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08ADDISABABA2803	ETHIOPIA SEES IRAN RELATIONS AS "PROBLEMATIC" [...] (S/NF) In separate October 6 meetings with Pol/Econ Chief, two Ethiopian Foreign Ministry officials noted that Ethiopia maintains a "problematic" relationship with Iran. Noting recent press reports of Iranian solidarity with Eritrea over "the plots of big powers" and an Iran-Eritrea memorandum [...]	2008-10-08 07:53:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ET IR ER

08ADDISABABA2848	ETHIOPIA: TFG PRESIDENT MUST GO, ALL OPTIONS ON [...] (S/NF) Summary. Ethiopian State Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Tekeda Alemu told the Ambassador and PolOff on October 14 that Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Abdullahi Yusuf must be replaced in order to produce political progress in Somalia. Tekeda said all options were o [...]	2008-10-15 14:47:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
08ADDISABABA2941	MORE ETHIOPIAN MFA THOUGHTS ON SOMALIA NEXT STEPS [...] (S/NF) Summary. In response to the Ambassador's pushback that Ethiopia not hijack the upcoming Nairobi summit with radical "regime change," Ethiopian State Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Tekeda Alemu told the Ambassador on October 21 that the Ethiopian government saw three available optio [...]	2008-10-27 09:33:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
08ADDISABABA3082	ETHIOPIA FRUSTRATED BY IGAD, BUT NOT DETERRED [...] (S/NF) Summary. Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin on November 7 told the Ambassador that the status quo in Somalia was hopeless, and that bringing Alliance for the Reliberation of Somalia/Djibouti (ARS) head Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and his faction into the government would increas [...]	2008-11-12 10:44:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
08ADDISABABA3109	SOMALIA: TFG ON THE BRINK OF IMPLOSION [...] (S/NF) Summary. Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Abdullahi Yusuf and Prime Minister Hassan Hussein Nur Adde told the Ambassador and PolOff in separate meetings on November 13 that neither was willing to compromise with the other over the formation of a new cabinet as r [...]	2008-11-14 10:45:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
08ADDISABABA3258	USAU: AU PLANS LAST-MINUTE MEASURES TO SAVE AMISOM [...] (S/NF) Summary: At a December 1 meeting with the USAU Ambassador at AU headquarters, AU Peace and Security Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra outlined a series of steps that the AU intends to take by mid-December to encourage Ethiopian forces to remain in Somalia, despite recent public statements t [...]	2008-12-02 13:37:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PREL UNSC AU
08ADDISABABA3343	EMBASSY CONCURRENCE FOR FY09 HORN OF AFRICA [...] (U) Embassy Addis Ababa has reviewed and supports S/CT's proposal to provide training in Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Counterinsurgency Operations to Ethiopia to help the Ethiopian government (GoE) build its capacity to perform these operations in an effective manner that respects hum [...]	2008-12-12 08:37:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER ET SO
08ADDISABABA3393	ETHIOPIA WILL PROVIDE FULL SUPPORT TO AMISOM UNTIL [...] (S/NF) Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi emphasized that the Ethiopian Government (GoE) fully supports the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and is making every effort to support AMISOM's security. He expressed hope that AMISOM can expand its forces to replace the departing Ethiop [...]	2008-12-19 07:28:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PREL MASS KPKO SO ET
08ADDISABABA3400	ANECDOTES ON RULING PARTY RIFTS [...] (S/NF) In a series of recent conversations with individuals close to the government and/or to individuals within the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) coalition, we have heard reports of several looming rifts and internal tensions within each EPRDF sub-party. W [...]	2008-12-22 05:39:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM PREL ET
08ADDISABABA3469	TFG PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL ON SOMALIA'S FUTURE [...] (S/NF) Summary. Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) presidential hopeful and former Ambassador Dr. Yusuf Omar Al-Azhari told the Ambassador on December 26 that the Ethiopian government was supportive of his candidacy to replace former TFG President Abdullahi Yusuf, however, he did [...]	2008-12-30 14:03:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
08ADDISABABA3474	ETHIOPIANS "SLOWING" WITHDRAWAL UNTIL AMISOM [...] (SBU) This cable contains an ACTION REQUEST in paragraph 7. SUMMARY ------- 2. (S/NF) Prime Minister Meles Zenawi told Ambassador on December 31 that Ethiopia is "slowing" its troops' withdrawal from Mogadishu and Somalia until Ugandan and Burundian reinforcements arrive for the African [...]	2008-12-31 15:41:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KPKO MOPS UN SO ET
08ADDISABABA3476	ETHIOPIA UNCOMPROMISING ON REJAILING OF OPPOSITION [...] (S/NF) Ambassador called on Prime Minister Meles on December 31 in an effort to secure the release from prison of prominent opposition leader Birtukan Midekssa, who had been jailed on the evening of December 29 (Reftel). Birtukan was arrested on alleged charges of violating the terms of her [...]	2008-12-31 15:51:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV PREL ET
08ADDISABABA381	(S) OGADEN: GOVERNMENT DETAINS NGOS BASED ON US [...] (S/NF) Since January 26, the Ethiopian Government (GoE) has imposed travel restrictions on two teams of Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) Holland and Switzerland NGO workers in Warder and Kebri Dehar towns respectively in the Ogaden region. While the restrictions were imposed at the beginning of [...]	2008-02-14 08:58:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PHUM PGOV CASC PTER ET
08ADDISABABA420	ETHIOPIA-PUNTLAND ENHANCE SECURITY COOPERATION [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Puntland President Mohamud Muse Hersi and his security chief, Abdullahi Said, told Ambassador February 16 that Puntland and Ethiopia have a security cooperation arrangement for training and information sharing. Further, the President noted that Puntland is committed to fight [...]	2008-02-19 14:50:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
08ADDISABABA465	SOMALILAND PRESIDENT WELCOMES A CLOSER [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Somaliland President Dahir Riyale Kahin told the Ambassador and PolOff on February 21 that his government was ready to increase the bilateral relationship between Hargeysa and Washington. Kahin said that he had ordered his government to work with Washington without restrict [...]	2008-02-22 12:42:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
08ADDISABABA855	ETHIOPIAN MFA OFFICIAL ON POLICY TOWARDS SOMALIA, [...] (S/NF) Ethiopian MFA Chief of the Minister's Cabinet Abdeta Dribssa (strictly protect) candidly told Emboffs on March 13 that the international community must realize that Ethiopia has genuine security interests in Somalia. He noted that Ethiopia had already drawn down its forces in Somalia [...]	2008-03-31 12:32:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
08ADDISABABA87	(C) DEFENSE OFFICIALS IMPOSE LAST-MINUTE [...] (S/NF) Despite Prime Minister Meles' apparent receptivity to discussing Ethiopia's arms supply relationship with North Korea (Ref A) as well as discussion with the Secretary during her visit, Ethiopia's Chief of Defense Staff (CHOD),General Samora Yonus, adamantly opposes U.S. scrutiny of Ethi [...]	2008-01-14 04:45:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM MARR PREL KN ET
08ADDISABABA952	NORTH KOREA: ETHIOPIA REQUESTS ALTERNATE SUPPLIER [...] (S/NF) Ambassador Yamamoto delivered reftel demarche on Ethiopia's procurement of rocket fuel and oxidizer to Prime Minister Meles Zenawi in a one-on-one meeting April 3. Without either confirming the veracity, or otherwise substantively commenting, on the arrangement, Meles noted simply that [...]	2008-04-07 14:20:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	ET ETTC KN MARR MASS MCAP PARM PREL
08ALGIERS1286	ALGIERS EAC: ANNIVERSARY OF THE DECEMBER 11 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-10 16:22:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC AMGT KMSG AG
08ALGIERS1329	POTENTIAL SVBIED ATTACK AGAINST U.S. OR FRENCH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Algerian police have provided Embassy with specific and credible information concerning a possible imminent suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (SVBIED) attack against the U.S. or French embassies in Algiers. The EAC convened twice on December 22 to review the [...]	2008-12-22 17:23:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC AMGT KMSG AG
08ALGIERS198	SCENE SETTER FOR A/S WELCH VISIT TO ALGERIA [...] (C) We and the Algerians are looking forward to your visit next week. There was a prominent article about your visit, generated with help from our PAO, in best-selling el-Khabar newspaper on February 21. You will be visiting just as the government machine is gearing up to amend the Algerian constit [...]	2008-02-22 11:28:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV AG
08ALGIERS663	ALGIERS CORE EAC REVIEWS LATEST BOMBINGS AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Core EAC met on June 5, 2008 to discuss the double bombings that occurred on June 4 and to determine what implications, if any, this incident has on the upcoming International Trade Fair being held from June 7-13 at the SAFEX Exhibition Palace in Algiers. Present for the m [...]	2008-06-05 16:23:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET//NOFORN	AG ASEC CASC PTER
08ALGIERS793	FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION LISTING - ARMED [...] (S/NF) In response to reftel, according to available information the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) has not been involved in terrorist activity during the period 2003-2008. Algerian sources share GRPO analysis that the GIA no longer has a formal leadership structure; however, they tell us that GIA [...]	2008-07-14 16:59:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV ASEC PREL KCRM KJUS AG
08ALGIERS913	ALGIERS EAC ON RECENT SUICIDE ATTACKS AND CURRENT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Charge convened a full EAC July 17 to discuss recent Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) attacks and threat reports. In attendance were RSO, MGT, GRPO, PAO, CONS, DAO, LEGATT, MSG, POLEC, TREASURY and GSO. RSO and GRPO reviewed current AQIM threat reports. RSO provided s [...]	2008-08-17 17:39:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC PTER AG
08AMMAN1121	JORDAN AND ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN SECURITY [...] (S/NF) Jordan's security interests in a Palestinian state are manifold, and felt very deeply both at the senior levels and in the street. The GOJ rejects any suggestion that Jordan assume security responsibilities in the West Bank, or that the fulfillment of Palestinian national aspirations be [...]	2008-04-15 12:40:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KWBG KPAL IS JO
08AMMAN140	(C) POLL DATA CONFIRM POOR SHOWING OF IAF, BUT [...] (S/NF) Summary: Tracking and exit polls were conducted by the International Republican Institute-supported Jordan Center for Social Research on Jordan's November 2007 parliamentary elections. The data confirm what the Islamic Action Front denies - that the Islamists' overall poor showing i [...]	2008-01-14 14:47:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV KISL JO
08AMMAN1833	CONVEYING THE UPDATED P5+1 PACKAGE FOR IRAN - [...] (S/NF) Reftel points were delivered to FM Salah Al-Bashir by NEA/IR Acting Director Philo Dibble on June 15 (Ambassador was present). In general, the FM portrayed Iran's nuclear program as nothing more than a bargaining chip, saying that Iran has been "studying" and "declaring" its nuclear i [...]	2008-06-19 14:46:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM KNNP MNUC IR JO
08AMMAN2161	AMMAN EAC ON 17 JULY 2008 [...] (SBU) CDA convened the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 17 July 2008 to review the Mission's security posture in light of a shooting incident that occurred last night at Al Hashimiyah Square in Amman. All agencies and sections were represented. 2. (SBU) RSO briefed the EAC on the event [...]	2008-07-17 15:29:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC PTER JO
08AMMAN2994	GOJ Officials Confirm to ISN PDAS Jordan's Commitment to [...] (S/NF) Summary: International Security and Nonproliferation PDAS Patricia McNerney, during her October 13-14 visit to Jordan, discussed Iran, the full range of nonproliferation issues, and bilateral cooperation with Government of Jordan (GOJ) officials including Foreign Minister Salah Al-Bashi [...]	2008-11-02 12:05:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG PARM TRGY PREL JO
08AMMAN3266	AMMAN EAC OF 12/06/2008 [...] (S) Ambassador convened a core meeting of the Amman Emergency Action Committee on December 6, 2008, to discuss new information regarding the threat described in reftel A and courses of action for Post. 2. (S/NF) GRPO presented the EAC with tearline language which they will pass to the Gener [...]	2008-12-08 12:22:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER JO
08AMMAN424	A/S WELCH DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS, GAZA, LEBANON [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a February 6 meeting with Mohammed Dahabi, head of the General Intelligence Department (GID),NEA A/S David Welch discussed the peace process, Gaza, and Lebanon. Dahabi's reading of the Gaza situation was that it was a victory for Hamas. On the Annapolis process, Dahabi [...]	2008-02-10 09:49:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	EG IS JO KWBG LE PREL
08AMMAN433	KING NEITHER ACCEPTS NOR DECLINES INVITATION TO [...] (S) On February 10, shortly after the departure from his office of visiting Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem, the King briefed the Ambassador alone on the discussion. The purpose of the visit was to extend formally an invitation to the King to attend a March Arab League summit in Damas [...]	2008-02-10 15:11:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KPKO JO SY LE
08AMMAN869	KING AND QUEEN OUTLINE IRANIAN "NEMESIS" FOR [...] (C) Speaking to members of an Jordanian MFA-organized delegation of staffers from the U.S. Senate, King Abdullah and Queen Rania stressed the threat Iran poses to security and stability in the region, and linked the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to the rise of Iranian influence in the region. The Ki [...]	2008-03-19 17:34:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KWBG IR JO
08AMMAN870	ROYAL COURT CHIEF AND PM DISCUSS IRAN, ECONOMY, [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-19 17:34:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV EFIN KWBG ECON IR IS JO
08AMMAN871	KING AND QUEEN OUTLINE IRANIAN "NEMESIS" FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-19 17:34:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KWBG IR JO
08AMMAN872	ROYAL COURT CHIEF AND PM DISCUSS IRAN, ECONOMY, [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with a visiting Senate staffdel (whose trip was arranged by the Jordanian MFA),Royal Court Chief Bassem Awadallah and Prime Minister Nader Al-Dahabi addressed Jordan's place in the regional political order, political reform, and economic issues. Awadallah reiterat [...]	2008-03-19 17:46:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV EFIN KWBG ECON IR IS JO
08ANKARA1022	SCENESETTER FOR TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER BABACAN'S [...] (C) Summary. FM Ali Babacan is projecting a business-as-usual image as Turkey's domestic political situation continues to roil over the fate of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). With the Prime Ministry focused on Iraq issues and the Presidency tracking Turkey's relations with A [...]	2008-06-02 14:02:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EFIN EAID TU
08ANKARA1547	TURKEY LINKS USS MOUNT WHITNEY PASSAGE WITH GLOBAL [...] (S/NF) This is an urgent action message. Post requests immediate guidance on request for USS Mount Whitney to transit the Turkish Straits. 2. (S/NF) As noted in ref b, Turkey has granted permission for overflight of its airspace by Global Hawk missions to conduct surveillance over Georgi [...]	2008-08-27 10:31:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM GG TU
08ANKARA1843	PJAK STATEMENT ACCUSES U.S. OF SUPPORTING [...] (U) The Freedom Life Party of Kurdistan (PJAK),the terrorist, anti-Iran affiliate of the PKK, released a statement threatening U.S. interests on October 18. It claims that U.S.-Turkey intelligence cooperation has prompted Turkey-Iran cooperation and coordinated joint attacks on "libertarian [...]	2008-10-22 14:20:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PINR PINS PROP MOPS IR IZ TU
08ANKARA2088	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY [...] (C) MFA Under Secretary Apakan's December 8-9 visit will be the fifth iteration of the "Shared Vision and Structured Dialogue" agreed upon by Secretary Rice and then-FM Gul in July 2006. Knowing it will take some time for the new administration to have its new team in place, U/S Apakan presse [...]	2008-12-04 14:55:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL TU
08ANKARA331	TURKEY/IRAQ SITREP 1: TURKEY LAUNCHES GROUND [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Turkish General Staff (TGS) has publicly announced that Turkish forces have launched a ground operation into northern Iraq, which began at 1700 hours Zulu on February 21. Predator imagery has identified two columns of approximately 800 dismounted infantry six kilometers in [...]	2008-02-22 10:24:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS MARR PTER TU IZ
08ASMARA332	MEETING WITH ERITREAN SOLDIERS IN ASSAB [...] (S/NF) RSO source relayed the following second-hand information provided by a member of the Eritrean National Security Agency. According to source, an unidentified group of Eritrean military colonels and one general went to Assab from 06/20-21/08 to meet with a group of approximately 200 Erit [...]	2008-06-24 11:47:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PGOV ASEC ER
08ASMARA370	VIEWS OF AN ERITREAN OPPOSITION LEADER [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The two senior Eritrean opposition figures in Asmara are both wealthy businessmen, one of whom is a prominent ex-fighter and the husband of a cabinet minister. Both are sympathetic to the Addis Ababa-based Eritrean Democratic Alliance (EDA). In their view, the regime is unit [...]	2008-07-24 11:55:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM PREL ER
08ASMARA412	GSE ARRESTS EMBASSY LOCAL GUARD AT HIS RESIDENCE [...] (C) Embassy Local Guard Force (LGF) Commander Mehari Zemhret was arrested at his residence on 08/18/08 at approximately 1300 hrs while on his lunch break by members of the Eritrean National Security Agency (ENSA). An unidentified Eritrean male asked if "Mehari" was in the residence. Since m [...]	2008-08-19 14:45:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PHUM PGOV APER AMGT KSOCI KIRF ER
08ASMARA43	MILITARY ACTIVITIES IN ASSAB REGION [...] (S/NF) RSO Source stated he met with a friend who is a soldier stationed in the port city of Assab and in Asmara on leave. He stated the Eritrean Defense Forces (EDF) recently received 110 new tanks that are deployed along the border regions near Assab (NFI). 2. (S/NF) The soldier stated M [...]	2008-01-31 07:04:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PGOV PREL PINR ER
08ASMARA509	ERITREA RELEASES THREE IMPRISONED FSNS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Three FSN employees, one held for five days and two held for two months, were released over an eight day period. Two of these employees are senior members of our local guard force and the other is our human resources specialist. Two of the individuals were targeted directly [...]	2008-10-21 12:00:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT APER ASEC PHUM KIRF ER
08ASMARA531	ERITREAN GOVERNMENT FEARS OF AL QAEDA POTENTIAL IN [...] (S/NF) Eritrean Minister of Defense Sebhat Ephrem told the French ambassador he was concerned about the possibility that Al Qaeda could establish a presence in Djibouti. He cited five factors he thought made Djibouti vulnerable to Islamist extremism: 1) Djibouti's proximity to Yemen; 2) its [...]	2008-11-04 11:19:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER ASEC PGOV ER DJ
08ASMARA542	HARD-LINE ARS MEMBER TALKS OF MONEY, AWEYS, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: A contact from the hard-line ARS claims Emboff that Gulf States were sending "hundreds of millions" of dollars to the Eritrean government to support the ARS. He also provided insight on both Sheik Dahir Aweys' and Hussein Mohamed Farrah Aidid's roles in the ARS, as well as person [...]	2008-11-12 10:39:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV SO ER
08ASMARA543	BIO NOTES ON ERITREAN PRESIDENT ISAIAS AFWERKI [...] (C) Summary: Isaias is an austere and narcissistic dictator whose political ballast derives from Maoist ideology fine-tuned during Eritrea's 30-year war for independence. He is paranoid and believes Ethiopian PM Meles tried to kill him and that the United States will attempt to assassinate him. [...]	2008-11-12 10:55:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR ER
08ASMARA546	ARREST, INTERROGATION, AND TORTURE OF [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On XXXXXXXXXXXX was released after five months in jail. XXXXXXXXXXXX emotionally recounted his experience to the RSO, including his interrogation, deplorable prison conditions, beatings, and witnessing the torture of other prisoners being held at the XXXXXXXXXXXX facility. XXXX [...]	2008-11-12 11:46:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC ER PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF
08ASMARA563	POSSIBLE IRANIAN SUBMARINE IN ASSAB [...] (S/NF) An Iranian submarine was reportedly sighted in the port city of Assab on 11/24/08. A reliable embassy source obtained this information on 11/25/08 from a contact who belongs to an unknown Eritrean Army intelligence unit based in Assab. The contact said the submarine visit is widely k [...]	2008-11-26 09:31:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PGOV PREL ASEC ER IR
08ASMARA90	REPORTED GSE REACTIONS TO UNMEE CRISIS [...] (S/NF) RSO met with Source February 20 who relayed second-hand information from the MFA's Americas desk officer. Source has provided reliable informaton to RSO in the past. 2. (S/NF) The MFA desk officer told Source many GSE ministers and high-ranking civil servants are upset with President [...]	2008-02-22 08:12:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO ASEC PINR ER
08ASTANA2555	KAZAKHSTAN: NSA HADLEY LETTER TO SECURITY [...] (S/NF) Ambassador hand-delivered to Kazakhstan's Security Council Secretary Kairbek Suleymenov on December 26 referenced letter from Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Stephen J. Hadley. The Ambassador emphasized the U.S. desire to accelerate the pace of activity. 2. [...]	2008-12-29 04:53:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET//NOFORN	OPDC KZ
08ASUNCION358	PRESIDENT-ELECT FERNANDO LUGO: A PROFILE [...] (S) President-elect Fernando Lugo will need to rely on his diverse background to govern Paraguay and hold together the varied interests in his political coalition. Lugo comes from a family of long-time Colorado dissidents, particularly vocal during the Stroessner years. After distinguished national [...]	2008-06-02 15:32:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL SNAR PA XM
08ASUNCION661	XXXXXXXXXXXX CONCERNED ABOUT REGIONAL POLITICS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: XXXXXXXXXXXX sought an unofficial meeting with Emboffs September 13 to discuss the Bolivian crisis and regional spillover. XXXXXXXXXXXX said Venezuela has a presence in virtually all of Bolivia's military bases, and that Venezuela's center of operations is in San Andita. The Ve [...]	2008-09-22 18:37:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV SNAR MARR ECON PREL MASS PA BL
08ATHENS1188	TFGG01: RUSSIA-GEORGIA CONFLICT: ATHENS DIPLOMATIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greek MFA and MOD officials are saying the right things on Greece's support for Georgia's territorial integrity and the early withdrawal of Russian forces from Georgia. At the same time, a team of Russian defense industry experts is scheduled to visit Athens next week to discuss [...]	2008-08-22 16:55:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET//NOFORN	GR PGOV PREL MARR RU GG
08ATHENS1205	ADDITIONAL REASONS NOT TO REMOVE 17N FROM FTO LIST [...] (S) Embassy Athens remains strongly opposed to the removal of the Greek terrorist organization 17 November (17N) from the Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) list. We offer the following new factual elements to supplement information provided in refs A, B, and C. 2. (S/NF) There are, as w [...]	2008-08-26 16:07:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC KCRM KJUS GR
08ATHENS631	FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION LIST: 17N, RN, AND [...] (S/NF) In response to reftel request seeking information on the activities of the Greek terrorist groups 17 November (17N) and Revolutionary Nuclei (RN) since their last re-designation as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) in 2003, Embassy Counterterrorism Task Force (CTTF) reviewed all av [...]	2008-05-09 15:23:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER ASEC PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS GR
08ATHENS771	AEGEAN ILLEGAL MIGRATION: GREEK COMPLAINTS AND [...] (C) In a May 22 meeting with DCM and DATT, Deputy Minister of Mercantile Marine, Aegean, and Island Policy Mr. Panogiotis Kamenos discussed the problem of illegal migration in the Aegean. According to Kamenos, over 11,000 illegal immigrants had entered Greece this year, and his ministry, whic [...]	2008-06-04 13:19:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PREF MOPS GR TU
08BAGHDAD1007	HELPING THE NEGIHBORS MAKE SENSE OF BASRAH [...] (S) Observers trying to make sense of this week's fighting in Basrah face a somewhat baffling array of narratives. For PM Maliki, the Basrah operation was about asserting central government authority over a city that had long been dominated by criminals and extremists, and which was slipping e [...]	2008-04-01 16:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD1028	AYAD ALLAWI: WE ARE ALL IN THIS BOAT TOGETHER [...] (S/NF) Summary. Former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi told PolCouns on April 2 that re-establishing peace and stability following the violence in Basrah will be critical to Iraq's long-term stability. Allawi said the GOI is not doing enough to reach out to its Arab neighbors, which is one strateg [...]	2008-04-03 14:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD1186	AYAD ALLAWI: RELUCTANT FOR IRAQIYYA LIST TO [...] (S/NF) Summary. Former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi told PolCouns and Special Assistant to the President Brett McGurk on April 13 other GOI leaders are encouraging Iraqiyya to rejoin the GOI. He is open to this goal, he said, but demands that PM Maliki clear his name in unfair allegations fro [...]	2008-04-16 08:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD1209	MALIKI'S MILITARY OPERATION IN BASRAH: LESSONS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Operation "Charge of the Knights" (OCK) - PM Maliki's campaign to wrest control of Basra from militias and criminals - demonstrated substantial deficiencies in Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) planning, logistics, command and control, individual loyalty and unit reliability. It als [...]	2008-04-18 13:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER MOPS IR IZ PINR MCAP MARR
08BAGHDAD1273	DEPUTY SPEAKER ATTIYAH DISCUSSES VISIT WITH [...] (S/NF) Summary. Deputy CoR Speaker Sheikh Khalid Attiyah told the Ambassador, S/I Satterfield, and Special Assistant to the President Brett McGurk, that he met with Grand Ayatollah Sistani on Wednesday (April 17) in Najaf. While Sistani believes the security situation has improved in the Sou [...]	2008-04-24 11:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD1275	GOI RESPONSES TO STOPPING TRAVEL TO ANNUAL PKK [...] (S/NF) Ambassador raised ref a points to President Talabani on April 14 and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister on April 17 (ref b and septel),both of whom pleaded ignorance of the event but promised to look into it. President Talabani said it was possible to put pressure on th [...]	2008-04-24 11:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER KTFN TU IZ
08BAGHDAD1304	NSA RUBAIE ON NEXT STEPS FOR STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-27 15:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS MARR PGOV PREL PTER ECON IZ IR
08BAGHDAD1365	FORMER PM AYAD ALLAWI EYEING VP ADIL ABDUL MAHDI'S [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-02 16:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IR IZ
08BAGHDAD1403	RIKABI STUMPED BY TAWAFUQ SPLIT? [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a May 5 meeting, Sadiq Rikabi professed to be unsure of how PM Maliki should play the splintering of the Tawafuq Front, but finally indicated that Maliki would likely press Vice President Hashimi to submit a new list of ministerial nominees representing the entire Front and n [...]	2008-05-05 15:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IZ IR
08BAGHDAD1477	PRT ANBAR: ANBAR UNIVERSITY SEEKS LINKS TO US [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. 2. (S) Summary: At a May 1 meeting, Anbar University (AU) President Dr. Khalil Ibrahim Al Dulemy requested Anbar Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) and Multinational Force ) West (MNF-W) assistance to establish relationships with U.S. universities [...]	2008-05-12 14:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR PTER SCUL SOCI IZ
08BAGHDAD1519	SOLICITING KUWAITI ACTION AGAINST AL-QAEDA [...] (S/NF) This is an action message. Please see para two for action request. 2. (S/NF) ACTION REQUESTED: Per reftel, post requests that Department instruct Embassy Kuwait to demarche the GOK about the growing threat of Al Qaeda's activities in Kuwait. Post provides background infromation i [...]	2008-05-15 17:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PINR IZ KU
08BAGHDAD159	TRIBAL AWAKENINGS: SOUTHERNERS STILL HALF-ASLEEP [...] (U) This is a joint Baghdad POL - PRT Maysan, Muthanna, Karbala, Najaf, Dhi Qar, Diwaniyah, Babil, Wasit and REO Basrah cable. 2. (C) Summary: There is no "Shi'a awakening" in southern Iraq comparable to the ar-Ramadi based Sunni Awakening. There is a plethora of independent tribal moveme [...]	2008-01-22 13:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV IR IZ
08BAGHDAD1611	KOUCHNER TO VISIT IRAQ MAY 31-JUNE 1 [...] (S/NF) In a May 25 meeting, French Political Counselor Sylvain Fourriere told DepPolCouns that French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner will visit Baghdad, Nasiriyah and Erbil May 31-June 1 (Ref A). Fourriere dismissed speculation Kouchner would visit Iraq after attending the ICI conferenc [...]	2008-05-26 16:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IZ FR
08BAGHDAD1726	TURKISH ENVOY ON GOT-KRG COOPERATION, KIRKUK [...] (S/NF) Summary: Turkish Special Envoy Murat Ozcelik told S/I Satterfield on June 4 that he is pleased with ongoing GOT-KRG talks and is currently in Baghdad finalizing arrangements for a possible July 3 visit to Baghdad by Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan. He also hoped to meet with Kurdistan R [...]	2008-06-06 16:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV TU IZ
08BAGHDAD1735	TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL URANIUM FROM TUWAITHA TO [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Government of Iraq (GOI) recently finalized a sales contract with Cameco for the approximately 550 metric tons of natural uranium that was being stored at the Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Center. To facilitate the sale, DOD removed the material from Iraq for onward shipment t [...]	2008-06-08 15:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG KNNP PARM PREL CA IZ
08BAGHDAD1772	TURKISH SPECIAL ENVOY UPDATES S/I SATTERFIELD ON [...] (S) Summary: During a June 9 meeting, Turkish Special Envoy Murat Ozcelik provided S/I Satterfield with an update on the state of play of issues discussed ref A, following Ozcelik's meetings in Baghdad over the past several days. Overall, Ozcelik said he came away impressed with the level of c [...]	2008-06-11 14:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV TU IZ
08BAGHDAD1775	JUNE 11 MEETING WITH GOI ON TUWAITHA YELLOW CAKE [...] (S) SUMMARY: EMIN and Energy Attach met with GOI's Science & Technology Minister Raid Fahmi on June 11 to inform Fahmi that the current estimate is USG will deliver the 550 MT of GOI's natural uranium (Yellow Cake or YC) to Cameco, Inc. in Montreal, Canada on July 3,2008. Fahmi expressed alarm [...]	2008-06-12 15:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	CA ECON ENRG IZ KNNP PARM PREL
08BAGHDAD1782	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF IRAQI FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (S) Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari arrives in Washington at a critical juncture. SOFA negotiations have become a domestic political flashpoint and the fodder for political agendas, a vehicle for Iranian machinations, and the crux of a false choice between sovereignty and security. Zeba [...]	2008-06-13 14:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD1784	PM MALIKI RECOUNTS HIS JUNE 7-9 VISIT TO TEHRAN [...] (S/NF) Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's June 7-9 visit to Tehran featured meetings with all of Iran's senior leadership, but Maliki told S/I Ambassador Satterfield that he went to visit Supreme Leader Khamenei, agreeing to the other meetings solely out of protocol. The Ministers of Defe [...]	2008-06-14 06:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	IZ IR PREL PGOV PINR
08BAGHDAD1922	AYAD ALLAWI DISCUSSES RECENT POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS [...] (S/NF) Summary: Former Prime Minister and Iraqiyya Bloc Leader Ayad Allawi played down rumors of a formal alliance with the Sadrists, Fadila, Iraqi National Dialogue Front (INDF),and Ibrahim Jafari's party in a June 22 meeting with PolCouns, but admitted that Iraqiyya coordinates on some com [...]	2008-06-24 07:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD1971	JUNE 25 MEETING WITH GOI REGARDING TUWAITHA YELLOW [...] (S) SUMMARY: EMIN and Energy Attach met on June 25 with Minister of Science and Technology, Raid Fahmi,to hear Fahmi's views about the financial consequences of USG's delivering the 550 MT of natural uranium (Yellow Cake) to Canada after the Sales Contract's June 15 delivery date. Fahmi asked [...]	2008-06-27 14:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	CA ECON ENRG IZ KNNP PARM PREL
08BAGHDAD2069	AMBASSADOR AND CG DISCUSS SECURITY AGREEMENT WITH [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Ambassador Ryan Crocker and MNF-I Commanding General (CG) David Petraeus met with Prime Minister Maliki June 26 to discuss a "bridge" security agreement between the United States and Iraq to facilitate continued U.S. support for the GOI while the Status of Forces Agreement nego [...]	2008-07-04 14:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MASS MOPS IR IZ PREL
08BAGHDAD2163	IMPROVING IRAQI BORDER SECURITY: A WORK IN PROGRESS [...] (S) SUMMARY: Border security continues to be a focus of both GOI and Coalition attention as the security situation improves and Iraq takes increasing responsibility for its own affairs. Al Qaeda in Iraq's reliance on transnational networks is increasing as its operating space and popularity [...]	2008-07-11 14:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PBTS PREL PTER IR IZ SY
08BAGHDAD2203	AMBASSADOR CROCKER'S JULY 11 MEETING WITH FM ZEBARI [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a July 11 meeting with Ambassador Crocker, S/I Satterfield, NSC Senior Director McGurk and DASD Kimmitt, Foreign Minister Zebari provided a readout of the previous day's visit of Turkish PM Erdogan, called the postponement of King Abdullah's visit a big disappointment but no [...]	2008-07-14 14:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IZ TU JO
08BAGHDAD230	SAI AND ISCI: UNLIKELY ALLIANCE, UNCLEAR RESULTS [...] (S/NF) This is a joint Baghdad POL - Karbala and Najaf PRT cable. 2. (S/NF) Summary: The Ramadi-based Iraq Awakening Movement (SAI) hopes to expand into the south to increase the standing of Ahmed Abu Risha and the strength of the SAI relative to the Tawafuq Bloc. National GOI and ISCI l [...]	2008-01-27 09:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV IR IZ
08BAGHDAD2303	MALIKI CALLS FOR DOWNSIZING IRAQI SECURITY FORCES [...] (S) During the weekly Iraqi National Security Council (NSC) meeting on July 13, Prime Minister Maliki called for an immediate freeze in the growth of Iraqi security forces and ordered development of a plan to reduce numbers. MinDef Abdel Qadr and Commander of Joint Forces (CHOD) General Babaki [...]	2008-07-24 13:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	IZ MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER
08BAGHDAD2312	SCENESETTER FOR WASHINGTON VISIT OF IRAQI MINISTER [...] (S) Iraqi Minister of Interior Jawad al-Bolani is a hard working, honest broker achieving real but fragile success in his efforts to rid the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) of corruption and sectarianism. He arrives in Washington against a backdrop of increasing good news about security in Ira [...]	2008-07-24 15:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PINS PGOV PTER PNAT MOPS MCAP MARR IZ
08BAGHDAD2366	FM ZEBARI FRUSTRATED WITH PM MALIKI AND WONDERS [...] (S/NF) Summary: Iraqi Foreign Minister Zebari was his usual gregarious self but also made no effort to hide frustrations stemming from his relationship with PM Maliki and his continued disappointment that King Abdullah had not yet rescheduled his visit to Baghdad (originally planned for July 9 [...]	2008-07-29 04:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD2806	MAYSAN SADRIST CHIEF: MUQTADA MISUNDERSTOOD [...] (S/NF) Summary and comment: The Sadr Trend is a peaceful movement committed to helping humanity and developing a strong Iraq free of foriegn influence, according to Mohammed Wahid, leader of the Sadrist-affiliated Hussein Ideology Front (HIF). Steadfastly denying that Muqtada al-Sadr (MAS) w [...]	2008-09-01 15:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV IR IZ PINR
08BAGHDAD2904	SOUTHERN ELECTIONS FORECAST: MORE OF THE SAME [...] (C) Summary: Provincial elections are unlikely to result in a radical shift of the southern political map. Despite concerns about voter fraud and low voter registration numbers the overwhelming majority of southern Shi'a say they intend to vote in the elections. Iraq's Shi'a remain deeply d [...]	2008-09-09 05:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV IR IZ
08BAGHDAD2937	SISTANI FEARS PROVINCIAL COUNCIL VALIDITY IN [...] (S/NF) Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani worries provincial councils will lack legal standing without new elections by end 2008, Senior Advisor Gordon Gray learned in a UNAMI read-out of SRSG De Mistura's September 6 meeting with the Najaf-based cleric. DSRSG Andrew Gilmour (protect),joined by [...]	2008-09-11 12:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD295	IRAN-IRAQ BORDER NEGOTIATIONS TO RESUME IN FEBRUARY [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: At a January 28 meeting with Acting PolMil Counselor, Iraqi MFA Under Secretary Mohammad Hamoud discussed GOI preparations for a further round of bilateral talks with Iran regarding their shared border. He indicated talks would take place on February 19, since negotiations pla [...]	2008-02-01 06:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PBTS IR IZ KU
08BAGHDAD3332	IRAQ MINISTRY OF OIL QUIETLY OFFERS CONTRACTS [...] (S//NF) Summary: Iraqi Deputy Minister of Oil (MoO) for Upstream Affairs, Abdul Sahib Al-Qutub, sent three identical letters to Repsol YPE, Nippon Oil Exploration Limited, and Eni S.p.A. requesting a detailed proposal for developing the Nasiriya oil field under a two-year Engineering, Procurem [...]	2008-10-16 14:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	EINV ENRG EPET IZ
08BAGHDAD3503	OMS LEADER REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT, MUQTADA CALLS [...] (S/NF) Sheikh Mohammed al-Faraji, self-described Office of the Martyr Sadr (OMS) representative for Basra and the surrounding provinces, met with Senior Advisor Gordon Gray to demand that the U.S. engage more directly with Iraqi-born Shi'a clergy. In the October 28 meeting, Faraji argued that [...]	2008-11-04 15:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR IZ IR
08BAGHDAD3765	SALAH AD-DIN RESIDENTS WORRIED ABOUT PERCEIVED [...] (S/NF) Summary: Judges and community activists in the mostly Sunni province of Salah ad-Din expressed concern about Iranian meddling in Iraq during a visit by Iran Watcher to the province Nov. 22-25, but struggled to point to specific instances of Iranian influence aside from Iranian products [...]	2008-11-30 17:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER PINR IR IZ
08BAGHDAD4047	LABOR IG DETAILS MASSIVE SOCIAL WELFARE FUND FRAUD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hameed al-Zaidi, the Inspector General of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, announced to the Iraqi press the widespread corruption within his ministry in which, he estimated, 70 percent of funds allocated to the ministry's social welfare program were siphoned off. Al-Za [...]	2008-12-28 14:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	KCOR KCRM PGOV EAID PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD486	ZEBARI PESSIMISTIC ABOUT KOSOVO RECOGNITION; [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 16 meeting, Foreign Minster Zebari told Ambassador Crocker he pushed visiting UNHCR High Representative Guterres to expand UNHCR's Baghdad office and to stress positive developments in Iraq. The GOI/GOR MOU Zebari signed in Moscow provides no preferential treatment [...]	2008-02-20 11:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD512	FORMER PRIME MINISTER AYAD ALLAWI IS BACK ON THE [...] (S/NF) Summary. Former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi emphasized with the Ambassador in a dinner meeting on February 19 that Iran's growing interference is deterring Iraq's Arab neighbors from establishing stronger diplomatic ties. He received a request to meet with President of Iran Mahmoud Ahm [...]	2008-02-22 11:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD594	TURKISH ENVOYS AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS GOI [...] (S/NF) Summary: Turkish PM Advisor Ahmet Davutoglu asserted to Ambassador that Turkish ground operations were inevitable after the October kidnapping of Turkish soldiers and refused to predict when the operation would end. Ambassador pressed for operations to end before they upset the fragile [...]	2008-02-29 18:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV TU IZ
08BAGHDAD70	TROUBLES ABOUND FOR TAWAFUQ LEADER ADNAN DULEIMI [...] (S/NF) In a January 7 meeting with the Ambassador, a grieving and somewhat incoherent Adnan Duleimi ranted about his troubles. Earlier in the day, Duleimi had lost his son-in-law, Thia al-Hadithi (the husband of Duleimi's daughter, CoR member Asma Duleimi) in an attack on the Sunni Endowment [...]	2008-01-10 10:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR IZ

08BAGHDAD785	COR SPEAKER MASHADANI DISCUSSES PROVINCIAL POWERS [...] (S/NF) Council of Representatives (CoR) Speaker Mahmoud Mashadani told the Ambassador on March 15 he hopes VP Adil Abdul Mehdi will withdraw his veto of the provincial powers law. As Mashadani told the Ambassador in their previous meeting (reftel),his own "Shura Council" is reviewing the leg [...]	2008-03-15 17:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREF PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD799	AMBASSADOR RAISES SOFA/SF AND ICI WITH D/PM BARHAM [...] (S) Ambassador met March 13 with Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih to discuss the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) and Strategic Framework (SF) negotiations, the Prime Minister's participation in the International Compact for Iraq (ICI) ministerial, and security at Umm Qasr port and in Basra [...]	2008-03-17 08:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PREL PGOV MASS MOPS IZ
08BAGHDAD855	WEEKLY MEETING WITH PM, MARCH 13: SOFA/STRATEGIC [...] (S) In a cordial meeting March 13 at Prime Minister Maliki's weekly security meeting with Ambassador Crocker and GEN Petraeus, Ambassador briefed Maliki on the dual-tracked, concurrent negotiation of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) and the Strategic Framework (SF) by a technical experts [...]	2008-03-20 14:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PREL PGOV MASS MOPS IZ
08BAGHDAD865	CODEL LEVIN MEETS WITH DPM SALEH [...] (S) In a cordial meeting on March 16, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh told Senator Carl Levin that recent political developments were proof that the Iraqi political system was working. He expressed confidence that provincial elections would take place in October. Saleh acknowledged there [...]	2008-03-21 13:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PARM XF IZ IR
08BAGHDAD866	TURKISH ENVOY VISITING IRAQ TO IMPROVE [...] (S/NF) Summary: Turkish Special Envoy to Iraq Murat Ozcelik told Ambassador March 20 that he will stay flexible with how long he remains in Iraq during this visit in the hopes of holding a meeting with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani next week, which the GO [...]	2008-03-21 14:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV TU IZ
08BAGHDAD896	CODEL LEVIN MEETS WITH DPM SALEH [...] (S) In a cordial meeting on March 16, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh told Senator Carl Levin that recent political developments were proof that the Iraqi political system was working. He expressed confidence that provincial elections would take place in October. Saleh acknowledged there [...]	2008-03-25 16:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PARM XF IZ IR
08BAGHDAD905	TURKISH ENVOY VISITING IRAQ TO IMPROVE [...] (S/NF) Summary: Turkish Special Envoy to Iraq Murat Ozcelik told Ambassador March 20 that he will stay flexible with how long he remains in Iraq during this visit in the hopes of holding a meeting with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani next week, which the GO [...]	2008-03-25 16:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV TU IZ
08BAGHDAD909	WEEKLY MEETING WITH PM, MARCH 13: SOFA/STRATEGIC [...] (S) In a cordial meeting March 13 at Prime Minister Maliki's weekly security meeting with Ambassador Crocker and GEN Petraeus, Ambassador briefed Maliki on the dual-tracked, concurrent negotiation of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) and the Strategic Framework (SF) by a technical experts [...]	2008-03-25 16:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PREL PGOV MASS MOPS IZ
08BAGHDAD927	GOT SPECIAL ENVOY AND S/I DISCUSS TURKEY-IRAQ [...] (S/NF) GOT Special Envoy Murat Ozcelik told S/I Satterfield that he has met a wide-range of contacts during this visit, including Foreign Minister Zebari, ISCI CoR leader Hummam Hammoudi, Vice Presidents Abdel Mehdi and Hashimi, Speaker Mashadani and Prime Minister's advisor Sadiq Rikabi. He [...]	2008-03-26 11:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER TU IZ
08BAGHDAD933	SOUTHERN IRAQ SITUATION REPORT: MARCH 26, 23:00 [...] (S/NF) Summary and comment: The below is a situation report for Basrah and other southern provinces, reflecting reporting from PRTs and REOs, open-source media, and Embassy Baghdad. In Basrah, militants have entrenched themselves in several neighborhoods in response to the ISF offensive. Tens [...]	2008-03-26 20:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV IZ PINS MOPS
08BAGHDAD944	DPM SALIH ON VIOLENCE IN SHIA AREAS, ECONOMIC [...] (S/NF) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih told Ambassador March 25 that he believes Moqtada al-Sadr has decided to try to bring down the government. They discussed developments around the south and in Baghdad regarding the increased violence since March 23. Ambassador asked Salih to [...]	2008-03-27 13:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON TU KU IZ
08BAGHDAD945	SOUTHERN IRAQ SITUATION REPORT: MARCH 27, 13:00 [...] (S/REL MCFI) SUMMARY: The below is a situation report for Basrah and other southern provinces, reflecting reporting from PRTs and REO Basrah, open-source media, and Embassy Baghdad. In Basrah, JAM continues to occupy its traditional strongholds and conduct harassing attacks on ISF throughout [...]	2008-03-27 15:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PGOV PINS PTER IZ
08BAGHDAD953	PM ADVISOR: MALIKI NEEDS REALISTIC GOALS IN BASRAH [...] (S) In a March 27 meeting punctuated by explosions and sirens in the background as indirect fire pummeled the International Zone, PM Maliki's political advisor, Sadiq Rikabi, predicted that Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) would gain the upper hand in Basrah within the next two to three days, an ou [...]	2008-03-28 10:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD959	SOUTHERN IRAQ SITUATION REPORT: MARCH 28, 1300 [...] (S REL MCFI) Fighting continues in numerous areas of Basra city and the surrounding province. Sporadic violence is also reported in other southern provinces as well as Baghdad, which is now under curfew until March 30, 0500 local. Council of Representives (COR) Speaker has called for an emerg [...]	2008-03-28 17:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	IZ KU MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL
08BAGHDAD969	MILITARY AND POLITICAL DEADLOCK IN BASRAH [...] (S/NF) Summary: Basrah is gripped by military and political deadlock six days into Maliki's "Charge of the Knights" offensive. PM Maliki seems unwilling to compromise his hard-line stance against JAM even as the militia consolidates its position in Basrah's neighborhoods; on March 28 he reb [...]	2008-03-29 16:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV IR MOPS PINS
08BAGHDAD983	NINEWA: TURKISH SPECIAL ENVOY ELABORATES ON GOT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Turkish Special Envoy Murat Ozcelik told PRT officers, Multi-National Division-North Deputy Commanding General BG Thomas and 3 Armored Cavalry Regiment Commander COL Bills at a March 26 meeting at the Turkish Consulate General in Mosul that ongoing Turkish military opposition wa [...]	2008-03-31 14:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER PINR ECON ENRG TU IZ
08BAGHDAD984	REQUEST TO CLOSE DOWN AL-RAFIDAYN SATELLITE TV [...] (SBU) The Al-Rafidayn Satellite Channel is a Cairo-based Iraqi television channel that appears to be affiliated with the Association of Muslim Scholars (AMS) -- a group of Sunni clerics led by Harith al-Dari -- and which adopts a pro-resistance, anti-U.S., anti-Iraqi Government, and anti-Iran [...]	2008-03-31 15:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PROP PTER EG IZ
08BAGHDAD990	PM CHIEF OF STAFF ABDALLAH TELLS AMBASSADOR GOI [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador met March 30 with Prime Minister Maliki's Chief of Staff Tariq Abdallah to counsel the GOI to add political and economic measures to its military efforts in Basra. He also expressed concern that the PM's decision to pursue operations to take control of Umm Qasr port ha [...]	2008-03-31 16:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PREL PGOV MASS MOPS IZ
08BAKU178	S/CT URBANCIC DISCUSSES ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (S/NF) Summary: S/CT Principal Deputy Counterterrorism Coordinator Urbancic's February 14-15 visit to Baku reaffirmed USG appreciation for Azerbaijan's cooperation in the war on terror and underscored USG interest in deepening bilateral CT cooperation. GOAJ officials confirmed they are work [...]	2008-02-29 10:44:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV ENRG KTFN KISL AJ
08BAKU188	REPORTED CEASEFIRE VIOLATION ON THE [...] (C) The Embassy reached out to GOAJ contacts to hear their perspective on a reported truce violation on the Line of Contact near the Terter district. According to Embassy Yerevan, Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian phoned the Charge d,Affaires this morning to inform him that the Azerb [...]	2008-03-04 15:11:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PBTS PHUM AM AJ
08BAKU196	UPDATE ON CEASEFIRE VIOLATION ON NAGORNO-KARABAKH [...] (C) Summary: According to President Aliyev on March 5, the situation along the Line of Contact has de-escalated and Azerbaijan did not instigate the firefight and would not "take advantage of the situation." Based on our conversations with other GOAJ officials, initial press reports, and pu [...]	2008-03-05 13:46:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PBTS PHUM ASEC AM AJ
08BAKU310	A LOOK AT AZERBAIJAN,S SECRETIVE, SHI,A VILLAGE OF [...] (C) Summary: Nardaran, a conservative village of 7,000 residents on Azerbaijan,s Absheron peninsula is routinely cited as a restive, Shi,a hotbed of Iranian influence. Yet according to a Nardaran resident, village elders are the center of authority within Nardaran, not Tehran. The resident [...]	2008-04-02 13:03:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL ASEC IR AJ
08BAKU380	RUSSIA REPORTEDLY SEEKS APPROVAL TO TRANSIT [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 9. 2. (S) Summary: An Azerbaijani MFA officer informed us that the Azerbaijani Government has received repeated requests from the Russian Government to allow the transit of unspecified equipment to Iran's light water reactor at Bushehr. The [...]	2008-04-21 14:12:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KNNP IAEA PARM MNUC AORC UNSC IR AJ
08BAKU484	AZERBAIJAN'S RESPONSE TO PRE-NOTIFICATION FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-23 16:03:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN KTFN PTER PINR PREL AJ
