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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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04AMMAN2193 | "MIDDLE EAST PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE STUDY OF THE [...] THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION NOMINATES THREE PRINCIPAL NOMINEES: MS. YASMEEN ABDEL-WAHAB HASAN ABU-TALEB, MR. LUKMAN FAROUQ ARSALAN, MR. KHALED WAIL FARID ALALI AND MS. DALIA H. AHMED AS AN ALTERNATE NOMINEE. 2. THE FOUR CANDIDATES ARE MEMBERS OF THE YOUTH EXCELLENCE COUNCIL OF THE KING ABDU [...] | 2004-03-23 13:58:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL JO |
04AMMAN2195 | MEDIA REACTION ON ISRAEL'S ASSASSINATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-23 14:01:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN2273 | MONITORING AND EVALUATING ICMC'S HUMANITARIAN [...] REGIONAL REFCOORD AND REF ASSISTANT MONITORED ICMC'S HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR VULNERABLE IRAQIS IN JORDAN ON FEBRUARY 25 (COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT SPRMCO03CA127). IN ADDITION TO MEETINGS AT CARITAS (ICMC'S LOCAL IMPLEMENTING PARTNER),WE ALSO CONDUCTED HOME VISITS TO FOUR PROSPECTIVE [...] | 2004-03-25 16:30:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PHUM IZ JO |
04AMMAN2274 | REBUILDING IRAQ: SUBCONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES [...] Post welcomes the opportunity to host one of the PMO events in Amman on April 25, 2004. 2. Point of contact will be Senior Commercial Officer: Laurie Farris, laurie.farris@mail.doc.gov, or farrisla@state.gov, 962-6-590-6629. LFarris will also be working closely with James Sosnicky of th [...] | 2004-03-25 16:36:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON BEXP PREL IZ |
04AMMAN2356 | MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ AND THE MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-28 12:01:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN2359 | Order for Earth Day 2004 Poster [...] Post wishes to order ten 10-poster packages for the celebration of the 34th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22. Please use APO shipment: CAO Donna Winton American Embassy Amman Cultural Affairs Office APO AE 09892 2. Please charge the cost of U.S. dollars 78 for th [...] | 2004-03-28 13:42:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP OEXC SCUL JO |
04AMMAN2366 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE CANCELLATION OF THE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-29 10:12:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN2469 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE ARAB SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-31 09:38:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN2525 | American Language Center, Message of Thanks from [...] I would like to extend my personal thanks to OBO Director Williams for his recent visit to Amman and especially for the OBO decision to approve up to 60,000 USD per year in leasehold funding for the American Language Center, which per reftel we will need to move from its present location for [...] | 2004-04-01 13:44:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SCUL KPAO XF JO |
04AMMAN2636 | "MIDDLE EAST PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE STUDY OF THE [...] THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION NOMINATES TWO PRINCIPAL NOMINEES: MR. MR. SAMI EL HOURANI AND MR. MAHMOUD NASER FOR SUBJECT PROGRAM. 2. THE FOLLOWING IS NOMINEES' BIODATA IN PRIORITY ORDER: FIRST NOMINEE: PERSONAL INFORMATION: A. NAME: SAMI HASHEM MAHMOUD EL-HOURANI B. DATE OF BIRT [...] | 2004-04-06 06:36:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL JO |
04AMMAN2645 | JORDANIAN COURT SENTENCES 8 TO DEATH FOR FOLEY [...] (U) The Jordanian State Security Court on April 6 sentenced eight men to death for killing USAID official Laurence Foley in front of his Amman home on October 28, 2002. All six suspects tried in absentia, including Jordanian national and al-Qa'ida affiliate Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, received t [...] | 2004-04-06 17:09:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER JO |
04AMMAN2655 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE SHI'A "INTIFADA" IN [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-06 17:34:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN2671 | MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-07 09:27:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN2696 | Ambassador's Fund proposal [...] Proposal Summary The American Embassy in Amman seeks a grant in the amount of $29,628.96 to conserve and present Khirbet Salameh, an ancient farmhouse founded initially in the 3rd century B.C. The purpose of this project is two-fold: to preserve and present an important cultural heritage site [...] | 2004-04-08 13:36:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SCUL KPAO XF JO |
04AMMAN2701 | PROPOSAL FOR INL-FUNDED JOINT ISRAELI-JORDANIAN [...] (U) Embassy Amman, with the support of Embassy Tel Aviv, requests assistance from DOS/INL to fund a mid-level Major Case Management (Law Enforcement) Course to be held in Amman, Jordan. In 1999, this course was offered as part of a joint training program between the Israelis and Jordanians, [...] | 2004-04-08 13:55:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PREL IS JO |
04AMMAN2728 | EXBS: INVITATION TO GLOBAL TRANSSHIPMENT CONTROL [...] In response to reftel letter, the Government of Jordan (GOJ) has indicated its acceptance of subject invitation for six GOJ officials. Via diplomatic note and working closely with the Ministry of Planning, Embassy has sought and received positive responses for three candidates in the legal w [...] | 2004-04-08 15:12:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL PTER KSTC JO |
04AMMAN2752 | NGOS COPE WITH KIDNAPPING THREATS IN IRAQ, RESPOND [...] A quick survey of NGO representatives in Amman revealed that most relief agencies had pulled their international staff from Iraq in early April in anticipation of violence surrounding the April 9 anniversary of the fall of Baghdad and the Arba'aeen Shi'a pilgrimage. As IRD Iraq Representativ [...] | 2004-04-12 14:22:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID IZ JO PHUM PREF PREL |
04AMMAN2770 | MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-13 11:52:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN2802 | MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-14 09:15:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN2873 | U.S.-IAEA ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-15 14:13:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | TRGY KNNP JO IAEA |
04AMMAN2874 | REVISED LIBYA ARMS EXPORT POLICY: JORDAN [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-15 14:18:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KSTC OPDC PARM PGOV PREL HR LY JO |
04AMMAN291 | Support to Coalition Provisional Authority [...] Summary: In October 2003, Embassy Amman created its Iraq Support Unit to coordinate Iraq-related activities in Jordan and assist travel of official visitors through Amman to and from Iraq. To facilitate such travel, guidelines are repeated below for U.S. civilian and military personnel trave [...] | 2004-01-13 13:57:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA MOPS IZ JO |
04AMMAN2982 | MEDIA REACTION ON ISRAEL'S ASSASSINATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-19 11:51:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN3026 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-20 10:36:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN3075 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-21 10:41:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN3098 | JORDAN-IRAQ BORDER OPEN [...] While several recent erroneous reports have stated or implied that the border between Jordan and Iraq has been closed, this border has in fact remained open at all times during at least the last four months. Since the end of major combat operations in Iraq, the only closures of this border ha [...] | 2004-04-21 13:09:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD JO IZ |
04AMMAN3125 | DEMARCHE ON UNSC DRAFT RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-21 15:10:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PREL JO UNSC |
04AMMAN3140 | MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-22 12:02:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN3149 | UNAMI'S VIEW OF HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN IRAQ [...] (SBU) In an April 20 donor coordination meeting UNAMI Humanitarian Officer Wojtek Wilk reported that 50,000 to 100,000 IDPs have fled Fallujah to Baghdad. He noted the problems relief agencies face providing aid in Fallujah and unconfirmed reports of a possible new movement of Iranian Kurds f [...] | 2004-04-22 15:50:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID IZ PHUM PREF PREL JO |
04AMMAN3157 | JORDAN'S MINISTER OF EDUCATION WILL HOST MAY [...] In a meeting with PAO and CAO on April 18, Jordan's Minister of Education Dr. Khalid Touqan agreed to co-host the MEPI-sponsored Education Steering Committee on the morning of May 15. 2. The meeting will be held at the Dead Sea as a preliminary to the World Economic Forum, and is curren [...] | 2004-04-24 18:59:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO KMPI XF JO OXEC KEDU |
04AMMAN3227 | JORDANIAN RESPONSE TO GME INITIATIVE: U.S. [...] (U) In response to ref, Post solicited feedback from our interlocutors within the GOJ, academia, and the NGO community about the G-8 Greater Middle East Initiative papers. The response was generally favorable, but activists cautioned that implementation will be difficult given low U.S. cred [...] | 2004-04-27 16:08:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM PHUM PGOV JO |
04AMMAN3231 | JORDANIAN RESPONSE TO GME INITIATIVE: [...] (U) In response to ref, Post solicited feedback from our interlocutors within the GOJ, academia, and the NGO community about the G-8 Greater Middle East Initiative papers. The response was generally favorable, but activists cautioned that implementation will be difficult given low U.S. cre [...] | 2004-04-27 17:10:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM PHUM PGOV JO |
04AMMAN3298 | JORDAN. SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION ON DISCUSSIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-29 12:07:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN3303 | ANOTHER GROUP OF ANTI-U.S. PLOTTERS ON TRIAL; [...] (U) Jordan's state security court in late March initiated another trial against men suspected of planning attacks on U.S. and Israeli targets in Jordan. Authorities charged three men from the "Obedience and Compliance" group with possessing illegal weapons and ammunition with illicit intent [...] | 2004-04-29 12:47:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC JO |
04AMMAN3306 | JORDANIAN INFORMATION ON HOST GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to a reiterated request for information on Jordan's contribution to the reconstruction of Iraq, the Jordanian Ministry of Planning provided to the Embassy a report detailing Jordan's Iraq-related activities. The report highlights several areas in which the GOJ has of [...] | 2004-04-29 13:35:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN JO IZ |
04AMMAN331 | MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-14 15:59:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN3352 | GOJ BACKTRACKING ON BOMB PLOT REINFORCES PUBLIC [...] (U) The April 29 Zarqawi audiotape acknowledging sponsorship of the recent bomb plot in Amman but denying a chemical agent was involved got wide publicity in Jordan. It prompted the GOJ to walk back from previous claims that the bombers aimed to kill 80,000 Jordanians with chemical bombs (r [...] | 2004-05-03 14:45:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV ASEC JO |
04AMMAN3388 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQI PRISONER [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-04 09:37:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN342 | FY-04 FUNDED VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM ON [...] THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION REQUESTS A FUNDED VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM FOR TEN DAYS STARTING THE FIRST WEEK OF MARCH, 2004 FOR THREE LEADING JORDANIAN SCHOLARS ON "RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE AND COEXISTENCE." THE REQUEST SUPPORTS THE MISSION'S LONG TERM OBJECTIVES OF "DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS" AN [...] | 2004-01-15 11:47:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL OIIP JO |
04AMMAN3449 | MEDIA REACTION ON PRESIDENT BUSH'S REMARKS TO [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-06 11:42:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN3494 | JORDAN'S DEBT SWAP PLANS [...] The Debt/GDP (Debt to Gross Domestic Product) ratio increased by 11 percentage points during 2002 and 2003 due to the appreciation of the exchange rate of the Euro. 2. In December 2003 we had a buy-back operation concerning Jordan's stock of Brady Bonds. We also concluded debt swap agree [...] | 2004-05-09 12:55:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN JO |
04AMMAN3500 | SCHEDULING AFGHAN DONOR MEETING IN JORDAN MAY [...] (U) Action request for Kabul: The Jordanians have agreed to organize and host a meeting between Afghan ministers and GCC counterparts on the margins of the World Economic Forum in Jordan on May 15-17. We understand that the meeting is an opportunity for the Afghan ministers to brief GCC of [...] | 2004-05-09 15:04:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL AF JO |
04AMMAN3501 | DEMARCHE TO ARAB LEAGUE MEMBERS ON IRAQ: JORDAN [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel points May 9 to Manar Dabbas, Acting Deputy Director of the Foreign Minister's Private Office. Dabbas said he understood the importance of this matter to the U.S. and promised to immediately forward the information to Foreign Minister Muasher at the Arab League Fo [...] | 2004-05-09 15:11:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AL IZ JO |
04AMMAN3638 | MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQI PRISONERS ABUSE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-11 09:08:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN3645 | JORDAN'S EXPORTS THRIVE; U.S. IS NUMBER ONE TRADE [...] Jordan's exports continued to surge ahead in the first quarter of 2004, totaling 615.1 million Jordanian Dinars (JD) or about USD 860 million, according to a Ministry of Finance publication confirmed by the Department of Statistics (DOS). Of the total, about USD 140 million was in re-exports ( [...] | 2004-05-11 12:49:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON JO |
04AMMAN3717 | MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-12 13:21:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN3739 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-13 12:59:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN3907 | IRAQ FY 05 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR PROGRAM [...] NAME: MS.AMAL UMRAN AL RUBAIEE TITLE: MANAGER, WOMENS'S CENTER COUNCIL PROJECT: RP: "YOUNG LEADERS," JULY 7-JULY 22, 2005 NOMINATING SECTION: PAO- KARBALA- R. ANDREW DICKSON III RANK 1 2. NAME: MS. NIHAL ABDULZAHRA TITLE: MEMBER OF PROVINCIAL CONCIL PROJECT: MRP: "GRASSROOTS DE [...] | 2004-05-19 10:55:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SOCI OEXC SCUL JO PGOVE |
04AMMAN391 | INVITING JORDAN TO LIBERIA RECONSTRUCTION [...] PolCouns January 14 cover ref points with Basheer Zoubi, Officer in Charge of UN affairs in FonMin Mausher's Private Office. PolCouns encouraged Jordan, and a troop contributing country, to attend the Liberia reconstruction conference February 5-6. Zoubi said that Jordan would most likely a [...] | 2004-01-16 10:35:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EAID EFIN AORC LI JO |
04AMMAN399 | MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST ISSUES [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-19 15:12:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN4061 | EMBASSY AMMAN PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Embassy Amman is pleased to submit a project proposal for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor's (DRL's) consideration. Per the invitation in reftel B, post seeks funding for this proposal from DRL's FY2004 Human Rights and Democracy Fund (HRDF). This proposal would build on post's [...] | 2004-05-20 15:22:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EAID KDEM JO |
04AMMAN4230 | POSITIVE JORDANIAN REACTION TO G-8 REFORM PLAN [...] (U) Embassy Amman has continued its consultations with Jordanian government officials and civil society leaders on the G-8 reform plan (refs). Feedback has been constructive, highlighting weaknesses of the civil society movement and Jordanian government strictures that could affect reform i [...] | 2004-05-27 12:17:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM PHUM PGOV JO |
04AMMAN4251 | UNHCR UPDATE ON JORDAN AND IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: The UNHCR missions for Jordan and Iraq updated the diplomatic community May 24 on recent refugee developments in the two countries. In Jordan, UNHCR acknowledged that return to Iraq is the only option for 314 Iraqi-Palestinians in UNHCR's Ruweished refugee camp, while the 386 Iraqi [...] | 2004-05-27 15:13:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PHUM KPAL IR IZ JO |
04AMMAN4275 | Jordan's Public Debt: Government Continues to Make Progres [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-29 13:34:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON JO |
04AMMAN4329 | MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-01 10:22:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN435 | MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST ISSUES [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-20 13:41:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN4410 | Jordan's Public Debt: Government Continues to Make Progress [...] Summary: According to a Ministry of Finance quarterly bulletin on public debt, Jordan's total public debt at end of March 2004 stood at $9.84 billion, 92.4% of estimated GDP for 2004, down from a figure as high as 111% in 1999. Of the total debt, about 76%, $7.47 billion, consists of foreign o [...] | 2004-06-02 07:16:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON JO |
04AMMAN4427 | MEDIA REACTION ON NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-02 13:23:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN4493 | MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-03 11:54:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN462 | FUNDING FOR BATTERY DANCE PROGRAM [...] PA AMMAN CONFIRMS ITS PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT PROGRAM, AND AUTHORIZES RABAT TO CHARGE ITS SHARE OF EXPENSES FOR USD 7,504.33 TO THE FOLLOWING FISCAL DATA: APPROPRIATION: 1940113.000P ALLOTMENT: 4440 OBLIGATION NO.: 4440499001 FUNCTION: 1370 OBJECT: 4120 AMOUNT: USD 7,504.33 2. POST'S F [...] | 2004-01-21 05:27:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL AFIN ABUD |
04AMMAN4625 | FY'05 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR PROGRAM NOMINATIONS [...] THE FOLLOWING IS MISSION'S REVISED LIST OF FY 2005 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR NOMINEES AS DETERMINED BY THE IV SELECTION COMMITTEE. 2. ALL NOMINEES LISTED BELOW HAVE RECEIVED "COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL" FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE IV PROGRAMS. --NAME: MS. EVA ABU HALAWEH TITLE: DIRECTOR AN [...] | 2004-06-07 13:27:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SOCI OEXC SCUL JO PGOVE |
04AMMAN4668 | SHARING JUNE 4 REVISED TEXT OF UNSCR ON IRAQ: [...] (U) Acting PolCouns delivered the draft June 4 UNSCR on Iraq and related talking points per ref a on June 7 to Basheer Zoubi, Deputy Director of the Foreign Minister's Private Office. Zoubi said that he was pleased with the latest changes and hoped that the Security Council would be able to [...] | 2004-06-08 14:29:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IZ JO UNSC |
04AMMAN4692 | CONDOLENCE LETTER ON THE DEATH OF PRESIDENT REAGAN [...] (U) Post received a letter of condolence from Prince El Hassan bin Talal to President Bush on the death of former President Reagan. Enclosed below is the text of the letter. The original will be sent by pouch to NEA/LEA. Royal Palace Amman, Jordan 8 June 2004 To: The Honorable Mr. G [...] | 2004-06-09 10:36:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | JO |
04AMMAN4693 | REVIEW PROCEDURES FOR ENEMY COMBATANTS AT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-09 13:33:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KAWC PINR PREL JO |
04AMMAN4836 | NAQUORA KURDS DEPART AMMAN, ARRIVE SAFELY IN [...] After a tense weekend of continued standoff among GOJ, Dutch and UNHCR officials (reftels),the 14 Naquora Kurds departed Amman on June 13 via a UN-chartered Russian plane and accompanied by security officials from the Iraqi Embassy in Amman. According to UNHCR officials, the plane arrived s [...] | 2004-06-14 10:22:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL IZ LE JO UNHCR |
04AMMAN4981 | Special Visa Procedures for Official Travelers from [...] (U) Summary: Several recent groups of travelers from Iraq have arrived at Embassy Amman with requests for visas with little or no advance notice. Regardless of the circumstances, post will do everything in its power to facilitate official business involving Iraqi travelers. However, the lack [...] | 2004-06-17 14:24:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS AMGT CMGT JO IZ |
04AMMAN5080 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE AL-QAEDA BEHEADINGS [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-22 10:55:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN5085 | LETTER OF CONDOLENCE FROM KING ABDULLAH TO THE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-22 12:43:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL JO KTER |
04AMMAN5092 | JORDAN'S TRANSPORTATION MINISTER REQUESTS MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-22 15:56:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP JO |
04AMMAN5278 | JORDAN'S SECURITY COURT CLEARS OUT MORE CASES [...] (U) Jordan's State Security Court has ruled in a number of terrorism cases involving al-Qa'ida/Abu Musab al-Zarqawi-related anti-U.S. plots in Jordan in recent weeks. On June 23, the Court affirmed its guilty verdict (first handed down in September 2000) against ten men accused of plotting [...] | 2004-06-28 12:42:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC PGOV JO |
04AMMAN5281 | UNAMI HUMANITARIAN SITUATION UPDATE IN IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: United Nations Assistance Mission to Iraq (UNAMI) reps warned of a looming humanitarian crisis this summer in southern Iraq in a June 24 humanitarian situation update. These warnings tempered the announcement of the United Nations Development Group's (UNDG) approval of 17 infrastruc [...] | 2004-06-28 12:44:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM IZ JO |
04AMMAN5353 | MEDIA REACTION ON TRANSFER OF IRAQI AUTHORITY [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-29 11:44:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN5385 | MEDIA REACTION ON TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY TO [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-30 12:23:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN5415 | MEDIA REACTION ON TRANSFER OF SOVEREIGNTY TO [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-01 11:53:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN5418 | LETTER FROM KING ABDULLAH II TO SECRETARY OF [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-01 14:07:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS JO KTER |
04AMMAN5475 | SPEAKER EVALUATION: GOJ SPOKESPERSON TRAINING [...] Summary: PA Amman sponsored a three-day training course for newly-appointed Government of Jordan spokespersons led by IIP-arragned media expert and author Margueritte Sullivan June 7-9. Twenty-two spokespersons took part in the training, representing the Jordanian Ministries of Justice, For [...] | 2004-07-06 07:15:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO JO |
04AMMAN5480 | MEDIA REACTION ON SADDAM'S TRIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-06 10:00:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN5522 | MEDIA REACTION ON SADDAM'S TRIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-07 11:42:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN5623 | QUAKE SHAKES AMMAN: NO DAMAGE REPORTED [...] At 17:35 local, on Wednesday, July 7, a 4.6 magnitude earthquake was felt in Amman. The Jordan Seismological Observatory of the Natural Resources Authority and the Public Security Directorate told us that no damage has so far been reported in Amman or elsewhere. 2. The epicenter of the q [...] | 2004-07-07 15:48:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV AMGT EAID JO |
04AMMAN5642 | PRM AMBASSADORS' FUND FOR REFUGEES: FUNDING [...] Ambassador requests $40,000 from the PRM Ambassadors' Fund for Refugees to support two projects: a women-only internet cafe at the Women's Program Center in Baqa'a refugee camp ($20,000) and expansion of the legal aid office and women's rights awareness program at the Women's Program Center [...] | 2004-07-08 12:06:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL EAID KPAL JO |
04AMMAN5653 | DOJ REQUEST FOR DOCUMENTS RELATING TO CERTAIN ARMY [...] Post has collected seven documents relating to the LOGCAP contract and will preserve them until otherwise instructed. A brief description of the preserved documents as requested in Reftel follows: --E-mail message from Richard P. Collins to Patricia A. Lieberman, dated March 29, 2004 [...] | 2004-07-08 14:04:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | AINF AMGT IZ JO |
