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05PARIS1478 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): FRANCE'S SINGLE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-07 16:57:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | CW AS PARM PREL |
05PARIS1496 | AT MEETING WITH MEMBER STATES, DG OUTLINES [...] Summary: In a February 10 meeting with representatives of member states, DG Matsuura reported that UNESCO had succeeded in assuming a lead role in coordinating efforts to set up global and regional tsunami warning systems. He outlined a process -- SIPDIS including a March 3-8 UNESCO/IOC [...] | 2005-03-08 09:57:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY TSPL SENV KSI UNESCO |
05PARIS15 | FRENCH NOTIFICATION OF MARITIME INFRACTION BY U.S. [...] (U) The French Foreign Ministry has provided the Embassy with a report filed by the GOF's Maritime Affairs Administrator alleging an infraction of international maritime traffic rules by the U.S.-flagged merchant vessel "Ascencion" on August 15, 2004 off the coast of France in the English Cha [...] | 2005-01-03 13:29:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT FR IMO |
05PARIS1509 | FY2005 UNESCO PAYMENT: U.S. ASSESSED [...] As per reftel, UNESCO acknowledges receipt of the amount of seven million one hundred and ten thousand dollars (USD7,110,000)with letter DCO/1- 82 dated February 1, 2005. 2. Below, Mission transmits the text of letter sent by the Deputy Assistant Director General for Administration and C [...] | 2005-03-08 13:30:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AORC UNESCO |
05PARIS1511 | PARIS RESPONSE, SOLICITING DONATIONS FOR NATO [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-08 13:58:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | UP ETTC MARR MOPS PREL NATO |
05PARIS152 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - ELECTIONS IN PALESTINE [...] ELECTIONS IN PALESTINE 2. IRAQ - VIOLENCE BEFORE ELECTIONS B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: TWO MAJOR STORIES DOMINATE TODAY'S FRONT PAGES AND COMMENTARIES: THE PROJECTED VICTORY BY MAHMOUD ABBAS IN PALESTINE AND WHAT THIS MAY MEAN FOR THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS, AND THE SITUATION IN IRAQ, WEE [...] | 2005-01-10 11:48:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS1520 | France: Telecom and Information Technology Update [...] This is another in a series of periodic updates on the French telecommunications and information technology sectors, including internet and e-commerce. Contents: New CEO named for France Telecom (para 2) France Telecom Announces 2004 Results (para 3) A Victory for ART ... (para 4) ... And [...] | 2005-03-08 15:59:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ETRD FR |
05PARIS1526 | TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION: FRANCE WILL PARTICIAPE IN [...] (U) On 7 March, Econ Chief passed ref A paper and ref B agenda to Eric Chevalier, deputy to Jean-Claude Mallet, the newly named Interagency Coordinator for Tsunami Relief. Chevalier confirmed that Mallet would participate in the conference call on 9 March. Chevallier welcomed the U.S. initia [...] | 2005-03-08 17:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN FR |
05PARIS1559 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - GREATER MIDDLE EAST - IRAQ - [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-09 13:33:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS1589 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAQ LEBANON-SYRIA [...] IRAQ 2. LEBANON-SYRIA B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: FRONT PAGES AND EDITORIALS, DEVOTED TO TODAY'S DAY OF SOCIAL PROTEST, SINGLE OUT SALARIES AND A DETERIORATING BUYING POWER AS THE MAJOR REASON FOR THE PROTEST, AHEAD OF CONCERNS FOR CHANGES TO THE 35-HOUR WORKWEEK. LEBANON, SYRIA'S PULLOUT [...] | 2005-03-10 11:39:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS1610 | FRENCH RELEASE 1 OF 3 EX-GTMO DETAINEES [...] (U) According to press reports, the GOF released Mustaq Ali Patel in the evening of March 9 after questioning him for two days. Patel was one of three French citizens previously held in Guantanamo (GTMO) and transferred to French custody on March 7. The other two ex-GTMO detainees, Ridouane K [...] | 2005-03-10 17:02:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER FR |
05PARIS1629 | AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. TOGO 3. DROC 4. COTE D'IVOIRE 5. NIGER 6. CENTRAFRIQUE 7. SUDAN 8. HIV/AIDS Â [...] | 2005-03-11 13:36:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
05PARIS1630 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - BUSH POLICY - IRAQ - LEBANON [...] BUSH POLICY - IRAQ - LEBANON - SYRIA 2. U.S. WITHDRAWAL FROM WORLD COURT JURISDICTION OVER CAPITAL CASES B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: TWO MAJOR STORIES DOMINATE TODAY'S FRONT PAGES AND COMMENTARIES: THE CONSEQUENCES OF YESTERDAY'S DAY OF SOCIAL PROTEST AND TODAY'S COMMEMORATION OF THE FIRST A [...] | 2005-03-11 13:38:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS1684 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - SYRIA - MIDDLE EAST [...] SYRIA - MIDDLE EAST DEMOCRATIZATION 2. IRAN B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: SYRIA'S DECISION TO WITHDRAW FROM LEBANON AND WASHINGTON'S SUPPORT TO THE EU-3 INITIATIVE WITH IRAN ARE TWO OF TODAY'S MAJOR INTERNATIONAL STORIES, WITH COMMENTATORS WIDENING THEIR SCOPE TO ANALYZE THE REALITY OF AN "ARA [...] | 2005-03-14 14:34:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS1713 | FRENCH RESPONSE TO BELARUS DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-15 13:17:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | BO FR UNHRC PDEM EUN |
05PARIS1714 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - MIDDLE EAST - LEBANON - SYRIA [...] MIDDLE EAST - LEBANON - SYRIA 2. KAREN HUGHES NOMINATION - U.S. IMAGE ABROAD 3. CHINA - TAIWAN RELATIONS B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: THE NOMINATION OF KAREN HUGHES AS UNDERSECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY IS PROMINENTLY ANNOUNCED ON THE FRONT PAGE OF LE FIGARO, UNDER THE HEADING: "PRESIDENT B [...] | 2005-03-15 13:37:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS1715 | FRANCE: GOF ACCEPTS PROPOSED MARCH 29 MEETINGS ON NEW [...] EconOff raised reftel with MFA Wassenaar Arrangement expert Bruno Bisson on March 11 and followed-up with him on March 14 and 15, when he confirmed that he and his GOF interagency colleagues accept the U.S. proposal to bring a small team of experts to Paris on March 29 for a presentation of ou [...] | 2005-03-15 13:37:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KSTC PARM PREL FR |
05PARIS1732 | DJAMEL BEGHAL CONVICTED, RECEIVES 10-YEAR SENTENCE [...] (U) Summary: Djamel Beghal, the ringleader of a group arrested in 2001 on suspicion of planning to bomb the U.S. Embassy in Paris, was convicted March 15 of "terrorist conspiracy," and received a maximum 10-year sentence. His five accomplices were all found guilty as well, and received senten [...] | 2005-03-15 17:43:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS FR |
05PARIS1747 | OECD: Participants Begin Formal Review of the [...] On 22-23 February 2005, the OECD Participants to the Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits and officials from Brazil met to start a formal review of the terms and conditions for officially supported export credits for civil aircraft. These terms and conditions are set out in the [...] | 2005-03-16 10:38:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETRD EAIR EAID BR OECD |
05PARIS175 | 2005 CENTRAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET, PART III: [...] SUMMARY. This is the last in a series of cables on the 2005 GOF central government (CG) budget. This cable analyzes the questionable assumptions upon which the budget bill was based, and analyzes the budget as finally passed. Final passage of the 2005 budget law occurred December 30 with pub [...] | 2005-01-10 18:57:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV FR PBIO |
05PARIS1754 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAQ: FORMATION OF NEW [...] IRAQ: FORMATION OF NEW GOVERNMENT 2. SECRETARY RICE TO ASIA B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: FRONT-PAGES AND SEVERAL EDITORIALS ARE DEVOTED TO THE EUROPEAN UNION'S BOLKESTEIN DIRECTIVE, A MEASURE AFFECTING THE SERVICE SECTOR AND WHICH, ACCORDING TO SOME, IS BEING USED AND ABUSED BY THE PROPONENTS [...] | 2005-03-16 13:10:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS1780 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAQ - ITALIAN TROOP [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-17 12:55:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS1787 | CHILD MARRIAGE IN FRANCE [...] (U) Following is post's response to request for information on child marriage. Following paras respond directly to reftel's three questions. 2. (U) Reftel Question A: Males can legally marry in France at age 18; females at 15 (Article 144, Civil Code). Girls between 15 and 18 can be mar [...] | 2005-03-17 14:13:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN FR |
05PARIS1822 | EURONEXT PARIS REFORMS ITS OFFERINGS, GOING FOR [...] SUMMARY. Euronext, the stock market operator based in Paris, has initiated major changes in its offerings, to stimulate small and mid capitalizations. It now has a single well-organized list ("Eurolist"),and has created new indices along with a new small and mid cap expert status for analy [...] | 2005-03-18 09:43:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV FR |
05PARIS1828 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAQ ALASKA OIL DRILLING [...] IRAQ 2. ALASKA OIL DRILLING 3. PUTIN TO FRANCE B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: TODAY'S FRONT PAGES CARRY A VARIETY OF STORIES, WHICH INCLUDE PUTIN'S VISIT TO PARIS, WITH LEFT-OF-CENTER LIBERATION HEADLINING "PUTIN, THE COLD-SHOULDER FRIEND," AND POPULAR RIGHT-OF-CENTER LE PARISIEN'S POLL ON TH [...] | 2005-03-18 11:28:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS1830 | AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. TOGO 4. DJIBOUTI 5. CENTRAFRIQUE 6. DROC 7. MOZAMBIQUE 8. AID TO AFRICA Â [...] | 2005-03-18 13:10:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
05PARIS1838 | FRENCH FOLLOW-UP ON BRITISH REQUEST FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-18 16:25:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AF UK PREL SNAR FR |
05PARIS1839 | FRANCE TO HOST WORKING-LEVEL COORDINATION MEETING [...] On March 17 poloff spoke with MFA Afghanistan Desk Officer Cyril Gerardon about the scheduled March 29 working-level coordination meeting, the topic of which will be "Setting up the Afghan Parliament." Gerardon provided a schedule for the meeting saying that the goal of the conference is to [...] | 2005-03-18 16:25:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AF FR |
05PARIS184 | CHANGES TO FRENCH CONSTITUTION REQUIRED [...] (U) President Jacques Chirac has announced that France will hold a referendum on the EU Constitution "before summer". Before the referendum can be held, however, the French Constitution must be amended to insure that all of its provisions are consistent with those of the proposed EU Constitu [...] | 2005-01-11 09:42:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI PREL FR |
05PARIS1857 | EC MAKES NEW PITCH ON CULTURAL DIVERSITY [...] SUMMARY: DCM Koss and I attended a lunch March 19 hosted by Luxembourg ambassador to UNESCO Hubert Wurth. Wurth, who was acting for the EU presidency, also included his deputy and Xavier Troussard of the Culture and Education Division of the European Commission. Lunch discussion focused on t [...] | 2005-03-21 10:58:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL ETRD UNESCO |
05PARIS1859 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - WOLFOWITZ NOMINATION TO WORLD [...] WOLFOWITZ NOMINATION TO WORLD BANK - BOLTON NOMINATION TO UN 2. SECRETARY RICE IN ASIA (B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: THE INCREASING NUMBER OF "NO" VOTES ON THE EU CONSTITUTION REFERENDUM SHARES FRONT PAGES ALONG WITH DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST THE BOLKESTEIN DIRECTIVE AND THE REPORT OF T [...] | 2005-03-21 11:57:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS1861 | PARTIAL PRIVATIZATION OF HIGHWAY COMPANY SANEF [...] SUMMARY. The state-owned toll highway company SANEF, the third-largest in France, is going public, selling 950 billion euros in new shares on March 23. The GOF will keep a majority stake in the company as it did in number-one and two highway companies ASF and SAPRR. END SUMMARY. 2. Prio [...] | 2005-03-21 12:00:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ELTN EWWT FR |
05PARIS1880 | FRENCH RESPONSE ON ICJ NOMINATION [...] We delivered to the MFA's International Organizations directorate March 10 a diplomatic note in support of Judge Buergenthal's nomination, together with the judge's curriculum vitae. Poloff met March 21 with MFA IO advisor Didier Gonzalez, congratulating the GoF on the appointment to the ICJ [...] | 2005-03-21 16:39:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CH UK NL FR UNSC UNGA RU |
05PARIS1893 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - UN REFORM [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-22 11:12:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS1925 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - UN REFORM [...] EU SUMMIT - EU CONSTITUTION REFERENDUM 2. VALUE OF THE DOLLAR (B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: THE FRENCH VOTE TO REJECT THE EU CONSTITUTION, THE DEBATE OVER THE BOLKESTEIN DIRECTIVE TO LIBERALIZE SERVICES AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FRANCE AND THE REST OF EUROPE IN LIGHT OF THE EUROPEAN EC [...] | 2005-03-23 11:10:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS1946 | March 21-22 Informal Discussions on the draft [...] SUMMARY. A day and a half meeting in Paris organized by the Canadian government to discuss the UNESCO draft convention on cultural diversity brought us no closer to consensus on the final document. The meeting was a rehash of positions on such important issues as the relationship of the con [...] | 2005-03-23 17:35:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL ETRD UNESCO |
05PARIS196 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - MIDDLE EAST - PALESTINIAN [...] MIDDLE EAST - PALESTINIAN ELECTION 2. SUDAN PEACE ACCORD 3. TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS ARE FEATURED BOTH IN LEAD STORIES AND IN EDITORIALS, INCLUDING DOMESTIC POLITICAL STORIES AND REPORTS ON THE DIFFICULTIES FOR THE TSUNAMI RELIEF EFFORT TO RE [...] | 2005-01-11 12:29:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS1968 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - SYRIA-LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-24 12:16:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS2016 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - KYRGYZSTAN REVOLUTION [...] KYRGYZSTAN REVOLUTION 2. WOLFOWITZ TO WORLD BANK 3. THE UN - DARFUR B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: THE REVOLUTION IN KYRGYZSTAN IS TODAY'S MAJOR FRONT-PAGE STORY. FOR RIGHT-OF-CENTER LE FIGARO IT IS "THE NEW QUIET REVOLUTION;" FOR LEFT-OF-CENTER LIBERATION "PUTIN IS LOSING HIS PALS" AND FOR C [...] | 2005-03-25 11:19:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS2032 | AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. TOGO 4. NIGER 5. SUDAN 6. SIERRA LEONE Â [...] | 2005-03-25 15:25:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
05PARIS2038 | FRENCH OBSERVERS TO TOPOFF 3 [...] (U) The GOF will send the following two observers to the Top Officials 3 exercise to take place April 4-8, 2005: -Mr. Alain Waquet Senior National Security Official (and Prefect) Interior Ministry Official passport number: 04ZZ3848 Tel: 33-1-5604-7654 email: alain.waquet@interieur.go [...] | 2005-03-25 16:27:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC FR |
05PARIS2043 | AIDS: FRENCH/US COLLABORATION "ESSENTIAL" [...] Summary. EST Counselor met with Michel Kazatchkine, head of the National Agency for AIDS Research (ANRS) on March 24, shortly after Dr Kazatchkine's nomination as "Ambassador at large for AIDS." The meeting focused on France's involvement in global AIDS activities and ANRS's research in dev [...] | 2005-03-25 18:43:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO FR |
05PARIS2051 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - KYRGYZSTAN REVOLUTION - U.S. [...] KYRGYZSTAN REVOLUTION - U.S. - RUSSIAN INFLUENCE 2. AFGHANISTAN - TALIBAN REGIME B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: DOMESTIC POLITICS DOMINATE TODAY'S FRONT PAGES AND COMMENTARIES, WITH RIGHT-OF-CENTER LE FIGARO LEADING WITH THE RESULTS OF ITS LATEST IPSOS-EUROPE ONE POLL ON THE EUROPEAN CONSTITUTI [...] | 2005-03-29 10:41:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS2062 | GOV OF FRANCE QUESTIONS STATUS OF CSI PERSONNEL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of France is considering asking the U.S. to change the current status of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Container Security Initiative personnel working at the port of Le Havre. CSI Le Havre personnel currently hold "administrative and technical" status. The [...] | 2005-03-29 13:10:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AODE EWWT FR |
05PARIS2098 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - UN - KOFI ANNAN AND FOOD FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-30 10:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS2136 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - UN - KOFI ANNAN AND FOOD FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-31 06:45:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS2145 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - SYRIA - LEBANON KYRGYZSTAN [...] SYRIA - LEBANON 2. KYRGYZSTAN AND RUSSIA'S INFLUENCE 3. UN REPORT ON THE ENVIRONMENT B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: EVERY FRONT PAGE AND NUMEROUS EDITORIALS ARE DEVOTED TO THE LAUNCHING OF FRANCE'S DIGITAL LAND TELEVISION NETWORK, WHICH WILL GIVE ACCESS TO 14 FREE CHANNELS, DOUBLE TODAY'S ACCE [...] | 2005-03-31 10:15:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS216 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - MIDDLE EAST - PALESTINIAN [...] MIDDLE EAST - PALESTINIAN ELECTION 2. GUANTANAMO 3. AIRBUS-BOEING AGREEMENT B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: POPULAR RIGHT-OF-CENTER LE PARISIEN CARRIES PRESIDENT BUSH'S OP-ED ON THE INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI, IN WHICH HE CONVEYS HIS AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE'S COMPASSION FOR THE VICTIMS AND PROMISES [...] | 2005-01-12 12:55:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS2173 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - UN - KOFI ANNAN AND FOOD FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-01 09:10:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS2175 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - CIA REPORT - WOLFOWITZ [...] CIA REPORT 2. WOLFOWITZ APPOINTMENT (B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: FRONT PAGES TODAY ARE DOMINATED BY DOMESTIC STORIES RANGING FROM FRANCE'S RISING UNEMPLOYMENT LEVEL TO NICOLAS SARKOZY'S TAKING ANOTHER STEP TOWARD A PRESIDENTIAL BID IN 2007. SARKOZY, DURING A TELEVISED INTERVIEW YESTERDAY [...] | 2005-04-01 10:19:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS2196 | AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. RWANDA 4. NIGER 5. SENEGAL 6. ANGOLA 7. ZIMBABWE 8. SUDAN 9. SOUTH AFRICA 10. GABON 11. DROC 12. SOMALIA Â [...] | 2005-04-01 14:22:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
05PARIS2210 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - CIA REPORT - WOLFOWITZ [...] CIA REPORT 2. WOLFOWITZ APPOINTMENT (B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: FRONT PAGES TODAY ARE DOMINATED BY DOMESTIC STORIES RANGING FROM FRANCE'S RISING UNEMPLOYMENT LEVEL TO NICOLAS SARKOZY'S TAKING ANOTHER STEP TOWARD A PRESIDENTIAL BID IN 2007. SARKOZY, DURING A TELEVISED INTERVIEW YESTERDAY [...] | 2005-04-04 05:39:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS2211 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - CIA REPORT - WOLFOWITZ [...] CIA REPORT 2. WOLFOWITZ APPOINTMENT (B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: FRONT PAGES TODAY ARE DOMINATED BY DOMESTIC STORIES RANGING FROM FRANCE'S RISING UNEMPLOYMENT LEVEL TO NICOLAS SARKOZY'S TAKING ANOTHER STEP TOWARD A PRESIDENTIAL BID IN 2007. SARKOZY, DURING A TELEVISED INTERVIEW YESTERDAY [...] | 2005-04-04 05:40:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS2217 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAQ - ELECTIONS DARFUR [...] IRAQ - ELECTIONS 2. DARFUR 3. SYRIA - UN AGREEMENT ON LEBANON 4. ZIMBABWE ELECTIONS B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: THE OVERWHELMING COVERAGE DEVOTED TO THE LIFE AND DEATH OF POPE JOHN PAUL II LEAVES LITTLE ROOM TO OTHER STORIES. RIGHT- OF-CENTER LE FIGARO ON SATURDAY CARRIED AN INTERVIEW WIT [...] | 2005-04-04 10:28:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS2231 | UNESCO - EC PARTICIPATION IN CULTURAL [...] This is an action request. See para. 5. 2. As I reported Reftel, the European Union members of UNESCO continue their push to have the European Commission sit at the table during the next round of cultural diversity (CD) negotiations at UNESCO in June alongside other member states. Just th [...] | 2005-04-04 14:31:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL ETRD UNESCO |
05PARIS2245 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - TRIBUTE TO JOHN PAUL II UN [...] TRIBUTE TO JOHN PAUL II 2. UN REPORT: ISLAM AND DEMOCRACY B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: TRIBUTE TO JOHN PAUL II CONTINUES TO BE TODAY'S OVERWHELMING FRONT PAGE AND EDITORIAL STORY. SEVERAL REPORTS NOTE THAT THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. BUSH WILL ATTEND FRIDAY'S FUNERAL. LE FIGARO TITLES: "THE FIRST [...] | 2005-04-05 10:21:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS2249 | ASSESSMENT OF FOREIGN POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF A [...] Embassy Paris has no objection to NIH's proposed award of a research project entitled, "Macroeconomic Demography of Intergenerational Transfers" involving an institution in France: Environnement, Sante et Societe (ENSANS),Nantes. Foreign Principal Investigator: Lee, Ronald. 2. Embassy [...] | 2005-04-05 11:15:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OSCI KSCA FR CI TPHY |
05PARIS2265 | FRANCE: LAUNCH OF DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL TELEVISION [...] Summary: Broadcasters have launched 14 free digital television channels, initially to be available to about one- third of the French population. Digital coverage is expected to increase rapidly, as is the number of free digital channels. Concerns have emerged about the commercial viability [...] | 2005-04-05 15:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ETRD FR |
05PARIS2287 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - CHINA ARMS EMBARGO - DEPUTY [...] CHINA ARMS EMBARGO - DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK TO BRUSSELS 2. IRAQ - ELECTION OF PRESIDENT B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: AS MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE POPE'S DEATH BEGINS TO WANE, FRONT- PAGES AND EDITORIALS ARE TODAY DEVOTED TO A VARIETY OF STORIES, RANGING FROM LIBERATION'S STORY ON THE LOUVRE'S [...] | 2005-04-06 12:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS2297 | FRANCE: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END USE [...] As requested reftel, Post reached out to the two end users indicated in the applications in question. Our initial letters went unanswered for several weeks. No telephone numbers or email addresses were provided or were readily available. However, by the entity names and addresses, we quickly [...] | 2005-04-06 14:34:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC FR |
05PARIS2298 | FRENCH GDP GROWTH TO SLOW IN THE FIRST HALF [...] SUMMARY. GDP growth is likely to slow in the first half of 2005, mainly due to lower consumer spending. Rising oil prices and the appreciation of the euro are curbing investment and exports. Measures recently announced by the government to boost consumption are unlikely t [...] | 2005-04-06 14:35:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV FR |
05PARIS2316 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - CHINA ARMS EMBARGO [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-07 10:04:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS234 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - U.S. POLICY - U.S. IMAGE [...] U.S. POLICY - U.S. IMAGE 2. IRAQ 3. MIDDLE EAST - ABBAS ELECTION B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: PRESIDENT BUSH'S OP-ED, WHICH APPEARED YESTERDAY IN LE PARISIEN, BUT ALSO IN OTHER EUROPEAN PUBLICATIONS, IS THE LEAD STORY IN TODAY'S RIGHT-OF-CENTER LE FIGARO, WHICH HEADLINES "BUSH'S SEDUCTION C [...] | 2005-01-13 11:14:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS2373 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - U.S. REPRESENTATION AT JOHN [...] U.S. REPRESENTATION AT JOHN PAUL II FUNERAL 2. IRAQ - FORMATION OF NEW GOVERNMENT B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: THE SEA OF FAITHFUL FOLLOWERS FLOCKING TO ROME IS TODAY'S LEAD STORY. RIGHT-OF-CENTER LE FIGARO HEADLINES: "THE WORLD UNITED AROUND JOHN PAUL II." AN ARTICLE BY WASHINGTON CORRESPOND [...] | 2005-04-08 12:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS2378 | AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. ANGOLA 4. DJIBOUTI 5. ZIMBABWE 6. SUDAN 7. RWANDA Â [...] | 2005-04-08 13:30:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
05PARIS238 | SUBJECT: KEY THEMES AT WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE 6- [...] Summary. The World Heritage Committee ("Committee"),the 21-nation governing body of the 1972 UNESCO World Heritage Convention, held a 6-11 December special session in Paris. The UNESCO World Heritage List's importance as a symbol of national pride and as a source of tourist revenues was [...] | 2005-01-13 13:09:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL SENV TBIO UN |
05PARIS2402 | UNESCO: EU Seems to be Gaining Ground in its Push for EC Representation at Cultural Diversity Convention [...] Summary. The Luxembourg Ambassador, representing the European Union Presidency, and European Commission (EC) officials held an April 7 briefing to support the request that the April 2005 UNESCO Executive Board issue a decision that EC may participate, but not vote, in UNESCO-based negotiati [...] | 2005-04-08 16:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD UNESCO EUN SCUL |
05PARIS2405 | CHR 61: FRENCH ASSISTANCE ON THE CUBA RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-08 16:38:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM FR UNHRC EUN |
05PARIS2413 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - (MIDDLE EAST - ARIEL SHARON [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-11 10:30:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS2415 | UNESCO/International Oceanographic Commission [...] SUMMARY and Introduction: The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) convened The International Coordination Meeting for the development of a Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System for the Indian Ocean within a Global Framework, at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, 3-8 March 2005. The m [...] | 2005-04-11 10:58:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY AORC OTRA PBTS WWT UNESCO |
05PARIS2448 | IMPROVING CONSULAR NOTIFICATION FOR DRUG [...] Summary. Drug trafficking violations continue to account for more than 75 percent of AmCit arrests in France despite a general decline in detentions of our citizens. While undertaking to improve our understanding of arrest, sentencing and detention procedures in France, post's consular secti [...] | 2005-04-12 09:38:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC CJAN SNAR FR |
05PARIS2456 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - MIDDLE EAST - ARIEL SHARON TO [...] MIDDLE EAST - ARIEL SHARON TO WASHINGTON 2. EU DEFENSE B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: THE EUROPEAN CONSTITUTION AND EU MATTERS ARE VERY MUCH IN THE NEWS. THE LATEST POLL CONDUCTED JOINTLY BY EUROPE ONE RADIO AND RIGHT-OF-CENTER LE FIGARO SHOWS THAT PROPONENTS OF THE `NO' FOR THE REFERENDUM ON T [...] | 2005-04-12 12:14:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS2468 | GOF CONFIRMS PARTICIPATION IN G8-BMENA LITERACY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-12 14:32:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KPAO PREL XF KMPI AG FR |
05PARIS2489 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAQ - SECRETARY RUMSFELD TO [...] IRAQ - SECRETARY RUMSFELD TO BAGHDAD 2. LEBANON B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: AMBASSADOR LEACH'S DEPARTURE FROM PARIS IS ANNOUNCED IN LE FIGARO AND POPULAR LE PARISIEN. PRESIDENT BUSH'S NOMINATION OF CRAIG ROBERT STAPLETON TO REPLACE AMBASSADOR LEACH IS ALSO NOTED. DOMESTIC POLITICS AND SOC [...] | 2005-04-13 11:21:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS2512 | FRANCE: APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS DECISION CLEARING [...] Summary: In the most recent development in the on-going legal dispute between Yahoo Inc. and French anti-racism groups, a French court exonerated former Yahoo CEO Timothy Koogle of responsibility for providing links to now-defunct internet auctions of Nazi paraphernalia. End summary. 2. A [...] | 2005-04-13 15:38:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS KJUS FR |
05PARIS2516 | KEY ISSUES IN FRANCE'S EU CONSTITUTION DEBATE [...] (SBU) The direction taken by France's debate on the proposed EU Constitution has left many observers perplexed: what, if anything, do unemployment and loss of purchasing power, Turkey's possible accession to the EU, public service unions unhappy with proposed reforms to 35 hour work week, and [...] | 2005-04-13 15:47:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB EU FR ECON SOCI PINR |
05PARIS2535 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - MIDDLE EAST ISSUES EUROPE AND [...] MIDDLE EAST ISSUES 2. EUROPE AND THE CHINESE ARMS EMBARGO B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: THE BATTLE FOR THE EUROPEAN CONSTITUTION AND THE REFERENDUM ARE TODAY'S MAJOR LEAD STORY AS PRESIDENT CHIRAC BEGINS HIS CAMPAIGN IN FAVOR OF THE `YES' WITH A TELEVISED DEBATE THIS EVENING ON TF ONE. THE FOR [...] | 2005-04-14 11:42:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS2546 | USUNESCO: APRIL 4-6 NEGOTIATIONS ON DECLARATION ON [...] Summary. The first session of the intergovernmental meeting held April 4-6 to discuss development of a draft declaration on bioethics at UNESCO revealed that there is not consensus support for the Preliminary Draft of the Declaration submitted by the International Bioethics Committee (IBC). [...] | 2005-04-14 14:41:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO UNESCO KSCI |
05PARIS2582 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - MIDDLE EAST - IRAQ - RUMSFELD [...] MIDDLE EAST - IRAQ - RUMSFELD TO BAGHDAD - LEBANON 2. EU CONSTITUTION B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: TODAY'S MAJOR FRONT-PAGE STORY FOLLOWS PRESIDENT CHIRAC'S TELEVISED APPEAL LAST NIGHT IN FAVOR OF THE EUROPEAN CONSTITUTION. ALTHOUGH HIS COMMENT ABOUT IT BEING IN THE U.S. INTEREST TO STOP EURO [...] | 2005-04-15 12:27:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS2586 | FRENCH FUNDING STILL UNDETERMINED BUT NOT LIKELY [...] On April 7 reftel points were delivered to French MFA Afghanistan Desk Officer Cyril Gerardon. In conversations on April 12 and 13, Gerardon told poloff he hoped his government would be able to contribute to the upcoming Parliamentary elections, but that he did not think that the chances were [...] | 2005-04-15 13:34:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AF PREL EAID FR UNSC |
05PARIS2591 | AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. EU/AFRICA 4. RWANDA 5. SUDAN 6. CHAD Â [...] | 2005-04-15 13:56:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
05PARIS2619 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - MIDDLE EAST - LEBANON AND [...] MIDDLE EAST - LEBANON AND ARAB SPRING 2. G7 MEETING B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: THE PAPAL CONCLAVE AND THE DOMESTIC POLITICAL DEBATE ON THE EU CONSTITUTION REFERENDUM MAKE UP THE MAJORITY OF TODAY'S COVERAGE. FRONT PAGES AND MOST EDITORIALS CONTINUE TO BE DEVOTED TO THE AFTERMATH OF PRESIDEN [...] | 2005-04-18 12:03:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS2635 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAQ - THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-19 10:14:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS2656 | GOF ANNOUNCES ADVANCES IN ATTRACTING INVESTMENT [...] SUMMARY: Prime Minister Raffarin on April 18 hosted his second annual conference on attracting foreign investment, where he outlined increased spending on research and development, presented a new advertising campaign, and announced positive 2004 results. According to the GOF, France moved up [...] | 2005-04-19 15:58:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV FR |
05PARIS2662 | COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES: FRENCH PARTICIPATION [...] France will be represented at the April 28-30 meeting of the Community of Democracies by MFA IO Director Jean-Maurice Ripert, who will be accompanied by Ambassador-at-large for human rights issues Michel Doucen and MFA IO human rights expert Donatienne Hissard. The French Ambassdor in Santiago [...] | 2005-04-19 17:58:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL FR |
05PARIS2663 | EU REFERENDUM AS PLEBICITE ON JACQUES CHIRAC AND [...] (SBU) France's referendum on a proposed Constitution for the EU could be shaping up into a nationwide vote of no confidence in Chirac and his leadership. Chirac has been President of France since 1995, and may well be aiming to run for a third term. For many voters across the electoral spec [...] | 2005-04-19 18:06:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI |
05PARIS2677 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - POPE BENEDICT XVI CHINA [...] POPE BENEDICT XVI 2. CHINA B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: NOT SURPRISINGLY ALL FRONT PAGES AND EDITORIALS ARE DEVOTED TO THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH'S CHOICE OF CARDINAL JOSEPH RATZINGER, WHO BECOMES POPE BENEDICT XVI. THE VARIETY COMES IN THE NATURE OF THE COMMENTARY. FOR LE FIGARO THE CHOICE MA [...] | 2005-04-20 11:55:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS2680 | BILATERAL EXCHANGES BETWEEN FRENCH UNIVERSITY [...] SUMMARY: PUBLIC OPINION ABOUT THE UNITED STATES WITHIN FRANCE'S YOUNGER GENERATION IS OFTEN NEGATIVE AND TENDS TO BE MORE PRONOUNCED IN THE IMMIGRANT OR SECOND-GENERATION COMMUNITY. THE FRENCH PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM IS THE COMMON MEETING GROUND FOR THIS YOUNGER GENERATION. UNFORTUNATELY, [...] | 2005-04-20 13:12:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS2693 | FRENCH MFA OFFICALS CLARIFY GOF INTERPRETATION OF [...] Summary. In an April 18 meeting with post regarding notification of detained AmCits, French MFA officials clarified their interpretation of the Vienna Convention term "without delay" in Article 36 as being a period up to ten days. They remained ambiguous in their interpretation of the term " [...] | 2005-04-21 09:57:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC CJAN FR |
05PARIS2694 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - SECRETARY RICE TO MOSCOW [...] SECRETARY RICE TO MOSCOW 2. EU-AMERICAN RELATIONS: THE CASE OF ROMANIA B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: RIGHT-OF-CENTER LE POINT DEVOTES A SHORT COLUMN, TITLED "A COUSIN FROM AMERICA," TO CRAIG STAPLETON, PRESIDENT BUSH'S CHOICE FOR AMBASSADOR TO PARIS. HELENE VISSIERE WRITES: "IF HE IS CONFIRMED [...] | 2005-04-21 09:58:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS2721 | FRANCE ENCOURAGES A NEW FINANCIAL CULTURE [...] SUMMARY. The GOF is taking steps to cultivate a stronger financial culture in France. Even though the number of individual shareholders has dramatically increased in the last twenty years, the French currently lack enough knowledge of financial markets to invest in equities or other sophisti [...] | 2005-04-21 15:51:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV FR |
05PARIS2727 | NUCLEAR WASTE STORAGE/FRENCH R&D: PROGRESS AND [...] The influential Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Science and Technology Options (OPECST) recently released a comprehensive scientific report on R&D progress achieved in France in the area of high-level, long-lived radioactive waste management (HLLLW). The report's final recommendat [...] | 2005-04-21 17:16:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TSPL TPHY KSCA FR KNUC |
05PARIS2733 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - SECRETARY RICE TO RUSSIA - [...] SECRETARY RICE TO RUSSIA - LITHUANIA - REGIONAL GEO- STRATEGY 2. MIDDLE EAST - ELECTIONS IN SAUDI ARABIA - DEMOCRATIZATION B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS ARE COVERED IN TODAY'S FRONT PAGES, EDITORIALS AND REPORTS, WITH THE EU CONSTITUTION STILL VERY MUCH IN THE LEAD. RIGHT [...] | 2005-04-22 09:59:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS274 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAQ WORLD ORDER [...] IRAQ 2. WORLD ORDER B. SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: DOMESTIC POLITICS ARE TODAY'S MAJOR LEAD AND EDITORIAL STORY, WITH THE CHIRAC-SARKOZY DUEL FRONT-PAGED IN LE FIGARO AND SEVERAL EDITORIALS DEVOTED TO THE CONTROVERSIAL REMARKS MADE BY JEAN-MARIE LE PEN, OF THE NATIONAL FRONT PARTY, ABOUT THE [...] | 2005-01-14 11:10:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS2764 | FRAMATOME/PARTNER IN NUCLEAR POWER [...] Please direct this message to the Commerce Department Advocacy Center. 2. Summary: On April 18, Embassy Science Officers visited Framatome headquarters, a subsidiary of GOF majority-owned Areva, which provides nuclear power reactors, fuel, and support services not only in France, but ar [...] | 2005-04-22 16:09:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND BEXP TRGY FR CH ENGR |
05PARIS2774 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - SAUDI ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-25 12:17:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS278 | JANUARY - JUNE 2005 -- CALENDAR TO [...] On January 3 the Council of Ministers approved the text of a package of amendments to the French Constitution that the Parliament will be considering in the coming months. These amendments to the French Constitution (reftel) will harmonize it with the proposed EU Constitution. The proposed [...] | 2005-01-14 13:55:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI PREL FR |
05PARIS2787 | FRANCE: ENCOURAGING EU PARTICIPATION IN APRIL [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-25 17:04:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PTER EFIN KTFN FR |
05PARIS2788 | ACOTA AFRICAN PEACEKEEPING TRAINING TEAM MEETS [...] SUMMARY: On 18 April 2005, representatives of the African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) program office met with officials of the French Joint Staff at the Ministry of Defense to exchange views on our respective peacekeeping capacity enhancement efforts in Africa. Th [...] | 2005-04-25 17:38:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS XA FR |
05PARIS2800 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - LEBANON - SYRIAN PULLOUT EU [...] LEBANON - SYRIAN PULLOUT 2. EU ISSUES: CHINESE TEXTILES 3. WAR AGAINST TERROR - MOUSSAOUI TRIAL B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: THE EUROPEAN CONSTITUTION AND THE EUROPEAN TEXTILE INDUSTRY'S PLIGHT IN THE FACE OF CHINESE EXPORTS ARE TODAY'S MAJOR FRONT- PAGE STORIES. LEFT-OF-CENTER LIBERATION HE [...] | 2005-04-26 10:20:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS2831 | UNESCO/INTERNATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISSION [...] Summary and Introduction: The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)convened The International Coordination Meeting for the development of a Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System for the Indian Ocean within a Global Framework, at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, 3-8 March 2005. The me [...] | 2005-04-26 16:18:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY AORC OTRA PBTS WWT UNESCO |
05PARIS2844 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - LEBANON - SYRIAN PULLOUT [...] LEBANON - SYRIAN PULLOUT 2. RUSSIA - YUKOS TRIAL - PUTIN TO ISRAEL B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: THE SYRIAN PULLOUT FROM LEBANON ELICITS WIDE COVERAGE, PARTICULARLY IN LE FIGARO, WHICH LENDS ITS PAGES TO SEVERAL COMMENTARIES AND INTERVIEWS. ISRAEL'S AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE, NISSIM ZVILI PENS AN O [...] | 2005-04-27 11:23:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS2861 | FRANCE: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 2: PRE-LICENSE END USE [...] As requested reftel, Post reached out to the French entities listed as end-users in reftel para 4: Onera, MBDA, and ETBS to confirm that they had indeed ordered the accelerometers requeted and also to EADS Astrium to confirm its order for an airborne amplifier. We transmit their response bel [...] | 2005-04-27 14:47:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC FR |
05PARIS2864 | EU GOVTS STILL DISCUSSING CSI STATUS ISSUE, SAYS [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The French Foreign Ministry said April 21 that it had not made a decision on the question of status for U.S. Container Security Initiative (CSI) personnel at French ports, and that it continued to consult with its EU par [...] | 2005-04-27 16:59:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AODE EWWT FR |
05PARIS2873 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - EU - U.S. TRADE RELATIONS - [...] EU - U.S. TRADE RELATIONS - AIRBUS A380 - BOEING 2. AFRICA - TOGO ELECTIONS B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: THE SUCCESSFUL MAIDEN FLIGHT OF THE A380 IS TODAY'S MOST PROMINENT FRONT-PAGE STORY. FOR POPULAR RIGHT-OF-CENTER LE PARISIEN IT IS SIMPLY "SUPERB." IN ONE OF THEIR ARTICLES TITLED "A TECHN [...] | 2005-04-28 10:06:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS2896 | FRANCE: GOF DELEGATION TO FOURTH GLOBAL FORUM ON [...] EconOff contacted Virginia Tonniatti, Counselor at the Brazilian Embassy in Paris, regarding the possibility of jointly meeting with GOF officials to encourage strong, Minister-led GOF participation in the Fourth Global Forum on Fighting Corruption. Tonniatti was familiar with the topic of the [...] | 2005-04-28 14:40:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV SOCI KCRM KFRD PINR PINS PREL FR |
05PARIS2910 | France: Telecom and Information Technology Update [...] This is another in a series of periodic updates on the French telecommunications and information technology sectors, including internet and e-commerce. Contents: -- France Telecom's debt on the rise (para 2) -- GOF technology and information society office merged with regional and small bus [...] | 2005-04-29 09:41:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ETRD FR |
05PARIS2926 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAQ - FORMATION OF NEW [...] IRAQ - FORMATION OF NEW GOVERNMENT 2. AFRICA - DARFUR - NATO INVOLVEMENT 3. LEBANON - SYRIAN PULLOUT B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: A WIDE VARIETY OF DOMESTIC STORIES ARE REPORTED ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGES, WITH FORMER SOCIALIST PM JOSPIN PROMINENTLY FEATURED AFTER HIS TELEVISED INTERVENTION LAST [...] | 2005-04-29 12:15:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS2931 | AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. TOGO 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. NIGER 5. SOUTH AFRICA 6. SUDAN 7. NIGERIA 8. ABDOU DIOUF 9. AMINATA TRAORE Â [...] | 2005-04-29 13:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
05PARIS2950 | FRENCH VIEWS ON WHO/INTERNATIONAL HEALTH [...] Acting Science Counselor contacted the MFA and the Health Ministry on April 25 to convey USG position concerning the revision of International Health regulations (reftel) and explain the U.S. position on outstanding issues. 2. Our MFA contact stated that while France had [...] | 2005-05-02 08:30:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PREL PTER FR WHO |
05PARIS2962 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM: [...] INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM: EGYPT 2. IRAQ: CALIPARI INVESTIGATION 3. EU-U.S. RELATIONS - EU CONSTITUTION B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: THE REFERENDUM ON THE EU CONSTITUTION AND PRESIDENT CHIRAC'S TEN YEARS IN OFFICE ARE TWO OF TODAY'S MAJOR FRONT-PAGE STORIES. A NEW POLL ON VOTER INTENTION ON TH [...] | 2005-05-02 13:02:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS2976 | FRANCE WELCOMES FORMATION OF IRAQ TRANSITIONAL [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche April 29 to MFA Iraq Desk Officer Bernard Chappedelaine, who assured us that France welcomed formation of the Iraq Transitional Government (ITG) and would say so in a public statement later that day. The statement, issued at the MFA's noon press briefing Ap [...] | 2005-05-02 17:21:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IZ FR |
05PARIS2989 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - FRANCO-AMERICAN RELATIONS: FM [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-03 10:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS2990 | USUNESCO ASSIGNMENT OF ATTORNEY TO THE MISSION [...] The conclusion of UNESCO's biannual Executive Board meeting last Friday once again showed how important it is to assign an attorney advisor to this Mission. Both Judy Osborn and Mike Peay did a fantastic job as usual, but we were left for over a week without legal advice and certainly felt t [...] | 2005-05-03 10:13:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | APER AMGT UNESCO |