08BAKU499	RECOMMENDING GREATER ENGAGEMENT WITH AZERBAIJAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Azerbaijan is an increasingly important partner for the United States. A Muslim country bordered by Russia and Iran, it is a firmly secular, pro-American partner in a region beset by radical Islam. Our security cooperation is excellent and growing, and could take on still m [...]	2008-05-30 13:26:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ENRG MOPS KDEM PBTS AJ
08BAKU771	AZERBAIJANI JOURNALIST'S COURT SAGA UNDERSCORES [...] (C) Summary: Embattled opposition Azadliq newspaper reporter Agil Khalil left Azerbaijan on July 24, flying to Paris after receiving assistance from the French Embassy. Khalil had sought to leave Azerbaijan on July 21, but poor GOAJ inter-ministerial communication and perhaps intervention fr [...]	2008-08-14 11:17:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM AJ
08BAKU904	UNODC REPORTS MAJOR UPSURGE IN HEROIN FROM IRAN, [...] (S) Summary: UNODC Baku reports that trans-shipment of heroin and other opiates from Iran through Azerbaijan has skyrocketed. Total heroin seizures by GOAJ security authorities increased from twenty kilos to over 250 kilos in 2007. These seizures accounted for less than five percent of the [...]	2008-09-23 11:19:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	SNAR PINR AJ AM TU
08BAKU911	UNODC REPORTS MAJOR UPSURGE IN HEROIN FROM IRAN, [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-25 08:59:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	SNAR PINR IR AJ AM TU
08BAKU917	UNODC REPORTS MAJOR UPSURGE IN HEROIN FROM IRAN, SUGGESTS SIGNIFICANT IRANIAN DRUG PROCESSING ACTIVITY (BAKU 911 CORRECTED COPY) [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-26 10:39:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	SNAR PINR IR AJ AM TU
08BANGKOK1210	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: RTG TALKS WITH INSURGENTS [...] (S/NF) Summary: A Henri Dunant Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HDC) representative, Michael Vatikiotis, told the Ambassador in mid-April that secret talks between the RTG and southern insurgents were stalled and would likely remain so for four to six months. HDC, which is brokering talks b [...]	2008-04-18 10:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK234	STAFFDEL GROVE TRAVELS TO SOUTHERN THAILAND [...] (S/NF) Summary: On January 15, a Senate Appropriations Committee staff delegation lead by professional staff member Paul Grove traveled with Poloff and USAID representatives to Hat Yai in southern Thailand for discussions on the violence in the South. Thai government and security officials, a [...]	2008-01-24 06:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET//NOFORN	EAID PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK300	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: DAS MARCIEL HEARS CONTRASTING [...] (S/NF) Summary: In meetings to discuss the situation in southern Thailand on January 23 and 24, Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel received widely contrasting views on SIPDIS Thai government efforts to end the violence. Dr. Mark Tamthai, National Reconciliation Committee member and adv [...]	2008-01-30 09:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET//NOFORN	EAID PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK3317	PALACE INSIDER TELLS AMBASSADOR OF THE KINGâ€™S [...] (C) King Bhumibol explicitly told Army Commander Anupong Paojinda not to launch a coup, XXXXXXXXXXXX, an advisor to Queen Sirikit, told Ambassador November 4. XXXXXXXXXXXX also claimed that the Queen had not meant to signal support for the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) anti-government agend [...]	2008-11-06 07:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM MOPS ASEC TH
08BANGKOK845	INSURGENTS PUSH THE ENVELOPE WITH HIGH-PROFILE [...] (C) Summary: A series of effective and high-profile bombings in the south since Saturday have caused significant alarm. Two explosions at a hotel in Pattani normally regarded as a safe zone, and a failed attempt to bomb possibly a religious gathering both occurred on Saturday evening (March [...]	2008-03-17 10:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK909	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: SAMAK MISSPEAKS, PEACE PROCESS [...] (S/NF) Summary: Prime Minister Samak blew the cover of the government's secret talks with the insurgents in comments to the press on March 19. An Embassy contact reports that the statement criticizing the talks was due to the Prime Minister's misunderstanding of a briefing paper, and does not [...]	2008-03-21 11:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK943	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: HARSH TACTICS, LESS VIOLENCE, [...] (C) Summary: Embassy contacts contend that the recent drop in the violence in the South is not the result of progress toward resolving the underlying conflict; rather, the Thai military has become more effective at targeting more senior insurgent leaders, thus disrupting the insurgents' operat [...]	2008-03-25 11:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BASRAH12	CBS REPORTER KIDNAPPED IN BASRAH (PART 1) [...] (C) Summary: CBS reporter and British citizen Richard Butler (protect throughout) and his Iraqi interpreter were kidnapped from their hotel in Basrah city the night of February 10. It is unknown exactly who is responsible, but many suspect a small, Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) splinter group of former [...]	2008-02-18 13:19:00	REO Basrah	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PHUM PTER UK IR IZ
08BASRAH21	BASRAH ISF COMMANDER SAYS ISF NOT READY [...] (S/REL MCFI) Summary: Basrah Operations Commander, LTG Mohan Hafith Fahad al-Fariji told us that the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) in his command are not capable of confronting the militias given their lack of training and equipment. Mohan asked the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force [...]	2008-03-17 17:01:00	REO Basrah	SECRET//NOFORN	MCAP MOPS PBTS PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PREL PROP
08BASRAH37	SAYYID AL SHUHADA ON BASRAH OPERATIONS, IRANIAN INFLUENCE, [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-24 15:31:00	REO Basrah	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PBTS PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER IR IZ
08BASRAH9	SAYID AL SHUHADA SUPPORT BADR'S NINE PROVINCE REGION [...] (S/NF) Summary: Regional Embassy Officers met with representatives of Sayid al-Shuhada (SAS, aka Lord of the Martyrs) January 28. SAS complained about the U.S. arrest of Rasheed Majeed al-Sari, the editor of SAS newspaper Al-Fateh, and requested his release. They also reviewed their political [...]	2008-02-05 11:33:00	REO Basrah	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PINS IR IZ
08BEIJING1171	PERSONNEL CHANGES AT MOFCOM MAY AFFECT EXPORT [...] (S) SUMMARY: In an informal off-the-record meeting, a working-level official provided hints of imminent personnel changes at the Minstry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and opined on the possible impact of these changes on export control cooperation with the U.S., including implementation of the Vali [...]	2008-03-27 09:55:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	BEXP CH ETRD ETTC PARM PREL
08BEIJING1882	CHINA URGED TO TERMINATE CONVENTIONAL ARMS [...] (S/NF) Beijing should take immediate action to terminate all weapons-related transfers to Iran and should insist that Tehran provide an accounting of all Chinese-origin weapons, PolOff urged in a discussion with MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Deputy Director Wang Daxue on May 15. [...]	2008-05-15 09:45:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL CH IR
08BEIJING2564	POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION CHECK: D375609 NANJING [...] (U) Unauthorised disclosure of the information below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. (U) REFTEL requested a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) end-use check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, NANJING ElECTRONICS CALIBRATION CO. ("NE [...]	2008-06-30 05:48:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	BEXP CH ETRD ETTC PREL
08BEIJING2985	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: SITUATION REPORT #1, [...] (SBU) This is the first situation report (sitrep) from the USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The JOC commenced 24/7 operations on 08/01/2008 at 0700 hours local time and will continue operations until 08/26/2008. This daily report will contain [...]	2008-08-01 08:34:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PTER
08BEIJING2995	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/02/2008. Copies of this and previous situation reports can be found on the following ClassNet/SIPRNet link: http://www.intelink.sgov.g [...]	2008-08-02 09:48:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3018	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/05/2008. Copies of this and previous situation reports can be found on the following ClassNet/SIPRNet link: http://www.intelink.sgov.g [...]	2008-08-05 07:51:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3047	PRC INFORMED OF DPRK-TO-IRAN FLIGHT OF [...] (S/NF) PolOff conveyed reftel flight information regarding an August 7 Air Koryo charter flight from North Korea to Iran to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue on August 6 and delivered non-paper the morning of August 7. Noting the suspicious [...]	2008-08-07 06:01:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL MTCR MNUC BG BM IN IR KN CH
08BEIJING3049	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-07 08:34:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3060	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/02/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following numbers: XXXXXXXXX [...]	2008-08-08 07:21:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3065	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT 9, 08/09/2008 [...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/09/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following n [...]	2008-08-09 07:32:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER CASC CH
08BEIJING3067	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/10/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following numbers [...]	2008-08-10 07:09:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3091	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/12/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following n [...]	2008-08-12 07:31:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3117	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/14/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following n [...]	2008-08-14 08:10:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3139	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/15/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following n [...]	2008-08-15 08:31:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3146	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/16/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following n [...]	2008-08-16 08:21:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3147	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/17/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following n [...]	2008-08-17 08:32:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3171	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/19/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following n [...]	2008-08-19 08:29:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3216	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/21/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following numbers [...]	2008-08-21 08:30:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING375	POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: D365577 JIUJIANG [...] (U) Unauthorised disclosure of the information below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. (U) REFTEL requested a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) end-use check to be conducted at JIUJIANG PRECISION MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE ("JJ PRECISION MEASU [...]	2008-02-01 07:35:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	BEXP CH ETRD ETTC PREL
08BEIJING4002	PRC/IRAN: TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY'S [...] (S) SUMMARY: U.S. Department of the Treasury Undersecretary (U/S) Stuart Levey briefed the People's Bank of China (PBOC),the Ministry of Finance (MOF),the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),the Bank of China (BOC),and the China Export and Credit Insurance Corporation (Sinosure) on Septembe [...]	2008-10-21 06:48:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM ENRG ETRD EFIN IR CH
08BEIJING983	ADDITIONAL REPORTS OF RISING TENSIONS, VIOLENCE IN [...] (C) ConGen Chengdu continues to receive reports from sources on the ground in Lhasa indicating rising tensions, increasing violence and the presence of tanks as nightfall descends on the city. The city has apparently been sealed off. Meanwhile, sources say protests in Gansu Province have tur [...]	2008-03-15 17:12:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV KIRF PREL CH
08BEIRUT1133	LEBANON: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF GENERAL DAVID [...] (C) General Petraeus, Welcome to Lebanon. Your visit provides another excellent opportunity to reinforce our message of strong, continued U.S. government support for a sovereign, independent, and democratic Lebanon. Your visit continues a series of high-level USG contacts since President Sle [...]	2008-08-01 18:03:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE MARR MOPS SY
08BEIRUT1168	LEBANON: PETRAEUS AND SLEIMAN DISCUSS SYRIAN TRIP, [...] (C) In an August 6 meeting with visiting General David Petraeus, President Michel Sleiman outlined three objectives for his upcoming meeting with Syrian President Bashar Asad. Most important, Sleiman said, is to initiate a diplomatic exchange between the two countries. Additionally, Sleiman p [...]	2008-08-08 15:43:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	OVIP PETRAEUS DAVID PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC
08BEIRUT1301	LEBANON: ACTING ARMY COMMANDER MASRI PUTS ATTACK [...] (C) In an August 29 meeting with a visiting DOD delegation, a confident and open Acting Lebanese Armed Forces Commander Masri explained the Army's most pressing needs, chief among them attack helicopters. Masri explained that the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) would remain in support of the Inte [...]	2008-09-04 15:48:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR MCAP MARR IR LE
08BEIRUT1319	LEBANON: AMBASSADOR MEETS NEW LEBANESE ARMY [...] (C) In a September 8 meeting, a confident new Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Kahwagi told us about himself and his positive past experiences with the U.S. Military. He also told us that he looks forward to future bilateral cooperation, to include the Joint Military Commission in Octobe [...]	2008-09-08 15:05:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR MCAP MARR IR LE
08BEIRUT1348	LEBANON: BELLEMARE ANXIOUS FOR MORE USG ASSISTANCE [...] (S/NF) In a September 12 meeting with the Ambassador, Daniel Bellemare, Commissioner of the UN Independent International Investigative Commission (UNIIIC) made three specific requests for USG assistance and additional requests for USG action. First, he asked that the USG provide intelligence [...]	2008-09-15 14:18:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV PINR UNSC LE SY
08BEIRUT1414	BEIRUT CORE EAC MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 29, 2008 [...] (S) At 0900 hours of September 29, 2008, CDA William Grant convened a meeting of the Core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to discuss the embassy's security posture/move policy in light of the bombing earlier in the day in the northern city of Tripoli. The following Core EAC members were prese [...]	2008-09-29 11:44:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC LE MOPS PTER SY
08BEIRUT1417	LEBANON: PRESIDENT SLEIMAN PLEASED WITH U.S. VISIT [...] (C) Two of President Michel Sleiman's Senior Advisors who accompanied him on his first official trip to the United States reported that the President was pleased with his visit, and with the clear message he received of continuing U.S. political and military support for Lebanon. The advisors [...]	2008-09-29 14:28:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS SY LE
08BEIRUT1441	BEIRUT EAC MEETING OF OCTOBER 3, 2008 [...] (S) At 1030 hours of October 3, 2008, DCM convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to discuss the embassy's security posture in light of the latest threat information. The following EAC members were present during the meeting: DCM, POL, RAO, RSO, AID, DAO, ODC, MGMT, CONS, an [...]	2008-10-03 15:13:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC LE MOPS PTER SY
08BEIRUT1450	BEIRUT EAC MEETING OF OCTOBER 7, 2008 [...] (S) DCM convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on October 7 to discuss the embassy's security posture in light of the latest threat information and security arrangements for the upcoming Made in America Expo in Beirut October 9-11 and related events. The following EAC memb [...]	2008-10-07 17:13:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC LE MOPS PTER SY
08BEIRUT1451	LEBANON: UNIIIC COMMISSIONER HAPPY WITH USG [...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraph 10. SUMMARY ------- 2. (S/NF) In an October 3 meeting with the Ambassador, Daniel Bellemare, Commissioner of the UN Independent Investigative Commission (UNIIIC),was generally pleased with USG assistance to date, and repeated a single requ [...]	2008-10-07 17:21:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC SY LE
08BEIRUT1489	LEBANON: HARIRI CONCERNED ABOUT ISRAEL AND [...] (C) In a wide-ranging October 15 discussion with the Ambassador, majority leader Saad Hariri said he anticipated meeting Hizballah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah "soon," explaining that such a meeting would fulfill his own political agenda by giving other Shia a green light to enter into d [...]	2008-10-15 16:59:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC SY IS IR RS LE
08BEIRUT1506	LEBANON: USDP EDELMAN MEETS LEBANESE ARMY COMMANDER [...] (C) In an October 17 meeting with visiting USDP Edelman, a confident new Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Kahwagi discussed his vision for the army as well as priority equipment requirements. Kahwagi also provided an update on the current situation in city of Tripoli in the north and rec [...]	2008-10-21 13:58:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR MCAP MARR IR LE
08BEIRUT1543	BEIRUT EAC MEETING OF OCTOBER 29, 2008 [...] (S) Ambassador Sison convened a meeting of Embassy Beirut's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on October 29, 2008 to review security preparations for U.S Election Night events. The following EAC members were present: AMB, DCM, RSO, MGMT, INL, CONS, RAO, PD, POL/ECON. 2. (S) Embassy Beirut' [...]	2008-10-29 16:48:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC LE MOPS PTER SY
08BEIRUT192	BEIRUT EAC MEETING FEBRUARY 8, 2008 [...] (SBU) Action Request - see para 9. 2. (SBU) At 0930 hours on February 8, 2008, Ambassador convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC). The DCM, RSO, MGMT, POL, USAID, PD, RAO, DAO, ODC, CONS, and INL were present. 3. (SBU) There are large-scale pro-government demonstratio [...]	2008-02-08 16:00:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER
08BEIRUT237	LEBANON: THEORIES ABOUT MUGHNIEH'S ASSASSINATION [...] (C) Two days after the February 12 Damascus car bomb attack that killed senior Hizballah commander Imad Mughnieh, theories abound in Beirut on who was behind the assassination and why. The timing of the killing also cannot be ignored, occurring just two days before the third anniversary of th [...]	2008-02-14 16:56:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IS KPAL LE
08BEIRUT251	LEBANON: PM GRATEFUL TO RECEIVE PRESIDENT'S STRONG [...] (C) Under Secretary of Defense Edelman delivered the President's personal letter to Prime Minister Fouad Siniora during their meeting in Beirut on February 12. The Prime Minister was grateful for the letter, saying he was pleased to see such "strong and firm support on many important issues." [...]	2008-02-15 12:48:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL UNSC PTER SY IS LE
08BEIRUT264	LEBANON: HARIRI PROVIDES ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE ON [...] (S/NF) In the course of a February 11 meeting with the Charge (Ref A),majority leader Saad Hariri and advisor Ghattas Khoury provided anecdotal information regarding alleged financial transactions of Rami Maklouf and Syrian Directory of Military Intelligence Asef Shawket. They alleged that M [...]	2008-02-19 12:31:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER PARM PHUM PINR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT283	LEBANON: JUMBLATT PREOCCUPIED WITH SECURITY ISSUES [...] (C) Security concerns weighed heavily on Druse leader Walid Jumblatt during a February 22 meeting with the Charge. He sought U.S. assistance in persuading Saad Hariri to discuss recent Sunni-Shia clashes with Amal leader Nabih Berri, pointing to an upcoming Hizballah rally as another source o [...]	2008-02-21 15:28:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT285	BEIRUT CORE EAC MEETING FEBRUARY 21, 2008 [...] (S) At 1730 hours of February 21, 2008, Charge Sison convened a meeting of the Core Emergency Action Committee (EAC). Present were DCM, RSO and GRPO. 2. (S) Core EAC discussed the anonymous phone threat to the Embassy of Kuwait in Beirut. On the morning of Thursday, February 21, 2008 an an [...]	2008-02-22 13:44:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER LE
08BEIRUT331	LEBANON: GEAGEA PROPOSES REVAMPING GOVERNMENT WITH [...] (C) Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea conveyed his thoughts to the Charge on the political impasse shortly before departing on his three-week trip to the U.S. He believes Lebanon should boycott the March 29-30 Arab League summit in Damascus if no president is elected. At a minimum, the sum [...]	2008-03-04 16:13:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER SY LE
08BEIRUT372	LEBANON: MINDEF WORRIED THAT HIZBALLAH WAR WITH [...] (S) In a March 10 meeting with Charge, MinDef Murr expressed his growing concern that a Hizballah war with Israel is imminent. His assessment is based upon recent Hizballah preparations, reported movement of families, and the precipitous increase in Israeli overflights of Lebanon. Murr does n [...]	2008-03-11 16:08:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT408	BEIRUT CORE EAC MEETING MARCH 18, 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-19 15:30:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER LE
08BEIRUT459	LEBANON: DEFMIN MURR ON TRANSFORMING THE LAF TO SUPPORT CT OPERATIONS, UNSCR 1701, CAMPS [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-03 10:43:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	IS KPAL MASS MCAP PARM PINR PTER SY
08BEIRUT523	LEBANON: HIZBALLAH GOES FIBER OPTIC [...] (S) Requesting a special meeting with Charge, Telecommunications Minister Marwan Hamadeh decried the establishment of a complete fiber optics network by Hizballah throughout Lebanon. The GOL has been sharing this information widely among friends of Lebanon, to include the governments of France, Sau [...]	2008-04-16 16:42:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER ECPS PINR LE IR SY
08BEIRUT571	LEBANON: ANTI-HIZBALLAH SHIA FIGURE TALKS UP [...] (C) Independent Shia figure Ahmad Assad argued that former Hizballah Secretary General Subhi Tufayli is "ready" to join forces against Hizballah, but that first he needs to have resolution of criminal charges against him for involvement in the killing of an LAF officer and a French citizen. (No [...]	2008-04-24 16:58:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER PINR SY LE
08BEIRUT60	BEIRUT EAC MEETING ON JANUARY 15, 2008 [...] (SBU) On January 15, 2008, the Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at 1700 hours to discuss today's explosion that hit a Diplomatic vehicle injuring a U.S. Embassy Lebanese driver. The Ambassador, DCM, AID, RSO, POL, GRPO, DAO, MGMT, PAO, CONS attended. Beirut [...]	2008-01-15 17:40:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC LE
08BEIRUT63	BEIRUT EAC MEETING ON JANUARY 16, 2008 [...] (S/NF) On January 16, 2008, the Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at 0900 hours to discuss the January 15 explosion possibly targeting a US Embassy armored suburban that caused minor injuries to the two bodyguards in the vehicle and three civilian deaths. The [...]	2008-01-16 12:39:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC LE
08BEIRUT730	BEIRUT EAC MEETING OF MAY 20, 2008 [...] (SBU/NF) At 1645 hours on May 20, 2008, CDA convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC). Present were A/DCM, CON, DAO, LEGATT, MGMT, PD, Special Assistant, RAO and RSO. Embassy has met all of the initial reverse tripwires for standing down Embassy Beirut Logistical Support Mis [...]	2008-05-20 19:00:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER
08BELGRADE1097	SERBIA: PROSPECTS FOR COMPLETION OF ICTY [...] (C) The Serbian government's cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia has increased since parliamentary elections in May and took a dramatic step forward just after the July formation of the new government with the arrest of wartime Bosnian Serb political leade [...]	2008-10-22 14:28:00	Embassy Belgrade	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KWAC SR
08BELGRADE1187	SERBIA: SOCIALIST MINISTER'S CHANGES AT INTERIOR [...] (C) Four months after the formation of the new Serbian government, First Deputy Prime Minister, Interior Minister, and Socialist Party head Ivica Dacic has made controversial changes at the Interior Ministry. While some claim that Dacic is surrounding himself with Milosevic-era cronies who wi [...]	2008-11-19 09:08:00	Embassy Belgrade	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ASEC SR
08BELGRADE1189	SERBIA: NEW CONFIGURATIONS ON THE SERBIAN RIGHT [...] (C) The aftermath of the September split in the Serbian Radical Party (SRS) has ushered in a period of realignment on the Serbian right as parties struggle to define themselves as alternatives to President Tadic,s dominant Democratic Party (DS) coalition. While ex-Radical Tomislav Nikolic,s Se [...]	2008-11-19 11:52:00	Embassy Belgrade	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV SR
08BERLIN1126	HOST NATION SENSITIVITY SURVEY FOR USAREUR [...] (S) Reference is EUCOM J5-J8 request for Embassy Berlin's assessment of host nation sensitivity regarding USAREUR's plan to re-station the G/52 Aviation Company with its four aircraft from Livorno, Italy to locations in Germany. 2. (U) This is a joint DoD-Department of State message, prov [...]	2008-08-15 09:27:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PREL GM
08BERLIN122	WELCOME TO BERLIN [...] (C) NSA Hadley: Mission Germany looks forward to welcoming you to Berlin January 31 to February 1. Germany is currently consumed by the aftermath of bitterly fought state elections that took place on January 27 in Hesse and Lower Saxony. They are being seen as barometers for next year's nat [...]	2008-01-29 16:25:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL GM
08BERLIN1377	GERMANY: OCTOBER 2 CONSULTATIONS WITH RUSSIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the October 2 German-Russian consultations in St. Petersburg, Chancellor Merkel and Foreign Minister Steinmeier engaged in "friendly" and "non-confrontational" discussions, according to Chancellery and MFA contacts. While stressing that the consultations were limited in s [...]	2008-10-09 14:30:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR NATO EUN GM RS
08BERLIN391	HOST NATION SENSITIVITY SURVEY: USAREUR FY-09 [...] (U) This is a joint DOD/DOS message in response to the reftel request for an embassy assessment of host nation sensitivity regarding proposed FY-09 USAREUR force structure changes in Germany, including the reorganization, relocation, activation and inactivation of U.S. Army Europe units in Ans [...]	2008-03-31 07:34:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PREL GM
08BERLIN685	GERMAN MFA DELEGATION VISITS TEHRAN, LEAVES TOUGH [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: A senior-level MFA delegation visited Iran April 22-23. While the German delegation members pressed their Iranian hosts on both the nuclear issue and the Iranian regime's threats against Israel, they did not deliver criticism of Iran's role in Iraq and Afghanistan, nor did [...]	2008-05-22 10:32:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV GM IR IZ AF LE SY IS
08BERLIN796	FINANCE MINISTRY VIEWS ON EUROPEAN-IRANIAN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: A German Finance Ministry official confirmed that the Hamburg-based, Iranian-owned European-Iranian Commercial Bank (EIHB) had recently opened a branch in Tehran. The German Government cannot prevent German banks from establishing foreign branches, but can intervene if the br [...]	2008-06-17 06:55:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ECON KNNP PARM PGOV PREL MNUC IR GM
08BERLIN87	WELCOME TO BERLIN [...] (C) Madam Secretary: Mission Germany looks forward to welcoming you to Berlin January 22-23. In addition to discussions with your P5-plus-1 counterparts on Iran, your bilateral meeting with Foreign Minister Steinmeier will provide an important opportunity to advance our cooperation. Germany [...]	2008-01-18 15:34:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL GM
08BISHKEK293	EMBASSY BISHKEK RESPONSES TO RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (C/NF) Recommendation 1: Embassy Bishkek should continue to coordinate with the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations to ensure near term installation of locally fabricated mantraps for the vehicle entrances to the embassy compound. (Action: Embassy Bishkek, in coordination with OBO) Ma [...]	2008-03-27 09:02:00	Embassy Bishkek	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC ASIG AISG

08BRASILIA160	GOVERNMENT PUSH FOR FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS TAX [...] (SBU) Summary. In the months-long unsuccessful effort to renew the tax on financial transactions ("CPMF"),the Lula administration tried to win congressional votes by distributing jobs and federal funds, meddling in the legislative agenda, and seeking favors for key legislators. The episode [...]	2008-01-31 15:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM KCOR EFIN BR
08BRASILIA43	COUNTERTERRORISM IN BRAZIL: LOOKING BEYOND THE [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Government of Brazil remains highly sensitive to public claims suggesting that terrorist or extremist organizations have a presence or are undertaking activities in Brazil--a sensitivity that appears to be the rise and is resulting in more than symbolic reactions. At an op [...]	2008-01-08 10:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL KCRM AR PA BR
08BRASILIA847	U.S. AIRCRAFT IN CONTENTION TO BE BRAZIL'S NEXT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. On June 10, MLO Brasilia obtained an unofficial copy of a Request for Information (RFI - passed electronically to Washington agencies) from the Brazilian Air Force (BRAF) concerning the upcoming competition for Brazil,s next fighter aircraft. One U.S. origin fighter, the F- [...]	2008-06-20 18:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR ETTC BR PREL ETRD EAIR EIND
08BRIDGETOWN346	ST. LUCIA: GOVERNMENT TEETERS ON THE BRINK OF [...] (C) St. Lucia's leadership crisis came to a head in late May as two ministers threatened to leave the governing party and serve as independents and others weighed their options. With the government facing the loss of its majority in parliament, Economic Planning Minister Ausbert d'Auvergne re [...]	2008-05-29 18:13:00	Embassy Bridgetown	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR CN SL XL
08BRUSSELS1008	EU POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON IRAN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Work continues in Brussels to push forward UNSCR 1803 implementation, but doubts remain about whether it will be possible to act at France's first GAERC session (July 22-23). EU Political Director Cooper requested additional information from Treasury about shifting flows of [...]	2008-07-02 15:45:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ETTC KNNP MNUC EFIN PGOV PHUM IR EUN
08BRUSSELS1106	EU MAINTAINS MEK ON TERRORIST LIST [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Council of the European Union issued its semi-annual review of terrorist-related groups and individuals July 15. Despite the UK's domestic de-listing of the Mujahedin-E Khalq (MEK) on June 24, the Council decided to maintain the MEK on its list. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) T [...]	2008-07-22 09:05:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREF PINR ETTC EFIN KTFN IR IZ EUN UK
08BRUSSELS1233	EU RESPONDS ON NEW SANCTIONS, FUTURE OF BURMA [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: Poloff delivered reftel points on August 6 to the head of unit for South-East Asia at European Commission DG RELEX, and to the new South-East Asia desk officer at the Council Secretariat. They welcomed the JADE Act legislation and appreciated receiving our list of newly des [...]	2008-08-11 09:43:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV ETRD EAID BM EUN
08BRUSSELS1459	BELGIAN BANK WILL LOOK INTO REPORTS OF ITS DOING [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Belgian officials were receptive to Treasury U/S Levey,s explanation of Iranian deceptive banking practices and guarded over any suggested implications of Belgium,s KBC Bank in illicit Iranian financial transactions. KBC Bank showed surprise and dismay at the suggestion that [...]	2008-09-22 14:45:00	Embassy Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	KTFN EFIN KNNP ETTC BE IR
08BRUSSELS1468	IRAN SANCTIONS: U/S LEVEY MEETINGS WITH EU [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: On September 8 and 9, U.S. Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey met with EU and Member State officials to take stock of U.S.-EU cooperation regarding Iran's illicit proliferation activities. U/S Levey underscored the effectiveness o [...]	2008-09-23 10:45:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC EFIN ENRG KNNP KTFN PTER PHUM PINR IR
08BRUSSELS1910	(C) IRAN: EU TO CONSIDER MORE DESIGNATIONS ON [...] (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The French Presidency will convene a meeting of capital-based experts in Brussels on December 17 to evaluate names of Iranian individuals and entities for possible designation by the EU under its Common Policy on Restrictive Measures Against Iran (insert ref number). [...]	2008-12-16 15:57:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ETTC EFIN KNNP ENRG MNUC PINR EUN IR
08BRUSSELS500	IRAN: EU UNITY UNWINDS IN TEHRAN AND BRUSSELS [...] (S/NF) Summary: EU experts have begun to transpose UNSCR 1803 into EU policy guidance and regulation for adoption at the April 28-29 Foreign Ministers' meeting (GAERC). However, French and British Permreps may prefer to delay EU follow-up action on UNSCR 1803 for several weeks in the hopes th [...]	2008-04-04 10:58:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ETTC KNNP ETRD ENRG IR EUN
08BRUSSELS661	BRIEFING BELGIUM ON FOREIGN FIGHTERS [...] (S/NF) Post continues to follow up with the Belgians regarding the Belgium-specific information on the flow of foreign terrorists into Iraq presented to the GOB on April 9, per ref instructions. (Post relayed reporting information to the Department April 10). DCM and PolCouns demarched MFA [...]	2008-04-30 11:40:00	Embassy Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER BE
08BRUSSELS870	(S//NF) IRAN/TERRORISM: EU LIKELY TO REMOVE MEK [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Triggered by a recent UK court decision, the EU is debating whether to remove the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK, also included on the U.S. list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations) from the EU's terrorist designation list as early as the end of June. Delisting cou [...]	2008-06-09 14:43:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREF PINR ETTC EFIN KTFN IR IZ EUN UK
08BRUSSELS894	IRAN: EU EXPLAINS 1803 NEXT STEPS TO A/S O,BRIEN, [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: U.S. Treasury Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing Patrick O'Brien met senior EU and Member State representatives on May 14 and 15 to stress the importance of EU action on sanctions against Iran. EU interlocutors explained the current EU implementation status for UNS [...]	2008-06-12 15:16:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ETTC ETRD KTFN PREL PARM PINR PTER KNNP
08BRUSSELS924	STATUS ON EU SANCTIONS ON IRAN [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY:Our diplomatic and political efforts to speed up European implementation of UN Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs) and related financial sanctions appear to be gaining traction following the President,s trip to European capitals and a trip by the European Union,s High Repr [...]	2008-06-17 16:49:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ETTC ETRD KTFN PREL PARM PINR PTER KNNP
08BRUSSELS974	BELGIAN JUSTICE MINISTER SUPPORTS INCREASED [...] (S/NOFORN) Ambassador Fox and PolCouns met June 24 with Belgian Justice Minister Jo Vandeurzen. Reactions from Vandeurzen, his diplomatic advisor Marc Van den Reeck, and legal advisor Erik Verberb were very positive as the Ambassador emphasized the importance of sharing information on count [...]	2008-06-26 15:37:00	Embassy Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER PGOV SOCI PINR PREL BE
08BRUSSELS978	PM POSITIVE ON WORKING WITH THE U.S. ON TERRORISM [...] (S/NOFORN) At a special meeting arranged by Ambassador Fox, Prime Minister Yves Leterme, was briefed by C/GRPO and A/LAT on the developing security situation related to Al Qaeda senior leadership's apparent interest in Belgium's chemical/industrial infrastructure. The PM listened intently a [...]	2008-06-27 08:39:00	Embassy Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER PGOV PINR PREL BE
08BUCHAREST608	ROMANIA: BOEING SETS UP FOR A 1 BILLION DOLLAR DEAL [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Regional Boeing sales representative advised the Ambassador of plans for a multi-plane deal to sell new Boeing 737s to TAROM, the Romanian state owned airline. From Boeing's perspective the 737s fit naturally into TAROM's existing fleet structure and will support TAROM's [...]	2008-07-31 12:03:00	Embassy Bucharest	SECRET//NOFORN	EAIR ECON PGOV RO
08BUCHAREST772	ROMANIA ON C-RE8-01539 AND TERRORIST FINANCE: [...] (S/NF) Summary. In response to ref A request for information, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) provided EconOff a brief outline of the procedure that led up to the Muhajedin-E Khalq (MEK) listing within the EU. MFA believes that this listing will remain in place for the immediate future [...]	2008-10-01 12:38:00	Embassy Bucharest	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ETTC PTER PREL PGOV PINR UNSC KTFN RO
08BUDAPEST1004	HUNGARIAN INTEREST TO SUPPORT NORWAY-IAEA SAFETY [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-17 08:56:00	Embassy Budapest	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL MNUC KNNP IR HU
08BUDAPEST1021	SOUTHERN COMFORT: ECONOMIC VULNERABILITY, [...] (S) Information developed by other agencies and passed to the Department via their channels indicates renewed and covert contacts between senior GoH officials and Russian intelligence officers. VERES IN THE LEAD 2. (S) As the GoH works to finalize an extraordinary international financi [...]	2008-10-28 11:12:00	Embassy Budapest	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ENRG ECON HU
08CAIRO1491	COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR THE RELEASE AND [...] (U) Background: a. In Feb 99, the U.S. and Egypt concluded an MOU for the co-production of M865 and M831A1 120mm Tank Training Ammunition. The associated foreign military sales case (EG-B-NFP) was implemented in Nov 00 and was assigned to the U.S. Army Joint Munitions Command (JMC),Rock I [...]	2008-07-16 08:50:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL MASS MARR EG
08CAIRO1878	STRATEGY FOR THE GAZA BORDER [...] (S/NF) Summary: Since the Egyptian-brokered "tahdiya" ("calming") between Israel and Palestinian groups in Gaza took effect June 19, rocket attacks from Gaza have decreased, and Israeli public pressure on the GOE to stop smuggling via tunnels into Gaza has relaxed. However, smuggling remains [...]	2008-08-25 15:38:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL KPAL PTER MOPS MARR IS EG
08CAIRO2003	EGYPT ON PENDING RELEASE OF CONVICTED TERRORIST [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-14 06:03:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PINR EG
08CAIRO2320	EGIS CHIEF "NOT OPTIMISTIC" ABOUT PROSPECTS FOR [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a November 5 meeting, EGIS Chief Omar Soliman told Ambassador that he was "not optimistic" about prospects for Palestinian reconciliation, due to continuing differences between Hamas and Fatah and the difficulty in maintaining the continuing "calm" between minimalist Hamas a [...]	2008-11-05 14:27:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KPAL IS EG
08CAIRO2527	EGYPTIAN STATE SECURITY COURT CONVICTS MAHALLA [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-18 15:04:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM KDEM ELAB EG
08CAIRO2543	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL PETRAEUS' VISIT TO EGYPT [...] (S/NF) Summary and Introduction: General Petraeus, welcome to Egypt. Your visit will be, I hope, the first in a regular process of dialogue and consultation with Egyptian leaders who view the U.S.-Egyptian security partnership as the cornerstone of the bilateral relationship. This visit provid [...]	2008-12-21 15:26:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM MASS MOPS EG
08CAIRO2570	CAIRO CORE EAC MEETING 12/28/2008 [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On 12/28/2008, DCM chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to discuss Israel Military Operations into the Gaza Strip. The EAC agreed that there are no known specific threats directed at the Embassy or private Americans. DCM instructed RSO and CONS to is [...]	2008-12-28 14:32:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC PTER CASC EG
08CAIRO57	MUBARAK DISCUSSES BACK SURGERY, GAMAL AS [...] (S/NF) During his January 6 meeting with the Ambassador and visiting Congressman Steven Israel (D-NY),President Mubarak described his June 2004 back surgery in Germany to repair a slipped disc (he stressed it was not a herniated disc). Mubarak said that the opening made in his back was "very [...]	2008-01-14 11:36:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PGOV PREL EG
08CAIRO691	EGYPTIANS IN GAZA CROSS BACK INTO EGYPT [...] (S/NF) MFA Palestinian Affairs Director Badr Abdelatty told us April 6 that 150-200 Egyptians crossed Rafah from Gaza into Egypt April 1-2, as a "one time event." Badr said that these Egyptians, many of whom reside in Al-Arish and have relatives in Gaza, were in Gaza since the January border [...]	2008-04-06 15:44:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL IS EG
08CAIRO964	NEW AIR MARSHAL: GENERAL REDDA HAFEZ [...] (S/NF) Summary: On April 1, the Egyptian press announced the appointment of fifty-six year old General Redda Hafez as the country's new air marshal. Intelligent and fiercely loyal to the regime, General Redda has enjoyed a meteoric rise through the air force hierarchy within the past year to [...]	2008-05-11 14:08:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL PINR MARR MASS EG
08CAIRO986	MFA SENIOR ADVISOR ON SOLIMAN TALKS IN ISRAEL [...] (S/NF) MFA Senior Advisor and Spokesman Hossam Zaki told us May 13 that EGIS Chief Omar Soliman's May 12 talks in Israel were "not very good." He said that Prime Minister Olmert and Israeli Defense Minister Barak told Soliman that Israel is willing to agree to a partial tahdiya ("calming") wh [...]	2008-05-14 13:10:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KPAL PTER IS EG
08CANBERRA11	REQUEST TO ALLIES FOR NEW DEMARCHE TO CHINA [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-08 05:04:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET//NOFORN	AS CH MARR MNUC PARM PREL
08CANBERRA1157	2008 ANNUAL INR-ONA INTELLIGENCE EXCHANGE [...] (S//NF) Summary: The 2008 intelligence exchange between the Department of State Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) and the Australian Office of National Assessments (ONA) was held in Canberra, Australia on Tuesday, 14 October 2008. The ONA-hosted event covered a wide range of countries [...]	2008-11-14 07:03:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PREL AS
08CANBERRA1159	CORRECTED COPY: 2008 ANNUAL INR-ONA INTELLIGENCE [...] (S//NF) Summary: The 2008 intelligence exchange between the Department of State Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) and the Australian Office of National Assessments (ONA) was held in Canberra, Australia on Tuesday, 14 October 2008. The ONA-hosted event covered a wide range of countries [...]	2008-11-17 01:12:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PREL AS
08CANBERRA1172	AUSTRALIA'S DEFENSE WHITE PAPER UPDATE [...] (S/NF) Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon has directed that Australia's Defense White Paper be completed no later than April 2009, despite internal pressures to delay its release owing to the global financial crisis, according to the senior Department of Defence official heading the White Paper [...]	2008-11-19 07:54:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MOPS PREL AS
08CANBERRA1258	SOFA UNLIKELY FOR AUSTRALIA THIS YEAR [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY It is highly unlikely that Australia will negotiate a SOFA with the Iraqi government before the end of the year. The Australian Department of Defence (ADOD) is developing an alternative plan where personnel who work at the Australian Embassy or Camp Victory will remain in place [...]	2008-12-11 06:04:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS AS IZ ES EN RO
08CANBERRA1271	AUSTRALIAN REQUIRES IMMEDIATE HELP WITH IRAQ SOFA [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Smith has told Ambassador McCallum that Australia needs immediate help from the United States in order to keep its remaining troops in Iraq. The FM noted that GOA was requested by the US to defer its negotiation with the GOI so as not to complicate US negotiat [...]	2008-12-12 07:32:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ AS
08CANBERRA128	U.S. CONCERNS ON OSLO PROCESS TO BAN CLUSTER [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-13 22:38:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET//NOFORN	AS MOPS PARM PREL
08CANBERRA133	SCENE SETTER FOR AUSMIN 2008 [...] (SBU) AUSMIN 2008 takes place just three months after the Australian Labor Party (ALP) government of Kevin Rudd swept to power, decisively defeating John Howard and his Liberal/National coalition after eleven years in office. While domestic issues such as workers' rights, climate change, healt [...]	2008-02-14 07:36:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR OTRA AS
08CANBERRA267	SCENESETTER: PRIME MINISTER RUDD'S VISIT TO THE [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is coming to Washington with a message that Australia will continue its friendship and close cooperation with the United States across a wide spectrum of issues, from non-proliferation and counterterrorism to climate change and trade liberalization. Rudd, a form [...]	2008-03-19 22:24:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET//NOFORN	AS OVIP PREL US
08CANBERRA4	U/S BURNS AT 12/5 TSD SOM - AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary Burns met with his Trilateral Strategic Dialogue (TSD) counterparts Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Secretary Michael L,Estrange and Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Deputy Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka December 4-5, 2007 in [...]	2008-01-03 04:49:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL AF IN PK AS
08CANBERRA586	GOA IS SATISFIED WITH PACE OF SOFA NEGOTIATIONS [...] (S) Summary. The Government of Australia (GOA) is satisfied with the pace of U.S. negotiations on a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with the Government of Iraq (GOI) and has no timeline beyond that laid out by the United States, according to Director of the Iraq Task Force, Greg Wilcock. W [...]	2008-06-06 07:47:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR IZ AS
08CANBERRA721	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO PERTH, [...] (C/NF) Kevin Rudd, who was sworn in on December 3, 2007, as the first Australian Labor Party prime minister in nearly 12 years, has moved quickly to implement domestic reforms and to give substance to a three-pronged foreign policy based on the primacy of the treaty alliance with the United St [...]	2008-07-17 07:15:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET//NOFORN	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA OTRA PREL AS
08CARACAS1059	FARC EXTORTION IN VENEZUELA [...] (C) Gustavo Sposito, (strictly protect throughout) the incoming president of the Tachira State Cattlemen Association, met July 29 with embassy and defense attachQ staff to discuss FARC and ELN criminal operations in Venezuela. Sposito explained how lawlessness along the permeable border with [...]	2008-07-31 18:24:00	Embassy Caracas	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER VE CO
08CARACAS1283	CHAVEZ RATCHETS BACK ATTACKS ON USG; CONTINUES TO [...] (C) Summary. After reaching a fever pitch when he expelled Ambassador Duddy, President Chavez has toned down his anti-U.S. rhetoric over the past 72 hours. Chavez and his followers have said that relations with the United States would not be broken, although political relations were at a low [...]	2008-09-15 19:28:00	Embassy Caracas	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV VE
08CARACAS1590	GBRV ARRESTS MAJOR DRUG TRAFFICKER/MAYORAL [...] (S/NOFORN) Summary. GBRV authorities arrested three members of the powerful Makled family, one of Venezuela's most notorious drug trafficking families, following a November 13 raid of Walid Makled's farm that reportedly netted 392 kilos of cocaine. With November 23 state and local elections [...]	2008-11-17 21:54:00	Embassy Caracas	SECRET//NOFORN	SNAR ECON EAIR PREL VE
08CARACAS1677	VENEZUELAN-RUSSIAN EXERCISE WAS NO WORKOUT [...] (S/NOFORN) SUMMARY: Despite the heavy media attention, the Venezuelan-Russian naval exercise was a rudimentary affair, and Russian efforts to down play its importance were very clear. The BRV hoped to use the fact the exercise took place at the same time as a state visit by Russian President M [...]	2008-12-05 21:06:00	Embassy Caracas	SECRET//NOFORN	MCAP PGOV PREL RU VE
08CARACAS283	RAUL REYES DEATH: CONFLICT DOES NOT APPEAR [...] (S/NF) Summary: Notwithstanding President Chavez' order that ten battalions be dispatched to the Colombian border in the wake of the March 1 killing of FARC's second-in command Raul Reyes, DAO reports only a minor increase in activity at two relevant BRV bases in two states west of Caracas and [...]	2008-03-03 19:23:00	Embassy Caracas	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS PGOV PTER MCAP CO VE
08CARACAS293	MINIMAL BRV ARMED FORCES RESPONSE TO DEPLOYMENT [...] (S) SUMMARY: Nearly 48 hours after Chavez ordered ten battalions to the Colombian border, there has been only small scale movements of troops or equipment from major combat units. Less than 12 light tanks or armored fighting vehicles have been seen preparing for movement at Carora in the wes [...]	2008-03-04 19:06:00	Embassy Caracas	SECRET//NOFORN	MCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL VE CO
08CHENGDU135	ETHNIC TENSION REMAINS HIGH IN TIBETAN AREAS [...] (S/NF) Summary: Ethnic Tibetan cadres may be coming under increased scrutiny and suspicion by their Han colleagues and additional pressure not to participate in public religious observances. New Congen contacts relayed stories of alleged killings in Lhasa during March, as well as an incident [...]	2008-06-20 10:30:00	Consulate Chengdu	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR CH
08CHIANGMAI120	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: IMPLEMENTATION STALLED ON IDEAS FROM [...] (S/NF) Consul General met for the first time since late May with Mark Tamthai, the Thai Government's point-man for secret talks between the RTG and southern insurgents. Tamthai said: -- implementation of a pilot "peace zone" in Yala city, worked out during the talks in May, is stalled due [...]	2008-08-14 09:03:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PTER PHUM TH
08CHIANGMAI141	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: SEARCHING FOR WAYS AHEAD [...] (S/NF) Mark Tamthai, the RTG's point-man for secret talks with southern insurgents, told CG September 15 of his efforts to move ahead with a pilot peace zone plan in Yala despite the distraction of ongoing political crisis in Bangkok. He aims to implement this as a "local" operation via the R [...]	2008-09-15 08:44:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PTER PHUM TH
08CHIANGMAI40	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: PEACE DIALOGUE AWAITS SIGNAL FROM NEW [...] (S/NF) PM Samak's month-old government has yet to signal its approach to the secret peace process launched by its predecessor to address the violence in southern Thailand, we were told by Mark Tamthai, advisor to former PM Surayud. Samak's security policy team is still taking shape, and it is [...]	2008-03-11 09:26:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER KDEM TH