04AMMAN5695 | ARAB WOMEN JOURNALISTS STRENGTHEN TIES, QUESTION [...] Summary: The third annual conference of the Arab Women's Media Center (AWMC),a Jordanian NGO, brought together 60 women from 12 Arab countries, the Palestinian Authority and Israel in late June. USG sponsorship made it possible for these women to gather in Amman; over 80 percent of the fund [...] | 2004-07-09 08:19:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KWMN KPAL ALNEA |
04AMMAN5786 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE HAGUE'S VERDICT ON THE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-12 08:22:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN579 | JORDAN'S EXPORT AND FINANCE BANK IS FIRST INVESTOR [...] Jordan,s private Export and Finance Bank (EFB) signed an agreement January 17 to purchase 49 percent of the private National Bank of Iraq (NBI) for US $8.5 million. It is the first foreign bank to take a stake in an Iraqi bank since regime change. According to EFB Chairman Ali Al-Husry in a [...] | 2004-01-22 15:25:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN JO IZ |
04AMMAN5892 | JORDANIAN ATTENDANCE AT AND U.S. INITIATIVES FOR [...] Manar Dabbas, USA action officer in Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher's private office, told PolCouns July 13 that FonMin Muasher will lead the Jordanian delegation to the UNGA. Muasher plans to arrive in New York on September 19 and stay through September 30. Dabbas said that Muasher would l [...] | 2004-07-13 14:56:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL ECON PHUM AORC JO UN |
04AMMAN5893 | JORDANIAN RELEASED FROM GITMO INTERVIEWED BY [...] Jordan Islamist weekly Al-Sabil published July 6 a lengthy interview with, they report, the first Jordanian released from the Guantanamo detention camp in Cuba. The former prisoner described his alleged experiences at detention camps in Afghanistan and Cuba from January 2002 until April 2004 [...] | 2004-07-14 02:25:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM IZ JO |
04AMMAN5935 | MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST AND IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-15 11:15:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN5979 | THIRD PARTY TRANSFER OF M113 ARMORED PERSONNEL [...] U. S. EMBASSY AMMAN CONCURS WITH THE GOJ REQUEST FOR THIRD PARTY TRANSFER OF UP TO 100 EACH M113 ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIERS (APC) AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT TO THE IRAQI INTERIM GOVERNMENT (IIG). 2. BASIS FOR REQUEST: A. ITEMS BEING TRANSFERRED: UP TO 100 EACH M113 APCS, 94 EACH .50 CA [...] | 2004-07-15 14:27:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS |
04AMMAN6039 | MEDIA REACTION ON "CHAOS" IN GAZA [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-19 11:40:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN6078 | SECRETARY POWELL VISIT, CHARGES UNDER POST'S PD [...] SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN POWELL VISITED JORDAN DURING MAY 2004. 2. DATE OF STAY: MAY 17 - 18, 2004. 3. PERIOD OF STAY: ONE NIGHT. 4. DESCRIPTION OF VISIT: THE SECRETARY RON IN JORDAN, MET WITH KING ABDALAH AND HIGH RANKING JORDANIAN AND INTERNATIONAL OFFICIALS, THE PURPOSE WA [...] | 2004-07-19 13:04:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP POWELL COLIN |
04AMMAN610 | JORDANIAN STATE SECURITY COURT PLOWS AHEAD WITH [...] (U) The Jordanian State Security Court this month proceeded with a number of ongoing trials involving anti-U.S. terrorist plots. The prosecution in the Foley assassination case concluded its presentation on January 20 with a call for the death penalty against the accused killers. Government [...] | 2004-01-25 15:32:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER ASEC JO |
04AMMAN6107 | MEDIA REACTION ON "CHAOS" IN GAZA [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-20 12:43:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN6121 | COMMERCE A/S LASH SECURES EXEMPTION FROM DAMAN [...] This is an action cable. See para 3. 2. Assistant Secretary of Commerce William Lash June 29 called on Dr. Ahmad Hindawi, head of the Jordan Institute of Standards and Metrology (JISM),the lead Jordanian agency for the DAMAN product conformity pre-shipment inspection program. In respon [...] | 2004-07-20 17:18:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL JO |
04AMMAN6130 | COMMERCE A/S LASH SECURES EXEMPTION FROM DAMAN [...] This is an action cable. See para 3. 2. Assistant Secretary of Commerce William Lash June 29 called on Dr. Ahmad Hindawi, head of the Jordan Institute of Standards and Metrology (JISM),the lead Jordanian agency for the DAMAN product conformity pre- shipment inspection program. In respo [...] | 2004-07-21 04:48:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL JO |
04AMMAN62 | MEDIA REACTION ON CHANGING THE CURRICULUM IN [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-05 14:46:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN6212 | MEN CONVICTED IN FOLEY ASSASSINATION, CAR BOMBING [...] (U) Jordanian officials on July 20 announced that two Jordanians who were sentenced to death in absentia for separate attacks in Amman -- including the assassination of USAID official Laurence Foley -- had been apprehended in Iraq earlier this year. Now in Jordan, the two will face re-trial [...] | 2004-07-22 14:02:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC JO |
04AMMAN629 | MEDIA REACTION ON VP CHENEY'S REMARKS AT THE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-26 12:37:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN6305 | MEDIA REACTION ON DARFUR CRISIS, ISRAEL'S [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-26 10:16:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN6410 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT APPENDIX, 2004 - [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-28 14:29:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELAB KTDB PGOV JO |
04AMMAN6416 | DEMARCHE ON IMPLEMENTING THE CWC: JORDAN [...] PolOff delivered reftel talking points July 28 to Samer Naber, Legal Advisor for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Naber stressed Jordan's support for the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and promised to formulate a response to our points after consulting with relevant GOJ officials. Post wi [...] | 2004-07-29 07:12:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM ABUD JO AROC CWC CBW OPCW |
04AMMAN6454 | RECALL OF AMMAN 6436 [...] (U) Please cancel, recall, and destroy all copies of AMMAN 6436. The message will be transmitted with new MRN. A corrected version will be sent septel. 2. (U) Baghdad minimize considered. HALE [...] | 2004-08-01 13:52:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC JO IQ |
04AMMAN6463 | MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-02 12:19:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN6468 | JORDANIAN ENGAGEMENT WITH THAIS ON IRAQ DEPLOYMENT [...] Charge conveyed orally reftel talking points August 1 to Ali al-Ayed, Director of Foreign Minister Muasher's Private Office. (Post also faxed the points to al-Ayed's office at the MFA.) Al-Ayed promised to have them brought to King Abdullah's attention in Bangkok. 2. Baghdad minimize co [...] | 2004-08-02 14:00:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS MARR IZ TH JO |
04AMMAN6555 | JORDAN'S 2004 EXPORTS TO REACH USD 2.5 [...] SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Mohammad Halaiqa predicted that Jordan's exports would exceed USD 2.5 Billion during 2004. Trends in domestic exports support this forecast; Jordan's total exports for the first five months of 2004 increased by 43.5% over t [...] | 2004-08-05 12:18:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON JO |
04AMMAN6576 | NEW JORDAN DAILY SHAKES UP MEDIA MARKET [...] Summary: A new Jordanian daily newspaper ("Al Ghad" - "tomorrow") hit the stands August 1, billing itself as an independent (financially and editorially) alternative to Jordan's staid and risk-averse media establishment. Its owner, a marketing tycoon with connections to the Royal Family, pro [...] | 2004-08-05 14:46:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV KMPI PHUM KMDR JO |
04AMMAN664 | MEDIA REACTION ON VP CHENEY'S REMARKS IN [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-27 12:57:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN6767 | JORDAN PSD AGREES TO LOA ON IRAQI POLICE TRAINING [...] (SBU) Discussions in Amman concluded August 4 between INL and Public Security Directorate (PSD) chief Gen. Tahseen Shurdom concerning continued training of Iraqi police. Post has since received PSD Commander Gen. Shurdom,s August 4 letter to INL PDAS Todd recording Shurdom,s agreement in prin [...] | 2004-08-12 13:19:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IZ JO |
04AMMAN6794 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR VISIT OF [...] Embassy Amman grants country clearance for and warmly welcomes the visit of CEA William Block, EB/IFD/OMA Daniel Peters, and four officials from the Department of Treasury to travel to Amman August 15-20 for consultations with Iraqi officials. 2. Your control officer for this visit will b [...] | 2004-08-15 06:09:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA EFIN JO IZ |
04AMMAN6881 | MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-16 12:33:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN6883 | U.S.-BASHING LEAVES REGIONAL TRADE UNION CONGRESS [...] Summary: Trade Union leaders from across the region used a conference in Amman to denounce U.S. foreign policy. One of the few real labor issues raised was a dispute with the Anglo-Dutch firm Unilever. END SUMMARY. 2. The General Federation of Jordanian Trade Unions (GFJTU) held its Fifth G [...] | 2004-08-16 12:45:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD PREL KPAL LE IZ SU JO |
04AMMAN6916 | U.S. NOTE VERBALE ON REFORM OF UNGA FIRST [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-17 06:41:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL JO AROC CDG UNGA |
04AMMAN6977 | CHILD LABOR INFORMATION UPDATE: JORDAN [...] Post has contacted appropriate ministries, international organizations and NGOs as requested in reftel to update the Department of Labor's 2003 "Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor" report. The majority of the information found in the 2003 report remains unchanged and the worst forms of [...] | 2004-08-19 05:22:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI JO |
04AMMAN699 | MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQI WMD [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-28 13:22:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN7094 | ESTIMATED RECYCLING CARRY-OVER BALANCES FOR [...] Post reports the following status for its revenue generating programs in US Dols: English Teach Library(ARC) Post's X Allotment as of 7/31/04: 292,565 Obligations 10/1/03 - 7/31/04: 292,245 -0- Projected recycling 8/1/04 - 9/30/04: [...] | 2004-08-24 04:16:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AFIN AMGT KPAO |
04AMMAN7196 | PAN-ISLAMIC THINK TANK WEIGHS IN FOR [...] Summary. Under the auspices of Crown Prince Hamza, the Aal-al-Beit Foundation held a conference, Aug. 20 - 23, on "The Islamic System of Governance and Democracy." About 40 well-known Islamic scholars and media personalities, such as Sheikh Yousuf Al Qardawi of Al Jazeera fame, affirmed th [...] | 2004-08-26 14:22:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG |
04AMMAN724 | IRAQI MISSION'S CONSULAR SECTION IN AMMAN RENEWING [...] (SBU) Summary. Iraqi Consul in Amman Ahmad Jirallah Al-Dabbagh told EmbOffs that he had recently received authority to extend Iraqi passports and issue Interim Travel Documents (ITDs). He reported a constant demand from Iraqis for more consular services, including issuance of new passports. [...] | 2004-01-29 08:12:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CVIS IZ JO |
04AMMAN7319 | MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ AND THE MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-01 11:17:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN7338 | RE: REQUEST FOR NAMES OF AVIATION AND MARITIME [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-02 06:10:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON JO |
04AMMAN7344 | HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS POSTED TO EMBASSY AMMAN [...] Per reftel A, this message confirms that the relevant English language texts of the human rights reports have been posted to the U.S. Embassy Amman website. The locally prepared Arabic translation of the 2003 Human Rights Report for Jordan will be posted to the website as soon as recent damage [...] | 2004-09-02 09:57:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KDEM KPAO JO |
04AMMAN7394 | DAS DIBBLE VISIT: JORDANIAN ECONOMY [...] (SBU) Since the establishment of the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ) and conclusion of the Jordan-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (FTA),Jordan's economy has flourished, despite the considerable bumps during the Iraq War. Jordan's reform program has achieved fiscal and monetary stability; [...] | 2004-09-07 10:12:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD JO FINV |
04AMMAN7400 | MEDIA REACTION ON U.S.-ARAB RELATIONS, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-07 12:33:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN7402 | JORDAN WITHDRAWS NOMINATION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-07 13:49:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KDEM JO |
04AMMAN748 | IRAQI POLICE GRADUATION [...] The first class of Iraqi police cadets graduated from their coursework at the Jordan International Police Training Center on January 29. The 500 cadets were greeted by the Iraqi and Jordanian Interior Ministers, CPA senior advisor Steve Casteel, senior Jordanian police, and diplomats represe [...] | 2004-01-29 12:53:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IZ JO |
04AMMAN7530 | JORDANIAN DAILY ERRONEOUSLY LINKS USAID WITH [...] (U) The new Jordanian daily newspaper Al Ghad has acknowledged its editing staff erred on September 7 by running a photo of a crate bearing the USAID logo and a supposed pile of illegal narcotics alongside a lengthy article about drug smuggling operations between Iraq and Jordan. The black [...] | 2004-09-09 14:52:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR IZ JO |
04AMMAN7571 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-13 10:22:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN780 | USG APPROACH TO ICJ SECURITY BARRIER CASE - [...] (U) PolCouns January 29 covered ref points on the USG approach to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) case on the Israeli security barrier with Ali al-Ayed, FonMin Marwan Muasher's Private Office Director. Ayed said that the GOJ appreciates the updates on the USG's thinking on the ICJ [...] | 2004-01-29 15:57:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER IS KPAL JO |
04AMMAN7960 | STATE SECURITY COURT RESUMES AFTER SUMMER HIATUS [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-23 15:24:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC JO |
04AMMAN7962 | APPROVAL OF IRAQI POLICE TRAINING CENTER LOA [...] (U) Post received notice September 22 that the Jordanian cabinet approved the US-Jordan Letter of Agreement (LOA) (reftel) on the Iraqi Police Training Center in Jordan. This follows the August 4 letter from Jordan Public Security Directorate (PSD) chief General Tahseen Shurdom to INL in whic [...] | 2004-09-26 06:43:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IZ JO KINL |
04AMMAN8047 | GOJ AGREES TO ALTER TAX EXEMPTION CARDS TO ENHANCE [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - PROTECT ACCORDINGLY 2. (SBU) Following Charge's recent meetings with Royal Court Minister Samir al-Rifai, PSD Commander Tasheen Shurdom, and Finance Minister Muhammad Abu Hammour, and a separate meeting with GID Chief Saad Khayr, the Jordanian government agre [...] | 2004-09-28 05:05:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC JO PGOV PTER |
04AMMAN8129 | U.S. DRAFT REFORM RESOLUTION FOR UN FIRST [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-30 12:11:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PARM PREL JO CDG UNGA |
04AMMAN818 | FY-04 FUNDED VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM ON [...] THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION REQUESTS A FUNDED VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM FROM MARCH 1-9, 2004, FOR FOUR LEADING JORDANIAN SCHOLARS ON "RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE AND COEXISTENCE." THE REQUEST SUPPORTS THE MISSION'S LONG TERM OBJECTIVES OF "DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS" AND "U.S. SOCIETY AND VALUES." FUN [...] | 2004-02-03 13:26:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL OIIP JO |
04AMMAN830 | Jordan, Egypt, Syria and Lebanon Sign Phase Two [...] (u) SUMMARY: The Prime Ministers of Jordan, Egypt, Syria and Lebanon witnessed the signing of agreements to begin the second phase of a pipeline to supply natural gas from Egypt to the other three countries. This phase will extend the current Egypt-Jordan pipeline north to the Rihab Power S [...] | 2004-02-03 15:39:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EFIN JO |
04AMMAN831 | UPDATE ON IRAQ-RELATED EVENTS IN JORDAN [...] Over 500 Iraqi officer candidates continue to train under Jordanian instruction. Additionally several senior officers and pilots are being trained by the Jordanians. This training is being conducted at several Jordanian bases in Zarqa, Madaba, and Mafraq. The candidates at Zarqa have moved into [...] | 2004-02-03 15:44:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC AMGT CVIS EAID MASS JO IZ |
04AMMAN842 | JORDAN: HUMAN RIGHTS STRATEGY IN 2003/4 [...] Post is providing the following report on actions taken by the USG in Jordan during 2003 and January 2004. This information is keyed to the requirements of reftel para 6. 2. Begin text: A) Jordan has a history of restrictions on freedom of speech, press, assembly, and association, a weak [...] | 2004-02-04 11:18:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KDEM JO |
04AMMAN8438 | ARTIFICIAL CORAL REEFS: SHARING THE JORDANIAN [...] Summary: The Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) organized and hosted a September 27-29 regional meeting in Aqaba entitled "Artificial Reefs in the Gulf of Aqaba." Keynote speaker ASEZA Environment and Health Commissioner Dr. Bilal Bashir emphasized regional cooperation, comprehen [...] | 2004-10-12 05:27:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV JO |
04AMMAN850 | MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-04 14:43:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN8509 | CEPPS PROJECT - SUPPORT FOR POLITICAL [...] Mission welcomes the subject proposal by IRI and NDI under Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening (CEPPS) to be carried out in Jordan between August 2004 and January 2006. We would, however, like to highlight some political sensitivities regarding assistance to and con [...] | 2004-10-14 05:35:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO KMPI XF JO OXEC KEDU |
04AMMAN8591 | US NOMINATION OF JUDGE THEODOR MERON: JORDAN [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-18 13:10:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS KAWC PHUM JO UNGA |
04AMMAN8592 | CUBA'S RESOLUTION AGAINST U.S. EMBARGO: JORDAN [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-18 13:11:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD CU JO UNGA |
04AMMAN8595 | MEDIA REACTION ON ANTI-SEMITISM LAW [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-18 13:17:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN8601 | JORDAN INDICTS ZARQAWI - COMMUTES HIJAZI DEATH [...] (U) The Jordanian State Security Court indicted Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and 12 others October 17 for plotting to bomb the U.S. Embassy and GOJ targets in Amman. Separately, the Court of Cassation commuted the death sentence of Raed Hijazi October 11 to 20 years with labor. End Summary. -------- [...] | 2004-10-18 16:26:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC JO |
04AMMAN8628 | BIO FOR ANTICIPATED NEW FOREIGN MINISTER HANI [...] It has been widely reported that the new foreign minister in the expected cabinet reshuffle will be Hani Mulki, currently the Jordanian Ambassador in Cairo (reftel). Biographical information on Mulki follows. ---------------------- BIOGRAPHY: MULKI, HANI ---------------------- 2. A Musl [...] | 2004-10-19 14:26:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL KMPI JO |
04AMMAN8636 | AMCIT RAED HIJAZI DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED TO [...] (U) AS REPORTED REF A, THE JORDAN TIMES EDITION OF OCTOBER 5, 2004 REPORTED THAT QUOTE THE CASSATION COURT ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2004, COMMUTED THE DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST (AMCIT/JORDANIAN) RAED HIJAZI, CONVICTED OF PLOTTING TERROR ACTS, TO TWENTY YEARS IN JAIL WITH LABOR AND THAT THE COURT'S D [...] | 2004-10-20 08:35:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PREL PTER CJAN JO HIJAZI RAED |
04AMMAN8693 | MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, THE MIDDLE EAST, ANTI- [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-21 11:47:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN8832 | EXCHANGE PROGRAMS ALUMNUS MEMBERS IN THE JORDAN'S [...] PRMIE MINISTER FAISAL AL FAYEZ RESHUFFLED HIS GOVERNMENT ON OCTOBER 23, 2004. TEN NEW MINISTERS WERE SWORN-IN WHICH RAISED THE NUMBER OF THE CABINET FROM 21 TO 28 MEMBERS. IT ALSO INCREASED THE NUMBER OF WOMEN MINISTERS FROM THREE TO FOUR. 2. EXCHANGE ALUMNI MEMBERS IN THE CABINET ARE: [...] | 2004-10-27 11:14:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV OEXC JO |
04AMMAN8858 | JORDANIAN SUPPORT FOR KOSOVO CIVPOL: ROTATION [...] (U) Post received October 14 a letter (text faxed to NEA on 10/14 and provided below) from the head of Jordan,s Public Security Directorate (PSD),General Tahseen Shurdom. It provides the steps taken by the PSD in response to our request (ref). The PSD later informed post that it had replaced [...] | 2004-10-27 15:20:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV YI JO UN UNMIK |
04AMMAN8939 | TERRORIST FINANCE: IARA INFORMATION REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-01 14:36:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN CVIS PREL PTER JO ETC LVPR |
04AMMAN8945 | REPASCH CANDIDACY FOR UN PENSION COMMITTEE: JORDAN [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-01 15:26:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC JO UNGA UN |
04AMMAN9087 | DEMARCHE ON HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-09 12:53:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL JO |
04AMMAN9092 | JORDAN WILL SUPPORT U.S. NOMINATION OF JUDGE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-09 14:28:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS KAWC PHUM JO UNGA |
04AMMAN9112 | IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION THROUGH EXPORT CREDIT AGENCY [...] Jordan does not have a government-operated export credit agency (ECA) similar to the Export-Import Bank. The closest entity similar to an ECA would be the Export & Finance Bank, a public shareholding company based in Amman that is engaged in privately funded export credits. A senior contact [...] | 2004-11-10 12:03:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV JO IZ |
04AMMAN9145 | PROPOSED FIVE-YEAR RECIPROCITY ON E1-E2 TREATY [...] Post has reviewed the diplomatic note from the Jordanian embassy in Washington, DC, (REF) which requests that, under the relevant article in the bilateral Free Trade Agreement, the USG and GOJ jointly examine the possibility of issuing E1/E2 visas based on a five year visa issuance. Post rec [...] | 2004-11-10 17:20:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS ETRD KTIA PREL JO |
04AMMAN9153 | JORDANIAN PUBLIC AND MEDIA REACTION TO PRESIDENT BUSH'S [...] OUTSIDE RULING CIRCLES, POST'S JORDANIAN CONTACTS REACTED WITH SUBDUED EMOTIONS TO THE RE-ELECTION OF PRESIDENT BUSH. MOST REMAIN HIGHLY CRITICAL OF U.S. POLICIES TOWARDS THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT AND IRAQ, BUT DOUBT THAT A KERRY ADMINISTRATION WOULD HAVE PURSUED SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT POLICI [...] | 2004-11-16 06:28:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN9176 | NEW TITLE FROM ARABIC BOOK PROGRAM - AMMAN [...] Post is pleased to announce the publication of the Arabic version of Watching the Wind by Susan Collins Mark, a touching narrative of the struggle for conflict resolution during South Africa's transition to democracy. 2. Per standard procedure each NEA post will receive two review copies of [...] | 2004-11-16 14:31:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP OPRC KIRC JO |
04AMMAN9242 | BRIEFING KING ABDULLAH ON TRAINING FOR IIG SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-18 15:17:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR |
04AMMAN9244 | BRIEFING KING ABDULLAH ON TRAINING FOR IIG SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-18 17:03:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR |
04AMMAN9252 | POST SUPPORT FOR MEPI PROGRAM IMPLEMENTERS [...] Following are answers to questions posed in reftel. 2.a. MEPI implementers are not registered as NGOs. b. Jordan's Ministry of Planning prefers that all organizations providing technical or economic assistance funded by the USG be registered under the bilateral administrative agreement. [...] | 2004-11-21 08:11:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT EAID ECON KDEM KPAO PREL JO KMPL |
