivera airports in the Uruguayan interior. The planned procedure is to auction the administration and development of the airpo [...]	2009-05-12 16:59:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON UY
09MONTEVIDEO267	NEW MEDIA AND THE URUGUAYAN ELECTION [...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. Summary ------- 2. (U) With the primary to decide presidential candidates set for June, and national elections for October, the campaigns of Uruguay's presidential hopefuls have ramped up. However, Urugu [...]	2009-05-13 19:35:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON UY
09MONTEVIDEO312	Staffdel Meacham visit to Uruguay [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Staffdel Meacham visited Uruguay May 26-28 to explore ways to expand trade and political ties with Uruguay. GOU officials expressed their interested in continuing and strengthening ongoing Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) discussions. GOU officials emphasized [...]	2009-06-05 19:26:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD UY
09MONTEVIDEO314	SIGNS OF LIFE IN THE COLORADO PARTY? [...] After a historical drubbing in the 2004 elections, the once dominant Colorado party remains in the political wilderness. While a victory in this yearQs presidential election is practically impossible, the partyQs long-term hopes for recovery lie with the dynamic figure of Pedro Bordaberry, w [...]	2009-06-08 13:10:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UY
09MONTEVIDEO316	ENCE Sells Forestry Holdings, New Owners Announce an [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Spanish forestry firm ENCE announced on May 22 the sale of most of its forestry plantations to a consortium formed by Finnish-Swedish Stora Enso and Chilean Arauco, and that it will not continue with plans to build a $1.2 billion cellulose plant. Stora Enso/Arauco announced they [...]	2009-06-08 13:28:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD PREL PGOV UY
09MONTEVIDEO328	URUGUAY'S TEXTILE SECTOR FACES TOUGH TIMES [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) GOU officials and private sector representatives told Staffdel Meacham that Uruguay was interested in getting preferential access on textiles and apparel. This cable provides background information on the situation of the sector, beset by challenges such as China's trade and the [...]	2009-06-12 11:03:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN EINV ETRD UY
09MONTEVIDEO331	NATIONAL PARTY FACES CONTESTED PRIMARY [...] (SBU) As Uruguay approaches the June 28 primary elections, the opposition N... [...]	2009-06-12 20:30:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL UY
09MONTEVIDEO378	POINTS AND NON-PAPERS DELIVERED ON UNSCR 1874 [...] (SBU) Emboff delivered points and left ref A and B non-papers with the Director of the International Affairs Office at the MFA Minister Nury Bauzan, Head of the Central Bank's Financial Intelligence Unit Daniel Espinoza and Head of Sectariat for Anti-Money Laundering in the President's Office. [...]	2009-06-30 18:24:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PARM PREL KNNP MNUC MTCRE KN UY
09MONTEVIDEO401	URUGUAY'S POTENTIAL AS A RENEWABLE ENERGY LEADER IN THE [...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. ------- Summary ------- 2. (U) Uruguay has the potential to become an alternative energy-based economy if it continues its current effort and improves the policy environment and needed infrastructure. I [...]	2009-07-13 12:45:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGY EAGR UY
09MONTEVIDEO438	URUGUAYAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LUIS ALBERTO LACALLE [...] (U) This telegram is... [...]	2009-07-27 17:30:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON UY
09MONTEVIDEO455	Uruguayan Priorities as Mercosur President [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As Uruguay assumes the pro tempore presidency of the Mercosur trade bloc, President Vazquez signaled a measured approach to dealing with commercial barriers the GOU claims its two dominant neighbors have imposed. Uruguay's priorities include pressing Argentina to allow Mercosur [...]	2009-08-07 15:16:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD ENGY UY
09MONTEVIDEO468	URUGUAY: MUJICA 2.0 UNVEILED IN BRAZIL? [...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The FA may have regained some lost ground in the ongoing presidential race with the party's ticket, Jose Mujica and Danilo Astori, making a high-profile three-day visit to Brazil [...]	2009-08-13 19:21:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON UY
09MONTEVIDEO483	URUGUAY: MEXICAN PRESIDENT CALDERON PROMOTES [...] (SBU) Summary. Mexican President Felipe Calderon visited Uruguay August 13-15 to honor an invitation he received last year when President Tabare Vazquez was in Mexico and for the purpose of broadening commercial and political ties between the two countries. President Calderon also demonstrate [...]	2009-08-19 13:31:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ETRD EAGR MX UY
09MONTEVIDEO509	URUGUAYAN PARLIAMENT PASSES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING [...] (U) On September 2, the Uruguayan Congress passed a law establishing government regulation of collective bargaining. Despite criticism from business leaders, the bill passed with support from both the leftist Frente Amplio coalition and the more conservative National Party, largely due to the [...]	2009-09-04 11:46:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UY PGOV ELAB
09MONTEVIDEO526	URUGUAY SUPPORTS U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE UN HUMAN [...] (U) The contents are sensitive but unclassified. 2. (SBU) On September 14, Poloff delivered reftel demarche on the UN Human Rights Commission priorities to the MFA's Co-Director of the Office of Human Rights, Silvia Izquierdo. Izquierdo reported that the GOU agrees with U.S. efforts to reac [...]	2009-09-15 13:34:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UN UNHCR UY
09MONTEVIDEO558	URUGUAY AVOIDS ECONOMIC RECESSION, GOU THRILLED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Uruguay's GDP grew by a mild 0.5 percent in the second quarter of 2009, thus avoiding an economic recession. Growth was widespread among sectors, with only agriculture and electrical generation declining. The rise was led by rising public expenditure and public investment, whi [...]	2009-09-25 19:31:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV UY
09MONTEVIDEO572	Uruguay Presidential Campaign Programs Released [...] After months of campaigning, in September, leading Uruguayan presidential candidates Jose Mujica and Luis Alberto Lacalle released their respective proposals for government. As both documents make clear, the fight for votes continues to be concentrated on the political middle ground. Conseque [...]	2009-10-06 17:47:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON UY
09MONTEVIDEO580	URUGUAY: DAS BASTIAN TOUTS U.S. BUSINESS' ROLE IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Department of Commerce DAS Walter Bastian stressed opportunities for commercial and technical exchange with Uruguay, especially at the state level, and emphasized to U.S. business representatives the importance of corporate social responsibility and their roles as representatives [...]	2009-10-09 12:13:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD UY
09MONTEVIDEO584	URUGUAY: DAS BASTIAN TOUTS U.S. BUSINESS' ROLE IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Department of Commerce DAS Walter Bastian stressed opportunities for commercial and technical exchange with Uruguay, especially at the state level, and emphasized to U.S. business representatives the importance of corporate social responsibility and their roles as representatives [...]	2009-10-13 17:13:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD UY
09MONTEVIDEO60	URUGUAYAN ELECTIONS: STRUGGLE FOR RULING COALITION [...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. Summary - - - - 2. (SBU) For the first time in at least three election cycles, Uruguay's ruling Frente Amplio (Broad Front) coalition faces an internal struggle for the coalition's nomination for preside [...]	2009-02-02 10:23:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR UY
09MONTEVIDEO625	GOU LEANING TOWARD SUPPORT FOR THE ANGARSK RESERVE [...] (SBU) The GOU has not finalized its position on the Russian proposal to establish a nuclear fuel bank at Angarsk, but is leaning toward supporting the Angarsk reserve. In response to reftel points, the MFA Acting Director of International Affairs Gustavo Somma told emboff on November 20 that [...]	2009-11-20 16:06:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY RS UY
09MONTEVIDEO648	URUGUAY: ELECTION RESULTS SHOW INTERNAL PARTY SHIFTS [...] (U) Summary. Uruguay's October 2009 presidential and legislative elections represented a historic change for all three major national political parties in regards to their internal dynamics. Within the incumbent Frente Amplio (FA) coalition, the elections reinforced the predominance of leadin [...]	2009-11-12 18:32:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV UY
09MONTEVIDEO666	Uruguay: Mujica Strong Favorite in November 29 Presidential [...] (U) With the November 29 runoff election less than a week away, ruling Frente Amplio (FA) coalition candidate Jose Mujica appears in position to be elected the next President of Uruguay, with 48 percent of likely voters intending to support him, according to recent polls. Challenger Luis Alber [...]	2009-11-24 18:48:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UY
09MONTEVIDEO680	Jose Mujica Wins Uruguayan Presidency [...] (U) Summary. As predicted by all major polling companies, Frente Amplio candidate and former Tupamaro guerrilla Jose "Pepe" Mujica will be the next President of Uruguay, after winning 53 percent of the vote in a runoff election against Luis Alberto Lacalle November 29. Both Mujica and Lacalle [...]	2009-11-30 18:51:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UY
09MONTEVIDEO7	URUGUAY: DROUGHT CONTINUES, BUT GOVERNMENT NOT YET [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. Summary: - - - - 2. (SBU) Uruguay continues to suffer from a serious drought, but Deputy Chief of Staff Jorge Vazquez told Ambassador Baxter January 8 that the GOU does not yet consider it necessary to requ [...]	2009-01-09 14:51:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV EAID EAGR ECON SOCI UY
09MONTEVIDEO700	UPCOMING MERCOSUR SUMMIT UNLIKELY TO SCORE MUCH PROGRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 8, Montevideo will host Mercosur's 38th Presidential Summit. The GOU's main targets at the beginning of its pro-tempore presidency were on the commercial, external relations and institutional fronts. Achievements seem to have fallen short on every front and no majo [...]	2009-12-04 15:20:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON ETRD BR AR PA UY
09MONTEVIDEO714	Scenesetter for Assistant Secretary Valenzuela's December [...] ( SBU) Embassy Montevideo warmly welcomes your December 16-17 visit. You will be the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Uruguay during the Obama Administration. Arriving shortly after Uruguay's Presidential elections, your visit will allow us to recognize the excellent collaboration we h [...]	2009-12-09 12:03:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAGR ECON SNAR UY
09MONTEVIDEO718	Uruguay: President-Elect Mujica's Debut at Mercosur Summit [...] (U) The December 8-9 38th summit meeting of MERCOSUR, provided an appropriate platform for Jose Mujica's regional debut as president elect. Mujica was warmly received by the delegates and, thanks in particular to high profile meetings with Christina Kirchner and Hugo Chavez, managed to attract [...]	2009-12-10 19:41:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UY
09MONTEVIDEO726	MERCOSUR SUMMIT PREDICTABLY SHORT ON ECONOMIC PROGRESS, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 8, heads of state of Mercosur's four full members and aspiring member Venezuela gathered in Montevideo for the bloc's 38th Presidential Summit. As expected, (ref A) dialogue at the summit focused more on regional politics and less on tangible progress of the economi [...]	2009-12-11 19:13:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON ETRD UY
09MONTEVIDEO730	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 2: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE [...] (SBU) Emboffs conducted ref A Blue Lantern re-license check at the main office of Glock America S.A. (Plaza Independencia 831, Montevideo) on November 30. Emboffs were received by Glock America Vice President Luiz Horta. Responses to reftel questions follow: 2. (SBU) Glock America was [...]	2009-12-15 16:08:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC ES UY
09MONTEVIDEO74	CONCERNED ABOUT INFLATION, GOU TIGHTENS MONETARY POLICY AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Uruguay has steadily taken steps to moderate the impact of the global economic slowdown in recent months, including measures to keep consumer confidence and spending steady. However, concerns about rising inflationary pressures caused a shift in emphasis in late January. Whil [...]	2009-02-09 11:00:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAGR UY
09MONTEVIDEO760	URUGUAY: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) This is a CORRECTED COPY of 09 Montevideo 760. Embassy point of contact for this report is Pol/Econ officer Eric Theus. ------------------ GENERAL ASSESSMENT ------------------ 2. (SBU) Uruguay is a willing partner of the U.S. in counterterrorism efforts. It supports the fight agains [...]	2009-12-22 15:36:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC KCRM KPAO KHLS EFIN UY
09MONTREAL80	ICAO COUNCIL CAUTIONS DPRK ON CIVAIR SAFETY AND SECURITY, [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 9, 2009 the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council, which is the governing body constituted of 36 representatives of ICAO Contracting States from all regions of the world, discussed the DPRK announcement that North Korea cannot guarantee the safety o [...]	2009-03-09 23:55:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR KS KN IC ICAO
09MOSCOW1	DEPUTY SECURITY COUNCIL SECRETARY NAZAROV MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 15 meeting with CODEL Tauscher, Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Vladimir Nazarov called the lack of trust the main obstacle for U.S. and Russian cooperation, followed by ineffective mechanisms to guarantee security. Nazarov claimed that U.S. assistance t [...]	2009-01-01 07:33:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR KNNP OREP RS
09MOSCOW1016	RUSSIAN ANALYSTS ON IRAN, MISSILE DEFENSE, AND RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Analysts told visiting Senators Carl Levin and Bill Nelson that Russia did not consider Iran a threat, and warned the U.S. against isolating Tehran or countenancing a military option to halt the Iranian nuclear program, which would lead to instability in the Middle East. Russia [...]	2009-04-21 10:59:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OREP IR RS
09MOSCOW1021	CODEL LEVIN MEETS MARGELOV -- MD, Iran, Afghanistan, DPRK, [...] (SBU) Summary: In an April 14 meeting with CODEL Levin, Russian Federation Council International Relations Committee Chair Mikhail Margelov said momentum on missile defense had been lost when the U.S. did not take up Russia on its offer on using the Gabala and Armavir radar stations, but state [...]	2009-04-21 11:22:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR MASS KNNP OREP RS
09MOSCOW1034	KIRILL CRONIES BENEFIT FROM RUSSIAN ORTHODOX [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 31, Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) Patriarch Kirill presided over the first meeting of Church leaders since his enthronement, introducing significant personnel and structural changes to the ROC. Kirill appointed faithful supporter Bishop Ilarion as the new Chairman of [...]	2009-04-22 08:46:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KIRF SOCI RS
09MOSCOW1047	CODEL LEVIN DISCUSSES IRAN AND MISSILE DEFENSE WITH [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified and is not intended for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. In an April 14 roundtable at his foundation, former President Mikhail Gorbachev expressed to Codel Levin cautious optimism on improving bilateral relations and called attention [...]	2009-04-23 06:32:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR MASS KNNP OREP RS
09MOSCOW1052	(SBU) GOR AGREES TO ACCEPT DELIVERY OF SEIZED HEU [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Embassy Moscow has taken the following actions: 2. (SBU) On April 21, U.S. Embassy Moscow FBI Legal Attache sent a letter to General A.F. Kuzyura, Chief of the FSB's International Relations Department, informing him of the planned delivery of the sample and proposing log [...]	2009-04-23 14:38:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM PREL MNUC
09MOSCOW1072	TEMPORARY RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED ON 3 MORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) advised via official letter that 3 more U.S. poultry facilities have been temporarily restricted from exporting to Russia due to concerns that products from these facilities were involved in an illegal [...]	2009-04-24 10:43:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW1107	RUSSIA'S ST PETERSBURG PORT OPENING NEW CLASS VII [...] (U) Summary. On April 20, EST officer and senior FSN visited the Class VII pier in Region 4 of the St. Petersburg port. Beginning May 1, all HEU - LEU contract shipments to the U.S. Enrichment Corporation (USEC) will commence from this location in Region 4. EST officer was assured by Isotope, [...]	2009-04-29 10:22:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM EWWT RS
09MOSCOW1115	CODEL Levin with Duma Foreign Relations Chairman Kosachev [...] (SBU) On April 15, State Duma International Relations Chairman Kosachev told Senators Levin, Collins, and Nelson that President Medvedev had issued instructions to finalize a post-START agreement by the end of the year. Although he stated that negotiators must re-link arms control and defensi [...]	2009-04-30 06:41:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN RS
09MOSCOW112	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR RUSSIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-20 13:25:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV OPIC KTDB USTR RS
09MOSCOW1138	30,000 DEMONSTRATORS DESCEND ON MOSCOW FOR MAY DAY [...] (SBU) This message is sensitive but unclassified; please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: On May Day, some 33 opposition groups, trade unions, and pro-government groups, numbering an estimated 30,000 individuals, took to the streets of Moscow. Protests were generally labor-related an [...]	2009-05-04 14:05:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM ECON RS
09MOSCOW1143	MILITARY INTELLIGENCE CHIEF FIRED, REFORM PROGRESSING [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 24 Medvedev dismissed the 63-year old Chief of the GRU, General Valentin Korabelnikov. No official reason was given for the dismissal, but experts told us Korabelnikov's impending dismissal had been rumored for months. Korabelnikov was known to be a Soviet-style gener [...]	2009-05-05 07:34:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PREL MCAP RS
09MOSCOW1144	MILITARY INTELLIGENCE CHIEF FIRED, REFORM PROGRESSING [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 24 Medvedev dismissed the 63-year old Chief of the GRU, General Valentin Korabelnikov. No official reason was given for the dismissal, but experts told us Korabelnikov's impending dismissal had been rumored for months. Korabelnikov was known to be a Soviet-style gener [...]	2009-05-05 07:35:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PREL MCAP RS
09MOSCOW1150	RUSSIA BLOCKS IMPORTS OF U.S. MEAT AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) advised via official letter that several U.S. states have been restricted from exporting meat and poultry to Russia resulting from human cases of influenza A H1N1. California, New York, Texas and Sout [...]	2009-05-05 13:51:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW1156	RUSSIA: THE SITUATION IN KALMYKIA IS ANYTHING BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: The predominantly Buddhist Republic of Kalmykia in Russia's Southern Federal District, headed by a chess-obsessed autocrat, has not been spared the corruption endemic to the rest of the country or the ethnic strife found in the nearby North Caucasus republics. Both the mayor o [...]	2009-05-06 07:44:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM KIRF PINR RS
09MOSCOW1161	RUSSIA EASES RESTRICTIONS ON U.S. MEAT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) advised via official letter that restrictions placed on all pork and pork products from 10 U.S. states, using influenza A H1N1 as justification, have been lifted effective immediately (REF A). As of to [...]	2009-05-06 13:15:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW1174	TUVA: LONELY REPUBLIC SEEKS STABLE RELATIONSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary. A recent trip to the remote Siberian republic of Tuva revealed overwhelming support for the ruling United Russia party, but social and economic isolation from the rest of the country. The capital of Tuva trumpeted no major businesses and relied on government allocations, small [...]	2009-05-07 14:14:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KIRF SOCI RS
09MOSCOW1181	RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT INTEREST IN EXPANDING HEALTH POLICY [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 13. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a welcome development, Russian health officials are expressing much more interest in cooperating with the United States on a wide range of health issues, including infectious and chronic disease control and preventi [...]	2009-05-08 12:16:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PREL EAID SOCI KHIV TSPL KCRM PTER KFLU
09MOSCOW1185	NEW KHAKASSIA GOVERNOR PUSHES ECONOMIC REFORM, [...] (SBU) Summary. A recent trip to the small southern Siberian republic of Khakassia revealed strong local government clearly support for the United Russia party, despite difficult economic challenges in the near future. Newly-appointed Governor Zimin has established his reputation as a Medvede [...]	2009-05-08 13:51:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KIRF SOCI RS
09MOSCOW1187	RUSSIA MAINTAINS RESTRICTIONS ON U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) advised via official letter that restrictions placed on meat and poultry products from 8 U.S. states are in place. As of today, California, New York, Texas, South Carolina, Delaware and (most recently [...]	2009-05-12 03:26:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW1199	Russian Experts Give Congressman Rogers a Snapshot of [...] (SBU) On April 10, Russian scholars told Congressman Rogers that there was little popular opposition to the GOR and that any challenges to the government would come from elites, rather than the general populace. However, the leadership could use the threat of popular dissent to scare factions [...]	2009-05-13 04:49:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON RS
09MOSCOW1205	HEAT TURNED UP AGAINST JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite recent written appeals by Russian Federation Human Rights Ombudsman Vladimir Lukin to General Prosecutor Yuriy Chayka, Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia are facing enhanced scrutiny as local police pursue charges of "extremism" directed at JW religious literature. JW Amcit [...]	2009-05-13 11:59:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KIRF SOCI RS
09MOSCOW1206	MEAT AND POULTRY RESTRICTIONS UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) advised via official letters that restrictions placed on meat and poultry products from 11 U.S. states are currently in place. As of today, California, New York, Texas, Illinois, and Wisconsin are res [...]	2009-05-13 12:11:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW1223	RUSSIA - "TO THE BARRIER" NO MORE [...] (SBU) Summary. The decision in late April to pull Vladimir Solovyev's program, "To the Barrier," from the airwaves stirred controversy among Moscow's commentariat, reflecting the often conflicted attitude toward the host and his contradictory role as both regime advocate and critic. The reaso [...]	2009-05-14 13:18:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR RS SOCI
09MOSCOW1276	RUSSIAN EXPERTS OFFER VIEWS ON NORTH KOREA [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified and is not intended for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. Russian experts on the DPRK see Pyongyang's April 5 missile test and subsequent announcement of withdrawal from the Six-Party Talks as a ploy to obtain further concessions from [...]	2009-05-20 11:37:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KN RS
09MOSCOW1281	RUSSIAN MFA REQUESTS COOPERATION ON BERING STRAIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Head of Bilateral Relations at the MFA U.S. Desk on April 17 raised several Bering Strait issues, primarily extending the existing visa-free travel regime to all permanent residents of Chukotka and Alaska, agreeing to create a joint protected territory, and reviving the Berin [...]	2009-05-20 13:19:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV CVIS ECON EWWT PBTS PHSA PREL KTIA XQ RS
09MOSCOW1333	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN SECURITY COUNCIL ACTION ON [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-22 12:29:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL UNSC BM RS
09MOSCOW1336	RUSSIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UN CONFERENCE ON [...] (SBU) Summary. Econoff delivered reftel demarche on May 21 to Alexander Pankin, Deputy Director, Multilateral Organizations Department, Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Pankin noted that a number of countries, including Russia, had difficulties with the text presented by General Assembly [...]	2009-05-22 13:50:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN UNGA
09MOSCOW1349	RUSSIA: BURY HITLER, NOT STALIN [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 19, the Kremlin announced that it had formed a "Commission to Oppose Historical Falsification," to address any attempts to "cast doubt on our people's victory in World War II." This decision followed a May 7 proposal in the State Duma to introduce amendments criminalizin [...]	2009-05-26 12:46:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM RS
09MOSCOW1361	RUSSIA REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE [...] (SBU) In response to ref A request, GOR support for democracy and human rights in Cuba has been minimal. Cuban President Raul Castro visited Moscow in January 2009. The visit produced no major political agreements and only modest strengthening of the limited economic ties between the countrie [...]	2009-05-27 12:08:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD ECON PREL CU RS
09MOSCOW1362	READING THE TEA LEAVES ON MEDVEDEV'S [...] (SBU) Summary: President Medvedev's May 16 proposal to change the way the head, deputy head and secretary of Russia's Constitutional Court are selected passed all three readings by the State Duma on May 20 and 22, received the approval of the Federation Council on May 27, and now appears hea [...]	2009-05-27 13:44:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR KJUS RS
09MOSCOW1364	DEMARCHE FOR RUSSIAN CO-CHAIR OF GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 27, EST Off delivered reftel demarche on strengthening the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) to Russia's MFA Department of Security and Disarmament Affairs First Secretary Olga Kuznetsova. Kuznetsova said she was aware of some of the proposed enhance [...]	2009-05-27 15:21:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGIC PARM PREL PTER RS
09MOSCOW1373	IZHORA STEEL WORKS NEEDS INVESTMENT TO REALIZE RUSSIA'S [...] (SBU) Summary: The Izhora Steel Works currently is Russia's only producer of nuclear power plant equipment sets for Russia's 1000 megawatt pressurized light water reactors (VVER). Although Izhora claims it can meet current plans for domestic and international nuclear construction, it needs a [...]	2009-05-28 09:57:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PREL ENRG PGOV SENV RS
09MOSCOW1401	MEDVEDEV CAPITALIZES ON MOSCOW POLICE FORCE [...] (SBU) Summary: An April 27 police shooting spree that was captured on video and placed on the internet rocked Moscow and gave President Medvedev an opportunity to burnish his anti-corruption credentials. In sacking Moscow police chief Vladimir Pronin and four other high-level police officia [...]	2009-05-29 12:11:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM KCOR RS

09MOSCOW1403	Russia following South Ossetia elections [...] (SBU) Summary: The Russian press has been closely following the South Ossetian election campaign over the past several months. Reports cover the election mechanics and Russian assistance, which includes polling stations on Russian soil, election observers, and "methodological" aid. Pressure b [...]	2009-05-29 13:01:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV GG RS
09MOSCOW1404	CONTROVERSIAL GENERAL NAMED HEAD OF RUSSIAN AIRBORNE [...] (SBU) Summary: Strongly criticized for war crimes committed in Chechnya by troops under his command, Lt. General Vladimir Shamanov's appointment to command Russian airborne troops is considered by some experts to be a message from the Russian leadership in support of not only military reform bu [...]	2009-05-29 14:22:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR MCAP PREL PINS RS
09MOSCOW1423	GLONASS DEPLOYMENT HAS FULL RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT SUPPORT [...] (SBU) At the third International Satellite Navigation Forum in Moscow from May 12-13, Russian officials took pains to demonstrate high-level government support for the previously behind-schedule Russian Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS). They assured the thousand plus government a [...]	2009-06-01 10:46:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPA TSPL PREL ECON KPAO ECIN TNGD PGOV RS
09MOSCOW1439	IPR: RUSSIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTICIPATION IN A NORTHEAST [...] Summary. A delegation of Russian law enforcement officials participated in the 5th annual USPTO Northeast Baltic Regional Conference on Criminal Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in the Digital Environment held in Helsinki, Finland on April 28-29, 2009. Their participation signals [...]	2009-06-02 12:18:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD KIPR ECON RS
09MOSCOW1449	RUSSIA'S ROSATOM AND ENVIRONMENTAL/NUCLEAR WATCHDOG GROUPS [...] (SBU) Summary: The International Forum-Dialogue on "Nuclear Power, Society and Safety" held April 21 and 22 hosted by Rosatom State Corporation in Saint Petersburg featured Rosatom Director General Kiriyenko's affirmation the current Federal Targeted Plan (FTP) will continue as planned, but [...]	2009-06-03 08:08:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PREL MNUC ENRG KRAD SENV PGOV KDEM RS
09MOSCOW1461	RUSSIAN MFA ON ASSISTANCE TO STRENGTHEN [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-04 05:43:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP KCRM MNUC ASEC PARM PINR
09MOSCOW1462	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Due to a lack of funding, we were not able to travel to Surgut, Russia to conduct a site visit of Surgutneftegas's business operations and on-site security. A company representative, however, flew to Moscow to meet us and provided us with corporate reports. He also described t [...]	2009-06-04 07:44:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC RS
09MOSCOW1469	CSTO RAPID REACTION FORCE BECOMING A REALITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Leaders of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will gather in Moscow on June 14 to create a Moscow-based CSTO rapid reaction force (KSOR). MFA officials and experts agree that Russia's principal motivation for creating KSOR is to counter a possible northern influx [...]	2009-06-04 13:40:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINS PINR MCAP MARR RS
09MOSCOW1473	RUSSIAN MFA WELCOMES NON-PAPER ON SATELLITE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a June 2 meeting, MFA Department for Security Affairs and Disarmament (DVBR) Expert on Military Space and ABM Systems Klapovskiy and Third Secretary Grebenshchikov were pleased by the cooperative tone of ref A non-paper and points and will inform the Embassy if the Russian [...]	2009-06-05 03:04:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CDG MCAP NASA PARM PREL TSPA UNPUOS UNGA RS
09MOSCOW1474	RUSSIAN MFA WELCOMES NON-PAPER ON SATELLITE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a June 2 meeting, MFA Department for Security Affairs and Disarmament (DVBR) Expert on Military Space and ABM Systems Klapovskiy and Third Secretary Grebenshchikov were pleased by the cooperative tone of ref A non-paper and points and will inform the Embassy if the Russian [...]	2009-06-05 03:05:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP NASA PARM PREL TSPA UNGA RS
09MOSCOW1478	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RENEWING THE SUDAN SPECIAL [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on June 5 to MFA Department for Human Rights section chief Andrey Lancjikov, who said that Russia's position on extending the mandate of the Special Rapporteur for Sudan was "still under consideration." He explained that on June 4, the MFA had discussed this [...]	2009-06-05 08:27:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PHUM PREL RS
09MOSCOW149	RUSSIA WELCOMES PRESIDENT OBAMA BUT FOREIGN POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-22 15:47:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EFIN RS
09MOSCOW1492	RUSSIA AGREES WITH U.S. POSITIONS ON INTERNATIONAL WHALING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: One of Russia's two representatives to the International Whaling Commission (IWC) told Post that Russia fully supports U.S. positions for the upcoming IWC meeting in Madeira. Specifically, the government of Russia (GOR) favors continuing the "Future of the IWC" process to reach a [...]	2009-06-08 06:30:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS KSCA PREL SENV IWC RS
09MOSCOW1500	RUSSIA GRANTS EXTENSION ON NEGOTIATING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In late January 2009, the Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) expressed its concerns in both a DVC and in a letter that the veterinary certificate for the export of US pork to Russia does not adequately reflect Russian requirements. VPSS [...]	2009-06-08 14:17:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW1503	EXBS: SUPPORTING RUSSIAN CUSTOMS' EFFORTS TO IMPROVE [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-09 07:37:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP UP RS
09MOSCOW1505	CRISIS FAINTLY BOOSTS PRESS FREEDOM; PUBLIC SNOOZES [...] (SBU) Summary: Criticism of GOR policy in some print and internet media has sharpened as the financial crisis has taken hold. This has raised hopes among some liberal observers that the financial crisis will improve press freedom in Russia, by forcing GOR officials to be more open to criticis [...]	2009-06-09 11:09:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM ECON SOCI RS
09MOSCOW1506	INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR FUEL BANK - RUSSIA STILL [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-09 13:53:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA RS
09MOSCOW1507	KALUGA REGIONAL GOVERNMENT SPENDS ON DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: During a recent visit to the ruling United Russia-dominated Kaluga Region, local government officials took great pains to portray it as one of the most attractive regions in Russia for foreign investment and, despite the current economic crisis, one that is thriving with virtu [...]	2009-06-09 14:15:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR ECON ETRD KDEM KCOR SOCI RS
09MOSCOW1535	UNITED RUSSIA MANIPULATES PENZA REGION'S MASSES [...] (SBU) Summary: During a recent visit to the Penza Region it was apparent that United Russia dominates the region to an extreme degree. Opposition forces, like the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF),the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR),and Just Russia have very little [...]	2009-06-11 13:59:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM SOCI RS
09MOSCOW1536	RUSSIAN VET SERVICE THREATENS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 5th the Deputy Head of Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) informed via official letter that the VPSS would grant an extension on the negotiation of a frozen pork meat and by-products certificate to August 1, 2009. (Ref A) Howeve [...]	2009-06-11 14:00:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW1540	Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations Seeks to Expand [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-11 14:36:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR AORC EAID PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI RS KG TI
09MOSCOW1556	WORLD GRAIN FORUM IN ST.PETERSBURG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 6-7 the Government of the Russian Federation hosted its first World Grain Forum in St. Petersburg. With approximately 1,500 representatives from over 40 countries ranging from Agriculture Ministers to grain industry experts the forum focused on the role of grain produc [...]	2009-06-15 06:53:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW1565	2009 REPORT FOR RUSSIA ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) Per reftel request, attached is post's draft 2009 Report for Russia on Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims. We have also e-mailed to EUR/RUS and EEB/OIA the draft report as a Word document marked to show changes from the 2008 Report for Russia. Begin text of draft report: 2. ( [...]	2009-06-15 13:37:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV KIDE ETRD ECON RS
09MOSCOW1597	JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES, SCIENTOLOGISTS UNDER [...] (SBU) Summary. The campaign against the Jehovah's Witnesses (JW) in Russia, instigated by General Prosecutor Yuriy Chayka in early 2009, continued in May and June. While a judge dismissed one case against the JW branch in Tolyatti on insufficient grounds, the situation in Samara Oblast, Sve [...]	2009-06-18 07:50:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KIRF SOCI RS
09MOSCOW1599	RUSSIAN RESPONSE TO U.S. NONPAPER ON AN [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 16, MFA Legal Department Section Chief Titushkin provided a response to reftel nonpaper laying out U.S. opposition to an international piracy court. He explained that the GOR considered an international tribunal an appropriate forum to prosecute suspected pirates, espe [...]	2009-06-18 08:42:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL RS
09MOSCOW1605	MEDVEDEV, MOSCOW DEMONSTRATE RESOLVE BY STAMPING [...] (SBU) Summary: In Moscow and across Russia, radical changes are afoot as gambling businesses scramble to comply with a new federal law restricting gambling facilities to four special gaming zones. Some gambling moguls are planning to move their businesses to other former Soviet republics and [...]	2009-06-18 14:56:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON KDEM RS
09MOSCOW1606	CSTO RAPID REACTION FORCE LAUNCHED WITHOUT BELARUS, [...] (SBU) Summary: Leaders of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) on June 14 signed documents to create the Moscow-based CSTO rapid reaction force (KSOR). Though in attendance at the summit, Uzbekistan did not sign the KSOR agreement, possibly for fear that KSOR may be used to settl [...]	2009-06-18 15:01:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MCAP MARR RS ETRD BO
09MOSCOW1608	RUSSIA UNDECIDED ON INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY AGENCY [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-18 15:24:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG SENV RS
09MOSCOW1619	BUSINESS LEADER ON LAW ENFORCEMENT CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 12, Resident Legal Advisor (RLA) met with Yanna Yakovleva, the head of Business Solidarity, a NGO dedicated to protecting Russian businesses from government extortion. Yakovleva expressed appreciation for a recent joint project with the Embassy that had changed the law o [...]	2009-06-19 11:33:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PHUM PREL KCRM KJUS SNAR RS
09MOSCOW1646	SAMARA - A CITY OF TWO TALES [...] (SBU) Summary. The economic crisis has heightened the divide between the Samara oblast administration's relentless assertions of stability and the "non-official" story of growing discontent among the more politically active part of society and within elite circles. Samara officials assured us [...]	2009-06-23 04:28:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR RS SOCI
09MOSCOW1647	FOR RUSSIAN WOMEN, SURVIVAL TRUMPS RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite liberal laws and official Russian policy protecting women's rights, Russian women routinely suffer rights abuses in their daily lives, including violence and sexual harassment. Centuries-old patriarchal attitudes continue to hold sway. Soviet ideology temporarily and [...]	2009-06-23 07:28:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM EFIN SOCI KWMN RS
09MOSCOW1653	WOMEN IN MOSCOW CITY LEADERSHIP: AN UPHILL BATTLE [...] (SBU) Summary: As elsewhere in Russia, women in Moscow are underrepresented in high-level positions in politics. On the whole, women do not have equal opportunities as men to run for office because they lack the necessary financial and administrative means and have difficulty overcoming Russ [...]	2009-06-23 15:03:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM KWMN SOCI RS
09MOSCOW1670	VORKUTA: ARCTIC MINING TOWN WEATHERS CRISIS AMID [...] (SBU) Summary: A June 13-15 visit to Vorkuta, a former gulag mining town north of the Arctic Circle, revealed a company town (or so-called "monogorod") struggling to define itself amid "optimization" that has hemorrhaged jobs and residents over the past decade. A May 24 rally that attracted 1 [...]	2009-06-25 13:54:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON PHUM SOCI PINR KDEM RS
09MOSCOW1685	SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS ACQUITTAL OF POLITKOVSKAYA [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 25, Russia's Supreme Court overturned the February acquittal of three men charged with the murder of Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya, citing serious procedural violations, and ordered a retrial. The defendants' lawyers called the decision "political," and sta [...]	2009-06-29 09:07:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM RS
09MOSCOW1688	SAMADUROV EXPECTS GUILTY VERDICT IN "FORBIDDEN [...] (SBU) Summary: The trial of former Sakharov Center Director Yuriy Samodurov and former curator of the New Tretyakov Gallery Andrey Yerofeyev has entered its third month of hearings at the Taganskiy district court in the criminal case brought against them for a 2006 modern art exhibit entitle [...]	2009-06-29 11:18:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KIRF PHUM PINR SOCI KJUS RS
09MOSCOW1696	FIRST BRIC SUMMIT OFFERS NO CONCRETE RESULTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Though labeled a resounding success by Russian President Medvedev, the first formal BRIC summit offered few concrete results. While downplaying the future role of the group, Russian MFA officials stressed that BRIC was a consultative forum that aims to address pressing global pr [...]	2009-06-29 14:04:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECIN EFIN BR CH IN RS
09MOSCOW1743	MOSCOW CITY DUMA AMENDMENTS FAVOR A UNITED RUSSIA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Moscow City Duma amended Moscow's Election Code on June 17, strategically changing the rules for its own elections. These measures set up a voting structure that favors United Russia's continual dominance in the October 11, 2009 Moscow City Duma elections. Key legislativ [...]	2009-07-03 15:33:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM RS
09MOSCOW1764	RUSSIAN ORTHODOX PATRIARCH KIRILL PROPOSES [...] (SBU) Summary. In advance of the July 6-8 visit to Moscow by President Obama, Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill welcomed stronger ties between the U.S. and Russia and proposed a religious component to international peace negotiations. Kirill also presse [...]	2009-07-08 14:51:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KIRF SOCI RS
09MOSCOW1772	DPRK SANCTIONS: RUSSIAN MFA HOPES TO HAVE RESPONSE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified, and is not meant for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Per reftel request, Post delivered the demarche on DPRK sanctions designations to Russian MFA International Organization Department's North Korea action officer Anna Yevstegneyeva. Our Bri [...]	2009-07-09 13:41:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM UNSC KN RS
09MOSCOW1780	CODEL BERMAN MEETS WITH CARNEGIE CENTER AND AMCHAM [...] (SBU) Summary: In separate meetings June 30, Codel Berman met with Carnegie Center experts and AmCham members. Carnegie's Trenin told the Codel that missile defense was the "make-or-break" issue for Russia's post-START treaty posture. Russia benefited from U.S. tensions with Iran, although i [...]	2009-07-10 10:36:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON RS
09MOSCOW1781	U.S. HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEETS WITH DUMA [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Representatives of the House Foreign Affairs Committee met with Duma deputies June 29 to discuss an array of issues affecting U.S.-Russia relations. Economic topics included Russia's WTO membership aspirations, IPR, corruption, and energy, while the discussion of internal i [...]	2009-07-10 10:39:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SNAR ECON RS
09MOSCOW1797	"DA, WE CAN": OPTIMISM SWEEPS CIVIL SOCIETY SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Civil Society Summit of July 6-7 brought together approximately 100 NGO representatives from both the U.S. and Russia. Although participants were pleased with the detailed results of the Summit's various Working Groups, they saved their most effusive praise for President Ob [...]	2009-07-13 14:27:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM RS
