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09NEWDELHI433	INDIA: DELIVERY OF USDOC/NOAA/NMFS LETTER REGARDING [...] (SBU) Per reftel, on February 27, 2009, post forwarded copies of the letter from Acting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Assistant Administrator James Balsinger to Mr. Tarun Shridhar, Joint Secretary (Fisheries),Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fish [...]	2009-03-06 08:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS SENV OTRA IN

09NEWDELHI435	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 March 2-6, 2009, including the following: -- India Continues to Slow Down -- Inflation Declines to 7-Year Low; RBI Moves -- FDI Clarifications Just Cloud the Issue -- FATF Gives Go Ahead for India Mutual [...]	2009-03-06 09:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI438	THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON TAKING: GORSHKOV TROUBLES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Russia plans to charge India an additional $700 million dollars for the aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, the most recent chapter in a saga of price hikes and scheduling delays that brings the price of the refurbished Soviet-era carrier to a whopping $2.9 billion, nearly three [...]	2009-03-06 11:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR RU IN
09NEWDELHI439	WOMEN IN INDIA: LONG HISTORY OF POLITICAL [...] (U) Summary: Women have held high political office in India since the 1960's when Indira Gandhi became Prime Minister. Today, her daughter-in-law Sonia Gandhi is perhaps the most powerful person in India. But women without famous names - such as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati and form [...]	2009-03-06 12:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI44	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 5-9, 2009, including the following: -- India's Exports Continue to Fall in December -- Export Tax Makes Indian Basmati Rice Expensive -- Government Hopeful on Insurance Sector Bills -- GOI Manda [...]	2009-01-09 12:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI442	CORRECTED COPY: BHARAT BALLOT: NATIONAL ELECTION [...] (U) Corrected Copy: To revise seat distribution in paragraph 5. 2. (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 [...]	2009-03-09 05:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI470	BHARAT BALLOT 09: CONGRESS PARTY POISED FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Political observers expect the Congress Party to pick up 6-10 seats from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Rajasthan in the May 7 parliamentary elections. They see the Congress Party riding on momentum from its December 2008 win over the BJP in the state assembly elections, [...]	2009-03-13 11:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI471	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 March 9-13, 2009, including the following: -- Industrial Index Declines Again -- Foreign Direct Investment High Through December -- Inflation Continues To Soften -- Characteristics of Service Sector Ent [...]	2009-03-13 11:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI473	INDIA REQUIRES U.S. PAY LANDING AND NAVIGATION [...] (SBU) This is an action request; please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) After 18 months, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs replied to reftel demarche with a diplomatic note (No.WII/113/7/2007, 6 March 2009) received March 11 stating that the Indian government only agreed to waive landing, p [...]	2009-03-13 12:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS KSEP PREL EAIR IN
09NEWDELHI484	BHARAT BALLOT 09: MAYAWATI HOPES TO DOMINATE UTTAR [...] (SBU) Summary: Caste combinations and identity politics, rather than development or governance are the key drivers as Uttar Pradesh (UP) heads into parliamentary elections in April-May. National issues appear to play little or no role in voting decisions. This poor, largely rural state of 185 [...]	2009-03-17 07:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI PINR KISL IN
09NEWDELHI493	AFFORDABLE HOUSING: A RAY OF LIGHT IN AN OTHERWISE GLOOMY [...] (U) Summary: After a period of unprecedented growth, the Indian real estate sector is in the midst of a protracted slowdown. Housing prices are in a phase of adjustment; having been reduced 20-30% in the major metros, and developers are not sure they have yet hit the bottom. However, a ray of [...]	2009-03-17 11:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV EIND IN
09NEWDELHI507	PUNJAB, AN EXAMPLE OF STATE OPPOSITION TO INDIA'S [...] (SBU) After the Mumbai attacks in November 2008, the Indian government moved quickly to establish a National Investigation Agency (NIA) to investigate and prosecute terrorism cases. The move stirred resistance from many states which view ceding power to a national agency as an infringement of [...]	2009-03-18 11:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER PK IN
09NEWDELHI508	INDIA PLANNING TO ATTEND GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered by fax ref A demarche March 3 and ref B demarche March 13 to Gaddam Dharmendra, formerly director and newly appointed Joint Secretary for Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). Second Secretary at the Embassy of [...]	2009-03-18 13:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAPN PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC IN
09NEWDELHI522	BILLION INDIAN VOICES: CONGRESS SET FOR GAINS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Congress Party appears poised for a comeback in Punjab with political observers projecting the party will pick up five to nine seats in the two phase parliamentary elections on May 7 and May 13. Just two years into the current state government's tenure, the inherently di [...]	2009-03-19 10:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI531	PREYING MANTIS? NEW DELHI WEIGHS IN ON SAO DELAYS [...] (U) This is an action request for the Department; see paragraph 13 2. (SBU) Summary: This cable joins those of Missions Beijing (ref A),Moscow (ref B) and others to emphasize the serious burden the Visas Mantis Security Advisory Opinion (SAO) processing system has imposed on American busi [...]	2009-03-20 12:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CMGT CVIS ECON PREL BEXP TSPA IN
09NEWDELHI532	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 March 16-20, 2009, including the following: -- Inflation Falls to a Historic Low -- Foreign Direct Investments High Through January -- India Discusses Free Trade Pact with Chile -- New Pension Scheme fo [...]	2009-03-20 13:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI533	NEW DELHI WEEKLY EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Environment, Science, and Technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of March 16 - 20, 2009, including the following: -- Haryana State Forest Department Goes After High Profile Development and Mining Interests -- Forest Fires In National Parks Cau [...]	2009-03-20 13:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO KGHG TRGY NASA TSPA TNGD IN
09NEWDELHI544	WOMEN IN INDIA: CHANGING CHOICES OF WOMEN IN INDIAN [...] (U) Summary: With each passing decade since 1950, increasing numbers of women in India enter into higher education, and the disciplines they are choosing to study have changed over time. While educational opportunities for women in India remain a study of contrasts, the women in four of Delhi' [...]	2009-03-23 12:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI559	BHARAT BALLOT 2009: THE "OTHER" GANDHI FACES HATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Varun Gandhi, until now the lesser-known grandson of Indira Gandhi and a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha aspirant, burst onto the national scene when an election campaign video caught him delivering anti-Muslim remarks. The video footage, played in a continuous loop on [...]	2009-03-24 13:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI563	BHARAT BALLOT 09: INDIA PREMIER LEAGUE CRICKET [...] (SBU) Summary. Next month's Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament will be held in South Africa after the league's organizers failed to secure Government of India approval for the matches to go ahead in India. The tournament - scheduled to begin on April 10 - clashes with the upcomin [...]	2009-03-25 09:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ECON IN
09NEWDELHI567	BHARAT BALLOT 09: CONGRESS PARTY HAS NO REGRETS IN [...] (U) Summary: On March 22, the Congress Party, head of the United Progressive Alliance government at the center, announced its decision to re-nominate Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar to contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections from Delhi. Both Tytler and Kumar have been accused of instigatin [...]	2009-03-25 11:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI575	VALIDATION STUDY OF INDIAN A2 AND A3 VISA APPLICANTS [...] (SBU) As one of a number of ongoing validation studies (reftel) by the Fraud Prevention personnel in Mission India, Embassy New Delhi conducted a review of selected A2 and all A3 visa recipients in FY 2007. Results indicate appropriate use of the visa by all recipients in the study. Given th [...]	2009-03-26 09:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS CMGT ASEC IN
09NEWDELHI593	BHARAT BALLOT 09: MANMOHAN SINGH COMES OUT SWINGING [...] (SBU) Summary: At a rally this week to release the Congress Party's election manifesto, Prime Minister Singh attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Prime Ministerial candidate L.K. Advani in unusually combative, personal terms. He described Advani as an "opportunist" and "unfit" to be Pr [...]	2009-03-27 10:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI PINR IN
09NEWDELHI596	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 March 23-27, 2009, including the following: -- Much Ado: Tata Nano Finally Launched -- Infosys Postpones Hiring; IBM Plans to Shift Jobs to India -- Wind-power Producers in Tamil Nadu Can Charge More -- [...]	2009-03-27 12:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI604	BHARAT BALLOT 09: THE PERILS OF POLLING [...] (SBU) Summary: As India heads into the 2009 Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) elections in April/May, Indian media outlets will release a torrent of election polls and public opinion surveys. In examining these polls, we will keep in mind that election polling in India is a notoriously un [...]	2009-03-30 12:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI618	AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN REVIEW PAPER DELIVERED IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-31 13:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV NATO MARR MOPS AF PK IN
09NEWDELHI619	VALIDATION STUDY OF INDIA AT 60 COMMEMORATIVE EVENT [...] (SBU) Summary. As one of a number of ongoing validation studies (reftels) by the Fraud Prevention personnel in Mission India, Embassy New Delhi conducted a review of participants in the "India at 60" series of events in the U.S. in late 2007. Travelers on A, B, and I visas were included in t [...]	2009-04-01 01:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS CMGT ASEC IN
09NEWDELHI631	ICJ ADVISORY OPINION ON KOSOVO'S INDEPENDENCE [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of External Affairs Director (Central Europe) Mr. Sevala Naik. Naik indicated that India has not yet decided whether it will file a brief with the International Court of Justice regarding the advisory opinion on Kosovo's independence. He rel [...]	2009-04-01 10:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PGOV PREL ICJ KVIR IN
09NEWDELHI638	VALIDATION STUDY OF NEW DELHI'S B1B2 HINDI/PUNJABI LANGUAGE [...] (SBU) As one of a series of validation studies (reftels) by the Fraud Prevention personnel in Mission India, Embassy New Delhi undertook a validation of B1B2 visas issued to "language applicants" during the first quarter of the 2008 calendar year (January 1-March 31, 2008). The rate of overst [...]	2009-04-02 02:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS CMGT ASEC IN
09NEWDELHI661	NEW DELHI WEEKLY EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (SBU) Below is a compilation of Environment, Science, and Technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of March 30 to April 03, 2009, including the following: -- India to Conduct Next Tiger Census in October 2009 -- Maoist Attack in Orissa's Similipal Wildlife Sanctuary Surprises [...]	2009-04-03 10:33:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TSPA TRGY TNGD ECON SOCI KGHG IN
09NEWDELHI663	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 March 30-April 3, 2009, including the following: -- Update on India's External Sector -- Indian Carriers Cancel Aircraft Orders -- Boeing Opens Research and Technology Center -- Bihar Govt Official Comm [...]	2009-04-03 10:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI665	BHARAT BALLOT 09: MOHAN BHAGWAT NEW RSS CHIEF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) selected 59-year old Mohan Bhagwat as its new leader, replacing the 78-year old K.S. Sudarshan who stepped down citing health problems. Bhagwat is the youngest chief in RSS history and represents a "generational change" in the organizatio [...]	2009-04-03 13:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM KIRF IN
09NEWDELHI676	BHARAT BALLOT 09: Tytler Ruling Angers Sikhs, Congress [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 2, the GOI's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) cleared senior Congress leader Jagdish Tytler of his alleged role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi, in which at least 3,000 Sikhs died. The ruling comes as Tytler begins his campaign as the Congress Party's candida [...]	2009-04-07 09:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI694	BHARAT BALLOT 09: THE INDIAN RURAL VOTER [...] (SBU) Summary: It is conventional wisdom in India that the rural voter is more important than the urban voter, mainly because there are more than twice as many rural as urban residents in India and polling in recent years has indicated that rural voters are more likely to vote than urban voter [...]	2009-04-09 10:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV PTER IN
09NEWDELHI699	INDIA SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BERMAN [...] (SBU) Dear Chairman Berman and Delegation: Embassy New Delhi warmly welcomes you to India. Your visit coincides with a historically unprecedented level of U.S.-India collaboration encompassing everything from defense cooperation to agriculture and reflecting widespread support in both countr [...]	2009-04-09 11:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI7	VALIDATION STUDY OF BHUTANESE NIV APPLICANTS [...] (SBU) In response to concerns raised by smuggling of Bhutanese applicants (reftel),Embassy New Delhi has completed a three-part validation study of Bhutanese non-immigrant visa (NIV) applicants. The study reviews (1) Bhutanese students issued F, M or J visas between FY 2006 and FY 2008, (2) [...]	2009-01-02 10:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS CMGT ASEC IN BT
09NEWDELHI705	INDIA: PRESSING FORWARD WITH GPS, SATELLITE, MOON PROGRAMS [...] (U) SUMMARY: In an April 8 conversation, Shantanu Bhatawdekar, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Officer on Special Duty in New Delhi, updated ESTOff on personnel changes in ISRO, progress on GPS systems, upcoming satellite launches, moon mission cooperation, and the Bhuvan applicatio [...]	2009-04-09 12:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPA TSPL TPHY SENV EAIR ANET PREL IN
09NEWDELHI730	BHARAT BALLOT 09: HIMACHAL POLITICS SPLIT THE [...] (U) Summary. Himachal Pradesh accounts for only four seats in the 543-member Lok Sabha, but given the neck-and-neck national race between the Congress Party and the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP),every seat counts. Himachal voters, on average more educated and prosperous than other Indians, cas [...]	2009-04-14 14:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR IN
09NEWDELHI746	HOLBROOKE-MULLEN VISIT TO INDIA: OPINION LEADERS [...] (SBU) Senior Indian officials welcomed the new U.S. strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan in a series of meetings in Delhi April 8 with visiting Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Ambassador Richard Holbrooke and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen. (The [...]	2009-04-16 05:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN
09NEWDELHI755	BHARAT BALLOT 2009: BJP PROMISES FREEBIES TO THE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) struck a populist tone with the release of the party's manifesto ahead of the April-May parliamentary elections. The BJP lays out a range of programs offering something for nearly everyone. The manifesto has its focus, however, on lifting those [...]	2009-04-16 15:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI770	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 April 13-17, 2009, including the following: -- India Misses Export Target -- Inflation Declines, Food Still Expensive -- Domestic Steel Users Oppose Antidumping Duty -- Company Expects Approval of Firs [...]	2009-04-17 12:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI773	BHARAT BALLOT 09: THE GHOST OF THE 1984 RIOTS HAUNTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Congress Party on April 9 withdrew the nominations of Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar as candidates in the April-May Lok Sabha elections in response to outrage by Sikh activists that the candidates would not have to answer for their alleged roles in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. [...]	2009-04-17 13:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL IN
09NEWDELHI775	NEW DELHI EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEKS OF APRIL 6 TO [...] (U) Below is a compilation of environment, science, and technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the weeks of April 06-17, 2009, including the following: -- New Protocols for Tiger Relocations in National Parks -- Poll Indicates Political Parties Unconcerned About the Environment -- [...]	2009-04-17 14:32:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TSPL TBIO KSCA TRGY IN
09NEWDELHI777	CHARGE BURLEIGH ENGAGES INDIAN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR CLIMATE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (U) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging meeting on April 14, 2009, Charge Burleigh discussed climate change, renewable energy, nuclear non-proliferation, and next steps for the Indo-U.S. Civil Nuclear Agreement with Indian Special Envoy fo [...]	2009-04-20 06:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TRGY PREL ECON KGHG IN
09NEWDELHI782	PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES IRAN, AFGHANISTAN WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: In an April 17 meeting with Codel Berman, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh endorsed the Obama Administration's outreach to Iran, saying that a comprehensive dialogue will be more effective in changing Tehran's behavior than international sanctions. He urged the U.S. to stay the cou [...]	2009-04-21 06:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PARM TRGY KNNP EAGR ENRG EINV ETRD
09NEWDELHI796	U.S.-INDIAN RELATIONS: CLEARING THE BRUSH [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) In advance of the April 24 Interagency Meeting to discuss India policy, Mission offers its views on the next steps that should be taken to move the relationship forward in the near term. We are focused on high priority items whose resolution will lay the groundwork for a stronge [...]	2009-04-22 12:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MASS ENRG EFIN CVIS AMGT IN
09NEWDELHI8	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 29, 2008 to January 2, 2009, including the following: -- Trade Figures Decline for Second Consecutive Month -- 3G Telecom Spectrum Auction Postponed -- Most Indian Carriers Cut Domestic Fares - [...]	2009-01-02 11:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI800	BHARAT BALLOT 09: BULANDSHAHR TAKE TWO [...] (U) Summary: This is the second in a series of cables on Bulandshahr, a rural market-town of 175,000 two hours southeast of Delhi in the state of Uttar Pradesh (reftel). A series of one-day visits have given us an opportunity to observe the election campaign from the ground up, and to gauge t [...]	2009-04-22 13:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI PINR KISL KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI808	FOREIGN SECRETARY MENON CONFIRMS INDIA WILL KEEP [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-23 11:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPKO UNSC CG IN
09NEWDELHI826	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 April 20-24, 2009, including the following: -- India's Outward FDI Plans Up, But Actual Flows Down -- RBI Cuts Interest Rates In Its Monetary Policy -- ......And Lowers Growth Estimates -- Retail Food I [...]	2009-04-24 14:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI828	NEW DELHI EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 20 TO [...] (U) Below is a compilation of environment, science, and technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of April 20-24, 2009, including the following: -- Tiger Deaths in Madhya Pradesh - Poaching on the Rise -- EST Section Celebrates Earth Day -- Famous Tiger Gets Lifetime Achieve [...]	2009-04-24 20:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TSPL TBIO ECON SOCI KSCA KGHG IN
09NEWDELHI838	APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCE: ROOT CAPITAL, INC. [...] (SBU) This is in response to reftel, seeking Post input on OPIC providing a direct loan to Root Capital, a 501(c)(3)for the purpose of expanding its global financial services business as a non-bank to farmers and artisans, agricultural companies and cooperatives globally. 2. (SBU) The only [...]	2009-04-27 09:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN IN EINV
09NEWDELHI860	MGSF01: H1N1 FLU - INDIA'S RESPONSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the close of business on April 29 in India, no cases of H1N1 infection in humans or livestock have been reported by the local press or government authorities. We expect India to achieve independent diagnostic capability within the next few days; CDC is providing technical as [...]	2009-04-30 06:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09NEWDELHI864	BHARAT BALLOT 09: ROUND THREE OF INDIAN [...] (U) Summary: On April 30, Indian voters cast their ballots in several states seen as key to the Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) bid to win power from the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government. This is the third of five phases of parliamentary elections; p [...]	2009-04-30 14:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI872	INDIAN ECONOMY SHOWING SIGNS OF RECOVERY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Indian economy is showing some signs of recovery from the current slowdown, with many analysts predicting that the downward cycle is expected to bottom out in the second half of FY 2009-10 (October-April). The core sector (including power, cement, and steel) and automobiles [...]	2009-05-01 11:33:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI873	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO BHUTAN RE KOSOVO'S MEMBERSHIP IN IMF [...] (SBU) Post delivered talking points contained in reftel to Tenxin Rondel Wangchuk, Counselor, at the Royal Bhutanese Embassy in New Delhi on May 1, 2009. Econoff informed Wangchuk of the importance of Bhutan's participation in the vote, even if Bhutan has not recognized Kosovo's independence. [...]	2009-05-01 11:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL KV IN US BT
09NEWDELHI876	DELHI SAYS U.S. PRESSURE RESPONSIBLE FOR [...] (U) Indian press began reporting on 30 April that Pakistan was moving 6,000 troops from its border with India to fight the Taliban in the west. The reports are based on an April 29 New York Times article citing an unnamed Pakistani official. One report also cited satellite images that it cla [...]	2009-05-01 12:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PK IN
09NEWDELHI878	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 April 27 to May 1, 2009, including the following: -- India Signals Plans to Purchase IMF Bonds -- Slowdown in Mergers and Acquisitions -- Regulator Issues Notices to 12 Accounting Firms -- India Conside [...]	2009-05-01 13:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI879	MGSF01: H1N1 FLU - UPDATE ON INDIA, BHUTAN'S RESPONSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: India still reports no cases of H1N1 in people or livestock, notwithstanding greatly exaggerated press reports of a case in Hyderabad. The Government of India (GOI) continues preparations to deal with any potential outbreaks. Airport screening has begun, though procedures are v [...]	2009-05-01 13:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09NEWDELHI880	BHARAT BALLOT 09: THE CONGRESS LOSES GROUND IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Congress Party appears poised to win five to seven seats in Haryana parliamentary elections on May 7. Currently, they hold nine of Haryana's ten seats. Congress's strong development record and high economic growth rate -- together with the opposition Bharatiya Janata Part [...]	2009-05-01 13:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN EAGR
09NEWDELHI910	BHARAT BALLOT 09: ELECTION BODY GETS NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Former Power Ministry Secretary V.S. Sampath on April 21 assumed charge as one of three commissioners on India's Election Commission, following the retirement of Chief Election Commissioner N. Gopalaswami. Sampath is the junior member of India's three-member Election Commission [...]	2009-05-06 12:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI927	BHARAT BALLOT 09: INDIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION [...] (U) Summary: The rolling Indian parliamentary election moved north as Indian voters cast their ballots in the fourth round of elections on May 7. In play were several key battleground states for the Congress Party-led United Progressive Alliance's attempt to stay in power. In this fourth of [...]	2009-05-07 15:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI933	BHARAT BALLOT 09: BATTLEFIELD BULANDSHAHR -- TAKE [...] (SBU) Summary: This is the third in a series of cables on Bulandshahr, a rural market town of 175,000 two hours southeast of Delhi in the state of Uttar Pradesh. On May 5th, two days before its parliamentary district went to the polls, PolOff and PolFSN ventured back to Bulandshahr to see how [...]	2009-05-08 10:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI937	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 4-8, 2009, including the following: -- Indian IT Industry Reactions to U.S. Tax Plan -- Indo-Pak Border Trade Increases to About $80M -- New Chief of National Aviation Company of India Limited (NACIL) [...]	2009-05-08 12:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI942	INDIAN NANOTECHNOLOGY, BABY STEPS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Science and Technology's Department of Science and Technology (DST),the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII),and the Tamil Nadu Technology Development Promotion Council, sponsored a conclave in Delhi April 14 and 15 to identify industry opportunities in India [...]	2009-05-08 13:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL TNGD TPHY EIND EAGR TRGY TBIO IN
09NEWDELHI943	BHARAT BALLOT 09: CASTE AND PERSONALITY DOMINATE [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-08 13:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PTER IN
09NEWDELHI944	BHARAT BALLOT 2009: DELHI POLLS PEACEFUL, VOTER [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 7, the fourth phase of the election, PolOff and PolFSN visited several polling sites in three of the seven parliamentary districts in the Delhi Capital Territory (DCT). The voting process for the average voter seems to be orderly and well-established. Election day passed [...]	2009-05-08 14:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI945	CORRECTED COPY: BHARAT BALLOT 09: CASTE AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A visit to six constituencies in an arc along the western border of bellwether Uttar Pradesh revealed that caste, personality politics, and tactical voting dominate over national issues as the region went to the polls May 7. Results of all parliamentary contests across the cou [...]	2009-05-08 14:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PTER IN
09NEWDELHI969	BHARAT BALLOT 09: INDIA'S MARATHON ELECTION [...] (U) Summary: Indian voters cast the final ballots in the country's marathon elections on May 13. In this fifth and final phase, polling took place in 86 constituencies across seven states and two territories. Voting was relatively peaceful with the exception of small skirmishes in West Beng [...]	2009-05-13 15:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI982	BHARAT BALLOT 09: INDIAN EXIT POLLS: NO CLEAR [...] (U) Polling in India's month-long election to choose a new parliament and form a new government ended at 5:00 pm on May 13. Immediately afterward, the hyperactive Indian electronic media began to furiously air exit polls that compiled results from all five phases of voting. TV coverage cont [...]	2009-05-14 14:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI987	BHARAT BALLOT 2009: UTTARAKHAND SUFFERING FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: PolOff and PolFSN traveled north to Uttarakhand on May 11 to assess the political landscape of this small state with five parliamentary seats up for grabs. In discussions with a mix of local journalists, academics, business leaders, and state civil servants, the themes that we h [...]	2009-05-15 11:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI988	BHARAT BALLOT 2009: MUSLIM VOTE DIVIDED IN [...] (SBU) Summary: PolOff and PolFSN traveled to western UP to visit five parliamentary districts where Muslims make up a large minority, and in some cases, the majority, of voters. These five districts voted on May 13, the final phase of the election for the Lok Sabha (the lower house of Parliamen [...]	2009-05-15 11:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI991	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 11-15, 2009, including the following: -- Exports Continue Contraction -- March Industry Growth Down -- But Manufacturing Sector Showing Revival Signs -- Consumer Inflation Shows Some Abatement -- SE [...]	2009-05-15 12:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI994	INDIA'S NEW PENSION SCHEME AN IMPORTANT FIRST STEP IN [...] (SBU) Summary: India's Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) opened the "New Pension Scheme" (NPS) to all Indians between the ages of 18-55, including private sector companies, self-employed professionals and informal sector low wage workers, on May 1, 2009. The NPS had pr [...]	2009-05-15 13:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NIAMEY1004	Niger: Upcoming Local Elections, Republic Day Celebration [...] (U) Summary: On December 15, President Tandja launched the campaign for local elections. On December 17, he addressed the nation on the occasion of the 51st anniversary of the Proclamation of the Republic of Niger. On December 20, political parties favorable to the president's continuation in [...]	2009-12-21 20:27:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY1013	NIGER: POSITION PAPERS REQUESTED; WARRANTS [...] (U) Summary. The ECOWAS Mediator for the Niger political crisis requested a meeting with Ambassador Allen on the evening of December 24 to provide an update on the negotiations between the Government of Niger (GON) and Opposition. The Mediator requested both negotiation teams to prepare a po [...]	2009-12-28 07:50:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM SOCI NG
09NIAMEY1018	Niger: Saudis Ambushed, Killed Near Mali Border [...] (U) Summary: Unknown assailants ambushed a Saudi hunting party in western Niger near the Malian border on December 28 during early morning prayers, killing at least three and wounding three others. The Government of Niger (GON) has deplored the "barbaric act" and the Saudi Arabian Government h [...]	2009-12-29 18:18:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PREL PGOV CASC SA NG
09NIAMEY112	SULTAN OF AGADEZ CALLS ON AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: During a February 12 luncheon, the Sultan of Agadez told Ambassador that the security situation in Niger's north had improved, with fewer abuses by the military, although sporadic attacks by rebels and smugglers continued. His efforts to get insurgents to cease their hostilitie [...]	2009-03-02 07:09:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SCUL PHUM SOCI ASEC CASC PTER NG
09NIAMEY171	NIGER: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR FAN MEMBER TO ATTEND NDU [...] (SBU) The following individual has been identified to attend the NDU International Counterterrorism Fellows Program from 17 July 2009 through 10 June 2010 in Washington, DC. Name: ABDOURAHAMANE, Tiani Rank: Lieutenant Colonel DOB: 01 January 1964 POB: Toukounouss, Niger Title: Officier A [...]	2009-03-18 13:37:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PHUM PTER NG
09NIAMEY211	NIGER: UNDP, DONORS DISCUSS SUPPORT FOR NIGER'S 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary: During a March 18 meeting for development partners, GON officials, and civil society representatives, discussion focused on the nearly complete voter registration process, the prospect that this and delays in forming the CENI would delay local elections anticipated for June 30, [...]	2009-03-26 06:20:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM PREL NG
09NIAMEY223	NIGER: GON DETENTION OF SWISS NATIONALS REVEALED [...] (SBU) On April 1, Ursula Funk (protect),a Swiss national heading the Swiss Cooperation Office, advised CDA at an evening reception for newly accredited, Abuja-based Swiss Ambassador Baum, that Nigerien security forces had detained four Swiss nationals in February 2009 in Dirkou. Dirkou, loca [...]	2009-04-03 08:53:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL PTER PINR PINS SZ ML NG
09NIAMEY235	GON DELEGATION PARTICIPATES IN PEACE TALKS WITH TUAREGS IN [...] (SBU) Despite long-held refusals to negotiate with rebel Tuareg groups, including most notably the Mouvement Nigerien pour la Justice - MNJ, the Government of Niger (GON) recently sent a high-level delegation to engage in talks in Tripoli, with the first sessions of talks taking place on April [...]	2009-04-06 16:14:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI PREL PHUM PINR PINS PTER NG
09NIAMEY252	MORE ON FORMER PM HAMA AMADOU'S RETURN TO PRISON AND [...] (U) On April 3, attorneys for former Prime Minister Hama Amadou held a press conference to request an explanation for Amadou's unexpected 4:00 a.m. return to prison on April 2 (Refs A and B). The attorneys stated that Amadou had fallen unconscious during his transfer, and that medical advisors [...]	2009-04-08 16:09:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI PHUM PINR NG
09NIAMEY281	NIGER: UPDATE ON GSP PETITION-RELATED MATTERS [...] (SBU) Introduction and Background: Ref A tasked post with obtaining information pertaining to the continuing review of the 2006 Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) petition involving Niger; post responded in Refs B, C, D, and E. Ref F was a follow-on tasking that requested that post meet [...]	2009-04-17 17:25:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB PGOV SOCI KWMN SCUL ECON ETRD NG
09NIAMEY282	COURT DATE SET FOR FORMER PM HAMA AMADOU; MEDICAL [...] (U) On April 8, the Investigative Commission referred the case of former Prime Minister Hama Amadou to the High Court of Justice (HCJ). In doing so, the Commission also stated that Amadou embezzled 39 million CFA instead of the 100 million announced in the lower court's and the National Assemb [...]	2009-04-17 17:26:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI PHUM PINR NG
09NIAMEY321	NIGER: PLEA FROM UN SYSTEM RESIDENT COORDINATOR [...] (U) See action request in paragraph eight. 2. (U) Summary. United Nations (UN) System Resident Coordinator/UN Development Program (UNDP) Resident Representative Khardiata Lo Ndiaye paid an April 27 call on Ambassador Allen to make a plea for USG election support for 2009 local, legislative [...]	2009-05-04 06:43:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM SOCI NG
09NIAMEY333	President Tandja Meets with Rebel Leaders, Ceasefire to [...] (SBU) Summary: President Tandja met May 3-4 with rebel leaders in Agadez, marking their first dialogue since conflict commenced in February 2007. Following April 6-7 peace talks between a GON delegation and three rebel groups in Sirte, President Tandja addressed their bid for amnesty and rein [...]	2009-05-07 06:51:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI SCUL PTER PHUM NG
09NIAMEY336	NIAMEY: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FINANCE MINISTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Allen, accompanied by Embassy Econ/ConsOff (notetaker),met with Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine, Minister of Economy and Finance on May 8, 2009, at Zeine's request. He called attention to Niger's high growth rate in 2008 and expressed the Government of Niger's (GON) intere [...]	2009-05-12 07:33:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND PGOV KMCA EAID NG
09NIAMEY337	// ZFR //ZFR NIAMEY: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FINANCE MINISTER // [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-12 07:33:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND PGOV KDEM KMCA EAID NG
09NIAMEY341	President Tandja Calls for Constitutional Referendum; [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister Mohamed Ben Omar announced on May 8 that President Tandja will seek a new constitution, via referendum, that would lift the current limit on presidential terms. In response, opposition political parties and civil society held a massive demonstration on May 9 in protest [...]	2009-05-12 13:31:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI SCUL PHUM NG
09NIAMEY350	GON Officials, Tuareg Rebels Continue Peace Talks in [...] (SBU) Summary: Two of Niger's three rebel groups, the Niger Patriotic Front (FPN) and the Movement of Nigeriens for Justice (NMJ) held peace talks May 13-14 in Niamey with Prime Minister Seini Oumarou and Minister of Interior Albade Abouba. These meetings follow the May 3-4 dialogue held betw [...]	2009-05-15 09:37:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI SCUL PHUM NG
09NIAMEY356	President Tandja Realigns Cabinet; Six Seats Affected, [...] (SBU) On May 14, President Tandja replaced six cabinet ministers in what is regarded as a preparatory move to a constitutional referendum designed to lift presidential term limits. Although some of the replacements appear designed to sideline members of parties critical of the referendum, othe [...]	2009-05-15 16:35:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY357	President Tandja Realigns Cabinet; Six Seats Affected, [...] (SBU) On May 14, President Tandja replaced six cabinet ministers in what is regarded as a preparatory move to a constitutional referendum designed to lift presidential term limits. Although some of the replacements appear designed to sideline members of parties critical of the referendum, othe [...]	2009-05-15 16:43:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY378	President Tandja Dissolves National Assembly [...] (SBU) On May 26, President Tandja signed a decree to dissolve the National Assembly. Although disturbing, the move is not entirely a surprise. President Tandja has suffered a series of recent setbacks. On May 18, an ECOWAS advisory body urged him to not seek a new constitution, and warned th [...]	2009-05-26 17:05:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI NG
09NIAMEY382	Update on Hadizatou Mani, Woman of Courage Award Recipient [...] (SBU) On May 10, PolOff and LES Pol Specialist traveled to Birni N'Konni to deliver the State Department's Woman of Courage prize to Mani Hadizatou (Ref A). Timidria, the local NGO that helped Mani file her successful lawsuit against the Government of Niger for failing to assist her under cond [...]	2009-05-28 12:29:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI KWMN SCUL NG
09NIAMEY386	NIGER: MINISTER OF FINANCE HOLDS MEETING OF DONOR [...] (U) On the afternoon of May 27, Government of Niger (GON) MOF Lamine Zeine's office contacted donor partners to request their representation at a meeting the minister had decided to hold at 17h00. A U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) employee represented Embassy Niamey; three Mi [...]	2009-05-28 21:31:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SOCI KDEM NG
09NIAMEY391	President Tandja Announces Intentions to Hold [...] (U) On Friday, March 29, President Mamadou Tandja addressed the nation on state television (Tele-Sahel) to inform Nigeriens of his intentions to seek a new constitution, via referendum, that would lift the current limit on presidential terms. This announcement comes despite the Nigerien Consti [...]	2009-06-01 12:41:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI NG
09NIAMEY407	Niger: Anti-Referendum Consortium Leaders Request U.S. [...] (SBU) On June 1, Ambassador Allen received a letter from the Front for the Defense of Democracy (FDD),an anti-referendum consortium (ref b),requesting that she as "Dean of the Diplomatic Corps" facilitate a meeting with the diplomatic corps to discuss the political, social and economic situat [...]	2009-06-02 11:08:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL SOCI NG
09NIAMEY413	Niger: Army and National Police Conduct Door-to-Door [...] (U) On June 2, the Nigerien Minister of the Interior Albade Abouba visited Dosso (about 80 miles southeast of Niamey),scene of the June 1 clash (ref a) between proponents and antagonists of President Tandja's planned referendum (ref b). Embassy received reports that the Nigerien army, nationa [...]	2009-06-03 16:09:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI NG

09NIAMEY43	EMBASSY RECEIVES ATTY LETTER AND ANOTHER DIPLOMATIC NOTE [...] (U) On January 22, post received a diplomatic note and a letter from an attorney representing the former USAID FSN employees pertaining to a longstanding USAID issue concerning the separation of FSN employees when the USAID mission closed more than 10 years ago. The attorney also submitted 18 [...]	2009-01-27 16:37:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT KLIG PGOV EAID USAID US NG
09NIAMEY433	Human Rights NGO President Calls on Ambassador [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 8, Ambassador Allen met with members of the Nigerien Association for the Defense of Human Rights (ANDDH). Embassy Political Officer and Political Specialist also participated in the meeting. The ANDDH representatives described themselves as "Ambassadors of Peace" and ca [...]	2009-06-09 15:14:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI NG
09NIAMEY446	Niger: Constitutional Court Rules on Tandja's [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-15 15:25:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI NG
09NIAMEY448	Niger: Constitutional Court Rules on TandjaQs Constitutional [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 12, NigerQs Constitutional Court issued an QarretQ, a binding decision that, in principle, cancels President TandjaQs plan for a constitutional referendum. On June 14, a consortium of opposition political parties, labor unions and civil society groups held a massive, pe [...]	2009-06-15 15:56:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI NG
09NIAMEY45	NIGER: MOTION OF "NO CONFIDENCE" AGAINST PRIME MINISTER AND [...] (U) Summary: During the ongoing extraordinary session of the National Assembly that started on January 20, several majority party (Mouvement National pour la Societe de Developpement aka MNSD) deputies filed a motion of "no confidence" against the Government of Niger. On January 29, Niger's M [...]	2009-01-30 13:13:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI NG
09NIAMEY462	NIGER: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: 2009 TIP Report [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-18 14:04:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP ELAB KWMN PGOV PREL SMIG NG
09NIAMEY463	NIGER: NATIONAL INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION SETS DATE [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 19, Niger's National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) set an August 20 date for legislative elections. Although this is a positive development, the date has yet to be endorsed formally by the Government of Niger (GON). End Summary. Legislative Elections to be [...]	2009-06-19 13:28:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI NG
09NIAMEY466	NIGER: President Tandja Signs Decree Authorizing [...] (U) On June 20, President Tandja signed a decree authorizing legislative elections for August 20. This comes one day after the National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) proposed an August 20 date for the legislative elections (ref a). According to CENI, the election campaign will open [...]	2009-06-22 19:30:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI NG
09NIAMEY484	President Tandja Assumes Emergency Powers, Opposition Calls [...] (U) Summary: On June 26, President Mamadou Tandja announced he would assume emergency powers and rule by decree. This came on the heels of the June 26 re-assertion by the Constitutional Court of the illegality of a proposed constitutional referendum to permit President Tandja to remain in pow [...]	2009-06-29 12:58:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI PREL NG
09NIAMEY492	President Tandja Dissolves Constitutional Court, Names New [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 29, President Tandja dissolved the Constitutional Court, named eight new ministers, and had an opposition civil society group leader arrested for alleged inciting security and military forces not to obey unlawful orders. The armed forces' spokesperson, in a message on s [...]	2009-06-30 14:20:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI PREL NG
09NIAMEY495	Niger: Police Detain Opposition Party President; FDD Holds [...] (SBU) On June 30, police temporarily detained and questioned Mahamadou Issoufou, President of the Niger Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS),the main opposition party. Reports indicated that several hundred supporters of Issoufou assembled outside the gendarmerie headquarters where he was [...]	2009-07-01 16:23:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI PREL NG
09NIAMEY505	NIGER: Ambassador Allen Hosts Political Parties [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Allen hosted a series of dinners at the Chief of Mission Residence (CMR),June 4-30, inviting six of Niger's most influential political parties. These dinners allowed Embassy officials to meet political party leaders and gain insight into party perspectives on upcomin [...]	2009-07-06 15:51:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI NG
09NIAMEY508	URANIUM MINING IN NIGER: EXPLODING PRODUCTION [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 4, President Mamadou Tandja laid the foundation stone of a massive new uranium mining complex at Imouraren, Niger. The project will be developed by AREVA, the French nuclear giant, which is majority owned by the Government of France. Imouraren will be the second largest [...]	2009-07-07 12:13:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ECON EINV ENRG KCOR KNNP SENV NG
09NIAMEY511	Dinner with KEY OPPOSITION LEADER [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: On July 7, Ambassador Allen hosted Sanoussi Tambari Jackou, President of the opposition Nigerien Party for Self-Reliance (PNA),and other senior party officials for a dinner.. Jackou criticized the non-interactive introduction of the draft constitution he belie [...]	2009-07-10 12:12:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI NG
09NIAMEY517	President Tandja Launches Campaign for New Constitution [...] (U) Summary: In a July 12 address on public media, President Tandja launched a campaign for the August 4 referendum on a new constitution. Although the campaign period started officially on July 13, government officials commenced sensitizing the public on the draft constitution on July 6. Ke [...]	2009-07-15 06:09:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI NG
09NIAMEY527	Update on Niger's Political Situation [...] (SBU) Summary: Political tensions remain, with anti-Tazarcists breaking up a civil society conference for the public in Zinder; organizers, however, vow to continue their campaign against the August 4 referendum. The Nigerian Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS),the nation's main opposit [...]	2009-07-21 16:09:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI NG
09NIAMEY538	Post Differential - Embassy Niamey [...] (U) This is an action request - see para 6. 2. (SBU) I am concerned that the hardship differential at Embassy Niamey decreased from 25 to 20 percent effective April 24, which I believe neither speaks to the realities of living and serving in Niger and undermines our recruitment efforts to fi [...]	2009-07-27 06:00:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ASIG APER NG
09NIAMEY539	NIGER: LEAHY ACT VETTING FOR PERSONNEL TO ATTEND THE DIMO [...] (SBU) The following individuals have been identified to attend the Disaster Planning Course taking place in Niger from August 10-14, 2009. Birthplaces and dates of birth are not provided. As of July 27, their passports had not been received. Rank Name (last name capitalized) Title/Position [...]	2009-07-27 15:51:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PHUM NG
09NIAMEY545	NIGER: LEAHY ACT VETTING FOR PERSONNEL TO ATTEND THE DIMO [...] (SBU) The following individuals have been identified to attend the Disaster Planning Course taking place in Niger August 10-14, 2009. Birthplaces and dates of birth are not provided. As of July 29, their passports had not been received. Rank Name (last name capitalized) Title/Position [...]	2009-07-30 08:27:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PHUM NG
09NIAMEY552	Mysterious Mining Monies: Opposition, Media Open [...] (SBU) Summary: Niger's independent newspapers this week carried the story of a multi-million dollar mining deal involving President Tandja's son. Long a concern of the political opposition and civil society, the issue of transparency and mining concessions again surfaces during the week prece [...]	2009-07-30 17:16:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EMIN KCRP SOCI NG
09NIAMEY591	Niger: Potential Suspension or Termination of USAID and MCC [...] (SBU) Summary: I am writing to urge continuation of two programs in Niger that promote girls education on the grounds of our national security interests and for humanitarian purposes. I believe that cancelling the investment in the education of girls would send a message that we are abandonin [...]	2009-08-14 11:36:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI US NG
09NIAMEY633	Niger: Opposition Party Leaders Call on Ambassador [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 1, Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS) representatives, Niger's main opposition party, met with Ambassador Allen to discuss the country's current political developments. Embassy Political Assistant (note taker) also participated in the meeting. The PN [...]	2009-09-01 20:08:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY664	Niger: Ambassador and Foreign Minister Meeting [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 14, Ambassador Allen, accompanied by Political Officer (notetaker) met with Government of Niger (GON) Foreign Minister (FM) Mindaoudou, in the presence of the GON Director of the Americas, Asia and Oceania (notetaker),to deliver three demarches related to: the Unit [...]	2009-09-15 11:29:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM EAID EAGR UNGA NG
09NIAMEY690	Pan-African Parliamentary Delegation Calls on Ambassador [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 18, four members of an African Union (AU) Pan-African Parliamentary delegation called on Ambassador Allen, and stated that Niger's political opposition should accept the status quo and negotiate with President Tandja for a way forward that reflects their objectives. [...]	2009-09-21 21:16:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM SOCI AU NG
09NIAMEY701	Prime Minister and Two Cabinet Ministers Resign To Run for [...] (U) On September 23, President Tandja accepted the resignation of three key cabinet members during a ceremony at the Prime Minister's Office. Prime Minister Seini Oumarou, Minister of Communications and Government Spokesperson Mohamed Ben Omar, and Minister of Religious Affairs and Humanitaria [...]	2009-09-25 16:08:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI NG
09NIAMEY808	Political Rights Activist Flees Country [...] (SBU) On October 4, Marou Amadou, President of the United Front for the Preservation of Democratic Gains (FUSAD),left Niger en route to Paris. Embassy Political Specialist spoke with Amadou by phone on October 5, who told him that he and one of his colleagues were able to leave Niger without [...]	2009-10-06 07:23:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI NG