05PARIS3020 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - EUROPE: MAY 5 UK ELECTIONS [...] EUROPE: MAY 5 UK ELECTIONS 2. TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: TODAY'S HEADLINES ARE FOR THE MOST PART DEVOTED TO TONY BLAIR AND HIS "PROBABLE RE-ELECTION" (LE FIGARO). IN HIS EDITORIAL PIERRE ROUSSELIN WRITES ABOUT A "HISTORIC THIRD MANDATE" FOR BLAIR. INSIDE, A REPORT BY [...] | 2005-05-04 10:18:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS3021 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - EUROPE: MAY 5 UK ELECTIONS [...] EUROPE: MAY 5 UK ELECTIONS 2. TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: TODAY'S HEADLINES ARE FOR THE MOST PART DEVOTED TO TONY BLAIR AND HIS "PROBABLE RE-ELECTION" (LE FIGARO). IN HIS EDITORIAL PIERRE ROUSSELIN WRITES ABOUT A "HISTORIC THIRD MANDATE" FOR BLAIR. INSIDE, A REPORT BY [...] | 2005-05-04 10:21:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS3024 | USUNESCO -- UNESCO 171st EXECUTIVE BOARD: [...] Summary and Comment: The U.S. draft decision establishing a cross-sector capacity building program was adopted, to general acclaim, at the 171st meeting of UNESCO's Executive Board. The resolution, the first presented by the U.S. since reentry, was co-sponsored by twenty-one other member st [...] | 2005-05-04 12:17:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA OPDC PHSA PBTS IHO KSI UNESCO |
05PARIS3025 | USUNESCO BIOETHICS DECLARATION DISCUSSIONS AT THE [...] Summary. UNESCO's ongoing efforts to elaborate a universal declaration on bioethics were discussed by the 171st Executive Board on April 22, 2005. Divisions on the nature and usefulness of the declaration remain and it is not clear that those divisions will be bridged before the next round o [...] | 2005-05-04 13:01:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO US UNESCO KSCI |
05PARIS3056 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - EUROPE: UK ELECTIONS, CAPTURE [...] UK ELECTIONS 2. CAPTURE OF AL-LIBBI (B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: TONY BLAIR'S RE-ELECTION AND THE ANNIVERSARY OF PRESIDENT CHIRAC'S TEN YEARS AT THE ELYSEE ARE THE PRINCIPAL FRONT-PAGE STORIES TODAY. CENTRIST BUSINESS-ORIENTED LA TRIBUNE CALLS THE PARALLEL BETWEEN THE RE-ELECTION AND THE [...] | 2005-05-06 10:33:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS306 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - BUSH ADMINISTRATION - SECOND [...] BUSH ADMINISTRATION - SECOND TERM PROSPECTS 2. AIRBUS VERSUS BOEING B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: ONE WORD, AIRBUS, SUMMARIZES TODAY'S FRONT PAGES AND EDITORIALS. AS THE EUROPEAN CONSORTIUM GETS READY TO UNVEIL THE A380, HEADLINES COMPETE FOR WORDS TO ILLUSTRATE THE GRANDEUR OF THE NEXT GENERA [...] | 2005-01-18 11:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS3086 | UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION: PREVENTING AN [...] In the absence of the MFA IO Human Rights action officer, currently in Geneva, poloff raised reftel points with IO DAS-equivalent Jean-Pierre Lacroix May 6. Poloff stressed that the USG believed that the proposal was both unnecessary and costly and that issues of UN reform should be discussed [...] | 2005-05-06 16:21:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM FR UNCHR UNGA |
05PARIS3104 | France is Europe's leader in broadband internet [...] Summary: In 2005, France became the biggest broadband market in Europe, largely on the back of surging demand and strong pro-competitive action from the regulator. France is also one of Europe's most competitive markets, with prices about half those in other countries, including Britain. Rar [...] | 2005-05-06 17:57:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ETRD FR |
05PARIS311 | DOD DIRECT PARTICIPATION IN EUROSATORY 2006 [...] IN ANTICIPATION OF JUNE 2006 EUROSATORY, U.S. EMBASSY PARIS STRONGLY SUPPORTS AND ENCOURAGES DIRECT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PARTICIPATION IN THIS IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL EVENT. 2. THIS LARGEST LAND ARMAMENT TRADE SHOW, SCHEDULED FOR 12-16 JUNE 2006, PROVIDES AN UNEQUALLED SHOWCASE FOR THE [...] | 2005-01-18 11:44:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | FR PINS ETRD MARR MILI |
05PARIS3115 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - WWII COMMEMORATIONS - [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-09 10:47:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS3129 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - WWII COMMEMORATION - [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-10 10:39:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS3151 | FRANCE: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END USE [...] As requested reftel, post reached out to the French entities Zodiac Aerazur and Aerazur Superflexit, both of whom responded to our questions on May 6. Both confirmed that they are two divisions of the same company, Aerazur. 2. Mr. Trontin of Aerazur Superflexit confirmed that his company [...] | 2005-05-10 16:12:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC FR |
05PARIS3167 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - BUSH TO GEORGIA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-11 10:15:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS3181 | PROPOSED FY 2006-INTERNATIONAL VISITOR LEADERSHIP [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-11 13:22:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS3182 | FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR TWO [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-11 13:24:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS3183 | FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR ONE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-11 13:27:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS3184 | FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR ONE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-11 13:27:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS3185 | FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR ONE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-11 13:27:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS3186 | FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR TWO [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-11 13:31:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS3187 | FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR SIX [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-11 13:33:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS3188 | FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR TWO [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-11 13:36:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS3189 | FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA ONE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-11 13:48:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS3190 | FY 2006 IVLP- NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR MR. [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-11 13:48:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS3191 | FY 2006 IVLP- NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR MR. [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-11 13:49:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS3192 | FY 2006 IVLP- NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR MR. [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-11 13:49:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS3193 | FY 2006 IVLP- NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR MR. [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-11 13:49:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS3194 | FY 2006 IVLP- NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR MR. [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-11 13:50:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS3195 | FY 2006 IVLP- NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR MR. [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-11 13:50:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS3196 | FY 2006 IVLP- NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR MR. [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-11 13:50:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS3197 | FY 2006 IVLP- NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR MR. [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-11 13:51:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS3198 | FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-11 13:51:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS3199 | FY 2006 IVLP- NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR MR. [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-11 13:51:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS3200 | FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR TWO [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-11 13:51:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS3210 | USUNESCO - MIDDLE EAST ISSUES AT UNESCO EXECUTIVE [...] Summary: UNESCO continues to be the sole UN organization where Israeli-Palestinian issues are handled with a minimum of polemics and polarization. Following concrete improvements in cooperation on UNESCO activities in the region, the UNESCO Secretariat submitted unbiased draft decisions on t [...] | 2005-05-11 15:17:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | XE XF XG XD FR UNESCO |
05PARIS3223 | BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (BWC) WORK PROGRAM [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-11 16:30:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL |
05PARIS3225 | ROLE OF U.S. NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR UNESCO [...] The US National Commission for UNESCO will hold its first annual meeting in Washington DC on June 6/7. At that time the Executive Director of the Commission should propose a plan of action for the members of the Commission. The plan should consist of possible projects for each of the five c [...] | 2005-05-11 16:52:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL UNESCO |
05PARIS3231 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - PRESIDENT BUSH - FOREIGN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-12 10:41:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS3236 | UNCHR: PREVENTING AN UNMANDATED SESSION ON CHR [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-12 11:04:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM FR UNCHR UNGA |
05PARIS3245 | USUNESCO: 171st EXECUTIVE BOARD ITEM 65: [...] Summary. India's proposal to place a new UNESCO convention on broadcasting on the agenda of the next General Conference (GC) in October 2005 was derailed during the recent Executive Board meeting. The U.S. Mission successfully intervened to have the feasibility of such a convention considere [...] | 2005-05-12 14:37:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KIPR UNESCO WIPO WSIS |
05PARIS3266 | AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. TOGO 3. CENTRAFRIQUE 4. SUDAN 5. ZIMBABWE 6. SOMALIA 7. ANGOLA Â [...] | 2005-05-13 10:51:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
05PARIS3276 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAN - NUCLEAR ESCALATION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-13 12:24:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS329 | UNESCO "CULTURAL DIVERSITY" CONVENTION [...] Summary. Adopting a Convention on Cultural Diversity at the October 2005 UNESCO General Conference remains the apparent goal for some key UNESCO members, despite the sharp differences on fundamentals shown during 14-17 December Meetings of Working Group ("Drafting Commission") charged with s [...] | 2005-01-18 18:19:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PGOV PREL EU ETRD UN |
05PARIS3296 | OECD: APRIL EXPORT CREDITS MEETINGS FURTHER [...] SUMMARY: The Participants to the Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits and the Export Credit Group (ECG) of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) met April 18-22, 2005 at OECD headquarters in Paris. Informal and formal aircraft meetings with Brazil made [...] | 2005-05-16 07:12:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETRD SENV BR OECD |
05PARIS3316 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - UZBEKISTAN - UPRISING AND [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-16 11:51:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS3325 | UNESCO'S MAN AND BIOSPHERE PROGRAM, SITE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-16 14:06:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCI UNESCO |
05PARIS3354 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - KORAN DESECRATION - [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-17 10:56:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS338 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAQ PRESIDENT BUSH'S SECOND [...] IRAQ 2. PRESIDENT BUSH'S SECOND TERM B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: ALTHOUGH THE STRIKES AFFECTING THE NATION THIS WEEK (TRAINS, POSTAL SERVICE, TEACHERS AND GOVERNMENT WORKERS) ARE A MAJOR EDITORIAL STORY, FRONT PAGES ARE DEVOTED TO A VARIETY OF ISSUES, INCLUDING CONDOLEEZZA RICE'S SENATE HEAR [...] | 2005-01-19 11:09:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS339 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAQ PRESIDENT BUSH'S SECOND [...] IRAQ 2. PRESIDENT BUSH'S SECOND TERM B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: ALTHOUGH THE STRIKES AFFECTING THE NATION THIS WEEK (TRAINS, POSTAL SERVICE, TEACHERS AND GOVERNMENT WORKERS) ARE A MAJOR EDITORIAL STORY, FRONT PAGES ARE DEVOTED TO A VARIETY OF ISSUES, INCLUDING CONDOLEEZZA RICE'S SENATE HEAR [...] | 2005-01-19 11:10:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS3391 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - GUANTANAMO - KORAN [...] GUANTANAMO - KORAN DESECRATION - NEWSWEEK REPORT 2. UZBEKISTAN - INTERNATIONAL REACTIONS 3. DARFUR - NATO B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: THE REFERENDUM ON THE EU CONSTITUTION CONTINUES TO BE A LEAD STORY. PM RAFFARIN'S TELEVISED APPEAL LAST EVENING IN FAVOR OF THE `YES' IS FRONT-PAGED IN LE FI [...] | 2005-05-18 10:16:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS3406 | FRANCE: VISIT OF TASK FORCE ON THE UNITED NATIONS [...] Embassy Paris welcomes May 31-June 1 visit by the Task Force on the United Nations (ref A) and grants country clearance. 2. Embassy Control Officer is Political Assistant Robert Kaneda, who can be reached by phone at (33-1) 43.12.27.44, by fax at (33-1) 43.12.26.63, or by e-mail at kaned [...] | 2005-05-18 13:04:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT FR |
05PARIS3413 | OUTREACH ON NEWSWEEK'S RETRACTION OF ARTICLE ON [...] State 090992 asked all posts to approach media and appropriate host government officials to reiterate USG respect for religious worship and tradition, and to ask media outlets to give the same wide coverage to the Newsweek retraction as to the original allegations. Given that French language [...] | 2005-05-18 16:47:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL KISL FR |
05PARIS3415 | REPORTING CABLE: OECD WORKING GROUP ON WASTE [...] The Secretariat presented an overview of the draft ESM Guidance Manual that Member countries, in 2004, decided to develop as a means of facilitating the implementation of the OECD Council Recommendation on Environmentally Sound Management of Waste. The U.S. and Canada supported the ongoing dev [...] | 2005-05-19 07:24:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD OTRA SENV KSCA TPHY FR |
05PARIS3416 | OECD REPORTING: ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY COMMITTEE AND [...] The OECD Environment Policy Committee (EPOC) held its meeting on April 13th and 15th, 2005. In addition, EPOC held a High Level Special Session on the Costs of Inaction on April 14, 2005. Judith E. Ayres, EPA Assistant Administrator for International Affairs, led the delegation. The major ac [...] | 2005-05-19 08:44:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD KSCA FR OECD |
05PARIS3423 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAQ - DEMOCRATIZATION AND [...] IRAQ - DEMOCRATIZATION AND REGIONAL ARAB SPRING 2. FRANCO-AMERICAN RELATIONS B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: EUROPE AND MORE EUROPE: PRACTICALLY EVERY FRONT PAGE IS DEVOTED TO THE EUROPEAN CONSTITUTION, THE REFERENDUM, AND THE IMPACT OF THE VOTE FOR FRANCE'S ECONOMY AND AUTONOMY. MEDIA GIVES PRO [...] | 2005-05-19 10:14:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS3456 | USUNESCO: May 13 UNESCO Conference of Donors for [...] Summary: During the Conference of Donors for the Protection and Preservation of Cultural Heritage in Kosovo organized by UNESCO, donors pledged US$10 million, including U.S. $1 million from the United States, for the restoration, protection and enhancement of Christian and Islamic monuments [...] | 2005-05-20 08:21:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PGOV YI SR UNESCO |
05PARIS3465 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - MIDDLE EAST - RENEWED TENSION [...] MIDDLE EAST - RENEWED TENSION 2. UZBEKISTAN 3. ARREST OF LUIS POSADA CARRILES B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: WHILE EUROPEAN ISSUES DOMINATE FRONT PAGES AND EDITORIALS ON D- 9 BEFORE THE VOTE ON THE REFERENDUM, THE MIDDLE EAST AND RENEWED REGIONAL TENSION ELICIT COMMENTARY FROM CATHOLIC LA CRO [...] | 2005-05-20 10:15:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS3488 | UNESCO SCIENCE SECTOR OUTLINES POTENTIAL AREAS [...] Summary: OSTP Officer Gene Whitney met on April 29 with leaders of UNESCO's Natural Sciences Sector. These discussions focused on the new capacity building unit (refs A and B),as well as on potential areas for U.S. engagement in the natural sciences, as follows: -- Assistant Director Gen [...] | 2005-05-20 15:51:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA OPDC PHSA PBTS EAID IHO KSI UNESCO |
05PARIS349 | FRANCE 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Investment Climate Statement Contents A. French Investment Regime A1. Openness to Foreign Investment A2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A3. Expropriation and Compensation A4. Dispute Settlement A5. Performance Requirements and Incentives A6. Right to Private Ownership and Establis [...] | 2005-01-19 15:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELAB PGOV KTDB FR OPIC USTR |
05PARIS350 | PARIS - GLOBAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY [...] Paris greatly appreciates efforts that GITM-U, MSO and ENM network engineers have put into designing the upgrade to OpenNet Plus in Paris and Marseille. 2. However, while there may not be indications of excessive or frequent circuit outages between Marseille and Paris (per ref A),the fa [...] | 2005-01-19 15:33:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ACOA CMGT ANET KRIM AGIT |
05PARIS3504 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - MUSLIM WORLD: ANTI-AMERICAN [...] MUSLIM WORLD: ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS - KORAN DESECRATION - AFGHANISTAN - LAURA BUSH TO MIDDLE EAST 2. EUROPEAN ISSUES - REFERENDUM - NATO AND DARFUR B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: WHILE EUROPEAN ISSUES DOMINATE FRONT PAGES, EDITORIALS AND COMMENTARIES AS THE MAY 29 VOTE ON THE EU REFERENDU [...] | 2005-05-23 12:50:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS3507 | Paris Launches Its First Internet Chat on U.S. [...] Summary. The Mission conducted its first 'Internet chat,' and we are pleased by the public's response. In planning the chat, we contacted several regional posts to learn about their experiences. Few had conducted chats, while others expressed an interest in learning from us. We are, theref [...] | 2005-05-23 12:55:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL CMGT AMGT ACOA ANET AADP KRIM |
05PARIS3535 | USUNESCO: 171st EXECUTIVE BOARD, RESULTS OF F&A [...] Budget The Director-General proposed to the Executive Board a budget of $635 million, a 4% increase in UNESCO's budget. After contentious negotiations, the Executive Board adopted a decision that requests the Director-General to present to the next Executive Board a baseline budget proposal [...] | 2005-05-24 10:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD FR UNESCO |
05PARIS3540 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAN: EU-3 TALKS, NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-24 11:05:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS3546 | USUNESCO: TAIWAN SEEKS PARTICIPATION IN [...] Summary and action request: the Taiwan representative's office in France has requested U.S. support for its efforts to participate in planning for a tsunami early warning system under the auspices of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC). Taiwan has written to IOC officials e [...] | 2005-05-24 13:03:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY AORC EWWT PBTS EAID SENV TW KSCI UNESCO |
05PARIS3581 | FRENCH Q-1 GDP INCREASED MUCH LESS THAN EXPECTED [...] SUMMARY. Disappointing GDP growth in Q-1 (0.8% annualized) means that the GOF target of 2.0 to 2.5% GDP growth in 2005 is almost impossible to achieve. Most economists revised their forecasts downward to levels close to 1.5%. END SUMMARY. -------------------------------------- GDP Increa [...] | 2005-05-24 15:13:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV FR |
05PARIS3604 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - EU CONSTITUTION REFERENDUM - [...] EU CONSTITUTION REFERENDUM 2. TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONSHIP: AMERICAN NEO-CONSERVATISM AND EUROPE (B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: RISING UNEMPLOYMENT, DIVISIONS BETWEEN THE FRENCH POLITICAL CLASSES AND SUNDAY'S REFERENDUM CONTINUE TO DOMINATE HEADLINES AND EDITORIALS LEADING LEFT-OF-CENTER LIBERAT [...] | 2005-05-25 12:06:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS3634 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL [...] AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL REPORT 2. MIDDLE EAST - ABBAS TO WASHINGTON 3. EUROPEAN ISSUES - REFERENDUM B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: D-3: FRONT PAGES CONTINUE TO BE DEVOTED TO THE EU CONSTITUTION WHILE PRESIDENT CHIRAC IS SCHEDULED TO ADDRESS THE NATION THIS EVENING ON NATIONAL TELEVISION A [...] | 2005-05-26 10:45:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS365 | FRANCE - 2005 MONEY LAUNDERING CONTRIBUTION FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-20 12:26:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN KCRM PTER KSEP SNAR EFIN FR |
05PARIS3679 | GOF PLANS FOR BOOSTING CORPORATE INVESTMENT [...] SUMMARY. Despite GOF predictions of economic disruption if France votes against the EU constitution in the May 29 referendum, the GOF itself is doing little to prepare for such a contingency. The GOF has introduced two bills to encourage corporate investment and small businesses, but any pos [...] | 2005-05-27 10:06:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV FR |
05PARIS368 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - PRESIDENT BUSH INAUGURATION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-20 13:37:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS3682 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - MIDDLE EAST - ABBAS IN [...] MIDDLE EAST - ABBAS IN WASHINGTON 2. CENTRAL ASIA: UZBEKISTAN 3. DARFUR AND NATO B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: IN THE WANING DAYS BEFORE THE VOTE ON MAY 29 TO RATIFY THE EUROPEAN CONSTITUTION, PRESIDENT CHIRAC GAVE HIS ALL IN A TELEVISED ADDRESS LAST EVENING WARNING THE FRENCH AGAINST "MISTA [...] | 2005-05-27 10:52:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS3683 | AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. AFRICA'S ECONOMIC GROWTH 3. CENTRAFRIQUE 4. NIGERIA 5. TOGO 6. COTE D'IVOIRE 7. DROC 8. DJIBOUTI 9. BURUNDI 10. SUDAN 11. ETHIOPIA Â [...] | 2005-05-27 11:34:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
05PARIS3727 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - EU REFERENDUM - FRANCE VOTES [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-31 10:34:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS3744 | ASSESSMENT OF FOREIGN POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF A [...] Embassy Paris has no objection to NIH's proposed award of a research project entitled, "Mouse Model for Sepsis" involving an institution in France: Institut Pasteur, Paris. Foreign Principal Investigator: Cavaillon, Jean-Marc. On May 31, EST Counselor visited Dr. Cavaillon at the Pasteur [...] | 2005-05-31 13:19:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OSCI KSCA FR TPHY |
05PARIS3749 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ADDITIONAL FISCAL RESTRAINT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-31 14:17:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ELAB FR ILO |
05PARIS3779 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - EU REFERENDUM - GOVERNMENT [...] EU REFERENDUM - GOVERNMENT RESHUFFLE 2. AIRBUS-BOEING B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: LEAD STORIES IN TODAY'S MEDIA ARE DEVOTED TO THE AFTERMATH OF FRANCE'S NEGATIVE VOTE ON THE EU REFERENDUM, THE RESIGNATION OF PRIME MINISTER RAFFARIN AND PRESIDENT CHIRAC'S NOMINATION OF DOMINIQUE DE VILLEPIN T [...] | 2005-06-01 12:26:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS38 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - TSUNAMI RELIEF EFFORTS AND [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-04 11:17:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS3809 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - EU REFERENDUM - NETHERLANDS' [...] EU REFERENDUM - NETHERLANDS' VOTE - FRENCH CABINET RESHUFFLE 2. AFGHANISTAN B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: AFTER THE FRENCH "NON," THE DUTCH "NEE" ON THE EU CONSTITUTION IS ONE OF TODAY'S MAJOR STORIES, (SEE PART C) WHILE FRONT PAGES ARE OVERWHELMINGLY DEVOTED TO PRIME MINISTER DE VILLEPIN'S S [...] | 2005-06-02 10:26:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS381 | EURONEXT BIDS ON THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE [...] SUMMARY. Paris-based Euronext, the first cross-border European exchange, has launched talks to buy the London Stock Exchange (LSE),after the LSE rejected an informal approach from Deutsche Borse (DB, ref B). If the bid is accepted, Euronext will realize its ambitions (ref A),becoming the b [...] | 2005-01-21 09:31:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV FR PBIO |
05PARIS3857 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - EU CONSTITUTION REFERENDA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-03 12:24:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS387 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - BUSH INAUGURATION IRAQ - [...] BUSH INAUGURATION 2. IRAQ - ELECTIONS 3. MIDDLE EAST B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: YESTERDAY'S STRIKES ARE TODAY'S FRONT-PAGE STORY, EXCEPT FOR LEFT-OF-CENTER LE MONDE, WHICH TITLES "EUROPE, IRAQ, IRAN, CHINA: WHAT THE WORLD EXPECTS FROM GEORGE BUSH." THE INSIDE STORIES REPORTING ON THE PRES [...] | 2005-01-21 11:21:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS3871 | AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. AFRICA DEVELOPMENT 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. SENEGAL 5. TOGO 6. CHAD 7. SUDAN 8. SOUTH AFRICA 9. DROC 10. LIBERIA Â [...] | 2005-06-03 15:02:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
05PARIS3877 | UNESCO: USG DELEGATION FINAL STATEMENT AT CULTURAL [...] Robert S. Martin, the co-head of the United States delegation to the UNESCO-based discussions concerning a draft Cultural Diversity Convention, summarized the USG objections to the proceedings in a 3 June oral statement delivered during the concluding session of the talks. The text follows. [...] | 2005-06-03 16:18:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AORC SCUL FR UNESCO USTR |
05PARIS3895 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - EUROPE: AFTERMATH OF THE EU [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-06 10:27:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS3896 | 2005 TIP DEMARCHE DELIVERED - FRANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-06 12:22:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG FR |
05PARIS3922 | JOSE BOVE CALLS FOR MORE DESTRUCTION OF BIOTECH [...] (SBU) Summary: Anti-biotech organizations backing activist Jos Bove have proclaimed June 18 as a day of protest against genetically modified organisms (GMOs),and have threatened to destroy all open-field testing plots of GM products in France. This call is in response to a National Assembl [...] | 2005-06-06 16:37:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD TBIO SENV FR |
05PARIS3937 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - EUROPE: REFERENDA FALLOUT, [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-07 11:24:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS3952 | NEW FRENCH RESEARCH MINISTER [...] Summary. President Chirac appointed a new government on June 2 (ref C). The research portfolio remains folded into a large Education Ministry. Francois Goulard, the new `Minister-Delegate for Higher Education and Research,' will face a number of sensitive challenges, including the final dr [...] | 2005-06-07 17:32:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY TSPA TSPL KSCA PGOV PINR FR |
05PARIS3957 | FY-2005 Voluntary Visitor Program: Karl-Erik [...] Current U.S. Administration: - Introduction to governmental organizations under current administration. 2. Security and Defense Issues: - Introduction to Security and Defense Issues and Foreign Policy under current administration: OSD/AT and L. 3. Foreign Policy formulation and challeng [...] | 2005-06-08 09:49:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS3965 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS: TONY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-08 10:35:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS400 | CODEL Sensenbrenner [...] SUMMARY: Congressman F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr., Mrs. Sensenbrenner and Chief of Staff Phil Kiko visited France from January 9 to 17 to conduct a review of French actions to enhance the security of their passports, cooperate with the U.S. in combating terrorism and secure their borde [...] | 2005-01-21 16:29:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP CMGT CVIS CPAS KFRD AMGT AORC FR |
05PARIS401 | FRENCH RESPONSE TO AFGHAN WOMEN AND CHR DEMARCHES [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-21 16:30:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN FR UNAUS CSW CHR |
05PARIS4019 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - ERDOGAN IN WASHINGTON -RUN-UP [...] ERDOGAN IN WASHINGTON 2. RUN-UP TO THE G8 3. A/S FRIED IN PARIS 4. NATO AND DARFUR (B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: PRIME MINISTER DE VILLEPIN'S SPEECH YESTERDAY ON STRATEGIES TO BOOST EMPLOYMENT IN FRANCE DOMINATE HEADLINES. RIGHT-WING ORIENTED DAILIES LABEL DE VILLEPIN'S SPEECH AS "NOT BAD" [...] | 2005-06-09 11:18:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS402 | WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS AND MARKET ACCESS [...] (SBU) This message responds to reftel request for views on the French services market with input from Embassy ECON, FCS and Ag sections. Following is a ranking of services sectors in France. The estimates cited below are intended as a broad and very general gauge of market potentials and ma [...] | 2005-01-21 16:38:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD FR WTO |
05PARIS4040 | FRENCH POLDIR UNABLE TO ATTEND P5 AND G-4 MEETING [...] Poloff contacted Arnaud Barthelemy, advisor to MFA Political Direct Stanislas de Laboulaye, June 9 to reiterate the invitation to meet with P5 and G-4 counterparts in New York next week. 2. Barthelemy was aware of the proposed meeting, but regretted that because of prior commitments to trav [...] | 2005-06-09 17:00:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL FR UNSC |
05PARIS4041 | UN DEMOCRACY FUND: FRENCH RESPONSE ON PROPOSED [...] Poloff raised with MFA IO contacts May 31 the proposed letter from permanent representatives to UNSYG Annan requesting him to set up the UN Democracy Fund. DAS-equivalent for human rights and humanitarian affairs Beatrice le Fraper du Hellen responded June 7 that while France was very supporti [...] | 2005-06-09 17:00:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM FR |
05PARIS4061 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - GUANTANAMO [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-10 10:02:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS4093 | AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. TOGO 3. DROC 4. CHAD 5. SUDAN 6. ETHIOPIA 7. BURUNDI 8. MAURITANIE 9. ZIMBABWE 10. SOUTH AFRICA Â [...] | 2005-06-10 15:16:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
05PARIS4111 | OECD REPORTING: WORKING PARTY ON ENVIRONMENTAL [...] OECD's Environmental Performance Review (EPR) of the U.S., the first such assessment in nearly a decade, was the centerpiece of May 17-19 meetings convened by OECD's Working Party on Environmental Performance (WPEP). The U.S. EPR peer review session, involving OECD staff and delegates from 24 [...] | 2005-06-13 07:31:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD KSCA FR OECD CZ |
05PARIS4115 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - LIBERATION OF FRENCH HOSTAGE [...] LIBERATION OF FRENCH HOSTAGE 2. G8 - LIFTING OF DEBT FOR POOR COUNTRIES 3. PARIS AIR SHOW: BOEING - AIRBUS 4. IRAN ELECTIONS B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: THIS WEEKEND'S LIBERATION OF FRENCH JOURNALIST FLORENCE AUBENAS WHO WAS HELD HOSTAGE IN IRAQ FOR OVER THREE MONTHS IS TODAY'S UNANIMOUS [...] | 2005-06-13 10:20:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS4116 | GOF SELLS ADDITIONAL 6.2% STAKE IN FRANCE TELECOM [...] On June 7, the French government reduced its stake in the company by 6.2%, but demand was not sufficient to sell an 8% stake to the private sector as initially planned. The decision to sell France Telecom shares was one of the first government decisions under new Prime Minister Dominique De [...] | 2005-06-13 10:36:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECPS ECON PGOV FR |
05PARIS4145 | UNESCO: UNESCO Draft Cultural Diversity Convention: [...] (SBU) Begin Summary. The draft convention adopted (over U.S. objections) at the conclusion of the May 25-June 3 UNESCO cultural diversity negotiations, turned out to be about anything but culture. In proceedings marred by unveiled, anti-US hostility, France and the European Commission (EC),[...] | 2005-06-13 16:29:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AORC SCUL FR UNESCO USTR |
05PARIS4162 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - NORTH KOREA - SIX PARTY TALKS [...] NORTH KOREA - SIX PARTY TALKS 2. LEBANESE ELECTIONS 3. GUANTANAMO 4. EU AFFAIRS - TURKEY B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: THE AFTERMATH OF THE LIBERATION OF FLORENCE AUBENAS STILL CAPTURES THE MOST FRONT-PAGE ATTENTION TODAY. THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE FRENCH HOSTAGE WAS RELEASED LEAD MANY [...] | 2005-06-14 11:53:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS4163 | FAS/F Participation at ANUGA [...] As requested in reftel, please note that FAS/Paris will encourage buyers attending ANUGA 2005 to visit the USA Pavilions. Post will keep in touch with Sharon Cook and FAS/Berlin as to recruitment progress a/o any suggestions/ideas for Promotional/PR events. 2. FAS/Paris has tentatively r [...] | 2005-06-14 11:53:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR AMGT OTRA FR |
05PARIS4192 | FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR SIX [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-15 09:27:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS4193 | FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR TWO [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-15 09:27:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS4194 | FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR TWO [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-15 09:28:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS4195 | FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR TWO [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-15 09:29:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS4196 | PROPOSED FY 2006-INTERNATIONAL VISITOR LEADERSHIP [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-15 09:29:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS4197 | FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR TWO [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-15 09:30:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS4198 | FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR ONE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-15 09:30:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS4199 | FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR TWO [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-15 09:30:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS4200 | FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR ONE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-15 09:30:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS4201 | FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR ONE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-15 09:31:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS4202 | FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR ONE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-15 09:33:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS4203 | FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR ONE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-15 09:33:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS4204 | FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR ONE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-15 09:33:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS4205 | FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR TWO [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-15 09:36:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS4206 | FY 2006 IVLP- NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR MR. [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-15 09:36:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS4207 | FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-15 09:40:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS4208 | FY 2006 IVLP- NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR MR. [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-15 09:41:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS4209 | FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA ONE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-15 09:41:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS4210 | FY 2006 IVLP- NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR MR. [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-15 09:41:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS4211 | FY 2006 IVLP- NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR MR. [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-15 10:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS4212 | FY 2006 IVLP- NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR MR. [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-15 10:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS4213 | FY 2006 IVLP- NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR MR. [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-15 10:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS4214 | FY 2006 IVLP- NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR MR. [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-15 10:08:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS4215 | FY 2006 IVLP- NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR MR. [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-15 10:08:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS4216 | FY 2006 IVLP- NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR MR. [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-15 10:08:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS4217 | FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR SIX [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-15 10:08:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS4218 | FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR TWO [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-15 10:08:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS4219 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAN EU ISSUES: CHIRAC-BLAIR [...] IRAN 2. EU ISSUES: CHIRAC-BLAIR MEETING/EUROPE AS U.S. `COUNTERWEIGHT' B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: COVERAGE TODAY IS OVERWHELMINGLY DEVOTED TO YESTERDAY'S MEETING BETWEEN CHIRAC AND BLAIR, TO THE RIFT BETWEEN THE TWO LEADERS OVER THE EUROPEAN BUDGET AND THE UK'S REQUEST FOR A REBATE. THE HE [...] | 2005-06-15 10:10:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS4258 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - UN REFORM - OIL FOR FOOD [...] UN REFORM - OIL FOR FOOD SCANDAL 2. EU ISSUES - EU SUMMIT - EU CONSTITUTION 3. U.S.-ISRAEL RELATIONS: TENSION OVER CHINA B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: "EUROPE PARALYZED" AND "EUROPE IN CRISIS" ARE TWO OF TODAY'S MOST USED HEADLINES TO CHARACTERIZE THE STATUS OF THE EU AS THE EUROPEAN SUMMIT G [...] | 2005-06-16 11:56:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS427 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - PRESIDENT BUSH INAUGURATION [...] PRESIDENT BUSH INAUGURATION 2. MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: HOPE FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIODIVERSITY HOSTED BY PRESIDENT CHIRAC AT UNESCO AND A NUMBER OF DOMESTIC STORIES MAKE UP TODAY'S FRONT- PAGE STORIES. RIGHT-OF-CENTER LE [...] | 2005-01-25 05:54:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS4302 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAN ELECTIONS INTERNATIONAL [...] IRAN ELECTIONS 2. INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM - GUANTANAMO - IRAQ HOSTAGES 3. EU ISSUES - EU ENLARGEMENT - TURKEY B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: THE ELECTIONS IN IRAN ARE ONE OF TODAY'S LEAD INTERNATIONAL STORIES. LE FIGARO EMPHASIZES ON ITS FRONT PAGE THE CENTRAL ROLE PLAYED BY RELATIONS WITH THE [...] | 2005-06-17 13:25:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS4304 | FRENCH VIEWS ON UNESCO BIOETHICS DECLARATION [...] On June 16, Embassy Paris Acting Science Counselor met with Ambassador Gabriel Keller, who will be heading the GOF delegation to the June 20-24 negotiating session in Paris. Ambassador Keller mentioned that his delegation will include representatives from the Foreign Ministry, the Health Mini [...] | 2005-06-17 13:56:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO FR UNESCO KSCI |
05PARIS4310 | USUNESCO: INTERNATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC [...] Summary: In the run-up to the June 21-29 IOC Assembly, IOC Executive Secretary Patricio Bernal and Capacity Building Unit Chief Erlich Desa outlined the IOC's capacity building program for permanent delegations to UNESCO. The DCM and the Science Officer of the US Mission attended one in a s [...] | 2005-06-17 15:36:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY AORC PBTS EAID SENV WWT KSCI UNESCO |
05PARIS4327 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - SECRETARY RICE TO MIDDLE EAST [...] SECRETARY RICE TO MIDDLE EAST 2. IRAN ELECTIONS 3. EU ISSUES - EU SUMMIT B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: THE RISING PRICE OF OIL AND THE FAILED EUROPEAN SUMMIT ARE TWO OF TODAY'S MAJOR FRONT-PAGE STORIES. FOR LEFT-OF-CENTER LE MONDE "THE EU-25 `FREEZE' THE EU CONSTITUTION;" LIBERATION HEADLINE [...] | 2005-06-20 12:20:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS4348 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: JOINT APPROACH IN PRESSING GOA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-20 16:25:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AF BE KDEM PREL PHUM PREF EAID FR |
05PARIS4354 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - MIDDLE EAST: RICE REGIONAL [...] MIDDLE EAST: RICE REGIONAL TOUR - SHARON-ABBAS SUMMIT 2. U.S. - EU SUMMIT / EU ISSUES: TURKEY B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: DOMESTIC ECONOMIC ISSUES DOMINATE FRONT-PAGES, EXCEPT FOR LA CROIX WHICH DEVOTES ITS LEAD TO THE SHARON-ABBAS SUMMIT AND THE ISRAELI WITHDRAWAL FROM GAZA. A NUMBER OF REPO [...] | 2005-06-21 10:08:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS4362 | "JEUNE AFRIQUE" JUNE 19-25 SUPPLEMENT ON [...] PARIS-BASED INFLUENTIAL PANAFRICAN WEEKLY "JEUNE AFRIQUE- L'INTELLIGENT" DATED JUNE 19-26 HAS A 16-PAGE SUPPLEMENT ON US/AFRICA RELATIONS UNDER GLOBAL TITLE "SHARED INTERESTS". LIST OF ARTICLES FOLLOWS: - "GOOD GUYS" (TITLE IN ENGLISH),EDITORIAL BY MAGAZINE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FRAN [...] | 2005-06-21 14:28:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
05PARIS4375 | USUNESCO: PLANS TO RECOGNIZE LE CORBUSIER'S WORK [...] Summary: Twenty Le-Corbusier-designed buildings have been chosen to represent the architect's work in a possible nomination for World Heritage site status, according to Le Corbusier Foundations officials who spoke at a June 21 informal UNESCO meeting. (A Le Corbusier-designed building on Ha [...] | 2005-06-21 17:38:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL AORC FR UNESCO |