04AMMAN9278 | MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-21 11:56:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN929 | ANNUAL REQUEST FOR STAFFING AT UNRWA [...] POST SENT ORIGINAL COPY OF UNRWA'S STAFFING PATTERN TO THE DEPARTMENT BY AIR POUCH NUMBER 7823512 ON FEBRUARY 8, 2004. ADVANCE COPY WAS FAXED TO IO/S/EA ON JanuarJANUARY 26, 2004. 2. PLEASE CONTACT REFCOORD ASSISTANT IBRAHIM BISHARAT AT 962-6-529-0101, EXT 2707 IF FURTHER INFORMATION IS [...] | 2004-02-08 11:16:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER PREF ECON JO POL UNRWA |
04AMMAN9328 | SUPPORTING SECRETARY POWELL'S INTERVENTION AT THE [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel talking points November 21 to Auda Abu-Tayeh of Foreign Minister Hani Mulki's Private Office. Abu-Tayeh had no substantive comments on the points, but promised to share the information immediately with relevant GOJ officials, including the Jordanian delegation tra [...] | 2004-11-22 16:06:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ASEC IZ JO |
04AMMAN9502 | MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-30 12:28:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN9521 | JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE - DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE [...] ON NOVEMBER 10, 2004, POST RECEIVED A DIPLOMATIC NOTE FROM THE JORDANIAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MFA),IN RESPONSE TO OUR DIPLOMATIC NOTE NUMBER 910 DATED AUGUST 10, 2004, CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE'S REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION (REF. B). 2. THE MFA [...] | 2004-12-01 11:44:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN PTER JO |
04AMMAN9851 | MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ AND IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-13 12:26:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN9855 | HIGHER EDUCATION COUNCIL (HEC) RESHUFFLE OF PUBLIC [...] THE MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION DR. ISSAM ZABALAWI ANNOUNCED THE RESHUFFLE OF SEVEN (OUT OF EIGHT) PUBLIC UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS, EXCLUDING DR. WAJIH OWEIS, PRESIDENT OF THE JORDAN UNIVERSITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. THE RESHUFFLE TOOK PLACE ON DECEMBER 3, 2004. 2. THE NEW PRESIDENTS [...] | 2004-12-13 14:03:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV OEXC JO |
04AMMAN9888 | MEDIA REACTION ON UKRAINE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-14 12:25:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR JO |
04AMMAN9898 | IRAQ OUT-OF-COUNTRY VOTING PROGRAM LAUNCHES IN [...] (U) The International Organization for Migration launched its Out-of-Country Voting (OCV) Program for Iraq from its Amman headquarters on December 12. Eligible Iraqis living outside Iraq will have the opportunity to register and vote in 14 countries, in the national assembly election. A si [...] | 2004-12-14 14:42:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC IZ JO |
04AMMAN9909 | US-EU DIALOGUE ON MIDDLE EAST REFORM: JORDAN [...] As instructed reftel, Charge, accompanied by A/PolCouns and USAID officers, met December 7 to discuss reform programs per reftel with Angeline Eichhorst, Head of Operations for the European Commission (EC) delegation to Jordan. Also attending were representatives from the following ten of the [...] | 2004-12-15 13:12:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI XF ECON EAID PGOV PREL JO |
04ANKARA1007 | OUTREACH TO MUSLIM AUDIENCES IN TURKEY [...] While Turkey's 20th century history is completely different from other countries in the Greater Middle East, the issues we are dealing with in this 99 percent Muslim country are at their base only different in degrees. Like the rest of the region, Turkey has been governed by an elite intent [...] | 2004-02-21 07:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL PHUM SCUL SOCI KISL TU |
04ANKARA1037 | DEMARCHE TO RENEW ISRAEL'S WEOG MEMBERSHIP: TURKEY [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-24 06:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IS PREL TU |
04ANKARA1058 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-24 15:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA1120 | TURKEY HOSTS POLITICAL CONSULTATIONS ON [...] MFA hosted political consultations among Black Sea Force (BLACKSEAFOR) participants in Ankara on January 19. The joint press communique (para 2 below) explains that the group decided to focus BLACKSEAFOR activities on fighting terrorism. They also discussed the need to protect the Black Sea [...] | 2004-02-26 08:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR TU |
04ANKARA1133 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-26 14:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA1135 | TURKEY'S ATTENDANCE AT FEB 28-29 ABU DHABI MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-26 15:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN TU |
04ANKARA1151 | TURKEY: DEMARCHE ON PRESIDENT'S EMERGENCY PLAN [...] (U) Regional Environment Officer briefed Health Ministry officials on the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, per instructions reftel. Kamuran Ozden, Head of the Ministry's External Relations Department, was pleased to receive the information, adding that he agreed with the U.S. glob [...] | 2004-02-27 07:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KHIV PREL SENV SOCI TU |
04ANKARA118 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-08 14:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA1208 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-01 16:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA1237 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-02 14:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA127 | CHARGE DISCUSSES ANTI-TIP EFFORTS WITH MFA [...] (U) Summary: Charge and Poloff met January 6 with MFA Deputy U/S Ertay and MFA Deputy DG Topcuoglu to discuss GOT efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) and the upcoming State Department TIP Report. Topcuoglu said neither the GOT nor its NGO partner have been able to secure funding to [...] | 2004-01-08 15:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA1276 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, WEDNESDAY [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-03 13:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA1287 | MFA VIEWS VISIT OF GERMAN OPPOSITION LEADERS AS [...] (U) Kemalettin Eruygur, chief of the MFA Deputy Directorate General for Western Europe, told us March 1 that he believes the February 15-17 visit to Turkey of German opposition CDU-CSU opposition leaders Angela Merkel and Wolfgang Schauble was helpful for both sides, although neither side shif [...] | 2004-03-03 16:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
04ANKARA1293 | IRAQ: TURKEY STRONGLY CONDEMNS MARCH 2 TERRORIST [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-04 12:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER TU IZ |
04ANKARA1294 | GOT PARTICIPATION IN ICAO CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-04 15:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR TU |
04ANKARA1303 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-04 15:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA1342 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-05 14:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA1343 | IRAQ: TURKEY TO TRAIN IRAQI DIPLOMATS [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-05 14:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TU IZ |
04ANKARA1379 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-08 15:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA1385 | TURKEY: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-09 07:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SNAR TU |
04ANKARA1393 | BELBASI INSTALLATION AND THE ACTIVATION OF A NEW [...] This is an action request. See para 4. 2. The Embassy recently received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) advising that Turkey had fulfilled its procedures to ratify the agreement signed on February 8, 2000 between the US and Turkey concerning the closure of th [...] | 2004-03-09 12:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PARM TU |
04ANKARA14 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-02 14:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA1420 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-10 05:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA1445 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-10 16:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA1448 | TURKEY AND THIRD COUNTRY TRANSFERS: REQUEST FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (U) During the February 18 US-Turkey Joint Staff Talks in Ankara, Turkish Air Force officers expressed interest in exploring ways the US and Turkey could expedite the processing of Turkey's requests to provide US-origin equipment and services [...] | 2004-03-11 09:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS TU |
04ANKARA1481 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-12 05:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA1482 | TURKEY TO SUPPORT U.S. POSITION AT BERLIN [...] Turkey's Coordinator for Afghanistan Reconstruction, Ambassador Ahmet Okcun, confirmed that Turkey will attend the Berlin meeting. He said Foreign Minister Gul hopes to lead the Turkish delegation but faces some scheduling conflicts. Okcun was pleased to hear that Secretary Powell would be in [...] | 2004-03-12 06:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AF EAID PREL TU |
04ANKARA1491 | TURKS READY TO SEND POLICE TRAINERS TO JORDAN [...] MFA provided to us March 11 a list of 31 police trainers that the GOT is preparing to send to the Iraqi police training facility outside Amman. MFA Deputy Iraq Coordinator Ethem Tokdemir told us that they could be ready to travel as early as March 31. While most are general police trainers, [...] | 2004-03-12 14:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ JO MARR PGOV PREL EAID TU |
04ANKARA1500 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-12 14:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA151 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-09 14:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA152 | CONGRESSIONAL REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON HOLOCAUST [...] As requested reftel, post contacted Curriculum Board (Board of Education) officials at the GOT Ministry of Education, which determines the national curriculum and sets guidelines for all textbooks used in public and private schools in Turkey. According to our contacts, there are a) no natio [...] | 2004-01-09 14:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI TU |
04ANKARA1535 | NON-PAPERS SUBMITTED TO MFA REGARDING IRAQI TRAVEL [...] On March 4, 2004, Chief of Section met with Haluk Aca, Head of the Visa Department at the MFA to discuss GOT acceptance of Iraqi diplomatic and service (official) passports and the Interim Travel Document for visa issuance. She also provided him a copy of the revised CPA Order [...] | 2004-03-15 15:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CMGT |
04ANKARA1539 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-15 16:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA1559 | LEYLA ZANA, CO-DEFENDANTS BOYCOTT TRIAL [...] (U) Leyla Zana and three other Kurdish former MPs declined to attend the March 12 hearing of their retrial, a protest against reported comments by Justice Minister Cicek accusing them of "insulting" the court. Lead defense attorney Yusuf Alatas said the defendants will not attend any more hear [...] | 2004-03-16 10:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL TU |
04ANKARA1577 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-16 15:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA1583 | TURKEY'S CANDIDATE TO THE INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] Summary. The GOT is pressing the candidacy of Dr. Sevil Atasoy to the International Narcotics Control Board. Post requests guidance. End summary. 2. On 12 March, Econoff attended a presentation at the MFA, at which Dr. Sevil Atasoy, Turkey's nominee to the International Narcotics Contro [...] | 2004-03-17 08:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SNAR TU |
04ANKARA1595 | TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: PROGRESS IN TURKEY [...] (U) SUMMARY: G/TIP officer and Emboff met with government and non-government organizations in Ankara and Trabzon February 23-24 to explore Turkey's progress in combating trafficking in persons (TIP). An MFA official anti-TIP noted progress in training programs, provision of humanitarian visa [...] | 2004-03-17 13:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA1598 | IPR Training Needs and Best Practices [...] Post's answers to reftel questions are as follows: A.1. Post IP Training: Embassy Ankara has facilitated Turkish participation in several training programs on intellectual property (IP) protection. In August 2003, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs organized a three- week int [...] | 2004-03-17 14:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TU |
04ANKARA1630 | IRAQI TURKMEN FRONT CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBLE [...] (U) Turkish MFA Director General for Middle East Affairs Tahsin Burcuoglu called DCM March 17 on instruction from FM Gul to pass on the contents of a phone conversation between Gul and Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF) leader Faruk Abdulrahman, who called in from Kirkuk. Abdulrahman told Gul that his [...] | 2004-03-18 13:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER TU IZ |
04ANKARA1665 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-19 11:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA1674 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-19 14:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA1698 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-22 14:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA1767 | TURKEY HAS HIGH HOPES FOR NPT PREPCOM [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-24 08:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP TU |
04ANKARA1770 | TURKEY WILL SUPPORT UNEP UNIVERSAL MEMBERSHIP [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-24 09:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC SENV TU |
04ANKARA1786 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-24 15:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA1804 | EARLY SNOW MELT FORCES LARGE WATER RELEASE FROM [...] An early snow-melt in north-eastern Turkey filled Turkey's Euphrates dams, forcing authorities to release a record amount of water downstream to Syria and Iraq. For ten days beginning March 11, and for the first time since building the dams, Turkey opened reservoir spillways to release as mu [...] | 2004-03-25 13:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ PREL SENV SY TU |
04ANKARA1806 | TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 53 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-25 13:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC PTER TU |
04ANKARA1813 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-26 06:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA1854 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-29 14:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA1880 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-30 14:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA1946 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-02 14:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA1984 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-05 13:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA2 | BSE Notification to Turkish Government [...] ON DECEMBER 30, AGCOUNSELOR DELIVERED TALKING POINTS FROM REFTEL CONCERNING BSE TO THE TURKISH DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE AND THE DIRECTOR OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL, TURKEY'S VETERINARY AND QUARANTINE SERVICE. ON DECEMBER 24TH, THE GOVERNMENT OF TURKEY ISSUE A REGULATION BANNING I [...] | 2004-01-02 07:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR KPAO TU |
04ANKARA2008 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-07 04:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA2010 | TURKISH MEDIA: REQUEST TO TAPE A PRIME-TIME [...] Post strongly supports the request of prominent Turkish national security strategist Faruk Demir and centrist daily "Aksam"'s Ankara bureau chief Nuray Basaran to tape an interview with Secretary Powell to feature as the inauguration, or one of the first broadcasts, of their new, prime-time TV [...] | 2004-04-07 06:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL PGOV TU |
04ANKARA2025 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-07 14:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA2076 | Trafficking in Persons: HRDF Reports Recent [...] To establish a network among non-governmental organizations in Turkey and regional countries affected by human trafficking; 2. To provide training for government officers to refresh and consolidate on the recent amendments of Turkish Penal Code an [...] | 2004-04-09 14:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA2109 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-12 14:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA2137 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-13 13:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA2138 | Trafficking in Persons: IOM Reports Recent [...] (U) SUMMARY: In April 9 discussions with Emboff, IOM Chief of Mission Regina Boucault cited 1) ongoing anti-TIP training for Turkish law enforcement officials, and 2) implementation of a victim referral agreement between the Ministry of Interior and Turkey's leading TIP NGO as continuing evide [...] | 2004-04-13 13:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA214 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-13 14:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA2154 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-15 04:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA2158 | GOT RESPONDS POSITIVELY ON QIZ, BUT SEEKS [...] The GOT sent an official, positive response via diplomatic note (see para 2) to ref A points on whether to proceed with consultations with the Congress on Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ) legislation. The dipnote requests that the QIZ bill drop the clause allowing the U.S. side to exclude ad [...] | 2004-04-15 06:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD TU |
04ANKARA2185 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-15 13:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA2198 | TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports published in daily newspapers and circulated nationwide. Text of the articles (originally published in Turkish) is provided through unofficial local FSN tr [...] | 2004-04-16 14:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA2200 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-16 15:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA2214 | TURKISH LAWS REGARDING CARGO HANDLING [...] The Turkish Customs Undersecretariat provided information in response to questions on cargo handling posed in reftel. The following is an informal Embassy translation of Customs' written response. 2. Begin Embassy Translation of Customs U/S Note: Shipping/Cargo Manifests: Carg [...] | 2004-04-19 14:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PARM PREL EWWT KNNP TU |
04ANKARA2218 | GROWING TURKISH REACTION, PUBLIC CRITICISM OF U.S. [...] Negative reaction by the Turkish Government, opposition politicians, and the press to the reported detention of 11 Turkish Special Forces troops in Northern Iraq continues to grow. Prime Minister Erdogan, describing the incident as "extremely distressing," said that he expects the situation t [...] | 2004-04-19 14:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA2226 | EXBS: PROGRAM ADVISOR [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-20 09:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PARM EAID KSTC TU |
04ANKARA2240 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-21 06:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA2268 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-21 07:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA2282 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-21 13:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA23 | MFA U/S Ziyal Letter to U/S Larson on EPC [...] MFA transmitted a letter from Undersecretary Ziyal to U/S Larson via diplomatic note on the Economic Partnership Commission. In the letter, Ziyal affirms the importance of the economic reform program, addressing investment issues, moving forward on a Turkey Qualifying Industrial Zone, and co [...] | 2004-01-05 14:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL EINV TU |
04ANKARA2304 | MARITIME SECURITY COLLECTIVE: YES FROM TURKEY [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-22 13:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT EAIR ETRD PTER TU |
04ANKARA231 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] Iraq 2. Cyprus Can't We be More Transparent? Sami Kohen observed in the mass appeal Milliyet (1/14): "There is no meaning and no benefit in equating the use of Incirlik air base for the US troop rotation with the March 1 decree. The TGS and the Government already announced that the Jun [...] | 2004-01-14 16:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA2321 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-22 15:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA2332 | TURKISH MEDIA RECOMMENDATIONS IN RUN-UP TO POTUS [...] As we approach the June 26-29 POTUS visit to Turkey for bilateral meetings in Ankara and the NATO Summit in Istanbul, Turkish press interest in the visit is building. The embassy has received numerous requests from Turkish media outlets to interview USG principals in the run-up to the visit, a [...] | 2004-04-26 09:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OVIP TU |
04ANKARA2335 | New Intellectual Property Legislation [...] In March, the Turkish Parliament enacted copyright- related legislation which bans street sales of all copyright products, authorizes law enforcement authorities to take action without a complaint by the rightholder, but reduces sanctions for pirates (reftel). The following unofficial trans [...] | 2004-04-26 11:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TU |
04ANKARA2388 | Some Turkish Ports May Miss ISPS Deadline [...] In an April 13 meeting with Econoff, Okay Kilic and Nihat Asan, Department Heads at the Turkish Maritime Undersecretariat, said that Turkish ships should be in compliance with the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS) by July 1, b [...] | 2004-04-28 14:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT PTER ETRD TU |
04ANKARA2391 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-28 15:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA2392 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-28 15:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA2406 | TURKEY CONSIDERING PARTICIPATION IN THE WILTON [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-29 08:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KPAO TU |
04ANKARA2419 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-29 15:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA2452 | FOREIGN POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF A PROPOSED RESEARCH [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-30 15:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA OSCI TBIO TU |
04ANKARA2453 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-30 15:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA2474 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-03 15:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA2477 | TAXATION OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-03 16:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL TU |
04ANKARA2484 | TURKISH PARTICIPANTS IN EXBS EXECUTIVE FORUM IN [...] This is an action request; please see para 4. 2. On May 4, Embassy received a diplomatic note advising us of the Turkish participants in the subject forum. They are: Mr. Bulent Meric, Head of Arms Control and Disarmament Department, MFA (Head of Delegation) PPT: TR-Z 01886 [...] | 2004-05-04 11:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KNNP PARM TSPL KSTC PREL TU |
04ANKARA2492 | TURKISH PARTICIPANTS IN MAY 11-14 TRANSSHIPMENT [...] On May 4, Embassy received a diplomatic note advising us of the Turkish participants in the subject conference. They are: Yusuf Guney, Head of Department, Undersecretariat for Customs Cagla Tansu, Legal Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mehmet Ridvan Us, Foreign Trade Expert, Undersecr [...] | 2004-05-04 13:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL TU |
04ANKARA2509 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-04 15:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA2541 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-05 16:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA2577 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-06 17:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA2598 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-07 15:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA2623 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-10 15:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA263 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-15 16:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA2685 | TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTRY REQUESTS USG WEBSITE [...] On May 5, Turkish MFA Americas Department Head Ilicak presented us a dipnote noting that the Department of Commerce's website www.aesdirect.gov used "historic, ancient and archaeological" place names for certain Turkish cities as well as their current Turkish ones, e.g., "Constantinople" and [...] | 2004-05-12 15:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TU |