09MOSCOW1824	RUSSIA'S RETURN TO AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: President Medvedev's June trip to Africa marked Russia's attempt to "return" to Africa and increase economic ties after a period of relative inactivity on the continent following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Medvedev visited Egypt, Nigeria, Namibia, and Angola June 23-27, a [...]	2009-07-15 11:22:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ETRD EPET EMIN RS XA EG WA NI AO
09MOSCOW1825	RUSSIA'S RETURN TO AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: President Medvedev's June trip to Africa marked Russia's attempt to "return" to Africa and increase economic ties after a period of relative inactivity on the continent following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Medvedev visited Egypt, Nigeria, Namibia, and Angola June 23-27, a [...]	2009-07-15 11:29:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ETRD EPET EMIN RS XA EG WA NI AO
09MOSCOW1827	THE GOR'S "SECRET" VISIT TO KYRGYZSTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 7 Russian Minister of Defense Anatoliy Serdyukov and Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin made a brief, unannounced visit to Kyrgyzstan to discuss Russia's interest in opening a second Russian military base in the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh. The base is expected to house [...]	2009-07-15 13:03:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR MCAP EINV EMIN RS KG
09MOSCOW1828	EXCHANGE OF AFGHAN TRANSIT AGREEMENT NOTES [...] (SBU) On July 15 EmbOff delivered to Russian MFA North America Department Second Secretary Ruben Malayan the original and one copy of Embassy Note No. MFA/104/09, initialed on July 8, referring to the Afghan Transit Agreement signed on July 6. In exchange, Malayan delivered to EmbOff the origi [...]	2009-07-15 14:02:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL PGOV MARR MOPS MASS RS AF
09MOSCOW1836	RUSSIA: COMPETING PRIORITIES, POOR FUNDING INHIBIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Refugee and IDP women in Russia face even greater hurdles to equality than their sisters in the native and local population (refs A and B). Frequently they come from cultures in which women are subordinate to men, and populations in exile appear inclined to cling to outmoded ge [...]	2009-07-17 10:54:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF SOCI PHUM KWMN RS
09MOSCOW1847	RUSSIAN ANALYSTS: OBAMA'S VISIT FIRST STEP ON LONG [...] (SBU) Summary: Reactions to President Obama's July 6-8 trip to Moscow have been largely positive among Russia's analytic community and political activists, most of whom saw the summit as setting the stage for a further improvement in the bilateral relationship. The President's approach, parti [...]	2009-07-17 13:12:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL RS US XH MARR MCAP PARM PHUM KMDR
09MOSCOW1869	INTERNET PIRACY: RUSSIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT SUCCESSFULLY TAKES [...] (SBU) Summary. Russian law enforcement, in collaboration with local industry, conducted a raid against an Internet piracy release group "Interfilm" and arrested the owners of their bit- torrent site, "Interfilm.ru." The criminal action against this site is not only the first in Russia since th [...]	2009-07-22 03:36:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD KIPR ECON RS
09MOSCOW187	U.S. POULTRY FACILITIES PUT ON NOTICE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) demanded via official letter a list of U.S. poultry facilities that do not use chlorinated anti-microbial washes in poultry production by September 2009. According to the letter a resolution banning t [...]	2009-01-28 13:22:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW1876	ROC ADVOCATES CREATION OF AN INTER-RELIGIOUS [...] (SBU) Summary. Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) External Church Relations Chairman Archbishop Hilarion advocated to the Ambassador for interfaith dialogue through the creation of an Inter-Religious Council within UNESCO and the strengthening of inter-Orthodox and inter-Christian relationships. [...]	2009-07-22 11:41:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR KIRF SOCI RS
09MOSCOW1889	EMBASSY MOSCOW CONFIRMS TWO CASES OF H1N1 FLU, RUSSIA'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post has confirmed two cases of H1N1 influenza within the Embassy community. Symptoms have been mild, and both patients are recovering well. Aside from these cases, Russian health authorities have publicly confirmed 12 cases of H1N1 throughout the country. However, this number [...]	2009-07-23 13:48:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU PREL SOCI CASC EAGR RS
09MOSCOW1912	RUSSIA AND CHINA CONTINUE QUIET ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) In contrast to the high-profile visit of President Obama to Moscow two weeks ago and the attendant expectations for a "reset" U.S.-Russian bilateral relationship, Chinese President Hu Jintao's June 16-18 official visit was low key and almost routine. Moscow and Beijing are continuing a [...]	2009-07-24 12:13:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECIN EFIN EINV CH RS
09MOSCOW1918	RUSSIA: MANDATE RENEWAL FOR THE UNITED NATIONS - [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-27 08:58:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO PREL SU RS
09MOSCOW1925	RUSSIA: ASSISTING AFGHANISTAN BEYOND THE AUGUST [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-28 11:33:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NATO PREL MOPS MARR
09MOSCOW1926	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW PARTICIPATION [...] (SBU) Summary: MFA DVBR Deputy Director Mashkov told us Russia wanted the upcoming UNSCR 1540 Comprehensive Review to address serious issues, and was concerned that allowing participation of international organizations such as the Australia Group, Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie [...]	2009-07-28 12:17:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC RS RU CM
09MOSCOW1958	SECRETARY OF COMMERCE LOCKE'S MEETING WITH RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) Summary. During a meeting with Russian Minister of Economic Development Elvira Nabiullina on July 7 in Moscow, Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke stressed U.S. support for continued Russian integration into the world economy, including WTO accession, and raised several trade issues. Minis [...]	2009-07-30 11:27:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN RS
09MOSCOW2	RUSSIAN ANALYSTS COMPLAIN U.S. HAS BETRAYED RUSSIA'S TRUST [...] (SBU) Summary: A roundtable of Russian analysts described -- often in emotional terms -- for visiting Representatives Ellen Taushcer, Doug Lamborn, Rick Larsen, and Loretta Sanchez, the deep displeasure with which many Russians view the U.S. government. They blamed much of this on America's f [...]	2009-01-01 07:33:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR OREP PINR RS
09MOSCOW2006	MOSCOW'S CRISIS SITUATION DETERIORATES FURTHER [...] (SBU) Summary: In January 2009, Moscow officials claimed that the global economic crisis had not affected the average Muscovite to the same degree as the capital's more affluent residents. Roughly six months later, the situation has deteriorated, but Moscow officials continue to maintain the [...]	2009-08-06 07:42:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL PINR RS
09MOSCOW2045	DELIVERY TO RUSSIA OF UN 1267 (AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN) [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-10 10:59:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC
09MOSCOW2046	MOSCOW'S LEVELS - AND LEVERS - OF POWER [...] (SBU) Summary: The Moscow City government is unique to Russia in that Moscow's Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov exercises near complete control over all aspects of official life, including directly instructing many of the 1000 officials under him, and, by the accounts of some observers, taking the law int [...]	2009-08-10 11:41:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM KCOR RS
09MOSCOW2055	RUSSIA GETS USED TO THE IDEA OF A NON-COMMUNIST MOLDOVA [...] (SBU) Summary: Moscow is coming to terms with the Moldova election outcome, and has reached out via its ambassador to liberal party leaders. Experts, who describe the elections as a "peaceful example of post-Soviet countries' forging new political identities," assume Russia will cooperate wit [...]	2009-08-11 13:39:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MD RS
09MOSCOW2057	SELIGER-2009 IN RUSSIAN "YEAR OF YOUTH" STRESSES [...] (SBU) Summary: Seliger-2009, the highly visible Russian government-run summer camp for young adults, has come to a close. This is the first year that Seliger has not been operated directly by the nationalist youth group "Nashi." However, during the first week of August the official youth wing [...]	2009-08-11 14:22:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR RS
09MOSCOW2106	RUSSIA IN DENIAL OVER GEORGIA'S CIS EXIT [...] (SBU) Summary: While Moscow officials speculate that Georgia under a new leadership might choose to reapply for CIS membership, analysts take Georgia's departure from that organization as an indication that the CIS only has "symbolic" importance, as former Soviet Union countries increasingly d [...]	2009-08-18 12:09:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV GG RS
09MOSCOW2199	RUSSIA DECLINES USG REQUEST TO EXTEND JOINT SMALLPOX [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 12, Russian federal authorities informed the International Science and Technology Center (ISTC) that the government will not support resumption of three U.S.-funded smallpox projects at the Vector Center for Virology and Biotechnology near Novosibirsk. In a curt letter [...]	2009-08-26 05:37:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SOCI SCUL TSPL TNGD PREL PARM EAID OSCI RS
09MOSCOW22	OPPOSING IRAN PRESIDENCY AT UNDP [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-09 11:52:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UN EAID IR RS
09MOSCOW2202	NONPAPER DELIVERED: CLARIFYING THE U.S.-COLOMBIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-26 13:56:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL CO RS
09MOSCOW2205	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INVITATION FOR SEPTEMBER 24 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-27 05:52:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM UNSC MNUC KSUM KNNP RS
09MOSCOW2210	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: COMMENTS BY INGUSH PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) On August 26, Ambassador delivered demarche (Ref A) to DFM Sergey Ryabkov regarding Ingush President Yevkurov's public claim that the United States supports instability in Russia. 2. (SBU) In response, Ryabkov stated that the Government of Russia (GOR) greatly appreciated President Ob [...]	2009-08-27 12:35:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL RS
09MOSCOW2211	RUSSIA'S ALTAI REPUBLIC FACES ECONOMIC PROMISE AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: Rising tourism presents an economic opportunity for the Altai Republic's mostly rural population, but also threatens its unspoiled wilderness. Threats include desecration of ancient cultural sites, poaching of endangered wildlife, and, to a lesser extent, illegal logging. Develop [...]	2009-08-27 14:36:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON EAID SOCI PGOV KCRM KDEM PREL RU
09MOSCOW2241	SOLIDARITY LEADER MILOV DISCUSSES UPCOMING [...] (U) Summary: Leading member of Solidarity and candidate for Moscow City Duma Vladimir Milov outlined for us his election platform and personal vision for the movement. Milov predicted overwhelming victory for ruling United Russia in city elections. He expects to lose election for his district [...]	2009-08-28 14:00:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM RS
09MOSCOW2248	Progress on the Russian International Uranium Enrichment [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy representatives visited the Angarsk Electrolysis Chemical Complex (AECC) uranium enrichment facility on July 15, 2009 and received a briefing in Moscow on August 3, 2009 on the status of the International Uranium Enrichment Center (IUEC). The briefing was provided by re [...]	2009-08-31 11:04:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP ENGR IAEA TSPL SENV KZ NO AM UP SW RS
09MOSCOW2277	GAZPROM SAYS PUTIN-TYMOSHENKO "AGREEMENT" JUST [...] (SBU) According to press reports quoting unnamed sources, PM Putin and Ukrainian PM Tymoshenko reached an agreement in their meeting in Poland that Russia would allow Ukraine to buy less gas than it has contracted in exchange for lower transit fees and contracts for Russian nuclear energy comp [...]	2009-09-02 13:24:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
09MOSCOW2312	RUSSIAN BAPTISTS SEEKING MAINSTREAM RECOGNITION [...] (SBU) Summary. The Russian Union of Gospel Christian Baptists (RUGCB) focuses on interfaith cooperation and targeted outreach to Russian elite to overcome mainstream biases toward non-traditional religions. The main venue for their outreach is an annual National Prayer Breakfast, modeled on W [...]	2009-09-08 13:13:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SOCI RS
09MOSCOW2330	VENEZUELA TO RECOGNIZE ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH OSSETIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced Venezuela's recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia during a meeting with Russian President Medvedev in Moscow September 10. The decision was possibly sweetened by the conclusion of a number of agreements to develop energy resources [...]	2009-09-10 14:25:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV GG RS VZ
09MOSCOW2347	RUSSIA: GLOBAL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT INVITATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-14 10:04:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP KACT ENRG MNUC PARM RS
09MOSCOW2349	MEDVEDEV'S DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO LAW ON DEFENSE [...] (U) On September 9, the Duma passed the first reading of President Medvedev's draft amendment the Law on Defense. Medvedev's proposed amendment addresses the operational use of Russia's armed forces outside Russia. Current legislation only allows the use of the armed forces outside Russia fo [...]	2009-09-14 11:28:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MCAP PREL PGOV RS
09MOSCOW2360	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: QUAD DEMARCHE ON GEORGIAN SHIP [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points to MFA 4th CIS Department Deputy Director Alexei Dvinyanin September 14 -- Quad partners had been instructed to deliver the points separately. Dvinyanin welcomed the U.S. engagement with Georgian authorities, and confirmed that the GOR had been weighing on th [...]	2009-09-15 07:03:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR RS GG GM FR UK
09MOSCOW2366	RUSSIAN ILLEGAL LOGGING -- AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The USG has an opportunity to work with Russia to combat illegal logging, and increasing reasons to do so. Russia contains more of the world's forested area than any other country -- approximately 20 percent -- and between 10 and 30 percent of wood is harvested illegally. Illeg [...]	2009-09-15 11:50:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR KGHG EAID KCRM SOCI PREL RS
09MOSCOW2367	MAYOR DALEY VISIT: MOSCOW AND CHICAGO PRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: Mayor of Chicago Richard M. Daley, accompanied by advisors and business leaders, visited Moscow September 2-6, 2009. The purpose of the visit included promoting commercial and cultural exchange between the cities, reaffirming the Moscow-Chicago Sister City relationship, and d [...]	2009-09-15 13:43:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON ETRD KDEM RS
09MOSCOW239	RUSSIA WELCOMES PRESIDENT OBAMA BUT FOREIGN POLICY [...] (SBU) Summary. Russia will not change its foreign policy goals because of the financial crisis or difficulties in relations with the West and neighbors, according to FM Lavrov in his annual press conference on January 16. Blaming the conflicts in 2008 mostly on the West, Lavrov nonetheless e [...]	2009-02-02 09:52:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EFIN RS
09MOSCOW2394	ONDCP INVITATION TO FSKN DIRECTOR IVANOV [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-18 05:53:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SNAR RS
09MOSCOW24	RUSSIAN DEPUTY PERMREP WILL ATTEND SOMALIA PIRACY MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-09 13:22:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UN PTER RS
09MOSCOW2406	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON [...] (SBU) Summary: MXM Hunting Club received the 99 firearms mentioned in reftel on May 14, 2008, and has since sold them. MXM Hunting Club has been owned by Andrey Shelestov since April 2009, although the company has been in business since 2000. The company sells sporting goods, including firea [...]	2009-09-21 08:42:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC RS
09MOSCOW2409	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON [...] (SBU) Summary: MXM Hunting Club received the 99 firearms mentioned in reftel on May 14, 2008, and has since sold them. MXM Hunting Club has been owned by Andrey Shelestov since April 2009, although the company has been in business since 2000. The company sells sporting goods, including firea [...]	2009-09-21 08:42:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC RS
09MOSCOW2413	"CULTURE" IS NO EXCUSE FOR ABUSES [...] (SBU) Meeting with us to discuss a GOR attempt to water down UN Human Rights Council work by introducing a resolution on "respect for traditional values" (reftel),a member of the MFA's Department of Human Rights and Humanitarian Cooperation acknowledged deep flaws in Russia's protection of rig [...]	2009-09-21 12:39:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM RS
09MOSCOW2437	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. OBJECTIVES FOR THE AD-HOC [...] (SBU) Embassy Moscow delivered reftel points to A.V. Efimov, Section Chief of the MFA's Middle East and North Africa Division. There was no substantive response. Rubin [...]	2009-09-24 06:10:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KPAL PGOV WBG EU IS
09MOSCOW2486	REQUEST TO GOR FOR HELICOPTERS TO UNAMID DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-30 11:47:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO MARR SU RU RS
09MOSCOW2490	STAFFDEL BRUDER VISIT TO MOSCOW [...] (SBU) Summary: Senate Staff Delegation Bruder visited Moscow August 31-September 4 to seek ways to sustain momentum in the U.S.-Russian relationship after the successful July 2009 Presidential meeting in Moscow. While Federation Council Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Margelov suggested re [...]	2009-09-30 12:29:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SENV OREP RS
09MOSCOW2499	DOE PDAS ELKIND'S VISIT TO MOSCOW [...] (SBU) DOE Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs, Jonathan Elkind, visited Moscow September 21-22 to meet with his counterparts at the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Energy, Science and Education, Economic Development and Natural Resources. As Coordinator for [...]	2009-10-01 12:57:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
09MOSCOW2510	INVITATION DELIVERED TO GOR FOR OCTOBER 14 P-5 [...] (SBU) On October 1, we informed the MFA North America Department and DVBR section about reftel invitation to a luncheon hosted by Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation Ambassador Susan Burk. The GOR had no official response at this time. Beyrle [...]	2009-10-02 12:25:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC CDG PGOV PREL PARM ENRG KNNP MNUC UNGA
09MOSCOW2518	Did Russia and Georgia both lose the war? [...] (SBU) Summary: Official Russia hailed the EU's report on the August 2008 Georgia war, considering the core conclusion to be that Georgia started the armed hostilities. Duma and Federation Council officials reacted similarly, claiming the report called Russia's actions "legitimate." Analysts [...]	2009-10-02 15:20:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EU GG RS
09MOSCOW252	GOR SUPPORTS ISAF TRANSIT OF GOODS TO AFGHANISTAN, [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: In response to ref A dipnote, the MFA has indicated that, provided all usual requirements for commercial shipments on Russia's rail network are met, there should be no difficulties with the proposed shipment of non-military goods to ISAF in Afghanistan using [...]	2009-02-02 15:31:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS MARR MASS RS AF
09MOSCOW2520	U.S.-RUSSIA BUSINESS FRONT AND CENTER AT SOCHI [...] (SBU) Summary: During his trip to Sochi on September 16-18 Ambassador Beyrle attended the Eighth International Sochi Investment Forum (the Forum) where he led a delegation of U.S. executives at a meeting with the Krasnodar Region and Sochi officials. He also visited the main venues and for the [...]	2009-10-05 05:44:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PREL ECON RS
09MOSCOW2537	AmbassadorQs Meeting with Chief Justice Lebedev [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-07 13:07:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KJUS PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI RS
09MOSCOW2538	RUSSIA'S CHUKOTKA REGION YEARNS FOR A BERINGIA PARK AND AN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Russian government is advocating for stronger economic, scientific, and cultural ties between its easternmost province of Chukotka and Alaska (ref A). The poster child for these aspirations, a "shared heritage area" -- in effect, a bilateral national parks partnership -- spann [...]	2009-10-07 13:08:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV CVIS ECON TSPL SOCI RS
09MOSCOW254	DISSENTERS' DAY EVENTS IN MOSCOW RALLY CROWDS FOR, [...] (SBU) Summary: January 31 Dissenters' Day rallies in Moscow proved a failure for democratic and radical opposition groups, which focused more on attracting press coverage than domestic support. Not a single major leader of the liberal democratic opposition appeared at the amateurish "flash mob [...]	2009-02-02 15:55:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KDEM PHUM RS
09MOSCOW2543	PUTIN CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin issued Resolution #761, which calls for Russian restrictive, non-science-based sanitary/phytosanitary (SPS) measures to be harmonized with international norms. However, the details of Resolution #716's implementation remain unclear as officials i [...]	2009-10-08 06:47:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON RS
09MOSCOW2559	TOMSK: ANN ARBOR ON THE STEPPE - BUT CYNICISM [...] (SBU) Summary: As a university town and a former SPS bastion, Tomsk has a small but stable liberal electorate, and shows greater press freedom and tolerance for foreigners than many other regions in Russia. This press freedom has had little influence on local politics; most articles exposing [...]	2009-10-09 11:46:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM RS
09MOSCOW2560	RELIABLE COMMERCIAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION: AN ABSENT [...] (SBU) An unpredictable legal system, specifically as it relates to resolving business disputes, has undermined foreign (and domestic) investor confidence in Russia. Some investors have focused on international arbitration and private dispute resolution to resolve commercial disputes involving [...]	2009-10-09 11:46:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV KCRM KJUS PGOV PHUM PREL RS

09MOSCOW2603	Ambassador and NASA Administrator Attend Launch and Docking [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: From September 28 through October 3, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden traveled to Russia and Kazakhstan for the first time as the NASA Administrator to participate in the launch and docking activities for the Soyuz 20S (TMA-16) flight to the International Space Station (ISS). [...]	2009-10-19 04:07:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPA KNNP ENGR TSPL SENV PREL KZ RS
09MOSCOW2614	SEPTEMBER 2009 FRAUD SUMMARY - MOSCOW [...] (U) SUMMARY: This report covers the timeframe of March 1, 2009 to 31 August 2009. Consular officers referred 389 cases of suspected fraud to the Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) at Embassy Moscow. Fraud was confirmed in approximately 12 percent of the referred cases, mostly for fraudulent emplo [...]	2009-10-20 13:33:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC RU
09MOSCOW265	RUSSIAN VET SERVICE STOPS SHIPMENTS OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) has halted trade of U.S. pet food, animal feed and animal feed additives as of January 1, 2009. VPSS officials have advised that trade can resume only after USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Se [...]	2009-02-03 13:05:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW267	RUSSIAN VET SERVICE DELISTS 9 MORE U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) advised via official letter that 9 additional U.S. pork facilities will be delisted as of February 10 ostensibly due to clerical errors found on documentation that accompanied meat shipments to Russia. [...]	2009-02-03 16:01:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW2687	SUDAN STRATEGY ROLLOUT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-30 10:42:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SU RS
09MOSCOW2690	U.S. EXPLORES ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES COOPERATION WITH RUSSIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two conferences organized the week of October 2 in Vladivostok and Moscow highlighted both the importance of and challenges to increasing U.S.-Russian cooperation on environmental crimes. A 2007 prosecution of an Amcit for illegal hunting in Kamchatka failed in part because of [...]	2009-10-30 12:27:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KCRM KJUS PGOV PHUM PREL CH RS
09MOSCOW271	MORE AUDITS OF U.S. MEAT AND POULTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) requested via official letter that the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) organize another joint audit of U.S. pork, beef, and poultry facilities that are eligible to export to Russia begin [...]	2009-02-04 14:07:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW2720	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche to Russian MFA Human Rights Department Section Chief Andrey Lanchikov on November 3. There was no substantive response. Beyrle [...]	2009-11-03 12:21:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PTER RS IS KPAL
09MOSCOW278	RUSSIA WELCOMES PRESIDENT OBAMA BUT FOREIGN POLICY [...] (SBU) Summary. Russia will not change its foreign policy goals because of the financial crisis or difficulties in relations with the West and neighbors, according to FM Lavrov in his annual press conference on January 16. Blaming the conflicts in 2008 mostly on the West, Lavrov nonetheless e [...]	2009-02-05 14:14:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EFIN RS
09MOSCOW280	RUSSIA'S CANDIDACY FOR RE-ELECTION TO UN HUMAN [...] (SBU) U.S. Embassy Moscow has received a diplomatic note dated February 2 requesting U.S. support for Russia's reelection to the UN Human Rights Council UNHRC) for a second three-year term. The note pointed out that the five permanent members of the Security Council generally support each ot [...]	2009-02-05 15:58:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR RS
09MOSCOW2809	RUSSIAN REACTION TO NON-PAPER ON U.S.-RUSSIA SPACE SECURITY [...] (U) ESTH Counselor met with the representatives of the Security and Disarmament Division of the MFA on November 12 and delivered the non-paper and talking points conveyed reftel B. Our interlocutors were pleased by the interest of the USG in advancing the space security dialogue, requested mo [...]	2009-11-18 15:01:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPA NASA TSPL PREL RS UNPUOS
09MOSCOW2821	RUSSIANS APPRECIATIVE OF USG SUPPORT FOR ANGARSK [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-19 14:56:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY RS
09MOSCOW2838	MEETING OF DOE/ROSATOM CIVIL NUCLEAR ENERGY EXPERTS IN [...] (SBU) On November 17 and 18, 2009, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) representatives met with technical experts from the Russian State Corporation for Atomic Energy (Rosatom) to discuss next steps in meeting the timelines for preparing a "60 Day Study" to identify specific areas for civil nuclear [...]	2009-11-20 15:00:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGR EU KNNP IAEA RU KU NO AE SW
09MOSCOW286	RUSSIAN VET SERVICE DELISTS TWO MORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) advised via official letter that 2 more U.S. poultry facilities were delisted after tests results ostensibly showed the presence of antibiotics and food-borne pathogen Listeria. In addition, VPSS info [...]	2009-02-06 12:20:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW2875	RUSSIA: APPRECIATIVE OF U.S. SUPPORT SEEKING [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-24 12:58:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP AORC IAEA ENRG TRGY RS
09MOSCOW2885	INTEGRATING RUSSIAN SCIENCE AND EDUCATION KEY TO INNOVATION [...] (SBU) Summary: At an October 8 panel during the Second International NanoForum, Russian policy makers, scientists, educators and entrepreneurs discussed how to develop Russia's high technology economy and its nanotechnology workforce. President Medvedev told Forum participants on October 6 t [...]	2009-11-27 07:25:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL TNGD KPAO OEXC SCUL SOCI PGOV RS
09MOSCOW2912	Russia Adopts Law on Energy Savings and Energy Efficiency [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-30 14:36:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	RS EAID ECON ENRG KGHG OTRA PARM PGOV SENV TSPL
09MOSCOW2924	RUSSIAN EMPLOYERS FRET OVER WORKFORCE DECLINE [...] (SBU) By 2025, Russia will lose an estimated 14 million members of its working age population. Employers are struggling to cope with intensified competition for available workers and the divergence of labor supply and demand in various sectors and regions. While the GOR's 2025 Demographic Po [...]	2009-12-02 13:13:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON EIND PGOV SOCI RS
09MOSCOW2930	NON-PAPERS DELIVERED FOR UNSCR 1540 VOLUNTARY FUND [...] We delivered reftel non-paper, draft letter and experts' input in English to MFA DVBR Department Third Secretary Leonid Kozlov on December 2. Kozlov informed us that the higher-ranked MFA officials responsible for this issue were currently in Vienna, but they would return next week and revie [...]	2009-12-02 14:39:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC EUN RS
09MOSCOW2932	U.S. SCIENCE ADVISOR AND RUSSIAN SCIENCE MINISTER AGREE [...] (SBU) Summary: Dr. John Holdren, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in the Executive Office of the President of the United States, and Joan Rolf, Assistant Director for International Relations in OSTP, met Ru [...]	2009-12-03 04:59:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL TNGD SENV KNNP PGOV TBIO CVIS KRVC
09MOSCOW295	RUSSIA'S RELIGIOUS LEADERS CONSIDER KIRILL A [...] (SBU) Summary. At a February 4 ecumenical lunch hosted by Ambassador and Appeal of Conscience Foundation Director Rabbi Arthur Schneier, high level officials in Russia's Orthodox (ROC),Muslim, Protestant, and Jewish communities gathered to discuss religious freedom in Russia and honor Patri [...]	2009-02-09 08:46:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL RS SOCI
09MOSCOW2958	SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION TALKS TRAINS, PLANES, [...] (U) November 18-20, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood led the USG delegation to the First Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety. Officials from the Department of Transportation's (DOT) National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA),U.S. Centers for Disease Control a [...]	2009-12-08 14:04:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN ECON PREL ETRD RS
09MOSCOW2978	RUSSIAN HEALTH MINISTRY AND USG COUNTERPARTS REFINE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Russia's Deputy Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova expressed strong interest in broadened cooperation with the United States through the Bilateral Presidential Commission and related health agreements in meetings with officials of the National Institutes of Health (NIH),the Cente [...]	2009-12-09 16:09:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PREL EAID SOCI KHIV TSPL RS
09MOSCOW3	DEPUTY SECURITY COUNCIL SECRETARY NAZAROV MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 15 meeting with CODEL Tauscher, Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Vladimir Nazarov called the lack of trust the main obstacle for U.S. and Russian cooperation, followed by ineffective mechanisms to guarantee security. Nazarov claimed that U.S. assistance t [...]	2009-01-01 07:33:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR KNNP OREP RS
09MOSCOW3002	RESPONSE TO IRAN SANCTIONS ACT INQUIRY [...] (SBU) Per reftel, we notified MFA Head of U.S.-Russia Bilateral Desk Alexander Zakharov of our inquiry regarding the ISA. Zakharov said he would pass on the information to his superiors but otherwise did not provide any substantive reaction. ------- GAZPROM ------- 2. (SBU) Per reftel [...]	2009-12-11 15:22:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON PREL ETTC RS IR
09MOSCOW3009	CUSTOMS VALUATION CHALLENGES IN RUSSIA, AND NOW [...] (SBU) Over the course of the last twelve months, U.S. exporters have been experiencing increasing difficulties with customs valuations on their exports to Russia. Following several months of effort, Emboffs were able to schedule a meeting with officials from the Russian Federal Customs Servi [...]	2009-12-14 15:09:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON RS
09MOSCOW3018	MFA AIRS UNSCR 1540 CONCERNS AT EXBS MEETING [...] Begin summary: On Tuesday, December 8, the EXBS Advisor and EXBS Assistant met with representatives of the export controls section within the Security and Disarmament Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry. During this meeting, MFA took the opportunity to raise concerns about issues rela [...]	2009-12-16 11:42:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP UP RS
09MOSCOW3072	Russia's Chief Medical Officer Wants to Expand Cooperation [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 15, Ambassador Beyrle met with Dr. Gennadiy Onishchenko, Russia's Chief Medical Officer and Director of the Russian Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Consumer Protection and Human Well-Being (Rospotrebnadzor). The almost 90-minute meeting was cordial [...]	2009-12-21 15:41:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PREL EAID SOCI KHIV TSPL ETRD EAGR ECON PARM
09MOSCOW3091	ENGAGING MUSLIM POPULATION ON "DEFAMATION OF [...] (SBU) In response to ref A request, Post has produced a plan of action for engaging both the GOR and Russia's Muslim population with the goal of ending support for the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC)'s "defamation of religion" resolutions in the United Nations. During our October [...]	2009-12-23 14:44:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI RS
09MOSCOW3151	ISTC GOVERNING BOARD IN MOSCOW APPROVES WORKING [...] (SBU) Amid continued uncertainty over its future, the International Science and Technology Center (ISTC) held Coordinating Committee (CC) and Governing Board (GB) meetings, and celebrated its fifteen-year anniversary December 7-10, 2009 in Moscow. The GB agreed to establish a working group, to [...]	2009-12-30 15:42:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM TSPL RS
09MOSCOW323	ICRC Maintains No Humanitarian Crisis in South Ossetia [...] (SBU) Summary: In Moscow February 5, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Russian Delegation officials stated that there is no humanitarian emergency in South Ossetia, despite reports of potential food shortages. Although there are some needs that continue to demand attention, such [...]	2009-02-11 07:49:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PGOV PHUM PINR ICRC RS GG
09MOSCOW333	RUSSIA MOVING INTO HIGH GEAR ON NANOTECHNOLOGY; ACTIVELY [...] (SBU) Summary: Since Russia's preeminent manager Anatoliy Chubays became Director General of Russia's Corporation of Nanotechnologies (Rusnano) on September 22, 2008 Rusnano has both bolstered its international reputation and begun investing in nanotechnology in Russia. To showcase Russia's c [...]	2009-02-11 15:15:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TNGD TPHY ETRD BTIO TSPL PREL KIPR KTIA RS
09MOSCOW334	CRISIS-RESPONSE MEASURES FOR THE RUSSIAN CAR [...] (SBU) Russia's car companies are heavily indebted and steadily losing market share to foreign competitors. The GOR continues to employ a range of state support measures to help Russia's major vehicle manufacturers cope with the global financial crisis, including direct financial support, subs [...]	2009-02-12 09:53:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD WTO RS
09MOSCOW36	RUSSIA-EU GAS UPDATE -- UKRAINE TO "DETACH" [...] (SBU) The EC Delegation in Moscow and Gazprom told us independently on January 12 that they expect a new trilateral agreement (refs A, B, C),without the supplemental "declaration" attached by Ukraine, to be signed as early as the end of the day. Once signed and once monitors are in place, Ru [...]	2009-01-12 12:10:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS UK
09MOSCOW367	GAZPROM FACING TOUGH FINANCIAL TIMES AHEAD [...] (SBU) Gazprom's financial outlook for 2009 is increasingly bleak. The company's revenues from exports to Europe are set to decline dramatically as gas prices to Europe, which lag oil prices by about six months, head to one-third their peak price. Unfortunately for Gazprom -- and the GOR, whic [...]	2009-02-13 14:53:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
09MOSCOW369	RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES PROPOSES FSB AS BETTER [...] (SBU) During a February 11 meeting with Vice President of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) Nikolay Laverov, EST counselor and staff inquired about the proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Implementing Agreement (IA) between the Department of Homeland Security and the RAS on coo [...]	2009-02-13 14:55:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL GKGIC PTER KSCA KNNP RS
09MOSCOW38	CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT ACT (GSP) [...] (U) The following is geared to reftel questions paras 6 through 11 Incidence and Nature of Child Labor 2. (U) Child labor in Russia encompasses not only Russian children, but often children from neighboring countries. Some children are brought to Russia for the purpose of exploitation [...]	2009-01-12 13:55:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID RS
09MOSCOW389	IRC Chief Says Working in Chechnya Getting Easier [...] (SBU) Summary: The International Rescue Committee (IRC)'s Russia Country Director spoke with Moscow diplomats February 11 about his work in the North Caucasus, some of it funded by State/PRM, and about the difficulty of functioning amid instability and corruption. Despite the obstacles, IRC's [...]	2009-02-18 06:08:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PGOV PHUM RS
09MOSCOW396	AG MINISTER SENT TO PASTURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Russian President Medvedev recently removed long-serving Minister of Agriculture Aleksey Gordeyev from his post, nominating him to be governor of Voronezh Oblast as part of a larger shake-up of regional governors. While this action represents a significant demotion for Gordeye [...]	2009-02-18 12:01:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW397	CASTRO VISITS MOSCOW TO REJUVENATE RELATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Cuban President Raul Castro visited Moscow from January 28 to February 4 in an effort to boost trade ties and rejuvenate relations with Russia. Despite some exercises in Communist-era nostalgia, experts were quick to downplay any anti-U.S. angle to the trip. Medvedev and Castr [...]	2009-02-18 12:41:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MASS EAID ETRD EPET EINV ENRG RS XM
09MOSCOW4	RUSSIAN ANALYSTS COMPLAIN U.S. HAS BETRAYED RUSSIA'S TRUST [...] (SBU) Summary: A roundtable of Russian analysts described -- often in emotional terms -- for visiting Representatives Ellen Taushcer, Doug Lamborn, Rick Larsen, and Loretta Sanchez, the deep displeasure with which many Russians view the U.S. government. They blamed much of this on America's f [...]	2009-01-01 07:33:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR OREP PINR RS
09MOSCOW419	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NPT BACKGROUND INFO AND RUSSIAN POC [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 18 we delivered ref A demarche to MFA DVBR Division Head and NPT point of contact Aleksey Karpov, who said the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty was a major priority for the GOR and Russia wanted to see it strengthened. For the current review cycle, he said Russia wou [...]	2009-02-19 14:45:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA IAEA
09MOSCOW423	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NPT BACKGROUND INFO AND RUSSIAN POC [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 18 we delivered ref A demarche to MFA DVBR Division Head and NPT point of contact Aleksey Karpov, who said the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty was a major priority for the GOR and Russia wanted to see it strengthened. For the current review cycle, he said Russia wou [...]	2009-02-19 15:02:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA IAEA
09MOSCOW454	RUSSIAN ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY PROPOSES MEETING WITH NEW EPA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 23, the Director of International Cooperation at the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology (MNRE) praised past U.S.-Russian environmental cooperation and suggested an initial meeting between EPA Administrator Jackson and MNRE Minister Trutnev this spring. [...]	2009-02-24 15:10:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON PREL RS
09MOSCOW464	MFA ASKS HOW CAN WE AID GAZA WITHOUT INVOLVING [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on February 25 to MFA Counselor for Israel and Palestine Aleksandr Rudokov, who said that Russia recognized the importance of the March 2 conference in Sharm al-Sheikh to address the humanitarian needs of the Palestinian people, but previous commitments could [...]	2009-02-25 14:45:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG RS
09MOSCOW471	RUSSIA RESPONSE ON EXTENSION OF RER AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 13, representatives of the MFA, Rosatom, and Russia's Federal Biomedical Agency (FMBA) told Embassy EST and DOE representatives that Russia is willing to sign an extension of the Agreement on Cooperation in Research on Radiation Effects (RER). However, most of the am [...]	2009-02-26 13:03:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP KSCA KTIA OTRA PARM TRGY EAID RS
09MOSCOW489	REGIONAL ELECTION PREVIEW: UNITED RUSSIA AIMS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite party infighting and some notable defections, United Russia is expected to win in all nine regions holding March 1 parliamentary elections. The Communist Party has campaigned vigorously to make the election a referendum on United Russia's handling of the economic crisis [...]	2009-02-27 11:46:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM RS
09MOSCOW501	FOLLOW-UP TO UNSCR 1540 PROGRAM OF WORK DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 26 we followed up ref A demarche to MFA DVBR Export Control Section Chief Aleksandr Deyneko, who told us the GOR's main priority for the 1540 Committee was to conduct a comprehensive review of the Committee's work. He said Russia was prepared to accept almost all of [...]	2009-03-02 04:36:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC
09MOSCOW504	UNITED RUSSIA WINS BIG DESPITE LETHARGIC TURNOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite decreased voter turnout, United Russia unsurprisingly won all nine regional elections held March 1. Although framed by the Communists as a referendum on the regime's anti-crisis measures, KPRF made only modest gains in key regions where it had hoped to break United Russ [...]	2009-03-02 15:14:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM RS
09MOSCOW533	RUSSIAN ANALYSTS DISCUSS POSSIBILITIES FOR [...] (SBU) Summary. In a February 11 roundtable with visiting SCA DAS Patrick Moon, Russian experts on Afghanistan and Central Asia observed that Russia needed the U.S. to succeed in Afghanistan as it lacked the psychological capacity and the financial and military resources to get directly in [...]	2009-03-04 15:02:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL RS AF
09MOSCOW551	NOMINATION OF LARISSA FILIMONOVA-KRIVTSOVA FOR ESTH COURSE [...] (U) Post very much appreciates the opportunity to nominate FSN Larissa Filimonova-Krivtsova to attend to the two-week Environment, Science, Technology and Health (ESTH) course (PE 21) for FSNs from April 27-May 8 at NFATC. Post is prepared to fund her airfare, meals, and incidental expenses a [...]	2009-03-06 10:44:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV AFSI KSCA AFSN TSPL ECON RS
09MOSCOW561	EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 (RUSSIA) [...] (U) Subject of Proposal and General Information: Embassy EST section greatly appreciates the opportunity to request a 2009 science follow, ideally from either NIST or NSF, specializing in the field of nanotechnology who can work with the Russian government, Russian scientists and educators, a [...]	2009-03-06 15:05:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TSPL TBIO TNGD ENRG ECON AMGT APER EPA RS
09MOSCOW604	RUSSIA PROPOSES TO START DISCUSSIONS ON ACCESS TO GENETIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 2, officials of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology (MNRE) and the Federal Agency for Natural Resources Management Supervision (Rosprirodnadzor) told EST that Russia's policies and procedures on access to genetic resources and sharing of benefits are fragmented [...]	2009-03-12 14:59:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR SENV TBIO KIPR PREL PGOV KRVC EFIS RS
09MOSCOW640	NEW MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE ANNOUNCED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Russian President Dimitriy Medvedev appointed Elena Skrynnik (Screen-nik) as the Minister of Agriculture on March 12, 2009, succeeding Aleksey Gordeyev, who took over as Governor of Voronezh Oblast after serving for 10 years as Minister of Agriculture. Skrynnik, a 47-year-old [...]	2009-03-17 06:56:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON PINR WTO RS