05PARIS4397 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAQ - INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-22 10:44:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS4415 | PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION: DRAFT RESOLUTION PASSED [...] Per Ref A instruction, on June 22 we passed Ref A para 3 draft resolution on the UN Peacebuilding Commission to the relevant MFA IO office, asked for comments, and will report them once our contacts have been able to review the material. 2. Ref B para 3 reports recent GOF views on this mat [...] | 2005-06-22 15:31:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO KUNR FR UNSC UNGA |
05PARIS4424 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAQ - INTERNATIONAL [...] IRAQ - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2. EUROPE: BLAIR - CHIRAC CONFRONTATION B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: DOMESTIC SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC STORIES DOMINATE FRONT PAGES, WHILE A NUMBER OF EDITORIALS ARE DEVOTED TO THE CONTINUING CONFRONTATION BETWEEN BLAIR AND CHIRAC AS PM BLAIR GETS READY TO ADDRESS T [...] | 2005-06-23 10:25:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS444 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAQ AND THE BUSH DOCTRINE [...] IRAQ AND THE BUSH DOCTRINE 2. MIDDLE EAST B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: DOMESTIC POLICY ISSUES LEAD ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGES, AS THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY EMBARKS ON THE PRELIMINARY PROCESS TO REVISE FRANCE'S CONSTITUTION. THE PROCESS AIMS TO MAKE THE CONSTITUTION MORE COMPATIBLE WITH THE EUROPEAN C [...] | 2005-01-25 14:55:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS4444 | France: Telecom and Information Technology Update [...] This is another in a series of periodic updates on the French telecommunications and information technology sectors, including internet and e-commerce. Contents: -- New Industry Minister Francois Loos (para 2) -- New Agency for Industrial Innovation partially financed by FT stock sale (para [...] | 2005-06-24 11:15:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ETRD FR |
05PARIS4446 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - EUROPEAN ISSUES - BLAIR [...] EUROPEAN ISSUES - BLAIR SPEECH IN BRUSSELS 2. IRAN ELECTIONS 3. UN REFORM - G4 4. FRENCH - U.S. RELATIONS B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: A MAJORITY OF TODAY'S FRONT-PAGES AND EDITORIALS ARE DEVOTED TO TONY BLAIR AND HIS "CHARM OFFENSIVE" (LE FIGARO) IN BRUSSELS AS HE PRESENTED HIS PROGRAM BE [...] | 2005-06-24 11:17:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS4453 | AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. SENEGAL 3. CHAD 4. DROC 5. CAMEROON 6. COTE D'IVOIRE 7. RWANDA/BURUNDI 8. NIGER 9. GUINEE BISSAU 10. TOGO 11. SOUTH AFRICA 12. UGANDA Â [...] | 2005-06-24 13:50:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
05PARIS4457 | USUNESCO: UNESCO EXECUTIVE BOARD, REQUEST FOR [...] This is an action request. 2. For the upcoming 172nd Executive Board in September, Mission would like guidance on the following two questions: a. Should the United States present its candidacy for the group I seat as Executive Board vice chair? b. Should the United States respond to [...] | 2005-06-24 14:22:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | FR UNESCO |
05PARIS4460 | NOMINATION FOR USPTO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY [...] Action request. As per reftel Post nominates Brune Mesguich-Jacquemin to attend the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Academy on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights. She is currently serving as the intellectual property advisor at the French Embassy in Washington, D.C. In [...] | 2005-06-24 15:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR GM |
05PARIS4463 | FRANCE CIVAIR: MULTIPLE DESIGNATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-24 16:55:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR FR |
05PARIS4501 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAN INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM [...] IRAN 2. INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM - IRAQ B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: THE ELECTION IN IRAN OF AN "ULTRACONSERVATIVE" IS OVERWHELMINGLY SEEN AS "A CHALLENGE TO THE WEST" (LE FIGARO); "A POPULIST STEP BACKWARDS" (LIBERATION) BUT ALSO "MORE OF THE SAME" FOR CATHOLIC LA CROIX, WHICH TITLES ITS EDIT [...] | 2005-06-27 10:54:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS4518 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAN IRAQ [...] IRAN 2. IRAQ B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: A WIDE VARIETY OF MOSTLY DOMESTIC STORIES DOMINATE TODAY'S FRONT PAGES, WITH RIGHT-OF-CENTER LE FIGARO AND MARSEILLES- BASED REGIONAL LA PROVENCE DEVOTED TO ITER, THE EXPERIMENTAL NUCLEAR REACTOR. LA PROVENCE HEADLINES: "ITER'S SUNRAYS SHINING ON CAD [...] | 2005-06-28 11:03:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS4527 | FRANCE ON PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION: WE'RE VERY [...] Post shared the USG draft UNGA and UNSC resolutions with MFA IO UN reform action officer Nicolas Kassianides, who told us June 28 that the GoF was actively considering how to move forward on establishing the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). 2. Kassianides thanked us for the draft resolutions [...] | 2005-06-28 15:17:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO KUNR FR UNSC UNGA |
05PARIS4528 | UNESCO: CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION UPDATE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para. 13 2. (U) This will be the first of periodic updates on the current state of play at UNESCO of the draft cultural diversity convention. 3. (U) The secretariat is preparing its final report that will accompany the draft convention. We have seen a [...] | 2005-06-28 17:39:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AORC SCUL CA FR UNESCO USTR |
05PARIS4529 | USUNESCO: IO&P VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS [...] As per reftels, post provided by fax copies of letters submitted by UNESCO indicating how the voluntary contributions were used in FY 2004. 2. Excerpt text of letter 20 May 2005 submitted by Director, Division for Cooperation with Extrabudgetary Funding sources follows: "In 2004 the [...] | 2005-06-28 17:40:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AORC KUNR ETRD IO UNESCO |
05PARIS4557 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - PRESIDENT BUSH SPEECH ON IRAQ [...] PRESIDENT BUSH SPEECH ON IRAQ 2. IRAN 3. ITER - A EUROPEAN SUCCESS STORY B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: TODAY'S ALMOST UNANIMOUS LEAD STORY REVOLVES AROUND THE SELECTION OF CADARACH, (FRANCE) AS THE VENUE FOR THE ITER THERMO-NUCLEAR REACTOR. POPULAR RIGHT-OF-CENTER LE PARISIEN GIVES THE TONE [...] | 2005-06-29 13:35:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS4565 | BRETON PROPOSES MEASURES TO BOOST GROWTH AND [...] SUMMARY. GOF Finance Minister Thierry Breton finally has broken out of his shell and announced measures to boost economic growth and reduce unemployment, admitting that GDP growth will be lower than 2% in 2005. These measures may help in the long term, but they are more likely to increase bu [...] | 2005-06-29 16:44:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB FR |
05PARIS4566 | VISIT OF STOP! DELEGATION TO PARIS JUNE 10 [...] Summary: The visit of the interagency STOP delegation to Paris June 9-10 helped raise the profile of IPR issues with the French government and by extension with local industry. While we found fundamental interest in cooperation on the STOP initiatives, few concrete commitments were made dur [...] | 2005-06-29 16:45:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR FR |
05PARIS4585 | FRENCH RESPONSE TO LICENSING CONDITIONS IN THE [...] Econ Officer contacted France's Electronic Communications and Postal Services Authority (ARCEP) on June 22 to obtain information requested in reftel regarding French licensing practices for fixed services. 2. On June 28, ARCEP Director for International Affairs Anne Lenfant [...] | 2005-06-30 11:25:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ETRD EU FR |
05PARIS4616 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-01 10:29:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS4621 | USUNESCO: Conferences Focus on Illicit Traffic in [...] Summary. The 22-23 Paris UNESCO meetings of the Second International Coordination Committee for the Safeguarding of Cultural Heritage of Iraq (Second Iraq ICC),Iraqi officials, donor country officials and Iraqi specialists focused on the fight against illicit traffic in Iraqi cultural prop [...] | 2005-07-01 11:10:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN PREL SOCI MOPS MARR SCUL FR UNESCO EUN |
05PARIS4630 | AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. G8/AFRICA 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. MAURITANIA 5. RWANDA 6. CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE 7. NIGER 8. MALI 9. GABON 10. MADAGASCAR 11. MOZAMBIQUE 12. NIGERIA 13. DROC Â [...] | 2005-07-01 13:47:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
05PARIS4671 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - G-8: CLIMATE CHANGE - AFRICA [...] G-8: CLIMATE CHANGE - AFRICA 2. AFGHANISTAN 3. GUANTANAMO B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: THE G-8, WHICH BEGINS TOMORROW, IS A BIG FRONT-PAGE STORY, WITH RELATED STORIES ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND HELPING AFRICA, AS REPORTED ON MONDAY IN LA TRIBUNE: "THE SUCCESS OF THE G8. WILL DEPEND ON THE CLIMAT [...] | 2005-07-05 12:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS4699 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - G-8: CLIMATE CHANGE - AFRICA [...] G-8: CLIMATE CHANGE - AFRICA 2. CENTRAL ASIA: SUMMIT IN KAZAKSTAN B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: EXCEPT FOR THE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC PRESS, EVERY OTHER OUTLET DEVOTES ITS FRONT-PAGE TO THE 2012 OLYMPICS AS "FRANCE HOLDS ITS BREATH" (LE PARISIEN) AND WAITS FOR THIS MORNING'S VOTE IN SINGAPORE. [...] | 2005-07-06 10:15:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS4714 | UN DEMOCRACY FUND: AVOIDING DUPLICATION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-06 15:36:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM FR |
05PARIS4724 | USUNESCO: UNESCO PLANS SMALL EXPERTS [...] Summary and Introduction: The Director of UNESCO's Science Analysis and Policies Division, Mustafa El Tayeb, informed USUNESCO science officer and intern (notetaker) that his office plans a September 8 - 10, 2005 meeting in Trieste, Italy to discuss efforts to rebuild Iraq's science infrast [...] | 2005-07-06 16:08:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TSPL EAID SENV IZ UNESCO KSCI |
05PARIS4725 | USUNESCO: CONVENTION ON THE PROTECTION OF THE [...] This is an action cable. See action request in para. 7. 2. Summary: The U.S. Delegation to the Intergovernmental Council of the Rome Convention meeting at UNESCO headquarters on June 27-28, 2005 successfully advocated for a report from the Council that indicates that the right place for [...] | 2005-07-06 16:09:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KIPR UNESCO WIPO WSIS |
05PARIS4732 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - G-8: CLIMATE CHANGE - AFRICA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-07 10:03:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS4748 | FRANCE SETS NEW BIODIVERSITY MECHANISM INITIATIVE [...] Summary. On June 28, France confirmed its desire to facilitate the launch of an international multi-stakeholder consultative process to assess the need for an "international mechanism of scientific expertise on biodiversity" (IMOSEB). An informal meeting hosted by the GOF gave 40 participant [...] | 2005-07-07 15:30:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL KSCA ETRD PGOV FR |
05PARIS4766 | AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. G8/AFRICA 3. BURUNDI 4. MALI 5. MADAGASCAR 6. MOZAMBIQUE 7. SUDAN 8. COTE D'IVOIRE 9. ANGOLA 10. BURKINA FASO Â [...] | 2005-07-08 11:53:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
05PARIS478 | FRENCH PARTICIPATION AT THE SAUDI COUNTERTERRORISM [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-26 17:41:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL SA FR |
05PARIS4799 | USUNESCO: INTERNATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISION [...] Summary and Introduction: At the 23rd Session of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Assembly -- which took place June 20-30 2005 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris -- the U.S. delegation (USDEL) met all of its objectives. These included: encouraging fiscal transparency and a [...] | 2005-07-08 15:30:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TSPL EAID SENV IZ UNESCO KSCI |
05PARIS4802 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: USG CANDIDACY FOR SEAT ON [...] Post delivered a Diplomatic Note to the MFA July 6 per reftel instructions. Poloff provided a copy July 7 to MFA IO cultural heritage action officer Claude Gerard. 2. Gerard told us July 8 that France had no objection to the U.S. candidacy, and would adhere to the usual principle of mutual [...] | 2005-07-08 16:35:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL FR UNESCO |
05PARIS4816 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM: [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-11 11:37:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS4821 | USUNESCO: NEW DIVISION CREATED FOR SCIENCE POLICY [...] Summary and Introduction. UNESCO DG Matsuura has announced the creation of a new Division for Science and Sustainable Development (SC/PSD) in the natural sciences sector to be directed by Mustafa El Tayeb, formerly the Director of the Science Analysis and Policies Division. The division strea [...] | 2005-07-11 13:40:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TSPL EAID SENV SOCI UNESCO KSCI |
05PARIS4843 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - SECRETARY RICE TO ASIA: NORTH [...] SECRETARY RICE TO ASIA: NORTH KOREA 2. G-8: CLIMATE B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: A VARIETY OF DOMESTIC STORIES ARE FEATURED ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGES, EXCEPT FOR LEFT-OF-CENTER LE MONDE, WHICH HEADLINES: "IRAQ BEHIND `JIHAD' IN EUROPE." IN CONNECTION WITH THE LONDON BOMBINGS, LE MONDE INTERVIEWS [...] | 2005-07-12 11:59:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS4878 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR: LONDON [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-13 10:06:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS4879 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED - MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR [...] (U) We provided reftel points July 8 to MFA IO Asia action officer Didier Gonzalez. Gonzalez told us July 9 that the GoF had no position on the establishment of a Management Committee. The idea, he said, would require some reflection. 2. (U) We also provided the points to MFA Cambodia d [...] | 2005-07-13 10:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KAWC CB FR |
05PARIS4881 | USUNESCO: UK ROYAL BOTANICAL GARDENS PROGRAMS HELP [...] Summary: At a July 11 UNESCO presentation, UK representatives of the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew ("Kew Gardens") summarized the scientific and cultural significance of Kew Gardens and reviewed its current programs, especially those helping halt the loss of plant diversity. End summary. [...] | 2005-07-13 10:52:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL SENV SOCI TBIO UK UNESCO |
05PARIS489 | CESR HOLDS HEARING ON CREDIT RATING AGENCIES [...] SUMMARY: At a public hearing organized in Paris on January 14 by the Committee of European Securities Regulators, financial market participants aired differing opinions about how and whether the EU should regulate credit rating agencies. The discussion highlights the difficult road ahead fo [...] | 2005-01-27 10:44:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV FR |
05PARIS4896 | FRANCE WILL SEND DELEGATION OF THREE TO DEAD SEA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-13 15:44:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN IZ JO PREL FR |
05PARIS4904 | AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. G8/AFRICA 3. MALI 4. COTE D'IVOIRE 5. SENEGAL 6. SUDAN 7. BURKINA FASO 8. CENTRAFRIQUE Â [...] | 2005-07-15 09:23:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
05PARIS4906 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR: LONDON [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-15 10:54:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS4909 | French Journalist NATO Tour to Norfolk Virginia [...] SUMMARY: Paris Public Affairs nominated senior foreign editor Alain Louyot from weekly center-right news magazine l'Express [circulation 548,195] for the June 13-17 NATO Tour to Norfolk Virginia. Louyot's article, "Norfolk: The Antiterrorist Armada" appeared in the July 11-17 issue of the mag [...] | 2005-07-15 13:22:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC KPAO OIIP OTRA FR NATO EUN |
05PARIS4917 | WAY-AHEAD FOR CREATING THE UN PEACEBUILDING [...] Poloff delivered reftel points July 15, together with draft UNGA, UNSC, and ECOSOC resolutions, to MFA IO UN Reform action officer Nicolas Kassianides. 2. Kassianides thanked us for the information and said that the French translations would be particularly helpful. We undertook to share t [...] | 2005-07-15 16:12:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KUNR KPKO FR UNSC UNGA ECOSOC |
05PARIS4936 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAQ: ATTACKS IN MOUSSAYEB - [...] IRAQ: ATTACKS IN MOUSSAYEB 2. LONDON BOMBINGS (B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: VIOLENCE IN IRAQ DOMINATES HEADLINES AFTER A WEEKEND OF ATTACKS THAT KILLED HUNDREDS. LEFT-OF-CENTER LIBERATION FOCUSES ON THE "EXASPERATION' OF THE IRAQI POPULATION AGAINST THE INSURGENTS WHO ARE NOW SEEN BY THE CIVI [...] | 2005-07-18 10:33:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS495 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAQ AND EUROPEAN-AMERICAN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-27 11:53:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS4971 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - GAZA DISENGAGEMENT [...] GAZA DISENGAGEMENT (B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: DOMESTIC ISSUES DOMINATE THE MAJORITY OF HEADLINES TODAY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF RIGHT-OF-CENTER FIGARO THAT WARNS OF "AL QAEDA'S ULTIMATUM TO EUROPE." THE REPORT MENTIONS AN INTERNET MESSAGE SENT BY A BRANCH OF AL QAEDA WHICH THREATENS EUROPE WIT [...] | 2005-07-19 10:26:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS4999 | GAZ DE FRANCE SHARE SALE RAISES OVER FOUR BILLION [...] SUMMARY. Sixty years after the nationalization of the electricity and gas industries, the government has turned a historical page, selling shares in gas utility Gaz de France (GDF) for the first time. The GOF will keep a 79% stake in the partially privatized company. The sale process, inclu [...] | 2005-07-19 14:02:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ENRG ECON PGOV FR |
05PARIS5026 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - GAZA DISENGAGEMENT, GWOT [...] GAZA DISENGAGEMENT 2. GWOT (B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: PLANS FOR A HOSTILE TAKEOVER OF THE FRENCH GROUP DANONE BY PEPSICO IS ONE OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES AND DOMINATES THE ECONOMIC DAILIES. DANONE IS PORTRAYED AS "PERFECT PREY" AND ECONOMIC LA TRIBUNE POINTS OUT THAT "DANONE'S EMPLOYEES HAVE [...] | 2005-07-20 10:21:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS5057 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - NOMINATION OF NEW SUPREME [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-21 10:29:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS5073 | UN REFORM: CSD NOW FOCUSED ON ACCESS TO ENERGY - [...] In June, Embassy provided sustainable development points contained para 10 reftel to Marc Trouyet, an officer in the United Nations and International Organization Division of the French Foreign Ministry, for information or comment. He recently provided an informal, interim note to the Embass [...] | 2005-07-21 16:45:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON EAID AORC FR UN |
05PARIS5077 | OECD/NEA: REPORTING CABLE: FIRST MEETING OF [...] The meeting was opened by C. Nordborg, head of NEA Nuclear Science Section, who welcomed the participants and indicated that the Expert Group had been established as a follow-up activity to the former Nuclear Science Committee (NSC) activity on "R&D Needs in Nuclear Science". He also informed [...] | 2005-07-22 09:17:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP TRGY KSCA OECD UNVIE |
05PARIS5084 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - NEW WAVE OF ATTACKS IN LONDON [...] NEW WAVE OF ATTACKS IN LONDON 2. SECRETARY RICE IN AFRICA AND ISRAEL 3. REVALUATION OF CHINESE CURRENCY (B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: HEADLINES ARE DOMINATED BY THE ATTEMPTED TERRORIST ATTACKS IN LONDON YESTERDAY. "ANXIETY AFTER THE ATTACKS" LEADS RIGHT-OF- CENTER LE FIGARO UNDERSCORIN [...] | 2005-07-22 10:36:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS5096 | UNESCO: NASA DISCUSSIONS ON REMOTE SENSING OF [...] Summary and Introduction. NASA's Program Director for Applied Sciences, Mr. Ron Birk, and Mr. Steve Ambrose of the Program's Disaster Management group, met with various specialists in UNESCO's Earth Sciences Division for exploratory discussions about using NASA "remote sensing" technology on [...] | 2005-07-22 13:57:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TSPL EAID SENV SOCI UNESCO KSCI |
05PARIS5098 | VISIT OF FEDERAL TRAINING SHIP GOLDEN BEAR - 2005 [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-22 14:36:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT MARR NZ AS FR |
05PARIS5116 | USUNESCO: MEETING ON CULTURAL DIVERSITY WITH UK [...] UK ambassador to UNESCO (and EU president) Tim Craddock and Michel Vanden Abeele, the head of the EC observer mission, requested a meeting with Ambassador Oliver on July 22. Craddock came with a message that 99 percent of the EU countries' agenda at UNESCO, especially in areas like education [...] | 2005-07-22 17:09:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL UK EU UNESCO |
05PARIS5122 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - WAR ON TERRORISM [...] WAR ON TERRORISM B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: THE ATTACKS IN EGYPT DOMINATE THE FRONT PAGES OF ALL THE DAILIES IN FRANCE, WITH VARIOUS HEADLINES SUCH AS: "ENDLESS TERROR" FOR CONSERVATIVE FRANCE-SOIR, "AL-QAEDA'S OFFENSIVE" FOR LEFT-OF-CENTER LIB ATION, "AL-QAEDA'S DEADLY SUMMER" FOR RIGHT [...] | 2005-07-25 10:56:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS5135 | FRENCH RESPONSE TO U/S BURNS LETTER ON RED CROSS [...] Post delivered U/S Burns' letter to MFA political Director Stanislas de Laboulaye July 22. We also provided a copy to MFA IO Social and Humanitarian Affairs DAS-equivalent Beatrice le Fraper du Hellen the same day. 2. Fraper contacted poloff July 25 to say that she was preparing the respon [...] | 2005-07-26 06:57:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF OPDC PREL FR |
05PARIS5140 | UNESCO: GAPS IN UNESCO DATA BASE OF CULTURAL [...] Summary. As reported ref, quick resolution of questions about the law of the country of origin ("source country") of a particular artifact can be of critical importance in legal processes concerning the recovery and return of the item. Easy reference to these laws would also encourage self- [...] | 2005-07-26 09:34:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL CJAN SOCI AF UNESCO |
05PARIS5141 | 2005 NOT A GOOD VINTAGE FOR FRENCH GDP GROWTH [...] SUMMARY. The National Statistical Agency's forecast confirmed that the 2005 GDP growth is likely to be modest, close to 1.5% -- lower than the 2% government forecast, despite an expected recovery in the second half of the year. The agency sees a high risk of sluggish economic growth among Fra [...] | 2005-07-26 09:38:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV FR |
05PARIS5142 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - WAR ON TERRORISM [...] WAR ON TERRORISM B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: AMBASSADOR CRAIG STAPLETON'S PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON TO PRESIDENT CHIRAC IS REPORTED IN REGIONAL DAILY OUEST-FRANCE AND IN DAILY LE PARISIEN AS WELL AS IN AFP AND AP WIRES. TODAY'S NEWS STILL FOCUSES ON TERRORISM FROM VARI [...] | 2005-07-26 09:54:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS5149 | USUNESCO: UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON [...] Summary. The United Nations International Conference on Civil Society in Support of Middle East Peace was held at UNESCO headquarters July 12-13. The conference was organized by the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People and was invited by UNESCO to ho [...] | 2005-07-26 11:38:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI IS XF UNESCO |
05PARIS5154 | OECD REPORTING: ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY COMMITTEE [...] An ad hoc group of delegates of the OECD Environment Policy Committee (EPOC) met on June 29-30, 2005 to consider the components of a strategic vision for the environment. The purpose of the strategic vision is to increase support for the EPOC's work, to provide longer-term (5-10 years) strat [...] | 2005-07-26 13:04:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD KSCA FR OECD |
05PARIS5166 | CAR: PARIS MEETING JULY 25 [...] Embassy Africa watcher attended a six-hour "sensitization" meeting on the Central African Republic (CAR),hosted at the MFA's conference center July 25. IMF CAR representative Mark Lewis (AmCit),World Bank CAR representative Ali Khadr, EU CAR delegation chief Esmieu, UNDP resident represent [...] | 2005-07-26 15:01:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EFIN EAID CT FR |
05PARIS5174 | INVITATION TO COUNCIL OF EUROPE (COE) CONFERENCE [...] This is an action request. See para 4. 2. The U.S. is invited by the Council of Europe Directors of Legal Affairs (DG-I) and the Ministry of Justice of Portugal to send an expert to the Octopus Interface Conference on Combating Economic Crime, Lisbon, 28-30 September 2005. 3. The goal [...] | 2005-07-26 15:52:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS SOCI EFIN KCRM COE |
05PARIS5176 | OECD REPORT: WORKING GROUP ON BRIBERY, HELD ON [...] On the June 14-16 meeting of the OECD Working Group on Bribery (WGB),the Tour de Table of recent enforcement developments (see Paras. 18-26) reconfirmed that the U.S. remains far and away the most aggressive enforcer of the foreign bribery offense. France was particularly disappointing, sho [...] | 2005-07-27 09:41:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KCOR ECON ETRD EINV PREL UK OECD |
05PARIS5178 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - WAR ON TERRORISM [...] WAR ON TERRORISM 2. IRAQI'S CONSTITUTION 3. DPRK NUCLEAR PROGRAM 4. FAMINE IN THE SAHEL: NIGER B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: ISRAELI PM AREIL SHARON'S VISIT TO FRANCE, FAMINE IN NIGER, FRENCH AUTHORITIES' DECISION TO EXPAND USE OF PUBLIC VIDEO- SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS, AND NASA'S SUCCE [...] | 2005-07-27 10:37:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS5186 | R/V CLEARANCE GRANTED - RV KA'IMIMOANA [...] Embassy received research clearance for the subject vessel (reftel A) from the MFA under cover of diplomatic note number 1029/AME dated 21 July, 2005. The note states that the French authorities have no objection to the research campaign of the R/V Ka'Imimoana in the French waters of the Mar [...] | 2005-07-27 13:41:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | FR KRVC KSCA TPHY |
05PARIS5195 | USUNESCO: NEGOTIATIONS ON BIOETHICS DECLARATION [...] SUMMARY. The second and final session of the Intergovernmental Meeting of Experts met June 20-24 at UNESCO and reached consensus on a draft "Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights." The US was successful in adding to the draft Declaration a statement that one of the aims of the [...] | 2005-07-27 17:48:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO UNESCO KSCI HHS |
05PARIS5196 | SUDAN: FRENCH INFORMED OF DEPUTY SECRETARY'S [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-27 17:50:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL US AMGT SU FR |
05PARIS5200 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE: SEC Official: Alton Harvey [...] Country clearance is provided for Alton Harvey, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),to travel to Paris, France August 3-5, 2005. The purpose of travel is to attend a meeting of the Business Continuity Planning (BCP) Working Group of the Joint Forum. 2. Embassy Paris point of c [...] | 2005-07-28 09:30:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN OTRA FR |
05PARIS5202 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - WITHDRAWAL FROM IRAQ, [...] WITHDRAWAL FROM IRAQ 2. ALTERNATIVE TO KYOTO PROTOCOL B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: DOMESTIC STORIES MAKE THE FRONT PAGE OF MOST DAILIES TODAY: PRIME MINISTER DE VILLEPIN'S PRESS CONFERENCE AND THE VERDICTS IN BOTH THE LONG-RUNNING ANGERS TRIAL ON CHILD MOLESTATION AND RAPE AND THE MONT BL [...] | 2005-07-28 10:06:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS5207 | OVERSEAS GRANT WARRANT FOR PAO RAYMOND F. [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-28 12:22:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ASUP AMGT APER KPAO FR KJRE UNESCO |
05PARIS5224 | France: Telecom and Information Technology Update [...] This is another in a series of periodic updates on the French telecommunications and information technology sectors, including internet and e-commerce. Contents: -- Two Members Added to ARCEP Board (para 2) -- France Telecom changes strategy to buy Spanish telecom operator (para 3) -- Span [...] | 2005-07-29 09:14:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ETRD FR |
05PARIS5225 | AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. SECRETARY RICE IN AFRICA 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. SENEGAL 5. MADAGASCAR 6. SUDAN 7. NIGER 8. SAOTOME 9. TOGO 10. DROC 11. CONGO BRAZZAVILLE 12. ZIMBABWE 13. UGANDA Â [...] | 2005-07-29 09:41:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
05PARIS5228 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAQ, IRA, ASIA-PACIFIC [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-29 10:39:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS5245 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - TERRORISM, IRAN, FAMINE IN [...] TERRORISM 2. IRAN 3. FAMINE IN SAHEL B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: IN THE INTERNATIONAL NEWS, SCOTLAND YARD'S ARRESTS FOLLOWING THE LONDON ATTACKS, IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM AND NIGER'S FAMINE ARE THE MAIN SUBJECTS OF THE WEEKEND AND MONDAY MEDIA. IRAN'S ANNOUNCEMENT THAT IT WILL RESUME [...] | 2005-08-01 10:33:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS525 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-28 13:28:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS5273 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - KING FAHD'S DEATH [...] KING FAHD'S DEATH B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: INTERNATIONAL NEWS IS DOMINATED BY THE DEATHS OF KING FAHD AND OF SUDAN'S VICE PRESIDENT, IN ADDITION TO IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM. JOHN BOLTON'S RECESS APPOINTMENT TO THE UN TOPS US- RELATED NEWS, FOLLOWED BY NASA'S PLANS TO REPAIR THE DISCOVERY S [...] | 2005-08-02 10:03:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS5297 | FRENCH GOVERNMENT QUIETLY PREPARES FOR 2006 NUCLEAR WASTE [...] With little fanfare, French authorities are advancing France's waste management strategy on the political agenda. On schedule, on June 30 the National Waste Management Agency (ANDRA) and the Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) submitted to the GOF a progress report on R&D in their respective field [...] | 2005-08-02 15:39:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TSPL TPHY KSCA FR KNUC |
05PARIS5376 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - SAUDI ARABIA-IRAQ, HIROSHIMA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-05 14:01:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS5399 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAQI CONSTITUTION IRAN [...] IRAQI CONSTITUTION 2. IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: MANY OF TODAY'S FRONT PAGES DEVOTE THEIR LEAD STORIES TO SUMMER ISSUES, SUCH AS THE RISING COST OF VACATIONING IN FRANCE. ACCORDING TO LEFT-OF-CENTER LIBERATION, ONE PERSON OUT OF THREE IN FRANCE NEVER TAKES A HOLIDAY. FO [...] | 2005-08-08 12:11:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS5422 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAN - NUCLEAR ISSUE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-09 10:54:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS5443 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAN NASA - DISCOVERY LANDING [...] IRAN 2. NASA - DISCOVERY LANDING B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: IRAN'S RESUMPTION OF ITS NUCLEAR ENRICHMENT PROGRAM IS ONE OF TODAY'S MAJOR STORIES, WITH CATHOLIC LA CROIX HEADLINING: "WORLD PRESSURE ON IRAN." THE EDITORIAL URGES THE EUROPEANS NOT TO GIVE UP TOO SOON: "IRAN MAY BE BARTERING FOR [...] | 2005-08-10 10:26:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS5458 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAN IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-11 10:52:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS5472 | INVITATION TO FIRST MEETING OF THE PROJECT GROUP [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARA 4. 2. THE U.S. IS INVITED TO SEND AN OBSERVER TO THE FIRST MEETING OF THE WORKING PARTY OF THE PROJECT GROUP ON ADMINISTRATIVE LAW IN STRASBOURG, NOVEMBER 14-16, 2005. 3. DRAFT AGENDA INCLUDES: -- REPORT OF THE 17TH MEETING OF THE PROJECT GROUP ON A [...] | 2005-08-12 08:53:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | XG FR COE |
05PARIS5473 | INVITATION TO COMMITTEE FOR SOCIAL COHESION (CDCS) [...] This is an action request, see para 5. 2. The U.S. is invited to send a representative to the 15th meeting of the European Committee for Social Cohesion (CDCS) on November 15-16 2005 and a forum entitled "Reconciling Labor Flexibility With Social Cohesion" on November 17-18 2005. 3. [...] | 2005-08-12 08:53:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SOCI XG FR COE |
05PARIS5478 | USUNESCO: MEETING OF MAN AND BIOSPHERE [...] Summary and introduction: the agenda of the June 27-29 meeting of the bureau of the international coordinating council of the man and biosphere (MAB) program focused on management of biosphere reserves, including those that are also world heritage sites. Under MAB's current short-term strateg [...] | 2005-08-12 11:29:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TSPL EAID SENV FR UNESCO KSCI |
05PARIS5480 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - PRESIDENT BUSH AND U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-12 12:34:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS549 | FRENCH RESPONSE TO GROSSMAN LETTER ON CARTAGENA [...] DCM delivered reftel letter to MFA Political Director Stanislas de Laboulaye on January 26. Below is an informal translation of his response, received January 28. (Original French being faxed to EUR/WE) 2. BEGIN TRANSLATION OF LETTER: Dear Marc, As you underline in your letter, Pre [...] | 2005-01-28 19:04:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PGOV PREL SNAR ECON FR CO |
05PARIS5490 | FRENCH: COESPU SUPPORT WILL TAKE TIME [...] SUMMARY. MFA contacts stress that the GoF needs time to consider the U.S.-Italian request for support to the Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units (COESPU). Local Italian embassy contacts do not expect a French contribution, but were encouraged that the GoF did not reject their req [...] | 2005-08-12 16:52:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO MARR MASS FR |
05PARIS5507 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT -MIDDLE EAST - GAZA PULLOUT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-16 11:46:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS5541 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - MIDDLE EAST - GAZA PULLOUT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-17 10:31:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS5563 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - MIDDLE EAST - GAZA PULLOUT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-18 12:34:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS5573 | USUNESCO: CROSS-WISE ON BORDER? NEW PUSH [...] SUMMARY: After a year of discussion and drafting meetings, the UNESCO/OECD non-binding guidelines for cross border quality provision in higher education went before the 171st UNESCO Executive Board for its blessing and instead got sidelined for further discussion at the upcoming General Confe [...] | 2005-08-18 15:04:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL UNESCO |
05PARIS5575 | USUNESCO: UPCOMING KEY SENIOR POSTS [...] Given the Director General's campaign for re- election and the uncertainty of UNESCO's budget, senior post openings at UNESCO are unpredictable. It is worth noting at this point however, that now that US citizens are in the ADG Education position and the Deputy ADG of External relations posit [...] | 2005-08-18 16:22:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER PARM PREL CWC UNESCO OPCW |
05PARIS5592 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - MIDDLE EAST - GAZA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-19 11:12:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS5596 | AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. MAURITANIA 4. NIGER 5. CHAD 6. SENEGAL 6. CONGO BRAZZAVILLE 7. BURUNDI 8. SUDAN 9. GUINEA BISSAU 10. ZIMBABWE 11. BRAIN DRAIN Â [...] | 2005-08-19 11:49:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
05PARIS5619 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - MIDDLE EAST - GAZA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-22 10:16:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS565 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAQI ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-31 14:06:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS5661 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAQI CONSTITUTION [...] IRAQI CONSTITUTION 2. AFGHANISTAN B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: FRONT PAGES TODAY ARE DEVOTED TO A NUMBER OF VERY DIVERSE STORIES RANGING FROM THE U.S. TOUR OF THE ROLLING STONES (LIBERATION) TO THE AVIAN FLU THREAT (LE FIGARO) AND THE IRAQI CONSTITUTION. CATHOLIC LA CROIX LEADS WITH: "IRAQ: T [...] | 2005-08-23 11:47:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS5693 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAQI CONSTITUTION - [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-24 10:35:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS5719 | UPDATE FOR WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR MANDATORY [...] Per reftel para 10, post presents the following update to the annual Worst Forms of Child Labor report mandated by the Trade Development Act of 2000. 2. Post raised child labor issues with Gerald Delafosse, Legal Counselor at France's Overseas Ministry, which administers France's overseas [...] | 2005-08-25 07:27:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB FR PGOV |
05PARIS5732 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAQ - PRESIDENT BUSH SPEECH [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-25 11:02:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS5767 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - GLOBAL ECONOMY: PRICE OF OIL [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-26 10:50:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS5783 | AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. BURUNDI 4. NIGER 5. ANGOLA 6. SUDAN Â [...] | 2005-08-26 14:53:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
05PARIS5797 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAQI CONSTITUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-29 10:58:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS5824 | FRANCE PUBLISHES AVIATION BLACKLIST [...] (U) In response to highly publicized recent plane accidents, on August 28 the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) published via internet its "blacklist" of companies that are forbidden to operate in France, as transportation minister Dominique Perben promised last week. The companies on th [...] | 2005-08-30 08:29:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR FR |
05PARIS5835 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - GLOBAL ECONOMY - OIL PRICES [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-30 10:57:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS5855 | USUNESCO: UNESCO TO ORGANIZE JUNE 2006 [...] This is a request for guidance, see Para 9. 2. Summary. The UN is planning an international scientific conference on desertification -- "The Future of Dry Lands" -- as part of its International Year of Deserts and Desertification. The conference, organized by a UN inter-agency committee [...] | 2005-08-30 15:19:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TSPL EAID SENV SOCI UNESCO KSCI |
05PARIS5862 | USUNESCO: NORDIC STATES AND UK CHAMPION [...] Guidance Request in Para 3. 2. Summary: In Advance of UNESCO's October General Conference, the Nordic States and the UK are circulating a draft resolution calling for an "overall review" of Programs II and III (the Natural Sciences Sector and the Social and Human Sciences Sector (SHS)). Th [...] | 2005-08-30 16:05:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TSPL EAID SENV SOCI UNESCO KSCI |
05PARIS5871 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - EU ISSUES- TURKEY PRESIDENT [...] EU ISSUES- TURKEY 2. PRESIDENT BUSH - IRAQ B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: A VARIETY OF DOMESTIC STORIES DOMINATE TODAY'S FRONT PAGES, BUT THE CONSEQUENCES OF HURRICANE KATRINA, FINANCIAL AS WELL AS HUMAN ARE PROMINENTLY REPORTED. THE FINANCIAL COST OF THE HURRICANE IS ESTIMATED BY LA TRIBUNE TO [...] | 2005-08-31 10:44:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS5931 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - HURRICANE KATRINA [...] HURRICANE KATRINA 2. IRAQ B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: TWO HUMAN TRAGEDIES, CAUSED BY TWO DEVASTATING FORCES, NATURE AND RUMOR, SHARE TOP BILLING IN TODAY'S HEADLINES: HURRICANE KATRINA AND YESTERDAY'S DEADLY STAMPEDE DURING A PILGRIMAGE IN BAGHDAD. CATHOLIC LA CROIX CARRIES A DOUBLE FRONT-PA [...] | 2005-09-01 11:14:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS5936 | FRENCH EONOMIC GROWTH SLUGGISH [...] SUMMARY. French GDP increased a low 0.4% (annualized) in the second quarter. The rise in oil prices and the euro in the third quarter caused fears that 2005 economic growth could be lower than government forecast of 2.0%. Eventually, the government reduced its GDP growth forecast to 1.5-2.0% [...] | 2005-09-01 11:17:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV FR |
05PARIS5944 | AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. NIGER 4. RWADA 5. BURUNDI 6. CHAD 7. SUDAN Â [...] | 2005-09-01 14:04:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
05PARIS5980 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAQ [...] IRAQ 2. BUSH ADMINISTRATION AND HURRICANE KATRINA 3. IRAN B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: MOST FRONT PAGES ARE DEVOTED TO FM DE VILLEPIN'S MEASURES TO BOOST FRANCE'S ECONOMY THROUGH EMPLOYMENT AND TAX CUTS AS REVEALED YESTERDAY DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE AND LATER ON TF1 TELEVISION. DURING HIS [...] | 2005-09-02 10:26:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS5995 | TFUS01: FRENCH OFFERS OF ASSISTANCE FOR HURRICANE [...] SUMMARY: Following specific French offers of disaster assistance, repeated below, we relayed acceptance per ref D. The GOF still awaits notification of where and when to send the material accepted. END SUMMARY. ----------------- GOF OFFERS of AID ----------------- 2. France announced [...] | 2005-09-05 12:22:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON ASEC CASC AMGT EAID PREL FR |
05PARIS5999 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - HURRICANE KATRINA AND [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-06 10:29:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS6026 | TFUS01: UPDATE ON FRENCH ASSISTANCE FOR HURRICANE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOF acknowledged notification of flight clearance for its aircraft to Little Rock on September 6, and remains ready to provide further assistance as the evolving situation in the US warrants. END SUMMARY. ----------------- FRENCH ASSISTANCE ----------------- 2. (SBU) [...] | 2005-09-06 16:50:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | FR PGOV ECON ASEC CASC AMGT EAID PREL |
05PARIS6028 | USUNESCO: UNESCO GENERAL CONFERENCE TO LAUNCH [...] Summary and comment: Influencing the agenda of UNESCO's October 2005 General Conference will be preliminary discussions of the organization's medium-term strategy (2008-14). The negotiation process -- leading up to adoption of a new medium-term strategy by the October 2007 general conference [...] | 2005-09-06 16:59:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID SOCI UNESCO |
05PARIS6046 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - AFTERMATH OF KATRINA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-07 10:56:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS6047 | UNESCO: DG DEPLORES KILLING OF IRAQI [...] SUMMARY: On August 31, the UNESCO Director General, Koichiro Matsuura, issued a statement that deplored the killing of a Reuters sound engineer by U.S. forces in Iraq on August 28, 2005. The statement, which UNESCO issued after the UN press office asked them to respond, did not directly im [...] | 2005-09-07 10:56:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM ETRD SCUL KPAO UNESCO EUN |