04ANKARA2694 | GOVERNMENT OF TURKEY PROMULGATES POLICY FOR [...] The Government of Turkey (GOT) has recently promulgated clear guidelines for the transiting of deportees through their airports. These procedures are in effect immediately and apply to all countries that move deportees through Turkey (Istanbul's Ataturk Airport in most instances). BICE must [...] | 2004-05-12 15:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAIR |
04ANKARA2695 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-12 15:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA2717 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-13 15:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA2737 | TERRORIST FINANCE: AQ LINKED BOSNIAN CHARITIES [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-14 14:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | BK CVIS EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL PTER TU |
04ANKARA2738 | TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 54 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-14 14:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS EFIN ETTC GM KSEP KVPR PTER TU |
04ANKARA2741 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-14 14:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA2769 | LETTER FROM TURKEY MINISTER OF STATE TUZMEN TO [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-17 14:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD TU |
04ANKARA2779 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-17 15:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA2812 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-18 15:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA2842 | Dillingham Pulling Out of Turkey [...] In an April 27 letter to the Ambassador, Dillingham Construction International Inc. (DCII) advised that, due to the judicial system's failure to uphold its rights, it will pull out of Turkey and refrain from bidding on future projects. DCII's experience in Turkish courts creates serious doubt [...] | 2004-05-20 13:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV BEXP ETRD TU |
04ANKARA2857 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-20 14:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA2879 | GOT Turns Down DVC Proposal; Suggests a TIFA [...] On May 20, the Embassy received a response to our diplomatic note proposing a digital video conference (DVC) between U.S. and Turkish experts on intellectual property issues. Following the December 2003 Economic Partnership Commission meeting, the USG and GOT had agreed to expert-level meetin [...] | 2004-05-21 16:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL ETRD KIPR TU |
04ANKARA2881 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-21 16:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA2894 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-24 15:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA291 | IMPORTANCE OF COORDINATION IN WASHINGTON ON TRAVEL [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-16 08:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET PGOV PREL TU |
04ANKARA2913 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-25 15:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA2977 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-27 15:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA3009 | TURKISH PROPOSAL FOR EXBS AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-01 12:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL TU |
04ANKARA3033 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-01 18:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA3046 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-02 15:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA3048 | TIP: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, MAY 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about GOT anti-TIP public information, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports published in national and international news media. Text of the articles (originally published in Turkish unless otherwise noted) is provided through unofficial [...] | 2004-06-02 15:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA3077 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-03 15:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA3100 | BLUE LANTERN: INFORMATION FOR CASE NUMBER 05-919744 [...] ON 26 MAY 2004, EMBASSY RECEIVED A TURKISH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MFA) DIP NOTE (2004/ALGY/223961),WHICH CONTAINED A RESPONSE TO OUR INQUIRY FOR INFORMATION RELATED TO REF B HELICOPTER PARTS ORDER FOR BLUE LANTERN CASE NUMBER 05-919744. 2. THE MFA CONFIRMED THAT THE TURKISH LAND FO [...] | 2004-06-04 13:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TU KOMC GM |
04ANKARA3108 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-04 15:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA3120 | US-TURKEY HIGH-LEVEL DEFENSE GROUP (HLDG): OSD [...] The Turkish General Staff (TGS) and the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) have been unable to reach SIPDIS agreement on acceptable dates to convene meetings of the HLDG's Political-Military Working Group (PMWG) and the Security Cooperation Working Group (SCWG). 2. Para 4 below c [...] | 2004-06-07 12:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL TU |
04ANKARA3136 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-07 15:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA3149 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-08 13:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA3162 | ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW PROCEDURES FOR ENEMY [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-08 15:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KAWC PINR PREL TU |
04ANKARA32 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-05 14:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA3201 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-09 13:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA33 | TERRORIST FINANCE: LISTS 48 AND 49 (LT AND JEM [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-05 15:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC PTER TU |
04ANKARA3328 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-14 14:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA3347 | TERRORIST FINANCE: HARAMAIN BRANCHES (LIST 56) AND [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-15 06:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC PTER TU |
04ANKARA3358 | U.S. ICAO Council Candidacy Demarche [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-15 15:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR TU |
04ANKARA3405 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-15 15:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA3435 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-16 16:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA3438 | TERRORIST FINANCE: BARAKAT (LIST 58) [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-17 07:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC PTER TU |
04ANKARA3458 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-17 16:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA3481 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-18 15:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA3507 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-21 16:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA3519 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): STATUS OF CWC [...] (U) We delivered Reftel non-paper to MFA Arms Control Department Head Bulent Meric on June 11. On June 22, MFA Arms Control Officer Omur Unsay called PolMilOff with the following reaction: Turkey has completed preparing its draft implementing legislation that will now require parliamentary ap [...] | 2004-06-22 12:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM ABUD TU |
04ANKARA3545 | Turkish Response to ICAO Council Candidacy [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-23 14:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR TU |
04ANKARA355 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-20 16:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA3577 | GOT CONDEMNATION OF MURDER OF PAUL JOHNSON [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-24 14:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER ASEC CASC SA TU |
04ANKARA3581 | TERRORIST FINANCE: ITALIAN NAMES -- LIST 59 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-24 15:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS EFIN ETTC KSEP KVPR PTER TU |
04ANKARA3589 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-25 05:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA3603 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-25 13:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA3619 | TURKEY OFFICIALLY REQUESTS INFORMATION ON THE [...] This is an action requested -- see para 2. 2. On June 25, the Embassy received diplomatic note number 2204/KOKD/262781, dated June 23, 2004, requesting information on an alleged incident on June 18 in which a Turkish national was killed by U.S. forces at a check point between Ramadi and Fal [...] | 2004-06-26 09:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS PREL IZ TU |
04ANKARA3621 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-27 12:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA3622 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-27 12:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA3631 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-28 08:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA3632 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-28 08:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA3633 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-28 08:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA3673 | TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, JUNE 1-15, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about Turkey- specific anti-TIP public information, post provides as examples the following TIP press clips. Text of any articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation, unless otherwise noted. 2 [...] | 2004-06-29 15:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA3724 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-01 11:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA3738 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-01 14:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA3756 | SUPPLEMENT TO ANKARA 2003 END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] With respect to the additional information requested in Ref A, Post advises as follows: 2. All of the 45 vehicles provided to the TMO between 1989-93 remain operational. They are used for poppy planting control throughout Turkey. 3. Regarding the request for information concerning "comm [...] | 2004-07-06 14:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR TU |
04ANKARA3779 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-07 14:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA3782 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-07 15:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA3791 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-08 09:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA3802 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-08 16:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA3828 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-09 17:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA3840 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-12 15:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA3857 | ECOSOC DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TURKISH MFA NONCOMMITTAL [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-12 16:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL TU |
04ANKARA3866 | ARTICLE 98 DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TURKISH MFA SAYS EU [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-13 14:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TU |
04ANKARA3896 | IRAQ: SEEKING RESPONSE TO TURKISH REQUEST FOR [...] This is an action requested -- see para 2. 2. Ref A requested guidance on how to respond to a Turkish diplomatic note dated June 23, 2004, seeking information on an alleged incident on June 18 in which a Turkish national was killed by U.S. forces at a check point between Ramadi and Fallujah [...] | 2004-07-14 09:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS PREL IZ TU |
04ANKARA3908 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-14 16:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA3921 | UNGA INITIATIVES DEMARCHE DELIVERED; TURKISH MFA [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-15 09:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON PHUM KDEM AORC TU |
04ANKARA3922 | UNGA HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE DEMARCHE FOLLOW-UP; [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-15 09:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP TU |
04ANKARA3948 | IRAQ/KIRKUK:MFA STATEMENT ON TURKEY'S FACT-FINDING [...] The MFA Spokesman made the statement in para 2 to the press on July 14, addressing the Turkish fact-finding delegation that visited Kirkuk July 6-11. (Comment: This statement is calmer in tone than the points the GOT passed to us privately, reftel. End Comment.) 2. Begin informal Embass [...] | 2004-07-15 21:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR PINR TU IZ |
04ANKARA3950 | AFGHANISTAN: TURKEY STILL CONSIDERING PRT FOR [...] Turkish press reported July 15-16 that Turkey had decided to send a 200-man PRT to Takhar, Afghanistan. We contacted the Turkish MFA July 16 seeking confirmation/clarification. MFA informed us that while no decision has yet been taken, Turkey is indeed reconsidering its formerly withdrawn pro [...] | 2004-07-16 08:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS TU AF |
04ANKARA396 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-22 13:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA397 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-22 13:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA3976 | ARE SE TURKEY PROTESTS AGAINST PKK TERROR [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-16 14:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PHUM ASEC IZ TU |
04ANKARA3995 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-19 16:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4047 | JULY 2004 APPENDIX TO THE 2003 INVESTMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-21 13:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KTDB EFIN TU |
04ANKARA4072 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-21 16:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4094 | EXBS: U.S. COMMENTS ON NP COOPERATION AND [...] Post delivered the U.S.text of the EXBS agreement and reftel talking points to the MFA on July 20. MFA Acting DDG for Disarmament Bulent Meric agreed to consider the two proposed changes to the last Turkish draft. 2. Meric did not evince significant concern with the change in Article 3, si [...] | 2004-07-22 13:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KSTC PARM PREL TU US |
04ANKARA4116 | TURKISH ENERGY MINISTRY VIEWS ON ELECTRICITY TO [...] Summary: According to Energy Deputy U/S Cimen, Turkey remains interested in exporting electricity to Iraq. However, a necessary first step is for private companies to conclude a long-term supply contract with Iraqi officials. Turkey has excess generating capacity for a few more years, but ex [...] | 2004-07-23 14:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ETRD IZ PREL TU |
04ANKARA4118 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-23 16:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4119 | GOT REQUESTS EXPEDITED PROCESSING OF US EXPORT [...] This is an action request -- see para 4. 2. MFA Acting Deputy Director General for Disarmament Bulent Meric convoked polmilcouns on July 19 under instructions "originating with military authorities." Meric requested the USG expedite the processing of an export license application by Mil- [...] | 2004-07-23 16:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL TU |
04ANKARA4141 | TIP IN TURKEY: UPDATED MFA COUNTRY REPORT ON HUMAN [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides the following Human Smuggling Country Report produced by the Turkish MFA's National Task Force on Human Trafficking. The Report is available on-line at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website: http:/ [...] | 2004-07-28 07:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA4147 | TIP IN TURKEY: UPDATED MFA COUNTRY REPORT ON [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides the following TIP Country Report produced by the Turkish MFA's National Task Force on Human Trafficking. The Report is available on-line at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website: http://www.mfa.gov [...] | 2004-07-28 09:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA4148 | TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, JULY 1-15, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports published in daily newspapers and circulated nationwide. Text of the articles (originally published in Turkish) is provided through unofficial [...] | 2004-07-28 09:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA4186 | MERSIN REFINERY FIRE CONTROLLED [...] (U) A FIERCE FIRE BROKE OUT ON JULY 25 AT ATAS OIL REFINERY IN MERSIN. ACCORDING TO PRESS REPORTS, A TANK CONTAINING SOME NINE THOUSAND CUBIC METERS OF CRUDE OIL WAS ABLAZE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS FIREFIGHTERS WORKED TO PREVENT THE FIRE FROM SPREADING TO OTHER AREAS OF THE REFINERY. MERSIN F [...] | 2004-07-28 14:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET TU IZ |
04ANKARA4190 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-28 15:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA42 | 1/6/04 TIP REPORT [...] (U) The following are recent developments related to trafficking in persons (TIP) in Turkey: ----------------- IOM Pilot Program ----------------- 2. (U) The Ankara office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has drafted a proposal for a USD 1.2 million pilot projec [...] | 2004-01-06 09:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KCRM KWMN PHUM KFRD PREF PREL PGOV TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA4215 | FAHIM REMOVAL FROM AFGHAN VP TICKET: TURKEY [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-29 13:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AF PREL TU |
04ANKARA4233 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-29 15:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4267 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-30 15:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4270 | TERRORIST FINANCE: CIRA [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-02 06:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS EFIN ETTC KSEP KVPR PREL PTER TU |
04ANKARA4273 | TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, JULY 16-31, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles not published in English is provided through unofficial local FSN translation or otherwise noted sources. 2. (U) Published July 28, 20 [...] | 2004-08-02 08:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU |
04ANKARA4284 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, JULY 24-26, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 24-26, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ulkede Ozgur Gundem, [...] | 2004-08-02 13:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ |
04ANKARA4285 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, JULY 27, 2004 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 27, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Tercuman, Evrensel, Vak [...] | 2004-08-02 13:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ |
04ANKARA4303 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, JULY 28, 2004 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 28, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ulkede Ozgur Gundem, Va [...] | 2004-08-03 08:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ |
04ANKARA4318 | LETTER REGARDING 19TH POLITICAL MILITARY WORKING [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-03 14:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL TU |
04ANKARA4320 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-03 14:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4370 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-04 15:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4397 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-05 15:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4400 | CUKAROVA AG RESEARCHERS BRIEF ON SOUTHEASTERN [...] (SBU) On July 26, PO and DPO attended an informal Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP) background presentation by several of the former GAP chief agricultural researchers now residing as retired faculty at Cukurova university. The briefing was based on approximately 18 month-old data, but wa [...] | 2004-08-06 09:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TU |
04ANKARA4416 | TIP IN TURKEY: IOM REPORTS ON TIP VICTIM [...] (U) In an August 5 meeting with Emboff, International Organization on Migration (IOM) Interim Country Director Meltem Ersoy asserted that an increase in TIP victim referrals from the GOT to IOM is a direct result of 1) a series of IOM-funded law enforcement training sessions that focus police [...] | 2004-08-06 11:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA4426 | CEKMECE RESEARCH REACTOR CONVERSION AND FUEL RETURN [...] EXBS Advisor called on the new Turkish Atomic Energy Authority (TAEK) President, Mr. Okay Cakiroglu, on August 6. Cakiroglu assumed these duties this past July. EXBS Advisor the meeting, we raised the Cekmece Nuclear Plants (reftel),noting that DOE is willing to assist in the physical securit [...] | 2004-08-06 13:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP PM TRGY TU |
04ANKARA4428 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-06 14:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4448 | TIP IN TURKEY: POLICE GUIDEBOOK ON TIP [...] (U) In an August 5 meeting at the Turkish Security Directorate, Foreigners Department Assistant Director Murat Oz provided para 2 text of the Turkish Security Directorate's anti-TIP guidebook. Oz told Emboff that the guidebook was published by the Security Directorate and dis [...] | 2004-08-09 13:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA4451 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-09 15:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4452 | EXBS: TURKEY ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE- [...] Summary: The first full time EXBS advisor, Kevin Lyon, reported to Embassy Ankara on July 9, 2004. He assumed responsibility for all EXBS and nonproliferation issues handled by the Political Military Affairs (PMA) section. During this time period the EXBS Advisor conducted introductory meeti [...] | 2004-08-09 15:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL |
04ANKARA4489 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-10 15:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4526 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-11 15:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4541 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-12 14:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4544 | TIP IN TURKEY: VISITING ARMENIAN DELEGATION TRIES [...] Summary: Visiting Armenian TIP-NGO Hope and Help and IOM Armenia Program Officer have briefed us on meetings with reps from Turkish NGOs, Armenian religious and media organizations, and Georgia's diplomatic mission in Turkey. Hope and Help rep described her meetings as "the first steps" in est [...] | 2004-08-12 14:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU AM TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA4563 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-13 13:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4580 | TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, AUGUST 1- [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published August 15, 2004 by the Internat [...] | 2004-08-16 08:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA4587 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-16 15:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4630 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-18 15:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4698 | MEDIA CLAIMS OF US SUPPORT FOR PKK COMPLICATE [...] (SBU) The PKK issue, and the perceived lack of action by the United States against PKK terrorists in northern Iraq, has become a chronic, negative story in Turkish media reporting on the U.S. and U.S.-Turkish relations. The story contributes to widespread negative perceptions of the United S [...] | 2004-08-19 14:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PTER TU |
04ANKARA4700 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-19 14:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4742 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-20 14:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4764 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-23 14:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4779 | EXBS: UPDATE ON NP COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE [...] This is an action request- see para 4. 2. We discussed the latest U.S. draft EXBS agreement (reftel) with MFA DDG for Disarmament Haluk Ilicak on August 13, 2004. Ilicak stated that the Turkish government could probably accept the proposed U.S. changes in the preamble and articles 3 and [...] | 2004-08-24 09:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KSTC PARM PREL TU US |