08CHIANGMAI47	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: AS NEXT ROUND OF PEACE TALKS BEGINS, [...] (S/NF) Notwithstanding his inopportune public comments last week, Prime Minister Samak has reportedly blessed the next round of "secret" peace talks between the government and southern insurgents set for the coming days. Our source, a Chiang Mai-based academic involved in the peace process, r [...]	2008-03-25 10:19:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER KDEM TH
08CHIANGMAI60	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: NEW NSC CHIEF SEEN AS THREAT TO PEACE [...] (S/NF) Thai Government point-man for secret talks with southern insurgents Mark Tamthai fears the newly announced National Security Council chief prefers harsh tactics over conciliation. Tamthai sees the next few weeks before the new chief takes office as a window for outreach directly to Pri [...]	2008-04-10 03:16:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM PTER TH
08CHIANGMAI79	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: THAILAND'S POLITICAL TURBULENCE PUSHES [...] (S/NF) A late-May round of secret talks between the Thai Government and southern insurgents yielded good progress on a proposal to create pilot "peace zones" in specific conflict areas, according to Mark Tamthai, RTG point-man for the talks. However, making the proposal operational anytime soo [...]	2008-05-30 09:12:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PTER PHUM TH
08COLOMBO167	02/15/2008, EAC MEETING REGARDING SECURITY [...] (S/NF) Summary: In response to information provided reftel, AmEmbassy Colombo convened a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee (EAC). The EAC concurred that the death of the Hizballah leader was unlikely to affect Post's security profile, and therefore the EAC felt that it was not nec [...]	2008-02-15 10:26:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER CASC
08COLOMBO372	EMBASSY COLOMBO EAC MEETING 04/09/2008 [...] (SBU) Summary: AmEmbassy Colombo convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on April 9, 2008. The EAC discussed post's security posture in light of a recent assassination of a government minister and the upcoming Sinhala/Tamil New Year celebrations. The EAC agreed that current secu [...]	2008-04-10 09:37:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC PTER
08COLOMBO462	SRI LANKA: KARUNA RELEASED FROM UK PRISON; MAY BE [...] (C) Summary. Former LTTE-breakaway faction leader Karuna was released from prison on May 8 after serving half of his prison sentence for entering the United Kingdom on a false diplomatic passport, likely supplied by the Sri Lankan government (ref B). Karuna is currently being held in an im [...]	2008-05-12 12:25:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
08COLOMBO713	EMBASSY COLOMBO EAC MEETING 07/23/2008 [...] (SBU) Summary: AmEmbassy Colombo convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on July 23, 2008. The EAC discussed post's security posture in light of the upcoming South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) conference, hosted by the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) in Colombo [...]	2008-07-24 08:31:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC PTER
08COPENHAGEN332	DANISH FM MOELLER ASKS FOR HELP ON OVERFLIGHTS AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a May 27 meeting on the margins of the Arctic Ocean Conference in Ilulissat, Greenland (septels),FM Moeller asked Deputy Secretary Negroponte for help with the Danish government's investigation into press accounts of possible U.S. rendition flights through Danish airspace [...]	2008-06-10 11:09:00	Embassy Copenhagen	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR MARR DA
08COPENHAGEN436	TFGG01: DENMARK FIRM ON RUSSIA, CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (U) Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller warned publicly August 13 that Denmark will have to "reconsider" its relationship with Russia if Russian forces are in violation of the agreed cease-fire. Moeller, speaking after the GAERC EU foreign ministers meeting that day, acknowledged that Ge [...]	2008-08-14 14:14:00	Embassy Copenhagen	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS PHUM OSCE UN GG RS DA
08COPENHAGEN50	DANISH GOVERNMENT AVOIDS PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY ON [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Danish parliament voted February 7 to support a government internal review of alleged CIA flights through Danish airspace (reftel),rather than establish an independent investigation as demanded by opposition and Greenlandic officials. Foreign Minister Per Stig Moller and [...]	2008-02-07 09:48:00	Embassy Copenhagen	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV DA
08COTONOU192	CHINESE FOOTPRINT DEEPENS IN BENIN [...] (C) Summary: Chinese Ambassador to Benin Li Beifen, whose husband has joined her at post for the past few months, told the Ambassador on March 22 that she ends her tour in Benin in April 2008 and will be replaced by China's current ambassador in the Seychelles. China/Benin relations expanded g [...]	2008-04-03 09:54:00	Embassy Cotonou	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL EAID ETRD PINR EINV CH BN
08DAMASCUS443	RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON FOREIGN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Although anecdotal information suggests the Palestine Liberation Front (PLF) remains in existence, with representatives stationed here in Damascus, we have no information on terrorist activities the PLF engaged in between 2003 and 2008, nor we do we have any information on the [...]	2008-06-19 15:16:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	KCRM KJUS PTER PGOV ASEC PREL IS
08DAMASCUS541	TOP ASAD SECURITY AIDE ASSASSINATED [...] (S/NF) Syrian Presidential security aide Brigadier General Muhammad Sulayman was assassinated by a sniper late on the evening of August 1 in the coastal city of Tartous. Sulayman enjoyed a reputation among Embassy contacts as having special status and proximity to Bashar. Sulayman was said to have [...]	2008-08-03 15:39:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER SY LE IS
08DAMASCUS705	SARG TANK DEPLOYMENTS ALONG THE LEBANESE/SYRIAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Despite two separate visits to the northern Syrian/Lebanese border in recent days, Post has been unable to verify diplomatic and media reports suggesting the SARG had positioned tanks along its side of the border. DATT personnel have documented the deployment of Syrian troops [...]	2008-10-09 03:57:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PROG PREL SY
08DAMASCUS723	SARG ANTI-TERROR CRACKDOWN - A VIEW FROM THE [...] (S/NF) Summary: The SARG remains committed to its gloves-off crackdown on Salafist terror cells within Syria following the September 27 VBIED attack on a Syrian Military Intelligence (SMI) branch office (ref A). While the security services have scored successes in raids on suspected safe hous [...]	2008-10-14 10:47:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PGOV PTER SY
08DAMASCUS735	PART II OF A SERIES: IRANIAN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN [...] (SBU) This is the second cable in a three-part series examining Iranian economic activity in Syria. The largest Iranian investment projects in Syria are two car assembly plants that are struggling to break even just one year after opening. Several other projects touted as "investment" are ac [...]	2008-10-21 13:57:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFIN EPET ETRD PGOV IR SY
08DAMASCUS739	DAMASCUS EAC 10/23/2008 [...] (S/NF) The Damascus Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met October 23 to review the potential threat information in Ref A. Charge, chaired the meeting; A/DCM, MGT, POL/ECON, PAO, RSO, DAO, CONS, MSGDETCMDR, IMO, and GRPO attended. 2. (S/NF) GRPO briefed EAC on ref A, which contained informa [...]	2008-10-23 16:50:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER SY
08DAMASCUS742	PART III OF A SERIES: IRANIAN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN [...] (C) This is the third and final cable in a three-part series examining Iranian economic activity in Syria. The greatest interaction between the Syrian and Iranian private sectors results from Syria's historical importance in Shi'ism. Iranian religious pilgrims represent the largest single bl [...]	2008-10-27 11:19:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFIN EPET ETRD PGOV IR SY
08DAMASCUS744	DAMASCUS EAC REVIEWS SECURITY ENVIRONMENT [...] (S/NF) The Damascus Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met October 27 to review Post's security profile amid Syrian media allegations of an October 26 U.S. military strike on Syrian territory. Charge chaired the meeting; A/DCM, RSO, POL/ECON, PAO, A/MGT (IMO),DAO, GRPO, CONS, and MSGDETCMDR at [...]	2008-10-27 11:34:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PREL PTER CASC SY
08DAMASCUS753	SARG VIEWS ON NEW EMBASSY COMPOUND [...] (S/NF) A Palestinian American academic who enjoys frequent access to SARG FM Muallim told us October 23 that Muallim believes that the U.S. Embassy is exaggerating the threat in Damascus and "can wait" until such time as the SARG finds a location for a NEC. The implication was that the SARG [...]	2008-10-29 10:14:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ASEC ABLD SY
08DAMASCUS755	DAMASCUS EAC - TEMPORARY CLOSURE THURSDAY FOR [...] (S/NF) The Damascus Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met October 29 to assess Post's security profile in advance of possible demonstrations October 29 or 30. Charge chaired the meeting; A/DCM, RSO, A/PAO, CONS, GRPO, DAO, POL/ECON, MGT, MSGDETCMDR, and IMO attended. 2. (SBU) RSO briefed EA [...]	2008-10-29 13:59:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PREL PTER CASC SY
08DAMASCUS814	SARG LAUNCHES NEW PR CAMPAIGN AGAINST ISLAMIC [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a November 7 special Syrian TV broadcast, Fatah al-Islam members confessed to their involvement in the September 27 bombing of a SARG intelligence facility (REF A). This program appeared to be part of a broader Syrian propaganda effort to portray Syria as a victim, not a [...]	2008-11-17 15:17:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV SY
08DAMASCUS821	UK FOREIGN SECRETARY MILIBAND'S NOV. 17-18 TRIP TO [...] (S/NF) Summary: UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband urged Syrian President Bashar Asad and FM Walid Muallim to take positive steps now on Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Palestinian-Israeli peace talks, and indirect Syrian-Israeli peace talks. Doing so would help shape coming regional political change [...]	2008-11-19 16:08:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KPAL UK IZ LE IR SY
08DAMASCUS885	VIOLENCE AND FIRE ERUPT AGAIN AT SEIDNAYA/SAYDNAYA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Eyewitnesses reported a large fire and gunshots inside Seidnaya prison on December 6. Human rights and diplomatic contacts have confirmed the accounts, though no casualty details are known. Embassy contacts surmise the violence pointed to another riot in the prison. Other conta [...]	2008-12-15 15:01:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINS SY
08DAMASCUS896	SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR SPECTER'S DEC. 29-31 VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Damascus looks forward to your visit. You will find President Asad and his regime more confident and self-assured since your meetings in December 2007. In the last year, Syria has successfully maintained and even deepened relationships with Iran, Hizballah, Hamas, an [...]	2008-12-18 16:45:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV LE IR FR IZ SY
08DARESSALAAM91	C-NC8-00135: UPDATE ON TANZANIA COUNTERTERRORIST [...] (SBU) In support of the upcoming POTUS visit to Tanzania, post is providing the following update on the Government of Tanzania (GOT)'s counterterrorism (CT) capabilities and cooperation (reftel). 2. (S/NF) How seriously does the Government of Tanzania (GOT) take the threat of terrorism incl [...]	2008-02-04 15:12:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PTER PHUM PREL TZ
08DHAKA1108	COAS PLEDGES TO BLOCK IDP REGISTRATION; DGFI [...] (S) The Ambassador, on October 22, phoned Bangladesh Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Moeen Uddin Ahmed (then on an official visit to Pakistan) to convey deep concern about the Islamic Democratic Party's (IDP,s) attempt to register to participate in the 18 December parliamentary elections. [...]	2008-10-23 11:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV PINR PINS KDEM BG
08DHAKA1147	BURMA-BANGLADESH MARITIME DISPUTE FLARES [...] (S/NF) Dhaka, on November 2, strongly protested Burma's November 1 decision to explore for oil and gas and dispatch naval vessels in disputed waters between the two nations. The Government of Bangladesh demanded the withdrawal of four exploration ships, accompanied by two naval warships, from [...]	2008-11-03 11:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	BG BM ECON KDEM PBTS PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI TRGY
08DHAKA1221	ZFR - RUN-UP TO BANGLADESH'S RETURN TO DEMOCRACY PROVING [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-25 05:11:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM PINR PINS PREL PHUM BG
08DHAKA1222	SCENESCETTER FOR CODEL MCCAIN [...] (SBU) USG activities in Bangladesh are based on three pillars: democratization, development and denial of space to terrorists. Your visit to Bangladesh comes in the twilight of the Caretaker Government's (CTG) two-year term, amid preparations for national Parliamentary elections in December [...]	2008-11-25 05:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM PINR PINS PREL PHUM BG
08DHAKA622	READY, SET, WAIT. SHEIKH HASINA DEPARTURE FOR U.S. [...] (S) Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina did not leave Bangladesh for the U.S. the morning of June 9 as planned, but her Awami League confidantes and a senior government official told the Embassy that morning they expected her to depart within days. The delay appeared due in part to tying up bu [...]	2008-06-09 10:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PINS KDEM BG
08DHAKA628	SHEIKH HASINA SET TO DEPART BANGLADESH JUNE 12 [...] (S) Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is now set to depart Bangladesh the morning of June 12 local time, according to her personal staff. She is scheduled to arrive in Boston the evening of June 12 local time. Her staff said they expected she would stay in the States for a couple weeks, m [...]	2008-06-10 11:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PINS KDEM KCOR OVIP ASEC BG
08DHAKA632	HASINA RELEASED FROM PRISON, SET TO FLY TO THE [...] (SBU) The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) June 11 released former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from prison "temporarily" until August 6. In its release order, the GOB cited a medical board's finding that Hasina required medical treatment abroad as the reason for her parole. Media and other so [...]	2008-06-11 12:21:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PINS KDEM KCOR ASEC OVIP BG
08DHAKA721	BANGLADESH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE ACTIVE BUT NOT [...] (S) The Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) remains involved in domestic politics, bullying some politicians and plotting behind the scenes with others to advance its agenda. In recent days, senior politicians have told Post how leaders of the intelligence group have privately ou [...]	2008-07-03 04:35:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM BG
08DHAKA838	(S) BANGLADESH DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AIR KORYO [...] (S/NF) Political/Economic Counselor delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Ministry Director General Americas and Pacific Wing Shabbir Ahmed Chowdhury August 6. We noted the urgency and importance of this issue and underscored Bangladesh's obligations to comply with UN Security Council Resolu [...]	2008-08-06 11:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL MNUC BG IR KN
08DJIBOUTI676	SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE [...] (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS A. (U) ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? The majority of Djiboutians are Somalis with clan ties to Somaliland (northwestern Somalia). The population is 99 percent Sunn [...]	2008-08-21 09:41:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER DJ
08DJIBOUTI780	U.S. EMBASSY DJIBOUTI RECEIVES CAMP LEMONIER EOD [...] (SBU) At approximately 11:50 on 09/25/2008, RSO was informed by LGF that the embassy mail truck tested positive for explosives. RSO ordered the LGF to move the truck out of the Sally Port (vehicle access point) to the embassy parking area for a secondary itemiser inspection. The embassy CAC [...]	2008-09-28 08:44:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER DJ
08DOHA132	CHAD: DOHA EMBASSY OFFICER MEETING WITH CHADIAN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: PolOff met at the Embassy February 11 with Jebren Issa, the Chadian rebel group "Union of Forces for Democracy and Development (UFDD)'s" self-described international spokesman. Issa, a naturalized British citizen, asked for USG assistance in his group's cause against the cur [...]	2008-02-13 08:13:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF CH SU QA
08DOHA152	QATAR: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (S/NF) Summary: Post assesses that U.S. investments in Qatar's energy industry, coupled with the onset of regular liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to the U.S. 2008-12, constitute the main critical infrastructure and key resources, which if destroyed, disrupted or exploited might have an im [...]	2008-02-21 09:57:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV ECON ETTC EAID EFIN EAGR ASEC
08DOHA185	POLICY POINTS DELIVERED TO CHADIAN UFDD REBEL [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-04 13:03:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV CH QA
08DUBAI358	ONGOING CORRUPTION CRACKDOWN IN DUBAI FINANCIAL AND REAL [...] (S) Summary and Comment. Following the public disclosure of a large real estate/financial scandal involving Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB, in which the Dubai Government maintains a 35% stake) and private property developer Deyaar in April, Minister of State for Finance Dr. Mohammed Khalfan bin Kharb [...]	2008-09-08 08:56:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD KCRM AE
08DUBLIN386	STEMMING THE FLOW OF FOREIGN TERRORISTS INTO IRAQ [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador briefed Justice Minister Dermot Ahern on June 19 on the S/CT presentation, "Stemming the Flow of Foreign Terrorists into Iraq: Presentation to the Government of Ireland" (reftel). Ahern indicated clearly that he wants to thwart terrorist activities on Irish soil. [...]	2008-06-25 15:39:00	Embassy Dublin	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PTER EI
08FREETOWN382	PRESIDENT KOROMA COMMITTED TO COUNTERNARCOTICS [...] (S/NF) At embassy request and following previous discussions with Presidential advisors Brian Gilpin and James Sampah Karona, Ambassador Perry, accompanied by the DCM, met with President Koroma 1 August to discuss the possible release of a DEA informant swept up in the arrests of narco-traffic [...]	2008-08-01 13:43:00	Embassy Freetown	SECRET//NOFORN	SNAR PGOV PREL SL
08FREETOWN405	CONTE'S WIFE TRAFFICS FORTUNE ACROSS SIERRA LEONE [...] (S/NF) According to a well-placed source with contacts in the Sierra Leone security sector, the Guinean First Lady, Henriette Conte, was stopped at the Sierra Leone-Guinea border near Kambia on August 14. In her possession was reportedly over 2 kilos of gold bullion, three luxury vehicles, sev [...]	2008-08-14 16:31:00	Embassy Freetown	SECRET//NOFORN	SNAR PGOV PREL SL GV
08FREETOWN484	WALK-IN: DUTCH NATIONAL WANTS TO PROVIDE NARCOTICS [...] (S/NF) On September 25, 2008, at 1441 hours, local time, ARSO Freetown was contacted by Post's Public Affairs Officer stating that there was a person at the main gate who would like to speak with someone in the Security Section in regards to information that they have. ARSO Freetown met Adrian [...]	2008-09-30 15:13:00	Embassy Freetown	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CVIS PINR PREF PTER
08GABORONE566	HELPING BOTSWANA WITHOUT HARMING OURSELVES [...] (S/NF) Given our recent reporting on the forward-leaning and principled position the GOB has recently adopted vis-a-vis Zimbabwe (Refs C, D, and E),and the resultant GOB-GOZ polarization that has prompted a formal GOB request for deeper USG support with more extensive security assistance (Ref [...]	2008-07-11 21:31:00	Embassy Gaborone	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MASS MCAP AEC BC ZI

08HARARE1056	ZIMBABWEAN INSIDERS BRIEF AMBASSADORS MCGEE AND [...] (SBU) MDC-T negotiator and treasurer Elton Mangoma, civil-society leader Lovemore Madhuku, and Harare Mayor Muchadeyi Masunda on November 24 briefed Ambassador McGee and U.S. Ambassador to South Africa Bost on the political and economic crises facing Zimbabwe. Friendly members of the diplomat [...]	2008-11-26 13:01:00	Embassy Harare	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HILLAH34	KARBALA BOMBING SENERIOS [...] (U) This is a PRT Karbala reporting cable. 2. (S) Summary: At 1745 hours on 17 March 2008, a bomb exploded at a small cafi in Karbala City. The initial attack killed 45 civilians and wounded 65. Since the initial attack, there has been considerable confusion, and much speculation, about [...]	2008-03-31 16:21:00	REO Hillah	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PINR PREL IZ
08HOCHIMINHCITY1070	CHOICE OF DEFENSE ATTACHE HIGHLIGHTS VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS' [...] (C) SUMMARY: The decision to appoint an American of Vietnamese origin as Defense Attache at the Embassy in Hanoi touched off a round of soul-searching at senior levels in the GVN and CPV by forcing leaders to explicitly declare why they did, or did not, object to the issuance of a visa for the [...]	2008-12-12 05:37:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR SOCI VM
08HONGKONG53	INTERNAL DISSENT HAMPERS HONG KONG DEMOCRATIC PARTY [...] (C) Summary: "Reformist" members of the Hong Kong Democratic Party (DP) recently sent an internal memorandum to the party's leaders, expressing deep concern over the party's poor showing in the November 18 district council election (ref a) as well as its overall strategic and policy direction [...]	2008-01-10 03:29:00	Consulate Hong Kong	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SOCI CH HK MC
08IRANRPODUBAI11	THE POLITICS OF IRANIAN NATURAL GAS [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-12 13:05:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON ENGR EPET PREL IR
08IRANRPODUBAI19	NED FELLOWS CAUGHT IN MEDIA CROSSFIRE [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-10 12:37:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IR
08IRANRPODUBAI27	US-BASED IRANIAN POLITICAL ACTIVIST DISCUSSES IRGC, SUPREME [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-13 13:41:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	IR PGOV PREL PHUM
08IRANRPODUBAI30	AHMADINEJAD ASSOCIATE ARRESTED AFTER ACCUSING CLERICS OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-12 14:46:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IR
08IRANRPODUBAI4	MP SAYS IRANIAN REFORMERS SURPRISED AT SCALE OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-23 14:40:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	IR PGOV
08IRANRPODUBAI7	EBRAHIM YAZDI ON US POLICY AND IRAN'S FUTURE [...] (S//NF) Summary: Former foreign minister and leader of Freedom Party of Iran Dr. Ebrahim Yazdi (please protect) discussed his views of US policies on Iran with IRPoff Feb 20 when he came to Dubai to collect his US visa. Yazdi expressed his view that US policy on Iran is flawed and unclear, arg [...]	2008-02-28 14:33:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	IR PGOV
08IRANRPODUBAI8	THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE 2008 IRANIAN MAJLES ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-28 16:12:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	IR PGOV
08ISLAMABAD1432	POST REQUESTS FBI RECALL DEROGATORY INFORMATION ON [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 2. 2. (S/NF) Post requests FBI recall information about Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) leader Fazlur Rehman noted in Reftel. Reftel indicates that an individual "˜Fasil Ul Rehman' believed to be associated with Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) is behind the March 20 [...]	2008-04-03 12:23:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1527	PROFILE: PAKISTANI DEFENSE MINISTER AHMED MUKHTAR [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 31, Ahmed Mukhtar was sworn into office as Pakistan's new Minister of Defense. Mukhtar is a Pakistan People's Party (PPP) stalwart and a close associate of PPP co-chair Asif Zardari; until recently he had been a top contender for the position of Prime Minister. End Summ [...]	2008-04-10 10:43:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1880	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: ADVANCED ENGINEERING RESEARCH ORGANIZATION (AERO) [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-16 12:48:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET//NOFORN	BMGT ETRD ETTC PK
08ISLAMABAD2365	AMBASSADOR BRIEFS MOD ON SECURITY ISSUES [...] (S/NF) Ambassador, RAO and the Office of Defense Representative July 9 briefed Defense Minister Mukhtar on U.S. intelligence cooperation, military cross border operations and U.S.-Pakistan security assistance. Mukhtar noted that press reports about impending unilateral military action, civil [...]	2008-07-11 12:05:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD2524	SCENESETTER FOR PM GILANI'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] (S/NF) Summary. Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani will be anxious to prove that he is committed to fighting "Pakistan's war" on terrorism and will outline the GOP's partial response to the July demands presented by CJCS Mullen/DDCIA Kappes. Gilani will publicly support the coaliton's "neg [...]	2008-07-25 13:26:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3078	ISLAMABAD EAC MEETING [...] (SBU) Ambassador chaired an EAC. All sections/agencies were represented. RSO provided a summary of the VBIED attack. According to latest information, it appears at approximately 2000 hrs., an altercation between the Marriott hotel security staff and an unknown number of people in a sedan b [...]	2008-09-21 07:50:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER CASC PK
08ISLAMABAD3106	ISLAMABAD EAC MEETING 09/23/08 [...] (SBU) DCM chaired the EAC on 09/23/08 to review Mission security posture. All sections/agencies were represented. 2. (S/NF) RSO briefed EAC on the status of the recovery efforts at the Marriott. A joint inter-agency team got access to and searched the upper floors of the Marriott on 9/23. [...]	2008-09-23 13:22:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER CASC PK
08ISLAMABAD3168	ISLAMABAD EAC MEETING 09/30/08 [...] (C) DCM chaired an EAC meeting on 09/30/08 to review Mission's security posture in light of recent threat information (ref A) and imminent visit of the Secretary to Islamabad. All sections/agencies were represented. 2. (S/NF) RSO and GRPO reported on the latest threat information (ref A) a [...]	2008-09-30 11:12:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER CASC PK
08ISLAMABAD3219	KAYANI EXERCISES INFLUENCE WITH NEW MILITARY APPOINTMENTS [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-08 09:40:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PGOV PINR PK PTER
08ISLAMABAD3339	ZARDARI EXPRESSES DELIGHT WITH CHINA VISIT, LOOKS [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging discussion with visiting SCA Assistant Secretary Boucher, President Zardari expressed complete satisfaction with his just concluded visit to China, reviewed planning for the Friends of Pakistan, and reiterated his determination to press the fight against extrem [...]	2008-10-22 08:58:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PK PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD3635	NO WEAPONS OR AMMUNITION TRANSPORTED IN NATO [...] (S/NF) Embassy has seen ref (B) indicating that ammunition and arms off hijacked U.S. convoys are being sold in Pakistan. To be clear, no weapons, ammunition or sensitive electronics are shipped to Afghansitan by land routes through Pakistan, according to the Office of Defense Representation [...]	2008-11-18 12:34:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER MARR PK
08ISLAMABAD692	SECURITY AND THE CAMPAIGN IN PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Inter-party election violence has a long, painful history in Pakistan, but suicide bombings do not. The suicide bombing that welcomed Benazir Bhutto home on October 18 led the government to issue new restrictions on large political rallies. While opposition parties first derided [...]	2008-02-16 06:50:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PK PTER PHUM
08ISTANBUL104	TURKEY-IRAN BUSINESS COUNCIL PREPARES FOR MARCH 11 [...] (S/NOFORN) Summary: An official from Turkey's "Foreign Economic Relations Board" (DEIK) shared with us the proposed schedule, agenda, and participants list for the March 11, 2008 meetings in Iran of the "7th Turkey-Iran Joint Business Council." Turkey's 60-person delegation will be led by Tu [...]	2008-03-03 13:23:00	Consulate Istanbul	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV IR TU
08ISTANBUL310	AN IRANIAN ANALYST LOOKS AT US-IRAN RELATIONS [...] (S/NOFORN) Summary and comment: A prominent Tehran-based political and economic analyst spoke with Consulate Istanbul's Iran Watcher June 6 about the prospects for US-Iran relations, Iran's nuclear program and the P5 1 offer, and Iran's compelling need for US energy investment and technology [...]	2008-06-13 10:32:00	Consulate Istanbul	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINS IR
08JAKARTA2197	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BILATERAL AND REGIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Hume met FM Wirajuda for a wide-ranging discussion of bilateral and regional issues on December 2. The Ambassador urged moving forward on a number of pending bilateral agreements that were close to completion. Wirajuda agreed, particularly in concluding as soon as p [...]	2008-12-03 10:31:00	Embassy Jakarta	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO ID
08JAKARTA385	COUNTERTERRORISM -- PERSONNEL MOVES POSITIVE FOR [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The Indonesian National Police (INP) are making various personnel moves involving senior officers. Of key importance, Brigadier General Suprapto--who heads the elite counterterrorism unit Special Detachment 88--is being transferred to become Police Chief for North Sulawesi. [...]	2008-02-26 09:41:00	Embassy Jakarta	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PREL ASEC ID
08JEDDAH361	SAUDI FM AND NSC HEAD DISCUSS INTEL COOPERATION, [...] (S) SUMMARY. During a Congressional Staff Del meeting with both Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal and Head of the National Security Council Prince Bandar bin Sultan on Aug. 20, both princes presented their broad views on successful USG-Saudi intelligence cooperation; distress over C [...]	2008-08-25 14:37:00	Consulate Jeddah	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EU GB IAEA IR IS IZ MNUC PK SA
08JEDDAH521	SAUDI BLOGGER/ACTIVIST PREVENTED FROM TRAVEL TO [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On December 10, 2008, Saudi authorities prevented blogger and activist Fouad Al-Farhan from boarding a plane to Beirut where he was scheduled to address an annual (December 10-14) conference on freedom of the press. At a meeting with Consulate Jeddah officers in November, Al- [...]	2008-12-17 13:01:00	Consulate Jeddah	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV EINT PHUM PINR PINS PREL PTER
08JERUSALEM1007	"PALESTINE LIBERATION FRONT": PLO FACTION STILL [...] (S/NF) Per reftel, Post supplies the following information on the Palestine Liberation Front (PLF, "Abu al-Abbas Group"),which retains a leadership structure but no apparent intent or operational capability to carry out terrorist actions in the West Bank or Gaza Strip. 2. (S/NF) The PLF [...]	2008-06-13 08:15:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET//NOFORN	KPAL PTER KWBG IS
08JERUSALEM347	MASKIYYOT: ADDITIONAL POST ANNAPOLIS SETTLEMENT [...] (S/NF) Summary. On February 21, PolOff traveled to the Northern Jordan Valley and confirmed six new caravans at the Nahal pre-military academy settlement of Maskiyyot. Settlers told PolOff that they had moved into the caravans one month before. The six new caravans, inhabited by settler ev [...]	2008-02-26 14:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET//NOFORN	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08JERUSALEM357	27 NEW CARAVANS EXPAND THE FOOTPRINT OF ELI [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: PolOff visited Eli settlement February 26 and saw ongoing construction of 27 new caravans at the settlement's westernmost edge. Mayor Eli Shtul told PolOff that the caravans will share infrastructure with 17 existing permanent structures called Neve Shir built in 1991. These [...]	2008-02-27 16:15:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET//NOFORN	KWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
08KABUL2645	UPDATE ON KIDNAPPED AMCIT ALFRED GEISER [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On 20 August 2008, AMCIT Alfred GEISER and local national (LN) and partner Abdul SHAKOR were abducted by armed gunman in the Deh-Pak Village in Wardak Province, Afghanistan. Over the past five weeks, RSO Personnel Recovery Center (PRCC) and LEGATT have coordinated efforts to [...]	2008-09-29 06:23:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC PTER AF
08KAMPALA1600	EAC CONVENES TO DISCUSS UGANDAN MILITARY ACTIONS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On December 15, 2008 the DCM convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) attended by the RSO, RAO, CON, DAO, PD, MGT, Peace Corps, CDC, CLO, and USAID. The EAC discussion was centered on the recent Government of Uganda (GoU) military actions against the Lord's Resistance Army [...]	2008-12-15 14:19:00	Embassy Kampala	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC UG
08KARACHI548	KARACHI EAC MEETING 09/30/2008 [...] (C) The Karachi Emergency Action Committee met on 09/30/2008 to discuss the ramifications to Post security of the threat information connected with the anticipated visit of SecState to Pakistan. Consul General Kay Anske chaired the meeting. In attendance were RSO, RAO, MGT, CON, OBO and MSG. [...]	2008-09-30 09:20:00	Consulate Karachi	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC PGOV PTER PK
08KHARTOUM713	CHAD: AWAITING CONTACT FROM DEBY, NOURI sEEKS [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-09 15:18:00	Embassy Khartoum	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV SU CD LY SA
08KHARTOUM724	SUDAN'S NSC DISCUSSES JEM ATTACK AS ARRESTS [...] (S/NF) In the aftermath of the JEM attack on Omdurman (reftels) Sudan's National Security Council pledged to "react" to Chadian aggression, neutralize the "fifth column" that supported the rebels, and exploit the opportunity to enhance Sudan's international image, Senior Assistant to the Presi [...]	2008-05-12 12:51:00	Embassy Khartoum	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM SU CD
08KHARTOUM764	MINAWI SAYS KHALIL IBRAHIM STRONGER AFTER OMDURMAN [...] (C) Summary: JEM leader Khalil Ibrahim is stronger as a result of the attack on Omdurman, despite the short-term loss of fighters and vehicles, according to SLM leader and Senior Assistant to the President Minni Minawi. Minawi believes an attack on Chad is imminent, despite comments from other [...]	2008-05-19 05:43:00	Embassy Khartoum	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM971	DEFENSE WHITE PAPER ENERGIZES SPLA BUDGET PROCESS, [...] (SBU) This is an action cable, please see paras 10-11. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly,s (SSLA) long-expected, but very public, endorsement of the SPLA,s Defense White Paper (DWP) has had immediate impact on SPLA/SAF relations and the SPLA,s 2009 budge [...]	2008-07-02 06:02:00	Embassy Khartoum	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KIGALI525	ETHNICITY IN RWANDA -- WHO GOVERNS THE COUNTRY? [...] (C/NF) An analysis of the ethnic breakdown of the current Rwandan government shows Tutsis hold a preponderant percentage of senior positions. Hutus in very senior positions often hold relatively little real authority, and are commonly "twinned" with senior Tutsis who exercise real power. Th [...]	2008-08-05 16:34:00	Embassy Kigali	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PINS RW
08KIGALI820	RWANDA'S REACTION TO KABUYE ARREST ENDANGERS VITAL [...] (C) Ambassador met with the German Charge November 20, in the wake of the mass demonstrations (ref A) against the arrest of senior Rwandan official Rose Kabuye in Germany (ref B). Expressing considerable dismay at the recent turn of events in German-Rwandan relations (asking at one point, "W [...]	2008-11-25 14:37:00	Embassy Kigali	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR RW
08KINGSTON987	JAMAICA: ENDORSEMENT OF SOUTHCOM'S FY09 OEF-CCA [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-21 16:28:00	Embassy Kingston	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER MASS MARR ASEC JM XL
08KINSHASA189	CONGOLESE URANIUM: GDRC LOOKS TO CHINA FOR HELP [...] (S/NF) Summary: Minister xxxxxxxxxxxx briefed the Ambassador on possible future Chinese involvement in uranium studies in the DRC at the request of President Kabila. End Summary. 2. (U) Minister xxxxxxxxxxxx requested a meeting with Ambassador Garvelink Thursday, 21 February after having met with [...]	2008-02-22 14:46:00	Embassy Kinshasa	SECRET//NOFORN	EMIN ENRG ETRD KNNP PGOV PINR PINS
08KUALALUMPUR148	MALAYSIA DEPLOYS NEW IMMIGRATION ARRIVAL DATA [...] (SBU) Malaysian Immigration has upgraded its collection of arriving passenger data, moving from paper landing forms to an electronic system. The system, a product developed locally, is called the Single Immigration Platform System (SIPS). Immigration deployed SIPS in late January at 44 entry [...]	2008-03-04 06:01:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER KFRD MY
08KUWAIT1088	FOR KUWAIT, THE SOFA A LITMUS TEST OF IRAQI [...] (S/NF) During an October 26 meeting, Kuwaiti FM Dr. Shaykh Mohammad Al Sabah suggested to Ambassador that Iraq's acceptance or rejection of the U.S.-Iraqi SOFA will be a litmus test for future Iraqi behavior towards its neighbors. While characterizing their bilateral relations as "correct," [...]	2008-10-29 17:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV KU IZ
08KUWAIT1096	IMPLEMENTATION OF DHS API/PNR PROGRAM RAISES [...] (S/NF) Summary: In follow-up to discussions held between Homeland Security Secretary Chertoff and the Kuwaiti Prime Minister held September 19, 2008, between, Homeland Security Deputy Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism Policy Thomas Warrick and accompanying delegation from DHS met with Go [...]	2008-11-02 11:07:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER CVIS KU
08KUWAIT246	KUWAIT SCENESETTER FOR MARCH 10 GULF SECURITY [...] (S/NF) Summary: The third round of the Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) will convene on March 10, capping a banner year for high-level visits to Kuwait, to include POTUS' visit in January. The GOK has expressed commitment to the GSD, but it will need to address shortcomings in a number of areas d [...]	2008-03-06 03:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR PARM KU
08KUWAIT337	U.S.-KUWAIT GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE TALKS (MARCH [...] (S/NF) Summary: Kuwait hosted the third round of the U.S.-Kuwait Gulf Security Dialogue on March 10. During these discussions, Kuwait condemned Iran's support for terrorism, reiterated its commitment to engaging Iran diplomatically, and expressed its support in implementing UNSC resolutions 1 [...]	2008-03-26 06:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM MARR MASS PTER KPAL KTFN KCIP ASEC
08KUWAIT512	AMB SATTERFIELD BRIEFS GOK ON IRAQ DEVELOPMENTS [...] (S) In a nearly four hour session with Kuwaiti MFA and security officials, S/I Satterfield and team briefed on developments in Iraq, with particular focus on progress made re Sunni outreach/reconciliation and significance of Basrah confrontation between PM Maliki and Iraqi Security Forces and [...]	2008-05-11 07:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PARM PBTS PINR KU
08KUWAIT604	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY PAULSON'S MAY 31-JUNE 1 [...] (C) Secretary Paulson, Embassy Kuwait welcomes you, Mrs. Paulson, and the members of your delegation to Kuwait. While we have requested meetings with the Amir and senior Kuwaiti leadership, we are able at this time to confirm only the Central Bank Governor, Kuwait Investment Authority Managin [...]	2008-05-27 09:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFIN PREL PTER KTFN KU
08KUWAIT79	GOK APPEALS TO STOP DESIGNATION OF KUWAITI [...] (C) Director of the MFA Americas Desk Ambassador Ali Hussain Al-Sammak sought an urgent meeting with CDA on January 17 to request, on instruction from the Kuwait FM, that the U.S. use "its good offices" to end the initiative to designate three Kuwaiti terrorist financiers (Hamid Al-Ali, Jaber [...]	2008-01-17 17:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN
08KUWAIT934	(C/NF) RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON [...] (S/NF) This message is an initial response to ref A request for additional reporting on the ruling Al Sabah family's decision-making processes, as well as the relationship between Amir Shaykh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al Sabah and Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser al-Mohammed al-Ahmad Al Sabah. Res [...]	2008-09-01 14:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PGOV KU
08KUWAIT947	(S) FOREIGN MINISTER ON PM VISIT: IRAQ, IRAN, [...] (C) Summary: During a September 2 meeting with Ambassador, Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah al-Salem Al Sabah said Kuwait's Prime Minister during his September 18-19 visit expects to raise Kuwaiti's 4 remaining GTMO detainees, regional security issu [...]	2008-09-05 12:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER CVIS MASS KPAL EAID IR IZ KU
08KUWAIT976	MFA U/S on Kuwait Air negotiations, PM visit, and [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 10 and 11. 2. (S/NF) Summary: Ambassador met with MFA U/S Khalid Al- Jarallah on September 11 to review the September 8 visit of the Iraqi Finance Minister to Kuwait and to preview the Kuwaiti PM's September 18-19 visit to the U.S.. Jarallah [...]	2008-09-11 16:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL EINV EAID MASS KW
08LAGOS368	NIGERIA: SHELL CLAIMS PRODUCTION UNAFFECTED BY [...] (S/NF) Summary: Shell's Vice President for Africa, Ann Pickard (strictly protect),said a September 13 attack on a Shell natural gas node in Rivers State may impact the supply of gas to Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) plant, but she downplayed the impact of recent attacks on Shell's current o [...]	2008-09-19 16:13:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET ENRG PGOV RS NI
08LAGOS369	NIGERIA: EXXONMOBIL WORRIES ABOUT ESCALATION OF [...] (S/NF) Summary: On September 18, two ExxonMobil Nigeria executives told Energyoff that while September 13-16 attacks in Rivers State did not reduce oil production from their fields, they are concerned about growing instability in the state and the impact it might have on facilities which serve [...]	2008-09-19 16:41:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET ENRG PGOV NI
08LAGOS474	THE VIEW FROM NIGERIA ON THE NIE [...] (S/NF) Summary: The recently released National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Nigeria presents a picture of a country on a downward spiral with gradually worsening economic, political and social conditions which, over the next five years, should produce increased political instability, civil [...]	2008-11-21 16:15:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON NI
08LAGOS524	(S) NIGERIA: NSA MUKHTAR - A CLOSET EXTREMIST WE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Ambassador had a one-plus hour meeting with National Security Advisor Major General Abdullahi Sarki Mukhtar on December 22 to discuss a range of issues, including the recent internecine violence in the northern city of Jos. Mukhtar also voiced his criticism of our bilateral r [...]	2008-12-31 06:28:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL NI
08LAHORE295	NO CHANGE IN PAKISTAN GOVERNMENT TERRORISM POLICY LIKELY -- [...] (S/NF) Summary: In... [...]	2008-10-28 08:35:00	Consulate Lahore	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER EFIN ENRG PK
08LAHORE302	(S/NF) EXTREMIST RECRUITMENT ON THE RISE IN SOUTHERN PUNJAB [...] (S/NF) Summary: During recent trips to southern Punjab, Principal Officer was repeatedly told that a sophisticated jihadi recruitment network had been developed in the Multan, Bahawalpur, and Dera Ghazi Khan Divisions. The network reportedly exploited worsening poverty in these areas of the [...]	2008-11-13 10:30:00	Consulate Lahore	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV KISL PK
08LAPAZ1972	EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING-LA PAZ 9/15/2008 [...] (SBU) Summary: 0n 9/15 at 0930 the Post Emergency Action Committee met to discuss the impending demonstration at the Embassy, the possible impact of an announcement on counter-narcotics certification, next steps in authorized departure, the possibility that some USG agencies will be expelled, [...]	2008-09-15 17:33:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR AMGT ASEC PTER BL
08LAPAZ1979	EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING-LA PAZ 1600 [...] (C) Summary: The Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met at 1600 9/15 to discuss the protest of 9/15 that required evacuation of the alternate command center, the planned protest for 9/16 that may include violent student demonstrators, the ongoing authorized departure process, and the overall po [...]	2008-09-15 23:01:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER BL
08LAPAZ1984	EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING-LA PAZ 9/16 0900 [...] (C) Summary: The Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met at 0900 on 9/16 to discuss the expected 9/16 protest of university students, the possible impact of the counter-narcotics certification announcement, the ongoing authorized departure process, and the ongoing political situation. The Embas [...]	2008-09-16 19:39:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET//NOFORN	AMER ASEC AMGT PTER BL
08LAPAZ1994	EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING-LA PAZ 9/16 1700 [...] (U) Summary: EAC meet on 9/16 at 5 p.m. to review the 9/16 demonstrations, discuss information on possible demonstrations for later in the week, review the Bolivian government's reaction to the counter-narcotics certification announcement, and discuss progress on authorized departure. End sum [...]	2008-09-16 23:16:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET//NOFORN	AMER ASEC AMGT PTER BL
08LAPAZ2000	EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING-LA PAZ 9/17 [...] (SBU) Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met at 10 a.m. 9/17 to discuss current political situation, status of authorized departure process, and - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Current Political Situation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2. (C) Opposition and government-aligned groups are reacting [...]	2008-09-17 20:15:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER BL
08LAPAZ2035	EAC WORKING GROUP MEETING 9/18-CONTINGENCY PLANNING [...] (S/NF) The Emergency Action Committee Working Group (EACWG, formed by agreement of EAC on 9/17) met 9/18 to discuss contingency planning for a low probability but high risk event: President Evo Morales is removed from power either by death or coup. EACWG core will consist of RSO, ORA, DEA, MG [...]	2008-09-19 20:10:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR AMGT ASEC PTER CASC BL
08LAPAZ2052	BOLIVIA: EAC WORKING GROUP MEETING 9/19 [...] (S/NF) The Emergency Action Committee Working Group (EACWG) met 9/19 with members of SSAT team to discuss contingency planning for low probability but high impact event: President Evo Morales removed from power either by death or coup. EACWG noted that while this remains a low probability ev [...]	2008-09-22 21:18:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET//NOFORN	AMER ASEC AMGT PTER BL
08LAPAZ2083	EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING-LA PAZ 9/23 [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Emergency Action Committee (EAC, consisting of EXEC, RSO, CONS, MGT, GSO, ECOP, DEA, NAS, USAID, ORA, DAO, MSG, MILGRP, IPC, MED, SSAT, and others) met September 23 at 1600 to discuss the current situation in Santa Cruz, where government supporters (some armed) have surrou [...]	2008-09-24 17:12:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET//NOFORN	AMER ASEC AMGT PTER CASC BL
08LAPAZ2168	EAC RECOMMENDS EXTENDING AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE [...] (C) The Emergency Action Committee (EAC, consisting of EXEC, RSO, CONS, MGT, ECOP, DEA, NAS, DAO, MILGRP, PAS, and others) met October 6 to discuss the current political situation and security planning. EAC agreed unanimously to recommend extending Authorized Departure due to President Evo Mor [...]	2008-10-07 14:19:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET//NOFORN	AMER ASEC AMGT PTER CASC BL
08LAPAZ2507	COCHABAMBA: MORE CONCERNS AND SUSPICIONS [...] (C) In meetings with the Private Business Federation of Cochabamba, former Prefect Manfred Reyes Villa's spokesman, and the civic organization umbrella group Confidence Network, all expressed concern about the consequences of DEA's expulsion from Bolivia, the imminent approval of President M [...]	2008-12-03 15:20:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC BL ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PINR PREL SNAR
08LIMA480	EUROPEAN NGOS, LOCAL RADICALS, AND VENEZUELA PLAN PROTESTS AGAINST EU-LATIN AMERICA SUMMIT [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-17 22:40:00	Embassy Lima	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PE
08LISBON1155	PORTUGUESE PRESIDENT'S COMMENTS TO AMBASSADOR ON [...] (S/NF) Ambassador met with President Cavaco Silva on May 13 for a full hour (half an hour longer than scheduled). The warm, candid discussion mainly covered Kosovo, Afghanistan, and European energy security. Cavaco Silva also raised Guantanamo rendition flights and Venezuela. On Kosovo, Ca [...]	2008-05-14 16:28:00	Embassy Lisbon	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ENRG PGOV PINR MARR PO AF SR VE
08LISBON1874	FOLLOW-UP REPORTING REGARDING ALLEGATION OF [...] (S/NF) Synopsis: On July 24, a walk-in approached Embassy Lisbon and reported that he knew of 5 to 6 plates of Uranium that are for sale in Portugal. The plates are allegedly in the possession of an ex-Russian General living in Portugal who was using a Portuguese Judge to broker sales. Al [...]	2008-07-31 14:43:00	Embassy Lisbon	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PO PREL PTER
08LISBON2629	(S/NF) PORTUGAL: "WE KNOW CHAVEZ IS A CRAZY MAN [...] (C) Summary: Hugo Chavez visited Portugal on September 27, at the end of a trip that included stops in Cuba, China, Russia, and France. Portugal has warmed towards Venezuela recently and become the EU nation most visited by Chavez over the past year. In addition to protecting the large Portuguese p [...]	2008-10-07 10:54:00	Embassy Lisbon	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PO
08LJUBLJANA64	AHMADINEJAD'S ADVISOR'S BRIEF MEETING WITH [...] (S/NF) On February 13, Dusan Snoj, President Turk's diplomatic advisor, gave Charge a read-out of the half-hour January 29 meeting at the President's offices with Ahmadinejad's Special Advisor Mojtaba Samareh. Snoj explained that the Iranians had approached the Slovene rep at Davos to say the [...]	2008-02-13 12:35:00	Embassy Ljubljana	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL EUN IR SI PARM
08LONDON1115	HMG OUTLINES NEW PROCEDURES FOR REQUESTING INTEL [...] (S/NF) Summary and Action Request. The UK Ministry of Defense summoned PolMilOff April 15 to receive the letter in para 2 on new procedures for requesting HMG permission to use UK territory to launch intelligence flights. This letter, evidently what DG Mariot Leslie was referring to in her April 14 [...]	2008-04-18 15:31:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS MARR PINR PREL UK
08LONDON1116	UK REACTION TO IRAN SANCTIONS DEMARCHES [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY The UK is actively considering its options in its efforts to contain Iranian nuclear proliferation, and appreciates the information we provided on Banks Melli, Saderat and Mellat, according to Patrick Guthrie, Head of the Financial Sanctions Unit of HM Treasury, and his Deputy, P [...]	2008-04-18 15:42:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFIN KNNP IR UK
08LONDON1159	HMG AND DOD INTEL FLIGHTS: HOUSTON, WE HAVE A [...] (S/NF) Summary and action request. According to FCO and MOD contacts, HMG ministers are adamant that future requests to use UK territory to conduct DOD intel flights must be made "government-to-government" in "formal" (policy) channels, rather than through the working-level mil-mil channels c [...]	2008-04-24 11:14:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MOPS PINR PREL UK
08LONDON1223	VIGILANCE REGARDING BANK SADERAT'S BRANCH IN ATHENS [...] (S/NF) We delivered reftel points on April 28 to HM Treasury's Patrick Guthrie, head of Financial Sanctions Unit, who said he would share within HMT and with the Financial Services Authority (banking regulator.) Guthrie appreciated receiving the information and agreed Greece had a lax enforce [...]	2008-05-01 11:41:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON KNNP MNUC IR UK
08LONDON1224	CODEL SMITH DISCUSSES IRAQ AND COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (S/NF) Summary. On the heels of their trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Codel Smith traveled to London April 29 for meetings with senior officials at the Ministry of Defense (MOD),MI-6, and Department for International Development (DfID). The MOD and MI-6 talks focused on counterterrorism and coun [...]	2008-05-01 11:56:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PREL AF PK IZ UK