05PARIS6080 | UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION: FRANCE CALLS [...] Summary. Agence France Press (AFP) reported that during a September 5 meeting with new WTO chief Pascal Lamy, the GOF Minister of Culture Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres said Sept. 5 that the WTO should not interfere in CD matter. The AFP report says that de Vabres quoted Lamy as saying that WTO [...] | 2005-09-08 10:08:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL ETRD EU CJAN FR UNESCO |
05PARIS6082 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - KATRINA - POLITICAL FALLOUT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-08 10:09:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS6116 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Katrina [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-09 10:35:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS613 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAQ ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-01 11:17:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS6136 | UNESCO GENEVA GROUP TO TACKLE MEDIUM-TERM (2008- [...] This is a guidance request, see para 5. 2. The agenda of the September 13 meeting of UNESCO's Geneva group will include discussion of the medium-term strategy. This is the first time in UNESCO's history that the strategy has been discussed so far in advance of its projected adoption date [...] | 2005-09-09 17:18:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID SOCI UNESCO |
05PARIS6137 | TFUS01: UPDATE ON FRENCH REACTION TO HURRICANE [...] SUMMARY: This is an action request, see para 14. France is still willing to provide further assistance, but awaits word from the USG as what else might be provided. The Ambassador, DCM, and other Embassy officials have publicly expressed thanks per ref B. END SUMMARY. -------------------- [...] | 2005-09-09 17:26:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC PGOV US FR |
05PARIS6149 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Katrina - Political Fallout [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-12 10:44:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS6189 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - UN Summit Katrina Gaza [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-13 10:28:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS6230 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - UN Summit [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-14 10:16:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS6277 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - UN Summit Iraq Afghanistan [...] UN Summit 2. Iraq 3. Afghanistan B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: A wide variety of domestic stories dominate today's front pages, but the UN Summit is prominently covered, with a majority of reports emphasizing that the "reform plan remains limited" (Le Monde) that "the Summit was saved at the [...] | 2005-09-15 10:19:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS6311 | PM DE VILLEPIN'S PLANS FOR SOCIAL ECONOMIC GROWTH [...] SUMMARY. Prime Minister de Villepin unveiled the second phase of his economic plan, the key feature of which is the retention of the French social model. This second set of measures, which adds new budget spending, is unlikely to have real positive effects on economic growth before 2006. Mea [...] | 2005-09-16 08:39:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ENRG PGOV FR |
05PARIS6314 | FRENCH BUDGET DEFICIT FOR 2005 COULD BE 3% of GDP, [...] SUMMARY. The GOF is confident its 2005 budget deficit will be 3% of GDP. This would be the first time in four years that the government complied with the EU stability and growth pact limit. However, public debt (estimated at 66.2% of GDP) considerably exceeds the EU limit of 60% of GDP. Wor [...] | 2005-09-16 10:45:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV FR |
05PARIS6315 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - UN Summit Afghanistan Katrina [...] UN Summit 2. Afghanistan 3. Katrina B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: A variety of stories dominate today's front pages, with Le Figaro devoting its lead to the threat of an Avian flu epidemic. President Bush's call at the UN for the sharing of information between nations and Villepin's similar [...] | 2005-09-16 12:05:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS6326 | AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. BURKINA FASO 4. FRANCE/AFRICA 5. RWANDA 6. NIGER 7 SUDAN 8 NIGERIA Â [...] | 2005-09-16 13:35:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
05PARIS6349 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - German Elections Katrina and [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-19 10:51:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS6381 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Nuclear Issues - North Korea [...] Nuclear Issues - North Korea 2. European Issues - German Elections - European Defense B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: Many front pages continue to focus on Germany's elections and the lack of political consensus they reveal. Several commentators make analogies with the political situation in Fra [...] | 2005-09-20 10:18:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS6407 | USUNESCO: CONTACTS BETWEEN UN AGENCIES AND [...] Mission has received letter from Director General in response to message delivered on June 28, 2005 (ref A) 2. Text of the letter is transmitted below: DG/13/05/46 16 September 2005 Dear Ambassador: I write in reference to your letter of 28 June 2005 concerning procedures to prevent co [...] | 2005-09-20 16:09:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER UN |
05PARIS6418 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Nuclear Issues: Iran - North [...] Nuclear Issues: Iran - North Korea 2. Iraq - British Operation in Basra 3. NATO B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: Le Monde prominently features an interview with A/S Dan Fried about the German elections, Europe and France's role in the negotiations with Iran. The interview is announced on the fr [...] | 2005-09-21 10:39:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS6447 | FRENCH GOVERNMENT WARY OF POSSIBLE WTO PRE-AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EU AND THE U.S., READY TO OPPOSE IT. [...] (SBU) AGRICULTURAL MINISTER COUNSELOR MET WITH HERVE LEJEUNE, ADVISER FOR AGRICULTURE TO FRENCH PRESIDENT JACQUES CHIRAC ON TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 20. DURING THAT MEETING, LEJEUNE EXPRESSED FRENCH CONCERNS ABOUT A POSSIBLE PRE- AGREEMENT ON WTO PARAMETERS FOR AGRICULTURE BETWEEN THE U.S. AND THE [...] | 2005-09-21 16:19:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD PGOV FR WTRO EUN |
05PARIS645 | FRENCH GOVERNMENT POSITION ON HERVE GAYMARD [...] Summary: The focal point for France regarding the Biosafety Protocol is the Ministry of Ecology. The Ministries of Agriculture and Economy are also involved in inter-ministerial discussions. Article 18.2 of the Protocol is the main obstacle to implementation encountered by France, which ha [...] | 2005-02-02 11:31:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR ETRD EAID TBIO FR |
05PARIS6471 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iran Nuclear Threat Katrina [...] Iran Nuclear Threat 2. Katrina and Iraq - Impact on Bush Presidency 3. Iraq - Basra Incident B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: Two of today's front pages (Le Figaro and France Soir) are devoted to Hurricane Rita and the state of alert declared in the Gulf of Mexico. Inside, related stories report [...] | 2005-09-22 10:30:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS6478 | SURPRISE! FRENCH FARMERS ARE GROWING BIOTECH CORN [...] (U) Summary. This month, the French press revealed - to the surprise of many - that 500 to 1,000 hectares (approximately 1,000 to 2,200 acres) of genetically modified corn was being grown in Southwestern France. The GOF confirmed that French farmers had voluntarily declared 500 hectares of G [...] | 2005-09-22 13:01:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR ECON BEXP FR |
05PARIS6481 | USUNESCO: EXECUTIVE BOARD ACTION: URGENT [...] This is an action request, see para 4. 2. On Friday morning, September 23, UNESCO Executive Board (EB) will act upon a draft decision (ref) that has important bearing for U.S. efforts to prevent adoption of the "preliminary" draft Cultural Diversity (CD) Convention, as currently drafted. [...] | 2005-09-22 14:41:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL ETRD EU CJAN UNESCO |
05PARIS6482 | USUNESCO: PRELIMINARY DRAFT CONVENTION WTO [...] Following is a rough translation of excerpts from an op-ed piece by a Jean-Jacques Aillagon, the President and Director General of TV 5, a French broadcast TV station. Aillagon is also a former Minister of Culture. The op-ed piece appears in the 21 September edition of Le Figaro, a right-of [...] | 2005-09-22 14:41:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL ETRD FR EU CJAN UNESCO |
05PARIS6488 | NO FRENCH COMMERCIAL SOURCES OF VEGETARIAN MRES [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-22 17:17:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID ETRD ECON AMGT US FR |
05PARIS6514 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iran Hurricanes Katrina and [...] Iran 2. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: U.S. Policies - Kyoto B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: "America in the Eye of the Cyclones" headlines left-of-center Liberation while right-of-center Le Figaro headlines "Threats to U.S. Oil." Catholic La Croix summarizes today's reporting with the headline: " [...] | 2005-09-23 10:11:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS6527 | AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. GABON 4. SOMALIA 5. NIGERIA 6. SUDAN Â [...] | 2005-09-23 14:11:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
05PARIS6534 | UNESCO EXECUTIVE BOARD PX (PROGRAM AND EXTERNAL [...] Summary. The final vote was 54-1 in the UNESCO Executive Board PX Committee for the Canadian-sponsored resolution that paves the way for adoption of the current preliminary draft Cultural Diversity Convention at the October 2005 UNESCO General Conference. In discussions leading up to the [...] | 2005-09-23 15:26:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL CJAN ETRD UNESCO CA AF AS ID JA RS EG AG CV |
05PARIS6548 | USUNESCO: INDIA EXPRESSES CONCERNS ABOUT [...] In her statement today at the Executive Board on the Canadian draft decision to move the cultural diversity convention forward, the Indian Ambassador stated her concerns about reopening the convention. In her statement, she said, "The Draft Convention, which has gone through an extensive inte [...] | 2005-09-23 17:40:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL ETRD IN UNESCO |
05PARIS6557 | FRANCE: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 2: PRE-LICENSE END USE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-26 10:27:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC FR |
05PARIS6558 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Global Economy: Cost of [...] Global Economy: Cost of Reconstruction- Iraq - Hurricanes Katrina and Rita - Political Debate 2. Middle East - Gaza Violence B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: A wide variety of stories, domestic and international, lead in today's front pages. Left-of-center Liberation dedicates its lead and a thre [...] | 2005-09-26 10:42:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS6600 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - GWOT - Abu Gharaib - [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-27 11:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS6614 | FRENCH AUTHORITIES BOLSTER THE EURO, ENCOURAGE [...] SUMMARY. Key EU and French authorities are talking up the euro and the attractiveness of French financial markets in an effort to increase the attractiveness of France to foreigners . At a recent event targeting Japanese investors, officials underlined progress already made by France, while [...] | 2005-09-27 14:01:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV FR |
05PARIS6632 | USUNESCO: UKRAINIAN REP, CITING [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-27 16:27:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL ETRD CJAN CA UP UNESCO |
05PARIS6644 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iraq: Abu Azzam Assassination [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-28 10:23:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS6648 | UNESCO: Cultural Diversity Convention: Should [...] (U) This requests clarification of paragraph 4 of instructions (ref),which asks USDEL to call for votes. UNESCO Rule 52 provides that "voting shall normally be by show of hands." UNESCO Rule 53 allows a member state to call for a roll-call vote, with the vote of each state recorded in the [...] | 2005-09-28 13:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN UNESCO |
05PARIS6666 | FRENCH TELECOM REGULATOR GRANTS IRIDIUM TEMPORARY [...] On September 26, EconOff delivered reftel talking points to French Telecom Regulator ARCEP, which authorizes civilian use of radio frequencies in France. ARCEP acknowledged that they had received the request for Iridium, but had not yet completed their review due to the temporary absence of a [...] | 2005-09-28 17:51:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ETRD FR |
05PARIS6683 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Nuclear Issues - North Korea [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-29 12:48:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS6710 | UNESCO: CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION ADVANCES [...] (U) Summary. On September 29, 2005, in a lopsided vote in which the U.S. again stood alone, the UNESCO Executive Board meeting in plenary session adopted a decision recommending that the General Conference consider and in effect formally adopt as a UNESCO convention the preliminary draft text [...] | 2005-09-30 05:26:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL ETRD CJAN UNESCO |
05PARIS6724 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - DeLay Indictment - Turkey [...] DeLay Indictment 2. EU Membership Negotiations with Turkey (B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: The French Prime Minister's monthly press conference dominates front pages and editorials today. De Villepin addressed the issue of employment, highlighting the drop in unemployment figures for the fifth [...] | 2005-09-30 10:04:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS6726 | UNESCO: PLANS TO PROMOTE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF [...] SUMMARY. The UNESCO Secretariat plans vigorously to promote quick ratification of the Cultural Diversity Convention, especially in Africa, following its presumed adoption at the October 2005 UNESCO General Conference. In apparent concert with these efforts, the G-77 plans additional regiona [...] | 2005-09-30 10:22:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL CJAN ETRD CA FR UNESCO |
05PARIS6727 | UNESCO: CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION: [...] Ambassador Oliver met September 28 with UNESCO Director General Matsuura and delivered points reftel. Matsuura responded that he continued to hope that a consensus document would emerge that could be adopted at the October 2005 General Conference. He told Ambassador Oliver that he had sugges [...] | 2005-09-30 10:22:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL ETRD EU CJAN FR UNESCO |
05PARIS6748 | FRANCE ON U.S. UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC) [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-30 16:41:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL FR UNGA |
05PARIS6751 | AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. PLUMPY NUT 3. NIGER 4. COTE D'IVOIRE 5. SOMALIA 6. FRANCE/AFRICA 7. SENEGAL 8. TOGO Â [...] | 2005-10-03 07:57:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
05PARIS6752 | UNESCO: CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION: SWISS [...] The Swiss Ambassador to UNESCO, Ernst Iten, gave a ringing endorsement of the June 2005 preliminary draft Convention on Cultural Diversity during his 20 September speech to UNESCO's 58-member Executive Board and urged the Director General to submit it for adoption to the October 2005 UNESCO G [...] | 2005-10-03 08:00:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL ETRD CJAN SZ UNESCO |
05PARIS6756 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - International Terrorism - [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-03 11:08:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS68 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAQ - VIOLENCE AND COMING [...] IRAQ - VIOLENCE AND COMING ELECTIONS 2. TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: PRESIDENT CHIRAC'S ECONOMIC PROGRAM FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS HAS REPLACED THE ASIAN DISASTER ON MOST OF TODAY'S FRONT PAGES, ALTHOUGH NUMEROUS STORIES CONTINUE TO BE DEVOTED TO THE RELIEF EFFORTS BEING [...] | 2005-01-05 11:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS6807 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - European Issues - Turkey [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-04 10:34:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS681 | FRENCH GOVERNMENT POSITION ON BIOSAFETY PROTOCOL [...] Summary: The focal point for France regarding the Biosafety Protocol is the Ministry of Ecology. The Ministries of Agriculture and Economy are also involved in inter-ministerial discussions. Article 18.2 of the Protocol is the main obstacle to implementation encountered by France, which ha [...] | 2005-02-03 10:47:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR ETRD EAID TBIO FR |
05PARIS6813 | UNESCO: CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION: [...] Ambassador Oliver met September 28 with UNESCO Director General Matsuura and delivered points reftel. Matsuura responded that he continued to hope that a consensus document would emerge that could be adopted at the October 2005 General Conference. He told Ambassador Oliver that he had sugges [...] | 2005-10-04 12:06:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL ETRD EU CJAN FR UNESCO |
05PARIS6814 | UNESCO: PLANS TO PROMOTE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF [...] SUMMARY. The UNESCO Secretariat plans vigorously to promote quick ratification of the Cultural Diversity Convention, especially in Africa, following its presumed adoption at the October 2005 UNESCO General Conference. In apparent concert with these efforts, the G-77 plans additional regiona [...] | 2005-10-04 12:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL CJAN ETRD CA FR UNESCO |
05PARIS6825 | AUSTRALIA MULLS OVER AMBASSADORIAL ACCREDITATION [...] (SBU) Australia is looking for signs of progress toward democracy since the August coup in Nouakchott in order to justify the accreditation of its ambassador in France to Mauritania, Second Secretary Tracey Haines informed Africa Watcher on October 4. Australian ambassador Penny Wensley, who [...] | 2005-10-04 13:59:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM ECON EINV EFIN EPET PINR AS MR FR |
05PARIS6827 | USUNESCO: U/S DOBRIANKSY'S MEETING ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In her September 30th meeting with the Director General of UNESCO, Koichiro Matsuura, Under Secretary Dobriansky expressed deep concern about the ramifications of certain language in the draft convention on cultural diversity. Highlighting both trade and human rights implicat [...] | 2005-10-04 14:20:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL ETRD UNESCO |
05PARIS683 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - MIDDLE EAST IRAQ STATE OF [...] MIDDLE EAST 2. IRAQ 3. STATE OF THE UNION B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: FRONT PAGES ARE FOR THE MOST PART DEVOTED TO THE POPE'S HEALTH AND TO DOMESTIC STORIES, EXCEPT FOR LEFT-OF-CENTER LIBERATION WHICH DEVOTES ITS LEAD TO THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT AND THE FEBRUARY 8 SUMMIT: "TRUCE AT [...] | 2005-02-03 11:13:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS6837 | USUNESCO: UNESCO RESPONSE TO SECTION 102 [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-05 05:05:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM SOCI |
05PARIS6841 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - President Bush Press [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-05 11:14:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS6874 | FRENCH RESEARCH GETS A BUDGET BOOST [...] Summary: With an additional one billion euros for research and 3000 more jobs, the Research and Higher Education Ministry (RHEM) looks like one of the few winners in the 2006 French budget process. Roughly one-third of the increase is allocated to public research labs and university researc [...] | 2005-10-05 17:02:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL EFIN KSCA TPHY FR |
05PARIS6889 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Economic Issues - Airbus - [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-06 12:44:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS6914 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Middle East Iran European [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-07 09:58:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS6927 | STRIKES HIT FRENCH OIL REFINERIES [...] SUMMARY. Strikes at Total refineries in France will continue until at least October 7, affecting production of 328,000 barrels per day. The labor dispute at SNMC (Societe Nationale Corse Mediterrannee),a state-owned ferry company, further complicated the situation by temporarily blocking ta [...] | 2005-10-07 14:16:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ELAB EFIN ECON PGOV FR |
05PARIS6939 | AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. TV IN AFRICA 3. SUDAN 4. CHAD 5. NIGER 6. GABON 7. DROC 8. MALAWI Â [...] | 2005-10-11 07:01:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
05PARIS6961 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Nuclear Issues - Nobel Prize [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-11 12:12:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS6975 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE: FRANCE VISIT OF DOE, GLASER [...] Country Clearance is provided for following employees of Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy, to travel to Nancy, France, October 17 - 25, 2005: FRED M. GLASER DEPUTY DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF ADVANCED RESEARCH BERNARD S. COVINO RESEARCH CHEMIST NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATOR [...] | 2005-10-11 16:03:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY ENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA UK FR |
05PARIS6980 | EMBASSY PARIS' POC'S FOR IAEA ISSUES [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-11 16:43:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP TRGY FR IAEA UNAUS |
05PARIS6994 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Oil for Food Scandal [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-12 10:32:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS7012 | FRANCE RESTRUCTURES RESEARCH [...] Summary: To introduce "structural solutions" into France's traditional scientific system (refs A-D),Prime Minister de Villepin announced on October 5 the long-awaited Research and Innovation Bill (RIB). Advocating a new approach to funding and orienting research based on projects, the RIB w [...] | 2005-10-12 16:44:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL KSCA TPHY FR |
05PARIS7023 | FRANCE RESTRUCTURES RESEARCH [...] Summary: To introduce "structural solutions" into France's traditional scientific system (refs A-D),Prime Minister de Villepin announced on October 5 the long-awaited Research and Innovation Bill (RIB). Advocating a new approach to funding and orienting research based on projects, the RIB w [...] | 2005-10-13 10:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL KSCA TPHY FR |
05PARIS7030 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iraq - `Oil For Food' Scandal [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-13 11:25:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS7037 | USUNESCO: US, ISRAEL AND 10 OTHERS ELECTED TO [...] Summary. The United States was elected on the first round October 10 to the 21-nation World Heritage Committee ("Committee"),which decides policy matters concerning the 189-Member World Heritage Convention of 1973, such as selection of sites for UNESCO's World Heritage List. Israel also wa [...] | 2005-10-13 13:45:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL SENV CJAN UNESCO |
05PARIS7057 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-14 10:54:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS7062 | AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. LIBERIA 3. GABON 4. COTE D'IVOIRE 5. TOGO 6. MALI 7. SOUTH AFRICA Â [...] | 2005-10-14 13:54:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
05PARIS7085 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iraqi Constitution [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-17 12:29:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS7102 | FRENCH ECONOMIC GROWTH 1.5% IN 2005 [...] SUMMARY. The National Statistical Agency forecast 1.5% GDP growth in 2005, the bottom end of the government's official 1.5-2.0% prediction. The forecast takes into account oil price increases and government programs for job creation. Corporate growth is weak, but could edge up in the second [...] | 2005-10-17 15:35:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV FR |
05PARIS7109 | USUNESCO: UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY [...] The following is an action request. 2. The UNESCO cultural diversity convention was brought before the General Conference cultural commission on Oct. 17. USDEL proposed a set of amendments that were voted down by large margins. The commission then voted by 151 to 2 with 2 abstentions to r [...] | 2005-10-18 11:05:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL SCUL FR UNESCO |
05PARIS7118 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iraq - Saddam Trial Middle [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-18 12:02:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS7146 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iraq - Saddam Trial UNESCO - [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-19 10:20:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS7182 | FRANCE: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END USE [...] Per reftel, Post Blue Lantern Action Officer attempted to contact MOD officials both directly and indirectly to inquire about French company Avon Communications S.A. However, to date, the MOD has been unresponsive. The Avon company executive we spoke to (see paras 4 and 5 below) said that Avo [...] | 2005-10-20 10:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC FR |
05PARIS7188 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Syria EU Trade Issues - [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-20 12:03:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS72 | FRANCE: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: CHECK ON EURL AOG AERO- [...] As requested in reftel, post conducted a site visit to French company EURL AOG Aero-Spares, to check on the bona fides of this company as a registered broker and to verify the physical location of the operation and the nature of the business that the company conducts. Following paragraphs addr [...] | 2005-01-05 16:06:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC FR |
05PARIS7213 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Middle East - Iraq - Syria [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-21 10:58:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS7223 | French press minimizes US offer [...] SUMMARY: The French daily paper Le Figaro dated October 19, 2005, published an article entitled : "America supports its farmers as never before" which asserts that despite last week's proposal to make deep cuts in domestic support, US agriculture would continue to be highly distortive. END S [...] | 2005-10-21 13:48:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD PGOV FR WTRO EUN INR |
05PARIS7226 | Perspectives on WTO, Biotechnology, the [...] SUMMARY: Fred L. Dailey, Director, Ohio Department of Agriculture recently met with representatives of the French Ministry of Agriculture (MinAg) to share perspectives on the WTO, biotechnology, the Farm Bill and biofuels. After making it clear that he did not speak for the USG, Director Dai [...] | 2005-10-21 14:38:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD PGOV FR WTRO EUN INR |
05PARIS7230 | USUNESCO: UNESCO VOTES TO ADOPT CULTURAL [...] (U) Summary. On October 20, by a vote of 148 in favor, 2 (U.S. and Israel) opposed, and 4 (Australia, Honduras, Liberia, and Nicaragua) abstentions, the UNESCO General Conference, meeting in plenary session, adopted the highly controversial Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Di [...] | 2005-10-21 15:31:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL SCUL FR UNESCO |
05PARIS7234 | USUNESCO: UNESCO ADOPTS PROGRAM AND BUDGET [...] Summary: The United States voted against adoption of the 2006-07 Program and Budget for the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The budget was adopted by vote, 126 in favor, 1 against (US),with no abstentions. In explaining the U.S. vote, Ambassador Oliver, U.S. [...] | 2005-10-21 16:06:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD FR UNESCO |
05PARIS7236 | AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. LIBERIA 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. NIGER 5. CHAD 6. ZIMBABWE 7. WTO/COTTON Â [...] | 2005-10-24 06:52:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
05PARIS7244 | USUNESCO: 172ND EXECUTIVE BOARD REPORT ON F&A [...] There was no controversy surround in the work of the F&A Commission at the 172nd UNESCO Executive Board. Agenda items 4, 6, 12, 34, 41, 49, and 53 items were requested to be forwarded to the PX Commission with no discussion in F&A. Of these USDel requested that Item 6 be discussed. 2. A [...] | 2005-10-24 10:15:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD FR UNESCO |
05PARIS7249 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Syria Trade UNESCO - Cultural [...] Syria 2. Trade 3. UNESCO - Cultural Diversity B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: Most front pages and editorials are devoted to the government's decision to partially privatize EDF, the nation's power company. The state is to retain 85 percent of the capital. Editorialists in the specialized and [...] | 2005-10-24 12:03:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS7284 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Middle East - Iraq - Syria [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-25 12:26:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS7301 | France: Telecom and Information Technology Update [...] This is another in a series of periodic updates on the French telecommunications and information technology sectors, including internet and e-commerce. Contents: -- GOF hopes for "dialogue" on internet governance (para 2) -- France holds its own on broadband growth, but not in Europe's top [...] | 2005-10-25 15:17:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ETRD FR |
05PARIS7317 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Middle East - Iraqi [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-26 11:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS7328 | LUNG DISEASE CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS GLOBAL EFFORTS [...] Summary: From October 18-22 in Paris, the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) held its 36th World Conference on Lung Health, the world's premier meeting of tuberculosis and public health experts from the perspective of low-income, high disease-burdened countr [...] | 2005-10-26 14:40:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO FR |
05PARIS7334 | DETAILS OF EDF'S PARTIAL PRIVATIZATION [...] SUMMARY. The partial privatization of Electricite de France (EDF) will be done through an increase in EDF's capital and a sale of government shares to EDF's employees. The government will keep a substantial 85% stake in the company. The initial public offering of EDF's shares will start on O [...] | 2005-10-26 17:30:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV ENRG FR |
05PARIS7349 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iraq Iran Bush Presidency - [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-27 10:48:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS7387 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iran Oil For Food Bush [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-28 10:39:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS7401 | USUNESCO: 33RD GENERAL CONFERENCE EDUCATION [...] SUMMARY: The work of Commission II (education) during the 33rd General Conference was the culmination of the US Delegation's work since the US reentry into UNESCO in October 2003. It produced results by injecting momentum into the moribund UN Literacy Decade; by completing - with US agreement [...] | 2005-10-31 08:55:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL UNESCO |
05PARIS7407 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Bush Presidency [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-31 12:17:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS7446 | UNESCO GENERAL CONFERENCE: U.S. WINS POSITIVE [...] Summary: In Commission III (social and natural sciences) at UNESCO's 33rd General Conference (GC),the U.S. Delegation registered several important successes relating to social and natural sciences issues, despite a challenging political environment. The adoption by the GC of the Bioethics [...] | 2005-10-31 18:20:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TSPL EAID TBIO SENV SOCI UNESCO ETRA KSCI |
05PARIS7454 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Syria Iraq - Bush Presidency [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-02 14:06:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS747 | OFFICIAL GOF REACTION TO DEATH OF TOGO PRESIDENT [...] (U) Both President Chirac and the MFA issued brief communiques following the death on February 5 of Togo's President Gnassingbe Eyadema. Informal Embassy translations of both texts follow: 2. (U) Elysee Communique (February 5, 2005): BEGIN COMMUNIQUE: -- It is with profound sadne [...] | 2005-02-07 11:06:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV TO FR |
05PARIS749 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - SECRETARY RICE VISIT TO [...] SECRETARY RICE VISIT TO FRANCE 2. IRAQI ELECTION RESULTS (B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: WHILE DOMESTIC SOCIAL ISSUES DOMINATE THE FRONT PAGES OF TODAY'S PRESS, LEFT-OF-CENTER LIBERATION'S FRONT PAGE CARRIES THE HEADLINE "PARIS AND WASHINGTON MAKE UP" ON THE EVE OF SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO [...] | 2005-02-07 12:43:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS7491 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iraq CIA Detention Centers [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-03 11:24:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS7510 | FY06 TV CO-OP NOMINATIONS [...] We are pleased to nominate two TV co-op project ideas for consideration under FY06 funding. THE GENERAL CONTEXT 2. The bilateral relationship was strained by differences over Iraq, and while relations have improved, the French media has an ingrained tendency to portray the United States [...] | 2005-11-03 16:06:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC OIIP FR |
05PARIS7532 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - President Bush to South [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-04 11:59:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS7573 | AVIAN FLU PREPAREDNESS: FRENCH EFFORTS [...] Summary. The GOF continues to hone preparations for a future avian flu pandemic. On October 27, Research Minister Goulard made symbolic visits to some of France's most prestigious biological research facilities that could prove critical in any response to an H5N1 viral outbreak. On November [...] | 2005-11-04 18:43:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAGR SOCI FR |
05PARIS7574 | USUNESCO: 33rd GENERAL CONFERENCE ADOPTS [...] SUMMARY: UNESCO's 33rd General Conference adopted by consensus the Convention Against Doping in Sport, designed to strengthen efforts to keep sport fair and drug-free. The convention places particular emphasis on the education of amateur athletes and the fight against doping in sport by athl [...] | 2005-11-07 09:40:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL FR UNESCO |
05PARIS7577 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Paris Riots President Bush to [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-07 11:12:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS7587 | USUNESCO: UNESCO BASIC SCIENCES DIVISION [...] SUMMARY. On November 3, Mission staff attended an informal UNESCO panel discussion "60 Minutes on the Advancement of Scientific Knowledge," presented by the Basic Sciences Division of the Science Sector. This was one of a series of talks to mark the organization's 60th anniversary. While th [...] | 2005-11-07 14:33:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA OPDC PHSA PBTS IHO KSI UNESCO |
05PARIS7595 | PARIS EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING REGARDING [...] DCM convened the Paris CORE EAC this date to discuss the continuing spread of arson attacks throughout France. Attendees included; DCM, DCM UNESCO, RSO, CG, ACS, MGT, ORA, FBI, POL, PA, OSI, ICE, TSA, DATT, and ECON. 2. FOR BACKGROUND: RSO reiterated that over the last week there have bee [...] | 2005-11-07 16:52:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC FR |
05PARIS7613 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Summit of the Americas [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-08 12:17:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS7658 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - France - Suburban Violence [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-09 12:15:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS7667 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN THIRD COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-09 14:22:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SU BM FR UNHRC |
05PARIS7688 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iraq Social Unrest in France [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-10 12:53:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS7691 | FRENCH INNOVATION EVENT: SEEKING U.S. PARTICIPATION [...] Summary: Eminent scientist and former French presidential scientific advisor Professor Jean Audouze called on Embassy recently to urge U.S. participation in the second European Research and Innovation Exhibition and associated conference to be held June 8-11, 2006 in Paris. The Embassy views t [...] | 2005-11-10 13:12:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL TPHY TNGD KPAO FR |
05PARIS771 | FRANCE AND GERMANY COORDINATE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE [...] SUMMARY. Using the semiannual Franco-German Economic and Finance Committee meeting as a springboard, French and German Finance Ministers jointly called for coordinated G7 action on the declining U.S. Dollar; reiterated their desire for reform of the European Stability and Growth Pact; and dis [...] | 2005-02-07 17:27:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV FR PBIO |
05PARIS7715 | USUNESCO: UNESCO CHOOSES KHARTOUM AS ARAB [...] On November 9, Director General Matsuura presided over a series of events at UNESCO headquarters to mark the naming of Khartoum as "Arab Cultural Capital 2005." The events included discussions on Nubian archaeology and a performance of Sudanese music. According to an earlier UNESCO press rel [...] | 2005-11-14 10:58:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL SU UNESCO |
05PARIS7716 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Azerbaijan Terrorism - Amman [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-14 11:03:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS7725 | NMFS CHIEF HOGARTH SEEKING ICCAT CHAIRMANSHIP: [...] (U) On November 8, ESTH Officer delivered talking points contained in REFTEL to Julien Turenne, Chief of the Bureau of Resources and International Affairs at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fish. Mr. Turenne understood the points delivered, and explained that GOF has no objection to Mr. Hog [...] | 2005-11-14 13:31:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS PHSA SENV AORC FR ICCAT |
05PARIS7733 | UNESCO: ADMINISTRATION COMMISSION: PROGRAM AND [...] Summary. The Administrative Commission of UNESCO's General Conference considered budget, administrative and personnel issues. It approved the administrative items in the two-year overall program and budget after debate focused on the budget's unsatisfactorily long and complex format. Member [...] | 2005-11-14 16:05:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN ABUD AFIN AORC UNESCO |
05PARIS7742 | USUNESCO: DIRECTOR GENERAL BRIEFS ON UNESCO'S [...] Summary. On Tuesday 8 November, the Director- General convened an information meeting on UNESCO's participation in the Oil-for-Food Program (OFFP). The meeting, which was originally requested by the British Delegation during the 172nd Executive Board in September, was intended to review the [...] | 2005-11-14 17:10:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT EFIN IZ FR UNESCO |
05PARIS7749 | FRANCE: IPR ISSUES UPDATE [...] (U) This message contains a series of updates on French Intellectual Property (IPR) and cultural policy news. French Net pirates prefer U.S. films ------------------------------------ 2. (U) Almost 38 percent of French Internet users admit to illegally downloading movies, with a marked p [...] | 2005-11-15 10:36:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR FR |
05PARIS7752 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - President Bush to Asia [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-15 11:45:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS7767 | USUNESCO: UNESCO - DIRECTOR OF HUMAN [...] This is an action request: see para. 6. 2. During a meeting on November 14, Dyane Dufresne- Klaus, Unesco's Director of Human Resources, told the Charge that she would like U.S. assistance in reforming the organization's human resource system. She indicated that the current system is ju [...] | 2005-11-15 13:29:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN APER FR UNESCO |
05PARIS7771 | FRENCH ECONOMY IMPROVING, BUT UNREST MAY LEAVE [...] (U) SUMMARY. While the recent unrest in France may have dominated the headlines, the GOF has attempted to counter the negative reports with good economic news. GDP growth increased 2.8% (annualized) in the third quarter, much more than expected. The unemployment rate decreased to 9.8%, and [...] | 2005-11-15 16:41:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV FR |
05PARIS7772 | USUNESCO: UNESCO SYMPOSIUM EXAMINES CULTURAL [...] SUMMARY and comment: UNESCO's Social and Human Sciences Sector held an international symposium on "Cultural Diversity and Transversal Values: East-West Dialogue on Spiritual-Secular Dynamics" on November 7- 9. The symposium concluded with a communiqu identifying new directions for dialogue [...] | 2005-11-15 18:41:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AORC SCUL JA FR UNESCO |
05PARIS7785 | ACTION REQUEST: GUIDANCE ON RESPONSE TO COE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (U) Amb. Stapleton received by fax a letter (full text para 4) from Dick Marty, whom the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly has appointed to investigate the allegations of CIA secret detention centers in CoE member countries. The key [...] | 2005-11-16 12:31:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINR PINS FR |
05PARIS7788 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Bush to China Bush Presidency [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-16 15:49:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS781 | OECD SURVEY OF SPAIN'S ECONOMY: EROSION OF [...] The Economic and Development Review Committee of the OECD conducted an economic review of Spain on January 31, 2005. The last such review was held in February 2003. Mr. Angel Torres, Director General at the Ministry of Economy and Finance and Spain's previous EDRC delegate, led the Spanis [...] | 2005-02-08 10:38:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN XG XT ZM SP |
05PARIS7812 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - President Bush to China [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-17 13:27:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS7814 | CNIL UNLOCKS SOX [...] SUMMARY: Bowing to pressure, CNIL Commissioners announced on November 15 that they would allow US-listed companies to enact whistleblower provisions in France, as required by Sarbanes Oxley Section 301. CNIL published an "orientation document" and promised to grant blanket approval to firms t [...] | 2005-11-17 13:49:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV FR |
05PARIS7844 | FRANCE: INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION - [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-18 10:36:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA AORC EWWT PHSA FR |
05PARIS7850 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Alleged CIA Prisons and [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-18 12:30:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS7873 | AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. LIBERIA 3. CHAD 4. GABON 5. BURKINA FASO 6. COTE D'IVOIRE 7. ETHIOPIA 8. NIGERIA Â [...] | 2005-11-18 15:53:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