09MOSCOW669	RUSSIAN VET SERVICE DELISTS ANOTHER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) advised via official letter that another U.S. pork facility was delisted after tests results ostensibly showed the presence of food-borne pathogen Salmonella. The original scanned copy of the letter a [...]	2009-03-19 08:40:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW685	RUSSIAN VET SERVICE DELISTS 3 MORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) advised via official letter that 3 more U.S. poultry facilities were delisted after tests results ostensibly showed the presence of antibiotics and pharmaceuticals in shipments to Russia from those pla [...]	2009-03-20 10:57:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW689	MEDVEDEV ASKS RELIGIOUS LEADERS TO HELP RUSSIA'S [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 11, Medvedev convened a joint meeting of the State Council and the Presidential Council for Cooperation with Religious Associations in Tula, focusing on the moral development and civic education of Russia's youth. Medvedev, coordinating the meeting himself, asked the h [...]	2009-03-20 13:22:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR KIRF SOCI RS
09MOSCOW691	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SEEKING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on March 20 to MFA section chief for Somalia Valeriy Shibeko, who said that Russia shared the U.S. hope that the election of Sheikh Sharif as President of the TFG offered an opportunity for progress, but cautioned against being overly optimistic as Somalia wa [...]	2009-03-20 14:09:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO SO RS
09MOSCOW708	NEW PATRIARCH SOUNDS PRO-AMERICAN AFTER RETURN OF [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Beyrle attended a ceremony on March 17 to commemorate the return of 18 bells from Harvard University to the Russian Orthodox Danilovskiy Monastery. Patriarch Kirill shared his appreciation for the U.S. Government's role in the process, proclaiming the ceremony as a [...]	2009-03-23 13:01:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR KIRF SOCI RS
09MOSCOW774	AMBASSADOR KENNEDY VISITS MOSCOW IN ADVANCE OF [...] (SBU) Summary. Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Ambassador J. Christian Kennedy visited Moscow from March 22 to 25 to meet with Russian counterparts in advance of the June 2009 Prague Conference on Holocaust Era Assets. Ambassador Kennedy liaised with GOR representatives, NGO activists, Je [...]	2009-03-27 14:15:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SOCI KIRF RS
09MOSCOW797	RUSSIA MARKS 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF NATO ACTIONS IN [...] (SBU) On March 24, Russia marked the tenth anniversary of NATO's 1999 NATO bombardment of FRY with an official statement, a State Duma special resolution, political rallies, and extensive media coverage. The MFA called for an assessment of NATO's actions and called for the adoption of Medved [...]	2009-03-31 07:34:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV YI BK SR KV RS
09MOSCOW802	INFORMING BELARUS, KAZAKHSTAN, AND UKRAINE OF U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-31 13:27:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM KACT START US UP BO KZ RS
09MOSCOW809	TUBERCULOSIS REMAINS UNDER-REPORTED PROBLEM IN NORTH [...] (SBU) Summary: The International Medical Corps (IMC) Acting Russia Country Director warned of the continuing spread of tuberculosis (TB) in the Russian republics of Chechnya and Ingushetia at a meeting of post's Refugee Assistance Roundtable/Forum on March 24, World Tuberculosis Day. While [...]	2009-04-01 10:17:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EAID TBIO RS
09MOSCOW812	ENCOURAGING U.S. SHIP VISITS TO RUSSIA [...] Resetting relations with Russia is a key foreign policy objective for the Obama administration. We need to reduce levels of tension and mistrust, and refocus the relationship on ways to integrate Russia into regional and global institutions as a responsible player that can dramatically affect [...]	2009-04-01 11:08:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR PGOV RS
09MOSCOW817	1ST DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER GIVES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubhkov gave a rare interview on March 31 to leading daily newspaper "Izvestia" on agricultural issues. Zubkov is responsible for overseeing overall agricultural development in Russia and implementation of the national priority project in agr [...]	2009-04-01 12:36:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW833	SCO CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization's (SCO) Special Conference on Afghanistan convened in Moscow March 27 to discuss the impact of terrorism and narcotics trafficking in Afghanistan on the country's neighbors, and intensifying international efforts to address these challenges. [...]	2009-04-02 08:38:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER SNAR UN AF RS ZK
09MOSCOW850	MOSCOW REACTS POSITIVELY TO OBAMA-MEDVEDEV MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary. Moscow reacted positively to the first meeting of President Obama and President Medvedev in London on April 1. While cautioning that issues such as missile defense and NATO enlargement remained divisive, most officials and press commentators noted a new, "positive spirit," and [...]	2009-04-02 14:43:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KNNP MNUC PARM ENRG NPT RS
09MOSCOW851	RUSSIA'S ATOMSTROYEXPORT CANNOT FULFILL EXISTING [...] (SBU) Summary: Russian policymakers are relying on Russia's competitive advantage in civilian nuclear power to help it diversify its natural resources-based economy. Atomstroyexport, Russia's international nuclear power plant constructor is diligently pursuing construction contracts for 11 n [...]	2009-04-03 04:02:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP BTIO ETRD ETTC ENRG TRGY PREL ECON RS
09MOSCOW861	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL ROGERS TO MOSCOW, [...] (SBU) Embassy Moscow warmly welcomes your visit to Russia next week. Your trip comes following the first meeting between President Obama and President Medvedev in London on April 1, which was seen by both sides as very positive and reaffirming the mutual desire to "reset" the U.S.-Russia rela [...]	2009-04-03 15:22:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OREP PINR MARR PARM RS
09MOSCOW873	AUSTR WILSON VISIT OPENS DIALOGUE ON IPR AND TRADE [...] (SBU) Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (AUSTR) for Europe and the Middle East, Christopher Wilson, co-chaired the first meeting in more than a year of the U.S.-Russia IPR Working Group during a visit to Moscow March 21-28. In a welcome sign of renewed interest in the IPR Working Group, the [...]	2009-04-06 07:32:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR EAGR ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW879	RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH HOLDS ALL CARDS IN [...] (SBU) Summary. A recent trip to the Russian "Golden Ring" cities of Sergiyev Posad, Suzdal, and Vladimir indicated that despite the existence of four official Russian religions (Orthodoxy, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism),the country's traditional religious center is firmly Russian Orthodox. Whil [...]	2009-04-06 13:10:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SOCI KIRF RS
09MOSCOW895	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL LEVIN TO MOSCOW, [...] (SBU) Embassy Moscow warmly welcomes your visit to Russia next week. Your trip comes following the first meeting between President Obama and President Medvedev in London on April 1, which was welcomed by both sides as reaffirming the mutual desire to "reset" the U.S.-Russia relationship. Whil [...]	2009-04-08 07:55:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OREP PINR MARR PARM PHUM RS
09MOSCOW909	RUSSIA'S MFA ON BAIKONUR TSA STEPS TOWARD ENTRY INTO FORCE [...] (SBU) On Friday, April 3, ESToff presented and discussed the reftel points on steps toward entry into force of the Baikonur Technical Safeguards Agreement (TSA) with MFA Department for Security and Disarmament Affairs Outer Space Affairs Senior Counselor Georgiy Yurivich Barsegov. Barsegov co [...]	2009-04-09 13:16:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL TPSA KZ RS
09MOSCOW923	BANKING CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS DIVISIONS OVER [...] (U) Officials from Russia's Central Bank and Sberbank presented opposing views of the duration of the economic crisis and the possibility of a second banking crisis at this week's Moscow Higher School of Economics annual conference. Aleksei Ulyukaev of the Russian Central Bank argued the most [...]	2009-04-10 10:57:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV RS
09MOSCOW939	THREE MORE PORK FACILITIES DELISTED, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 10, 2009, the Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) advised via official letter that three more U.S. pork facilities were delisted due to suspected fraud. The letter explains that VPSS officials inspected a ship on its way to Japan th [...]	2009-04-13 13:42:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW946	ULYANOVSK OFFICIALS STRESS WESTERN INVESTMENT TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Congressman Michael J. Rogers (R-MI) and Ambassador Beyrle traveled to the Ulyanovsk region on April 9 for a better understanding of how the economic crisis is affecting regional economies beyond Moscow's beltway. The Ulyanovsk administration used the visit to tout its success [...]	2009-04-14 09:31:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM ECON EINV PINR RS
09MOSCOW954	FIVE PORK PLANTS RELISTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 10, 2009, the Head of Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) advised via official letter that VPSS will be relisting five pork facilities which were delisted in the January 27, 2009, letter from Vlasov to Jones (Reftel B) (facilities # [...]	2009-04-14 13:16:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW962	MONTREAL CONVENTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) We shared reftel information regarding the ratification of the Montreal Convention of 1999 with diplomats in the MFA's Department of North America Affairs and with civil aviation officials at the Ministry of Transportation (MOT). 2. (SBU) Elena Mikheeva, Deputy Head of the Air Services [...]	2009-04-15 11:49:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ICAO RS
09MOSCOW990	FRAUD SUMMARY - MOSCOW [...] (U) COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Since the financial crisis hit in September 2008, uncertainty about the banking sector, the value of the ruble, and the price of oil have prompted investors to withdraw significant amounts of capital from the Russian economy. The higher cost of credit that ensued, in [...]	2009-04-17 14:07:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC RU
09MUMBAI108	INDIAN GOVERNMENT ECONOMIC ADVISORS STAND BY 7 PERCENT PLUS [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-16 10:00:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV EAGR EIND IN
09MUMBAI112	WOMEN IN INDIA: EGALITARIANISM FROM A BOHRA WOMEN'S [...] (U) Summary: In the spirit of International Women's Day, Consulate Mumbai met with six women from the Dawoodi Bohra community, a small, prosperous, highly-visible Shi'a Muslim sect based in Western India. The women described their sect as egalitarian in its treatment of men and women in educat [...]	2009-03-19 13:32:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN
09MUMBAI134	WOMEN IN INDIA: CHALLENGES FOR GIRLS [...] (U) Summary: The challenges for many females in India come long before entering the workforce: female feticide, female infanticide, and high school-drop-out rate all inhibit the creation of a healthy, educated cohort of women in modern India. In Western India, NGOs and state governments ar [...]	2009-03-31 04:21:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN
09MUMBAI139	BHARAT BALLOT 09: SHIV SENA HEADS TO LOK SABHA, STATE [...] (U) The durable Hindu chauvinist political party, the Shiv Sena is at a crucial point in its 43-year history. Founded originally by the charismatic Bal Thackeray as an anti-migrant and pro-Marathi party, it has evolved into one of the anchors of the Hindu right. Through a combination of demo [...]	2009-04-01 09:47:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL IN
09MUMBAI140	WOMEN IN INDIA: BREAKING THROUGH THE GLASS CEILING [...] Summary: Traditional views of the proper role of women in society create the largest barrier to women's success in business, according to some of Mumbai's top female executives. In a roundtable discussion with women leaders from Mumbai hosted by the Consul General, they explained that break [...]	2009-04-01 10:12:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN
09MUMBAI142	WOMEN IN INDIA: CHALLENGES FOR GIRLS [...] (U) Summary: The challenges for many females in India come long before entering the workforce: female feticide, female infanticide, and high school-drop-out rate all inhibit the creation of a healthy, educated cohort of women in modern India. In Western India, NGOs and state governments ar [...]	2009-04-01 12:38:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN
09MUMBAI147	BHARAT BALLOT 09: THREE YEARS ON, RAJ THACKERAY'S PARTY [...] (U) Summary: Founded in 2006 after a family succession dispute within the Hindu nationalist Shiv Sena party, the charismatic Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has made a colorful and troublesome appearance on the local political scene. After a disappointing first foray into loc [...]	2009-04-06 07:15:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SMIG IN
09MUMBAI152	WILL MODI BE INDIA'S PRIME MINISTER? VIEWS FROM WESTERN [...] (SBU) Summary: Since his elevation to Gujarat's Chief Minister in 2001, Narendra Modi has become one of India's most popular -- and polarizing -- political figures. He is both admired for his commitment to economic growth and development in his state, and despised for his role in the 2002 ri [...]	2009-04-09 08:12:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON IN
09MUMBAI153	AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AND DECLINE: THE COMPLEXITY OF RURAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Although Maharashtra is the most industrialized state in India, over half of its population lives in rural areas, with many dependent on agriculture for their livelihood. For decades, a succession of state and central governments has selectively and incompletely promoted agri [...]	2009-04-09 11:51:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON PGOV IN
09MUMBAI168	BHARAT BALLOT 09: CONGRESS MAY REGAIN FOOTHOLD IN VIDARBHA, [...] (U) Summary. The troubled rural region of Vidarbha in eastern Maharashtra went to the polls on April 16, and pundits and pollsters agree that the Congress will regain their foothold in the region, at the expense of candidates from the Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena alliance. Located in the [...]	2009-04-23 12:12:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON SOCI PGOV IN
09MUMBAI169	TRIAL OF SURVIVING MUMBAI ATTACKER BEGINS [...] (SBU) Summary: With the eyes of the world on the trial of Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving gunman from the terrorist attack on Mumbai, the High Court is trying to move the case forward expeditiously while still guaranteeing that justice is done so that any conviction obtained will with [...]	2009-04-24 04:06:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PK PGOV PTER PHUM KDEM IN XD
09MUMBAI170	MUMBAI MASALA: CORPORATE BONDS, SOLAR ENERGY, AND RETAIL [...] (U) Table of Contents: - Capital Market Regulator talks about the Corporate Bond Market and the Financial Crisis - Ispat Energy Plans 500 MW Concentrating Solar Thermal Energy Project in Gujarat - Wal-Mart Expands its Indian Footprint while Other Big Retailers Pause to Regroup [...]	2009-04-24 12:39:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EFIN EIND EINV ENRG IN
09MUMBAI184	DROPPING MONEY FROM A HELICOPTER:" WILL UPA AGRICULTURE [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-07 13:25:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON ELAB PGOV SOCI IN
09MUMBAI186	INDIA'S "INTERNATIONAL WORKER" PROVISION FOR PENSION FUNDS [...] Summary: (SBU) Social security in India is most closely approximated by provident funds (PF),an employment-based retirement fund, similar to a U.S. 401(K) plan. In October 2008, the Indian Ministry of Labor and Employment created a new category of mandatory coverage for "international work [...]	2009-05-11 11:56:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ELAB IN
09MUMBAI187	BHARAT BALLOT 09: POLLING IN MADHYA PRADESH GENERATES HEAT, [...] (U) Summary: As Madhya Pradesh went to the polls in two phases in April, observers described the campaigns as lackluster, with little drama and few issues to excite the voters. The state, one of the poorest in India, has been ruled at the state level by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) since [...]	2009-05-12 08:45:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM IN PINR
09MUMBAI190	CONGRESS VERSUS MODZILLA IN GUJARAT [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: As Gujarat went to the polls on April 30, observers and pundits expect that the Bharatiya Janata Party, led by Gujarat's Chief Minister, Narendra Modi, would likely increase the size of its Parliamentary represen [...]	2009-05-13 10:54:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PTER KIRF IN
09MUMBAI195	BHARAT BALLOT 09: WILL POWER SECTOR POLITICS IN MAHARASHTRA [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-15 12:04:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EIND EINV ENRG EPET PGOV IN
09MUMBAI233	SIX MONTHS AFTER THE ATTACKS, NOTHING'S CHANGED IN MUMBAI [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 26, 2008, gunmen attacked Mumbai and killed 166 people during three days of violence. The Indian public and press were highly critical of the state and central government's response and the effectiveness of security forces and emergency services. After the attack [...]	2009-06-04 11:49:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ECON PGOV IN PINR PREL
09MUMBAI238	INDIAN CORPORATE BOND MARKET MOVING SLOWLY BUT STEADILY [...] (SBU) Summary: Since September 2008, the Indian corporate bond market has witnessed an increase in trading volumes as Indian companies found it difficult to raise money through other routes. Both the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) have taken in [...]	2009-06-12 06:39:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ECON IN
09MUMBAI261	MAHARASHTRA CONGRESS GOVERNMENT SUBMITS PARTIAL REPORT ON [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 16, nearly seven months after the November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, the Congress Party led Government of Maharashtra (GOM) submitted to the Maharashtra State Legislature its response paper, known as the Action Taken Report (ATR) on the Pradhan-Balachandran investigati [...]	2009-06-18 05:49:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PINS IN
09MUMBAI265	TWENTY-FIVE YEARS LATER, BHOPAL DISASTER NOW HAUNTS DOW [...] (U) Summary. In December 1984, a massive chemical leak at the Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh killed thousands, leaving a legacy of suffering, continued health and environmental concerns, and political controversy. As the twenty-fifth anniversary of this traged [...]	2009-06-22 06:34:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON PGOV ASEC ELAB IN

09MUMBAI269	EDUCATION AND POVERTY PROGRAMS FAIL TO REACH RURAL THANE [...] (U) Summary: In rural Thane district, just thirty miles from the towering skyscrapers of Mumbai, Congenoff found a variety of common development challenges in three tribal villages, where government intervention is incomplete or non-existent. Here, some tribal communities struggle to maint [...]	2009-06-24 05:15:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON IN
09MUMBAI273	MUMBAI ECONOMISTS DISCUSS NEXT STEPS NECESSARY TO COUNTER [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 16, a group of leading economists in Mumbai discussed possible economic reforms by the newly-elected Congress-led government. All economists agreed that the mood in the Indian economy is currently buoyant and confidence ruled. Nevertheless, they cautioned that timely g [...]	2009-06-30 06:11:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EAGR IN
09MUMBAI282	INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES FORUM HOLDS PANEL WITH [...] (U) Summary. On June 17, the International Financial Services Forum (IFSF),Mumbai - a collaborative effort of Consulate Mumbai and the British High Commission - hosted a panel-discussion entitled, "Working with Indian Regulators." The panel, comprised of three of India's most distinguished [...]	2009-07-06 08:53:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON IN
09MUMBAI291	NAXALITES KILL OVER THIRTY POLICEMEN IN WESTERN [...] (U) Summary: On July 12, at least thirty state security personnel were killed by suspected Maoist rebels in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. The attacks, amongst the worst to hit the insurgent-ridden state in years, occurred in three stages over the course of the day in the rural [...]	2009-07-13 13:20:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PTER ASEC IN PINR
09MUMBAI294	SHALOM AND NAMASTE: ISRAEL AND INDIA'S BURGEONING BUSINESS [...] (U) Summary. Following more than forty years of diplomatic estrangement, the last fifteen years has witnessed India and Israel embarking on a new, multidimensional strategic partnership. The two states have expanded cooperation in a number of key areas, with counterterrorism and the sale of [...]	2009-07-15 08:22:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EINV EAGR ETRD PTER PREL IS IN
09MUMBAI302	IMPLICATIONS OF KASAB'S CONFESSION IN TERRORIST CASE [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 20, Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist from the November 26 attack on Mumbai, changed his plea to guilty, and confessed his role in the attacks. In a four-hour address to the court, Kasab detailed his involvement in the attacks, including the iden [...]	2009-07-21 13:10:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PTER PGOV PHUM KDEM
09MUMBAI304	IMPLICATIONS OF KASAB'S CONFESSION IN TERRORIST CASE [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 20, Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist from the November 26 attack on Mumbai, changed his plea to guilty, and confessed his role in the attacks. In a four-hour address to the court, Kasab detailed his involvement in the attacks, including the iden [...]	2009-07-23 05:03:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PTER PGOV PHUM KDEM
09MUMBAI305	NEW ANTI-TRAFFICKING UNIT IN MUMBAI [...] (U) Summary: The Mumbai Crime Branch Unit formed a new cell in February to specifically address international trafficking and human smuggling. The unit has already made some progress: it arrested two Air India pilots for smuggling women into the U.S. and rescued several Uzbek and Bangladesh [...]	2009-07-23 08:51:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM ASEC KWMN IN
09MUMBAI316	MUMBAI MASALA: 2003 MUMBAI BOMBINGS, RBI KEEPS INTEREST [...] (U) Table of Contents: - Three Convicted for 2003 Mumbai Bombings - RBI Keeps Interest Rates on Hold, Expresses Concerns Over Inflation - Successful Trafficking Bust By Navi Mumbai Police - Global Office Equipment Supplier Office Depot Thinks Big But Will Tread Cau [...]	2009-07-31 10:05:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ECON PHUM KDEM KWMN PTER IN
09MUMBAI320	SPECIAL ENVOY STERN HEARS THAT INDIAN INDUSTRY IS READY TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern met with several leading private Indian businessmen to ascertain their views on mitigating climate change. He found that India's private sector is actively engaged in clean technology investment, particularly for renewable energy. [...]	2009-08-05 07:38:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ECON TSPL TRGY ETRD IN
09MUMBAI327	FOREIGN INVESTORS CHASE INDIAN ECONOMY'S GOOD NEWS BUT WEAK [...] (SBU) Summary: According to investors and finance professionals in Mumbai, economic sentiment in India is on the upswing. Key indicators, including rising capital markets, corporate earnings, and manufacturing indices confirm this belief. Foreign institutional investors (FII) are returnin [...]	2009-08-07 11:46:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EIND EINV ETRD EAGR IN
09MUMBAI328	INDUSTRY DEBATES NEED FOR INCREASED FDI LIMITS AS REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary: After years of fast-paced growth, the Indian life insurance industry saw a seven percent decline in premiums collected in 2008-09. Industry experts asserted that these declines were more the result of domestic factors such as the interest rate hikes in mid-2008 rather than the [...]	2009-08-07 12:36:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV PGOV IN
09MUMBAI333	MAHARASHTRA GOVERNMENT TAKES STEPS TO CONTROL SPREAD OF [...] (SBU) Summary: After a series of deaths due to the H1N1 virus in Maharashtra, the state government has taken steps to control the spread of the disease, including temporarily closing schools, malls, and cinemas, as well as pulling anti-flu drugs off retail shelves. With the media fanning f [...]	2009-08-13 11:42:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09MUMBAI341	INDIA'S SECRETARY FOR ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENDS NUCLEAR FUEL [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-21 09:51:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY BEXP EINV EFIN ECON PREL IN
09MUMBAI346	MINISTER FOR CORPORATE AND MINORITY AFFAIRS PROMOTES [...] (SBU) Summary: In a recent talk in Mumbai, Salman Khurshid, Union Minister of State for Corporate Affairs and Minority Affairs, promised a "hands off" attitude towards the state's role in corporate governance. He praised the effective handling of the Satyam scandal, but called for further [...]	2009-08-25 10:37:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV SOCI IN
09MUMBAI363	AUTO COMPONENT & JEWELRY INDUSTRY DISCUSS U.S. TRADE [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-04 10:08:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EIND EINV ELAB ETRD SOCI IN
09MUMBAI364	MAHARASHTRA GOES TO THE POLLS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Maharashtra, India's second most populous and most industrialized state, will go to the polls on October 13 to elect a new state legislature. The incumbent Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) coalition government has ruled for the past ten years. Voter satisfaction with [...]	2009-09-04 13:00:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI ECON IN
09MUMBAI367	ATTORNEY FOR MUMBAI TERRORIST KASAB EXPECTS CONVICTION, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 3, Poloff met with S.G. Abbas Kazmi, attorney for the lone surviving assailant from the November 2008 terrorist attack on Mumbai, Mohamed Ajmal Kasab. Kazmi discussed his efforts to mount a defense for Kasab, the lack of resources provided to court-appointed attorn [...]	2009-09-08 12:14:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINS PK PREL PTER IN
09MUMBAI369	SHIV SENA-BJP TRY TO STOKE COMMUNAL VIOLENCE AHEAD OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: The three major cities of Sangli, Miraj and Kolhapur in southern Maharashtra experienced Hindu Muslim communal violence for six days in early September during the final phases of the Hindu festival of Ganpati. Sangli and Miraj remained under curfew for most of these six days. Th [...]	2009-09-09 09:12:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KIRF IN
09MUMBAI373	A USER'S GUIDE TO THE RESERVE BANK OF INDIA AND THE INDIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the last decade, the Indian banking sector has deepened, matured, and grown, and many of its banks have become leaders in the new Indian economy. Moreover, foreign banks have also succeeded in expanding in the Indian market, and have become a significant part of the banki [...]	2009-09-11 08:56:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV IN
09MUMBAI375	JUDICIAL REPORT FINDS GUJARAT POLICE GUILTY OF EXTRAJUDICIAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: A recently leaked inquiry report by a district level judicial officer in Gujarat contended that the 2004 killing of several alleged terrorists had been staged by the Gujarat police, and that the victims had no terrorist links. The Government of Gujarat (GOG),led by Bharatiya Jan [...]	2009-09-15 09:30:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM ASEC PHUM IN KIRF PGOV
09MUMBAI382	REGIONAL POLITICAL PARTIES INCITE LABOR UNREST AT AMERICAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the Maharashtra state elections approach, two regional parties, the Shiv Sena and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS),have incited or exacerbated labor disputes as a way to gain political leverage - and extract funds - from an American and Indian company. The two parties t [...]	2009-09-25 05:28:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV KDEM IN
09MUMBAI397	MAHARASHTRA ELECTIONS: EASY RIDE FOR INCUMBENTS WILL LIKELY [...] (SBU) Summary: In the Maharashtra state elections October 13, the incumbent Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Democratic Front (DF) alliance appears poised to return to power despite lackluster governance, according to interlocutors and pollsters. The main reasons are the splintering [...]	2009-10-14 12:36:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EAGR IN
09MUMBAI406	CONGRESS-LED COALITION WINS AGAIN IN MAHARASHTRA, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Democratic Front (DF) alliance returned to power a third time, reaching the half-way mark in a 288 member house. The Congress emerged clearly as the strongest party in the state parliament, continuing to ride the wave of national pr [...]	2009-10-23 16:53:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV IN
09MUMBAI43	MUMBAI MASALA: CONSUL GENERAL VISITS KUTCH, MUNDRA SEZ AND [...] (U) On a recent trip to Gujarat, the Consul General inaugurated a medical camp near Bhuj, in the remote desert region of Kutch. This is the 35th consecutive year that the month-long camp has served the needs of local inhabitants, in one of the most remote parts of the state. The camp is sta [...]	2009-01-27 08:29:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV TSPL ECON IN
09MUMBAI431	INDIA'S OVERLOADED JUDICIAL SYSTEM: CAN MAHARASHTRA [...] Summary. The state of Maharashtra has the biggest backlog of criminal cases in India, with over one million cases winding through the courts. Like other Indian states, Maharashtra's judiciary suffers from a lack of resources, a shortage of judges, and only the most basic case management sys [...]	2009-11-10 08:52:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM IN KDEM PGOV KLIG
09MUMBAI440	26/11 ONE YEAR LATER: CAN MUMBAI BE MADE SAFE? [...] (SBU) Summary: One year after the tragic terrorist attacks of November 26, 2008, Maharashtra's leaders have introduced modest improvements in Mumbai's security. Maharashtra's administration and security officials appear sincere in their desire to make Mumbai and Maharashtra safer, and to pro [...]	2009-11-23 13:19:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL PTER ASEC IN
09MUMBAI443	MUMBAI'S JEWISH COMMUNITY - SECURITY A NEW CONCERN A YEAR [...] (SBU) Summary: Since the 26/11 terrorist attacks, security awareness has risen within the dwindling Indian Jewish community. The attacks drew unwelcome attention to the community, and while no specific security threats have emerged, some Jewish leaders have requested increased police security [...]	2009-11-25 11:52:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV ASEC PTER KIRF IN
09MUMBAI444	GOLDEN" MAHARASHTRA'S ECONOMY IS STILL INDIA'S BIGGEST, BUT [...] (U) Summary: The state of Maharashtra has historically been the seat of economic and financial power in India. State government officials, members of the business community, and investors told Congenoffs that Maharashtra's historical status as the top investment destination is also driven by [...]	2009-11-25 12:14:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB ENRG ETRD IN
09MUMBAI450	KAKODKAR RETIRES, BARC'S BANERJEE NEW HEAD OF INDIA'S [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 30, Anil Kakodkar, the guardian of India's nuclear energy program and one of the chief negotiators of the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, retired after over 45 years with India's civil and military nuclear energy programs. His successor, Srikumar B [...]	2009-12-03 05:33:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IN ENRG TRGY BEXP EINV ECON PREL
09MUMBAI473	MUMBAI ATTACKS TRIAL: KASAB'S ATTORNEY SACKED BY COURT, BUT [...] (U) Summary: As the prosecution was about to conclude its case on November 30, the presiding judge dismissed the defense attorney for Ajmal Kasab, the primary accused in the November 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks. The judge immediately appointed the assistant defense attorney as successor, [...]	2009-12-15 12:30:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PTER PHUM PGOV IN
09MUMBAI479	INDIAN NUCLEAR ESTABLISHMENT HIGHLIGHTS REPROCESSING AND [...] (U) Summary: The U.S.-India Business Council's delegation of U.S. commercial nuclear energy vendors engaged with the Indian nuclear energy establishment in Mumbai to discuss the role of U.S. companies in augmenting India's nuclear energy capacity. The Nuclear Power Corporation of India, the go [...]	2009-12-17 07:41:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EIND EINV ENRG KNNP ETRD IN
09MUMBAI56	INDIA'S LABOR INTENSIVE SMALL BUSINESS SECTOR STRUGGLING IN [...] (U) Summary: During a discussion with Consul General, stakeholders from the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) noted that shrinking global demand, and not lack of bank credit, is hurting the sustainability of MSME business operations. They pointed out that most MSMEs could not get [...]	2009-02-10 09:13:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECIN ECON IN
09MUMBAI79	MUMBAI ATTACKS, LESSONS LEARNED [...] (U) Begin Summary. The Mumbai Consulate has compiled the following lessons learned after managing the response to the terrorist attack which occurred in on November 26. The attack engaged the entire Consulate - consular officers, public affairs, security officers, management and political/eco [...]	2009-02-27 05:41:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ASEC CMGT CASC PTER KSAC IN
09MUMBAI85	MUMBAI BUSINESS COMMUNITY RAISES CHALLENGES TO IMPROVING [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with Mumbai-based business executives and corporate governance experts, CongenOff heard that corporate governance is still at a nascent stage in India. While most acknowledged that the size of the Satyam Computer scandal was exceptional, interlocutors also believe t [...]	2009-03-02 05:53:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV EAGR IN
09MUMBAI89	WOMEN IN INDIA: UZBEK SEX WORKERS IN MUMBAI [...] (U) Summary: In February, Congenoffs met with two Russian-speaking women from Uzbekistan who had been detained by the police for prostitution and brought to a local shelter. The two women said they came to India to make money to pay for family medical expenses in Uzbekistan. One admitted to [...]	2009-03-03 07:48:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN UZ SMIG
09MUMBAI96	RBI CUTS TWO KEY INTEREST RATES TO SPUT LENDING AS INDIA [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 4, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI),long anticipated, lowered two interest rates by 50 basis points in an effort to boost credit, raise consumer confidence, and spur economic growth. With inflation dropping, the RBI has more room to cut interest rates, though most obs [...]	2009-03-09 13:27:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EFIN EIND EINV ETRD IN
09MUNICH128	EU ELECTIONS IN BAVARIA: CSU RELIEVED, SPD SMASHED, [...] (SBU) The Christian Social Union (CSU) in Bavaria is relieved after having handily made the five percent hurdle in the June 7 European Parliament (EP) elections. The drawing power of Economics Minister zu Guttenberg and the party's uniquely Bavarian election message worked. With its good sho [...]	2009-06-10 14:32:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EUN ECON PREL GM
09MUNICH162	Northern African Solar Energy: A Silver Bullet Against the [...] (U) SUMMARY: Major European investors led by Germany are in the preliminary stages of developing "Desertec," a 400 billion euro renewable energy project with the potential to supply 15 percent of Europe's power needs by 2050. The group electrified renewable energy proponents with the announc [...]	2009-07-02 07:51:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL SENV EU GM XF
09MUNICH187	CSU DEMONSTRATES INDEPENDENCE AT PARTY CONVENTION, BUT [...] (SBU) The Christian Social Union (CSU) celebrated the party's improving political fortunes at its July 17-18 party convention along with the 55th birthday of Chancellor Merkel (CDU),who spoke at the event. Bavarian Minister President Horst Seehofer promised Merkel the CSU's full support in t [...]	2009-07-21 13:05:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EUN GM
09MUNICH197	REGIONAL BAVARIAN VIEWS ON A GERMAN CREDIT CRUNCH [...] (SBU) With a persistent focus among media and business leaders on the question of whether Germany is caught in a credit crunch, ConGen Munich surveyed local finance and business leaders to understand what is happening in Bavaria, one of Europe's largest economies. There is a liquidity supply [...]	2009-07-31 05:47:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL GM
09MUNICH213	MUNICH COURT CONVICTS FORMER NAZI (90) OF WAR CRIMES; [...] (U) On August 11, a Munich court sentenced Josef Scheungraber, a 90-year-old former Nazi officer, to life in prison for his part in ordering the massacre of ten Italian men and women in 1944 in Falzano di Cortona. The prosecutor, Hans-Joachim Lutz, was the same Munich prosecutor who will lead [...]	2009-08-13 14:22:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPEC PREL GM
09MUNICH234	Bored To Tears - German Election Leaves Bavarian Youth [...] (SBU) Bavarian youth and German youth in general were intrigued this past year with "Obamamania" and the workings of the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign and elections that inspired young and old to discuss politics in ways not seen in Bavaria for years. However, despite the prominence in Germ [...]	2009-09-03 08:11:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EUN GM
09MUNICH24	MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE - FOCUS ON [...] (SBU) Afghanistan was a primary focus of the February 6-8 Munich Security Conference (MSC). Criticism of Afghan President Karzai was a major theme in the statements and questions of conference participants. For his part, Karzai put a positive spin on developments in Afghanistan and ascribed th [...]	2009-02-11 15:10:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV NATO GM AF
09MUNICH25	YOUTHFUL POLITICIANS SHAKE UP GERMAN STATUS QUO [...] (SBU) Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (37) is Germany's new and youngest-ever Economics Minister, assuming a portfolio for which he is not wholly suited academically (REF A) but which he could master using his proven personal and political skills. If he is successful, he could become the poster chi [...]	2009-02-13 06:01:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL INRB GM
09MUNICH250	GERMAN ELECTIONS: CSU TO CDU - YOU STILL NEED US BADLY [...] (SBU) Chancellor Merkel and the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) depend on Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU) to do well in the September 27 Bundestag election in order to strengthen the overall CDU/CSU result. Any CSU result within polling ranges of 43 to 46 percent would [...]	2009-09-25 11:12:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV GM
09MUNICH254	BLACK AND BLUE, BAVARIA'S CSU SEEKS NEW RELEVANCE [...] (SBU) The September 27 Bundestag election showed that the Christian Social Union (CSU)of Bavaria has lost its nimbus as a regional superpower in Germany. The CSU will remain a U.S. ally in foreign and security policy fields. Its focus, however, will mainly be on economic and social issues, a [...]	2009-10-05 07:20:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL ECON GM
09MUNICH261	Insurance Capital Munich - Industry Experiences Delayed [...] (SBU) Germany's primary insurance firms experienced the economic crisis with a delay. Profits from classic insurance business and international investments are decreasing, and high sums have been paid out after insured businesses have gone bankrupt. Layoffs seem inevitable, as the life insur [...]	2009-10-16 07:12:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EINV EUN GM
09MUNICH307	GERMANY/MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE: SCENE SETTER [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 13. The 46th annual Munich Security Conference (MSC) runs from Friday afternoon, February 5, 2010 to mid-day Sunday, February 7, 2010, at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich. The draft agenda, which follows at paragraph 9 (NOTE: please [...]	2009-12-17 06:53:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR NATO EUN PARM PGOV ASEC RS AF ZL
09MUNICH324	Germany/Bavaria: Upheavals Threaten CSU Revival Hopes [...] (SBU) Accusations of misleading the public and mismanagement threaten the reputations, if not the jobs, of both Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg and Bavarian Finance Minister Georg Fahrenschon, two young men on whom many in the Christian Social Union pin their hopes for the future. [...]	2009-12-18 14:13:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EUN GM
09MUNICH90	BAVARIAN CSU FLIRTS WITH BECOMING A CONSERVATIVE GREEN [...] In his first election test as leader of Bavaria's Christian Social Union (CSU) and in a bid to win back the CSU base or to attract new voters, Minister President Horst Seehofer has reversed earlier positions and come out strictly opposed to genetically engineered organisms. Although he is now [...]	2009-04-30 15:44:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EAGR ETRD TBIO GM
09MUSCAT1029	OMAN - U.S. SECURITY DIALOGUES [...] (SBU) The United States has two security dialogues with the Sultanate of Oman: the Joint Military Commission (JMC) and the Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD). 2. (SBU) The JMC is held between the Department of Defense and the Omani Ministry of Defense. It meets reciprocally in Muscat and in [...]	2009-11-18 12:41:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MU
09MUSCAT1075	INTERVIEW OF IRAN'S DEPARTING AMBASSADOR TO OMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: In his farewell interview with the Omani press, Iran's ambassador to Oman discussed the Sultan's visit to Iran, the nuclear issue, U.S.-Iranian relations, and the Houthi rebellion in Yemen. In one statement he perhaps includes himself in a grouping of Iranian officials who could [...]	2009-12-09 14:56:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IR MU
09MUSCAT1077	OMAN - FM'S BLAND INTERVIEW NONETHELESS IRRITATES YEMEN [...] (SBU) Summary. Oman's Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs, Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdulla (YbA) gave a lengthy interview to the London-based Arabic-language daily al Hayat. In it, YbA did not break new ground; instead, he did tour a large segment of the Omani horizon. Although he apparentl [...]	2009-12-09 15:11:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV GCC IR YM MU
09MUSCAT1096	OMAN FM RAISES UZBEK 6+3 PROPOSAL ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) At the end of a separate meeting on November 2 (reftel) Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdulla ( YbA),raised the Uzbek 6 plus 3 proposal involving Afghanistan and its neighbors. The Uzbek proposal is to convene this group - comprising Afghanistan's 6 neighbors, along with th [...]	2009-11-04 13:29:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AF UZ MU
09MUSCAT11	OMAN HAILS FREE TRADE AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION [...] (U) The U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement (FTA) officially entered into force on January 1, 2009 after an exchange of diplomatic notes in Washington, D.C. and the signing of a corresponding proclamation by the President. Ratified in 2006, the agreement has been hailed by Oman's public and priva [...]	2009-01-05 15:46:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ETRD EFIN MU
09MUSCAT1138	EXBS: OMAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE FOR NOVEMBER 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-13 12:18:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL MASS MNUC KNNP KSTC ETTC MU
09MUSCAT151	NOMINATION OF JUDGE MARK PAINTER FOR UN APPEALS TRIBUNAL: [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-02 06:30:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL MU
09MUSCAT153	OMAN TO SUPPORT JUDGE MARK PAINTER FOR UN APPEALS TRIBUNAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-02 11:11:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL MU
09MUSCAT158	EXBS: OMAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE FOR FEBRUARY 2009 [...] (SBU) None. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD 2. (SBU) None. MEETINGS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD 3. (SBU) On February 1, the EXBS Advisor and the Secure Freight Initiative (SFI) Program Manager for Oman met with Lt. Colonel Nasser al-Ruzaigi, Directorate General of Infor [...]	2009-03-03 11:22:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL MASS MNUC KNNP KSTC ETTC MU
09MUSCAT231	OMANI PARTICIPATION AT AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-25 12:54:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UN AF MU
09MUSCAT253	EMBASSY MUSCAT INPUT TO THE 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) This report covers anti-trafficking efforts by the Government of Oman (GOO) from April 2008 to March 2009. Paragraph three begins text. Compiling the report required 48 hours at the FS-04 level, 3 hours at the FSN-09 level, 6 hours at the FS-02 level, 3 hours at the FS-01 level, and 3 hou [...]	2009-03-30 12:15:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PREF SMIG ASEC MU