09NIAMEY809	President Tandja Appoints New Prime Minister [...] (U) Summary: On October 2, President Tandja appointed former finance minister and deputy governor of the Central Bank of West African States, Ali Badjo Gamatie, to serve as Prime Minister. This comes on the heels of the resignation of former Prime Minister Seini Oumarou (reftel),who resigned [...]	2009-10-06 07:23:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI NG
09NIAMEY819	President Tandja Appoints New Cabinet Members [...] (U) On October 10, President Tandja appointed Kassoum Mamane Moctar to serve as Minister of Communication and Government Spokesperson. He also appointed Salah Ben Mamouda Ali to serve as Minister of Religious Affairs and Humanitarian Action. The two appointees replace Mohamed Ben Omar and Iss [...]	2009-10-13 19:24:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI NG
09NIAMEY831	Niger: EmbOffs Meet with Cheiffou Amadou [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 21, Pol Officer and Pol Specialist met with Cheiffou Amadou, President of the Social Democratic Rally (RSD). Cheiffou admitted that turnout for legislative elections held on October 20 was low in some areas, but blamed it on the harvest season. He added that ECOWAS [...]	2009-10-23 09:46:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY835	Niger: President Tandja Grants Amnesty to Rebels and [...] (U) On October 23, President Tandja signed an order granting amnesty to Tuareg rebels who have relinquished their weapons, representing a major step beyond the largely ceremonial acts organized in the past to mark the ongoing peace process involving Niger's vast north. 2. (U) The following [...]	2009-10-26 20:09:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY838	Journalist Tiemogo Released from Prison [...] (U) Summary: Authorities released journalist Abdoulaye Tiemogo of the weekly independent newspaper "Le Canard Dechaine" from prison on October 26 after accepting an appeal to commute his sentence. Held in prison since August 1, officials had accused Tiemogo of having "discredited a judicial de [...]	2009-10-27 15:01:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PGOV KPAO NG
09NIAMEY845	Niger: Demarches Delivered on UN ICCS Candidate, UNGA [...] (U) On October 27, PolOff delivered ref A and B talking points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Deputy Director for the Americas Aboubacar Dan Barma. 2. (SBU) Dan Barma assured PolOff that the GON has already given its full support to the candidacy of Lucretia Meyers to the UN [...]	2009-10-29 10:12:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PREL PHUM UNGA NG
09NIAMEY862	Niger: Food Insecurity Disaster Alert [...] (U) Summary: This message provides an alert that Niger may be moving towards a full-scale disaster declaration. The Government of Niger (GON) Ministry of Agricultural Development (MDA) released the "Pre-Evaluation and Provisional Results of the Agricultural Season - 2009/2010," indicating a c [...]	2009-11-04 17:01:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR PGOV EAID SOCI NG
09NIAMEY871	Niger: Meeting with High Commissioner for the Restoration [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 5, Embassy Political Officer and Specialist met with the Government of Niger (GON) High Commissioner for the Restoration of Peace (HCRP),Mohamed Anacko. The Commissioner spoke about the ongoing peace process, landmine removal, fears of Al-Qaeda in the region, and e [...]	2009-11-06 17:45:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI PHUM KDEM NG
09NIAMEY900	ECOWAS MEDIATOR OPENS TALKS ON NIGER [...] (U) Summary: November 9, members of the People's Movement for the Reshaping of the Republic (MPRR) met with General Abdusalami Abubakar (retired),ECOWAS Mediator responsible for dealing with Niger's political crisis. MPPR members submitted a memorandum outlining the Government of Niger's (G [...]	2009-11-16 16:17:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM PREL NG
09NIAMEY948	NIGER: USAID/OFDA PROGRAM MONITORING TRIP KEY FINDINGS [...] (SBU) Summary: October 26 to November 2, 2009 field observations by USAID/Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) Acting Senior Program Officer from across the three most easterly regions of Niger revealed that cereal prices remain high, harvests are poor or non-existent, pasturage i [...]	2009-12-01 10:30:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR PGOV EAID SOCI NG
09NIAMEY950	Government Warns Independent Media [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Niger (GON) admonished three independent media organizations on November 19 for disseminating the statements of former Prime Minister Hama Amadou claiming that President Tandja intended to kill him. In a written warning, the GON's media regulator, the High Counc [...]	2009-12-01 14:55:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG
09NIAMEY964	Niger: Food Insecurity Continues to Deepen [...] (SBU) Summary: Evidence continues to accumulate that Niger is facing a serious food insecurity crisis between now and the next potential harvest in September 2010. Reporting from the field continues to confirm poor, minimal, or no harvest in many villages. Pasturage is virtually non-existent [...]	2009-12-07 16:25:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR PGOV EAID SOCI NG
09NIAMEY987	Niger: 2009 Country Report on Terrorism [...] (SBU) Summary: Al-Qa'ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has demonstrated a greater interest in the Republic of Niger (RON) in 2009, with attempts to extend its influence into Nigerien territory from the largely ungoverned region bordering Mali and Algeria. The porous borders and u [...]	2009-12-16 13:31:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC SNAR PGOV SOCI KISL PHUM PREL NG
09NIAMEY99	Niger 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report [...] (U) Per reftel instructions, Post submits the following information on Niger for the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Post's responses correspond to checklist paragraphs as below: 2. (SBU) NIGER'S TIP SITUATION: A. Primary sources of information on trafficking in persons includ [...]	2009-02-19 14:39:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB NG
09NICOSIA114	NORTHERN CYPRUS AML UPDATE [...] (SBU) A European Commission-sponsored group of six experts visited northern Cyprus February 2-6 to assess the jurisdiction's progress against its anti-money laundering (AML) action plan. The report's key findings are: -All but one of the key laws identified in the Action Plan have been legisla [...]	2009-02-12 14:03:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETER CY
09NICOSIA123	REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS -- NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) Paras 3-6 are sensitive but unclassified -- not for internet distribution. 2. (U) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the April 2008 - February 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact is John Rhatigan, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-3364, Fax: [...]	2009-02-13 10:39:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM KWMN ELAB PGOV PHUM PREF CY
09NICOSIA124	TURKISH CYPRIOT-ADMINISTERED AREA -- NINTH ANNUAL [...] (U) Paras 3-6 are sensitive but unclassified --not for internet distribution. 2. (U) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the April 2008 - February 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact is John Rhatigan, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-3-364, Fax: [...]	2009-02-13 14:15:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KFRD KWMN ELAB PGOV PHUM PREF
09NICOSIA154	CYPRUS: 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. Further to Ref A request, post submits our input for USTR's 2009 Special 301 review of country IPR practices. (Note: This report covers mainly the government-controlled area of Cyprus. A separate section is devoted to the area administered by Turkish Cypriots, whe [...]	2009-02-27 14:18:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD AF NEA EUR EAP WHA SA CY
09NICOSIA172	CYPRUS ECONOMY: SO FAR, BETTER THAN MOST [...] (SBU) Summary: Local economists expect the Cyprus economy to continue achieving slightly positive GDP growth this year despite being buffeted by the international economic crisis. A diversified economy, a generally stable real estate market, banks that avoided the excesses of those in money cen [...]	2009-03-06 14:20:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN CY
09NICOSIA200	CYPRUS: DIKO BATTLE COULD AFFECT COALITION, TALKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Democratic Party (DIKO) leader Marios Karoyian suffered a major defeat in March 15 internal party elections that puts his political future in doubt, threatens the fragile coalition with President Demetris Christofias's AKEL party, and conceivably could hinder Cyprus settlement [...]	2009-03-20 14:25:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CY
09NICOSIA205	CYPRUS: INVESTMENT AGREEMENT WITH IRAN AND GOC GENERAL [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 2, 2009, Cyprus and Iran signed an Agreement on the reciprocal promotion and protection of investments. The agreement was the outcome of a recent trade mission to Iran. It falls under the GOC's ongoing business outreach efforts towards "non-traditional" markets such as [...]	2009-03-23 07:03:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ETRD CY
09NICOSIA235	CYPRUS: GOC NEGATIVE REACTION TO INCSR [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ACTION REQUEST CONTAINED IN PARA. 5. 2. (SBU) On March 27, Embassy Econ Officer and Econ Specialist met with Eva Papakyriacou, Head of the local Financial Intelligence Unit (known as MOKAS) and Michalis Stylianou, Sen [...]	2009-04-03 13:21:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR EFIN CY
09NICOSIA256	CYPRUS: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BERMAN [...] (SBU) Embassy Nicosia looks forward to welcoming you to Cyprus, an island whose political complexity and strategic value belie its small size. We have crafted an intensive program including calls on President Demetris Christofias and other high ranking Republic of Cyprus (RoC) officials, a m [...]	2009-04-09 14:54:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU
09NICOSIA275	CYPRIOT PROPERTY PROBLEMS [...] (SBU) Summary. While the worst effects of the global financial crisis have largely bypassed Cyprus so far, bureaucratic delays transmitting title deeds to individuals seems to be leading to growing problems in the property sector here. Local banks have a very high exposure to the property and [...]	2009-04-24 10:18:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL CY
09NICOSIA283	CYPRUS: IPR WORKSHOP ON APRIL 9 BRINGS TOGETHER GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Summary: On April 9, more than 50 GOC officials and Cypriot business representatives discussed ways to improve local enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR) at an all-day workshop organized by the Economic/Commercial section and the Cyprus American Business Association. Interna [...]	2009-04-30 04:43:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR CY
09NICOSIA288	CYPRUS: APRIL 10 SEMINAR STRIVES TO FIGHT IPR PIRACY IN [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 10, more than 70 Turkish Cypriot professionals from various sectors attended a seminar on how to improve IPR legislation and enforcement in the area administered by Turkish Cypriots. The seminar was co-sponsored by the Embassy and the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commer [...]	2009-04-30 12:01:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR CY
09NICOSIA363	NORTH CYPRUS' ECONOMY "MINISTER" - YOUNG AND EAGER [...] (SBU) Sunat Atun, the recently appointed "Minister of Economy" in the "TRNC government" told us on May 29 that he intends to intensify efforts in north Cyprus to combat money laundering and welcomes continued cooperation with the EU and USG towards this end. Atun said "we want to develop our f [...]	2009-06-04 05:45:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD EFIN CY
09NICOSIA364	CYPRUS: FIRST CONFIRMED H1N1 INFLUENZA CASE [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Cyprus regarding the H1N1 flu. FIRST CONFIRMED CASE 2. (SBU) On May 30, the Government of Cyprus (GOC) Ministry of Health confirmed that one patient had been diagnosed with the H1N1 flu virus. The patient, a 39-year old female Cyp [...]	2009-06-04 07:47:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT
09NICOSIA369	CYPRUS: RATIFICATION URGED FOR GPS-GALILEO COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Post contacted Mr. Vasilis Demetriades, Officer at the Ministry of Communications and Works for an update on the status of Cyprus' ratification of the GPS Galileo Cooperation agreement. Demetriades informed us that his Ministry had already prepared the ratifying legis [...]	2009-06-10 12:39:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL TSPA TSPL ECPS CY
09NICOSIA376	CYPRUS SUPPORTS U.S. GOALS FOR INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, on June 12 Post Econ Officer spoke with Solon Kassinis, Director of Energy, at the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Tourism regarding the USG'S intention to join the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Kassinis welcomed the news that the USG was consider [...]	2009-06-12 08:12:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG SENV CY
09NICOSIA522	NORTH CYPRUS BUDGET WOES AND MONEY LAUNDERING [...] (SBU) Summary: The north Cyprus economy continues to deteriorate and the "government" is faced with a relatively massive budget deficit. They are trying to reduce the largest single government expense item, civil servant compensation, but the unions have already begun work-to-rule and strikes [...]	2009-08-11 12:57:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PTER CY
09NICOSIA539	CYPRUS: GOVERNMENT SHARES USG VIEWS ON AFGHAN [...] (SBU) On August 17, Charge shared reftel points on upcoming Afghan elections with MFA Political Director Rea Yiordamlis, emphasizing the need for credibility of the process, a legitimate outcome, and the impartiality of the USG. Yiordamlis welcomed the USG position and expressed broad agreemen [...]	2009-08-19 07:01:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PREL PGOV AF CY
09NICOSIA574	AUSTRALIA GROUP: CYPRUS LOOKING FORWARD TO [...] (SBU) On August 31, Poloff delivered reftel non-papers to Counselor Panayiotis Papadopoulos in the Cyprus MFA's Department of Multilateral Affairs. Papadopoulos stated that he would share reftel non-papers with the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, which will be participating on beh [...]	2009-09-11 09:10:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM ETTC PREL CY
09NICOSIA581	CYPRUS WELCOMES U.S. UNGA GOALS AND OBJECTIVES [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-14 13:55:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNGA CY
09NICOSIA590	CYPRUS STILL CONSIDERING ATTENDANCE AT UNGA FOOD [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-16 08:47:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA CY
09NICOSIA594	CYPRUS: GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS FINALLY HITS [...] (SBU) Summary: As we begin to see signs of recovery from the global economic crisis, Cyprus is just beginning to feel pain. For months the Finance Ministry (MinFin) minimized in its public statements the risks to the local economy posed by the international economic situation, but on Septemb [...]	2009-09-17 12:57:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN CY
09NICOSIA625	CYPRUS: INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION - DEMARCHE IN [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Post has urged the GOC to support re-election of the United States to the IMO Council in Category "A." On September 25, Mr. Serghios Serghiou, Director of the Department of Merchant Shipping (under the Ministry of Communications and Works) offered us his verbal assura [...]	2009-09-29 12:27:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC IMO EWWT PHSA UK CY
09NICOSIA649	CYPRUS: CLIMATE CHANGE DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF EU [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-07 13:28:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV ENRG TRGY EUN CY
09NICOSIA661	CYPRUS: OCTOBER 19 EU BIOTECH MEETINGS [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Post has conveyed USG positions to senior GOC officials at the MFA and the Ministry of Agriculture. On October 15, Ms. Irini Constantinou Senior Environment Officer, at the Environment Service (under the Ministry of Agriculture) informed us that Cyprus would be repre [...]	2009-10-16 13:43:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO ECON ETRD EUN CY
09NICOSIA670	CYPRUS: OCTOBER GAERC POINTS DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On October 21, poloff delivered ref points to Cyprus MFA European Correspondent Helena Mina in the Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy. She had no feedback at present, but welcomed the points, noting it would helpful to have the U.S. position in mind as ROC position papers [...]	2009-10-23 11:13:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CY
09NICOSIA672	CYPRUS: OCTOBER GAERC POINTS DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On October 21, poloff delivered ref points to Cyprus MFA European Correspondent Helena Mina in the Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy. She had no feedback at present, but welcomed the points, noting it would helpful to have the U.S. position in mind as ROC position papers [...]	2009-10-26 03:58:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CY
09NICOSIA680	CYPRUS RESPONSE TO UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) On October 29, Poloff delivered reftel points to Nicos Nicolaou, Counselor in the MFA's Political Affairs Division, Department of Multilateral Affairs and International Organizations. Regarding no-action motions and country-specific resolutions on Iran, Burma and DPRK, Nicolaou said tha [...]	2009-10-29 13:49:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA CY
09NICOSIA692	CYPRUS: PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY [...] (SBU) Per Reftel, we met with two officials at the MFA: Ms. Francis Lanitou-Williams, Head of the Division of Development Cooperation, Humanitarian Assistance, and International Economic Organizations, and Mr. Nicolas Karaitidis, Counsellor, Department of Bilateral Relations with Member States [...]	2009-11-04 06:46:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD CY
09NICOSIA725	CYPRUS: NOVEMBER GAERC POINTS DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On November 12, Poloff delivered ref points to Cyprus MFA European Correspondent Helena Mina in the Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy. She noted that the Ministry is in the process of preparing position papers for the upcoming GAERC and welcomed the U.S. points, though sh [...]	2009-11-13 06:25:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CY
09NICOSIA747	CYPRUS: RATIFICATION URGED FOR GPS-GALILEO COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Per Ref A, Post followed up with Vasilis Demetriades, Officer at the Ministry of Communications and Works for an update on the status of Cyprus' ratification of the GPS Galileo Cooperation agreement. Demetriades informed us that the ratifying legislation will be submitted to the Minister [...]	2009-11-25 06:14:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL TSPA TSPL ECPS CY
09NICOSIA790	CYPRUS: Relatively Gloomy Economic Outlook [...] (SBU) Summary. Cyprus was late entering its current recession and it will be late exiting it. Underlying structural problems (such as rigidities in the labor market - including exceptionally strong unions and a blanket wage indexation system - along with a large and extremely well-compensated [...]	2009-12-22 14:11:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN CY
09NOUAKCHOTT134	MAURITANIA: LETTER FROM PRESIDENT ABDALLAHI TO [...] (SBU) On Sunday, February 15, the Charge was asked to meet with the Chief of Staff of the Abdahllahi administration. The Chief of Staff, Ahmed Kaber Ould Hammoudi, passed the letter translated below from President Abdahllahi to President Obama. A scanned copy of the letter will be sent to [...]	2009-02-16 16:03:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OPDC MR
09NOUAKCHOTT139	MAURITANIA: CHANGE OF LEGITIMATE GOVERNMENT'S [...] (SBU) On February 15, 2009 the Charge received two letters, both dated February 10, 2009 from President Abdallahi addressed to Under Secretary General of the Office of Legal Affairs UN, Hon. Patricia O'Brien, indicating a change of Mauritania's representation to the United Nations. Scanned cop [...]	2009-02-17 14:25:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OPDC MR
09NOUAKCHOTT142	MEDIA AND POLITICAL PARTY REACTIONS TO JUNTA LETTER [...] (U) Foreign Minister Mohammedou's letter to the AU offering a transition of the Presidency to the President of the Senate 45 days before the presidential elections June 6 (Reftel) elicited a sharp response from coup opponents, while practically all sides assessed the measure as a last-ditch at [...]	2009-02-18 13:41:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPAO KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT143	CORRECTED COPY: MEDIA AND POLITICAL PARTY REACTIONS TO [...] (U) Foreign Minister Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou's letter to the AU offering a transition of the Presidency to the President of elicited a sharp response from coup opponents, while practically all sides assessed the measure as a last-ditch attempt to avoid EU sanctions. The following is a [...]	2009-02-18 14:28:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPAO KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT158	MAURITANIA 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (SBU) Per reftel instructins, post submits the following information on Mauitania for the Ninth Annual Trafficking in Persos (TIP) Report. POC for this report is Political fficer Nitza Sola-Rotger, phone: (222) 525-2660 xt 4404, sola-rotgern@state.gov. 2. (SBU) MURITANIA'S TIP SITUATION [...]	2009-02-22 10:27:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KCM KTIP KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG ASEC
09NOUAKCHOTT190	EL BASHIR'S ARREST WARRANT ELICITS MIXED REACTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The March 4 International Criminal Court's (ICC) decision to issue an arrest warrant against Sudanese President Omar El Bashir for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur has elicited strong reactions in Mauritania. While the majority of the political class condemns [...]	2009-03-08 16:47:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV ICC SU MR
09NOUAKCHOTT210	MAURITANIA: OPPOSITION LETTER TO THE INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-17 16:35:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV USAU LY MR
09NOUAKCHOTT375	MAURITANIANS REACT TO PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CAIRO [...] (SBU) The speech: In response to Reftel, Post hosted twenty political actors, religious leaders, and journalists at the Embassy to watch President Obama's speech delivered at Cairo University on June 4. The audience watched and listened intently to the live satellite broadcast of the speech [...]	2009-06-04 15:22:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM KPAO MR
09NOUAKCHOTT396	MAURITANIA TIP DEMARCHE CABLE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified, protect accordingly. 2. (U) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche, leaving the non-paper and the 2009 TIP report country narrative for Mauritania with MFA Secretary General Mohameden Ould Sidi Baba on June 15, 2009. 3. (SBU) After a review of the TIP [...]	2009-06-16 16:55:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL MR
09NOUAKCHOTT446	MAURITANIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Campaign against forced-feeding and over-eating: The Mauritanian government will launch a program in 2010 in conjunction with the United Nations Population Fund to fight cultural practices and perceptions that adversely affect women, including forced-feeding and over-eating. The program [...]	2009-07-09 15:52:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT597	MAURITANIA -- PRESIDENT AZIZ UNABLE TO ATTEND [...] (SBU) Subsequent to President Aziz' initial response to REFTEL A invitation, Mission received September 15 a formal reply from the Presidency indicating President Aziz' inability to attend. 2. (SBU) A translation of the letter follows: September 13, 2009 Nouakchott Mr. President: [...]	2009-09-16 14:48:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA OPDC MR
09NOUAKCHOTT608	VENEZUELA ANNOUNCES PLANS TO CONSTRUCT AN OIL [...] (U) In a statement released by the Venezuelan Ministry of Information and covered widely in the Mauritanian press, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced that Venezuela reached an agreement with the GIRM to build a refinery in Mauritania capable of processing 30,000 to 40,000 barrels of cr [...]	2009-09-21 09:17:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ENRG EIND PREL MR
09NOUAKCHOTT614	LETTER FROM MAURITANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-27 13:51:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OPDC MR
09NOUAKCHOTT640	MAURITANIA: UNCERTAIN SUPPORT TO US INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, post delivered demarche on October 5 to the Ministry of Fishing and Maritime Economy's Director of Shipping Mohamed Lemine Ould Sidi Brahim who stated in principle the US could count on Mauritanian support for its candidacy. Nevertheless, he stressed the Ministry [...]	2009-10-06 13:58:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC IMO EWWT PHSA MR UK
09NOUAKCHOTT664	SENATE ELECTIONS: MAJORITY AND OPPOSITION COMPETE [...] (SBU) Summary: One third of the senate -- fifteen seats -- is up for election on November 8 before the opening of the next ordinary parliamentary session in mid-November. These elections will be the first for the majority party Union Pour la Republique (UPR),which hopes to assert its contr [...]	2009-10-19 08:38:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT699	INVESTIGATION INTO A2 VISA FRAUD IN MAURITANIA [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 20, 2009 airport security in Dakar, Senegal discovered a Mauritanian citizen with an A2 visa who admitted that he was not an official diplomat and had obtained his visa through fraudulent means in Mauritania. Immediately following this incident, Post's consular office [...]	2009-10-29 14:15:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT MR
09NOUAKCHOTT713	MAURITANIA: NO SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE TO GOLDSTONE [...] (SBU) Regarding reftel, PolOff delivered demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Multilateral Affairs Mohameden Ould Daddah on November 4. Ould Daddah had no substantive response. BOULWARE [...]	2009-11-04 11:00:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL MR
09NOUAKCHOTT735	ANOTHER DISAPPOINTMENT FOR GLOBAL FUND ACTIVITIES [...] (SBU) Summary. Following the announcement of Mauritania's suspension from the Global Fund for HIV/AIDS grants, a recent internal United Nations Development Program audit of the Mauritanian Global Fund grants for tuberculosis and malaria indicates that these funds have also been improperly di [...]	2009-11-16 12:10:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV SOCI TBIO MR
09NOUAKCHOTT75	CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT ABDALLAHI TO [...] (SBU) Charge received January 25 from Presidential Chief of Staff Ahmed Kaber Ould Hammoudi a congratulatory letter from President Abdallahi to President Obama dated January 22. A scanned copy of the letter will be sent to AF/W. In the letter, Abdallahi expresses his belief that the USG will [...]	2009-01-25 13:18:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ODPC MR
09NOUAKCHOTT756	OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-23 17:28:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE
09NOUAKCHOTT774	MAURITANIA'S RESPONSE TO THE PRESIDENTIAL [...] (SBU) In response to Reftel A, Post will establish an interagency working group chaired by DCM Dennis Hankins and coordinated by Economic Officer Stephen Kochuba to promote the vision of President Obama's proposed Entrepreneurship Summit. Other members of the working group will include represe [...]	2009-12-01 18:30:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID CN ECON MR MV PREL PU SO SOCI XF XI
09NOUAKCHOTT775	THE PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE WAY FORWARD IN [...] (SBU) Ambassador drew on Ref talking points to demarche Foreign Minister Naha Mint Mouknass on December 1, 2009. Ambassador noted further that Mauritania was a country that could fully appreciate the importance of countering extremism while fostering economic development. 2. (SBU) Minister [...]	2009-12-01 18:31:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AF PK MR
09NOUAKCHOTT815	MAURITANIAN LAW AND PRACTICE RELATED TO SEXUAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Mauritania has harsh laws making homosexual acts a crime ostensibly punishable by death; however, these laws have never been applied. Mauritanian society is very conservative in regards to homosexuality with recognized homosexuals keeping a low profile. End Summary 2. (SB [...]	2009-12-27 15:14:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV MR
09NOUAKCHOTT825	AMBASSADOR HOSTS RECEPTION FOR MAURITANIAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador hosted an off the record, roundtable discussion for a diverse group of seven Mauritanian business leaders to discuss the challenges Mauritania faces to stimulate economic growth, provide employment to young Mauritanians and to create economic opportunities for women. [...]	2009-12-30 16:06:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID SOCI MR
09OSAKAKOBE102	Kyocera Solar - Kyoto's Tech Edge [...] (SBU) Summary: Kyocera, manufacturer of solar panels with among the highest efficiency for converting sunlight into electricity, believes that new incentives for solar power by the Japanese government will boost the company's domestic sales. Until recently, Kyocera has focused on installing [...]	2009-06-25 02:09:00	Consulate Osaka Kobe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EINV ENRG ECON JA
09OSAKAKOBE135	Of Madonnas and Manifestos: Kansai Braces for [...] (SBU) Summary: Voters in western Japan are poised to hand a historic victory to the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) in legislative elections, tracking developments nationwide in a race highlighted by negative campaigning by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP),a debate dominated by issue [...]	2009-08-28 09:09:00	Consulate Osaka Kobe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV JA
09OSAKAKOBE24	Japanese Solar Powers Pin Hopes on Obama "Green [...] (U) Executives from the solar power divisions at Sharp Corporation and Sanyo Electric Company have told us that they plan to accelerate U.S. bound solar technology investments, tie-ups with U.S. firms, and sales under a presumed Obama administration policy emphasizing alternative energy and e [...]	2009-01-28 00:56:00	Consulate Osaka Kobe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EINV ENRG JA
09OSAKAKOBE34	Kaneka Seeks FIT to be Tied to Green New Deal [...] (SBU) Summary: Kaneka Corporation, a leading innovator in thin-film solar cell production remains focused on the European market and has no immediate plans to make green energy investments in the United States. While its much larger Japanese solar rivals such as Sharp and Panasonic/Sanyo are [...]	2009-02-17 02:22:00	Consulate Osaka Kobe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EINV ENRG JA

09OSAKAKOBE37	Paradigm Shift: Kansai Enterprises Contemplate a [...] (SBU) Summary: "Paradigm shift" was the catchphrase of choice during the annual meeting of Kansai area economic groups, global companies, high tech firms, and other major enterprises. With major stakes in manufacturing for export, many participants bemoaned the gloomy prospects for dealing w [...]	2009-02-25 22:37:00	Consulate Osaka Kobe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD ENRG PGOV JA
09OSAKAKOBE38	Smart Ideas from Smart People: Kansai Japanese [...] (SBU) Summary: Many people in the Kansai region of Japan not only wish the Obama administration well but have provided practical suggestions to help restore health to America and the global economy as a whole. These suggestions -- many based on Japanese best practices -- include: strengtheni [...]	2009-02-26 03:15:00	Consulate Osaka Kobe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PREL JA
09OSAKAKOBE45	KANSAI ECONOMIC RECOVERY OUTLOOK [...] (SBU) Summary. Kansai-based business people and experts are generally optimistic on the mid to long term outlook for Kansai's economic recovery. In the short term, they cite lack of economic confidence and the uncertainty over Japan's leadership and political outlook are the biggest obstacl [...]	2009-03-16 23:13:00	Consulate Osaka Kobe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV JA
09OSAKAKOBE49	RECYCLING ELECTRONIC WASTE - PANASONIC'S [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. With the onset of digital television broadcasting, Panasonic, Sharp, and Toshiba launched a joint U.S. based Manufacturers Recycling Management Company (MRM) in 2007 to deal with the anticipated wave of electronic waste from recycled televisions. MRM's purpose is [...]	2009-03-19 01:27:00	Consulate Osaka Kobe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SENV BEXP EIND PGOV ELAB JA
09OSAKAKOBE76	GS Yuasa: Economic Downturn Assault on Lithium [...] (SBU) Summary: Tucked into a corner of Japan's cultural center of Kyoto is GS Yuasa Corporation (GSYC),a cutting edge producer of new greener battery technologies for use in hybrid and electric vehicles. GSYC's research ventures and projects with widely known companies such as Honda, Mitsubi [...]	2009-05-07 02:37:00	Consulate Osaka Kobe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EINV ENRG ECON JA
09OSAKAKOBE84	Kansai Wind Power: A Breath of Fresh Innovation [...] (SBU) Summary: Unlike the GOJ's recently announced feed-in-tariff (FIT) policy favoring solar power (reftel) and aggressive goals to raise Japan's solar power production capacity forty-fold by 2030, Japanese officials have established much more modest goals for increasing wind power productio [...]	2009-05-14 04:03:00	Consulate Osaka Kobe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EINV ENRG ECON JA
09OSAKAKOBE92	Sharp Doubles Down, Heavily Invests in Solar [...] (SBU) Summary: In follow up to a meeting earlier this year (Ref A),we toured Sharp Corporation's state-of-the- art 160mw capacity photovoltaic (PV) plant in Katsuragi, Nara with Embassy's Energy Attach and discussed with senior executives from Sharp's Solar Group, the company's short and mid [...]	2009-05-27 03:21:00	Consulate Osaka Kobe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EINV ENRG ECON JA
09OSAKAKOBE93	H1N1 Kansai Economic Bell Begins to Toll [...] (SBU) Summary: As the spread of H1N1 and official countermeasures to the flu outbreak in Kansai continue to evolve, it is too early to calculate the full impact of the H1N1 flu virus on the Kansai economy, but as local governments and business organizations struggle to sweep away the percepti [...]	2009-05-27 03:22:00	Consulate Osaka Kobe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KFLU SOCI TBIO PINR JA
09OSLO120	M/S POLARIS: NORWEGIANS DENY JURISDICTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-18 13:56:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHSA PBTS EWWT KCRM PTER MOPS PREL NO
09OSLO126	NORWAY'S PLANS FOR MARCH 2 CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Egypt invited Norway to co-chair the March 2 conference and FM Jonas Gahr Stoere has accepted. Norway's thoughts are very much in line with the U.S. perspectives outlined in reftel. FM Stoere will participate in the conference in his capacity as head of the AHLC donor coordination mechan [...]	2009-02-24 06:35:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG NO
09OSLO134	NORWEGIAN CENTRAL BANK WEATHERS GLOBAL CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary. During a February 27 meeting with Econ Officer, Norwegian Central Bank (Norges Bank) Deputy Governor Jan Qvigstad candidly discussed the tepid Norwegian economy withstanding the global financial blizzard. Fending off icy credit markets and snowballing unemployment claims, the [...]	2009-02-27 14:36:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN NO
09OSLO200	HRV 2009- NORWAY ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] (SBU) In accordance with Leahy Amendment requirements for human rights verification, AmEmbassy Oslo possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the Norwegian Jaegerkorpts (Norwegian Special Operations Forces) as of March 26, 2009. Point of contact at AmEmbassy Oslo is [...]	2009-03-26 15:18:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PHUM NO
09OSLO219	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME: NORWAY [...] Embassy Oslo's Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) recently conducted a validation study of B-1/B-2 visas issued in calendar year 2008. A random sample of 800 cases was generated and validated. The few detected non-returns appeared to confirm that Post's long-held institutional approach to NIV adjudi [...]	2009-04-01 06:33:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS KFRD CMGT ASEC NO
09OSLO309	FROZEN DELIGHT: NORWAY'S TURKISH MINORITY [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-22 12:48:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PINR PTER KCRM TU NO
09OSLO311	FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM) IN NORWAY [...] Several cases over the past few months highlight the continuing problem of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) among some immigrant groups in Norway. While the issue has gained public notoriety, the adequacy of the GON FGM response is questioned by some. Particularly at issue are mandated genital [...]	2009-04-22 14:34:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI KFGM KISL KWMN KOCI XA NO
09OSLO318	301 DESIGNATION: NORWEGIANS TALK TO INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) Trade Ministry Director General Ole Andreas Lindeman expressed little surprise at Reftel A points, redesignating Norway on the Special Watch list. The central issue involves the GON's patent protections on certain pre-1992 American pharmaceuticals (Reftels B-D). Lindeman placed the de [...]	2009-04-29 15:40:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KIPR NO
09OSLO342	NORWAY, NEW ENERGY: CHASING WINDMILLS [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 11, the Embassy co-hosted the seminar "New Energy Opportunities: Reality or Smoke and Mirrors?" Event partners were the Norwegian Venture Capital Association and Norway's largest bank, DnB NOR. The seminar gathered senior GON officials, including the Deputy Petroleum M [...]	2009-05-12 13:55:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV SENV NO
09OSLO363	OSLO NEC - SUPREME COURT HEARING CONCLUDES, OUTCOME [...] (SBU) Summary: From May 12 - 14, opponents of the NEC sparred with GON lawyers before Norway's Supreme Court, contending that the Oslo City Council's rezoning decision in favor of the NEC should be overturned. After three appeals spanning the period 2006 - 08, all of them unsuccessful, our o [...]	2009-05-26 06:47:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ABLD AMGT KLIG NO
09OSLO375	NORWAY: SUPREME COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF THE [...] (U) Summary: The Norwegian Supreme Court on May 29 ruled unanimously against opponents of our NEC. Rejecting arguments that there had been inadequate consideration of alternative locations, the high court sustained the Oslo City CouncilQs decision in December 2005 to rezone our ten-acre site [...]	2009-06-03 13:52:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ABLD AMGT ASEC KLIG NO
09OSLO384	NORWEGIAN IRANIANS: A MODEL IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Iranian immigrants in Norway are some of the country's most successful and best-integrated non-Western minorities. There are currently over 15,000 first and second generation Iranians in Norway, making them the tenth largest immigrant group. The community is highly educated, s [...]	2009-06-10 11:24:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CVIS IR KCRM NO PINR PTER
09OSLO434	OSLO NEC - THE HIGH COSTS OF FREEZING THE PROJECT [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: After winning a nail-biting vote in the City Council, an appeal to the governor, two lower court cases, and a final Supreme Court appeal, then successfully concluding four years of negotiations over the purchase price for the land, we at last have a clear pat [...]	2009-07-07 07:56:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ABLD PREL AMGT ASEC KLIG NO
09OSLO435	REQUEST FOR PAROLE FOR ISRAILOV, SJARPUDI ELFIROVITSJ [...] (SBU) Name: Israilov, Sjarpudi Elfirovitsj 2. (SBU) DPOB: 17 January 1956, Engels, Kazakhstan 3. (SBU) Justification of Special Public Benefit Parole request: The full justification for parole is classified and contained in reftel, 09 Oslo 412. There is a USG interest in Mr. Israilov' [...]	2009-07-09 14:24:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF CVIS
09OSLO444	NORWEGIAN TERRORISM FINANCE PREVENTION PROCEDURES [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Anniken Enersen, Senior Advisor in the MFA legal section. Enersen explained that while 1267 sanctions committee names are quasi-automatically incorporated into Norwegian law (after administrative entry done by the MFA),our independent naming of E.O. [...]	2009-07-14 14:54:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID NO
09OSLO507	KEY NORWEGIAN NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT DECISIONMAKERS [...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche, Poloff had extensive discussions August 14 with Knut Langeland, Norwegian Ambassador for Disarmament Affairs in the Foreign Ministry, results of which will be reported in full in a classified septel. This cable reports only on the "key government personne [...]	2009-08-14 15:21:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09OSLO566	NORWEGIAN PM STOLTENBERG TO ATTEND FRIENDS OF [...] (U) Norway's MFA Af/Pak Director Ambassador Janis Kanavin told PolOff September 16 that newly re-elected Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg will attend the September 24 Friends of Democratic Pakistan (FoDP) summit. Kanavin said that PM Stoltenberg would like to make remarks at the summit and tha [...]	2009-09-16 12:54:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON PK NO
09OSLO574	COMMERCE DESK OFFICER FOLLOWS UP INFORMAL COMMERCIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Commerce Nordic/Baltic desk officer Jennifer Derstine met with industry and GON representatives on a range of issues covered in the bilateral Informal Commercial Exchange (ICE) framework during her September 7 to 9 visit to Oslo. There has been limited progress on some element [...]	2009-09-18 12:39:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP KIPR ETRD EINV EPET ENRG NO
09OSLO579	NORWAY'S RESPONSE: WILL PARTICIPATE IN SEPTEMBER [...] (SBU) Norwegian MFA Disarmament Advisor Knut Langeland and Senior Advisor for Disarmament and Non-proliferation Erling Skjoensberg told PolOff September 21 that Norway would participate in the informal group discussions on the side-lines of the Article XIV Conference in New York. Langeland sa [...]	2009-09-21 15:07:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM KTBT NO
09OSLO586	Svalbard - Norwegian Territory with a Twist [...] (U) SUMMARY: Pol/Econ counselor traveled to Svalbard Sep 1-4 as part of a Norwegian and international group hosted by two Norwegian security policy related NGOs. The group toured the main settlement on Svalbard -- Longyearbyen -- as well as visiting the Russian mining community in Barentsburg. [...]	2009-09-22 15:58:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV CVIS PREL ECON SV XQ NO RU
09OSLO588	NORWAY'S PLANS TO CONTRIBUTE H1N1 VACCINE [...] (SBU) Summary: Norwegian authorities are eager to cooperate in channeling donated H1N1 vaccine to developing countries, though they have not yet hammered out the details for how they will deliver their in-kind contribution. The GON would welcome additional information on the U.S. approach to [...]	2009-09-23 14:54:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PREL KFLU WHO NO
09OSLO604	Slight Cabinet Reshuffle Expected after Budget [...] (U) Summary: As a result of Labor's strong showing in the September 14 Parliamentary (Storting) elections, the Labor Party will have more influence and the Socialist Left Party (SV) less influence in the newly re-elected three-party Red-Green Coalition government. Press speculation on the na [...]	2009-10-02 14:38:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON SCUL NO
09OSLO612	Oslo's Pandemic Influenza Action Committee (PIAC) and EAC [...] (SBU) Summary: Post convened a Pandemic Influenza Action Committee (PIAC) October 1 to review post's EAP and tripwires related to pandemic influenza. The PIAC developed recommendations for the EAC regarding appropriate preparedness measures specific to this post. Post's EAC, chaired by the Ch [...]	2009-10-06 15:14:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC AMED TBIO KFLU KFLO CASC NO
09OSLO625	PRESIDENT OBAMA AWARDED THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE [...] (U) Please see action request last para. Thorbjorn Jagland, Chairman of the Nobel Committee in Oslo, announced at 11 am Oslo time (5 am EST) on October 9 that the committee had decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize to President Barack Obama. The announcement had been strongly hinted to th [...]	2009-10-09 13:08:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPAO SCUL NO
09OSLO705	NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY TO VOTE ON BOYCOTT OF ISRAELI [...] (SBU) The board of Norway's University of Science and Technology in Trondheim (NTNU) will vote November 12 to decide whether to establish an academic boycott of Israel. Norwegian Minister for Research and Higher Education Tora Aasland (Socialist Left Party, SV),in an interview with leading n [...]	2009-11-10 13:57:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL SCUL IS NO
09OSLO713	ARFAN BHATTI'S COURT RE-TRIAL DELAYED FROM [...] (SBU) Arfan Bhatti, who was convicted of grave vandalism in the shooting of the Oslo synagogue in 2006 and was also the accused ringleader of an alleged plot against the U.S. and Israeli embassies (Reftel and previous),was supposed to be re-tried on November 5 and 6 in the Court of Appeals in [...]	2009-11-13 17:23:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC KCRM PTER PREL NO
09OSLO735	OSLO EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING AND [...] (U) Summary: The DCM chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC)on November 25. Reported in the EAC were the results of a meeting of post,s Pandemic Influenza Action Committee (PIAC) which also occurred on November 25. Ambassador White participated in the EAC. Others included: [...]	2009-11-27 13:18:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NO OVIP PINR PREL PTER AMED TBIO KFLU
09OSLO748	Ambassador's Stavanger Discussions with GON and Oil [...] (SBU) In meetings during the Ambassador's first visit to Norway's "oil city" of Stavanger, U.S. companies told the Ambassador they were keenly interested in access to more offshore production acreage, particularly in the environmentally/ politically sensitive area of Lofoten-Vesteralen. The Di [...]	2009-12-04 06:43:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET EINV SENV PREL NO VE RS
09OSLO750	Ambassador Discusses Energy Secretary Visit, Offshore Oil [...] (U) In an introductory call with Petroleum and Energy Minister Terje Riis-Johansen on November 25, the Ambassador discussed Energy Secretary Chu's planned upcoming visit and development of the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). Poleconoff, FCS Chief, and Economic Specialist accompanied the Amb [...]	2009-12-04 08:07:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET OVIP PREL NO
09OSLO753	Statoil's Investment in Iranian Oil and Gas [...] (SBU) In a December 3 meeting with Oslo-based Statoil executives Gunnar Myrvang and Gunnar Heiberg, Poleconoff delivered ref A points, stressing USG concerns on investment in Iran's energy industry and requesting information on specific Statoil activities in Iran described ref B. This cable i [...]	2009-12-04 15:34:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ETTC ECON PREL IR NO
09OSLO767	Norway Uncompromising on Whale Catch Limit [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to Ambassador's demarche on Norway's increase in whale catch limits, FM Store on December 10 vigorously defended GON policy as based on scientific principles for the management of marine resources. While noting that Norway had not participated in the International W [...]	2009-12-11 06:46:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL IWC EFIS NO
09OSLO777	GOVERNMENT AND MEDIA REACTIONS TO PRESIDENT'S NOBEL VISIT [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. ---------------- GENERAL REACTION ---------------- 2. (U) The response to President Obama's visit, and to his Nobel Prize acceptance speech in particular, has on the whole been overwhelmingly enthusiastic, even pa [...]	2009-12-17 07:01:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL SCUL KPAO NO
09OSLO778	PROGRESS PARTY LEADER SIV JENSEN DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) Summary: Siv Jensen, leader of the right-wing Progress Party (the largest opposition party in Norway) told the Ambassador December 15 that the most important aspect of President Obama's Nobel speech was his success in communicating to the younger generation, which does not recall World Wa [...]	2009-12-17 12:17:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OEXC PGOV IR NO IQ AF
09OSLO784	NORWAY ON AFGHAN PRT MOU: SMALLCHANGES, DECISION [...] (SBU) Norway's MFA Legal Department Advisor Anita Bjorseth told PolOff December 22 that her department sent "small" suggested edits to the draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Life, Security and Mobility Support to the MFA's Af/Pak section on December 18. She said most of comments she [...]	2009-12-22 14:40:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID AF NO
09OSLO787	NORWAY CONSERVATIVE PARTY LEADER ERNA SOLBERG DISCUSSES NOBEL, ARCTIC, AFGHANISTAN WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Erna Solberg, leader of the Conservative ("Hoyre") Party (the second largest opposition party in Norway after the right-wing Progress Party) told Ambassador White on December 15 that many Norwegians were favorably impressed by President Obama's direct message in his Nobel speech [...]	2009-12-23 12:29:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NO OXEC PGOV PREL
09OSLO788	OSLO REGIONAL GOVERNOR OFFERS SUPPORT FOR NEW AMERICAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador made his initial courtesy call on the Governor of Oslo and suburban Akershus County, Hans Roesjorde. The governor said his most difficult issue was dealing with environmental questions that "strangle" the free use of land, interfere with private enterprise, and infr [...]	2009-12-28 09:19:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ABLD AFIN AMGT NO
09OSLO791	Statoil Chief Discusses Global Investments with [...] (SBU) Summary: Statoil Chief Executive Officer Helge Lund provided the Ambassador with an overview of the company's investments in the United States, Russia, Iraq, Iran and Norway in a meeting on December 18. He stressed Statoil's transparency with the USG with respect to past investments in [...]	2009-12-28 12:01:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ETTC PREL IR NO RU
09OTTAWA110	CANADA RECEIVES REMOTE SENSING DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) On February 10, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Senior Advisor for Non-proliferation and Disarmament Dr. Thomas Gillon expressed appreciation for the U.S. reply to Canadian demarches from October and December 2008 (reftel). During a follow up discussion on February [...]	2009-02-11 16:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM ETTC CA
09OTTAWA116	BANK OF CANADA GOVERNOR DEFENDS OPTIMISTIC GROWTH FORECAST [...] (U) Summary: The Governor of the Bank of Canada predicts the Canadian economy will recover from the global financial crisis in late 2009, with growth approaching 4 percent in 2010. However, Canadian economic recovery is dependent on a range of domestic and international factors, including the [...]	2009-02-12 20:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA134	CANADA REITERATES FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: In separate remarks on February 23, Canada's top two diplomats reiterated Canada's top foreign policy priorities -- relations with the U.S., the Americas, Afghanistan, and emerging markets in Asia -- and its support for humanitarian aid to Gaza. Canada will further narrow its pri [...]	2009-02-24 20:49:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID XF XM AF CA