05PARIS7905 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - President Bush to Asia [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-21 12:00:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS7935 | Unofficial translation of article from Le [...] Trade Minister Christine Lagarde has signed two recent op-ed pieces on the WTO round. The latest, published on November 21 in the Financial Times entitled "Big Cuts in Farm Tariffs are No Solution to Poverty" warns against "blindly slashing" agricultural tariffs, and proposes focusing on the [...] | 2005-11-21 18:34:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD FR WTRO EUN |
05PARIS794 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - SECRETARY OF STATE RICE TO [...] SECRETARY OF STATE RICE TO MIDDLE EAST - EUROPE 2. MIDDLE EAST SUMMIT B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: THE MIDDLE EAST SUMMIT IN SHARM EL-SHEIK, SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO THE REGION AND TO PARIS TODAY ARE PROMINENTLY FRONT- PAGED WITH ACCOMPANYING PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE WITH MAHMUD [...] | 2005-02-08 11:43:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS7947 | CESR HOLDS HEARING ON MEDIATION OPTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: At a public hearing organized in Paris on November 21 by the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR),financial market participants aired differing opinions about how and whether CESR should institute a mediation procedure for national regulators. The idea is to not s [...] | 2005-11-22 11:09:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV FR |
05PARIS7948 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Bush to Mongolia Israel- [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-22 11:23:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS7955 | DOD DIRECT PARTICIPATION IN trade shows 2007 [...] IN ANTICIPATION OF Euronaval 2006 and the PARIS AIR SHOW 2007, the Ambassador and the U.S. Embassy Paris Country Team strongly support and encourage FULL AND DIRECT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PARTICIPATION IN THese IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL EVENTs. 2. Exposure and Outcomes. EURONAVAL, scheduled fo [...] | 2005-11-22 14:16:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD FR PINS MILI |
05PARIS7971 | USUNESCO: COMMENTS ON HIGH LEVEL GROUP [...] Charge met November 22 with Peter Smith, ADG for Education. Smith made following comments in response to reftel points: -- Within 24 hours there will be two more countries on the Sherpas group: Japan and the US. This will be announced in Beijing but there will be a meeting on Sunday aft [...] | 2005-11-22 18:00:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AID UNESCO UNGA |
05PARIS7986 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Angela Merkel to France [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-23 13:12:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS8022 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iraq Iran CIA - Alleged [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-25 11:52:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS8028 | AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. SUDAN 4. MAURITANIA 5. CHAD 6. GABON 7. RWANDA 8. MALARIA+HIV/AIDS Â [...] | 2005-11-25 14:20:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
05PARIS8034 | OECD REPORTING: ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY COMMITTEE [...] As a member of the Task Force that drafted the new EPOC Strategic Vision, the U.S. is a strong proponent of the Vision and successfully negotiated further refinements. The purpose of the Vision is to guide environmental work of the Committee over the next 5-10 years; to promote the implementat [...] | 2005-11-28 08:17:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD KSCA FR OECD |
05PARIS8049 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Europe: Allegation of GWOT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-28 12:10:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS8057 | USUNESCO -- DRAFT DECLARATION FOR [...] This is an action request, see para. 4. 2. The following is the draft declaration for the International Forum on the Social Science-Policy Nexus to be held in Argentina and Uruguay February 20-24, 2006. The meeting is being organized by Unesco's Social Science Sector as part of its Man [...] | 2005-11-28 15:00:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AR UY UNESCO |
05PARIS8063 | FRANCE: R/V CORWITH CRAMER RESEARCH CLEARANCE [...] (U) Embassy received research clearance for the subject vessel (Reftel A) from the MFA under cover of diplomatic note number 1441/AME dated 24 November 2005. The note states that the French authorities have no objection to the research campaign of the Corwith Cramer in the French waters of [...] | 2005-11-28 16:38:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY KRVC EWWT FR |
05PARIS8069 | SOCIALIST PARTY ENDS MONTH-LONG DECISON PROCESS [...] France's Socialist Party (PS) -- in a convoluted, fiercely contested, but genuinely democratic process throughout November -- agreed on a document setting out the party's policy direction and renewed the membership of its governing institutions. It also created a "Presidential Commission" to [...] | 2005-11-28 18:28:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON |
05PARIS8071 | NATO Tour for Young French Political Leaders - [...] INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: The future shape of NATO as well as its ability to ensure collective security and co- exist with an independent European defense have been the subject of discussions in French political and media circles for some time. At an illustrative debate at the French Senate [...] | 2005-11-29 09:22:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC KPAO OIIP OTRA FR NATO EUN |
05PARIS8074 | FRANCE: NASA/DAO MISSION CLEARANCE APPROVAL: [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-29 11:10:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MOPS TSPA FR |
05PARIS8076 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Climate Change - Montreal [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-29 11:28:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS808 | FURTHER GOF REACTION TO DEATH OF EYADEMA [...] MFA spokesman on February 7 addressed the issue of Togo President Eyadema and the naming of his son as his successor (reftel). Informal Embassy translation of MFA spokesman's statement and response to questions follows. 2. BEGIN TEXT: -- I recall to you the spokesman's declaration of [...] | 2005-02-08 15:46:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV TO FR |
05PARIS8116 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Alleged CIA Secret Prisons [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-30 10:59:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS8120 | USUNESCO: CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION: [...] The Canadian mission officially notified the UNESCO Director General 23 November that Canada had accepted (ratified) the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Diversity, recently adopted by the biennial UNESCO General Conference at its October 2005 meeting. It also registered its acceptance with the [...] | 2005-11-30 12:40:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL ETRD CJAN CA UNESCO |
05PARIS8128 | Corrected Copy -- NATO Tour for Young French [...] INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: The future shape of NATO as well as its ability to ensure collective security and co- exist with an independent European defense have been the subject of discussions in French political and media circles for some time. At an illustrative debate at the French Senate [...] | 2005-11-30 14:10:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC KPAO OIIP OTRA FR NATO EUN |
05PARIS8137 | FRENCH UNABLE TO SEND BOLIVIAN ELECTION MONITORS [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Bolivia Desk Officer Philippe Letrillard on November 30. Letrillard underlined that the GoF fully supported efforts to ensure free, fair, and transparent elections in Bolivia. However, he noted that the EU was unable to send observers and expressed doubt t [...] | 2005-11-30 15:55:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL FR BO |
05PARIS8153 | France: Telecom and Information Technology Update [...] This is another in a series of periodic updates on the French telecommunications and information technology sectors, including internet and e-commerce. Contents: -- Record fine for France Telecom (para 2); -- Hefty fines for French mobile phone operators (para 3); -- France Telecom fined fo [...] | 2005-12-01 15:09:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ETRD FR |
05PARIS8162 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iraq Alleged CIA Prisons [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-01 15:43:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS8192 | USUNESCO: GUIDANCE REQUEST ON FUNDING [...] This is an urgent guidance request, see paragraph three. 2. The director of UNESCO's Division of Basic and Engineering Sciences, Maciej Nalecz, has asked via a letter to Ambassador Oliver if U.S. International Contributions for Scientific, Educational, and Cultural Activities (ICSECA) fund [...] | 2005-12-02 16:18:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD UNESCO KSI |
05PARIS8202 | AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. GABON 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. RWANDA 5. AFRICA/FRANCE SUMMIT 6. NIGER 7. HISSENE HABRE 8. UGANDA 9. HIV/AIDS-MALAWI Â [...] | 2005-12-02 16:24:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
05PARIS8203 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Allegations of CIA Flights [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-02 16:24:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS8217 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Alleged CIA Secret Prisons [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-05 11:31:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS8247 | USUNESCO: KOREAN DMZ: NO MECHANISM EXISTS TO [...] The 17 November public suggestion of Ted Turner of the United Foundations Foundation at a New York City event to designate the Korean DMZ as a World Heritage Site was unworkable, South Korean UNESCO rep Ki-Joung Cho told poloff in a 1 Dec office call, even though a great majority of South Kor [...] | 2005-12-05 17:48:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SCUL MARR CJAN CH KS UNESCO |
05PARIS8248 | USUNESO - AMBASSADOR'S DECEMBER 2 LUNCH WITH [...] Ambassador Oliver attended a lunch December 2 hosted by the Austrian ambassador to UNESCO Harald Wiesner. The 11 guests were from other delegations and the UNESCO secretariat and included Monsignor Follo, the Holy See observer, the ambassadors of Lithuania, Russia, and Serbia-Montenegro, the [...] | 2005-12-05 17:48:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD FR EU AU YI UNESCO |
05PARIS8256 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Secretary Rice to Europe - [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-06 12:12:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS8269 | FRANCE: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-LICENSE END USE [...] Per reftel, Post Blue Lantern Action Officer contacted French company Ixsea Oceano and spoke with CEO Thierry Gaiffe as well as Quality Director Nicolas Faussot. Both were very cooperative. Faussot thoroughly answered all of our questions. 2. First, Faussot confirmed that Ixsea ordered fo [...] | 2005-12-06 16:10:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC FR |
05PARIS8292 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Secretary Rice to Europe - [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-07 13:05:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS8300 | SUPPORT FOR PARTNERSHIPS TO REDUCE MERCURY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-07 14:17:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV FR |
05PARIS831 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - SECRETARY RICE TO PARIS [...] SECRETARY RICE TO PARIS 2. MIDDLE EAST - SHARM EL-SHEIK SUMMIT B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: A LARGE MAJORITY OF TODAY'S FRONT PAGES AND EDITORIALS ARE DEVOTED TO SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO PARIS, HER MUCH AWAITED POLICY SPEECH AND HER CONSULTATIONS WITH PRESIDENT CHIRAC AND FM BARNIER. THE CHO [...] | 2005-02-09 13:12:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS8314 | MDA: FRANCE REITERATES SUPPORT FOR DRAFT GENEVA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-07 17:02:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC |
05PARIS8318 | USUNESCO: COUNTRY CLEARANCE USGS DEVINE+1 [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for Senior Advisor for Science Applications James F. Devine and acting Director Patrick Leahy to travel to Paris (12/15-12/17) to meet with UNESCO Science Staff and U.S. Mission to UNESCO. 2. Control officer is Science Attach, Nancy Co [...] | 2005-12-08 10:01:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TPHY OTRA ECON SENV TBIO AORC FR |
05PARIS8327 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Secretary Rice to Europe - [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-08 13:18:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS8357 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - SECRETARY RICE IN EUROPE - [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-09 12:35:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS8368 | AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. AFRICA/FRANCE SUMMIT 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. CAMEROON 5. RWANDA 6. GABON 7. ERITREA 8. SOUTH AFRICA 9. SUDAN 10. MALAWI 11. AFRICA'S PRISONS Â [...] | 2005-12-09 14:35:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
05PARIS8386 | WHITE HOUSE REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON HOST [...] France's leading NGO dedicated to the support of terrorist victims and their families is S.O.S Attentats - S.O.S. Terrorisme. It was founded in 1986 by Franoise Rudetzki, herself a victim of terrorist attack. Its aim is to seek monetary compensation, psychological and medical care and judic [...] | 2005-12-09 17:39:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KAWC SOCI FR |
05PARIS8397 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - WTO Ministerial in Hong Kong [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-12 13:51:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS8418 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Syria - Assassination of [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-13 12:02:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS8442 | FRANCE: 2005 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Per reftel, enclosed is the 2005 country report on terrorism for France. Embassy point of contact is Poloff Peter Kujawinski, who can be reached on either the classified or unclassified e-mail systems. France - 2005 OVERVIEW In 2005, France continued to discover and dismantle terro [...] | 2005-12-14 13:34:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC KCRM EFIN FR |
05PARIS8445 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Syria-Lebanon Rice European [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-14 15:06:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS8454 | FRANCE FAVORS LIBERIAN SANCTIONS RENEWAL [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-14 15:44:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID PREL ETRD ETTC LI FR UNSC |
05PARIS8458 | USUNESCO: TEXT OF LETTER-UNESCO EXECUTIVE BOARD [...] The following letter on Executive Board rotation was received December 14 from the Finnish delegation, the current chairs of electoral Group I. Please advise. QTE To Members of Electoral Group I Re: Meeting between the President of the General Conference and chairs of the various ele [...] | 2005-12-14 16:45:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | UNESCO FR |
05PARIS8471 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iran - Ahmadinejad's [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-15 13:27:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS8487 | UNESCO PRIZES-SOME GOOD, SOME BAD [...] This is an action request. See para. 5. 2. The UNESCO secretariat issued a press release on December 14 announcing that President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela will receive the 2005 International Jose Marti Prize in a ceremony in Havana on 28 January, 2006. According to the announcement, the [...] | 2005-12-16 09:23:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | VE FR UNESCO |
05PARIS8499 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iraq - Legislative elections [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-16 13:11:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS8502 | UNESCO HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON HUMAN SECURITY [...] A high-level working meeting on Human Security was held December 12 and 13 at UNESCO headquarters. The purpose of the meeting was to advise on a "major publication" on human security that is planned for 2007. 2. The high-level working meeting (note: "high-level working meeting" is not [...] | 2005-12-16 14:02:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | FR UNESCO |
05PARIS8505 | Despite Obstacles French Corn Growers [...] SUMMARY: Despite a recent judicial decision suspending jail sentences for 49 people found responsible for test plot destruction and the absence of a French law on coexistence of biotech and non-biotech crops, French corn growers are determined to continue planting biotech corn. They planted [...] | 2005-12-16 14:41:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD PGOV FR WTRO EUN |
05PARIS8513 | AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. COTTON 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. DROC 5. RWANDA 6. GABON 7. CHAD 8. NIGER 9. ETHIOPIA/ERITREA 10. SUDAN Â [...] | 2005-12-19 08:11:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
05PARIS8525 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - WTO and EU Agreements [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-19 13:43:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS856 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - SECRETARY RICE TO EUROPE [...] SECRETARY RICE TO EUROPE 2. IRAQ B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: DOMESTIC STORIES DOMINATE TODAY'S FRONT PAGES, EXCEPT FOR LE FIGARO WHICH DEVOTES ITS LEAD TO THE "THREAT FROM RADICALISM" IN THE MIDDLE EAST, AFTER THE SHARM EL-SHEIK CEASE-FIRE AGREEMENT. "PUTTING THE PEACE PROCESS BACK ON TRACK [...] | 2005-02-10 11:23:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS8560 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iraq - President Bush [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-20 13:32:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS8571 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iraq Iran Bolivia [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-21 11:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS8573 | FRENCH GOVERNMENT PRIVATIZES TOLL-ROAD COMPANIES [...] SUMMARY. The government announced winning-bidders for its stake in toll-ways companies, ASF, APRR and SANEF December 14. The sell-off, which aroused widespread overseas bid interest, encountered political opposition in the National Assembly. Bidders were selected on their price offers, but a [...] | 2005-12-21 12:35:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV FR |
05PARIS8576 | FRENCH MEDIA REACTION: MONTREAL CLIMATE CONFERENCE [...] Summary. During the run-up to the eleventh Conference of the Parties under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Montreal November 28-December 9, the French press relentlessly criticized the U.S. and highlighted the "intransigent" attitude of the "world's largest polluter." Comment [...] | 2005-12-21 15:06:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SENV ENRG KPAO FR |
05PARIS86 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAQ TSUNAMI - HUMANITARIAN [...] IRAQ 2. TSUNAMI - HUMANITARIAN AID AND POLITICS B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: POLITICS AND HUMANITARIAN AID ARE TWO KEY WORDS IN MANY OF TODAY'S COMMENTARIES, WHILE FRONT PAGES ARE MOSTLY DEVOTED TO DOMESTIC SOCIAL ISSUES. LEFT-OF-CENTER LIBERATION IS AN EXCEPTION WITH ITS LEAD STORY ON IRAQ A [...] | 2005-01-06 11:12:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS8601 | UNESCO CONFERENCE EXAMINES MEANS OF ENHANCING [...] Summary and Introduction: An international conference on "The Introduction of History of Science in the Higher Education Level of the Muslim Countries" took place December 15-16, at UNESCO; the conference was organized by UNESCO's Culture Sector, with the participation of the Natural Science [...] | 2005-12-22 10:34:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | UNESCO KSCA SOCI SCUL KISL TSPL FR |
05PARIS8608 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iraq Iran International [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-22 13:56:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS8613 | U.S. TROOP DRAWDOWN IN AFGHANISTAN NOT A SURPRISE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-22 14:45:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PGOV AF FR NATO |
05PARIS8619 | FRANCE'S LEADING FARMERS UNION [...] Summary: Even though France's President Jacques Chirac publicly expressed his satisfaction with the commitments made during the Doha negotiations in Hong Kong, the leading French farm organization, Federation Nationale Des Syndicats D'Exploitants Agricoles (FNSEA),issued a press release on [...] | 2005-12-22 15:42:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD PGOV FR WTRO EUN INR |
05PARIS8622 | FRANCE REVISES 2005 CENTRAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET [...] SUMMARY: The GOF revised its 2005 central government budget to include additional social expenditures and revised receipts including transfers to local authorities. The revised budget includes measures dear to President Chirac: a tax on airline tickets to help fund development aid, and tax cu [...] | 2005-12-22 16:42:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV FR |
05PARIS8627 | FRANCE'S LEADING FARMERS UNION DISSATISFIED WITH [...] Summary: Even though French President, Jacques Chirac publicly expressed his satisfaction with the commitments made during the Doha negotiations in Hong Kong, the leading French farm organization, Federation Nationale Des Syndicats D'Exploitants Agricoles (FNSEA),issued a press release on [...] | 2005-12-23 06:23:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD PGOV FR WTRO EUN |
05PARIS8654 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iraq Galileo [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-27 13:26:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS8677 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Ukraine Bush Administration [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-29 11:49:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS8689 | REINVIGORATING PUBLIC DIPLOMACY CULTURAL AND SPORTS [...] Mission France is pleased to have the opportunity to provide an overview of those cultural programs that best support our MPP goals and objectives. While France - and Paris in particular - is center to the cultural world, hosting thousands of these events each year without our involvement, th [...] | 2005-12-29 17:04:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL FR |
05PARIS8692 | AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. SENEGAL 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. CHAD/SUDAN 5. DROC 6. RWANDA 7. CAMEROON 8. FRANCE AND AFRICA Â [...] | 2005-12-30 10:30:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XA |
05PARIS878 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - NORTH KOREA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-11 11:15:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS901 | FRENCH PRESIDENT CHIRAC PLEASED WITH U.S.- [...] (U) Summary: On February 9, 2005, the USEP Space Attache/NASA European Representative (NER) joined a European Space Agency (ESA) delegation to brief French President Jacques Chirac on the successful deployment of the European Huygens probe on the surface of the Saturn moon, Titan. Chirac wa [...] | 2005-02-14 10:41:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA PREL FR |
05PARIS904 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAQ - ELECTION RESULTS [...] IRAQ - ELECTION RESULTS 2. MUNICH SUMMIT - NATO - IRAN 3. TOGO B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: A WIDE VARIETY OF STORIES ARE FEATURED IN TODAY'S EDITORIALS, INCLUDING DEVELOPMENTS IN TOGO (LE FIGARO),BUT THE IRAQI ELECTION RESULTS MAKE THE FRONT PAGE OF RIGHT-OF-CENTER LE FIGARO: "THE SHIITES [...] | 2005-02-14 10:55:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS908 | PUBLIC AFFAIRS OVERVIEW OF SECSTATE VISIT TO PARIS [...] Summary: Three dominant views emerged in the French media from a plethora of reaction to the Secretary's visit to Europe. Coverage of the Secretary's visit to Paris was extensive, and its tenor was quite warm, especially when contrasted with the Iraq-inspired chill in American-French relati [...] | 2005-02-14 11:06:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC OIIP FR |
05PARIS938 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - LEBANON BOMBING ATTACK KYOTO [...] LEBANON BOMBING ATTACK 2. KYOTO PROTOCOL 3. IRAQ B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: QUESTIONS ABOUT WHO MIGHT BE BEHIND THE ASSASSINATION OF RAFIK HARIRI DOMINATE TODAY'S EDITORIALS AND FRONT PAGES. RADIO COMMENTATOR BERNARD GUETTA ECHOES MOST EDITORIALISTS WHEN HE TITLES HIS COMMENTARY: "SYRIA'S [...] | 2005-02-15 11:17:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS965 | FRENCH SUPPORT FOR HAITIAN ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-15 18:21:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL HA XL FR UNSC |
05PARIS985 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - LEBANON: ASSASSINATION OF [...] LEBANON: ASSASSINATION OF HARIRI - SYRIA 2. KYOTO 3. U.S - EUROPEAN RELATIONS B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: EXECUTIVE LIFE IS TODAY'S TOP HEADLINE STORY, WITH LE FIGARO, LA TRIBUNE AND LES ECHOS REPORTING THAT FRANCE IS READY TO PAY THE CALIFORNIA INSURANCE COMMISSION BETWEEN 525 AND 600 MIL [...] | 2005-02-16 13:14:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
05PARIS987 | OECD TECHNICAL WORKSHOP ON TRADE AND [...] On February 7, 2005, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) held a technical workshop intended to seek advice from outside experts on its draft report on trade and structural adjustment. The paper is to be completed in time for the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting [...] | 2005-02-16 14:25:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD XG XT ZM ECON EFIN |
05PHNOMPENH1539 | CAMBODIAN KING SIHAMONI DONATES $20,000 FOR [...] On September 13, King Norodom Sihamoni conveyed to Charge and USAID Mission Director his profound condolences and those of King Father Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Mother Monineath for the destruction, suffering, and loss of life caused by Hurricane Katrina. King Sihamoni then provided a cash [...] | 2005-09-13 08:21:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR EAID PREL US CB |
05PORTAUPRINCE1037 | Haiti: Announcement of Economic Revival Program [...] SUMMARY: On March 31, Minister of Economy and Finance, Henri Bazin, announced the Interim Government of Haiti's (IGOH) USD 50 million economic revival program (PROREC),a short-term development program to fill the breach until donor money flows. PROREC has three main components: a) improvemen [...] | 2005-04-14 19:39:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE1039 | LAUNCH OF HAITIAN NATIONAL DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 7, Interim President Alexandre formally launched the National Dialogue process. A preparatory committee will, within sixty days, publicize the national dialogue, help the Presidency choose a technical committee and recommend names for a 30-person steering committee. [...] | 2005-04-14 20:27:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE1070 | HAITI ELECTIONS: CANADIAN ELECTIONS EXPERT [...] (SBU) Ron Gould, retired deputy of Elections-Canada and currently an elections consultant for the Canadian government, visited Port-au-Prince April 9-16, to review the recently increased elections budget (reftel). The government of Canada (GOC) has already made available USD 14 million to the [...] | 2005-04-18 20:42:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID PGOV HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE1212 | Jacmel Crafts Sector: Struggling to Come Back [...] SUMMARY: Once touted as a model for growth, Jacmel's handcrafts sector has been shrinking for over a decade, sharing in the nationwide decline in crafts sales from USD 20 million to 2 million a year. All sales channels are hurting: tourism is down, many U.S. wholesale buyers are sourcing e [...] | 2005-05-02 18:27:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EIND EINV HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE1214 | AmCham meeting: Corruption and Security [...] SUMMARY: At the Ambassador's meeting with the AmCham Board of Directors, Haitian business leaders raised the lack of security, particularly the threat of kidnapping, as the top economic and business issue they face, and argued for a much tougher law enforcement response, including arms from t [...] | 2005-05-02 18:29:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE1221 | FORMER ARISTIDE OFFICIALS UNDER DRUG INDICTMENT IN [...] (U) Summary: Since mid-2003, seven high-profile members of the Aristide government or associates of the former President have been arrested on drug charges in the United States. Other officials are still under investigation for possible prosecution in the U.S. or Haiti. Press reports indicate t [...] | 2005-05-03 11:19:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR SNAR HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE1226 | HAITI: IACHR ASSESSMENT ECHOES OUR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Summary. The InterAmerican Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) recently concluded a mission to assess the human rights situation in Haiti in the run-up to elections this year. The Commission issued a release at a press conference on April 18 calling for greater action from the international c [...] | 2005-05-03 19:00:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE1275 | HAITI: FARRAR-CHARLES DISCUSSIONS ON APRIL 27 SHOOTINGS AND STATE OF THE HNP [...] (C) Summary: HNP Director General Charles told visiting INL PDAS Farrar that the April 27 shootings came in response to violence in the wake of an unauthorized pro-Lavalas demonstration, and he said he has ordered an investigation into the incident. Charles acknowledged that the HNP lacks sufficien [...] | 2005-05-06 19:44:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KCRM PHUM HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE1313 | PORT-DE-PAIX: HAITI'S WILD NORTHWEST [...] Summary. Ambassador Foley visited Port-de-Paix on April 20 to meet with political, religious and economic leaders, as well as U.S. citizens in the region. While petty crime is high in Port-de-Paix, the city has not had any political violence recently. MINUSTAH's Argentine forces based out [...] | 2005-05-11 15:08:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KCRM EAID PINR HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE1314 | OPPORTUNITY AND STABILITY IN CAP HAITIEN [...] Summary. Ambassador Foley visited Cap Haitien on April 20-21 to meet with political, religious and economic leaders, as well as U.S. citizens in the region. Optimism prevailed on security; Cap Haitien is stable and has seen no political violence in recent months. Chilean MINUSTAH forces de [...] | 2005-05-11 15:27:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KCRM PINR EAID HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE1325 | ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION IN HAITI EXACERBATES [...] SUMMARY: Poor land management in Haiti, caused by poverty, has led to deforestation, land loss, and aquifer depletion. All three exacerbate poverty in Haiti by increasing the cost of food production and dependence on more expensive imported food. Though the Government of Haiti has long known [...] | 2005-05-12 13:14:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EAID SENV HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE1326 | Haitian Tax Collection Trails Projections [...] SUMMARY: Revenue collection for the first half of the Haitian fiscal year is about 3.3 percent behind projections, due mostly to slower than expected internal tax collection (income tax and VAT). The Director General of Taxation attributes the shortfall to on-going violence in Port-au- Prin [...] | 2005-05-12 13:16:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE1336 | HAITIAN GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR FEAR CAFTA-DR [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Recently, Haitian government and private sector officials have discussed their fears of CAFTA-DR with Emboffs, saying that it would hurt Haiti economically and politically. The Minister of Commerce told us that CAFTA-DR wou [...] | 2005-05-13 13:56:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EIND PGOV HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE1351 | Consular Visit to Jacmel [...] Summary. Jacmel, traditionally an arts center on Haiti's southeastern coast, now welcomes increasing numbers of Americans as residents or tourists. ConOff's May 9-10 visit to Jacmel found a city struggling with weak police and medical services but with a well-connected American community. [...] | 2005-05-13 16:42:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC HA ASEC |
05PORTAUPRINCE1410 | PRO-ARISTIDE MARCHERS STAGE LARGE BUT PEACEFUL [...] (U) Summary: Roughly 5,000 supporters of former President Aristide marched without incident through the streets of Port-au-Prince on May 18. The rally was organized by the Cite Soleil and Bel Air cells of Fanmi Lavalas to celebrate the Haitian 'Flag Day' holiday and to demand Aristide's retu [...] | 2005-05-20 18:11:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE1449 | EARTHQUAKE, AFTERSHOCKS SHAKE PORT AU PRINCE [...] SUMMARY: On May 11, a magnitude 4.3 earthquake shook Port-au-Prince, followed by aftershocks in subsequent days. The epicenter of the earthquake was 5 miles south of the center of Port-au-Prince. There were no reported injuries and only very minor damage. Haiti has suffered from earthquake [...] | 2005-05-25 12:07:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON PGOV HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE1455 | HAITI: PRIVATIZATION UPDATE [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Interim Government of Haiti,s (IGOH) goal of completing audits of five state-owned enterprises by the end of May, as a precursor to privatization, is behind schedule. An early July completion date is more realistic. The [...] | 2005-05-25 19:11:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND ECPS ENRG ETRD PGOV HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE1489 | HAITI: NEPTUNE ANSWERS QUESTIONS BEFORE JUDGE IN [...] Former Haiti Prime Minister Yvon Neptune appeared before investigating judge Clunie Jules in St. Marc on May 25, four days after Neptune said he would cooperate with the investigation during a meeting with Ambassador Andrew Young (reftel). The former PM was escorted to St. Marc by MINUSTAH he [...] | 2005-05-27 19:56:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE1506 | Haiti: Inflation Jumps in April [...] According to figures from the Haitian Statistical Institute, overall inflation for April 2005 was 2.37 percent (a yearly rate of 32.5 percent),over twice that of last month's 0.92 percent (yearly 11.6 percent) rate. Year-to- year inflation stands at 12.8 percent. 2. Much of April's rise [...] | 2005-06-01 16:56:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE1547 | HAITIANS CONSIDER LEAVING; PUT AFFAIRS IN ORDER [...] While Haiti has yet to see a run on airline tickets and long lines at the Dominican border, many Haitians have been putting their affairs in order or at least hedging their bets. Eight locally engaged staff have resigned at USAID in the past four months, four since the kidnapping of a USAID [...] | 2005-06-03 18:20:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE1598 | OAS TO HANDOVER VETTING PROGRAM TO CIVPOL [...] (U) Summary: PolOff and Embassy Police Advisor met with OAS Ambassador Denneth Modeste on May 30 to discuss the vetting program for new Haitian National Police (HNP) recruits administered by the OAS and funded by the United States. The two agreed to phase out OAS administration of the program [...] | 2005-06-07 18:40:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE1666 | Grupo M Update: Source of the Problem [...] Summary: As described in reftels, a long-standing labor dispute between Dominican manufacturer Grupo M and workers in Ouanaminthe was recently settled. According to Yannick Etienne, a labor representative, the fight has its origins in the closed-door negotiations that established the Free Tr [...] | 2005-06-15 19:13:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM ECON EINV HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE1667 | HAITI: 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (A) Claimant A (B) 1973 (C) According to information provided by Claimant A (a U.S. citizen who has not signed a Privacy Act Waiver),in 1970 Claimant signed a 99 year agreement with the GOH to establish a privately financed, privately administered free enterprise zone on the Haitian i [...] | 2005-06-16 14:06:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EFIN EINV KIDE HA OPIC POGV |
05PORTAUPRINCE1669 | Taiwan: Aid Gains Favor in Haiti [...] Summary. Taiwan is on schedule to spend USD 20.32 million in Haiti over FY2004 and 2005 on infrastructure development and disaster assistance. Taiwanese Counselor Sophie Lin said that it quickly disburses its money because it uses a quasi-governmental Taiwanese contractor and only subcontract [...] | 2005-06-16 15:37:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM ECON EINV HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE1786 | AMBASSADOR'S JULY 4 SPEECH: HAITIAN TERRORISTS [...] (U) Summary: In his speech at the embassy's annual Independence Day reception, Ambassador Foley rallied guests by insisting that politically motivated violence against civilians would not succeed in derailing the elections. He encouraged Haitian unity against violence and called all Haitians n [...] | 2005-07-05 19:22:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREL HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE1793 | HAITIAN STUDENT MOVEMENT DIVIDED BUT YOUTH [...] (U) Summary: In the year since Aristide's departure, university student groups and other youth-oriented organizations have shifted their focus from grassroots political activism (the "shock-troops" of the anti-Aristide movement - reftel) and returned for the most part to their founding princip [...] | 2005-07-06 14:17:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE2570 | HAITI REGISTRATION: WELCOME SUCCESS STORY [...] Summary: According to OAS officials, 3,105,000 voters had registered as of October 10. They project roughly 3.2 million will have registered by October 15. The registration site in Cite Soleil, opened on October 5, is operating smoothly and registering between 300-400 voters per day. ID ca [...] | 2005-10-14 20:29:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE2596 | HAITI NOT INTERESTED IN PETROCARIBE DEAL --FOR NOW [...] SUMMARY: According to some press reports, the government of Venezuela planned to send a negotiating team to Haiti to negotiate a deal to sell oil at a preferential rate via PetroCaribe. However, follow-up conversations with Interim Government of Haiti (IGOH) officials reveal that Haiti is [...] | 2005-10-19 11:45:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EFIN ECON PGOV PREL HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE2604 | JACQUES BERNARD SWORN IN AS ELECTIONS DG [...] Prime Minister Gerard LaTortue swore in Jacques Bernard as Director General of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) on October 15. According to the new bylaws of the CEP, the Bernard will be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the CEP under the nine CEP members, who will act as a bo [...] | 2005-10-19 18:03:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE2608 | HAITI ELECTIONS: SOME PROGRESS, MILES TO GO [...] Summary: S/CRS Pascual and WHA/CAR Duddy's visit to Haiti on October 12-13 focused on the need for immediate action to advance elections and maintain the February 7 political transition. The group met with UNPOL, political party leaders, the Prime Minister, the Provisional Electoral Council ( [...] | 2005-10-19 18:48:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE2620 | HAITI CREATES COMMISSION FOR DEPORTEES, SEEKS [...] Minister of Justice Henri Dorleans told the Charge October 18 that the IGOH had appointed a Commission to oversee criminals deported from the United States and was examining the possibility of creating a halfway house (Centre de Transition) for deportees in Haiti. Dorleans explained that the M [...] | 2005-10-21 17:17:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC KJUS KCRM HA PRM |
05PORTAUPRINCE2623 | LAVALAS CONFIDENT OF VICTORY, BUT WARY OF CEP [...] (C) SUMMARY. Lavalas leaders Yvon Feuille, Louis Gerald Gilles, Rudy Heriveaux, Sorel Francois and Jonas Coffy told Poloffs on October 13 that they are confident of a Marc Bazin victory in the upcoming elections. They believed that success in the Departments of the North (Cap-Haitien),Nor [...] | 2005-10-21 19:12:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE2652 | HAITI: 3.32 MILLION REGISTERED VOTERS: ID [...] According to OAS elections officials, as of October 24 the OAS had processed 3.32 million voter records. While registration closed throughout Haiti October 22, the number of registered voters will continue to rise through the end of October as the OAS receives records from outlying rural area [...] | 2005-10-27 16:35:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE2668 | HAITI GOVERNMENT APPROVES ELECTIONS GUARANTEE [...] In a meeting at the National Palace on October 27, the Interim Government of Haiti (IGOH) approved the formation of the Elections Guarantee Committee (EGC). A coalition of civil society groups and political parties requested the EGC after the formation of the Support Committee (SC) to the Pro [...] | 2005-10-28 16:55:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE2674 | Haiti: Information on Caribbean Basin Recovery [...] Per reftel, following is information for USTR to use in preparing its biannual report on the operation of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act. Responses are in narrative form and are keyed to the specific questions in paragraphs six and seven of reftel. 2. Responses to Questions fr [...] | 2005-10-31 17:14:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE2728 | Haiti: 14.8 Percent Inflation for the Fiscal Year [...] SUMMARY: Inflation for September 2005 was 1.38 percent (a yearly rate of 17.9 percent). Inflation for the past 12 months, coinciding with the Haitian fiscal year and the country's IMF program was 14.8 percent, which exceeded the IMF and IGOH target of 12.0 percent. Failure to meet the infl [...] | 2005-11-07 20:00:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE2780 | HAITI ELECTIONS: STATE COMMISSION ON CANDIDATE [...] The Interim Government of Haiti (IGOH) published a decree dated October 27 legalizing the State Commission on the Nationality of Candidates (CENC). According to the decree, the Commission is to ensure that all candidates comply with nationality requirement in the Haitian constitution. To that [...] | 2005-11-08 19:57:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE2781 | HAITI ID CARD PRINTING SLOW, DISTRIBUTION SLOWER [...] Summary: Over one million ID cards are now in Haiti, but they are not being distributed in large numbers because the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) wants to wait until voting centers are selected. Polling places are supposed to be identified on the cards. Meanwhile, card printing is beh [...] | 2005-11-08 20:06:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE2809 | HAITI ELECTIONS: VOTING CENTERS SELECTED, ID [...] Summary: The Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) on November 8 approved a MINUSTAH-prepared list of 809 voting centers, opening the way for ID card distribution to begin. The OAS plans to start distributing ID cards November 15 throughout Haiti. Peak capacity at the ID card printing facility [...] | 2005-11-14 18:54:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE2820 | HAITI ELECTIONS VOTE COUNT, QUICK COUNT, [...] Summary: The February electoral decree provides five days for results to move from the voting centers (BVs) to the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) through the communal and departmental electoral bureaus (BECs/BEDs). MINUSTAH and the CEP have agree that throughout the process, MINUSTAH will [...] | 2005-11-14 19:50:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE2841 | Haiti: Response to Request for Update of Worst [...] Summary. Child labor practices in Haiti mainly involve the use of children in domestic servitude, or restaveks (derived from the French words "rester avec" meaning to stay with). The centuries-old practice is also considered internal trafficking of children and involves placing poorer childr [...] | 2005-11-16 11:34:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI HA USAID |