08LONDON1311	UK REAFFIRMS LONG-TERM PRESENCE IN IRAQ; PRAISES [...] (S/NF) Summary. During their meetings with Secretary of State for Defense Des Browne and FCO Political Director Mark Lyall Grant, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker and the Commanding General of MNF-I General David Petraeus were reassured that the UK was in Iraq "long-term" and had temporari [...]	2008-05-09 16:18:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR IZ AF UK
08LONDON132	HORMUZ STRAITS INCIDENT: ALLEGEDLY AN IRGC [...] (S/NF) Summary. A long-time Embassy contact, reportedly relaying information from a close friend who is an active duty member of the Iranian military, told Poloff the Deputy Commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (Naval Forces) independently planned and led the January 6 feint by [...]	2008-01-15 17:43:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	KPRP PGOV PHUM PREL IS IR LE SY UK KR
08LONDON1350	HMG RAISES THE BAR ON INTEL FLIGHTS [...] (S/NF) Summary and Recommendation. FCO contacts explained May 14 that HMG's May 1 approval (ref C) for CEDAR SWEEP flights had been widely considered at MOD and FCO, with some departments flagging concerns about the information provided by the USG. HMG is concerned that the request for reconnaissan [...]	2008-05-14 15:06:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MOPS PINR PREL LE UK
08LONDON1352	IRANIAN BANKING IN LONDON: UK PLANS AND CONCERNS [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-14 15:16:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN KTFN MNUC IR UK
08LONDON1412	DOD INTEL FLIGHTS: FCO CLARIFIES [...] (S/NF) Summary. U.S.-UK talks on clearances for DOD intel flights had become "unnecessarily confrontational," FCO Director General for Defence and Intelligence Mariot Leslie told Acting U/S John Rood May 16. After reiterating the political sensitivities surrounding the Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) on [...]	2008-05-20 18:08:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MOPS PINR PREL LE UK
08LONDON1535	INTERNATIONAL SECURITY DISCUSSIONS WITH HMG [...] (C/NF) Summary. FCO and Treasury officials said that HMG was taking steps to restrict Iranian banking activity in the UK but is restricted by the legal tools available to it. FCO PolDir Mark Lyall Grant, FCO Director General for Defense and Intelligence Mariot Leslie, and HMT International and [...]	2008-06-03 16:21:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM MARR PREL IR SY UK
08LONDON1586	U/S JEFFERY AND A/S Oâ€™BRIEN PRESS UK ON IRANIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: State Under Secretary Reuben Jeffery and Treasury Assistant Secretary Patrick O'Brien met with UK banking regulators on May 15 to urge increased scrutiny and tougher actions against Iranian banks operating in London. O'Brien and State Acting Assistant Secretary Patricia McNerney also d [...]	2008-06-09 10:58:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN KTFN ECON IR UK
08LONDON1597	(S) UK MEASURES TO STEM BANK MELLI'S ASSET FLIGHT [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-10 15:26:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFIN IR KTFN MNUC UK
08LONDON1619	TORY SHADOW HOME SECRETARY DAVID DAVIS RESIGNS [...] (U) Conservative Party "Shadow" Home Secretary David Davis, and one time rival to David Cameron for the Conservative Party leadership, has unexpectedly resigned in protest of the House of Commons vote June 11 authorizing the detention without charge of British citizen and foreign terror suspe [...]	2008-06-12 16:40:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER UK
08LONDON1645	IRAN: FCO READOUT ON SOLANA IN TEHRAN AND PM [...] (S/NF) Summary: Although Iran did not provide an immediate response to the P5 1 refreshed offer, Iran NSC Secretary Jalili unexpectedly agreed to "study the offer carefully," and also agreed it is now up to Iran, rather than the P5 1, to respond (ref a). A reference by Prime Minister Gordon [...]	2008-06-17 16:41:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ECON EFIN KTFN MNUC PINS IR UK
08LONDON1777	FOREIGN SECRETARY MILIBAND SUBMITS RENDITION [...] (S/NF) Foreign Office Director for Defence and Strategic Threats Simon Manley informed Poloff July 2 that the Foreign Office would submit Foreign Secretary Miliband's written statement on rendition to Parliament July 2, for entry into Parliamentary records July 3. Manley said the statement (see [...]	2008-07-03 11:28:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER UK
08LONDON1873	UK AND UGANDA/LRA: CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE PEACE [...] (C/NF) FCO Minister for Africa Lord Malloch-Brown "continues to support the peace process for the time being" between the Government of Uganda (GoU) and the Lord's Resistance Army, according to East Africa Desk Officers Gill Atkinson and Sheena Lavery. Atkinson provided poloff on July 15 HMG's pre [...]	2008-07-16 16:00:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KDEM PHUM UG UK
08LONDON196	FOLLOW-UP: BANK MELLI ATTEMPT TO PURCHASE A [...] (S/NF) HM Treasury appreciates the information contained in reftel and promised to look into evidence of any Bank Melli activity in London and possible measures the UK could take to disrupt the Turkish transaction, according to Patrick Guthrie, Head of Financial Sanctions Unit, HMT. However, [...]	2008-01-22 15:52:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	KNNP MNUC EFIN ETTC
08LONDON2101	IRANIAN PUGWASH PARTICIPANTS CLAIM TEHRAN [...] (S) Summary: Iranian government advisers at the most recent "Pugwash" Conference on Iran reportedly argued during the August 2-3 seminar that: -- Iran wants direct flights to the United States addressed before any talks on a U.S. interest section in Tehran; -- sanctions do not affect Iran's le [...]	2008-08-12 18:01:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PINS PREL AG IR IS IZ LE UK
08LONDON2112	TFGG01: HMG AGREES ON NEED TO PRESSURE RUSSIA TO [...] (S/NF) FCO Georgia Task Force Director (and Head of International Organizations Department) Nick Hopton expressed appreciation for points reftel and noted HMG concurrence with U.S. view that Russia needs to comply with its agreement to remove its forces from Georgia, and to allow OSCE and other obs [...]	2008-08-14 13:54:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PHUM OSCE UNAUS GG RS UK
08LONDON2169	IRAN: EXPAT SOURCE'S INFORMATION AND VIEWS ON [...] (S) Summary: Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, reportedly is widely viewed within the regime as a capable and forceful leader and manager who may someday succeed to at least a share of national leadership; his father may also see him in that light. A close ally of Tehran Mayor Q [...]	2008-08-21 15:10:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PGOV PTER PHUM IR UK
08LONDON2233	(S/NF) UK CONSIDERING ENGAGEMENT WITH HIZBALLAH MINISTER, POLITICAL OFFICIALS REF: A. NEA/ELA-EMBASSY LONDON EMAILS B. LONDON 1396 C. LONDON 1292 D. LONDON 1968 [...] (S/NF) The UK is considering granting authorization to the British Embassy in Beirut to meet with Lebanese Minister of Labor Mohammad Fneish, a member of Hizballah, and other Hizballah party officials, FCO Levant Group Head Benjamin Saoul and Cabinet Office Desk Officer Brian Jones told us separate [...]	2008-09-02 15:56:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV SY LE IZ UK
08LONDON2499	WEST AFRICA: UK PRIORITIES, COUNTER-NARCOTICS AND ELECTIONS REF: A. LONDON 2487 B. FREETOWN 336 C. LONDON 1916 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-02 12:36:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL SNAR PINR KDEM PTER KCRM XY UK
08LONDON2600	IRAN: UK CURRENT POSTURE -- FCO FORMAL AND INFORMAL VIEWS [...] (S) Please see Department information request at paragraph4. 2. (S/NF) Summary: Foreign and Commonwealth Office working contacts told London Iran Watcher (Poloff) October 14 that: -- Foreign Secretary Miliband pressed his Chinese counterpart to have China re-engage in the P5 1, with little resul [...]	2008-10-14 19:04:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	CJAN PINS PREL PTER GE FR IT IR UK
08LONDON2651	USDP EDELMANâ€™S OCTOBER 15 MEETINGS IN LONDON [...] (S/NF) Summary. The UK is pessimistic about Pakistan, especially in light of President Zardari's poor leadership and the bad economy, although they praise efforts by Pakistani President Zardari to cooperate with Afghan President Karzai, UK senior officials at the Ministry of Defense (MOD),Foreign [...]	2008-10-21 17:03:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR UK ECON KNNP MOPS PTER AF FR

08LONDON2691	IRAN: SAFAVI CLAIMS KHAMENEI WILL HOLD HARD LINE, [...] (S/NF) Summary: Senior Iranian cleric and IRGC figure Salman Safavi told a private dinner, attended by Embassy London Iran watcher (Poloff),that Supreme Leader Khamenei will ease or harden the tone of Iran's nuclear policies based on who wins the U.S. presidential election. Safavi gave no s [...]	2008-10-24 18:14:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	KPRP PGOV PHUM PREL IS IA IR LE UK
08LONDON2778	IRANIAN IMPORTERS/EXPORTERS: HAVING MORE PROBLEMS [...] (S/NF) Summary: Iranian importers and exporters are encountering ever-greater problems, in all regions including China, in obtaining trade financing due to USG-led international financial measures, according to statements by an Iran banking contact to Embassy London Iran Watcher (poloff). End su [...]	2008-11-03 15:59:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	CJAN ECON EFIN PINS PREL PTER KFIN IR UK
08LONDON2789	IRAN: FURTHER READOUT ON GHALIBAF VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Tehran Mayor and possible 2009 Iranian Presidential candidate Mohammad-Baqer Ghalibaf while on a mid-October visit to Tokyo made comments suggesting he may support a marginally less confrontational approach to the nuclear issue, according to informal readout provided London Iran W [...]	2008-11-04 13:15:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	KNNP PGOV PREL UK JA IR
08LONDON3110	IRAN: FCO QUIETLY URGES PRESSURE ON GERMANS FOR EU [...] (S/NF) Summary: Germany has deep political reservations over bank designations proposed against Iran under the EU's Common Policy, and is making legal and intelligence arguments within E4 against UK and French proposals to designate several Iranian banks, according to a UK Foreign and Commonweal [...]	2008-12-12 18:03:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ENRG IR KTFN MNUC PTER UK
08LONDON365	IRAN: SECOND HAND SOURCE CLAIMS EPD'S ARE PACKED, [...] (S/NF) Summary. Well-known Iranian expatriate broadcaster and long-time Embassy contact Ali Reza Nourizadeh passed to London Iran Watcher (Poloff) an allegation, parts of which Nourizadeh said he has independently confirmed, that an IRGC office in central Tehran is packing and shipping to Ir [...]	2008-02-05 14:56:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER IZ IR UK
08LONDON592	UK TO DESIGNATE THREE MEMBERS OF LIBYAN ISLAMIC [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-26 17:08:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	KTFN EFIN PTER LY UK
08LONDON676	(C) C-DI8-00223: PROBABLE UK REACTION TO DUTCH [...] (S) In response to ref questions, Post informally contacted Metropolitan Police's Diplomatic Protection Group regarding measures HMG may be taking in preparation for the release of the Dutch anti-Islam video. To the best of the Diplomatic Protection Group's knowledge, no specific protective [...]	2008-03-06 17:29:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR PTER KISL UK
08LONDON781	DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT AND PERMANENT UNDER [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY Deputy Secretary of Treasury Robert Kimmitt and Ambassador Tuttle met Peter Ricketts, UK Permanent Under Secretary (PUS) at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on March 10. Both sides agreed on the need to plan for the one-year review conference for the International Compact wi [...]	2008-03-17 10:20:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ECON EFIN
08LONDON803	DEPSEC TREASURY DISCUSSES FINANCIAL MARKETS, IRAN [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Treasury Secretary Kimmitt outlined on March 10 to Yvette Cooper, British Treasury Deputy Secretary-equivalent, USG efforts to stimulate the U.S. SIPDIS economy and address problems in the U.S. housing market. Cooper described efforts to revitalize the securitization [...]	2008-03-18 15:24:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ECON PGOV UK
08LUSAKA1023	ZAMBIAN ELECTIONS: A RELATIVELY LEVEL, BUT ROCKY, [...] (C) Summary: With a scant two weeks before the October 30 elections, political parties, civil society, the media, and government are turning up the volume for the scramble toward the finish line. Accusations of "vote-buying" abound, albeit with minimal evidence to support claims that what has [...]	2008-10-20 14:44:00	Embassy Lusaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM ZA
08MADRID308	IRANIAN TIES OF SPANISH BANKS SANTANDER AND [...] (S/NF) Summary. The Bank of Spain, Spain's central bank, provided to post on March 7 a document summarizing activities that Bank Santander and Bank Sabadell have had or still have with Iran. The document is based on information the Bank of Spain received from the two banks on March 6 in response to [...]	2008-03-12 17:36:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFIN PTER PREL IR SP
08MADRID350	SPAIN: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SECRETARY WINTER, [...] (C) SUMMARY: I warmly welcome your visit to Madrid, and I look forward to traveling with you to visit Spain's largest shipbuilder, Navantia, in the Galician town of El Ferrol. When you arrive, Spain will be emerging from Easter holidays and the aftermath of the March 9 general election, and al [...]	2008-03-20 10:18:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR SP
08MADRID351	SPAIN: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SECRETARY WINTER, [...] (C) SUMMARY: I warmly welcome your visit to Madrid, and I look forward to traveling with you to visit Spain's largest shipbuilder, Navantia, in the Galician town of El Ferrol. When you arrive, Spain will be emerging from Easter holidays and the aftermath of the March 9 general election, and al [...]	2008-03-20 10:18:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR SP
08MANAGUA1384	NICARAGUA: EDUARDO MONTEALEGRE GIVES AMBASSADOR [...] (S/NF) Summary. On November 11, the Ambassador met with Eduardo Montealegre, the opposition candidate for Mayor of Managua, to receive Montealegre's evidence of wholesale, blatant election fraud by the GON. He added that despite having his "fiscales" (poll-watchers) systematically expelled [...]	2008-11-13 22:41:00	Embassy Managua	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM NU
08MANAGUA1405	THE NICARAGUAN NATIONAL POLICE AND ELECTORAL FRAUD [...] (S/NF) Summary: In the period before, during, and after the November 9 municipal elections in Nicaragua, the Nicaraguan National Police (NNP) conspicuously failed to carry out its duties to uphold the Electoral Law and generally failed to carry out its duties to maintain public order in a non- [...]	2008-11-20 14:15:00	Embassy Managua	SECRET//NOFORN	SNAR ASEC PGOV PREL NU
08MANAGUA573	THE ORTEGA ADMINISTRATION AT 15 MONTHS: SLIPPING [...] (S/NF) Summary and Background: Fifteen months into his second administration, Ortega continues to skillfully use his political pact with former President and convicted felon, Arnoldo Aleman to keep pro-democracy forces divided, vulnerable to coercion, and unable to mount sustained opposition [...]	2008-05-08 17:38:00	Embassy Managua	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV EAID ECON PTER PREL NU
08MANAGUA776	BIO REPORT: UNGA PRESIDENT-ELECT, MIGUEL D'ESCOTO [...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 4 Miguel Jeronimo d'Escoto Brockmann of Nicaragua, a seventy-five-year-old U.S.-born and -educated, Maryknoll Catholic priest, was elected by acclamation to be President of the 63rd UN General Assembly (UNGA). His election, as the sole candidate from the Latin America Gr [...]	2008-06-17 21:36:00	Embassy Managua	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PREL UNGA NU
08MANAMA642	BAHRAIN WILL SUPPORT AFGHANISTAN FOR IAEA BOARD OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-18 13:50:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET//NOFORN	IAEA PARM MNUC BA
08MANAMA795	(U) SCENESETTER FOR THE MANAMA DIALOGUE, DECEMBER 12-14 REF: A. MANAMA 759 B. STATE 123514 C. MANAMA 773 [...] (S/NF) Mr. Secretary, Ambassador Burns, Chairman Mullen, General Petraeus - Embassy Manama is delighted to welcome you all back to Bahrain. King Hamad and his leadership team value your friendship and appreciate your visit. We and they will want to use this visit to advance greater GCC defense coop [...]	2008-12-02 10:35:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR KDEM IR IZ RS CH IN BA
08MANAMA814	EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING [...] (S/NF) DCM chaired a meeting of the emergency action committee (EAC) on Monday, December 15 to discuss the upcoming Bahrain National Day on December 16 and the Shia oppositionist day locally referred to as Martyrs, Day on December 17. RSO also briefed on a separate school security issue. DCM [...]	2008-12-15 11:25:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PGOV PTER CASC BA
08MAPUTO1070	RUSSIA AND MOZAMBIQUE: STILL COMRADES? [...] (C) SUMMARY: With a long history of cooperation during the Soviet era, Russia maintains a nominal official presence in Mozambique, with an eye towards natural resource exploration and garnering support for its international policies. The bilateral trade imbalance leans in Mozambique's favor [...]	2008-11-13 09:12:00	Embassy Maputo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR EAID RU MZ
08MEXICO1039	SCENE SETTER FOR THE VISIT TO MEXICO OF AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Welcome to Mexico City. Mexico is key to USG success in combating a wide array of transnational security threats which undermine our ability to confront global terrorism. A stew of widespread criminality, drug trafficking, corruption and impunity has created an enabling environment for [...]	2008-04-08 21:10:00	Embassy Mexico	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON IR KCRM KNNP MNUC MX PGOV PREL SNAR MASS
08MEXICO1930	MEXICO ON IRAN PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL [...] (S/NF) Poloff conveyed points June 25 on Iran's participation in international defense expositions (reftel) to Julian Juarez Cadenas, the Deputy Director General for UN-Related Security and Legal Issues at the Foreign Secretariat (SRE). Juarez said the notion of prohibiting Iran from particip [...]	2008-06-25 21:00:00	Embassy Mexico	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL MX
08MEXICO1932	MEXICO ON SUPPORT FOR IAEA INSPECTION IN SYRIA [...] (S/NF) Poloff conveyed points June 25 on support for IAEA inspections in Syria (reftel) to Julian Juarez Cadenas, the Deputy Director General for UN-Related Security and Legal Issues at the Foreign Secretariat (SRE). Juarez said that Mexico, as one of the members of the IAEA Board of Governors [...]	2008-06-25 21:01:00	Embassy Mexico	SECRET//NOFORN	KNNP PREL PARM SY MX
08MEXICO2218	ISRAELI RELATIONS WITH MEXICO (C-NE8-00834) [...] (C/NF) Poloff met separately with Enrique Palos, Deputy Director General for Africa and the Middle East at the Secretariat of Foreign Relations (SRE),and Lior Keinan, Political Counselor and Press and Cultural Attache at the Israeli Embassy in Mexico City, on July 3 and 8, respectively, to di [...]	2008-07-18 17:24:00	Embassy Mexico	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PARM PREL IS MX
08MEXICO3178	MEXICO REBUILDING TIES TO VENEZUELA, SLOWLY [...] (C) Summary. President Felipe Calderon has attempted since taking office to repair ties with Venezuela, and the Foreign Ministry has said that Mexico is slowly making improvements. Nevertheless, several points of friction, such as the lack of a Venezuelan ambassador in Mexico City, suspicions about [...]	2008-10-27 18:11:00	Embassy Mexico	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR MX
08MEXICO886	THE FARC IN mexico â€¨â€¨Classified By: POL Officer Frank Penirian. Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-28 19:50:00	Embassy Mexico	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER KCRM PINR SNAR MX
08MINSK190	KEEPING EMBASSY MINSK IN OPERATION: POST'S CURRENT [...] (U) This message has been reviewed by the full country team and cleared by section chiefs and agency heads (Charge, A/DCM, CONS, PAO, A/POL/ECON, MGT, RSO, DATT, RAO, AID) and is submitted in advance of the interagency meeting to discuss the subject issue at 10:00 local time in Washington on M [...]	2008-03-17 09:56:00	Embassy Minsk	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL AMGT ASEC ODIP APER CMGT BO
08MINSK215	REGIME TO DEMAND EMBASSY STAFF REDUCTION TO [...] (S/NF) As reported ref A, Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Valentin Rybakov informed Charge March 25 that unless the U.S. reversed the guidance issued by the U.S. treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control March 6, Charge would be summoned to the MFA on Monday March 31 and infor [...]	2008-03-25 14:32:00	Embassy Minsk	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL OFDP AMGT CMGT BO
08MONROVIA487	FALLOUT FROM CHUCKIE TAYLOR INVESTIGATION [...] (S/NF) For the past 10 days a team from FBI and the AUSA have been in Liberia in connection with the prosecution in Florida on torture charges of Chuckie Taylor, the son of former Liberian head of state Charles Taylor. The team has taken photos and made measurements of several sites witnesses [...]	2008-06-25 17:36:00	Embassy Monrovia	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ASEC LI
08MONTEVIDEO436	REQUEST FOR WAIVER FOR NEW SURVEILLANCE DETECTION [...] (S) The new SD command post is 1.5 kilometers from the Chancery. It is a one-story row house with a two-car garage and office space. It is being renovated, but the landlord is installing grillwork, privacy screening, emergency exit, and substantial doors/locks. The RSO has inspected the pr [...]	2008-07-31 17:07:00	Embassy Montevideo	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC ABLD
08MONTEVIDEO49	SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ) [...] (C) SUMMARY: The spring 2008 Security Environmental Profile Questionnaire (SEPQ) reflects continued lack of police resources and EAC concern over a very porous border. The Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) between Uruguay and the U.S., and the visit of POTUS/SECSTATE in March 200 [...]	2008-02-01 13:45:00	Embassy Montevideo	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER UY
08MONTEVIDEO527	EAC MONTEVIDEO CONVENED TO REVIEW SECURITY POSTURE [...] (S/NF) Summary: In reaction to the terrorist attack in Yemen today AmEmbassy Montevideo convened an EAC. The RSO provided details on our additional security measures. In attendance at the EAC were the DCM, RSO, RAOL, DAO, ODC, POL/ECON, MGMT, and MSG. 2. (S/NF) Shortly after learning [...]	2008-09-17 17:02:00	Embassy Montevideo	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC IS KWBG PREL PTER UY
08MONTEVIDEO78	EAC MONTEVIDEO CONVENED TO REVIEW SECURITY POSTURE [...] (S/NF): Summary: Per Reftel, on February 15, Charge Peter Harding chaired an EAC to discuss the local impact of the aftermath of Hizballah Leader Imad Mughniyeh's death. The EAC determined that security posture is appropriate given the current threat, and no other action needs to be taken at t [...]	2008-02-15 15:05:00	Embassy Montevideo	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC IS KWBG PREL PTER UY
08MOSCOW2472	RUSSIA'S DRAFT UNGA RESOLUTION ON OUTER SPACE [...] (U) On August 19 MFA Department of International Security and Disarmament (DVBR) passed Embassy Moscow English and Russian versions of a draft UN General Assembly resolution on transparency and confidence-building measures (TCBMs) in outer space activities. DVBR told us they would like to sub [...]	2008-08-20 11:15:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL TSPA UN RS
08MOSCOW2701	NEW SARKOZY-MEDVEDEV AGREEMENT: QUESTIONS REMAIN [...] (S/NF) Summary: While achieving some key concessions from Russia on next steps in the Georgia conflict, the Sarkozy-Medvedev agreement from September 8 still leaves open questions about the nature and size of Russian troops, role of EU observers, and the format of October security talks. After [...]	2008-09-09 15:07:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV GG RS
08MOSCOW3011	S-300 DEMARCHE DELIVERED; RUSSIA PROMISES TO [...] (S) Charge delivered ref A demarche on the possible transfer to Iran of an S-300 anti-missile system and Igla-S MANPADs to MFA Director for North America Igor Neverov on October 9. Neverov said the MFA would disseminate the information and convey the USG's concern through the appropriate chan [...]	2008-10-09 14:58:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC PARM PREL PGOV MASS IR RS
08MUSCAT102	SCENESETTER FOR AIR FORCE CHIEF OF STAFF T. [...] (C) General Moseley: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome your return to Oman. We have asked for meetings with the Commander of the Royal Air Force of Oman and Mohammed al-Rasbi, Under Secretary for Defense Affairs (Deputy Minister equivalent). Al-Rasbi has been actively engaged in the Share [...]	2008-02-06 08:38:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL PTER KNNP MARR MASS MNUC MOPS OVIP
08MUSCAT121	SCENESETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL WILLIAM [...] (C) Admiral Fallon: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome your return to Oman. We have asked for a meeting with Sultan Qaboos, who will appreciate hearing your perspective on events in the region. General Moseley visits the week prior to your arrival and will meet with the Commander of the Roy [...]	2008-02-10 14:28:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL PTER KNNP MARR MASS MNUC MOPS OVIP
08MUSCAT171	GENERAL MOSELEY'S FEBRUARY 14 MEETINGS WITH OMANI [...] (C) General T. Michael Moseley, United States Air Force Chief of Staff, met separately on February 14 with Mohammed Al-Rasbi, Under-Secretary for Defense Affairs, and with Air Vice Marshall Yahya bin Rashid al-Juma'a, Commander Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO),to discuss the merits of Shared Ea [...]	2008-02-27 12:32:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MASS MOPS IR MU
08MUSCAT174	ADMIRAL WILLIAM J. FALLON'S MEETING WITH SULTAN [...] (C) Sultan Qaboos discussed both domestic and regional issues during his February 19 meeting with Admiral William J. Fallon, CENTCOM Commander. On the domestic front, the Sultan described his desire to empower the government to be more responsive to citizen concerns. Seeking to strengthen th [...]	2008-03-01 05:49:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER ENRG KWMN IR IZ MU
08MUSCAT198	SCENESETTER FOR VICE PRESIDENT CHENEY'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Mr. Vice President: Embassy Muscat and my wife and I warmly welcome you and Mrs. Cheney back to Oman. As one of our oldest friends in the Middle East -- the Omanis refer to their relationship with us as "strategic" -- Oman remains a strong and trusted U.S. ally. The Sultan will be please [...]	2008-03-05 15:53:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PHUM PGOV PREL PTER KDEM KNNP KWMN MASS
08MUSCAT237	SCENESETTER FOR DEFENSE SECRETARY GATES' VISIT TO [...] (C) Secretary Gates: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome you to Oman. As one of our oldest friends in the region -- the Omanis refer to their relationship with us as "strategic" -- the Sultanate remains a strong and trusted U.S. partner. We have requested an audience with Sultan Qaboos bin Sa [...]	2008-03-26 13:29:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PGOV PREL PTER KNNP MASS MNUC MOPS ECON
08MUSCAT331	ENGAGING OMAN ON IRAN/IRAQ: OMANI OFFICIALS [...] (U) This message contains an Action Request; please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) The Ambassador extended ref A invitation on April 30 to Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi and encouraged him, as well as his counterpart in the Royal Office, to travel to a GCC capital of hi [...]	2008-04-30 12:58:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IZ MU
08MUSCAT361	SCENESETTER FOR U.S.-OMAN GULF SECURITY DIALGOUE [...] (U) In preparation for the next round of the U.S.-Oman Gulf Security Dialogue in Washington, D.C., Embassy Muscat provides the following updated information on the main subject areas scheduled for discussion. The final composition of the Omani delegation for the GSD has yet to be determined, [...]	2008-05-14 11:05:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL PTER MASS MNUC MOPS KNNP MU
08MUSCAT445	SIGNS OF POSSIBLE CHANGE IN OMAN-IRAN RELATIONSHIP [...] (S/NF) While maintaining close, cordial relations with Tehran has long been a priority for the Omani government, Oman has traditionally kept its neighbor to the north at arm's length, resulting in a relationship that is largely non-substantive. Bilateral economic ties remain limited and Oman [...]	2008-06-15 13:41:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PGOV PREL ECON ENRG IR MU
08MUSCAT556	SCENESETTER FOR VICE ADMIIRAL GORTNEY'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Vice Admiral Gortney: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome you to Oman. As one of our oldest friends in the region ) the Omanis refer to their relationship with us as "strategic" ) the Sultanate remains a strong and trusted U.S. partner. Yet, while we enjoy close relations with Oman, we [...]	2008-08-04 04:52:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL PTER MASS MNUC MOPS KNNP MU
08MUSCAT565	OMAN REMAINS WARY OF IRANIAN EXPANSIONISM [...] (S/NF) Minister of the Royal Office and head of the Office of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Ali bin Majid al-Ma'amari, reviewed Oman's view on Iran from a security perspective, highlighting Omani awareness of Iran's deceptive tactics and expansionist ideologic [...]	2008-08-07 07:43:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM IR MU
08MUSCAT728	UNDERSTANDING AND MOVING ON FROM OMAN'S HARSH [...] (C) There are likely several reasons behind Oman's hypersensitivity and reaction to its Tier 3 ranking in the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report: its unspoken past involvement in the slave trade, its strong desire to protect and shape its national image, and its devotion to the principl [...]	2008-10-16 14:19:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PREL SMIG MASS ECON ETRD ELAB MU
08MUSCAT776	SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE [...] (C) As one of our oldest friends in the region (the Omanis refer to their relationship with us as "strategic"),the Sultanate remains a trusted U.S. partner. This year marks the 175th anniversary of the U.S.-Oman "Treaty of Amity and Commerce," second oldest in the Middle East and North Africa. [...]	2008-11-12 13:47:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL PTER MASS MNUC MOPS KNNP MU
08MUSCAT812	BACKGROUND ON OMAN FOR CENTCOM ASSESSMENT TEAM [...] (C) One of our oldest and most dependable friends in the region, Oman remains a valued ally. This year marks the 175th anniversary of the U.S.-Oman "Treaty of Amity and Commerce," second oldest in the Middle East and North Africa. In 2009, we will begin negotiations on renewal of our bilate [...]	2008-11-24 14:01:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PGOV PREL PTER ECON EFIN ETRD MASS MOPS
08MUSCAT852	NOVEMBER 30 MEETING BETWEEN U.S. CENTCOM COMMANDER [...] (C) On November 30, General David Petraeus, U.S. CENTCOM Commander, and the Ambassador met over dinner with Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi. Bin Alawi was joined by Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi, as well as Mohammed al-Hassan, P [...]	2008-12-17 05:51:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL PTER AF IR IZ MU
08NAIROBI1363	Somalia -- Ayrow's Demise [...] (S/NF) The death of Aden Hashi Ayrow (Hawiye/Haber Gedir/Ayer) on May 1 will have several positive impacts: short-term disruption of terrorist operations of the Shabaab, set back efforts at reconciliation between the Shabaab and Islamic Court militias, and potentially improve prospects for Soma [...]	2008-06-03 14:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL ASEC MOPS SO
08NAIROBI2139	10 SEPTEMBER 2008 WALK-IN REPORTS POSSIBLE URANIUM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On 09 September 2008, at approximately 1215, two individuals visited Embassy Nairobi claiming to have possession of uranium at their residence in Kenya. Reporting Assistant Regional Security Officer (ARSO) concluded that the individual had no information of an imminent threat t [...]	2008-09-10 12:43:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC KCRM KE KNNP MNUC PARM PTER
08NAIROBI2290	WHITHER M/V FAINA'S TANKS? [...] (S-NF) A shipment of 33 Ukrainian T-72 tanks and other ammunition and equipment aboard the M/V Faina, currently under the control of pirates off the coast of Somalia, has raised questions and controversy in Kenya about their final destination. It is a poorly kept secret that the tanks are boun [...]	2008-10-02 15:46:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	MASS PTER PHSA KE UP SO SU
08NAIROBI233	Somalia -- Travel Request [...] (U) This is an action message. See paras 2 and 30. 2. (C) Post requests Department approval and country clearance for a Mobile Security Deployments (MSD) Advance Team to travel to Hargeysa, Somaliland. The MSD Team will conduct a security assessment for future travel by Assistant Secretary [...]	2008-01-22 15:35:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	OTRA AMGT ASEC PTER PREL SO
08NAIROBI2626	NAIROBI EAC CONVENED TO DISCUSS AL-SHABAAB IN KENYA [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Nairobi's Acting Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) convened Post's Core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 19 November 2008 to discuss recent events in El Wak, Kenya and recent reports of alleged al-Shabaab activity in country and their impact, if any, on Post operations, [...]	2008-11-20 13:02:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC KE PTER
08NAIROBI2676	NAIROBI CORE EAC CONVENED TO DISCUSS RECENT THREAT REPORTING [...] (S/NF) Summary: Embassy Nairobi's Acting Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) convened Post's Core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 28 November 2008 to discuss recent reporting contained in RefTel regarding a threat to the Lamu Festival taking place in Lamu, Kenya from 28 to 30 December 2008 and [...]	2008-11-26 14:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC KE PTER
08NAIROBI341	APPROVAL REQUEST FOR TRAVEL TO SOMALIA [...] (C) Action Request: Post seeks Department approval and country clearance for travel of the following DS security personnel and delegation members to Hargeysa, Somaliland on February 2 and 3. Ambassador Ranneberger, Ambassador Yates, and Regional Security Officer Robert Whigham concur with the [...]	2008-01-31 13:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	OTRA AMGT PGOV PREL KE SO
08NDJAMENA514	GTMO DETAINEE RETURN TO CHAD? [...] (S/NF). Summary. Post believes that the question of returning a Chadian from GTMO to Ndjamena needs to be fully coordinated inter-agency and with some thought for the consequences in terms expanding the terrorist threat aimed at Americans in Chad. On the basis of information available to us no [...]	2008-11-07 08:46:00	Embassy Ndjamena	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER ASEC CD
08NEWDELHI1065	IRAN'S AHMADINEJAD TO VISIT INDIA APRIL 29 [...] (SBU) This is an action request for SCA and NEA. Please see paragraph six. 2. (S/NF) A senior Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official notified PolCouns on April 15 that Iranian President Ahmadinejad will visit India on April 29. The official said she was providing the Embassy with this inf [...]	2008-04-15 11:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IR IN
08NEWDELHI1134	INDIAN IRAN RETORT MIGHT LAY GROUNDWORK FOR [...] (C/NF) Summary: External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee echoed April 23 the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesman's strong and unhelpful reaction to the U.S. statement on India's relationship with Iran. While the Communists expressed their approval for the MEA statement, Left leaders als [...]	2008-04-24 12:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN IR
08NEWDELHI1142	AHMADINEJAD VISIT TO INDIA SEEN AS PURE POLITICS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: India's National Security Advisor MK Narayanan publicly confirmed that Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit India for seven hours on April 29 following a trip to Sri Lanka and prior to arriving in Pakistan. Post conveyed to senior Ministry of External Affairs officia [...]	2008-04-25 13:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KNNP PARM PINR ECON ENRG EPET IR IN
08NEWDELHI2168	INDIA CANCELS OVERFLIGHT PERMISSION FOR FLIGHT OF [...] (S) The Charge d'Affaires delivered ref A demarche on August 6 to Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma and Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary for the Americas Gaitri Kumar. Sharma noted the urgency of the issue and the Indian government's obligation to comply wi [...]	2008-08-08 09:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI3009	MISSION INDIA EAC MEETING - 27 NOVEMBER 2008 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The New Delhi Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened on Thursday, November 27, 2008 in response to multiple terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India that targeted a number of locations in the southern part of the city including the historic Taj Mahal Palace & Tower Hotel (TAJ),Obe [...]	2008-11-28 00:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC IN PREL PTER
08NEWDELHI731	INDIA LAUNCHES A NEW SALVO IN ASIAN MISSILE RACE [...] (S/NF) (NOTE: This cable is intended in part to fulfill reporting requirements outlined in SECSTATE 20964. END NOTE.) SUMMARY: India successfully test-fired an indigenously-designed submerged ballistic missile on February 26, signaling its intent and eventual capability to launch submarine-b [...]	2008-03-10 13:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR KPRP MCAP MNUC PARM XD XF XE IN CH PK
08NEWDELHI753	MEA CHINA JOINT SECRETARY DISPLAYS SANG-FROID OVER [...] (U) This is an action request: please see para 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: PolCouns and DATT jointly delivered the US Department of Defense 2008 report on China to MEA Joint Secretary Vijay Gokhale (East Asia) on March 11. SIPDIS Dissenting with his counterparts in the Ministry of Defense, Gokh [...]	2008-03-12 12:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IN
08NIAMEY1166	NIGER: DETAILS AND UPDATE ON MISSING UNITED [...] (S/NF) Summary. The unexplained disappearances of United Nations Special Envoy (SE) Robert Fowler, Special Assistant Louis Guay and their unidentified driver remains a mystery. The Government of Niger (GON) initial reaction generally has been one of anger, placing blame on the SE for allegedl [...]	2008-12-16 15:20:00	Embassy Niamey	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC PGOV PREL UN NG
08NIAMEY48	NIGER: U.S. AMBASSADOR JANUARY 10 MEETING WITH GON [...] (C) Summary. I met with Government of Niger (GON) Foreign Minister (FM) Mindaoudou on Thursday, January 10, 2008, and discussed the status of Niger,s MCC Threshold Program, security (specifically land mine incidents),human rights-related matters(arrested journalists and military,s killing of [...]	2008-01-14 16:09:00	Embassy Niamey	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR PHUM ASEC PGOV NG
08NIAMEY828	NIGER: HOST COUNTRY MILITARY DECLINES ACOTA [...] (U) Following is an unofficial translation of the text of diplomatic note number 5795 that Embassy Niamey received today from the Government of Niger Ministry of Foreign Affairs Office of Defense Cooperation, dated 25 August 2008: Quote. The Office of Military Cooperation in the Government [...]	2008-08-26 14:34:00	Embassy Niamey	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PREL MOPS NG
08NOUAKCHOTT256	MAURITANIA: GENERAL AZIZ GOES TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) Summary: The visit of Personal Military Chief of Staff to the Presidency General Mohamed Abdel Aziz provides the opportunity for Washington policymakers key to sustaining Mauritania's democratic transition and helping face the challenge of terrorism. 2. (S - N/F) The Trip: GRPO will be [...]	2008-05-29 13:01:00	Embassy Nouakchott	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINR PGOV PTER MR
08NOUAKCHOTT666	THE POST-COUP AL QAEDA THREAT IN MAURITANIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The military regime has highlighted an increased terrorist threat as one argument the international community should accept their coup -- raising some questions whether the terrorist threat has substantially changed or whether it is being played up by the regime for political pu [...]	2008-11-13 14:47:00	Embassy Nouakchott	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER MR
08OTTAWA918	COUNSELOR, CSIS DIRECTOR DISCUSS CT THREATS, [...] (S/NF) Summary. Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) Director Judd discussed domestic and foreign terror threats with Counselor of the State Department Cohen in Ottawa on July 2. Judd admitted that CSIS was increasingly distracted from its mission by legal challenges that could endanger fo [...]	2008-07-09 18:49:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER MOPS IR PK AF CA
08PANAMA324	PANAMA POST: THE PANAMA WATCHERS' SPECIAL EDITION, [...] (S/NF) The April 18 to 25 visit by two seasoned USG Panama watchers provided a welcome opportunity to do a "deep dive" on Panama's domestic political scene. Meeting with political leaders and advisors from across the political spectrum, these analysts not only had an opportunity to ascertai [...]	2008-04-23 20:53:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA336	PANAMA: SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) President Martin Torrijos will meet with you on May 6 at the White House in the hopes of revitalizing his administration's initiatives in which our bilateral relationship plays a significant role. Panama's primary season is now in full swing, Torrijos cannot run for re-election, and Panam [...]	2008-04-28 20:50:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL SNAR PTER ETRD ECON KCRM MASS MARR
08PANAMA704	PANAMANIAN SECURITY COOPERATION: IRREPLACEABLE? [...] (S/NF) Panama is one of the USG's most important law enforcement and security partners in the Western Hemisphere. Its importance is based on a combination of its strategic location astride one of the world's most important lines of communication, an enormous Panamanian flagged shipping fleet, [...]	2008-08-26 17:50:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA782	PANAMA: FM "VERY HAPPY" WITH PROGRESS ON PERSEUS V [...] (C) "I am very happy about the progress we are making resolving the Perseus V case," 1st VP and FM Samuel Lewis told the Ambassador and PolCouns on September 30. Lewis was referring to the case of the eight Panamanian sailors from the Perseus V now serving prison terms in the U.S. for drug s [...]	2008-10-02 20:31:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA872	PANAMA: DEALING WITH THE DARIEN [...] (S//NF) The Darien, Panama's forgotten frontier, is under pressure from drug traffickers and remnants of the FARC. The FARC do not present a serious military threat to Panama or Colombia, but they do threaten to degenerate into banditry, as the organization implodes. While the U.S. is helpin [...]	2008-11-17 22:59:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA917	PANAMA: GOP REQUESTS COLOMBIAN HELOS TO HELP [...] (S//NF) First VP and FM Samuel Lewis expressed his concern over recent events in the Darien and requested U.S. assistance addressing the FARC threat in this border region that abuts Colombia, during a one-on-one meeting at his private office on December 12. The December 11 firefight between [...]	2008-12-16 12:44:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR MASS PTER PBTS CO PM
08PARIS1424	FRANCE LOOKS BEYOND 1803 IMPLEMENTATION [...] (S/NF) Summary: The GOF supports using insurance to put further pressure on Iran, including its shipping, and is prepared to meet July 25 in Paris to begin work with a handful of like-minded countries on actions of this sort. Senior officials see as "possible" the adoption of an EU Common Pos [...]	2008-07-24 17:26:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN KNNP PARM EUN IR FR
08PARIS1696	SARKOZY PLANS ON GEORGIA-RUSSIA CONFLICT [...] (S/NF) Summary. In a September 5 meeting with U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker, Francois Richier, the Strategic Affairs Advisor to President Sarkozy, discussed EU plans for the September 8 meeting with Russian President Medvedev (other topics will be reported septel). Present for the Sep [...]	2008-09-09 08:36:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS RU GG FR UN
08PARIS1697	U.S. AMBASSADOR TO NATO DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, [...] (U) This message contains an action request -- please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary. On September 5-6, U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker met with Francois Richier, Strategic Affairs Advisor to President Sarkozy and Michel Miraillet, the Director of Strategic Affairs at the MOD, to di [...]	2008-09-09 08:58:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO FR AF PK SO
08PARIS1717	FRENCH BELIEVE THAT ASSASSINATION OF SYRIAN [...] (S/NF) As Washington readers and others ponder French policy toward Syria, and as an expansion of para 3 in reftel, we pass along the previously unreported views of two of our GOF interlocutors from meetings in late August on the mysterious assassination earlier in the month of Syrian brigad [...]	2008-09-12 17:57:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINS PINR FR SY LE
08PARIS1751	USDP EDELMAN DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, [...] (C) Summary. On September 12, USDP Edelman and Counselor Eliot Cohen met with Philippe Errera, Strategic Affairs Advisor to FM Kouchner; Francois Richier, Strategic Affairs Advisor to President Sarkozy; and Michel Miraillet, Director of Strategic Affairs at the MOD, to discuss Afghanistan, P [...]	2008-09-19 09:17:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS NATO AF PA GG RU FR
08PARIS1853	GENERAL PETRAEUS DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, [...] (C) Summary. During a September 25-26 visit to Paris to receive military honors, General David Petraeus met with French interlocutors including DefMin Herve Morin, PM Franois Fillon, Secretary-General of the MFA Gerard Errera (D-equivalent) and President Sarkozy's diplomatic advisor Jean-Dav [...]	2008-10-07 17:31:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS FR AF PA SY LE IR
08PARIS1927	FRANCE PREPARES TO ENGAGE NEW US ADMINISTRATION ON [...] (S/NF) Summary/comment: France's foreign policy establishment plans to engage the new U.S. administration as soon as possible (even, perhaps, before the formal inauguration) on a range of Middle East issues, including the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, Iran, and Syria/Lebanon. In the hope [...]	2008-10-20 16:55:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	FR PREL PGOV MEPP
08PARIS2016	S/WCI AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON DISCUSSES GUANTANAMO [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: S/WCI Ambassador Williamson met with French MFA officials on October 27 to discuss possible resettlement of Guantanamo Bay detainees in France. Williamson noted there are approximately 25 detainees considered low-threat whom the U.S. wants to release but cannot return to their [...]	2008-11-04 13:06:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM KAWK KISL KPAO FR
08PARIS2195	FRANCE PREPARES FURTHER ACTION AGAINST IRAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: The GOF is preparing to require financial institutions to report all transactions with Iran, and is also examining the possibility of banning or further restricting such transactions. The Senior Elysee diplomatic advisor urged increased pressure on Iran and deferral of any nego [...]	2008-12-04 10:10:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN KNNP PTER PARM EUN UNSC IR UZ FR
08PARIS2229	FRENCH MFA IN A BIND OVER EGYPTIAN UNESCO CANDIDACY [...] (S/NF) IO A/S-Equivalent Sylvie Berman, expressing a personal view that she suggested many colleagues shared, conceded to Pol M/C that the candidacy of Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosni for UNESCO Director-General (DG) was a "shocking nomination" but she stressed France was in awkward st [...]	2008-12-09 18:25:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	UNESCO FR
08PESHAWAR510	RSO PESHAWAR REQUESTS IMMEDIATE SUPPORT IN RESPOSNE TO [...] (S//NF) RSO Peshawar is requesting immediate deployment of a Security Support Team (SST) from DS/T/MSD and immediate deployment of additional conventional TDY RSO support in response to the significantly elevated recent attacks and specific threat reporting targeting Consulate personnel in Pes [...]	2008-11-14 10:26:00	Consulate Peshawar	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC
08PESHAWAR514	POST CONVENES EAC ON NOVEMBER 16, 2008 [...] (S) Post convened an Emergency Action Committee meeting at 19:30 (local) on November 16 for further review of post's security posture in light of specific, credible threat information targeting Consulate personnel. PO, RSO, RAO, ODRP/101st, ODRP/SOCCE, USAID, IPC, MGT, POL, CONS, PAS, and NAS [...]	2008-11-17 09:27:00	Consulate Peshawar	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC PTER AMGT PK
08PESHAWAR519	RSO PESHAWAR MEETING WITH POLICE OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-21 14:29:00	Consulate Peshawar	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER
08PESHAWAR537	NWFP: GOVERNOR GHANI AGREES TO RESUME FREE FLOW OF TRUCK [...] (S/NF) Northwest Frontier Province Governor (NWFP) Owais Ghani told Principal Officer (PO) during a December 13 visit to his office in Peshawar that the free flow of truck traffic between Peshawar and the Afghanistan border near Torkham could resume now that the Eid holidays are over. There we [...]	2008-12-16 11:09:00	Consulate Peshawar	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER MOPS PGOV PINR SNAR PK
08PORTAUPRINCE1191	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - TRAINING AS PART OF HAITI [...] (U) This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment of the Foreign Assistance Act, the following candidates of the Haitian National Police (HNP) who have been nominated to participate in ongoing training wi [...]	2008-08-22 14:29:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	SECRET//NOFORN	INRA MARR PGOV PHUM SNAR MASS HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1569	LEAHY VETTING FOLLOW-UP - TRAINING AS PART OF THE [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (S/NF) Following up on reftel, Post has reviewed reports that may be related to the following three individuals, in reference to their possible inclusion in USG-funded training. Post provides these recommendations: A. Rosemond Aristide: Based on re [...]	2008-11-10 19:42:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	SECRET//NOFORN	INRA MARR PGOV PHUM SNAR MASS HA
08PORTOFSPAIN249	CARIBBEAN SECURITY ASSESSMENT: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [...] (C) Summary: The GOTT is heavily focused on security concerns, both for domestic and regional reasons. It sees itself as under attack by criminal elements running guns and drugs from South America and is dealing with an explosion of murders -- many gang related. From its perspective, the G [...]	2008-06-09 12:00:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS MASS PREL PTER TD XL
08PRAGUE208	CZECH REPUBLIC: MISSILE DEFENSE RATIFICATION END [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-28 16:19:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR PGOV NATO EZ RU PL
08PRAGUE606	CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE IRAQ COALITION DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-12 15:52:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET//NOFORN	PRE IZ NAT MARR
08PRETORIA604	(S/NF) MASIYIWA PREDICTS MDC VICTORY IN ZIMBABWE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai will win the March 29 election, predicted respected Zimbabwean businessman Strive Masiyiwa (strictly protect). The only question is the extent of ZANU-PF rigging and whether this might force a second round presidential poll. Masiyiwa downplayed th [...]	2008-03-20 14:50:00	Embassy Pretoria	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KDEM SF ZI
08QUITO1063	ECUADOR'S ENUNCIATES ZERO TOLERANCE ALONG NORTHERN [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Correa administration is enunciating a policy of "zero tolerance" and has issued strong warnings that it will use force against "illegal armed forces" or incursions by Colombian security units along its northern border. The warnings to the FARC have been public and vigor [...]	2008-11-15 16:09:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR MOPS PTER EC CO

08QUITO1064	ECUADOR ENUNCIATES ZERO TOLERANCE ALONG NORTHERN [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Correa administration is enunciating a policy of "zero tolerance" and has issued strong warnings that it will use force against "illegal armed forces" or incursions by Colombian security units along its northern border. The warnings to the FARC have been public and vigor [...]	2008-11-15 16:10:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR MOPS PTER EC CO
08QUITO1067	GOE INTELLIGENCE COMMISSION RELEASES REPORT ON [...] (C) Summary: A GOE commission to review the Ecuadorian intelligence services, the March 1 attack by Colombian forces in Ecuador, and foreign influences in Ecuador released its findings on October 30. The commission recommended that an Intelligence Secretariat be established under the Preside [...]	2008-11-18 12:37:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINR MARR MASS MOPS EC CO