09MUSCAT269	TRANSPARENCY OF OMANI NATIONAL BUDGET [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-31 10:51:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ECON MU
09MUSCAT3	EXBS: OMAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE FOR DECEMBER 2008 [...] (SBU) The annual Arab Gulf Cooperation Council Summit was hosted in Muscat, Oman from December 29 to 30. Intensive preparation for this summit, along with the celebration of Eid Al Adha, made the month of December one of relatively few opportunities for contacts and activities. COMPLETED A [...]	2009-01-04 11:04:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL MASS MNUC KNNP KSTC ETTC MU
09MUSCAT319	OMAN DECLINES TO HOST PROPOSED NESA CENTER REGIONAL OFFICE [...] (SBU) Post received a formal diplomatic note April 12 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stating that the Sultanate bapologizes for being unable to approveb the proposed establishment of a regional office in Muscat of the Department of Defensebs Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strateg [...]	2009-04-14 09:32:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AMGT KMRS MASS MU
09MUSCAT325	E3 PLUS 3 POLITICAL DIRECTORS MEETING ON IRAN: OMAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-14 14:15:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KNNP MNUC IR MU
09MUSCAT393	EXBS: OMAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE FOR APRIL 2009 [...] (SBU) None. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD 2. (SBU) See items 5-8 below. MEETINGS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD 3. (SBU) On March 17, the EXBS Advisor, EXBS Program Assistant, Pol-Econ Officer, and two representatives from the Department of Energy (DOE)-- Michael Bedke, [...]	2009-05-03 12:12:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL MASS MNUC KNNP KSTC ETTC MU
09MUSCAT453	MINISTER ENDORSES WOMEN'S WORKING GROUP [...] (U) SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's farewell call on the Minister of Higher Education, the Minister highlighted the importance of her participation in the Secretary's Women Leaders' Working Group over the past two years and expressed her strong hope that this activity will continue under the [...]	2009-05-19 06:22:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KWMN PREL KPAO MU
09MUSCAT565	URGENT FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) DCM and PolEcon Officer met on May 31 with Mohammed al-Hassan, Political Affairs Director for the Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi. When asked whether Oman planned to support Kosovo for World Bank membership, Al Hassan said that Oman's vote will fall in line wi [...]	2009-06-02 14:17:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN KV PREL MU
09MUSCAT579	OMAN - PRAISE, CONCERNS GREET CAIRO SPEECH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Obama's June 4 speech in Cairo has generated significant positive response in Oman. In the press, online, and in person, Omanis have been forthright in discussing the speech (a potential fourth avenue for expression, through the mosques, is unavailable, as content fo [...]	2009-06-06 12:27:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO MU
09MUSCAT585	OMAN MEDIA REACTION: CAIRO SPEECH "A MESSAGE OF LOVE AND [...] SUMMARY: Following initial reaction in its immediate wake (reftel),the President's Cairo speech continues to draw comment from Oman's dailies. On June 7, The editor-in-Chief of sister dailies "Times of Oman" and "Al Shabiba" headlined his weekly column "A Message of Love and Peace" (his fir [...]	2009-06-08 11:14:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
09MUSCAT601	EXBS: OMAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE FOR MAY 2009 [...] (SBU) None. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD 2. (SBU) On May 11, the EXBS Advisor drafted a diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs inviting three Omani officials to the 10th International Export Control Conference scheduled to take place in Istanbul from June 25-27 [...]	2009-06-09 08:54:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL MASS MNUC KNNP KSTC ETTC MU
09MUSCAT621	SULTAN CABLES CONGRATULATIONS TO AHMADINEJAD [...] (SBU) On June 15, all Omani English and Arabic daily papers carried an official news agency (Oman News Agency) article stating that H.M. Sultan Qaboos congratulates Ahmadinejad on his re-election. News of the Sultan's cable of congratulations appeared front page above the fold, standard place [...]	2009-06-15 07:06:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPAO IR MU
09MUSCAT637	SULTAN ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL VISIT TO IRAN THIS MONTH [...] (SBU) On June 17, all Omani English and Arabic daily papers carried an official news agency (Oman News Agency) article announcing that H.M. Sultan Qaboos will make a three-day official visit to Iran at the end of June. The article announced the delegation, which includes seven ministers, the [...]	2009-06-17 05:17:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPAO IR MU
09MUSCAT653	TFFLU01: OMAN'S MINISTRY OF HEALTH ACES FIRST H1N1 TEST [...] (SBU) Summary: Five days after Oman's Ministry of Health confirmed three H1N1 cases among returning YES students, no additional cases have arisen. The students are reportedly in 'fine' condition, according to the Ministry. The MoH's reaction, beginning with the alert from AmidEast and the Em [...]	2009-06-22 13:21:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09MUSCAT715	EXBS: OMAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE FOR JUNE 2009 [...] (SBU) None. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD 2. (SBU) On June 22, the EXBS Advisor received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in response to the May 12 invitation to the 10th International Export Control Conference scheduled to take place in Istanbul fro [...]	2009-07-08 11:42:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL MASS MNUC KNNP KSTC ETTC MU
09MUSCAT799	OMAN - BUILDING ON THE PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPECH [...] (U) SUMMARY: In Oman, President Obama's Cairo speech has generated both good will and expectations for enhanced cooperation. Embassy contacts, especially key players in MSP-critical areas including civil society, education, and the empowerment of women, are looking to the Embassy and the USG [...]	2009-07-24 06:21:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ECON OEXC KPAO KMPI SOCI XF MU
09MUSCAT80	EMBASSY MUSCAT RESPONDS TO PRESS ANTI-SEMITISM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 4 and 9, privately owned, jointly operated English and Omani papers carried an editorial, bylined to the papers' owner/editor, titled "How Israel Became a Terrorist State." The column contained gross anti-Semitism amounting to sympathy with Nazi Germany, as well as [...]	2009-01-28 13:47:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KPAO MU
09MUSCAT833	OMAN/IRAN: SULTAN'S VISIT ANNOUNCED [...] (U) SUMMARY: As discussed reftel, Sultan Qaboos's deferred visit to Iran is under way. The trip has now been announced in local and regional media. In the Omani media, coverage is cautious and generic, focusing on how the visit reinforces the Sultanate's steadfast policy of cordiality with [...]	2009-08-04 08:12:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KMDR IR MU
09MUSCAT835	OMAN/IRAN: QABOOS IN TEHRAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Sultan's visit to Iran (Ref A) dominated local media on Wednesday, August 5 and appears to have been featured prominently in Iran. Coverage of meetings with Iran's president and supreme leader (referred to variously by that title or as "leader of the revolution"),along with [...]	2009-08-05 08:51:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KMDR IR MU
09MUSCAT84	FTA HIGH ON OMANI AGENDA, BUT MORE U.S. ASSISTANCE NEEDED [...] (SBU) Since its January 1 implementation, the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement (FTA) continues to capture the attention of the regional business community as well as the Omani government. Post has experienced a significant increase in outside inquiries and comments regarding both the FTA and ne [...]	2009-02-01 12:43:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KMPI MU
09MUSCAT856	OMAN/IRAN: A "GOLDEN CHAPTER" ENDS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Domestic coverage of the Sultan's visit to Iran (Refs A and B) continued through his departure from Tehran, but has largely ended, with minimal commentary or other follow-on coverage. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) On Thursday, August 6, all Arabic and English dailies prominently featu [...]	2009-08-09 12:34:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KMDR IR MU
09MUSCAT857	Blue Lantern License 05008885 Interim End-Use Check [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, Embassy began a post shipment check on DSP-5 license 050088885 but was informed by the foreign consignee that the shipment is in U.S. Customs and Border Control (CBP) custody at JFK International Airport. When the 184 carbines were shipped in October 2008, [...]	2009-08-25 09:51:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC MU
09MUSCAT866	EXBS: OMAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE FOR JULY 2009 [...] (SBU) None. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD 2. (SBU) See # 7 regarding IBIT II training workshop in Sohar. MEETINGS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD 3. (SBU) On July 6, the EXBS Advisor met with the new POL-ECON Chief to provide a briefing regarding the roles and responsi [...]	2009-08-11 04:25:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL MASS MNUC KNNP KSTC ETTC MU
09MUSCAT879	Bouyed by Increase in Oil Revenue and Sound Fiscal Policy, [...] (U) SUMMARY. Regional and national dailies reported that the GoO will post a budget surplus for the year. Although the economy has rebounded from a forecasted decrease in GDP, its performance is, as always, linked to the price of oil. The slowing inflation rate is traceable to the economic dow [...]	2009-09-01 06:56:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL MU
09MUSCAT904	OMAN: RESPONDING TO PRESS ANTI-SEMITISM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two incidents over the past month have spurred post to protest anti-Semitic content in the Omani media. On July 29, state Arabic daily "Oman" carried an editorial, "Jews and Normalization Sacrifices," and on August 24, youth-oriented private Arabic daily "Al Shabiba" included [...]	2009-08-26 06:42:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KPAO MU
09MUSCAT98	EXBS: OMAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE FOR JANUARY 2009 [...] (SBU) None. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD 2. (SBU) Interviewed candidates for EXBS Assistant and made selection for position. MEETINGS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD 3. (SBU) On January 11, the EXBS Advisor met with First Secretary Yaqub Al-Ruqaishi, Acting Director, Dis [...]	2009-02-04 14:17:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL MASS MNUC KNNP KSTC ETTC MU
09MUSCAT987	OMANI RELIEF AID TO YEMEN'S SA'ADA REFUGEES [...] (U) Oman has begun new deliveries of relief supplies to Yemen according to both the Oman and the Yemen press. According to the Oman Charitable Organization (OCO),Oman's official aid agency, there will be delivery of 300 tons of food, tents, mattresses and medicine, destined for Sa'ada refugee [...]	2009-10-28 12:36:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL PREF MU
09MUSCAT991	GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL CHAIR HANDOVER - OPPORTUNITY TO [...] (SBU) Oman holds the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) chair for the year 2009. Following GCC practice, the year ends with a flurry of ministerial meetings ramping up to the leaders' meeting. The Chairmen of GCC Audit Institutions (ministerial level) met in Muscat on October 24, the GCC Minister [...]	2009-11-02 10:06:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD MARR GCC MU
09NAIROBI1031	SOMALIA - DADAAB REFUGEES' VIEWS ON THE WAY FORWARD [...] (SBU) The residents of Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp, home to more than 270,000 refugees, the vast majority of whom are Somali, were bitter about the last 18 years of disorder in Somalia but generally optimistic about rebuilding the country. However, the refugees were divided on the cause of the [...]	2009-05-21 12:44:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER PREF KPAO SO KE
09NAIROBI1032	SOMALIA - OPPORTUNITIES FOR PD ENGAGEMENT WITH DADAAB [...] (SBU) The residents of Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp, home to more than 270,000 mostly Somali refugees, demonstrated a wide range of activities aimed at promoting peace and reconciliation among Somalis in Dadaab and in Somalia at large. These worthy projects certainly merit support, and offer gr [...]	2009-05-21 12:46:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER PREF KPAO SO KE
09NAIROBI1033	SOMALIA - DADAAB REFUGEES' VIEWS ON U.S. POLICY [...] (SBU) The residents of Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp, home to more than 270,000 mostly Somali refugees, espoused a wide range of both positive and negative views on the U.S. government's involvement in Somalia. In general, most were grateful for U.S. aid to the camp, but many felt the United Sta [...]	2009-05-21 13:16:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER PREF KPAO SO KE
09NAIROBI1037	SOMALIA - TFG ATTACKS IN MOGADISHU, ROBOW RESIGNS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) launched its long-promised offensive in Mogadishu in the early morning hours of May 22. After impressive initial gains, al-Shabaab and its allies pushed back. However, as of early afternoon (local),the TFG reportedly remained in the " [...]	2009-05-22 10:48:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PGOV MARR PTER SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1038	SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, MAY 22 [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post submits the following update for the third week of May 2009. End summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-6 activities since the la [...]	2009-05-22 13:18:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO PTER EAID MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1047	SOMALIA - CONTRASTS: MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND SEES [...] (SBU) Summary: The May 22 - 25 weekend in Mogadishu began with an unsuccessful counterattack by TFG forces (reftel),and ended with a surprise visit by UN Special Representative Ould-Abdallah. Sandwiched in between was a suicide bombing near the Police Academy that claimed the lives of six p [...]	2009-05-26 12:19:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS PTER MARR SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1053	SOMALIA - Political Tensions in Somaliland [...] (SBU) Political tensions in Somaliland are high as preparations for the presidential election, which should have taken place in March 2008, are at a standstill. The elections have been rescheduled four times and with a political impasse among stakeholders, we are pressuring Somaliland stakeho [...]	2009-05-28 07:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SO
09NAIROBI1058	SOMALIA - TWO JOURNALISTS KILLED WITHIN A WEEK [...] (SBU) Summary: Two Somali journalists died in the past week, one while proceeding to work in Mogadishu and the other after succumbing to a bullet wound received while covering fighting in Beled Weyne. These incidents mark the third and fourth deaths of Somali journalists in 2009. Post has c [...]	2009-05-29 07:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO PHUM SO
09NAIROBI107	SOMALIA - Precarious Calm in Mogadishu Following Ethiopian [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Following the eagerly awaited withdrawal by Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) from Mogadishu, to date, there has been no intense fighting in Mogadishu by al-Shabaab or among rival armed groups. The calm is attributable to Mogadishu's complex clan dynamic, public pressure [...]	2009-01-16 15:48:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SO
09NAIROBI108	President Signs Communications Amendments Act [...] (U) Summary: A recent political firestorm over the Kenya Communications Amendment Act of 2008 (the Act),while containing some trouble spots, in essence provided a positive opportunity in which Kenyans once again demonstrated their democratic credentials. President Mwai Kibaki signed the Act i [...]	2009-01-20 12:16:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO KMDR KDEM KE
09NAIROBI1105	SOMALIA - ON AND OFF FIGHTING IN MOGADISHU CONTINUES AMIDST [...] (SBU) Summary: According to well-placed sources within and outside of the Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG),on and off fighting continues in Mogadishu between TFG forces, al-Shabaab and other extremists, with the TFG making some gains in western areas of the city. A May 31 gai [...]	2009-06-04 05:36:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER PREF KPAO SO KE

09NAIROBI1106	Kenya and Piracy Prosecutions [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-04 05:37:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS PHSA KCRM ASEC PREL KE
09NAIROBI1134	SOMALIA - Aweys Alive and Seemingly Unharmed [...] (SBU) Contrary to press reports and rumors on June 7 that Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys was killed or injured, the leader of Hisbul Islam (HI) appears to be alive and well. On the afternoon of June 8, Aweys held a press conference in Mogadishu and reportedly did not show any signs of injury. Con [...]	2009-06-09 04:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER SO
09NAIROBI116	SOMALIA - Community Resistance Against Al-Shabaab [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Local residents and militias in Galgaduud Region are bracing for an al-Shabaab reprisal attack to recapture the towns of Guriel and Dhusamareb. Between December 27 and 30, a community-based resistance movement defeated al-Shabaab in battles that killed several top commanders of [...]	2009-01-21 13:57:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR EAID SO
09NAIROBI1160	SOMALIA - JOURNALISTS STOP WORK TO PROTEST LACK OF [...] (SBU) Twenty Somali journalists in Mogadishu have stopped working to protest the continuously deteriorating security situation for media practitioners in Somalia, especially in the capital. They announced the suspension on June 9, two days after the murder of Radio Shabelle Director Mukhtar H [...]	2009-06-10 11:40:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM KPAO SO
09NAIROBI1172	KENYA POLICE OVERVIEW, PART TWO: U.S. ASSISTANCE [...] Summary: This cable is the second in a three-part series on the Kenyan police forces. This cable summarizes our recent and planned engagement with and assistance to Kenyan law enforcement agencies. Part three will discuss challenges facing those agencies, progress to date on police reform, and [...]	2009-06-11 14:37:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC KCRM KJUS PGOV KE
09NAIROBI1173	SOMALIA - UAE Government Will Support the TFG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On June 4, visiting Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (DAS) Karl Wycoff met with Ambassador Mohamed Sultan Saif Al Sowaidi, Director of the Department of Arabic Affairs at the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Accompanied by A [...]	2009-06-11 14:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER AE SO
09NAIROBI1179	SOMALIA - SOMALILAND DEMOCRACY AT CRITICAL JUNCTURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Democracy in Somaliland is at a critical juncture. After being delayed four times, presidential elections are scheduled for September 27. However, negotiations are still under way between the three political parties regarding a Code of Conduct that attempts to level the playin [...]	2009-06-11 14:56:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER PREF KPAO SO
09NAIROBI1200	GOVERNMENT OF KENYA SUPPORTS ETHIOPIA'S GIBE III [...] (SBU) Summary: According to John Rao Nyaoro, the director of the Bureau of Water Resources in the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, Kenya is convinced that Ethiopia's proposed Gibe III hydroelectric run-of-the-river project on the lower Omo River will not harm Lake Turkana and may, in fact, e [...]	2009-06-15 11:49:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG PBTS EINV SOCI ECON KE
09NAIROBI1210	2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION CLAIMS [...] (U) The U.S. Mission in Kenya is aware of one (1) outstanding claim of a United States business interest against a branch of the Government of Kenya (GOK). 2. (U) Background: In the mid-1990s, Claimant A entered into a partnership with a Kenyan public university ("the university"),via a [...]	2009-06-15 14:51:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIDE EINV OPIC CASC PGOV KE
09NAIROBI1237	SOMALIA - TFG MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY KILLED [...] (SBU) Summary: TFG Minister of National Security Omar Hashi was killed midday June 18 in a suicide bombing while in a hotel in Beletweyne (Hiraan Region),Somalia. Former Somalia Ambassador to Ethiopia Abdikarim Farah was reported dead as well. No one to date has claimed responsibility for t [...]	2009-06-18 11:40:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PINR PGOV MOPS SO ET
09NAIROBI1238	ISIOLO'S SECURITY PROBLEM, PART I [...] (SBU) Isiolo District lies in Kenya's geographic center and since colonial times the area has been a crossroads and settling place for people from all over northern Kenya. Pressure from an increasing population, decreasing water supply, and recurrent drought make competition over scarce resour [...]	2009-06-18 12:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR PHUM PGOV SENV SOCI KCRM KE
09NAIROBI1244	SOMALIA - TFG SIGNS COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: As predicted (ref a),Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Prime Minister Sharmarke and Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama'a (ASWJ) representatives on June 21 formally concluded an agreement to cooperate. The Prime Minister told us after the signing ceremony that military cooperation would b [...]	2009-06-22 11:57:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PGOV PTER MARR PINR SO
09NAIROBI1245	KENYAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON PIRACY [...] (U) This is an action message; request at para 4. 2. (U) The Deputy Chief of Mission delivered ref A and B talking points and nonpapers to Beatrice Karago, Principal State Counsel for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Government's primary point of contact on piracy issues, on June 19. [...]	2009-06-22 14:11:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL KE
09NAIROBI1259	ISIOLO'S SECURITY PROBLEM, PART 3 [...] (SBU) Cycles of violence centered on livestock raiding are a sad reality in Isiolo District, which lies in Kenya's geographic center. Population, social, and environmental pressures as well as ineffective (sometimes damaging) government efforts to address them tend to intensify conflict. 2 [...]	2009-06-23 14:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR PHUM PGOV SENV SOCI KCRM KE
09NAIROBI1271	SOMALIA - Progress on Somaliland Election Process [...] (SBU) Summary: June 23 marked a breakthrough in Somaliland's electoral process after talks had stalled among key stakeholders. On June 19, we met with the Somaliland Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Finance in Nairobi as part of a coordinated effort by donors to break the stalemate (reftel) a [...]	2009-06-25 07:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SO
09NAIROBI1273	INTERNATIONALIZING CAPACITY BUILDING FOR EAST [...] (SBU) On June 23, the British High Commissioner convened a meeting with Canada, Australia, and the United States to garner support for their efforts to internationalize Kenya's peacekeeping training centers. The British see this step as necessary to maintain the momentum to turn the East Afric [...]	2009-06-25 09:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL XA CA UK AS
09NAIROBI1298	SOMALIA - Diaspora in Dubai Meets DAS Wycoff [...] (SBU) Between June 3 and 6, visiting Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (DAS) Karl Wycoff met with representatives of Somalia's dispora community residing in Dubai. DAS Wycoff held a series of small group discussions with community organizers, business leaders, indu [...]	2009-06-29 04:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID ECON KWMN AE SO
09NAIROBI13	SOMALIA - SENATOR FEINGOLD'S MEETINGS ON SOMALIA [...] (U) SUMMARY. From December 19-21 Senator Feingold met in Djibouti with Somalia and Somaliland politicians, the UN Secretary General's Special Representative as well as NGO and private sector representatives. The meetings occurred at a critical juncture as progress in the UN-led Djibouti Peac [...]	2009-01-05 13:50:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI PINR SO
09NAIROBI1339	SOMALIA - AMBASSADOR VISITS WOUNDED SOMALIS IN [...] (SBU) Ambassador Ranneberger visited wounded elders and Transitional Federal Government (TFG) officials at Nairobi West Hospital on June 26, Ten of the patients had been injured during the June 18 suicide bombing in Beletweyne that resulted in the death of TFG Minister of National Security Om [...]	2009-06-30 15:53:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER KPAO SO
09NAIROBI1340	SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, JUNE 30 [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post submits the following update for the first and third weeks of June 2009. End summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-11 activities [...]	2009-06-30 15:57:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO PTER EAID MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1344	KOFI ANNAN ON THE REFORM AGENDA [...] (SBU) Kofi Annann recently called me to review the state of play with respect to the reform agenda. He wanted to touch base before two coalition representatives visit him in Geneva July 2 (Minister of Justice Mutula Kilonzo and Minister of Lands James Orengo). 2. (SBU) Annan said he recently [...]	2009-07-01 07:48:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI1345	PRIME MINISTER ODINGA ON THE REFORM PROCESS [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 26 I met with the Prime Minister Odinga to review the status of implementation of the reform agenda, and to urge more rapid action. Odinga said that he and President Kibaki have improved coordination to push the reform agenda. He sketched out an ambitious timeline for c [...]	2009-07-01 07:48:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI1346	COORDINATION WITH THE EU AND UK ON KENYA [...] (SBU) I met with the UK Ambassador, the Canadian Ambassador, and representatives of key EU member states to promote our coordination to push the reform agenda. The meeting was part of periodic ongoing coordination efforts. Coordination also occurs through the Donor Consulative Group, which rema [...]	2009-07-01 07:49:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI1394	SOMALIA - SPORADIC FIGHTING CONTINUES NEAR TFG [...] (SBU) Our contacts tell us sporadic fighting continued on July 6 in the Karaan and Shibis districts of Mogadishu. According to Somali Ambassador to Kenya Mohammed Nur, TFG forces held their ground. Intelligence Chief Mohammed Sheikh stated the TFG had plans to counter-attack, perhaps with help [...]	2009-07-06 16:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS PINR MARR PTER SO
09NAIROBI1409	SOMALIA - Women, the Victims of Violence [...] (SBU) Escalating violence in the past two months has claimed the lives of an estimated 250 Somalis, has injured more than 1500, and has driven thousands from their homes. Increasingly, women are being directly targeted and are bearing the brunt of the conflict's devastating consequences. Som [...]	2009-07-07 07:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL ECON KWMN SOCI KCUL SO
09NAIROBI1432	SOMALIA - SIXTH JOURNALIST KILLED THIS YEAR [...] (U) Summary. A Somali journalist was killed on July 4, the sixth to die violently this year. Mohamed Yusuf Ninille, an employee of Radio Holy Koran, was hit by stray bullets while walking to work. He died of his injuries after lying at the scene of the shooting for nearly three hours. He lef [...]	2009-07-07 16:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM PTER KPAO SO
09NAIROBI1437	KENYA - LONG RAINS FAILURE IN SOUTHEASTERN [...] A USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) visit to Mwingi District in Kenya?s Eastern Province confirms that poor performance of the 2009 long rains, rising staple food prices, and declining livestock terms of trade are significantly disrupting food security and agro-pas [...]	2009-07-08 12:04:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EAGR TBIO SOCI PHUM PREL KE
09NAIROBI1448	KENYA - LONG RAINS FAILURE IN SOUTHEASTERN [...] A USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) visit to Mwingi District in Kenya?s Eastern Province confirms that poor performance of the 2009 long rains, rising staple food prices, and declining livestock terms of trade are significantly disrupting food security and agro-pas [...]	2009-07-09 08:32:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EAGR TBIO SOCI PHUM PREL KE
09NAIROBI1449	KENYA - LONG RAINS FAILURE IN SOUTHEASTERN [...] A USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) visit to Mwingi District in Kenya?s Eastern Province confirms that poor performance of the 2009 long rains, rising staple food prices, and declining livestock terms of trade are significantly disrupting food security and agro-pas [...]	2009-07-09 08:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EAGR TBIO SOCI PHUM PREL KE
09NAIROBI1450	KENYA - LONG RAINS FAILURE IN SOUTHEASTERN [...] A USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) visit to Mwingi District in Kenya?s Eastern Province confirms that poor performance of the 2009 long rains, rising staple food prices, and declining livestock terms of trade are significantly disrupting food security and agro-pas [...]	2009-07-09 08:34:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EAGR TBIO SOCI PHUM PREL KE
09NAIROBI1457	SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, JULY 9 [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post submits the following update for the first week of July 2009. End summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-7 activities since the l [...]	2009-07-09 15:34:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO PTER EAID MOPS SO
09NAIROBI146	SOMALIA - BAIDOA FALLS TO ISLAMISTS [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 26, Ethiopian troops departed Baidoa, the seat of the Somali parliament, setting off local clan in-fighting that facilitated the relatively peaceful entry of al-Shabaab militia loyal to Mukhtar Robow "al-Masur." In meetings with local clan elders and local militia le [...]	2009-01-27 14:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SO
09NAIROBI1460	SOMALIA - TFG Begins Partnership with Price Waterhouse [...] (SBU) On June 29, Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) signed a contract with PricewaterhouseCoopers Associates Africa (PWC) for financial management, tracking and monitoring of development donor funds, government procurement management, and to develop and implement a financial mana [...]	2009-07-10 07:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAID SO
09NAIROBI147	Somalia - Elections in Somaliland May Be Delayed [...] SUMMARY. Somaliland's presidential elections, currently planned for March 29, may be delayed for approximately two weeks. As agreed by all stakeholders, the Somaliland elections are to be held after the conclusion of a comprehensive voter registration process. The October suicide bombings i [...]	2009-01-27 14:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID SO
09NAIROBI1470	SOMALIA - Puntland Moves Toward Greater Autonomy [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 29, Puntland's parliament passed a new constitution which, if ratified by public referendum (tentatively scheduled for 2010) would increase the likelihood of Puntland's succession. Contacts tell us clan and business interests could stave off ratification. The constituti [...]	2009-07-10 09:52:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON KWMN SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1474	SOMALIA - Puntland Region Moves Toward Greater Autonomy [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 29, Puntland's parliament passed a new constitution which, if ratified by public referendum (tentatively scheduled for 2010),would increase the likelihood of Puntland's succession. Contacts tell us clan and business interests could stave off ratification. The constitut [...]	2009-07-13 04:48:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON KWMN SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1527	UPDATE ON KENYAN PIRACY PROSECUTIONS [...] Summary: There are currently 100 Somali piracy suspects being held in Kenya, including nine delivered by the Italian Navy on June 26. The manner of delivery and quality of evidence, as much as the number of transfers, has dampened Kenya's enthusiasm for piracy cases. A few cases were delivered [...]	2009-07-16 07:54:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KJUS KCRM EWWT MOPS SO EU IT
09NAIROBI1539	SOMALIA - Crackdown on Somaliland Media [...] (SBU) The already-browbeaten media in Somaliland this week suffered two serious setbacks, both apparently orchestrated by the Somaliland government in an effort to temper reporting about ongoing inter-clan conflicts. Two reporters from independent Radio Horyaal were arrested on July 13 and rem [...]	2009-07-17 09:44:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KDEM KPAO SO
09NAIROBI1566	SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, JULY 21 [...] (SBU) Summary: Per ref B, Post submits the following update for the third week of July 2009. End summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-10 activities s [...]	2009-07-21 16:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1585	Somalia - U.N. Response to al Shabaab Raids [...] (SBU) Al-Shabaab's July 20 raids on U.N. compounds in Baidoa (Bay Region) and Wajid (Bakool Region) have raised anew divisions among United Nations agencies working in Somalia. In addition, these incidents raise serious questions about the trade-offs between upholding humanitarian principles a [...]	2009-07-23 14:32:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM PREL PREF SO
09NAIROBI1604	SOMALIA - PUNTLAND PRESIDENT DETERMINED TO PUSH [...] (SBU) Summary: Puntland President "Faroole," during a July 23 meeting with Somalia Unit Poloff, remained noncommittal about a possible meeting with Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and repeatedly signaled his intention to work toward greater Puntlan [...]	2009-07-27 16:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR MARR SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1627	SOMALIA - Shabelle Details Intimidation, Problems [...] (SBU) Shabelle Media Network's CEO and his Deputy on July 23 claimed their station was more actively targeted than others, but noted that all media in Somalia have experienced difficulties. Citing the deaths of two of their directors in the past two years (reftel) and the shrinking space for in [...]	2009-07-28 12:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KDEM KPAO SO
09NAIROBI1638	SOMALIA - President Address Parliament; Five Legislators [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 27, the Transitional Federal Parliament re-convened for the first time since fighting broke out in Mogadishu at the beginning of May. TFG President Sharif addressed the legislative body in the Banadir region administrative headquarters in Mogadishu. Sharif stressed tha [...]	2009-07-29 10:02:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI PINR SO
09NAIROBI1652	POLICE REFORM TASK FORCE FACES CHALLENGING MANDATE [...] Summary: The Police Reform Task Force (PRTF),chaired by retired Justice Philip Ransley, has been working since early June to develop a comprehesive set of recommendations on much-needed police reforms. The Task Force held public hearings in Nairobi on July 22 and 23, after first interviewing [...]	2009-07-30 08:13:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC KJUS PGOV PHUM KE
09NAIROBI1657	SOMALIA - Ruling Party Undermines Somaliland Elections [...] (SBU) Summary: Somaliland's on-again, off-again presidential election preparations, that were to have resulted in registered voters casting their ballots on September 27, were dealt a serious setback on July 28 - 30 when incumbent President Riyale and a compliant National Electoral Commission [...]	2009-07-30 15:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM SO
09NAIROBI1679	SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, AUGUST 4 [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post submits the following update for the first week of August 2009. End summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-6 activities since the [...]	2009-08-05 07:48:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1686	SOMALIA - The Great Handshake Debate [...] (SBU) Much ado has been made about the handshake between Secretary Clinton and Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed during their August 6 meeting in Nairobi. Prior to the meeting, Somalis of all walks of life speculated on whether or not Sharif would indee [...]	2009-08-07 12:56:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO PINR SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1697	SOMALIA - Horyaal Journalists Released [...] (SBU) The two reporters from Somaliland's independent Radio Horyaal who were arrested on July 13 were sentenced and then released on August 9 after paying fines and then paying additional money in lieu of serving time in prison. Another journalist was arrested on August 4 and remains in custod [...]	2009-08-11 13:46:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO SO
09NAIROBI1699	SOMALIA - Local Media Reaction to Secretary-Sharif Meeting [...] (SBU) Somali and Kenyan media coverage of the August 6 meeting between Secretary Clinton and Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed was largely positive. Predictably, opposition figures used the media to register opposition to the meeting, saying the United S [...]	2009-08-11 13:51:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO SO
09NAIROBI1709	SOMALIA - Somaliland Political Crisis Deepens [...] (SBU) Since the July 27 announcement by the National Electoral Committee (NEC) that it will throw out the voter registration list and proceed with elections in a traditional manner, Somaliland's political crisis has deepened. The two opposition parties Kulmiye and UCID announced they would bo [...]	2009-08-12 16:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SO
09NAIROBI172	SOMALIA - Sheikh Sharif Elected President [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On January 31, Sheikh Sharif Ahmed was elected President of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government. The first round of voting by the newly- enlarged parliament ended the night of January 30, with Sharif garnering significantly more votes than the other ten contenders. Prime M [...]	2009-02-02 09:37:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM SO
09NAIROBI1729	SOMALIA - Somaliland Stalemate Continues as Riyale Shuffles [...] (SBU) On August 15, Somaliland President Riyale reshuffled his Cabinet to remove two outspoken opposition ministers and attempt to gain favor with the clan of leading opposition candidate Silanyo. The National Electoral Commission and President Riyale continue to ignore parliamentary, oppositio [...]	2009-08-17 15:37:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SO
09NAIROBI173	SOMALIA - REACTION TO SHARIF'S ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: The January 30 election of former Union of Islamic Courts head Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has resulted in a wide range of reactions from a variety of parties both domestic and international. Most Somalis appear to have welcomed the new president and pledged to support him in con [...]	2009-02-02 15:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SO
09NAIROBI1730	PAY DEAL ENDS TWO-DAY STRIKE AT KENYA AIRWAYS [...] Demanding a 130% pay raise, employees at Kenya Airways (KQ) went on strike August 14-15. The strike delayed or canceled roughly 90% of KQ's flights, significantly disrupting both domestic and international travel out of east Africa's busiest hub. Civil aviation contacts expect KQ to have wor [...]	2009-08-18 04:13:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ASEC PTER KCRM KE
09NAIROBI1735	SOMALIA - TFG RESHUFFLES CABINET [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 17 Somalia's Ambassador to Kenya Mohammed Nur notified us of a major cabinet reshuffle. Changes include new Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Defense, Treasury, Information, Land Transport, Water and Minerals, the Minister of State for the Prime Minister, and the Minister [...]	2009-08-18 11:34:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SO EG DJ
09NAIROBI1772	SOMALIA - Peaceful Protests Across Somaliland [...] (SBU) As Somaliland's political crisis continues, on August 20 the two opposition parties protested peacefully in all six regions of the self-declared republic. Although police tried to block demonstrations in public areas, thousands of protestors took to the streets. Opposition party leader [...]	2009-08-20 15:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SO
09NAIROBI1781	SOMALIA - Addressing Impunity [...] (SBU) From August 17-18, the Nairobi-based Somalia office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the UN Political Office for Somalia held a conference entitled, "Addressing Impunity: Toward Justice and Reconciliation." In attendance were the Ministers of Reconciliation and Gender and F [...]	2009-08-24 07:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PHUM PGOV SO
09NAIROBI1790	SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, AUGUST 21 [...] (SBU) Per ref B, Post submits the following update for the third week of August 2009. End summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-5 activities since the [...]	2009-08-24 10:11:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1796	SOMALIA - TFG/Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama'a Experience Gains, [...] (SBU) Summary: The last week marked a period of heightened military activities in parts of Somalia involving TFG troops and the allied forces of Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama'a (ASWJ) against al-Shabaab and allied Hisbul Islam fighters. Several towns, including Bula Hawa and Luq in Gedo region which al [...]	2009-08-24 15:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS PTER SOCI MARR SO
09NAIROBI1826	SOMALIA - DEBATE CONTINUES OVER SOMALILAND ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: As Somaliland's political crisis continues, major disagreements remain between the Somaliland government and opposition parties. Still at issue are the voter registration list, the possible postponement of the elections, currently scheduled for September 27, and the nature of a [...]	2009-08-28 11:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SO
09NAIROBI1834	SOMALIA - Somaliland Parliament Disrupted Amid Increased [...] (SBU) On August 29, on orders from the Minister of Interior, police took control of the parliament building in Hargeisa. The police commander on the scene dismissed the usual security at the parliament and the Speaker's bodyguards. The police then escorted into parliament six MPs from the pr [...]	2009-09-01 13:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SO ET UK
09NAIROBI185	SOMALIA - A POSITIVE CHANGE IN MEDIA ATTITUDES [...] (SBU) Summary: A week before the January 30 election of Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed as president of Somalia, mainstream radio stations in Mogadishu convened a meeting of senior managers and passed a resolution on the way forward following the withdrawal of Ethiopian troops from Somalia. The 11 [...]	2009-02-04 14:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SO
09NAIROBI186	SOMALIA - MOGADISHU HORNAFRIK DIRECTOR KILLED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In what appears to have been a targeted assassination, the Director of HornAfrik in Mogadishu was reportedly killed on February 4 by armed militia, possibly associated with al-Shabaab. Sources indicate the journalist, Said Tahlil Ahmed, was part of a group summoned to a meeting [...]	2009-02-04 15:08:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO PHUM SO
09NAIROBI1892	SOMALIA - UNGA Attendance by President Sharif [...] On September 4, the Somali Embassy in Nairobi provided us with a list of the Transitional Federal Government delegation that will represent Somalia at the 64th UN General Assembly. The delegation will be led by President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed who plans to arrive in New York the morning of Septe [...]	2009-09-09 12:52:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA SO
09NAIROBI1895	SOMALIA - Somaliland Elections Postponed as Parliament [...] (SBU) For the fourth time, Somaliland's National Electoral Commission announced on September 6 that presidential elections would be postponed. On September 5, 43 legislators from Somaliland's two opposition parties tabled a motion in the House of Representatives to impeach the President and Vi [...]	2009-09-10 05:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SO
09NAIROBI1896	SOMALIA - Somaliland Elections Postponed as Parliament [...] (SBU) For the fourth time, Somaliland's National Electoral Commission announced on September 6 that presidential elections would be postponed. On September 5, 43 legislators from Somaliland's two opposition parties tabled a motion in the House of Representatives to impeach the President and Vi [...]	2009-09-10 05:26:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SO
09NAIROBI1926	SOMALIA - Somaliland Crisis Turns Violent as Police Kill [...] (SBU) Summary: In a violent escalation of Somaliland's political crisis, on September 12, police opened fire during a peaceful demonstration near the House of Representatives in Hargeisa. Four people were killed, including a 15-year-old boy, and several more were injured. Possibly over 100 p [...]	2009-09-14 15:23:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM SO