05PORTAUPRINCE2869 | HAITI ELECTIONS: "SE PA FOT MWEN" - IT,S NOT MY [...] Summary: In a meeting with Charge Griffiths November 19, newly appointed Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) Director General Jacques Bernard lamented the failure of the would-be elections organizers: MINUSTAH, the OAS and the CEP. While the technical shortcomings at the CEP, MINUSTAH and the [...] | 2005-11-22 13:20:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE2870 | HAITI ELECTIONS: ELECTORAL DATE ANNOUNCEMENT [...] Summary: Promises from the Interim Government of Haiti (IGOH) that the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) would announce election dates November 17 evaporated when the IGOH abruptly canceled the announcement at the last moment. The dates, which were decided in a meeting between MINUSTAH, the [...] | 2005-11-22 14:14:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE2871 | REPATRIATION OF 250 HAITIAN MIGRANTS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-22 16:05:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR SMIG HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE2893 | ELECTIONS HICCUP EMBLEMATIC OF LACK OF STRATEGIC [...] Summary: The PM hosted a meeting November 21 to discuss ID cards and voter lists, which became a forum for the international community and Interim Government of Haiti (IGOH) to discuss the electoral calendar. Roughly 90,000 voters are not yet included on the nationwide list of voters and betw [...] | 2005-11-23 13:49:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE2915 | HAITI ELECTIONS DATES DECIDED [...] Summary: On November 25, the Provisional Electoral Council announced their decision to hold the first round of elections January 8, the second round February 15, and local elections March 5. The new dates do not respect the constitutionally mandated February 7 power transition, but they are th [...] | 2005-11-28 12:16:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE2941 | NEW DATES FOR HAITIAN ELECTIONS OFFICIAL [...] Post received November 29 a copy of the Moniteur, the official government newspaper, which established new dates for the Haitian election by executive order. The edition, marked as published November 28, convenes the first round of national elections January 8, the runoff February 15, and loc [...] | 2005-11-30 16:48:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE2946 | Haiti To Send Monitors to Bolivia if Funds [...] This is an action request, please see para 4. 2. After multiple attempts to reach interim Haitian Minister of Interior (MOI) Paul Magloire to deliver points in reftel, PolOff delivered demarche early November 30 to MOI Director General Wilner Cadet. Cadet was non-committal in his reply w [...] | 2005-12-01 15:04:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE2964 | Haiti: Inflation continues in October [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-01 20:14:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE2991 | HAITI ELECTIONS: KEY TASKS AND DEADLINES [...] Summary: This message summarizes the main logistical tasks to be completed in preparation for the Haitian elections scheduled for January 8 and February 19, 2006. The OAS and MINUSTAH report that 2.45 million of the 3,533,430 ID cards have arrived in Haiti. Card distribution is just beginning, [...] | 2005-12-06 14:17:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE3003 | HAITI ELECTIONS: PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES [...] (SBU) Summary: The first round of a series of six debates between leading presidential candidates concluded December 1. A total of eight candidates squared off in the debates, organized by the local organization ECOSOF and sponsored by the US Embassy Public Diplomacy section. The three deb [...] | 2005-12-07 18:37:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE3005 | HAITIAN ID DISTRIBUTION UNDERWAY BUT HAPHAZARD [...] Summary: Following many delays, MINUSTAH, the OAS, and the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) began distributing ID cards throughout Haiti December 2. The OAS plans to distribute all 3.5 million cards by December 31, but the process has started slowly and faced several obstacles. MINUSTAH sa [...] | 2005-12-07 20:02:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE3031 | HAITI ELECTIONS IN 27 DAYS: KEY TASKS AND [...] Summary: This message is the second in a series describing the main logistical tasks to be completed (reftel) in preparation for first round of Haitian elections scheduled for January 8, 2006. The OAS continues to open ID card distribution centers, but the current pace will not allow card dis [...] | 2005-12-12 19:15:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE3068 | CUSTOMS COLLECTION: THREE-FOLD INCREASE NEAR [...] Summary: Econoff met December 8 with new director of the Haiti-Dominican Republic border crossing at Malpasse, Jeantal Clairvil, who has increased customs revenue from USD 375,000 to USD 1.3 million in the three months since his appointment. In the past shippers have avoided taxes by under-inv [...] | 2005-12-15 16:14:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM HA PKAO |
05PORTAUPRINCE3109 | HAITI ELECTIONS: STATUS OF OBSERVER MISSIONS [...] Summary: Three major international observers missions, and a myriad of national and local observer groups are gearing up for the January 8 elections. The U.S. sponsored IFES mission will add 30 short term observers on January 3. The Elections Canada sponsored team will put 150 observers in [...] | 2005-12-21 21:19:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE3125 | Haiti: Inflation continues in November [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-27 19:32:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE3136 | Haiti: 2006 Investment Climate Statement [...] Per reftel, post submits the following 2006 Investment Climate Statement for Haiti. Openness to Foreign Investment - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2. Haiti's openness to foreign investment is codified in its laws. Officials at the highest level have affirmed the Government of Haiti's in [...] | 2005-12-28 20:27:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | KTDB EFIN ECON EINV ELAB PGOV HA OPIC USTR |
05PORTAUPRINCE542 | HAITI: SUBMISSION FOR FIFTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] The following responses are Post's responses to questions raised in reftel. 2. Overview of Haiti's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: A. Trafficking in persons in Haiti mainly involved the internal movement of children from the countryside into urban areas for domestic labor [...] | 2005-03-02 20:42:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF HA |
05PORTAUPRINCE902 | TOWN HALL MEETING AND ACS TRAVEL IN NORTHERN HAITI [...] Summary: ACS visited the Department of the North of Haiti from 7-Mar through 11-Mar-2005. ACS traveled throughout the region meeting with nearly 70 U.S. citizens and holding a town hall meeting in the city of Pignon. In Pignon, ACS also visited a hospital, an electrical cooperative, and an [...] | 2005-04-01 19:52:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC HA |
05PRAGUE1036 | CZECHS CONFIRM THEIR COALITION SOLIDARITY FUND [...] (U) This is an action request; see action in para 2. 2. (U) In a meeting with DAO July 8, Czech MOD Director of Security Policy Zdenek Borkovec expressed the GOCR,s great appreciation for the $6 million in Coalition Solidarity Funds (CSF). He indicated the GOCR had not changed any of its pr [...] | 2005-07-12 06:05:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PARM PREL MOPS EZ |
05PRAGUE1057 | CZECH REPUBLIC AGREES TO THE US-EU WINE AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-14 15:56:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD EU EZ |
05PRAGUE1068 | CZECHS OPEN TO URGENT TRANSFER OF SMALL GROUP OF [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-15 14:08:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PREF EZ UZ KG |
05PRAGUE1072 | PRAGUE -- YEAR 2005 COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION [...] (U) Per the regulations in 6 FAM 0521.2-1, the Ambassador has chosen an Embassy officer as his personnel representative to serve on our Employee Association in Prague. Management Officer Amy Hyatt fulfilled this role until her departure from post on June 10. Acting Management Officer Robert [...] | 2005-07-18 09:52:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AFIN APER EZ |
05PRAGUE1132 | RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY ANNOUNCES CONTRACT [...] (U) On July 28, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) announced that it had signed a contract with a local developer to build a new, more secure headquarters building for its approximately 600 employees. The signing of the build-to-lease contract marked the end of a long process, begun af [...] | 2005-08-01 14:35:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM ASEC EZ |
05PRAGUE1139 | CZECH REPUBLIC: PRIVITAZATION OF AERO VODOCHODY [...] (U) Summary. At its cabinet meeting on July 20, the Czech government approved a privatization plan for Aero Vodochody (Aero),the aircraft company formerly partnered with Boeing until their 2003 split. Following the recommendations made by Deloitte & Touche, the government will sell Aero as [...] | 2005-08-02 14:41:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV PREL PGOV EZ |
05PRAGUE115 | NOMINATION OF PRAGUE EMBASSY FSN ANDELA KUNSTOVA [...] Post nominates Andela Kunstova, FSN Economic Specialist, for FSI course scheduled for May 2-13, 2005. A. Andela Kunstova, Grade 10 B. Born June 19, 1944 C. Nationality: Czech D. Passport No. 35476364 E. State - Embassy Prague Political-Economic Section F. Position Title: Econo [...] | 2005-01-25 15:32:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | APER ECON AFSI AFSN EZ |
05PRAGUE1161 | SPEAKING OUT ON GITMO AND DETAINEES [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-08 15:07:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL KPAO PGOV PREL |
05PRAGUE117 | Czech Republic Response to EU Commission [...] Summary: The European Commission presented all EU member states with a questionnaire seeking their views on obstacles or barriers to trade and investment between the U.S. and EU and appropriate ways to remove them. The Czech MFA shared with us their responses to the questionnaire, which was [...] | 2005-01-25 15:52:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV PREL EZ |
05PRAGUE1176 | GOCR HEALTH CARE REFORM [...] (U) Summary. On July 7, following up on several health care reform proposals by Health Minister Milada Emmerova, the GOCR officially approved specific steps and deadlines for reform implementation. As part of these health care reforms, the government-run health insurance company, VZP (the [...] | 2005-08-11 07:31:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD EZ |
05PRAGUE1179 | Ambassador's Op-Ed on Gitmo Detainees [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-11 14:37:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL KPAO PGOV PREL EZ |
05PRAGUE1182 | CZECH REPUBLIC: NO PLANS TO GRADUATE FROM EBRD [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ministry of Finance Department of International Organizations Director Lenka Loudova and Czech EBRD Member of the Board Igor Ocka made it clear that the current government has no plans to graduate from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). It is not on the [...] | 2005-08-12 11:48:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PREL EZ |
05PRAGUE1191 | CZECH REPUBLIC: BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATY -- [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (U) During an August 10 introductory call on Vaclav Rombald, Deputy Director General and Head of the Legal Section of the Ministry of Finance International Finance Department, econoff inquired about the timing and expectations for th [...] | 2005-08-15 09:47:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EZ |
05PRAGUE1204 | CZECH REPUBLIC: NO DELEGATE TO THE CODEX AD HOC [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-17 13:59:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAGR ECON EZ |
05PRAGUE123 | INFORMATION ON RULES AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING [...] Summary: Researchers collecting specimens in the Czech Republic should be especially careful about activities in nature reserves and collection of protected endangered species. Legislative authority and agencies responsible for administration of permits are outlined para 2. End Summary. [...] | 2005-01-27 12:37:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR TBIO EZ |
05PRAGUE1263 | CZECHS WELCOME IRAQI DRAFT CONSTITUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-30 15:29:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ EZ PREL PGOV |
05PRAGUE1264 | CZECH READINESS FOR POSSIBLE AVIAN FLU OUTBREAK - [...] (U) Michael Vit, Deputy Health Minister and Chief Public Health Officer, briefed Embassy officials August 29 on steps already taken, as well as those planned, to deal with an outbreak of avian flu. The Czech Republic has a plan for pandemics and that plan is now being evaluated for its effect [...] | 2005-08-30 15:31:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EZ KSTH WHO |
05PRAGUE127 | CZECH SENATE GIVES FINAL APPROVAL FOR EXTENSION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-27 16:38:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR EZ IZ |
05PRAGUE1284 | CZECH REPUBLIC: TOEING THE EU LINE ON FOOD AID [...] (U) EconOff delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Ministry of Agriculture, which has the lead on this issue, stated that the GOCR supports the EU position on this matter and that further discussion with [...] | 2005-09-02 14:17:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR EZ WTRO |
05PRAGUE1287 | TFUS01: CZECH REPUBLIC RESPONSE [...] In response to Hurricane Katrina, the Czech government made a general offer of assistance on August 30 in a letter from FM Cyril Svoboda to Secretary Rice. Svoboda wrote "I would also like to assure you of our readiness to provide to the American people our help and assistance." Since then [...] | 2005-09-03 13:15:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AEMR KPAO EZ |
05PRAGUE1289 | TFUS01: CZECHS OFFER IMMEDIATE HUMANITARIAN HELP [...] Czech PM Paroubek and President Klaus both met Ambassador morning of Sept 5 to present list of Czech offers of immediate support for relief and assistance following Hurricane Katrina. The Czechs have notionally offered $1 million in equipment and personnel to provide immediate relief, althoug [...] | 2005-09-05 11:24:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AEMR EAID EZ |
05PRAGUE1295 | CZECH REPUBLIC: REACTION TO USG REPLY TO THE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-06 16:43:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EZ |
05PRAGUE1296 | CZECH REPUBLIC: NO BILATERAL AID TO HAITI BUT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-07 05:52:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN EZ HA EUN |
05PRAGUE1297 | CZECH REPUBLIC: NO CODESHARING WITH THE RUSSIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-07 05:53:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EZ RU |
05PRAGUE1306 | CZECHS APPROVE $50,000 DONATION TO UN DEMOCRACY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-08 14:31:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL EZ UN |
05PRAGUE1309 | CZECH REPUBLIC: WILLING TO SEND ONE ELECTORAL [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-09 11:24:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EZ HA PREL |
05PRAGUE1318 | TFUS01: CZECHS INFORMED OF ACCEPTANCE OF KATRINA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-10 13:39:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR EAID PREL EZ |
05PRAGUE1322 | CZECH REPUBLIC: REACTION TO USG POSITION ON UN [...] SUMMARY: The GOCR understands the USG position on the outcome document for the upcoming UN Summit, and while not optimistic, will work towards a consensus. The GOCR does not support the "Declaration on Innovative Sources of Financing for Development," and believes the focus should be on imp [...] | 2005-09-12 14:53:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAIR ECIN EFIN EZ PREL UNGA |
05PRAGUE1325 | CZECH REPUBLIC: IS RUNNING IN PLACE GOOD ENOUGH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to the GOCR,s June 2005 economic strategy, the Czech Republic hopes to reach the EU average GDP per capita by 2013 (from USD 19,700 to USD 30,000 using PPP). To this end, the Czech economy,s near term outlook remains strong. Real GDP growth reached 4.4 percent in 2 [...] | 2005-09-13 12:35:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EZ PGOV |
05PRAGUE1329 | CZECH CORRUPTION: BAD, AND UNLIKELY TO GET BETTER [...] SUMMARY. In light of several recent Czech corruption scandals, post offers the following snapshot of the issue. Internal statistics, as well as assessments from Transparency International and the World Bank show the number of cases is increasing, while the government's effectiveness in combati [...] | 2005-09-14 07:49:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KCOR PGOV EINV KJUS EZ |
05PRAGUE1343 | CZECH ACTIVIST JAN URBAN ON IRAQI JOURNALISTS, [...] SUMMARY. Poloff met with Czech journalist/activist Jan Urban after his return from Amman, Jordan, where he conducted training for 40 Iraqi journalists under a program funded with money from the National Endowment for Democracy. Urban said he would like to follow up with additional programs, i [...] | 2005-09-16 09:22:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL SCUL EZ IZ JO KPAO |
05PRAGUE1348 | TFUS01: CZECH ASSISTANCE RECAP [...] SUMMARY: Post continues to receive active offers of assistance and support from the GOCR, City of Prague, and private individuals. The Ambassador and Foreign Minister Svoboda attended a ceremony and press conference on September 11 marking the first NATO humanitarian assistance mission stop [...] | 2005-09-16 15:27:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EZ PREL |
05PRAGUE1415 | CZECH REPUBLIC: STRONG SUPPORT FOR (CERGE-EI) [...] SUMMARY: Post strongly supports ASHA financial assistance for CERGE-EI, the leading economics doctoral program in the region, fully-accredited in both the Czech Republic and the United States. CERGE-EI has the best economics library in the country, containing a wealth of American texts and [...] | 2005-10-03 08:08:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EZ |
05PRAGUE147 | CZECH GOVERNMENT TAKES NOTICE OF WARNINGS ON [...] Summary: U.S. pharmaceutical companies' concerns about obstacles to market access in the Czech Republic will be raised in their 2005 Special 301 submission. Embassy Prague has raised with the GOCR the pharma industry's complaints about the discriminatory effect of Ministry of Health setting [...] | 2005-02-02 07:41:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR EZ USTR |
05PRAGUE148 | CZECH REPUBLIC TO SUPPORT MON863 BIOTECH CORN [...] On January 26, Embassy economic officer and agricultural specialist met with Karel Blaha, the Director of the Department of Environmental Risks at the Ministry of Environment. Blaha is the Czech official most involved in European Union rulemaking on issues affecting the environment such as b [...] | 2005-02-02 08:09:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR TBIO EZ |
05PRAGUE1490 | CZECHS ARE CO-SPONSORS OF U.S. RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-17 15:19:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM EZ UN |
05PRAGUE1491 | CZECH REPUBLIC: UNESCO DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Econoff met October 17 with Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade (Department of EU Multilateral Trade Policy and Common Trade Policy Ladislava Votavova) and delivered reftel demarche and letter from Commerce Secretary Gutierrez to Minister of Industry and Trade Milan Urban. The Ministry of In [...] | 2005-10-18 08:15:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL SCUL EZ UNESCO |
05PRAGUE1496 | CZECH RESPONSE TO U.S. PROPOSAL FOR WTO [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Industry and Trade received our demarche with genuine welcome and said that although they would have to consult with the Ministry of Agriculture, it would be in the interest of the Czech Republic to urge the EU to seize this timely opportunity to get beyond the ag [...] | 2005-10-18 13:13:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD EZ WTRO |
05PRAGUE1532 | CZECHS CONTINUE TO OFFER ASSISTANCE FOR HURRICANE [...] The City of Prague is soliciting Embassy guidance on how to achieve forward movement on their offer of archive restoration and retrieval for Hurricane Katrina relief. As reported reftel (para 3),the City of Prague approved CZK 16 million USD 700,000 for hurricane assistance, and they need t [...] | 2005-10-26 14:20:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL EZ |
05PRAGUE1546 | CZECHS WILL SUPPORT JUDGE BUERGENTHAL FOR ICJ [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-31 16:40:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EZ UNGA UNSC |
05PRAGUE1554 | MUSLIM OUTREACH: US EMBASSY PRAGUE HOSTS FIRST [...] Summary. On October 25, Ambassador William Cabaniss hosted an Iftar dinner at his residence, the first-ever held by the Embassy. Nearly fifty Muslim diplomats and business leaders attended, including Ambassadors from Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Iraq, Syria, Kuwait, Yemen and Afghanistan. Notic [...] | 2005-11-02 14:14:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EZ KISL KPAO PREL |
05PRAGUE1559 | CZECHS SUPPORT CREATION OF FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-02 18:53:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PHUM XF EZ |
05PRAGUE1562 | CZECH GOVERNMENT APPROVES BILATERAL SCIENCE AND [...] The government of the Czech Republic approved the draft of a US-Czech bilateral agreement on science and technology on October 19. The Czech government is the first of the ten new EU members to approve a new agreement, which includes reimbursement for VAT and customs duties imposed on commod [...] | 2005-11-03 07:12:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCI TSPL EZ EUN |
05PRAGUE1565 | VISITING EUR/ERA DIRECTOR DISCUSSES CZECH EU [...] SUMMARY: Visiting EUR/ERA Director Peter Chase met with the MFA European Union Section and inquired about internal GOCR coordination on EU internal and external issues, and raised the WSIS internet governance and the WTO agriculture proposal issues. On WTO, the MFA reiterated what the Minis [...] | 2005-11-03 10:29:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PREL EZ ECIP WTRO |
05PRAGUE1578 | DLOUHA REPLY TO ADAMS LETTER: THANKS FOR SUPPORT [...] (U) On Nov. 3, Poloff forwarded reftel letter from Thomas Adams to Gabriela Dlouha, the Czech MFA Transition Promotion Unit Coordinator. Dlouha responded promptly, thanking the U.S. for its commitment to the Belarus radio project. She also said the GOCR will provide an initial grant of $80,000, [...] | 2005-11-04 13:52:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | BO EAID EZ PL |
05PRAGUE1587 | CZECHS VOTE AGAINST NO-ACTION MOTIONS ON HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-08 16:24:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL EZ UNHRC |
05PRAGUE1588 | CZECH PARLIAMENT AGAIN REJECTS LEGALIZATION OF [...] The lower house of the Czech Parliament has rejected a bill that would have paved the way for the legal regulation of prostitution in the Czech Republic. The proposal would have permitted the GOCR to withdraw from the International Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and t [...] | 2005-11-09 15:01:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EZ KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SOCI |
05PRAGUE1602 | CZECH REPUBLIC: ANDREW WEISS/KOTVA INVESTMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-10 15:32:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON EZ KIDE |
05PRAGUE1613 | CZECH RESPONSE TO CAPE TOWN CONVENTION DEMARCHE [...] SUMMARY: Post contacted the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Law Department to deliver reftel demarche urging the Czech government to ratify the Cape Town Convention. The Ministry responded that most competencies regarding transportation rest with the EU and that their hands [...] | 2005-11-15 13:22:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EFIN EAIR EIND ETRD KTIA EZ |
05PRAGUE1614 | CZECH NGO WILL SEEK USG SUPPORT FOR PLAN TO EXPAND [...] (U) Poloffs met with Simon Panek, Director of Czech NGO People in Need (PIN),and Igor Blazevic, head of PIN,s Human Rights Section, to discuss PIN,s ongoing efforts to promote democracy in the Middle East (ref A.). Panek said PIN began training Iraqi civil society in August 2005 at a center l [...] | 2005-11-15 14:42:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL EZ IZ |
05PRAGUE1621 | CZECH REPUBLIC'S CONDITIONAL SUPPORT TO U.S. [...] Post delivered reftel demarche to the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of Multilateral Economic Relations. The MFA responded that it would support USG re- election to the IMO Council in Category "A." However, the MFA said that support would be conditional upon the USG's support [...] | 2005-11-18 13:52:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EWWT PHSA KTIA EZ IMO ECIP |
05PRAGUE1629 | CZECH REPUBLIC: OSCE SCALES OF CONTRIBUTION 'END [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel points to Czech MFA Security Policy Deputy Director Vaclav Balek Nov 22. Balek responded the Czech Republic would study the points carefully and would make every effort to accommodate the U.S. position. CABANISS [...] | 2005-11-23 06:16:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EZ ABUD AFIN PREL EU PGOV OSCE |
05PRAGUE1648 | CZECHS WILL LIKELY SUPPORT ADDING A THIRD PROTOCOL [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-25 16:34:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ EZ ICRC |
05PRAGUE1655 | CZECHS ARE CONSIDERING WHETHER TO SUPPORT OAS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-28 15:45:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PTER CO EZ OAS |
05PRAGUE1665 | UPDATE ON EXTENSION OF POLICE TRAINERS AT THE [...] Pol Specialist Nov 28 confirmed with the Interior Ministry that the Czech Republic plans to extend the Czech participation in police training in Jordan. The Ministry of Interior has already allocated the necessary financing. The proposal to extend is now being reviewed in the Czech interagency [...] | 2005-11-30 15:11:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ KCRM KJUS MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER SNAR SOCI |
05PRAGUE1701 | CZECHS APPROVE 2006 MILITARY DEPLOYMENT PLANS [...] Summary: The Czech Chamber of Deputies voted December 7 in favor of proposed foreign military deployments for 2006, including the retention of 100 troops in Iraq. End Summary 2. The Czech Chamber of Deputies voted December 7 in favor of proposed foreign military deployments for 2006. This ti [...] | 2005-12-08 16:49:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EZ PGOV PHUM PINR PREL MARR MOPS |
05PRAGUE1733 | CZECH SUPPORT FOR DECEMBER 15 IRAQ ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-16 14:11:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ PGOV PREL |
05PRAGUE1755 | CZECH COURT EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR RESTITUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-21 16:20:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OHI PGOV EZ |
05PRAGUE177 | CZECHS SEEK USG SUPPORT FOR COMMISSION ON HUMAN [...] Summary and comment: The Czech government intends to run for a seat on the UN Commission on Human Rights in 2006 and seeks USG support. In a recent meeting, Czech MFA officials acknowledge that they face tough competition, with Poland and Lithuania also likely to vie for the two seats open i [...] | 2005-02-08 13:46:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM AORC EZ UN |
05PRAGUE179 | COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP (CTAG): AGREEMENT TO [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-08 14:20:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PREL PTER EZ |
05PRAGUE197 | MAJOR EUROPEAN TELECOMS COMPANIES MAKE PRELIMINARY [...] Five entities made preliminary offers for the Czech Republic's leading telecoms company, Cesky Telecom (CT),by the January 31 deadline for doing so. They are the Spanish firm Telefonica, Belgium's Belgacom, Swisscom, and two financial groups, a consortium of the U.S. company Blackstone Grou [...] | 2005-02-10 16:22:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EINV ETRD EZ |
05PRAGUE198 | CZECH LOWER HOUSE PASSES REFORM OF COMPANY [...] On February 9 the lower house of the Czech parliament, the Chamber of Deputies, passed a bill designed to speed up registration of companies in the so-called "commercial register", a sine qua non for doing business in the Czech Republic. Foreign and domestic businesses alike have long compla [...] | 2005-02-10 16:29:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV PGOV EZ |
05PRAGUE204 | FIRMS WITH FOREIGN INVESTMENT ADD MORE VALUE, HAVE [...] Summary: Much of the Czech Republic's economic growth over the past several years has been attributable to significant flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) that have made the country the destination for more such investment per capita in recent years than any other country of central and [...] | 2005-02-11 12:23:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON EZ |
05PRAGUE212 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOE/NNSA TEAM TO [...] Embassy Prague welcomes and grants country clearance for Bert Cochran and Gilbert Chavez to travel to Prague March 11-17, 2005. 2. Hotel reservation have been made in Marriott Hotel, V Celnici 8, Prague 1, tel: (00420)22288-8822, fax: (00420)22182-2333. Confirmation for Bert Cochran is 86 [...] | 2005-02-14 15:40:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP KSTC ENRG ETTC OTRA PARM PREL |
05PRAGUE237 | NPT 2005 REVIEW CONFERENCE (REVCON): REQUEST TO [...] (U) Poloff gave non-paper reftel to the Director of the UN Department at the MFA and his assistant for non-proliferation, February 2. They thanked Poloff for the information on the US position and agreed to share it with colleagues who might attend the May NPT Review Conference. CABANISS [...] | 2005-02-17 11:19:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM |
05PRAGUE239 | CZECH PRESIDENT NAMES THREE NEW MEMBERS OF CENTRAL [...] Summary: President Klaus appointed three new members of the board of the Czech National Bank on February 11. The three are known to be close both politically and philosophically to President Klaus and the opposition Civic Democratic Party (ODS). Klaus will have a majority of his appointees [...] | 2005-02-17 15:20:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV EZ |
05PRAGUE28 | POST RESPONSE TO OIG RECOMMENDATIONS [...] Prague submits the following responses to the formal recommendations of the referenced OIG report. 2. Recommendation No. 1: Embassy Prague should request, and the Bureau of Consular Affairs and Bureau of European And Eurasian Affairs should approve and fund, an additional Foreign Service [...] | 2005-01-06 10:03:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ASIG EZ AMGT |
05PRAGUE338 | Child Marriage Response for Czech Republic [...] The legal age of marriage in the Czech Republic is 18 for both girls and boys. Under special circumstances, a minor over the age of 16 may be given permission to marry by a court; without court consent, such a marriage is invalid. 2. While there are some reports that the country's Roma pop [...] | 2005-03-09 09:56:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN EZ |
05PRAGUE341 | AMENDMENT: CZECH REPUBLIC CTRY CLR, [...] Embassy Prague welcomes and grants country clearance for Tyacke Michael, Allen Kenneth, Bolshinsky Igor, Dewes John, Moses Stanley and Thomas Jay to travel to Prague March 10 - 18, 2005. 2. Embassy point of contact will be Mark Canning, tel: (420) 257 530 663, ext. 2320. Email: Canni [...] | 2005-03-09 12:48:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP ENRG PARM OTRA |
05PRAGUE353 | AUSTRALIA GROUP - CZECH PARTICIPATION IN APRIL [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-10 15:18:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM EZ CBW |
05PRAGUE355 | RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-10 15:55:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KOMC ETTC EZ |
05PRAGUE366 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO MORAVIAN-SILESIAN REGION: [...] Summary. During his February 7-8 visit to Ostrava, regional governor Evzen Tosenovsky told the Ambassador the influence of the regions is growing, and that an accommodation between Prague and the regions must be worked out within his ODS party. The Ambassador visited Vitkovice Steel, which [...] | 2005-03-14 06:42:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EINV ETRD MARR EZ IZ |
05PRAGUE459 | DEMARCHE ON THE OSLO DONOR'S CONFERENCE ON SUDAN, [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-30 15:31:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID ECON SU EZ |
05PRAGUE46 | PRIORITIES FOR WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS FOR CZECH [...] Embassy Prague has reviewed the list of services sectors transmitted reftel. We submit the following rating of sectors in the Czech Republic that offer the highest potential for U.S. services providers. Ratings are from 5 (highest) to 1 (lowest). 2. --Legal services 5 --Accounting, aud [...] | 2005-01-10 16:41:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD BEXP EZ BMOT WTO |
05PRAGUE467 | POST FOLLOW-UP TO OIG RECOMMENDATIONS [...] Prague submits the following responses to the four remaining open/unresolved recommendations from the OIG inspection of Embassy Prague (ISP-I-04-39A),issued September, 2004. 2. Recommendation No. 1: Embassy Prague should request, and the Bureau of Consular Affairs and Bureau of European [...] | 2005-04-01 14:27:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ASIG EZ AMGT |
05PRAGUE479 | DOD COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR ASD FOR [...] Embassy Prague provides country clearance for Assistant Secretary of Defense Ricardel and party to visit Prague April SIPDIS 5-6 for consultations with the Czech government on the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. Control officer will be DATT Ed Gallagher, phone 420-257-530-663 x2337. App [...] | 2005-04-04 14:38:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PARM PREL |
05PRAGUE480 | CZECH REPUBLIC OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH [...] The following information relates to the questions e- mailed to post in conjunction with reftel. CONTACT NAME IN COUNTRY: Mr. Zdenek Cais, Specialist, Department of Occupational Safety and Health, Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs. PHONE: 420-221-922-460. E-MAIL: zdenek.cais@mpsv.cz [...] | 2005-04-04 14:46:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EZ EUN |
05PRAGUE509 | OVERSEAS SCHOOL SECURITY - PHASE II [...] In response to ref A, which launched phase II of the Overseas School Security Program, ref B described what we assess as the major vulnerability of the International School of Prague to a terrorist attack - the lack of access controls, particularly vehicle access, to a large parking lot adjac [...] | 2005-04-11 11:53:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ASCH AFIN ABUD |
05PRAGUE510 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] The company CairoCZ, which has ordered 35 American hunting rifles of various makes, is known to hunters at the Embassy. The Company was only founded late last year by Radim Polach, who had previously worked at DETEX, a Czech company with three divisions: International Sales, Detonators an [...] | 2005-04-11 13:30:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KOMC ETTC |
05PRAGUE515 | HIV/AIDS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC: PREVENTION AND [...] Summary: The Czech Republic currently has one of Europe's lowest rates of HIV infection, despite a significant problem with prostitution and trafficking. Officials and NGOs in the country link the low incidence of HIV with active prevention campaigns, abundant and accessible anonymous testin [...] | 2005-04-12 05:44:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV PGOV PHUM PREF EZ |
05PRAGUE519 | CZECH REPUBLIC WILL OBSERVE BAN ON LIGHTERS [...] Post delivered the demarche on DHS banning lighters on flights to, from and within the U.S. to Josef Turecky, Director General, Civil Aviation Department, Ministry of Transportation of the Czech Republic, on March 10, 2005. Based on the information in the demarche, the Czech authorities are b [...] | 2005-04-12 14:55:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PTER EZ EUN |
05PRAGUE536 | CZECH REPUBLIC TO SUPPORT COMMISSION ON BT10 CORN [...] We discussed the impending vote in the Standing Regulatory Committee on Food and Animal Health, relating to imposing a certification requirement on U.S. corn gluten feed that may contain BT10 corn, with two officials at the Ministry of Agriculture on April 14. Both Milena Vicenova, Director [...] | 2005-04-14 15:03:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR TBIO PREL EZ EUN |
05PRAGUE546 | CZECH PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] Poloff spoke with Jan Kaminek of the Human Rights Department at the MFA regarding Czech plans for participation in the Ministerial meeting of the Community of Democracies. Although fostering global democracy has long been and continues to be a priority for the Czechs, Kaminek said that they h [...] | 2005-04-15 15:34:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL EZ |
05PRAGUE548 | CZECH REPUBLIC SEES TIME AS NOT RIPE FOR RUSSIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-15 16:40:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL RS EZ OECD |
05PRAGUE552 | CZECH REPUBLIC, CTRY CLR, EPA: BIRNBAUM 5/6-15/05 [...] Embassy Prague welcomes and grants country clearance for Linda Birnbaum, EPA Office of Research and Development, to visit the Czech Republic, May 6-15, to participate in the bone development and toxicology project, BONETOX. 2. Embassy point of contact will be Mark Canning, tel: (420) 257 [...] | 2005-04-18 10:35:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA SENV OTRA TPHY |
05PRAGUE597 | CODEL WILSON (MAY 5-10) [...] Embassy Prague welcomes and grants country clearance for to Representatives Joe Wilson and Madeleine Bordallo and Military Escort Carl Grunow to visit the Czech Republic, May 6-7. The delegation will be met at the airport by Kirk Samson, Economic officer, who will take them to their accomodat [...] | 2005-04-26 05:45:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN |
05PRAGUE610 | CZECH REPUBLIC CTRY CLR, DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV HEUZE, [...] Embassy Prague welcomes and grants country clearance for Francois Heuze of the Lawrence Livermore Lab to travel to the Czech Republic, May 14-22, to participate in meetings on rock mechanics. 2. Embassy point of contact will be Mark Canning, tel: (420) 257 5333 822, Email:CanningMA2@state [...] | 2005-04-27 10:51:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA ENRG TRGY OTRA |
05PRAGUE611 | CZECH REPUBLIC, BULGARIA, SERBIA-MONTENEGRO, AND [...] Embassy Prague welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Lawrence Drew of the US Geological Survey to visit the Czech Republic, May 2-6, to present lectures and conduct a workshop. 2. Embassy point of contact will be Mark Canning, tel: (420) 257 5333 822, Email:CanningMA2@state.gov [...] | 2005-04-27 11:00:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TPHY SENV OTRA |
05PRAGUE62 | CZECH REPUBLIC, CTRY CLR, EPA: KOVALICK, 2/9-21/05 [...] Embassy Prague welcomes and grants country clearance for EPA official, Walter Kovalick, to travel to Brno, Czech Republic, February 9-21. 2. Embassy point of contact will be Global Affairs Officer Mark Canning, tel (420) 257 530 663, ext. 2320, e-mail CanningMA2@state.gov. Visit Prague [...] | 2005-01-12 09:45:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA SENV OTRA TPHY |
05PRAGUE630 | USDA/ARS COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST - AKIN, DANNY [...] Embassy Prague welcomes and grants country clearance for Danny Akin, Microbiologist, USDA, ARS, SAA, Athens, GA. to travel to the Czech Republic, June 1-4, to assess equipment used in measuring flax fiber standards. 2. Embassy point of contact will be Mark Canning tel: (420) 257 5333 822 [...] | 2005-04-28 14:45:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR |
05PRAGUE632 | CZECH REPUBLIC, CTRY CLR, DVA: PETER ROBERT [...] Embassy Prague welcomes and grants country clearance for Peter Sinclair, Research Biologist/Principal Investigator, VA Medical Ctr, White River Junction, VT, to attend the Bioron conference May 13-15. 2. Embassy point of contact will be Mark Canning tel: (420) 257 5333 822, Email:CanningM [...] | 2005-04-28 15:03:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA |
05PRAGUE634 | USDA CLEARANCE REQUEST: JANET HUNT [...] Embassy Prague welcomes and grants country clearance for Janet Hunt Nutritionist, Grand Forks USDA/ARS/NPA. North Dakota, to visit the Czech Republic 5/20 - 6/02, 2005 to make a presentation on women's iron absorption. 2. Embassy point of contact will be Mark Canning, tel: (420) 257 5333 [...] | 2005-04-29 05:31:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR |
05PRAGUE637 | NIH/FIC -DR. MARINI- TRAVEL CLEARANCE REQUEST [...] Embassy Prague welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Joan Marini, senior investigator, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, to travel to Prague, Czech Republic, May 6-10, 2005. Purpose of her visit is to give a talk at an annual meeting on human genetics [...] | 2005-04-29 10:17:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OTRA |
05PRAGUE638 | CZECH REPUBLIC, CTRY CLR, USGS: COTTER +1, [...] Embassy Prague welcomes and grants country clearance for USGS scientists Gladys Cotter and Thomas Hermann to travel to Prague (05/08-15) to attend and participate in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) research and technology information management committee. 2. Embassy point of [...] | 2005-04-29 10:21:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TPHY TBIO SENV OTRA |
05PRAGUE650 | GERMAN REPORTER RAISES OLD VIEWS OF CHILD [...] The Czech press in late April renewed its coverage of child prostitution in Cheb, a Czech town on the German border. Czech dailies described the account of a German television reporter who asked in a club for sex with children and was taken by one of the girls working the [...] | 2005-05-02 14:55:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EZ |
05PRAGUE68 | CZECH REPUBLIC: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Post's updated investment climate statement for 2005 follows para 2. 2. THE INVESTMENT CLIMATE Maintaining an open investment climate has been a key element of the Czech Republic's transition from a Communist, centrally planned economy to a functioning market economy. The Czech Republic [...] | 2005-01-13 07:04:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KTDB EZ OPIC USTR |
05PRAGUE707 | THE ODS: HOW TO SELL THE DISMANTLING OF THE SOCIAL [...] Summary: The Czech Civic Democratic Party (ODS) program for the next elections promises a limited state that costs the taxpayer less, but offers less support to citizens and companies and demands they take more responsibility for their own futures. Although the party benefits mightily from t [...] | 2005-05-12 11:51:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EZ |
05PRAGUE813 | CZECHS OPPOSE CUBAN ILO CANDIDACY, SUPPORT LEANER [...] We raised the points contained reftels with Olga Rozsivalova, head of the ILO department in the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, who will attend the ILO Labor Conference May 31-June 16 in Geneva as the Czech Republic's representative. 2. Regarding Cuba's and Barbados's candidacies fo [...] | 2005-05-27 10:40:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB CU ILO BB EZ |
05PRAGUE827 | DEMARCHE ON ANDREW WEISS CASE DELIVERED, MFA [...] On May 26 we delivered the points transmitted reftel, regarding the case of Andrew Weiss, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Present at the meeting were Jan Maisler of the MFA's Americas Department, Milan Kuchta, head of the non-European Countries office of the Department of Bilateral Econo [...] | 2005-06-01 07:17:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE EZ USTR |
05PRAGUE832 | CZECH MFA FOCUSES "LESSONS LEARNED" ASSISTANCE ON [...] Summary: The Czech MFA office designed to promote democratic transformations based on Czech experience is now in its first year of operation. Priority areas for activity are Belarus and Cuba, with the office supporting other MFA assistance in Iraq; future targets are Ukraine, Moldova, Serbi [...] | 2005-06-02 12:12:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL EZ CU BO IZ |
05PRAGUE836 | UN DEMOCRACY FUND: CZECHS WILL SIGN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-03 06:55:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EZ |
05PRAGUE854 | 2005 TIP REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO CZECHS [...] Poloff delivered the demarche regarding the release of the 2005 Trafficking in Persons Report on Monday, June 6, 2005, to First Deputy Interior Minister Miroslav Koudelny and to Dr. Pavel Rotyka, Advisor to the Deputy Minister of Justice. Minister Koudelny, who is the Czech Republic's Nation [...] | 2005-06-06 12:29:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG EZ |
05PRAGUE870 | CZECH REPUBLIC NOT SUPPORTIVE OF SEPARATE IPR OR [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel points to oficials at the Ministry of Trade and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Czechs are sending Ivana Holubkova (Deputy Director of the Americas Department in the MFA) and Zuzana Skalna (of the MFA trade and agriculture policy section) to Brussels on June 7 to [...] | 2005-06-08 13:40:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL EZ EUN |