04ANKARA48 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-07 05:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4815 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-25 15:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4853 | MTCR: U.S. PROPOSAL ON BALL BEARINGS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-26 11:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA TU |
04ANKARA4860 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-26 14:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA487 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-26 13:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4870 | 2004 CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] (U) In response to reftel A, Embassy Ankara submits this report to update its August 2003 report on child labor in Turkey. 2. (U) In pursuing its EU candidacy Turkey continues to work to eliminate the worst forms of child labor (WFCL). The information in this telegram builds upon material [...] | 2004-08-26 16:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI TU |
04ANKARA4878 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-27 14:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4884 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON US CANDIDACY TO THE [...] EconOff delivered reftel demarche seeking support for reelection of the U.S. as member and the candidacy of AmCit James Wade as Chairman of the Postal Operations Council (POC) of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) to Umut Topcuoglu and Sinem Mingam of the GOT MFA. They appreciated the informat [...] | 2004-08-27 15:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC |
04ANKARA4926 | DEMARCHE ON OSCE CONFERENCE ON RACISM, XENOPHOBIA [...] (U) Embassy Ankara delivered on August 24 reftel's requested demarche on the September 13-14 OSCE Conference on Racism, Xenophobia and Discrimination to MFA Human Rights Department Head Ali Savut. 2. (U) Savut responded that while the GOT concurs the topics planned for the OSCE Brussels S [...] | 2004-09-01 05:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM TU |
04ANKARA4946 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-01 14:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4967 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-02 14:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA4987 | TURKISH PARTICIPATION IN NATO POLICY DIRECTORS AND [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-03 12:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC TU |
04ANKARA4995 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-03 14:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5002 | TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, AUGUST 15- [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published August 26, 2004 by Minsk Belaru [...] | 2004-09-03 15:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA5013 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-07 15:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5024 | EXBS: TURKEY ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] Summary: August was a productive month despite the high number of Turkish contacts that were still enjoying their traditional summer vacation. The DOE Second Line of Defense visit was able to lay the initial groundwork required to begin the planning process in upgrading the portal monitors [...] | 2004-09-08 05:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL |
04ANKARA5047 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-08 15:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5078 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-09 15:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5110 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-10 14:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA512 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-27 13:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5143 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-13 15:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5144 | Update on Turkish Implementation of ISPS Port [...] In a September 8 conversation with Econoff, Okay Kilic, Head of the Maritime Security Department of the Maritime Administration (MA),clarified that Turkey has not/not yet complied with all requirements of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea's (SOLAS) International Ship [...] | 2004-09-13 15:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT PTER ETRD PREL TU |
04ANKARA5168 | TURKEY: AFTER FOURS YEARS, THE STATUS OF THE TOXIC [...] SUMMARY: After nearly four years in which Turkish officials avoided confronting the problem, the Spanish ship MV Ulla, moored in Iskenderun harbor and loaded with 2.2 tons of ash laden with toxic heavy metals, sank just days before it was scheduled to depart for Spain. Environmental NGOs' l [...] | 2004-09-14 10:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO TU |
04ANKARA5183 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-14 15:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5202 | BLUE LANTERN: CHECK ON ELSAN DEFENSE AND [...] ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2004, EMBASSY BLUE LANTERN OFFICER MET WITH THE PRESIDENT AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF ELSAN CORPORATION AT ITS OFFICE LOCATED AT THE ADDRESS GIVEN IN REFTEL. DURING THE MEETING PRESIDENT ONUR GOKCE AND VP KEMAL CELIK OUTLINED THE STRUCTURE, ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS OF ELS [...] | 2004-09-15 08:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KOMC ETTC TU |
04ANKARA5205 | TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, SEPTEMBER 1-15, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published September 10, 2004 by Turkish l [...] | 2004-09-15 09:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA5221 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-15 13:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5229 | TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-15 14:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS EFIN KSEP KVPR PTER TU KTFN |
04ANKARA5267 | UPDATE ON PREPARATIONS FOR THE GLOBAL THREAT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-17 07:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON KNNP MNUC PM PTER TRGY TU |
04ANKARA5278 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-17 12:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5318 | TURKISH NOMINEES FOR THE OXFORD TRACKER [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-20 07:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PARM TU |
04ANKARA5370 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-21 13:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5373 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-21 13:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5375 | DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS [...] THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. NOT INTENDED FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: ON SEPTEMBER 9 AND 10, DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPE ERIC STEWART TRAVELED TO ANKARA TO MEET WITH GOVERNMENT OF TURKEY OFFICIALS ON KEY BILATERAL ISSUES. [...] | 2004-09-21 14:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD TU |
04ANKARA5377 | ACTION REQUEST: U.S. MILITARY MEDIVAC OF INJURED [...] This is an urgent action request. Please see para. six. 2. Summary: On Sept. 20, Turkish Red Crescent worker Mustafa Pekcan was seriously wounded in a terrorist attack and taken to a Mosul hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery. GOT is seeking U.S. assistance to medivac Pekcan to Tu [...] | 2004-09-21 14:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS TU IZ |
04ANKARA5380 | TURKEY DROPS OUT OF NEWPORT PSI EXERCISE; LIMITS [...] (C) MFA Disarmament Department Head Bulent Meric contacted EXBS Advisor on September 20 to inform him that the GOT had decided to not send a delegation to the Newport, Rhode Island PSI exercise next week. Meric explained that after considering the negative US response to Turkey's request to j [...] | 2004-09-21 15:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL ETTC TU |
04ANKARA5395 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-22 15:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5453 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-23 12:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5482 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-24 14:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5495 | TURKEY WILL SUPPORT U.S. ICAO CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-24 14:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR TU |
04ANKARA5497 | U.S. - Turkey Workshop Focuses Judges and [...] Summary: The September 9 and 10 "Workshop on Effective Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in the U.S. and Turkey" exposed Turkish judges and prosecutors to the U.S. IPR enforcement system, highlighted the concerns of U.S. and Turkish rightholders, and raised public awareness by gene [...] | 2004-09-24 14:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TU |
04ANKARA550 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-28 14:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5535 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-27 14:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5556 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-28 14:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5558 | Turkish Maritime Security: Visit of Coast [...] In introductory calls on September 16, LCDR Michael Bee, DHS/Coast Guard's International Port Security Liaison, described the U.S. International Port Security Program to Gurcan Balik, of the MFA Maritime Department, Okay Kilic, Head of the Maritime Security Department of the Turkish Maritime [...] | 2004-09-28 14:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT PTER ETRD TU |
04ANKARA5596 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-29 14:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5597 | TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO) AT [...] (SBU) Embassy Ankara's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is Robert S. Deutsch, Deputy Chief of Mission. E-mail: DeutschRS@state.gov. Tel: 90-312-455-5555, ext.2202. 2. (SBU) The TFCO Deputy is Thomas H. Goldberger, Economic Counselor. E-mail: GoldbergerTH@state.gov. Tel: 90- [...] | 2004-09-29 14:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL TU KTFN |
04ANKARA5660 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-01 13:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5673 | EXBS; TURKEY ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE- [...] Summary: September proved to be a very productive month for the Non-proliferation programs in Turkey. The EXBS Advisor was able to make significant advances in the EXBS Agreement, Second Line of Defense (SLD) prioritization, Internal Control Program (ICP) coordination and establishment of ba [...] | 2004-10-02 05:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL |
04ANKARA5689 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-04 14:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5691 | DELIVERY OF CSI DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-04 14:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT PTER ETRD PREL ETTC KTIA PBTS TU |
04ANKARA5708 | TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, SEPTEMBER 15-30, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published September 27, 200 [...] | 2004-10-05 12:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA5713 | TURKEY PLANS TO ATTEND PARIS PACT CONSULTATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOT plans to send an Ambassador-level, interagency delegation to the Paris Pact consultative meeting in Vienna, however, the GOT is not receptive to the idea of being the focus of or hosting one of the upcoming expert-level meetings. End Summary. 2. (U) Econoff delivere [...] | 2004-10-05 12:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PREL SNAR TU |
04ANKARA5717 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-05 14:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA573 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-29 12:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5730 | NINETEENTH SESSION OF U.S.-TURKEY SECURITY [...] DSCA Director for Europe, Russia, the Americas, and Sub-Saharan Africa Jeanne Farmer led a U.S. delegation to Ankara Sept. 24 for the nineteenth session of the U.S.-Turkey Security Cooperation Working Group (SCWG). Ms. Farmer and her Turkish counterpart, Brigadier General Ali Akdogan, discuss [...] | 2004-10-06 07:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS TU |
04ANKARA5731 | UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE REFORM: TURKEY IN ACCORD WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-06 07:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PARM PREL TU |
04ANKARA5741 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-06 13:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5750 | TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, September 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published September 28, 2004 by the Anato [...] | 2004-10-07 10:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA5751 | TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, OCTOBER 1-7, 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-07 10:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | IN KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF PREL SMIG TIP TU |
04ANKARA5758 | SPECIAL TURKISH MEDIA REACTION: EU COMMISSION [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-07 12:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5767 | TURKEY: BLUE LANTERN PROGRAM COORDINATOR [...] In response to reftel request, current Blue Lantern program coordinator for Embassy Ankara is: Mark Balkovich Political Military Affairs Officer Tel: 011-90-312-455-5555 X2237 Alt Tel: 011-90-532-220-2347 Fax: 011-90-312-468-4775 Email: BALKOVICHME@state.gov EDT: July 2005 [...] | 2004-10-08 10:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KOMC KSEP ETTC TU |
04ANKARA5771 | INFORMATION ON TURKISH FOUNDRY PRODUCTS [...] Reftel requested information on the Turkish foundry industry, specifically metal castings gray iron, ductile iron, all other iron, steel, aluminum and copper. Unfortunately, neither the GOT nor the relevant industry association could provide this information. An iron and steel sector expert [...] | 2004-10-08 12:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD TU |
04ANKARA5777 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-08 14:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5789 | TIP IN TURKEY: NEW PENAL CODE REVISIONS STIFFEN [...] (U) On October 11, 2004, Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer signed into law revisions to the Turkish Penal Code (TPC) which, among other measures, prescribe harsher penalties for human trafficking. Penalties range from eight to twelve years of imprisonment (up from five to ten years in ear [...] | 2004-10-12 14:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA5807 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-13 10:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5816 | TURKEY EXTENDS CUSTOMS UNION TREATMENT TO CYPRUS [...] The GOT Cabinet on September 30 approved an amendment to the customs union agreement with the European Union to include new EU member states, including the Republic of Cyprus. Note: The decision refers to "Cyprus" rather than the "Republic of Cyprus". End Note. President Sezer approved the [...] | 2004-10-13 14:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD TU CY |
04ANKARA5819 | PROPOSED SUPPORT TO GAZIANTEP AMERICAN HOSPITAL [...] Embassy Ankara strongly supports the reftel proposal to provide a $600,000 ASHA grant to Gaziantep American Hospital. Embassy's evaluation of Gaziantep American Hospital is keyed to questions in reftel para 4. a and b) Gaziantep American Hospital has a long and well-known history as a symb [...] | 2004-10-13 14:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID TU |
04ANKARA5823 | DEMARCHE OPPOSING CUBA'S UN RESOLUTION AGAINST THE [...] (U) We presented reftel demarche October 8 to Turkish MFA's Latin America Head of Department Cen Onder. As instructed in the cable, we asked that Turkey consider abstaining if it could not support the U.S. request. 2. (U) Onder indicated that Turkey would check with the European Union cou [...] | 2004-10-13 14:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD CU TU UNGA |
04ANKARA5830 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-14 12:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5844 | IRAQ: VICE PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL COUNCIL [...] Summary: Hamid Majid Musa, Vice President of the Iraqi National Council, told Ankara-based diplomats that January 2005 elections were on track despite the insurgency. On Kirkuk, he said that if the TAL- established Iraqi Property Claims Commission fails to resolve the population distribution [...] | 2004-10-15 08:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL IZ TU |
04ANKARA5847 | DEMARCHE ON OSCE ELECTION OBSERVATION MISSION TO [...] We presented reftel demarche October 14 to Turkish MFA Eastern Europe Department official Yavuz Evirgen. Evirgen and MFA OSCE Section Head Korkut Gungen acknowledged that MFA officials are consulting with each other continuously in monitoring Ukrainian election developments. 2. Evirgen a [...] | 2004-10-15 09:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UP TU |
04ANKARA5860 | TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, OCTOBER 7-14, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published October 14, 2004 by the Anatoli [...] | 2004-10-15 12:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA5882 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-15 14:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5908 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-18 15:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5909 | IRAQ: VICE PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL COUNCIL [...] Summary: Hamid Majid Musa, Vice President of the Iraqi National Council, told Ankara-based diplomats that January 2005 elections were on track despite the insurgency. On Kirkuk, he said that if the TAL- established Iraqi Property Claims Commission fails to resolve the population distribution [...] | 2004-10-18 15:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL IZ TU |
04ANKARA5934 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-19 13:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5936 | 59TH UNGA: TURKEY LOOKING FOR WEOG CONSENSUS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-19 13:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC AORC KNNP TU |
04ANKARA5940 | FONMIN GUL RESPONSE TO SECRETARY POWELL RE [...] Turkish response on Commission for Human Rights WEOG rotation is contained in letter from FonMin Gul to Secretary Powell (para 2; original being pouched to Department). Turkey asks for U.S. support for increase in number of years allocated to Turkey. 2. Text of Turkish response: Dear Mr. [...] | 2004-10-19 13:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PHUM PREL TU |
04ANKARA5964 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-20 14:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA5967 | TURKEY SUPPORTS MOLDOVAN OBSERVER STATUS IN SEECP [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-20 15:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELTN ENRG MD PREL |
04ANKARA5968 | TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH AMBASSADOR TO MOLDOVA [...] SUMMARY. Turkish Ambassador to Moldova Fatma Topcuoglu delivered the following speech at a 2-day conference on human trafficking in Chisinau, Moldova. END SUMMARY. 2. BEGIN TRANSCRIPT OF PREPARED REMARKS: SPEECH DELIVERED BY H.E. FATMA FIRAT TOPCUOGLU AMBASSADOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKE [...] | 2004-10-20 15:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA5980 | Turkey's New Bio-safety Law [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. AFTER YEARS OF DELAYS, TURKEY IS POISED TO PASS A FAR-REACHING BIO-SAFETY LAW, WHICH COULD RESTRICT ALL IMPORTS AND PRODUCTION OF BIO- ENGINEERED PRODUCTS, INCLUDING AGRICULTURAL AND POSSIBLY PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS. THE FRAMEWORK LAW IS QUITE GENERAL AND, GIVEN PAST EXPERIE [...] | 2004-10-21 11:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR KPAO TU |
04ANKARA5993 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-21 14:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6004 | TURKEY/OES PD PROGRAM: DOE EXPERT PROMOTES [...] Summary: Under a grant from OES Public Diplomacy, the Ankara Regional Environmental Hub implemented a speakers' program on Renewable Energy in Turkey, October 11-15, with events in Istanbul, Ankara and Adana, in cooperation with the Ankara Public Affairs Section and the Adana Consulate. The [...] | 2004-10-22 14:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KPAO SENV TSPA TSPL TU |
04ANKARA6010 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-22 14:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6048 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-25 13:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6052 | URGING EU MEMBERS TO PRESERVE COMMON POLICY ON [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-25 14:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM TU CU |
04ANKARA6069 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-26 13:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6072 | TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: MFA REPORTS ONGOING EFFORTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: In response to G/TIP inquires about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides the following October 2004 TIP Country Report produced by the Turkish MFA's National Task Force on Human Trafficking. The Report will be published on-line at the MFA website at http://www.mf [...] | 2004-10-26 14:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA6085 | Turks Interested in Pursuing CSI [...] Basat Ozturk, Head of the MFA Maritime Department, told Econoff on October 26 that GOT agencies had agreed to respond "positively" to the proposed inclusion of Turkey in the Container Security Initiative (CSI),and asked that Embassy relay this official response to Washington agencies. Oztur [...] | 2004-10-27 10:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT PTER ETRD PREL ETTC KTIA PBTS TU |
04ANKARA6092 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-27 14:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA610 | TERRORIST FINANCE: LISTS 50-51 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-30 12:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC PTER TU |
04ANKARA611 | TURKEY 2003 END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] Since 1986, the International Narcotics Crime and Control (INCC) program has provided approximately 5,500 units of equipment and training, valued at over USD 5.7 million, to five Turkish agencies with responsibility for Turkey,s anti-narcotics programs: The Turkish Grain Board (TMO),Jandarma [...] | 2004-01-30 12:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN SNAR TU |
04ANKARA615 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-30 14:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6150 | TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, OCTOBER 14-31, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published October 31, 2004 by [...] | 2004-11-01 13:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA6205 | TUAF WELCOMES USG ANSWERS TO SATELLITE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-02 15:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA ETTC PARM PREL MARR MASS TU |
04ANKARA6207 | SCENESETTER: AMBASSADOR SCHNABEL'S VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit to Turkey provides an excellent opportunity to assure the Turks that the U.S. continues to support Turkey's EU candidacy. Some elements in Turkey view the U.S. and EU as rival power blocs, and question why the U.S. would want Turkey in the EU. By highlighting areas o [...] | 2004-11-02 15:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EU TU |
04ANKARA6208 | Ag Minister Issues Strong Anti-Biotech Statement [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. TODAY'S TURKISH DUNYA NEWSPAPER (A BUSINESS DAILY),REPORTED THAT TURKEY'S MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE SAMI GUCLU VISITED THE "MONSTER TOMATO BALLOON" IN ANKARA YESTERDAY. THE GIANT TOMATO, AS PART OF A NATION WIDE ANTI-GMO CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN TOURING TURKEY FOR SEVERAL WEEKS NOW. [...] | 2004-11-02 15:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR KPAO TU |
04ANKARA6234 | Implementation of Mandatory Importers [...] (SBU) Summary: GOT plans to create mandatory membership organizations for importers have not been implemented, apparently due to widespread business opposition. The GOT is considering an alternate kind of organization, a joint (mandatory membership) foreign trade association including both i [...] | 2004-11-03 14:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD TU |
04ANKARA6237 | INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE FORMER [...] (U) The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs forwarded to Embassy Ankara a diplomatic note confirming that Turkey plans to support Mr. Theodor Meron for re-election as a permanent judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia at the November 18, 2004, elections in New Y [...] | 2004-11-03 16:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS KAWC PHUM XH TU |