09OTTAWA146	FIRST NATIONS TRAILBLAZER IS CANADIAN CANDIDATE [...] (SBU) Justice Rose Boyko is a "trailblazer among First Nations people in Canada," according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) UN Section Deputy Director Shannon Marie Soni. Soni added that Boyko was the first aboriginal Canadian woman appointed as a superior cour [...]	2009-02-26 22:20:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC KUNR UNGA CA ACABQ
09OTTAWA149	CANADA: EMBASSY OTTAWA 2009 SPECIAL 301 [...] (SBU) Mission Canada continues to be frustrated by Canada,s failure to implement the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) internet treaties, to update its copyright laws, and to make the changes necessary to effectively search for and seize counterfeit goods at the border. Despite [...]	2009-02-27 20:07:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR CA
09OTTAWA151	CANADA?S TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) OVERVIEW OF CANADA'S TIP SITUATION A. The Government of Canada collects trafficking in persons (TIP) information through a number of sources, including police and court-reported data and reported case law. The 2008 Annual Criminal Intelligence Service Canada Report on Organized Cri [...]	2009-02-27 21:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN
09OTTAWA160	Canada adopts a wait-and-see position on U.S. COOL [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada does not intend - for now - to launch a WTO trade challenge against the United States over the voluntary guidelines that complement the U.S. Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) final rule, Canadian Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz stated on February 25. Ritz said the volunta [...]	2009-03-04 19:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA161	CANADA: INFORMATION FOR LONDON G-20 MEETINGS [...] (sbu) Ref a requested information regarding Post's outlook on the continuing impact of the economic and financial situation on Canada, as well as Canada's expected priorities and objectives for the London G-20 Summit on April 2. Econcouns John Carwile (carwilejl@state.sgov.gov) and EMIN Eric B [...]	2009-03-04 20:00:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA ECON EFIN
09OTTAWA183	CANADA WANTS STATE, USAID TO JOIN AFGHAN [...] (U) This is an action Request for SCA/A -- see para seven. 2. (SBU) Summary: Canada would like a total of six State Department and USAID personnel to join hundreds of Canadian military and civilian personnel preparing to serve in Afghanistan for a large, "realistic" pre-deployment valida [...]	2009-03-10 15:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS EAID NATO AF CA
09OTTAWA188	CANADA SEEKING BETTER TIP DATA COLLECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada wishes to improve its Trafficking In Persons (TIP) data collection system and seeks to learn in an upcoming visit (see para 6) about the USG's best practices. Its existing system clearly does not yet capture all trafficking cases within the criminal justice system, maki [...]	2009-03-10 20:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM SMIG CA
09OTTAWA198	FIRST SENTENCING IN TERRORIST TRIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 13, an Ontario Superior Court judge sentenced convicted Canadian terrorist Momin Khawaja to ten-and-a-half years in prison on terrorism-related charges, with no eligibility for parole for five years. Khawaja was the first Canadian to be charged under Canada's 2001 Anti- [...]	2009-03-12 18:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV CA
09OTTAWA212	High unemployment rates speed passage of Canadian budget [...] (SBU) Summary: The combination of worse-than-expected unemployment numbers and high unemployment in key opposition Parliamentary ridings put pressure on Liberal Senators to pass budget and stimulus legislation quickly and with less than the usual level of rancor. The budget legislation receive [...]	2009-03-13 20:33:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA248	CANADA SUPPORTIVE OF AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN STRATEGIC REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-27 20:35:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO MARR MOPS EAID AF PK CA
09OTTAWA252	CLOSE RACES ARE HOT ELECTION PROSPECTS [...] (SBU) Summary: In the 2008 federal election, 42 members of Parliament won their seats by five pct or less of the vote; these "marginals" will be particularly in play in the next election -- which most pundits expect sometime within the next twelve months. The Conservatives hold the greatest num [...]	2009-03-30 16:59:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CA
09OTTAWA254	CANADA TO ATTEND APRIL 17 PAKISTAN DONORS [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-30 19:19:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN IBRD PK CA
09OTTAWA259	STREAMLINING SENTENCING TO CUT TRIAL TIMES [...] (SBU) Summary: Partly in response to concerns about the length of the trial process in the Canadian justice system, the federal government on March 27 introduced proposed legislation to limit the judicial practice of, effectively, "rewarding" newly convicted individuals for time already served [...]	2009-04-01 17:24:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM CA
09OTTAWA260	CANADA MAINTAINING 2009 IMMIGRATION TARGETS [...] (SBU) Summary. In light of the current economic conditions, Canada is reviewing its 2009 immigration targets but may end up maintaining Canada's 2009 target of about a quarter million new permanent residents. In 2008, Canada accepted a record high of 247,202 permanent residents. Canada is [...]	2009-04-01 18:33:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF SMIG ELAB CA
09OTTAWA269	CANADA PREPARING FORMAL REQUEST TO JOIN CONTACT [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Advisor for Defense and Security Relations Sarah Robertson promised to draft and clear the required correspondence and convey it as soon as possible to our Charge d'Affaires. DFAIT will ensure t [...]	2009-04-03 14:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PBTS KCRM EWWT XW SO CA
09OTTAWA272	CANADA STRONGLY CONDEMNS DPRK MISSILE TEST [...] (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) North Asia Deputy Director Karine Asselin told poloff on April 6 that Canada agrees with the U.S. on the seriousness of the situation after the weekend DPRK missile test launch. Despite the apparent failure of the test, Assel [...]	2009-04-06 20:41:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM KNNP KN CA
09OTTAWA273	CANADA FIGHTING ANTI-SEMITISM WHILE INCIDENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: According to B'nai Brith Canada, white supremacists, radical Muslims, and far leftists are uniting to promote anti-Semitic propaganda in Canada. A recent B'nai Brith report claimed that the current economic crisis had spurred an upsurge in anti-Semitic incidents over the last [...]	2009-04-06 20:44:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI CA
09OTTAWA282	CANADIAN PARTICIPATION IN PAKISTAN DONORS' [...] (SBU) PolMinCouns, jointly with Acting Pakistan High Commissioner Naela Chohan and Japanese Minister Counselor Abe Koji, on April 6 met with Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) Senior Policy Advisor Keith Fountain to encourage high level Canadian participation and a generous ple [...]	2009-04-08 18:04:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PK JA CA
09OTTAWA285	CANADA FIGHTING TRAFFICKING OF ABORIGINAL WOMEN [...] (U) Summary: Canada's federal government will provide C$100,000 to the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) to develop education and awareness programs to protect First Nations women and youth from trafficking and sexual exploitation. The grant supplements the federal government's partnership w [...]	2009-04-09 16:11:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KTIP KWMN CA
09OTTAWA286	PRIME MINISTER HARPER TO LEAD AMERICAS SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Summit of the Americas Coordinator Paul Williams on April 9 confirmed that Prime Minister Stephen Harper will lead Canada's delegation, accompanied by Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon. He expects the delegation also to inclu [...]	2009-04-09 16:27:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KSUM BEXP ECON CA
09OTTAWA298	REMNANTS OF ANTI-AMERICANISM IN CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: As President Obama noted in Strasbourg on April 3, anti-Americanism in developed countries is sometimes both "casual and insidious." Canada's traditionally liberal universities have often displayed some anti-American biases, as emboff discovered first-hand as a part-time graduat [...]	2009-04-16 19:21:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SOCI SCUL KPAO CA
09OTTAWA30	A MODERN ROLE MODEL: GOVERNOR GENERAL MICHAELLE JEAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-13 16:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR CA
09OTTAWA300	Broadband Deployment in Canada [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada moved quickly to achieve extensive, cross-country broadband deployment early this decade and leads the G7 in national connectivity rates. This achievement is particularly impressive given the size and geography of Canada and it showcases the government's commitment to br [...]	2009-04-17 13:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS CA
09OTTAWA304	OTTAWA WOMAN SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS FOR HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: A Quebec court sentenced a Canadian woman to seven years in prison on April 9 for human trafficking and sexual exploitation offenses. Her accomplice is scheduled to face charges in December. This conviction further demonstrates Canada's progress and commitment in fighting hu [...]	2009-04-20 13:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KTIP KWMN CA
09OTTAWA306	CANADIAN INTERIM RESPONSE ON U.S. IAHRC CANDIDATE [...] (SBU) Further to reftel, Canada will decide in the next few weeks which candidate it will support for the Inter-American Human Rights Commission (IAHRC),according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) human rights senior policy advisor Cyndy Nelson. Nelson told act [...]	2009-04-20 20:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL OAS IAHRC CA
09OTTAWA310	CANADIAN ACTIONS AGAINST TRAFFICKING - UPDATE TO [...] (SBU) Summary: As of April 20, there were thirteen trafficking-related convictions in Canada in 2008-2009, with an additional twelve cases now before the courts. Ongoing investigations, including alleged cases of forced labor and trafficking of foreign victims, should lead to additional ch [...]	2009-04-22 19:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KTIP KWMN CA
09OTTAWA313	COURT RULES CANADA MUST SEEK KHADR'S REPATRIATION [...] (U) Summary: On April 23, a Federal Court judge ruled that the Canadian government's refusal to seek Omar Khadr's repatriation from the United States violated his constitutional rights and that the government must press the United States to return him to Canada. The government may appeal the de [...]	2009-04-23 20:39:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM CA
09OTTAWA317	REGIONAL VIEWS ON CANADA'S AFGHAN MISSION [...] (SBU) Summary: During a monthly Digital Video Conference, Mission Canada reporting officers agreed on strong Canadian support for Canada's troops, but no appetite to extend the 2011 end-date for Canada's combat mission or to engage in any substantive discussion of the role Canada might play in [...]	2009-04-27 20:02:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF CA
09OTTAWA321	Canada tries to keep credit markets open as foreign bankers [...] SBU) Summary: The traditional conservatism of the Canadian banking sector helped it avoid some of the damage suffered in other G-7 countries during the international financial crisis. Canada's banks have had fewer toxic assets to deal with and much higher capital reserve requirements. Howeve [...]	2009-04-29 17:07:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA324	THE LIBERALS GETTING THEIR GROOVE BACK [...] (SBU) Summary: Since December, interim federal Liberal Party leader Michael Ignatieff has set in motion changes to overhaul fundraising, to centralize administration, to restore confidence, and to rebuild the party's claim to be Canada's "natural governing party." The biennial Liberal Conventi [...]	2009-04-29 19:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CA
09OTTAWA326	CANADA HOPES TO SEE POWERFUL LEADERSHIP AT GICNT [...] (SBU) Canada will attend the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) plenary conference in The Hague and is looking for "powerful leadership" from the Russian-Dutch-U.S. troika to "attack the problem of nuclear terrorism in a fulsome way," according to Department of Foreign Affai [...]	2009-04-29 20:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PARM PREL KNNP KGIC MNUC RS NL CA
09OTTAWA328	GOC NOTIFIED OF CANADA'S POSITION ON SPECIAL 301 [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 30, Embassy officials notified GOC officials that Canada will be included on the Priority Watch List (PWL) in the 2009 Special 301 Report. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) officials stated that elevation to the PWL will make it more difficul [...]	2009-04-30 18:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR CA
09OTTAWA334	CANADA SUPPORTS U.S./AUSTRALIA ON SHIP RECYCLING [...] (sbu) Econcouns and Emil Stojanovski, Third Secretary at the Australian High Commission, delivered reftel joint demarche on the draft international convention for the safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships to Transport Canada's Manager for Environmental Protection Paul Topping on Ma [...]	2009-05-04 18:09:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA ECON EIND ETRD EWWT KTIA PREL SENV
09OTTAWA338	GUILTY PLEA IN TORONTO TERROR CASE [...] (SBU) Summary: One of the so-called "Toronto 18" alleged terror plot to attack federal targets in Ontario in 2006 pled guilty on May 4 to one count of participating in a terrorist activity. Along with the earlier conviction of another defendant in this case as well as the conviction under Cana [...]	2009-05-06 18:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV CA
09OTTAWA341	LIBERALS UNDER IGNATIEFF VOW TO RAISE THEIR GAME [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-06 20:08:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CA
09OTTAWA345	CANADA AGREES WITH PROPOSED CHANGES TO CWC HCA ON [...] (SBU) During a May 8 discussion of the draft Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Host Country Agreement (HCA) with Canada on Challenge Inspections, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) CWC Canadian National Authority Deputy Director Louis-Philippe Sylvestre told pol/mil [...]	2009-05-12 11:48:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KTIA CWC CA
09OTTAWA35	CANADA RATIFIES NATO ACCESSION PROTOCOLS FOR ALBANIA AND [...] (U) Summary: On January 14, Canada announced its ratification of the protocols of accession to NATO for Albania and Croatia. Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon and Defence Minister Peter MacKay jointly noted that Canada's action would help move the two countries closer to membership in the allia [...]	2009-01-14 21:46:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR KTIA PARM HR AL CA
09OTTAWA364	CANADA'S LIST OF TRADE IRRITANTS CEMENTING IDEA OF GROWING [...] (SBU) Summary: Several recent U.S.-Canada trade irritants have led Canadian business associations and the media to accuse the USG of economic protectionism. The major problem areas are the Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) voluntary requirements on meat products and "Buy American" provisions [...]	2009-05-15 17:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EIND PREL KPAO CA
09OTTAWA37	CANADIAN AMENDED LANGUAGE ON CWC CHALLENGE [...] (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Senior Adviser Adrian Ghita-Duminica told pol/miloff on January 13 that Canada and the U.S. are "very close" to agreement on an Exchange of Notes on CWC challenge inspections that would integrate U.S. [...]	2009-01-15 18:14:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KTIA CWC CA
09OTTAWA376	CANADA REFOCUSES MULTILATERAL AID [...] (SBU) Summary: The Canadian International Development Agency plans to narrow its foreign aid priorities to focus primarily on increasing food security, stimulating sustainable economic growth, and securing the future of children and youth. The new strategy complements a February announcement ( [...]	2009-05-21 18:16:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PGOV CA
09OTTAWA377	SEEKING SENATE REFORM -- AGAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: Although the economy remains the most likely ballot-box issue in the next federal election, the Conservatives continue to move ahead on non-economic fronts, notably on law and order issues, but also on the "wedge" issue of Senate reform. The government's reform initiatives have [...]	2009-05-21 18:17:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CA
09OTTAWA378	FROM COAST TO COAST - CANADA COMBATING HUMAN [...] (U) Summary. The recent conviction of a British Columbia couple that had smuggled Indian nationals from Canada into the United States through the Peace Arch border crossing and arrests by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) of four people in Ontario and New Brunswick involved in a human [...]	2009-05-21 19:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCRM KTIP SMIG GY IN CA
09OTTAWA383	CANADA SECURES FIRST WAR CRIMES CONVICTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada on May 22 secured a landmark first judicial decision under its 2000 Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act (CAHWCA),convicting failed refugee claimant Dsir Munyaneza on all seven charges against him related to genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes during t [...]	2009-05-22 17:15:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KAWC PREF RW CA
09OTTAWA386	CANADIAN FUNDING FOR ADAPTATION ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) ESTH counselor discussed U.S. thinking and planning on funding for climate adaptation with John Moffet, Director General of Environment Canada,s International Climate Change Office, and inquired about Canada,s own assistance efforts for adaptation and planning for future assistance. Moff [...]	2009-05-22 21:06:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG CA
09OTTAWA393	Talk of Retaliation Against "Buy American" Escalates in [...] (SBU) Summary: Calls for retaliation against "Buy American" provisions in U.S. federal legislation are growing in Canada. Canadian officials and businesses claim "Buy American" actions threaten serious economic damage here, both to American and Canadian firms and their joint supply chains. I [...]	2009-05-27 19:17:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA407	CANADA: NO MI-17 HELICOPTERS [...] (SBU) Canadian officials on June 1 confirmed to pol/miloff and DATT that there are no Mi-17 helicopters in Canadian military or civilian aircraft inventories. Visit Canada,s North American partnership community at http://www.intelink.gov/communities/state/nap / BREESE [...]	2009-06-01 16:51:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL SMIG MOPS PK CA
09OTTAWA423	COURT ORDERS CANADA TO REPATRIATE ABDELRAZIK [...] (U) In a decision on June 4, a Federal Court judge ruled against the Canadian government in the case of Abousfian Abdelrazik and ordered it to issue him an emergency passport, arrange (and, if necessary, pay for) his transportation -- within 30 days -- from Khartoum to Montreal along with an [...]	2009-06-04 19:10:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL SU CA
09OTTAWA424	PARLIAMENTARY REPORT NOTES INCREASING VIOLENCE, [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-04 20:18:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS EAID AF CA
09OTTAWA425	Prime Minister announces proposal to expand NAFTA's [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Harper is receiving guarded support from Canada's provinces over his proposal to counter "Buy American" measures by expanding the NAFTA government procurement chapter. The government hopes such an expansion will secure access for Canadian suppliers to the U.S. su [...]	2009-06-04 20:23:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA429	PARLIAMENTARY REPORT NOTES INCREASING VIOLENCE, [...] (SBU) Summary. The government's fourth quarterly report to Parliament on the Canadian mission in Afghanistan cited improvements in Canadian and Afghan combat effectiveness in Kandahar, but noted that progress on key development benchmarks had faced challenges from growing insurgent violence. [...]	2009-06-05 12:22:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS EAID AF CA
09OTTAWA432	DEMARCHE TO CANADA ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AT THE [...] (SBU) PolMinCouns on June 5 delivered ref a demarche to Assistant to the Cabinet for Foreign and Defence Policy Gordon Venner and Director of Operations for the Foreign and Defence Policy Secretariat at the Privy Council Office Matthew Levin, and strongly urged that Canada defer introduction [...]	2009-06-05 20:06:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UN CA
09OTTAWA434	SUCCESSFUL VISIT TO CANADA BY DHS SECRETARY NAPOLITANO [...] (SBU) Summary. DHS Secretary Napolitano held productive meetings in Ottawa on May 27 with PM Harper, National Security Advisor Morin, Public Safety Minister Van Loan, and Citizenship Minister Kenney, at which Canadian officials pledged cooperation on border issues, especially in facing threa [...]	2009-06-05 21:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS PREL PGOV ETRD ECON PTER CA

09OTTAWA436	CANADIAN POLICY ON CUBA [...] (SBU) The Government of Canada continues to promote the advancement of democracy, good governance, and human rights in Cuba according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Officials. Canada shares the U.S. goals of promoting democracy and human rights in Cuba, while [...]	2009-06-08 17:21:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ETRD ETTC CU CA
09OTTAWA437	CANADA SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE MYERS IN ICSC [...] (SBU) Canada will support the election of U.S. candidate Lucretia Myers in the upcoming election for the UN International Civil Service Commission, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's UN and Commonwealth Affairs Division Deputy Director Shannon-Marie Soni. Ms [...]	2009-06-08 19:16:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC KUNR KAWC UNGA APER CA
09OTTAWA440	Canadian municipalities adopt resolution to counter US Buy [...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 6, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) adopted a non-binding "Buy Canadian" resolution on municipal procurement to counter alleged Canadian losses resulting from "Buy American" legislative provisions. The resolution called on municipalities to only purchase go [...]	2009-06-09 15:47:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA452	CANADA SEEKS MORE ANTI-TERRORIST TOOLS [...] (SBU) Summary: The federal government has begun a new legislative push to restore two anti-terrorism tools -- investigative hearings and preventive arrest -- that lapsed in 2007. Separately, the government has introduced a bill to allow victims of state-sponsored terrorism to sue the perpetra [...]	2009-06-10 20:59:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL CA
09OTTAWA459	CANADIAN SUPPORT ON IRAN AND SYRIA AT IAEA [...] (SBU) In a discussion with PolMinCouns on June 12, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Acting Director General for International Security Andre Giroux expressed appreciation for reftel views on Iran and Syria, and said that Canada had already been already planning to make a [...]	2009-06-12 17:40:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY CA
09OTTAWA468	CANADA'S DEMOCRACY PROMOTION COMMUNITY ACTIVE [...] (SBU) Summary and comment. Several government-funded Canadian organizations are active around the world in promoting human rights and good governance, whose work the government's proposed creation of a new Canadian democracy promotion agency focused on political party development would comp [...]	2009-06-16 12:04:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN AORC EAID CA
09OTTAWA479	NO ELECTION - FOR NOW [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Canadians have dodged a summer election, but the reprieve appears likely to last only till autumn. Following three meetings in less than twenty-hours, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff agreed that a bipartisan panel will study Employme [...]	2009-06-18 20:44:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CA
09OTTAWA482	UN COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION ON TERRORISM DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Acting Pol/C delivered ref points on June 17 to Chantal Meagher, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Acting Director for International Crime and Counterterrorism. Meagher apologized for her unfamiliarity with the upcoming negotiations and expressed regret that [...]	2009-06-19 19:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER CA
09OTTAWA487	TIP REPORT MAKES HEADLINES AROUND CANADA [...] (SBU) Summary. The 2009 Trafficking In Persons (TIP) report received widespread media coverage in Canada, thanks largely to the selection of Canada's first ever TIP hero, Benjamin Perrin. ConGen Vancouver took maximum advantage of this opportunity by organizing a press conference and bookin [...]	2009-06-23 21:21:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KTIP KPAO KMDR SMIG KCRM KWMN ELAB
09OTTAWA495	INAUGURAL U.S.-CANADA DEMOCRACY SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: During the first U.S.-Canada Democracy Support Consultations in Ottawa in late May, the delegations agreed to explore establishing an early warning and rapid response task force for threats to democratic governance. Canada will consider placing the issue of restrictive NGO laws [...]	2009-06-25 21:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM CA
09OTTAWA510	LOBBYING REFORMS LACK TEETH [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada has broadened and tightened federal regulation of domestic lobbying since 1985, creating an independent Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying in 2008, and building a new Canadian model to enhance transparency and integrity in government. However, the expanded role of the [...]	2009-07-06 21:10:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CA
09OTTAWA522	CANADA WELCOMES COMMERCIAL, NOT GOVERNMENTAL, [...] (SBU) The Government of Canada would welcome USG discussions with Canadian commercial entities regarding extraction of Helium-3 for the purposes outlined in reftel, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for International Nuclear Cooperation [...]	2009-07-09 20:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM KNNP MNUC ASEC KCRM PINR XS CA
09OTTAWA543	CANADIAN PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT TORTURE VICTIMS [...] (U) Summary. Canada avoids deporting individuals to any country where they would be at risk of persecution, torture, or cruel and unusual punishment. With a few exceptions, anyone ordered removed from Canada may apply for a pre-removal risk assessment. "Security certificate" legislation s [...]	2009-07-16 18:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PGOV PREL UN CA
09OTTAWA544	CANADIANS AGAINST FUTURE AFGHAN ROLE [...] (SBU) Summary: Public opinion has turned "decisively" against Canada's military mission in Afghanistan, with more than 50 pct now opposing it, especially in the key electoral battleground provinces of Quebec, Ontario, and British Columbia, as well as in Atlantic Canada. A separate poll indicat [...]	2009-07-16 18:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR PGOV AF CA
09OTTAWA549	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN THE CANADIAN PROVINCE OF MANITOBA [...] (U) This cable was prepared by APP Winnipeg. 2. (SBU) Summary: In the Canadian central plains, trafficking in persons is tied inextricably to the prostitution of aboriginal women and female children in the largest cities. A conference hosted by the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs July 8-9 br [...]	2009-07-17 20:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP SOCI CA
09OTTAWA550	FIRST U.S.-CANADA DEMOCRACY SUPPORT CONSULTATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: During the first U.S.-Canada Democracy Support Consultations in Ottawa in late May, the delegations agreed to explore establishing an early warning and rapid response task force for threats to democratic governance. Canada will consider placing the issue of restrictive NGO laws [...]	2009-07-17 20:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM CA
09OTTAWA581	Canada's Foreign Investment Reforms Create A More Open [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's July 17 federal court action against U.S. Steel attempts to force the company to meet the production and employment commitments it made to the Federal Government in 2007 in exchange for permission to take over Canada's Stelco. At that time, the GOC exercised its legal r [...]	2009-07-27 19:08:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL CA
09OTTAWA583	COPYRIGHT REFORM IN CANADA: DAY 4,235 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 20, the Government of Canada kicked off broad public consultations on copyright reform with an invitation-only roundtable discussion in Vancouver. Over the next several weeks the Government will solicit the opinions of experts at roundtable and town hall meetings across [...]	2009-07-27 19:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR CA
09OTTAWA594	CANZUS INDIGENOUS ISSUES CONSULTATIONS ADDRESS [...] (SBU) Summary. Canadian, Australian, New Zealand, and U.S. (CANZUS) officials met recently in Ottawa for consultations on indigenous issues. Governmental changes since the last meeting in July 2006 have resulted in a number of new policy directions on aboriginal issues. Between now and the [...]	2009-07-30 18:10:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV AS NZ CA
09OTTAWA595	LEADERS BREAK SUMMER LULL WITH TOUGH TALK [...] (SBU) Summary: Federal Conservatives used a late July election training conference and a summer caucus meeting in Ottawa to sharpen their attack lines and spark a flurry of renewed election speculation in an otherwise somnolent political summer. Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff also ratcheted [...]	2009-07-30 21:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR CA
09OTTAWA597	NATIVE BORDER DISPUTE RAISES COMPLEX ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: An ongoing dispute between Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Mohawk aboriginal reserve of Akwesasne over the arming of border guards on the reserve straddling the Canada-U.S. border raises cross-cutting political, jurisdictional, and law enforcement issues. CBSA reta [...]	2009-07-30 21:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PBTS CA
09OTTAWA624	NEW CANADIAN AID FOR DISPLACED PAKISTANIS [...] (U) Summary: Canada will provide C$25 million (C$1 = US$0.93) in additional support to displaced civilians in Pakistan. The contribution brings Canada's total humanitarian assistance to Pakistan to C$33 million since October 2008. Canada also remains active in facilitating dialogue and improv [...]	2009-08-12 19:50:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PK AF CA
09OTTAWA629	APPEALS COURT REAFFIRMS CANADA MUST SEEK KHADR'S [...] (SBU) Canada's appellate court on August 14 upheld a lower court ruling requiring the government to seek the repatriation of Guantanamo detainee and Canadian citizen Omar Khadr. According to the Prime Minister, the government will study the decision before deciding on next steps. An appeal [...]	2009-08-14 19:05:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PTER CU CA
09OTTAWA631	CANADA SUPPORTS U.S. EFFORTS ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) Canada supports U.S. leadership to make the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) a durable international institution and welcomes the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) as an official observer (ref a),according to Department of Foreign Affairs and Internat [...]	2009-08-17 18:09:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL PTER KGIC CA
09OTTAWA634	CANADIAN OPINION LEADERS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Canadians have noted a new tone in U.S. foreign policy and have responded enthusiastically, according to a group of Canadian opinion leaders who met with the Charge on August 13. They praised the Secretary's recent Council on Foreign Relations speech and commented the new rheto [...]	2009-08-18 21:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPAO CA AF
09OTTAWA643	ABORIGINAL LAND CLAIMS DEFY TIMELY RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) Summary: The recent imbroglio between the Canadian Border Services Agency and the Mohawk community of Akwesasne over armed agents at the crossing point on Cornwall Island, Ontario (reftel) highlights again the complexity, lack of clarity, and evolving nature of relations between the fed [...]	2009-08-21 14:37:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM CA
09OTTAWA644	REQUEST FOR COPYRIGHT TALKING POINTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Post requests interagency-cleared talking points for Embassy to deliver to appropriate senior Canadian Officials to encourage them to quickly introduce legislation to modernize Canada's copyright regime. The Government of Canada is conducting wide ranging consultations on copyr [...]	2009-08-21 15:10:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR CA
09OTTAWA647	NO PASSPORT FOR CONVICTED TERRORIST KAMEL [...] (SBU) Summary and comment. The Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear an appeal on August 20 by convicted terrorist and naturalized Canadian citizen Fateh Kamel of the federal government's refusal to issue him a passport (reftel). The decision decisively underscores the federal government's [...]	2009-08-21 19:07:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA654	CANADA WILL ATTEND ARF INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING ON [...] (SBU) Canada will send a representative to the upcoming ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Ninth Inter-Sessional Meeting on Disaster Relief (ISM-DR) in Honolulu, Hawaii, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Defense Relations Senior Policy Advisor Paul Jones. He ad [...]	2009-08-26 20:19:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR ARF EAID CA
09OTTAWA656	CANADA LOOKS FORWARD TO SINGAPORE PSI EXERCISE, [...] (SBU) Canada is looking forward to its participation in the October Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) exercise "Deep Sabre" in Singapore, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) International Counter-Proliferation Senior Policy Officer David MacDuff. He [...]	2009-08-27 14:56:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KNNP MNUC CA
09OTTAWA658	GETTING IN SHAPE FOR FALL [...] (SBU) Summary: PM Stephen Harper announced new Senate appointments and key changes to his inner team on August 27 as the Conservatives prepare for the return of Parliament -- and a possible election -- in the fall. The Liberal caucus will gather for a planning retreat at month's end. Senior [...]	2009-08-28 19:37:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR CA
09OTTAWA696	HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONS: A LOW PROFILE, AT LEAST [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's federal and provincial human rights commissions (HRCs) have maintained a lower public profile this year than in 2008. They could, however, face a sharp increase in complaints in 2010 due to new Vancouver city bylaws enacted for the upcoming Winter Olympic Games. The ex [...]	2009-09-08 20:15:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV CA
09OTTAWA698	SLOWER, LOWER, WEAKER: NGOS PROTEST FREE SPEECH [...] (SBU) Summary: The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is protesting new Vancouver city bylaws that allow "draconian curtailment of free expression" during the 2010 Winter Olympics. BCCLA argues the new laws are "ripe for constitutional challenge." Local media has given wide [...]	2009-09-09 17:09:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KOLY CA
09OTTAWA70	Canada's Coming Federal Budget and Stimulus Prospects [...] (SBU) Summary: With the economy dominating the political landscape (ref a),Canada's opposition parties have made the January 27 federal budget a litmus test of PM Harper's ability to make his Conservative minority government work. Ottawa observers estimate that the budget will pass with just [...]	2009-01-26 13:07:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA709	ATLANTIC CANADA: FALL ELECTION WON'T CHANGE MUCH [...] (SBU) Summary: A fall election "that no one wants" appears increasingly likely as Parliament reconvenes on September 14. Polls suggest such a fourth election in five years would produce another minority government. After falling to a historic low of 77 seats in the 2008 election, the Liberal [...]	2009-09-11 21:08:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CA
09OTTAWA718	CANADIAN ATTENDANCE AT SEPTEMBER 25 HAITI KEY [...] (SBU) Canada expressed thanks for its inclusion in the September 25 Haiti Key Players Meeting in New York, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Haiti Task Force Director Denis Robert. He noted that Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon will be in New York on September [...]	2009-09-15 18:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO UNSC UNGA HA CA
09OTTAWA719	CANADA: ODDS RISE FOR GOVERNMENT TO SURVIVE -- THIS WEEK [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-15 19:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CA
09OTTAWA72	PRIME MINISTER HARPER'S POPULAR WIFE [...] (SBU) Summary: Laureen Harper, wife of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, plays no formal public role (unlike the U.S. First Lady),but those close to the family have described her as politically engaged and as her husband's most valuable political asset. Extroverted and friendly, she is widely cre [...]	2009-01-26 16:56:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR CA
09OTTAWA725	CANADA; AFGHANISTAN QUARTERLY REPORT CLAIMS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Canadian government's fifth quarterly report to Parliament on "Canada's Engagement in Afghanistan" on September 15 again claimed progress on most of the benchmarks of its six priority areas and three signature projects, while admitting high levels of insurgent violence an [...]	2009-09-15 21:38:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR EAID AF CA
09OTTAWA727	CANADA: IAEA AND THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (SBU) The relevant Canadian policymakers are unavailable to discuss the ref b message until their return from the IAEA General Conference in Vienna. However, polmiloff had already raised the key issues at stake with respect to the Middle East in conversations with working-level Department of [...]	2009-09-16 18:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL AORC KNNP IAEA IR SY CA
09OTTAWA735	CANADIAN GOVERNMENT SURVIVES CONFIDENCE VOTE [...] (U) The government of Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper on September 18 easily survived a confidence vote on a Ways and Means motion, with the unusual support of both the New Democratic Party (NDP) and the Bloc Quebecois. The Official Opposition Liberal Party voted en masse against [...]	2009-09-18 17:35:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CA
09OTTAWA74	40th PARLIAMENT'S THRONE SPEECH - TAKE TWO [...] (SBU) Summary: At the January 26 opening of the second session of the 40th Parliament, the government's latest Throne Speech was brief, sober in tone, focused exclusively on the economy, and unabashed in hitting key Liberal Party buttons in a clear bid to secure bipartisan political support. T [...]	2009-01-26 21:44:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON CA
09OTTAWA747	COURT QUASHES SECURITY CERTIFICATE, FOUR REMAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 24, the Federal Court of Canada announced it will quash an immigration security certificate against Moroccan-born Adil Charkaoui, reducing the number of active certificates in suspected terrorist cases to four. The decision is the latest setback for the government i [...]	2009-09-25 15:12:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PHUM CA
09OTTAWA748	Treasury Discussions with Canada Regarding Export Credits [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 2, Treasury DAS for Trade and Investment Sharon Yuan, Treasury Director for Trade Finance Steve Tvardek, Embassy EMIN, Embassy Commercial MC and Senior ECON FSN met with officials from key GOC departments and representatives from Canada's export financing agency to [...]	2009-09-25 19:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND EFIN EAIR ECON EINV PREL CA
09OTTAWA756	Canadian Finance Minister Announces Canadian Economy [...] (SBU) Summary: The Canadian government's plan to eliminate the nation's budget deficit and return to pre-recession growth rates by 2015 without cutting spending or raising taxes is leaving some economists scratching their heads. Ottawa observers suggest that the optimistic forecast is an atte [...]	2009-09-28 21:20:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA762	Canadian Government announces plan to eliminate tariffs on [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's plan to eliminate tariffs on a broad range of manufacturing should take effect in early 2010. GOC submits that the elimination of tariffs for inputs in key manufacturing sectors will help facilitate economic recovery and improve Canadian competitiveness. Critics in C [...]	2009-09-30 17:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA765	CANADA SPEAKING OUT ON AVERTING A REFUGEE [...] (SBU) According to Policy Advisor for Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Response Sarah Robertson of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Affairs (DFAIT),DFAIT's Director General for Stabilization and Reconstruction Elissa Goldberg spoke out at the UNHCR's Executive Committee [...]	2009-10-01 19:09:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL KE UNHCR CA
09OTTAWA766	CANADA: CONSERVATIVES SURVIVE ANOTHER CONFIDENCE VOTE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Conservative minority government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper on October 1 again survived a confidence vote in the House of Commons. The censure motion, introduced by the Official Opposition Liberal Party, was the first that the Conservatives had faced since they took of [...]	2009-10-01 22:23:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CA
09OTTAWA771	S/CIEA Goldwyn visit to Ottawa - Energy security, [...] (U) Summary: S/CIEA David Goldwyn's September 17-18 trip to Ottawa was immensely successful and has continued to reap positive engagement from Canadian interlocutors. Goldwyn's message of Canada as a pillar of U.S. energy security was embraced by the Government of Canada and by a Canadian pub [...]	2009-10-02 21:11:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET SENV CA
09OTTAWA777	CANADA: FOUR BY-ELECTIONS TO TEST ELECTION MOMENTUM [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Stephen Harper has called four federal by-elections for November 9 to fill current House of Commons vacancies. The Conservatives held none of the seats, but have a crack at two of the four. In contrast, the opposition Liberals have little realistic prospect of wi [...]	2009-10-05 20:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CA
09OTTAWA779	AMBASSADOR BEGINS MEETING CANADIAN LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary. Since presentation of credentials on October 2, Ambassador has actively engaged top Canadian political leaders, including the Prime Minister, to underscore the central importance of this highly successful bilateral relationship. He will begin a series of provincial travels o [...]	2009-10-06 16:09:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON MARR ETRD CA AF
09OTTAWA78	LIBERALS TO SUPPORT BUDGET, WITH CONDITIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff publicly confirmed on January 28 that his party will support PM Harper's latest "flawed" budget (septel),on the condition that the government submit three reports to Parliament this year on its budget implementation, notably about actual expendit [...]	2009-01-28 22:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN CA
09OTTAWA786	CANADA: FEDERAL COURT EXPANDS TERROR WIRETAP POWERS [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's Federal Court has approved the authorization, on a case-by-case basis, of warrants permitting the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) to track terrorism suspects electronically overseas, in addition to existing authority to do so domestically. The decision si [...]	2009-10-09 20:28:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL CA
09OTTAWA789	CANADA: FREE SPEECH V. HATE SPEECH HEADED TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) has appealed to the Federal Court to clarify Canada's hate speech laws after a controversial ruling by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. The Tribunal's finding related to the constitutionality of a law and penalty targeting the dis [...]	2009-10-13 20:47:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV CA
09OTTAWA79	COURT BOLSTERS PASSPORT DENIAL FOR TERRORISTS [...] (SBU) Summary: A Canadian appeals court has upheld the constitutional authority of the Foreign Minister (in charge also of Canada's passport agency) to refuse to issue a passport to Canadian citizens convicted of terrorist offences. The decision appears to bolster the federal government's abil [...]	2009-01-30 20:55:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL CA
09OTTAWA790	CANADA: GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Upon receipt of reftel demarche on October 14, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade DFAIT) Deputy Director for Israel/West Bank and Gaza Greg Lemermeyer promised to deliver the U.S. talking points to Canada's permanent mission to the UN immediately and to report back to [...]	2009-10-14 16:26:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL CA
09OTTAWA794	CANADA: SECURITY CERTIFICATES TAKE MAJOR HIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's Federal Court has formally quashed the immigration security certificate against alleged terror suspect Adil Charkaoui. The Court also blocked a potential federal appeal to the Federal Court of Appeal to clarify the limits of legal disclosure in national security cases. [...]	2009-10-15 20:16:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV CA
09OTTAWA80	Canada Budget Offers Economic Stimulus [...] (SBU) Summary: Although battered by economic shocks, Canada is well positioned for economic recovery if and when commodity prices rise and U.S. demand returns. To best position Canada for eventual recovery, the Conservative government's January 27 budget provides massive (by Canadian standards [...]	2009-01-30 21:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA802	GICNT: CANADA WELCOMES UNODC AS AN OBSERVER [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-20 22:05:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL PTER KGIC CA RU
09OTTAWA809	CANADIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO ATTEND G-8 BMENA FORUM [...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon has agreed to represent Canada at the G-8 Broader Middle East and North Africa Forum for the Future in Marrakech November 2-3. His staff confirmed that he reversed an earlier decision (ref b) to send Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs Deepak O [...]	2009-10-23 14:08:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OPDC KPAO KDEM KMPI CA
09OTTAWA814	AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL MEETINGS WITH PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. In separate meetings with the Speaker of the Senate and the Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group on Parliament Hill on October 22, Ambassador underscored the close ties between our two nations, welcomed more legislative exchanges, and responded to concerns about "Buy America" [...]	2009-10-23 19:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CA
09OTTAWA815	Canada coordinating 64th UNGA positions closely with US [...] (SBU) Canada is closely coordinating its 64th UN General Assembly, Third Committee positions on no-action motions, country-specific resolutions, and the defamation of religions thematic resolution with the U.S., according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) [...]	2009-10-26 20:08:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UN CA
09OTTAWA817	Canada: A defensive response to UN report on minority issues [...] (SBU) Summary: A United Nations Independent Expert on minority issues has highlighted Canada's Muslim communities' fears of "unsubstantiated use" of security certificates, racial profiling, and harassment as well as "uneven and unclear" human rights protections for all minorities in Canada. T [...]	2009-10-27 18:17:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA820	Canada provides details for coordination with US for 64th [...] (SBU) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) human rights officials, Canadian priorities for this year's Third Committee echo those of U.S. (refs a and b). Canada's main priorities are the adoption of the Iran resolution and other country-specific resoluti [...]	2009-10-28 17:43:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UN CA
09OTTAWA822	CANADA: MPs PASS CENSURE MOTION ON IRAN [...] (U) Summary: Canada's House of Commons has unanimously passed a strongly-worded, non-binding motion supporting the democratic aspirations and human rights of the people of Iran, condemning Iran's disregard of UN Security Council Resolutions 1696, 1737, 1747 and 1803 and International Atomic En [...]	2009-10-28 18:42:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV IR CA
09OTTAWA823	U.S. Security Dialogues with Canada [...] (U) The following responses are keyed to questions posed in reftel concerning U.S. security dialogues. 2. (SBU) Canada and the United States have conducted a security dialogue for 70 years through the Permanent Joint Board on Defense (PJBD),created in 1940. The PJBD brings toget [...]	2009-11-06 16:00:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CA
09OTTAWA826	CANADA: LIFE SENTENCE FOR RWANDAN WAR CRIMINAL [...] (SBU) Summary: A Quebec court has sentenced D????sir???? Munyaneza, a failed Rwandan refugee claimant, to life imprisonment with no eligibility for parole for 25 years for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes stemming from his participation in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. The l [...]	2009-10-29 19:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL ICTR KAWC CA RW
09OTTAWA828	HydroQu??bec to acquire most of the assets of NB Power [...] (U) This cable contains an action request, see para 11. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 29 the Quebec and New Brunswick (NB) provincial governments announced that HydroQu????bec intends to purchase the assets of New Brunswick Power (NB Power). The deal is attractive to HydroQu????bec becaus [...]	2009-10-29 20:19:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV SENV PGOV CA
09OTTAWA83	CANADA RECEIVES NPT REQUESTS, NAMES POCS [...] (U) Pol/miloff delivered reftel points to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Karen Garner on February 2. Garner said that she looked forward to receiving U.S. views in greater detail well in advance of th [...]	2009-02-02 22:14:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM IAEA UNGA KNNP MNUC CA
09OTTAWA84	Canada warns "Buy American" legislation would trigger [...] (SBU) The "Buy American" provisions in the U.S. economic stimulus bill in the Senate have received widespread critical attention in Canada - the United States' largest trading partner. -- Running front-page headlines, newspapers across Canada have been uniformly negative about the "Buy American [...]	2009-02-03 21:12:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA840	CANADIAN WARSHIPS COMPLETE COUNTER-NARCOTICS OPERATION [...] (U) Summary: On October 30, two Canadian Forces (CF) warships completed operations in support of Operation CARIBBE, Canada's contribution to an ongoing U.S.-led, multi-national effort to interdict drug trafficking in Caribbean and east Pacific waters. The Canadian vessels provided surveillance [...]	2009-11-03 20:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS SNAR CA XL
09OTTAWA845	Canadian Relations with Cuba [...] (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) interlocutors tell us that Canada continues to promote the advancement of democracy, good governance, and human rights in Cuba. Canada shares the U.S. goals of promoting democracy and human rights in Cuba, while maintaining it [...]	2009-11-25 20:55:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETTC ETRD CU CA