09NAIROBI2016	KENYA THREATENS END TO PIRACY PROSECUTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 12, the Kenya Attorney General (AG),Amos Wako, presented opening remarks at the Kenya prosecutors' convention in Mombasa, and touted the Department of Public Prosecutions' (DPP) progress under his leadership. He listed a dozen specialized units that had been forme [...]	2009-09-24 14:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KJUS PHSA KCOR PGOV KE IT
09NAIROBI2030	SOMALIA - Somaliland Averts Crisis [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 25, Somaliland averted what appeared to be an imminent political crisis when its Guurti (House of Elders) agreed that all parties must adhere to the six-point framework agreement that had been endorsed by all sides. (A day earlier, on September 24, most observers [...]	2009-09-28 10:34:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SO
09NAIROBI2031	SOMALIA - American Corner Update [...] (SBU) Summary: The Somalia Unit has recently made tremendous progress in implementing the long-awaited American Corner in Mogadishu, Somalia. We recently arranged the delivery of a shipment of material that had been sitting in Nairobi for several years. We also organized the travel of our ne [...]	2009-09-28 11:17:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO SO
09NAIROBI2066	SOMALIA - Ambassador Speaks With Somaliland President [...] (SBU) On September 29, Ambassador Ranneberger spoke by phone with Somaliland President Dahir Riyale Kahin. The Ambassador underscored the U.S.-Somaliland partnership and emphasized that by throwing out the voter registration list and the allowing violence to escalate, including the killing of [...]	2009-09-30 07:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SO
09NAIROBI2099	SOMALIA - RESIGNATIONS PAVE WAY FOR NEW SOMALILAND [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the weekend of October 2, all of the members of the disputed Somaliland National Election Commission (NEC) resigned, paving the way for the appointment of a new, hopefully less controversial NEC that could go some way in preparing the ground for the much-postponed presiden [...]	2009-10-05 14:38:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI PINR SO
09NAIROBI2116	SOMALIA - VOA Somali Service Banned in Puntland [...] (SBU) Summary: On the evening of October 1, the regional Government of Puntland, in two separate edicts, banned FM radio stations in Puntland from carrying Voice of America's (VOA) Somali Service and banned journalists from carrying out their work for VOA. The suspension remains in effect as [...]	2009-10-06 13:38:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO SO
09NAIROBI2129	SOMALIA - PRIVATE FINANCING FOR THE TFG [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 1, AF/E,s Senior Somalia Desk Officer and the Djibouti Somalia Watcher met with Banque Pour le Commerce et l,Industrie ) Mer Rouge (Bank for Commerce and Industry ) Red Sea; BCIMR) CEO Ould Amar Yahya at the Djibouti main office. BCIMR is the only international bank [...]	2009-10-07 09:34:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PINR SO
09NAIROBI2133	ISIOLO SECURITY UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kenya's ongoing drought has exacerbated tribal and political tensions between pastoralists in Kenya's Isiolo District. The situation recently presented problems for the tourism industry in Kenya's northern corridor when armed livestock herders moved into wildlife conservation lan [...]	2009-10-08 04:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS EAID EIND PHUM SENV KCRM KE
09NAIROBI2150	SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, OCTOBER 9 [...] (SBU) Per ref B, Post submits the following update for the first week of October 2009. End Summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-5 activities since the [...]	2009-10-09 12:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI2151	SOMALIA - SOMALILAND'S PRESIDENT RIYALE SEEMS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: In October 9 conversations, opposition Kulmiye party Chairman Ahmed Silanyo and UCID opposition party Chairman Ali Faisal Warabe told Somalia Unit that they and the Council of Elders (Guurti) had nominated their combined four candidates to the National Election Council (NEC),b [...]	2009-10-09 13:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI SO
09NAIROBI2152	SOMALIA - PUNTLAND ADMINISTRATION PROMISES TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Following a series of telephone conversations with Puntland Administration officials since the October 1 decision to ban Puntland FM radio stations from carrying the Voice of America's (VOA) Somalia Service (reftel),Puntland President Faroole's Chief of Staff October 9 called [...]	2009-10-09 14:18:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM PGOV SOCI SO
09NAIROBI2156	SOMALIA - PUNTLAND ADMINISTRATION RE-INSTATES VOA [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-13 09:16:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM PGOV SOCI SO
09NAIROBI2245	USAID/OFDA and USAID/FFP Marsabit, Isiolo, and [...] (U) From October 5 to 10, USAID's Offices of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) and Food for Peace (USAID/FFP) staff visited Laikipia District, Rift Valley Province, and Isiolo and Marsabit districts, Eastern Province, to assess reports of food insecurity associated with poor perfo [...]	2009-10-28 05:27:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM PREL PREF KE
09NAIROBI2287	REFORM CAUCUS LAUNCHED IN PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following a luncheon with Assistant Secretary (A/S) Johnnie Carson and an American Chamber of Commerce-hosted breakfast attended by Ambassador Ranneberger, an initial 17 Members of Parliament have launched a "Reform Caucus." The Reform Caucus, which may be recognized as an offic [...]	2009-11-03 08:06:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KE
09NAIROBI2304	SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, NOVEMBER 4 [...] (SBU) Per ref B, Post submits the following update for the first week of November 2009. End Summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-7 activities since th [...]	2009-11-04 14:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI2305	SOMALIA - DISPUTED NORTHERN REGION'S CLANSMEN [...] Summary. Leaders of a newly-declared Sol/Sanaag/Ayn (S/S/A) regional administration, including an American citizen, have called on us to explain their Dhulbahante clan's grievances against the Somaliland administration, and their political vision for extricating themselves from Somaliland's a [...]	2009-11-04 16:18:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DJ EAID KDEM PGOV PREL PTER SO
09NAIROBI2360	USAID/OFDA COAST PROVINCE FLOODS ASSESSMENT [...] (U) According to the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS),heavy rains from late October to early November resulted in flooding in Malindi, Magarini, Kwale, Kilifi, Mombasa, and Tana Delta districts, Coast Province, killing at least four people and displacing more than 1,000 households. In respons [...]	2009-11-16 11:09:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM PREL PREF KE
09NAIROBI2398	SOMALIA - WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE TFG'S FINANCES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Somalia Transitional Federal Government's (TFG) finances are generally funneled through four accounts that we are aware of: a UN trust fund, the PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) mechanism, the Central Bank, and a government account at the Somali money transfer company Dahabshil [...]	2009-11-23 17:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN ECON KDEM EAID SO
09NAIROBI2401	POLICE REFORM ADDITIONAL RESOURCES REQUEST [...] Summary: This cable is an action request. Please see para 5. Following high-level discussions with the leadership of Kenya's law enforcement agencies (see ref B) and our review of the Police Reform Task Force's recommendations (see ref A),post's inter-agency team on police reform has identifi [...]	2009-11-25 04:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC KJUS KCRM EAID PGOV KE
09NAIROBI2422	SOMALIA - Recent Threats to Freedom of the Press [...] (SBU) Since the temporary ban of VOA's Somali Service by Puntland authorities in early October (reftel),Somali media have encountered a series of additional hardships. Independent media outlets have experienced closures, arrests, and violence. Among the most notable incidents was the shootin [...]	2009-11-30 11:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO SO KE
09NAIROBI2427	SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, NOVEMBER 30 [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post submits the following update for the third week of November 2009. End Summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-9 activities since t [...]	2009-11-30 14:11:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI2458	SOMALIA - TFG MOVES FORWARD IN WAKE OF DECEMBER 3 [...] (SBU) Summary: TFG Prime Minister Sharmarke is pushing forward with plans to replace the TFG's controversial Police Commissioner and lackluster Armed Forces Commander in the wake of the December 3 suicide bombing that took the lives of three TFG ministers and left a fourth near death in a Nair [...]	2009-12-06 12:17:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR MARR SOCI SO
09NAIROBI2477	Former Members of Congress engage the Reform Agenda [...] (U) Summary: From November 23 to 28, Embassy Nairobi hosted Kenya's first-ever "EXDEL," a delegation of former Members of Congress who spent a week representing the Congressional House Democracy Partnership as they engaged political leaders and civil society to advance the reform agenda. End S [...]	2009-12-10 13:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL OTRA OVIP OREP KDEM KE
09NAIROBI2499	Somalia - Security Meeting Delivers Modest Results [...] (SBU) Summary. Key security sector donors, as well as representatives from the UN, AMISOM and the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) gathered in Kampala on December 9 for a Joint Security Committee. The committee is a forum to coordinate activity to assist the TFG's security sector. The c [...]	2009-12-17 08:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SO MOPS UG BY
09NAIROBI2505	SOMALIA - CONTINUED EXPRESSIONS OF OUTRAGE OVER DECEMBER 3 [...] (SBU) The December 3 suicide bombing that killed government ministers, medical students, and teachers sparked protests across Somalia's regions and around the globe. Somalis and their diaspora brethren have publicly condemned the attack at conferences, in marches, and on live national and inter [...]	2009-12-17 15:19:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SO PTER
09NAIROBI2510	SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, DECEMBER 9 [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post submits the following update for the third week of November 2009. End Summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-6 activi [...]	2009-12-09 19:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI2514	Draft Constitution Includes Powerful Prime Minister, [...] Summary: The Harmonized Draft Constitution proposes significant changes to executive powers, installs accountability mechanisms throughout government, ushers in a new house of parliament, reshapes the judiciary, and devolves power and some budgetary control to local governments. The document s [...]	2009-12-10 13:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS KISL KDEM PHUM KE
09NAIROBI2530	SOMALIA - NOMINATION FOR SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR INTERNATONAL [...] (U) The Embassy Nairobi's Somalia Unit respectfully nominates the late Somalia Minister Dr. Qamar Aden Ali for the 2010 Secretary of State's Award for International Women of Courage. Until her death on December 3, 2009, at the hands of a suicide bomber in Mogadishu, Dr. Ali was the Minister of [...]	2009-12-11 14:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO PTER SO KWMN
09NAIROBI2543	Somalia - Transitional Parliament Re-convenes After [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 21, the Somalia Transitional Federal Parliament (TFP) kicked off its tenth session following a three-month recess. Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Sharif opened the TFP with a well-received speech that focused on security and urged the administ [...]	2009-12-24 09:17:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SO SOCI KDEM PINR
09NAIROBI255	Kenya's Developing Food Crisis [...] (SBU) A shortfall of white maize (Kenya's staple food crop) has left an estimated 3.2 million Kenyans in need of emergency food assistance. Millions more - particularly in urban areas - are food insecure due to rising maize prices. The forces contributing to the shortfall include: reduced pr [...]	2009-02-11 09:19:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ETRD EAID BEXP PINR PGOV KE
09NAIROBI2553	Somalia - Continued Efforts to Gain Release of VOA Reporter [...] (SBU) Post continues to press the regional government of Puntland to release Voice of America (VOA) Somali Service reporter Mohamed Yasin Isaq, who was detained on December 21 (reftel) and remains in custody, with no charges filed against him. The Somalia Unit has spoken directly with Puntland [...]	2009-12-30 12:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SO KPAO
09NAIROBI2640	Kenya's Media: Part I - Overview and the New Media Law [...] (SBU) Summary. This is the first part of a four-part report on the state of the Kenyan Media. The parts are: 1) Overview and the new media law; 2) Radio Stations; 3) Media Houses and Cross Ownership; and 4) Role of the media and New Trends. Since the liberalization of the media industry in [...]	2009-12-21 11:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPRC KPAO KMDR KE
09NAIROBI2646	Kenya's Media: Part II - FM Radio Stations [...] (U)Summary. This is the second part of a four-part report on the state of the Kenyan Media. The parts are: 1) Overview and the new media law; 2) Radio Stations; 3) Media Houses and Cross Ownership; and 4) Role of the media and New Trends. The 90s liberalization of the broadcast industry co [...]	2009-12-21 12:42:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPRC KPAO KMDR KE

09NAIROBI2656	Kenya's Media: Part III- Media Houses and Cross Ownership [...] (U) Summary. This is the third part of a four-part report on the state of the Kenyan Media. The parts are: 1) Overview and the new media law; 2) Radio Stations; 3) Media Houses and Cross Ownership; and 4) Role of the media and New Trends. A handful of media houses dominate and even manipula [...]	2009-12-22 10:20:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPRC KPAO KMDR KE
09NAIROBI2662	Kenya's Media: Part IV - Role of the Media and New Trends [...] (U) Summary. This is the last part of a four-part report on the state of the Kenyan Media. The parts are: 1) Overview and the new media law; 2) Radio Stations; 3) Media Houses and Cross Ownership; and 4) Role of the media and New Trends. The rapid growth of media outlets in Kenya has set a [...]	2009-12-22 13:37:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPRC KPAO KMDR KE
09NAIROBI2664	KENYA: FORWARD THINKING TO NEGATE "DEFAMATION OF RELIGION" [...] (U) Summary: This message is a response to an action request in Ref A, and provides post input for Kenya to the Secretary's "Defamation of Religion" working group. Although Kenya has strong domestic incentives to oppose "defamation of religions" resolutions, the influence of African Union, G- [...]	2009-12-22 13:57:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV OPDC KE
09NAIROBI2666	Constitutional Debate 1: A Primer on the Contentious Issues [...] (U) Summary: This cable is part one of a five part series on the contentious issues and political landscape surrounding the debate on Kenya's Harmonized Draft Constitution. This cable provides a snapshot of the outstanding contentious issues in the draft constitution: executive authority, devo [...]	2009-12-22 14:08:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KJUS PREL KE
09NAIROBI2688	SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, DECEMBER 23 [...] (SBU) Per ref B, Post submits the following update for the third week of December 2009. End Summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-8 activit [...]	2009-12-24 08:34:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI270	SOMALIA - UN FIELD COVERAGE OF HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) SUMMARY. This cable is in response to reftel request for information on the efficacy of the field offices of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). As noted in reftel, OHCHR maintains involvement in Somalia through human rights advisors to the United Political Office for Soma [...]	2009-02-11 14:19:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL SO
09NAIROBI2702	HUMAN RIGHTS TRENDS IN KENYA PERTAINING TO SEXUAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Same sex relationships in Kenya are criminalized as felonies, and individuals in such relationships face strong public attitudes which stigmatize lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) relationships as "un-African" and "against the order of nature." However, the Kenyan go [...]	2009-12-31 06:20:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM KE HURI PHUM
09NAIROBI2706	Civil Society Activists Spend Christmas in Jail [...] (SBU) Police arrested twenty-two members of Bunge la Mwananchi (The "People's Parliament" in Swahili) on December 24, 2009. The Bunge members were holding a peaceful demonstration to call for the resignation of Minister of Education Sam Ongeri, who has been implicated in a recent scandal invo [...]	2009-12-31 10:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM KE
09NAIROBI344	SOMALIA - ENCOURAGING KENYAN ENGAGEMENT [...] (U) Summary: Kenya is increasingly concerned about Somali instability spilling over its border and affecting its share of Indian Ocean trade. The Government of Kenya is seeking ways to help stabilize Somalia, cooperate on counter-piracy, and improve the plight of Somali refugees in Kenya. [...]	2009-02-23 14:11:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EWWT KE PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SO
09NAIROBI345	SOMALIA - The Case for Expanded Assistance [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Now is the time for the United States to provide an expanded package of security, development and humanitarian assistance to consolidate the formation of a new Unity Transitional Federal Government (UTFG) in Somalia, while ensuring that additional funds are made available to both [...]	2009-02-23 14:19:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID PINR PHUM SO
09NAIROBI346	SOMALIA - DOUBLE SUICIDE ATTACK ON AMISOM [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 22 two suicide bombers struck inside AMISOM's Burundian battalion base at the former Somali National University (SNU) compound. Eleven Burundian soldiers were killed and 15 wounded. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack through spokesman Mukhtar Robow. T [...]	2009-02-23 14:42:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID SO
09NAIROBI348	SOMALIA - Cabinet Nominated and Sworn In [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On February 20, Prime Minister Sharmarke nominated a 36-member cabinet to lead the new unity Transitional Federal Government (TFG). In composing the cabinet, each of the ministries was first allocated to a specific clan and sub-clan and then the ministers were chosen from thes [...]	2009-02-24 04:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID SO
09NAIROBI363	SOMALIA - TFG AND ISLAMISTS CLASH IN MOGADISHU [...] (SBU) Summary: In the fiercest fighting in Mogadishu since Ethiopian troops' January departure, Hisbul Islam, a recently-formed alliance of Islamic militias, clashed with Transitional Federal Government (TFG) forces in western Mogadishu on February 24 and briefly in the morning on February 25 [...]	2009-02-25 14:55:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER SO
09NAIROBI364	SOMALIA - Engaging Puntland and Somaliland [...] (SBU) Summary. Following on our cables (reftels) on the way forward for Somalia, here we propose ways to engage the Somaliland and Puntland regions of northern Somalia. To assure the north maintains its stability in the face of the south's volatility, we propose increased education, economic [...]	2009-02-25 15:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER SO
09NAIROBI373	TOURIST NUMBERS DEPRESSED WHILE POACHING OF WILDIFE, [...] SUMMARY: Kenya Wildlife Service, Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife, and Ministry of Tourism officials are concerned by a sudden spike in the numbers of elephants, especially in Amboseli and Tsavo East National Parks, apparently poached for their tusks. At the same time, they along with count [...]	2009-02-26 12:20:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETRD KCRM KSCA ECON KE
09NAIROBI428	KENYA ECONOMIC NOTES: MARCH 2009 [...] (SBU) ECONOMIC ADVISOR TO GOK LEADERS: "GET REAL" 2. (SBU) IMF MISSION EXPLORES SUPPORT FOR KENYA 3. (SBU) HORTICULTURE EXPORTERS LOOK TO THE U.S. MARKET 4. (SBU) KENYAN TRAVEL TO THE U.S. DECLINES Â [...]	2009-03-03 09:13:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB ECPS EINV EFIN ETRD EAID BEXP PINR ASEC
09NAIROBI43	EASBRIG UPDATES ITS FRIENDS [...] (U) On November 25, the East African Standby Brigade (EASBRIG) used the occasion of its first-ever Command Post Exercise (CPX) to bring donors together for an update on EASBRIG's progress and to request further support. While the meeting's agenda focused on capacity building for the still-nas [...]	2009-01-08 11:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL KE XW
09NAIROBI450	USRAP EXPLORES POSSIBILITY OF INITIATING REFUGEE [...] (SBU) UNHCR-Djibouti anticipates submitting between 400-450 Priority 1 referrals to the USRAP (US Refugee Admissions Program) should USRAP reinitiate refugee resettlement in Djibouti. Embassy Djibouti, while neutral about USRAP re-initiating resettlement activities, is concerned that USRAP [...]	2009-03-06 07:24:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DJ ET PREF PREL SMIG SO XA
09NAIROBI479	SOMALIA - Sharif Previews Government Reforms, Sharia Law [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador spoke to Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Sheikh Sharif in Nairobi at the beginning of Sharif's trip to Uganda and Burundi to thank those governments for their Africa Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) troop contributions. He said integration of former [...]	2009-03-10 14:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER SO
09NAIROBI52	SOMALIA - PUNTLAND PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, [...] (SBU) Summary: As noted reftel, Abdirahman Mohamed "Faroole" was elected the fourth President of the semi-autonomous region of Puntland on January 8. Mohamed's inauguration on January 11 should cap an election that has been free of acrimony and whose results no one at this point appears to b [...]	2009-01-09 15:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR SO
09NAIROBI550	FOREIGN MINISTER WETANGULA BRIEFS THE DIPLOMATIC [...] (U) Summary: On March 3 Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula convened the Nairobi diplomatic corps to review developments in Kenya and highlight the accomplishments of the Coalition Government. Th Coalition Government is strong, and Wetangula expects it to serve out its full term to 2012. The GO [...]	2009-03-18 11:18:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHSA PREL PHUM PGOV KE
09NAIROBI553	IRAN TRADE MISSION TO KENYA STRICTLY BUSINESS; AHMADINEJAD [...] (SBU) Summary: According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Middle East Division director Ken Vitisia, the recent visit of Iranian President Mahjmoud Ahmadinejad, accompanied by 200 businessmen and Iranian government officials, among them Foreign Minister Manoucher Mottaki, was principally a tr [...]	2009-03-19 08:06:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EPET PREL ENRG ECON EINV PINR IR KE
09NAIROBI571	KENYA: GOK THOUGHTS ON DADAAB REFUGEES AND FOURTH [...] Summary: Government of Kenya (GOK) officials underscored the need for a "special solution for a special problem" during a recent discussion about Somali refugees in Kenya with representatives of the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM). They highlighted Kenya's waning patience w [...]	2009-03-23 09:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PGOV EAID PHUM KE ET SO
09NAIROBI588	SOMALIA - Engaging the Diaspora [...] (SBU) On March 13 participants at a United Nations Development Program (UNDP)-sponsored workshop in Nairobi explored ways to engage the Somali Diaspora in making a greater contribution to peace and the development of the country. Intellectuals, civil society representatives and others from th [...]	2009-03-25 07:57:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID SO
09NAIROBI601	SOMALIA - BOSSASO CLERIC'S SUPPORTERS PROTEST ARREST [...] (SBU) On March 24, violent protests erupted in Puntland's port city of Bossaso as police and Puntland Intelligence Service (PIS) officers arrested Osman Mohamed Shire, a prominent local cleric. Puntland residents told us that PIS targeted the cleric for his public statements in support of a re [...]	2009-03-25 15:13:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI SO
09NAIROBI614	SOMALIA - TFG INTERIOR MINISTER SLIGHTLY WOUNDED [...] (SBU) Recently-appointed Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Interior Minister Sheikh Abdikadir Ali Omar was slightly injured by the explosion of a roadside bomb or mine in an apparent assassination attempt as he was walking near Bakara market, Mogadishu, at about 9:30 (local) on March 26. O [...]	2009-03-26 15:18:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV SOCI PINR SO
09NAIROBI619	KENYA WILL "SERIOUSLY CONSIDER" NOT INVITING GUINEA AND [...] (SBU) As instructed ref A, Economics Counselor urged the Government of Kenya (GOK) not to invite Guinea and Madagascar to the August 4-6, 2009, AGOA Forum in Nairobi. 2. (SBU) During a March 24 meeting between the senior GOK officials responsible for organizing the forum and a visiting USG [...]	2009-03-27 08:06:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON AGOA PGOV PREL GV MA KE
09NAIROBI623	SOMALIA - REVISITING THE MEDIA LAW [...] (SBU) The Transitional Federal Government's (TFG) new Minister of Information, Farahan Ali Mohamed, is making an effort to revisit and ratify the media law that was endorsed by Parliament in 2007 but never signed by former TFG President Abdullahi Yusuf. Several journalist associations are inv [...]	2009-03-27 11:44:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO SO
09NAIROBI627	SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, MARCH 27 [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post submits the following update for the third week of March 2009. End summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-5 activities since the [...]	2009-03-30 03:56:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO PTER EAID MOPS SO
09NAIROBI645	SOMALIA - DATE OF SOMALILAND PRESIDENTIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: An on-again, off-again dispute over the date of the Somaliland presidential elections, which had most recently been tentatively scheduled for May 31, gathered steam on March 28, when a special session of the Guurti (House of Elders) voted to extend incumbent President Riyale's [...]	2009-04-01 15:46:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR SOCI SO
09NAIROBI646	SOMALIA - Business Community Pledges to Support Youth and [...] (U) SUMMARY. On March 21-22, more than 80 prominent Somali business leaders gathered in Djibouti for the UN-sponsored workshop, "Job Opportunities and Youth Employment: The Role of the Business Community." The two day session was the largest formal gathering of Somalia's private-sector princ [...]	2009-04-01 16:06:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID SO DJ
09NAIROBI662	SOMALIA - TOUGH MONTH FOR JOURNALISTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Somali journalists encounted more problems in the second half of March, with new arrests in Somaliland and Puntland. The Puntland arrest has resulted in a long jail sentence. Embassy has registered its concern in the Puntland case with recently-elected President Faroole. End s [...]	2009-04-03 15:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM KPAO SO
09NAIROBI679	SOMALIA - TFG PARLIAMENT MEETING IN MOGADISHU [...] (SBU) Summary: Transitional Parliament Speaker Aden Mohammed Nur "Madobe," who was en route from Mogadishu via Nairobi to Prague for the April 6 - 9 meeting of the ACP - EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, in an April 4 meeting described security in Mogadishu as steadily improving, although recen [...]	2009-04-06 13:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL PTER SOCI SO
09NAIROBI708	Somalia - Humanitarian Funding Not Keeping Pace With Rising [...] (SBU) At the end of March 2009, contributions to the U.N.-led Common Appeals Process (CAP) stood at $251 of the $918 million requested for humanitarian operations in Somalia. Food aid accounts for $200 million of this received amount, leading to an imbalance in the response. Several sectors hav [...]	2009-04-08 04:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM PREL PREF SO
09NAIROBI719	SOMALIA - Somaliland Sets Election Date Amid Protest [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On April 6, Somaliland's National Electoral Commission (NEC) announced September 27 as the new date for presidential elections citing technical and legal reasons for postponing the date from May 31. Although the voter registration law requires the NEC to make decisions regardi [...]	2009-04-08 17:36:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SO
09NAIROBI731	KENYA WILL NOT INVITE GUINEA AND MADAGASCAR TO AGOA FORUM [...] (SBU) At the conclusion of the Government of Kenya's April 9 AGOA Forum preparatory committee meeting, Economic Counselor reiterated to Ministry of Trade Chief Economist and committee co-chair Richard Sindiga that the United States does not want Guinea and Madagascar invited to the August 4-6, [...]	2009-04-09 13:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON AGOA PGOV PREL GV MA KE
09NAIROBI735	SOMALIA - FOREIGN MINISTER DESCRIBES EFFORTS TO [...] (SBU) In an April 9 meeting, TFG Foreign Minister Omar, accompanied by Minister of Defense "Gandi," described a recent visit to Rome, and the state of his efforts to elicit financial support for the Sheikh Sharif government from the UAE, Iraq, and Kuwait. Rome, he said, had promised $4 million [...]	2009-04-11 08:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID MARR SO
09NAIROBI737	SOMALIA - FOREIGN MINISTER DESCRIBES EFFORTS TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-11 08:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID MARR SO
09NAIROBI743	SOMALIA - REACTION TO MAERSK ALABAMA CAPTAIN'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Somali reaction to the use of force used to secure the release of Maersk Alabama Captain Richard Phillips has been largely positive. Somali media outlets have reflected an understanding of the actions, although some have wondered if this show of force has come too late, now th [...]	2009-04-14 15:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER KPAO SO
09NAIROBI767	ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING EMERGING YOUTH LEADERSHIP [...] (U) Summary. At a time of ferment in Kenya, when many observers are focused primarily on problems within the coalition government, new youth leaders are emerging who are pressing peacefully for change. They are cooperating across ethnic lines, and coordinating with civil society and religious [...]	2009-04-16 14:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
09NAIROBI773	SOMALIA - Shortcut to Sharia [...] (SBU) Summary. Somalis generally accept Sharia law, but most favor a form of Sharia that allows them to exercise their unique cultural traditions. Prime Minister Sharmarke told the Ambassador that establishing Sharia is a political decision to diffuse criticism by certain communities and an [...]	2009-04-17 15:43:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SO
09NAIROBI799	KENYA REITERATES IT WILL ADHERE TO AU POSITIONS ON GUINEA [...] (SBU) Paul Mdungu, the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Africa Division deputy director, reiterated April 21 that Kenya will adhere to all African Union policies on Madagascar and Guinea. Describing our requests (refs A and D) as "reasonable," Mdungu said Kenya fully understands the USG's p [...]	2009-04-22 13:09:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EAID ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL GV MA KE
09NAIROBI805	SOMALIA - Targeted Killings of Prominent Leaders [...] (SBU) Summary. The last month has marked a surge in assassinations and attacks targeting prominent members of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and leaders associated with the TFG in Mogadishu. By targeting prominent persons engaged in peace and reconciliation efforts and those tryin [...]	2009-04-24 09:55:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SO
09NAIROBI808	FRAGILE PEACE IN RIFT VALLEY: THE KALENJIN [...] Summary: On a recent trip to Rift Valley province, poloffs accompanied Ambassador Ranneberger to an important peace event at Ndeffo and Egerton University near Nakuru and then met with a range of contacts to discuss the situation on the ground and possible approaches to achieving the desired en [...]	2009-04-24 11:08:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ASEC KE
09NAIROBI810	SOMALIA - Aweys' Return to Mogadishu [...] (SBU) On April 23, opposition leader Hassan Dahir Aweys (Hawiye/Habar Gedir/Ayr) returned to Mogadishu after a more than two-year absence. With a checkered past that has found Aweys in the leadership of many of Somalia's Islamic movements, he is now considered the leader of the Hisbul Islam ( [...]	2009-04-24 14:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SO
09NAIROBI82	KENYAN TEACHERS PREPARE TO STRIKE [...] (U) After more than six months of salary negotiations with the Ministry of Education, the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) has said its 148,000 members will strike January 19. To call off the strike, KNUT demands a 35% average pay raise effective January 1, 2009. The government has of [...]	2009-01-13 12:23:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM SOCI KE
09NAIROBI832	SOMALIA - Attack on Parliament [...] On April 25 a mortar attack against the Somali parliament killed at least eight people and wounded fifteen others. There were no causalities among the lawmakers. The temporary house of the Somali parliament, located at the former police transport headquarters in Mogadishu, was attacked with [...]	2009-04-28 13:31:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SO
09NAIROBI864	SOMALIA - Meeting with the TFG Minister of Humanitarian [...] (U) On April 23, we met for the first time Mohamoud Abdi Ibrahim, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Resettlement for Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG). Ibrahim was appointed in February and was an active member of the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia and participated [...]	2009-05-04 04:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID PHUM SO
09NAIROBI908	SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, MAY 6 [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post submits the following update for the third week of April and first week of May 2009. End summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3- [...]	2009-05-06 14:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO PTER EAID MOPS SO
09NAIROBI951	SOMALIA - FIGHTING ERUPTS IN MOGADISHU [...] (SBU) Summary: In the worst fighting in months, on May 9-10 Islamic extremists allied with Hisbul Islami clashed with Transitional Federal Government (TFG) troops and TFG-allied militias in Mogadishu. Over 60 Somalis were killed, including civilians, and hundreds more injured and displaced. [...]	2009-05-11 14:04:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER SO
09NAIROBI955	SOMALIA - MOGADISHU TENSE BUT CALM [...] Summary: Mogadishu remained calm on May 12 after continued fighting between Islamic extremists and the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) on May 11. TFG officials tell us they retook some lost ground in two counterattacks late on May 11, but are still facing a considerable challenge from a [...]	2009-05-12 13:53:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER EAID SO
09NAIROBI964	SOMALIA - MOGADISHU FIGHTING CONTINUES FOR A FIFTH DAY [...] (SBU) Summary: Fighting between Islamists and Hisbul Islami and the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) continued in Mogadishu May 13. Somali media report injured and wounded in the hundreds and displaced persons in the thousands. TFG officials tell us Ras Kamboni leader Hassan al Turki, [...]	2009-05-13 17:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER EAID SO
09NAIROBI998	SOMALIA - MAY 3 DISSOLUTION OF NATIONAL MEDIA [...] (SBU) On May 3, ironically World Press Freedom Day, the Transitional Federal Government's (TFG) Minister of Information abruptly dissolved Somalia's National Media Council (NMC),charged with advocating for journalists in the development of Somalia's media law. The Minister told us the NMC "e [...]	2009-05-15 14:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM KPAO SO
09NAPLES102	REPORT SHOWS ALARMING INCREASE IN ORGANIZED CRIME IN NAPLES [...] (U) A report issued on September 30 by the Rome-based research institute Censis, and funded by the Italian Parliament's Anti-Mafia Committee, concludes that organized crime is on the rise throughout Italy but constitutes "a true national emergency" in the greater Naples area. The report is b [...]	2009-10-01 14:55:00	Consulate Naples	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM ASEC CASC SNAR IT
09NAPLES53	CAN ITALY'S ETERNAL "SOUTHERN QUESTION" BE SOLVED? [...] (SBU) Summary: The economy of southern Italy has been in a sad state for over a decade, with almost zero growth and chronic unemployment. The worldwide economic crisis does not bode well for a region where 22.5 percent of the population lives below the poverty line. Only one-half of one per [...]	2009-04-23 10:37:00	Consulate Naples	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN KCRM KCOR IT
09NAPLES64	LAMPEDUSA: THE TINY ITALIAN ISLAND THAT LOOMS LARGE FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: During a May 13 visit to Italy's southernmost territory, the island of Lampedusa, we observed a well-run migrant detention center that provides humane treatment, food and medical care to those who arrive by boat from North Africa. While the camp has suffered from severe overc [...]	2009-05-22 19:34:00	Consulate Naples	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PREL SMIG PGOV PBTS PHSA UNHCR IT LY
09NAPLES74	GROWTH PLUMMETS IN ITALY'S CAMPANIA REGION [...] (SBU) Summary: A new report by Italy's central bank shows that the country's second-most populous region, Campania, has the lowest growth rate in Italy and the lowest rate of employment of any region in the EU. The region has experienced stagnant growth for about fifteen years, but the globa [...]	2009-06-23 07:39:00	Consulate Naples	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN KCRM KCOR IT
09NAPLES90	FIXING ITALY'S SOUTHERN PROBLEM: BERLUSCONI'S "NEW DEAL" [...] (SBU) Summary: Using American comparisons such as "New Deal" and "Marshall Plan," Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has outlined his government's new plan for the South, which he intends to supervise personally. The three priority sectors are infrastructure, tourism, and innovation. The Ita [...]	2009-08-13 15:53:00	Consulate Naples	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN KCOR KCRM IT
09NASSAU139	SEIZURES UP, MIGRANT SMUGGLING DISCUSSED AT U.S.-BAHAMAS [...] (SBU) This is a cable with action issue items. Southern Command/Northern Command/Coast Guard please see paragraph 15 on piracy. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Charge d'Affaires (CDA) and Minister for National Security Tommy Turnquest co-chaired the semi-annual Joint Counter Narcotics/Illegal Migration [...]	2009-03-06 17:01:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV PREL TK BF
09NASSAU149	BAHAMIANS WORRIED OVER IMPACT OF STOP TAX HAVEN [...] (U) Summary: News concerning the proposed Stop Tax Haven Abuse bill, which names The Bahamas as one of 34 secrecy jurisdictions, has generated considerable discussion in local media and amongst politicians. The financial services sector makes up 15 percent of the country's GDP and, tourism i [...]	2009-03-11 20:37:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN BF
09NASSAU160	FY2010 DEMARCHE/OBJECTIVES FOR THE MAJORS LIST [...] (SBU) Narcotics Affairs Officer (NAO) delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of National Security Permanent Secretary Missouri Sherman-Peter on March 13. NAO shared reftel points regarding the Majors List process and, while Sherman-Peter said she understood the rationale behind including The Bah [...]	2009-03-16 17:04:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR CFED CJAN PREL PGOV SOCI BF
09NASSAU169	ALL QUIET ON THE TURKS AND CAICOS FRONT [...] (U) The GCOB is "unconcerned" about the UK's planned partial suspension of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) constitution announced March 16 by the British overseas dependency's governor. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Brent Symonette told the press that the changes would have n [...]	2009-03-17 21:06:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV BF TK UK
09NASSAU20	BAHAMAS: DEMARCHE ON DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche points regarding the designation of additional Iranian entities to Donna Lowe, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Legal Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on January 8. Ms. Lowe acknowledged the points of the demarche and provided no additional [...]	2009-01-09 20:56:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP EFIN PARM IR BF
09NASSAU207	NASSAU MONTHLY -- MARCH 2009 [...] (U) This is a monthly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. -- SOUTHCOM Still Loves Nassau -- Nassau World's Busiest Cruise Port, Visitor Numbers Still Down -- PM: Government Revenue "Disastrous" -- Unemployment Hits 15 Year High -- Old Police [...]	2009-03-31 20:58:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BF
09NASSAU226	BAHAMAS DELEGATION FOR THE SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-14 19:34:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT AORC APER BEXP ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD KSUM PGOV
09NASSAU247	CODEL IMPRESSED BY OPBAT, STRONG BILATERAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CODEL Conyers visited The Bahamas April 7-9 to review OPBAT operations and assess current drug and migrant challenges. GCOB officials led by Prime Minister Ingraham described the negative impact of the situation in Haiti on both OPBAT and The Bahamas. PM Ingraham stressed th [...]	2009-04-20 20:14:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV HA BF
09NASSAU251	SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS: PM ASSERTS BAHAMAS WILL [...] (U) A banner headline April 20 captured the Bahamian media's coverage of Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham's attendance at the Summit of the Americas (SOA): "PM Lobbies U.S. on Tax Bill". All media prominently reported the PM's statement that The Bahamas did not deserve to be named as a secrec [...]	2009-04-21 20:53:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KPAO PGOV PREL BF
09NASSAU274	GCOB ACTIVATING "STATE OF PREPAREDNESS" AGAINST SWINE FLU; [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GCOB discussed measures to contain and prevent the spread of Swine Flu (H1N1) at air and sea ports of entry (POEs). GCOB officials reported no confirmed cases of Swine Flu; however, the Ministry of Health (MoH) is currently at 24/7 operational capacity and is in a "state of p [...]	2009-04-28 21:21:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09NASSAU275	CORRECTED: GCOB ACTIVATING "STATE OF PREPAREDNESS" AGAINST [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GCOB discussed measures to contain and prevent the spread of Swine Flu (H1N1) at air and sea ports of entry (POEs). GCOB officials reported no confirmed cases of Swine Flu; however, the Ministry of Health (MoH) is currently at 24/7 operational capacity and is in a "state of p [...]	2009-04-29 14:07:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09NASSAU277	CORRECTED: GCOB ACTIVATING "STATE OF PREPAREDNESS" AGAINST [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GCOB discussed measures to contain and prevent the spread of Swine Flu (H1N1) at air and sea ports of entry (POEs). GCOB officials reported no confirmed cases of Swine Flu; however, the Ministry of Health (MoH) is currently at 24/7 operational capacity and is in a "state of p [...]	2009-04-29 15:20:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09NASSAU345	BAHAMAS VOTES FOR KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Finance informed Post May 29 that the GCOB had decided to support Kosovo's World Bank membership and was voting accordingly, by fax by the end of the day. ZUNIGA-BROWN [...]	2009-05-29 18:30:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL BF
09NASSAU349	UK DIRECT RULE COMING SOON TO TURKS AND CAICOS [...] (SBU/NF) SUMMARY: The UK is set to introduce direct rule in the British Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) to address evidence of official corruption and financial mismanagement as the protests of the embattled ex-Premier and his successor fall on deaf ears. Domestic op [...]	2009-06-03 15:09:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SMIG PHUM ECON ETRD EFIN BF TK UK
09NASSAU362	BAHAMAS MONTHLY -- MAY 2009 [...] (U) This is a monthly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. -- Opposition Leadership Digging in as Economy Sinks? -- Continuing Criminal Justice Crisis: Bad Guys Doing the Crime, Not Doing the Time -- Another Temporary Hotel Closure, More Job C [...]	2009-06-11 12:49:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO ECON PGOV PREL BF
09NASSAU525	MEGAPORTS TABLETOP EXERCISE SET FOR APRIL 2010 [...] (SBU) August 19, representatives of the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Safety Administration (NNSA) met with GCOB officials in Nassau to discuss plans for a joint Megaports Table Top Exercise (TTX) in FY 2010. The GCOB agreed to schedule the TTX for mid-April 2010 in either Nassa [...]	2009-09-02 14:36:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ENRG ETRD KNNP PARM BF
09NASSAU658	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY, [...] (U) Post delivered reftel points to GCOB MFA Deputy Permanent Secretary Donna Lowe on October 23. Lowe said she would consult with the Permanent Secretary and the section that deals with UN matters. AVANT [...]	2009-10-26 19:57:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BF PREL