08QUITO330	ECUADOR MILITARY MOBILIZES TO NORTHERN BORDER [...] (S/NF) Summary: Despite the break in diplomatic relations with Colombia which has suspended bilateral cooperation with the GOC, the Ecuadorian military has not reduced the intensity of its operations against the FARC near the northern border, which it began in November 2007. To the contrary [...]	2008-04-09 18:11:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS MCAP MASS PTER PREL EC CO
08QUITO358	GOE REVIEWS MILITARY COOPERATION WITH USG [...] (C) Summary: New Minister of Defense Javier Ponce declared on April 12 that the Defense Ministry will review cooperation with the USG to avoid adverse influence, while Ecuadorian military officials continued to privately communicate the need for continued cooperation. Recent changes in lead [...]	2008-04-22 16:56:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EAID PTER PINR MASS SNAR EC
08QUITO488	SCENESETTER FOR SOUTHCOM COMMANDER VISIT TO QUITO [...] (C) Please accept a warm welcome on your first visit to Ecuador on June 9-12. Your visit comes at a time of opportunities, risks and change as Ecuador carries out political and economic reforms through its Constituent Assembly. It is also a time of significant change in military leadership. [...]	2008-06-04 23:34:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EAID MARR OVIP EC CO
08QUITO672	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL MEETINGS WITH CORREA, OTHER [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador had farewell meetings with President Correa, VP Moreno, and Government Minister Bustamante; attended a farewell event FM Salvador hosted in her honor; and received a farewell visit from Armed Forces Commander General Varela. She urged the GOE to return to the private sec [...]	2008-07-21 22:39:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM CVIS SNAR MASS ENRG EINV EC
08QUITO834	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: In her first official meeting with Minister of Government and Police Fernando Bustamante on September 2, the Ambassador stressed the concerns and risks posed by Ecuador's visa free policy, and asked the Minister's assistance in ensuring that the counternarcotics letter of agreem [...]	2008-09-08 13:33:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM CVIS SNAR EC
08QUITO851	SENATOR BOND AND ACTING FM VALENCIA ON COLOMBIA, [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a meeting with Ecuador,s acting Foreign Minister, Senator Bond (R-MO) urged that a mechanism be found to continue counternarcotics flights by USG civilian agencies after the U.S. Forward Operating Location in Manta closes in 2009. He stressed the USG interest in military, [...]	2008-09-10 15:15:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL SNAR PTER MARR PINR ETRD ECON ENRG EC
08RABAT1005	CORRECTED COPY: MOROCCO PROVIDES DETAILED [...] (S//NF) Summary: In response to a U.S. request, the Government of Morocco (GOM) recently provided detailed information, via diplomatic note to Embassy Rabat, on the backgrounds of two Moroccan citizens currently being held in the U.S. detention in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In the note, the GOM [...]	2008-10-20 07:07:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL KCRM MO
08RABAT1140	TSANGVIRAI IN MOROCCO [...] (SBU) Morgan Tsangvirai was in Morocco at the end of November-early December. Tsangvirai received a prize for promotion of democracy on November 29 in Tangier at the first Med Days 2008 Conference. The Conference was organized by a NGO, Amadeus, which is run by the son of the Foreign Minist [...]	2008-12-12 07:52:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MO ZI
08RABAT116	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF S/CT AMB. DAILEY AND [...] (S/NF) The Moroccans are eager to share their assessment of domestic and regional terrorist threats, including joint efforts to shut down the foreign fighter pipeline. Your meetings with the Interior Minister, the Foreign Minister, and the Chief of Morocco's external intelligence service will [...]	2008-02-07 12:45:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER ASEC PREL PGOV MO
08RABAT150	EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ON FOREIGN FIGHTERS [...] (S/NF) Summary: S/CT Amb. Dell Dailey and NEA DAS Gray visited Morocco February 7-8 to discuss enhancing security cooperation and especially countering the flow of Moroccan foreign fighters into Iraq. Amb. Dailey asked the highest level of concerned GOM officials to assert pressure on Syria [...]	2008-02-19 09:58:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER EAIR PINR PREL OVIP MO
08RIGA149	LATVIA CONCERNED ON DEVELOPMENTS IN BELARUS, [...] (S/NF) Summary: Latvian officials are concerned by developments in the U.S. - Belarus bilateral relationship, believing that this represents a hardening of positions by Lukashenka. They are offering support for the U.S., including within the EU, although they did not succeed in getting a pres [...]	2008-03-20 10:07:00	Embassy Riga	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINR EUN BO LG
08RIGA22	(S/NF) LATVIA/RUSSIA - INTEL ISSUES TO COMPLICATE [...] (S/NF) Summary: A Russian diplomat in Latvia, who is a declared SVR officer, will leave his post by the time his visa expires in June because his previous expulsion from France has him on a Schengen blacklist. The GOL has decided not to expel the individual because they do not have informatio [...]	2008-01-11 14:58:00	Embassy Riga	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PREL RS LG
08RIGA23	LATVIAN PASSPORT SCANDAL CAUSE FOR SERIOUS CONCERN [...] (S/NF) Summary: A scandal involving the issuance of at least 100 passports to individuals not eligible for Latvian passports has dominated the news in Latvia in recent days. The scheme, which allegedly involved passports issued in 2004-05, appears to have involved multiple individuals in the [...]	2008-01-11 15:43:00	Embassy Riga	SECRET//NOFORN	CVIS KFRD KCRM PGOV PREL LG
08RIGA322	CHANGING OF THE GUARD AT THE SUPREME COURT [...] (C) Summary: On June 5 Ivars Bickovics, currently the Chair of the Political Panel in the Supreme Court, was appointed by the Saeima (parliament) to become the next Latvian Supreme Court Chief Justice, replacing Andris Gulans who has had that position since 1994. Gulans, last day is June 13. [...]	2008-06-06 08:29:00	Embassy Riga	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KCOR KJUS LG
08RIGA496	TFGG01: WHAT GEORGIA MEANS TO LATVIA [...] (C) Summary: Events in Georgia have dominated the news and discussion here like few other events in recent memory. Latvians, at least ethic Latvians, look at Georgia and think that this could easily be them. As the EU and NATO have been unable to respond forcefully to Russia -- and many members a [...]	2008-08-15 10:13:00	Embassy Riga	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM NATO EUN RS GG LG
08RIGA507	ALLEGED CORRUPTION COSTS CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT CHIEF [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Valdimirs Vaskevics, head of the law enforcement arm of Latvian customs, has been stripped of his security clearance pursuant to an extensive investigation into corruption allegations. Technically, he can remain in his position, but he can't have access to classified informatio [...]	2008-08-21 10:42:00	Embassy Riga	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KCOR KJUS PSNR LG
08RIGA92	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ANTI-CORRUPTION CHIEF [...] (S/NF) In his introductory meeting with Ambassador Larson, anti-corruption chief Loskutovs reviewed the status of many of the significant anti-corruption cases in Latvia at the moment. Loskutovs was optimistic that charges would be filed against Andris Skele in the digital TV cases and that th [...]	2008-02-19 16:01:00	Embassy Riga	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR KCOR LG
08RIYADH1121	SAUDIS ON SUDAN'S BASHIR - DON'T PUSH TOO HARD [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. The Ambassador met on July 15 with the Saudi-American Friendship Committee at the Majlis Al-Shoura, chaired by Chief Bandar Mohamed Al-Aiban. Al-Aiban discussed his committee's recent trip to the United States as a "complete success and a turning point" in USG relations with [...]	2008-07-20 09:04:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	KCRM PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SA SU UNC UNCRIME
08RIYADH1136	C-NE8-01188 - SAUDI GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE ON [...] (S/NF) The following is post's response based on various discussions with our interlocutors in response to INR's inquiry regarding Saudi Arabian views on Lebanon (Reftel): A. (S/NF) How do senior officials in Saudi Arabia see the political situation in Lebanon developing over the next year? [...]	2008-07-22 14:27:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	IR IS LE MCAP MOPS PGOV PINR PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH114	PAKISTAN OFFICIAL: SAG LOOKING TO RUSSIANS FOR NUCLEAR PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-28 09:15:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	KNNP PGOV PINR PK PREL SA
08RIYADH1150	SAUDI POLICY ON PREVENTING FOREIGN FIGHTERS FROM [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. The SAG has long been active in stemming the flow of Saudis attempting to enter Iraq as foreign fighters, and has been highly cooperative in broadly addressing this issue with the USG. END SUMMARY. 2. (S/NF) The SAG shares the overall USG policy objective of establishing a s [...]	2008-07-26 14:39:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	AG EG IZ JO LY MCAP MO MOPS PGOV PINR PREL
08RIYADH1170	KING ABDULLAH'S INTERFAITH DIALOGUE AND THE MADRID [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. The Saudi-hosted Madrid Conference for Interfaith Dialogue won King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud praise from local media and Embassy contacts alike. It has the potential to lead to greater religious tolerance, with the tangible effect of defusing extremism and associated ter [...]	2008-07-30 05:22:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CIA EU EUN KDEM KISL KMDR KPAO PGOV
08RIYADH1196	FRENCH DCM ON RELATIONS WITH SYRIA [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. The French DCM in Riyadh commented to us that GOF will be wary in its engagement with Syria. END SUMMARY. 2. (S/NF) In a meeting between Pol Counselor and French DCM in Riyadh Emmanuel Bonne on August 2 to discuss Kosovo (Septel),Bonne raised the issues of Syria and Leban [...]	2008-08-05 10:03:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	EUN PGOV PREL SA SY
08RIYADH1197	RADICAL SHI'A CLERIC SUPPORTS IRAN, WARNS OF [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Sheikh Nimr Baqr al-Nimr, a Shi'a sheikh in Qatif, Saudi Arabia has once again caused controversy with his radical statements supporting Iran and challenging Saudi authority. In a July 11, 2008 sermon al-Nimr defended Iran's right to respond to "American aggression" and stated t [...]	2008-08-05 10:03:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	KIRF KISL PINR PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH1205	SAUDI MFA OFFICIAL ON IRAQ [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. The Saudis support USG policy and strategy in establishing a stable Iraq. However, the Saudis remain extremely distrustful of PM Maliki and highly concerned over Iranian influence there. Therefore, they are still hesitant, at least for the interim, to commit any political capi [...]	2008-08-06 10:34:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC IR IZ MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH1283	MEETING WITH CONTROVERSIAL SHI'A SHEIKH NIMR [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In an August 13 meeting with PolOff, controversial Shi'a sheikh Nimr Baqr al-Nimr sought to distance himself from previously reported pro-Iranian and anti-American statements, instead adopting a less radical tone on topics such as the relationship between Iran and the Saudi Sh [...]	2008-08-23 05:31:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	KIRF KISL PINR PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH1321	SHI'A POLITICAL MOVEMENTS IN SAUDI ARABIA'S [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The Shi'a of the Eastern Province (EP) - located primarily in the oases of Qatif and al-Ahsa - comprise the vast majority of the Saudi Shi'a, the largest minority in the Kingdom. With strong socio-religious ties to Iran, and residing on lands holding one quarter of the world's [...]	2008-08-27 23:22:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	KIRF KISL PINR PREL PTER PGOV PINS SA
08RIYADH1381	RIYADH VIPER SUBMISSIONS AUGUST 2008 [...] (S/NF) Embassy Riyadh submits the following name as a Visas Viper submission for entry into the Department's CLASS lookout system: Muhamed Seyfudin Ciftci, DOB 27 August 1973. Aliases: Muhamad Ciftci Abu Anas (or Ebu Eness) Seifudin Abu Anas Al-Turki. 2. (S/NF) Background: According t [...]	2008-09-10 14:24:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	KVPR CVIS PTER ASEC PINR CMGT SA
08RIYADH1416	RIYADH EAC ON 14 SEPTEMBER 2008 [...] (S) BEGIN SUMMARY: On Sunday, August 17, the Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to discuss the return of family members to Post. The EAC determined that the Mission had met its obligation to fully update the Crisis and Emergency Planning [...]	2008-09-17 04:26:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC CASC PGOV PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH1423	RIYADH EAC - 17 SEPTEMBER 2008 [...] (S/NF) On September 17, the DCM convened a meeting of the EAC to discuss the Missions security posture in light of today's attack on the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa. Also present in the meeting were POL, ECON, PA, CONS, BPM, MGT, MED, ISC, AGR, DAO, POL-MIL, MSG, OPM-SANG, DHS and RSO. 2. (S/NF [...]	2008-09-20 04:38:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC CASC PGOV PTER PREL SA
08RIYADH1430	DEMARCHE ON RELEASE OF AL-SUBAIY [...] (S/NF) On September 14, Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Counselor Abdulrahman al-Ahmad of the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Al-Ahmad assured Econoff the information would be passed expeditiously to the highest levels of the Ministry of Interior (MOI). He thanked the USG for providin [...]	2008-09-21 12:32:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL KTFN SA
08RIYADH1436	RIYADH EAC - 20 SEPTEMBER 2008 [...] (S/NF) On September 20, the DCM convened a meeting of Riyadh's EAC to discuss the Mission's security posture in response to additional threat information received describing further attacks planned against U.S. interests in the region following the September 17 attack on the U.S. Embassy in S [...]	2008-09-22 14:17:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC AMGT CASC PGOV PTER PREL SA
08RIYADH1465	DHAHRAN EAC - 24 SEPTEMBER 2008 [...] (S/NF) On September 24, the Consul General convened a meeting of the EAC to discuss the consulate's security posture in light of the attack on the US Embassy in Sana'a and the Marriott hotel in Islamabad, along with the continuing stream of threat reporting for the region. Also present were [...]	2008-09-27 10:57:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC PGOV PTER SA
08RIYADH1471	RIYADH EAC - 24 SEPTEMBER 2008 [...] (S/NF) On September 24, the Ambassador convened a meeting of Riyadh's EAC to discuss the Mission's security posture and to discuss restrictions placed upon post personnel in response to continued regional threats against Americans and Westerners following the September 17 attack on the U.S. E [...]	2008-09-27 16:33:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC AMGT PGOV PTER PREL SA
08RIYADH1472	RIYADH EAC - 24 SEPTEMBER 2008 [...] (S/NF) On September 24, the Ambassador convened a meeting of Riyadh's EAC to discuss the Mission's security posture and to discuss restrictions placed upon post personnel in response to continued regional threats against Americans and Westerners following the September 17 attack on the U.S. E [...]	2008-09-27 16:37:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC AMGT PGOV PTER PREL SA
08RIYADH1532	RIYADH EAC - 10 OCTOBER 2008 [...] (S/NF) On October 10, 2008, the Ambassador convened a meeting of Riyadh's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to discuss the Mission's security posture and the continuation of restrictions on Embassy personnel in light of recent threats involving the Embassy as reported in ref B. Also discussed [...]	2008-10-14 14:17:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC AMGT PGOV PTER PREL SA
08RIYADH1574	SAUDI KING TO ATTEND UNGA INTERFAITH DIALOGUE [...] (C) KING ABDALLAH TO NEW YORK: During an October 18 meeting, FM Saud Al-Faisal confirmed to Ambassador Fraker that King Abdallah would address the UNGA meeting requested by the Saudis to discuss their interfaith dialogue initiative. The King will travel to New York accompanied by a very large [...]	2008-10-22 07:44:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL SA
08RIYADH1645	RIYADH EAC - 02 NOVEMBER 2008 (MARINE BALL & [...] (S/NF) Summary: On 02 November 2008, Acting DCM (A/DCM) convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to review Post security posture and preparations made for two major events: The Election Watch slated for 05 November and the U.S. Marine Corps Birthday Ball, to be held on 06 Nov [...]	2008-11-02 14:47:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER AMGT CACS SA
08RIYADH1651	DHAHRAN EAC MEETING - NOVEMBER 1, 2008. SECURITY [...] (S/NF) Summary: On 01 November 2008, Consul General convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to review Post security posture and preparations made for two major events: The Election Night event, slated for the late evening of 04 November (local time) and the U.S. Marine Corps [...]	2008-11-03 15:51:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC PTER SA
08RIYADH1655	NEW LEADERSHIP AT SAUDI ARAMCO [...] (S) Summary: On November 2, Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Ali Ibrhaim al-Naimi announced that Khalid Abdulaziz al-Falih has been appointed as the new president of Saudi Aramco, succeeding Abdallah Salih Jum'ah who held the position for fourteen years. When al-Falih, a relatively y [...]	2008-11-04 10:47:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG EPET PGOV PINR SA
08RIYADH1657	SAUDI INTELLECTUALS CALL FOR FAST IN SUPPORT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: A group of thirteen Saudi intellectuals has called a November 8-9 fast to protest the detentions of eleven individuals they claim are being held for their political beliefs. Word of the protest has spread via the Internet, with like-minded Saudis invited to join. The intellectua [...]	2008-11-04 13:36:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PTER SA
08RIYADH1660	MAJOR SAUDI INDUSTRIALIST OPTIMISTIC ON EP ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary: On October 22, Consul General Kenny made an introductory visit to Mr. Abdulla al-Rushaid, an influential and prominent industrialist in the Eastern Province (EP) of Saudi Arabia. Al-Rushaid is strongly optimistic about the future of the oil-rich EP economy. He indicated that the [...]	2008-11-04 14:16:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFIN EINV EPET SA
08RIYADH1688	MOHAMMED BIN NAYEF ON SAUDI CT EFFORTS [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY. ON 25 OCTOBER 2008, TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY ROBERT KIMMITT AND AMBASSADOR FRAKER MET WITH ASSISTANT MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR MOHAMMED BIN NAYEF. THEY DISCUSSED SAUDI COUNTERTERRORISM EFFORTS, THE PROPOSED CHARITY COMMISSION, IRAN, U.S.-SAUDI SECURITY COOPERATION AND THE NEED [...]	2008-11-12 04:30:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER KTFN KISL SA IR
08RIYADH1690	TAIF CHRISTIAN "DEPORTATION" ISSUE RESOLVED [...] ZFR CANCEL///ZFR CANCEL///ZFR CANCEL//// CABLE WILL BE RETRANSMITTED UNDER DIFFERENT MRN WITH NEW PRECEDENCE. PLEASE DESTROY ALL COPIES. ZFR CANCEL///ZFR CANCEL///ZFR CANCEL//// RUNDELL [...]	2008-11-12 11:17:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ELAB KIRF KISL KTIP PHUM SA SMIG SOCI XF
08RIYADH1691	TAIF CHRISTIAN "DEPORTATION" ISSUE RESOLVED [...] (S/NF) DEPORTATIONS RESCINDED: On November 9 and 10, two contacts confirmed to Poloff that the Makkah Governorate's orders to deport 13 Taif Christians (Ref A) have been rescinded. Reji Johnson (strictly protect) asserted that the situation had been definitely resolved thanks to a higher ord [...]	2008-11-12 12:12:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ELAB KIRF KISL KTIP PHUM SA SMIG SOCI XF
08RIYADH1716	PIRATES DIVERT SAUDI OIL SHIPMENT DESTINED FOR US [...] (S/NF) Summary: Saudi Aramco officials confirmed with Consulate General Dhahran that one of their ultra-large crude carriers destined for the U.S., carrying more than 2 million barrels of crude oil, was captured by Somali pirates approximately 450 kilometers off the Kenyan coast. The crew of [...]	2008-11-18 11:09:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG EPET EWWT PHSA PINS PTER
08RIYADH1745	SAUDI OIL COMPANY TO STRENGTHEN TIES TO U.S. [...] (S/NF) Summary: On November 23 Dhahran Consul General Kenny met with Saudi Aramco president designate Khalid al-Falih in his Aramco office. Al-Falih, educated at Texas A&M, values his U.S. education highly and expressed hope that most Aramco employees could be exposed to American higher educ [...]	2008-11-24 12:55:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EPET KPAO OEXC PGOV SA
08RIYADH1865	DHAHRAN EAC MEETING - DECEMBER 28, 2008. REVIEW [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On December 28, 2008, the Dhahran Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met to discuss post security posture in light of the rising tensions in the Middle East attributable to the Israeli/Palestinian situation. The Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG) and Ministry of Interior (MOI [...]	2008-12-29 07:16:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC CASC PGOV PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH1880	SAUDI 2009 BUDGET APPROVED, BENEFITING FROM STRONG [...] (SBU) Summary: Amidst plunging oil prices and a struggling world economy, the Saudi cabinet endorsed a strong countercyclical 2009 budget on December 22, which local market analysts have widely praised. The new SAR 475 billion ($127b) budget is 6.9 percent less than actual 2008 expenditures [...]	2008-12-30 13:03:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON PGOV SA
08RIYADH1885	DHAHRAN EAC DECEMBER 30, 2008 - REVIEW SECURITY [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On December 30, 2008, the Consul General convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to review the status of Consulate General Dhahran security as it relates to the present Israeli Palestinian conflict. It was noted the planned social outing to the Qatif area [...]	2008-12-31 09:20:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC CASC PGOV PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH362	DHAHRAN EAC - 26 FEB 2008 [...] (SBU) On 26 February 2008, Consulate General Dhahran convened an full Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting to discuss the ramifications of REFTEL A on ConGen Dhahran operations and the current threat environment in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. In attendance were the CG, RSO, FCS, [...]	2008-03-04 08:04:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER CASC AMGT SA
08RIYADH728	DHAHRAN EAC - 4/12/2008 [...] (U) NOTE: This cable is a retransmission since the original cable did not appear to have been transmitted. END NOTE. 2. (S/NF) On April 9, 2008, Consulate General Dhahran convened an Emergency Action Committee meeting to discuss proposals and threats described in REFTELS. In attendance [...]	2008-05-07 04:51:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER AMGT CASC SA
08RIYADH858	MISSION REQUEST TO REVIEW JAFAR AL-SHAYEB,S VISA INELIGIBILITY [...] (U) This is an action message. It has been cleared by State, GRPO, and DHS. 2. (S/NF) Summary. On April 24, 2007, CA/VO determined that Jafar Mohammed al-Shayeb (DOB: 10 Jan 1959, Saudi Arabia) was inadmissible under INA Section 212(a)(3)(B) based on information contained in TD 314/29893- [...]	2008-06-02 11:06:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	CVIS PHUM PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH892	DHAHRAN JULY 4 SECURITY PLANNING [...] (S/NF) ConGen Dhahran convened a core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on June 8, 2008 to discuss REFTEL and plans for a 4th of July-related social event to be held on July 3, 2008. In attendance were the CG, RSO, and a representative from RAO. 2. (S/NF) The EAC reviewed recent thr [...]	2008-06-08 12:59:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER CASC
08ROME1021	SCENESETTER FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT'S SEPTEMBER [...] (C/NF) Summary. Mr. Vice President, Silvio Berlusconi's government has worked hard over its first months in office to regain its position as our best ally in continental Europe. Your September 4-10 visit comes as the Berlusconi government reconvenes for what promises to be an important legislat [...]	2008-08-12 14:52:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IT
08ROME1040	ITALY DEMARCHE DELIVERED, IRANIAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-14 09:02:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFIN IR KNNP PARM PINR PTER
08ROME1226	SCENESETTER FOR PM BERLUSCONI'S OCTOBER 13 TRIP TO [...] (C/NF) Summary. Mr. President, Silvio Berlusconi's October 13 visit to Washington provides an opportunity to strengthen our close ties with a valuable ally in Europe. Since your June 11-13 visit, Berlusconi has consolidated the standing of his government in Italian public opinion through a ser [...]	2008-10-02 15:08:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IT
08ROME1567	HOA PIRACY: EMBASSY ROME REQUEST TO INCLUDE ITALY [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-23 11:28:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO EWWT KCRM PBTS PHSA
08ROME257	ISAF: CARETAKER PRODI GOVERNMENT MAY ANNOUNCE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Director for Political-Military Affairs Gianni Bardini on February 27. Bardini explained that the current caretaker government of PM Romano Prodi has no mandate to carry out anything more than basic administrative functions in the run-up to [...]	2008-02-29 16:24:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL MARR MOPS AF IT
08ROME449	ITALY/IRAN: INTESA SAO PAOLO INVESTIGATION INTO [...] (S/NF) Post has learned that the U.S. Department of Justice has passed to Italian authorities a request under our Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) for information regarding possible violations of U.S. and New York criminal law. Banca Intesa San Paolo (Italy's largest bank) is suspected o [...]	2008-04-10 06:14:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN PTER ECON IT IR
08ROME454	ITALY: PRESSING OUR PRIORITIES WITH THE NEXT [...] (C) Summary. Italy's upcoming elections and period of government formation will give us an opportunity to press our agenda with renewed vigor after four months with a caretaker government and more than two years with a government hampered by far left partners. While our relationship with the P [...]	2008-04-11 09:50:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IT
08ROME54	ITALY: POL DIRECTOR TELLS U/S ROOD ITALY SUPPORTS [...] (C) Italian MFA Political Director Terzi told U/S Rood that Italy supported additional measures to encourage Iran to suspend uranium enrichment (with a strong preference for a UNSCR, but also expressing openness to EU action). Terzi said the GOI believed in continuing the two-tracked approach [...]	2008-01-15 09:15:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KNNP XF IT
08ROME726	ITALY: PM BERLUSCONI IN BROAD AGREEMENT ON KEY [...] (C/NF) The Ambassador met June 6 with PM Silvio Berlusconi and U/S Gianni Letta to frame issues President Bush may discuss with Berlusconi during their June 12 bilateral meeting in Rome. Berlusconi said he saw no problematic issues in the U.S.-Italian relationship. In office for less than on [...]	2008-06-09 11:52:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO ETRD IT
08ROME840	ITALY: BERLUSCONI HITS STRONG HEADWINDS [...] (C/NF) After a very strong first month in office, PM Berlusconi's political honeymoon has been upset by prosecutors accelerating proceedings in criminal cases pending against him. These proceedings, leaked wiretaps, as well as the probability of further leaks have Berlusconi insiders concerned. The [...]	2008-07-03 16:54:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV IT
08ROME998	TREASURY U/S LEVEY NOTES ITALIAN COOPERATION ON [...] (S/NF) Summary. Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey visited Italy on July 14/15 to discuss efforts to increase financial pressure on Iran and prevent Iran from misusing the international financial system to support its proliferation activities. U/S Le [...]	2008-08-06 14:30:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN IR KNNP PREL IT
08RPODUBAI41	SECOND AHMADINEJAD ASSOCIATE ARRESTED AFTER EXPOSING [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-15 09:56:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON IR
08RPODUBAI42	IRAN IVLP ALUMNUS JAILED [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-16 06:17:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV SOCI SCUL IR
08RPODUBAI56	TEHRAN-BASED UN OFFICIALS CONVEY IRIG INTEREST IN [...] (S/NF) Summary: xxxxx based in Tehran, in separate conversations with IRPO officers, said that officials in Iran's Ministry of Interior are willing to work with the United States on issues relating to Afghanistan within a United Nations framework. Specifically, they noted that the IRIG is seeking c [...]	2008-11-26 11:48:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL SNAR PREF IR AF
08SANAA1547	THREAT LETTER RECEIVED BY EMBASSY SANAA [...] (S/NF) Summary: On September 14, 2008, RSO received an email attachment from the British Embassy security officer, which contained a scanned letter written in Arabic. After translation, it was revealed that the letter was issued by the "Islamic Jihadist Organization" and threatened Vehicle Bo [...]	2008-09-16 10:59:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER YM
08SANAA1550	9/17 SANAA EAC REQUESTS AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE [...] SUMMARY: (S/NF) On 09/17/08 the Sanaa EAC met to discuss the terrorist attack that took place on the American Embassy at 0915 on 09/17/08. The EAC agreed to request authorized departure. See specific requests in paragraph 8. 2. (S/NF) On 09/17/08 the Ambassador convened the EAC to discuss t [...]	2008-09-17 17:36:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC PTER YM
08SANAA1558	9/19 SANAA EAC DISCUSSES NEW THREAT [...] SUMMARY: (S/NF) On 09/19/08 the Sanaa EAC met for the second time since the 09/17/08 terrorist attack on the Embassy. The EAC discussed how best to respond to a new non-specific threat from Islamic Jihad in Yemen. END SUMMARY. 2. (S/NF) On 09/19/08 the Ambassador convened the EAC to discuss [...]	2008-09-19 14:24:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC PTER YM
08SANAA1800	SANAA EAC REQUESTS THE LIFTING OF AUTHORIZED [...] (S/NF) Summary: On November 2, 2008, the EAC met to discuss the lifting of Authorized Departure status. After discusion, the EAC decided to recommend the lifting of authorized departure and return to the prior limited-accompanied status at post of working adult dependents only. The EAC was a [...]	2008-11-03 12:08:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC YM
08SANAA1960	12/07 SANAA EAC REVIEWS RECENT THREAT INFORMATION [...] SUMMARY: (S/NF) On 12/07/08 the Sanaa EAC met to discuss new threat information received by the Embassy. The EAC reviewed current security policies in place and discussed additional security measures needed. END SUMMARY. 2. (S/NF) On 12/07/08 the Ambassador convened the EAC to discuss new [...]	2008-12-07 12:18:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC PTER YM
08SANAA1974	THREATS AGAINST EMBASSY SANAA AND WESTERN INTERESTS [...] (S/NF) US Embassy Sana'a has received threats against the Embassy and other Western interests in Yemen. RSO has passed all information to GRPO for follow-up. No further information has been received regarding these threats. 2. (S/NF) On December 5, RSO received information from a Canadian [...]	2008-12-08 13:41:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER YM
08SANAA1976	12/12 SANAA EAC REVIEWS SECURITY POSTURE [...] SUMMARY: (S/NF) On 12/12/08 the Sanaa EAC met to discuss the Embassy's security posture in light of continued threat reporting against embassies, hotels, and other Western interests in Yemen. The EAC determined that the Sheraton Hotel should be put off-limits for the time being and the TDYers [...]	2008-12-12 13:06:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC PTER YM
08SANAA412	YEMENI TERRORIST ROLL-CALL: BADAWI STILL IN JAIL, [...] (U) Jaber al-Banna, a Yemeni-American among the FBI's most wanted terrorism suspects and who was indicted in 2002 in the United States for "providing material support to terrorists" (reftel),posted bond at a Yemeni security court on March 9. He is due back in court on March 23. 2. (S/N [...]	2008-03-11 11:18:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PREL YM
08SANTIAGO553	CHILE TO WELCOME IRANIAN TRADE DELEGATION IN [...] (S/NF) Summary. Iranian Ambassador to Chile Kambiz Jalali held a June 3 meeting with a high-ranking Chilean MFA official to secure approval of a planned November trade delegation visit to Chile. Chile confirmed its acceptance of the Iranian proposal via a diplomatic note signed by Deputy Fo [...]	2008-06-12 20:08:00	Embassy Santiago	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER ECON ETRD CI IR
08SANTODOMINGO1353	FERNANDEZ PLAYS MUSICAL CHAIRS WITH CABINET [...] (C) In a series of decrees issued following his August 16 inauguration, President Fernandez shuffled his cabinet; however, many of the officials simply moved from one ministry to another. There was no clear public policy message sent by the personnel moves. Rather, by keeping most of the cabinet [...]	2008-08-27 17:02:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR SENV MARR ETRD ECON DR
08SARAJEVO1705	BOSNIA - S/WCI AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON'S OCTOBER [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: S/WCI Ambassador Clint Williamson visited Sarajevo October 27-29 to discuss the possible transfer to Bosnia of some of the "Algerian 6" (A-6) group of Guantanamo detainees. Williamson met with Prime Minister Nikola Spiric, Minister of Security Tarik Sadovic, Foreign Minister S [...]	2008-11-05 12:01:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL PTER BK AG
08SARAJEVO1723	BOSNIA - AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FM ALKALAJ TO URGE [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-07 17:04:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL PTER BK AG
08SARAJEVO1735	BOSNIA - AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ALGERIAN 6 WITH PM [...] (S/NF) The Ambassador met separately on November 12 with Prime Minister Spiric and on November 10 with Security Minister Sadovic and Justice Minister Colak to convey points about the possible return to Bosnia of some of the "Algerian 6" Guantanamo detainees (Ref A). The Ambassador stressed t [...]	2008-11-13 09:04:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL PTER BK AG
08SARAJEVO1767	BOSNIA - BOSNIAN GOVERNMENT AGREES TO FURTHER [...] (S/NF) On November 17 the Bosnian Foreign Ministry delivered its official response to our reftel demarche regarding the return of some Guantanamo detainees to Bosnia. An informal translation follows: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Hercegovina presents its compliments to the E [...]	2008-11-19 13:12:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL PTER BK AGAO
08SARAJEVO1796	BOSNIA - SECURITY MINISTER SADOVIC'S RESPONSE TO [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The Charge and Acting Political Counselor met with Minister of Security Tarik Sadovic on November 24 to discuss the request in reftel A regarding the possible return to Bosnia of some members of the "Algerian Six" group of Guantanamo detainees. The Charge noted that we are now [...]	2008-11-26 17:32:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL PTER BK AGAO
08SARAJEVO1836	BOSNIA - BOSNIAN GOVERNMENT AGREES TO ACCEPT THREE [...] (S/NF) On December 5, we received a letter from the Ministry of Security regarding the return of some Guantanamo detainees to Bosnia. A translation of the letter follows. 2. (S/NF) BEGIN TEXT: The BiH Ministry of Security presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States o [...]	2008-12-05 16:27:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL PTER BK AGAO
08SARAJEVO1873	THREE FORMER "ALGERIAN 6" DETAINEES RETURN TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-16 17:54:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL PTER BK
08SARAJEVO1886	EAC MEETING DECEMBER 19, 2008 [...] (U) The core EAC met on December 19, 2008 to discuss threat information against FSO Raffi Gregorian, seconded as Principal Deputy High Representative at OHR. The meeting was chaired by the A/DCM and was attended by RSO, Legatt, OPA, ADMIN, POL, DAO, RAO, and AID. 2. (U) On December 18, [...]	2008-12-19 16:46:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC BK KCRM PINR PREL PTER
08SARAJEVO1894	BOSNIA - RETURN OF ALGERIANS SPARKS BOSNIAK MEDIA [...] (S) SUMMARY: The return of the first three members of the "Algerian Six" from Guantanamo has been the top news item for much of the Bosnian media since their arrival on December 16. The detainees' return has sparked a media battle between the two Bosniak-led dailies, one portraying the detaine [...]	2008-12-22 16:30:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER BK
08SECTIO04OF07BEIJING3049	BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-07 08:34:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08SEOUL362	SEOUL RESPONSE: REQUEST TO HOLD U.S.-ORIGIN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Para 6. 2. (S/NF) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's (MOFAT) Divisions of Disarmament and Nonproliferation, and Security and Counter-Terrorism Cooperation took immediate action following our reftel demarche on February 23. Non-prolifer [...]	2008-02-25 08:07:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET//NOFORN	EAIR ETRD ETTC KLIG PREL IR KS UK
08SEOUL422	SEOUL UPDATE ON 747 AIRCRAFT BOUND FOR IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Para 5. 2. (S/NF) Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) officials in the Divisions of Disarmament and Nonproliferation, and the Middle East discussed Ref (C) responses with Embassy officers on March 3. MOFAT had received the USG replie [...]	2008-03-04 03:39:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET//NOFORN	EAIR ETRD ETTC KLIG PREL IR KS UK
08SEOUL573	ROKG RESPONSE TO TEMPORARY DENIAL ORDER ON [...] (S/NF) Emboffs delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's (MOFAT) Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division Director Lee Jang-keun on March 21. Director Lee said he would urge the relevant ROK authorities and business interests to cooperate with this request and [...]	2008-03-21 07:33:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET//NOFORN	KNNP MNUC PARM IR KS
08SEOUL576	KOREAN AIR AGREES TO COMPLY WITH TDO ON 747 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Para 5. 2. (S/NF) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's (MOFAT) Disarmament and Nonproliferation Director Lee Jang-kuen called in Emboffs March 22 to discuss the results of the ROKG's interagency meeting held yesterday on Ref (E) demarche [...]	2008-03-22 05:32:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET//NOFORN	EAIR ETRD ETTC PTER PREL KLIG KS UK IR GR
08SEOUL796	MOFAT DEPUTY MINISTER REQUESTS INTERNATIONAL LEGAL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Para 4. 2. (S/NF) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's (MOFAT) Deputy Minister for Multilateral, Global and Legal Affairs OH Joon called in the Charge on April 18 to request an update on Balli Group's (BG) compliance with Commerce's Temp [...]	2008-04-18 07:57:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET//NOFORN	EAIR ETRD ETTC PTER PREL KLIG KS UK IR GR
08SHANGHAI422	SHANGHAI SCHOLARS EXPRESS CONCERN OVER DELAY IN SIX-PARTY [...] (S/NF) Summary: xxxxx are concerned about the current impasse in the Six-Party Talks, but each varies in his diagnosis of its causes and prescriptions for U.S. policy. xxxxx claims that a debate has emerged within the Chinese leadership over the merits of quick U.S. delisting, as a result of Pyongy [...]	2008-09-26 06:40:00	Consulate Shanghai	SECRET//NOFORN	CH KN PGOV PHUM PREL
08SINGAPORE768	(S) GOS USING "AL-HESBAH WEB FORUM" TO GATHER [...] (S/NF) Singapore Internal Security Department (ISD) Deputy Director for Counterterrorism Matters Finian Markose Silva told LEGAT July 3 (information reported to FBIHQ separately through LEGAT channels) that ISD does not currently plan to take down the al-Hesbah Web Forum website because ISD int [...]	2008-07-10 04:03:00	Embassy Singapore	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PINR PGOV SN
08SKOPJE13	MACEDONIA: PLANS FOR IRAQ FOR 2008 AND BEYOND [...] (S/NF) The following responses are keyed to the questions in ref A: A. (S/NF) Macedonia's leadership is committed to staying the course in Iraq in 2008 and beyond, as long as the U.S. remains engaged in Iraq and indicates Macedonian support is needed. Macedonia recently doubled its troop d [...]	2008-01-11 13:58:00	Embassy Skopje	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR KDEM MARR NATO PREL MK IZ
08SKOPJE438	MACEDONIA: RUMORED PLANS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (U) This is a request for policy guidance (see paragraph 5). 2. (S/NF) According to a wide range of credible sources, PM Gruevski's VMRO-led coalition plans to amend the constitution to allow for indirect election, by parliament, of the President (head of state). VMRO's new coalition part [...]	2008-07-08 13:57:00	Embassy Skopje	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MK
08SKOPJE463	MACEDONIA: CHOD'S CONCERNS ABOUT IMPACT OF MOD [...] (S/NF) The GOM's July 15 budget rebalance transfers 14 million euros from the MOD to the MOI, heavily impacting future Macedonian military readiness, and calling into question its ability to meet its commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan. According to CHOD LTG Stojanovski, it also suggests the [...]	2008-07-18 11:21:00	Embassy Skopje	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR PGOV NATO MK

08SOFIA33	BULGARIA: PUTIN'S VISIT TO BULGARIA: ENERGY [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY: Bulgarian leaders have publicly stated they hope Russian President Vladimir Putin's two-day official visit to Bulgaria January 17-18 will lead to improved, more pragmatic bilateral relations, but Putin's "all business" agenda and the Russians' heavy-handed negotiating style [...]	2008-01-16 10:53:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG PGOV PREL BU
08SOFIA89	PUTIN'S BULGARIA VISIT: FRICTION AND "FRIENDSHIP" [...] (C) Summary: The whirlwind that was Russian President Putin's January 17-18 visit to Sofia ended up generating as much friction as friendship with the Bulgarians. Heavy-handed Russian pressure in securing the signing of the South Stream deal, plus seven other bilateral agreements, had Bulga [...]	2008-02-12 14:30:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ENRG RS BU
08STATE105291	(U) KUDOS FOR BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING ON CENTRAL [...] (C) In the runup to the 63rd Session of the UN General Assembly, INR/B prepared 20 biographic reports on Central Asian officials for use by senior-level policymakers. INR/B relied heavily on posts' reporting in pulling together these biographic reports. INR/B also would like to thank posts [...]	2008-10-02 14:05:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR KG KZ TI TX UZ
08STATE105491	DEMARCHE: LAX HONDURAN CONTROLS ON U.S.-SUPPLIED [...] (U) Action request contained in paras 2 and 3. 2. (S/NF) Summary: The USG has become aware that light anti- tank weapons (LAWs) and grenades supplied to Honduras under the Foreign Military Sales program were recovered in Mexico and Colombia. The Department's Bureau of Political Militar [...]	2008-10-02 17:57:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	MASS MCAP PARM HO
08STATE108136	(S) POSSIBLE NEW RUSSIAN AGREEMENT TO TRANSFER [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 7. BACKGROUND 2. (S/NF) RECENT INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION INDICATES THAT IRANIAN AND RUSSIAN MILITARY OFFICIALS HAVE COME TO AN INITIAL AGREEMENT ON THE PROVISION OF ADVANCED AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS TO IRAN. THESE SYSTEMS COULD BE PROVIDE [...]	2008-10-08 23:55:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC PARM PREL MASS RS IR
08STATE108452	U.S.-PAKISTAN STRATEGIC DIALOGUE DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary Negroponte and Foreign Minister Qureshi hosted the third U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue on September 29 in Washington, D.C. Reftels describe sessions and economic and agriculture issues. On security cooperation, the delegations discussed in detail the Coaliti [...]	2008-10-09 17:21:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PK PREL EFIN ENRG EAID ECON EINV
08STATE115017	APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE [...] (U) Classified by Bill Lucas, Director, EUR/ERA. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 18. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold two meetings in early November: an informal gathering (Gymnich) in Marseille on November 3 and a formal Genera [...]	2008-10-28 23:33:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ETRD IR AF EUN IS LE PK RS SO SY
08STATE116392	(S) REPORTING AND COLLECTION NEEDS: PALESTINIAN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: This cable provides the full text of the new National HUMINT Collection Directive (NHCD) on Palestinian Issues (paragraph 3-end) and encourages Department personnel at post to assist in compiling Palestinian biographic information (paragraph 2). A. (S/NF) The NHCD results f [...]	2008-10-31 15:25:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR KSPR ECON KPAL PREL PTER XF
08STATE116467	DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY [...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, October 31, 2008 2. (U) Iraq ) Paragraphs 7-15 3. (U) Significant Events ) Paragraphs 16-24 4. (U) Key Concerns ) Paragraphs 25-39 5. (U) Cyber Threats ) Paragraphs 40-47 6. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents ) Paragraphs 48-68 7. (U) Iraq 8 [...]	2008-10-31 16:58:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC
08STATE116629	GOJ OFFICIALS CONFIRM TO ISN PDAS JORDAN,S [...] (S/NF) Summary: International Security and Nonproliferation PDAS Patricia McNerney, during her October 13-14 visit to Jordan, discussed Iran, the full range of nonproliferation issues, and bilateral cooperation with Government of Jordan (GOJ) officials including Foreign Minister Salah Al-Bash [...]	2008-10-31 21:22:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG PARM TRGY PREL JO
08STATE116943	DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY [...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, November 1-3, 2008 2. (U) Significant Events ) Paragraphs 7-13 3. (U) Key Concerns ) Paragraphs 14-18 4. (U) Threats & Analysis ) Paragraphs 19-31 5. (U) Cyber Threats ) Paragraphs 32-45 6. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents ) Paragraphs 46-49 7. (U) Signif [...]	2008-11-03 18:12:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC
08STATE117478	DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY [...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, November 4, 2008 2. (U) Significant Events ) Paragraphs 7-22 3. (U) Key Concerns ) Paragraphs 23-36 4. (U) Threats & Analysis ) Paragraphs 37-50 5. (U) Cyber Threats ) Paragraphs 51-58 6. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents ) Paragraphs 59-68 7. [...]	2008-11-04 20:42:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC
08STATE117930	DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-05 18:32:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC
08STATE118905	DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY [...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, November 7, 2008 2. (U) Significant Events ) Paragraphs 5-8 3. (U) Key Concerns ) Paragraphs 9-24 4. (U) Cyber Threats ) Paragraphs 25-32 5. (U) Significant Events 6. (SBU) AF - Guinea - Emergency Action Committee (EAC) Conakry convened November 6 [...]	2008-11-07 16:48:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC
08STATE123272	FORMER IRAQI NUCLEAR SCIENTIST AL-KHAFAJI BEGINS [...] (S//NF) Summary: Iraqi former WMD scientist Salih Majid Hamid al-Khafaji, a U.S.-educated nuclear engineer, arrived in Jordan on October 8, 2008 for a one-year fellowship sponsored by the Department of State's Iraq Scientist Engagement Program (ISEP). In April 2008, al-Khafaji stated his desi [...]	2008-11-20 17:56:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM IZ PREL
08STATE124032	(S) PSI: NORTH KOREAN VESSEL OF POSSIBLE [...] (S//REL Singapore) We have information that a North Korean-flagged vessel, the M/V SO HUNG 1, will arrive at Singapore's Outer Port Limits for bunkering on or around 24 November. Our information indicates that the Singapore-based firm Seabridge Bunkering PTE Ltd may provide bunkering servic [...]	2008-11-22 00:49:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL MNUC SN KN
08STATE126056	MGIN01: MUMBAI TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 4 [...] (SBU) Gunfire and explosions continue as Indian security forces conduct clearing operations at the Taj Mahal Hotel. ConGen Mumbai believes all AmCits have made it out of the hotel. (MG/ConGen Mumbai telcon) 2. (SBU) The Chabad Jewish Community Center siege has ended. Two terrorists and [...]	2008-11-28 22:39:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT IN
08STATE132159	DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY [...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, December 17, 2008 2. (U) Significant Events - Paragraphs 7-17 3. (U) Key Concerns - Paragraphs 18-29 4. (U) Trends and Analysis - Paragraphs 30-54 5. (U) Cyber Threats - Paragraphs 55-63 6. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents - Paragraphs 64-82 7 [...]	2008-12-17 19:01:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC
08STATE135268	REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON KENYAN SEIZURE OF [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Nairobi. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: According to Ref A, on 12 December 2008 Kenyan Flying Squad officers detained two individuals suspected of smuggling uranium into Kenya from the Democratic Republic of Congo. The men had been [...]	2008-12-30 21:37:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	KNNP MNUC ASEC KCRM PARM KE XA XW
08STATE14270	LIBYA: REQUEST FOR ROUTINE ACCESS TO REPATRIATED GUANTANAMO [...] (S/NF) Department remains concerned about the GOL's past failure to provide Post with timely access to returned Libyan detainees Muhammad Abdallah Mansur al-Rimi (ISN 194) and Ben Qumu Abu Sufian Ibrahim Ahmed Hamouda (ISN 557),and believes that under the circumstances it is important to insti [...]	2008-02-11 22:54:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PHUM PINS LY
08STATE14398	BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON [...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post assistance in conducting a pre-license check for the export of plastic bonded explosives to Malaysia. Post is requested to complete this Blue L [...]	2008-02-12 15:10:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC KOMC MY
08STATE15346	(U) POLITICAL AND ANTI-AQI DYNAMICS IN DIYALA [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WOULD APPRECIATE POSTS' AND PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAM'S INSIGHTS ON THE DYNAMICS IN DIYALA PROVINCE. THE INCREASE IN INSURGENT ACTIVITY AND THE INFLUX OF INSURGENTS LEAVING BAGHDAD AND AL ANBAR, AS WELL AS PREPARATIONS FOR PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS, MAKE DIYALA IN [...]	2008-02-14 17:56:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR IZ
08STATE18255	REQUEST FOR KOREA TO HOLD CIVILIAN U.S.-ORIGIN [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-23 00:29:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	EAIR ETRD ETTC IR KS PARM PREL UK
08STATE2004	U.S.-QATAR GULF SECURITY DIALOGE (GSD) DECEMBER [...] (S/NF) Summary: The third round of the U.S.-Qatar Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) took place in Washington on December 18, with Qatari officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Interior representing the Government of Qatar. The meeting reinforced our mutual commitment to the [...]	2008-01-08 20:03:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC EPET KNNP MARR IR MASS PREL QA IZ LE
08STATE30340	(S) REPORTING AND COLLECTION NEEDS: PARAGUAY [...] (S/NF) This cable reports the results of a recent Washington review of reporting and collection needs for Paraguay. The review produced a list of priorities (paragraph 5) intended to guide participating USG agencies as they allocate resources and update plans to collect information on Paragua [...]	2008-03-24 18:30:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR KPRP ECON PREL PGOV ETRD PA
08STATE32250	UAE-BASED FIRM'S EFFORTS TO SUPPLY CZECH-ORIGIN [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Prague, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: Between July 2007 and January 2008, the UAE-based aerospace firm Noor Aerospace Technologies was working to supply the Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries (HESA) with several types of jet en [...]	2008-03-28 17:17:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM MTCRE PREL EZ IR AE