09OTTAWA850	Canada IPR: One Step Forward, 26.2 Miles To Go [...] (SBU) The Canadian Department of Justice on November 3 proposed amending Canadian regulations in order to include offenses against the Copyright Act under Proceeds of Crime provisions. This change will allow law enforcement officials to seize assets that were paid for with money gained from ac [...]	2009-11-04 19:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR CA
09OTTAWA854	QUEBEC SCHOOL LANGUAGE LAW FAILS CONSTITUTIONALITY TEST [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's Supreme Court unanimously struck down a Quebec law that closed a loophole in allowing English-language education in the francophone province, finding that it was "excessive" and violated constitutional minority language rights. Signaling that it found the procedures -- [...]	2009-11-05 14:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM CA
09OTTAWA858	CANADA BY-ELECTIONS: CAN LIBERALS ARREST SLUMP? [...] (SBU) Summary: Voters go to the polls in four federal by-elections in Quebec, Nova Scotia, and British Columbia on November 9 (ref a). Although the contests will not change the balance of power in the House of Commons, pundits are looking for signs that the federal Liberals can pull themselve [...]	2009-11-05 19:55:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CA
09OTTAWA870	CANADA: CONSERVATIVES AID JOBLESS, BUY TIME [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 5, the federal Conservatives unexpectedly secured swift final passage of Employment Insurance (E.I.) legislation to extend jobless benefits. The achievement is the key deliverable for the left-of-center New Democratic Party (NDP),which stepped in to prop up the min [...]	2009-11-06 21:21:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON CA
09OTTAWA874	Ottawa: Ambassador Jacobson and Environment Minister [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-09 22:20:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG CA
09OTTAWA876	CANADA: CONSERVATIVE BOUNCE FROM BY-ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The governing Conservatives added two seats in the House of Commons on November 9, after the governing party surprisingly won two of four federal by-election victories. Its upset win in rural Quebec suggests the party may at least be back in the game in that province. The Con [...]	2009-11-10 22:18:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CA
09OTTAWA879	CANADA IN AFGHANISTAN: SOME PROGRESS, WITH STEPS BACKWARD [...] (SBU) Summary. In its sixth quarterly report to Parliament on Canada's engagement in Afghanistan, the government cited slight progress - mostly on school construction, micro-finance, and polio eradication -- in its efforts in Kandahar Province. Training and mentoring of Afghan Security Forc [...]	2009-12-11 22:21:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS EAID AF CA
09OTTAWA890	CANADA: AFGHAN DETAINEE CONTROVERSY RE-ERUPTS [...] (SBU) Summary: In testimony to a House of Commons committee on November 18, a Canadian diplomat claimed to have filed numerous written reports in 2006 and 2007 from Afghanistan alleging that "all" Afghans detained by Canadian Forces and transferred to Afghan authorities likely faced torture [...]	2009-11-19 21:44:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM AF CA
09OTTAWA894	CANADIAN VIEWS OF U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE NEW AFGHAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Canada strongly agrees with the U.S. priorities for the new Afghan government, notably the need for greater anti-corruption efforts and for greater security, especially in the south. Canada also calls upon Afghanistan to implement its international human rights commitments, [...]	2009-11-20 21:32:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM AF CA
09OTTAWA896	REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TO BE ABSENT FROM POST [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-23 15:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT APER OTRA
09OTTAWA9	CANADA AND ICSID SECRETARY-GENERAL NOMINATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-07 20:15:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA KIDE EINV ECON EFIN
09OTTAWA901	CANADA'S CANDIDACY FOR THE 2011-2012 UNSC [...] (SBU) In a letter that Embassy received on December 22, Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon laid out to Ambassador Jacobson some of Canada's goals if it wins a seat on the UN Security Council for the 2011-2012 term, highlighting Canada's "strong track record at the UN." (Full text in para 4.) [...]	2009-12-22 22:31:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC CA
09OTTAWA902	(SBU) Canada Concerned about Serbian ITU Proposal [...] (SBU) On November 20, Econoff delivered reftel points to Christine Phillips, Senior Desk Officer for Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia, and Kosovo, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Phillips was unaware of Serbia's proposed Annex, but is concerned about Serbia's activities with [...]	2009-11-23 19:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ECPS ITU KV CA
09OTTAWA903	Canada's Supreme Court strengthens free speech [...] (U) Summary: A Supreme Court of Canada ruling on December 22 has added greater protections for journalists against claims of defamation in striking down two separate findings of libel against two newspapers. Stating that "current [defamation] law does not give adequate weight to the constitu [...]	2009-12-23 18:55:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV CA
09OTTAWA904	Canada not "TIP"ping the scales in data collection [...] (U) PolMinCouns on November 23 chaired the monthly Reporting Officers' DVC, with a particular focus on trafficking in persons. He underscored the continued commitment of the new Administration to combating TIP, and highlighted the need to maintain a substantive reporting and outreach focus on [...]	2009-11-24 18:19:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KTIP KWMN CA
09OTTAWA906	CANADIAN OFFICIALS DENY AFGHAN ABUSE CLAIMS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-27 21:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS AF CA
09OTTAWA909	CANADA TO SUSPEND PARLIAMENT, AGAIN [...] (SBU) Summary. Canada's Parliament will be suspended until March 2010, reminiscent of a similar but shorter suspension one year ago. The Conservatives' argument is that the government will have additional time to concentrate on the "next phase" of its economic recovery plan. There will be [...]	2009-12-30 20:08:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF CA
09OTTAWA92	Response to OPIC on Operation Eyesight Universal [...] (SBU) The health NGO Operation Eyesight Universal Foundation (OEUF) is well known and highly regarded in Canada. USAID's Canadian counterpart, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA),cites OEUF as having been a key partner for more than thirty years. The 2007 OEUF annual report [...]	2009-02-05 13:49:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV CA
09OTTAWA940	NO ROOM FOR DOUBT: ALL CANADIAN TROOPS OUT OF AFGHANISTAN BY [...] (SBU) Summary: In testimony to Parliament on December 8, Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) General Walter Natynczyk confirmed that, in accordance with a March 2008 parliamentary motion, no Canadian Forces - apart from a military attache in Kabul - or military equipment will remain in Afghanistan [...]	2009-12-09 15:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS AF CA
09OTTAWA944	CANADA: DEFENCE MINISTER IN HOT SEAT OVER ALLEGED ABUSE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's opposition parties united on December 9 and 10 to demand the resignation of National Defence Minister Peter MacKay and to institute a public inquiry into allegations that the government ignored credible evidence of abuse at least in 2006 of Afghan detainees transferred [...]	2009-12-10 20:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM MOPS AF CA
09OTTAWA954	CANADA: RULING CONSERVATIVES SURVIVE 2009 IN COMFORT [...] (SBU) Summary. Early in the fall, the ruling Conservatives sidestepped the threat of an election, seized control of the parliamentary agenda, and moved forward on a twin-track of economic and justice issues, largely unhampered by their minority status. By the close of the fall parliamentary [...]	2009-12-14 22:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON CA
09OTTAWA956	WFP Assistance Demarche for Pakistan Delivered to Canadians [...] (U) EconOff delivered reftel demarche to Jennifer MacKay, Development Policy Officer Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) and to Frederic Levesque, Program Officer, Pakistan/Afghanistan, DFAIT on December 14. MacKay acknowledged the demarche and said she would do her best to find [...]	2009-12-15 21:44:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM PK PREF PREL CA
09OTTAWA96	CANADIAN HOTLINE SUPPORTS FIGHT AGAINST TIP [...] (U) The Department of Public Safety, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP),and Canadian Crime Stoppers Association have formed a new partnership to raise awareness about human trafficking and to explain how to identify and report suspected cases. In this national campaign, the NGO Canadian Cr [...]	2009-02-06 13:15:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP KWMN KCRM SMIG CA
09OTTAWA980	CANADIAN FORCES' INVESTIGATION FINDS AFGHAN DETAINEE [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 21, the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service (CFNIS) -- the independent investigative arm of the Canadian Forces Military Police (CFMP) -- cleared the Canadian Forces (CF) of almost all allegations of mistreatment of Afghan detainees while in CF custody b [...]	2009-12-22 19:34:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM MARR AF CA
09OUAGADOUGOU1002	BURKINA FASO: PROJECT SUBMISSION TO REINFORCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to the Embassy's request that the Ministry of Defense (MOD) prioritize its assistance needs, the Ministry recently articulated one specific area: the reinforcement of border and road security. The Ministry envisions a project, lasting about 60 months and divided in [...]	2009-11-05 16:12:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MCAP MASS UV
09OUAGADOUGOU1020	BURKINA FASO: VENDORS AT THE CENTRAL MARKET [...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 4th market vendors at the Ouagadougou central market went on strike to protest new more stringent security measures enacted by the Mayor of Ouagadougou. The mayor wants the market to be organized, safe and tidy, while the vendors prefer a mild form of chaos and more [...]	2009-11-13 09:30:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL UV
09OUAGADOUGOU1037	BURKINA FASO TO ABSTAIN ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-18 12:41:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNGA UV
09OUAGADOUGOU1166	BURKINA FASO: 2009-2010 INSCR PART II MONEY LAUNDERING AND [...] (U) Per reftel request, below is Part Two of the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report concerning Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. 2. (U) The following are the responses for Burkina Faso to the 2010 INCSR, Part II, Money Laundering and Financial Crimes (paragraph numbers a [...]	2009-12-16 16:37:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR UV

09OUAGADOUGOU201	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SEEKING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-19 17:02:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO PGOV PREL UV
09OUAGADOUGOU217	BURKINA WILL EITHER ABSTAIN OR BE ABSENT FOR THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-24 15:25:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF PHUM UV
09OUAGADOUGOU477	IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-16 11:34:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC TRGY UV
09OUAGADOUGOU480	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNOMIG [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-16 16:33:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS UNGA UV
09OUAGADOUGOU548	BURKINA FASO: overcrowded and dilapidated city jail. [...] (SBU) PolOfficer visited the Ouagadougou city jail on June 25th at the invitation of a local human rights NGO. The visit, which lasted about two hours, included a meeting with the jail administrator as well as site visits to the main jail block, VIP quarters, women's quarters and juvenile dete [...]	2009-07-13 15:03:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM ELAB SOCI PGOV UV
09OUAGADOUGOU549	BURKINA FASO: overcrowded and dilapidated city jail. [...] (SBU) PolOfficer visited the Ouagadougou city jail on June 25th at the invitation of a local human rights NGO. The visit, which lasted about two hours, included a meeting with the jail administrator as well as site visits to the main jail block, VIP quarters, women's quarters and juvenile dete [...]	2009-07-13 15:03:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM ELAB SOCI PGOV UV
09OUAGADOUGOU551	BURKINA FASO STRIVES TO ADDRESS CHILD TRAFFICKING ISSUES. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Burkina Faso is a source and transit country for trafficked children destined for labor or sexual exploitation in the sub-region. In the past year, and in order to reverse this trend, the Government of Burkina Faso has undertaken a number of noteworthy anti-trafficking in pers [...]	2009-07-14 12:52:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM ELAB SOCI PGOV UV
09OUAGADOUGOU573	Burkina Faso: 2010 Presidential Elections On the Horizon [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although President Compaore has been in power since 1987, following the 2000 constitutional changes, he is eligible to run for the Presidency one final time in 2010. Most observers expect a clear Compaore victory in the first round. Because the numerous opposition parties do not [...]	2009-07-17 10:59:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM UV
09OUAGADOUGOU582	Will Ouagadougou's Brothels Really Be Shut Down? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since January 2008, the mayor of Ouagadougou has worked to close down all brothel houses in the capital. While some houses have been converted into rental property, and others destroyed, many brothels are still open for business. In March 2009, after a twelve month grace peri [...]	2009-07-22 16:55:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM ELAB SOCI PGOV UV
09OUAGADOUGOU606	BURKINA FASO: UNSC DRC SANCTIONS COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-30 13:37:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC PREL PTER UNSC UV
09OUAGADOUGOU608	BURKINA FASO: ACHIEVEMENTS IN COMBATING CHILD [...] SUMMARY: During the last six months the Government of Burkina Faso has made significant efforts to combat child trafficking. The measures include massive information campaigns, arrests and a new anti-trafficking law. END SUMMARY. Significant achievements ------------------------- 2. M [...]	2009-07-30 15:57:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KCRM UV
09OUAGADOUGOU631	BURKINA FASO: DEPLOYMENT OF FIRST PKO TROOPS TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: On August 4 Burkina Faso's PKO contingent departed Ouagadougou in route to Darfur. Trained under the ACOTA program, one hundred and thirty four troops boarded a United Nations chartered plane headed for Nyala (South Darfur state) to begin the preparatory stage of their six month lo [...]	2009-08-10 14:19:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPKO MASS
09OUAGADOUGOU633	BURKINA FASO: NCO SCHOOL GRADUATES FIRST CLASS [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-10 14:22:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MCAP MASS
09OUAGADOUGOU765	BURKINA FASO: FOLLOW-UP 1820 RESOLUTION SEXUAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-17 08:56:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO PHUM PREL UV
09OUAGADOUGOU777	BURKINA FASO: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE OUTCOME OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-23 14:08:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KISL KPAL PREL PHUM PTER UV
09OUAGADOUGOU862	BURKINA FASO: POLICE CADET RIOTERS RECEIVE [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-29 11:24:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM UV
09OUAGADOUGOU900	BURKINA FASO: MILITARY COURT HANDS OUT SENTENCES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 7th a military tribunal in Burkina Faso examined and judged nine cases involving members of the military. In the end the judges dealt out sanctions ranging from monetary fines of about $24 to a two-year jail sentence for an airman deserter. The fact that these trials [...]	2009-10-14 16:20:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP PGOV PHUM PREL UV
09OUAGADOUGOU971	BURKINA FASO: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN CONVENTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-29 13:44:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UV
09OUAGADOUGOU977	BURKINA FASO: FY 2010 1206 PROPOSAL TO TRAIN AND EQUIP [...] (SBU) Post supports the following fiscal year 2010 (FY10) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) section 1206 funded proposal totaling $5.56 million from U.S. Africa Command for: -Burkina Faso counter-terrorism company T&E - $5.56 million. This proposal supports the goals and objectives [...]	2009-11-02 14:24:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MASS MARR PGOV UV
09OUAGADOUGOU990	BURKINA FASO: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE GOLDSTONE [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-05 07:29:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAL PREL PHUM PTER UV
09PANAMA123	CODEL COSTELLO MEETS PRESIDENT TORRIJOS [...] (SBU) Summary. CODEL Costello, composed of members of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, called on President Martin Torrijos Espino during the afternoon of February 2 to discuss transportation and the overall bilateral relationship. During the cordial meeting, Torrijos e [...]	2009-02-10 22:05:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ETRD EWWT OREP PGOV PM PREL
09PANAMA151	PANAMA: PROSECUTERS REQUEST ACCESS TO PAS DATA [...] (SBU) Summary. The Embassy received a diplomatic note from the Panamanian MFA on February 17 asking whether five individauls had "benefited from any kind of program" from the USG from 2007-2008. The note said the information was being requested in relation to a corruption investigation. Afte [...]	2009-02-19 21:52:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO CVIS CJAN OEXC PM
09PANAMA236	PANAMA: MERIDA AND PUBLIC MESSAGING [...] (SBU) Summary: As we roll out the Merida Initiative in Panama, the Embassy has launched a public diplomacy campaign to inform Panamanians about the broad range of Merida programs, placing a special emphasis on crime prevention. Media coverage of drug-related violence in Mexico has cast Merida [...]	2009-03-20 16:45:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM KPAO PM
09PANAMA265	PANAMA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HOYER [...] (SBU) Summary. Since the 1989 restoration of democracy, Panama has established and consolidated a democratic, stable and responsive government; accelerated economic growth through open markets; and strived to ensure that the benefits of that growth reach all citizens. While a hemispheric leader [...]	2009-03-30 18:50:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP EWWT OVIP PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EINV PM
09PANAMA293	PANAMA ANNOUNCES KEY TAX HAVEN SOLUTION - A PATH [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOP announced on April 7 that it intends to regulate bearer shares. This breakthrough, when fully executed, will solve Panama's most pressing transparency issue, fulfill the USG's most prominent financial crimes regulatory recommendation, and remedy Panama's sole grave rema [...]	2009-04-08 14:12:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN SNAR PREL PGOV PM
09PANAMA306	PANAMA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LEVIN [...] (SBU) The fate of the U.S./Panama Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will determine the trajectory of our bilateral relationship through the foreseeable future. Congressional passage and a successful implementation of the FTA would serve to maintain extraordinary, yet vulnerable, U.S. influence in Pan [...]	2009-04-14 23:03:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP EWWT OVIP PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EINV PM
09PANAMA308	PANAMA: WITH POLLS LOCKED, MARTINELLI MAINTAINS 15 [...] (U) Democratic Change (CD) opposition presidential candidate Ricardo Martinelli continues to hold a 15 point lead over Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) candidate Balbina Herrera for the third week running, according to Dichter and Neira's presidential poll for the first week of April. W [...]	2009-04-16 17:01:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PM
09PANAMA323	CODEL LEVIN DISCUSSES OVERCOMING FTA ROADBLOCKS [...] (SBU) Summary. Codel Levin, composed of Representative Sandy Levin (D-MI and Chairman of the Trade Subcommittee of the Ways & Means Committee),met with Panamanian President Martin Torrijos on April 20. The discussion centered on the U.S-Panama Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and the two core issues [...]	2009-04-22 14:54:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP OVIP ECON ETRD EFIN PM
09PANAMA326	ENDGAME: TORRIJOS'S BOTTOMLINE ON THE FTA [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-22 18:44:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL PM
09PANAMA341	CODEL HOYER EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR PANAMA FTA; [...] (SBU) On April 5, the members of Codel Hoyer met with President Martin Torrijos and selected members of his government to discuss continuation of what Majority Leader Hoyer described as an &extraordinarily close8 bilateral relationship, to thank President Torrijos for the cooperation that enha [...]	2009-04-27 20:40:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFTA ELAB ETRD OREP OVIP PGOV PM PREL
09PANAMA367	TORRIJOS BRIEFS MARTINELLI AS TIEA THREATENS FTA [...] (SBU) Vice-President Lewis reported to the Ambassador that President Torrijos recommitted to his endgame (reftels) for the U.S.-Panama FTA (FTA) during his first meeting with President-elect Martinelli. That endgame calls for the Obama Administration to submit the FTA to Congress, after which [...]	2009-05-06 22:58:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV EFTA EFIN SNAR PM
09PANAMA373	MARTINELLI'S U.S. AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE SUPPORTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Jaime Aleman, President-elect Martinelli's Ambassador-designate to Washington, told Ambassador Stephenson today (May 7) that Martinelli would support initiation of Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) negotiations with the United States soon as part of Panama's 2002 and 20 [...]	2009-05-07 23:23:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EFTA ETRD PGOV PM PREL SNAR
09PANAMA384	PANAMA TO PARTICIPATE IN MAY MEETING OF CONTACT [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-12 22:35:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PM
09PANAMA421	PANAMA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL THOMPSON [...] (SBU) Since the 1989 restoration of democracy, Panama has established and consolidated a democratic, stable and responsive government; accelerated economic growth through open markets; and worked to ensure that the benefits of that growth reach all citizens. While a hemispheric leader in progr [...]	2009-05-26 22:40:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PM
09PANAMA473	PANAMA: REQUEST FOR SEARCH COORDINATES [...] (SBU) Post received a dipnote from the MFA on June 2 informing the Embassy that the Attorney General's Office was requesting the "documentation related to search operations that took place in the month of November 2009." The note refers to a USCG P-3 that responded to a Panamanian Aero-Naval [...]	2009-06-12 21:01:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PM
09PANAMA481	PANAMA: 2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) Below is Embassy Panama's input for the congressionally mandated annual report on investment disputes as contemplated in Section 527 of the FY 94-95 Foreign Relations Authorizations Act. The United States is aware of one case in which United States citizens have an outstanding claim agai [...]	2009-06-16 15:32:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC ECON EFIN ENIV KIDE PGOV PM OPIC
09PANAMA535	GOP SET TO LAUNCH TIEA NEGOTIATIONS WITH OECD [...] (SBU) Minister of the Economy and Finance (MEF) Alberto Vallarino will assume leadership of the Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA)/OECD-G20 transparency issues by spearheading the GOP's efforts to negotiate TIEAs with OECD nations. "Not having a TIEA could severely damage our service-b [...]	2009-07-07 23:03:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EFTA ETRD PM PREL
09PANAMA584	PANAMA DATA FOR U.S. BIENNIAL CARIBBEAN BASIN [...] (U) This cable is in response to reftel. 2. (SBU) Post obtained from the Ministry of Commerce and Industries a list of every Panamanian business that exported under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA) as amended by the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA). All 145 bu [...]	2009-07-23 21:17:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON OTRA PM
09PANAMA640	ONCE AGAIN, GOP SET TO LAUNCH TIEA NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) GOP Ministers informed the Ambassadors to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries that Panama will enter Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) negotiations with a sufficient number of OECD countries to prevent Panama from being blacklisted as a tax [...]	2009-08-24 12:06:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EFTA ETRD PM PREL
09PANAMA657	AES CONCERNED ABOUT GOP ACTIONS ON PANAMA'S [...] (SBU) AES representatives informed the DCM that they are concerned that the Martinelli Administration may jeopardize their $856 million dollar investment in Panama by unilaterally changing the contracted price of water for hydroelectric generation plants owned by AES and others. The Martinell [...]	2009-08-27 17:50:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG PM EINV PGOV
09PANAMA698	MARTINELLI AND VARELA STAND BEHIND SAN JOSE ACCORD [...] (SBU) At a September 16 breakfast meeting with Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli and Vice President/Foreign Minister Juan Carlos Varela, WHA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Craig Kelly reviewed in detail the situation in Honduras, looking forward to the meeting between Costa Rican [...]	2009-09-18 13:44:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KNNP MNUC ECON HO AA IR PM
09PANAMA713	Commentator Urges Martinelli To Cancel 'Clownish' Panamax [...] (SBU) On September 18, in the middle of the annual Panamax exercise, leading daily La Prensa ran an op-ed by I. Roberto Eisenmann Jr. titled "An Irresponsible, Unnecessary Militaristic Stunt Returns." Eisenmann has long been an anti-military voice in Panama. He is one of the founders of La [...]	2009-09-24 18:44:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MARR KPAO PREL PM
09PANAMA789	MARTINELLI'S APPROVAL RATING AT 86 PERCENT AFTER 100 DAYS IN [...] (SBU) After 100 days in office, President Ricardo Martinelli's approval rating has reached historic levels. The question remains whether the numbers are the result of an optimistic interpretation of poll data by the press, or simply reflect the success of Martinelli's brand of presidential po [...]	2009-10-22 16:43:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PM
09PANAMA795	Panama's National Assembly Debating Property Law [...] (SBU) American citizens in Panama reacted strongly to proposed legislation that would change the rules for recognizing rights of possession. As currently worded and depending upon possible implementation, domestic and foreign holders of rights of possession may have to pay the government for t [...]	2009-10-23 17:45:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PM PGOV USTR
09PANAMA803	GOP DELAYS PROPERTY RIGHTS LEGISLATION - WILL TALK WITH [...] (SBU) Ambassador Stephenson informed Vice-President and Foreign Minister Juan Carlos Varela on October 23 of the angst of American citizens in Panama over proposed law 71 (which deals with property rights),which many American citizens perceive as a form of expropriation. (See Reftel.) Varela [...]	2009-10-27 20:04:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD USTR PREL EINV PM CASC
09PANAMA807	CONTROVERSY OVER NEW CONTROLLER GENERAL IN PANAMA [...] (SBU) The National Assembly has selected Gioconda Torres de Bianchini, a longtime associate of President Ricardo Martinelli in both his public and private incarnations, as Controller General of Panama, effective January 1, 2010. Despite de Bianchini's qualifications, her close ties to Mart [...]	2009-10-29 21:27:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PM
09PANAMA856	Observers for Honduran Elections [...] (SBU) The Panamanian Electoral Tribunal is still evaluating whether it will send representatives to Honduras to provide technical assistance or serve as observers for the November 29 elections. They expect to have a final decision by November 20. 2. (SBU) A representative from t [...]	2009-11-16 22:26:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV HO PM ETRD
09PANAMA894	Scenesetter for CODEL Boehner [...] (SBU) Since the restoration of democracy after Operation Just Cause twenty years ago, Panama has established and consolidated a democratic, stable government, achieving a new confidence, dynamism, and psychological sovereignty that complements the 1999 completion of its territorial sovereignty. [...]	2009-12-03 14:17:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON SOCI ASEC SNAR PGOV KPAO CASC PM
09PANAMA902	Panama Environmental Team in Disaray as it Prepares for [...] (SBU) Summary: Panama's National Authority for the Environment will not lead the Panama delegation to Copenhagen and has lost the support of the Panamanian environmental NGO community. Additionally, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has a new environmental point of contact who is getting up to s [...]	2009-12-04 18:35:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG PM
09PANAMA914	CODEL Boehner Warmly Recieved in Panama to Discuss Security [...] (SBU) Summary. From December 11 to 14, CODEL Boehner was received like an old friend by the Government of Panama as the first U.S. Congressional delegation to visit since the July 1 inauguration of the Martinelli Administration. The message from the President and his ministers to the CODEL wa [...]	2009-12-16 19:13:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PM ETRD PREL USTR
09PANAMA94	PANAMA ASKS ABOUT STATUS OF VICTIMS OF OPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary. The Embassy received a diplomatic note from the Panamanian MFA on January 30 asking about the "legal condition" in the U.S. of the victims of Operation Just Cause in 1989 and whether there are legal processes, administrative or judicial related to the "civil victims." The note [...]	2009-02-02 14:26:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PM
09PARAMARIBO102	Stay tuned: is a Bouterse replacement in Parliament [...] (U) Desi Bouterse - Head of Suriname's largest opposition party (the National Democratic Party, NDP),Parliamentarian, and main suspect in the trial of the 1982 murder of fifteen political opponents - has been absent from Parliament for the past thirteen months. According to Surinamese law, Na [...]	2009-04-06 20:08:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NS
09PARAMARIBO118	SURINAME: VENEZUELAN AMBASSADOR RECALLED? [...] (U) During the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago April 17 - 19, Surinamese President Ronald Venetiaan reportedly complained to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez about the alleged interference of the Venezuelan Embassy into Suriname's internal domestic politics. On April 24th, local [...]	2009-04-29 17:55:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NS
09PARAMARIBO128	CORRECTED COPY: SURINAME: FOREIGN MINISTER ASSURES [...] (SBU) As noted reftel b, we have tried since early April to engage the Surinamese MFA on matters concerning Kosovo, largely without success. 2. (SBU) Finally, on 29 April and in response to my direct entreaty, the MFA responded in writing with the following: "...the Republic of Surinam [...]	2009-05-04 18:48:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL KV NS
09PARAMARIBO138	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED [...] (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Surinamese Police Force, who have been nominated for training at ILEA in San Salvador, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. The course is from June 1 [...]	2009-05-11 17:44:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM NS
09PARAMARIBO140	SURINAME: POST RESPONSE ON KOSOVO WORLD BANK VOTE [...] (SBU) Post staff have actively engaged the Government of Suriname (GOS) on this and other Kosovo-related issues. Demarches were made on Kosovo recognition and the International Court of Justice vote to the Head of the the European Division and the Acting Head of the International Organizations [...]	2009-05-14 18:22:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL KV NS
09PARAMARIBO141	CORRECTED COPY: REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Surinamese Police Force, who have been nominated for training at ILEA in San Salvador, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. The course is from June 1 [...]	2009-05-14 19:15:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM NS
09PARAMARIBO162	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: SURINAME WILL ABSTAIN ON THE [...] (SBU) As requested in Reftel A, Embassy Paramaribo contacted Suriname's Central Bank, Finance Ministry, and Foreign Ministry concerning Kosovo's candidacy for World Bank membership. On June 3, Ambassador Lisa Bobbie Schreiber Hughes learned from Foreign Ministry Acting Permanent Secretary Amb [...]	2009-06-03 19:15:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL KV NS
09PARAMARIBO163	SURINAME: IDENTIFYING AIR ASSETS FOR PAKISTAN [...] (U) The Surinamese military has no operational aircraft (airplanes or helicopters) in its current inventory. SCHREIBER HUGHES [...]	2009-06-04 14:33:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SMIG PARM PK NS
09PARAMARIBO166	SURINAME: POSITIVE REACTION TO THE PRESIDENT'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Three Surinamese TV stations broadcasted the President's Cairo speech and all four national daily newspapers gave it positive media coverage. Surinamers pride themselves on the religious harmony in their own multi-cultural society, and President Obama's message along those lin [...]	2009-06-05 18:47:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO NS
09PARAMARIBO170	SURINAME: THE ROAD AHEAD FOR THE INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) As requested in Reftel, on June 8 Poloff met with Suriname's International Whaling Commission (IWC) Commissioner, Mr. Jaswant Sahtoe, a public servant at the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, and Fisheries. Mr. Sahtoe indicated that although he was not in a position to state his [...]	2009-06-08 19:29:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS KSCA PREL SENV IWC NS
09PARAMARIBO171	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED [...] (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate of the Surinamese Armed Forces, who has been nominated for Ordnance Basic Officers Leadership Course training in Fort Lee, VA. Post has no derogatory inform [...]	2009-06-09 10:43:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM NS
09PARAMARIBO172	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED [...] (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate of the Surinamese Armed Forces, who has been nominated for Signal Basic Officers Leadership Course Phases I and II in Fort Gordon, GA. Post has no derogatory [...]	2009-06-09 10:44:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM NS
09PARAMARIBO178	SURINAME WILL NOT ATTEND THE LIMA ENERGY AND [...] (U) In response to RefTel A, Post reports that unfortunately no one from the Government of Suriname plans to attend the June 2009 Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas in Lima. Tom Kartoebi, Head of the Americas Division at Suriname,s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told PolEconPD Assis [...]	2009-06-15 18:31:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ENRG KSUM SENV ENVT KGHG NS
09PARAMARIBO186	STRONG INTEREST IN SUPPORTING MULTI-LATERAL FOOD [...] (SBU) Per reftel, PolEconPDOff relayed the message to Mr. Tom Kartoebi, the Head of the Americas Division at Suriname,s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, that the United States would like food security to be a key deliverable at the July 2009 G8 Summit in Italy. Mr. Kartoebi told PolEconPDOff tha [...]	2009-06-25 15:10:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID PREL NS
09PARAMARIBO187	SURINAME INTERESTED IN RENEWABLE ENERGY, BUT NOT [...] (SBU) Per reftel, PolEconPDOff asked Mr. Tom Kartoebi, the Head of the Americas Division at Suriname,s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, whether the Government of Suriname (GOS) is interested in joining the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Mr. Kartoebi said that he has not heard of [...]	2009-06-25 15:11:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG NS SENV KGHG
09PARAMARIBO209	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED [...] (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Surinamese Armed Forces and Police, who have been nominated to attend Special Operations Command South (SOCSOUTH) Combating Terrorism Fellowship Prog [...]	2009-07-16 18:15:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM NS
09PARAMARIBO230	SURINAME: RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT'S REQUEST FOR [...] (SBU) Per reftel, PolEconPDOff asked Tom Kartoebi, Head of the Americas Division at Suriname's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to share mechanisms aimed at preventing torture and protecting victims. Kartoebi verbally supported the iniatitive, but requested a diplomatic note be sent to Chantal E [...]	2009-07-31 18:30:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UN NS
09PARAMARIBO24	EMBASSY-ORGANIZED EVENT BRINGS THE INAUGURATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On January 20, approximately 1,000 Surinamers (in a country of 500,000) attended the Embassy's Inauguration Day event, which included American franchise vendors and large-screen broadcasts. The overwhelming positive and widespread media coverage reached even more in all corner [...]	2009-01-21 20:41:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NS
09PARAMARIBO256	DELIVERY OF SECRETARY,S UNASUR SUMMIT LETTER, [...] (SBU) On behalf of Ambassador Lisa Bobbie Schreiber Hughes, who is currently accompanying Major General Steve Doohen, The Adjutant General of the South Dakota National Guard, on an official trip outside of Paramaribo, Deputy Chief of Mission, Susan T. Bell, delivered demarche to Jane Aarland-N [...]	2009-08-28 19:39:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR OPDC CO NS
09PARAMARIBO271	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: TRAVEL DOCUMENTS FOR DEPORTEES [...] (SBU) Mrs. Nell Stadwijk-Kappel, Policy Advisor to the Minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)of the Government of the Republic of Suriname (GOS) met with Poloff on September 11 to discuss issuing travel documents for deportees. Poloff delivered the points in Reftel, to which Stadwij [...]	2009-09-11 17:15:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC APER PREL XL NS
09PARAMARIBO275	SURINAME: BOUTERSE ANNOUNCES HE WANTS TO BE PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Desir Bouterse, former military dictator and current chairman of the National Democratic Party (NDP) and the Mega-Combination coalition of political parties, announced on August 28, 2009 that he wants to be the next president of Suriname. Given Bouterse's well-known aspirations [...]	2009-09-15 19:35:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NS
09PARAMARIBO281	SURINAME HEAD OF UNGA DELEGATION NOT ABLE TO [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post conveyed to Vice President Ramdien Sardjoe, head of Suriname's delegation to the UNGA, Secretary Clinton's invitation to meet with leaders of the Caribbean, on the margins of the UNGA. 2. (SBU) According to Juliette Redman, acting head of the International Organizatio [...]	2009-09-18 19:22:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA UN SNAR XL NS
09PARAMARIBO295	SURINAME ELECTIONS: VOTING BY ETHNICITY REMAINS [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-02 12:35:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NS
09PARAMARIBO296	SURINAME: NPS TRIES TO SHOW ITS RELEVANCE TO YOUTH VOTERS [...] (SBU) Summary. The National Party of Suriname (NPS),chaired by Ronald Venetiaan, celebrated a combined 63rd anniversary/kick-off election campaign event on September 29, 2009. The large number of youth speakers and youth supporters among the approximately 3,000 people attending the event dre [...]	2009-10-02 12:53:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NS
09PARAMARIBO318	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US-SPONSORED TRAINING: [...] (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate of the Surinamese Government, who has been nominated for U.S. -sponsored training at Yorktown, VA, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. The training is scheduled from November 3, 2009 to F [...]	2009-10-21 19:16:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM NS
09PARAMARIBO352	Suriname: Demarche Response Goldstone Report [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered the demarche to Chantal Elsenhout, Acting Head of the International Organizations Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of the Republic of Suriname. Elsenhout told Poloff, after checking with Suriname's Mission to the United Nations to ascertain Suriname's posi [...]	2009-11-05 18:32:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL NS
09PARAMARIBO362	Request for Human Rights Vetting for U.S. Sponsored [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-09 19:17:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM NS
09PARAMARIBO366	Corrected Copy: Request for Human Rights Vetting for U.S. [...] (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate of the Surinamese Armed Forces, who has been nominated for the Signal Basic Officer Leadership Course in Fort Benning, scheduled from November 23, 2009 [...]	2009-11-10 21:13:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM NS
09PARAMARIBO394	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] (SBU) On November 24, Poloff shared the points in Reftel with Chantal Elsenhout, Acting Head of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Elsenhout responded that the overarching principle for Suriname's foreign policy on the Palestinian issue is to "support the legitima [...]	2009-11-24 16:28:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA KPAL SY LE NS
09PARAMARIBO408	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DECEMBER VOTE ON DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS [...] (SBU) On December 2, Poloff shared the points in Reftel with Bianca Doelahasori, a Desk Officer in International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Poloff also discussed the human rights concerns related to the resolution and provided Doelahasori with a copy of the nonpape [...]	2009-12-03 21:16:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UN UNGA NS
09PARAMARIBO432	SURINAME: 2009 Country Reports on Terrorism [...] (SBU) Post is pleased to submit the 2009 Country Report on Terrorism for Suriname. Suriname The likelihood of Suriname being used by terrorists as a base for their operations or as a safe haven remains unchanged from 2008. Suriname's lead agency for counterterrorism is the Central [...]	2009-12-21 20:08:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AEMR NS
09PARAMARIBO85	SURINAME: CHINESE SUGAR POT FOR GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. The week of March 12, media coverage came fast and furious about the most recent Chinese government sugar pot of financial contributions to some political parties in Suriname's New Front Plus (ruling) Coalition. The media reported three of the New Front Plus Coalition members un [...]	2009-03-19 17:39:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CH NS
09PARAMARIBO92	SURINAME: STUDENTS QUIT VENEZUELAN AND CHINESE [...] (SBU) Summary. Recent Venezuelan and Chinese government scholarship programs for Surinamese students have fallen short of their targets. This academic year, eight of eleven Surinamers with Venezuelan scholarships quit their programs, while two of five Surinamers with Chinese scholarships quit [...]	2009-03-30 18:47:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CH VZ CU NS
09PARIS1000	GOF assures on nuclear tech transfer to AREVA from [...] (U) On July 2, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs provided assurances concerning the transfer of nuclear technology from Washington Group International to AREVA including possible AREVA projects in the United Kingdom. In turn, the Ministry asks for similar assurances from the U.S. Governmen [...]	2009-07-24 14:53:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY ETTC KNNP KSCA PARM FR
09PARIS1006	GOF HEU Assurances for Nuclear Exercise [...] (U) On July 3 the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs provided the assurances requested in a letter from the U.S. Department of Energy to the French Embassy's Counselor for Nuclear Affairs concerning the transfer of highly enriched uranium (HEU) to the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) for [...]	2009-07-24 15:20:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY ETTC KNNP KSCA PARM FR
09PARIS1021	GOF MOVES BEYOND SOCIAL UNREST TO LABOR AND PENSION REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary: After a spring of layoffs, "boss-nappings" and talk of social revolution, the GOF enters the annual vacation period having weathered what it hopes is the worst of the economic crisis. President Sarkozy by most accounts has successfully managed (some would say co-opted) relations [...]	2009-07-28 10:13:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EFIN ETRD PREL FR
09PARIS1047	PARIS CLUB - JULY 2009 MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary: During the July Paris Club meeting, creditors agreed to voluntarily go beyond the terms of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative to forgive 100 percent of their claims pertaining to Haiti, which reached completion point under the Initiative on June 30. The Club a [...]	2009-08-03 08:12:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
09PARIS1175	H1N1 rises sharply in French Pacific Ocean Territories [...] (SBU) New Caledonia, French Polynesia, and Wallis and Futuna have been hit hard by H1N1 in recent weeks, making up the bulk of all French H1N1 related deaths and infections. The two deaths last week in New Caledonia spark concern as neither victim had any known pre-existing medical conditions [...]	2009-08-27 15:57:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO CASC FR XV
09PARIS1194	FRENCH FEEDBACK ON U.S. AUSTRALIA GROUP PROPOSALS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. With several specific exceptions, France is generally supportive of U.S. proposals for the September 21-25 Australia Group plenary. Specific feedback is summarized below in informal translation, arranged by reftel. The original responses, in French, will be sent separately by [...]	2009-09-01 13:02:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM ETTC FR
09PARIS1216	LABOR DISPUTE AT MOLEX AUTOMOTIVE SARL [...] (SBU): Negotiations over the closure and loss of 280 jobs at Molex Automotive SARL, a US-owned automotive supplier near Toulouse, have taken a sharp turn for the worse. Discussions on a buyout between Molex and an investment fund brought in by the GOF ended in a stalemate. Minister of Indust [...]	2009-09-04 15:43:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON EIND EINV ETRD PREL FR
09PARIS1223	FRANCE NOT READY TO COMMIT TO MYERS FOR ICSC [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-08 15:14:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KUNR AORC APER KAWC KJUS UNGA FR
09PARIS1227	UNGA 65: FRANCE'S PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Sarkozy's August 26 speech to French ambassadors provides clear insight into France's priorities for UNGA and the Pittsburgh G20 summit. These include, greater "global governance," including economic regulation and broader efforts to address climate change; UN refor [...]	2009-09-09 10:27:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KUNR AORC KNPR APER UNGA FR
09PARIS1236	FRANCE WILL PRESENT ORAL ARGUMENT FOR KOSOVO ICJ [...] (SBU) French MFA Balkans DAS Thierry Guichoux told poloff September 9 that the French have already registered with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) their intent to present an oral statement before the ICJ in the Kosovo advisory opinion case (reftel). He responded positively to the ide [...]	2009-09-09 16:30:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KV FR
09PARIS1251	FRANCH BANKERS' PITTSBURGH NIGHTMARE [...] (SBU) Meeting on the anniversary of the Lehman failure, leading French financiers told Ambassador Rivkin that capital requirements and accounting rules, rather than compensation, are the critical issues at the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh. They are fearful that the G20 will stiffen both capital re [...]	2009-09-15 10:52:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL FR
09PARIS1265	IAEA-MIDDLE EAST DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Post delivered the points contained in reftel on September 15 to Myriam Pavageau and Nicolas Bergeret of the MFA's Disarmament and Nuclear Nonproliferation section. As all of the MFA's IAEA experts are currently in Vienna for the General Conference, Pavageau said she would pass on the m [...]	2009-09-16 11:38:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PARM PREL IAEA KNNP FR
09PARIS1287	FRANCE INTERESTED IN INFORMAL CTBT MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-22 12:51:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM KTBT FR
09PARIS1295	FRANCE SUPPORTS U.S. FOR IMO COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-23 15:17:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC EWWT PHSA IMO UK FR
09PARIS1339	U.S.-FRANCE-EU DISCUSS SAHEL SECURITY ISSUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. government representatives met French, British, and European Union officials on September 10 in Paris to review efforts to address the security threat posed by terrorism in Africa's Sahel and Maghreb regions. There was broad agreement that the USG, France, and other thir [...]	2009-09-30 09:34:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PINR EAID EU UK MA NG MR NI AG FR
09PARIS1387	SEPTEMBER 2009 PARIS CLUB MEETING; NEGOTIATION WITH CAR [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 15, the Paris Club and the Central African Republic (CAR) negotiated a new debt relief agreement recognizing that country's completion of the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative. Creditors agreed voluntarily to go beyond HIPC terms to forgive [...]	2009-10-14 11:59:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR

09PARIS1409	French have no response to US Proposal to Change GNEP into [...] (U) The French accepted without substantive response our non-paper on the U.S. proposal to change the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) into the International Nuclear Energy Framework (INEF). Both the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy Division, and the Ministr [...]	2009-10-19 15:34:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP IAEA FR
09PARIS1413	France: Total SA's Investment Projects [...] (SBU) Total SA executives gave Deputy Assistant Secretary Douglas Hengel an overview of investment activities in some of the world's political hotspots. On Iran, they denied talks had resumed on phase 11 of the South Pars gas field but expressed frustration over Chinese companies entering the [...]	2009-10-21 10:24:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON EINV PREL FR IR KZ NI RS SU BM
09PARIS1425	FRENCH JIU AND FAO CANDIDATES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: France believes their candidate to the United Nations' Joint Inspection Unit (JIU),Gerard Biraud, is well qualified; he is the JIU's current President. France also hopes the United States will support its candidate for the Independent President of the FAO Council, Luc Guyau e [...]	2009-10-22 15:41:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PREL PGOV EAGR UNGA FR
09PARIS1437	FRENCH AID TO PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) Econ Counselor and Poloff delivered the demarche in ref A to Annie Evrard, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) desk officer for Pakistan, and Guillaume Cruse, an official from the Agence France de Development. Both are members of the interagency Afghanistan-Pakistan "cell" and familiar w [...]	2009-10-26 16:44:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PREL FR PK