09NASSAU692	Demarche Delivered: Goldstone Report [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-04 21:01:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL BF
09NASSAU717	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-19 22:00:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL BF
09NASSAU732	Demarche Delivered: U.S. Candidacy For WHO Executive Board [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-01 22:21:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM BF PREL
09NASSAU736	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DECEMBER VOTE ON DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-03 19:31:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL BF
09NASSAU740	BAHAMAS NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE AWARD [...] The GCOB nominates The Honorable Janet G. Bostwick, former Minister of Justice and Immigration, Attorney-General and Minister of Foreign Affairs, for the International Women of Courage Award. 2. Bostwick was born October 20, 1939 in Nassau. She was the first woman to be elected as a Mem [...]	2009-12-08 16:15:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN BF
09NASSAU773	BAHAMAS REACTION TO EMBASSY HUMAN RIGHTS OP-ED POINTS FINGER [...] The Embassy op-ed on the GCOB human rights UN Third Committee votes sparked immediate reaction in the form of editorials and articles in several New Providence and Grand Bahama dailies beginning on December 22. The op-ed was also published on Caribbean online news web sites. An editorial in T [...]	2009-12-29 20:55:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL
09NASSAU98	BAHAMAS DEFERS TO CARICOM ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche points to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Patricia Rodgers February 12. PS Rodgers said the issue had been discussed in CARICOM and might be raised at an upcoming meeting, though she was unsure whether it was on the agenda. COMMENT: T [...]	2009-02-13 19:41:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC BF
09NASSAU99	THE BAHAMAS -- NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] (U) As requested in ref A, please find Post's responses to questions for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. -------------------------------------- Para 23 -- THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION -------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) A. What are the sources of available informatio [...]	2009-02-13 20:54:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG BF
09NDJAENA423	MISSION ENDORSES DIS SUPPORT AT UPCOMING UN [...] (SBU) The UN will host an October 2 pledging conference in Brussels for P5 nations and other donor countries to seek financial support for programs under MINURCAT's Trust Fund. The UN is specifically seeking 21.6 million USD to finance continued training for the Chadian Integrated Security De [...]	2009-09-29 11:28:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM CD
09NDJAMENA100	USG SHOULD PUSH BRITISH TO ESTABLISH DIPLOMATIC [...] (U) This is an action message: See para 11 below. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The British are considering establishing a small diplomatic presence in Chad, but Canada is planning no mission in the near term, according to visiting British and Canadian diplomats here last week. Th [...]	2009-03-24 09:39:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AU CD
09NDJAMENA101	HUMANITARIAN CONTINGENCY PLANS IN CHAD: LEGAL, [...] (SBU) The recent expulsion of 13 key NGOs implementing humanitarian assistance programs in Darfur has sparked concern that affected IDPs may consider moving across the border into eastern Chad in order to access established assistance programs targeting the existing population of approximately [...]	2009-03-24 11:48:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF UN CD SU LY
09NDJAMENA103	TURKEY PLANNING TO OPEN EMBASSY IN CHAD, PERHAPS [...] (U) Visiting Turkish AMB-Designate to Chad Omur Solendil told AMB March 24 that Turkey was planning to open an Embassy in Chad, perhaps before the end of this year. A political decision had been made in Ankara, Solendil said, but now the funding issue had to be worked out. ----------------- [...]	2009-03-25 10:13:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV LY SU TU ODIP CD
09NDJAMENA104	MINOR GOC CABINET RESHUFFLE SETS STAGE FOR PM TO [...] (SBU) President Deby and his PM affected a relatively minor shuffle to the cabinet 3/23, which left unchanged the leadership in all critical "power" ministries, including Defense, Foreign Affairs, Interior, Infrastructure, Education, Finance, Justice and others. All four of the former opposit [...]	2009-03-25 12:09:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG AU CD
09NDJAMENA111	MAKING CHAD A PART OF THE SOLUTION IN DARFUR: AN [...] This is an action message: See para 5 and subsequent. ---------------------------- CHAD MOST AFFECTED BY DARFUR ---------------------------- 2. (SBU) Besides Sudan itself, Chad is the country most affected by the Darfur Crisis. Virtually all Darfuri refugees are in Chad, which also [...]	2009-03-27 13:51:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM PTER MASS LY SU CT CD
09NDJAMENA113	CHAD'S PUBLIC FINANCES (I): PROBLEMS ARE DAUNTING [...] (SBU) IMF Resident Representative Joseph Karangwa briefed Ambassador March 26 on the current troubled status of Chad's public finances, especially its public revenue management problems, from the IFI perspective. He emphasized Chad's looming budgetary shortfall this year, as oil revenues are [...]	2009-04-01 16:29:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EPET EFIN IMF IBRD CDB EAID PREL
09NDJAMENA115	CHAD'S PUBLIC FINANCES (II): SEARCHING FOR [...] (U) This is an action message. See para 11 below. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Finance Minister Gata Ngoulou told Ambassador and DCM March 30 that Chad's public finances were in serious disarray, but that the budget picture was not yet "disastrous." Ngoulou pointed out that Ch [...]	2009-04-02 11:19:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EPET EFIN IMF IBRD CDB EAID PREL
09NDJAMENA118	BEFORE PARLIAMENT, PRIME MINISTER REVIEWS HIS [...] (U) Prime Minister Youssouf Saleh Abbas appeared before Chad's 155-member National Assembly, along with his 41-member Cabinet, March 31, to respond to questions on the successes and challenges of his 11-month old government. The PM, who had received questions posed by parliamentarians in advan [...]	2009-04-02 17:30:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS ECON EAGR AU CD
09NDJAMENA120	UK REQUEST THAT EMBASSY NDJAMENA PROVIDE WORK [...] This is an action message -- see para 8. 2. (U) The UK FCO has renewed its request to us to provide work space and services to a UK diplomat to be deployed here for an undetermined length of time (REF A). 3. (SBU) We strongly support a UK diplomatic presence in Chad on a permanent or s [...]	2009-04-06 08:34:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ODIP UK EU FR CD
09NDJAMENA122	MINURCAT DEPUTY SRSG ON NEW PKO'S FIRST WEEKS [...] (SBU) MINURCAT Deputy SRSG Rima Salah briefed the diplomatic community April 1 on MINURCAT's achievements during its first two weeks of existence, as well as future challenges. Salah reviewed UNSCRs 1778 and 1861, which mandates security and protection of international humanitarian workers [...]	2009-04-07 12:23:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF PHUM UN SU CH CD
09NDJAMENA131	LIBYA RENEWS "TRILATERAL CHAD-SUDAN EFFORT," [...] (SBU) Libya is intent on reviving its "trilateral initiative" mediation efforts between Chad and Sudan, starting with eliminating support for proxy rebel groups, as a prelude to helping to solve the Darfur problem, according to Libya's once and current Ambassador to Chad, Greene Saleh Greene [...]	2009-04-15 14:39:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UN SU LY PINR CD
09NDJAMENA135	IMF EFFORTS IN CHAD: HITTING EVERY OBSTACLE ON [...] (SBU) Christian Josz, IMF Deputy Division Chief in the African Department and head of the IMF delegation to start a Staff Monitored Program (SMP) in Chad, briefed the diplomatic corps April 15 on the results of his team's efforts. Josz stated that despite a positive start to his visit, he had [...]	2009-04-17 10:42:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EPET EFIN IMF IBRD CBD EAID PREL CD
09NDJAMENA137	CHAD: EMBASSY NDJAMENA'S TIP COMPLIANCE ACTION [...] (SBU) In order to help the Chad Government to avoid sanctions because of TIP provisions, we are engaged in executing an action plan, which we first informed Department in REF A. 2. (SBU) Background: GOC Actions to Date: The most recent in the GOC's efforts to address trafficking in pers [...]	2009-04-20 17:27:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SU CD
09NDJAMENA139	CHAD: AN ELECTORAL HISTORY (1959-2009). [...] (SBU) A key U.S. goal in Chad involves the success of the August 13 Accord process, which comprises political and electoral reforms leading to credible legislative and local elections in 2010 and similar presidential elections in 2011. The Chadian people have had a variety of national voting [...]	2009-04-21 10:32:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PINR CD
09NDJAMENA140	GOC OFFERS ITS OWN VERSION OF BUDGET REVISION [...] (SBU) Finance Minister Gata Ngoulou outlined April 21 for Ambassador the GOC's plan to address the budget revenue shortfall precipitated by the drop in the price of oil, a resource that accounts for 75 percent of the GOC's budget. The GOC will fill the USD 80 million gap between 2009 receipts [...]	2009-04-23 07:41:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EPET EFIN IMF IBRD CBD EAID PREL CD
09NDJAMENA149	CHAD REBEL COLUMNS CROSS INTO SOUTHEAST CHAD FROM [...] (SBU) CHAD REBELS CROSS THE BORDER: We believe that three or perhaps four columns of Chad rebels have entered southeastern Chad since yesterday, and are likely strung out along the border from points SE of Abeche to the CAR/Sudan/Chad tri-border area, north and south of Goz Beida town. Tota [...]	2009-05-05 13:38:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS ASEC PREL PREF SU UN AU LY FR CD

09NDJAMENA151	CHAD UPDATE, 12PM, MAY 6: CHAD GOVERNMENT FORCES [...] (SBU) CAVEAT: This message is based on a variety of sources, some more reliable than others. We gather information from all sources and try to winnow the chaff from the wheat. Some reports recirculate, gaining apparent momentum from repetition. Some reports are based on rumors or garble f [...]	2009-05-06 11:09:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS ASEC PREL PREF SU UN AU LY FR CASC CD
09NDJAMENA152	CHAD'S ELECTORAL REFORM COMMITTEE LAMENTS "LACK OF [...] (SBU) In several recent meetings with Embassy officers and TDY visitors, members of the Chadian Electoral Reform Committee (ERC) have complained that lack of political will continues to plague preparations for 2010-11 elections in Chad. Lol Mahamat Choua, opposition figure and current Presi [...]	2009-05-06 13:35:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR CD
09NDJAMENA153	CHAD UPDATE, AFTERNOON MAY 6: CHAD GOVT AIR FORCE [...] (SBU) CAVEAT: This message is based on a variety of sources, some more reliable than others. We gather information from all sources and try to winnow the chaff from the wheat. Some reports re-circulate, gaining apparent momentum from repetition. Some reports are based on rumors or garble [...]	2009-05-06 15:07:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS ASEC PREL PREF SU UN AU LY FR CASC CD
09NDJAMENA156	CHAD UPDATE, MORNING 5/7: REBELS CONSOLIDATE, [...] (SBU) CAVEAT: This message presents a composite view of the current situation based on a variety of sources, some more reliable than others, and our best analysis. Some reports re-circulate, gaining apparent momentum from repetition; others are based on rumors or garbled fact. We cite few s [...]	2009-05-07 11:06:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS ASEC PREL PREF SU UN AU LY FR CASC CD
09NDJAMENA161	CHAD UPDATE, 5/8: GOC DEFEATS REBELS DECISIVELY [...] (SBU) CHAD REBELS STATUS: As of morning May 8, the Chadian military inflicted two decisive defeats on Chad rebels. The rebels appear to have been decisively defeated in May 7 battles south of Am-Dam and later near Am-Timan, inflicting heavy casualties. Remaining rebels are dispersed and in [...]	2009-05-08 11:35:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS ASEC PREL PREF SU UN AU LY FR CASC CD
09NDJAMENA162	KHALIL IBRAHIM PRESENTS -- "THE NEW JEM" [...] (SBU) JEM Chief Dr. Khalil Ibrahim told SE Gration May 2-3 that his recently enhanced and expanded movement was the "New JEM" whose top priority was peace, not conquest. Khalil claimed to represent over 200 Sudanese tribes, offered proof that a number of former commanders of separate rebel m [...]	2009-05-08 13:17:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF AU LY CD
09NDJAMENA163	CHAD UPDATE: FM FAKI'S MAY 9 REPLY TO U.S. [...] (SBU) Ambassador Nigro issued a demarche to FM Moussa Faki Mahamat May 9 to discourage GoC hot pursuit of remaining Chadian rebels into Sudan; to remind the GoC of the moral high ground that Ndjamena occupied at present; to describe SE Gration's efforts to convince the Sudanese government to [...]	2009-05-10 12:35:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS ASEC PREL PREF SU UN AU LY FR CASC CD
09NDJAMENA165	CHAD UPDATE 5/10: GOC TRUMPETS DECISIVE VICTORY [...] (SBU) MILITARY BALANCE: As of May 10, the Government of Chad (GOC) continues to trumpet its "decisive victory" over Union of Resistance Forces (UFR) rebels in southeastern Chad. On May 6 and 7, Chadian military forces bombed rebel columns near Koukou, Angarana, Kerfi, and Haouish. According [...]	2009-05-10 15:09:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS ASEC PREL PREF SU UN AU LY FR CASC CD
09NDJAMENA170	CHAD UPDATE MAY 11: LIFE RETURNING TO NORMAL ONE [...] (SBU) RETURN TO NORMAL: Life is returning to normal as the GOC and others continue to assess the impact of the May 4 rebel incursions and plan for the future. MINURCAT has resumed all operations in the east. 2. (SBU) DEBY VISITS TROOPS: President Deby, accompanied by acting Minister of [...]	2009-05-11 16:47:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS ASEC PREL PREF SU UN AU LY FR CASC CD
09NDJAMENA175	CEDANT ARMA TOGAE? WHERE CHAD GOES FROM HERE, [...] (SBU) The invasion of eastern Chad by Chadian rebels from Sudan, their decisive defeat by Chad government forces, and the GOC,s initial reaction to those events last week confirmed a changed balance of power between Chad and Chad rebels and raised questions regarding the GOC's military and d [...]	2009-05-13 09:01:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF UN SU LY CH IS QA CD
09NDJAMENA177	CHAD'S PRESIDENT CONTINUES ANTI-SUDAN STANCE [...] (SBU) Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno held a rally May 13 in N'Djamena to protest against "Sudanese aggression," given the May 4-7 incursion by Chadian rebels from Sudan. Five times during the President's 15-minute speech, he focused specifically on Sudanese President Omar El Bashir, sayi [...]	2009-05-14 16:12:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF MOPS SU LY CD
09NDJAMENA184	CHAD PLANS TO WITHDRAW FROM AU AND QATARI [...] (SBU) FORMIN Faki thanked Ambassador May 15 for the USG's public support of Chad during the recent rebel incursion and explained that the GOC was likely to "freeze" or "suspend" participation in AU-sponsored and Qatar-sponsored mediation efforts to normalize Chad-Sudan relations, because of AU [...]	2009-05-18 13:45:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF MOPS SU LY QA CD
09NDJAMENA185	CHAD ADMITS MILITARY "HOT PURSUIT" INTO SUDAN, [...] (SBU) The GOC confirmed publicly May 17 that it had made good last week on its long-standing pledge to exercise "right of hot pursuit" by pursuing fleeing Chad rebels back into Sudan and carrying out air strikes against them. The GOC appears to have displayed some restraint in these operat [...]	2009-05-18 13:48:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF MOPS SU LY QA CD
09NDJAMENA188	USG AND FRIENDS SUPPORTS UNICEF'S EFFORTS ON CHILD [...] (SBU) Ambassador Nigro and French Ambassador co-hosted a meeting (held in this Embassy) May 19 for key partners and international NGO representatives to discuss the current situation of children affected by armed conflict in Chad and to explore ways in which Chad's international partners inter [...]	2009-05-21 15:13:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP PREL PGOV PREF SU UN CD
09NDJAMENA194	ESSO LEANS TOWARD ASSISTING GOC ON 2009 BUDGET [...] (SBU) ESSO-Chad Chief Stephane de Mahieu told Ambassador Nigro May 20 that the oil company was leaning toward agreeing to the GOC's request for flexibility with royalty and tax payments in 2009 by advancing some expected second half-2009 payments to the second quarter, to help the GOC stay on [...]	2009-05-22 12:02:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL EPET EFIN AU SU LY CD
09NDJAMENA195	CHAD-SUDAN: GOC SHOULD "SEIZE THE MOMENT" TO [...] (SBU) Ambassador Nigro and DCM told GOC Ambassador to the U.S. Bechir May 22 that the GOC should "seize the moment" to exploit diplomatically its recent military successes. We acknowledged Bechir's expression of gratitude for the clear USG public position on the rebel attack and told him tha [...]	2009-05-24 14:37:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF MARR MASS SU LY IS CD
09NDJAMENA197	JEM-SLA/AW ALLIANCE OFFER ON THE TABLE, BUT IN THE [...] (SBU) JEM and SLA/AW leaders met north of N'Djamena May 22 to discuss forming a political alliance, according to a JEM member who spoke with poloff May 25. SLA/AW leaders told us that that the difference between the secular SLA and the Islamist JEM would likely prevent an alliance, although t [...]	2009-05-26 15:32:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF MOPS SU LY QA CD
09NDJAMENA213	CHAD COMMITTED TO NEGOTIATED PEACE WITH SUDAN BUT [...] (SBU) Key Points are: -- FORMIN Faki was effusive in his praise for President Obama's Cairo speech, saying it effectively rebutted extremist and Islamist propaganda; -- President Deby welcomes the opportunity to meet with A/S Carson and SE Gration at AU Tripoli Summit; -- Deby had succ [...]	2009-06-05 10:50:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF MOPS SU LY QA CD
09NDJAMENA214	INTRA-CHADIAN DIPLOMACY: REBEL DEFECTIONS [...] (U) This message has an Action Request for Khartoum -- see para 6. ------------ KHARTOUM 729 ------------ 2. (SBU) Khartoum 729, another of the Embassy's superb reporting and analysis efforts, confirms the potentially decisive impact on the Chad rebellion of the GOC's victory over at [...]	2009-06-08 16:06:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF MOPS SU LY QA CD
09NDJAMENA224	CHADIAN MILITARY RELEASES REBEL CHILD SOLDIERS TO [...] (SBU) Defense Attache and local staff attended a June 12 ceremony during which the Chadian military (ANT) handed 84 underage combatants, captured from Chadian rebel units in the course of early May ANT fighting with rebels in Eastern Chad, to UNICEF. That organization will work in coordinati [...]	2009-06-12 11:18:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM MOPS SU CD
09NDJAMENA234	MINURCAT CHIEF DESCRIBES POST-EUFOR TROOP [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 16, UN Special Representative Victor Angelo da Silva chaired a meeting of diplomatic reps in N'Djamena to address concerns about MINURCAT's peacekeeping activities, including the inability of some contributing states to deploy fully-equipped peacekeeping contingents i [...]	2009-06-16 16:26:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF PHUM SU CT CD
09NDJAMENA241	ELECTORAL REFORM COMMITTEE BLESSES DECREE ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Chad's Electoral Reform Committee (Comite de Suivie) met June 17 to respond formally to a Governmental Decree (Decret 621),signed June 6 by President Deby, on the role of the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) in enforcing Chad's Electoral Code. Decree 621 see [...]	2009-06-18 06:23:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CD
09NDJAMENA245	JUNE 19 MEETING WITH MINISTER OF FINANCE CLARIFIES STATE [...] (U) Charge d'Affaires met June 19 with Minister of Finance Gata Ngoulou to discuss Chad's revised 2009 budget, which has been reduced to USD 804 million in revenue and USD 1.7 billion in expenditures. (The initial 2009 budget adopted by Chad's National Assembly in November 2008 forecast reve [...]	2009-06-19 17:19:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EFIN CD
09NDJAMENA254	GOC INFORMED OF USG PRIORITIES AT AU SUMMIT; [...] (SBU) With FM Moussa Faki Mahamat Faki and most of the Chadian delegation to the AU Summit preparing to depart for Tripoli later today, June 25, Charge d'affaires approached Chadian Ambassador to the U.S. Mahamoud Adam Bechir (who remains in Chad to assist with the June 27-29 visit of S/E Sc [...]	2009-06-25 16:12:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC OTRA PREL PGOV PHUM ELA KWMN AU CD
09NDJAMENA258	CHADIAN OFFICIALS PROMISE COORDINATION ON G/TIP [...] (SBU) Charge d'affaires delivered G/TIP Tier III Action Plan (Ref A) and elements of the USG's initiative to curb gender-based violence (Ref B) to Chadian officials at the MFA, and to the Minister of Human Rights, on June 26. At both ministries, our Chadian colleagues promised full cooperat [...]	2009-06-26 15:15:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ELA KCRM KWMN KOCI CD
09NDJAMENA264	DEBY-GRATION MEETING: DEBY WANTS TO HELP USG [...] (SBU) Meeting with Special Envoy Scott Gration June 29, Chad's President Deby Idriss Itno made the following points: -- Resolving the Darfur crisis is a key goal for Chad. -- Chad is committed to implementing the Doha agreement of May 3 and views the recent decrease in tensions in South [...]	2009-06-29 17:41:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS ASEC AU UNAUS SU CT CD
09NDJAMENA267	MINURCAT CAN HELP REDUCE CHAD-SUDAN TENSIONS, SRSG [...] (SBU) During the June 29 meeting with Special Envoy for Sudan Scott Gration, MINURCAT SRSG Victor Angelo made the following key points: -- MINURCAT (and likely UNAMID) could assist Dakar Contact group border monitoring mission, with amended mandates(s) and several hundred more troops, espe [...]	2009-06-30 14:13:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF MOPS PHUM SU LY QA CT CD
09NDJAMENA269	SE GRATION SEES SLA/AW CAUTIOUS AND JEM INTRANSIGENCT ON [...] (SBU) Darfur's rebel groups will continue to oppose the Doha process for different reasons, representatives from Sudan Liberation Army/Abdul Wahid (SLA/AW) and the Justice Equality Movement (JEM) told Special Envoy Gen. Scott Gration, separately, on May 27 in N'Djamena. SLA/AW's main command [...]	2009-07-02 08:58:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF PGOV MOPS SU LY CD
09NDJAMENA282	CHAD STARTS IMF PROGRAM BASED ON BUDGET REVISIONS [...] (SBU) The IMF and GOC announced July 7 an agreement for a six-month IMF "Staff Monitored Program" to run April-October 2009, based on Chad's revised 2009 budget that meets IMF's requirements for better public revenue management in the face of diminished oil prices. The IMF-GOC agreement, aft [...]	2009-07-13 09:32:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EFIN ECIN PGOV PREF CD
09NDJAMENA283	WHAT THE USG EXPECTS FROM CHAD: PEACE IN DARFUR, [...] (SBU) Ambassador told Chad FORMIN Faki July 10 that The Secretary's willingness to meet with him was primarily a function of the centrality of he Darfur crisis to USG policyin the region; that she would be interested to hear from him how Chad could best play an active and positive role in rest [...]	2009-07-13 12:03:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF EAID PHUM SU LY QA CD
09NDJAMENA284	CHAD'S ELECTRICITY: MORE GENERATION BY 2011, AWAITING [...] (SBU) Yaccoub Brahim Djouma, Director General of the national electric company, had little relief to offer for the weeks-long power outages that were commonplace in the capital, counting on replacement parts and cooler temperatures, in a meeting with emboffs July 6. He outlined a long-term p [...]	2009-07-13 15:35:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EINV ENRG PREF CD
09NDJAMENA286	GOC CONSIDERS RETROFITTED C-130H AIRCRAFT TO MEET [...] (SBU) This is an Action Message -- see para 8. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The Government of Chad remains interested in acquiring C-130 aircraft to fulfill its significant airlift needs, despite earlier unsuccessful attempts to procure C-130Js through FMS. GOC-USG conversation [...]	2009-07-14 11:36:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MASS PREF PHUM CD
09NDJAMENA287	FOR FORMIN FAKI MTGS: ADDITIONAL INPUT [...] (SBU) This message offers information and views that might be helpful to the Department in preparing for Chad FORMIN Faki's meetings in Washington, in addition to reftel. ----------------------- CHAD-SUDAN AND CHAD/JEM ----------------------- 2. (SBU) Faki told us July 9 that President [...]	2009-07-14 13:44:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SU LY CD
09NDJAMENA290	GOC POISED TO ACT ON GTIP RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (SBU) The GOC's inter-ministerial committee to address the recommendations in the USG action plan on trafficking in persons met July 14 with local human rights organizations and UNICEF representatives. The participations agreed on a collaborative way forward regarding investigations of abuse [...]	2009-07-16 15:09:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF KTIP PHUM CD
09NDJAMENA294	CHAD ELECTORAL PROCESS: DESPITE PROGRESS, DIVIDED [...] (SBU) Chad's electoral reform process took two steps forward and one step back last week. Both the government and opposition sides agreed on their lists of 15 names each for members of the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI). The CENI then elected July 16 by consensus Ngarmadja [...]	2009-07-21 09:51:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM CD
09NDJAMENA298	GOC PROVIDES LETTER CONFIRMING "PSI BATTALION" [...] (SBU) VISITING DASD HUDDLESTON ASKED DEFMIN KAMOUGUE JULY 6 FOR DOCUMENTARY CONFIRMATION OF HIS ASSURANCES THAT THE CHADIAN ARMY'S COUNTER-TERRORISM UNIT (AKA "PSI BATTALION") HAD BEEN PLACED UNDER THE CHAIN OF COMMAND OF THE CHIEF OF JOINT STAFF OF THE CHAD MILITARY. 2. (SBU) ON JULY 8, [...]	2009-07-22 08:46:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER MASS PGOV PHUM PREF CD
09NDJAMENA306	REBEL LEADER SOUBIANE RALLIES TO THE GOC AND [...] (SBU) Chad's official press reported July 27 that Ahmat Hassaballah Soubiane, leader of a major Chad rebel group, returned to Chad July 26, along with two allied rebel group leaders, after having reached agreement with GOC representatives, led by National Mediator Abderaman Moussa, along the [...]	2009-07-27 15:13:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF LY SU CD
09NDJAMENA311	GOC SHOULD BUILD ON MOMENTUM TOWARD NORMAL [...] (SBU) Ambassador Nigro told FORMIN Faki July 24 that GOC should build on the momentum created by his successful visit to Washington and productive talks with senior USG policy makers to move forward on normalization of Chad-Sudan relations by ending the "proxy war" between the two countries' [...]	2009-07-28 06:50:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF SU LY QA CD
09NDJAMENA318	PARLIAMENT PASSES POLITICAL PARTY CHARTER, [...] (SBU) The National Assembly passed a key law supplementing the July 16 law regulating political parties (Political Party Charter) that provoked opposition outrage. The supplemental law added to the Charter law a controversial provision that prohibits elected officials from switching parties af [...]	2009-08-03 07:07:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM CD
09NDJAMENA334	FRENCH CDA ON CHAD-SUDAN BORDER ISSUES [...] (SBU) AMBASSADOR MET WITH FRENCH CHARGE ERWAN DE GOUVELLO AND SECOND COUNSELOR FOR POLMIL AFFAIRS JEROME THEUERKAUFF ON AUGUST 6. 2. (SBU) THE KEY POINTS OF OUR DISCUSSION WERE: -- THE FRENCH WERE SKEPTICAL OF RECENT SUDAN GOVERNMENT ACCUSATIONS OF LARGE-SCALE INCURSIONS INTO SUDAN BY CH [...]	2009-08-12 14:11:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF MOPS MARR SU LY FR CD
09NDJAMENA335	EU CHIEF ON CHAD ELECTION PROSPECTS, REVENUE MANAGEMENT [...] (SBU) AMBASSADOR NIGRO MET WITH EU COMMISSION CHIEF GILLES DESESQUELLES AUGUST 11. 2. (SBU) THE KEY POINTS OF THE DISCUSSION WERE: ------------- ON ELECTIONS: ------------- -- DESESQUELLES IS SATIFIED THAT THE NEWLY-NAMED HEAD OF THE INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTION COMMITTEE (CENI),M [...]	2009-08-12 14:11:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SU LY FR UN EU CD
09NDJAMENA336	SRSG ANGELO ON U.S. SUPPORT FOR MINURCAT, CHAD-SUDAN [...] (SBU) AMBASSADOR NIGRO MET WITH MINURCAT SRSG VICTOR ANGELO ON AUGUST 7. 2. (SBU) THE KEY POINTS OF OUR DISCUSSION WERE: -- ANGELO WAS EFFUSIVELY APPRECIATIVE OF THE RECEPTION AND COMPREHENSION HE RECEIVED DURING HIS RECENT VISIT TO WASHINGTON, PARTICULARLY IN THE DEPARTMENT. -- ANGE [...]	2009-08-12 14:11:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM SU LY FR UN CD
09NDJAMENA338	CHAD AND ESSO/CHAD: PROTECTING A SIGNIFICANT AMERICAN [...] (SBU) OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS, AMBASSADOR NIGRO WORKED WITH ESSO/CHAD HEAD STEPHANE DE MAHIEU IN WHAT THEY BELIEVE WAS A SUCCESSFUL EFFORT TO PROTECT THE MOSTLY U.S.-OWNED PETROLEUM PRODUCTION AND PIPELINE PROJECT FROM UNCOORDINATED GOC ACTIONS AND AT THE SAME TIME, TO PROTECT THE GOC FROM ITS [...]	2009-08-13 09:54:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EINV PGOV PREL FR CD
09NDJAMENA341	DEBY OPINES ON CHADIAN SECURITY, REBELS, AND OIL REVENUE IN [...] (SBU) President Deby, in an unexpected move, held an unusually inclusive press conference August 11, which is Chadian Independence Day. The Presidency invited all of Chad's journalists, including -- exceptionally -- reporters from independent media, to the event. Deby spoke at length in res [...]	2009-08-14 08:42:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM ECON EPET CD
09NDJAMENA342	FORMIN DENIES ATTACKING SUDAN AND SEIZING [...] (SBU) Chadian Foreign Minister Moussa Faki Mahamat told Ambassador August 13 that no/no Chadian military units had attacked Sudanese villages in recent weeks; that the GOC had not/not seized any Sudanese properties in Chad, but had prohibited the reopening of the Sudanese School in Ndjamena f [...]	2009-08-14 11:38:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF MOPS PHUM LY QA SU UN CD
09NDJAMENA343	LIBYA INTENSIFIES ITS SUPPORT TO CHAD AND ITS EFFORTS TO [...] (SBU) LIBYAN AMBASSADOR GREEN SALEH GREEN DESCRIBED TO AMBASSADOR ON AUGUST 6 HOW LIBYA HAD INTENSIFIED BOTH ITS BILATERAL SUPPORT FOR CHAD AND ITS EFFORTS TO NORMALIZE CHAD-SUDAN RELATIONS SINCE HIS RETURN TO NDJAMENA AS COM. LIBYA IS INVESTING HEAVILY IN CHAD'S ECONOMY -- BUDGET SUPPORT, TR [...]	2009-08-17 08:37:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM SU LY FR UN CD
09NDJAMENA348	TIP: CHAD'S POSITIVE EFFORTS ON IMPLEMENTING USG [...] (SBU) The Secretary General of the Ministry of Human Rights reported August 17 on the GOC's progress against the USG's TIP action plan for Chad. The SG highlighted the inter-ministerial team that visited southern towns to investigate suspected cases of child herders, providing recommendatio [...]	2009-08-19 13:36:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF KTIP PHUM CD
09NDJAMENA353	HISTORIC LEADER GOUKOUNI OUEDDEI RETURNS TO CHAD, [...] (SBU) Ex-President and long-time opposition figure Goukouni Oueddei returned to Chad August 18, met with President Deby and PM Abbas, and announced that he would return to Chad "permanently" to continue his efforts towards "national reconciliation" both with internal opposition political part [...]	2009-08-24 12:30:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PINR SU LY CD
09NDJAMENA355	CHAD'S NATIONAL MEDIATOR ON A ROLL: GOUKOUNI, SOUBIANE [...] (SBU) Chad's National Mediator Abderamane Moussa told Ambassador and visiting SFRC Staffdel August 24 that the GOC was fully committed to national reconciliation with Chad rebels and to facilitating similar reconciliation in Darfur. Moussa described his role in bringing ex-rebel Ahmat Soubian [...]	2009-08-25 16:26:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PINR SU LY CD
09NDJAMENA361	GOC [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-28 11:40:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF KTIP PHUM CD
09NDJAMENA362	GOC DENOUNCES USE OF CHILD SOLDIERS TO MILITARY COMMANDERS, [...] (SBU) The MFA invited embassies and international organizations to accompany a cadre of GOC officials visiting Chadan military barracks to address the issue of child soldiers. The brigadier general heading the delegation proclaimed a forceful message of intolerance for the practice of child s [...]	2009-08-28 11:53:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF KTIP PHUM CD
09NDJAMENA368	SRSG ANGELO ON CHAD-SUDAN, CHAD REBELS, AND DIS [...] (SBU) MINURCAT SRSG Angelo told Ambassador August 31 that he had taken the initiative to engage with the GOC on Chad-Sudan normalization issues and had presented the GOC with a list of graduated confidence building measure, which Sudan SRSG Adada also would present to the GOS. Angelo said th [...]	2009-09-02 11:35:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UN PKO LY SU CD
09NDJAMENA380	DEBY'S BEST BOYS: CHADIAN PRIME MINISTERS SINCE 1992 [...] (SBU) Idriss Deby took power by a coup d'etat in December of 1990, after which he ruled for several years through a number of "revolutionary councils" staffed by his supporters. Since Deby "regularized" his government in 1992, some ten men have served as Prime Minister, one of them twice. T [...]	2009-09-04 10:18:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PINR SU LY CD
09NDJAMENA381	SRSG ANGELO CONFIRMS MASSIVE DEFECTION FROM REBEL [...] (SBU) MINURCAT SRSG Victor Angelo told Ambassador September 3 that he could confirm that as many as 1,500 former Chad rebels crossed back into Chad from Sudan in the past few days. ------------------------ SOUBIANE AND HASSABALLAH ------------------------ 2. (SBU) Angelo said that th [...]	2009-09-04 15:35:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF MOPS MARR SU LY PKO CD
09NDJAMENA391	UN EXPERTS ON CHAD ELECTIONS: CENSUS WILL TAKE [...] (SBU) A UNDP-sponsored team of electoral experts told us that they found Chad's "overall electoral environment" to be "positive" and had therefore recommended "significant UN support" to Chad's electoral process, including a "massive international observation mission." The team briefed Embof [...]	2009-09-10 14:58:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM UN CD
09NDJAMENA398	IMF STILL "HOPEFUL" AS CHAD MISSES BUDGET TARGETS [...] (SBU) IMF Chad chief Christian Josz, in Chad conducting a review of the Fund's current Staff-Monitored Program, told Ambassador September 11 that the GOC had not met its mid-term program targets, citing extra-budgetary capital investment and spending, as well as excessive reliance on credit an [...]	2009-09-16 10:52:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EPET EFIN IMF PREL IBRD CBD EAID CD
09NDJAMENA399	FORMIN FAKI SAYS CHAD ACTING RESPONSIBLY ON JEM, [...] (U) ACTION MESSAGE: This is an action message: See para 8. ------- SUMMARY -------- 2. (SBU) Chad FORMIN Faki told Ambassador September 16 that he was looking forward to representing Chad as Head of Delegation at the UNGA and afterwards in Washington. Faki said that Chad had cont [...]	2009-09-16 12:06:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF SU PHUM LY QA CD
09NDJAMENA40	EMBASSY N'DJAMENA'S EAC CHANGES POST POLICY ON [...] (SBU) Embassy N'Djamena's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met on Thursday, February 5 in order to discuss the deteriorating security situation in Abeche, the regional capital of eastern Chad. 2. (SBU) RSO presented a briefing on the current security situation in eastern Chad. He emphasiz [...]	2009-02-10 16:21:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EAID PREF CD UN
09NDJAMENA401	FRENCH IN CHAD SEE IMPROVED CLIMATE FOR CHAD-SUDAN [...] (SBU) French Ambassador Bruno Foucher, who returned last week from nearly two months in France, told me September 15 that he saw more indications of willingness to normalize Chad-Sudan relations on both sides of the border than he had before he left N'Djamena in mid-July. ----------- REASO [...]	2009-09-16 17:01:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF SU LY QA FR MARR CD
09NDJAMENA406	AN EER FOR CHAD [...] (SBU) We learned two days ago of President Deby's decision to accept the invitation to lunch with POTUS and other African heads of state during upcoming UNGA meetings. This visit affords Embassy a good opportunity to lay out Chad's record of progress since its nadir of contemporary existence [...]	2009-09-18 16:27:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM SU LY QA FR PKO MARR
09NDJAMENA413	GOC STILL COLLECTING INCREASED WORK PERMIT FEES FOR [...] (SBU) The Chadian Presidency's August decision to suspend implementation of a plan to demand large increases in expatriate work permit fees, following interventions by Esso and the USG, appears to have given some breathing room to some foreign workers and to firms who wish to employ them (incl [...]	2009-09-24 16:01:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EPET PREL PREF CD
09NDJAMENA423	MISSION ENDORSES DIS SUPPORT AT UPCOMING UN [...] (SBU) The UN will host an October 2 pledging conference in Brussels for P5 nations and other donor countries to seek financial support for programs under MINURCAT's Trust Fund. The UN is specifically seeking 21.6 million USD to finance continued training for the Chadian Integrated Security De [...]	2009-09-29 11:28:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM CD
09NDJAMENA424	IMF SAYS GOC MISSES SPENDING TARGETS ON [...] (SBU) In a meeting October 1, IMF ResRep Joseph Karangwa told Charge and A/DCM that the IMF,s Staff-Monitored Program (SMP) for the GOC had gone completely off track, and that Chad would not meet spending targets through the end of 2009. The IMF would likely agree to a GOC request to "extend" [...]	2009-10-02 12:28:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN IMF PREL IBRD CBD EAID CD
09NDJAMENA431	HIGH PROFILE GOC CORRUPTION CASES MAY BE THE START OF A [...] (SBU) As Chad's oil revenue dwindles and the GOC exhausts its 2008 budgetary surplus, allegations of corruption are dominating local political discourse and headlines. Chad's Ministry of Morality, charged with investigating corruption within government ranks, has been hard at work, sparing no [...]	2009-10-08 08:23:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON PREF PHUM CD
09NDJAMENA436	CHAD: BIG SPENDING AND GOVERNMENT-PROVIDED HOMES [...] (U) With the National Assembly in session and the security situation here still calm, the pace of activity on a number of domestic issues that we have been tracking has picked up. -- On October 9, the Council of Ministers approved a long-awaited 2010 budget, which will shortly be presented [...]	2009-10-09 13:46:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF ECON EFIN CD
09NDJAMENA437	COTTON: CHAD'S SECOND EXPORT SECTOR IN TROUBLE [...] (U) CotonTchad, the GOC's largest parastatal and second largest exporter (after the oil sector),is in danger of bankruptcy. Complicated arrangements with growers require complex financial deals, which are challenging for a company that is poorly managed and plagued by corruption. In recent [...]	2009-10-09 14:43:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF ECON ETRD CD
09NDJAMENA438	GHAZI VISIT TO CHAD; DEBY-BASSOLE MEETING; DOHA [...] (SBU) UN/AU Darfur Mediator Djibrill Bassole briefed USG officials October 10 on his meetings earlier in the week with Chadian President Idris Deby Itno, FONMIN Moussa Faki Mahamat, and Sudan rebel leaders from the JEM and various SLA factions. Bassole indicated that Sudanese Presidential Ad [...]	2009-10-10 18:40:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM QA SU LY CD
09NDJAMENA441	CHAD: UPDATE ON CIVIL SOCIETY DISCOURSE AND [...] (SBU) The Electoral Reform Committee created to implement the reforms of the August 13, 2007 Accord continues to focus on the task of educating civil society on political discourse, in preparation for 2010 elections. After some initial uncertainties (reftel),the Committee has organized two [...]	2009-10-14 17:34:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM CD
09NDJAMENA446	FM FAKI BRIEFS ON GHAZI VISIT RESULTS [...] (SBU) FM Moussa Faki Mahamat called in DCM October 15 (Ambassador is traveling in Eastern Chad with MINURCAT) to provide a read-out of the October 10 discussions in N'Djamena among President Idriss Deby Itno, Sudanese Presidential Adviser Ghazi Salahhuddin, UN/AU Negotiator Djibrill Bassole, [...]	2009-10-15 17:27:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS QA SU LY CD
09NDJAMENA447	STATUS OF OURE CASSONI REFUGEE CAMP -- MOVE SEEMS [...] (SBU) The refugee camp in northeastern Chad on the Chad-Sudan border known as Oure Cassoni appears slated to be moved away from the border. The GoC announced on 14 September that the camp had to move (reported Ref A),and has designated a new site for its location. The United Nations High C [...]	2009-10-16 09:30:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF EAID PGOV PHUM SOCI PREL SO CD
09NDJAMENA456	CHAD POLMIL ISSUES: C-27JS VICE C-130JS? AND NEW [...] (SBU) The GOC is exploring the purchase of C-27J "Spartan" military transport aircraft, a joint Italian (Alenia) and U.S. (Lockheed Martin) product, in place of or to complement the C-130Js it long has sought to buy. If the Lockheed Martin connection with Alenia permits the USG to help Chad, [...]	2009-10-20 07:55:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MASS MARR PREF PTER PINR CD
09NDJAMENA457	GOC "INTRA-CHADIAN DIPLOMACY" SCORING CONTINUED [...] The Deby Government's outreach to Chad rebels and former regime opponents, which we have long characterized as "intra-Chadian diplomacy," to distinguish it from classic, "Westphalian" intra-state diplomacy, has played a major role in ensuring Chad's national security by dividing and weakening [...]	2009-10-20 11:18:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM MARR SU LY CD
09NDJAMENA458	DEBY ON ELECTIONS; ERC SEEKS IC COMMENTS ON CIVICS [...] (SBU) President Deby announced this morning, in an interview from Paris with RFI, that Chad's legislative elections will take place in 2010, and its presidential elections in 2011, without recourse to the biometric census that has been discussed here in recent months. Deby said that his rea [...]	2009-10-20 12:04:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID CD
09NDJAMENA460	CHAD CONFRONTS CHALLENGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND [...] (U) This is the first of three cables on Chad's approach to environmental affairs, conveying information gathered in the course of the recent visit of the Regional Environmental, Science, Technology, and Health Officer (REO) to N'Djamena, and also following a number of high-level interventions [...]	2009-10-20 13:47:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO EFIS EAID CD
09NDJAMENA462	JEM ON THE DEFENSIVE [...] (SBU) Khalil Ibrahim and Secretary of Humanitarian Affairs Suleiman Jamous, Secretary of Foreign Affairs Djibril Ibrahim, Secretary for Administration Abubakar Hamid, Economic Advisor Bushara Suleiman Nour, and Secretary for Finance Azadein Yousif. asked to see Ambassador Nigro and others at [...]	2009-10-20 16:43:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM SU CD
09NDJAMENA465	CHAD: RUSSIAN SPECIAL SUDAN ENVOY BRIEFS PERM-3 [...] (SBU) Russian Special Envoy for Sudan Mikhail Margelov briefed U.S., French, and Chinese Ambassadors to Chad October 20 on his Chad visit, at Russian Embassy over breakfast. 2. (SBU) Margelov said that a recent seminar in Moscow on the CPA was a Russian attempt to interest Sudanese parties [...]	2009-10-21 12:14:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM RU SU FR CD
09NDJAMENA466	CHAD: FRENCH HERE CONTINUE BULLISH ON CHAD-SUDAN, [...] (SBU) French DCM Erwan de Gouvello gave DCM an example of his nation's continued optimism about the prospects for Chad-Sudan rapprochement, GOC outreach to Chad rebels, and Chad's own progress toward improved standards of governance, based on the October 14-21 visit of Chadian President Idris [...]	2009-10-21 12:42:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM FR SU CD
09NDJAMENA467	WHY IS LAKE CHAD SHRINKING AND WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is the third of three cables on Chad's interest in environmental affairs. Government officials and experts cited several reasons why Lake Chad is shrinking -- rapid population growth, climate change and desertification, and seasonal and cyclical rainfall patterns -- during [...]	2009-10-21 14:02:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO EFIS EAID CD
09NDJAMENA469	IOM IN CHAD: NEEDS MORE STAFF AND RESOURCES TO SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Accra and N'Djamena RefCoords have found that, in the continued absence of permanent staff to manage the USG's resettlement program for Central African and Sudanese Refugees in Chad, IOM's temporary staff are increasingly overwhelmed. We have requested acting IOM Chief of Mission in Ch [...]	2009-10-23 07:44:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PREL PGOV CD
09NDJAMENA471	CHAD: ESSO-CHAD MEETS DEBY CRITIQUE AND HOLDS [...] (SBU) ESSO-Chad Chief De Mahieu told Ambassador October 21 that ExxonMobil had successfully defended its management of the petroleum project during a meeting with President Deby in Washington last month, satisfying the skeptical Deby that the consortium was not/not being pressured by third par [...]	2009-10-23 08:57:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EPET ETRD PREF EINV US CD
09NDJAMENA476	UNICEF IN CHAD: CHILD SOLDIERS, MALNUTRITION, AND [...] (SBU) UNICEF's Deputy Executive Director briefed Ambassador October 19 on UNICEF's main challenges in Chad in coming months. Johnson addressed child-soldiers in Chad, saying that UNICEF is working with the GOC ministries of Defense, Interior, and Social Affairs on child soldiers in the Chadi [...]	2009-10-26 08:09:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PHUM SOCI PREL PREF CD SO
09NDJAMENA479	CHAD: MINURCAT SRSG GUARDEDLY OPTIMISTIC ON [...] (SBU) MINURCAT SRSG Victor Angelo told Ambassador October 22 that he was "guardedly optimistic" regarding the current trend in Chad-Sudan relations, where momentum toward normalization and ending support for military proxies was building, and on Chad's election process, making "credible if n [...]	2009-10-26 09:06:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM SU FR LY UN AU CD