04ANKARA6239 | RESTRUCTURING TURKEY'S DEFENSE INDUSTRY--A [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's Undersecretary for Defense Industries (Savunma Sanayi Mustesarligi - SSM) Murad Bayar outlined restructuring plans for the Turkish defense industry during a September 28 Turkish-American Defense Symposium hosted by SSM and the American- Turkish Council (ATC). In the fi [...] | 2004-11-04 07:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL TU |
04ANKARA6240 | EXBS: TURKISH COMMENTS TO LATEST NP COOPERATION [...] This is an action request- see para 4. 2. We have discussed the latest U.S. draft NP Cooperation and Assistance Agreement (ref A) with MFA Arms Control and Disarmament, Department Head, Bulent Meric and other MFA representatives on several occasions since originally delivering it to the G [...] | 2004-11-04 08:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KSTC PARM PREL TU US |
04ANKARA6254 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-04 14:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6258 | SIGN OF IMPROVING RELATIONS -- TURKS FIGHT FIRE IN [...] Turkish officials over the past year have spoken often of improving relations with Syria. But so far it has been mostly talk, until October 27, when in a surprising show of cooperation, Syria asked for and Turkey delivered planes and fire fighters to put out a blaze along the border of Turkey [...] | 2004-11-04 15:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN PREL SY TU |
04ANKARA6276 | TURKISH PRESIDENT, PM CONGRATULATE POTUS, VP ON [...] (U) The Turkish MFA faxed us the following letters of congratulations dated November 4, 2004 from Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer and Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed to President Bush and a letter of congratulations dated November 4, 2004 from Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan to [...] | 2004-11-05 09:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL |
04ANKARA6285 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-05 14:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6292 | EXBS: TURKEY ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE- [...] Summary: This month the EXBS advisor conducted program consultations in Washington DC with many agencies, including meetings with many of the NP program implementers at the Departments of State, Energy and Homeland Defense, providing insight into the decision processes of the GOT and the dec [...] | 2004-11-05 15:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL |
04ANKARA63 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-07 13:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6314 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-09 09:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6317 | GOT Supports External Evaluation of FAO [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-09 10:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR TU |
04ANKARA6318 | HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTION DEMARCHES [...] (U) On November 8 we presented reftel A and B demarches to individual MFA departments for each country mentioned: A. We presented Belarus points to Deputy Director General for Eastern Europe Solendil, who confirmed the Turkish UN delegation had already been instructed to vote positively wi [...] | 2004-11-09 10:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL TU |
04ANKARA6329 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-09 14:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6366 | TIP IN TURKEY: INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR SPECIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-10 14:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA6393 | TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, NOVEMBER 1-10, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published November 10, 2004 by the Jerusalem [...] | 2004-11-10 16:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA6396 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-10 16:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6407 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-12 15:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6428 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-17 17:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6432 | TURKEY: ANTI-SEMITISM REPORTING [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-18 10:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KIRF PGOV PHUM TU |
04ANKARA6440 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-18 14:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6441 | US based D&PL Seed Co denied Plant Variety [...] (SBU) THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. PLEASE SEE PARA 6. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. THE TURKISH MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (MARA) HAS DENIED DELTA AND PINE LAND COMPANY (D&PL) OF SCOTT, MISSOURI, PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION (PVP) FOR FIVE COTTONSEED VARIETIES UNDER TURKISH LAW 5042. LOSS OF INTE [...] | 2004-11-18 14:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR KPAO TU |
04ANKARA6481 | TURKEY REMAINS COMMITTED TO JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER [...] Dr. Faruk Ozlu, Deputy Undersecretary of Turkey's national defense procurement agency (Savunma Sanayii Mustesarligi - SSM),in a November 12 discussion with PolMilCouns and Deputy PolMilCouns, dismissed press reports (including reftel) that Turkey was considering withdrawal from the Joint Strik [...] | 2004-11-19 14:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS TU |
04ANKARA6484 | TURKISH STRAITS VOLUNTARY PRINCIPLES - NEWEST [...] On November 8, Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director General for Energy, Hakki Akil passed to Ambassador Steven Mann the newest version of the Turkish MFA's proposed "Voluntary Principles on the Passage of Oil Tankers through the Turkish Straits" (see Ref A). (This version is da [...] | 2004-11-19 15:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ETRD EWWT TU |
04ANKARA6513 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-23 05:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6535 | FORUM FOR THE FUTURE JOINT DEMARCHE: TURKEY [...] Summary: Ambassador Edelman and Moroccan Ambassador Zagour jointly delivered ref A demarche regarding the December 11 Forum for the Future meeting to Turkish MFA Deputy U/S for Multilateral Affairs Sensoy on November 22. Sensoy welcomed the demarche and said Turkey, which is co-sponsoring th [...] | 2004-11-23 14:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM TU MO KPAO KMPI |
04ANKARA6541 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-24 05:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6565 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-24 14:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6593 | TURKEY REQUESTS US SUPPORT IN SUBMITTING ITS [...] (U) On November 10, 2004, we received a letter from the Turkish MFA General Director for Multilateral Affairs Duray Polat to Ambassador Edelman requesting U.S. support for Turkey's candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council for the 2009-2010 term, the elections [...] | 2004-11-26 12:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TU |
04ANKARA6599 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-26 15:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA660 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-05 13:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6620 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-29 16:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA663 | SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY, 2003-4 [...] (U) In response to reftel, the following is Mission's contribution to the 2003-4 edition of "Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: the U.S. Record." 2. (U) Turkey is a constitutional republic with a multiparty parliamentary system and a president with limited powers elected by the single [...] | 2004-02-05 13:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KDEM KPAO KSEP TU |
04ANKARA6648 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-30 16:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6672 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-01 15:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6686 | TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, NOVEMBER 10-30, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published November 30, 2004 by the Interna [...] | 2004-12-02 13:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA6687 | TIP IN TURKEY: MFA REPORTS INTERIM PROGRESS [...] The National Task Force on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, established in October 2002, held its 7th meeting on November 3, 2004, under the chairmanship of Ambassador Mr. Murat Ersavci, the D.G. of Consular and Social Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The representatives participa [...] | 2004-12-02 13:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU |
04ANKARA6689 | IS THERE A FUTURE FOR THE ANKARA HUB [...] Embassy Ankara and REO Ankara recommend that EUR and OES consider closing the Hub in Ankara upon the departure of the incumbent REO. This proposal has been discussed with Hub embassies. Most agreed that without program funding the Hub cannot be effective. Kiev, however, saw value in having [...] | 2004-12-02 13:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | APER SENV TU |
04ANKARA6691 | TIP IN TURKEY: EMERGENCY HOTLINE OPERATIONAL [...] (U) On December 2, 2004, Turk Telekom connected Turkey's first toll-free hotline (90-0800-211-6065) for victims of human trafficking. Human Resources Development Foundation (HRDF) staff will initially field calls from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday until Russian- and Turkish-la [...] | 2004-12-02 13:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA6692 | TIP IN TURKEY: SHELTERED VICTIM LEADS POLICE TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Characterizing the events that led to the arrest of at least one human trafficking network member in Corum, Turkey as a "real success story for the shelter," Human Resources Development Foundation (HRDF) Executive Director Demet Gural told Emboff that an Azeri victim resident at t [...] | 2004-12-02 13:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA6742 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-03 14:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6769 | TURKEY URGES ALL IRAQIS TO PARTICIPATE IN JAN. 30 [...] When on Dec. 3 PolMilOff called on the MFA Iraq Desk to discuss Iraqi elections (reftel),we were provided an MFA press statement that was to be released the same day. COMMENT: We see the statement as offering Turkey's full support for Jan. 30 elections taking place with all Iraqis' full parti [...] | 2004-12-04 05:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ASEC IZ TU |
04ANKARA6792 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-06 15:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6802 | CEKMECE REACTOR CONVERSION AND FUEL RETURN [...] EXBS Advisor and energy officer met with Turkish Atomic Energy Authority (TAEK) President Okay Cakiroglu on December 3 to discuss the Cekmece reactors and the possible early return of Highly Enriched Uranium (HUE) fuel rods (ref A). Cakiroglu did not believe that there would be any GOT object [...] | 2004-12-07 13:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP TRGY TU |
04ANKARA6803 | EXBS: TURKEY ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] Summary: EXBS advisor spent this month primarily focused on ensuring previously introduced initiatives remained on track and continued to develop. The advisor participated in meetings concerning the NP Agreement, development of the Commodity Identification Training (CIT) plan and Turkish Cu [...] | 2004-12-07 14:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL |
04ANKARA6805 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-07 14:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6829 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-08 15:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6838 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-09 13:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6849 | No Objection to Sumahan Project [...] Embassy has no derogatory information on equity participants in the Sumahan hotel project. 2. Turkey is enjoying a record year in tourism, with 16.7 million foreign visitors (up 25 percent) in the first 11 months of 2004. Turkey's government expects to earn USD 13 billion in receipts from [...] | 2004-12-10 09:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD TU |
04ANKARA6865 | TIP: GOT PUSHING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PROTOCOLS [...] (U) During a visit to Ankara led by US Embassy Chisinau in November (septel),a Moldovan anti-TIP government delegation heard high-handed criticism from Turkish interlocutors about Moldova's failure to respond to a GOT-proposed anti-TIP protocol (para 3). The draft protocol, according to MFA D [...] | 2004-12-10 13:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA6882 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-10 15:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6907 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-13 15:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6911 | THIRD COUNTRY TRANSFER: TURKEY'S REQUEST TO TRAIN [...] This is an action request. See Paragraph 4. 2. The Embassy has received a diplomatic note from MFA regarding the GOT's interest in providing training to Italian F-16 pilots. Post is faxing the note and enclosure to PM/RSAT (attention Todd Hughes). 3. Begin text of MFA note no. 2004/ALG [...] | 2004-12-13 16:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR IT TU |
04ANKARA6912 | DEFMIN GONUL ENCOURAGES DOD'S USE OF TURKISH [...] The Embassy received from the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM) on December 13 the following letter dated December 7 from Minister of Defense Gonul to SecDef Rumsfeld regarding possible US use of Turkish facilities to service S-70 Black Hawk helicopters. The original was provided t [...] | 2004-12-13 16:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS OPDC MARR TU |
04ANKARA6938 | TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, DECEMBER 1-14, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published December 12, 2004 by [...] | 2004-12-14 15:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
04ANKARA6939 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-14 15:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6942 | WASSENAAR MEMBERSHIP EXPANSION [...] (SBU) EXBS advisor met with the new DDG for Arms Control and Disarmament Bulent Meric (formerly the Disarmament Department Head) and staff on December 13. Regarding the Wassenaar Arrangement Plenary, Meric stated that Turkey agrees with the U.S. that each country applying for membership should [...] | 2004-12-14 15:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KSTC PARM PREL PTER TU |
04ANKARA6964 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-15 14:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA6965 | DELIBERY OF KAPTANOGLU COMMANDANT ORDER [...] This message was coordinated with Amconsul Istanbul. 2. Embassy delivered ref A Commandant Order barring Kaptanoglu vessels from entering U.S. territorial seas to the Turkish MFA via diplomatic note 1790 on December 14. We also conveyed ref A talking points to both MFA and the Maritime U [...] | 2004-12-15 15:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT CVIS ETRD PREL TU |
04ANKARA6995 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-16 14:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA7 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-02 13:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA7003 | DRAFT NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-17 08:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV EFIN ECON KIPR TU |
04ANKARA7023 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-17 13:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA7063 | THIRD COUNTRY TRANSFER: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-20 15:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR TU IT |
04ANKARA7066 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-20 16:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA7100 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-21 15:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA7111 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-22 13:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA7115 | INTERIM REPLY FOR BLUE LANTERN CASE 05-879186 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-23 07:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TU |
04ANKARA7118 | THANKS TO OUR MILITARY [...] I want to express my sincere thanks to you and the men and women of your commands for your daily heroism and dedication, but most specifically for your assistance to Turkey following the Dec. 17 insurgent attack against a convoy of Turkish officials in Mosul. Task Force Olympia's soldiers risk [...] | 2004-12-23 11:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MOPS PREL TU IZ |
04ANKARA7120 | SEMI-ANNUAL REQUEST FOR NAMES, TITLES AND CONTACT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-23 11:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL |
04ANKARA7160 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-27 15:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA7190 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-29 05:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA7201 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-29 12:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA7223 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-30 13:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA731 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-06 15:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA790 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-10 12:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA792 | MEETING OF THE COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP IN [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, on Jan. 29 DCM convened a meeting of the Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG) to discuss anti-terrorism programs in Turkey. Reps from all G-8 countries and from Australia, Spain and Switzerland attended. A representative from the EU Commission could not attend but [...] | 2004-02-10 14:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PREL PTER TU |
04ANKARA801 | Biotechnology Outreach in Turkey [...] SUMMARY. TURKEY IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING REGULATIONS ON BIOTECHNOLOGY THAT COULD HAVE WIDE REPERCUSSIONS ON U.S. TRADE. MOREOVER, AS A FUTURE CANDIDATE FOR EU MEMBERSHIP, TURKEY'S ACCEPTANCE OF A LIBERAL POLICY ON THE USE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY MIGHT ALSO INFLUENCE EU POLICIES. [...] | 2004-02-11 09:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR KPAO TU |
04ANKARA814 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-11 15:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA845 | NEW NATO MEMBERS: GOT URGED TO DEPOSIT INSTRUMENTS [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-12 11:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM MARR PREL KTIA TU |
04ANKARA849 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-12 14:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA867 | TURKS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT PRESIDENT'S FEB. 11 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-13 12:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM OPRC KNNP TU |
04ANKARA880 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-13 14:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA919 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-17 15:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA944 | DEMARCHE RELATED TO FINGERSCANNING MEMBERS OF [...] On January 29, 2004, at the request of Haluk Aca, Head of the Visa Department at the MFA, Chief of Section reviewed US fingerscanning requirements at the time of visa application and upon entry into the United States. 2. Mr. Aca explained that the MFA had received complaints [...] | 2004-02-18 16:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CMGT |
04ANKARA948 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-18 16:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA959 | PRESSING TURKISH MFA ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Jan. 27 Polcouns and Poloff paid introductory call Haldun Otman, newly-appointed MFA Deputy Director General of Consular Affairs, to press the GOT to follow through on recent efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). Polcouns noted that the USG last year upgraded Turkey from Tier III [...] | 2004-02-19 10:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM PREL KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU |
04ANKARA971 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-19 15:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04ANKARA976 | DEMARCHE ON ASSISTANCE FOR UNRWA'S 2004 EMERGENCY [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-20 06:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAL PREF TU |
04ANKARA992 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-20 14:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
04BAGHDAD246 | USEB 149: KIRKUK'S ARAB VILLAGES ADJUST TO [...] SUMMARY. The Arab villages west and south of Kirkuk are mostly poor and underdeveloped. Thanks to extensive work by the Coalition Provisional Authority, USAID and U.S. military forces in the area, the USG has developed excellent working relationships with local tribal and political leaders. [...] | 2004-07-24 18:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREF IZ |
04BAGHDAD556 | AMBASSADOR OPENS FIRST AMERICAN CORNER IN IRAQ [...] Summary. The Ambassador and Kurdistan Regional Government Minister of Culture Fatah Zakhoy opened the first American Corner in Iraq on August 8. The Corner, located in the public library in Sulaimaniya, enables visitors to learn about the United States and to participate in American educatio [...] | 2004-08-19 08:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREF KCUL IZ |
04BAGHDAD58 | USEB 039: IRAQI INTERIM GOVERNMENT DECREE ON THE [...] (U) SUMMARY. THE IRAQI INTERIM GOVERNMENT (IIG) ENACTED A DECREE ON THE DEFENSE OF NATIONAL SECURITY TODAY. THE LAW IS AIMED AT BETTER COMBATING THE INSURGENCY WHILE MAINTAINING BASIC RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS. THE LAW COMPLIES WITH ALL ASPECTS OF THE TRANSITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE LAW (TAL),W [...] | 2004-07-07 17:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MOPS PINS PTER IZ |
04BANDARSERIBEGAWAN270 | ROYAL WEDDING ANNOUNCED [...] SUMMARY: THE BRUNEI INFORMATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED MAY 15 THAT THE CROWN PRINCE, HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE HAJI AL-MUHTADEE BILLAH, 30, IS TO MARRY ON SEPTEMBER 8. HIS BRIDE-TO-BE IS AN UNKNOWN SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD STUDENT, DAYANGKU SARAH BTE PENGIRAN HAJI SALLEH ABDUL RAHAMAN. END SUMMARY. [...] | 2004-05-19 00:24:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV |
04BANGKOK6994 | TRACKING CHANGES IN TEXTILE AND APPAREL: AMEMBASSY [...] This report responds to information requests contained in reftel on "Tracking changes in textiles and apparel employment and production after quota elimination." 2. Total textile and apparel production in USD value: 14.34 billion USD (down 3% from 2002). 4. Share of textiles and apparel [...] | 2004-10-06 10:45:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAGR TH |
04BEIJING7258 | Deputy U/S Levine Meets with Premier Wen Jiabao [...] (U) Summary: Premier Wen Jiabao met with Deputy Undersecretary for Labor Affairs Arnold Levine, Special Representative of Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, and with Labor Ministers attending the China Employment Forum. D/US Levine met with Ministry of Labor and Cooperation Director for Inter [...] | 2004-05-04 03:58:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EFIN ETRD PHUM PREL CH |
04BOGOTA1 | CONGRESS PASSES FISCAL REFORM, FOR REAL THIS TIME [...] (SBU) The Uribe Administration's fiscal reform bill, which passed on December 20 but was in danger of being overturned by the courts on technical grounds (reftel). The bill was corrected and re-passed in special session December 29. WOOD [...] | 2004-01-02 14:19:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON CO PGOV |
04BOGOTA1017 | AIR BRIDGE DENIAL: DECEMBER 2003 PROGRAM UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: Following is the December Air Bridge Denial (ABD) activity report required by ref A. There were over 2400 tracks sorted, of which 26 were declared Unidentified, Assumed Suspect (UAS) Tracks, with one pPhase I and two Phase II events during the month of December. ABD program issu [...] | 2004-02-02 13:51:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL MOPS MASS PGOV CO |
04BOGOTA1067 | MAJOR COLOMBIAN PRINT MEDIA TRENDS FALL 2003 [...] This report on Colombian media covers the period September - November 2003. In this time frame, major Colombian print media (dailies El Tiempo, El Nuevo Siglo, La Republica, and Portafolio, and weeklies El Espectador, Semana, and Cambio) published 88 editorials, op-eds, and other signed commen [...] | 2004-02-03 13:44:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PREL SNAR PGOV CO |
04BOGOTA1092 | SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY: THE U.S. [...] This is in response to reftel request. ---------------------------- Human Rights Strategy Report ---------------------------- 2. Although Colombia is a democracy, a major internal armed conflict financed by drug trafficking and other criminal activities has created an environment in whic [...] | 2004-02-03 22:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KDEM KPAO KSEP EAID CO |