09PARIS1451	FRANCE: RETHINKING INDUSTRIAL POLICY [...] (SBU) Summary. President Sarkozy has initiated a national debate on the country's long-term industrial policy. After a three and half month consultative process starting this month with small/medium sized enterprises and industries (SME/SMIs),unions, local governments, experts, and the gene [...]	2009-10-28 16:52:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EFIN ETRD FR
09PARIS1453	French on Doha, Geographical Indications and Convention on [...] (U) The French provided a predictable response to reftel demarche on Geographical Indications and the Convention on Biodiversity.GOF officials noted that geographical indications were a political priority for France and should be part of the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) package. Comment: The [...]	2009-10-29 14:56:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR KIPR FR
09PARIS1456	French on Doha, Geographical Indications and Convention on [...] (U) The French provided a predictable response to reftel demarche on Geographical Indications and the Convention on Biodiversity.GOF officials noted that geographical indications were a political priority for France and should be part of the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) package. Comment: The [...]	2009-10-29 15:23:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR KIPR FR
09PARIS1499	Promoting France's Competitiveness in the Health Industry [...] (U) Summary. President Sarkozy plans to make France the priority destination for foreign investment in medical research, with the healthcare industry becoming "a centerpiece of French competitiveness" on par with France's aerospace and luxury goods sectors. With new investment funds, business [...]	2009-11-09 14:06:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KIPR FR
09PARIS1543	French Carbon Footprint Eco-Labeling -- a Potential [...] (U) SUMMARY: French Government environment and consumer protection officials told Embassy that they are developing a mandatory carbon footprint label for consumer products, with implementation to begin January 1, 2011. The Trade Minister's office was unaware of the proposed carbon labeling ef [...]	2009-11-19 17:49:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD SENV EAGR KIPR KGHG ISO FR
09PARIS1545	More on France - Brazil Climate Pact [...] (SBU) Gwenaelle Huet, Chief of staff to Brice Lalonde, French Ambassador for climate change negotiations, commented to ESTH Counselor November 19 on the "Common Position" announced by Presidents Sarkozy and Lula da Silva last week. She said that that Environment Minister Jean-Louis Borloo thin [...]	2009-11-20 13:11:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG FR
09PARIS1599	FRANCE'S "GRAND EMPRUNT": STIMULATING LONG-TERM GROWTH [...] (U) Summary: France is finalizing its second-round stimulus package, which emphasizes investment in research and innovation. President Sarkozy will consult with unions, business and other social partners before final approval in early December, and launch the program in January 2010. The prop [...]	2009-11-30 16:55:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL FR
09PARIS1607	FRANCE ON G8 FOOD SECURITY COMMITMENTS [...] (U) Summary: France's $2.3 billion in L'Aquila commitments on food security represent mostly new programs to be carried out by various GOF agencies between 2009 and 2011. $52 million in food aid is for on-going food aid that conforms to the London Convention. France does not yet have detailed [...]	2009-12-01 14:57:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EAGR FR
09PARIS1611	Scenesetter for EEB A/S Jose Fernandez [...] (SBU) Mission France warmly welcomes your visit on December 7-8. You will arrive half way through President Nicolas Sarkozy's five-year term, a period marked by strong coordination between the U.S. and France on key strategic issues. The financial crisis and subsequent G20 response, as well [...]	2009-12-03 07:42:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ENRG EAGR PREL SENV FR
09PARIS1642	GUIDANCE ON ISRAEL'S SETTLEMENT MORATORIUM [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-04 17:35:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAL KWBG PREL IS FR
09PARIS1654	FRANCE SUPPORTIVE OF VOLUNTARY FUND FOR UNSCR 1540 [...] (SBU) During a December 7 meeting, MFA UNSCR 1540 Officer Paul Furia said France is strongly in favor of the U.S. proposal to establish a Voluntary Fund, as detailed in reftel, to provide resources to the UN's 1540 Committee to be used for technical assistance to UN member states in fulfilling [...]	2009-12-07 15:58:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER AORC UNSC KPAO FR
09PARIS1679	Scenesetter: Special Envoy Morningstar Visit to Paris [...] (SBU) Embassy Paris warmly welcomes your visit on December 14-16. France is a strategic partner on global energy issues, both in its own right, and as a policy leader within the EU. France has a long-standing and statist policy of pursing energy independence. It currently meets 50 percent of [...]	2009-12-10 15:08:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EPET PREL FR
09PARIS1719	FRANCE'S GOT TALENT: REACHING OUT TO YOUNG LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary. "Reform" in the political, economic, and social arenas is a common driver behind the diverse activism of the almost 50 young, rising French leaders who participated in an outreach event hosted by the Embassy on December 2. Representing a wide swatch of the French political sp [...]	2009-12-17 15:58:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL FR
09PARIS1726	AFGHANISTAN MOU: INTERIM RESPONSE [...] (SBU) In response to the points in reftel A, French officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense said they were aware of the draft MOU on life, security and mobility support, originally supplied to the French Embassy in Kabul as per reftel B, and expressed their wil [...]	2009-12-18 16:20:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID AF FR
09PARIS1728	FRANCE: NO PLAN YET TO AUGMENT ASSISTANCE TO WFP IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-18 16:29:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR PREL FR PK
09PARIS1729	The Googlisation of France [...] (SBU) Summary: Google's fortunes may be rising in France as the GOF announced a government-funded digitization project that will likely include a partnership with Google. But Google still faces setbacks that include possible corporate tax fraud charges, continued public ire against Google's [...]	2009-12-18 16:47:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD EIND KIPR SCUL FR
09PARIS1732	CHILE PASSES HURDLES TO BECOME OECD MEMBER [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 15 the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) invited Chile to become the 31st member of the organization (and the first South American OECD member). Chile completed the rigorous accession process in a record two and a half years, submitting to [...]	2009-12-21 10:07:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ECON CI OECD
09PARIS1743	FRENCH MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL DISCUSSES POST-LISBON [...] (SBU) Summary: On his first official visit to Europe as EEB Assistant Secretary, Jose W. Fernandez called on French MFA Director General for Sustainable Development, Christian Masset, on December 8. Fernandez described his priorities as A/S and expressed commitment to promoting stronger U.S [...]	2009-12-23 09:27:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR PREL FR
09PARIS1745	FRANCE: US PHARMACEUTICAL FIRMS AGENDA [...] (U): Ambassador Rivkin met with the board of AGIPHARM, the association of American pharmaceutical subsidiaries in France to review the results of President Sarkozy's pharmaceutical strategy conference (CSIS) held on October 26. AGIPHARM considers that the CSIS yielded important breakthroughs [...]	2009-12-23 10:46:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR FR
09PARIS197	SARKOZY ADDRESSES FRANCE ON THE ECONOMY [...] (SBU) Summary: In a 90-minute broadcast on the economic crisis, President Sarkozy said he and German Chancellor Merkel will insist on "structural change" in the international financial system at the G20 Summit in London. France must focus on employment to get out of the crisis, he said, invi [...]	2009-02-06 17:06:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL FR
09PARIS212	FRANCE ROLLS OUT AUTO SUPPORT PROGRAM [...] (SBU) President Sarkozy announced a 9 billion euro aid package for France's struggling auto sector. The sector provides direct and indirect jobs for nearly 10 percent of the work force. The GOF plan includes loans for Renault, Peugeot, Renault Trucks (Volvo) and their suppliers and incentives [...]	2009-02-11 14:56:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL WTO FR
09PARIS24	FRANCE: JANUARY 13-14 CONTACT GROUP MEETING ON [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-08 17:30:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT KCRM MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER SO XW FR
09PARIS281	FRANCE'S "NO" VOTE ON BIOTECH CORN [...] (U) In separate meetings emboffs delivered reftel points on DG Environment's proposal to approve two biotech corn varieties to the Trade Minister's Chief of Staff and the biotech advisors to the Minister of Agriculture and the Minister of Environment. The latter indicated France would vote aga [...]	2009-02-26 12:08:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR PREL EUN TBIO FR
09PARIS284	PARIS CLUB - JANUARY 2009 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: During the January 2009 Paris Club Tour d'Horizon, creditors agreed to consider committing up front to a debt reduction for Seychelles, although they agreed that conditions should be stringent. While Haiti's situation was challenging, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) believ [...]	2009-02-26 12:19:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
09PARIS287	FINANCING FRANCE'S RECOVERY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As EU president last fall, President Sarkozy pressed unsuccessfully for a coordinated European economic stimulus. The best he could get was a commitment to national efforts in the range of 1.5 to 2 percent of GDP. At home, Sarkozy wasted no time in acting on his proposals. To [...]	2009-02-27 07:12:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ECON PREL FR
09PARIS291	FRANCE: CONCERN OVER USG FUNDING FOR ITER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: France strongly supports the ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) "clean" nuclear fusion based project that if successfully developed would produce much electricity with little radioactive waste. In addition to providing the ITER site, France has allocated [...]	2009-02-27 17:31:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY ENRG ITER FR
09PARIS294	SCENESETTER FOR FRENCH MINISTER OF STATE BORLOO'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU): Minister of State Jean-Louis Borloo arrives in Washington March 4 to engage the USG on climate change and energy policy. As the head of France's "super ministry" combining environment, transportation and energy under the rubric of sustainable development, Borloo is the third ranking off [...]	2009-02-27 17:40:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENGR TRGY KGHG PREL FR
09PARIS295	THE CRISIS AND FRANCE'S BANKING SECTOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: French banks have remained generally profitable, despite almost USD 20 billion in subprime write-downs and credit losses. The government has provided banks with capital injections and guarantees on credit financing to bolster market confidence and encourage interbank and money m [...]	2009-03-02 06:58:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ECON PREL FR
09PARIS304	FRANCE ON ENERGY SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary. French energy security policy centers on energy independence, security of supply through diversification, affordable but competitive energy prices via vertically-integrated utility companies, and low-carbon economic growth. French activism in pushing its civilian nuclear know- [...]	2009-03-02 16:49:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET SENV PREL FR
09PARIS315	FRANCE: LATEST ECONOMIC TRENDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With unemployment near 8% (and rising) and the French economy expected to contract 1.5% in 2009, France is facing up to a deeper recession and slower recovery than anticipated even two months ago. Declining government revenues and an automatic spike in social outlays will drive [...]	2009-03-04 12:48:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ECON PREL FR
09PARIS320	FRANCE/G20: FIXATION ON TAX HAVENS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the context of the international financial crisis, President Sarkozy has repeatedly cited the need for international action on "tax havens," a point on which he recently said he sees "zero room to negotiate" in the G20 (ref A). Sarkozy appears to have garnered substantial Eu [...]	2009-03-04 18:16:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ECON PREL FR
09PARIS321	FRANCE/G20: FIXATION ON TAX HAVENS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the context of the international financial crisis, President Sarkozy has repeatedly cited the need for international action on "tax havens," a point on which he recently said he sees "zero room to negotiate" in the G20 (ref A). Sarkozy appears to have garnered substantial Eu [...]	2009-03-05 07:06:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ECON PREL FR
09PARIS334	FRANCE: SUPPORT FOR AERONAUTICAL SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: GOF and industry officials tell us that a decision on the nature and timing of any launch aid for the A350-XWB (REF A) would likely follow the outcome of the WTO dispute panel on Airbus subsidies. Separately, the GOF has made 5 billion euros in credit available for Airbus trad [...]	2009-03-09 14:24:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EIND ETRD FR
09PARIS336	FRANCE Q SPECIAL 301 2009 ANNUAL REVIEW [...] (SBU) Post has reviewed PhRMA's Special 301 submission on France and recommends against inclusion of France on the 2009 Special 301 Watch List. As we reported in 2008 (refs B and C) GOF efforts to rein in state health insurance spending on pharmaceuticals has made for a challenging environmen [...]	2009-03-09 16:48:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EUN FR
09PARIS35	BIGOT IS THE NEW CHAIRMAN OF FRENCH ATOMIC ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 7, 2009, Bernard Bigot was appointed Chairman of the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA),succeeding Alain Bugat. Since 2003 Bigot has been the High Commissioner for Atomic Energy at the CEA, where he was responsible for the quality of scientific research. As chai [...]	2009-01-12 07:25:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY ENRG SENV FR
09PARIS378	FRANCE FACES TOUGH LABOR CLIMATE IN RUNUP TO G8 [...] (SBU) The financial crisis has dramatically reversed a once positive employment story in France. After hitting a 25-year low of 7.2 percent in mid- 2008, the jobless rate climbed to 7.8 percent at the end of 2008 and could reach 9.8 percent during 2009. In the context of a gloomy socio-econom [...]	2009-03-13 17:29:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ELAB EIND ETRD SOCI FR
09PARIS39	FRENCH ENVIRONMENT OFFICIALS SEEK EARLY MEETING WITH OBAMA [...] (SBU) Summary: Several French environment officials have underscored France's desire be a trailblazer on global environment and expressed the GOF's wish to meet the Obama Administration climate officials as soon as possible to discuss climate negotiations in preparation for the December 2009 Co [...]	2009-01-12 15:41:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TRGY ENRG EU FR
09PARIS390	FRENCH EXPORT CONTROLLER ON END USE ASSURANCES [...] This is an Action Cable for PM/RSAT 2. (SBU) Summary: The GOF is prepared to provide end-use assurances (EUA) for encryption products temporarily transferred to private French manufacturers and service providers, in the context of the NATO accord covering special treatment for encryption pro [...]	2009-03-17 16:58:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC FR
09PARIS392	FRENCH WILL BRIEF AT RABAT SEMINAR ON CONVENTIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-18 11:06:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ETTC MO PARM PINR PREL PTER XI FR
09PARIS414	FRANCE ON CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The senior Economics Ministry official responsible for Economic Policy and Europe agrees that the financial situation in Central and Eastern Europe is serious. The EU and member states are taking actions to support central European member states. The main approach must be mult [...]	2009-03-20 17:36:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EUN PREL FR
09PARIS466	Dr. Nina Fedoroff presents the case for biotech to French [...] (U) SUMMARY: During a visit to Paris on March 24 and 25, Dr. Fedoroff, the Science and Technology Advisor to the Secretary (STAS),called on a range of senior French Government officials to argue for basing policy decisions on science-based criteria, especially decisions concerning genetically [...]	2009-03-30 08:59:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR FR
09PARIS49	SARKOZY, MERKEL: INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL COORDINATION [...] (SBU) Summary: At a January 8-9 "think-in" on capitalism, involving practitioner-politicians and philosopher-economists, President Sarkozy and German Chancellor Merkel said the G20 Summit on April 2nd must set up a new framework of global economic governance to avoid systemic risks in the fut [...]	2009-01-14 17:45:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL FR
09PARIS493	FRANCE'S EVOLVING INDUSTRIAL POLICY [...] Summary: President Sarkozy's domestic and European industrial policy objectives reflect a blend of political Gaullist traditionalism and results-oriented economic strategy. Sarkozy defends "France's grandeur" through a vision of strategic sectors for which he shuns foreign capital at home [...]	2009-04-03 10:50:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EFIN ETRD PREL FR
09PARIS499	PARIS CLUB - MARCH 2009 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The March 10, 2009 Paris Club Tour d'Horizon covered Afghanistan, Burundi, Central African Republic (CAR),Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Grenada, Haiti, Iraq, Jamaica, the Seychelles, and Sri Lanka. Creditors provided "financing assurances" f [...]	2009-04-03 16:08:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
09PARIS519	OUT-TAKES ON G20 SUMMIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Economics and Foreign Affairs Ministry contacts confirm the GOF is satisfied with the unity and balance achieved at the G20 summit in London, calling President Obama's role "constructive" on key areas for the French. The GOF supported the U.S. proposal to triple IMF resources l [...]	2009-04-10 15:49:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EUN PREL FR
09PARIS551	MONUC//DRC/INDIA: FRANCE URGES CONTINUED COOPERATION [...] (SBU) MFA AF DAS-equivalent Helene Le Gal informed us on April 22 that France recently sent letters to the DRC and India urging them to cooperate with one another with respect to MONUC so that India will not withdraw its forces from MONUC in response the perceived insult conveyed by DRC FM A [...]	2009-04-23 09:52:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO OPDC CG IN FR PGOV
09PARIS559	FRANCE'S INTERNET PIRACY LAW: UMP CALLING [...] (SBU) Summary: In a theater-of-the absurd parliamentary maneuver, France's "three-strikes- you're-out" law to crack down on internet piracy was torpedoed April 9 by the man (or rather 10 Socialist MPs) behind the curtain. The government intends to bring the law back for a second reading in t [...]	2009-04-24 10:55:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD FR
09PARIS589	Swine Flu: French Say currently no/no positive cases in [...] (SBU) Contacts at the French Ministry of Health (MOH) informed the Embassy that there are currently no positive cases of H1NI confirmed in France. There are a few ongoing suspicions, however, which will be discussed today in detail through the Global Health Security Action Group (GHSAG) channel [...]	2009-04-27 15:18:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KFLU CASC TBIO FR
09PARIS629	PARIS CLUB - APRIL 2009 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: During the January 2009 Paris Club Tour d'Horizon, creditors agreed to consider committing upfront to a debt reduction for Seychelles, although they agreed that conditions should be stringent. While Haiti's situation was challenging, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) believe [...]	2009-05-07 07:18:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
09PARIS643	PARIS CLUB - APRIL 2009 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: During the April Paris Club meeting, the IMF reported Afghanistan's PRGF was back on track. Some creditors expressed a willingness to extend Afghanistan's debt treatment, but Russia noted some 'technical problems.' The World Bank and the Fund had approved Cote d'Ivoire's decisi [...]	2009-05-12 15:58:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
09PARIS669	FRANCE: SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY LAHOOD VISIT [...] (SBU) Mission France extends a warm welcome to you and your delegation. Your visit comes two years into President Nicolas Sarkozy's five-year term, a period marked by strong coordination between the U.S. and France on key strategic issues. Your interlocutors will likely make a case for dedic [...]	2009-05-18 09:06:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRN EWWT PREL FR
09PARIS676	French SPOT-4 Satellite's Near Miss of orbiting space [...] (U) On Tuesday, May 12, Embassy Paris was involved in establishing a link between the French National Center for Space Research ("CNES") Orbit determination Operational Centre (COO) and the U.S. Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC) at Vandenberg Air Base concerning the possible collision of t [...]	2009-05-18 16:35:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS TPSA TSPL FR
09PARIS69	ROQUEFORT REACTS TO US BEEF HORMONE SANCTION [...] Reftel reports on Agriculture Minister Barnier's statement attacking revised USG sanctions in beef hormone case. In a more constructive response, the president of the Roquefort cheese-producing Midi-Pyrenees region is sending President-elect Obama a gift of the blue delicacy to commemorate his [...]	2009-01-16 17:49:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ETRD FR
09PARIS715	PARIS CLUB - MAY 2009 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: During the May 13 Paris Club meeting, creditors were willing to extend Afghanistan's debt treatment, but Russia blocked the move. Paris Club members expressed concerns about Brazil's proposed loan to Argentina's state-owned airline Aerolineas Argentinas, but agreed to seek more [...]	2009-05-28 14:50:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
09PARIS805	FRENCH RESPONSE TO U.S. VIEWS ON THE INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) On June 15 Mr. Sylvain Fourriere, Director of Energy Issues in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Bureau of Global Public Goods, told ESTH Counselor that France welcomes the US Government interest in joining the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). While normally the French de [...]	2009-06-17 13:22:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG FR
09PARIS81	FRANCE AND THE ECONOMIC/FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: France anticipates a steep but short-lived economic contraction in 2009, followed by a slow recovery, according to government and private sector economists. Sharp slowdowns in key trading partners (Germany, Spain) as well as longstanding problems with international competitive [...]	2009-01-21 17:11:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL FR
09PARIS82	FRANCE AND THE ECONOMIC/FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: France anticipates a steep but short-lived economic contraction in 2009, followed by a slow recovery, according to government and private sector economists. Sharp slowdowns in key trading partners (Germany, Spain) as well as longstanding problems with international competitive [...]	2009-01-21 17:11:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL FR
09PARIS872	AVIATION EXPORT CONTROL MEETINGS JUNE 15-22 [...] (SBU) Summary: On the margins of the Paris Air Show, Post facilitated meetings among USG, GOF, and industry representatives to discuss export control systems related to aviation. A strong turn-out confirmed a common interest in improving awareness and transparency of export licensing systems, [...]	2009-06-26 14:18:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ETRD ECON ETTC FR
09PARIS898	BUY AMERICAN BLOCKS BELL LABS [...] (SBU) Alcatel-Lucent Board Chairman Philippe Camus told EMIN recently that Alcatel-Lucent and its Bell Labs research subsidiary had been blocked by from submitting proposals to be funded under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act by the new Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy. We [...]	2009-07-01 15:18:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ENRG ECON ETRD EIND PREL FR
09PARIS906	GNEP - France Hosts Successful Third Reliable [...] (U) The third meeting of the Reliable Nuclear Fuel Services Working Group (RNFSWG) of the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) was held in Cherbourg, France on March 20. Twenty participants from ten countries and two international organizations attended this meeting, which was dedicated to [...]	2009-07-02 16:42:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY ENRG KNNP IAEA FR
09PARIS970	DOMESTIC BRIEFING PAPER: SARKOZY RESHUFFLES [...] (SBU) President Sarkozy appointed an eclectic combination of close UMP allies and new centrist recruits to the Fillon government June 23 in an apparent effort to boost his appeal among a broad range of voters before regional elections next year and a presumed reelection bid in 2012. At least [...]	2009-07-17 14:44:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV FR
09PARIS973	PARIS CLUB - JUNE 2009 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: At the Paris Club's June 23 meeting, the U.S. opposed a proposal to give new seniority status to crisis-related bilateral financing. Russia dropped its opposition to extending Afghanistan's Club treatment, clearing the way for continued debt relief as Afghanistan implements its [...]	2009-07-20 10:16:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
09PARIS984	IRENA DIRECTOR GENERAL PELOSSE WELCOMES [...] (SBU) On July 20, Helene Pelosse, the Interim Director General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) told ESTH Counselor that she welcomes the U.S. signing of the IRENA Statute and looks forward to working together with the U.S. Government. 2. (SBU) Pelosse welcomes reftel's [...]	2009-07-21 15:32:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG SENV FR
09PARISFR1137	UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL RACE ENTERS THE LAST LAP [...] (SBU) Summary: Egypt's Farouk Hosni leads the pack in the race to be UNESCO's next Director-General. He appears to have 20-25 votes of the 30 needed to obtain the endorsement of UNESCO's 58-member Executive Board. Notably, he has recently picked up support from India which, added to Brazil [...]	2009-08-18 15:26:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNESCO EG AU EC BU LH RS BN
09PARISFR1301	BOKOVA WINS JOB AS UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Bulgaria's Irina Bokova defeated Egyptian Farouk Hosni to become UNESCO's first woman Director-General in a 31-27 vote in the final round of voting held on September 22. The defeat was a major shock to Egypt, given President Mubarak's personal efforts to ensure a Hosni victory. [...]	2009-09-24 06:40:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SCUL PREL UNESCO
09PARISFR1373	HONDURAS: REQUEST FOR INSTRUCTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The General Committee (Bureau) of UNESCO's 35th General Conference was unable to reach consensus as to whether the draft resolution on Honduras (see text paragraph 8) should be added to the agenda for the General Conference. The President, therefore, opted to forward the issue [...]	2009-10-09 13:13:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SCUL PREL UNESCO
09PARISFR1407	HONDURAS: LANGUAGE ADOPTED [...] (SBU) Summary: The working group dealing with the Honduras draft resolution agreed to language acceptable to both sides October 15, after lengthy negotiating sessions led by Ambassador Killion. The resolution was adopted under an agenda heading entitled, "Impacts on the Education system and f [...]	2009-10-19 06:08:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SCUL PREL UNESCO
09PARISFR1458	WORLD HERITAGE ELECTION RESULTS [...] (U) Summary: Elections were held October 26 during the 17th meeting of the World Heritage General Assembly at UNESCO to replace 12 of the 21 Member States on the World Heritage Committee. Changes in the Rules of Procedure were adopted including a voluntary reduction in term length to four yea [...]	2009-10-29 15:38:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SCUL PREL UNESCO
09PARISFR1489	UNESCO'S 35TH GENERAL CONFERENCE: REVIVING CULTURE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: A draft resolution asking the Secretariat to plan a new "Culture of Peace" program was put forward by Morocco and Guatemala in the final days of the 35th General Conference. Concerns were raised regarding the potential cost of any new program, which resulted in amendments to th [...]	2009-11-05 17:19:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SCUL PREL UNESCO
09PARISFR200	GAZA RELIEF EFFORTS AT UNESCO BEGIN [...] (SBU) Summary: Promising to coordinate closely with UN system sister agencies, UNESCO held an information meeting on February 6 to lay out its plans to lend assistance in Gaza, concentrating on education but also including protection of journalists. Fundraising for Gaza relief efforts will be [...]	2009-02-10 09:36:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNESCO PREL PHUM MARR KWBG KAWC IS
09PARISFR201	IO ACTING A/S WARLICK'S FEBRUARY 6 MEETING WITH UNESCO [...] (SBU) Summary: Director-General (DG) Matsuura and IO Acting A/S Warlick discussed on February 6 ways in which UNESCO could reach out and engage the new U.S. Administration, with the DG considering invitations to First Lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden. Acting A/S Warlick warned that figures [...]	2009-02-10 09:51:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNESCO PREL AORC KWBG ZL
09PARISFR219	DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION: BRAZIL SEEKS VIEW OF THE NEW [...] (SBU) Brazil's UNESCO Ambassador Joao Carlos de Souza-Gomes asked to see Charge urgently February 11 to discuss the UNESCO Director-General race. Ambassador Souza-Gomes had a copy of the talking points in our December demarche on this issue (reftel) and wanted to know whether the assessment in [...]	2009-02-12 12:54:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNESCO BR
09PARISFR370	FEBRUARY 2009 FUTURE OF WORLD HERITAGE EXPERTS MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: A disconnect between theory and reality marked the February 2009 experts meeting on the World Heritage Convention's future. With the WH List continuing to grow at a rapid rate, resources static, and the conservation of WH sites, d the Convention's prime purpose, alm [...]	2009-03-13 09:41:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNESCO
09PARISFR730	OFFICIAL LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The May 31 deadline for nominations to succeed Koichiro Matsuura (Japan) as UNESCO's next Director-General has passed. UNESCO's Executive Board will have nine candidates from which to choose when it meets next September. After many months in which there were only four candida [...]	2009-06-02 15:18:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNESCO
09PARISFR990	DEMARCHE RE UNESCO ACTIVITIES IN KOSOVO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The French Ambassador joined us July 21 in pressing UNESCO's Assistant Director-General for Culture Francoise Riviere for a status-neutral approach and greater cooperation with the authorities on the ground in Kosovo. The U.S. Charge d'Affaires (CDA) also complained of UNESCO' [...]	2009-07-22 15:06:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNESCO KV FR
09PARTO14	SECRETARY CLINTON'S JULY 23 MEETING WITH LOWER [...] (U) July 23, 2009; 4:30 p.m.; Phuket, Thailand. 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Eric John EAP A/S Kurt Campbell Deputy Chief of Staff Jake Sullivan EAP DAS Scot Marciel Spokesman Ian Kelly Lt GEN Paul Selva, Military Advisor to the Secretary Greg Smith, Nationa [...]	2009-08-25 16:57:00	US Delegation, Secretary	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV ECON SOCI OVIP CLINTON HILLARY XC
09PARTO43001	(U) Secretary Clinton's April 25, 2009 [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified; handle accordingly. Not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (U) April 25, 2009; 11:30 a.m.; Baghdad, Iraq. 3. (U) U.S. The Secretary NEA A/S Jeffrey Feltman Ambassador Christopher Hill Director of USAID Office of Democracy and Govern [...]	2009-04-30 13:55:00	US Delegation, Secretary	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP CLINTON HILLARY KWMN PHUM PGOV IZ
09PERTH38	HUGE GORGON GAS DEAL WITH CHINA [...] (SBU) Summary: Western Australia's massive Gorgon Gas project took a big step forward August 18 with partner ExxonMobil's announcement of a projected A$50 billion (US$40 billion) liquefied natural gas (LNG) deal with PetroChina. Touted as the largest energy deal in Australian history and spot [...]	2009-08-19 08:51:00	Consulate Perth	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV ECON AS CH
09PERTH39	GORGON GAS PROJECT GETS FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL GO AHEAD [...] (U) SUMMARY: Australian Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett granted conditional environmental approval August 26 for the proposed A$50 billion (US$40 billion) three-train Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) Project in Western Australia (WA). The approval comes with 28 conditions to mitiga [...]	2009-08-26 08:22:00	Consulate Perth	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV SENV AS
09PERTH40	INFRASTRUCTURE KEY FOR AUSTRALIAN LNG PROJECTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Australia's conventional liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry is set to take a significant step forward over the next 18 months when a third LNG project, Woodside's Pluto, becomes operational and the massive Gorgon Gas project in Western Australia (WA) receives the widely-anticipat [...]	2009-08-27 05:05:00	Consulate Perth	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV EPET AS
09PERTH51	KIMBERLEY GAS SPLITS INDIGENOUS GROUPS [...] (U) Summary: Indigenous communities in Western Australia's northeast Kimberley region stand to gain significant socio-economic benefits from an estimated A$60 billion (US$54 billion) worth of natural gas projects under consideration for the area. Regional Indigenous leaders told us they are [...]	2009-11-06 06:54:00	Consulate Perth	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV SENV AS
09PERTH55	KIMBERLEY INDIGENOUS PEOPLE CONFRONT THEIR FUTURE [...] (U) Summary: This is the second of two cables reporting on a visit by ConGen staff to the north west Kimberley region. In the face of enormous challenges, advancement programs are making headway to improve living conditions in the far north Kimberley region of Western Australia (WA) for the I [...]	2009-12-10 06:02:00	Consulate Perth	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI AS
09PESHAWAR133	NWFP: CAN SWAT'S CROPS BE SAVED? [...] (SBU) Pakistan will suffer a 35 percent crop loss in the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) this year, and up to a 70 percent crop loss in the conflict-hit areas of Malakand Division, according to the NWFP provincial government and local economists. These Consulate contacts conclude that it is [...]	2009-06-17 04:41:00	Consulate Peshawar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ENRG EFIN PGOV PK
09PHNOMPENH10	SUPREME COURT RULING ON CHEA VICHEA CASE - A STEP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a surprising turn of events on the final day of 2008, Cambodia,s Supreme Court ruled against the controversial April 2007 Appeals Court decision to uphold the original convictions of two individuals in the murder of popular labor leader and opposition party supporter, Chea V [...]	2009-01-05 11:45:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PGOV PHUM CB
09PHNOMPENH105	KHMER ROUGE TRIBUNAL OPENS FIRST TRIAL OF S-21 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-17 13:51:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS PHUM PREL KTIA CB
09PHNOMPENH114	2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR CAMBODIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-19 06:06:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CB ELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
09PHNOMPENH123	CAMBODIA: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (SBU) Post has reviewed the criteria set forth in reftel, and reports that there are no critical infrastructure nor key resources within Cambodia whose loss could critically impact either directly or indirectly the public health, economic security, and/or national and homeland security of the U [...]	2009-02-24 01:14:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP CB
09PHNOMPENH131	JUSTICE MINISTER COMMENTS ON LY VOUCH LENG'S NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: During a courtesy call with Minister of Justice Ang Vong Vathana on February 25, the Ambassador expressed concern over the recent news that former Appeals Court President and member of the Supreme Council of the Magistracy Ly Vouch Leng was recently appointed as a legal counse [...]	2009-02-25 10:52:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREF KTIP KWMN CB
09PHNOMPENH142	HOR NAMHONG WELCOMES GROWING U.S. COOPERATION IN ASEAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (FM) Hor Namhong focused on ASEAN, the Khmer Rouge Tribunal (KRT) and U.S. support for the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) joining regional and larger international institutions during EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) and U.S. Am [...]	2009-03-04 09:58:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PBTS MARR TH CB
09PHNOMPENH145	CAMBODIA TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS ARRESTS JANUARY 1 TO [...] (SBU) Summary: From January to February 23, 2009, Cambodian police reported that they arrested two individuals on human trafficking charges and two on prostitution charges in connection with one case in which a rescued prostitute was under age 18. Police reported that four foreign pedophiles [...]	2009-03-05 05:55:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KWMN KTIP SOCI CB
09PHNOMPENH146	SECOND ANNUAL U.S.-CAMBODIA BILATERAL DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) and U.S. Ambassador for ASEAN Affairs Scot Marciel participated in a senior-level U.S.-Cambodia bilateral dialogue hosted by the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) March 3. The second annual bilateral dialo [...]	2009-03-05 07:13:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PGOV KJUS PHUM PTER KWMN BM CB
09PHNOMPENH148	CAMBODIA: 2008 4TH QUARTER REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Summary: During the fourth quarter of 2008, Cambodian police arrested 10 persons on human trafficking charges and two on prostitution charges in connection with two cases in which seven rescued prostitutes were under age 18. During the same period, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court convic [...]	2009-03-05 09:25:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KWMN KTIP SOCI CB
09PHNOMPENH149	CORRECTED COPY: CAMBODIA TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS ARRESTS [...] (SBU) Summary: From January to February 23, 2009, Cambodian police reported that they arrested two individuals on human trafficking charges and two on prostitution charges in connection with one case in which a rescued prostitute was under age 18. Police reported that four foreign pedophiles [...]	2009-03-05 09:26:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KWMN KTIP SOCI CB
09PHNOMPENH151	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE BAKER [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-03-09 02:12:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH16	30 YEARS AFTER THE KHMER ROUGE: MUCH TO CELEBRATE, [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the January 7 "fall of the Khmer Rouge" marks a milestone in Cambodia's progress towards peace, stability, and development. However, the event was also a lost opportunity to put past divisions behind and embrace all elem [...]	2009-01-07 10:49:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM CB
09PHNOMPENH167	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE BAKER [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]	2009-03-17 09:38:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB

09PHNOMPENH170	CAMBODIA'S HIGHEST MUSLIM LEADER DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a March 12 meeting, Cambodia's Mufti, who is appointed by the King for life as the Supreme Leader of all Muslims in the country, described to Poloff some of the challenges facing his community. Although many of the difficulties faced by Muslims in Cambodia are also experienc [...]	2009-03-18 01:52:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER CB
09PHNOMPENH190	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE GARUDA [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see Paragraph nine. 2. (U) Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. (U) To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted loca [...]	2009-03-24 09:54:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH191	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GICNT WORKSHOP AND EPG INVITATIONS [...] (SBU) Per reftels, Post delivered an invitation March 23 to the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) to participate in the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) Workshop and Exercise Planning Group (EPG) Meeting April 14-16 in Seoul. Poloff jointly delivered the demarche with a r [...]	2009-03-24 09:59:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC MNUC KS CB
09PHNOMPENH194	DPM SAR KHENG SAYS LY VOUCH LENG INVESTIGATION [...] (SBU) Summary: During a March 24 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister of Interior Sar Kheng stated that he, the Ministry of Interior, and the police are not pleased with the recent appointment of former Appeals Court President Ly Vouch Leng to a legal counsel [...]	2009-03-25 10:30:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KTIP KWMN KJUS CB
09PHNOMPENH196	U.S.-ASEAN BUSINESS COUNCIL CONCLUDES THIRD SUCCESSFUL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The U.S.-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) recently concluded its third consecutive business mission to Cambodia consisting this year of six multi-national corporations and a maternal health NGO. During the mission, Abbott, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, General Electric (GE),JHPIEGO, [...]	2009-03-26 06:15:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV CB
09PHNOMPENH202	ARF WORKSHOP RAISES DEBATE ON WHETHER CLIMATE CHANGE IS A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The traditional climate change debate between developed and developing countries emerged during an ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) seminar on "International Security Implications of Climate-Related Events and Trends", hosted by the European Union (EU) and Royal Government of Cambodia [...]	2009-03-27 05:55:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR ARF ASEAN ENRG EAID EIND CB
09PHNOMPENH203	SECOND LARGE METHAMPHETAMINE BUST PUTS CAMBODIA ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the weekend of March 21-22 a police raid of four separate locations uncovered significant amounts of illicit chemicals and resulted in the arrest of 5 individuals, including 2 Chinese nationals. The amount of chemicals and plant substances seized in the raids, when combi [...]	2009-03-27 09:01:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV ASEC CB
09PHNOMPENH205	U.S. BUSINESSES CONCERNED ABOUT FINANCIAL, NOT POLITICAL, [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. The future stability of the Cambodian financial sector was foremost on the minds of U.S. business representatives during a monthly AmCham breakfast meeting hosted by the Ambassador March 26. Not dissimilar to problems in the U.S., turmoil in the real estate market, [...]	2009-03-27 09:58:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV EINV CB
09PHNOMPENH206	CAMBODIA TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS ARRESTS FEBRUARY 21 TO [...] (SBU) Summary: From February 21 to March 9, 2009, Cambodian police reported that they arrested three individuals on human trafficking charges. Police reported that three foreign pedophiles were arrested and seven victims were rescued in connection with pedophile cases. Police reported that [...]	2009-03-30 06:01:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KWMN KTIP SOCI CB
09PHNOMPENH210	CAMBODIA'S FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IMPROVING [...] (U) The Royal Government of Cambodia is a recipient of U.S. foreign assistance funded using FY 09 funds. 2. (U) The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) makes publicly available the national budget. Government revenues and expenditures are published every month in the Monthly Bulletin, whi [...]	2009-03-31 08:58:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL
09PHNOMPENH212	KHMER ROUGE TRIBUNAL BRINGS DUCH TO JUSTICE [...] (SBU) Summary. The first substantive hearings of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal got off to a smooth start March 30 with the reading of charges against S-21 torture center director Eang Geuk Eav, known as Duch. The Ambassador and Emboff joined 500 spectators in the auditorium looking into the ultra [...]	2009-04-01 10:45:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS PHUM PREL KTIA CB
09PHNOMPENH213	KHMER ROUGE TRIBUNAL BRINGS DUCH TO JUSTICE [...] (SBU) Summary. The first substantive hearings of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal got off to a smooth start March 30 with the reading of charges against S-21 torture center director Eang Geuk Eav, known as Duch. The Ambassador and Emboff joined 500 spectators in the auditorium looking into the ultra [...]	2009-04-01 10:54:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS PHUM PREL KTIA CB
09PHNOMPENH232	CAMBODIA: NO PLANS TO FILE BRIEF ON ICJ ADVISORY [...] (SBU) Emboff delivered Ref A talking points April 2 to Tuy Ri, Director, Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. In previous conversations regarding Kosovo's independence declaration, Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) officials hav [...]	2009-04-07 09:26:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC ICJ KV CB
09PHNOMPENH246	CAMBODIA BORDER CROSSING VISITS HIGHLIGHT TIP [...] (SBU) Summary: Cambodian National Police officials from the Anti-Human Trafficking and Juvenile Protection Department (AHTJP) recently joined Emboffs at the Poipet border crossing area of Banteay Meanchey province to highlight the Cambodia-Thailand cross-border trafficking in persons (TIP) s [...]	2009-04-13 10:52:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KTIP KWMN EAID TH VN CB
09PHNOMPENH248	PHNOM PENH'S TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICERS [...] Phnom Penh's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officers are as follows: Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer Melissa Sweeney, Economic Officer Office: 855 23728401; General: 855 237284000 Cell: 855 12501276 Email: Sweeneyma@state.gov; Sweeneyma@state.sgov.gov Deputy Terrorism Finance C [...]	2009-04-20 04:49:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER CB
09PHNOMPENH25	SECVET COMPLETION FROM EMBASSY PHNOM PENH [...] (SBU) One individual was security vetted by ROK on January 13, 2009. The individual's bio info is listed below. 2. (SBU) Choi Chun-Hui (alternate spellings: Choi Chun-Hee, Coi Cun Hui) - (F) - DOB: 11 June 1969 - POB: Hamgyung Buk-Do, Moosan-Gun, Moosan. CAMPBELL [...]	2009-01-14 03:37:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF CB
09PHNOMPENH261	CAMBODIA: 2009 1ST QUARTER REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Summary: During the first quarter of 2009, Cambodian police arrested six persons on human trafficking charges and four on procurement of prostitution charges in connection with two cases in which three rescued prostitutes were under age 18. Police reported that seven foreign pedophiles [...]	2009-04-23 06:09:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KWMN KTIP SOCI CB
09PHNOMPENH266	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION [...] (SBU) Emboff delivered reftel demarche April 9 to Tuy Ry, Director, Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFA),and delivered reftel talking points via diplomatic note to the MFA on April 13. On April 27, Tuy Ry informed Emboff tha [...]	2009-04-27 09:56:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PTER CB
09PHNOMPENH270	ENGAGING CAMBODIA'S MUSLIM MINORITY THROUGH DIALOG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although numbers vary, it is estimated that there are approximately 400,000 Muslims in Cambodia. This makes them the largest minority group, accounting for over 2.5 percent of the total population. Over the past year, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has been able to focus attentio [...]	2009-04-29 08:50:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV CB
09PHNOMPENH272	MGSF01: CAMBODIAN RESPONSE TO GLOBAL H1N1 OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. There has not yet been any evidence suggesting cases of H1N1 in Cambodia. The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) issued a statement April 27 outlining its activities since the outbreak in Mexico began, including increased animal and human health surveillance and inventories of [...]	2009-04-29 11:32:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09PHNOMPENH273	CAMBODIA PRIME MINISTER HUN SEN AND MP MU SOCHUA [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 27, opposition lawmaker Mu Sochua of the Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) filed a lawsuit against Prime Minister Hun Sen for defamation of character. The Prime Minister immediately filed countersuit against Mu and co-conspirators, also for defamation, which is a civil infractio [...]	2009-04-30 10:48:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS CB
09PHNOMPENH274	CAMBODIA SUPPORTS ADB GENERAL CAPITAL INCREASE [...] (SBU) Emboff delivered reftel talking points April 30 to Pen Thirong, First Deputy Director, Department of Investment and International Cooperation, Ministry of Economy and Finance. Mr. Pen welcomed the G20 decision to support a 200 percent general capital increase at the Asia Development Bank [...]	2009-04-30 12:09:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON ADB CB
09PHNOMPENH275	CAMBODIA EXPANDS PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES ABROAD [...] (SBU) Summary. Cambodia plans to expand its peacekeeping operations beyond the existing mission in Sudan, and will deploy peacekeepers in support of the newly forming United Nations peacekeeping mission in Chad and the Central African Republic (MINURCAT). U.S.-supported Global Peace Operation [...]	2009-05-01 05:56:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MARR MASS MOPS CB
09PHNOMPENH276	CAMBODIAN ECONOMIC CRISIS DEEPENS [...] (SBU) Summary. Cambodia's heady days of double digit economic growth are over. The adverse impacts of the global economic crisis have brought Cambodia's growth to a screeching halt, from 10.2 percent in 2007 to low single digits, if not the World Bank's estimated negative 1 percent in 2009. [...]	2009-05-01 05:57:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EAID ETRD CB
09PHNOMPENH277	GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS HITS CAMBODIA'S GARMENT INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Cambodia's garment industry has been a hallmark of its economic development over the last decade. A competitive garment sector remains critical for the country's continued economic growth. However, the garment sector is experiencing immediate effects from the global economic c [...]	2009-05-01 06:32:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ELAB EAID PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH279	DEFAMATION CASES MOVING FORWARD; MU SOCHUA STILL PREDICTING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the courts announced two sets of appearances on May 7 in the crossed cases for defamation by Prime Minister Hun Sen and opposition parliamentarian Mu Sochua against each other, the Ambassador May 1 reached out to Mu Sochua to express concern for her wellbeing. DCM the same [...]	2009-05-01 12:00:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH283	CLIMATE CHANGE RISING ON THE RGC'S RADAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Climate change is a relatively new issue in Cambodia, but it is increasingly gaining the attention and concern of the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC). As a Least Developed Country (LDC),Cambodia stands to lose much if the predicted effects of climate change come true. The [...]	2009-05-04 09:08:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR ENRG EAID EIND CB