08STATE35685	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests AIT Taipei's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 05-050095481 for the export of defense hardware to Taiwan. AIT Taipei is requ [...]	2008-04-07 14:18:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC KOMC TW
08STATE35781	TERRORISM FINANCE: UN 1267 COMMITTEE AND E.O. [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph three. ------- Summary ------- 2. (S/NF) The USG intends to designate the Kuwait-headquartered international NGO Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) in the near future, including its overseas branch offices, as a Specially Designa [...]	2008-04-07 15:55:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER KTFN PREL PGOV KU
08STATE45358	ENGAGING GCC+2 ON IRAN/IRAQ [...] (S/NF) This demarche comes in the context of our strong push to get greater regional engagement with Iraq. This effort is not just for the sake of that country but to advance strategic regional security goals in the face of common regional challenges from Iran, Al-Qaeda, and other sources of [...]	2008-04-29 20:10:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL BA EG IZ JO KU QA SA GCC AE UM
08STATE50524	CHINA CONVENTIONAL ARMS TRANSFERS TO IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 2. -------------- ACTION REQUEST -------------- 2. (S/NF) Post is requested to draw on the points in para 4 below and to provide photographs in a demarche to the Government of China (GOC) on the issue of transfers of advanced [...]	2008-05-13 15:28:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL
08STATE5422	(U) SAMARRA TRIBES (C-IA8-00042) [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE VERY INTERESTED IN DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE POSITIONS, AFFILIATIONS AND DYNAMICS OF TRIBAL LEADERS IN SAMARRA. IN-DEPTH REPORTING ON SIMILAR ISSUES IN AL ANBAR ALLOWED ANALYSTS TO PROVIDE POLICYMAKERS VALUABLE INSIGHTS REGARDING WAYS TO INFLUENCE TRIBAL LEA [...]	2008-01-17 16:51:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR IZ
08STATE55862	TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL URANIUM FROM TUWAITHA [...] (S/NF) The Government of Iraq (GOI) recently finalized a sales contract with Cameco for the approximately 550 metric tons of natural uranium that was being stored at the Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Center. To facilitate the sale, DOD removed the material from Iraq for onward shipment to Canada. [...]	2008-05-23 22:36:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	CA ENRG IZ KNNP PARM PREL
08STATE55887	TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL URANIUM FROM TUWAITHA [...] (S/NF) The Government of Iraq (GOI) recently finalized a sales contract with Cameco for the approximately 550 metric tons of natural uranium that was being stored at the Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Center. To facilitate the sale, DOD removed the material from Iraq for onward shipment to Canada. [...]	2008-05-24 01:47:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	CA ENRG IZ KNNP PARM PREL
08STATE57002	INSTRUCTIONS TO USUN TO SUBMIT 3 (2 BAHRAINIS, 1 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3 and 4. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S/NF) The U.S. on May 9, 2008, prenotified (Ref A) its intent to request that the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee add the names of three individuals, Bahrainis 'Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Jaffa [...]	2008-05-28 18:30:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN KTFN PREL PTER
08STATE58193	(S) SHIPMENT OF MATERIAL TO SYRIAN WEAPONS ENTITY [...] (S//NF) Posts are requested to approach appropriate-level host nation officials regarding a shipment of steel destined for an end user in Syria that has acted as an intermediary for Syria's weapons programs in the past. Posts may draw from objectives, background, and talking points/non-paper [...]	2008-05-30 19:17:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	IT MNUC PARM PREL SP SY
08STATE61194	Walk-in Guidance for 2008: Administrative [...] (S/NF) Summary: The information in this telegram must be handled with utmost discretion and due diligence. This telegram contains updated guidance and procedures for handling foreign national walk-ins, defectors and asylum seekers at overseas posts. It describes procedures to be followed in re [...]	2008-06-06 16:22:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CVIS PINR PREF
08STATE61431	GUATEMALAN MND POTENTIAL AECA SECTION 3 VIOLATION [...] Summary: (SBU) Over the last several months, the Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) has been working with the Office of Regional Security and Arms Transfers (PM/RSAT) to investigate the apparent unauthorized re-transfer of firearms that had been provided to the [...]	2008-06-06 21:49:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC KOMC GT
08STATE61842	SUDAN/CHAD - URGE SUPPORT FOR DESIGNATING 4 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (C) At the highest level appropriate, USUN and Embassy Paris are requested to urge the French to support the addition of the four names in para 3, including Daoussa DEBY ITNO, to the consolidated asset freeze and travel ban list maintained by the [...]	2008-06-09 17:34:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC SU
08STATE62588	REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON FOREIGN TERRORIST [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 4, 9, and 10. SUMMARY 2. (S/NF) The Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) designation of the Palestine Liberation Front (PLF) is subject to a five-year review this year. The Department is collecting and reviewing information about the activi [...]	2008-06-10 22:03:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV ASEC PREL KCRM KJUS IZ SY IS LY
08STATE67212	GENERAL GUIDANCE ON IRAN PARTICIPATION IN [...] (S) Summary: This is an ALDAC action request. Department requests that all Posts review and implement general guidance at paragraph 2 on Iran's participation in international defense expositions. In the view of the U.S. and other allies, Iranian defense entities or foreign companies that dire [...]	2008-06-23 16:52:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL
08STATE67470	INSTRUCTION TO SUBMIT FOR LISTING TO THE 1267 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3 and 4. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S/NF) On April 24, 2002, the Al Rashid Trust was added to the UN 1267 Committee's list of individuals and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, al Qaida or the Taliban. Accordi [...]	2008-06-23 23:29:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ETTC PTER KTFN
08STATE69050	OMAN-U.S. GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE MAY 27, 2008 [...] (S/NF) Summary: State and DOD officials met with representatives from the Omani MFA and Oman Embassy on May 27 in Washington, DC for the fourth round of the U.S.-Oman Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD). The meeting reinforced the two sides' mutual commitment to the strong strategic relationship, b [...]	2008-06-26 22:05:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC EPET KNNP MARR PREL IR IZ LE MU
08STATE69051	OMAN-U.S. GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE MAY 27, 2008 [...] (S/NF) Summary: State and DOD officials met with representatives from the Omani MFA and Oman Embassy on May 27 in Washington, DC for the fourth round of the U.S.-Oman Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD). The meeting reinforced the two sides' mutual commitment to the strong strategic relationship, b [...]	2008-06-26 22:05:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC EPET KNNP MARR PREL IR IZ LE MU
08STATE69056	OMAN-U.S. GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE MAY 27, 2008 [...] (S/NF) Summary: State and DOD officials met with representatives from the Omani MFA and Oman Embassy on May 27 in Washington, DC for the fourth round of the U.S.-Oman Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD). The meeting reinforced the two sides' mutual commitment to the strong strategic relationship, b [...]	2008-06-26 22:07:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC EPET KNNP MARR PREL IR IZ LE MU
08STATE70837	AGENCIES INVOLVED IN BRAZIL'S SHOOTDOWN PROGRAM [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4 and 5. 2. (S) In response to reftels, State reiterates the critical importance of reviewing U.S. assistance to Brazil's Aerial Bridge Denial (Shootdown) program. This information is necessary to satisfy a specific request from POTUS prior to making [...]	2008-07-02 03:18:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PREL SNAR BS
08STATE74485	(S) FOLLOW-UP TO OUR REQUEST TO BOARD [...] (S//REL Malta) Post is requested to approach appropriate-level host nation officials regarding our request over the weekend of June 7-8 concerning the Maltese-flagged vessel M/V FIFTH OCEAN. Post may draw from background, objectives, and talking points/non-paper below, as appropriate. As ap [...]	2008-07-11 12:20:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL MNUC EWWT MT
08STATE7531	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050083287 for the export of a FLIR camera system to Israel. Post is requested to com [...]	2008-01-24 19:39:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC KOMC IS
08STATE77529	MALAYSIAN PROLIFERATOR,S INTEREST IN BELGIAN DATA [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Brussels, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objective: We have information indicating that as of June 2008, the Malaysian-based firm Evertop Services Sdn Bhd sought A9910 advanced data acquisition systems for earth observation satellites fr [...]	2008-07-18 17:23:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC BE IR MY
08STATE77660	(S) RESPONDING TO GERMAN REQUEST FOR INFORMATION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (S) Background: Since November 2005, we have worked with German authorities to prevent Iran's solid propellant missile developer - the Shahid Bakeri Industrial Group (SBIG) - from procuring environmental test chambers from the G [...]	2008-07-18 19:52:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR AEC
08STATE83178	SECRETARY RICE'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER [...] (SBU) Secretary Rice met with Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousef Raza Gilani on June 28 during the Prime Minister's first official visit to the United States. They had a frank and positive discussion; both leaders committed to a broad, long-term relationship. Secretary Rice urged immediate act [...]	2008-08-01 20:25:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PK PREL PGOV PTER
08STATE84151	(S) AIR KORYO FLIGHT OF PROLIFERATION CONCERN [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-05 23:19:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL MNUC BG BM IN IR KN PK
08STATE86156	TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-12 04:01:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT
08STATE87260	TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 12 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-14 10:44:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG
08STATE87773	TFGG01 GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (S/NF) Although Russian forces remain in and around Gori, Georgian police forces have begun re-establishing control over the city. (TF/EUCOM e-mail) 2. (S/NF) Russian aircraft reportedly are confining their activity to Russian airspace and naval forces have moved north toward Sukhumi. ( [...]	2008-08-15 08:06:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG
08STATE88304	TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 20 [...] (SBU) Embassy Moscow reports the Russian Deputy Chief of the General Staff said preparations for a withdrawal are underway. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon). 2. (S/NF) Georgian forces established a checkpoint north of Kaspi within 1 km of Russian troops. (TF/EUCOM e-mail) 3. (S/NF) T [...]	2008-08-17 22:19:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
08STATE88627	TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) Russian checkpoints remain on the Gori-Tbilisi highway. Russia may raise a failed POW exchange as a reason for not withdrawing. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon) 2. (SBU) Russia denies allegations it blew up the Kaspi bridge. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon) 3. (SBU) Russia denied acces [...]	2008-08-18 19:06:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG
08STATE89776	TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) Russian forces built a sentry post 30 miles from Tbilisi, according to media. Embassy Tbilisi is concerned Russia could block not only international relief but also economic reconstruction. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi email, AP) RAILWAY BRIDGE REPAIRS EXPECTED TO TAKE 30 DAYS ------------ [...]	2008-08-21 03:15:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
08STATE90378	TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT [...] (U) Defense Minister Serdyukov said Russian troops would begin to withdraw into South Ossetia at 0600 local time, and be completed by the end of the day. 500 "peacekeepers" would remain in the "security zone." The withdrawing forces would depart South Ossetia for Russia over the next ten d [...]	2008-08-22 11:10:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT
08STATE91177	BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON [...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post assistance in conducting a pre-license and post-shipment check for the export of spacecraft-related equipment to India. Post is requested to c [...]	2008-08-25 15:59:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC IN KOMC
08STATE94825	USUN INSTRUCTION: CALL P-3 MEETING REGARDING [...] (SBU) This is an action request. USUN is to request a P-3 meeting be held before COB Friday, 5 September. The U.S. intends to propose the four names in para 2 be added to the consolidated asset freeze and travel ban list maintained by the Committee established pursuant to UN Security Council [...]	2008-09-04 17:41:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ETTC KTFN SU UNSC
08STATE97802	(S) 2003 ARMENIAN ARMS PROCUREMENT FOR IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-12 16:03:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC PARM PREL MASS AM
08STOCKHOLM431	SWEDISH INSPECTORATE FOR STRATEGIC PRODUCTS ON [...] (S) On June 11, Deputy Economic Counselor met with Magnus Danielsson, Principal Administrative Officer, the Swedish Inspectorate for Strategic Products (ISP),to discuss Mahaco, a Swedish company owned and operated by a dual Swedish/Iranian national. Danielsson commented that Mahaco, which is [...]	2008-06-13 10:30:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM MNUC IAEA UNSC ETTC MTCRE IR SW
08TASHKENT151	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NORTH KOREA OVERFLIGHT [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-04 12:44:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL UZ
08TASHKENT186	(S//NF) DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO UZBEKISTAN ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-12 11:39:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL UZ
08TASHKENT301	UZBEKISTAN: RESPONSE TO UNSCR 1803 DEMARCHE [...] (S/NF) Ambassador delivered ref A demarche on Iranian nuclear activities March 7 to Oybek Eshonov, Head of the MFA's Department of Asian and African Countries. Eshonov underscored Uzbekistan's concerns about Tehran, saying that reform is stalled, the economy is sinking and Ahmadinejad is unpo [...]	2008-03-10 12:17:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM IR UZ
08TASHKENT348	(S/NF) COMPOSITION OF UZBEKISTAN'S PRESIDENTIAL [...] (S/NF) Post has acquired an Uzbek-language internal Government of Uzbekistan document that outlines the structure of the Presidential Apparat and identifies its staff members. The Office of the State Adviser, the Service of the National Security Council, and the Office of the State Adviser for [...]	2008-03-20 06:49:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PGOV UZ
08TASHKENT401	(S/NF) DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DPRK-IRAN-SYRIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-04 12:57:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL KNNP UZ
08TASHKENT43	RADIATION DETECTION UPDATE: GOVERNMENT OF UZBEKISTAN PASSES QUESTION RESPONSES, COMMISSION'S FINDINGS REF: A. 07 STATE 163194 B. 07 TASHKENT 2063 C. 07 TASHKENT 2081 D. 07 TASHKENT 2090 E. TD-314/79205-07 Classified By: Poloff Steven Prohaska and DTRO Chief Fred Carter for re asons 1.4 (b, d). [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-10 17:54:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET//NOFORN	MNUC KNNP PARM KCRM PTER ASEC KCOR KZ KG UZ
08TASHKENT566	UZBEKISTAN: SHEDDING MORE LIGHT ON THE SHADOWY [...] (S/NF) A source inside the Government of Uzbekistan recently provided us with information on developments inside Uzbekistan's Presidential Apparat. Within the National Security Council (NSC),NSC Secretary Murat Ataev apparently has strengthened his influence considerably since last summer re [...]	2008-05-20 07:54:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR UZ
08TASHKENT639	UZBEKISTAN/SCO: PRIORITIES AND OUTLOOK [...] (C) Summary: Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),including representatives from MFA's Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Section, have indicated recently that Uzbekistan prioritizes security and economic cooperation within the organization but is strongly opposed to Iran [...]	2008-06-09 10:00:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ASEC ECIN ECON EINV PGOV PINS PTER UZ
08TASHKENT977	UZBEKISTAN: POLITICAL INTRIGUE, CONCERN ABOUT A [...] (S/NF) According to an Embassy contact speaking in early August, Maruf Shakirovich Usmanov was Director of Uzbekistan's Civil Society Institute (CSI). While CSI's nominal purpose is to promote civil society, it is actually a branch of the National Security Service (NSS) and its true purpose i [...]	2008-08-25 06:30:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR UZ
08TASHKENT991	UZBEKISTAN: EXPECTING RUSSIAN PRESSURE ON [...] (C) On August 25, Charge d'Affaires met with Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Department Chief Takhir Mamadjanov to urge the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) to press Russia not to recognize the separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, and to convey the other points in [...]	2008-08-26 12:50:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR ASEC EAID GG RS UZ
08TBILISI2212	GEORGIA: RECENT ARRESTS SHOW PROGRESS ON [...] (S/NF) Summary and Comment: Joint cooperation between the USG and the Georgian government has improved Georgia's ability to prevent nuclear smuggling. One area in which the government of Georgia continues to improve is the investigation of nuclear smuggling cases and the prosecution of traff [...]	2008-11-26 14:05:00	Embassy Tbilisi	SECRET//NOFORN	KNNP PARM PGOV PREL GG
08TELAVIV2906	GAZA SITUATION REPORT, DECEMBER 29, 18:00 [...] (C) Summary: The IDF continued its deployment of ground forces around the Gaza periphery on December 29, with elements of at least three armored and two infatry brigades taking up positions opposite Gaza City and Beit Hanoun. Air strikes against strategic and tactical targets continued throug [...]	2008-12-29 16:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	KWBG MOPS PREL PTER PINR EAID EFIN IS
08TELAVIV2922	GAZA SITUATION REPORT, DECEMBER 30, 18:00 [...] (S) Summary: The IDF continued to reinforce and increase ground forces around the Gaza periphery, including robust logistical support and elements from brigades not typically deployed in the Gaza sector. No ground operations have been initiated; the senior GOI leadership is discussing a range [...]	2008-12-30 17:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	KWBG MOPS PREL PTER PINR EAID EFIN IS
08TELAVIV2930	GAZA SITUATION REPORT, DECEMBER 31, 14:30 [...] (S) SUMMARY: While IDF troops remained on hold but still poised for a ground attack, rocket fire continues into Israel from Gaza, including increased attacks beyond 30km, and the first hit in the city of Be'er Sheva. Israeli airstrikes are ongoing, although at a slowed tempo, with attacks rep [...]	2008-12-31 13:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	KWBG MOPS PREL PTER PINR EAID EFIN IS
08THEHAGUE317	NETHERLANDS: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON DUTCH FIRM'S [...] (S) Polmiloff discussed reftel O with MFA Senior Advisor for Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation Ceta Noland on April 2, stressing the past involvement of Aviation Services International (ASI) with the Ghoods Aviation Center (reftels A-K),and ASI's referral to Inter Connection Technologies (InCo [...]	2008-04-03 15:51:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC IR NL
08THEHAGUE330	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: CONCERN OVER RUMORED [...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance. Please see para 8. 2. (S//NF) Summary: The GONL is concerned about rumors expressed in a recent Daily Telegraph article laying out U.S./UK plans to replace the Dutch during their upcoming command rotation of NATO operations in southern Afghanistan. Ac [...]	2008-04-10 15:19:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL NATO AF NL
08THEHAGUE565	NETHERLANDS/NUSOG: REMEDIATION STILL AN ISSUE [...] (S) Summary and action request: The issue of whether to discuss remediation under the Netherlands - United States Operational Group (NUSOG) auspices once again proved contentious at the NUSOG Plenary on June 18-19. The Dutch argued that environmental remediation in the event of an incident i [...]	2008-07-01 13:38:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MNUC PARM TRGY KRAD NL
08THEHAGUE782	TREASURY U/S LEVEY CALLS DUTCH OFFICIALS' [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In a productive meeting with the Dutch Finance Ministry (MoF) and Foreign Ministry (MFA),Treasury U/S Levey discussed Iran's efforts to circumvent international financial sanctions. The MoF's number three official, Ronald Gerritse, engaged as U/S Levey spoke about Credit Europe (a [...]	2008-09-22 15:04:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN PREL KNNP KTFN IR NL
08THEHAGUE832	(S/NF) NETHERLANDS FM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT AFGHAN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: FM Verhagen has serious concerns over the status of Afghan detainee, Mulla Bari Gul, who is reportedly in U.S. custody in Iraq. On November 5 the Foreign Minister must report to Parliament on detainees in Afghanistan and will be questioned as to the status of each detainee the Dutch [...]	2008-10-03 14:32:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PHUM AF IZ NL
08TOKYO1464	(S/NF) JAPAN PLANS IRAQ WITHDRAWAL, EXPANDED [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Japanese government is actively planning to terminate the C-130 support mission in Iraq by the end of the year while expanding its activities in Afghanistan, according to MOFA National Security Division Director Takeo Mori. Mori said that these decisions are driven by the [...]	2008-05-28 08:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR PGOV AF IZ JA
08TOKYO1496	CCS MACHIMURA STANDS BEHIND G8 ENVIRONMENT [...] (S/NF) The Ambassador conveyed deep disappointment in the process and policy outcomes of the G8 Environmental Ministerial during a May 30 meeting with Chief Cabinet Secretary Machimura. The Ambassador emphasized the role the Major Economies Meeting (MEM) process must play if there are to be [...]	2008-05-30 09:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET//NOFORN	SENV KGHG PREL JA
08TOKYO1657	SHAPING JAPAN'S AFGHAN DEPLOYMENT DECISIONS [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Japanese government is struggling to find a strategy to terminate its C-130 mission to Iraq and start a new deployment to Afghanistan to ""off-set"" its decision to opt-out of the Iraq coalition. The U.S. political calendar appears to weigh heavily on Japanese deliberation [...]	2008-06-17 09:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR PGOV IZ AF JA
08TOKYO94	CHINESE 2007 ASAT TEST DEMARCHE: JAPAN'S RESPONSE [...] (U) This contains an action request in paragraph 3. 2. (S//NF) Embassy Tokyo's Political Minister Counselor delivered the message regarding China's 2007 ASAT test (reftel) to Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs North America Bureau Deputy Director General Koji Haneda and Asia Bureau Deputy [...]	2008-01-11 05:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM MNUC CH JA
08TOKYO991	NAIG 7200: DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR COOPERATION [...] (U) Please see action request in paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (S/NF) ESToff delivered points in ref to METI Security Export Control Policy Division Deputy Director Atsushi Tanizawa and Security Export Licensing Division Deputy Director Furui Ryoji. The GOJ officials appreciated receiving the n [...]	2008-04-10 22:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC PARM PREL JA KNNP MNUC
08TRIPOLI137	LIBYA: REQUEST FOR ACCESS TO REPATRIATED GUANTANAMO [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-20 12:01:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PHUM PINS KDDG LY
08TRIPOLI297	PUTIN VISIT TO LIBYA EXPECTED BY END OF APRIL TRIPOLI 00000297 001.2 OF 002 [...] (C) Summary. Although the Russian Embassy has received "nothing official" from Moscow, it expects Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit Libya by the end of April. Putin's projected travel to Libya is the "primary issue" in Libyan-Russian relations; in a recent meeting with Emboffs, the Russian [...]	2008-04-08 13:57:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KNNP ETTC ENRG PINR ELTN RS LY
08TRIPOLI298	ASSASSINATION OF SECURITY OFFICER IN EASTERN LIBYA [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-08 16:08:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER KISL LY
08TRIPOLI374	LIBYA'S NSC SOLICITS U.S. VIEWS ON CIVILIAN NUCLEAR COOPERATION & LETHAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT SALES REF: A) TRIPOLI 340, B) TRIPOLI 372 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-08 14:11:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ETTC KNNP MASS PINR TRGY LY RU FR
08TRIPOLI455	LIBYA: MEETING WITH RETURNED GTMO DETAINEES UNDER USG-GOL TRANSFER FRAMEWORK MOU [...] (S/NF) Summary: Post visited two returned Guantanamo detainees to confirm their welfare and whereabouts, and the legal basis on which they are being detained in Libya. One detainee's trial has been completed and he is awaiting a verdict on the four charges he faces; the case of the second detainee [...]	2008-06-11 16:01:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	KBTR PREL PGOV PHUM PTER PINR PINS LY
08TRIPOLI458	CONDITIONS IN SECURITY DETENTION FACILITIES [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-12 14:27:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KBTS LY
08TRIPOLI500	LIBYAN EFFORTS TO STOP THE FLOW OF FOREIGN FIGHTERS TO IRAQ [...] (S/NF) Information below is keyed to questions in paras 4-6 of reftel tasker. - OBJECTIVE MASSEY NAME TRACES: Names for Libyan foreign fighters recovered in the Objective Massey raid in September 2007 were passed in GRPO liaison channels to the External Security Organization (ESO). As of [...]	2008-06-25 12:51:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER MCAP PREL LY
08TRIPOLI515	LIBYAN LEADER AUTHOR OF HARD LINE ON DETAINED HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-01 16:08:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV PREL PINR LY
08TRIPOLI564	NATIONAL OIL CORPORATION CHAIRMAN SHUKRI GHANEM MAY SEEK TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-13 14:25:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR ENRG EPET KCOR LY
08TRIPOLI565	NATIONAL OIL CORPORATION CHAIRMAN SHUKRI GHANEM MAY SEEK TO [...] (S/NF) Summary: A close friend of National Oil Corporation (NOC) Chairman Shukri Ghanem told us that Ghanem is under pressure to provide $1.2 billion in cash or oil shipments to National Security Adviser Muatassim al-Qadhafi (son of Muammar al-Qadhafi),and may seek to resign soon out of fear t [...]	2008-07-13 14:47:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR ENRG EPET KCOR LY
08TRIPOLI594	TRIPOLI EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE - JULY 21, 2003 [...] (S/NF) CDA convened an EAC meeting on July 21 to discuss recent threat reporting (reftel) and the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul. The following personnel attended: CDA, CONS, DAO, MGT, PAO, GRPO, RSO. The EAC considered recent threat reporting and the shooting attack in Istanbul, an [...]	2008-07-23 07:31:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC LY
08TRIPOLI685	LIBYA: MEETING WITH RETURNED GTMO DETAINEES UNDER USG-GOL TRANSFER FRAMEWORK MOU [...] (S/NF) Summary: Post visited two returned Guantanamo detainees to confirm their welfare and whereabouts and clarify the status of any pending legal action against them. One detainee's trial has reportedly been completed and he understands he has been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment. The trial [...]	2008-09-02 15:01:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	KBTR PREL PGOV PHUM PTER PINR PINS LY
08TUNIS104	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF S/CT AMBASSADOR DAILEY [...] (S/NF) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes S/CT Ambassador Dell Dailey, NEA DAS Gordon Gray and accompanying delegation to Tunis from February 10-12, 2008. Your visit takes place in the context of a generally positive bilateral relationship. While cooperation with military and intelligence services [...]	2008-02-04 15:09:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL TS
08TUNIS1137	(S) TUNISIAN GUANTANAMO DETAINEES: WHAT NEXT? [...] (S/NF) Over the last two years, GOT officials have said Guantanamo detainees transferred to Tunisia will not be tortured or mistreated. President Ben Ali reiterated this "promise" to the Secretary in September. They have denied reports that one of the detainees transferred in 2007 was mistr [...]	2008-11-04 11:07:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PHUM KDRG TS

08TUNIS160	S/CT AMB. DAILEY PRESSES GOT TO COMBAT FOREIGN [...] (S/NF) During his February 10-12 visit to Tunisia, State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism (CT) Ambassador-at-Large Dell Dailey urged the GOT to take steps to prevent the flow of Tunisian foreign fighters into Iraq. Several senior GOT officials, including the Minister of Foreign Affa [...]	2008-02-20 13:14:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER MARR PGOV PREL SOCI KISL TS
08TUNIS170	SCENESETTER FOR A/S WELCH'S VISIT TO TUNISIA [...] (S/NF) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch to Tunis next week. Your visit takes SIPDIS place in the context of a generally positive bilateral relationship, and Foreign Minister Abdallah has told us that he very much looks forward to welcoming you. You will be [...]	2008-02-22 18:01:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER OVIP TS
08TUNIS183	TUNIS SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE [...] (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS A. (SBU) ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? The Government of Tunisia (GOT) is capable of controlling and dispersing any demonstration directed against U.S. facilities. That being [...]	2008-02-29 10:16:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER
08TUNIS193	PRESIDENT BEN ALI MEETS WITH A/S WELCH: PROGRESS [...] (S/NF) President Ben Ali and NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch discussed regional and bilateral issues in a wide-ranging, warm and open meeting on Thursday, February 28. In response to A/S Welch's remarks and requests, President Ben Ali: -- promised counter-terrorism cooperation "without r [...]	2008-03-03 16:51:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PHUM PGOV KPAL KDRG KDEM TS
08TUNIS194	A/S WELCH'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH MINISTER OF [...] (S) In the course of several hours of interactions between NEA A/S Welch and Foreign Minister Abdallah on February 28, Welch conveyed the latest US thinking on Lebanon, Syria, the proposed Arab League summit, Iraq, Iran, the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, and Kosovo, among other topics. [...]	2008-03-03 17:00:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER IR IZ SY LE SE XI
08TUNIS195	A/S WELCH DISCUSSES BILATERAL AND REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (S/NF) In exchanges with the Minister of Defense and the Minister of Development and International Cooperation on February 28, A/S Welch underscored US commitment to advancing mutual interests in the respective areas of defense and counter-terrorism cooperation, and increasing bilateral trade [...]	2008-03-03 17:12:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PMIL PTER PGOV PHUM ETRD EINV TS
08TUNIS227	AUSTRIAN NATIONALS REPORTEDLY TAKEN HOSTAGE BY [...] (C) Summary: Al-Qaeda in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has claimed via a statement posted on the Internet that it has taken hostage two Austrian tourists who were traveling in the southern Tunisian desert. An official source cited by the Tunisia Africa Press Agency confirmed that t [...]	2008-03-11 10:24:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER ASEC PREL CASC AU TS
08TUNIS257	THE MFA'S CONTROL ISSUES [...] (S/NF) Although the Tunisian MFA is titularly responsible for coordinating bilateral cooperation, under the leadership of FM Abdallah, the Ministry has become controlling to the point of being obstructionist. Almost every demarche, program, travel or other diplomatic activity must be requeste [...]	2008-03-13 15:51:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS299	SWISS: BEN ALI SON-IN-LAW WANTED RESIDENCY [...] (S/NF) Summary. XXXXXXXXXXXX told the Ambassador on March 21 that President Ben Ali's son-in-law Sakher Matri had requested a residency permit for Geneva, apparently to facilitate his business interests in Europe. Faessler said that the Swiss denied Matri's request to send a signal about their fr [...]	2008-03-24 14:10:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KCOR KDEM PREL TS
08TUNIS314	MIN. OF INTERIOR PRAISES INTEL EXCHANGE IN REP. [...] (S/NF) During the March 25-27 visit of CODEL Boehner, Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-MI) met with Minister of Interior Rafik Belhaj Kacem to discuss the regional terrorist threat and bilateral intelligence cooperation. Belhaj Kacem said US-Tunisian cooperation includes joint operations and sharing "a [...]	2008-03-28 11:40:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL PINR TS
08TUNIS376	TRANS SAHARA RSI CONFERENCE: THINK GLOBALLY, ACT [...] (S/NF) During the April 1 Regional Strategic Initiative (RSI) - Trans Sahara conference, Ambassadors and other officials from missions in Trans Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TSCTP) countries, as well as representatives of the interagency community, discussed the rising terrorist threat [...]	2008-04-17 11:17:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL PINR TS
08TUNIS387	TUNISIAN ECONOMIC PROBLEMS BREED SOCIAL UNREST [...] (S/NF) The Tunisian economy posted solid growth in 2007 -- hitting 6.3 percent GDP growth for the year. Yet, for all the positive economic figures touted by the GOT, not everyone believes the hype. Regardless of whether the statistics are accurate, Tunisians are undisputedly feeling the pinch [...]	2008-04-18 10:04:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON ETRD PGOV KDEM TS
08TUNIS42	TRANSFERRING TUNISIAN DETAINEES AT GUANTANAMO: [...] (S/NF) As Washington agencies consider the disposition of the ten remaining Tunisian detainees at Guantanamo, we offer the following thoughts on how to move forward with their transfer to GOT custody. Following allegations that the two Tunisian detainees transferred in June 2007 were torture [...]	2008-01-14 10:11:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER KDRG PGOV PINR TS
08TUNIS448	SCENESETTER FOR US-TUNISIA JOINT MILITARY [...] (S) Tunisian military officials, including Minister of National Defense Kamel Morjane, are looking forward to the twenty-third US-Tunisia Joint Military Commission (JMC) meetings in Washington on May 12-14. The Government of Tunisia is proud of our long history of strong military cooperation [...]	2008-05-06 17:13:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MASS PREL PTER EAID TS
08TUNIS493	TUNISIA: WHAT SUCCESSION SCENARIO? [...] (S/NF) Even as most Tunisians are resigned to the fact that President Ben Ali is likely to announce his candidacy for the 2009 Presidential elections this summer, who will succeed him in 2014 (when he will not be eligible to run) remains a question no one can answer. There has been no major c [...]	2008-05-09 07:24:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM PREL TS
08TUNIS568	BEN ALI, INC. TAKES OVER A BANK [...] (S) In the latest in a long string of questionable business deals, the Ben Ali clan has recently entered the banking business, assuming leadership of Tunisia's most profitable private bank -- Banque de Tunisie (BT). In April, Alya Abdallah, wife of Foreign Minister Abdalwahab Abdallah, became [...]	2008-05-28 12:04:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN EINV KCOR TS
08TUNIS63	GOT DECISION-MAKING: CLEAR AS MUD [...] (S/NF) As expected in a country with one leader for 20 years, key government decisions in Tunisia are made by President Ben Ali. What is unusual is that few officials, including the most senior, seem to know the process by which Ben Ali makes decisions or who has influence over him. Rumors an [...]	2008-01-22 09:24:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL PTER ECON TS
08TUNIS75	2006/2007 TERROR CELL IN TUNISIA: WHAT HAPPENED [...] (S/NF) A new narrative is emerging about the chain of events culminating in the December 2006/January 2007 disruption by Tunisian security forces of a terror cell in the southern suburbs of Tunis (Reftels). The new information derives from the public "Soliman trial," in which 30 Tunisians wer [...]	2008-01-24 15:52:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER SOCI PINR TS
08TUNIS9	TUNISIAN INTEL COOPERATION IMPROVING [...] (S/NF) Summary. After several recent high-level USG interventions with the GOT, most importantly the September letter from President Bush to President Ben Ali, it appears that the Tunisian Ministry of Interior (MOI) is making an effort to improve intelligence sharing on counterterrorism issues [...]	2008-01-03 10:01:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PINR PGOV ASEC TS
08TUNIS962	SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO TUNISIA [...] (C) Madame Secretary, my team and I look forward to your visit to Tunis. President Ben Ali and Foreign Minister Abdallah are delighted you are coming and will provide a warm welcome. They will want to hear your thoughts on regional issues and to reaffirm strong US-Tunisian relations. For us, [...]	2008-08-29 16:02:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER PMIL PHUM TS
08TUNIS975	TUNISIA: NINETEEN CONVICTED IN TERRORISM TRIALS [...] (C) Nineteen Tunisians have been convicted of varying degrees of involvement in terror planning in two separate trials in the past two weeks. One of the defense attorneys who represented clients in both cases offered his assessment that a few of those convicted had indeed intended to carry ou [...]	2008-09-02 15:55:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER ASEC PREL TS
08UNVIEVIENNA590	ANSWERING THE MAIL ON SUPPORT TO IAEA SAMPLE [...] (S) Summary and Recommendation: The IAEA is proceeding toward expansion of the Clean Laboratory at the Safeguards Analytical Laboratories (SAL) in Seibersdorf to house an Ultra-High Sensitivity (UHS-SIMS) mass spectrometer. The Japanese Government has agreed to fund the UHS-SIMS machine, and [...]	2008-11-07 16:45:00	UNVIE	SECRET//NOFORN	AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
08USEUBRUSSELS1881	COULD THE EU LOSE MACEDONIA IN 2009? [...] (S/NF) Summary: Well-placed EU Council Secretariat sources tell us that there is great concern within the Secretariat that the EU is losing credibility in the eyes of Macedonians based on recent signals the EU has sent concerning Macedonia's EU membership aspirations. These sources are also [...]	2008-12-12 15:38:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MK
08USNATO130	READOUT OF NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING - APRIL [...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The NATO IS was tasked to lay out how ISAF,s &internal plan8 agreed at Bucharest will be implemented. Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) General Henault announced the opening of a Border Coordination Center in Nangarhar. SHAPE anticipa [...]	2008-04-14 05:20:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO154	RFG: NATO-QATAR COOPERATION AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance. See para 8. 2. (S/NF) NATO has been unable to conclude a Cooperation Agreement with Qatar, largely due to significant differences over the issue of jurisidiction: the Qataris continue to insist on sole jurisdiction over NATO personnel; the U.S. and oth [...]	2008-05-06 11:19:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO MOPS MARR PREL AF QA
08USNATO176	NATO-QATAR POINTS DELIVERED TO LEAD NATO NEGOTIATOR [...] (S/NF) As reported in Ref A, Ambassador Nuland drew from Ref B points during the May 7 North Atlantic Council discussion of the ongoing negotiations for a NATO-Qatar Cooperation Agreement. To reinforce the message, Deputy PolAd Baez delivered the points as a demarche on May 13 to NATO's lead [...]	2008-05-19 13:14:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MOPS NATO PREL QA
08USNATO181	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MAY 21, 2008 [...] (S/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The SYG noted that a draft report by UN Human Rights Rapporteur Alston was critical of international forces and ISAF in Afghanistan, but NATO was providing Alston with more information to make the final report more balanced. The SHAPE Ope [...]	2008-05-22 15:24:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO186	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MAY 28, 2008 [...] (S/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Acting Secretary General (A/SYG) Bisogniero thanked the U.S. for arranging the May 22 brief with COMCSTC-A MG Cone. Chairman of the Military Committee Henault stated that 62 ANA kandaks would be fielded by August 2008, called for more pol [...]	2008-05-29 12:06:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO199	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JUNE 4, 2008 [...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Former COMISAF General McNeill commended Allied unity and enhanced efforts in ISAF over the course of his command, but stressed the need for Allies to fill ISAF force requirements, open a political avenue to address the challenge of Pakistani [...]	2008-06-06 14:56:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO208	USD(P) EDELMAN BRIEFS ON AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman used his June 5 meeting with NATO PermReps and a separate session with NATO SYG de Hoop Scheffer to brief on his May 27-June 5 visit to Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Lebanon and to urge Allies to contribute more to Afghan police trainin [...]	2008-06-18 13:26:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK
08USNATO21	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JANUARY 16, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Please note a typo in the Afghanistan portion of last week's notes. The corrected sentence should read: "UNAMA assesses that the areas of Badghis province that were the site of recent fighting are now stable enough for relief agencies to operate." 2. (S/NF) Summary from the NAC Meet [...]	2008-01-16 16:57:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO215	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT JUNE 18 2008 [...] (S) SUMMARY: -- The NAC exchange of views with Georgian FM Tkeshelashvili reported septel, USNATO 00213. -- Farewell to Ambassador Nuland: Secretary General Hoop de Scheffer (SYG) gave an emotional and affectionate tribute to Ambassador Nuland, in this, her last NAC after two tours at NAT [...]	2008-06-20 16:55:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO224	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT JUNE 25, 2008 [...] (S) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: SHAPE briefed on recent events in Kandahar and Arghandab, emphasizing the role of the ANA and the fact that Arghandab was clearly a tactical and logistical win for the ANA. Responding to the briefing, Charge Olson emphasized the importance of the ANA and suggest [...]	2008-06-27 13:40:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO225	HOW UKRAINIAN, GEORGIAN MAP IS PLAYING AT NATO [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-27 18:39:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO UP GG
08USNATO25	D/NIO BRIEFS NATO ALLIES ON STATE OF PLAY IN [...] (S) SUMMARY: On 18 January, John Dister, the Deputy National Intelligence Officer for South Asia, briefed NATO PermReps in a Secretary General's (SYG) Coffee format. Mr. Dister's presentation focused on three themes requested by the SYG: Pakistan stability; Pakistan's impact on Afghanistan; a [...]	2008-01-18 16:18:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR NATO PINR PREL PTER PK AF
08USNATO267	MEDVEDEV'S SECURITY TREATY: SO FAR ALL PLATITUDES, [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Russian Ambassador Rogozin provided few details on the new Russian Foreign Policy Priority Paper in the July 28 NATO-Russia Council (NRC) meeting, appearing to do little more than read his MFA-prepared talking points. He gave only a passing mention of Medvedev's much anticipa [...]	2008-07-29 14:17:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL RS
08USNATO270	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - AUGUST 6, 2008 [...] (S/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The International Military Staff (IMS) reported that that Significant Activities (SIGACTS) were at the highest levels since ISAF began operations, which they attributed to seasonal increases, ISAF operations in RC-South and RC-East, and op [...]	2008-08-07 09:43:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO276	NATO STRUGGLES TO REACT TO SOUTH OSSETIA FIGHTING [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the crisis situation in Georgia unfolded on August 8, NATO Allies and the International Staff struggled with how to respond. While the possibility of an emergency meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) was briefly discussed, NATO Secretary General de Hoop Scheffer does not supp [...]	2008-08-08 14:16:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR NATO MOPS GG RU
08USNATO278	NATO/GEORGIA: SITUATION AT NATO HQ AS OF COB ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-08 19:01:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR NATO MOPS PINR GG RS
08USNATO279	GEORGIA REQUESTS FORMAL NATO CONSULTATIONS NEXT [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-10 11:44:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO GG
08USNATO281	NATO ALLIES LACK COHESION DURING FIRST MEETING ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the August 11 NATO Political Committee meeting on the fighting in Georgia, Allies unanimously deplored the Aug 8-11 developments but differed on how these events should affect NATO's relations with Russia. The Balts and Poland would like to suspend the NATO-Russia Council, but Germa [...]	2008-08-11 18:30:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR NATO MOPS PINR GG RS
08USNATO287	DEBATE ON RUSSIAN ROLE IN OAE FORESHADOWS DIVIDING [...] (C) Summary: During the August 13 North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting, the U.S., Poland, the Balts, UK, and Czech Republic, and Canada, giving teeth to the "no business-as-usual" approach to NATO relations with Russia, opposed participation of the Russian ship Ladniy in Operation Active Endeavor ( [...]	2008-08-13 18:39:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS GG RS
08USNATO290	UKRAINE, MAP, AND THE GEORGIA-RUSSIA CONFLICT [...] (S/NF) Summa... S E C R E T USNATO 000290 NOFORN SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/05/2017 TAGS: NATO PREL MOPS GG RS [...]	2008-08-14 17:46:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS GG RS
08USNATO328	ALLIES SEND A UNIFIED MESSAGE TO RUSSIA IN EAPC [...] (S/NF) Summary: At the September 8 meeting of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC),Georgia and Russia traded accusations about who was to blame for the conflict between them. In rare form, Russian Ambassador Rogozin accused the Georgian Mission of organizing protests and threatenin [...]	2008-09-12 09:19:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS GG RS
08USNATO348	(C) VISEGRAD, BALTIC ALLIES DESIRE INCREASED NATO [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-26 17:09:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO MARR
08USNATO357	RUSSIAN SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN: SORTING THE WHEAT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Russian officials have expressed a willingness to continue cooperation with NATO for Afghanistan (reftels) despite inconsistencies in the Russian message, but have also said all bets on cooperation are off if Georgia is offered NATO membership. Russian Ambassador to NATO Rogoz [...]	2008-10-03 11:16:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS GG RS
08USNATO371	NATO-RUSSIA WAY FOWARD: READOUT OF OCTOBER 14 SPC [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Allies delivered their initial responses to the IS-drafted policy paper "NATO-Russia Relations in the Aftermath of the Georgia Crisis." At its base, the document's language of "targeted conditionality" and "selective engagement" and emphasis on unity pleased most Allies. Fran [...]	2008-10-15 17:13:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO PGOV KCFE RS
08USNATO379	READOUT: OCTOBER 15 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: During the October 15 meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC),NATO Secretary General (SYG) de Hoop Scheffer noted the request by Afghan Defense Minister Wardak for a NATO Trust Fund to meet the needs of the expanding Afghanistan Nati [...]	2008-10-17 08:28:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO393	RUSSIANS PROVIDE EUROPEAN SECURITY PAPER TO EU-3 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-23 11:45:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL GM RS
08USNATO402	RFG: NATO-RUSSIA: MAINTAINING CONSENSUS ON "NO [...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraph 10. 2. (S/NF) Summary: Our current approach on preventing any policy level discussions with Russia at NATO will become unsustainable once the EU holds its Nice Summit with Russia on November 13. In the absence of any other proposals, Allies are alrea [...]	2008-10-29 19:54:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS GG RS
08USNATO453	ALLIES FIND BRIEFING ON AFGHANISTAN NIE â€œGLOOMY,â€ [...] (S/REL NATO) Summary. National Intelligence Officer (NiO) for South Asia, Dr. Peter Lavoy, briefed NATO Permanent Representatives on the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) for Afghanistan on November 25. He said the NIE describes a grim situation in Afghanistan and predicts that negative trends w [...]	2008-12-05 08:31:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO PTER PINR AF PK IN
08USNATO454	USNATO: FOREIGN MINISTERIAL NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-05 13:18:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO PGOV MOPS KV AF PK
08USNATO472	READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Secretary General (SYG) obtained North Atlantic Council (NAC) agreement to task NATO Military Authorities to provide rapid military advice on elections support prior to the next Council discussion on January 7. He asked for cooperati [...]	2008-12-18 16:14:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	AF NATO PREL
08USNATO82	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - FEBRUARY 27, 2008 [...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: SHAPE briefed on ISAF flood relief, and Ambassador Nuland urged quick work and additional resources to make flood relief a good news story at Bucharest. SHAPE described excellent cooperation between ISAF and ANSF resulting in a counter-IED s [...]	2008-02-28 14:43:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08VALLETTA146	SCENESETTER FOR U/S LEVEY APR 15-17 VISIT TO MALTA [...] (S) U/S Levey: Embassy Valletta looks forward to your upcoming visit to Malta. Composed of several tiny islands in the Mediterranean, Malta's small size and population (400,000) belies a relatively important strategic and geopolitical role. Malta joined the EU in 2004, adopting the Euro as its [...]	2008-04-09 11:42:00	Embassy Valletta	SECRET//NOFORN	KTFN PTER IR EFIN PARM MT
08VALLETTA517	MALTA AGREES TO DENY REQUESTS BY IRANIAN BANKS TO [...] (U) On December 11, DCM called on MinFin Head of Secretariat Alan Caruana to get the GoM's formal response to Ref A demarche, which asked that Malta agree to adopt "at least one" of several proposed "preventative measures to address the specific risks posed by Iran." 2. (C) The text of the [...]	2008-12-11 15:28:00	Embassy Valletta	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL EFIN KNNP MT IR
08VALLETTA89	MALTA: FINANCE MINISTRY CONCERNED AT ATTEMPTS BY [...] (S) Alan Caruana, Head of Secretariat at the Maltese Ministry of Finance, contacted DCM late March 5 to express concern at attempts by two Iranian banks, which he thought had branches in London and Germany, to "use Malta's payment system, via London." These were banks that did not have a branc [...]	2008-03-06 13:33:00	Embassy Valletta	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ETRD KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL MT