05PRETORIA1018 | SOUTH AFRICA: AMBASSADOR SIGNS MEMORANDUM OF [...] (U) Summary. On behalf of the United States Geological Survey (USGS),Ambassador Jendayi Frazer signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Chief Executive Officer of the South African Water Research Commission (WRC) Dr. Rivka Kfir on March 7, 2005. The MOU covers scientific and technical [...] | 2005-03-09 15:00:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY SENV KPAO SF |
05PRETORIA1054 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - February Manufacturing Trade Indicators Improve S [...] | 2005-03-11 13:06:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA1099 | SOUTH AFRICA: MINERALS AND ENERGY NEWSLETTER "THE [...] (U) Introduction: In January 2004, the Economic Section of Embassy/Pretoria produced the first issue of a new monthly newsletter called "The Assay". The purpose of this monthly newsletter is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as [...] | 2005-03-15 13:10:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF |
05PRETORIA1111 | OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION AND [...] Per reftel, Post welcomes the opportunity to help improve the global maritime security framework. The Port of Durban is the largest of South Africa's seven ports and the busiest in Africa. Its container terminal is the largest in the southern hemisphere. In addition, it is uniquely situate [...] | 2005-03-15 14:57:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ETRD EWWT KSTC PARM PHSA PTER SF |
05PRETORIA113 | RESTRUCTURING OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTRICITY [...] (U) Introduction: In light of recent government initiatives to restructure the South African energy industry, post will submit separate reports on the supply, distribution and transmission sectors. Each cable will serve as a general review of that sector, and be the launch-pad from which sub [...] | 2005-01-11 11:19:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF |
05PRETORIA1160 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Major Revisions for ICT Charter?; - Secondary Ta [...] | 2005-03-18 11:17:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA1161 | SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH MARCH 18 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...] | 2005-03-18 11:19:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF |
05PRETORIA1166 | FINAL ICT CHARTER DELAYED [...] A March 16 Business Day article reported that the information and communications technology (ICT) charter steering committee was being reorganized to draw up a new empowerment charter for the industry. However, Department of Communications Director of Policy and chair of the current consulta [...] | 2005-03-18 11:21:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD EFIN ECPS ECON SF |
05PRETORIA1175 | LOVELIFE AND GLOBAL FUND [...] (U) SUMMARY: The loveLife Global Fund grant in South Africa is approaching its renewal. In response to Reftel, Embassy Pretoria is providing information about the loveLife project and about the Country Coordinating Mechanism in South Africa. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) Reftel requests informati [...] | 2005-03-18 13:50:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV EAID TBIO PREL SF |
05PRETORIA1220 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - New Vehicle Exports Increase by 49.5% in February; [...] | 2005-03-24 11:37:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA1278 | SAA ADDS WASHINGTON ROUTES [...] (U) SUMMARY. South African Airways (SAA) will begin offering four weekly flights between Johannesburg and Washington D.C. as of July 1. A codeshare agreement with United is in the works while the future of the existing SAA-Delta codeshare has yet to be determined. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) Sou [...] | 2005-03-30 14:51:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PTER ASEC PREL SF |
05PRETORIA1282 | SOUTH AFRICA: OESI PROPOSAL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL [...] Summary and introduction. Embassy Pretoria appreciates the funding opportunity offered in Ref A and is pleased to make a proposal in support of the OES Bureau's signature initiative of Governance. The proposed activity fosters strong cooperation between South African and U.S. officials, bui [...] | 2005-03-31 04:47:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCI SENV ETRD TSPL TBIO ECON SF |
05PRETORIA1304 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER April 1 2005 ISSUE [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - South Africa Ranks High as FDI Destination for Tra [...] | 2005-04-01 08:25:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA1306 | SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH APRIL 1 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...] | 2005-04-01 08:25:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF |
05PRETORIA1365 | PROTECTION SOUGHT FOR THE SOUTH AFRICAN [...] Summary. While Chinese and Indian apparel and textile exports to the United States continued to surge in the first month after the ending of the multi-Fiber arrangement, South African exports of these products (section 11) to the United States showed a 17% decline. A DTI official said the fl [...] | 2005-04-06 05:03:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX SF USTR |
05PRETORIA1384 | SOUTH AFRICA ON U.S. VIEWS ON DEBT RELIEF [...] (SBU) Begin Summary. On April 5, Econoff met with Acting Chief Director for International Economics Danel van Rensburg at the South African National Treasury to discuss U.S. views on debt relief and other development funding issues. Van Rensburg said that South Africa was supportive of the ge [...] | 2005-04-06 05:03:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAID SF |
05PRETORIA1394 | SOUTH AFRICA LAUNCHES SCIENCE PARK, "THE INNOVATION [...] Gauteng Province Premier Mbhazima Shilowa on April 5 opened Africa's first internationally accredited Science Park in Pretoria. The new park is known as the "Innovation Hub" and is one of eleven projects in the province's "Blue IQ" initiative for developing economic infrastructure to attract [...] | 2005-04-07 11:37:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV KSCA SF |
05PRETORIA1396 | SOUTH AFRICA-ENDORSEMENT OF GLOBAL FUND MULTI- [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-07 12:53:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV TBIO EAID PREL SF |
05PRETORIA1413 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Unemployment Rates Drop; - Increase in Jobs and [...] | 2005-04-08 13:41:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA1441 | INDUSTRY AND REGULATOR RESERVATIONS ON RESURRECTED [...] (U) SUMMARY. For the second time in thirteen months, South Africa's Convergence Bill has been released for public comment. The Bill, originally released in February 2004, repeals the Independent Broadcasting Authority Act of 1993 and the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and grants increased powe [...] | 2005-04-11 11:56:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ETRD ECON EINT SF |
05PRETORIA1505 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Surprise Interest Rate Cut; - Manufacturing Grow [...] | 2005-04-15 14:42:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA1506 | SOUTH AFRICA'S SURPRISE INTEREST RATE CUT [...] Summary. On April 14, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) announced a 50 basis point reduction in its repurchase rate (equivalent to the U.S. federal funds rate) much to the surprise of South African economic analysts. SARB's justifications for reducing rates include lower inflationar [...] | 2005-04-15 14:42:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA1507 | SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH APRIL 15 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...] | 2005-04-15 14:42:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF |
05PRETORIA1510 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE [...] (U) Introduction: In January 2004, the Economic Section of Embassy/Pretoria produced the first issue of a new monthly newsletter called "The Assay". The purpose of this monthly newsletter is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as [...] | 2005-04-15 14:46:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF |
05PRETORIA1574 | SOUTH AFRICAN FUEL PRICES REACH ALL-TIME HIGHS [...] On April 6, 2005, the Department of Minerals and Energy implemented across-the-board increases for gasoline, diesel, and kerosene fuels. For the first time, the South Africa gasoline price breached the R5 per liter barrier ($3.14 per gallon). This follows the substantial increases (8-12%) im [...] | 2005-04-20 13:47:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG ECON EIND SF |
05PRETORIA1605 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - International Economic Conditions More Important th [...] | 2005-04-22 14:36:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA1612 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE [...] (U) Introduction: In January 2004, the Economic Section of Embassy/Pretoria produced the first issue of a new monthly newsletter called "The Assay". The purpose of this monthly newsletter is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as [...] | 2005-04-25 05:14:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF |
05PRETORIA164 | WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS: REQUEST FOR COMMENTS [...] This cable responds to reftel with post's assessment of priority sectors for U.S. service suppliers in South Africa using reftel's methodology of priority (1-5) and informal ranking (high, medium, or low) of current level of market openness. --Legal services (2) medium --Accounting, auditi [...] | 2005-01-13 15:08:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD SF |
05PRETORIA1663 | SOUTH AFRICA REQUESTS FIFTH FREEDOM AVIATION RIGHTS TO [...] (SBU) On April 27, Post received a diplomatic note from South Africa's Department of Foreign Affairs dated April 19 informing the United States that South Africa has requested fifth freedom traffic rights at Accra, for the Accra-Washington route. This follows a South African Airways' March ann [...] | 2005-04-28 14:05:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ASEC PREL SF |
05PRETORIA1697 | 2005 IPR TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM [...] In response to reftel A request for project proposals, post submits a $18,650 budget request to conduct workshops for South African magistrates in the enforcement of South African intellectual property laws. The proposal is based on the workshops we did in 2004 and 2005 in South Africa. Wor [...] | 2005-04-29 14:10:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD SF |
05PRETORIA1746 | SOUTH AFRICA: AMBASSADOR MEETS MINISTER FOR PUBLIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY Ambassador Frazer met with Minister for Public Works Stella Sigcau on April 25 to discuss the government's Expanded Public Works Program, upcoming BEE charters for the construction and property industries expected in July, and possible areas for U.S. foreign assistance. The Depa [...] | 2005-05-05 08:10:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON ETRD SF |
05PRETORIA176 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - November Manufacturing Production Down; - Stats [...] | 2005-01-14 09:40:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA1766 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Signs of Slowing Manufacturing Activity; - South [...] | 2005-05-06 09:09:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA1887 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Barclays Deal Only Waits for Shareholder Approval; [...] | 2005-05-13 13:24:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA1892 | SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH MAY 13 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...] | 2005-05-13 14:44:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF |
05PRETORIA1932 | SOUTH AFRICA: FUEL PRICES AT NEW HIGHS [...] (U) On May 4, 2005, the Department of Minerals and Energy again raised the price of gasoline, diesel, and kerosene. South Africa gasoline prices continued their upward spiral above the R5 per liter mark. This follows the substantial increases imposed in March (8-12%) and April (8-16%). Thi [...] | 2005-05-17 15:21:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG ECON EIND SF |
05PRETORIA1980 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER May 20 2005 ISSUE [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - ANC to Discuss Relaxation in SA's Labor Market; - [...] | 2005-05-20 08:28:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA205 | SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH JANUARY 14 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...] | 2005-01-14 14:39:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF |
05PRETORIA2090 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Inflation Increases Just Under Market Expectations; [...] | 2005-05-27 08:19:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA2103 | REMISSION OF ROYALTIES OUTSIDE OF SOUTH AFRICA [...] Summary. The South African exchange control regulations require that any remittance of money offshore that derives from the payment of royalties must receive exchange control approval from the South African Reserve Bank (SARB). The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is responsible for a [...] | 2005-05-27 14:13:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON SF |
05PRETORIA2175 | SOUTH AFRICAN URANIUM PRODUCTION [...] (U) South Africa is ranked fourth in world uranium reserves and tenth in uranium production. In 2004, all uranium production came from AngloGold Ashanti's Vaal River mine and dump treatment operations. Currently, South Africa has two concentration plants,both owned by AngloGold Ashanti,that p [...] | 2005-06-02 15:09:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EMIN ENRG TRGY PARM KNNP EIND ECON MI NG WA ZA SF DRC |
05PRETORIA2238 | LABOR UNIONS TURN TO RETAILERS TO SAVE THE [...] Summary. According to South African industry representatives, China currently holds 86% of the apparel market for imports in South Africa. Unions blamed increased imports for contributing to job losses of up to 40 000 in the apparel and textile industry. The Congress of South African Trade [...] | 2005-06-09 04:58:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ECON ETRD SF USTR |
05PRETORIA226 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2005 - SOUTH AFRICA [...] In response to reftel A, here is post's 2005 investment climate statement for South Africa, chapter 6 of the next Country Commercial Guide. 2. BEGIN TEXT Chapter 6 Investment Climate Statement FY 2005 6.1 Openness to Foreign Investment The government of South Africa (SAG) [...] | 2005-01-19 05:14:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KTDB EFIN ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA2278 | SOUTH AFRICA: FUEL PRICE SPIRAL TAKES A [...] (U) On June 1, 2005, the Department of Minerals and Energy slightly reduced the prices of gasoline, diesel, and kerosene from all time highs charged the previous month. The primary reason for the move was the lower price of crude oil. End Summary. Government Announces Marginal Price Decrea [...] | 2005-06-13 07:15:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG ECON EIND SF |
05PRETORIA2441 | NOMINATION FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S AWARD FOR [...] (U) I am pleased to nominate Dow Southern Africa for the Secretary of State's 2005 Award for Corporate Excellence in SIPDIS recognition of its outstanding corporate citizenship and visionary employment practices in the face of South Africa's overwhelming HIV/AIDS health pandemic. 2. (U [...] | 2005-06-22 13:30:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV SF |
05PRETORIA2451 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] SUMMARY. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics in the February 25 newsletter include: - Interest rate remains unchanged - April manufa [...] | 2005-06-23 09:56:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA2491 | NOMINEES FOR U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE [...] Post nominates the following South African government officials for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Academy on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property programs described in reftel August 8-12 and September 12-16, 2005: Maggie Venter Counterfeit Specialist National Industry Co-ordinat [...] | 2005-06-24 15:10:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD EAID ECON SF |
05PRETORIA2492 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Spark of Hope for Stalled U.S.-SACU Free Trade Ta [...] | 2005-06-24 15:11:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA259 | BRAZIL'S CANDIDATE FOR WTO DG LOBBIES SOUTH AFRICA [...] Summary. Ambassador Luis Felipe de Seixas Correa, Brazil's candidate to be the next DG of the WTO, discussed the ongoing negotiations of the Doha Development Agenda on January 11. He said that development should remain at the core of the Doha negotiations and that agriculture was the most [...] | 2005-01-20 14:48:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD SF |
05PRETORIA2665 | South Africa: Fuel Prices at New Record Highs [...] (U) On July 6, 2005, the Department of Minerals and Energy increased the prices of gasoline, diesel, and kerosene to all-time highs. Two-thirds of the increase was due to a weaker rand and one-third to the higher international crude oil price. End Summary. Government Announces Substantial [...] | 2005-07-07 13:47:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG ECON EIND SF |
05PRETORIA270 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Free Electricity to Poor More Expensive than Planne [...] | 2005-01-21 09:41:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA2701 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Rand, Oil Prices Offset Inflation Good News; - J [...] | 2005-07-08 13:05:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA2754 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter [...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this monthly newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chro [...] | 2005-07-13 09:14:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF |
05PRETORIA2783 | SOUTH AFRICAN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY BENEFITING FROM AGOA [...] Summary. South African automotive exporters appreciate the benefits of duty-free access to the U.S. market under AGOA. Department of Trade and Industry statistics indicate that South African automotive exporters have saved R454.1 million on import duties between 2001 and 2004. BMW was the fi [...] | 2005-07-14 11:55:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EINV SF AGOA USTR |
05PRETORIA2834 | EU GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS ALREADY AFFECT SOUTH [...] Summary. There are a number of examples of South African food products currently on the shelves in major retail stores in Pretoria that would be affected by the European Commission's WTO proposal(s) on Geographical Indications (GIs). South Africa already recognizes EU GIs for wine and spiri [...] | 2005-07-19 05:53:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD SF USTR |
05PRETORIA2923 | SECRETARY RICE'S LETTER TO MINISTERS OF FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Embassy is in receipt of a letter from Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Aziz Pahad, on behalf of Minister of Foreign Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, replying to Secretary Rice's letter of May 19 (refs A and B). Pahad's SIPDIS letter is dated July 11, but was not delivered to us unti [...] | 2005-07-22 15:51:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP ENRG TRGY OPDC |
05PRETORIA2942 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - BER Predicts 4.2% Economic Growth; - Weak Rand, [...] | 2005-07-26 04:53:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA3051 | IPACT Workshops on IPR Enforcement Advance STOP - [...] Summary. This wrap-up cable reports on the seven workshops on IPR enforcement funded by INL that the U.S. Embassy organized with IPACT. The workshops succeeded in raising awareness of the seriousness of IPR issues and of ways to enforce the law more effectively in South Africa. Some 244 pro [...] | 2005-08-01 10:54:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD SF USTR |
05PRETORIA3145 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Recent Inflation Trends Bring Poor Economic Relief; [...] | 2005-08-05 09:54:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA3190 | SOUTH AFRICA: FUEL PRICES CONTINUE TO NEW RECORD [...] (U) On August 3, 2005, the Department of Minerals and Energy increased the prices of gasoline, diesel, and kerosene to new all-time highs. All of the increase was due to the higher international crude oil price. End Summary. Government Announces Further Price Increases ------------------- [...] | 2005-08-10 09:26:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG ECON EIND SF |
05PRETORIA3253 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Interest Rates Remain Unchanged; - Gold Strike L [...] | 2005-08-12 13:56:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA3257 | SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH AUGUST 12 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...] | 2005-08-12 13:57:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF |
05PRETORIA3288 | SOUTH AFRICA: GAUGING SAG'S COMMITMENT TO OPEN [...] (SBU) Summary. South Africa's Chief Director for Civil Aviation Godfrey Selepe told Econoffs on August 16 that that he believed that any negotiations should include the U.S. concept for Open Skies as just one of the options to be discussed, and not the only one. Selepe said, "If there were a [...] | 2005-08-17 04:57:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON SF |
05PRETORIA3298 | SOUTH AFRICA: MINERALS AND ENERGY NEWSLETTER [...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this monthly newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chro [...] | 2005-08-17 08:54:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF |
05PRETORIA3369 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Treasury Plans to Increase Public Debt; - Wester [...] | 2005-08-22 09:04:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA3476 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Manufacturing Leads 2nd Quarter GDP Growth; - Oi [...] | 2005-08-26 13:43:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA3481 | SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH AUGUST 26 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...] | 2005-08-29 07:26:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF |
05PRETORIA3528 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC GROWTH RATCHETS HIGHER [...] South Africa's economy grew faster in second quarter 2005, primarily because manufacturing grew 7.3 percent South Africa's real gross domestic product (GDP) at market prices on a quarter-on-quarter, seasonally annualized and adjusted basis increased by 4.8 percent in second quarter 2005 c [...] | 2005-08-31 07:02:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA3588 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Money Supply and Credit Growth Discourage Future [...] | 2005-09-02 14:54:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA3620 | South Africa: Fuel Prices Continue to New Record [...] (U) On September 7, the Department of Minerals and Energy increased the prices of gasoline and kerosene to new all-time highs, and slightly decreased the price of diesel. All of the increase was caused by the higher international price of crude oil. A stronger rand in August (the rand streng [...] | 2005-09-08 11:32:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG ECON EIND SF |
05PRETORIA3657 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Manufacturing Indicator Down in August; - August [...] | 2005-09-09 13:49:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA3811 | SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH SEPTEMBER 9 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...] | 2005-09-16 12:33:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF |
05PRETORIA3821 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - South Africa Improves in World Bank's Business [...] | 2005-09-17 07:38:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA3823 | TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED STATISTICS [...] (U) This cable provides statistical data to the extent currently available and other information on South Africa's textile and apparel sector as requested in ref A for the calendar year 2004 and mid-2005. Answers to questions posed in Ref A are based on interviews with major players in the So [...] | 2005-09-17 07:38:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX SF |
05PRETORIA389 | REGULATOR HOLDS HEARINGS FOR PROPOSED VANS [...] SUMMARY. Telecommunications industry stakeholders attended hearings at the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) to comment on proposed VANS regulations. Industry remarks addressed recurring themes such as: what is a value-added network service (VANS); should the VANS [...] | 2005-01-28 12:06:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ETRD ECON EINT SF |
05PRETORIA3917 | SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH SEPTEMBER 23 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...] | 2005-09-23 14:50:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF |
05PRETORIA392 | SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH JANUARY 28 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...] | 2005-01-28 13:50:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF |
05PRETORIA3922 | SOUTH AFRICA: INVESTIGATION INTO THE ALLEGED DUMPING OF [...] (U) On September 22, post received a letter from the International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC) of South Africa informing us of an investigation into the alleged dumping of feed supplements containing lysine that are imported from the United States from the Degussa Corporation, locate [...] | 2005-09-23 14:51:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON SF |
05PRETORIA3923 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Credit Blacklist Review; - IMF Report on South [...] | 2005-09-23 14:52:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA3928 | SOUTH AFRICA LAUNCHES SUNSET REVIEW OF ANTI- [...] (U) On September 16 2005, the International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC) of South Africa initiated in Notice No. 1737 of government Gazette No. 28011 of 2005 a sunset review of anti-dumping duties on frozen meat of fowls of the species Gallus Domesticus cut in pieces with bone-in ori [...] | 2005-09-23 14:58:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON SF |
05PRETORIA394 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - December Consumer and Producer Inflation Less than [...] | 2005-01-28 14:23:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA3967 | SOUTH AFRICA: LOOKING AT A SINGLE SADC CURRENCY [...] Summary. In a series of public speeches and press interviews over the course of the last six months, South African Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni has advanced the prospect of a single currency for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) by 2016. Mboweni sees South Africa and B [...] | 2005-09-28 11:07:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV ETRD PREL ECON SF |
05PRETORIA4003 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Consumer Price Inflation Close to Market Expectations; [...] | 2005-09-30 12:16:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA4132 | South African Economic Growth Still Expanding [...] Summary. The September 2005 Quarterly Bulletin describes an expanding South African domestic economy, operating at close to its long-term potential. In the second quarter 2005, real GDP growth reached 4.8%, up from the first quarter's growth of 3.5%. Domestic demand's growth in the sec [...] | 2005-10-12 07:34:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA4181 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Interest Rates Remain Unchanged; - August Manufa [...] | 2005-10-14 11:20:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA4215 | South Africa: SARB Leaves Interest Rates Alone [...] (U) Summary. Citing high oil prices, rising inflationary expectations, and higher global inflation as increasing the risk of inflation in South Africa, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) decided to leave interest rates unchanged at its October 12-13 meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee [...] | 2005-10-18 09:19:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA4334 | SOUTH AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS CERTIFICATION AND [...] Embassy Pretoria has checked its files and finds no credible information regarding gross human rights abuses by any of the officers of the South African Air Force's 28th Squadron: - Captain Allan Daniel Delahay Price (South African ID number 7410135091084) - Captain Philip Renier Pretorius [...] | 2005-10-26 13:32:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PGOV PHUM SF |
05PRETORIA4352 | SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: REGIONAL ECONOMIC [...] (U) Summary. In discussing the IMF's first ever Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa, IMF officials announced that the outlook for real GDP growth in SSA was good, with 2004 registering 5.3% growth and 2005 and 2006 expected to register growth of 4.6% and 5.3%, respectively. Risin [...] | 2005-10-27 15:02:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV ETRD PREL ECON SF XA |
05PRETORIA4367 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Medium Term Budget: Infrastructure Spending to Spu [...] | 2005-10-28 12:14:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA4387 | POST PREPARATIONS FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-31 12:20:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AMED TBIO KSCA SENV EAGR PREL SF |
05PRETORIA4390 | TIP: SAG COOPERATION INCREASES UNDERSTANDING OF [...] (SBU) The International Organization for Migration (IOM) released new information on trafficking patterns involving South Africa, based on information obtained following the increased awareness and cooperation of local law enforcement and non-governmental organizations. Overall, IOM has seen [...] | 2005-10-31 14:36:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EAID KCRM KJUS KWMN CVIS SF |
05PRETORIA4435 | SOUTH AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS CERTIFICATION AND [...] Embassy Pretoria has checked its files and finds no credible information regarding gross human rights abuses by any of the officers of the South African Air Force's 28th Squadron: - Sgt. Ayanda Moyo (South African ID number 7602065908085) - Sgt. Willem Abraham de Klerk (South African ID num [...] | 2005-11-03 13:32:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PGOV PHUM SF |
05PRETORIA4441 | SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH NOVEMBER 4 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...] | 2005-11-04 07:33:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF |
05PRETORIA4450 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Consumer Credit Demand High but Below Expectations; [...] | 2005-11-04 13:19:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA4452 | DEMARCHE -- APPEAL FOR INCREASED CONTRIBUTIONS TO [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-04 14:17:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID PHUM PK SF |
05PRETORIA4462 | FY-05 VOLVIS - JACOBUS CILLIERS RESULTS REPORT [...] BACKGROUND: Jacobus (Jakkie) Cilliers is the head of one of the preeminent security think tanks in South Africa, the Institute of Security Studies (ISS). Mr. Cilliers attended a security conference in Canada in June 2005 and was interested in the possibility of Post assisting in arranging m [...] | 2005-11-07 07:09:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO SF |
05PRETORIA4477 | RESULTS REPORT: U.S. FARM OFFICIAL FINDS FERTILE [...] Activity: Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator A. Ellen Terpstra's October 29-November 1 visit to South Africa as leader of a farm trade and investment delegation resulted in print and broadcast media interviews that provided an excellent platform for explaining US agricultural trade p [...] | 2005-11-08 08:57:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SF |
05PRETORIA4479 | THE IBSA INITIATIVE: SOUTH-SOUTH TRADE AND [...] (U) Summary. Discussing their joint research on IBSA (India, Brazil, and South Africa) trade and investment cooperation, three panelists from each of the countries involved highlighted the lack of experience, trade barriers, the cost of doing business, and cultural differences as reasons for t [...] | 2005-11-08 09:00:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV EFIN PREL SF IN BR |
05PRETORIA4482 | CONFIRMATION OF PARTICIPATION FY-2006 STUDY OF [...] Post confirms Mr. Mashele's participation in subject program, names and biodata as it appears in passport: Surname : Mashele First Name : Hlukanisa Prince Date of birth (DOB) : 04 January 1976 Place of birth (POB) : Bushbuckridge Country of birth ( [...] | 2005-11-08 10:21:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO SF |
05PRETORIA449 | SOUTH AFRICA: NEW BANKNOTES ISSUED [...] (U) Summary. On February 1, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) issued new banknotes with improved security features. The layout and "Big Five" animal theme of each banknote remains the same. Added are the South African Coat of Arms and use of all eleven official languages. The SARB bega [...] | 2005-02-01 15:32:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN SF |
05PRETORIA4497 | SOUTH AFRICA HUMAN RIGHTS CERTIFICATION AND [...] Embassy verifies that, as of this date, the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations on the part of individuals or subordinate units, identified reftel, to participate in training scheduled for November 11-23, 2005. HARTLEY [...] | 2005-11-09 08:25:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PGOV PHUM SF |
05PRETORIA4505 | FY-05 SUMMER ENGLISH TEACHING INSTITUTE - [...] BACKGROUND: The U.S. Department of State Summer English Teaching Institute (SETI) is a fully sponsored six-week program for South African teacher-trainers involved in English language education. Since it's inception in 1986, over 500 South African English teachers and teacher-trainers from [...] | 2005-11-09 11:37:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL OIIP SF |
05PRETORIA4512 | SOUTH AFRICA: DEMARCHE PASSED ON SINGLE MEMBER [...] (U) Post delivered reftel points on November 8 to Gavin Morkel, Deputy Director for International Affairs at the Department of Communications (DOC). Morkel told Econoff that DOC had planned to send three representatives to the ITU meeting in Geneva on November 7-11, but later decided against [...] | 2005-11-10 06:58:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS SF |
05PRETORIA4520 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Reserve Bank Highlights Inflation Concerns; - Oc [...] | 2005-11-10 14:25:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA453 | READOUT OF THE JANUARY 17-18 MEETING OF THE BLAIR [...] (SBU) Summary. At a January 17-18 meeting in Cape Town, seventeen African ministers of finance grouped with members of the Blair Commission for Africa to consult on the Commission's report due February. Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown attended the event as the last stop in a six-day [...] | 2005-02-01 17:13:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EFIN XA SF |
05PRETORIA4548 | INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT FOR SOUTH AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: South Africa has identified the trafficking problem, is taking real steps, and is having results. The National Assembly has passed the Children's Bill, and the government continues to push the "Anti-Trafficking" and "Sexual Offenses" bills through the legislative process. Pro [...] | 2005-11-15 10:39:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EAID PREL KCRM KJUS KWMN SF |
05PRETORIA4552 | SOUTH AFRICA: RATIFICATION OF THE CAPE TOWN [...] (U) Post delivered reftel points to Johann Bierman, Acting Chief Director, Civil Aviation, Department of Transportation on November 9. Post will advise when/if Department of Transportation provides comment. HARTLEY [...] | 2005-11-15 12:14:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EFIN EIND ETRD KTIA SF |
05PRETORIA4564 | FY-2006 MRP: "ORGANIZED LABOR" AUGUST 31 - [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-16 11:48:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO SF |
05PRETORIA4567 | FY-2006 MRP: "CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN A [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-16 11:55:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO SF |
05PRETORIA4570 | CAPE TOWN RESULTS REPORT: AMERICAN FILM [...] ACTIVITY: OVER THE PERIOD OCTOBER 8-15, PAS CAPE TOWN HOSTED A DELEGATION OF THREE AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE REPRESENTATIVES - PATRICIA FINNERAN (DIRECTOR, AFI SILVERDOCS),GRACE GUGGENHEIM (PRESIDENT, GUGGENHEIM PRODUCTIONS) AND DIANA INGRAHAM (DIRECTOR, US INDEPENDENTS) - WHO CONDUCTED A SE [...] | 2005-11-17 07:49:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL OEXC KPAO SF |
05PRETORIA4582 | INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION - DEMARCHE IN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-17 14:42:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EWWT PHSA KTIA SF |
05PRETORIA4586 | FY-2006 STUDY OF THE UNITED STATES INSTITUTE [...] Post regrets to inform that Mr. Hlukanisa Prince Mashele has withdrawn from the United States Institute on U.S. National Security program due to work related scheduling conflict. TEITELBAUM [...] | 2005-11-18 07:07:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO SF |
05PRETORIA4592 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER November 18 2005 [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - September Manufacturing Production Picks Up; - W [...] | 2005-11-18 11:23:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA4593 | SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH NOVEMBER 18 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...] | 2005-11-18 11:23:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF |
05PRETORIA4598 | POST APPROVAL OF PROPOSED RESEARCH [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-18 13:35:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL TBIO OSCI KHIV KSCA SF |
05PRETORIA4606 | DVC REQUEST: UNDERSECRETARY JOSETTE SHINER ON WTO [...] Program description: Pretoria requests a one-hour DVC with Under Secretary for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs Josette Shiner to interact with South African media and academics on U.S. commitment to a successful WTO Ministerial Conference. This engagement would be designed to coun [...] | 2005-11-18 14:25:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD KPAO SF |
05PRETORIA4607 | SOUTH AFRICA: OFFICIALS OUTLINE POSITIONS ON WTO [...] (U) Summary: At a roundtable on WTO agricultural negotiations on November 16, Chief Negotiator Xavier Carim and National Department of Agriculture Deputy Director Gunter Muller discussed a number of South African positions and views. In particular, they discussed market access, subsidies, spe [...] | 2005-11-18 14:55:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR ECON SF |
05PRETORIA4618 | RESULTS REPORT: DVC WITH U.S. PERMANENT [...] Activity: On November 16, PAS hosted a DVC featuring U.S. Perm Rep to the UN Mission to International Organizations Ambassador Gregory Schulte. The focus of the program was U.S. perspectives on Iran's nuclear aspirations, and targeted a media audience. The program resulted in print and broa [...] | 2005-11-21 12:58:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR ETRD KPAO SF |
05PRETORIA4624 | SOUTH AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS CERTIFICATION AND [...] Embassy Pretoria has checked its files and finds no credible information regarding gross human rights abuses by any of the officers of the South African Air Force's 28th Squadron: - Col. Gabriel Stephanus Steenkamp (South African ID number 5308225085085) - Lt.Col. Hans Jurgens Prinsloo (So [...] | 2005-11-21 14:30:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PGOV PHUM SF |
05PRETORIA4639 | POST APPROVAL OF PROPOSED RESEARCH [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-22 11:54:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL TBIO OSCI KHIV KSCA SF |
05PRETORIA4641 | REVISED HEALTH CHARTER FOR THE SOUTH [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-22 14:14:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV SOCI TBIO KSCA SF |
05PRETORIA4646 | SOUTH AFRICA: INPUT FOR THE 2006 NATIONAL TRADE [...] What follows is post's response for input for the 2006 National Trade Estimates Report as requested in reftel. Per instructions, this has also been sent in Microsoft Word format via electronic mail to William Jackson and Gloria Blue in the Office of the United States Trade Representative. [...] | 2005-11-23 04:26:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | NOTAG |
05PRETORIA4696 | RESULTS REPORT: EXPERTS REFUTE MEDIA SCEPTIC'S [...] Activity: Four experts attending a USAID biotechnology conference answered local reporters' questions on genetically modified (GM) food at an Embassy- organized media roundtable on November 17. An article the following day in a leading South African daily indicated the roundtable succeeded in [...] | 2005-11-28 14:32:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SF |
05PRETORIA4698 | SOUTH AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS CERTIFICATION AND [...] Embassy Pretoria verifies that, as of this date, the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations on the part of individuals identified reftel, to participate in training scheduled for December 1-10, 2005. TEITELBAUM [...] | 2005-11-29 07:06:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PGOV PHUM SF |
05PRETORIA4711 | BLUE LANTERN: RESPONSE TO PRE-LICENSE END USE [...] PolOff made appropriate enquiries concerning license 05-970107. Through telephone contact with Ergonomics Technologies (Ergotech) company technician Karen Bredenkamp, PolOff learned that Ergotech is a research-oriented business that examines the effects of vibration on the human body. Ergote [...] | 2005-11-29 14:38:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC SF |
05PRETORIA4712 | ACCEPTANCE OF TRANSFER TO "COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-30 06:38:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL OEXC SF |
05PRETORIA4743 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER December 2 2005 [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - 3rd Quarter Growth Slows, Economy Still Strong; - [...] | 2005-12-02 11:50:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA4752 | SOUTH AFRICA: NO SAFEGUARD PROTECTION [...] (U) Summary. While the South African textile and clothing industries complained about cheap imports from China, the South African government announced that it was not prepared to employ safeguards for an extended period to limit imports from China. Government officials criticized industry f [...] | 2005-12-02 14:02:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX SF |
05PRETORIA4757 | SOUTH AFRICA: SPEECH ON RECLAIMING THE [...] (U) Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Dr. Rob Davies delivered the following speech entitled: Reclaiming the Development Content of the Doha Development Round. Davies delivered this speech to the National Consultative Conference on the WTO Ministerial in Hong Kong on 17 November, 2005. [...] | 2005-12-02 15:04:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON SF XA |
05PRETORIA4817 | DEMARCHE REQUEST - METHYL BROMIDE EXEMPTION [...] Post has delivered the subject demarche to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),Department of Agriculture (DAg),and Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT). DAg has not responded. The DFA advises that the knowledgeable people in DFA are currently in Montreal at the Meeti [...] | 2005-12-08 14:42:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV AORC EAGR ETRD PREL SA |
05PRETORIA4829 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER December 9 2005 [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Interest Rates Remain Unchanged; - October Manuf [...] | 2005-12-09 11:29:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA4834 | SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH DECEMBER 9 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...] | 2005-12-09 12:31:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF |
05PRETORIA4854 | SOUTH AFRICA: BEE CODES OF GOOD PRACTICE [...] (U) Summary. On November 1, the Department of Trade and Industry released the final version of the first two Codes of Good Practice for Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) along with the "Framework for Measurement." The codes, once promulgated, will set forth the criteria and methodo [...] | 2005-12-12 14:12:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD EFIN ECON USTR SF |
05PRETORIA4855 | SOUTH AFRICA: BEE CODES OF GOOD PRACTICE [...] (U) Summary. On November 1, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) released the final version of the Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) Code on Ownership, i.e., Code 100. One of ten codes, Code 100 sets forth the criteria and methodology for scoring compliance with BEE objectiv [...] | 2005-12-12 14:34:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD EFIN ECON USTR SF |
05PRETORIA4856 | SOUTH AFRICA: BEE CODES OF GOOD PRACTICE [...] (U) Summary. On November 1, the Department of Trade and Industry released the final version of the Broad- based Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) Code on Management and Control, i.e., Code 200. One of ten codes, Code 200 sets forth the criteria and methodology for scoring a firm's contributio [...] | 2005-12-12 14:46:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD EFIN ECON USTR SF |