04BOGOTA11206 | URIBE REJECTS AUC PROPOSAL TO JOIN MILITARY [...] (U) President Uribe shot down a United Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) proposal that demobilized paramilitaries be incorporated into the armed forces. On October 28, Uribe said that members of an illegal armed group who demobilize would be given generous reinsertion benefits but would no [...] | 2004-11-02 14:39:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PTER PHUM SNAR CO OAS AUC |
04BOGOTA11209 | TAX REFORMS IN COLOMBIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador Wood met with Colombian Minister of Finance Alberto Carrasquilla to discuss tax reforms in Colombia. The Ambassador offered U.S. Embassy assistance to help move tax reforms forward. Minister Carrasquilla was receptive to the offer and agreed that reforms were needed [...] | 2004-11-02 17:41:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN |
04BOGOTA11331 | SEVEN PERCENT INCREASE IN 2005 DEFENSE BUDGET [...] (U) The GOC's 2005 central defense budget is 9.2 trillion pesos, an approximately seven percent increase over 2004 (reftel). Defense spending has grown over 50 percent since 2001. The 2005 increase will fund over 16,000 new uniformed police and military, including three Army mobile brigades, [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MASS SNAR PINR MCAP PTER ECON CO |
04BOGOTA11422 | REP BALLENGER RECEIVES ORDER OF SAN CARLOS MEDAL [...] On October 27, President Uribe presented Representative Cass Ballenger with the Order of San Carlos medal and thanked him for his long-standing support. On the margins of the ceremony, Ballanger told Uribe about his trip to the USAID alternative development projects in Putumayo Department and [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EAID CO CODEL |
04BOGOTA11694 | COLOMBIA - NIGHT OF A THOUSAND DINNERS [...] (U) Embassy Bogota hosted a dinner on November 8 to raise awareness of the landmine problem in Colombia (reftel). Fifty guests, including members of the Vice Presidency's Anti-Personnel Mine Office, NGOs, the diplomatic corps, and international organizations, listened to remarks from landmine [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KHDP CO |
04BOGOTA11735 | OAS URGES MORE SUPPORT FOR AUC PEACE PROCESS [...] (U) On November 9, OAS Mission Chief Sergio Caramagna, in charge of verifying the paramilitary peace process, publicly urged the international community to give more support to the government's plan to demobilize the United Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC). In a statement to Colombia's l [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PTER KJUS PINR CO OAS AUC |
04BOGOTA11756 | CSJ DETERMINES ARAUCA CASE TO BE HANDLED BY [...] On November 11, the Supreme Council of the Judiciary (CSJ) determined that the Prosecutor General's Office ("Fiscalia") will maintain control of and continue to investigate the August 5 deaths of three trade unionists killed in Saravena, Arauca Department, by members of the Colombian Army's 18t [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB PINR PTER PGOV ETRD KJUS CO |
04BOGOTA11791 | COLOMBIA WILL ABSTAIN ON HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM CO UNGA |
04BOGOTA11863 | COLOMBIA'S VIEW ON ANTI-ISRAELI RESOLUTIONS AT UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IS CO |
04BOGOTA1187 | COLOMBIA NATIONAL POLICE PRESENCE IN CONFLICTIVE AREAS: [...] ONE OF PRESIDENT URIBE'S TOP STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES HAS BEEN TO "CONSOLIDATE STATE CONTROL" OVER COLOMBIAN TERRITORY BY REESTABLISHING A PUBLIC SECURITY FORCE PRESENCE THROUGHOUT COLOMBIA. IN AUGUST 2002, WHEN PRESIDENT URIBE TOOK OFFICE, 158 OF COLOMBIA'S 1098 MUNICIPALITIES (EQUIVALENT TO U.S. [...] | 2004-02-04 22:27:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL PTER CO |
04BOGOTA12409 | AUC DEMOBILIZATION ON A SHOESTRING [...] (U) The GOC has begun demobilization of the 3,000-4,000 United Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) by the end of 2004. According to OAS mission chief Sergio Caramagna and staff, they are being forced to improvise and go without key supplies, including tables, phones, and bathrooms. End su [...] | 2004-12-03 22:49:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PHUM PINR PREL KJUS CO OAS AUC |
04BOGOTA12692 | COLOMBIAN 3RD QUARTER GDP GROWTH MISSES THE MARK [...] (U) SUMMARY. The GOC released 2004 Q3 GDP figures showing a sluggish 2.43 percent growth rate. GOC forecasts had predicted a 3.9 percent increase. Colombia's expected 2004 GDP growth rate of 4 percent can now only be achieved if Q4 GDP growth reaches 5 percent or higher. These numbers are [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EPET PGOV PREL CO |
04BOGOTA12901 | COLOMBIA INSTITUTES CAPITAL CONTROLS ON INVESTORS [...] (U) SUMMARY. President Uribe announced in an evening press conference on December 14 that Colombia would be instituting capital controls investments entering Colombia. This move comes after a year-long appreciation of the peso (14 percent over the past year) and a three day period just befor [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EPET PGOV PREL CO |
04BOGOTA12903 | GOC OFFERS TO MEET WITH FARC TO FACILITATE [...] (U) On December 20, the GOC reiterated its willingness to revoke its extradition order against Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) Commander Ricardo Palmera (aka "Simon Trinidad") if the FARC releases 63 hostages, including the three U.S. contractors, before December 30. The GOC exp [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PHUM ASEC PINR PGOV CO FARC |
04BOGOTA12945 | Guarded Optimism at First Year Anniversary of [...] Just hours after the November 25 demobilization of AUC's Bananero Bloc combatants in Turbo, Antioquia Department (reftel),the first anniversary of the demobilization of the Cacique Nutibara Bloc (BCN) was celebrated in the department capital of Medellin. With banners emblazoned with the slog [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PINR PHUM KJUS CO OAS AUC |
04BOGOTA12953 | CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN COLOMBIA [...] Leading companies are implementing strategically-focused corporate social responsibility programs in Colombia. Each year, private companies donate millions of dollars to fund education, health, and recreational initiatives throughout the country. The private sector is also providing managemen [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ELAB PGOV CO |
04BOGOTA12960 | TRANSPARENCY OF COLOMBIAN BUDGET/MILITARY SPENDING [...] (U) Per Secstate 239929, post has spoken to appropriate Colombian government authorities and has responses to questions posed by Washington. 2. (U) Military Expenditures are audited by the National Comptroller, which works on an annual cycle to audit each aspect of military expenditu [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN CO MOPS |
04BOGOTA13170 | COLOMBIA TO RATIFY COUNTERTERRORISM CONVENTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC PREL CO |
04BOGOTA13216 | YEAR END RESULTS OF AUC PEACE PROCESS [...] (U) In 2003 and 2004, the GOC demobilized over 3,600 paramilitaries from the AUC. They turned in well over 1,000 weapons and other supplies, which were inventoried by the OAS verification mission. 2005 will be the most challenging year for the peace process; the GOC is commited to demobilizin [...] | 2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PHUM CO OAS AUC |
04BOGOTA1563 | COLOMBIAN UNEMPLOYMENT AT SEVEN-YEAR LOW [...] (U) SUMMARY: Reflecting the economy's 3.5 percent increase in 2003, Colombia's unemployment rate has fallen to 12.3 percent, a seven year low. Underemployment has increased slightly to 31.9 percent. Unemployment continues to be a top issue among the public. Some analysts, while praising th [...] | 2004-02-17 13:40:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ELAB CO PGOV |
04BOGOTA1657 | WOMEN'S WORLD BANKING CALI OPIC APPLICATION [...] Per reftel, Econoffs reviewed Women,s World Banking Cali (WWB) and have found it to be a reputable organization. WWB was established in 1982 and is known in Latin America as a financially sound microcredit agency. It won the Inter-American Development Bank,s Award for Excellence in Microfinanc [...] | 2004-02-17 21:52:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV CO |
04BOGOTA1703 | PLAN COLOMBIA PHASE II [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. THE GOC HAS PRESENTED EMBASSY WITH A FINAL DRAFT OF ITS PLAN COLOMBIA PHASE II, 2006-10, DOCUMENT, WHICH HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY PRESIDENT URIBE AND HIS CABINET. GOC AND EMBASSY SOLICIT WASHINGTON AGENCY POLICY REVIEW AND COMMENT ON THE DOCUMENT. PLEA [...] | 2004-02-18 20:38:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR CO PGOV |
04BOGOTA2019 | HAGUE COMPLIANCE REPORT PREPARATION: COLOMBIA [...] Reftel A provided Embassy Bogota's comments regarding Colombia's compliance with the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction. Ref e-mail B communicated that the Office of Children's Issues has decided to identify Colombia as a country not in compliance with the convention in the upc [...] | 2004-02-27 15:02:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KOCI CASC PREL CO |
04BOGOTA2091 | EARTH DAY 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-01 17:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN OPRC OIIP KPAO |
04BOGOTA2436 | POSSIBLE SURVEILLANCE OF US RESIDENCE IN BOGOTA [...] (U) A. US Embassy-Bogot, Colombia B. Incident occurred on 09 March 2004. C. Embassy spouse observed individual taking pictures outside their apartment building. D. Spouse and maid observed the incident. E. The SUBJECT is described as a white male, approximately 5 fee [...] | 2004-03-02 22:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER |
04BOGOTA2635 | DRAFT AGREEMENTS ON INTEGRATED INTELLIGENCE AND [...] At the request of the Vice Minister of National Defense (MOD) for Policy, MOD staff and Post (NAS and MilGp) have prepared two draft agreements (Appendices) that seek to integrate the MOD and the Colombian Military and National Police in the critical areas of intelligence and communications, [...] | 2004-03-02 22:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR CO |
04BOGOTA3096 | INL A/S Charles Visit to Colombia [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: The March 12-15 visit to Colombia by INL A/S Robert Charles combined field visits to NAS-supported counter- narcotics and law enforcement programs and briefings and meetings hosted by key GOC leaders. In his conv [...] | 2004-03-02 22:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PTER PREL XM |
04BOGOTA3103 | THE FUTURE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY STRATEGY [...] SUMMARY: THE EMBASSY COUNTRY TEAM RECENTLY COMPLETED ALMOST A YEAR AND A HALF OF WORK IN ARAUCA DEPARTMENT. IN THAT TIME THE US HAS TRAINED ALMOST A BATTALION AND A HALF OF COUNTERGUERRILA SOLDIERS, CONDUCTED NUMEROUS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE VISITS, AND ESTABLISHED A COMBINED INTELLIGENCE CENTER [...] | 2004-03-02 22:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PHUM CO TAGS |
04BOGOTA3492 | PRESIDENTIAL SECURITY PROGRAM MISSION STATUS REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-05 11:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER |
04BOGOTA3620 | 90-DAY GOALS UPDATE [...] (U) In January, U.S. Embassy Bogota identified three discrete goals which, with diligence, we sought to complete within the subsequent 90 days. The following is an update as of March 31. NAS --- 2. (SBU) NAS goal (abbreviated): We will develop an effective manual eradication option ag [...] | 2004-04-07 11:14:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT |
04BOGOTA3775 | NEW "LAW OF JUSTICE AND COMPENSATION" SUBMITTED TO [...] (U) At an April 12 meeting with the local diplomatic corps, High Commissioner for Peace Luis Carlos Restrepo provided the following detailed sequence for the operation of the draft &Law of Justice and Compensation,8 a new version of the previous &alternative sentencing" or "conditional parole" [...] | 2004-04-14 17:17:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KJUS PHUM PINR CO |
04BOGOTA4048 | TEAMING WITH DOD TO PROMOTE UST TERRORIST REWARDS [...] Post's Rewards for Justice Committee met on 1 April 2004 with regard to reftel. Post would welcome a one or two person team for the purpose of providing an overview of DOD's proposal for an enhanced rewards initiative. 2. Subsequent to the presentation, Post officials will meet and determi [...] | 2004-04-21 21:56:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER MARR |
04BOGOTA4128 | PERU'S PRESIDENT TOLEDO VISITS COLOMBIA [...] Summary: Border security and economic cooperation topped the agenda when Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo made a two-day visit to Colombia April 15-17. Toledo signed a 35-point Joint Declaration with President Alvaro Uribe. The Declaration called for: cooperation and coordination between [...] | 2004-04-22 22:17:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON PTER SNAR CO PE |
04BOGOTA4475 | INSURANCE ISSUES IN FTA NEGOTIATIONS WITH COLOMBIA [...] Following is post's response to REFTEL request for information on Colombia's insurance sector in preparation for FTA negotiations which begin on May 17. 2. Begin Questions and Answers: Q: Has the country engaged in any treaties in which they grant insurance-sector preferences to another [...] | 2004-05-03 18:09:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON BEXP ETRD CO FTA |
04BOGOTA4476 | COLOMBIA HOPES TO INCREASE EXPORTS VIA [...] (U) SUMMARY: A liberalization trade agreement between trading blocks Mercosur and the Community of Andean Nations (CAN) will go into effect July 1. The deal gives Colombia increased market access to 216 million consumers in Mercosur countries. Key agricultural goods will receive 15 years of [...] | 2004-05-03 18:42:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD CO FTA |
04BOGOTA4875 | COLOMBIA HAS NO PLANS FOR REPRESENTATION IN IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-12 23:04:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT PREL IZ CO |
04BOGOTA5068 | Bogota Mini Dublin Group Meeting [...] (SBU) Summary: The Bogota Mini Dublin Group held a biannual meeting on May 11 to discuss the ten recommendations for Colombia agreed upon in November, 2003. This session acknowledged the USG's leadership in counter-narcotics cooperation with the GOC. Several examples of bilateral programs were [...] | 2004-05-17 23:08:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR EFIN KCRM PTER CO UN |
04BOGOTA5305 | BOGOTA'S HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY FUND PROPOSAL [...] Background: Colombia remains embroiled in a prolonged internal armed conflict now involving three major narcotics-funded terrorist organizations. The conflict has fueled thousands of violations of human rights and international humanitarian law by the illegal armed groups and has led to a ser [...] | 2004-05-25 21:14:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PGOV PINR PREL CO |
04BOGOTA5326 | Update on Eradication in Colombian National Parks [...] (SBU) Summary: In an effort to dispel misinformation about the aerial eradication program and illicit coca cultivation in national parks, the Colombian National Police (CNP) recently hosted two over-flights of affected parks. Participants, including key legislators, opinion leaders, and the me [...] | 2004-05-26 20:18:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR SENV PREL CO |
04BOGOTA5327 | GOC ORDERED TO COMPENSATE FAMILIES OF VICTIMS OF [...] On May 25, the Administrative Tribunal of Arauca department ordered the Government of Colombia to pay 2 billion pesos (approximately USD 770,000) to the families of 17 persons killed in an Air Force bombing of the village of Santo Domingo, Arauca department, in December 1998. The Tribunal rul [...] | 2004-05-26 20:51:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM MARR MASS PTER PINR PREL CO |
04BOGOTA88 | NAS BOGOTA MONTHLY REPORT [...] This is a summary of NAS Bogota activities for November 2003. Eradication and Interdiction ---------------------------- 2. Eradication: In November, the Colombian National Police (CNP) sprayed 6,268 hectares of coca. Spray aircraft and support helicopters took a total of six hits from [...] | 2004-01-06 20:35:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER SNAR MOPS CO |
04BOGOTA9090 | 2004 FISHING CERTIFICATE UNDER VASQUEZ-SACCIO [...] EMBASSY HAS RECEIVED DIPLOMATIC NOTE DST No. 43972/805 DATED SEPTEMBER 2, 2004, TRANSMITTING FISHING AUTHORIZATIONS, ISSUED BY THE COLOMBIAN INSTITUTE FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (INCODER) AND RESOLUTION NO. 0202 OF AUGUST 9, 2004 FROM THE DIRECTORATE OF MARITIME AFFAIRS (DIMAR),FOR FISHING VESSELS [...] | 2004-09-08 19:10:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS CO |
04BOGOTA9093 | PLAN COLOMBIA IMPLEMENTATION MEETING ROUND-UP, [...] The following is an update of some Plan Colombia-related activities reported during the Embassy Plan Colombia Implementation Meetings of August, 2004. --- RSO --- 2. Anti-Terrorism Assistance (ATA) Program Managers Ed Lee and Jim Schnaible visited post from August 16-21. The purpose o [...] | 2004-09-08 19:13:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SNAR MASS PREF EAID KJUS CO KPRM |
04BOGOTA9206 | DEMARCHE ON HUMAN RIGHTS CERTIFICATION DELIVERED [...] Embassy reiterated reftels demarche and explained the US human rights certification process and special cases of concern to Acting FM Jaime Giron on September 7. Giron expressed the GOC's commitment to facilitating the certification process and said he would pass our specific concerns to FM C [...] | 2004-09-13 16:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CO |
04BOGOTA9241 | COLOMBIAN BANKING REGULATIONS STABILIZE SECTOR [...] (U) SUMMARY. Colombia's banking regulators aided struggling banks through the banking crisis of the late nineties and have continued this work by strengthening banks against risk. Colombia has implemented internal regulation to ensure against another banking crisis while also implementing Ba [...] | 2004-09-13 23:22:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV CO |
04BOGOTA9243 | STRONG PERFORMANCE IN THE COLOMBIAN BANKING SECTOR [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Colombian banking sector appears to have finally recovered after struggling through a crisis from 1999 through 2003. Banks recorded record profits in the first semester of 2004 and the GOC continues to take steps to further strengthen the sector, such as fulfilling IMF comm [...] | 2004-09-14 13:20:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV CO |
04BOGOTA9610 | COLOMBIAN CORE GROUP MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-21 22:11:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA |
04BOGOTA9698 | VISITING EMBASSY BOGOTA? [...] (U) Due to the large volume of visitors to US Embassy Bogota and due to the Congressional Capacity Count restrictions for US personnel in Colombia, Post is outlining requirements for country clearance approval for all official visitors. Except under very exceptional circumstances, Post requi [...] | 2004-09-23 21:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER KJUS MARR PREL CO |
04BRASILIA1002 | BRAZIL'S TREATMENT OF SODA ASH IMPORTS [...] As requested in ref A, Econoffs delivered the demarche concerning ICMS (Merchandise and Service Circulation) tax on imported soda ash to Luis Balduino and Felipe Gastao of the Ministry of External Affairs' (MRE) Market Access Division on April 15. Balduino has been our working-level contact a [...] | 2004-04-28 11:42:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD BEXP BR |
04BRASILIA1048 | BRAZIL MINIMUM WAGE DECISION REINFORCES LULA'S [...] (U) The GoB announced April 29 that it would increase the minimum monthly wage to Reals 260 (about USD 88) from the current Reals 240 (reftel). The adjustment represents an increase in real terms of only 1.2%, despite considerable political pressure on the GoB for a significantly more substan [...] | 2004-04-30 18:44:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BR |
04BRASILIA1055 | BRAZIL'S MUNICIPAL ELECTION PRIMER - PART I [...] This is Part I of a two-part series on Brazil's October municipal elections. This cable describes the structure and implementation of the elections, and Part II examines the various races in play around the country. SUMMARY AND OVERVIEW -------------------- 2. On October 3, Brazilians go [...] | 2004-05-03 15:45:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI ECON BR |
04BRASILIA1097 | GOB NOTIFICATION OF DUMPING INVESTIGATION: METHYL [...] Post received a letter dated April 13, 2004 from the Department of Commercial Defense of the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade's Secretariat of Foreign Trade (SECEX) notifying the USG of the receipt of a petition from the Brazilian company Proquigel Quimica S.A. requesting t [...] | 2004-05-06 18:42:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON BR |
04BRASILIA1229 | POWER FUTURE 2004 ENERGIZES NGOS, GOB, AND PRIVATE [...] Summary. Power Future 2004, a trade fair and seminar on renewable energy technologies, was held April 27-29, 2004 in Fortaleza, Brazil. Organized by Brazil's Renewable Energy Network of Non-governmental Organizations (RENOVE) with USAID/Brazil support, the event allowed private and public se [...] | 2004-05-20 14:19:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG ECON BR |
04BRASILIA1357 | UPDATE OF BRAZIL'S ANTIDUMPING CASES AGAINST THE [...] Summary: Brazil has five antidumping (AD) investigations open against the U.S. and applies AD measures against five U.S. origin products. The products concerned are largely chemicals used in industrial applications. A safeguard measure against imported toys, extended in December 2003 until [...] | 2004-06-02 18:33:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EIND ECON PGOV BR |
04BRASILIA1384 | BRAZIL ARRESTS MAJOR TRAFFICKER OF PIRATED GOODS [...] SUMMARY: Brazilian Federal Police arrested June 1 one of the country's biggest pirated goods smugglers, Law Kin Chong, and his lawyer Pedro Lindolfo for corruption, conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy involving organized crime (racketeering) and disrupting the functioning of a Parliament [...] | 2004-06-04 18:57:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR |
04BRASILIA1450 | BRAZIL'S PRISONS IN STATE OF CRISIS [...] SUMMARY. The three-day rebellion in Benfica Prison in Rio de Janeiro ended May 31, taking place six weeks after the gruesome rebellion in the Urso Branco prison in Brazil's western Rondonia state. The two uprisings were not isolated events, but rather are manifestations of the crisis in Bra [...] | 2004-06-14 13:11:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV SOCI KCRM BR |
04BRASILIA1485 | DEMARCHE BRAZIL ON U.S. ICAO COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-16 19:50:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR |
04BRASILIA1533 | MAKING ENDS MEET IN BRASILIA [...] SUMMARY. Notwithstanding all its ministry buildings, rigid urban design and untypical (for Brazil) physical separation from slums and shantytowns, Brasilia is permeated with low-income earners working on the fringes of the formal economy or filling informal jobs. They are endemic at the liv [...] | 2004-06-22 17:03:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI EAID PGOV PHUM ELAB ECON BR |
04BRASILIA1537 | BRAZIL DEMARCHE ON IMO COUNCIL SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-22 19:02:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ASEC PTER EWWT PREL |
04BRASILIA1542 | BRAZIL REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR ITS ICAO CANDIDACY [...] DURING A JUNE 16 CONVERSATION SEEKING GOB SUPPORT FOR THE USG ICAO CANDIDACY (REFTEL),OUR GOB INTERLOCUTORS FORMALLY REQUESTED USG SUPPORT FOR THE BRAZIL'S CANDIDACY TO THE ICAO. TO MAKE THE CASE FOR THE GOB CANDIDACY TO PART I OF THE ICAO COUNCIL, MARCUS DA COSTA RAMALHO OF THE BRAZILIAN FOR [...] | 2004-06-22 19:38:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR |
04BRASILIA1592 | BILATERAL MARITIME AGREEMENT: ENGLISH AND PORTUGUESE [...] ECONOFF MET WITH INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ADVISOR WANDERLY MANSO DE ALMEIDA AT THE ANTAQ (BRAZIL'S MARITIME REGULATOR) ON JUNE 16, 2004 TO DISCUSS THE LANGUAGE CHANGES SUBMITTED BY MARAD AND L TO THE BILATERAL MARITIME AGREEMENT PORTUGUESE TEXT (REF A). THE GOB COUNTERPROPOSED THE FOLLOWING CH [...] | 2004-06-25 15:07:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT KTIA BR |
04BRASILIA1635 | ACAUA TRIP REPORT: THE POLITICS OF HUNGER IN [...] SUMMARY. Acaua is a modest municipality of 5,430 people in northeastern Brazil that was selected as one of two pilot communities for President Lula's flagship social program "Fome Zero" (Zero Hunger) in February of 2003. Econoff's June 2, 2004 trip to Acaua provided a sharp contrast to deso [...] | 2004-07-01 15:09:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI EAID PGOV PHUM ELAB ECON BR |
04BRASILIA1668 | PIRACY CPI CLOSES WITH SERIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS [...] SUMMARY: The Chamber of Deputies' Parliamentary Investigative Commission (CPI) on Piracy and Tax Evasion released a draft version of its final report on June 8, making recommendations of unprecedented scope for Brazil, including draft legislation, revisions to the penal procedures code and th [...] | 2004-07-06 19:54:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR |
04BRASILIA1831 | EDITORIAL DECRIES LULA'S TRADE-NEGOTIATOR [...] In the wake of the GoB's surprise walk-out from Mercosul-EU trade talks in Brussels July 21 (Septel),Brazilian media focused heavily on the fact that Brazil's negotiating team had abruptly changed chiefs just the preceding week, with Brasilia-based Regis Arslanian displacing long-time Ambassa [...] | 2004-07-23 19:49:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIN ECON EINV PREL PGOV BR |