09NDJAMENA481	POSSIBLE FUNDING IMPLICATIONS OF HUMANITARIAN AGENCIES PLAN [...] (U) This is an USAID/OFDA reporting cable drafted by OFDA/Khartoum TDY Oumar M'Bareck and OFDA/Washington TDY George Siasoco. Post thanks OFDA for their close collaboration during this visit. - - - - SUMMARY - - - - 2. (SBU) OFDA discussions in N'Djamena and Abeche with humanitarian i [...]	2009-10-26 14:33:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM SU CD
09NDJAMENA482	CHAD HUMANITARIAN UPDATE [...] (U) The following is an update of RefCoord N'Djamena activities for the period of 12 to 23 OCT, 2009. ------------------------------ RET'S SUDAN CURRICULUM EXAMS FOR GRADES 8 AND 11 -- PILOT CONTINUES IN 2010 ------------------------------ 2. (SBU) RefCoord met 12 OCT with Refugee Edu [...]	2009-10-26 14:33:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM SU CD
09NDJAMENA499	CHAD: SOUBIANE'S REBELS "RE-INTEGRATED" INTO [...] (U) The GOC announced October 28 that some 1,744 fighters from Ahmat Soubiane's National Movement (MN) rebel group had been integrated into the Chadian Army (ANT) on October 27 in a ceremony conducted in the GOC's military re-integration camp in the town of Moussoro, some 100 miles northeast o [...]	2009-10-30 14:01:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL MARR SU CD
09NDJAMENA501	CHAD: WORLD BANK AND IMF REPS ON PUBLIC REVENUE [...] (SBU) In a series of meetings in recent days, World Bank and IMF representatives have commented on their in-country programs and on Chad's public revenue management, generally considered by both IFIs to be below par. The IBRD's Mary Barton-Dock confirmed that the World Bank was ready to step [...]	2009-10-31 13:01:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID EPET CH
09NDJAMENA507	CHAD: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH RECENTLY HARASSED [...] (U) Ambassador and POLOFF met October 30 with two human rights activists whose harassment by unknown men last week made the local press. The two men, Massalabaye Tenebaye, President of the Chadian Human Rights League, and Michel Barka, President of the main labor confederation, the Chadian La [...]	2009-11-03 10:52:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL PREF CD
09NDJAMENA510	CHAD HUMANITARIAN UPDATE [...] (U) The following is an update of N'Djamena and Accra RefCoords' activities for the period of 26 - 30 OCT, 2009. ------------------------------- REFCOORD AND RSO EASTERN CHAD SECURITY FAMILIARIZATION VISIT ------------------------------- 2. (SBU) N'Djamena and Accra RefCoords and N'dja [...]	2009-11-03 12:36:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF ASEC PREL PHUM SU CD
09NDJAMENA511	EASTERN CHAD: SECURITY FAMILIARIZATION VISIT TO ABECHE -- [...] (SBU) Post's current security practices for travelers to Abeche and eastern Chad under Chief of Mission authority are largely adequate within the security context. These practices are based on the operating rule that travelers will be under the protection of, and will abide by, the practices a [...]	2009-11-03 13:24:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PREF PREL PHUM SU CD
09NDJAMENA512	UNHCR/WFP ON FOOD AND PHYSICAL SECURITY SITUATION FOR TWO [...] (U) Summary: Following a Joint Assessment Mission (JAM) in mid-October to study the situation of CAR refugees and Chadian host populations in southern Chad, UNHCR ResRep Stefano Severe and WFP ResRep Jean-Luc Siblot held an October 27 briefing to present agency assessments of two sites of CAR [...]	2009-11-03 13:25:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM SU CD
09NDJAMENA520	CHAD: MINURCAT AND PERM-5 AMBASSADORS SHARE [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE: See Para 16. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) MINURCAT SRSG Victor Angelo told Perm-5 Ambassadors accredited to Chad on November 4 that he was deeply concerned about rising criminality in Eastern Chad, which was beyond the current ability of internatio [...]	2009-11-06 11:33:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM CASC UNSC ASEC SU CD
09NDJAMENA526	CHAD HUMANITARIAN UPDATE 02-06 NOV, 2009 [...] (U) The following is an update of N'Djamena RefCoord's activities for the period of 02-06 NOV, 2009. ------------------------------ EASTERN CHAD SECURITY CONCERNS DOMINATE MULTILATERAL MEETINGS ------------------------------ 2. (SBU) RefCoord attended the meeting of the Interagency Stee [...]	2009-11-09 16:12:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF ASEC PREL PHUM SU CD
09NDJAMENA531	IN THE EYE OF THE STORM: ABECHE, CHAD'S EASTERN [...] (SBU) Abeche, the metropole of eastern Chad, is the center of activity for the local population and the international community's humanitarian and peacekeeping operations, as well as the far-flung region's commercial and administrative center, both civilian and military. The GOC's efforts to [...]	2009-11-12 16:26:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF ECON CD
09NDJAMENA533	EAC -- EMBASSY N'DJAMENA -- EASTERN CHAD TRAVEL [...] (SBU) Ambassador convened Embassy N'Djamena's Emergency Action Committee on Thursday, 12 November, in order to discuss the evolving security situation in eastern Chad. EAC meeting was attended by ADCM, RSO, PRM, Pol/Econ, Pol/Mil, DATT, PAO, D/D, and CON. 2. (SBU) The area referred to as e [...]	2009-11-13 12:15:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF ASEC PREL PHUM SU CD
09NDJAMENA536	CHAD/JEM: FRENCH AND LIBYANS ON JEM ISSUES [...] (SBU) The French ambassador told us 11/14 that he had no information regarding recent or upcoming deliveries of arms to JEM in Chad and that he believed that the GOC has put Khalil Ibrahim "on a short leash," restricting his in-country travel to prevent him from getting involved in JEM armed [...]	2009-11-16 13:54:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF MARR SU LY PINR ER FR CD
09NDJAMENA539	CHAD HUMANITARIAN UPDATE, 09 - 15 NOV 2009 [...] (U) The following is an update of N'Djamena RefCoord's activities for the period of 09 - 15 NOV 2009. 2. (U) In this edition: -- CONTINUED FOCUS ON EASTERN CHAD SECURITY (PARA 3) -- UN ACTION LOOKING FOR SIGNS OF UNSCR 1888 IMPLEMENTATION (PARA 5) -- CONAFIT URGES NGO COOPERATION ON SEC [...]	2009-11-17 13:06:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF ASEC PREL PHUM SU CD
09NDJAMENA542	IOM/Chad: Tonneau meetings with Chadian Officials; [...] (SBU) Michele Tonneau, Geneva-based Chief of Movement Management Division, Operations Support Department for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) visited Chad from November 2-6 to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Chad on behalf of IOM. Due to the unexpec [...]	2009-11-18 12:37:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PREL PGOV CD
09NDJAMENA551	ESSO CHIEF ON CHINESE OIL PROJECTS IN CHAD [...] (SBU) The Chinese are making concrete progress to exploit wells, build a pipeline system, and construct a refinery near the capital for domestic production, after years of speculation about Chinese development of oil fields in Chad, ESSO/Chad chief de Mahieu told Ambassador November 18, cal [...]	2009-11-20 11:18:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EPET PREF CH CD
09NDJAMENA556	CHAD HUMANITARIAN UPDATE, 16 - 22 NOV 2009 [...] (U) The following is an update of N'Djamena RefCoord's activities for the period of 16 - 22 NOV 2009. 2. (U) In this edition: (SBU) IRC SEEKS TO RE-STRUCTURE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR OURE CASSONI (SBU) UN HUMANITARIAN AIR SERVICE IN THE BLACK AGAIN (SBU) UNHCR TO BRIEF DONORS ON 2010 [...]	2009-11-23 13:05:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF ASEC PREL PHUM SU CD
09NDJAMENA557	CORRUPTION SCANDAL WIDENS BUT DEBY SPARES POWERFUL [...] (SBU) A corruption scandal involving officials of the ministries of Education and Health has widened, implicating seven additional ministers and deputy ministers. Six of the seven were ordered to provide testimony while President Deby spared the seventh: powerful Infrastructure Minister Youn [...]	2009-11-23 15:51:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREF PHUM CD

09NDJAMENA562	EU TROIKA REP ON CHAD-SUDAN DYNAMICS [...] (SBU) EU Special Chad Rep Georg Lennkh gave DCM a November 24 read-out of the recent UN/AU-sponsored Darfur civil society conference in Doha, which he attended. Lennkh emphasized that public statements from both Chad and Sudan at the Doha event confirmed the three-step sequence of confidenc [...]	2009-11-25 11:41:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EU MARR PREF SU CD
09NDJAMENA563	BLACK GOLD RISING? CHAD'S PROSPECTIVE OIL [...] (SBU) ESSO/Chad has returned to a normal pattern of payment to the GOC, after the 2008-2009 decline in world oil prices and the restructuring of the ESSO-GOC payment agreement resulted in lower-than-normal GOC oil revenues in the first half of 2009, ESSO/Chad chief De Mahieu told Ambassador No [...]	2009-11-25 12:42:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EPET EFIN PREF PREL IMF MASS MARR IBRD
09NDJAMENA57	MINURCAT SOLICITS FUNDING FOR CONTINUED CHADIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: MINURCAT officials, UN Police (UNPOL) Chief Major General Chaumont and SRSG Assistant Gerard Gerrold, met with the DCM February 24 to discuss continued funding for MINURCAT activities in eastern Chad targeting police capacity-building and improvements in the Rule of Law sector. [...]	2009-02-24 17:35:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF UN CT CD
09NDJAMENA575	IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CHILD SOLDIERS PREVENTION ACT [...] (SBU) Post has an ongoing dialogue with the Government of Chad regarding the recruitment and use of child soldiers in the Chadian armed forces, in Chadian armed opposition groups, and Sudanese rebel groups operating in Chad. Post delivered Ref A demarche November 30 to MFA interlocutors as pa [...]	2009-12-03 07:18:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM KWMN ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL DC
09NDJAMENA576	MISSION, GOC, AND IO INVOLVEMENT IN ACTIVITIES AGAINST [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Post would like to take the opportunity to highlight its long history of fighting gender-based violence (GBV) and female genital mutilation (FGM) in Chadian society. The GOC has recently inaugurated its own GBV campaign. In addition, the UN system is deeply enga [...]	2009-12-03 09:21:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF PHUM EAID SOCI KWMN CD
09NDJAMENA578	CHAD: NO SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE ON "DEFAMATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-03 16:55:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UN UNGA CD
09NDJAMENA586	CHAD POISED FOR CREDIBLE LEGISLATIVE AND MUNICIPAL [...] (SBU) Chad is now poised to hold credible legislative and municipal elections in 2010. The process of implementing the August 13, 2007 Accord has produced positive results, and many of the essential building blocks for elections are in place. On December 4 President Deby put the full weight [...]	2009-12-07 18:20:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID EU FR US CD
09NDJAMENA588	CHAD: MINURCAT MAKING BIG PUSH ON SECURITY IN EAST [...] (SBU) MINURCAT SRSG Victor Angelo met December 7 with representatives of UN member states resident in N'Djamena to describe the PKO's "big push" over the past month to enhance security in Eastern Chad, in the wake of recent kidnappings and a general increase in criminal activity directed agai [...]	2009-12-08 11:59:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID PREF EU FR UNSC CA CD
09NDJAMENA591	HOW TO THINK ABOUT CHAD: ASSESSING CHAD'S PROGRESS [...] (SBU) The Chad of December 2009 is not the Chad of December 2007. Much has happened in the intervening two years and the Chad's overall trajectory has generally been positive, when viewed in terms of USG bilateral and regional strategic goals. Any punctual assessment of USG policy toward C [...]	2009-12-09 13:29:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID PREF EU FR US CD
09NDJAMENA592	MINURCAT SRSG SEEKS USG HELP ON TROOP COMMITMENTS, [...] (U) This is an Action Request -- See paras 6 and 7. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) SRSG Angelo, the head of the UN peacekeeping operation in Chad and CAR (MINURCAT),has asked for the USG's assistance on two issues of importance: -- Angelo seeks USG help in encouraging the governm [...]	2009-12-10 10:57:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KPKO UN GH NP CD
09NDJAMENA594	CHAD NEWLY CAUTIOUS ON C-130 PURCHASE, AMB BACHIR [...] (SBU) Chadian Ambassador to the U.S. Adam Bechir told Ambassador and DCM December 11 that his government's authorities were not leaning forward on any purchase of strategic air transport at the moment. Bachir said that at the highest level the GOC favored none of the "strategic left package [...]	2009-12-14 11:23:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL MARR PREF MASS CD
09NDJAMENA595	GOC CONTINUES EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE CHILD SOLDIERS [...] (SBU) The Government of Chad continues its efforts to eliminate child soldiers in its own ranks, after having made definite progress on underage personnel in Chad rebel ranks. The GOC completed a significant sensitization mission regarding child soldiers with recent visits to its Moussouro an [...]	2009-12-14 12:56:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL PREF MARR MASS CD
09NDJAMENA601	CHAD-SUDAN DETENTE "ON TRACK," CHAD REBELS IN [...] (SBU) FORMIN Moussa Faki Mahamat told Ambassador December 11 that the Chad-Sudan bilateral effort aimed at normalization of relations by ending their proxy war was "still on track," but going slower than the GOC would like, Faki said that the GOS apparently had duly "cantoned" some Chad rebel [...]	2009-12-15 15:47:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL PREF MARR SU CD
09NDJAMENA602	"INTRA-CHADIAN DIPLOMACY" AND "CHADIAN NATIONAL [...] (SBU) National Mediator Abderamane Moussa told the Ambassador December 14 that the GOC's "national reconciliation" efforts continued to claim success, with the return of former armed rebels and former regime opponents to Chad. Moussa cited three recent events: the return to Chad this week [...]	2009-12-16 13:18:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF MARR PHUM ECON EFIN PINR SU
09NDJAMENA603	AMPLIFYING THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) On December 2, the PD Section distributed materials in reftel on President Obama's Afghanistan speech to key Embassy contacts. Informal reactions were positive, with both government officials and civil society reps making clear that they appreciated our outreach effort and hoped we would [...]	2009-12-17 15:37:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CD
09NDJAMENA604	CLIMATE CHANGE MATERIALS DISTRIBUTED [...] (U) Per reftel, Post has distributed E-journals and other materials related to the ongoing climate change conference in Copenhagen to officials and civil society reps in N'Djamena. We have detected considerable interest in this subject among Chadians, given environmental challenges including [...]	2009-12-17 16:20:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CD
09NDJAMENA612	CHAD: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Per Ref A, Post submits the following text for consideration for inclusion in the 2009 Country Reports on Terrorism. 2. (SBU) As in 2008, Chad experienced several incursions in 2009 by anti-regime rebel forces. The armed confrontations between Government of Chad troops and anti-reg [...]	2009-12-21 16:13:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CD PREL PTER
09NDJAMENA615	CHAD AND ITS FRANCOPHONE REGIONAL AFFILIATIONS: TENDING TO [...] (SBU) President Deby took over the annual rotating chairmanship of the Economic Community of Central African States (often referred to by its French acronym CEEAC) in October 2009. He will assume rotating leadership of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) in January 2 [...]	2009-12-22 16:47:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ETRD PGOV SU CD
09NDJAMENA634	CHAD: HUMAN RIGHTS TRENDS PERTAINING TO SEXUAL [...] (SBU) In response to request in Ref A on the status of possible legislation that might criminalize same-sex relationships in African nations, we have examined both Chad's Civil and Criminal Codes. The Civil Code, which dates from Chad's independence in 1960 and which resembles similar codes [...]	2009-12-31 09:19:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM CD
09NDJAMENA70	CHAD ELECTIONS UNLIKELY BEFORE 2010 [...] (SBU) Parliamentary and local elections in Chad are unlikely to be held until the first half of 2010, but the Chadian parties to the electoral reform process and Chad's key international partners remain committed to working towards credible elections as agreed in the 2007 August 13 Accord. Al [...]	2009-03-04 17:02:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL PREF EU FR AU CD
09NDJAMENA71	CHAD/CAR: SRSG UPBEAT ON MINURCAT II DEPLOYMENT, [...] (SBU) SRSG Victor Angelo gave a generally positive briefing to the NDjamena Diplomatic Corps March 3 on the status of the March 15 transition of military security responsibilities from EUFOR to MINURCAT II; on MINURCAT's continued deployment; and on the PKO's current operations. All GOC-UN acc [...]	2009-03-05 12:55:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF UN EU AU PKO SU CT CD
09NDJAMENA79	WORLD BANK WANTS GOC PRIME MINISTER TO VISIT HQ IN [...] (SBU) World Bank Director of Operations for Chad Mary Barton-Dock told Ambassador March 4 the Bank's relationship with the Government of Chad had not progressed in the month and a half since the Bank had "partially" reopened its Chad office. A meeting between WB President Zoellick and Prime M [...]	2009-03-10 06:27:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF EAID EFIN AU CD
09NDJAMENA89	"MY FRIENDS, HURRY UP AND VOTE" -- THE U.S., [...] (SBU) Ambassador Nigro joined visiting French FORMIN Bernarnd Kouchner and EU and OIF special representatives in a forceful four-way March 14 demarche to Chad's Electoral Reform Committee, urging it to resolve problems currently blocking progress toward legislative and local elections during 2 [...]	2009-03-17 09:18:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF OIF EU AU CD
09NDJAMENA97	MINURCAT RISING: REINFORCED UN PKO REPLACES EUFOR [...] (SBU) The EU PKO EUFOR, one of two PKOs authorized by UNSC 1778, stood down March 15, transferring its authority to provide security to civilians in Eastern Chad and Northeastern CAR to the UN's MINURCAT, whose mandate was enhanced to include such a role by UNSC 1861. Many of EUFOR's EU-membe [...]	2009-03-23 08:07:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF MASS MARR UN PKO SU LY
09NDJAMENA99	THE SIX BILLION DOLLAR DEAL: UPDATING THE CHAD [...] (SBU) ESSO-Chad's General Manager Stephane de Mahieu told Ambassador March 18 that falling oil prices had devastated the Government of Chad's budget picture for 2009: the GOC earned USD 1.2 billion/billion in revenue in 2008, but would get as little as USD 150 million/million for 2009, largely [...]	2009-03-23 14:19:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL EPET EFIN AU SU LY CD
09NEWDELHI100	INDIAN SCIENCE AT A CROSSROADS: THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: During the Indian National Science Academy's (INSA) 75th anniversary celebration, presenters raved over India's extraordinary accomplishments in science and technology at the same time they lamented India's lost scientific prowess, lack of diversity, and failure to keep up with the [...]	2009-01-16 11:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV SCUL TSPL PREL ENRG IN
09NEWDELHI1008	APPROPRIATE TIMING FOR A PRESIDENTIAL PHONE CALL [...] (SBU) Embassy recommends an early telephone call from President Obama to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh congratulating India on its historic elections and the Congress Party's decisive mandate. We suggest this call take place soon after the Indian President invites Manmohan Singh to form the n [...]	2009-05-18 13:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM EAGR ECON IN
09NEWDELHI103	INDIA MANAGING IMPACT OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS ALTHOUGH [...] (SBU) Summary. Per Ref A, Mission provides an update on how India is weathering the global financial crisis and subsequent economic slowdown and on the political economy of the impact and government response. India's economy, already slowing from lower domestic spending in a high interest re [...]	2009-01-16 12:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD IN
09NEWDELHI1030	REFORM PROSPECTS IN NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: More than 400 million Indians cast their vote in India's national parliamentary elections this past month and seem to have decisively signaled that they want stability and continuity in the national government, handing Congress an 18-year best performance of more than 200 seats [...]	2009-05-20 12:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV PTER IN
09NEWDELHI1031	INTERNAL SECURITY PRIORITY FOR NEW UPA GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told the first meeting of the victorious United Progressive Alliance (UPA) leaders on May 20 that internal security will be the new government's highest priority. The same day two newspapers columns that are often used by the government to leak sto [...]	2009-05-20 13:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER PK IN
09NEWDELHI104	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of January 12-16, 2009, including the following: -- Trade Roundtable with Canada, EU, NZ, Australia -- Update on the Pension Sector -- FDI Slows in November -- Aviation Industry Likely to Fare Better in 20 [...]	2009-01-16 12:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI1042	UNSCR 1718 DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DPRK ENTITIES [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-22 09:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM KN IN
09NEWDELHI1048	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of May 18-22, 2009, including the following: -- Ministry of Finance Reorganization -- Insurance Bill Passage Likely in Winter Parliament -- CCI Goes Live -- India Notifies Initiation of Safeguard Duty Inve [...]	2009-05-22 10:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV ELAB EMIN ENRG EPET
09NEWDELHI1049	JOINT US TREASURY AND DOD SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury hosted a successful regional conference on Countering Terrorist Financing in the Charitable Sector from April 14-16 in New Delhi, India, with assistance from U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) as well. Interagency [...]	2009-05-22 11:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER KCRM EFIN PK IN
09NEWDELHI105	DELHI DIARY, JANUARY 12-16, 2009 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for January 12-16, 2009, that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Budget Session February 12-26 -- April-May Schedule Expected for Parliamentary Elections -- Jharkhand Chief Minister Steps Down [...]	2009-01-16 12:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN EAGR
09NEWDELHI1052	RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR UPDATES ON INFORMATION ON [...] (SBU) The following information is provided in response to reftel request for details of India,s immigration and border controls. A. (SBU) Immigration Data Bases and Traveler Information Collection: -- What computerized immigration databases are used to track entries and exits? Foreigners Re [...]	2009-05-22 12:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER PK IN
09NEWDELHI1055	INDIAN MINISTERS, SANS PORTFOLIOS, SWORN IN (CANCELLED) [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-22 14:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM EAGR IN
09NEWDELHI1063	VIOLENT REACTION TO SIKH TEMPLE KILLING -- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Life has returned to relative normalcy in major cities across the state of Punjab after curfews were imposed to halt violent protests over the death of a religious sect leader and injuries to another on May 24 during a clash in a Sikh temple in Vienna, Austria. Mainstream Sikhs [...]	2009-05-26 15:40:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC IN
09NEWDELHI108	MAYAWATI CANCELS BIRTHDAY PARTY, CASH GIFTS STILL [...] (SBU) Summary: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati canceled her January 15 birthday party ostensibly because of the Mumbai attacks. In previous years, the now fifty-three year old Mayawati threw multiple lavish parties for herself that were noteworthy fo [...]	2009-01-16 13:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI PINR KISL IN
09NEWDELHI1083	GOI FILLS OUT CABINET, MANY PORTFOLIOS STILL ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The Indian Government announced 59 additional Ministers on May 28, bringing the total number to 78. However, no portfolios have been made public aside from the six top spots previously announced (Ref B). All told there are 33 Cabinet Ministers; ranking slightly below that, se [...]	2009-05-28 14:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM EAGR IN
09NEWDELHI1084	FIRST SESSION OF INDIAN PARLIAMENT: POMP AND [...] (SBU) Summary: After an unexpectedly strong performance in the parliamentary elections, the Congress Party and the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government it leads will convene both houses of the Indian Parliament from June 1-9. The highlight of the short session will be President Patil,s [...]	2009-05-28 15:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI109	BJP VETERAN ATTACKS CENTER, INFIGHTING CONTINUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Former Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat's criticism of his own Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial hopeful L.K. Advani garnered widespread media attention last week. While the 86-year-old party stalwart's cranky outburst is unlikely to cause any lasting da [...]	2009-01-16 13:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI1096	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of May 26-29, 2009, including the following: -- Indian Telecom Major Bharti Airtel and MTN of South Africa Back in Merger Negotiations -- Government Aims to Present Budget by Early July -- Bharti Wal-Mart t [...]	2009-05-29 13:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI1099	GOVERNMENT SIGNALS PERFORMANCE IS PARAMOUNT IN KEY ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary. The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) announced the remainder of its 79-member council of ministers on May 28, who join the earlier round of ministers announced on May 22 (see reftel). The week-long process of selection seems to have placed more weight on capable [...]	2009-05-29 14:32:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV PTER IN
09NEWDELHI1138	SCENESETTER FOR INDIA VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Under Secretary Burns: In many respects, your visit represents the moment so many of us who manage the India account have waited years for: a time when U.S. officials can engage with a new, strong Indian government freed from the constraints of anti-American coalition partners or [...]	2009-06-03 13:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IN
09NEWDELHI1162	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 1-5, 2009, including the following: -- GDP Growth of 6.7% Surprises on the Upside -- Infrastructure Sector Recovers Somewhat in April -- Some Signs of Expanding Manufacturing Sector -- FY 2009-10 Be [...]	2009-06-05 13:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI1163	NEW GOVERNMENT'S AGENDA: FANFARE FOR THE COMMON MAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Indian President Pratibha Patil's address to a joint session of Parliament on June 4 outlined the achievements of the previous United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government and charted a road map for the next five years. It was largely in-line with the Congress Party's election [...]	2009-06-05 13:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI1164	INDIA PROPOSES "SELF DETERMINATION" RATHER THAN [...] (SBU) The charge discussed the U.S. suggestion that India not proceed with bringing the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) to a vote in the United Nations in the June 29 - July 2 Ad Hoc Committee meeting in a one-on-one lunch with Ministry of External Affairs Special [...]	2009-06-05 14:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER IN
09NEWDELHI117	INDIA QUIETLY POSITIVE TOWARD A.Q. KHAN SANCTIONS [...] (SBU) Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary (Americas) Gaitri Kumar told PolCouns January 16 that while India's policy was not to comment officially about the nonproliferation sanctions applied to the A.Q. Khan proliferation network January 12, India nevertheless viewed them as positive [...]	2009-01-20 12:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC GM PREL PARM EFIN IN
09NEWDELHI1222	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 8-12, 2009, including the following: -- MOF Preparing for Budget Session -- Indian Commerce Minister Meets with USTR, Others on WTO -- Tax Concessions Proposed for Broadcast & Film Industry -- Will [...]	2009-06-12 13:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI1223	U/S BURNS AND AHLUWALIA CHART NEXT STEPS IN THE BILATERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns met with Planning Commission Deputy Chairman, and close economic adviser to the Prime Minister, Montek Singh Ahluwalia on June 11 to discuss proposals for moving the economic relationship forward. They focused on ways [...]	2009-06-12 14:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV PTER IN
09NEWDELHI1224	ADVANI PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR U.S.-INDIA RELATIONSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: In a June 11 meeting with Under Secretary Burns, India's Leader of the Opposition L.K. Advani pledged common cause with the new Congress-led government, particularly on the principal foreign policy issues of Afghanistan and Pakistan and on a strengthened relationship with the Un [...]	2009-06-12 14:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ENRG PAK IN
09NEWDELHI1226	INDIAN "YOUTH WAVE": NEW STARS IN THE PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Media coverage of the 2009 parliamentary election highlighted the possible emergence of a generational change in Indian politics, with the spotlight on Rahul Gandhi as well as a large contingent of young contestants vying for seats in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of Parliament) [...]	2009-06-12 15:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI1229	INDIAN PARLIAMENTARIANS: RELEASE AUNG SAN SUU KYI, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Indian press reported June 11 that a group of Indian parliamentarians had submitted an appeal to Prime Minister Singh to ask Burma to release Aung San Suu Kyi and to hold elections. Member of Parliament Sharad Joshi, a leader of the previously defunct Indian Parliamentarians' F [...]	2009-06-15 04:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1235	INVESTOR APPETITE FOR INDIA RETURNING BUT GOVT BETTER NOT [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-15 12:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV PTER IN
09NEWDELHI1237	INVESTOR APPETITE FOR INDIA RETURNING BUT GOVT BETTER NOT [...] (SBU) Summary. Econoff and ConGenoffs met with Mumbai contacts on June 1 and 2 to gauge investor reaction to the elections and signs of recovery in the Indian economy. In contrast to reports at the beginning of 2009 that investors were waiting for political uncertainty to end with the May el [...]	2009-06-16 03:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV PTER IN
09NEWDELHI1251	AVIATION FEE IMPASSE FORCES EMBASSY TO CANCEL SUPPORT FLIGHT, SEEK INTERIM SOLUTION [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraphs 6 and 7. 2. (SBU) Post appreciates the Department's guidance to date (ref A and previous) on the issue of aviation-related fees for official U.S. Government aircraft and understands that an interagency process is currently underway to pr [...]	2009-06-16 13:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR KMGT OTRA EAIR IN
09NEWDELHI1261	HARYANA PONDERS RIDING THE CONGRESS WAVE [...] (U) Summary: The political buzz in Delhi and Chandigarh is that the Congress Party is considering early elections for the Haryana state assembly. Originally scheduled for February 2010, the preponed Haryana elections would likely be scheduled to coincide with the Maharashtra assembly elections [...]	2009-06-17 11:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI1276	INDO-PAK TALKS: ICE BROKEN ON ENGAGEMENT WITH [...] (SBU) The meeting between Prime Minister Singh and Pakistani President Zardari on the margins of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Yekaterinburg on June 16 (ref A) continued to dominate headlines following press conferences by Prime Minister Singh June 17 and Foreign Secre [...]	2009-06-18 14:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN
09NEWDELHI1278	BJP IMPLOSION OR REINVENTION? [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Congress Party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's (UPA) unexpectedly decisive victory in India's general election has left the country's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in disarray. The fallout of this drubbing has shattered the image of the BJP a [...]	2009-06-18 14:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI1284	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 15-19, 2009, including the following: -- Inflation Hits Negative Territory -- India Imposes Restrictions on Chinese Mobiles, Extends Tight Norms on Toys and Dairy -- Panel Advises Increase in Supp [...]	2009-06-19 11:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI1285	MANMOHAN SINGH: GREAT EXPECTATIONS FOR NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addressed the Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian Parliament) on June 9, reaffirming the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's agenda and goals as mentioned in President Prathiba Patil's parliamentary address one week before. PM Singh em [...]	2009-06-19 13:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI1286	INDIA - H1N1 FLU UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As of 19 June, India has 44 confirmed H1N1 cases, including two infections caught within India. Mission expects this number to increase over the near future. The Government of India (GOI) takes H1N1 and the possibility of recombination in India very seriously and is trying to p [...]	2009-06-19 13:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09NEWDELHI1287	INDIA: DEMARCHE ON MEF LEADERS MEETING DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Charge D'Affairs (CDA) delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Prithviraj Chavan, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office and Minister for Science and Technology, on June 19. CDA emphasized to Minister Chavan that the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate (MEF),and a strong Lead [...]	2009-06-22 03:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI129	INDIA INC. ENDORSES MODI, BJP ANXIOUS [...] (SBU) Summary: At a global investor conference in Gujarat on January 13, India's "captains of industry" -- Anil Ambani, Sunil Mittal, Ratan Tata, Mukesh Ambani and K.V. Kamath -- heaped lavish praise on Chief Minister Narendra Modi for developing Gujarat as one of the nation's leading busi [...]	2009-01-21 13:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN PHUM
09NEWDELHI1290	NEW INDIAN S&T AND ENVIRONMENT MINISTERS [...] (SBU) Environment, Science and Technology (EST) issues have taken on renewed emphasis in India with the appointment of two key Ministers that are well respected, action and results oriented, and favorably disposed toward the U.S. MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES [...]	2009-06-22 10:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TSPL ECON SOCI IN
09NEWDELHI1294	INDIA: EMPHASIS ON INCREASING U.S. S&T COLLABORATION [...] (SBU) During a 19 June courtesy call, Mr. Prithviraj Chavan, newly appointed Minister for Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences, and continuing Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, told the Charge (CDA) that he wanted science and technology (S&T) collaboration betwe [...]	2009-06-23 04:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSCA SENV TSPL ECON SOCI IN
09NEWDELHI1321	HUMAN RESOURCE, LABOR, AND WOMEN/CHILD DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) The Congress Party appointed three party loyalists to positions in the Human Resource Development, Labor, and Women/Child Development Ministries. Sibal: Experienced Lawyer and Politician Takes Helm at Human Resource Development ----- 2. (U) Kapil Sibal was sworn into the cabinet on M [...]	2009-06-26 06:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IN KDEM KOCI KWMN KTIP ELAB
09NEWDELHI1328	WOMEN IN THE LOK SABHA: IS IT A CHAMPAGNE MOMENT? [...] SUMMARY: The 2009 parliamentary election highlighted the possible emergence of women leaders in Indian politics, with the focus on Meira Kumar as the speaker of the 15th Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament) along with a contingent of influential women leaders vying for parliamentary seats. Fi [...]	2009-06-26 12:30:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI1329	BJP: NOT THERE YET [...] (U) The BJP,s two-day national executive meeting held in Lucknow was expected to be a fire-works show, complete with stinging accusations and counter charges. Embassy contacts and media report that passions ran high, and the meeting lived up to its controversial billing. In the aftermath [...]	2009-06-26 13:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI1330	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 22-26, 2009, including the following: -- India To Be Fastest Growing Economy in 2010 -- India Signals Openness to Re-Start Doha Round Negotiations -- GOI Announces New PPP Norms -- GOI Announces [...]	2009-06-26 13:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI1349	NAXALITES: AN EMERGING NATIONAL THREAT [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent violence in West Bengal has focused attention on India's Maoist insurgency, which has become one of the most violent of its domestic conflicts. The broad network of Maoist cells, known as the Naxalite movement, is present in at least eleven of India's twenty-eight states [...]	2009-06-29 13:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI1350	SPOTLIGHT ON RAHUL GANDHI AFTER 2009 ELECTION [...] (SBU) The 2009 Indian parliamentary election was largely seen as a "coming-of-age" for 39-year old Congress Party General Secretary, Rahul Gandhi. Throughout the campaign, media cast a spotlight on Rahul's every move -- from visiting almost every state to address public rallies, to gambling o [...]	2009-06-29 14:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI1356	RIGHTS FOR SEXUAL MINORITIES IN INDIA MAY GROW [...] (U) Summary. India's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transvestite (LGBT) community is becoming increasingly active, while Indian society appears to be slowly accepting equal rights for the community. The global LGBT Month saw marches in major Indian cities, including New Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, [...]	2009-06-30 08:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI1367	MINISTER KRISHNA'S EXTERNAL AFFAIRS TEAM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Rounding out the new Minister of External Affairs team headed by S.M. Krishna (Ref A),Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appointed Preneet Kaur and Shashi Tharoor as Ministers of State. Tharoor's extensive foreign policy background and savvy media image are expected to lend clout to [...]	2009-07-02 10:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI1374	HISTORIC DAY FOR THE RIGHTS OF SEXUAL MINORITIES IN INDIA [...] (U) On July 2, the Delhi High Court issued a landmark judgment in support of the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community in India. The High Court ruled that Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that criminalizes consensual sex between adults (18 years of age or above [...]	2009-07-02 12:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI1392	INDIA'S ECONOMIC SURVEY FOCUSES ON GROWTH AND FISCAL [...] (U) Summary: The Economic Survey for India's Fiscal Year (IFY) 2008-09 (4/1/2008 to 3/31/2009) presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in India's Parliament on July 2 paints a resilient picture of the Indian economy. The Survey sees a 'U shaped' recovery for growth in IFY 2009-10 (4/1/2 [...]	2009-07-06 13:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI1401	THE NEW BUDGET INVESTS IN RURAL INDIA, BUT POSTPONES FISCAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presented a rural-oriented 2009-2010 central government budget on July 6 which many say reflect his style: pragmatic, not flashy, and indifferent to market expectations. Indeed, the initial reaction of many to the budget was one of disappointm [...]	2009-07-07 14:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR EPET PREL PGOV IN
09NEWDELHI1433	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of July 6-10, 2009, including the following: -- Sharma Sees Recovery Signs in Exports -- Update on India's Balance of Payments -- Price Rise for Petrol and Diesel -- Lower House of Parliament Passes Railwa [...]	2009-07-10 13:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI1486	MEIRA KUMAR: INDIA'S FIRST FEMALE PARLIAMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: The 15th Lok Sabha (lower house of parliament) elected Meira Kumar the first female Parliament Speaker on June 3, 2009. The former Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment is largely viewed as a safe, consensus choice. As a woman and a Dalit (former untouchable),Kumar's sel [...]	2009-07-19 13:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI1488	NIRUPAMA RAO: A POISED NEW FOREIGN SECRETARY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Indian President Patil appointed Nirupama Rao as India,s second female Foreign Secretary. She will take office at the end of the month. A trusted East Asia hand, Rao is a veteran diplomat, known for her poised demeanor; she most recently served as Indian Ambassador to China. [...]	2009-07-20 01:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI1489	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of July 13-17, 2009, including the following: -- Informal WTO Talks to be Held in September -- EGoM to Help Steer the Long Delayed 3G Spectrum Auction -- Adequacy of India's Foreign Exchange Reserves -- [...]	2009-07-20 07:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI150	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of January 20-23, 2009, including the following: -- Montek Ahluwalia on 2009: "Brace Yourselves" -- Canadian FIPA/BIT Still Being Scrubbed -- GOI May Relax SEZ Norms Due to Low Export Demand -- Tourism in [...]	2009-01-23 12:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI152	CIVIL NUCLEAR TRADE MISSION REVEALS IMPLEMENTATION [...] (SBU) This is an action request; please see paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. A trade mission co-led by the U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) and Nuclear Energy Institute explored opportunities for civil nuclear cooperation in meetings with senior political and technical officials in New De [...]	2009-01-23 12:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
09NEWDELHI153	DELHI DIARY, JANUARY 20-23, 2009 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for January 20-23, 2009, that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Dalai Lama Asks Delhi to Choose Dialogue, Promote Tolerance -- Former BJP Parliamentarians Join Congress in Karnataka -- CPM Sus [...]	2009-01-23 12:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN EAGR
09NEWDELHI1535	A/S BLAKE DISCUSSES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP DIALOGS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary Robert Blake met with Indian Joint Secretary (AMS) Gaitri Kumar July 21 and outlined next steps in the new Strategic Dialogue. They agreed that Counter Terrorism was an immediate focus and that Home Minister Chidambaram should visit Washington as soon as p [...]	2009-07-24 08:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ECON ENRG SOCI IN
09NEWDELHI1544	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of July 20-24, 2009, including the following: -- GOI Releases Online Customs and Tariff Database -- Report on Benefits to India of Increasing FDI in Higher Ed -- Minister Sharma on Retail Growth and Agricul [...]	2009-07-24 14:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI1572	CONGRESS WALKS A FINE LINE IN UTTAR PRADESH [...] (SBU) Three weeks before Uttar Pradesh,s (U.P.) state assembly by-elections, the Congress Party,s state unit chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi kicked up a political dust storm with an incendiary comment about U.P. Chief Minister Kumari Mayawati. The party now finds itself having to weather this storm [...]	2009-07-28 14:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI1608	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of July 27-31, 2009, including the following: -- Tax Breaks Clear the Way for Oil and Gas Auction -- Passing of FY 2010 Budget Trumps Economic Reforms -- India Plans September WTO Mini-Ministerial to Reener [...]	2009-07-31 12:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BEXP KIPR IN CN
09NEWDELHI1620	PM SINGH DEFENDS FOREIGN POLICY IN PARLIAMENT (CORRECTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Singh defended his government's handling of foreign policy before the Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament) on July 29, addressing head-on opposition criticism of the joint statement with Pakistani Prime Minister Gillani at Sharm el-Sheikh, and ancillary gripes ab [...]	2009-08-03 11:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER MASS KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI1625	KASHMIR: CHIEF MINISTER OMAR ABDULLAH'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a raucous Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) state assembly session on July 28, Chief Minister (CM) Omar Abdullah resigned after an opposition party member accused him of involvement in a 2006 sex scandal. Even though the Home Ministry issued a statement later that day exonerating [...]	2009-08-03 14:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI1641	NEW MEA COUNTERTERRISM DIRECTOR SOUMEN BAGCHI [...] (SBU) Soumen Bagchi, the new director of counterterrorism (CT) at the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA),expressed interest in expanding U.S. - India CT cooperation in an Aug. 3 courtesy call in New Delhi. S/CT and Poloff brought the new CT Director up to date on pending activities, in [...]	2009-08-04 13:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER PINR PK IN