05PRETORIA4907 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER December 16 2005 [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - November Consumer Inflation Comes in at Five-Month [...] | 2005-12-19 09:29:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA4921 | ENERGY EFFICIENCY: SOUTH AFRICA READY TO PLUG [...] SUMMARY. Following highly successful presentations by Griff Thompson, Sr. Energy Advisor, the South Africa government (SAG) and Eskom, South Africa's electrical power giant, agreed to follow a process leading to the May 2006 meeting of the Commission on Sustainable Development Meeting (CSD 1 [...] | 2005-12-19 13:33:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG ECON SF |
05PRETORIA4936 | SOUTH AFRICA: VODAFONE IN SECOND LARGEST SOUTH [...] (U) Summary. British-based cellular group Vodafone announced plans to takeover investment firm Venfin in order to boost Vodafone's stake in South African cell phone provider Vodacom. The move makes Vodafone a 50% owner of Vodacom, and allows Vodacom to pursue African, Middle Eastern, and Euro [...] | 2005-12-20 10:06:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EINV ECON SF |
05PRETORIA4969 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER December 23 2005 [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Second Phase of BEE Codes Released; - Unemployme [...] | 2005-12-23 07:31:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA4971 | SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH DECEMBER 23 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...] | 2005-12-23 07:31:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF |
05PRETORIA4995 | LINKS BETWEEN POVERTY AND HIV/AIDS [...] Summary. In December 2005, an International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) conference in Cape Town presented demographic studies that highlighted the interactions between poverty and HIV/AIDS in Southern African nations of Malawi, Zambia, and South Africa. No direct evi [...] | 2005-12-27 13:25:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF |
05PRETORIA5009 | RAND SETTLES DOWN IN 2005 [...] Summary. In 2005 the South African rand has shown less volatility than in the previous three years, prompting speculation that the rand will settle around a relatively narrow range of R6.35-6.70 per dollar for 2006. Increased liquidity has helped, with the average daily turnover in the coun [...] | 2005-12-28 09:55:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA5034 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER December 30 2005 [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - SNO Needs R9 Billion to Start; - Growth in 2006 [...] | 2005-12-30 08:19:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA515 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Background to the February 9 Monetary Policy Commit [...] | 2005-02-04 12:10:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA518 | SOUTH AFRICA TO ATTEND THE 2ND INTERNATIONAL [...] Mr. Blessing Manale, Director for Sustainable Development Coordination at the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT),confirmed to us on February 1 that the South African Government (SAG) would attend the Second International Forum on Sustainable Development in Marrakech, Moro [...] | 2005-02-04 12:29:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON SOCI EAID KPAO SF |
05PRETORIA56 | SOUTH AFRICAN RELIEF EFFORTS FOR TSUNAMI VICTIMS [...] Per reftel, Econoff delivered talking points to South Africa's Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Assistant Director on the USA Desk Liezl Combrink. Combrink thanked Econoff for the delivered talking points and noted that the SAG established a DFA Relief Coordinating Center to be the officia [...] | 2005-01-05 14:48:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR EAID PGOV |
05PRETORIA655 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Reserve Bank Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged; - S [...] | 2005-02-12 09:07:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA658 | SOUTH AFRICA'S TRADE WITH CHINA [...] Summary. A report by a South African bank group describes the impact of China's growing importance as a trade partner with South Africa, particularly since its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in December 2001. Trade between South Africa and China has been [...] | 2005-02-12 09:08:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KTEX ECON SF USTR |
05PRETORIA660 | MERCURY ISSUE AT UNEP GOVERNING COUNCIL: SOUTH [...] Mr. Zaheer Fakir, the Head of International Liaison and Coordination in the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT),confirmed to ES&T Assistant that the South African Government (SAG) agreed with the United States' proposed approach to address mercury pollution, which will be [...] | 2005-02-14 08:19:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV AORC ETRD PREL SF |
05PRETORIA745 | SOUTH AFRICA: BIG GOLD AT SOUTH DEEP [...] (SBU) Summary. Placer Dome (Canada) and Western Areas (South Africa) officially commissioned their new ultra deep Twin Shaft Complex at South Deep on February 4. Deputy President Jacob Zuma attended the event on behalf of the government, and used the occasion to deliver a hard-hitting speech [...] | 2005-02-18 08:49:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EMIN EINV CA SF |
05PRETORIA75 | PRESIDENT SHOULD COMMEND MANDELA FOR HIS OPENNESS [...] On Thursday January 6, Nelson Mandela told reporters at his home in Houghton that his son Makgatho, who had been hospitalized since late November, had died of AIDS. Mandela noted that talking about such diseases was the only way to stop people from "regarding it as extraordinary and for whic [...] | 2005-01-06 16:08:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV PREL SF |
05PRETORIA796 | SACU MEETING ON FTA DEPUTIES GROUP INVITATION [...] (SBU) Econoff spoke today with Victor Mashabela, head of the Americas desk in the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI),about the SACU meeting in Namibia that took place February 24-25. Mashabela, who attended with SACU FTA Chief Negotiator Xavier Carim, said most of the meeting of the sen [...] | 2005-02-23 12:01:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD SF USTR |
05PRETORIA816 | SOUTH AFRICA: MINERALS AND ENERGY NEWSLETTER "THE ASSAY" - I [...] (U) Introduction: In January 2004, the Economic Section of Embass --- Key --- 2. (U) Key to some of the terminology and abbreviations used is given BEE (Black Economic Empowerment) - the scheme whereby the South Afric - t = tons, - t/d = tons per day, - c/l = cents per liter, - t/m [...] | 2005-02-24 09:02:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF |
05PRETORIA817 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - I [...] (U) Introduction: In January 2004, the Economic Section of Embass --- Key --- 2. (U) Key to some of the terminology and abbreviations used is given BEE (Black Economic Empowerment) - the scheme whereby the South Afric - t = tons, - t/d = tons per day, - c/l = cents per liter, - t/m [...] | 2005-02-24 09:02:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF |
05PRETORIA84 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - IMF Report on South African Investment; - Govern [...] | 2005-01-07 08:03:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA847 | DTI DISCUSSES DOHA WITH COMMERCE DAS VINEYARD [...] (SBU) Summary. Commerce DAS Holly Vineyard met with Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) officials on February 18. There is more interest now by South Africa in taking advantage of the category 9 provisions of AGOA that allow duty-free import of certain handloomed, handmade and folkloric [...] | 2005-02-25 11:36:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR KTEX SF USTR |
05PRETORIA849 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter `THE [...] (U) Introduction: In January 2004, the Economic Section of Embassy/Pretoria produced the first issue of a new monthly newsletter called `The Assay'. The purpose of this monthly newsletter is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as [...] | 2005-02-25 12:54:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF |
05PRETORIA852 | INPUT FOR PRESIDENT'S 2005 REPORT ON AGOA [...] This cable responds to Reftel A request for post's input for the President's 2005 report on AGOA drawing on the template provided. 2. SOUTH AFRICA Market Economy/Economic Reform/Elimination of Barriers to U.S. Trade --------------------------------------------- ------------ The Sout [...] | 2005-02-25 14:29:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL SF AGOA USTR |
05PRETORIA864 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] SUMMARY. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics in the February 18 newsletter include: - President Mbeki's State of the Nation address [...] | 2005-02-28 08:59:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA869 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] SUMMARY. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics in the February 25 newsletter include: - 2005 Budget aims to sustain faster growth - Pu [...] | 2005-02-28 09:02:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA883 | POST INPUT ON SPECIAL 301 [...] (SBU) Summary. IIPA's comments on IPR problems in South Africa are consistent with post's assessment on South Africa's deficiencies in dealing with the copying of educational texts, the shortcomings of copyright law, and the transiting of pirated goods. Ambassador Zoellick reiterated to SAC [...] | 2005-03-01 05:02:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD SF USTR |
05PRETORIA94 | RESTRUCTURING OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTRICITY [...] (U) Introduction: In light of recent government initiatives to restructure the South African energy industry, post will submit separate reports on the supply, distribution and transmission sectors. Each cable will serve as a general review of that sector, and be the launch-pad [...] | 2005-01-10 10:58:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF |
05PRETORIA946 | SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH MARCH 4 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...] | 2005-03-04 05:06:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF |
05PRETORIA949 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - January Trade Deficit Widens; - Mboweni Comments [...] | 2005-03-04 10:58:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF |
05PRETORIA992 | SOUTH AFRICA RAISES FUEL PRICES [...] (U) On March 2, 2005, the Department of Minerals and Energy implemented an across-the-board increase for gasoline and diesel fuel. This came after three successive price decreases in December, January, and February. Government attributes the price hike to a lower average value of the rand a [...] | 2005-03-09 07:30:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV EIND SF |
05QUEBEC109 | CONSUL GENERAL ATTENDS ARCTIC NUNAVUT TRADE SHOW, MAY 10-12 [...] Summary: Quebec City Consul General Friedman, whose consular district includes the Canadian Arctic Territory of Nunavut, attended the annual Nunavut trade show in Iqaluit, May 10-12. Over the course of the trade show, she discussed with Nunavut businesses as well as GOC and GON officials inv [...] | 2005-06-28 18:09:00 | Consulate Quebec | UNCLASSIFIED | BBSR ECON ETRD EINV EIND SENV PBTS CA |
05QUEBEC115 | QUEBEC UPS WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT [...] Hydro Quebec (HQ) is ramping up its wind power plan with an announcement June 29 that the public utility is looking to add an additional 2000MW of wind capacity, doubling the 1000MW originally planned target. Premier Jean Charest, backed by new HQ President Thierry Vandal and Ministers Pierre [...] | 2005-07-06 19:54:00 | Consulate Quebec | UNCLASSIFIED | TRGY ENRG EIND PGOV CA |
05QUEBEC12 | ID BIOMEDICAL READIES TO SELL INFLUENZA VACCINE TO U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: Late last year local and national media widely reported the possible sale of Canadian flu vaccine Flurival to the U.S. to offset shortages. Here is the current state of play following our meeting with ID Biomedical, the biotech company which is now well positioned to provide [...] | 2005-01-28 19:31:00 | Consulate Quebec | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO ETRD ECON PGOV CA |
05QUEBEC183 | QUEBEC STEAMING OVER CANADA'S KYOTO STRATEGY [...] (SBU) Summary: On Nov. 9, Quebec CG Friedman and TDY Montreal officer Anne Coleman met with GOQ Environment Ministry Director for Air Policy Robert Noel de Tilly, who confirmed media reports of deep GOQ frustration with Ottawa's approach to Kyoto. Quebec's main complaint is that Canada's fede [...] | 2005-11-10 23:27:00 | Consulate Quebec | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG PGOV CA |
05QUEBEC25 | AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL VISIT TO QUEBEC CITY [...] Summary: Ambassador Cellucci traveled to Quebec City February 9-10 in what was his tenth and parting visit as Ambassador. He spoke to a packed audience at Laval University, met with opposition party leaders Bernard Landry and Mario Dumont, dined with three pivotal Liberal government minister [...] | 2005-02-17 16:37:00 | Consulate Quebec | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD BEXP PINR CA |
05QUEBEC26 | QUEBEC: PREMIER CHAREST ANNOUNCES NEW CABINET [...] With security breaches at Hydro Quebec installations dominating the media and popular support for his government a record low of 17 percent, embattled Quebec Premier Charest announced a long awaited Cabinet reshuffle. Given the outcry over security at Hydro Quebec, it is no surprise that both [...] | 2005-02-18 19:20:00 | Consulate Quebec | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR ETRD CA |
05QUEBEC31 | WAL-MART'S UNION WOES IN QUEBEC [...] (SBU) Summary: Wal-Mart's decision to close down its store in Jonquiere (250 km north of Quebec City),following that store's successful unionization drive is provoking public outrage in Quebec. The idea that Wal-Mart, the world's largest and perhaps wealthiest corporation, is playing hardbal [...] | 2005-03-08 23:10:00 | Consulate Quebec | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD PGOV CA |
05QUEBEC32 | AIR TRANSAT INCIDENT: TALE OF A JOB WELL DONE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Kudos to Embassy Ottawa's Bud Locklear, FAA's Krista Berquist, EB/TRA and PAO Montreal for quickly providing the information needed to correct false media reports in Quebec that U.S. authorities had refused emergency landing permission for a Canadian Airbus A-310 en route from [...] | 2005-03-10 14:41:00 | Consulate Quebec | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR OPRC OIIP KPAO PREL CA CU |
05QUEBEC35 | HARPER FACES STEEP UPHILL BATTLE IN QUEBEC [...] (SBU) Summary: In the fall of 2003, the federal Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative parties merged and Stephen Harper beat out Stockwell Day for the new Conservative Party leadership. In the federal election following that merger the Conservatives failed to elect anyone in Quebe [...] | 2005-03-19 01:24:00 | Consulate Quebec | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR CA |
05QUEBEC38 | QUEBEC STUDENT STRIKES HEAT UP [...] The student movement in Quebec against cuts in education funding was background noise just a few days ago but is now front and center as student action gains support across the province. Close to 200,000 students - from secondary school through university - voted in favor of unlimited strikes. [...] | 2005-03-24 22:33:00 | Consulate Quebec | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON CA |
05QUEBEC40 | QUEBEC LOOKING FOR ROLE ON HAITI [...] GOQ Ministry of International Relations (MRI) officials offered to brief CG March 28 regarding Quebec's interest in contributing in some way to Haiti reconstruction. (Note: Montreal hosts the largest concentration of Haitians in Canada, estimated at 125,000, according to GOC officials. see ref [...] | 2005-03-29 20:02:00 | Consulate Quebec | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON CA |
05QUEBEC52 | QUEBEC PREMIER CHAREST VISIT SCENESETTER [...] Summary: Premier Charest is coming to Washington April 17-19 at the halfway mark of his four-year term, facing political difficulties at home but with his determination and vision for Quebec intact. When elected in 2003, the Premier promised to put Quebec on a "new path of development and p [...] | 2005-04-15 15:49:00 | Consulate Quebec | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECIN BEXP CA |
05QUEBEC73 | ICC CHAIR WATT-CLOUTIER MEETING WITH QUEBEC CG, MAY 11 [...] Summary: Quebec City CG Friedman (whose consular district includes Nunavut Territory) paid a courtesy call on International Circumpolar Conference (ICC) Chair Sheila Watt-Cloutier at her home in Iqaluit, May 11. Watt-Cloutier said that in a few weeks the ICC would be depositing a petition at [...] | 2005-05-16 22:17:00 | Consulate Quebec | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PREL CA |
05QUITO1005 | MAY LABOR UPDATE [...] Summary: Following are recent labor-related developments of interest: --Unions Make Demands to New Government (para. 2) --New Minister of Labor Still Not Named (4) --Presidential Decree to Remove Bureaucrats (5) --New Unions Registering Independently (6) --Judicial and Medical Workers End [...] | 2005-05-03 20:25:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV EC |
05QUITO1051 | ECUADOR TENTATIVELY SUPPORTS USG ON OAS WORKING [...] On May 5, PolOff relayed talking points to MFA Human Rights Officer Carmen Larrea emphasizing the reasons a new convention would weaken existing international accords. On May 6, Larrea told PolOff the USG's reasoning made sense and that she tentatively agreed with our position. However, she [...] | 2005-05-06 21:28:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM AORC EC USOAS |
05QUITO1096 | GOE REPLACES FTA NEGOTIATION TEAM [...] (U) Summary. President Palacio issued an Executive Decree May 12 making wholesale changes to the GOE FTA negotiation team. Trade Minister Oswaldo Molestina has been named lead negotiator, though former lead negotiator Cristian Espinosa has been kept on as Under Secretary for Foreign Trade and [...] | 2005-05-12 21:18:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PGOV EINV PREL ECON EC |
05QUITO1098 | MFA REFUSES TO CEDE JURISDICTION OVER SMUGGLERS [...] Via diplomatic note, the Foreign Ministry denied the USG's request to cede jurisdiction over the captain, crew, and cargo of the F/V Simon Bolivar, an Ecuador-flagged fishing vessel interdicted May 8 while carrying four tons of cocaine. Invoking Articles 4 and 17 of the 1988 UN Convention Ag [...] | 2005-05-12 22:14:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC |
05QUITO1159 | PALACIO PROPOSES HUGE INVESTMENT IN SCIENTIFIC [...] Summary. In a conversation with the director of Ecuador,s national scientific research institution (SENACYT, or Secretaria Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia),we learned that the Palacio administration has proposed a $40 million infusion for scientific research. The director, while pleased, w [...] | 2005-05-17 22:06:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR ETRD KSCA PGOV TPHY EC |
05QUITO1160 | REQUEST FOR DOS REVIEW OF POST-VETTED MEMBERS OF [...] The Embassy has developed plans to train Ecuadorian sergeant majors at an EC facility in Machachi, Ecuador. Half of the participants were vetted in March, in order to take part in other USG-sponsored training. Bio information for the remainder follow: NAME AND DPOB: MENDOZA PONCE, JERM [...] | 2005-05-17 22:19:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL EC KICC |
05QUITO1186 | SUPREME COURT REFORM CLEARS CONGRESS [...] Summary: On May 18, Congress approved most of the President's partial veto to the reform governing the make-up of the Supreme Court, overriding only the provision which would have reduced the number of judges. Despite lingering differences, Congressional approval clears the court reform to [...] | 2005-05-23 15:33:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EC |
05QUITO1191 | WELCOME TO ECUADOR, CODEL SHAW [...] The U.S. Mission in Ecuador extends a warm welcome to the Honorable E. Clay Shaw, Nancy L. Johnson, John M. Spratt, Sam Johnson, Bill Archer, Ed Pastor and spouses. You are coming to one of the most environmentally diverse and spectacular countries on Earth. You will experience the diversity [...] | 2005-05-23 17:36:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON SENV EC |
05QUITO120 | DEMINING: POLITICAL PROBLEMS THREATEN OPERATIONAL [...] SUMMARY: Humanitarian demining (HD) continues apace in Ecuador, although political difficulties - both bilateral and multilateral - threaten future effectiveness. 2004 successes include the conclusion of mine clearance operations in El Oro, near-completion in Loja, and termination of mine im [...] | 2005-01-19 20:04:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | KHDP PHUM MASS MOPS MARR EC PE |
05QUITO1203 | NEW MOL AN ALLY ON LABOR RIGHTS [...] Summary: New Minister of Labor Galo Chiriboga is concerned about labor rights in Ecuador and hopes to improve unions' image, increase dialogue between business and union representatives, and enforce ILO commitments. Chiriboga will travel to Geneva for the meetings of the ILO Governing Body [...] | 2005-05-24 21:31:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV EC |
05QUITO1214 | PALACIO OUTLINES PLAN FOR HIS REMAINING EIGHTEEN [...] Summary: In public comments on May 24, President Alfredo Palacio fleshed out his government's plan for its remaining 18 months, focusing on six points: politics, the economy, foreign policy, infrastructure, health and education, and security. The President set a timeframe of three to six m [...] | 2005-05-26 16:53:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EC |
05QUITO1220 | ECUADOR: ILO BUDGET DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] LabOff conveyed reftel talking points urging support for fiscal restraint on the ILO's proposed budget for 2006-2007 to Minister of Labor Galo Chiriboga on May 23. Chiriboga, who will be traveling to Geneva for the ILO's International Labor Conference on May 27, said he agreed that the propos [...] | 2005-05-26 21:52:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ELAB EC ILO |
05QUITO1222 | ECUADOR: DEMARCHE ON CUBAN ILO CANDIDACY DELIVERED [...] LabOff conveyed reftel talking points on Cuban candidacy for the ILO Governing Body to Dr. Solimar Herrera, International Affairs Coordinator at the Ministry of Labor, on May 26. Dr. Herrera promised to review our points on supporting the candidacy of Barbados, and will travel to Geneva on M [...] | 2005-05-26 21:53:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM CU ELAB PREL EC ILO |
05QUITO1243 | ILO'S INTERNATIONAL LABOR CONFERENCE [...] (U) LabOff delivered reftel points to MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs and International Organizations Benjamin Villacis, and to Veronica Mora and Fernando Altamirano of the same office. Altamirano said that demarche points on the ILO proposed budget had already been delivered to Ecuador' [...] | 2005-05-31 21:51:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ELAB PHUM PREL BB CU EC ILO |
05QUITO1265 | NEW MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT ACKNOWLEDGES [...] Summary. In a courtesy call with the new Minister of the Environment, Anita Alban Mora, Embassy and USAID officials presented Galapagos and illegal logging as the Mission,s two top environmental priorities. Alban agreed that these issues were serious and said she planned to deal with them, w [...] | 2005-06-02 19:35:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIS ETRD PGOV PREL SENV EC |
05QUITO1267 | CONGRESS PASSES TIP LEGISLATION [...] Summary: On June 1, Congress passed a law criminalizing trafficking in persons (TIP) with 6 to 35-year prison terms. The legislation also penalizes companies and individuals who promote sexual tourism and child sex tourism with 6 to 12 years. The bill is expected to go to President Alfredo [...] | 2005-06-02 22:42:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL EC |
05QUITO1269 | NOMINATION FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S AWARD FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-03 16:07:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV EC |
05QUITO1273 | ECUADOR COMMITTED TO FIGHTING TIP [...] Summary: We delivered reftel talking points and the suggested trafficking in persons (TIP) action plan to the MOG and MFA on June 2, explaining the urgency of significant action to combat TIP in the next 60 days. MOG officials are reviewing the anti-TIP law Congress passed on June 1 and will [...] | 2005-06-03 18:25:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG EC |
05QUITO1322 | DROPPING DOLLAR RAISES PROSPECTS IN TULCAN [...] SUMMARY: Tulcan, capital of Ecuador's Carchi province, bestrides the Panamerican Highway four hours from Quito and four miles from Colombia. Like frontier towns worldwide, Carchi's capital enjoys its share of money changers, truck stops, and customs checkpoints, most visitors clocking in for [...] | 2005-06-08 20:36:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SNAR PTER ECON ETRD EC CO |
05QUITO1350 | GOE DEMANDS DEBTORS' RESIGNATIONS [...] Summary. On June 6, Secretary General of the Administration Luis Herreria called for the resignations of all senior public servants, including Cabinet ministers, who were delinquent in debt repayments before taking office. Herreria's announcement came two days after Congress published a lis [...] | 2005-06-10 18:26:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCOR PREL ECON EC |
05QUITO1363 | ECUADORIAN NGO HAS REFORM PROPOSAL [...] Summary: Ecuadorian NGO Citizen Participation (PC) has prepared an electoral reform proposal that will be discussed in forums nationwide, and then presented to the Vice Presidency and the National Modernization Council (CONAM) for possible inclusion in the December 11 referendum. The initia [...] | 2005-06-13 14:19:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EC |
05QUITO1384 | LIBERTAD ACT RESPONSE [...] PolOff met with MFA Human Rights Director Carmen Larrea on June 13, who said the GOE had no programs to support democracy and human rights in Cuba. She said the GOE lacks sufficient resources to look into such issues. 2. We have no specific information on Ecuadorian investments in Cuba. [...] | 2005-06-13 22:41:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CU ETRD ETTC EC |
05QUITO1392 | ECUADOR: JUNE LABOR UPDATE [...] Summary: Following are recent labor-related developments of interest: --ILO Meets with New MOL (para. 2) --Vice Minister Outlines Labor Code Reform Plan (4) --Child Labor Inspectors Rehired (6) --FENACLE Reports Incidents on Banana Plantations (7) --MOE Proposes Investing Social Security [...] | 2005-06-14 20:23:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV EC |
05QUITO1407 | VP Discusses FTA, Referendum, and Gutierrez [...] Summary. Vice President Alejandro Serrano Aguilar met June 15 with the Ambassador for breakfast. He discussed his support for the US-Andean Free Trade Agreement (FTA),the upcoming public dialogue process and referendum, and ex- President Gutierrez's anti-GOE commentary from Washington. Ser [...] | 2005-06-16 17:01:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EC |
05QUITO1420 | INDIGENOUS FEDERATIONS FOCUSING ON ECONOMY [...] Summary: In the second month following the ouster of ex-President Gutierrez, indigenous groups are biding their time on the political front and focusing on economic concerns. FEINE, representing Ecuador's evangelical indigenous, is waiting for the new government to stabilize and for earlier [...] | 2005-06-17 18:01:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EC |
05QUITO1446 | ECUADOR UNDECIDED ON UN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] On June 20, PolOff relayed reftel talking points to MFA Human Rights Director Carmen Larrea. Larrea said Ecuador does not have a position on how the UN Commission on Human Rights should be reformed. Ecuador is reviewing all proposals including Cuba's, she said, and will look for a non-polit [...] | 2005-06-20 22:26:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EC |
05QUITO1447 | GOVERNMENT OF ECUADOR PARTICIPATES IN TIP FORUM [...] Summary: Four GOE officials spoke at the June 16 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) forum, sponsored by the Embassy and Catholic University. Topics included anti-trafficking legislation, underage prostitution, and the government's actions. "Dying to Leave", a video about trafficking, was shown, [...] | 2005-06-20 22:27:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL EC |
05QUITO1507 | ROADBLOCKS MANY TO GUTIERREZ RETURN [...] SUMMARY. Former Ecuador President Lucio Gutierrez has announced his intention to return to Ecuador to confront those who deposed him. An imminent Gutierrez return appears unlikely, however, owing to the myriad of charges, criminal and otherwise, filed against him. The ex-president's politic [...] | 2005-06-24 20:06:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCOR PREL PHUM EC |
05QUITO1518 | REQUEST DOS REVIEW ON POST-VETTED MEMBERS OF EC [...] The Embassy has developed plans to train these members of the Ecuadorian Air Force. Bio information follows: NAME AND DPOB: -- TAPIA Guerrero, LTC Fausto Enrique. Born 20 Nov 1970, Chunchi, Chimborazo province. -- RECALDE Vivero, 2nd LT Juan Francisco 23 Jun 1979, Ibarra, Imbabura [...] | 2005-06-27 22:52:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL EC KICC |
05QUITO1522 | FURTHER BACKGROUND ON POTENTIAL INTENDING [...] (U) Reftel requested Department concurrence regarding Embassy-recommended visa revocations. This telegram provides additional background on the visa holders, all associated with the administration of former Ecuador President Lucio Gutierrez. We no longer seek to revoke the visa of one, but [...] | 2005-06-28 18:14:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS PREL KCOR EC |
05QUITO1621 | USITC 2004 Annual Andean Investment and Drug Crop [...] Below is Post's response to the U.S. International Trade Commission's request for information regarding Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) related investment in Ecuador in 2004. 2. Summary. Ecuadorian investment in industries that export to the United States has not [...] | 2005-07-08 19:26:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON OTRA ASEC PE |
05QUITO1628 | REQUEST FOR DOS REVIEW ON POST-VETTED MEMBERS OF [...] The Embassy has developed plans to train these members of the Ecuadorian armed forces. Bio information follows: NAME AND DPOB: -- Quishpe Ipiales, LT (Navy) German Napoleon. B. 22 Oct 1976 Quito, Pichincha province; -- Proano Daza, LTC (Army) Jacinto Agustin. B. 31 Dec 1962, Pimapiro, [...] | 2005-07-11 22:02:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL EC KICC |
05QUITO1629 | CODEL THOMAS DELIVERS TOUGH MESSAGE ON TRADE [...] Summary: In meetings with Ecuadorian Members of Congress, Minister of Trade, AmCham members and President (reported reftel) Codel Thomas delivered a tough message on trade and the FTA, stating clearly that the current ATPDEA benefits will not be renewed, that the U.S. will have no qualms abo [...] | 2005-07-12 13:36:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON PGOV ELAB EINV EC |
05QUITO1665 | ECUADOR: PROGRESS ON TIP [...] Summary: There have been advances on several fronts to combat TIP here. On June 23, Ecuador's new penal code took effect, criminalizing and applying prison terms of 6 to 16 years for traffickers. First Lady Maria Paret again expressed her personal commitment to preventing more children fro [...] | 2005-07-15 15:23:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL EC |
05QUITO1667 | FIRST STAGE OF NATIONAL DIALOGUE PROCESS COMES TO [...] SUMMARY: On July 11, PolIntern met with Alexandra Perez, the executive director of the National State Modernization Council (CONAM) to discuss the ongoing national dialogue process and December 11 referendum. Perez is supporting Vice President Alejandro Serrano in directing this project; she [...] | 2005-07-15 18:13:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EC |
05QUITO1671 | MEDIA REACTION: ECUADOR FOREIGN POLICY AND [...] Newspapers have reported widely on visits to Caracas of the foreign affairs and economics ministries, which included meetings with Chavez, and increasing ties between Ecuador and Venezuela. An article in the July 15 El Universo is entitled "Change in foreign policy" and includes an intervie [...] | 2005-07-15 18:44:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC |
05QUITO1673 | LICENSING CONDITIONS IN ECUADOR'S TELECOMS SECTOR [...] Per reftel, Commercial Specialist and Econ Officer met with acting President of the National Telecommunications Council Antonio Arroyo on July 11 to discuss licensing conditions in the Ecuadorian telecommunications sector. The following information also reflects discussions with other teleco [...] | 2005-07-15 18:44:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ETRD EINV ECON EC XR |
05QUITO1733 | ECUADOR GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE OF USG UN AGENDA [...] ADCM and PolIntern met on July 20 with MFA under-secretary for Multilateral Affairs Miguel Mendez and Human Rights officer Maria Elena Moreira to convey points in reftels. Mendez indicated the GOE was generally supportive of the USG agenda for UN reform and the September High-Level Event, bu [...] | 2005-07-22 19:32:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KUNR AORC EC UNSC |
05QUITO1741 | MEDIA REACTION: ECUADORIAN RELATIONS WITH [...] "Possible Accords with Venezuela," an opinion column (07/23) by Orlando Alcvar in Guayaquil's (and Ecuador's) center-right "El Universo" (weekend circ. 240,000) Quote: "Although Chavez's proposals are moved by the best intention, they also carry along an undeniable political ingredient th [...] | 2005-07-25 16:36:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC |
05QUITO1753 | MEDIA REACTION: ECUADORIAN RELATIONS WITH [...] "A Ghost Named Chavez," a column (07/25) by Grace Jaramillo in Quito's leading centrist "El Comercio" (circ. 70,000) Quote: "One week of debate over the pros and cons of associating with Chavez. . . about how the risk that getting closer to Chavez might distance us from the U.S., is evide [...] | 2005-07-26 19:45:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC |
05QUITO1778 | MEDIA REACTION: ECUADORIAN RELATIONS WITH [...] "Third Party's Policies," a column (07/28) by Rodrigo Fierro in Guayaquil's (and Ecuador's) leading center-right "El Universo" (circ. 140,000) Quote: ". . . the defense of our interests is taking us closer to the policies of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. . .The search for new alter [...] | 2005-07-29 13:19:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC |
05QUITO1788 | ECUADOR: JULY LABOR UPDATE [...] Summary: Following are recent labor-related developments of interest: -- MOL Discusses Labor Reform Plan (para. 2) -- Four Agreements Reached on Labor (4) -- MOL Working With Limited Budget (5) -- Congress Working on Subcontracting Law (6) -- Social Security Reserve Funds To Be Returned ( [...] | 2005-08-01 14:59:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV EC |
05QUITO179 | SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY REPORT [...] (U) We are submitting the following information in response to the request for the 2004 Supporting Human Rights and Democracy Report (reftel). On January 25, Post emailed the version with tracked changes to DRL/PHD. 2. (U) Although Ecuador enjoys a democratically elected government that gen [...] | 2005-01-25 17:23:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EC |
05QUITO1799 | BOTH CONCERN AND INDIFFERENCE GREET UNESCO'S [...] Summary. Meeting in Durban, South Africa in July, UNESCO's World Heritage Committee addressed deteriorating conservation efforts in the Galapagos National Park and Marine Reserve. Regretting the lack of attention given to the Galapagos by the GOE, the Committee called for United Nations Edu [...] | 2005-08-03 18:46:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID ECON EFIS ETRD PGOV AORC EC UN |
05QUITO1802 | MEDIA REACTION: VENEZUELA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-03 21:53:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC |
05QUITO1803 | NATIONAL PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: TIP A TOP PRIORITY [...] On August 2, President Alfredo Palacio devoted a section of his televised national address (septel) to trafficking in persons (TIP),declaring his government's "priority to combat TIP, exploitation, and underage prostitution." He publicized the penal code reforms that criminalize trafficking [...] | 2005-08-03 22:00:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL EC |
05QUITO1841 | MEDIA REACTION: ECUADOR RELATIONS WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-10 21:03:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC |
05QUITO1884 | MEDIA REACTION: ECUADOR RELATIONS WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-15 21:58:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC |
05QUITO2013 | MEDIA REACTION: PAT ROBERTSON'S STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-26 20:20:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC |
05QUITO2022 | MEDIA REACTION: VENEZUELA; PAT ROBERTSON'S [...] . "Pact with Venezuela - Let's Get Going," a column (08/29) in Guayaquil's conservative "El Telegrafo" (circ. 8,000) "The fiscal situation has been deteriorating for quite some time now. The fundamental cause is the huge amount of money allotted in the budget for the so called service of [...] | 2005-08-30 16:56:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC |
05QUITO2064 | TFUS01: PRESIDENT PALACIO OFFERS HURRICANE [...] President Alfredo Palacio spoke with the Ambassador on September 2 to express GOE condolences and reiterated the GOE's willingness to send a boatload of bananas to the U.S. to aid victims. He named Agriculture Minister Pablo Rizzo as the GOE point person for Hurricane Katrina relief. 2. [...] | 2005-09-05 18:35:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR EAID PREL EC |
05QUITO2100 | GALAPAGOS PARK MANAGEMENT: ONE STEP FORWARD; TWO [...] Summary. In a move that strengthens the directorship of the Galapagos National Park (GNP),the GOE has established a transparent and independent selection process for park directors. But this positive move is undermined by a parallel resolution by SENRES -- the national technical secretaria [...] | 2005-09-09 17:08:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID ECON EFIS ETRD PGOV PREL AORC EC |
05QUITO2101 | ECUADOR - AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-09 17:57:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON KSCA PREL SOCI TBIO EC |
05QUITO2110 | ALIEN SMUGGLERS COULD FACE HARSHER PENALTIES IN [...] Summary: The Ecuadorian Congress could pass by year,s end new legislation that stiffens prison sentences for alien smugglers, permits seizure and liquidation of convicted smugglers' properties and nullifies debt instruments for victims' payments to smugglers. The GOE renewed its interest i [...] | 2005-09-13 12:02:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL SMIG EC |
05QUITO2114 | GOE CONSIDERS REQUEST TO SUPPORT IRAQI CONSTITUTION [...] (U) PolOff delivered RefTel points on September 7 to MFA Secretariat for Bilateral Relations Officer, Alejandro SIPDIS Davalos, requesting that the GOE make a public statement in support of Iraqi political advances, and consider ways the GOE can assist with the independent electoral commis [...] | 2005-09-13 15:55:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EC |
05QUITO2127 | CIVAIR COMMUNITY EAGERLY AWAITS NEW GPS PROCEDURE [...] Summary. Global Positioning System (GPS) procedures for Quito's Mariscal Sucre airport are close to becoming a reality. GOE civil aviation regulators, the airlines, and the Quito Airport all see positive benefits to introducing GPS procedures. Benefits include preventing frequent weather-r [...] | 2005-09-15 14:45:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PGOV EC |
05QUITO2184 | GALAPAGOS: PROGRESS ON ALTERNATIVES TO COMMERCIAL [...] Summary. Despite lackluster efforts by the GOE, the search for sustainable alternatives to commercial fishing in the Galapagos is progressing. Projects initiated by USAID and NGOs are beginning to generate new economic opportunities that could reduce the pressure on extractive fishing pract [...] | 2005-09-23 15:10:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID EFIS ECON PGOV PREL EC |
05QUITO2288 | ENVIRONMENT MINISTER CONFRONTS ILLEGAL LOGGERS [...] Summary: Minister of Environment Anita Alban took to the forest on October 1st to investigate illegal logging. The inspection, which revealed criminal activities, has yet to generate any concrete judicial response. Alban's decision to confront loggers takes place amid rumors that she will be [...] | 2005-10-07 16:21:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID ECON PGOV EC |
05QUITO2386 | ECUADOR LABOR UPDATE [...] Summary: Following are recent labor-related developments of interest: -- MOL Currently Acting MinGov (para. 2) -- ILO to Draft Labor Code Reform (3) -- National Labor Council to Discuss Subcontracting Law (4) -- MOL to Hire More Child Labor Inspectors (5) -- Banana Workers Fired For Union [...] | 2005-10-20 16:22:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV EC |
05QUITO2405 | CAMPAIGN AGAINST SHARK FIN TRADE TARGETS PUBLIC [...] Summary: On October 17 Environmental NGOs initiated a new campaign to conserve the dwindling shark population in Ecuadorian waters. Sharks are highly sought after for the price their fins bring on international markets. Lax enforcement has hampered efforts to reduce shark fishing, despite an [...] | 2005-10-21 21:31:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID EFIS ECON PGOV EC |
05QUITO2439 | INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT KEY TO SUPREME COURT [...] Summary: A new Ecuadorian Supreme Court is expected to be in place by late November, but the work will not end when the selection commission seats new justices. Jose Antonio Viera, a Chilean Senator appointed by the OAS to monitor Ecuador's Supreme Court selection process, told the Ambassad [...] | 2005-10-26 19:13:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINS EC |
05QUITO2461 | LETTER FROM PRESIDENT PALACIO TO PRESIDENT BUSH [...] The Ambassador received a letter from President Palacio to President Bush dated October 27 on October 27. The original will be sent via pouch to WHA/AND. 2. Text of Letter from President Palacio: Most Excellent President and friend: I have the honor of addressing Your Excellency with [...] | 2005-10-28 18:16:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV OPDC EC |
05QUITO2499 | GOE REJECTS IRANIAN REMARKS, CONSIDERING STATEMENT [...] PolChief, British DCM Peter Evans, and PolOff delivered RefTel points on November 1 to Ambassadors Rafael Veintimilla and Marco Samaniego of MFA Bilateral Relations, requesting that the GOE publicly reject President Ahmadi-Nejad's call to "wipe Israel off the map." Veintimilla said that the GO [...] | 2005-11-04 14:37:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL EC |
05QUITO254 | ECUADOR: PROTESTS GROW, BUT GOVERNMENT STABLE [...] (SBU) Summary: The political scene is heating up again here, as pressure mounts on the government to reverse the overhaul of judicial institutions by the Ecuadorian congress. The opposition is preparing a major protest march in Quito for February 17. President Gutierrez' proposed referendum [...] | 2005-02-01 21:13:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EC |
05QUITO2577 | GOE REQUESTS GENETIC RESOURCES CONTRACT FROM [...] Summary. The GOE has denied an American research company the right to publish data drawn from research on the biodiversity of microbial communities in the Galapagos Islands. The Ministry of Environment (MOE) determined that Venter Institute, which had obtained official permission to enter Ec [...] | 2005-11-10 22:22:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL EC |
05QUITO263 | BANANA EXPORTERS CONTEST PROPOSED EU TARIFF [...] Summary. On January 26, Quito hosted a meeting of representatives from seven Latin American banana- exporting countries who oppose a recent European Union decision to impose a 230 Euro (US$ 300) per metric ton tariff on banana imports beginning in January 2006. The presidents of Guatemala, [...] | 2005-02-02 16:06:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAGR PGOV KDEM EC |
05QUITO2652 | INDIGENOUS MARCH IN QUITO AGAINST FTA [...] (U) Summary: Approximately 1,000 indigenous from the provinces participated in mobilizations on November 16 and 17 organized by indigenous organization CONAIE against the free trade agreement (FTA) and the US-owned Occidental petroleum company, and in favor of a constituent assembly. Protest [...] | 2005-11-21 16:30:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL ETRD EC FTA |
05QUITO2653 | GALAPAGOS CALM, FOR NOW [...] Summary. Fishermen questioning the GOE's sincerity in finding economic alternatives for their sector walked out of a meeting of the Galapagos Inter-institutional Management Authority (AIM) on October 31. Recent progress bringing the fishing sector back into a productive dialogue on Galapagos [...] | 2005-11-21 16:30:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID EFIS ECON PGOV PREL EC |
05QUITO2673 | ECUADOR - AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA [...] Per reftel, post is providing the following information regarding the GOE's efforts to control Avian Influenza (AI) and its capability to respond to an influenza pandemic. The answers are keyed to reftel questions. A) PREPAREDNESS/COMMUNICATION -- The GOE began working on a preparedness [...] | 2005-11-21 21:45:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV EAGR EAID ECON PREL EC |