08VILNIUS422	BELARUS: CHARGE'S MEETING WITH LUKASHENKO'S SON [...] (S/NF) Charge met May 21 with Viktor Lukashenko, President Aleksandr Lukashenko's oldest son and national security advisor. The meeting was a simple exchange of views; Viktor did not offer any concessions or speak of prospects that the current situation -- either the violations of Belarusian [...]	2008-05-30 14:48:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR BO
08VILNIUS841	BELARUS: LOOKING FORWARD [...] (S) Belarus' failed parliamentary elections are behind us and the democratic forces are working to consolidate and strengthen themselves. We are following their efforts closely, and advocate continued support and engagement with them by U.S. and other NGOs, focused primarily on the existing [...]	2008-10-08 15:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PHUM ETRD BO
08WELLINGTON356	A/S FORT'S OCTOBER 9-10 VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND [...] (C) Summary. During an October 9-10 visit to New Zealand, INR A/S Randall Fort met with members of the External Assessments Bureau (EAB),the Chief Executive of the Prime Minister and Cabinet's Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Deputy Secretary Caroline Forsyth, and official [...]	2008-10-24 01:29:00	Embassy Wellington	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PREL NZ
08YEREVAN108	ARMENIA ON POST-2008 PLANS IN IRAQ (C-DI7-02264) [...] (S) In response to reftels, the Defense Attache (DATT) and two PolOffs met February 5 with Armen Yedigarian, Head of the Department of Arms Control and International Security at the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to inquire about GOAM intentions in Iraq after the eventual expiration of th [...]	2008-02-11 12:27:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PREL MARR MOPS IZ AM
08YEREVAN765	(S/NF) ARMENIAN PRESIDENT AGAIN DENIES IRAN ARMS [...] (S/NF) President Serzh Sargsian raised the issue of Iran arms sales during the courtesy call which followed the ambassador's formal presentation of her credentials. Sargsian repeatedly and categorically denied that any such transaction had taken place, insisting he was "100 percent sure" that [...]	2008-09-23 13:44:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM ETTC PREL IR BG AM
08ZAGREB784	WALK IN INFORMATION FROM CROATIAN NATIONAL [...] (S/NF) On Friday November 7, 2008 Croatian National Antonio Coratti called the Embassy to say he had information about the whereabouts of Osama Bin Laden and requested a meeting at the Embassy. Coratti arrived at the Embassy and presented Croatian passport number 001104029, issued 06 Aug 2002 [...]	2008-11-10 11:38:00	Embassy Zagreb	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CVIS PINR PREF
0901OF02RPODUBAI288	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOW ON IRAN - JULY [...] (S) Iranian Doctor Alleges Many More Deaths Than Officially Acknowledged: A gynecologist applying for a visa in Dubai described a frenetic scene in the hospitals during the unrest sparked by the disputed election. He was called in to provide support and ended up working three straight shifts - [...]	2009-07-15 11:52:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM ECON IR
09ABIDJAN406	ELECTIONS IN COTE D'IVOIRE: THE MYTH AND THE [...] C) Summary: Although key figures in the Ivorian government and opposition continue to insist publicly that elections must be held as scheduled on November 29, resident diplomats are highly skeptical, as are most politically-savvy Ivorians. The gap between public pronouncements and the behind-t [...]	2009-07-02 14:30:00	Embassy Abidjan	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM PREL EAID IV
09ABUDHABI1015	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY NAPOLITANO'S VISIT TO THE UNITED [...] (C) Madam Secretary: We look forward to your November 7-8 visit to Abu Dhabi. 2. (SBU) In the past five years, the United Arab Emirates has emerged as one of the economic powerhouses of the region (our largest export market in the Middle East) and attained a commensurate level of politic [...]	2009-10-29 11:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL AE
09ABUDHABI1040	IRAN REFINED PRODUCT SANCTIONS: THE VIEW FROM THE UAE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The UAE's ties to Iranian refined product markets are likely limited to Dubai's involvement as a logistical hub for the storage and transshipment of these products. However, the UAE diesel market provides some relevant insight into the impact of refined product sanctions on Iran. [...]	2009-11-04 12:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG EPET PTER PGOV PREL IR AE
09ABUDHABI106	(S) UAE FOREIGN MINISTER ON BADR AIR OVERFLIGHT DENIALS [...] (S) Ambassador raised USG concerns about Badr Air operations in and through the UAE with Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) January 25, summarizing the sequence of demarches delivered in recent weeks (reftels),including the fact that Badr appeared to be operating out of Sharjah. AbZ h [...]	2009-01-27 09:53:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL ETTC MASS IR SU AE
09ABUDHABI1110	UAE READY FOR JOINT CASH COURIER OPERATIONS [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a significant advance for our CT agenda, the UAE has agreed to operationalize cash courier interdiction with a joint training program in Al Ain (inter alia, home to a significant Afghan population). The UAE also provided us with the first detailed description of how they exe [...]	2009-11-24 13:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN PTER PGOV PINR PK AF AE
09ABUDHABI1114	DUBAI WORLD "DEFAULTS" [...] (S/NF) Summary: On November 25, the Government of Dubai announced that parastatal conglomerate Dubai World had requested a debt standstill from creditors. The news shocked international investors, who had long expected Abu Dhabi to continue to bailout its neighbor's massive debt under the rubr [...]	2009-11-30 10:54:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ECON PGOV AE
09ABUDHABI1151	ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE WARNS DOE DEPSEC PONEMAN ABOUT IRAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: During a December 9 meeting in Abu Dhabi (other meetings reported septel),Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman told Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) that the USG shared many energy policy priorities with the UAE, including renewable energy development and th [...]	2009-12-17 13:07:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PARM ENRG IR YM AE
09ABUDHABI1159	US-UAE Cash Courier Task Force December Meeting [...] (S/NF) On December 14, EmbOffs participated in the second meeting of the US-UAE Cash Courier Task Force, to further planning for a DHS/ICE-led Bulk Cash Smuggling (BCS) training and practical exercise in February 2010. UAE State Security Directorate (SSD) Director General GEN Matar Al Shamsi k [...]	2009-12-22 09:14:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN PTER PGOV PINR AE
09ABUDHABI126	THE BOBCAT AND THE CAGED LION - THOUGHTS ON THE UAE AND IRAN [...] (U) This is a joint cable from Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and the Iran Regional Presence Office. Summary ------- 2. (C) Iran has previously been compared to a caged lion (reftel). Its immediate neighbor to the South is more like a bobcat: a potent fighter for its size, sharp of tooth and ready to [...]	2009-02-02 11:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM KNNP IR AE
09ABUDHABI138	UAE'S ETISALAT WINS IRANIAN MOBILE LICENSE [...] (SBU) On January 13, UAE-based telecom operator Etisalat (Emirates Telecommunications Corporation, www.etisalat.ae) announced it had won Iran's third mobile network license for USD 399 million. Etisalat is majority owned by the UAE Government through the Ministry of Finance and Emirates Invest [...]	2009-02-05 13:02:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	ECPS PGOV IR AE
09ABUDHABI148	UAE ACTIVITY IN ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) Summary: As the UAEG hosted the "moderate camp" of Arab ministers February 3, its role in moderating peace in the Middle East came somewhat more into focus. The UAE is a determined player, and consistent coordinator, in Arab efforts to secure stability; its contributions to GCC and Arab [...]	2009-02-10 14:07:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL EAID KPAL KWGB IS AE
09ABUDHABI174	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT AND ATTENDANCE AT IDEX 2009 [...] (C) We look forward to your visit to the UAE and participation in the 9th International Defense Exhibition and Conference (IDEX). ------------------------------ Punching Above Its Weight ------------------------------ 2. (C) Over the past five years the UAE has emerged as a regional pow [...]	2009-02-19 11:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER MOPS MASS IR IZ AF PK AE
09ABUDHABI192	URGENT UAE REQUEST FOR AIR DEFENSE -- FIVE PATRIOT BATTERIES [...] (S/NF) Summary: UAE Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces convoked the Ambassador to request the urgent deployment of five U.S. patriot batteries in the UAE as an interim measure until the UAE's own batteries are operational (anticipated in 2012). The UAE belief that an increasingly likely pre- [...]	2009-02-24 07:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM MOPS MASS IR AE
09ABUDHABI193	STRONG WORDS IN PRIVATE FROM MBZ AT IDEX -- BASHES IRAN, [...] (S/NF) Summary: On the margins of Abu Dhabi's largest defense exhibition (IDEX),Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) engaged visiting US dignitaries with strident remarks about Iran and Qatar's dangerous ties to extremist elements (including Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood). He s [...]	2009-02-25 12:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS IR QA RU AE
09ABUDHABI221	(S) UAE CONSIDERS CENTRAL BANK RESTRUCTURE AND [...] (S//NF) Summary. On March 2-3, U.S. Treasury Department central banking advisors from the Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) met with UAE Central Bank officials to discuss possible UAEG efforts to restructure and enhance its Central Bank. While the Central Bank officials expressed a clear de [...]	2009-03-05 10:12:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFIN AE
09ABUDHABI226	DEEPENING COOPERATION THROUGH COUNTER-PROLIFERATION TASK [...] (S/NF) The bilateral Counter-proliferation Task Force (CTF) meeting on March 19 in Abu Dhabi is our opportunity to reinforce practical steps to strengthen the UAE's counter-proliferation (CP) regime and follow up on the prior CTF held February 25, 2008 (ref E). The UAE's record on export cont [...]	2009-03-05 13:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM KNNP MNUC ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI268	UAE ASKED AGAIN TO CONSIDER HOSTING GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (S/NF) Summary: Delivering the Secretary's letter (ref A) requesting that the UAEG consider accepting third-country detainees from Guantanamo, Ambassador-at-large Williamson stressed the U.S. Administration's sense of urgency in closing the facility. MinState Gargash sought context in terms [...]	2009-03-18 09:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER AE
09ABUDHABI277	FLAGSHIP UAE CHARITIES FOCUSED ON AID, NOT IDEOLOGY [...] (C) Summary. On 25-26 February, U.S. Embassy and Treasury officials met with senior leadership from the Mohammed bin Rashid Establishment for Charitable and Humanitarian Works (MBRHC) and the UAE Red Crescent Society (UAERC). Both UAE-based NGOs affirmed their commitment to deliver aid to the [...]	2009-03-19 11:10:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	AE ECON KTFN PTER
09ABUDHABI296	UAE CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (S/NF) In response to reftel request, post provides the following information on critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR) in the United Arab Emirates whose destruction or disruption could immediately affect the economic security and national security of the United States: A) Strait [...]	2009-03-23 12:59:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV ASEC MARR EFIN ENRG KCIP AE
09ABUDHABI347	ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE REITERATES IRAN CONCERNS FOR S/SRAP [...] (S/NF) Summary: During a March 24 meeting with Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) expressed his grave concerns about the Iranian threat to the region. MbZ said the Iranian response to the Nowruz message was pri [...]	2009-04-05 12:54:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL PARM MOPS IR AF PK AE
09ABUDHABI348	UAE OFFERS S/SRAP HOLBROOKE MORE AFGHANISTAN DELIVERABLES [...] (S/NF) Summary: During a March 24 meeting with Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) and Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) offered additional UAEG support for Afghanistan. MbZ said the UAE was working to c [...]	2009-04-05 12:56:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL PARM MOPS AF PK AE
09ABUDHABI361	ABU DHABI GETS REAL [...] (C) Summary. While Abu Dhabi's economy still looks rosy compared to neighboring Dubai's, senior officials acknowledge that 2009 will be difficult. Even in traditionally wealthier and more conservative Abu Dhabi, firms and the Government are scrapping expansion plans and focusing on maintainin [...]	2009-04-09 09:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG PREL PGOV AE
09ABUDHABI515	UAE NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR PLANS VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] (S) Federal Director of State Security and UAE National Security Advisor Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed al-Nahyan plans to visit Washington from June 29 through July 1. His office has requested assistance with appointments, which Post strongly endorses as key opportunities to deepen positive engageme [...]	2009-05-21 12:07:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	OVIP OTRA PREL PK IS IR AE
09ABUDHABI555	UAE PRIME MINISTER ON IRAN [...] (SBU) UAE Prime Minister, Vice President, and Ruler of Dubai Mohammed bin Rashid (MbR) al-Maktoum used his newly-instituted web-based dialogue with the public to reply to a variety of questions on June 1. The official UAE news agency WAM released select replies, including a portion on Iran in [...]	2009-06-02 14:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER ETRD KNNP IR AE
09ABUDHABI558	UAE SHAYKHS ON POTUS SPEECH, IMAGE OF AMERICA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two senior members of the Nahyan family were very positive on the Cairo speech, and evinced high expectations. Shaykh Saif (who appears to be an ascendant power in the family) expressed appreciation for the President's bold decision to go forward with the 123 Agreement. END SU [...]	2009-06-03 08:30:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL SCUL AE
09ABUDHABI575	UAE SEEKS CLEAR MESSAGE ON IRAN SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-09 10:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	AE ECON IR KTFN PREL PTER
09ABUDHABI578	(S) UAE UPDATES S/SRAP HOLBROOKE ON PAKISTAN SUPPORT, AFGHAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: During a June 6 meeting with Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) pledged an additional USD 30 million for Pakistani displaced persons and commended Pakistan's decision to shift troops to the Afgha [...]	2009-06-10 07:13:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL PARM EAID MOPS AF PK AE
09ABUDHABI583	(S) UAE DETAINS US MILITARY CARGO, PERSONNEL ON RUSSIAN [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see para 16. 2. (C/NF) Summary: On June 3, the UAE authorities detained two Russian IL-76 cargo planes operated by Volga-Dnepr Airlines (VDA),which were carrying US military cargo and two US service members from Kuwait to Afghanistan. Accor [...]	2009-06-10 15:10:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	EAIR PTER PGOV PREL MOPS AF IZ KU AE
09ABUDHABI701	SCENESETTER FOR TREASURY SECRETARY GEITHNER'S VISIT TO THE [...] (U) We warmly welcome your visit to Abu Dhabi. You will be the first Cabinet Secretary of the wildly popular Obama Administration to visit the UAE and the UAE leadership is delighted with that you will be coming. 2. (C) In the past five years, the United Arab Emirates has emerged as one [...]	2009-07-09 09:10:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL EFIN ECON AE
09ABUDHABI736	CROWN PRINCE SOUNDS ALARM ON IRAN [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in para 12. 2. (S/NF) Summary. On July 15, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner joined Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan (MBZ) and Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan (ABZ) for a dinner covering a range of reg [...]	2009-07-20 12:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL EFIN ECON IR AE
09ABUDHABI737	UAE AFFIRMS SUPPORT DURING ECONOMIC RECOVERY [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in para 18. 2. (C) Summary. On July 15, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner met with UAE Government and finance officials to discuss developments in the global economy, review U.S. measures to address the financial crisis, and stress the importance o [...]	2009-07-20 12:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL EFIN ECON CVIS SOCI AE
09ABUDHABI744	UAE GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE (GSD) JULY 20 PLENARY SESSION AND [...] (S/NF) In a July 20 plenary session of the GSD with a large UAE delegation, accompanied by a smaller session with the UAE Chief of Staff, the immediate focus was largely on Iran. Participants reiterated the good defense cooperation that the U.S. and UAE enjoy, while noting the need to improve [...]	2009-07-22 10:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL PARM EAID MOPS IR IS AF PK SY LE SA
09ABUDHABI746	(S) MBZ HOSTS GULF SECURITY DINNER WITH ISA ASD VERSHBOW AND PM A/S SHAPIRO [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-22 12:59:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL PARM EAID MOPS IR IS AF PK SY LE SA
09ABUDHABI747	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT [...] (U) We welcome your return to Abu Dhabi. This will be your first visit since the change in US Administration, the election in Iran, and falls on the heels of the Gulf Security Dialogue. 2. (C) In the past five years, the United Arab Emirates has emerged as one of the economic powerhouses [...]	2009-07-22 13:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS KNNP IR IZ PK AE
09ABUDHABI75	UAE DECLINES TO RECEIVE THIRD COUNTRY GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-19 13:45:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER MOPS KDRG SY TU AE
09ABUDHABI754	(S) MbZ HOSTS GULF SECURITY DINNER WITH ISA ASD VERSHBOW AND [...] (S) Summary: Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ, also Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and de facto defense chief) hosted a July 19 executive session of the Gulf Security Dialogue in Abu Dhabi (July 20 plenary with UAE uniformed officers reported septel). The U.S. d [...]	2009-07-23 09:40:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL PARM EAID MOPS IR IS AF PK SY LE SA

09ABUDHABI783	TREASURY A/S COHEN RAISES IRAN, NORTH KOREA, TALIBAN WITH UAE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR [...] (S) On July 16, Treasury Assistant Secretary (A/S) for Terrorist Finance and Financial Crime David Cohen met with UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan bin Nasser al Suweidi in order to discuss progress on suggestions to protect the UAE's financial system from abuse by Iran. Governor al Suweidi opened t [...]	2009-08-04 15:09:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL EFIN ECON IR AF PK AE
09ABUDHABI845	CROWN PRINCE OFFERS DHS U/S BEERS COOPERATION, SUPPORT [...] (S/NF) Summary: During an August 7, 2009 meeting with visiting DHS Under Secretary for National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) Rand Beers, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ) discussed UAE efforts to combat illicit financial flows to Afghanistan and Pakistan [...]	2009-08-24 12:29:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL EFIN AF PK YE AE
09ABUDHABI846	CRITICAL NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE AUTHORITY DISCUSSES [...] (S/NF) During an August 7, 2009 meeting with visiting DHS Under Secretary for National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) Rand Beers, Chairman of the Critical National Infrastructure Authority (CNIA) Staff Brigadier Sheikh Ahmed bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan (AbT) discussed CNIA's interest in [...]	2009-08-24 12:30:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV ENRG MNUC PREL AE
09ABUDHABI857	MEDIA COVERAGE OF UAE NORTH KOREAN ARMS SEIZURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UAEG officials, though initially reluctant to comment, have now publicly confirmed media reports of the seized cargo of ANL Australia after reporters in Dubai learned of it from shipping industry sources. Subsequent widespread media coverage highlighted the UAE's previously low- [...]	2009-08-30 13:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM MNUC KNNP ETTC IR NK AE
09ABUDHABI862	SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH SHAYKH [...] (C) Mr President: Shaykh Mohammed bin Zayed is looking forward to renewing your acquaintanceship, established during his 2006 call on you. --------------------------------------------- ---- MbZ - The Man --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. (C) Shaykh Mohammed bin Zay [...]	2009-08-31 10:05:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL AE
09ABUDHABI877	THE UAE AND TALIBAN FINANCING: Our Analysis and Action Plan [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Given the UAE's open financial system, sizeable sub-continent immigrant community and significant legitimate financial flows between the two countries, it comes as no surprise that Taliban financing originates in and transits the UAE to Afghanistan and third countries. Afghan drug p [...]	2009-09-03 08:20:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN PTER PGOV PINR PK AF AE
09ABUDHABI89	(S) UAE: NEW OVERFLIGHT DENIAL REQUEST RELAYED [...] (S) On the morning of January 22, Pol Chief passed reftel points (releasable to UAE) to Khalifa al-Mazroui of the MFA Office of International Organizations. Al-Mazroui said he would convey the request to appropriate officials, yet asked for any additional information available on prior flight [...]	2009-01-22 12:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL ETTC MASS IR SU AE
09ABUDHABI890	Disrupting Taliban Financing: First Meeting of US-UAE Cash [...] (S) SUMMARY. On 7 September 2009, Embassy officials from DHS/ICE, GRPO, Treasury, and State attended the first meeting with Emirati counterparts of the US-UAE Cash Courier Task Force (Ref A) to address the interdiction of cash couriers as one method of disrupting Taliban financing. In the mee [...]	2009-09-08 10:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN PTER PGOV PINR PK AF AE
09ABUDHABI898	UAE Creates a National Higher Committee for UAE Seaports and [...] (U) This is an action request, see para. 3. 2. (C) Summary: DHS/ICE Attach and United States Liaison Office Rep(USLO) met with Dan McClennan of Good Harbor Consulting a consultant firm for the UAE on August 26. Good Harbor representative(s) reported that the UAE Higher Committee for Seaports [...]	2009-09-10 08:24:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL AE
09ABUDHABI901	UPDATE ON UAE RESPONSE TO USG INFORMATION REQUESTS; [...] (S) This is an action request; please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Summary: Pol Chief delivered ref A demarche on disposition of interdicted cargo to MFA counterproliferation (CP) lead, Deputy Legal Affairs Director Abdullah al-Naqbi, on September 9. In response to the USG requestto schedule th [...]	2009-09-10 12:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PREL PARM MNUC KNNP KSTC IR
09ABUDHABI981	(S) A LONG HOT SUMMER FOR UAE-SAUDI RELATIONS [...] (C) This summer witnessed a sharp uptick in tensions between the UAE and Saudi Arabia, beginning with the UAE's May decision to pull out of the GCC Monetary Union (after the Headquarters went to Riyadh when the UAE had lobbied for Dubai). Shortly thereafter the Saudis effectively closed a majo [...]	2009-10-15 14:20:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR PINS GCC PBTS SA AQ AE
09ABUDHABI994	FRENCH CONCERNED ABOUT KEPCO NUCLEAR SAFETY [...] (S/NF) On October 22, French Ambassador Alain Azouaou met with the Ambassador to discuss French concerns about the safety of KEPCO's bid to supply the UAE with nuclear technology (Ref B). Echoing points_F]O [...]	2009-10-22 10:41:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG KNNP PGOV ECON ETRD AE
09ABUJA1102	NIGER DELTA AMNESTY OFFER AND "ACCEPTANCE": LESS [...] (C) Summary: A lawyer for Niger Delta "militant" leader Ateke Tom announced on June 15 that Tom was prepared to accept President Umaru Yar'Adua's amnesty offer (first made on April 2). Yar'Adua reacted positively to the statement, and offered to provide within a week details of how the amnes [...]	2009-06-18 15:33:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NI
09ABUJA1173	NIGERIA: GON ISSUES AMNESTY DECREE FOR NIGER DELTA [...] (C) Summary: On June 25, after several hours of discussion with the Council of State (COS -- a constitutionally established consultative body of over 50, including the VP, Chief Justice, all former Heads of State, all serving state governors and other senior officials) President Umaru Yar'Adu [...]	2009-06-26 15:48:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NI
09ABUJA196	NIGERIA: FORMER NFIU DIRECTOR OKAURU HIRED AS [...] (C) Nigerian media reported on January 28 that former Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) Director, Ashishana Bayo Okauru (Amcit),has just accepted an appointment as of Director General of the influential Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF),chaired by Kwara State Governor, Bukola Saraki. [...]	2009-02-03 13:21:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KCOR CASC KCRM NI
09ABUJA203	NIGERIA: UPDATED HEALTH INFORMATION ON PRESIDENT [...] (S/NF) INTRODUCTION. Ref A requested updated information about the health of Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua. We note that our GON and private contacts continue to state that President Yar'Adua is managing his known health issues -- chronic kidney problems -- and is not suffering from someth [...]	2009-02-04 16:33:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR NI
09ABUJA2352	NIGERIAN MUSLIMS CONDEMN ATTEMPTED TERRORIST [...] (SBU) In the days following Faruk Umaru Abdulmutallab's December 25 attempted attack on a Detroit-bound U.S. commercial airliner, Nigeria's Muslim community condemned Abdulmutallab's actions in unconditional and unequivocal terms. In addition, Nigerians praised Mutallab's father for coming fo [...]	2009-12-30 15:49:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER KISL NI
09ABUJA2353	Text Message on Possible Associates of Nigerian Suspect [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-31 10:24:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV ASEC NI
09ABUJA259	(C) NIGERIA: SHELL BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON OIL GAS ISSUES, [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Shell's regional executive vice president for Africa Ann Pickard and government relations representative Peter Francis met with the Ambassador on January 27 in Abuja and provided an update on problems in the oil and gas sector. Pickard said that things were going from bad to worse, [...]	2009-02-10 16:10:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET ENRG ELAB PINR ECON SENV PGOV NI
09ABUJA261	(S/NF) NIGERIA: VILLA ANALYST DISHES DIRT [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging January 29 conversation, Presidential Villa economist and policy analyst Sani Musa (strictly protect throughout) told PolCouns that President Yar'Adua's health appeared to have stabilized in the past couple of months. He added, however, that the Villa remain [...]	2009-02-10 18:01:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV NI
09ABUJA678	NIGERIA: BETWEEN THE LINES OF PRESS REPORTS ON KBR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Beginning in late March, Nigeria's Attorney General (AG) Michael Aondoakaa, has been manipulating the media coverage of the Department of Justice's February 11 press release related to former Kellogg, Brown, and Root (KBR) Director Albert "Jack" Stanley's guilty plea of conspirin [...]	2009-04-21 15:03:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KCRM CVIS KCOR NI
09ABUJA919	NIGERIA: THREE NORTHERN VIEWS ON YAR'ADUA, [...] (S/NF) Summary: Visiting State Department Nigeria Desk Officer traveled with PolOff and PolSpecialist to Kano, Zaria, and Kaduna on May 10-13 and met separately with three longtime Northern political observers. Our first meeting was with Dr. Usman Ahmed Jalingo, Secretary General of Arewa Con [...]	2009-05-27 15:28:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL NI
09ABUJA983	NIGERIA: WHITHER 2011 ELECTION: PRESIDENTIAL [...] (S/NF) Introduction: As Nigeria marks the second anniversary of President Yar'Adua's inauguration, the country has already begun the political maneuvering leading up to the 2011 Presidential elections. This will make it even more difficult for Nigeria to move forward on good governance issue [...]	2009-06-08 15:56:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
09ADDISABABA1138	SOMALIA: TFG AND ASWJ EXPLORING ALLIANCE [...] (S/NF) Summary. Al Sunnah wal Jama'a (ASWJ) leadership committee member Mahdi Dahir Sheikh Nur (Darood) told PolOff on May 12 that the ASWJ leadership committee would be arriving in Addis Ababa during the week of May 17 to hold discussions with Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Deputy P [...]	2009-05-14 13:52:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
09ADDISABABA1186	ETHIOPIA, SOMALIA, AMISOM, AND THE WAY FORWARD [...] (S/NF) Summary. Embassy Addis Ababa avails itself of the opportunity to provide our analysis of the current situation in Somalia, particularly as it relates to Ethiopia and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM),and suggest options for the United States on a way forward. As conditi [...]	2009-05-19 10:22:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
09ADDISABABA1280	MAKING A POINT ON DEMOCRACY IN ETHIOPIA [...] (S/NF) During a series of meetings with Ethiopia's senior leadership, the Ambassador stressed the importance of inter-party talks between the opposition and ruling parties, and the critical necessity for the ruling party and government entities to investigate transparently and expeditiously an [...]	2009-06-01 11:48:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV PREL ET
09ADDISABABA1347	RECALIBRATING OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH ETHIOPIA [...] (S/NF) The Ethiopian Government's (GoE) growing authoritarianism (Ref. A),intolerance of dissent, and ideological dominance over the economy since 2005 pose a serious threat to domestic stability and U.S. interests. The GoE has come to believe its own anxieties about a fundamental shift in U [...]	2009-06-10 11:06:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ASEC ECON ET
09ADDISABABA1469	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW TO [...] (S/NF) Your visit to Ethiopia comes at a time when the Ethiopian Government's (GoE) growing authoritarianism (Ref. A),intolerance of dissent, and ideological dominance over the economy since 2005 poses a serious threat to domestic stability and U.S. interests. The GoE has come to believe its [...]	2009-06-23 08:11:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER SU SO
09ADDISABABA1490	SOMALIA: TIME FOR PLAN B [...] (S/NF) As Washington reviews U.S. policy towards Somalia, particularly in light of the current crisis, we offer our thoughts on how to sustain the TFG while ensuring that core U.S. interests are protected. The TFG is in the most severe crisis of its short life, and we have no guarantees th [...]	2009-06-26 06:05:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
09ADDISABABA202	SOMALIA: ASWJ SEEKING US HELP TO DEFEAT AL-SHABAAB [...] (S/NF) Summary. Somali Ahlu Sunna wal Jama'a (ASWJ) coordinator, and Dubai based businessman from the Darood clan, Mahdi Dahir Sheikh Nur told PolOff on January 24 that ASWJ would fight until al-Shabaab was "defeated and dead," and he said ASWJ was mobilizing to expand its operations. Mahdi [...]	2009-01-26 14:12:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
09ADDISABABA2061	USAFRICOM COMMANDER GENERAL WARD MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary: During their August 20 meeting at African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, USAFRICOM Commander General William E. (Kip) Ward and African Union Commission Chairperson Jean Ping discussed U.S./Africa cooperation in combating narco-trafficking through Africa, as well as ongoing USG [...]	2009-08-25 05:51:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MASS SNAR KCRM PINR AU
09ADDISABABA2165	USAU: TFG CHIEF OF STAFF ON SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS [...] (C) Summary: Joint Chief of Staff of the Somali National Armed Forces Major General Yusuf H. Osman (aka Dommal),accompanied by the Somali Ambassador to Ethiopia and interpreter/intelligence officer Hussein Sheikh Ali, spoke broadly about the Transitional Federal Government's (TFG) fledgling m [...]	2009-09-08 04:45:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	MASS MCAP MOPS SO ET DJ
09ADDISABABA259	MELES ON SUDAN: ICC AND U.S. ENGAGEMENT [...] (S/NF) In a January 30 meeting, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles told Acting AF Assistant Secretary Phil Carter and AF/SPG Director Tim Shortley that with the expected ICC indictment of Sudanese President Bashir either 1) someone within Khartoum would take advantage of the move to attempt to rem [...]	2009-02-02 14:31:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ASEC SU ET
09ADDISABABA379	INSIDE MFA: PARTY HACKS AND VIEWS ON BILATERAL [...] (S/NF) In a private February 10 meeting with Pol/Econ Chief, a long-term Foreign Ministry (MFA) official lamented that the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) has begun stacking government offices with newly-recruited party members through the on-going Business Pra [...]	2009-02-11 13:44:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM PREL ASEC ET
09ADDISABABA381	ETHNIC INSURGENCY AND POLITICAL OPPOSITION IN [...] (S/NF) This cable responds to reftel request for information on political opposition and ethnic insurgent movements in Ethiopia. A. (C) WHAT POLITICAL OPPOSITION GROUPS ARE ACTIVE IN ETHIOPIA? ARE ANY OF THEM LOOKING TO MERGE AND PRESENT A CHALLENGE TO THE GOVERNMENT IN 2010? -- Unity f [...]	2009-02-11 18:47:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PGOV PTER ET ER
09ADDISABABA392	WHAT NEXT FOR ETHIOPIA AND SOMALIA? THE VIEW FROM [...] (S/NF) In response to a tasking by Acting Assistant Secretary for Africa Phil Carter, Embassy Addis Ababa offers its perspective on where things stand in Somalia, particularly with regard to Ethiopia's future involvement, and where they might go next. While predicting anything in Somali pol [...]	2009-02-13 07:34:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
09ADDISABABA578	MELES COMPLAINS OF SHIFTING U.S. POLICY [...] (S/NF) Prime Minister Meles Zenawi called in Ambassador February 25 to discuss Ethiopia's perception that the U.S. has taken a tougher policy shift towards Ethiopia, stressing human rights concerns over shared objectives on regional stability, counterterrorism and development. The meeting rei [...]	2009-03-06 08:26:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ET
09ADDISABABA653	SOMALIA: TFG SECURITY OFFICIALS VISIT ADDIS ABABA [...] (S/NF) Summary. Somalia unity Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Minister of Internal Security Affairs Omar Hashi Aden, National Police Chief Abdi Qeybdiid, and General Mohamed Sheikh Hassan, likely to be the next TFG National Intelligence Chief, told the Ambassador on March 6 that the T [...]	2009-03-18 08:45:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
09ADDISABABA662	ADDIS ABABA EAC MEETS MARCH 18, 2009 TO REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 18, 2009 the Addis Ababa EAC convened to review Mission travel policy for travel to Ethiopia's Somali Region. EAC was chaired by COM and attended: DCM, CON, DAO, P/E, RSO, ORA and the United States Mission to the African Union. EAC agreed to continue to review closely prop [...]	2009-03-18 13:17:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER
09ADDISABABA723	ARAB LEAGUE AMBASSADORS ON SOMALIA AND SUDAN [...] (S/NF) Summary. Ambassadors from Arab League countries raised with the U.S. Ambassador during their regular gatherings, questions about the new Administration in the context of U.S. policy towards Somalia. The Arab Ambassadors pressed the Ambassador on U.S. support for the new Transitional [...]	2009-03-26 13:28:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER ET SO XF
09ADDISABABA729	(S) BIOGRAPHIC NOTE: INFERRING PRIME MINISTER [...] (S/NF) After scores of meetings with Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, Post has strong confidence in our ability to infer Meles's Myers-Briggs type. We strongly believe that Meles is a strong ISTJ. A STRONG INTROVERT "I" 2. (S/NF) We have a high degree of confidence that Meles is a [...]	2009-03-27 12:24:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PGOV PREL ET
09ADDISABABA797	PRIME MINISTER MELES PRESSES ON HIGH LEVEL SENIOR [...] (S/NF) After a brief meeting with Senator Inhofe and his delegation on April 7 (septel),Prime Minister Meles took Ambassador to the side and privately raised three issues: 1) the need to "improve" the State Department Human Rights Report (HRR),which he felt was filled with errors; 2) allegat [...]	2009-04-09 09:16:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM ET
09AITTAIPEI584	UNSC 1718 COMMITTEE DESIGNATION OF DPRK ENTITIES [...] (S) Post delivered non-paper per reftel. Taiwan,s Financial Supervisory Commission has promised to implement the provisions of the U.N. resolution according to Taiwan law and regulation and will report any findings or actions taken. YOUNG [...]	2009-05-15 08:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFIN ETTC KN KNNP PARM PREL XE ZO
09ALGIERS106	ABC NEWS STORY BREAKS IN ALGERIA [...] (S/NF) The ABC News story reporting alleged sexual misconduct by the Algiers chief of station first appeared in Algeria the morning of January 29 on the electronic news journal Tout Sur l'Algerie. The story aired late enough in the U.S. on January 28 that it did not appear in the January 29 [...]	2009-01-29 13:02:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINR KPAO MARR ASEC AG
09ALGIERS107	ALGERIA SCANDAL: LOCAL REACTIONS, EAC ACTIONS [...] (S/NF) As of Friday afternoon, January 30, there has been effectively no Algerian public reaction to the January 28 ABC News story (reftel). This could change in days to come depending on media coverage and government response. Initial government response, per reftel, has been restrained. We [...]	2009-01-30 17:45:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINR KPAO MARR ASEC AMGT KMSG AG
09ALGIERS115	ALGIERS SCANDAL UPDATE: REACTIONS CALM AS EAC MEETS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Ambassador Pearce chaired an EAC meeting on January 31 to review the fallout from the ABC news story related to a former Embassy officer who allegedly drugged and raped two Algerian nationals (reftels). Because of the Algerian weekend, the story did not break in the local pres [...]	2009-02-01 19:00:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINR KPAO MARR ASEC AMGT KMSG AG
09ALGIERS1162	OVER-FLIGHT CLEARANCE FOR AFRICOM EP-3 MISSIONS: [...] (S/NF) OSC Chief delivered reftel request for EP-3 overflight permission to the Algerian Defense Ministry's Office of External Relations and Cooperation (DREC) on December 29. There was no immediate response, but the DREC summoned OSC Chief for a follow-up meeting December 30 to state that (1) no d [...]	2009-12-30 16:33:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINR MOPS KCOM AG US
09ALGIERS119	INITIAL SCANDAL REACTIONS RESTRAINED, LONGER-TERM [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Although initial public and government reaction to the ABC News story regarding misconduct by a former Embassy officer (refs A and B) has been polite and restrained, the medium-term impact on our image and public outreach activities may be linked to how the judicial process pl [...]	2009-02-02 18:35:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINR KPAO MARR ASEC AG
09ALGIERS224	ALGIERS: SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE [...] DEMONSTRATIONS A. ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? (SBU) Algeria is a nominally secular state with a 99-percent Muslim population. There are no identifiable ethnic or religious communities that har [...]	2009-03-03 18:18:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER AG
09ALGIERS948	ALGERIA SAYS BAMAKO SUMMIT KEY TO REGIONAL [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Algerian Minister Delegate for Defense Guenaizia told visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) Ambassador Vicki Huddleston October 19 that the Algerian, Mauritanian, Nigerien and Malian chiefs of staff had agreed to set up a regional command for joint counter terrorism [...]	2009-10-25 09:28:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV MCAP MOPS SNAR AG ML MR NG
09AMMAN1006	CODEL MCCONNELL'S APRIL 9 MEETING WITH JORDAN'S [...] (S) Summary: King Abdullah discussed with CODEL McConnell the peace process, Iran, and Syria, as well as Iraq and Qatar. The King stressed the importance of immediately pursuing a comprehensive peace settlement in the Middle East, emphasized that the Arab states could support the U.S. in con [...]	2009-05-03 05:14:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IR IS IZ JO
09AMMAN1007	CODEL MCCONNELL'S APRIL 9 MEETINGS WITH JORDANIAN [...] (S) Summary: CODEL McConnell met April 9 with Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC) Suhair Al-Ali jointly. Ali expressed her hope that the Senators would help Jordan obtain supplemental economic support. The Foreign Minister stressed th [...]	2009-05-03 05:15:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IS JO
09AMMAN1128	DEPLOYMENT OF MILITARY INFORMATION SUPPORT TEAM TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post requests deployment of a military information support team (MIST) to plan, conduct and execute information programs coordinated through the Embassy Public Affairs Section. MIST programs will support goals of the Embassy's MSP. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) The MIST team will provi [...]	2009-05-14 15:18:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MASS PGOV PREL KPAO JO
09AMMAN1340	PRINCE HUSSEIN INFORMALLY BEGINS OFFICIAL ROLE AS [...] (S/NF) Summary: King Abdullah marked ten years as Jordan's monarch on June 9 with a parade through Amman which culminated at the city's main soccer stadium. The Minister of Education, who was responsible for organizing the spectacle, resigned on June 11 in what some are calling a reaction t [...]	2009-06-15 06:50:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN1356	JORDAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION REJECTS PROPOSED [...] (S/NF) Summary: Econoffs delivered ref A points on June 8 to Chairman of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) Khaled Toukan and JAEC Commissioner Kamal Araj, reiterating that the U.S. hopes to conclude a 123 Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation Agreement with Jordan in the near future and urgi [...]	2009-06-17 10:28:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG KNNP PREL PGOV JO
09AMMAN1412	JORDANIAN MEDIA ENDS RETALIATORY BOYCOTT OF [...] (C) Summary: Newspapers ended a short-lived boycott of parliamentary sessions but maintained their criticism of the legislature in the wake of the lower house's rejection of a bill which would have lifted a tax on media revenues (Ref B). The government has forwarded the bill to the royally [...]	2009-06-25 05:49:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN1483	JORDAN'S KING, FM DISCUSS MIDEAST PEACE AND IRAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Iran dominated Codel Schiff's discussions with King Abdullah and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh during a June 27-30 visit to Jordan. The King and FM detailed confidence building measures Arab states would offer in the run-up to final statu [...]	2009-07-02 05:55:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KWBG IS IR SA SY JO
09AMMAN1507	JORDAN'S KING ABDULLAH NAMES HIS TEENAGE SON [...] (S/NF) Summary: King Abdullah designated his eldest son Hussein as Crown Prince on July 2. Most saw the move as inevitable, as the throne was already set to pass to Hussein according to the line of succession laid out in Jordan's constitution. Our contacts had no strong opinions about the [...]	2009-07-06 12:40:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN1509	JORDANIAN LEADERS REVEAL DIVISIONS ON HONOR CRIMES [...] (S/NF) Summary: The issue of honor crimes was a central theme in the parallel visits of Codel Schiff and a Nodel of Congressional staffers sponsored by the MFA in late June. King Abdullah noted his deep concern with the issue, but blamed poor leadership in the judiciary for lack of action. F [...]	2009-07-06 13:00:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV KWMN KJUS SOCI JO
09AMMAN1570	JORDAN CREATES TASK FORCE TO FIND COMMON GROUND [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) has created a high-level, interagency Task Force to consider USG-proposed changes on the bilateral 123 Nuclear Energy Cooperation Agreement (NCA). This development appears to be the result of the Ambassador going over Toukan's head and speaking [...]	2009-07-13 11:48:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG KNNP ECON PGOV PREL JO
09AMMAN1637	RUMORS CIRCULATE ABOUT LAWSUIT AGAINST JORDAN'S [...] (S/NF) Summary: A London-based website often used to circulate rumors and gossip in the Arab world reported on July 13 that former General Intelligence Directorate (GID) chief Mohammed Dahabi was or will be questioned in connection with a lawsuit filed by a former MP, Ahmed Oweid Al-Abaddi. [...]	2009-07-22 10:34:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV KINR JO
09AMMAN1690	JORDAN'S ENERGY STRATEGY: MUCH TALK, LITTLE ACTION [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Jordanian government points to the energy sector as a main source of its economic woes. With no oil and limited natural resources, Jordan imports over 96% of its energy needs. Given significant rises in energy demand in Jordan over the last few years, the Government of J [...]	2009-07-29 07:01:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG ECON EINV KNNP EPET PGOV PREL JO
09AMMAN1758	JORDAN: DINNER PARTY RESULTS IN UNEXPECTED MEETING [...] (S/NF) PolChief and PolOff were invited to the home of a Jordanian newspaper columnist on August 3. Unbeknownst to us, the host, a regular political section interlocutor, had also invited two active members of the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (JMB) and its political wing, the Islamic Action [...]	2009-08-04 12:49:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KISL JO
09AMMAN1764	JORDAN'S KING CHASTISES "RUMORMONGERS" ON MIDEAST [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a vaguely worded but politically loaded statement, King Abdullah warned against "rumormongering" about the peace process and internal politics on August 5. The King attempted to calm fears about an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal coming at Jordan's expense while stating hi [...]	2009-08-05 11:59:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KPAL KDEM KWBG JO
09AMMAN1786	JORDAN: KING SACKS FOUR TOP GENERALS, UPSETTING [...] (S/NF) Summary: King Abdullah sacked four senior members of the Jordanian military during an emergency meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) on August 4. The firings have so far not been made public. In an unprecedented step, the King did not immediately announce replacements for the f [...]	2009-08-06 13:22:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MCAP MOPS JO
09AMMAN1866	JORDANIAN ISLAMISTS TALK ABOUT CAIRO SPEECH, [...] (S/NF) Summary: During a dinner on August 3, which unexpectedly included Islamist politicians, conversation focused on the President's Cairo speech, Jordanian electoral politics, and Embassy engagement with Islamist groups (Ref A). The Islamists welcomed the Cairo speech and spoke about a p [...]	2009-08-19 03:54:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KISL JO
09AMMAN2012	FORMER AMBASSADOR OUTLINES JORDAN'S RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Former Ambassador to Iran Bassem Al-Umush described the contours of the official relationship between Jordan and Iran during a September 1 meeting with PolOff. Jordan maintains a minimal diplomatic presence in Tehran to reflect the lack of substantive relations. Iran's efforts t [...]	2009-09-03 05:28:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON KINR IR JO
09AMMAN2053	RE-ENGAGING WITH JORDAN'S ISLAMISTS [...] (S/NF) Summary: Embassy Amman is moving forward with a strategy to re-establish political contact with Islamists in Jordan. Engagement with the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (JMB) and its political wing, the Islamic Action Front (IAF),languished in the wake of September 11, 2001, and eventua [...]	2009-09-10 06:55:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KDEM KISL JO
09AMMAN2098	IS DISSOLUTION OF JORDAN'S PARLIAMENT AN OPTION? [...] (S/NF) Summary: In the face of ongoing debates about the effectiveness and legitimacy of the Jordanian parliament, many in Amman are starting to believe that it should be dissolved. Government officials have privately confided to the Ambassador that they are open to the possibility of disba [...]	2009-09-15 07:06:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN2127	SCENESETTER FOR SE MITCHELL'S SEPTEMBER 17 VISIT [...] (S/NF) Your visit comes as Jordanian officials and the King continue to eagerly anticipate the launch of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. Jordanian-Israeli relations are cordial, although the growing controversy over Mughrabi Gate remains a sore point. Many of our interlocut [...]	2009-09-16 13:23:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ECON KWBG KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN2143	ROYAL DECREE DELAYS OPENING OF JORDAN'S PARLIAMENT [...] (S/NF) Summary: The opening of the Jordanian parliament's fall session was delayed for two months following a royal decree on September 16. The decree came as a surprise to our contacts in parliament and the government. The primary reason for the delay is the budget. With foreign assistanc [...]	2009-09-17 08:25:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV ECON KDEM JO
09AMMAN2216	THE BATTLE OVER JORDAN'S ISLAMIC CENTER SOCIETY [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Islamic Center Society (ICS) was the charitable wing of the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (JMB) until it was seized by the government in 2006. Legally questionable corruption allegations against members of the ICS board allowed the government to appoint a "temporary" boar [...]	2009-10-01 13:25:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KISL KDEM KJUS JO
09AMMAN2252	THE JORDANIAN ISLAMIST MOVEMENT: AN ORG CHART [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (JMB) is an umbrella organization which oversees and controls the political, charitable, and spiritual activities of the Islamist movement in Jordan. The Islamic Action Front (IAF),its political wing, is directly controlled by the JMB through [...]	2009-10-08 06:30:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KISL KPAL EFIN JO
09AMMAN2404	JORDAN: NSC DELEGATION DISCUSSES CAIRO INITIATIVES [...] (SBU) A five-member delegation led by NSC Senior Director for Global Engagement Pradeep Ramamurthy visited Jordan from October 6-9 to discuss initiatives laid out in the President's June 4 speech in Cairo. The delegation also included representatives from the Secretary's Policy Planning Staf [...]	2009-11-01 13:34:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	EAID PREL OEXC SOCI JO
09AMMAN2451	JORDAN: RIOTS IN EAST AMMAN HIGHLIGHT LARGER [...] (S) Summary: Riots broke out in the Haj Al Tafaileh neighborhood on November 8 upon the death of Saddam Sa'ud, who died as a result of injuries sustained during a beating while he was in police custody. The Public Security Department (PSD) announced that two police officers have been arreste [...]	2009-11-09 16:58:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KJUS SOCI JO
09AMMAN2466	JORDAN: REPORTS OF SOF DEPLOYMENTS TO YEMEN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Jordanian online news services reported on November 12 the GOJ's denial that it had sent 450 Special Operations Forces (SOF) to fight Huthi rebels in Yemen alongside Saudi forces. The reports cite allegations by the Baghdad-based pro-Shia Nahrainnet service. In recent month [...]	2009-11-12 15:57:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MOPS JO
09AMMAN2490	JORDAN: TRIBAL CLASHES WITH POLICE ERUPT IN MA'AN [...] (C) Summary: In response to the death of a local resident due to police abuse, rioters fired upon policemen and set ablaze police property in the East Bank tribal town of Ma'an on November 14. Ma'an is viewed as a bellwether for East Bank opinion and has a history of riots in protest of gover [...]	2009-11-16 16:20:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KJUS SOCI JO
09AMMAN2493	JORDAN-U.S. JOINT MILITARY COMMISSION SCENESETTER [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: This Joint Military Commission comes at a time when Jordan is increasing its contributions both in Afghanistan and to broader regional security, offering Syria an Arab alternative to Iranian influence, and maintaining its focus on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestini [...]	2009-11-16 16:20:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PGOV PINS JO