09PHNOMPENH284	CHALLENGES TO CLEAN BUSINESS IN CAMBODIA'S CORRUPT [...] (SBU) Summary. The large turnout at a seminar discussing the application of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) illustrates just how daunting the challenges are for international businesses to conduct clean business in Cambodia's highly corrupt business environment. Questions from the ma [...]	2009-05-04 11:37:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM EINV ETRD EIND CB
09PHNOMPENH285	LAND IN CAMBODIA, PART II: LAND CONCESSIONS AND URBAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Land concessions, or government-approved leases of state land, are among the primary tools the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) uses to encourage economic development. The 2001 Land Law includes size, time, and use limits on Economic Land Concessions (ELCs) designated for ind [...]	2009-05-05 06:52:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EAGR SENV KDEM CB
09PHNOMPENH287	GOVERNMENT-DONOR QUARTERLY MEETING: ECONOMIC CRISIS TAKES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) April 28 hosted the 14th Meeting of the Government-Donor Coordination Committee (GDCC) to review progress made toward their national development strategy and discuss policy impediments. The RGC presented thoughtful economic analyses and s [...]	2009-05-05 08:58:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH292	UNIONS SUBMIT MAY DAY DEMANDS IN CAMBODIA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Over 2,500 workers took to the streets in an approved march in Phnom Penh to celebrate International Labor Day on May 1. The parade was organized by the few independent trade unions in Cambodia, who used the occasion to demand better conditions for workers. The demonstrators, la [...]	2009-05-06 04:20:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PGOV PHUM CB
09PHNOMPENH295	MAY 7: PROSECUTORS WILL HEAR PLAINTIFF ARGUMENTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On the eve of deposition-taking in politically charged defamation cases involving Prime Minister Hun Sen and opposition parliamentarian Mu Sochua (refs),Charge May 6 called on Minister of Justice Ang Vong Vathana to urge restraint in how the Cambodian justice system handles t [...]	2009-05-06 11:56:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS CB
09PHNOMPENH323	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL WILLIAMS [...] Embassy Phnom Penh warmly welcomes and hereby grants Country clearance to STAFFDEL members Lisa Williams and Major Mack Curry, to visit Cambodia from May 26 through May 28, 2009. 2. The Control Officer for this visit is Political Officer Greg Lawless. Office: (855) 23 728 125 Cell: (855) [...]	2009-05-19 09:31:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN CB
09PHNOMPENH327	ROYALIST PARTIES PLAN TO MERGE FOR 2013 NATIONAL ELECTION [...] (U) National United Front for an Independent, Neutral, Peaceful, and Cooperative Cambodia (FUNCINPEC) and Norodom Ranariddh Party (NRP) officials announced May 15 that the two royalist parties had set aside their differences and planned to formally merge under the FUNCINPEC name and brand. FUN [...]	2009-05-20 08:01:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM CB
09PHNOMPENH35	CAMBODIA: REVIEW REPORT BEFORE EXTENDING THE [...] (SBU) Pol/Ec Chief raised reftel talking points with MFA Secretary of State Kao Kim Hourn January 16, noting especially that ASEAN and Cambodia would burnish their credentials in the international community by continuing with the Tripartite Core Group's (TCG) notable humanitarian work. 2. [...]	2009-01-16 11:25:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PHUM BM CB
09PHNOMPENH363	BURMA DOMINATES ASEAN-EU MINISTERIAL DISCUSSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Cambodia hosted the 17th ASEAN-EU Ministerial meeting held in Phnom Penh May 27 ) 28, in which a strong statement was issued calling for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK). Although a wide range of issues were discussed, to include climate change, infectious diseases, terro [...]	2009-06-02 10:46:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH364	U.S. Companies Eye Opportunities in Cambodian Agriculture [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the effects of the global economic crisis hit Cambodia's other important growth sectors, the government is pinning its hopes on growth in the expanding agriculture sector to shelter Cambodians from the global downturn. In an effort to support the government's growth initiat [...]	2009-06-03 08:09:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EINV ETRD EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH368	CASE AGAINST MU SOCHUA'S LAWYER COULD SET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the public political struggles over defamation have played out between Prime Minister (PM) Hun Sen and Sam Rainsy Party Parliamentarian Mu Sochua, the PM's high-profile lawyer has pursued an ethics complaint at the Cambodian Bar Association in a parallel course of action aga [...]	2009-06-04 08:28:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS CB
09PHNOMPENH370	CORRECTED COPY: U.S. COMPANIES EYE OPPORTUNITIES IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the effects of the global economic crisis hit Cambodia's other important growth sectors, the government is pinning its hopes on growth in the expanding agriculture sector to shelter Cambodians from the global downturn. In an effort to support the government's growth initiat [...]	2009-06-04 09:17:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EINV ETRD EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH373	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION AND US [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche and talking points June 5 to NAO Thouk, IWC Alternate Commissioner for Cambodia and Delegate of the Royal Government of Cambodia in Charge of Fisheries Administration, Ministry of Agriculture, Forests, and Fisheries. Mr. Nao praised Commissioner Dr. Hogar [...]	2009-06-05 06:28:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS KSCA PREL SENV IWC CB
09PHNOMPENH376	CAMBODIA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PASSES LAW PROTECTING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 29, the National Assembly (NA) passed the first law on protecting the rights of disabled persons in Cambodia. In a country that still deals with yearly casualties from unexploded land mines and other ordinance, the legislation is an important step forward for many disa [...]	2009-06-08 06:22:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI EAID PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH377	Cambodia Moves to Strengthen Maritime Security [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 26-27, the RGC held a workshop as a first step toward the creation of a much-needed maritime security central coordinating authority. Prime Minister Hun Sen announced that a new National Committee on Maritime Security (NCMS) is expected to be formed within months. Hosted [...]	2009-06-09 01:00:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MASS MOPS EWWT CB
09PHNOMPENH379	LAND IN CAMBODIA, PART III: EVICTIONS, RESETTLEMENT, LAND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The lax land titling system (Ref A) and the Royal Government of Cambodia's (RGC's) push to develop land through concessions (Ref B) has led to widespread land disputes and more forced evictions. The issue of forced evictions ranks high on civil society, opposition party, and do [...]	2009-06-09 01:24:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EAGR SENV KDEM CB
09PHNOMPENH384	CAMBODIA'S MUSLIM LEADERS DISCUSS THE PRESIDENT'S [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador hosted a group of Cambodian Muslim religious, business, NGO and government leaders June 8 to discuss issues raised in President Obama's Cairo speech. Cambodia has a very small Muslim minority, commonly known as the Cham or Khmer Islam, which enjoys tolerance and acc [...]	2009-06-09 10:20:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH387	COURT OFFICIALS QUESTION PRIME MINISTER, DISMISS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prosecutors from the Phnom Penh Municipal Court dismissed the defamation complaint filed by Sam Rainsy Party Parliamentarian Mu Sochua against Prime Minister Hun Sen on June 10, after questioning the Prime Minister on June 8. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) Mu Sochua's lawyer, Kang [...]	2009-06-10 09:39:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS CB
09PHNOMPENH391	MINI-DUBLIN GROUP DISCUSSES CAMBODIA'S DRUG [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives from the embassies of Australia, U.S., France, EU, Japan, and Denmark met with United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) officials June 4 to discuss the current situation, policies and donor coordination in relation t [...]	2009-06-11 07:38:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV ASEC PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH395	Khmer Rouge Tribunal: A Day in the Trial of S-21 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy is sending staff to observe the proceedings of the trial against the notorious Khmer Rouge torture center head, widely known as Duch, at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC). Five judges (three national and two international) are presiding over th [...]	2009-06-12 12:44:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH401	Counterfeit U.S. Currency on the Rise in Cambodia [...] (SBU) Summary: The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) reports a significant increase of counterfeit U.S. currency circulating in Cambodia. In recent months, the amount of fake bills forwarded to the NBC by commercial banks has tripled compared to the total amount received over the past decade. [...]	2009-06-16 04:37:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV CB
09PHNOMPENH411	Khmer Rouge Tribunal: A Day in the Trial of S-21 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy staff routinely observes the proceedings of the trial against the notorious Khmer Rouge torture center head, widely known as Duch, at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) (Reftel). This report summarizes the ninth week of activities inside the cou [...]	2009-06-22 00:56:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH412	Khmer Rouge Tribunal: A Day in the Trial of S-21 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy staff routinely observes the proceedings of the trial against the notorious Khmer Rouge torture center head, widely known as Duch, at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) (Reftel). This report summarizes the ninth week of activities inside the cou [...]	2009-06-22 00:56:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH413	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SUSPENDS MU SOCHUA'S IMMUNITY; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Cambodian National Assembly voted on June 22 to suspend the parliamentary immunity of Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) MP Mu Sochua, clearing the way for her to be questioned and possibly prosecuted for defamation under the complaint by Prime Minister Hun Sen. Security guards blocked [...]	2009-06-22 09:42:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS CB
09PHNOMPENH419	DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER RECEIVES 2009 TIP REPORT; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Rodley delivered the 2009 Trafficking in Persons Report for Cambodia to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sar Kheng, during a meeting the afternoon of June 16. The DPM accepted the news of Cambodia's tier reduction, noting that Cambodia "has been there [...]	2009-06-26 08:08:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KWMN KTIP SOCI CB
09PHNOMPENH421	CAMBODIA H1N1 UPDATE - FIRST 5 CASES DETECTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As of June 25, the Cambodian Ministry of Health (MOH) has reported five cases of laboratory-confirmed novel influenza A (nH1N1) in humans, representing the first identified nH1N1 infections in Cambodia. Four of the five cases occurred among a 40-member church mission delegation [...]	2009-06-26 10:06:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09PHNOMPENH426	CHIEFS OF MISSION MEET NEW UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The new UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Cambodia, Professor Surya Subedi, made his first visit to Cambodia June 15-26, and met with the heads of several foreign missions on June 19, including Ambassador Rodley. Subedi has billed this first visit as a "listening tour, [...]	2009-06-29 10:54:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH427	Japan Eager to Cooperate on Maritime Security Under the [...] (SBU) Summary: The Japanese are interested in cooperating with the U.S. and Australia in providing assistance to the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) to strengthen maritime security under the Trilateral Counterterrorism Consultations/Trilateral Strategic Dialogue. Japan has played a constru [...]	2009-06-30 00:38:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MASS MOPS EWWT CB
09PHNOMPENH433	Cambodia Welcomes USG Initiative on Agriculture Development [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel talking points and the five principles to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation via diplomatic note June 12. Econoff and USAID officer June 15 delivered reftel demarche to Ngy Chanphal, Second Vice-Chairman of the Council for Agriculture and R [...]	2009-07-01 10:59:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH437	Cambodia: Demarche Delivered UNSCR 1874 Financial [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel talking points and Treasury Department Advisory June 29 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation via diplomatic note. Acting Deputy Chief of Mission and Econoff also shared a copy of the diplomatic note with Neav Chanthana, Deputy Governor, N [...]	2009-07-02 03:57:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP CB
09PHNOMPENH441	CAMBODIA: NO PLANS TO ATTEND THE EXTRAORDINARY [...] (U) Acting Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche and non-paper July 2 to Chhy Sokha, Deputy Director of General Administration, Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MoPT). (NOTE: Mr. Chhy's department is responsible for international cooperation within the MoPT. END NOTE.) He was n [...]	2009-07-02 11:23:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	APRC ECPS EFIN INTELSAT KTIA TSPA CB
09PHNOMPENH449	POSITIVE SIGNS ON TIP FROM CAMBODIA'S MINISTRY OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Rodley met with Minister of Justice Ang Vong Vathana to review the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report and discuss the next steps in Cambodia's efforts to combat human trafficking. The Ambassador emphasized the Ministry of Justice's (MOJ) direct responsibility [...]	2009-07-06 10:44:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KWMN KTIP SOCI CB
09PHNOMPENH45	THE FIRST TO CONGRATULATE THE NEW PRESIDENT? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: King Norodom Sihamoni seized the occasion of the Ambassador's long-awaited presentation of credentials at the Royal Palace to be one of the first foreign leaders to congratulate President-elect Barack Obama on his inauguration day (with January 20 coming 12 hours earlier in Phno [...]	2009-01-20 11:06:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ETRD SCUL PTER SNAR CB
09PHNOMPENH458	2009 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation [...] (SBU) Summary. The Cambodian Constitution and laws protect against expropriation, except confiscation in the public interest. When property is seized in the public interest, just compensation is required. Post is not aware of property being taken from U.S. persons by the Cambodian government [...]	2009-07-07 10:07:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV KIDE CASC PGOV CB
09PHNOMPENH467	Enhancing Regional Cooperation to Support UNPKO [...] (SBU) Summary: Peacekeeping experts representing Asia Regional Forum participating countries recently gathered together to discuss enhancing regional capacity to participate in UN peacekeeping operations. Cambodia's co-hosting of the event highlights its expanding role in international peacek [...]	2009-07-09 08:25:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MASS MOPS CB
09PHNOMPENH472	Khmer Rouge Tribunal: The Trial of S-21 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy staff routinely observes the proceedings of the trial against the notorious Khmer Rouge torture center head, widely known as Duch, at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) (Reftel). This report summarizes the eleventh week of activities inside the [...]	2009-07-10 09:54:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH474	DRAGON ASIA SUMMIT ENCOURAGES SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATION AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. More than 130 scientists, educators, activists, and policymakers from the U.S. and around Southeast Asia discussed river basin management and climate change at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) sponsored Delta Research and Global Observation Network (DRAGON) Asia Sum [...]	2009-07-13 01:03:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR ENRG EAID EIND CB
09PHNOMPENH488	CAMBODIA WELCOMES MEKONG MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Cambodia welcomes the proposed Mekong Ministerial and agenda as a mechanism not only for greater regional cooperation on issues of mutual concern, but also to enhance U.S. engagement in the region. Cambodia suggests that future such meetings should also include othe [...]	2009-07-14 09:51:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV ECON EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH490	CAMBODIA H1N1 UPDATE #3: 9 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. There are currently a total of nine cases of laboratory-confirmed novel influenza A (H1N1) in Cambodia. Post's U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) office is waiting for laboratory results on a potential tenth case from Institut Pasteur in Cambodia (IPC). All [...]	2009-07-15 02:50:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09PHNOMPENH493	CRITIC OF ANGKOR LIGHTING CONVICTED IN ABSTENTIA ON DISINFORMATION CHARGE [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-15 10:54:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS KDEM CB
09PHNOMPENH497	Khmer Rouge Tribunal: The Trial of S-21 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy staff routinely observes the proceedings of the trial against the notorious Khmer Rouge torture center head, widely known as Duch, at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) (Reftel). This report summarizes the twelfth week of activities inside the [...]	2009-07-17 10:12:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH505	CAMBODIA SEEKS SUPPORT FOR BID TO JOIN UNESCO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary of State Long Visalo July 20 appealed for United States support of the bid by the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) to join the UNESCO World Heritage Committee (WHC). Cambodia will stand in an election for the one open East Asia and Pacifi [...]	2009-07-21 13:01:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KTIA SCUL UNESCO CB
09PHNOMPENH509	RGC HANDLING OF LAND ISSUES CRITICIZED FOLLOWING ANOTHER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Phnom Penh municipal authorities removed the last remaining "Group 78" family July 17 from a disputed neighborhood in the center of the city, after the municipal government persuaded most of the residents to accept one of its compensation packages under threat of forced eviction [...]	2009-07-22 08:46:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM CB
09PHNOMPENH513	Khmer Rouge Tribunal: The Trial of S-21 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy staff routinely observes the proceedings of the trial against the notorious Khmer Rouge torture center head, widely known as Duch, at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) (Reftel). This report summarizes the thirteenth week of activities inside t [...]	2009-07-24 09:46:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH514	MU SOCHUA DEFENDS HERSELF; NO VERDICT UNTIL AUGUST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mu Sochua appeared July 24 before the Phnom Penh Municipal Court to defend herself against the Prime Minister's defamation allegations. Over 100 observers packed the small court room, including the Ambassador and representatives of several Embassies, Cambodian human rights NG [...]	2009-07-24 11:16:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS KWMN CB
09PHNOMPENH515	WORLD BANK DISCUSSES GOVERNANCE, LAND ISSUES WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. World Bank Country Director for Cambodia Annette Dixon met with the Ambassador July 17 to discuss her meetings with Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) officials on anti-corruption, governance and land issues. She reported that the RGC plans to present the draft anti-corruption [...]	2009-07-27 00:30:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM CB
09PHNOMPENH520	Ambassador Raises Concerns on TIP and Security with Preah [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Rodley called on Preah Sihanouk provincial Governor Sbong Sarath July 21 to discuss cooperation in combating trafficking in persons and pedophilia in the province. She raised concerns about weak prosecution of sex offenders in the provincial courts and the need to foc [...]	2009-07-27 09:23:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KTIP ASEC CB
09PHNOMPENH538	NGO WORKERS ACCUSED OF INCITEMENT IN LAND CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Five human rights NGO workers investigating two land dispute cases may face criminal incitement charges, in what some civil society groups fear may become a new trend in restrictions on NGO activities. In the past, Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) entities and private compani [...]	2009-07-31 08:54:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EAGR SENV KDEM CB
09PHNOMPENH539	Khmer Rouge Tribunal: The Trial of S-21 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy staff routinely observes the proceedings of the trial against the notorious Khmer Rouge torture center head, widely known as Duch, at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) (Reftel). This report summarizes the fourteenth week of activities inside t [...]	2009-08-03 01:58:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH547	CAMBODIA: 2009 2ND QUARTER REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Summary: During the second quarter of 2009, Cambodian police arrested seven persons on human trafficking charges. Police also arrested six persons on procurement of prostitution charges in connection with two cases involving two victims who were minors. Police reported arresting four f [...]	2009-08-04 11:33:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KWMN KTIP SOCI CB
09PHNOMPENH549	MU SOCHUA LIABLE FOR DEFAMATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Phnom Penh Municipal Court pronounced Mu Sochua liable for defaming Prime Minister Hun Sen on August 4, closing this chapter of the long-running drama. International observers attended the session to hear the verdict, though police denied entry to NGO representatives and jo [...]	2009-08-04 13:13:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS CB
09PHNOMPENH557	RGC LAND POLICY MAKES HEADLINES AGAIN IN CASE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Cambodia's land and eviction policies earned more worldwide attention July 27 when international news outlets highlighted the resettlement of a group of HIV/AIDS-affected families from a central Phnom Penh neighborhood to a site on the outskirts of the city. The Phnom Penh Muni [...]	2009-08-06 03:22:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM CB
09PHNOMPENH563	CAMBODIAN HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT THE 64TH UN GENERAL [...] (SBU) Per reftel, information on Cambodian high-level attendance at UNGA is as follows: A. Attendance of the Head of State King Norodom Sihamoni does not plan to attend. B. Attendance of Head of Government Prime Minster Hun Sen does not plan to attend. C. Attendance of Foreign Mi [...]	2009-08-07 10:19:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA CB
09PHNOMPENH573	Khmer Rouge Tribunal: The Trial of S-21 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy staff routinely observes the proceedings of the trial against the notorious Khmer Rouge torture center head, widely known as Duch, at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) (Reftel). This report summarizes the 15th week of activities inside the cou [...]	2009-08-11 00:43:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH576	PUBLISHER HONG CHAKRA'S APPEAL FAILS; JAILED UNTIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After an hour-long hearing, the Appeals Court reaffirmed the June 26 conviction for disinformation of Khmer Machas Srok publisher Hong Chakra, and ordered him to continue serving a 12-month jail sentence. While presiding judge Seng Sivutha asked fair questions, the accused's [...]	2009-08-11 11:55:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS PHUM CB
09PHNOMPENH577	SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR JIM WEBB VISIT TO PHNOM [...] (SBU) Senator Webb: We warmly welcome your August 18 visit to Cambodia. Your visit comes as the tempo quickens in the conduct of U.S.-Cambodian bilateral relations, which exemplifies a broader and growing USG interest in Cambodia. There have been positive developments in several key areas: p [...]	2009-08-11 12:11:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS PREF CB
09PHNOMPENH58	KHMER ROUGE TRIBUNAL: RESULTS OF PUBLIC PERCEPTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A September 2008 survey of 1,000 adult Cambodians indicates that there is a general lack of knowledge about the Khmer Rouge Tribunal (KRT) among the Cambodian population, with 39 percent of surveyed respondents stating they had no knowledge of the KRT, and 46 percent stating t [...]	2009-01-23 09:48:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS ABUD EAID PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH580	GARMENT JOB LOSSES ON THE RISE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Since the global economic slowdown hit Cambodia's garment sector last year, over 60,000 workers have lost their jobs. An additional 30,000 or so have seen their incomes reduced as hours and overtime are cut. However, the raw unemployment numbers do not reflect the full extent of [...]	2009-08-13 09:22:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ELAB EAID PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH581	PRIME MINISTER HUN SEN DEFENDS HIS RIGHT TO RESPOND TO HIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Hun Sen, known for his off-the-cuff remarks, lashed out spontaneously in a graduation speech August 12, during which he railed against real and perceived criticism from opposition parties and the international community. He warned that while he would use legal mea [...]	2009-08-14 01:40:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH596	Khmer Rouge Tribunal: The Trial of S-21 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy staff routinely observes the proceedings of the trial against the notorious Khmer Rouge torture center head, widely known as Duch, at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) (Reftel). This report summarizes the 16th week of activities inside the cour [...]	2009-08-17 09:04:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH60	LAND IN CAMBODIA, PART I: POSSESSION AND OWNERSHIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Cambodia's 2001 Land Law removed temporary possession as a means of acquiring land and introduced regulations by which the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) could: 1) systematically register state and private land in a national cadastre; and 2) sporadically register private land [...]	2009-01-26 01:56:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM CB
09PHNOMPENH608	LAW ON STRATA TITLING PAVES THE WAY FOR FOREIGN PROPERTY [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Council of Ministers passed a new sub-decree July 31 which allows Cambodian citizens to apply for titles to individual apartment or condominium units in a larger building. The new law is the precursor to a widely anticipated draft law which would allow foreigners to own prope [...]	2009-08-20 09:48:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV CB
09PHNOMPENH62	HIGH-PROFILE PHNOM PENH LAND DISPUTE ENDS IN EVICTION [...] (SBU) On January 24, police, municipal authorities, and employees of Cambodian construction firm 7NG evicted the remaining residents of Dey Krahorm, ending one of the city's most high-profile land disputes. Eighteen residents were reportedly injured, two seriously by bulldozers that were clear [...]	2009-01-26 07:00:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM CB
09PHNOMPENH626	Khmer Rouge Tribunal: The Trial of S-21 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy staff routinely observes the proceedings of the trial against the notorious Khmer Rouge torture center head, widely known as Duch, at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) (Reftel). This report summarizes the 17th week of activities inside the cour [...]	2009-08-25 06:47:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH628	STAFFDEL LERNER VISITS CAMBODIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Senate staff delegation (STAFFDEL) visited Cambodia from August 15-19 to discuss trafficking in persons, human rights, and refugee issues. The STAFFDEL met with government officials at both the provincial and national levels, opposition politicians, and a variety of non-gove [...]	2009-08-26 08:11:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL OREP KTIP KWMN CB
09PHNOMPENH637	CAMBODIA: TIP ACTION PLAN DELIVERED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Laying the groundwork for G/TIP Ambassador Luis CdeBaca's upcoming visit, Pol/Econ Chief delivered the 2009 TIP Action Plan for Cambodia to the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and Ministry of Interior (MOI) on August 25 and 26. Contacts welcomed the information and shared recent steps [...]	2009-08-28 06:47:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KTIP KWMN CB
09PHNOMPENH638	CAMBODIA WITHDRAWS TROOPS; STILL WAITS FOR THAI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) sources confirmed a recent reduction in Cambodian troops from around the disputed Preah Vihear border area, but could not readily give the full scope or extent of those movements. The senior RGC border official assigned to the Preah Vihear d [...]	2009-08-28 08:49:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS KTIA CB
09PHNOMPENH645	Khmer Rouge Tribunal: The Trial of S-21 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy staff routinely observes the proceedings of the trial against the notorious Khmer Rouge (KR) torture center head, widely known as Duch, at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) (Reftel). This report summarizes the 18th week of activities inside the [...]	2009-09-01 08:31:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH646	Khmer Rouge Tribunal: The Trial of S-21 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy staff routinely observes the proceedings of the trial against the notorious Khmer Rouge (KR) torture center head, widely known as Duch, at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) (Reftel). This report summarizes the 18th week of activities inside the [...]	2009-09-01 08:31:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH65	CAMBODIA: POST COMMENTS ON DRAFT TVPRA REPORT [...] (SBU) Post appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Department of Labor's (DOL) draft list of goods produced by forced or child labor as outlined in ref A. Additions to the list for Cambodia are not recommended at this time. However, Post would like to request the removal of two potenti [...]	2009-01-27 01:56:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PGOV PHUM CB
09PHNOMPENH654	UPDATE ON LAND ISSUES IN CAMBODIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The combination of a lax land titling system and the Royal Government of Cambodia's (RGC) push to develop the country through land concessions has led to widespread land disputes. Due process rights related to land management, including ownership disputes and evictions, remains [...]	2009-09-02 08:52:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EAGR SENV KDEM CB
09PHNOMPENH663	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SIEM REAP GOVERNOR SOU PHIRIN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an August 21 meeting with Siem Reap Governor Sou Phirin (joined by other government officials such as the Siem Reap Prosecutor and Military Commander),the Ambassador discussed H1N1 prevention methods, tourism and tourist safety, trafficking in persons, and land issues. [...]	2009-09-03 09:57:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL CASC KTIP CB
09PHNOMPENH664	CAMBODIA'S MINISTER OF DEFENSE PREPARES FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a September 3 call on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Tea Banh, the Ambassador previewed the Minister's upcoming travel to Washington where he will meet Secretary of Defense Gates, congratulated the Minister on Cambodia's diplomacy with respect to the d [...]	2009-09-03 10:23:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS KTIA CB

09PHNOMPENH682	Khmer Rouge Tribunal: The Trial of S-21 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy staff routinely observes the proceedings of the trial against the notorious Khmer Rouge (KR) torture center head, widely known as Duch, at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) (Reftel). This report summarizes the 19th week of activities inside the [...]	2009-09-08 02:13:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH702	CAMBODIA PARTICIPATION IN UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche, including invitation letter and draft statement, September 11 to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hor Namhong. The Deputy Prime Minister does not plan to attend the September 26 meeting on Partnering for [...]	2009-09-16 07:08:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA CB
09PHNOMPENH705	DEMOCRACY DAY HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF FREEDOM OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a seminar on democracy and tolerance in Cambodia organized by the Cambodian National Assembly, opposition politicians and government officials debated the progress achieved to date in consolidating Cambodia's democratic gains. The seminar successfully highlighted the imp [...]	2009-09-17 10:05:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH706	PLANNED DEPORTATION OF BELGIAN PEDOPHILE SHOWCASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) agreed on September 16 to deport a convicted Belgian pedophile who NGOs claim presents a high risk of recidivism. The agreement illustrates the RGC's political will to fight child sex tourism (CST) and the ability of the RGC to cooperate [...]	2009-09-17 10:46:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KTIP CB
09PHNOMPENH707	G/TIP AMBASSADOR CDEBACA'S VISIT TO CAMBODIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a Septmeber 1-4 visit to Cambodia, G/TIP Ambassador Luis CdeBaca discussed recent efforts to combat human trafficking. Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Sar Kheng reaffirmed Cambodia's commitment to fighting human trafficking, while acknowledging that the battle is an uneven [...]	2009-09-17 10:56:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KTIP CB
09PHNOMPENH709	CAMBODIAN GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES NEW CRIMINAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) officials announced the creation of a working group focusing on cooperation and consistency between the Ministry of Interior (MOI) and Ministry of Justice (MOJ) in the criminal justice process. The announcement by Prime Minister Hun Sen refl [...]	2009-09-21 05:39:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS CB
09PHNOMPENH712	Khmer Rouge Tribunal: The Trial of S-21 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy staff routinely observes the proceedings of the trial against the notorious Khmer Rouge (KR) torture center head, widely known as Duch, at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) (Reftel). This report summarizes the 20th week of activities inside the [...]	2009-09-22 08:45:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH715	CAMBODIA APPLAUDS INCREASED U.S.-ASEAN COOPERATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a September 22 meeting with the Deputy Chief of Mission to discuss next steps on the U.S.-Lower Mekong Ministerial (Ref A),Secretary of State for ASEAN Affairs Kao Kim Hourn expressed enthusiasm for the initiative and praised the United States' "reengagement" in Southeast As [...]	2009-09-23 11:23:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH716	COURT ACQUITS SRP PARLIAMENTARIAN HO VANN OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a surprise verdict September 22, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court acquitted opposition Parliamentarian Ho Vann of defamation charges, but fined Cambodia Daily editor-in-chief Kevin Doyle and journalist Nou Vannarinn for violating the Press Law on publishing retractions. The p [...]	2009-09-23 11:35:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS CB
09PHNOMPENH724	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INTERNATIONAL MARITIME [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation via diplomatic note September 23. Post will report any substantive response via septel. RODLEY [...]	2009-09-28 09:51:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC IMO EWWT PHSA CB
09PHNOMPENH741	CAMBODIAN ECONOMY SHAKEN BY THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN [...] (SBU) Summary: The global economic crisis continues to take a heavy toll on Cambodia's once vibrant economy. Cambodia's narrowly-based economic growth, reliant almost exclusively upon garment exports, tourism, and construction, has been brought to a standstill by the sharp fall off in externa [...]	2009-10-06 12:09:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EAID ETRD CB
09PHNOMPENH742	MU SOCHUA ON SAFETY, RECONCILIATION, AND ROLE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an October 2 meeting with the Ambassador, opposition Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) parliamentarian Mu Sochua expressed confidence in her personal safety. Mu reiterated her desire to resolve her dispute with the Prime Minister and return to her duties in Kampot Province. END SUMMA [...]	2009-10-07 07:07:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS CB
09PHNOMPENH743	MGEAP1: CAMBODIA COPING WITH KETSANA, SO FAR [...] (U) Summary: Ketsana's high winds and heavy rains continue to impact people in eight of Cambodia's 24 provinces. NGOs, the Cambodia Red Cross (CRC) and provincial governments appear to be meeting immediate needs of the displaced without requesting additional donor assistance. The Royal Gover [...]	2009-10-07 10:33:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR ASEC CASC MARR PREL PINR AMGT EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH744	RGC LAUNCHES NEW POLICY AND MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 28, 2009, the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans, and Youth Rehabilitation (MOSAVY) launched the Royal Government of Cambodia's (RGC) Policy on the Protection of the Rights of Victims of Human Trafficking and the Minimum Standards for Protection of the Rights of [...]	2009-10-07 10:38:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KTIP CB
09PHNOMPENH745	CAMBODIA'S SUMMER OF DEFAMATION SUITS WINDS DOWN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The summer of defamation lawsuits appears to be winding to a close in Cambodia. The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) prevailed in most cases, though defamation actions were either dismissed or never initiated in two high-profile cases. While some appeals and smaller lawsuits [...]	2009-10-07 10:46:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS CB
09PHNOMPENH746	CAMBODIA'S LONG-AWAITED PENAL CODE UNDER REVIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The National Assembly approved the general content of the 672-article Penal Code on October 1, paving the way for chapter-by-chapter debate which is expected to take two weeks. The Cambodian People's Party (CPP) majority denied opposition Sam Rainsy Party's (SRP) initial reques [...]	2009-10-08 05:51:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS CB
09PHNOMPENH813	RGC GEARS UP FOR COPENHAGEN WITH NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (U) Over the course of a two-day conference, technical and policy experts educated Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) officials on the threat of climate change and began formulating the country's official position for the December UN Framework Convention on Climate Change's (UNFCC) 15th Confere [...]	2009-10-30 08:27:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR ENRG EAID EIND CB
09PHNOMPENH816	ENCOURAGING CENTRAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET TRANSPARENCY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pol/Econ Chief October 22 delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MoEF),reiterating that improvements in budget transparency would be a key focus in future years. The MoEF highlighted the ministry's diligent implementation of the Public Financial Ma [...]	2009-10-30 09:21:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EFIN EAID ECON CB
09PHNOMPENH838	U.S.-CAMBODIA SECURITY DIALOGUES [...] (U) The U.S.-Cambodia military-to-military relationship has expanded significantly in recent years, resulting in enhanced security cooperation. Post's response to reftel's request for information on U.S.-Cambodia security dialogues is below. 2. (SBU) The U.S. and Cambodia established an annua [...]	2009-11-13 08:16:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH840	UPDATE ON FREE SPEECH PROSECUTIONS IN CAMBODIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two new convictions - one on defamation and one on disinformation charges - have again increased attention on the free speech debate in Cambodia. Both cases involve disputes between private parties. Separately, Minister of Information Khieu Khanarith said November 9 that the f [...]	2009-11-13 11:36:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS CB
09PHNOMPENH845	UNGA COUNTRY SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS - [...] (SBU) Political-Economic Chief demarched MFA IO Director Tuy Ry November 16 on the Iran, Burma and DPRK resolutions in the UNGA Third Committee, noting the significance of these country-specific resolutions and urging Cambodia to re-think its past mixed record on these votes. Praising Cambodi [...]	2009-11-16 10:07:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV CB
09PHNOMPENH846	CAMBODIA: 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As part of its anti-trafficking efforts since April 2009, the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) has implemented a broad training initiative to reach law enforcement, judicial, and other government officials. The RGC consolidated its policy structure under a single umbrella k [...]	2009-11-16 10:13:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KTIP KJUS CB
09PHNOMPENH859	PHNOM PENH ENDORSEMENT FOR FY10 1206 PROPOSAL FOR [...] (SBU) In accordance with Ref A synopsis of the FY 2010 1206 proposal review process, herewith are summaries of three 1206 proposals submitted by Embassy Phnom Penh for FY 2010, in priority order: --Mission Essential Equipment for NCTSF Ground Assault Forces, Command, Control and Communic [...]	2009-11-18 03:52:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER KTIA MARR MASS MOPS MCAP CB
09PHNOMPENH863	MOJ CLEARS CONTROVERSIAL RATANAKIRI JUDGE OF MISCONDUCT [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) announced November 12 that it had investigated and cleared Ratanakiri Provincial Court Judge Thor Saron of accusations of misconduct. The unusual investigation into the judge's behavior came at the request of the King, who was responding to calls from civil [...]	2009-11-20 03:29:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM CB
09PHNOMPENH873	CAMBODIA MINISTRY OF JUSTICE CONDUCTS TRAINING ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 20, the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) for the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) hosted the presiding judges, chief prosecutors, and chief clerks from each of the nation's courts at a National Trafficking Prosecution and Data Collection Workshop in Phnom Penh. The pur [...]	2009-11-25 09:01:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KTIP PHUM PREL KJUS KWN CB
09PHNOMPENH874	CAMBODIA: 2009 3RD QUARTER REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the third quarter of 2009, Cambodian police arrested five persons on human trafficking charges and 12 persons on procurement of prostitution charges in connection with cases involving minor victims. Police reported arresting eight foreign pedophiles and rescuing 14 vict [...]	2009-11-25 09:08:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KWMN KTIP SOCI CB
09PHNOMPENH899	PEACEFUL CELEBRATION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Cambodians in Phnom Penh celebrated a peaceful International Human Rights Day on December 10, marked by a march and a rally. This year's march is the third consecutive march allowed by authorities; in prior years, the route had been limited to approximately 4 blocks, but this year author [...]	2009-12-10 08:23:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PGOV CB
09PHNOMPENH9	NEW BEGINNING FOR CAMBODIAN POLICE? COMMISSIONER'S [...] (U) Summary: On December 11, DCM, RSO and Legat met with General Neth Savoeun, new Commissioner General of the Cambodian National Police. The DCM congratulated him on his recent appointment as the nation's senior law enforcement official, replacing the deceased Hok Lundy (reftel). She also t [...]	2009-01-05 10:14:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CB
09PHNOMPENH904	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA ROSWELL "ADVANCED MANAGEMENT COURSE," JANUARY 11-FEBRUARY 5, 2010 IN ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-11 10:32:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH907	CAMBODIA LAUNCHES NEW NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO COMBAT [...] (SBU) On December 9, Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister of Interior Sar Kheng presided over the official launch of Cambodia's new National Committee to Suppress Human Trafficking, Smuggling, and Labor and Sexual Exploitation. Created on September 25 with a Sub-Decree signed by Prime Min [...]	2009-12-14 02:33:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KTIP CB
09PHNOMPENH912	THAKSIN RETURNS FOR ROUND TWO [...] (SBU) Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrived via private jet on December 13 for his second visit to Phnom Penh since his appointment as Economic Advisor to the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) (reftel). His itinerary began with a visit to Prey Sar prison in Phnom Penh to meet [...]	2009-12-14 09:07:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS CB
09PHNOMPENH920	POLL SHOWS POWER OF HAVING A CONCRETE PARTY MESSAGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 11, the International Republican Institute (IRI) presented the results of its August 2009 Cambodian Public Opinion survey. The USAID-funded survey found solid public confidence in the general direction of the country and the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP). Q [...]	2009-12-15 10:03:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS SOCI CB
09PHNOMPENH933	CAMBODIAN COURT PROSECUTES BOYAJIAN BROKER FOR [...] (SBU) The Phnom Penh Municipal Court December 17 concluded the trial of Ho Nguy on charges of trafficking and conspiracy to traffick underage girls to have sex with foreign clients. 2. (SBU) Municipal-level anti-human trafficking police initially arrested the 26-year old Nguy in February [...]	2009-12-18 07:26:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KTIP KJUS CB
09PHNOMPENH949	AS NOOSE TIGHTENS, OUTSPOKEN SAM RAINSY TO SEND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The lawyer for opposition party leader Sam Rainsy said that Rainsy will not return from France to answer a summons from the Svay Rieng province investigating judge in connection with a case related to a Cambodia-Vietnam border demarcation incident on October 25. The summons sta [...]	2009-12-18 09:12:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH962	DRAFT RESETTLEMENT REGULATIONS RAISE NGO AND DONOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 4, the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning, and Construction (MLMUPC) released a draft circular on the process for resettlement of urban poor communities, which it referred to as "illegal, temporary settlements." German development agency GTZ, which has foun [...]	2009-12-28 08:54:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EAGR SENV KDEM ECON CB
09PHNOMPENH969	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL FALEOMAVAEGA TO [...] (SBU) Embassy Phnom Penh warmly welcomes CODEL Faleomavaega's visit to Cambodia. Yours is the first Congressional visit since Senator Jim Webb's in mid-August, and you will find a Cambodia seeking to take full advantage of its first real period of stability in more than a generation. Althoug [...]	2009-12-31 08:33:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KJUS ECON MARR CB
09PHNOMPENH97	CAMBODIA'S ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Hun Sen announced to an assembled audience of the country's top economists and development partners at the Third Cambodia Economic Forum February 5 that projections for Cambodia's economic have been revised downward to 6 percent for 2009, indicating the more sobe [...]	2009-02-12 05:33:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD CB
09PHNOMPENH98	CAMBODIA REMAINS NONCOMMITTAL ON KOSOVO [...] (SBU) Acting DCM called on Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary of State Ouch Borith Feb. 12 and reviewed Ref A talking points in detail. Ouch Borith reiterated an earlier MFA statement that Kosovo is a sensitive issue which they are studying carefully (Ref B). He went on to questi [...]	2009-02-12 09:53:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC ICJ CB
09PODGORICA1	MONTENEGRO'S PARLIAMENT ENDORSES DEPLOYMENT OF MEDICAL TEAM [...] (SBU) On 17 December, the Montenegrin Parliament voted to authorize deployment of a three-person medical team to join NATO forces in Afghanistan. The doctor and two medical assistants will receive preparatory training in Macedonia prior to deploying in March. They will then link up with other [...]	2009-01-05 14:16:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MOPS MW
09PODGORICA105	UNDER PRESSURE, GOM ADDRESSES ABUSE OF STATE COMPANY BOARDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The payment of one million euros in severances to 12 former board members of Montenegro's financially troubled National Railroad Company has put the spotlight on GoM perks for party cronies hired as executives in state-owned companies. Faced with a public outcry prior to the r [...]	2009-04-24 13:20:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON KCOR MW
09PODGORICA107	MONTENEGRO'S EU APPLICATION MOVES FORWARD [...] (U) After months of press speculation as to why Montenegro's December 15 application for membership had not yet been considered by the EU, the GoM got good news this week that the process is again moving forward. On April 23, the European Council announced that it would pass the application on [...]	2009-04-24 16:42:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MW
09PODGORICA110	COALITION DISPUTE CUTS SHORT NEW PARLIAMENT'S OPENING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The first session of Montenegro's new Parliament April 23 was quickly adjourned because the ruling coalition failed to agree on the Parliament's Deputy Speakers. Adding to the drama, the two largest opposition parties boycotted the playing of the national anthem which marked the [...]	2009-04-27 15:29:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW
09PODGORICA111	MGSF01: PODGORICA EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING [...] (U) On 29 April 2009, Post's Emergency Action Committee convened to review Post's Pandemic Influenza tripwires (RefTel) and developments related to the spread of the H1N1 flu virus. The DCM chaired the EAC; RSO, POL/ECON, POL/MIL, CONS, PAO, DAO, and Belgrade RMO (via teleconference) attended. [...]	2009-04-29 16:00:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09PODGORICA115	MONTENEGRO'S CEFTA PRESIDENCY [...] (SBU) Summary: The GoM took over the CEFTA Presidency on January 1, 2009, and had hoped to use its term at the helm of the organization to showcase its role in leading regional initiatives. However, CEFTA's activities have been beset by political challenges -- namely how to involve an independ [...]	2009-05-04 10:08:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL MW
09PODGORICA119	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: You are the highest-level State Department official to visit Montenegro since its independence in 2006, and your arrival represents a major milestone in our bilateral relationship and a great opportunity for us to advance our broader goals in this region. I recommend that two t [...]	2009-05-12 17:16:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON MW
09PODGORICA121	GOM SUPPORTS KOSOVO'S WB MEMBERSHIP [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-13 12:52:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL MW
09PODGORICA132	VISIT OF SENATORS CARDIN, MIKULSKI, AND WICKER TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a visit to Montenegro on May 27, Senators Cardin, Mikulski, and Wicker thanked the GOM leadership for Montenegro's partnership with the U.S., including support for USG efforts in Afghanistan and in the Balkans. Vujanovic and Rocen asked for continued support for Monteneg [...]	2009-06-01 14:35:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KTIP KCRM MARR MW
09PODGORICA137	DELAY IN GOVERNMENT FORMATION HIGHLIGHTS TENSION WITHIN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Montenegro's long-running government formation saga appears to be in its final stages, with a new GoM likely to be appointed this week. The delay - after March 29 parliamentary elections resulted in a landslide victory for the ruling coalition - appears to be linked to the desi [...]	2009-06-08 13:25:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW
09PODGORICA139	CORRECTED COPY: DELAY IN GOVERNMENT FORMATION HIGHLIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Montenegro's long-running government formation saga appears to be in its final stages, with a new GoM likely to be appointed this week. The delay - after March 29 parliamentary elections resulted in a landslide victory for the ruling coalition - appears to be linked to the desi [...]	2009-06-08 14:10:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW
09PODGORICA143	PM DJUKANOVIC, "NEW" GOVERNMENT CONFIRMED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: More than ten weeks after elections, Parliament has formally elected Milo Djukanovic as Prime Minister. This will be Djukanovic's sixth term as PM. As expected, his new "government of continuity" contains many holdovers, although there will be several new ministries and minist [...]	2009-06-11 18:18:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW
09PODGORICA148	MEET THE NEW GOVERNMENT AND MINISTERS [...] (SBU) Parliament confirmed the new Government of Montenegro (GoM) on June 11. Milo Djukanovic, designated Prime Minister for the sixth time, promised a "government of continuity." The new GoM consequently contains mostly holdovers from the previous government. Ref A described changes in the [...]	2009-06-16 17:08:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW
09PODGORICA150	MONTENEGRO REACTS TO TIP REPORT RELEASE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: GoM Anti-TIP Coordinator Zoran Ulama expressed disappointment with Montenegro's Tier 2 Watch List ranking, but stressed that the report's criticisms and recommendations were fair. He welcomed the constructive approach. The opposition media reported extensively on the report's r [...]	2009-06-17 15:41:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP PGOV PREL MW
09PODGORICA159	THE TWO MONTENEGROS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The 11 municipalities that make up "northern Montenegro" account for half of the country's territory and the majority of its natural resources. However, they lag significantly behind the coast and center of the country in every leading economic indicator. The disparity between [...]	2009-07-01 17:26:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAID EFIN KCRM MW
09PODGORICA166	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF PDASD MCMILLAN TO MONTENEGRO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Welcome to Montenegro. Your visit comes as the newly re-elected Montenegrin leadership continues a pro-NATO, pro-western stance. The GoM welcomed the positive language about Montenegro in the April NATO Summit Communiqui and now has its sights set on an invitation into MAP by D [...]	2009-07-08 15:37:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON MW
09PODGORICA171	RADICAL ISLAM IN MONTENEGRO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the last decade, fundamentalist Islam, known here as Wahhabism, has established a small foothold among Montenegro's 110,000 Muslims. There are probably a few hundred adherents in country, concentrated in majority-Muslim towns of Plav and Rozaje, close to Kosovo and Albania [...]	2009-07-10 11:57:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KISL MW
09PODGORICA195	CORRUPTION IN MONTENEGRO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Few countries in Europe have as bad a reputation for fighting corruption as Montenegro. As in other transition societies in this region, egregious weaknesses include extensive cronyism and nepotism, weak controls over conflicts of interest, perceived legal impunity for individua [...]	2009-09-02 13:40:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KCOR MW
09PODGORICA198	SCENESETTER FOR ADRIATIC CHARTER CHOD CONFERENCE, SACEUR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Welcome to Montenegro. Your visit comes as the Montenegrin leadership continues on its pro-NATO, pro-western course, having recognized neighboring Kosovo in October 2008 and formally applied for EU membership in December 2008. The Government of Montenegro (GoM) remains a recept [...]	2009-09-10 12:25:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON MARR MOPS MW
09PODGORICA216	MONTENEGRO'S PLANS TO ESTABLISH DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-29 14:28:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MW
09PODGORICA24	MONTENEGRO BLINDSIDED BY UKRAINIAN WTO MOVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ukraine's 11th hour request for bilateral negotiations as part of Montenegro's WTO accession process has thrown Montenegro's WTO negotiations team, led by Deputy Prime Minister Gordana Djurovic, for a loop. Having closed bilateral negotiations with the EU and the U.S., the GoM w [...]	2009-01-28 21:24:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EINV ECON ECIN WTRO MW
09PODGORICA32	NEW DPS GOVERNMENT LIKELY TO LOOK A LOT LIKE OLD DPS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With pre-term parliamentary elections set for March 29 (reftel) and Prime Minister Djukanovic's Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) the favorite to return to power, key cabinet members are already jostling for a spot in the next government. While there is plenty of speculation [...]	2009-02-05 11:33:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR MW
09PODGORICA35	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL LIBBY VISIT TO MONTENEGRO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Welcome to Montenegro. Your visit comes as the Montenegrin leadership continues its pro-NATO, pro-western stance, having recognized neighboring Kosovo in October 2008 and formally applied for EU membership in December 2008. The Government of Montenegro (GoM) remains a receptive [...]	2009-02-06 14:11:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MW
09PODGORICA37	MONTENEGRO'S KOSOVO IDPS: STILL IN LIMBO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent statements by President Vujanovic have drawn attention to the more than 16,000 refugees from Kosovo - called internally displaced persons (IDPs) by the GoM - still on Montenegrin soil. Because of security, legal, and economic concerns, very few have returned to Kosovo sin [...]	2009-02-10 19:27:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PGOV PREL MW
09PODGORICA46	MANDIC'S NEW PARTY SPLITS SERB POLITICAL SPECTRUM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Andrija Mandic, the most prominent Serb political leader in Montenegro, has created a new party, New Serbian Democracy (known as NOVA),which aspires not only to unite all Serb organizations but also to attract non-Serb voters. Instead, amidst accusations that Mandic sold out h [...]	2009-02-23 10:24:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MW
09PODGORICA47	MONTENEGRO ELECTION PRIMER: RULES OF THE RACE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Montenegro will hold pre-term parliamentary elections on March 29, concurrently with municipal assembly elections in Niksic and Budva and mayoral elections in Tivat and Herceg Novi. According to the current Election Law, Montenegro's 81-seat Parliament is elected from candidate [...]	2009-02-23 10:25:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MW
09PODGORICA49	NEW CONFLICT OF INTEREST LAW: IMPROVED, BUT NOT ENOUGH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Montenegro's new Law on the Conflict of Interest, adopted in January, restricts the private business activities of public officials. But while many observers concede that it is a step forward from the roundly criticized previous law, they question the independence of the commis [...]	2009-02-24 19:17:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON MW
09PODGORICA56	MONTENEGRO PUSHES MAJOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After months of deliberation, Montenegro's Justice Ministry has finalized the text of a revised Criminal Procedure Code. The GoM also has taken steps to establish its first-ever multi-agency investigative task force. The revised code will bring far-reaching changes to Montenegr [...]	2009-03-02 14:57:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCOR KCRM KJUS MW
09PODGORICA57	MONTENEGRO'S SPRINT TO NATO SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Montenegro's government has stepped up its campaign to promote its NATO-related priorities. A round of meetings with NAC ambassadors in mid-February indicated to GoM officials that most member states have a positive view of Montenegro's progress, but some skeptics remain. The M [...]	2009-03-04 16:11:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS MW
09PODGORICA63	MONTENEGRO'S LARGEST EXPORTER CONTINUES TO FLOUNDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Podgorica's aluminum plant, KAP, has been struggling since at least mid-2008 to survive the impact of ongoing economic crisis. The low trading price of aluminum and expensive production inputs, particularly electricity, have resulted in daily losses of up to 200,000 Euros. KAP [...]	2009-03-16 19:08:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPRV ENRG EINV ECON MW
09PODGORICA65	MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE STUMBLES TOWARD ELECTION DAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Movement for Change (PzP) lost its status as Montenegro's leading opposition party following leader Nebojsa Medojevic's third-place showing in the April 2008 presidential race. That defeat, the party's lack of coherent message, and Medojevic's controlling management style a [...]	2009-03-19 14:17:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW
09PODGORICA68	MONTENEGRO'S ELECTION CAMPAIGN: SDP'S TOP OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Djukanovic's "European Montenegro" coalition is the overwhelming favorite to return to power in the March 29 parliamentary elections. Should the ruling coalition return to power as expected, we predict a number of key figures from both parties to remain in the new [...]	2009-03-24 18:28:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW
09PODGORICA71	MONTENEGRIN ELECTION CAMPAIGN: SOME IRREGULARITIES, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While noting certain irregularities, international observers assess that Montenegro's election process in advance of the March 29 parliamentary elections has so far been generally free and fair and is more or less on a par with last year's Presidential elections. As in previous [...]	2009-03-25 12:09:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW
09PODGORICA73	MONTENEGRO MARKS 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF NATO INTERVENTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The 10th anniversary of the beginning of NATO's air campaign against the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was marked in Montenegro on March 24 by a handful of political parties and NGOs, to some extent as part of the parliamentary election campaign. The campaign is a sore [...]	2009-03-26 18:38:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW
09PODGORICA74	RULING COALITION EXPECTED TO COAST TO VICTORY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Montenegro's expanded Democratic Party of Socialists - Social Democratic Party coalition is expecting a landslide win in the March 29 election, with a solid parliamentary majority well within reach. The out-financed and fragmented opposition trails far behind, with only the thr [...]	2009-03-27 10:51:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW
09PODGORICA75	MONTENEGRO'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION: LANDSLIDE VICTORY FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Unofficial results have Montenegro's ruling coalition winning more than 50 percent of the vote in the March 29 parliamentary election. With the exception of the center-left Socialist People's Party, which doubled its seats from the last election, and possibly an additional seat [...]	2009-03-30 12:09:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW
09PODGORICA78	THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS HITS MONTENEGRO [...] (SBU) Summary: The global economic crisis is hitting Montenegro. IMF and other experts are predicting a sharp deceleration in growth in the near term, with GDP growth likely to decline to about two percent in 2009-2010. Credit growth is also likely to continue to decrease, given banks' reduce [...]	2009-04-01 14:32:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL MW
09PODGORICA84	PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION WRAP-UP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 2, Montenegro's State Election Commission (SEC) rejected appeals to hold repeat votes at several polling stations. While parties may still take their cases to the Constitutional Court, the SEC decision likely finalizes the results of the election. The vote, which the [...]	2009-04-03 18:14:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW
09PONTADELGADA5	US MILITARY PRESENCE IN THE AZORES, PORTUGAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. For over 60 years the United States and Portugal have maintained a high level of military cooperation in the Azores. This close cooperation is reflected in the daily leadership and performance of the 65th Air Base Wing at Lajes Field. We continue to look for new opportunities t [...]	2009-01-30 11:22:00	Consulate Ponta Delgada	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR ECON SOCI CASC PO
09PORTAUPRINCE1016	NAS Haiti November 2009 Monthly Report [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: In the month of November 2009, there were significant developments in the capacity building of the Haitian National Police (HNP),although significant organizational development issues continue to [...]	2009-12-09 17:44:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV PREL HA
09PORTAUPRINCE13	CODEL DURBIN MEETING WITH PRESIDENT, PRIME MINISTER [...] (SBU) The Haitian President and Prime Minister told Codel Durbin December 17-18 that Haiti's main priorities after the August-September hurricanes are economic growth and job creation, infrastructure-building, education, environmental restoration, and strengthening Haiti's political institutio [...]	2009-01-07 17:10:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID SNAR HA
09PORTAUPRINCE198	HAITI RESPONSE ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-20 16:24:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC KV HA
09PORTAUPRINCE199	HAITI'S SUBMISSION FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified - please protect accordingly. The following are Post's responses to reftel questions posed for the reporting period. HAITI'S TIP SITUATION ---------------------- 2. (SBU) Question 23: -- A. Reliable sources for additional information includ [...]	2009-02-20 18:17:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09PORTAUPRINCE20	HAITI ON IRAN'S CANDIDACY FOR PRESIDENT OF UNDP'S [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-08 18:36:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID IR UN HA
09PORTAUPRINCE22	HAITI: DEMARCHE ON RATIFICATION OF U.S.-IAEA [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-08 19:51:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PARM IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA
09PORTAUPRINCE24	HAITI: DEMARCHE ON USG DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-08 19:59:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM EFIN KNNP IR HA
09PORTAUPRINCE245	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR RICE'S MARCH 11-14 [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes as democratic consolidation and economic progress have stalled, as the Haitian President and his new Prime Minister face difficult challenges in the aftermath of the April 2008 food riots and a devastating 2008 hurricane season. Although President Preval alloc [...]	2009-03-04 17:43:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL UNSC HA
09PORTAUPRINCE27	HAITI: PRESIDENT PREVAL ISSUES DECREE VALIDATING [...] (U) The Presidential Decree making official the partial senatorial elections in April was published in Haiti's official legal bulletin, ''Le Moniteur,'' January 7. Dated December 29, the decree was signed by President Preval, the Prime Minister and all cabinet ministers. The decree confirms [...]	2009-01-09 16:03:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID HA
09PORTAUPRINCE29	HAITI'S LATEST FUEL CRISIS: WHO IS TO BLAME? [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Haiti (GoH) announced December 31 a 91-octane gasoline price decrease of nearly 20 percent. By January 5, many gas stations were closed and those with fuel attracted long lines. The GoH denied any involvement, blaming late delivery from the refinery; distributo [...]	2009-01-09 19:26:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL HA
09PORTAUPRINCE304	HAITI WILL SUBMIT "NIL FORM" ON BALLISTIC MISSILE [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-20 11:58:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA HA
09PORTAUPRINCE312	AND THEY'RE OFF! HAITI OPENS SENATE CAMPAIGN [...] (SBU) Summary: Haiti's electoral authority on March 16 declared the campaign for partial Senate elections officially open. The authority also installed on March 13 communal electoral bureau personnel, who will oversee the elections process in Haiti's 140 communes. Public response to the cam [...]	2009-03-20 15:50:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC HA
09PORTAUPRINCE330	TREASURY DELEGATION ASSESSES RESULTS OF ONGOING USG TAX [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified - please protect accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The Treasury Department's Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Technical Assistance Policy, Larry McDonald, visited Port au Prince February 4-5 to make an interim assessment of the results of the [...]	2009-03-25 14:36:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ASEC SNAR HA
09PORTAUPRINCE339	20TH POLICE PROMOTION GRADUATES WITH MIXED MESSAGE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified - please protect accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On February 27, the Haitian National Police (HNP) graduated its 20th Promotion of 702 police officers, including 86 women. While speeches by the Prime Minister and the Minister of Justice focused on r [...]	2009-03-30 12:01:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV PHUM HA
09PORTAUPRINCE340	20TH POLICE PROMOTION GRADUATES WITH MIXED MESSAGE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified - please protect accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On February 27, the Haitian National Police (HNP) graduated its 20th Promotion of 702 police officers, including 86 women. While speeches by the Prime Minister and the Minister of Justice focused on r [...]	2009-03-30 12:01:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV PHUM HA
09PORTAUPRINCE371	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL CONYERS'S VISIT TO HAITI, [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes as the Haitian President and his new Prime Minister face difficult challenges in the aftermath of the April 2008 food riots and a devastating 2008 hurricane season. The storms and resulting flooding displaced hundreds of thousands of people and made Haiti's al [...]	2009-04-03 16:40:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV PREL ASEC HA
09PORTAUPRINCE372	HAITI: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF USNS COMFORT [...] (SBU) The government and people of Haiti will warmly welcome the visit of the USNS Comfort. The medical services you will provide are badly needed in this, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, where a large portion of the population has virtually no access to medical services. Your [...]	2009-04-06 11:13:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL HA
09PORTAUPRINCE378	SENATE ELECTIONS: MOVING ALONG [...] (SBU) Summary. Preparations for the April 19 partial Senate elections appear to be largely on schedule. Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) and MINUSTAH remain firm that they will take place April 19. The CEP has assured the public that all preparations are on track and denies that [...]	2009-04-06 18:40:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC HA
09PORTAUPRINCE408	CORRECTED COPY OF PORT AU PRINCE 000330 - TREASURY [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified - please protect accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The Treasury Department's Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Technical Assistance Policy, Larry McDonald, visited Port au Prince February 4-5 to make an interim assessment of the results of the [...]	2009-04-16 11:58:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ASEC SNAR HA
09PORTAUPRINCE413	HAITI:DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF KOSOVO'S IMF AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-17 19:21:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL KV
09PORTAUPRINCE447	HAITI ELECTIONS: FIRST ROUND RESULTS SUGGEST BIG [...] (SBU) Summary: Results for the first round of Haiti's partial Senate elections released April 27 show candidates of the pro-government Lespwa coalition running first or second in nine of the eleven races. No candidate gained an absolute majority in the first round of voting. All eleven seats [...]	2009-04-29 11:30:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC HA
09PORTAUPRINCE451	HAITI: CODEL CONYERS MEETS PRESIDENT, PRIME MINISTER [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified-please protect accordingly. Summary - - - - 2. (SBU) A Congressional Delegation led by House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers heard President Preval and Prime Minister Pierre Louis make the case that Haiti is at a turning point and ne [...]	2009-04-30 15:40:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON SNAR EAID HA
09PORTAUPRINCE456	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL CAPPS' MAY 8-11 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes at a critical point in Haiti's democratic development. After food riots in April 2008 and a disastrous series of hurricanes four months later, President Rene Preval and his new Prime Minister, Michele Pierre-Louis, are working hard to meet the basic needs of the [...]	2009-05-06 15:54:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PGOV PREL HA

09PORTAUPRINCE474	HAITI SENATE ELECTIONS: APPEALS GRIND ON; ONE [...] (SBU) Summary. The appeals process following the April 19 Senate elections grind on, with departmental appeals bureaus dismissing the great majority. Out of eighteen cases filed to contest Senate election results, only one case thus far has been decided in the candidate's favor, giving the Le [...]	2009-05-12 17:30:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC HA EAID
09PORTAUPRINCE488	HAITI NOT ATTENDING U.S.-CARIBBEAN TECHNICAL [...] (SBU) Minister of Justice and Public Security Jean Joseph Exume told NAS Director May15 that his Ministry would not attend the May 20 Council of National Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE) Ministers in Suriname on May 20. SANDERSON [...]	2009-05-19 16:18:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS PREL HA
09PORTAUPRINCE503	HAITIAN PRESIDENT TOURS FLOODED AREAS [...] (U) Summary. Even before the official June 1 start date of the 2009 hurricane season, heavy rains have already caused 11 deaths and some damage across the country. Haiti?s Civil Protection Department has declared an orange alert across the country. President Preval is attempting to get ahead [...]	2009-05-26 10:51:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAID HA
09PORTAUPRINCE504	CODEL HIRONO DISCUSSES REFORM, EDUCATION, AND JOBS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: A Congressional delegation led by Rep. Mazie Hirono met with the President, Prime Minister, and parliamentary leaders during its May 8-11 visit to Haiti. The delegation, accompanied by the Ambassador, reaffirmed U.S. support for efforts to promote Haiti's stability and prosperit [...]	2009-05-26 12:51:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON OVIP HA
09PORTAUPRINCE520	MINISTER OF JUSTICE DISCUSSES PRIORITIES FOR [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: On May 27, Ambassador Sanderson paid a farewell call on Minister of Justice Exume. They discussed his priorities for the justice sector, including the judicial system, prisons and the Haitian Nat [...]	2009-06-01 19:10:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV PREL KCRM HA
09PORTAUPRINCE539	HAITI MONTHLY: POLITICAL, MAY 2009 [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End summary. 3. (U) MEDICAL STUDENTS DEMONSTRATE. Medical and pharmacy students at Haiti's St [...]	2009-06-08 11:33:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV HA PREL KCOR
09PORTAUPRINCE555	HAITI WILL SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered ref A points on the candidacy of Lucretia Myers for re-election to the UN International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) to Azad Belfort, Director of International Organization Affairs at the Haitian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, June 10. Belfort said that Haiti's delegat [...]	2009-06-12 19:21:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA HA
09PORTAUPRINCE57	HAITI'S FUEL SUPPLY UPDATE: DELIVERY ARRIVES [...] (SBU) A fuel tanker, operated by Chevron, carrying approximately ten million gallons (240,000 barrels) of unleaded octane 91 and 95, diesel and kerosene, arrived the early morning of January 13, after several days of fuel unavailability at the pump. Chevron Finance Manager Karlyle Raphael (prot [...]	2009-01-20 14:44:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL HA
09PORTAUPRINCE579	HAITI: MID-YEAR REPORT CARD FOR THE 2010 MAJORS [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Haitian National Police (HNP) continue to progress slowly and overall crime is down in Haiti. The HNP are now in the fourth year of their five-year internationally-agreed reform plan. Coop [...]	2009-06-17 14:20:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV PREL KCRM ASEC HA
09PORTAUPRINCE603	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL NELSON'S JUNE 26 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Your delegation comes at an important point in Haiti's democratic development. Since you last visited in 2007, after food riots in April 2008 and a disastrous series of hurricanes four months later, President Rene Preval and his new Prime Minister, Michele Pierre-Louis, are working [...]	2009-06-24 11:48:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PGOV PREL HA
09PORTAUPRINCE617	Haiti Response to UN Efforts to Combat Sexual Exploitation [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. This message is Embassy's assessment of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) by members of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) requested by reftel. Embassy assesses that sexual expl [...]	2009-06-30 12:38:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL HA
09PORTAUPRINCE629	HAITI: UNSCR 1874 DEMARCHES DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-07 13:25:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL MNUC MTCRE ECON EFIN KNNP NK HA
09PORTAUPRINCE632	HAITI: THE CASE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Haiti's constitution has multiple flaws that hamper the country's governability. Frequent national elections, an imbalance of power between executive and legislative branches, an uncl [...]	2009-07-08 14:33:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM HA
09PORTAUPRINCE644	CHIEF OF STAFF MILLS MEETS WITH GOH MINISTERS AND [...] (U) Summary. The Secretary's Counselor and Chief of Staff Cheryl Mills, along with staff aide Meghann Curtis, assessed Haiti's development and reconstruction needs in a visit July 6-7 that included a tour of a USAID-funded IOM projects outside Port-au-Prince, and meetings with the Prime Minister, [...]	2009-07-16 14:44:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR ENRG ECON EFIN HA
09PORTAUPRINCE678	HAITIAN DELEGATION AT 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) PolOff requested details on the Haitian delegation at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York from Director General (International Affairs) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Azad Belfort, on July 24, 2009. Belfort conveyed that the MFA could not confirm any travel [...]	2009-07-30 17:05:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA HA
09PORTAUPRINCE679	KOSOVO DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Poloff delivered demarche urging the recognition of Kosovo by the Republic of Haiti on July 29, 2009, to Director of Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Patrick Izidore. 2. (SBU) Isidore assured Poloff that the Government of Haiti (GoH) has been considering the m [...]	2009-07-30 18:43:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL MNUC MTCRE ECON EFIN KNNP NK KVIR
09PORTAUPRINCE789	UPDATE: HAITAN DELEGATION AT 64TH UN GENERAL [...] (SBU) Haiti's Ministry of Forein Affairs has provided the names of the members f the Haitian delegation at the UNGA in New York as noted below. 2. (SBU) Attendance of membersof Haitian Government: A. Rene Preval, Presidentof the Republic of Haiti -- Travel dates: 20-25September 2009, N [...]	2009-09-11 17:34:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA HA
09PORTAUPRINCE79	HAITI'S LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: MORE HELP NEEDED FOR [...] (U) Local governments in Haiti face challenges in securing sufficient revenue for their cities' key priorities: development, urban and land use planning, and infrastructure development. In a recent lunch debate, several metropolitan area mayors blamed the central government for inattention to [...]	2009-01-26 19:18:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON HA PGOV PREL
09PORTAUPRINCE805	IAEA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Post delivered the demarche regarding the USG's position on the IAEA General Conference in Vienna to Mr. Azad Belfort on September 16. Mr Belfort is the Director of International Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and is currently attending the meeting in Vienna. Post will relay [...]	2009-09-17 13:00:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PARM PREL KNNP IAEA EG IS HA
09PORTAUPRINCE806	IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Post delivered the demarche on Iran's Nuclear Program to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 16. Post relayed the relevant information to Mr. Belfort, Director of International Affairs, and Mr. Izidore, Director of Political Affairs, at the Ministry. Post will report any substant [...]	2009-09-17 13:00:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM AA IAEA IR KNNP HA
09PORTAUPRINCE821	IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Post delivered the demarche on Iran's Nuclear Program to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 16. Post relayed the relevant information to Mr. Belfort, Director of International Affairs, and Mr. Izidore, Director of Political Affairs, at the Ministry. Post will report any substant [...]	2009-09-21 13:50:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM AA IAEA IR KNPP HA
09PORTAUPRINCE822	CONSTITUTIONAL CONFUSION [...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 14, the last day of the ordinary session, the Parliament voted with over a two thirds majority for amending the Haitian Constitution of 1987. The approved text makes substantial changes to Parliamentary mandates, effectively consolidating the electoral calendar into o [...]	2009-09-21 15:49:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC HA
09PORTAUPRINCE827	DEMARCHE ON CARIBBEAN LEADERS MEETING AND HAITI [...] (U) Post extended invitations for the Caribbean Leaders meeting and the Haiti Key Players meeting to the appropriate members of the Haitian Delegation who plan to attend the UNGA. President Preval will be attending both meetings, according to the Secretary General at the National Palace, Frit [...]	2009-09-22 16:11:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA UNAUS SNAR XL KPKO UNSC HA
09PORTAUPRINCE85	HAITIANS CELEBRATE PRESIDENT OBAMA'S INAUGURATION [...] (U) The inauguration of President Barack Obama caused general exuberance in Haiti that at times has spilled over into unrealistic expectations. Commentary has portrayed his election as the culmination of the struggle of African-Americans which turned a page in history. A more general sentime [...]	2009-01-27 12:26:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL HA
09PORTAUPRINCE881	A MORE EFFECTIVE PARLIAMENT IS SIGN OF DEMOCRATIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A historically discredited legislature greatly improved its performance in the current parliamentary session by passing a record number of laws. For the first time in many years, many parliamentarians are considering presenting their candidacies for a second term. The professionaliz [...]	2009-10-15 11:49:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR EAID HA
09PORTAUPRINCE887	LESPWA STALLS POLITICAL PARTIES LAW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. LESPWA has stalled progress in Parliament on the draft political parties law, as the approval of the current version would undermine the preferential access and influence it has as the party allied with President Preval. The proposal would reduce the number of political parties a [...]	2009-10-23 12:47:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EINR EAID HA
09PORTAUPRINCE892	SCENESETTER FOR SOUTHCOM COMMANDER, OCTOBER 28 [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes at an important point in Haiti's democratic development. After food riots in April 2008 and a disastrous series of hurricanes four months later, President Rene Preval and his Prime Minister, Michele Pierre-Louis, are working hard to meet the basic needs of the [...]	2009-10-23 15:24:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PGOV PREL PMIL HA
09PORTAUPRINCE904	PRIME MINISTER PIERRE LOUIS RESPONDS ON RADIO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis gave an address on a major radio station on October 27, ahead of her convocation at Parliament on October 29. She did not resign, as some had expected. She instead defended the record of her government, focusing on investments, job creation a [...]	2009-10-27 16:54:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL HA
09PORTAUPRINCE916	PRIME MINISTER PIERRE LOUIS OUSTED AFTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At midnight on October 29, the Senate ousted Prime Minister Pierre Louis, who refused to appear at the interpellation session. 18 Senators out of 29 gave Pierre Louis a vote of no confidence, after opposition Senators had left the session in the expectation that a vote could no [...]	2009-10-30 18:04:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR HA
09PORTAUPRINCE926	GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE [...] (U) Post delivered talking points from the Goldstone Report demarche to Patrick Isidore and Azad Belfort, respectively Director of Political Affairs and Director of International Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on November 3. Post will convey any relevant response. LINDWALL [...]	2009-11-04 13:51:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL HA
09PORTAUPRINCE927	US AND CANADA UNDERLINE INCLUSIVITY WITH NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. President Preval replaced four members of the Provisional Electoral Council, including the president and vice-president, by sidelining political parties and reaching out instead to the voodoo sector and communal leaders. In a joint meeting with the CEP on November 3, Charge and [...]	2009-11-04 14:01:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KAID PINR HA
09PORTAUPRINCE935	PM BELLERIVE PROPOSES NEW CABINET: NOTHING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Bellerive proposed a new cabinet to Parliament on November 9, 2009. Bellerive appointed seven new Ministers to key positions including Minister of Justice and Finance, drawn mostly from President Preval's allies. Bellerive also reached out to former President Ar [...]	2009-11-09 18:15:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KAID PINR HA
09PORTAUPRINCE941	PREVAL SETS DATE FOR PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS [...] (U) On November 11, President Preval issued an executive order setting the date for the first round of the next parliamentary elections. This announcement officially launches the election campaign and allows the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) to begin registering parties and candidates. [...]	2009-11-12 14:49:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KAID PINR HA
09PORTAUPRINCE964	Haiti Response to Action Request: Demarche on [...] (SBU) In response to reftel action request, on Tuesday November 17, Ambassador Merten and poloff met with Marie-Michele Rey, Haiti's Minister of Foreign Affairs to convey the reftel talking points and request Haiti's support as outlined in the reftel. Rey acknowledged that the Iran sit [...]	2009-11-19 18:14:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNGA HA
09PORTAUPRINCE972	Haiti Accepts Registration of Fanmi Lavalas for [...] (U) On November 20, the Provisional Election Council (CEP) announced that it accepted the registration of the Famni Lavalas party (FL) for participation in the parliamentary elections scheduled for February - March 2010. This action by the CEP comes in response to a letter addressed to [...]	2009-11-20 20:44:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV HA
09PORTAUPRINCE983	DAY OF INACTION: LAVALAS FAILS TO MOBILIZE ITS BASE [...] (SBU) A small group of Fanmi Lavalas (FL) supporters gathered on December 16 for a "Day of Action" commemorating the 1991 exile and 1994 return of former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide to Haiti. Protestors also used the occasion to demand the return of Aristide and called for the ouster [...]	2009-12-18 14:38:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KCRM ASEC HA
09PORTAUPRINCE994	Fanmi Lavalas Excluded from Elections, but Given Another [...] (SUB) Summary. Early 25 November the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) withdrew its earlier, provisional, authorization for former President Aristide's Fanmi Lavalas to register candidates for February's parliamentary elections, due to inconsistent and insufficient documentation. At [...]	2009-11-25 20:13:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR AID HA
09PORTAUPRINCE996	Aristide Speaks Out on Fanmi Lavalas' Exclusion from [...] (U) Former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide unexpectedly intervened on the radio on November 25 in response to the exclusion of Fanmi Lavalas by the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP). 2. (U) Answering questions in Creole from the Solidarite Radio reporter, Aristide dispelle [...]	2009-11-25 20:55:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR AID HA
09PORTLOUIS103	SEYCHELLES: USG ASSISTANCE SOUGHT TO COMBAT SOMALI PIRATES' [...] (SBU) On April 6, Post received by fax a diplomatic note dated April 2 from the Seychelles' Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) stating that the vessel "Indian Ocean Explorer" had been captured with a crew of seven Seychellois nationals in Seychelles' territorial waters, and was heading toward th [...]	2009-04-06 13:22:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PBTS PHSA EWWT MARR MASS MOPS SO SE
09PORTLOUIS127	SEYCHELLES SUBMITS A SECOND SOFA COUNTERPROPOSAL [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post has received Seychelles' proposed changes to the Washington-approved SOFA text submitted to the GOS in October 2008. The main concerns of the GOS revolve around ceding criminal jurisdiction, exemptions from inspections [...]	2009-04-24 09:16:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL MASS MOPS SE MP
09PORTLOUIS128	SWINE FLU: MAURITIUS CONVENES "CRISIS COMMITTEE" TO PLAN [...] (U) On April 27 the Ministry of Health and Quality of Life convened a meeting of the "Crisis Committee which has been set up this morning" (according to the notice faxed to the Embassy) to plan ahead for the eventuality of swine flu affecting the island nation. Health Minister Rajeshwar Jeetah [...]	2009-04-27 13:29:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED PGOV KFLU MP
09PORTLOUIS131	GICNT JOINT DEMARCHE - NO DEFINITE MAURITIAN [...] (SBU) On April 20, Charge d'Affaires and the Russian Ambassador jointly delivered ref points and agenda to Mauritian Foreign Minister Arvin Boolell and Ambassador Patrice Cure, head of the Multi-Lateral Division at the MFA. Both were pleased to receive the updated information, but noted that, [...]	2009-04-30 10:30:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM KNNP RS NI PREL PTER MNUC KGIC MP
09PORTLOUIS139	MAURITIAN RESPONSE: ARMS/SECURITY TEAMS ABOARD [...] (SBU) A/DCM put reftel questions to Ambassador Jagdish Koonjul, Head of Bilateral Directorate I at Mauritius Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Answers are keyed to reftel questions. Q.1) The only special procedures required would be that any weapons would have to be declared to Customs and eithe [...]	2009-05-08 08:58:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHLS KOMC EWWT ASEC MARR PARM PREL PHSA MP
09PORTLOUIS146	HOW SEYCHELLES CAPTURED 23 SUSPECTED PIRATES [...] (U) On May 7, the Seychelles government-controlled daily "Seychelles Nation" (or the "Nation") reported that since April 28, the Seychelles Police Force has captured 23 Somali pirates in its Economic Exclusive Zone (EEZ),in three separate operations carried out with the help of European and I [...]	2009-05-12 13:15:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PBTS PHSA EWWT MARR MASS MOPS SO SE
09PORTLOUIS163	LACK OF COMMUNICATION MAY DELAY MAURITIAN VOTE ON KOSOVO [...] (SBU) On May 29, Post delivered demarche points (ref A) to Minister Counselor Deepak Gokulsing, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Likewise, on June 1, Post spoke with Second Secretary and U.S. Desk Officer for the Mauritius MFA, Mrs. Brinda Trilok, on the issue. The MFA officials insisted tha [...]	2009-06-02 13:17:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL MP
09PORTLOUIS243	SEYCHELLES ASSEMBLY RATIFIES SOFA UNANIMOUSLY ON FIRST [...] (SBU) On July 29, the Principal Secretary to the President of the Seychelles, Jean-Paul Adam, informed Charge d'Affaires Virginia Blaser that on the previous day, the Seychelles Legislative Assembly had unanimously ratified the proposed Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). 2. (U) Also on July [...]	2009-08-03 12:23:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL MASS MOPS SE
09PORTLOUIS247	SEYCHELLES SCENESETTER - UPCOMING VISIT OF GENERAL WILLIAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy Mauritius warmly welcomes AFRICOM Commander General Ward and his delegation to the Seychelles. The U.S. government enjoys positive but limited relations with the government of Seychelles (GOS). Over the past few years, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA [...]	2009-08-11 12:41:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SE
09PORTLOUIS248	MAURITIUS SCENESETTER - UPCOMING VISIT OF GENERAL WILLIAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy Mauritius warmly welcomes AFRICOM Commander General Ward and his delegation to Mauritius, a diverse democracy currently led by Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam. The USG enjoys excellent bilateral relations with Mauritius, including strong cooperation on security issues an [...]	2009-08-11 12:54:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PREL PGOV KPKO MP
09PORTLOUIS324	MAURITIUS: LUKEWARM ON U.S. POINTS RE GOLDSTONE [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-20 06:43:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL MP
09PORTLOUIS332	MAURITIUS INTERESTED IN CERTAIN ASPECTS OF UNGA 64 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-22 11:59:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA MP
09PORTLOUIS351	MAURITIUS LARGELY SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. UN THIRD [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-27 06:55:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UN MP
09PORTLOUIS356	MAURITIUS TO SUPPORT MYERS' CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-30 09:03:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA MP
09PORTLOUIS359	MAURITIUS STILL COOL ON THE GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-05 04:14:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL MP
09PORTLOUIS360	SEYCHELLES: NO SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE ON THE GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-05 12:19:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL SE
09PORTLOUIS383	SEYCHELLES: NO SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE ON IAEA REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-25 12:17:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM IAEA KNNP SYR SE
09PORTLOUIS385	MAURITIUS HOPES FOR AN IAEA SOLUTION ON IRAN'S [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-25 12:19:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IR IAEA MP
09PORTLOUIS392	MAURITIUS AND SEYCHELLES: FY 2010 1206 PROPOSAL TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-03 13:54:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MASS MARR PGOV MP SE
09PORTLOUIS395	MAURITIUS STAYS THE PATH FOR DECEMBER VOTE ON [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-07 09:41:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UN PHUM UNGA MP
09PORTLOUIS396	SEYCHELLES: NO SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE FOR THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-07 09:42:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UN PHUM UNGA SE
09PORTLOUIS399	MAURITIUS HOPEFUL REGARDING THE PRESIDENT'S WAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: GOM reacted positively to the President's speech on the way forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan (reftels) while Mauritius media coverage of the policy speech was mostly factual. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On December 1, the DCM delivered reftel points to Ambassador Gokulsing, Bi [...]	2009-12-07 12:28:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AF PK MP
09PORTLOUIS400	STABILITY IN AFGHANISTAN KEY FOR SEYCHELLES [...] (SBU) On December 2, Charge Walkley personally discussed reftel A points with Seychelles President James Michel. The CDA stated that the Al-Qaeda planning for September 11 came out of Afghanistan and that the stability in Afghanistan is a matter of international security. Michel agreed, addin [...]	2009-12-07 12:38:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AF PK SE
09PORTLOUIS402	SEYCHELLES CAPTURES SOMALI PIRATES AFTER ATTACK ON COAST [...] (SBU) The Office of the President of Seychelles has announced that on December 6, officers of the Seychelles Coast Guard (SCG) arrested 11 Somali pirates, after the pirates opened fire on the SCG vessel Topaz. According to Joel Morgan -- Minister of Environment, Natural Resources and Transport [...]	2009-12-08 12:46:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PBTS MARR KPIR SE
09PORTLOUIS419	SEYCHELLES: CONSTITUTION INTERPRETED TO PROTECT HOMOSEXUAL [...] (SBU) The constitution of the Seychelles includes an anti-discrimination provision which is open-ended and is widely interpreted to include the rights of homosexuals. Homosexuality is not specifically mentioned in any legislation, but the act of sodomy is on the books and is criminalized. Des [...]	2009-12-30 11:34:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SE
09PORTLOUIS421	MAURITIUS: HOMOSEXUALITY NOT LEGISLATED, BUT RELIGIOUS [...] (SBU) In Mauritius, homosexuality is not specifically mentioned in legislation, but the act of sodomy is on the books and is criminalized. The constitution's anti-discrimination provisions mention "sex" but not "sexual orientation." There is no legislation pending which would penalize gays or [...]	2009-12-30 11:34:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV MP
09PORTLOUIS422	SEYCHELLES: NO SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE TO PROPOSED [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-30 11:52:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL PTER KGIC SE
09PORTLOUIS423	MAURITIUS INFORMED OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO GICNT [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-30 11:53:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL PTER KGIC MP
09PORTLOUIS44	MAURITIUS AIRPORT UPGRADE: MADE IN CHINA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A planned overhaul of the passenger terminal of Mauritius' international airport is moving ahead, with French design assistance and Chinese funding. When work is completed, the airport should be able to handle four million passengers annually. The Chinese funding is part of a [...]	2009-02-03 09:15:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR ICAO MP
09PORTLOUIS73	DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE: POINTS DELIVERED TO SEYCHELLES [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-25 12:21:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL SY
09PORTLOUIS80	MAURITIUS NOT READY FOR OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) On February 24, Charge d'Affaires met with Premila Roy, Permanent Secretary at the External Communications Division of the Ministry of Tourism, Leisure and External Communications. One of the issues raised during the meeting was the U.S. proposal for an Open Skies agreement with Mauritiu [...]	2009-03-05 10:56:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR MP
09PORTLOUIS89	RODRIGUES--LOW ON WATER, EMPLOYMENT, AND [...] (SBU) Summary. Conoff traveled to Rodrigues to provide consular services to American citizens, meet with the Chief Commissioner, and view progress on a community project partly funded by an Embassy Self-Help Grant. Slow going on the construction side of the community project, as well as high [...]	2009-03-19 11:53:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC AFIN EAID ECON EGOV MP
09PORTMORESBY87	ANTI-CHINESE OUTBREAKS HIT PORT MORESBY AND LAE [...] (U) Summary. A May 12 Port Moresby protest march against Chinese ownership of small businesses led to two days of looting and business shutdowns in some areas of the city. Just as calm was returning to Port Moresby, rioting and looting broke out in Lae, PNG's second-largest city. PNG politica [...]	2009-05-15 05:33:00	Embassy Port Moresby	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV SNAR PTER CASC PP
09PORTOFSPAIN172	FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [...] (U) Post provides the following responses to ref (A) questions on fiscal transparency in Trinidad and Tobago. A more complete assessment of fiscal transparency in T&T is contained in ref (B). 2. (SBU) QUESTION: Is the central government expected to receive or is it already receiving U.S. fo [...]	2009-04-10 18:52:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN PREL TD