09NEWDELHI1657	NEW DELHI EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR JULY 27 TO AUGUST 07, [...] (U) Below is a compilation of environment, science, and technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for July 27 to August 07, 2009, including the following: -- Environment Minister Opposes Mining Project -- Arunachal Pradesh Civil Rights Group Opposes Hydro Power Projects -- National Dis [...]	2009-08-07 14:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSCA KGHG SENV TSPL TBIO ENRG ECON SOCI IN
09NEWDELHI1658	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of August 3-7, 2009, including the following: -- Exports Decline for 9th Straight Month; Imports Decline More -- Possible Law to Clarify Sector-specific Investment Caps -- India and South Korea Sign Trade A [...]	2009-08-10 02:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EFIN EPET ETRD BEXP KIPR IN XB XA
09NEWDELHI1668	INDIA DETAINS SUSPICIOUS DPRK VESSEL FOR [...] (SBU) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed August 8 that the Indian Coast Guard intercepted the DPRK-flagged merchant vessel MUSAN and detained its 39 crew members after the vessel unexpectedly dropped anchor off Hut Bay at Little Andaman Island August 5, failed to respond to attem [...]	2009-08-10 15:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM KNNP KN IN
09NEWDELHI1671	INDIA - FIRST PANDEMIC H1N1 DEATHS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: India experienced its first confirmed pandemic H1N1 influenza related death on 3 August, and has had a total of seven reported deaths over the past week. The number of positive cases rose to 959 as of 10 August. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOH) has announced new [...]	2009-08-11 08:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09NEWDELHI1676	INDIA: HIGH LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT 64TH UN GENERAL [...] (SBU) In an August 10 discussion about India's participation in the 64th UN General Assembly, MEA UN Political Deputy Secretary Sanjay Rana told us that India expects to send a delegation of 20 to 30 officials led by Prime Minister Singh and Foreign Minister Krishna. Post will transmit additi [...]	2009-08-11 12:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA IN
09NEWDELHI1678	INDIA LIKELY TO ENDORSE INTERNATIONAL PIRACY COURT [...] (SBU) Sanjay Rana, MEA Deputy Secretary for UN Political Affairs, told us August 10 that the GOI is unlikely to oppose an effort by the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) to set up an international tribunal to prosecute pirates. Rana expressed little enthusiasm for the o [...]	2009-08-11 14:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1721	INDIAN REACTION TO AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S CONVICTION [...] (SBU) We discussed reftel points on August 17 with Anju Ranjan, MEA Under Secretary for Asian Affairs, and pressed for a strong GOI expression of disappointment about ASSK's conviction and GOI advocacy for pursuit of a more productive path when speaking with Burmese officials. Ranjan referred [...]	2009-08-17 13:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL IN BM
09NEWDELHI173	FRANCE NEEDS CIVIL NUCLEAR LIABILITY CONVENTION, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The French public multinational civil nuclear firm Areva shares many of the same requirements for doing business in India as U.S. private sector firms, including a civil nuclear liability regime consistent with the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage and [...]	2009-01-28 14:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY PREL PARM TSPL KNNP EINV BEXP KIPR

09NEWDELHI1747	BJP EXPELS JASWANT SINGH -- INTERNAL STRIFE [...] (SBU) Summary: Former Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh became the latest victim of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) infighting on August 19 when the party expelled him for his favorable depiction of Pakistani founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah in his latest book. The decision to oust Jaswant Singh occurr [...]	2009-08-19 15:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI1749	UPA 2.0: SLOW AND STEADY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The newly constituted Indian parliament concluded its first post-election session on August 7 after approving the annual national budget and passing important legislation on education while shelving several other pressing matters. The budget session was a mild disappointment f [...]	2009-08-20 02:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI1754	India's Monsoon Politics [...] (SBU) Summary: The Indian government (GOI) is trying to manage a poor monsoon season expected to result in low yields in rice, sugar cane, oilseeds and other crops. Between rising food prices and burdensome subsidy costs, the Food and Agriculture Minister and United Progressive Alliance (UPA [...]	2009-08-20 11:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV WTRO IN
09NEWDELHI1766	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of August 17-21, 2009, including the following: -- Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council Reconstituted -- Dr. Subir Gokran Likely to be Next RBI Deputy Governor -- Ministry of Finance Releases Direct T [...]	2009-08-21 13:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID ECIN ECPS EINT EAGR EFIN EINV ENRG EPET
09NEWDELHI1769	HARYANA: DODGING DROUGHT, RIDING WAVES [...] (U) Summary: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda of the Congress Party announced on August 21 that he has recommended dissolution of the state legislature and early elections to the state assembly. The state Governor must accept his recommendation. Originally scheduled for February [...]	2009-08-21 15:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI1770	POST COMMENTS ON DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'S UPDATE OF [...] (U) Summary. Embassy New Delhi welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Department of Labor's (DOL) draft list of goods that DOL has reason to believe are produced by forced child labor. Post appreciates DOL's openness to post's comments on previous drafts and DOL's decision to remove the g [...]	2009-08-21 15:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI EIND IN
09NEWDELHI1789	BJP MELTDOWN, HARYANA RAMIFICATIONS [...] (U) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has parted ways with its occasional ally, the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) in Haryana, electing to fight the upcoming state assembly elections on its own. INLD leader and former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala termed the decision "unilaterali [...]	2009-08-26 14:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC IN
09NEWDELHI1808	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of August 24-28, 2009, including the following: -- India Announces Foreign Trade Policy for 2009-2014 -- ICRIER Seminar On Express Delivery Issues -- Washington Apples Bring Bonanza to Indian Importers -- [...]	2009-08-31 02:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD BEXP PHUM PINR
09NEWDELHI1813	BJP: ENTER HINDUTVA HAWKS? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With party revolts, expulsions, leadership intrigue, and name-calling dominating the headlines, the Bharatiya Janta Party(BJP) is in serious trouble and appears rudderless. The conclusion of the three-day long "introspection" meeting by the top party brass exacerbated the pub [...]	2009-08-31 15:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI1814	TSA REP DISCUSSES BCAS AND FAMS MOU, VIP SCREENING [...] (U) SUMMARY: Transportation Safety Administration Representative (TSA South Asia Regional Rep newly stationed in Singapore) Thomas Keene visited New Delhi August 4-7 to meet with Government of India (GOI) officials and U.S. airlines representatives to discuss aviation security issues. During [...]	2009-09-01 03:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EAIR PREL PTER IN OVIP
09NEWDELHI1861	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of August 31 - September 4, 2009, including the following: -- India Hosts WTO Mini-Ministerial to Re-energize Doha -- India's Own Trade Continues to Plunge -- More Investment Options for Foreign Venture Cap [...]	2009-09-08 03:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD BEXP PHUM PINR
09NEWDELHI1902	DUSTR Marantis Visit to Re-energize Trade Policy Forum [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy U.S. Trade Representative (DUSTR) Demetrios Marantis visited New Delhi August 11-13 to meet with GOI officials and private sector representatives to prepare for USTR Ambassador Kirk's participation in a bilaterl Trade Policy Forum (TPF) ministerial in Delhi later this fal [...]	2009-09-11 14:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV EAGR EFIN CVIS KGHG ECPS PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1903	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of September 8-11, 2009, including the following: -- Possible Warming of India-Pakistan Bilateral Trade Ties -- India's First Annual Foreign Trade Barriers Report -- Jet Airways Pilots Strike - An End in Si [...]	2009-09-14 02:40:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD BEXP PHUM PINR
09NEWDELHI191	INDIA: MODEST LIBERALIZATION OF INVESTMENT NORMS IN WAKE OF [...] (SBU) Summary. In response to reftel A, Post reports that India has not adopted nor indicated plans to restrict sovereign wealth fund (SWF) investments generally, although media reports that part of the government may wish to restrict Singapore's two SWFs in India. More broadly, India has no [...]	2009-01-30 12:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD IN
09NEWDELHI192	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of January 27-30, 2009, including the following: -- Govt, Central Bank Lower GDP Projections -- Study Projects $6-10 billion for India from EU FTA -- Study Projects Continued Growth in Higher-Income Househo [...]	2009-01-30 12:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI1926	INDIA'S SHERPA FOR THE GLOBAL NUCLEAR SECURITY [...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche to MEA Deputy Secretary (Disarmament and International Security Affairs-DISA) Vipul on September 14. Vipul informed us that Mr. Achal Malhotra, India's Deputy Chief of Mission in Vienna, will attend the September 15th initial planning meeting for the Global [...]	2009-09-16 11:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI193	APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCE: EYE FUND I [...] (SBU) This is in response to reftel, seeking Post input on OPIC providing a direct loan to Eye Fund I ("Eye Fund I"),a social fund managed by Deutsche Bank Social Investment Group for the purpose of supporting five downstream loans into the eye care sector in certain developing countries. On [...]	2009-01-30 13:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN IN EINV
09NEWDELHI1935	BHUTANESE CHARGE HUMS AN OLD REFRAIN ON BHUTANESE [...] (SBU) PRM DAS David Robinson met Bhutan's Charge d'Affaires Kinga Singye on September 4 to discuss Bhutanese refugees in Nepal. Robinson reported on the excellent progress of third-country resettlement of Bhutanese refugees from Nepal and his own recent visit to Bhutanese refugees successful [...]	2009-09-16 12:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM CH SL IN
09NEWDELHI194	APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCE: REPCO HOME FINANCE LIMITED [...] (SBU) This is in response to reftel, seeking Post input regarding OPIC providing an Investment Guaranty to support a third party loan to Repco Home Finance Limited ("REPCO") for the purpose of expanding its affordable mortgage lending business in southeast India. The US Sponsor connection is [...]	2009-01-30 13:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN IN EINV
09NEWDELHI1944	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of September 14-17, 2009, including the following: -- Financial Sector Reforms Still In Play -- Invest India to Boost Foreign Investment -- DOT to Allow Remote Access Monitoring Financial Sector Reform [...]	2009-09-17 13:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD BEXP PHUM PINR
09NEWDELHI1947	INDIAN VIEWS ON HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 12TH SESSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Indian Government shares some of our concerns for the 12th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) and is likely to support a freedom of expression resolution. India will probably vote on other resolutions introduced during the session according to consensus. END SUMMARY. [...]	2009-09-18 07:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNHCR IN
09NEWDELHI1954	INDIAN VIEWS ON USG UNGA GOALS AND OBJECTIVES [...] (U) We previewed our 64th UNGA goals and objectives on September 15 with Indian MEA Joint Secretary for UN Political Affairs Asith Bhattacharjee, and on September 16 with MEA Under Secretary for UN Economic and Social Affairs Abhishek Verma. Of the various topics covered in our presentation, [...]	2009-09-18 12:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UN IN
09NEWDELHI1960	INDIA PLANS TO DISCUSS CTBT IN STRATEGIC SECURITY [...] (SBU) In response to ref A demarche, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Under Secretary for Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA) Vipul reaffirmed India's unilateral, voluntary moratorium on further nuclear testing in place since May 1998. He declined to speculate about India' [...]	2009-09-22 10:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PARM KNNP IN
09NEWDELHI1962	RAJE AGAINST THE MACHINE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Rajasthan's opposition leader and former chief minister Vasundhara Raje of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to remain a force in Rajasthan's political scene, despite efforts by the national BJP to marginalize her role. Raje's local popularity at the grassroots amd h [...]	2009-09-22 11:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI2013	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of September 21-24, 2009, including the following: -- AIG Downsizing In India -- Slow Going for Financial Sector Reform -- India Retains U.S. FAA Category 1 Status -- World Bank Approves $4.3 billion Loans [...]	2009-09-29 13:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD BEXP PHUM PINR
09NEWDELHI2037	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of September 29-October 1, 2009, including the following: -- Foreign Equity Investment Passes $10 Billion Mark -- FIPB Approves 13 Proposals in September 2009 -- Air India Strike Ends -- India's Small but [...]	2009-10-01 14:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD BEXP PHUM PINR
09NEWDELHI2069	The UPA's Austerity Drive: Cynical or Brilliant? [...] (SBU) Summary: India's Congress Party has committed to an "austerity drive" as a gesture of solidarity with India's "aam admi" or the common man. VIPS are traveling in economy class on trains and aircraft, foregoing chartered helicopters or private planes. Critics attack these gestures as pur [...]	2009-10-08 10:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI2071	E-129 NEW DELHI REQUESTS RETURN OF KG-194'S [...] (SBU) Post has successfully upgraded to the new FASTNET architecture and no longer needs the KG-194's. Post requests authorization to return the following KG-194's with serial numbers: KG 194- SN/5216; KG 194- SN/19879; KG 194- SN/20002; KG 194- SN/22249; KG 194- SN/23636; KG 194- SN/23760; K [...]	2009-10-08 12:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ACKM KRIM
09NEWDELHI2087	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of October 2-8, 2009, including the following: -- Reserve Bank of India Warns Banks of Real Estate Risks -- Bombay Stock Exchange Rises on Improved Data, FII Inflows -- 3G Auction Delayed -- Telecom Expert [...]	2009-10-09 13:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD ECPS BEXP PHUM PINR IN
09NEWDELHI209	DELHI DIARY, JANUARY 28 TO FEBRUARY 3, 2009 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for January 26 to February 3, 2009, that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Supreme Court Denies Congress Attempt to Help Political Ally -- Indian Leaders Rail Against Pub Culture -- Kaly [...]	2009-02-03 09:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN EAGR
09NEWDELHI2116	India Pursues Homeland Security Technologies [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a spirited discussion at an October 9 Federation of India Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)- hosted conference on Science and Technology (S&T) for Homeland Security, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Secretary G.K. Pillai acknowledged the need for changes to make the [...]	2009-10-16 11:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSCA TSPL PGOV PRIL PTER ECON ECPS SOCI IN
09NEWDELHI2120	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of October 9-15, 2009, including the following: -- No End in Sight for Strengthening Rupee -- Industrial Production Points to Recovery No End in Sight for Strengthening Rupee ---------------------------- [...]	2009-10-16 12:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD ECPS BEXP PHUM PINR IN
09NEWDELHI2139	Antrix: The Commercial Door for India's Space Program [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-21 13:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPA KSCA TSPL KBIO PREL TPHY EIND SENV IN
09NEWDELHI2140	Antrix: The Commercial Door for India's Space Program [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Antrix sells Indian space capabilities to the commercial market, including foreign governments and private companies, but the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is responsible for delivering those capabilities. Antrix's budget and income sources are not published and many [...]	2009-10-21 13:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPA KSCA TSPL KBIO PREL TPHY EIND SENV IN
09NEWDELHI2154	E-129 NEW DELHI REQUESTS CANCELLATION OF USKAU F9546, [...] (SBU) Post has successfully upgraded to the new FASTNET architecture and no longer needs the KG-194's. Post requests that the VAULT cancels and discontinues the automatic resupply of the following USKAU series of keys that once supported the KG-194's: USKAU F9546; USKAU G8709; USKAU H1984; US [...]	2009-10-22 14:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ACKM KRIM
09NEWDELHI2166	U/S BURNS MEETS WITH PLANNING COMMISSION DEPUTY CHAIRMAN [...] (SBU) On October 15, U/S Burns met with Deputy Chairman of India's Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia for a wide-ranging discussion of the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue and Prime Minister Singh's November State Visit to Washington. Ambassador Roemer, A/S for South and Central Asia Bob [...]	2009-10-26 02:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV ETRD EINV EAGR BEXP IN
09NEWDELHI2178	Indian Health Minister Favors Strengthening U.S-India [...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary Burns met with Minister of Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad on October 15. Minister Azad thanked the United States for its assistance in the health field in India, citing collaboration in cancer, TB, maternal and child health, influenza, and HIV/AIDS a [...]	2009-10-27 08:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI EAID OVIP PHUM PREL TBIO TSPL KHIV IN
09NEWDELHI2192	Disaster Management Capabilities and Engagement [...] (U) SUMMARY: Disaster Management (DM) in India means preparing for both natural and man-made disasters, everything from avalanches to chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) incidents to terrorist attacks. India has chosen a tiered approach to DM in which states and districts ha [...]	2009-10-28 12:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL KSCA SENV EAID PGOV PTER ECON SOCI IN
09NEWDELHI22	INDIA PRODS ECONOMY WITH MORE FISCAL AND MONETARY STIMULUS [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 2, the government announced additional fiscal and monetary steps aimed at reviving economic growth, mainly through lowering the cost of borrowing to banks -- to pass on to consumers - as well as easing policies aimed at helping hard hit sectors of the economy, especi [...]	2009-01-06 12:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD IN
09NEWDELHI2207	SCENESETTER FOR U/S OTERO'S VISIT TO INDIA [...] (SBU) Under Secretary Otero: Mission India warmly welcomes you to New Delhi to relaunch the Global Issues Forum (GIF) in the run-up to Prime Minister Singh's November 22-26 state visit to Washington. The Embassy has worked hard to make progress across all five pillars and 18 sub-dialogues o [...]	2009-10-30 12:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON IN KDEM KGHG KWMN PREL SENV
09NEWDELHI2209	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of October 23-29, 2009, including the following: -- Central Bureau of Investigation Raids Department of Telecom Offices -- The RBI Takes A Bow -- Economic Advisory Council Expects Better Days Ahead [...]	2009-10-30 13:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD ECPS BEXP PHUM PINR TSPA
09NEWDELHI2225	INDIA SEEKS RECIPROCITY FOR SUPPORTING US [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-04 10:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KAWC KJUS KUNR AORC APER PREL UNGA IN
09NEWDELHI2245	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of November 2-6, 2009, including the following: -- No Major Changes Yet to Monetary Policy -- Insurance Sector Growing -- Alok Nigam: New Joint Secretary of Financial Services -- Tarun Das Retires No Ma [...]	2009-11-06 12:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD ECPS BEXP PHUM PINR TSPA
09NEWDELHI2248	SINO-INDIAN BORDER DISPUTE TURNS INTO WAR OF WORDS [...] (U) SUMMARY: India and China have launched a "war of words" over disputed territory in Arunachal Pradesh (AP). The GOI has been uncharacteristically bold in responding to Chinese moves, spurred on no doubt by unrestrained hyperventilation in the Indian media over Beijing's intentions. It seem [...]	2009-11-06 12:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CH IN
09NEWDELHI2265	India Reporting Workshop Puts Strategic Dialogue in [...] (SBU) The Ambassador enthusiastically welcomed more than 80 participants from throughout India and neighboring Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and China to an October 5-6 India Reporting Workshop in New Delhi. SCA Assistant Secretary (A/S) Blake, addressing the group via DVC, underscored the valu [...]	2009-11-09 12:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON POL AMGT IN
09NEWDELHI2280	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of November 9-13, 2009, including the following: -- Buzz Misleads on WTO Government Procurement Agreement -- RBI Audits Could Lead to Further Opening of the Banking Sector -- Corporate Profits Up, Sales Not [...]	2009-11-13 09:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD ECPS BEXP TRGY IN
09NEWDELHI2285	INDIA UNLIKELY TO SUPPORT RESOLUTIONS ON IRAN, [...] (U) PolCouns conveyed Ref A demarche on November 12 and 13 to Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretaries for Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran (PAI) Division, Y.K. Sinha, and UN Economic and for Social (UNES) Division, Rajiv Misra, respectively. Emphasizing the importance we place on the Indian G [...]	2009-11-13 13:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UN IR BM KN
09NEWDELHI230	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of February 2-6, 2009, including the following: -- India Largest Recipient of Worker Remittances -- Government Anticipates 1.5 million Job-loss by March Due to Global Downturn -- India's FY2008 Investment [...]	2009-02-06 10:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI2309	AMBASSADOR VERVEER AND SECRETARY SIKRI SUPPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador Melanne Verveer met Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) Secretary Devender Kumar Sikri on November 9 to discuss the Women's Empowerment Dialogue (WED). Sikri described the GOI's ideas for WED discussion topics. These included social and economic empowerme [...]	2009-11-17 07:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TSPL KCRM KCOR ELAB KDEM KWMN KOCI PHUM
09NEWDELHI2314	INDIA AGREES WITH POSITION OF FOOD SECURITY LETTER [...] (U) Deputy Economic MinCouns delivered the talking points from REFTEL on October 29 to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Office of Multilateral Economic Relations Director Charanjit Singh. The letter was also delivered to MEA and an additional copy was provided to the Ministry of Agriculture. [...]	2009-11-17 12:40:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD IN
09NEWDELHI2330	MAYAWATI STRONG IN U.P. BY-ELECTIONS, BUT CONGRESS [...] (U) Summary. In Uttar Pradesh (U.P.),Chief Minister Kumari Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) swept the November 7 by-elections, winning nine out of eleven Assembly seats and consolidating further its hold of the state legislature. The by-elections were equally dramatic for the Samajwadi [...]	2009-11-18 14:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI2332	U/S OTERO ENGAGES GOI MINISTER TIRATH ON WOMEN'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Otero met with Minister of Women and Child Development Krishna Tirath on November 6 to discuss Government of India (GOI) measures for women's empowerment and to combat trafficking in persons, two enormous challenges India faces. [...]	2009-11-19 03:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM KTIP IN
09NEWDELHI2334	Secretary Chu Focuses on Clean Energy and Climate Change in [...] (SBU) Summary: During November 13-14 meetings with Government of India (GOI) officials, scientists, students, NGO and industry representatives in New Delhi, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu stressed the vast scope for bilateral cooperation, noting that the world's current emphasis on clean energ [...]	2009-11-19 06:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV EFIN EINV PREL TSPL KSCA KGHG IN
09NEWDELHI2335	Secretary Chu Focuses on Clean Energy and Climate Change in [...] (SBU) Summary: During November 13-14 meetings with Government of India (GOI) officials, scientists, students, NGO and industry representatives in New Delhi, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu stressed the vast scope for bilateral cooperation, noting that the world's current emphasis on clean energ [...]	2009-11-19 06:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV EFIN EINV PREL TSPL KSCA KGHG IN
09NEWDELHI2337	INDIA: U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE NEW AFGHAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-19 09:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL IN AF
09NEWDELHI2344	U/S OTERO ENGAGES INDIAN MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the Global Issues Forum held November 5 (Reftel),Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Otero met with Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF)Secretary Sharma on November 6 to discuss areas for global cooperation on environmental issues including forestry [...]	2009-11-20 03:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL TSPL KSCA KGHG IN
09NEWDELHI2350	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of November 16-20, 2009, including the following: -- India Ready for FATF Evaluation -- Disinvestment Gets a Push -- Commerce Minister Plans to Double India's Share in Global Trade Within the Next Five Yea [...]	2009-11-20 11:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD ECPS BEXP TRGY TINT BG NP
09NEWDELHI2354	TURBULENCE IN PARLIAMENT AWAITS PRIME MINISTER ON RETURN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The winter session of Parliament kicked off on a stormy note on November 19 as the opposition parties brought parliament and the capital to a halt over the issue of sugarcane prices to farmers. The Opposition effectively mobilized over 25,000 farmers from western Uttar Pradesh to [...]	2009-11-20 13:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM EAGR IN
09NEWDELHI2357	INDIA PROVIDES PART 810 ASSURANCES ON NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) conveyed by diplomatic note November 20 a document entitled "Assurances by the Government of India to the Government of the United States on Nuclear Technology Transfers" in reply to reftel demarches. These "Part 810" assurances constituted a key r [...]	2009-11-20 14:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PARM KNNP ENRG IN
09NEWDELHI2358	India Wrestles With Food Price Inflation - Plans to Import [...] (SBU) Summary: The government of India (GOI) is struggling to contain double-digit food price inflation, while sitting on near-record food grain stocks. An uneven 2009 monsoon that significantly reduced the rice output combined with regressive GOI decisions on grain stocks, support prices and [...]	2009-11-20 15:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EAID EFIN ECIN EINV SENV PGOV IN
09NEWDELHI2375	USTR KIRK AND MINISTER SHARMA REACTIVATE TRADE POLICY FORUM [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 26, United States Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Ron Kirk led an interagency delegation to India for the first Trade Policy Forum (TPF) meeting with the GOI since February 2008. Noting the 20 months between TPF meetings, USTR Kirk and Minister of Commerce and [...]	2009-11-24 12:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR EINV KIPR IN
09NEWDELHI2381	Commercial Space Launch Agreement Talks Launched [...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) for Services and Investment Christine Bliss and Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Scientific Secretary A. Bhaskraranarayana led the first round of bilateral Commercial Space Launch Agreement (CSLA) negotiations October 27-28 in B [...]	2009-11-25 10:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL TSPA KTIA IN
09NEWDELHI2386	A NEW STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP: PM RUDD VISITS NEW [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-25 11:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AS IN
09NEWDELHI2391	LIBERHAN LEAK STEALS REPORT'S THUNDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The list of political scandals awaiting Prime Minister Singh upon his return from Washington has grown with the release of the Liberhan Commission report. Bowing to immense pressure from the Opposition, Home Minister F.M. Chidambaram presented the report in the lower and upper [...]	2009-11-25 13:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI2399	INDIA UNLIKELY TO MEET $500 BILLION INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING [...] (SBU) Summary. Both Government of India (GOI) officials and private sector experts expect the GOI to fall far short of its plan to spend $500 billion on infrastructure between 2007 and 2012. Public-private partnerships have become an acceptable format for such projects but the private sector r [...]	2009-11-27 13:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ENRG ELTN EWWT IN
09NEWDELHI2401	FRESH MOMENTUM: CANADIAN PM HARPER VISITS INDIA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Canadian PM Stephen Harper's November 15-18 visit to India was long on atmospherics but short on solid deliverables. In addition to official meetings with PM Singh, EAM Krishna and Sonia Gandhi, Harper had a highly visible public program in Mumbai and touched base with the Sikh c [...]	2009-11-30 12:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CA IN
09NEWDELHI241	SATYAM PUTS THE SPOTLIGHT ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN INDIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Indian government and industry leaders are working to make the fraud and failure of corporate governance at Satyam appear to be an isolated incident. However, industry insiders and legal experts view Satyam as indicative of widespread lack of corporate governance especially in [...]	2009-02-10 05:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV EIND KCRM KCOR IN
09NEWDELHI2416	CIVAIR INDIA: CLARIFICATION SOUGHT ON SECURITY SCREENINGS [...] (SBU) Summary: ECON/EST MIN-COUNS November 30 delivered reftel demarche on security screenings to Ministry of Civil Aviation (MOCA) Secretary Nambiar. In response, Nambiar, noting that differing national screening guidelines created "muddy water," agreed that the United States and India must [...]	2009-12-01 13:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PREL PTER ECON IN
09NEWDELHI2435	INDIAN AF-PAK PUNDITS VOICE "CRITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The overall reaction of selected Political Section interlocutors - a diverse group of journalists, commentators, academics, think-tank analysts, and parliamentarians from different religious communities and political orientations - to President Obama's December 1 speech on Afgh [...]	2009-12-03 13:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER IN AF PK
09NEWDELHI2436	RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN REQUEST: PRE-LICENSE [...] (SBU) Per REFTEL, the purchase order under license number 00501187827 was placed by the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI). Econoffs from Embassy New Delhi and Consulate Mumbai have made inquiries and confirming the order and establishing the bona fides of ARAI. 2. (SBU) On No [...]	2009-12-03 13:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC IN KOMC
09NEWDELHI2437	TOP CONCERNS OF U.S. CIVAIR COMPANIES IN INDIA [...] (SBU) Summary: At a roundtable discussion with Emboffs on November 23, representatives of U.S. airlines, express delivery services and aircraft manufacturers discussed their doing business concerns in order to provide input to government-to-government meetings scheduled to take place on the ma [...]	2009-12-04 02:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PREL PTER ETRD EFIN ECON IN
09NEWDELHI2441	INDIAN DELEGATION HEADS TO COPENHAGEN WITH SOFT WORDS AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Armed with the Kyoto Protocol and the Bali Action Plan, India's delegation to COP-15 is planning a highly legalistic defense of the G-77 and the entitlement of developing countries to financial flows from the developed world. U.S. negotiators should expect more nit- [...]	2009-12-04 11:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ETRD TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN
09NEWDELHI2445	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of November 30 to December 4, 2009, including the following: -- Trade Contraction Moderating -- World Bank Commits Increased Funding for India -- Competition Commission Focuses on the 'Common Man' -- GOI Has N [...]	2009-12-04 12:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV EAID ECIN EIND ELTN ETRD IN
09NEWDELHI2451	INDIA LIKELY TO ABSTAIN ON UNGA DEFAMATION OF [...] (U) PolCouns conveyed Ref A demarche points to Ministry of External Affairs UN Economic and Social (UNES) Division Joint S ecretary Rajiv Misra on December 1, emphasizing the importance we place on India's support in voting against the OIC-sponsored UNGA resolution calling for criminal bans on [...]	2009-12-07 13:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNGA UN IN
09NEWDELHI246	BHARAT BALLOT 09: CONGRESS WILL FLY SOLO, NOT AS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Congress Party has decided to fight coming parliamentary elections mostly alone and not as the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) alliance; it will only seek case-by-case seat-sharing understandings with allies at the state level. In making this decision, the Congress Party [...]	2009-02-10 12:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR IN
09NEWDELHI247	BHARAT BALLOT 09: SONIA GANDHI SOUNDS ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi kicked off her party's 2009 parliamentary campaign on February 9 articulating three broad themes: safeguarding secularism, inclusive economic growth and the fight against terror. Speaking to a conclave of Congress Party functionaries, Gandh [...]	2009-02-10 12:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI2472	TELANGANA - A NEW STATE IS BORN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Faced with mounting protests from students and supporters of a new state of Telangana and the deteriorating health of a regional politician who was in the 11th day of a hunger strike to death, GOI abruptly caved on December 9 and gave the go-ahead for formation of a new state [...]	2009-12-10 14:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI2482	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of December 7, to December 11, 2009, including the following: -- New Chief Economic Advisor -- GOI Seeks Additional Funds from Parliament -- GOI Drafts New Postal Legislation -- GDP Growth on Path Towards Reco [...]	2009-12-11 12:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PINR EFIN EINV EAID ECIN EIND ELTN ETRD IN
09NEWDELHI2502	South Asia: Integration as Anti-crisis Response [...] (SBU) Summary: At the December 11 opening of the "Second South Asia Economic Summit" in New Delhi, speakers stressed that enhanced regional cooperation could be an effective response to the global recession and allow countries to diversify and insulate against developed country problems in the [...]	2009-12-15 13:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV PK IN
09NEWDELHI2528	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of December 14, to December 18, 2009, including the following: -- All's Quiet in Parliament on the Economic Reform Front -- Unbundling Electricity in Tamil Nadu -- U.S. Firm Azure Power Opens India's First [...]	2009-12-18 14:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV EAID ECIN EIND ELTN ETRD IN
09NEWDELHI2529	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL GREGG [...] (SBU) Senator Gregg and Delegation: Mission India warmly welcomes you. Following soon after Prime Minister Singh's historic official state visit to Washington, your visit coincides with a rapid expansion in the U.S.-India partnership, encompassing everything from agriculture to defense coop [...]	2009-12-18 15:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER OVIP AF PK IN
09NEWDELHI2541	INDIA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-21 12:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER PK IN ASEC
09NEWDELHI2545	ADVANI MOVES UPSTAIRS, HANDS OVER REINS TO THE NEXT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: India's principal opposition party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),implemented a generational change at the top when its leading stalwart, former Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani, stepped down from his position of Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, India's lower hou [...]	2009-12-21 14:40:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI2550	ENVIRONMENT MINISTER DEFENDS COPENHAGEN ACCORD; LOCAL NGOS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Minister of Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh claimed victory for India's Copenhagen negotiating team in a parliamentary session December 22. Ramesh used his response to opposition attacks to sensitize the nation to the idea India needs to realize its responsibilities as a [...]	2009-12-22 13:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ETRD TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN
09NEWDELHI2554	Auto Industry, GOI on Standards and Remanufacturing [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 15, Dilip Chenoy, Director General of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM),told Econoff and Econ Specialist that he had drafted IndiaQs newly mandatory tire standards (reftel) and the standards would not affect any U.S. companies. He expressed supp [...]	2009-12-23 11:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ETRD ECON EINV IN
09NEWDELHI2558	Industry, GOI on WTO, Government Procurement, SAFTA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Assistant Secretary General Manab Majumdar, who is responsible for trade policy, said FICCI is a strong believer in the World Trade Organization (WTO) and understood that India would be poorer without a Doha Deve [...]	2009-12-24 07:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ETRD ECON EINV IN
09NEWDELHI269	INDIA SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LEWIS AND BACHUS [...] (SBU) We welcome your upcoming visit as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's historic journey to India in February-March 1959. The inspiration which Dr. King and other leaders of the American civil rights movement drew from Mahatma Gandhi is well known in [...]	2009-02-12 12:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI270	CLIMATE POSITIONS HARDEN AT 2009 DELHI SUSTAINABLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, held February 5 - 7, 2009, focused solely on climate change and the road to the December 2009 UNFCCC climate negotiations in Copenhagen, Denmark. DSDS 2009 attracted fewer current heads of state than in 2008 but more big names including [...]	2009-02-12 13:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ECON TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN
09NEWDELHI280	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of February 9-13, 2009, including the following: -- India Modifies FDI Procedures -- Inflation Continues to Fall -- December Industrial Output Falls -- Interim Railway Budget Announced -- FII Holdings Fal [...]	2009-02-13 12:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI284	DELHI DIARY, FEBRUARY 3-13, 2009 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for February 2-13, 2009, that did not feature in our other reporting: -- Valentine's Day Violence? -- Six-year-old's Beating Caught on Tape in UP -- Vajpayee Hospitalized, Making Steady Progress Valentine's Day [...]	2009-02-13 13:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR EAGR IN
09NEWDELHI298	BHARAT BALLOT 09: BJP SWINGS INTO ELECTION MODE, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani kicked off the party's 2009 national elections campaign unveiling the slogan, "If BJP wins, India wins." Advani heralded the BJP's terror-fighting and governance record, while attacking the United Progre [...]	2009-02-18 11:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI324	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of February 17-20, 2009, including the following: -- Inflation Declines to 14-Month Low -- India-ASEAN FTA Authorization May Be Postponed -- State-owned Banks to Be Recapitalized -- GOI Extends Duty Credit [...]	2009-02-20 11:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI328	DELHI DIARY, FEBRUARY 16-20, 2009 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for February 16-20, 2009, that did not feature in our other reporting: -- Congress Reshuffles Ahead of Elections -- NC-Congress Sweep J&K Rajya Sabha Elections -- More Jobs if BJP Elected Congress Reshuffles Ahead [...]	2009-02-20 13:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN EAGR
09NEWDELHI332	INDIA TO PARTICIPATE IN SHARM AL-SHEIK CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Poloff on February 18 conveyed reftel points to MEA Deputy Secretary of West Asia and North Africa Division, Suhil Khan, informing the GOI of U.S. intention to make a pledge of humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian Authority at the Sharm al-Sheikh March 2 conference and encouraging [...]	2009-02-23 09:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG IN
09NEWDELHI367	DELHI DIARY, FEBRUARY 14-27, 2009 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for February 14-27, 2009, that did not feature in our other reporting: -- 14th Lok Sabha Ends Respectfully, But No Election Dates Yet -- Parliamentary Committee Calls for Better Military/Intel Coordination [...]	2009-02-27 11:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KISL PINR PTER MOPS IN
09NEWDELHI368	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 23 TO FEBRUARY 27, 2009 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of February 23-27, 2009, including the following: -- UPA Government's Last Relief Package to Exporters -- UPA Sneaks in Another Last Minute Vote Sweetener -- Government Attempts Clarification of FDI Policy [...]	2009-02-27 12:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI394	WOMEN IN INDIA: REPORTING BLITZ HONORING INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) Summary. With unprecedented economic growth and rising prominence on the international stage, India hands have dubbed this the "Golden Age" for the world's largest democracy. Indian women have also made significantly strides, as saris and salwar's climb the corporate ladder and break the [...]	2009-03-03 13:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI40	DELHI DIARY, JANUARY 2-9, 2009 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for January 2-9, 2009, that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- J&K: Omar Abdullah Sworn-In as Chief Minister -- PDP Pulls out of UPA Coalition -- Shootout in Poonch -- UAE Naval Commander Vis [...]	2009-01-09 07:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN
09NEWDELHI403	BHARAT BALLOT 09: NATIONAL ELECTION PRIMER [...] (U) Summary: India will hold national elections in five stages from April 16 to May 13. Results will be announced on May 16. With an electorate of 714 million, the election will be the largest democratic undertaking in world history. Neither of the two largest parties, the currently ruling [...]	2009-03-04 12:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI41	INDIA CONSIDERING U.S. VIEWS ON POSSIBLE IRAN [...] (SBU) Poloff on January 8 conveyed to MEA United Nations Economic and Social Division Director Dinesh Patnaik reftel points, informing the GOI of U.S. concerns about a possible Iranian presidency of the United Nations Development Program's Executive Board. On January 9, Patnaik told Poloff th [...]	2009-01-09 09:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID IN IR PREF UNDP

09NEWDELHI421	INDIA: THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ACCESS TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: The following answers reftel, paragraph 20 request for information on Government of India (GOI) regulations governing benefit sharing and access to genetic resources. India's National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) is the body responsible for managing and approving access to India [...]	2009-03-06 01:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR SENV TBIO

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