09AMMAN2516	JORDAN: POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT FURTHERS CAIRO [...] (U) This cable is the third of four cables following up on the October visit to Amman of NSC Senior Director for Global Engagement Pradeep Ramamurthy. It outlines aspects of Embassy Amman's efforts to advance goals emphasized in the President's June 4 speech in Cairo. 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY [...]	2009-11-18 15:13:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KDEM KISL JO
09AMMAN2563	JORDAN: KING DISSOLVES PARLIAMENT AND CALLS FOR [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: King Abdullah issued two royal decrees late yesterday, the first to dissolve parliament effective today and the second to call for early parliamentary elections. The reasons behind the dissolution include an impasse between parliament and the government, and increased publ [...]	2009-11-24 13:07:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	JO PGOV PREL
09AMMAN2576	JORDAN: PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR PARLIAMENT'S [...] (S//NF) Summary: Public opinion continues to reflect support for the King's November 23 decree to dissolve parliament and call for early parliamentary elections (reftel). However, Lower House Speaker Abdel Hadi al-Majali, who had been one of the most criticized members of parliament, annou [...]	2009-11-25 15:04:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL JO
09AMMAN2580	SCENESETTER FOR JORDAN VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY [...] (S/NF) Embassy Amman welcomes your December 2 visit which provides an opportunity to articulate the Administration's views on nuclear energy and nonproliferation at a time when Jordan seems to be intensifying its efforts to conclude development, investment, and cooperation agreements in the f [...]	2009-11-28 06:09:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON ENRG PARM PREL KNNP JO
09AMMAN2671	JORDAN: PM RESIGNS, NEW GOVERNMENT TO BE FORMED [...] (S//NF) Summary: Nader al-Dahabi resigned as Prime Minister today, and Samir Zayd al-Rifa'i, son of Upper House Speaker Zayd al-Rifa'i, is to take his place. The King privately cited corruption within the previous government and the delay in parliamentary elections as reasons for the timing [...]	2009-12-09 15:53:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN2678	JORDAN: KING TASKS NEW PREMIER WITH REFORM, [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: King Abdullah's letter of designation to Prime Minister Samir al-Rifa'i on December 9 told the new premier to form a Cabinet that will have a clear plan for continuing and implementing reform efforts, and emphasized that teamwork and transparency are essential for reforms to [...]	2009-12-10 15:55:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV JO
09AMMAN2708	JORDAN: REACTIONS TO PM NEGATIVE; CABINET SWORN IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-14 15:36:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM JO
09AMMAN2709	JORDAN: REACTIONS TO PM NEGATIVE; CABINET SWORN IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-15 06:40:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM JO
09AMMAN2769	GOJ CONFIRMS TO T UNDER SECRETARY TAUSCHER [...] (S/NF) Summary: Under Secretary Tauscher, during a December 2 visit to Jordan, emphasized to then-Prime Minister Dahabi and other senior Jordanian officials the need for strong commitments on uranium enrichment and reprocessing in order to conclude a 123 Agreement. She explained that due to [...]	2009-12-22 10:28:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM ECON ENRG PREL KNNP JO
09AMMAN277	IRAN'S LARIJANI PAYS A LOW-KEY VISIT TO AMMAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Although it was little-known in Jordan, speaker of the Iranian parliament Ali Larijani paid a low-key visit to Amman on January 9, accompanied by the speakers of the Syrian and Indonesian parliaments. Despite several attempts by the Jordanian government to turn off the visit, [...]	2009-01-29 09:26:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER IR IS SY JO
09AMMAN2791	JORDAN: REACTIONS TO PM NEGATIVE; CABINET SWORN IN [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: The appointment of Samir al-Rifa'i on December 9 as Jordanian Prime Minister has been met by largely negative reactions from Embassy contacts and domestic media outlets. His ability to lead a new Cabinet has been questioned by Jordanian officials, political and business el [...]	2009-12-29 05:42:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR JO
09AMMAN2804	JORDAN'S NEW CABINET: SUMMARY AND SELECTED BIOS [...] (C/NF) The 29-member cabinet was sworn in by King Abdullah II on December 14. The new government, largely technocrats, is made up of 16 new ministers and 13 who served in the previous government. Of the new ministers, seven have served in previous cabinets. PM Samir Rifa'i's cabinet inclu [...]	2009-12-30 13:29:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR JO
09AMMAN47	JORDAN DENIES INTERNET REPORT ON MISSING FIGHTERS, [...] (S/NF) According to an Open Source Center (OSC) report, the jihadist Ana Al-Muslim website posted a report on January 5 that "a Jordanian Foreign Ministry spokesman stated that three warplanes disappeared" on January 4 as well as "five pilots, who have been described as having Islamic leanings. [...]	2009-01-06 14:54:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PTER KISL JO
09AMMAN613	JORDAN'S JUSTICE MINISTER OUTLINES WAY FORWARD ON [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph seven. 2. (S/NF) Summary: In a recent meeting with Ambassador, Minister of Justice Ayman Odeh offered a way forward on the long-standing issue of the 1995 U.S.-Jordanian extradition treaty. The treaty, which was never ratified by parliament, [...]	2009-03-05 09:08:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KJUS JO
09AMMAN69	JORDANIAN CONTACT EXPOUNDS ON REASONS BEHIND GID [...] (S/NF) Summary: PolOff met on January 5 with Dr. Muhammad Al-Momani (protect),host of a current affairs program on Jordan's state-run television. Momani offered his understanding of former General Intelligence Department Director Muhammad Al-Dahabi's dismissal and how the decision to fire h [...]	2009-01-08 11:58:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR JO
09AMMAN777	JORDAN SHARES U.S. VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF DOHA SUMMIT [...] (S/NF) Ambassador and Chief of the Royal Court Nasser Lozi discussed on March 24, a day before receiving reftel, shared U.S.-Jordan goals for the Doha Summit. They agreed on the need for Palestinian reconciliation without compromising Quartet principles and continued strong support for the Ar [...]	2009-03-26 13:27:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	KPAL PGOV PREL AL JO
09AMMAN825	CURRENT STATE OF PLAY IN JORDAN'S NUCLEAR ENERGY [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) continues to engage numerous foreign countries on the development of Jordan's nuclear energy program. This approach at times has created confusion, particularly in the press, as to which deals have actually been finalized or are mer [...]	2009-04-06 11:48:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG KNNP ECON JO
09AMMAN887	SCENESETTER FOR KING ABDULLAH'S VISIT TO THE U.S. [...] (S/NF) Summary: King Abdullah is extremely pleased to be the first Arab leader to meet with the President in Washington. He wants to show his skeptical public and the wider Arab street that his moderate approach gains him access to (and, he hopes, influence with) the White House. The visit [...]	2009-04-15 12:08:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KPAL IS IR IZ SY JO
09AMMAN896	REPORTING TRIP TO SOUTHERN JORDANIAN TOWN DRAWS [...] (S/NF) Summary: A routine Embassy meeting with the mayor of a remote town in southern Jordan has attracted negative media attention. One Islamist commentator characterized the visit as a violation of Jordanian sovereignty and has called for the Ambassador to be convoked. The reaction, while [...]	2009-04-16 09:40:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ASEC KISL JO
09AMMAN914	ARAB MINISTERS AGREE ON PEACE APPROACH IN ADVANCE [...] (S/NF) Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh passed Ambassador the text of points agreed upon by Arab ministers who met in Amman on April 11, in advance of King Abdullah's trip to the United States. That meeting - dubbed "7 1" - brought together Jordanian, Saudi, Lebanese, Egyptian, Qatari [...]	2009-04-20 12:59:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KPAL IS JO
09ANKARA1012	TURKEY: ABBAS TO TELL GOT "STOP EMPOWERING HAMAS" [...] (S) Summary: Despite multiple embassies' expressions of concern regarding the growing number of NGO-sponsored Muslim-based conferences in Turkey attended by radical regional participants, the Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party-led (AKP) GOT has chosen to turn a blind eye. PLO Amba [...]	2009-07-15 12:36:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ECON KWBG MARR TU IS
09ANKARA1084	TURKEY-IRAN BORDER: A TALE OF TWO CUSTOMS POSTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-29 04:05:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON PINS PTER EAID IR TU

09ANKARA1434	(S) TURKEY AGREES TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST TRUCK [...] (S/NF) We shared the non-paper regarding the transit of a truck convoy from Iran to the Levant carrying a shipment of high concern (reftel) with MFA Deputy DG for Nonproliferation Ahmet Gun on October 2, and asked the GoT to take immediate action to disrupt the shipment. Gun agreed to alert rel [...]	2009-10-02 14:43:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC MARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER
09ANKARA1472	SCENESETTER: YOUR VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (S) Sandy, Glad you'll be able to visit Turkey at this key time. Your short visit will give you an opportunity to engage with key Turkish leaders on, first and foremost in their minds, missile defense. The Turks are keen to learn more about U.S. plans, in particular what role the U.S. wants/e [...]	2009-10-13 08:30:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM PTER TU
09ANKARA1520	IRAN ASYLUM SEEKER ALLEGES TORTURE AND SIGNS OF [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On Monday October 19th, CONOFF and LEGATT interviewed Ebrahim Ali MEHTARI (strictly protect),an Iranian asylum seeker in Ankara, regarding MEHTARI's claims that he saw writing by Robert LEVINSON at an Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) detention center during MEHTARI' [...]	2009-10-21 12:29:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	CVIS IR PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SCUL SOCI TU
09ANKARA1799	TURKEY: NO APPLICATION RECEIVED FOR LME TRANSFER [...] (S) On December 16, we followed up our initial demarche (ref a) regarding the possible transfer of Bulgarian-origin lethal military equipment to Syria via Turkey (ref b) with MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Section Head Mustafa Yurdakul. Yurdakul told us that the MFA had consulted releva [...]	2009-12-17 14:50:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER MASS
09ANKARA548	SCENESETTER: YOUR VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) In the short time since your last visit to Turkey, we have seen a broad shift in Turkey's perception of the U.S. and in its view of how we should approach some of the more complex issues in the region. The visit of President Obama was extraordinary, and had a game-changing effect not only [...]	2009-04-14 14:02:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PARM TU
09ANKARA816	TURKEY: DAVUTOGLU STEPS FROM BEHIND THE CURTAIN [...] (C) Summary: Ahmet Davutoglu's May 1 appointment as Foreign Minister has raised many questions about the future of Turkish foreign policy. As Senior Prime Ministry Foreign Policy Advisor, Davutoglu created a new paradigm that broadened Turkey's traditional Western orientation to include a dee [...]	2009-06-10 15:29:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL TU
09ANKARA839	SCENESETTER: YOUR VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Dave, thanks for taking the time to come to Turkey. Building on President Obama's and Secretary Clinton's landmark visits earlier this year, your trip will further underscore our recognition of Turkey as an essential partner in practically every mission we seek to accomplish in this regio [...]	2009-06-17 08:34:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM PTER TU
09ANTANANARIVO486	MADAGASCAR: EAC CONVENED TO REVIEW SECURITY AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: On June 30, 2009, the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened to discuss the possibility of lifting the Ordered Departure (OD) status for post. The EAC discussed several recent events involving small explosive devices, arrests connected to those events, and the reported throwing [...]	2009-07-01 14:00:00	Embassy Antananarivo	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER
09ANTANANARIVO492	EAC CONVENED TO UPDATE REVERSE TREIPWIRES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Based on a suggestion/request from Washington, the mission's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met again today to propose revisions to our exisiting reverse tripwires. This cable updates our previous set of reverse tripwires (reftel),which post agrees were too rigid and no longer [...]	2009-07-02 08:55:00	Embassy Antananarivo	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER
09ANTANANARIVO547	EAC CONVENED TO REVIEW TRIPWIRES, DISCUSS RECENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened on July 20, 2009 to review the current tripwires, specifically those for Civil Disorder/Armed Combat and the updated Health and Environment tripwires. This was especially timely in light of the weekend plot reported by local authoriti [...]	2009-07-22 08:30:00	Embassy Antananarivo	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER
09ASHGABAT218	TURKMENISTAN/IRAN: WEAPONS FOUND HIDDEN IN IRANIAN [...] (S/NF) A Turkmen customs official told an Embassy LES on February 13 that an Iranian Embassy diplomatic container with AK-47's, sniper rifles and ammunition hidden in it had been discovered one week earlier at the Serdar Uli (Gaudan) customs point in Ashgabat, where vehicles and containers ar [...]	2009-02-13 12:59:00	Embassy Ashgabat	SECRET//NOFORN	IR PGOV PREL PTER TX
09ASMARA140	ERITREAN MILITARY "DRAINED OF PATIENCE" [...] (S/NF) VETERANS AND SOLDIERS REPORTEDLY FED UP: Many former fighters, both civilian and active duty veterans of Eritrea's 30-year war for independence, believe that Isaias is "destroying the country," according to a supposed senior leader of Eritrea's internal opposition (strictly protect). T [...]	2009-04-29 12:50:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV MOPS ER
09ASMARA187	ERITREA'S FLAT DENIAL AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT [...] (S/NF) Foreign Minister Osman Saleh adamantly and hotly denied Eritrean support for radical Somali Islamists June 17 as we delivered the President's letter addressed to Isaias (ref). This is the same line we've heard from numerous other Eritrean officials both in public and private. From a s [...]	2009-06-18 14:39:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PROP PARM ER SO
09ASMARA278	ERITREAN AIR ASSETS [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Asmara is aware of nine former or current airports in Eritrea, based on unclassified imagery or personal observation. Four airports have long concrete runways capable of handling jet aircraft. Only Asmara airport has military aircraft visible; over half of the 43 airc [...]	2009-08-20 07:00:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS EAIR PINR PGOV ER
09ASMARA326	ERITREAN SOLDIERS COMMITTING SUICIDE [...] (SBU) An Eritrean soldier killed himself and his estranged wife by detonating a hand grenade on 09/22/09 near the town of Mendefeira. The soldier who had been on national service since 1994 was despondent over his estranged relationship with his wife and bleak prospects of being released from [...]	2009-09-25 07:59:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC MOPS PINS PGOV ER
09ASMARA391	ERITREAN GOVERNMENT RELOCATES MILITARY TRAINING [...] (C) The Eritrean government (GSE) is reportedly planning to relocate its Sawa training center to a newer facility located in the vicinity of Massawa along the Red Sea, according to a reliable embassy source. NOTE: All 12th grade students in Eritrea report to Sawa in western Eritrea to conduct [...]	2009-11-10 09:03:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PGOV PREL PINS ASEC ER
09ASMARA70	ASMARA SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE [...] (SBU) On 02/25/2009, EAC met to discuss Post's response to the Security Environment Profile Questionnaire (SEPQ). the following responses are keyed to Reftel. --------------------------------------------- - POLITICAL VIOLENCE --------------------------------------------- - Â [...]	2009-02-26 14:07:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER ER
09ASTANA1416	KAZAKHSTAN: USCENTCOM CDR PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During an August 13 meeting in Astana, USCENTCOM CDR General Petraeus and Minister of Defense Dzhaksybekov discussed: -- further Kazakhstani assistance in Afghanistan, including staff officers for ISAF HQ in Kabul, noncombatant trainers and instructors for the Explosive Ord [...]	2009-08-19 04:18:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR MARR OSCE AF KZ
09ASTANA1422	KAZAKHSTAN: USCENTCOM CDR PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: USCENTCOM Commander General David Petraeus met Minister of Foreign Affairs Marat Tazhin on August 13 to discuss U.S.-Kazakhstani military cooperation and request support for U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Petraeus specifically requested the deployment of Kazakhstani staff office [...]	2009-08-20 06:33:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR MARR OSCE RS AF KZ
09ASTANA1423	KAZAKHSTAN: USCENTCOM CDR GENERAL PETRAEUS' [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During an August 13 meeting in Astana, USCENTCOM CDR General Petraeus and Security Council Chairman Suleymenov discussed potential Kazakhstani noncombatant military and other assistance to support U.S. policy in Afghanistan, including the possibility of Kazakhstan hosting a l [...]	2009-08-20 07:05:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR RS AF KG TI UZ KZ
09ASTANA1429	KAZAKHSTAN: WHY TO PAY SERIOUS ATTENTION [...] (S/NF) During USCENTCOM CDR General David Petraeus' August 13 meetings in Astana, senior Kazakhstani officials made more clear than ever that President Nursultan Nazarbayev wants an enhanced relationship with the United States and is offering us a logistics/transit facility for U.S. and Coali [...]	2009-08-25 04:36:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON EPET MARR SOCI KNNP KDEM AF
09ASTANA1478	KAZAKHSTAN: LAND-LOCKED OIL POWER WANTS TO IMPROVE NAVY, [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On August 28, U.S. NAVCENT Deputy Commander Rear Admiral Thomas Cropper met General-Major Mazhitov, Deputy Director of Kazakhstan's Border Guard Service; Rear-Admiral Abikeyev, Chief of Kazakhstan's Border Guard Service Coast Guard Directorate; and Rear-Admiral Ratmir Komratov [...]	2009-09-04 11:32:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR MARR RS AF KZ
09ASTANA2204	KAZAKHSTAN: TERRORISM AND SECURITY CONCERNS INFLUENCE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On December 22, the Ambassador and Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov met to discuss outstanding U.S. requests to amend the 2001 overflight and 2009 Northern Distribution Network (NDN) agreements (refs A, B). Umarov told the Ambassador that 10 Kazakhstani government agenci [...]	2009-12-23 09:37:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR MARR AF RS UZ KZ
09ASTANA2272	KAZAKHSTAN SEEKS NEW OVERFLIGHT AGREEMENT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On December 30, the Ambassador and Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov met again to discuss outstanding U.S. requests to amend the 2001 overflight and 2009 Northern Distribution Network (NDN) agreements (reftel). Umarov told the Ambassador that Kazakhstani government agenci [...]	2009-12-31 05:32:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR MARR AF RS UZ KZ
09ASUNCION1	PARAGUAYAN PEOPLE'S ARMY STARTS NEW YEAR WITH BANG [...] (S/NF) Armed individuals claiming to be members of the Paraguayan People's Army (EPP) attacked a small military outpost in San Pedro Department around midnight December 31, stealing weapons and burning it to the ground. The Paraguayan government responded January 1 with police roadblocks and [...]	2009-01-02 19:42:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER ASEC PINS MOPS PA
09ATHENS1419	Initial thoughts on new Greek CHOD Giagkos [...] (S) SUMMARY. The August 6 replacement of Greek CHOD General Dimitris Grapsas with Chief of the Air Force General Ioannis Giagkos (YAH gos) set off a round of speculation in the press, but appears consistent with general personnel practices. Further, Giagkos at first glance appears to be more [...]	2009-08-10 12:31:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR GR TU
09ATHENS1589	SCENESETTER FOR ADM ROUGHEAD'S VISIT TO GREECE [...] (C) Admiral Roughead: Welcome to Greece. You are the first and most senior flag officer to visit Greece since the October 4 national elections. Admiral Stavridis (as SACEUR) and Admiral Fitzgerald (as NAVEUR) visited Athens in late September. Your visit comes as newly elected PM George Papa [...]	2009-10-30 09:38:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MASS PREL PGOV NATO GR
09BAGHDAD1030	MEK/CAMP ASHRAF: BRINGING DOWN THE TEMPERATURE [...] (S/NF) Summary: In recent weeks, the Government of Iraq (GOI) has steadily increased the pressure on the Mujahedin e-Khalq (MEK),prohibiting entry of additional categories of supplies and personnel. The GOI recently announced its intention to move the residents of Camp Ashraf from their curr [...]	2009-04-14 17:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PHUM PINR PREF PREL IZ IR US
09BAGHDAD1057	WASIT: IN SLAP TO MALIKI, OLD GOVERNOR ELECTED [...] (C) Summary: Wasit,s new, 28 member Provincial Council in its fourth session approved current Governor Latif Hamid Tarfah as Wasit,s new Governor. A new coalition of the Independents and the Al Dawa Iraq Organization, both elements of the State of Law Alliance (Maliki,s list),joined with [...]	2009-04-18 12:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR IZ
09BAGHDAD1103	IRAN IN IRAQ: STRATEGY FOR PRESSURING IRGC-QF [...] (S/NF) Summary: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - Quds Force (IRGC-QF) officers are active in Iraq, conducting traditional espionage and supporting violent extremists as well as supporting both legitimate and malign Iranian economic and cultural outreach. Iraqis and their government have dem [...]	2009-04-24 16:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PINR MOPS ECON ETRD IR IZ
09BAGHDAD1104	IRANIAN PLANS FOR IRAQ AS U.S. FORCES DRAW DOWN [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Iranian response to the drawdown of U.S. military forces in Iraq, and Iraq's evolving relationship with Iran, will influence the climate for U.S. engagement with Iran on our range of interests. The Iranians may see the drawdown as an opportunity to strengthen their hand in Ira [...]	2009-04-24 16:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PINR PGOV MOPS ECON IR IZ
09BAGHDAD1130	SPECIAL OPERATION ACTION DAMAGES U.S. RELATIONSHIP [...] (U) This is a PRT Wasit reporting cable. 2. (S / / REL TO USA, ACGU) Summary: A deadly American operation in a residential area of Al Kut has seriously set back cooperation between the United States and Iraqis in Wasit province. A unilateral U.S. action in the early hours of April [...]	2009-04-28 15:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS IZ
09BAGHDAD1187	IRAQI MFA CONDEMNS REPORTED IRANIAN ATTACKS [...] (S/NF) Summary: In response to reports of Iranian cross-border attacks in Iraqi Kurdistan, the Iraqi MFA summoned Iranian Ambassador to Baghdad Hassan Kazemi-Qomi on May 4 to demand a halt to the attacks and threaten "severe negative consequences" if they continue. According to unconfirmed p [...]	2009-05-05 16:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PTER IR IZ
09BAGHDAD124	ASSESSING THE POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF TRIBAL [...] (C) Summary: At the direction of Prime Minister Maliki, Support Councils (SC) (Arabic: majilis al-isnad) were first established in Maysan and Basra in conjunction with ISF security operations in March and May 2008. The first Support Council, established in Basra, didn't develop much due to [...]	2009-01-16 16:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR SOCI IZ
09BAGHDAD1436	IRAQ REQUESTS INFORMATION ON ALL IRAQI DETAINEES [...] (U) This is an action request (see para 5). 2. (S/NF) Pol-MilOff met with Mr. Hussain Al-Asady, Director General of the Prime Minister's National Operation Center (PMNOC) May 30 to discuss the transfer of a fifth Iraqi detainee from Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba (GTMO). Four former GTMO [...]	2009-06-01 16:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV PHUM PINR KDRG IZ US
09BAGHDAD1462	CABINET APPROVES UK AGREEMENT; EXPECTED TO BE [...] (S/NF) Summary: On June 2, the Council of Ministers (COM) approved an agreement allowing for the continued presence of UK forces - specifically 100 trainers and five naval ships and their crews, in Iraq. The agreement comes after weeks of failed negotiations and attempts to secure an extension [...]	2009-06-03 11:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ UK
09BAGHDAD1484	MEK/CAMP ASHRAF - FORCED ENTRY INTO CITY LIKELY [...] (S/NF) Summary. After weeks of relative quiet, the Government of Iraq (GOI) has once again turned up the heat at Camp Ashraf. Following the forced retirement of former National Security Advisor Mowaffaq Al-Rubaie, Prime Minister (PM) Al-Maliki has reconstituted the GOI Ashraf Committee direc [...]	2009-06-06 15:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PHUM PINR PREF PREL IZ IR US
09BAGHDAD1530	SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF FIFTH GUANTANAMO DETAINEE [...] (S/NF) After receiving information on the remaining Iraqi detainees at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba (GTMO) (REF A),the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) authorized the transfer of a fifth Iraqi detainee from GTMO June 7. In a letter addressed to Commanding General Multi-National Force-Iraq, D [...]	2009-06-11 15:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV PHUM PINR KDRG IZ US
09BAGHDAD1802	RISING OIL PRICES IMPROVE IRAQ'S BUDGET OUTLOOK, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Rising oil prices have improved Iraq's 2009 budget outlook, but they are not a panacea for all of the country's budget woes. Projected 2009 GOI revenues of $42.7 billion are still optimistic since oil exports for the remainder of the year are likely to remain well below the for [...]	2009-07-06 12:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFIN EAID IZ
09BAGHDAD1950	AMB, CG AND PM DISCUSS UPCOMING VISIT, SYRIA AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: In their regular weekly meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on July 16, the Ambassador and MNF-I Commanding General (CG) Odierno discussed the PM,s upcoming visit to Washington, the NATO agreement and foreign fighters crossing the border into Iraq from Syria. In [...]	2009-07-19 10:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	IZ MARR MOPS PGOV PREL PTER
09BAGHDAD197	RUBAIE CLAIMS HE CARRIED MESSAGE OF CONFIDENT IRAQ [...] (S) Summary: National Security Advisor Mowafaq al-Rubaie carried the message of a more confident Iraq to Tehran in meetings with senior Iranian officials January 19-22, according to a readout of the visit Rubaie gave to Ambassador Satterfield, PMIN and Pol-Mil Counselor after returning to Bagh [...]	2009-01-26 16:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PINR IR IZ
09BAGHDAD1987	PROGRESS CONTINUES ON SECURITY AGREEMENT [...] (S) Summary. Progress under the Security Agreement (SA) has improved from the early days when a fist fight broke out between two Iraqi generals. The USG and GOI have worked through the SA,s joint subcommittees (JSCs) to sort through alleged "violations" at the working level, rarely needing [...]	2009-07-23 08:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL IZ MARR KTIA EAIR PGOV MASS
09BAGHDAD2009	MEK IN CAMP ASHRAF: CONFRONTATION LOOMING? [...] (S/NF) Summary. In a direct exchange between the GOI Ashraf Committee and the residents of Camp Ashraf, Committee Chairman Ali Abdul Amir al-Yassery announced the imminent arrival of a new site commander, plans to locate an Iraqi police station (IP station) on Camp Ashraf, and future relocat [...]	2009-07-27 15:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PREL PTER PINR IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2251	MEK/ASHRAF UPDATE: GOI PLANNING TO RELOCATE MEK [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 18 meeting with the Commander of Task Force 134 and Poloff, Ali al-Yassery, the chairman of the GOI's Ashraf Committee stated: (1) the GOI regrets the loss of life and will continue to abide by Iraq's laws and constitution in its dealing with the Mujahideen-e-Kh [...]	2009-08-19 15:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PREL IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2277	ALLEGATIONS OF FRAUD IN KRG ELECTIONS POSSIBLE [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the Independent Higher Electoral Commission's (IHEC's) recent certification of the results in the July 25 Kurdish Regional Elections, there remains lingering resentment among the Kurdish opposition and Christian parties that fraud, manipulation, and intimidation played [...]	2009-08-23 14:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM KIRF IZ
09BAGHDAD2294	MANAGING IRAQI POLITICAL RESPONSE TO BAGHDAD [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Responding to reports that PM Maliki is considering firing senior officials, including Interior Minister and PM-hopeful Jawad al-Bolani, in reaction to the recent Baghdad bombings, the Ambassador and Emboffs engaged with members of the Presidency Council, parliament, and Malik [...]	2009-08-25 16:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER IZ
09BAGHDAD2388	IRAQI MINISTER OF INTERIOR INVESTIGATES ATTACKS, [...] (S//NF) Summary: Minister of Interior Jawad Bolani told EmbOffs on August 31 that his primary focus now is security leading up to the national election, without which Iraq cannot have an effective democratic process. An important aspect of this to Bolani is the Iraqi government's response to [...]	2009-09-04 13:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PTER PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD2396	IRAQ POLICE AT SYRIAN BORDER: NO NEW MOVEMENT [...] (C) As of 0700 EST, there are no confirmed reports of an increase in security personnel along the Syrian border, despite numerous media accounts of thousands of Iraqi police heading west. According to Interior Minister Senior Advisor Dr. Norman Ricklefs, at this time this is more about the P [...]	2009-09-06 11:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS PINR PTER SY IZ
09BAGHDAD2463	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN TO [...] (S/NF) Mr. Vice President, your upcoming trip to Iraq comes at an important time in Iraq's political calendar. As the Islamic month of Ramadan draws to a close, Iraqi political leaders are furiously at work negotiating potential alliances in advance of the January 2010 parliamentary elections [...]	2009-09-12 14:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ENRG KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD251	MALIKI TO FORM BASRA POST-ELECTION COALITION WITH [...] (C) Summary: Leading provincial contacts told Senior Advisor Gordon Gray on January 26-27 that Prime Minister (PM) Maliki's State of Law list will form a post-provincial election coalition on the Basra Provincial Council (PC),including Fadhilah, Iraqi National Accord, National Dialogue Fron [...]	2009-01-30 14:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR IZ
09BAGHDAD2736	POST PROPOSES SHOULDER-FIRED MISSILE ABATEMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY: Embassy seeks to develop with the Government of Iraq (GOI) a Man-Portable Air Defense Systems Reduction Program (MANPADS Program). The program would follow a "host-country model", used in Yemen and Pakistan, through [...]	2009-10-11 14:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	AF IR IZ PARM PGOV PINR PK PREL PTER XD XF
09BAGHDAD2821	INCONSISTENCIES IN ARREST OF YEZIDI POLITICIAN [...] (C) Summary. Outspoken critic of Kurdish security forces, Yezidi Progress Party (YPP) Head Wa'ad Hammad Matto was arrested by Iraqi military intelligence at his Ninewa home and continues to be held in communicado. The warrant for his arrest was issued four days after his detainment. According [...]	2009-10-20 13:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	KDEM PHUM PGOV PREL IZ SY
09BAGHDAD2824	INITIAL AGREEMENT ON NORTHERN SECURITY INITIATIVE [...] (S/NF) Summary & Comment: GOI, KRG and U.S. senior officials agreed on the text of a Northern Security Initiative that would create a joint security architecture for the disputed internal boundary (DIBs) areas in the northern provinces of Ninewa, Kirkuk and Diyala. The plan would bring select [...]	2009-10-20 19:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER MARR IZ
09BAGHDAD2844	KURD LEADERS IN DIYALA: INCREASED ARAB [...] (U) This is a Diyala PRT Message. 2. (C) Summary: Kurdish leaders in Khanaqin (Diyala Province) claimed increasing tensions between Arabs and Kurds in nearby Jalula and Saadiya are a result of intimidation from Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and a Ba,athist resurgence in the area. The Kurdis [...]	2009-10-23 12:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PINS KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD289	IRAQ-IRAN DIPLOMACY A SIGN OF IRANIAN INFLUENCE OR [...] (S) Summary: Recent Iraqi-Iranian visits (most notably PM Maliki and National Security Advisor al-Rubaie's visits to Tehran) indicate that Iraq is being increasingly assertive toward its ambitious neighbor, and that Iran is showing Iraq overdue respect, although the relationship might be char [...]	2009-02-04 12:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PINR ECON EAIR IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2968	VISAS VIPER: NOVEMBER 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] (U) Visas Viper 2. (U) Post: Baghdad MEETING DATE: 04 November 2009 CHAIR: Consul General David Schwartz COORDINATOR: CONOFF David Brownstein ATTENDEES: RSO, ECON, POL/MIL, FBI, PAS, CONS 3. (U) THE COMMITTEE IS SUBMITTING INFORMATION ON THE FOLLOWI [...]	2009-11-09 15:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PTER ASEC CMGT CVIS KPRV IZ
09BAGHDAD2998	PM MALIKI AND PRESIDENT TALABANI DISCUSS ELECTIONS [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY. On October 25, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki hosted General David Petraeus at his residence, shortly after returning from visiting the blast sites at the Ministry of Justice and Baghdad Provincial Council. The PM stressed that there continued to be successful operations aga [...]	2009-11-15 06:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL MARR MOPS PARM IZ KU
09BAGHDAD3065	PRT DIYALA: PROSECUTOR CLAIMS CONFESSION LED TO [...] This is a PRT Diyala cable. 2. (C) Summary: Multiple sources claim that the recent Anti-Terrorism Law-based warrants for Diyala Provincial Council member Hisham al-Hiyali and his wife, Council of Representatives (COR) member Tayseer Mashandani, originate with the un-coerced confession of [...]	2009-11-22 08:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KTER IZ
09BAGHDAD3133	TRILATERAL COUNTER-PKK COOPERATION REMAINS ON TRACK [...] (SECRET/NOFORN) Summary: MNF-I MGEN Stephen Hummer led a MNF-I/EMB Baghdad group, accompanied by MSNSA Staff MGEN Fukaiki, to the Trilateral Intelligence Sharing Office (TISO) on November 25. Bilateral U.S.-GoI (with KRG host) discussions on the margins with hosting KRG Zerevani (paramilita [...]	2009-12-02 14:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER MARR PINR SNAR TU IZ
09BAGHDAD3175	ELECTION LAW CRISIS FOSTERS SUNNI-SHIA COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: A significant side-effect of the recent election law crisis was the emergence of greater political cooperation between some Sunni and ISCI Shia political leaders. In mid-November, traditional Shia hard-liner and ISCI/Badr bloc leader Hadi al-Amiri unexpectedly emerged as a vo [...]	2009-12-09 18:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD3184	DECEMBER 8 BOMBINGS TAKE THEIR TOLL, BUT IMPACT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The four car bomb blasts that hit Baghdad December 8 bore the hallmarks of a coordinated terrorist attack. The intended targets of two of the bombs, which may have detonated prematurely, remain unclear. Contrary to press reports, the Ministry of Labor was not directly target [...]	2009-12-10 17:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER IZ
09BAGHDAD3294	IRAQI DEFENSE MINISTRY DEAL WITH UKRAINE RAISES [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. The Government of Iraq (GOI) and the Government of Ukraine (GOU) announced an arms deal for armored personnel carriers, light transport aircraft, and helicopter repair. The deal is valued at $560.1 million, but was announced as a $2.5 billion commitment, with the additional [...]	2009-12-22 08:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL MARR EFIN IZ UP
09BAGHDAD3295	DEC 8 BOMBINGS RESULT IN FINGER POINTING, NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The combination of Iraqi Council of Representatives (COR) high profile questioning of senior Iraqi security officials, including Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, and Maliki's own public effort to coordinate intelligence agencies is doing little to bolster Iraqi public confidence i [...]	2009-12-22 13:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD3373	PRT DIYALA: CENTER OF GRAVITY FOR IRAQ'S PROBLEMS [...] (U) This is a PRT Diyala message. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT With its long border with Iran, Diyala remains a strategically vital focal point for some of Iraq's most pressing problems, yet its Provincial Government remains ill-equipped to confront the challenges facing it. Although Diyala [...]	2009-12-30 16:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KTER PTER KDEM PINR PINS PHUM PREF
09BAGHDAD342	IRAQI PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS: IRANIAN LOSS [...] (S/NF) Summary: Despite pre-election concerns about Iranian-sponsored violence and fraud in the January 31 provincial elections, observers found no indication of significant Iranian interference on election day. The first-place showing of PM Maliki's State of Law list in most of southern Iraq [...]	2009-02-10 09:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER KDEM IR IZ
09BAGHDAD343	IRAN-IRAQ BORDER CROSSING VULNERABLE TO SMUGGLING, [...] (S/NF) Iraqi border inspectors at the Shalamsha port-of-entry (POE) are ill-equipped to prevent smuggling of weapons, drugs, and other contraband from southern Iran, border officials told Senior Advisor for Southern Iraq Gordon Gray during a visit February 2. MNF-I forces and U.S. contractors [...]	2009-02-10 11:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	ETRD PTER KTFN KCOR PREL KNNP IR IZ
09BAGHDAD405	MEK DEFECTORS TO BE RESETTLED IN TURKEY [...] (S/NF) Summary: According to the GOI's lead in Mujahedin e-Khalq (MEK) resettlement issues, Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Salim, Iranian officials, contrary to recent public statements (ref A),do not want to repatriate MEK defectors to Iran. Instead, the Iranian Embassy will issue passp [...]	2009-02-16 14:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PREL KREF TU IR IZ
09BAGHDAD413	NEGOTIATING WITH IRANIANS: THE MEK IN IRAQ AS A [...] (S) Summary: In a case study of significant face-to-face dealing with Iranians, the Mujahedin e-Khalq (MeK) at Camp Ashraf in Iraq have been exasperating negotiators during six months of talks with Embassy and Multi-National Force ) Iraq (MNF-I) interlocutors on their future in Iraq. We believe [...]	2009-02-17 11:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PINR IR IZ
09BAGHDAD420	MEK/CAMP ASHRAF UPDATE: MINISTER OF HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (S/NF) Summary: As the Iraqi National Security Staff and some of the internal security forces agitate for rapid movement against the Mujahedin e-Khalq (MEK) at Camp Ashraf, Minister of Human Rights Widjan Salim has moved to a more prominent position on the GOI Ashraf Committee. She visited C [...]	2009-02-18 10:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PHUM PINR PREF PREL IZ IR
09BAGHDAD436	POSSIBLE FTO DESIGNATION FOR ASA'IB AHL AL HAQ [...] (U) In response to reftel, post provides the following response. 2. (S/NF) Regarding Kata,ib Hizballah (KH),post considers this group an irreconcilable Iranian proxy and supports its designation as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). Post believes the summary provided is accurate and [...]	2009-02-19 13:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER ASEC PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS IZ
09BAGHDAD553	MEK/CAMP ASHRAF - THE WAY AHEAD [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Mujahedin e-Khalq (MEK) faces a difficult position in Iraq as the GOI has made clear it considers the group a terrorist organization and seeks the closure of the Camp Ashraf facility and the departure of all the residents from Iraq. It plans to prosecute some members of t [...]	2009-03-04 05:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PHUM PINR PREF PREL IZ IR US
09BAGHDAD730	MEK/CAMP ASHRAF - GOI MISHANDLING UNDERLINES NEED [...] (U) This is an action request (see para 11). 2. (S/NF) Summary: The GOI is expressing increasing frustration with the Mujahedin e-Khalq (MEK) residents of Camp Ashraf. In response to GOI assertions that the MEK are "breaking the rules," more stringent controls have been placed on personne [...]	2009-03-18 10:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PHUM PINR PREF PREL IZ IR US
09BAGHDAD768	IRANIAN VISITORS AND DEVELOPERS WORRY BASRAWIS [...] (S/NF) One year after militias supported by Iran were routed in the Charge of the Knights operation, Basra residents continue to be worried about Iranian influence over national politics and local security. In separate meetings with Senior Advisor Gordon Gray, held March 17-18, tribal and Ira [...]	2009-03-20 14:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER PBTS IZ IR
09BAGHDAD773	RSO MEETING WITH KRG MINISTER OF INTERIOR [...] (S/NF) Summary: On 03/17/2009, the RSO met with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister of Interior to extend courtesies, apprise him on the status of Antiterrorism Assistance (ATA) training, and discuss possible recruitment/probes by the Asayesh (Kurdish Security Service) on Peshmerga c [...]	2009-03-21 13:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC IZ PTER
09BAGHDAD793	RSO MEETING WITH KRG ZEREVANI COMMANDER [...] (SBU) Summary: On 03/19/2009, the RSO met with the Commanding General of the Zerevani (Peshmerga),Major General Aziz Wayse, to extend courtesies and discuss further specifics regarding Antiterrorism Assistance Training and the integration of Zerevani forces into RSO's protective security oper [...]	2009-03-23 09:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER IZ
09BAGHDAD840	MEK DEFECTOR GOES TO TURKEY DUE TO LIMITED ICRC [...] (S/NF) Summary: Frustrated at the restrictive support provided to him in Iraq and afraid of returning to Iran, one of the two current Mujahedin e-Khalq (MEK) defectors has moved to Istanbul. ICRC met regularly with the defectors (most recently on March 12) and offered to assist them to ret [...]	2009-03-28 15:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM KREF IO IZ IR
09BAGHDAD921	IRAQ 201: TURKEY'S INTERESTS AND INFLUENCE IN IRAQ [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The relationship between the Governments of Iraq and Turkey has improved substantially in the last one and a half years, though it remains fraught with long-standing differences. Ongoing areas of concern include KGK/PKK terrorists in northern Iraq; Kurdish demands to control K [...]	2009-04-05 07:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PMIL MOPS TU IZ
09BAKU175	IRAN'S MONEY LAUNDERERS, SANCTIONS-BUSTERS, AND [...] (S) According to widespread rumor, many Iranians in Baku are involved full- or part-time in Iranian regime-related profit making, sanctions-busting, money laundering, and similar activities. Activities range from assisting Iranian interests "on the side" of pursuing private activities, to w [...]	2009-03-06 09:55:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ETRD SNAR ECON AJ TU RU IR
09BAKU179	IRANIAN SOURCE NAMES "U.K.-REGISTERED" COMPANY AS [...] (S) A well-connected Iranian businessman who owns a Baku-based oil services company told Baku Iran watcher that a company called "INSULTEC," owned by UK citizens of Indian origin, has secretly provided cladding, thermal insulation, and ancillary equipment to the government of Iran in a varie [...]	2009-03-06 12:32:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC ETRD ENRG UE UK TU AJ IR
09BAKU20	AZERBAIJAN'S DISCREET SYMBIOSIS WITH ISRAEL [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-13 12:43:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PRL PTER AJ IS IR
09BAKU252	AZERBAIJAN: WHAT FOLLOWS THE RAPPROCHEMENT? [...] (S/NF) Summary. As Turkey and Armenia head toward a historic reconciliation, official Baku is in shock at what it views as possible major abandonment by its closest cultural and political partner. Foremost in the minds of Azerbaijani leaders is the effect of renewed Turkey-Armenia relations on [...]	2009-04-02 08:50:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV TU AM AJ
09BAKU269	AZERBAIJAN: TURKISH AMBASSADOR PLEADS FOR REAL N-K [...] (S/NF) Summary. Turkish Ambassador Hilusi Kilic called Ambassador Derse Sunday April 5 to relay his deep alarm at the coming "crisis" in Azerbaijan-Turkey relations and plead for U.S. assistance to ensure that Armenia continues to negotiate in good faith on Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) after achievin [...]	2009-04-07 04:34:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL TU AM AJ
09BAKU270	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENT ALIYEV REASONABLE ON N-K [...] (S/NF) Summary: EUR DAS Matthew Brzya and Ambassador Derse met with President Aliyev and FonMin Mammadyarov for over an hour on April 3 to discuss Azerbaijan's concern with respect to the impact of the Turkey-Armenia normalization process on the negotiations to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh [...]	2009-04-07 04:40:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL TU AM AJ
09BAKU271	AZERBAIJAN: TURKISH AMBASSADOR AND DAS BRYZA [...] (S/NF) Summary. Ambassador Derse hosted EUR DAS Matthew Bryza and Turkish Ambassador Kilic at dinner Friday April 3, following her and DAS Bryza's meetings with President Aliyev and Foreign Minister Mammadyarov, the latter accompanied by Deputy Minister Araz Azimov. Kilic was extremely anxious [...]	2009-04-07 04:54:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL TU AM AJ RU
09BAKU430	AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT REPEATS REQUEST FOR A [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: President Aliyev told EUCOM Commander Craddock on May 21 that Azerbaijan's independent policies in support of NATO, Georgia and especially on energy leave it increasingly exposed to growing Russian and Iranian pressure. Azerbaijan needs "serious political and security guarant [...]	2009-05-26 10:22:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM ENRG ETRD PREL RS AF TU AJ
09BAKU508	IRANIAN ELECTION: IRANIAN POLITICAL SOURCES REPORT [...] (S/NOFORN) Baku Iran watcher was in contact Tuesday night with four well-connected sources who shed light on the ongoing situation in Iran. Two sources were wealthy Baku-based Iranian businessmen with allegedly extensive contacts in Tehran including to Mousavi's circle. The other two are in [...]	2009-06-24 13:10:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM ECON AJ IR
09BAKU524	AZERBAIJAN: ALIYEV'S DOWNBEAT FAREWELL [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a farewell call with the Ambassador on June 22, President Ilham Aliyev vented about a series of issues on which he claimed the United States has ignored Azerbaijan's interests, despite Baku's real and continuing contributions to U.S. policy priorities, especially on securit [...]	2009-06-30 12:02:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL TU AM AJ
09BAKU73	BAKU UP IN ARMS OVER ALLEGED RUSSIAN WEAPONS [...] (S) Summary and Comment: Official Baku has expressed vocal concerns since January 12, when press reports surfaced that Russia allegedly had transferred a quantity of vehicles, weapons and ammunition worth USD 800 million from the Russian Base No. 102 in Gyumri, Armenia to the Armenian armed f [...]	2009-01-29 14:03:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL AM AJ
09BAKU749	PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV - MICHAEL (CORLEONE) ON THE [...] (S/NF) Summary: Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev utilizes distinctly different approaches to foreign and domestic policies. He typically devises the former with pragmatism, restraint and a helpful bias toward integration with the West, yet at home his policies have become increasingly authorit [...]	2009-09-18 11:17:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL AJ RU TU AM
09BAKU759	PRIVATE IRAN COMMENTS OF SISTANI, MALIKI, AND ALI [...] (S) A prominent Sh'ia cleric just returned from Iraq and Iran shared some of the Iran-related content of his recent meetings with Ayatollah Sistani, Prime Minister Maliki, and Ali Khomeini (a grandson of Ayatollah Khomeini). The cleric related that Maliki regards recent factional in-fighting [...]	2009-09-24 07:07:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KISL PHUM AJ IZ IR
09BAKU877	ALBORZ RIG MOVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS NEED TO ACCELERATE [...] (S) This cable contains action requests for S/CT, the inter-agency CEIP working group, and USEUCOM/USNAVEUR (Center for Naval Analysis) in paras 8, 12, and 14. Summary --------- 2. (S) The recent move of the Iranian Alborz rig into potentially disputed waters in the Caspian offers a t [...]	2009-11-06 10:30:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG EPET ECON PREL TU AJ
09BAKU972	IRANIAN SNSC ON AFGHANISTAN, OPPOSITION ARRESTS [...] (S/NOFORN) Baku Iran watcher met again with an Iranian-Azerbaijani journalist/magazine editor who previously reported on recent deliberations of the Supreme National Security Council (Shuraye Aliye Amniate Melli),and other issues (reftels). Baku contact has been known to Iran watcher for ov [...]	2009-12-17 14:02:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV SA AJ SY IR
09BAMAKO167	MALI'S REALITY: WHAT MOTIVATES ATT? [...] (S/NF) Summary: This is the first of two messages addressing the role of the Government of Mali with regard to the ongoing hostage crisis in the north and the more general presence of Al Qaeda linked terrorists in parts of northern Mali. This cable, intended as a guide to interpreting and f [...]	2009-03-19 12:39:00	Embassy Bamako	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PREL PTER ML
09BAMAKO182	MALI NABS TWO KIDNAPPING SUSPECTS BUT MISSES [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-24 10:56:00	Embassy Bamako	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PINS PINR PREL ML
09BAMAKO186	TUAREGS CAPTURE THIRD KIDNAPPING SUSPECT IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-25 09:03:00	Embassy Bamako	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PINS PINR PREL ML
09BAMAKO221	TUAREG BOUNTY HUNTERS LOOKING FOR SECURITY AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-10 10:56:00	Embassy Bamako	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PINS PINR PREL ML
09BAMAKO435	DASD HUDDLESTON MEETS ATT: THE WAY FORWARD AGAINST [...] (S/NF) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for Africa Ambassador Vicki Huddleston and Ambassador Milovanovic called on President Amadou Toumani Toure (ATT) June 29 to discuss the state of Mali,s recent efforts against AQIM and avenues of U.S.-Malian cooperation in support o [...]	2009-07-01 15:37:00	Embassy Bamako	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER ML
09BAMAKO52	(S) EFFORTS TO LOCATE NEW EUROPEAN HOSTAGES IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-26 20:00:00	Embassy Bamako	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PINS PINR ASEC PREL ML
09BAMAKO822	DAWA MEETING IN KIDAL NOT MUCH TO TALK ABOUT [...] (S/NF) Summary: In early November the Dawa movement - also known as Jama,at al-Tabligh - hosted an international meeting in Kidal, Mali. Dawa arrived in Mali in the early-1990s and has not been able to attract a significant number of adherents. While a fundamentalist ideology, Dawa in Mali [...]	2009-12-21 06:45:00	Embassy Bamako	SECRET//NOFORN	KISL PINS PTER PGOV ML
09BANGKOK1061	TARGETED KILLINGS FEED CLIMATE OF FEAR AND [...] (C) Summary: Targeted killings of religious leaders, former detainees, alleged informants and collaborators, and human rights activists, with both security forces and insurgents to blame for cases that usually go unsolved, are exacerbating an environment of distrust and fear in Thailand's deep [...]	2009-04-29 10:54:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINS PREL PTER TH

09BANGKOK213	U.S.-THAI RELATIONS: SUSTAINING OUR IMPORTANT [...] (C) Summary. As one of five U.S. treaty allies in Asia and straddling a major force projection air/sea corridor, Thailand remains crucial to U.S. interests in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. Underpinning our strong bilateral relations is the U.S.-Thai security relationship, which is base [...]	2009-01-28 07:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH

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