09PORTOFSPAIN189	PRACTICES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO ON [...] (SBU) This cable responds to questions in ref A. Watch Listing ------------- 2. (SBU) The Government of Trinidad and Tobago (GOTT) maintains both an alert list of individuals who should be immediately detained upon entry and a watch list of people whose entry into Trinidad and Tobago ( [...]	2009-04-28 21:24:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KVPR PER PREL PGOV CVIS ASEC KHLS TD
09PORTOFSPAIN197	CODEL Engel meets LAC leaders at Fifth Summit of the [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Representative Eliot Engel, Chairman of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, led a Congressional delegation to the Fifth Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago April 17-19, 2009. The delegation consisted of Representative Connie Ma [...]	2009-04-30 22:03:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD ENRG MARR SNAR TD
09PORTOFSPAIN198	NO CONFIRMED H1N1 CASES IN TRINIDAD, PORT SECURITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There are no confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus in T&T. Seven individuals returning from Mexico were quarantined, of which six tested negative for Type A Influenza and were released and one is still under observation. No facility in T&T currently has the capacity to test for th [...]	2009-05-01 21:31:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU EAID SOCI TBIO XL TD
09PORTOFSPAIN210	U.S.-CARIBBEAN TECHNICAL DISCUSSION TO ADVANCE CBSI [...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon told the Charge May 5 that the GOTT viewed the CBSI initiative, and upcoming technical meeting, very positively. She promised to follow up on the initiative inside the GOTT. 2. (SBU) National Security Ministry International Affairs Director Antoinet [...]	2009-05-05 22:28:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	XL MARR MASS MOPS PREL TD
09PORTOFSPAIN222	PRIVY COUNCIL RULES AGAINST EXTREMIST LEADER, YASIN ABU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A May 5 Privy Council ruling against Jamaat al-Muslimeen (JAM) leader Yasin Abu Bakr has cleared the way for local courts to order the sale of Bakr's real estate holdings in Trinidad in settlement of a US$5 million debt pending from the JAM's 1990 attempted coup. Bakr's perceive [...]	2009-05-13 19:24:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER KICC KCRM TD
09PORTOFSPAIN223	SHRIMP-TURTLE: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: State/OES requested Post follow up on the January 2009 Turtle Excluder Device (TED) Certification Visit. EconOff spoke with GOTT Fisheries officials Elizabeth Mohammed and Luanna Martin concerning their progress. No progress has been made since GOTT failed to regain the Section 6 [...]	2009-05-13 19:38:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN SENV ETRD TD
09PORTOFSPAIN233	CARICOM: HEADS OF GOVERNMENT DISCUSS REGIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: CARICOM heads of government met May 24 in Port of Spain to discuss a regional response to the economic crisis. They encouraged member countries intending to approach the IMF to do so sooner rather than later, but also stressed the need for a medium-term regional approach to th [...]	2009-05-27 18:00:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EFIN ECIN TD
09PORTOFSPAIN250	REGIONAL INTEGRATION TASK FORCE REPORT [...] (U) SUMMARY: The long-promised report on advancing regional economic (by 2011) and political (by 2013) integration was released May 30. Weighing in at 394 pages (with a separate shorter 164-page "Summary" version),the report is in line with CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) goals of fr [...]	2009-06-05 20:40:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECIN PGOV XL TD
09PORTOFSPAIN256	US EMBASSY MEETS WITH OPPOSITION TO DISCUSS LEGISLATIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy representatives met with leaders of the opposition United National Congress (UNC) party to discuss legislation to deal with Trinidad and Tobago's immense crime problem. The UNC parliamentarians agreed T&T's efforts to reduce crime would be assisted by new legislation (e. [...]	2009-06-09 20:26:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KCRM TD
09PORTOFSPAIN289	FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES BILATERAL ISSUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Gopee-Scoon told the Charge July 10 she appreciated her talk with USTR on a partial scope energy agreement and on packaging. In other comments, she noted GOTT displeasure with the TIP report; it plans to send a complaint letter. The CDA raised the need for Trin [...]	2009-07-12 12:15:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KCRM TD
09PORTOFSPAIN33	JOINT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS WORKSHOP FOR T&T AND COLOMBIA [...] (SBU) During a January 15 meeting with a local International Organization of Migration (IOM) representative, EmbOffs learned of a planned workshop between the Government of Trinidad and Tobago (GOTT) and the Government of Colombia (GOC) to strengthen their ability to combat trafficking in per [...]	2009-01-27 12:20:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KTIP KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ASEC TD
09PORTOFSPAIN334	WHA/CAR DIRECTOR MEETS WITH NATIONAL SECURITY MINISTER ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: WHA Caribbean Office Director Velia De Pirro discussed the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative on August 3 with National Security Minister Martin Joseph, who expressed pleasure over the nascent program. Joseph urged a regional approach and was pleased that his thinking was consis [...]	2009-08-08 14:22:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MASS EAID ECON KCRM TD
09PORTOFSPAIN344	64TH UNGA ATTENDANCE: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-18 19:18:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP AORC CVIS UNGA TD
09PORTOFSPAIN370	FY2010 BUDGET - IN THE RED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The FY 2010 GOTT budget totals $7.03 billion with a projected deficit of $1.2 billion, about 5.3 percent of GDP, based on average annual oil prices of $55/barrel and natural gas at $2.75/million cubic feet. This would be the second year in a row of budget deficits after a string [...]	2009-09-14 16:36:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EPET ETRD EWWT BEXP PGOV TD
09PORTOFSPAIN376	BAKR ALLEGATION AGAINST PM AGAIN SURFACES [...] (SBU) Summary: A judge has directed that the 2006 allegation by Jamaat al Muslimeen (JAM) leader Yasin Abu Bakr that he cut a deal with Prime Minister Manning on the eve of the 2002 election to provide foot soldiers for the PNM campaign be investigated. Bakr claims that, in exchange, Manning [...]	2009-09-16 19:51:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER TD
09PORTOFSPAIN377	INCREASED OVERSIGHT OF TRINIDAD'S CCT PROGRAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Seeking to get a better handle on those fraudulently receiving benefits, the GOTT will remove on September 18 approximately 6,000 individuals from its "Smart Card" program, a conditional cash transfer (CCT) effort. The remaining 25,000 participants will receive a benefit increa [...]	2009-09-17 16:08:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SCUL SOCI TD
09PORTOFSPAIN430	SETTLEMENT OFFER ON GTL DISPUTE IN TRINIDAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The commercial dispute continues between U.S.-based fuel processing company World GTL (WGTL) and Trinidad and Tobago's national oil company Petrotrin (ref). In recent weeks, the CDA has urged the GOTT to be flexible and consider a commercial settlement during separate conversat [...]	2009-11-03 18:20:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EINV ECON KIDE TRGY BTIO PGOV TD
09PORTOFSPAIN432	LEAHY FAST TRACK VETTING: GOTT/SAUTT FOR JCET [...] (SBU) Pursuant to STATE 87762 regarding Leahy Fast Track vetting, Post conducted Leahy vetting on 33 names contained in a fax dated October 16, 2009 under the letterhead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2009 (CHOGM 2009, Operations Planning and Coordinating Staff, with the refe [...]	2009-11-03 20:59:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL TD
09PORTOFSPAIN436	REQUEST FOR TDY CUSTOMS CONTRACT ADVISOR IN PORT OF SPAIN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOTT Customs and Excise Division (TTCED) requests technical assistance to complete an overtime study designed to help it begin nationwide 24/7 port operations. Such a study would bolster GOTT efforts against drug transshipments, providing oversight at ports at all hours, [...]	2009-11-04 18:12:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS PGOV EWWT TD
09PORTOFSPAIN460	CLIMATE CHANGE TO HEADLINE COMMONWEALTH MEETING [...] SUMMARY: Trinidad and Tobago hosts the 21st biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) November 27-29 in Port of Spain, with several related forums beginning as early as November 20. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip are to pay a state visit just before the event, and the Qu [...]	2009-11-19 20:29:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KGHG KSUM EINT TD
09PORTOFSPAIN462	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TO CONTINUE VOTING YES ON UNGA ISRAEL [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director Margaret Rousseau November 19. Rousseau said that Trinidad and Tobago will generally continue to vote in favor of resolutions on the Middle East as outlined in reftel, particularly, she said, "given recent developme [...]	2009-11-19 20:34:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE
09PORTOFSPAIN468	WGTL SETTLEMENT DEADLINE MAY PASS WITHOUT GOTT ACTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: World GTL's (WGTL) dispute with Trinidad and Tobago's national oil company Petrotrin (reftels) is reaching a watershed moment as its offer for settlement expires December 3. The Minister of Trade told Charge that the GOTT considers the dispute a commercial matter, and Pe [...]	2009-11-25 18:26:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV KIDE ECON EPET PGOV TRGY BTIO TD
09PORTOFSPAIN480	PETROTRIN REJECTS DEMAND TO SETTLE WGTL DISPUTE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Lawyers for Trinidad and Tobago's state-owned oil company Petrotrin sent a letter dated December 2 to attorneys representing US-based World GTL (WGTL) rejecting that firm's claims that Petrotrin expropriated its property and fraudulently and negligently deprived WGTL of its inve [...]	2009-12-04 20:55:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV KIDE ECON EPET PGOV TRGY BTIO TD
09PORTOFSPAIN484	Demarche Delivered on USG Goals at COP-15 [...] (SBU) Charge Len Kusnitz delivered talking points suggested by the Special Envoy for Climate Change regarding COP-15 to Sandra Marchak, the Permanent Secretary at the Office of the Prime Minister. In addition to being the head of the GOTT civil service, Marchak is a close confidant of the PM a [...]	2009-12-04 21:44:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KGHG KSUM TD
09PORTOFSPAIN506	TIGHT RACE FOR BOEING IN CARIBBEAN AIRLINES DEAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Boeing's bid to sell ten 737-800 aircraft to Trinidad and Tobago's national carrier Caribbean Airlines (CAL) is reaching a watershed as an intra-governmental board is expected to decide on a vendor by early January. Boeing is competing against Airbus for a potential $790 millio [...]	2009-12-28 16:07:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EINV PREL KPRV TD
09PORTOFSPAIN53	SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS: AMBASSADORS MORALES AND ROBINSON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Patrick Manning received USOAS Ambassador and National Summit Coordinator Hector Morales, Jr. and WHA/DAS Ambassador David Robinson on February 4 to discuss Summit of the Americas preparations. Ambassador Morales underscored the import of getting logistical and se [...]	2009-02-10 17:56:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KSUM MASS TD
09PORTOFSPAIN54	SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS: MEETINGS OF AMBASSADORS MORALES AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USOAS Ambassador and National Summit Coordinator Hector Morales, Jr. and WHA/DAS Ambassador David Robinson visited Trinidad February 3-4 to discuss Summit of the Americas preparations. In addition to a session with Prime Minister Manning (septel),the Ambassadors met with the Na [...]	2009-02-10 17:56:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KSUM MASS TD
09PORTOFSPAIN67	SHRIMP-TURTLE: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO NOT RECERTIFIED UNDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During their January 7-9 visit, OES and NOAA officials found that T&T continues to fall short of certification requirements for the Turtle Regulatory and Conservation Program. USG officers cited three reasons for their decision: use of Turtle Exclusion Devices (TEDs) is not unifo [...]	2009-02-19 19:03:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS SENV ETRD TD

09PORTOFSPAIN70	SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS: SIDE FORUMS AND PEOPLE'S SUMMIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Private Sector Forum and the Youth Forum of the Summit of the Americas (SOA) will take place April 15-16 on the cruise ship Caribbean Princess, and the Civil Society Forum will be held the same days on the Carnival Victory. Both ships, to be docked near the SOA site at the [...]	2009-02-20 14:43:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KSUM MASS TD
09PORTOFSPAIN79	COUNTERPROPOSAL - AGREEMENT WITH TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO ON THE [...] (SBU) Post delivered ref counterproposal to the GOTT February 25, the first day the government reopened after Carnival. Charge contacted Foreign Minister Gopee-Scoon and Summit Inter-Ministerial Committee Chair Mariano Browne that day on the note and its urgency and also spoke to the Attorney [...]	2009-02-27 13:49:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIA MARR MOPS PREL PM TD
09PORTOFSPAIN85	SWORDFISH/MARINE MAMMAL CONSERVATION LETTER DELIVERED TO [...] (SBU) Reftel letter regarding marine mammal conservation and swordfish exports to the US, with enclosures, was delivered on March 2, 2009 to the Acting Director of Fisheries Elezabeth Mohammed. Telephone: (868) 623-6028 Address: Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine Resources Fisheries Divi [...]	2009-03-02 18:22:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS SENV OTRA TD
09PORTOFSPAIN93	SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS: PM ASSURES NATION ALL IS WELL [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Manning spoke to the nation March 4 on the benefits of the Summit of the Americas and preparations for the event. The PM followed his televised remarks with a press conference during which he read a letter from President Obama confirming attendance at the Summit. [...]	2009-03-05 16:07:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON KSUM TD
09PRAGUE102	URANIUM RENAISSANCE IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-20 16:00:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO RU EZ
09PRAGUE111	CZECH REPUBLIC WILLING TO SUPPORT USG CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-27 16:58:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AORG UNGA KJUS EZ
09PRAGUE113	CZECH REPUBLIC: POST INPUT 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Over the past 12 month, Czech authorities have made significant progress on combating IPR violations. Customs and the Czech Trade Inspection Office (CTIO) have increased raids on, and presence at, the roughly 50 markets that dot the border with Germany and Austria. As a result, most pi [...]	2009-03-02 10:25:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD EZ
09PRAGUE144	CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: COMMENTS ON UPCOMING MARCH [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 11 emboff spoke with Magdalena Janesova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy in advance of the March 16-17 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on: Transatlantic Relations, Bosnia and Herzegov [...]	2009-03-13 15:27:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL SU
09PRAGUE172	CZECH REPUBLIC: NON-PAPER DELIVERED ON U.S. SPACE [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-26 13:13:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP NATO PARM PREL TSPA EZ
09PRAGUE196	CZECHS WELCOME USG CANDIDACY FOR UN HRC [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-07 15:56:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM EZ EUN
09PRAGUE199	FY09 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO CENTRAL [...] (SBU) The following answers are keyed to the questions in reftel paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) The Czech Republic receives FMF and IMET funds. 3. (SBU) The Czech Republic's state budget is publicly available. The Ministry of Finance posts the Czech Republic's state budget on its website. 4 [...]	2009-04-10 09:07:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL EZ
09PRAGUE200	CZECHS TO ATTEND TO PAKISTAN DONORS' CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-10 12:47:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PK PREL EZ EUN
09PRAGUE201	CZECH EU PRESIDENCY - EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT CASE [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-10 13:40:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EUN PREL IR EZ
09PRAGUE202	CZECH REPUBLIC: AERO VODOHODY NOW FOCUSED ON [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-10 13:40:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EZ MAPP PREL
09PRAGUE203	CZECHS WILL SUPPORT KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD BANK BID [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarch April 9 and 10 to MFA South and South East Europe Director Tomas Szunyog, Finance Ministry International Department Head Eva Anderova, and Czech National Bank International Organizations Department Head Petr Prochazka. Szunyog and Anderova reported that the C [...]	2009-04-10 13:41:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN KV EZ EUN
09PRAGUE210	CZECHS ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-16 17:06:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM EZ EUN
09PRAGUE228	CZECH EU PRESIDENCY VIEWS ON THE BALKANS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Czech MFA South and South East Europe Director Tomas Szunyog reviewed the Czech EU Presidency's progress in the Western Balkans. According to Szunyog lack of EU consensus has been impeding progress. The Czechs expect few significant advances during the remainder of the Czech EU [...]	2009-04-27 14:26:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS EUN EZ PGOV PREL XG
09PRAGUE237	MGSF01: PRAGUE EAC REGARDING H1N1 [...] Prague EAC met on April 30, 2009 to discuss the H1N1 influenza in light of the WHO Pandemic Influenza Alert Level increase from Phase 4 to Phase 5. Charge, A/DCM, RSO, POL/EC, DATT, ORA, LEGATT, CONS, MGT, FCS, PAS and MED were in attendance. 2. MED briefed on WHO phase guidelines and prov [...]	2009-04-30 14:15:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO KPAO KSAF PINR PREL
09PRAGUE260	CZECH REPUBLIC - FAST TRACK LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Per reftel, Post has reviewed the available records of the below named Czech military personnel and found no derogatory information: -Czech Army Lieutenant Colonel Zdenek KOLAR, Battalion Commander, 43rd Airborne Battalion, 4th Rapid Deployment Brigade, Czech Ground Forces, Zatec Czech Repub [...]	2009-05-15 14:32:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EZ PGOV PHUM PM PREL
09PRAGUE288	CZECHS VOTED IN FAVOR OF KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) In response to ref a demarche, Finance Ministry staffer Vlkova confirmed that the Czech Republic submitted its vote in favor of Kosovo World Bank membership on or about May 11. Vlkova added that the Czech Republic has been actively lobbying other World Bank members to vote in a similar [...]	2009-05-27 14:14:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL KV EZ
09PRAGUE296	CZECHS TO HELP SUPPORT PAKISTAN IDPS [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-01 07:11:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM PK PREF PREL PGOV EZ EUN
09PRAGUE299	CZECH COMMENTS ON MOLDOVA'S ACTIONS RELATED TO [...] (SBU) Czech MFA Office of South and South East Europe Deputy Director Josef Zrzavecky commented that the Czech MFA reached out on May 29 to its Embassy in Chisinau. According to Zrzavecky, the MFA instructed its Ambassador to raise Czech bilateral concerns that Kosovo representatives are not [...]	2009-06-01 14:38:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV EZ EUN
09PRAGUE334	CZECH REPUBLIC 2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES [...] (U) The United States Government is generally aware of many United States citizens of Czech descent who have outstanding claims against the Czech Government, but who were not U.S. citizens at the time their claims arose. As noted in the introduction, the Act does not require a report on their [...]	2009-06-15 15:45:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE335	CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON US PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on June 8 to Pavla Hycova, a Czech Environment Ministry official working in the Department for the International Protection of Biodiversity. Hycova, who represents the Czech Republic in the IWC small working groups, had no immediate substantive response. Hyco [...]	2009-06-16 09:34:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS KSCA PREL SENV IWC EZ
09PRAGUE338	PART 1: U.S.-EU COUNTER-TERRORIST FINANCING WORKSHOP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This is the first of two cables reporting on the U.S.-EU Terrorism Finance Workshop held in Prague on May 27-28. In response to U.S. diplomatic efforts, the Czech Presidency of the European Union (EU),in partnership with the upcoming Swedish Presidency, hosted the eighth in a [...]	2009-06-17 11:53:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC EAID KTFN KWBG KPAL KJUS KCRM KNNP PREL
09PRAGUE339	PART 2: U.S.-EU COUNTER-TERRORIST FINANCING WORKSHOP [...] (U) This message contains an Action Request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. This is the second of two cables reporting on U.S.-EU Terrorism Finance Workshop held in Prague on May 27-28. In response to U.S. diplomatic efforts, the Czech Presidency of the European Union (EU),[...]	2009-06-17 14:05:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC EAID KTFN KWBG KPAL KJUS KCRM KNNP PREL
09PRAGUE344	CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON US MOVE TO [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche to Czech Environment Ministry International Organizations Unit Head Iveta Spaltova and Industry Ministry IRENA Desk Officer Alice Trombikova on June 16 and 18 respectively, Both expected that the Czechs would join IRENA soon. The Czechs, however, were still [...]	2009-06-19 13:03:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG SENV EZ
09PRAGUE348	CORRECTED VERSION OF PRAGUE 338 -- PART 1: U.S.-EU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This cable contains significant revisions to Prague 338 and should be regarded as replacing that cable. This is the first of two cables reporting on the U.S.-EU Terrorism Finance Workshop held in Prague on May 27-28. In response to U.S. diplomatic efforts, the Czech Presidenc [...]	2009-06-23 13:40:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC EAID KTFN KWBG KPAL KJUS KCRM KNNP PREL
09PRAGUE350	PART 2: CORRECTED VERSION OF PRAGUE 339 - U.S.-EU [...] (U) This message contains an Action Request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. This cable contains significant revisions to Prague 339 and should be regarded as replacing that cable. This is the second of two cables reporting on U.S.-EU Terrorism Finance Workshop held in Prague [...]	2009-06-23 14:15:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC EAID KTFN KWBG KPAL KJUS KCRM KNNP PREL
09PRAGUE354	CZECH REPUBLIC: INPUT FOR HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING [...] (SBU) Per Ref A, Post is providing input for a demarche prior to the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) in Warsaw from September 28 - October 9, 2009. ---------------------- The Interim Government ---------------------- 2. (SBU) The government of the Czech Republic (GOC) is c [...]	2009-06-24 07:33:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OSCE PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EZ
09PRAGUE36	CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-20 11:36:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KACT KTIA MCAP PARM PREL TSPA EZ
09PRAGUE374	REPONSE TO GUIDANCE ON INVITING IRANIAN OFFICIALS [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-30 15:05:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ODIP IR EZ
09PRAGUE38	CZECH REPUBLIC COMMENTS ON GAZA [...] (SBU) Emboff spoke with Ambassador Josef Koutsky of the MFA Middle East and North Africa Department on January 15 and again on January 16. Koutsky noted that Foreign Minister Schwarzenberg has been highly engaged in reaching out to his counterparts to advance efforts to attain a sustainable ce [...]	2009-01-20 14:52:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PARM KWBG PHUM IS EZ PREL
09PRAGUE381	CZECH COMMENTS ABOUT IRAN'S PRESIDENT NOT [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-01 13:11:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EUREM IR ET CA EZ EUN
09PRAGUE382	CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHES ON [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarches on June 29 to Finance Ministry Financial Analytical Unit official Jaromir Neuzil and Foreign Ministy United Nations Department officials David Masek and Ladislav Steinhubel. Officials in both ministries said that the Czech Republic will instruct its financia [...]	2009-07-01 15:14:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EZ KNNP PARM PREL
09PRAGUE395	64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: PRELIMINARY INFORMATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-08 09:41:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA EZ EUN
09PRAGUE408	CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON UN 1267 [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on July 8 to Finance Ministry Financial Analytical Unit (FAU) Director Milan Cicer and on July 9 to MFA UN Department Official David Frous. Cicer replied that the FAU welcomes U.S. efforts to meaningfully review the first two tranches of the UN 1267 Consolida [...]	2009-07-14 14:09:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTFN PREL PTER UNSC EZ
09PRAGUE410	CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON USG AND UN [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on July 8 to Finance Ministry Financial Analytical Unit (FAU) Director Milan Cicer and on July 9 to MFA UN Department Official David Frous. Cicer replied that Czech law enforces asset freezes, travel bans, and embargos against people or entities appearing on [...]	2009-07-14 14:19:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID PK EZ
09PRAGUE411	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO CZECHS ON AUSTRALIA GROUP [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-14 14:31:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL ETTC CBW EZ EUN
09PRAGUE412	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO CZECHS ON GICNT PARTNER [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-14 14:33:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL PTER KGIC EZ EUN
09PRAGUE413	CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON UN 1267 [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on July 8 to Finance Ministry Financial Analytical Unit (FAU) Director Milan Cicer and on July 9 to MFA UN Department Official David Frous. Cicer replied that the FAU welcomes U.S. efforts to meaningfully review the first two tranches of the UN 1267 Consolida [...]	2009-07-15 08:49:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTFN PREL PTER UNSC EZ
09PRAGUE414	MOVING FORWARD WITH CZECHS AND HIGHLIGHTS OF EU [...] (SBU) Summary: Now that the Czech EU Presidency has come to a close, emboffs have noticed several notable shifts within the GoCR - in tactical engagement within the EU, in Czech centers of power, and interestingly in high-level outreach to the USG. The Czechs remain committed Euro-Atlantists [...]	2009-07-15 14:38:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL
09PRAGUE433	CZECH COMMENTS ON UPCOMING JULY GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 23 emboff spoke with Katerina Sequensova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy in advance of the July 27-28 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). She offered comments on the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia, and on [...]	2009-07-27 11:31:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL SO
09PRAGUE443	CZECH REPUBLIC: COUNTER TORTURE INITIATIVES [...] (SBU) Responding to reftel, the former Czechoslovakia signed the United Nations Convention Against Torture in 1986. The Czech Republic considers itself bound by international treaties entered into by Czechoslovakia. The fourth and fifth periodic reports of the Czech Republic to the UN Comm [...]	2009-07-31 14:32:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EZ
09PRAGUE45	CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: COMMENTS ON UPCOMING JANUARY [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 21 emboff spoke with Magdalena Janesova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy in advance of the January 26-27 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on: Gaza, the Balkans, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Belar [...]	2009-01-23 16:57:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL ZI SO SU AF BO
09PRAGUE454	EXTREMISM IN CZECH REPUBLIC GAINS VISIBILITY AND [...] (SBU) Summary: In the Czech Republic, extremists have been involved in several notable public events over the last year targeting the Czech Roma population. These events, such as the two recent arson attacks against Roma houses, generated public outrage across the country. Right-wing extrem [...]	2009-08-04 14:38:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON HU LO EZ
09PRAGUE455	CZECH ATTENDANCE AT THE 64TH UNGA [...] (SBU) As an update to Ref A, Czech MFA Department of the Americas official Marketa Balkova informed emboff August 5 that currently the plan is for five MFA officials to accompany Czech Foreign Minister Jan Kohout to the UNGA. The Czech officials traveling with FM Kohout are: Czech Political D [...]	2009-08-05 10:28:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA EZ EUN
09PRAGUE471	CZECH REPUBLIC: OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION PROGRESS [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points to Deputy Minister Czeslaw Walek of the Ministry of Human Rights and National Minorities and to Deputy Minister and Anti-Extremism Task Force leader Jiri Komorous of the Interior Ministry on July 29. The Ministry of the Interior deferred its response to the [...]	2009-08-14 07:01:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE EZ
09PRAGUE473	PROPERTY RESTITUTION IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC [...] (SBU) Summary: The United States has an interest in three broad categories of property restitution in the Czech Republic: U.S. citizen, religious communal (including Jewish communal) and Jewish private property. The restitution process started in the early 1990s, yet some restitution issues r [...]	2009-08-14 13:10:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EFIN EZ
09PRAGUE489	CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The effects of the global financial crisis are evident in the migration patterns of both skilled and unskilled workers to the Czech Republic (CR). In the two years prior to the economic slowdown, third-country workers poured into the CR to satisfy a growing labor shortage, espe [...]	2009-08-20 13:36:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR ECON ELAB EUN PGOV PREL SMIG EZ
09PRAGUE500	CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON SOY ISSUE AT [...] (SBU) On August 25 EconOff delivered reftel demarche to Agriculture Ministry Food Safety Division Head Petr Benes, who will represent the Czech Republic at the September 7 EU Agriculture Council Meeting. Benes said that he and Agricultural Minister Sebesta became aware of the soy issue in Jul [...]	2009-08-26 12:43:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EUN TBIO EZ
09PRAGUE540	CZECH COMMENTS ON SEPTEMBER GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 9 and 11 emboff spoke with Czech MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Department Deputy Director Magdalena Janesova in advance of the September 14-15 EU Foreign Ministers' meeting (GAERC). She offered brief comments on Iran, Afghanistan, and the EU's Easter [...]	2009-09-11 12:03:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN EZ EG IR AF ZJ PGOV PREL
09PRAGUE548	CZECH DFM BAMBASOVA LIKELY TO ATTEND UNGA FOOD [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-14 14:46:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID UNGA ETRD EAGR PGOV EZ EUN
09PRAGUE549	CZECH MFA STATEMENT EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER [...] (U) On September 10 the Czech MFA issued a statement (see para 3) regarding the September 9 vote in the U.S. Senate on the Travel Promotion Act which proposes the establishment of a fee for ESTA applications. In addition to commenting on the ESTA fee, the statement also references the Canadian [...]	2009-09-14 14:52:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CMGT CVIS PREL PGOV EZ EUN
09PRAGUE555	CZECHS SUPPORT AN IAEA CONSENSUS APPROACH ON [...] (SBU) Embassy Poloffs met on September 15, 2009, with Mr. David Masek of the Czech MFA's UN Department to deliver the points outlined in reftel. Masek assured us that, while both the Czech Republic and the EU seek to achieve a workable consensus during the IAEA General Conference -- particular [...]	2009-09-16 08:34:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP AORC PARM PREL EZ IS IAEA
09PRAGUE562	CZECHS APPRECIATE KNOWING USG REDLINES FOR UNGA [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-21 15:02:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA EZ EUN
09PRAGUE568	CZECH RESPONSE: FAO BUDGET - DEMARCHE FOR ZERO [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche to officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 17. The AgMin Officer responsible for relations with the FAO Katerina Tomasova replied September 22 that the GoCR was "disconcerted" by the new FAO budget proposal at a [...]	2009-09-23 14:53:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN AORC EAGR EAID CZ
09PRAGUE572	CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON CLIMATE [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on September 25 to Environment Ministry Department of Climate Change Director Pavel Zamyslicky. Zamyslicky said he is pleased that the U.S. is taking strides to combat climate change outside of the Waxman-Markey bill, which he fears will not sufficiently pro [...]	2009-09-25 15:04:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV ENRG TRGY EUN EZ
09PRAGUE58	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: In response to reftel, Political officers conducted a site visit at Kozap uh. Brod on January 14 to establish the bona fides of the firm as a legitimate recipient of 150 NAA revolvers (.22 , .22M, and 224 M caliber pistols). During their visit, the team met with Petr [...]	2009-01-30 13:44:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC EZ KOMC
09PRAGUE59	GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS: CZECH DOMESTIC AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Although the domestic banking system has remained relatively healthy, the small, open, export- oriented Czech economy is suffering from a significant drop in external demand for Czech exports. According to recently released figures, exports fell a record 18 percent, industrial [...]	2009-01-30 13:58:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD ECON PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE598	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GICNT PARTNERS' EFFORTS TO [...] (SBU) On 7 October 2009, POLOFF delivered reftel demarche to David Masek of the United Nations Department at the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Masek commented that the Czech Republic understood the reasons for the postponement of the Exercise Planning Group meeting and added that members [...]	2009-10-08 11:26:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL PTER KGIC
09PRAGUE608	CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON BIOTECH VOTES [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel to Ministry of Agriculture Food Safety Division Head Petr Benes on October 15. Benes said that the Czech Republic intends to support renewal of previously approved maize varieties and to support approval of three new biotech maize varieties at the October 19 Sta [...]	2009-10-15 09:52:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD TBIO EZ
09PRAGUE609	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, POLOFF conducted multiple interviews regarding the Czech firm Glomex MS to establish the bona fides of the firm in relation to its participation in the export of aviation equipment to the Czech Republic. In addition to an interview with the President of Glomex MS, [...]	2009-10-16 08:42:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC EZ GM KOMC
09PRAGUE612	CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON OBJECTIONS TO [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel on October 13 to Ministry of Industry and Trade Bilateral Trade Policy and Common EU Trade Policy Director Alena Hnidkova. Hnidkova said she recognizes the significance of the Geographical Indications (GIs) and Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) issues. Th [...]	2009-10-16 14:29:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD
09PRAGUE632	OCTOBER 2009 FRAUD SUMMARY - PRAGUE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Country conditions in the Czech Republic have reacted to the financial crisis but the Czech financial system remains relatively healthy. Public debt is low, the current account is small and manageable, and Czech households have not borrowed in foreign currency. The small, open, [...]	2009-10-23 13:03:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC EZ
09PRAGUE637	CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL [...] (SBU) On October 20 EconOff delivered reftel letter to Agriculture Minister Jakub Sebesta. Also on October 20 EconOff delivered reftel talking points to Agriculture Ministry Food Authority Director General Frantisek Sladek and to Foreign Ministry Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid D [...]	2009-10-27 14:45:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD
09PRAGUE640	VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN DISCUSSES DEFENSE ISSUES WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: While much of Vice President Biden's discussions with Czech officials focused on missile defense, he also spoke in depth about Afghanistan, research cooperation and energy security. Biden said the U.S. looks forward to Czech participation in a new phased, adaptive approach (PAA [...]	2009-10-29 10:26:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL
09PRAGUE642	H1N1 PREPAREDNESS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC [...] (U) Summary: Although cases of H1N1 in the Czech Republic (CR) have generally been few and mild, the Czech government is taking a number of steps to prepare for a potential pandemic. Steps include anti-viral stockpiles, vaccine purchases, a PR campaign about preventing infection, and updating [...]	2009-10-30 09:10:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU KSTH PREL SENV CDC HHS EZ WHO NIH
09PRAGUE65	PM TOPOLANEK TALKS ECONOMY DURING JANUARY 28 [...] (SBU) Summary: In a January 28 meeting with the heads of American and five European chambers of commerce, an engaged Prime Minister Topolanek spoke energetically about the economic slowdown and possible Czech government responses. The PM repeated his government's promise to set a target date [...]	2009-02-03 11:41:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE654	CZECHS SUPPORT A COORDINATED APPROACH TO ENGAGING [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-05 10:56:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO AF EZ
09PRAGUE671	PROPOSED NORTH KOREAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS FOR [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche and non paper on November 12 to Milan Cicer, Director of the Czech Financial Intelligence Unit at the Ministry of Finance, and Katerina Sequensova, Director of the MFA UN Department. There was no immediate response. Thompson-Jones [...]	2009-11-13 15:28:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP EFIN PARM ETTC EZ
09PRAGUE674	CZECH REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF U.S. [...] (SBU) On November 16, we followed up our September 22 delivery of reftel dipnote and accompanying aide memoire with MFA Multilateral Economic Relations Director Zikal who is responsible for IMO issues for the Czech government. He reported that so far the Czech government had been approached b [...]	2009-11-16 15:52:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EWWT PHSA EZ
09PRAGUE698	PM FISCHER MEETS WITH AMCHAM AND EMBASSY [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Fischer and members of the American Chamber of Commerce discussed the current investment climate in the Czech Republic at a November 23 dinner hosted by the Charge. AmCham said concerns about the lack of government stability are beginning to take a toll on inves [...]	2009-11-27 06:10:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE705	RECOMMENDATION TO PURSUE NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY [...] (SBU) Summary: In his October 21 letter to Czech PM Fischer, Energy Secretary Chu wrote that he "would welcome discussion on a bilateral technology agreement that would promote cooperation in nuclear energy research and development in areas such as next generation design." The Government of [...]	2009-12-04 10:21:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY ENRG BTIO PREL TNGD BEXP EZ
09PRAGUE707	CZECHS HAVE THEIR OWN QUESTIONS FOR THE DPRK [...] (SBU) Emboff spoke to Czech MFA Human Rights and Transition Policy Officers Jana Rezna and Petra Ali Dolakova on December 3 regarding the upcoming Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Democratic Peoples' Republic of Korea (DPRK). Petra Ali Dolakova indicated that like the USG, the Czechs are [...]	2009-12-04 14:44:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM AORC SOCI UNGA EZ
09PRAGUE713	BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY CASE NO. K-2022 [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Emboff visited the offices of BANZAI spol. s.r.o. and met with its owners, Lukas Tracha (general sales manager) and Vaclav Siroky (president),to establish the bona fides of the company. As indicated on its commercial registration certificate, BANZAI is licensed b [...]	2009-12-08 07:55:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC EZ KOMC
09PRAGUE719	CZECHS AGREE ON NEED TO PRESS FOR DIALOGUE IN BURMA [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-11 16:09:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BM EZ
09PRAGUE727	EMBASSY SPONSORS WORKSHOP ON EXTREMISM [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 29, the Embassy's Political Section, in cooperation with the Legal Attache, hosted a workshop on extremism in the Czech Republic. The debate featured the Deputy Interior Minister, judges, prosecutors, police, and two FBI special agents. The Czech Deputy Interior Min [...]	2009-12-17 13:03:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM EZ
09PRAGUE79	CZECHS CONSIDERING MEASURES TO HELP AUTO INDUSTRY; [...] (SBU) Summary. The Czech Republic produced almost a million road vehicles in 2008, making it one of the largest car manufacturers per capita in the world. The Czech government, however, has yet to introduce any measures to assist the car industry during the current economic slow down, althoug [...]	2009-02-06 16:54:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL EZ EUN
09PRAGUE89	Ninth Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report - Czech [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified entire text; not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Czech Republic is meeting the Minimum Standards for the elimination of trafficking in persons as set forth in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2005, in that: a) The government provide [...]	2009-02-12 15:24:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09PRAGUE92	CZECH REPUBLIC -- DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON LIABILITY [...] (SBU) On February 12 we delivered reftel demarche to Environment Ministry Representative for the Cartagena Protocol Hana Jirakova and her colleague Josef Kubicek. Jirakova, who co-ordinates the respective EU member states positions, reported that the European Commission is the only body compet [...]	2009-02-17 06:38:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBKIO KPAO EZ
09PRAGUE94	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-17 13:49:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC EZ
09PRAGUE95	CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO THE DEMARCHE ON THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-18 14:30:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL PTER KGIC
09PRAIA194	2009 AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW FOR CAPE VERDE [...] SUMMARY: In response to reftel request, post provides the following information on Cape Verde's AGOA Eligibility Report. The full text will also be sent in Word format by e-mail. END SUMMARY --------------------------------------------- ----------------- TPSC SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGOA IMPLE [...]	2009-10-15 17:00:00	Embassy Praia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR ENRG PHUM XY CV
09PRAIA211	CAPE VERDE SUBMISSION FOR 2010 INCR REPORT, PART I [...] Per reftel, Embassy Praia submits the following draft text for the 2010 INCSR report in addition to the e-mail version we have sent in for review. Please direct questions or comments to Dana Brown (browndml@state.gov) Cape Verde I. Summary Because of its location in the At [...]	2009-11-05 19:58:00	Embassy Praia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL EFIN ASEC CV
09PRAIA265	CAPE VERDE: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Per reftel, Post submits the following text for submission in the 2009 Country Reports on Terrorism. Embassy POC is Jeffrey E. Zinsmeister, +238 260-8995, email: ZinsmeisterJE@state.gov. 2. (U) Begin text: Terrorist organizations have not historically operated in Cape Verde due to i [...]	2009-12-15 15:35:00	Embassy Praia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC SMIG CV
09PRETORIA1007	PART 2 OF 3: A LOOK AT JACOB ZUMA'S CABINET [...] (SBU) President Jacob Zuma finalized his Cabinet appointments on May 10, modifying several existing ministries and creating a few new ones. Below are short biographies for each of the newly appointed ministers and deputies. This is the second of three cables looking at each of the Cabinet a [...]	2009-05-19 12:39:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM ASEC SF PGOV
09PRETORIA1017	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]	2009-05-20 08:29:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA1029	PART 3 OF 3: A LOOK AT JACOB ZUMA'S CABINET [...] (SBU) President Jacob Zuma finalized his Cabinet appointments on May 10, modifying several existing ministries and creating a few new ones. Below are short biographies for each of the newly appointed ministers and deputies. This is the third of three cables looking at each of the Cabinet ap [...]	2009-05-20 15:12:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM ASEC SF PGOV
09PRETORIA103	SAG APPROVES RETURN OF U.S.-ORIGIN SPENT FUEL [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-21 06:23:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY KNNP PREL BEXP IAEA SF
09PRETORIA1033	VODACOM COURT DECISION PROVIDES TEMPORARY REASSURANCE TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Vodacom listed its shares on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) on May 18 after legal actions by the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and ICT regulator the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) failed to stop the unbundling of state-contr [...]	2009-05-21 07:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ELAB EIND EINV EINT PGOV PREL USTR SF
09PRETORIA1054	SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL WATSON'S MAY 26-31, 2009 [...] (SBU) Charge La Lime warmly welcomes the visit of your delegation to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, following South Africa's fourth successful democratic election o [...]	2009-05-22 12:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EINV SF
09PRETORIA1055	SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL PAYNE'S MAY 26-29, 2009, [...] (SBU) Charge La Lime warmly welcomes the visit of your delegation to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, following South Africa's fourth successful democratic election o [...]	2009-05-22 12:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EINV SF
09PRETORIA1103	FREEDOM FRONT PLUS YOUTH LEADER BARELY HANGING ON [...] (SBU) Freedom Front Plus Youth League leader Cornelius van Rensburg offered his version of why he was suspended after criticizing party leader Pieter Mulder's decision to join President Jacob Zuma's Cabinet on May 10. Van Rensburg sees little hope for resuming his position -- he has retained [...]	2009-06-02 14:20:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM ASEC SF PGOV
09PRETORIA1134	DELTA AND SAA INCREASE SERVICE BETWEEN U.S. AND AFRICA TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Charge La Lime hosted a lunch for Delta officials on May 14. Delta Southern Africa General Sales Manager Margaret Copeland and outsourced Cargo Manager Anne Sanders discussed Delta's expansion strategy in Africa and provided an update on the impact of the global economic crisis [...]	2009-06-05 14:03:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EINV ETRD SF
09PRETORIA1135	AIR CARGO TRADE GROWS AS AIRLINES EXPAND SERVICE BETWEEN [...] (SBU) Summary. Charge La Lime hosted a lunch on May 14 for Delta officials and representatives of the Commercial, Consular, Economic, and Management sections of the mission. Delta Southern Africa General Sales Manager Margaret Copeland and outsourced Cargo Manager Anne Sanders provided an upd [...]	2009-06-05 14:03:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EINV ETRD SOCI SNAR SF
09PRETORIA1145	FREE STATE STRUGGLES WITH GOLD GEOLOGY AND ILLEGAL MINERS [...] (SBU) Summary: Gold-mining in the Free State Province is emblematic of broad challenges in profitably mining gold in South Africa. Controlling costs, managing labor, assuring safety and power, and exploiting remaining low-grade deposits are difficulties that have caused South Africa's product [...]	2009-06-08 10:31:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ELAB ENRG KHIV SF
09PRETORIA1259	THE STATUS OF SOUTH AFRICA'S MEGA-HYDROCARBON PROJECTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: South Africa is aiming at a number of mega-hydrocarbon projects, highlighted at a recent oil and gas conference. U.S. firm Forest Oil is very close to gaining its long-awaited production license for an offshore gas field in the Western Cape, which could alleviate regional power [...]	2009-06-23 11:53:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EMIN EINV SENV SF
09PRETORIA1261	Westinghouse China Manager Promotes Technology Transfer and [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Charge hosted a luncheon on June 17 for Westinghouse where the company's Technology Transfer and Localization Director for its China project show-cased Westinghouse's track record for technology transfer localization, and punctuality for its nuclear power plants under constru [...]	2009-06-23 11:53:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EMIN EINV EIND ETRD SF CH
09PRETORIA1288	SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REGARDING [...] (SBU) Summary. This cable responds to the items requested in paragraph four of Reftel A. Post delivered the demarche to South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DICO) Deputy Director of Maritme and Antarctic Policy Patrick Jacobs on May 7. Jacobs presented the req [...]	2009-06-26 13:41:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT ECON ETRD MARR PARM PREL PHSA KOMC SF

09PRETORIA129	SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS LAUNCHES PROBE AFTER CREW IS BUSTED [...] (SBU) Summary. South African Airways has launched a probe into the arrest of South African Airways crew members in London on suspicion of drug trafficking on January 20. The fifteen-member SAA crew, including three pilots, who were arrested in London and detained for 24 hours, has been releas [...]	2009-01-22 15:08:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON SF

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