04BRASILIA1849 | RACE, RURAL POVERTY, AND LAND REFORM - BRAZIL'S [...] SUMMARY. As it struggles to find resources to implement programs from agrarian land reform to Zero Hunger, the government of Brazil faces another challenge to its busy social agenda in bringing Brazil's quilombos (communities originally founded by fugitive slaves) into the modern world. The t [...] | 2004-07-26 20:11:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SOCI BR TIP |
04BRASILIA1934 | PET ANTI-DUMPING INVESTIGATION CONTINUES [...] Reftel reported on the opening of GoB investigations into alleged dumping of Polyethylene Terephthalate polymers (PET) on the Brazilian market by South Korea, Taiwan, the U.S. and Argentina. Post received a July 13, 2004 letter from the Department of Trade Defense of the Ministry of Developme [...] | 2004-08-02 19:00:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON BR |
04BRASILIA2052 | LULA'S POPULARITY TICKS UPWARD ON ECONOMIC OPTIMISM [...] SUMMARY. A CNT/Sensus poll released August 10 in Brazil shows that President Lula da Silva's approval ratings have ticked upwards to 58%, after slipping steadily since he took office. Similarly, the GoB's approvals, which tend to run lower than Lula's personal numbers, also showed signs of [...] | 2004-08-16 12:08:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON SOCI BR |
04BRASILIA2067 | BRAZIL CONSIDERING CAPETOWN CONVENTION ON AIRCRAFT [...] Marcus Vinicius da Costa of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Division of Services, Investments and Financial Issues told Emboff August 13 that the GoB is considering signing the Capetown Convention on Aircraft Financing. In response to lobbying by Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer [...] | 2004-08-17 10:02:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EFIN ETRD BR |
04BRASILIA2068 | CIVAIR: BRAZIL DEMARCHED ON U.S. KEY ISSUES FOR [...] Emboff made reftel points to Marcus Vinicius da Costa of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Division of Services, Investments and Financial Issues. Da Costa said the timing of the demarche was fortuitous, as the MFA would be meeting August 19 with the Civil Aviation Directorate (DAC) in Ri [...] | 2004-08-17 10:02:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR BR ICAO |
04BRASILIA2146 | BRAZIL: POLICE SEIZE URANIUM ORE [...] (U) Brazilian Federal Police announced on Aug 24 the seizure last month of 1,320 pounds of uranium and thorium ore, the first time, according to press reports, that such a seizure has occurred in Brazil. (Note: In 2003 GOB officials told Poloff that they were unaware of any illicit traffick [...] | 2004-08-26 18:48:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KCRM KNNP PREL TPHY BR IAEA |
04BRASILIA2150 | PIRACY CPI CONCLUDES; NEW LEGISLATION PUT FORWARD [...] The highly respected Chamber of Deputies' Parliamentary Investigative Commission (CPI) on Piracy (ref B) formally concluded its year-long proceedings on August 11, 2004. In the three-hour-long closing ceremony, members of the commission and from the private sector uniformly stressed the need [...] | 2004-08-26 19:46:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR |
04BRASILIA2156 | BRAZIL: PIRACY CPI'S SECOND IPR BILL [...] This is the second in a series of five cables on legislation put forward on July 16, 2004 by Deputies belonging to the Congressional Investigative Commission on Piracy (reftel). Below is Embassy's unofficial translation of the text of the second bill. 2. "Bill No. 3965/2004 (of the Pir [...] | 2004-08-27 14:35:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR |
04BRASILIA2157 | BRAZIL: PIRACY CPI'S THIRD IPR BILL [...] This is the third in a series of five cables on legislation put forward on July 16, 2004 by Deputies belonging to the Congressional Investigative Commission on Piracy (reftels). Below is Embassy's unofficial translation of the text of the third bill. 2. Bill 3966/2004 (of the Piracy C [...] | 2004-08-27 14:55:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR |
04BRASILIA2160 | BRAZIL: PIRACY CPI'S FOURTH IPR BILL [...] This is the fourth in a series of five cables on legislation put forward on July 16, 2004 by Deputies belonging to the Congressional Investigative Commission on Piracy (reftels). Below is Embassy's unofficial translation of the text of the fourth bill. 2. Bill 3967/2004 (of the Piracy [...] | 2004-08-27 17:35:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR |
04BRASILIA2162 | BRAZIL: PIRACY CPI'S FIFTH IPR BILL [...] This is the final cable in a series of five on legislation put forward on July 16, 2004 by Deputies belonging to the Congressional Investigative Commission on Piracy (reftels). Below is Embassy's unofficial translation of the text of the fifth bill. 2. Bill 3968/2004 (of the Piracy CPI [...] | 2004-08-27 18:06:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR |
04BRASILIA2165 | ICAO BUDGET DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO BRAZIL [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-27 19:37:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR AORC BR ICAO |
04BRASILIA2240 | REAL LIFE BRAZIL: THE DOWNS AND UPS OF RUNNING A [...] Summary: Despite recent discussion of reforms to aid small businesses and reduce red tape, owners of small businesses in Brazil still struggle with suffocating bureaucratic requirements, unfavorable labor laws and expensive credit. This cable is a case study of a Sao Paulo state small busine [...] | 2004-09-03 18:29:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI EFIN BR |
04BRASILIA226 | ANATEL COUNTERS SPECULATION ON TELECOM MERGER [...] A barrage of Brazilian press articles have speculated that President Lula dismissed National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) President Schymura in large part due to the latter's insistence that Brazil's three regional fixed-line local telephone service giants be blocked from buying Embrate [...] | 2004-02-03 09:02:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ETRD ECON BR |
04BRASILIA2392 | Japanese PM's Visit to Brazil [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-21 15:28:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ETRD BR |
04BRASILIA2680 | AMBASSADOR AND PLANNING MINISTER MANTEGA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. IN THE AMBASSADOR'S OCTOBER 20 COURTESY CALL UPON GOB PLANNING MINISTER GUIDO MANTEGA, THE LATTER EMPHASIZED BRAZIL'S NEED FOR INCREASED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT. MANTEGA FELT THAT BRAZIL WAS ON THE RIGHT TRACK AND THAT THE SUCCESS, TO DATE, OF THE GOB'S [...] | 2004-10-26 19:55:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD EIND BR |
04BRASILIA271 | STATUS UPDATE ON BRAZIL'S BIOTECHNOLOGY REGULATIONS [...] Post provides the following in response to ref B request. SUMMARY ------- 2. Biotechnology in Brazil is regulated by the 1995 Biosafety Law 8.974 that established a government commission (CTNBio) to approve genetically modified organisms (GMOs). While the 1995 GMO Biosafety Law remain [...] | 2004-02-06 11:53:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO PGOV SENV BR IPR |
04BRASILIA2742 | RESULTS OF SECOND ROUND OF BRAZIL'S MUNICIPAL [...] SUMMARY. Brazil's 2004 election cycle has come to an end. With second-round runoffs in 43 cities on October 31, Brazilians have elected mayors and city councils in all 5,562 municipalities nationwide. The most closely-watched races went as expected: Jose Serra (PSDB) defeated incumbent Marta [...] | 2004-11-01 15:11:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI BR |
04BRASILIA2751 | BRAZIL: WAGES REMAIN STAGNANT EVEN WHILE [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction. In recent months, the macroeconomic picture for Brazil has been especially bright. Growth has been strong, inflation has remained in check, exports have increased sharply, and the trade balance and the current account (both positive) have come in higher than [...] | 2004-11-03 11:12:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD BR |
04BRASILIA2774 | BRAZILIAN HIGH COURT STRIKES DOWN EXCEPTION TO [...] SUMMARY. On October 20, after a stormy debate, Brazil's Supreme Federal Tribunal struck down a temporary injunction issued in July that created a narrow exception (only the third) in Brazil's abortion ban. The exception would allow abortions in cases of anencephaly (where the fetus has no br [...] | 2004-11-08 11:34:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI PHUM BR |
04BRASILIA281 | CEARA: GETTING BY -- WITH OR WITHOUT LULA, FTAA, ET [...] Ceara state had an especially bleak economic year in 2003, but with better-than-ever trade trends: exports 40% up from 2002, a record surplus, new markets, product diversity, and more small/medium-business activity. State revenues shrank, but the budget evidently stayed well-run. Jobs became [...] | 2004-02-06 17:47:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD BEXP EAGR PGOV ELAB EFIN EINV SOCI BR |
04BRASILIA2835 | "O ESTADO DE SAO PAULO" ARTICLE ON POLICE ACTION [...] The article set forth in paragraph 2 (below) describing Federal Police action against the notorious pirated goods trafficker Law Kin Chong, appeared in the Saturday, November 6 "O Estado de Sao Paulo". Post thought it might be of interest to those in Washington who follow the IPR development [...] | 2004-11-17 14:58:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR |
04BRASILIA2860 | BRAZIL NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANK HEAD DISMISSED [...] (SBU) Summary: President Lula accepted the resignation of National Social and Economic Development Bank (BNDES) head Carlos Lessa November 18, replacing him with Planning and Budget Minister Guido Mantega. Lessa, a leftist economics professor with longstanding ties to Lula and the Workers' P [...] | 2004-11-22 12:38:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV BR |
04BRASILIA2870 | DEVELOPMENT OF WEBSITE IPR MATERIALS [...] Embassy Brasilia offers the following thoughts in response to reftel's request to consider development of post specific, IPR-related web-site materials, citing the China "IPR Toolkit" as an example. Please see action request in para 5. 2. Brazil is a major market for counterfeit and pirate [...] | 2004-11-22 18:02:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON BEXP KCRM BR IPR |
04BRASILIA290 | "FOLHA" COMMENTARY SAVAGES GOB ENERGY MODEL [...] The bill to establish the GoB's would-be new energy- model has been passed by the Chamber of Deputies and is now in the Senate committee-stage (Septel.) Over most of the model's key detail there continues to hang a heavy fog of general unclarity. Increasingly, though, private-sector and ind [...] | 2004-02-06 18:57:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV EINV SOCI BR |
04BRASILIA291 | GOB BACK-AND-FORTH OVER EARLY 2004 BUDGET FREEZES [...] SUMMARY. FINANCE MINISTER PALOCCI'S AUSTERITY APPROACH HAS PREVAILED YET AGAIN, WITH PRESIDENT LULA'S DECISION TO ENDORSE THE FREEZE OF 4.5 BILLION REALS (USD 1.6 BILLION) IN 2004 GOB BUDGET EXPENDITURES. LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LAST WEEK HAD BEEN REPLETE WITH REPORTS THAT LULA'S CHIEF OF STAFF [...] | 2004-02-09 08:51:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV EINV EIND EAGR SOCI BR |
04BRASILIA2919 | JUVENILE DETENTION IN BRAZIL: A LOOK AT [...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 24, Poloffs called on Iolete Carvalho, the Director of Brasilia's juvenile detention facility, CAJE. CAJE houses 375 youths who range from 12- 20 years of age. Director Carvalho answered Poloffs' questions and gave a thorough tour of the physical plant. Despite num [...] | 2004-11-29 11:56:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV BR SOCI PHUM |
04BRASILIA3095 | BRAZIL: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (U) Triborder Area (Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay) (Please review with submissions from other TBA posts.) The Triborder area (TBA) -- where Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay converge -- has been characterized as a regional hub for Hizballah and HAMAS fundraising activities. However, the reg [...] | 2004-12-17 18:11:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAO BR |
04BRASILIA3105 | BRAZIL LOOKING TO IMPLEMENT POLITICAL REFORMS TO [...] SUMMARY. In 2003, the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies (lower house) restarted discussions on "Political Reform" - - a catch-all term covering proposals to strengthen political parties, reform campaign financing, and improve the country's electoral system. Many proposals have been debated since [...] | 2004-12-20 09:03:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI BR |
04BRASILIA3158 | BRAZIL CONTACT FOR MDB LOAN REVIEW [...] Per reftel, the MDB Loan Review Officer for Mission Brazil, located at Embassy Brasilia, is: J. Andrew Plowman, Deputy Economic Counselor E-mail: PlowmanJA@state.gov Tel: 55-61 312-7470 or 55 61 312-7180 Fax: 55-61 312-7658 DANILOVICH [...] | 2004-12-23 12:15:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID ECON EINV PREL BR |
04BRASILIA3175 | LULA'S INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL SCHEDULE FOR 2005 [...] According to the Ministry of External Relations, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will make at least thirteen international trips during 2005, continuing the feverish pace of his first two years in office. Lula's principal foreign policy objectives during his travels will contin [...] | 2004-12-27 17:44:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV BR |
04BRASILIA464 | NEW ENERGY MODEL BILL DELAYED AMID CRITICISM [...] A flurry of industry and press criticism has helped delay the Brazilian Senate's scheduled February 17 committee vote on the new energy model proposed by Minister of Mines and Energy Dilma Rousseff (reftels). The bill sailed through Brazil's lower chamber with fairly insignificant revisions, [...] | 2004-03-01 23:07:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EINV EFIN PGOV ECON BR |
04BRASILIA465 | GOB EXTENDS SOLE ANTIDUMPING MEASURE AGAINST [...] After holding discussions with Argentine officials February 19, the GOB decided to extend its minimum price antidumping measure against imports of Argentine powdered milk, which was due to expire on February 23. Brazilian trade defense authorities decided to initiate a formal review of the p [...] | 2004-03-02 13:04:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PGOV ECON BR |
04BRASILIA509 | ENERGY-MODEL BILL VOTE DELAYED ANOTHER DAY [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-04 18:21:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EINV EFIN PGOV ECON BR |
04BRASILIA528 | NEW ENERGY MODEL BILL PASSES SENATE [...] The Brazilian Senate on March 4 approved the new energy model with some changes sought by the energy sector. The most favorable change pertains to the definition of "new energy" and "old energy," a point that determines to which of two energy pools power plants must sell. The bill as passed [...] | 2004-03-05 19:57:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EINV EFIN PGOV ECON BR |
04BRASILIA564 | LULA'S PERSONAL APPROVAL UNSCATHED BY RECENT [...] SUMMARY: The administration of Brazilian President Lula da Silva is facing the worst crisis of its fifteen months in power, yet Lula's personal approval rating remains at 60%, according to a recent poll. However, his government's approval number stands at 38%, suggesting that Lula will have [...] | 2004-03-09 20:07:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI ECON BR |
04BRASILIA582 | MERCOSUL AND INDIA/SACU TALKING TURKEY ON TARIFF [...] An article in the March 5-7 `Valor Economico' quoted Itamaraty Negotiator Regis Arslanian's claims of progress in negotiation of the Mercosul-India preferential tariff agreement (PTA). Arslanian also spoke of the quick conclusion of a PTA with the Southern African Customs Union (SACU). Emba [...] | 2004-03-11 17:13:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV BR |
04BRASILIA613 | LULA HANGS FISCALLY TOUGH AMID INFLATION/INTEREST- [...] SUMMARY: Amidst fresh inflation nerves over the pass- through of world commodity and domestic wholesale price pressures to the Brazilian retail level, the Central Bank (CB) is now expected to further delay new interest-rate cuts this week at its monthly COPOM meeting, perhaps at April's also [...] | 2004-03-15 17:37:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PGOV ECON EINV ETRD PREL SOCI BR |
04BRASILIA626 | NOTIFICATION OF CANCELATION OF DUMPING INVESTIGATION: [...] Post received a letter dated February 20, 2004 from the Department of Commercial Defense of the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade notifying the USG of Brazil's intention to cancel the dumping investigation regarding the importation of U.S.-origin Acrylonitrile. An unofficial [...] | 2004-03-16 16:31:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON BR |
04BRASILIA666 | "Paralysis" of GoB's Microeconomic Program [...] A column in the March 5-7 issue of top financial daily `Valor Economico' summarized pessimists' view that the Diniz scandal and other hurdles have resulted in a semi-breakdown of the legislative progress of the GoB's so-called `microeconomic' reform measures, which are generally acknowledged [...] | 2004-03-19 16:00:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV BR |
04BRASILIA677 | TERRORIST FINANCE: BRAZIL NOTIFIED OF LIST 53 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-19 20:27:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KVPR ETTC EFIN PTER CVIS BR |
04BRASILIA701 | Latest GoB Testimony on FTAA to Brazilian Congress [...] SUMMARY. On March 23, EconFSN attended a presentation to Brazil's Congress by Ambassador Macedo Soares, the MFA's Undersecretary for South American Affairs and top FTAA negotiator, on the current status of FTAA negotiations. Macedo Soares was speaking at the opening of the Parliamentary Com [...] | 2004-03-24 10:00:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EINV PREL PGOV BR |
04BRASILIA744 | BRAZIL: NO CONTROLS ON SCRAP STEEL AND COPPER [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-29 17:28:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD BR |
04BRASILIA799 | BRAZIL CIVAIR: DESIGNATION OF VARIG [...] Post has received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs designating VARIG as a Brazilian flag all-cargo carrier under the terms of the U.S.-Brazil bilateral aviation agreement. An informal translation of the note follows. 2. Begin text of note: DSF/DEUC/036/ETRA-BRAS-EU [...] | 2004-04-02 15:02:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR BR |
04BRASILIA892 | LULA BACKS TRADE MINISTER FURLAN AGAINST BNDES'S [...] President Lula has arbitrated a very public victory for Development, Industry and Trade Minister Luiz Furlan in Furlan's latest policy bout with the old-school-leftist- ideologue president of Brazil's National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES),Carlos Lessa. The fight was over [...] | 2004-04-14 18:54:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV BR |
04BRASILIA935 | GOB'S FINANCIAL-MARKET HONEYMOON FINALLY COOLING? [...] Top front-page story in most national media Friday April 16 was JP Morgan's scaling-back of its recommendation for Brazil bonds from overweight to market-weight, and the sharp market reaction. News accounts generally headlined the JPM report's unease over the direction of GoB fiscal policy, a [...] | 2004-04-19 11:51:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL EINV SOCI BR |
04BRASILIA936 | LULA'S NEXT FISCAL LITMUS TEST: 2004'S MINIMUM-WAGE [...] The annual adjustment of Brazil's official minimum wage takes effect May 1, meaning the GoB usually announces the new number by mid-April. A 'strawman' figure is always included, and funds programmed accordingly, in the GoB's initial budget presentation to Congress the preceding August, but t [...] | 2004-04-19 11:51:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ELAB ECON PGOV PREL EINV SOCI BR |
04BRATISLAVA1007 | Slovaks Will Support Meron for ICTY [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-05 07:42:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL LO UNGA |
04BRATISLAVA1013 | EXBS: SLOVAKIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS. None 2. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD. A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD. 1) October 1 - EXBS Advisor attended the "Day of the Slovak Customs Administration" di [...] | 2004-11-08 10:51:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP LO |
04BRATISLAVA1014 | SLOVAKS SEEK TO REPURCHASE TRANSPETROL FROM YUKOS [...] Summary. Three years after selling Transpetrol, the operator of the Slovak portion of the Druzhba pipeline, to Yukos, the GOS will attempt to repurchase the company. Citing instability at Yukos due to its legal problems with the GOR, Slovak Minister of Economy Pavol Rusko announced that the [...] | 2004-11-08 14:19:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET LO PREL |
04BRATISLAVA1016 | GOS ROMA STRATEGY: EMPLOYMENT TACTICS [...] Summary. Many Roma settlements in eastern Slovakia suffer from high rates of long-term unemployment due to low job creation, poor education, and in large part, discrimination. In the beginning of 2004, the government instituted needed changes to the social benefit system, which had been wide [...] | 2004-11-09 07:35:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV ELAB SOCI LO |
04BRATISLAVA1018 | SLOVAK TIP MID-YEAR UPDATE [...] Summary. Jennifer Topping, from the Office of Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),visited Slovakia from October 22 to 26. Topping applauded the efforts of law enforcement officials in investigating trafficking cases. She also encouraged officials to consider broader governmental coordination on [...] | 2004-11-09 08:01:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV SOCI LO |
04BRATISLAVA1059 | TRANSPARENCY OF BUDGETS/MILITARY SPENDING [...] THE FOLLOWING ARE ANSWERS, PER REFTEL, TO THE AUDIT AND REPORTING PROCESS FOR MILITARY EXPENDITURES IN SLOVAKIA BASED ON RESPONSES FROM THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (MOF). 2. HOW ARE MILITARY EXPENDITURES AUDITED? ACCORDING TO SLOVAK LEGISLATION, THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE (MOD),AS WELL AS OTHER [...] | 2004-11-23 14:55:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EAID LO |
04BRATISLAVA1064 | HURRICANE FORCE WINDS FLATTEN SLOVAK FORESTS, GOS [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. ON NOVEMBER 19, THE WORST WINDS IN 70 YEARS STRUCK SLOVAKIA'S HIGH TATRAS ALPINE FOREST AREA, SNAPPING TREES LIKE TOOTHPICKS. AN AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 250 SQUARE MILES WAS DEVASTATED, INCLUDING LARGE SWATHS OF LAND WHERE NEARLY ALL TREES WERE DESTROYED. ALTHOUGH O [...] | 2004-11-24 15:22:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA EAID AMGT KPAO LO SEVN |
04BRATISLAVA1099 | EXBS: SLOVAKIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS. None 2. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD. A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD. 1) November 4, 2004 - EXBS Advisor met with Director Frantisek Babuska and Senior Offic [...] | 2004-12-08 12:01:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP LO |
04BRATISLAVA110 | Slovakia Political Roundup January 23-31, 2004 [...] By the January 30 deadline, there were 12 presidential candidates, listed here in order of preference among potential voters in the most recent poll: Eduard Kukan, Vladimir Meciar, Rudolf Schuster, Ivan Gasparovic, Lubo Roman, Martin Butora, Frantisek Miklosko, Jan Kralik, Jozef Kalman, Stanis [...] | 2004-02-03 10:59:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR LO |
04BRATISLAVA1107 | GOS PASSES 2005 BUDGET WITH INDEPENDENTS' SUPPORT [...] Summary. The Slovak parliament voted 82-63 to approve the 2005 GOS budget. The lawmakers also approved the country's budget outline through 2007, the first multi-year plan ever, a decisive step for Slovakia's ambition to adopt the Euro by 2009. Once again, the ruling coalition relied upon [...] | 2004-12-13 12:01:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV LO |
04BRATISLAVA1130 | SLOVAKS WILL NOT LOBBY FOR IRAN/TURKMENISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-20 06:29:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM LO |
04BRATISLAVA1138 | SLOVAKIA: NARCOTICS REPORT PART I [...] SLOVAKIA LIES AT THE CROSSROADS OF TWO MAJOR DRUG TRANSIT ROUTES, THE TRADITIONAL EAST-WEST ROUTES FROM UKRAINE AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE HISTORIC "BALKAN ROUTE," WHICH RUNS FROM SOUTHWEST ASIA TO TURKEY AND ON TO GERMANY, FRANCE, AND OTHER WESTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. THE GOS IS A PAR [...] | 2004-12-21 11:43:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM LO |
04BRATISLAVA1142 | 12/21/04 MEDIA REACTION ON NEWS OF POTUS VISIT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-21 14:47:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL LO |
04BRATISLAVA1143 | SLOVAK RESPONSE TO BATTERY DIRECTIVE [...] Per reftel, On December 7 Econoff delivered questions about the EU's battery directive to Peter Gallovic, Director of Waste Management at the Ministry of Environment. On December 21, Gallovic reported that the GOS supports the new proposal of the Council Chairmanship to introduce a partial b [...] | 2004-12-21 16:13:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ETRD SENV LO EUN |
04BRATISLAVA1158 | NAMES, TITLES AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR LEADING [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-27 15:23:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL |
04BRATISLAVA1162 | THIRD QUARTER REVIEW OF THE SLOVAK ECONOMY [...] Summary. Slovak economic growth slowed slightly to 5.3 percent in the third quarter of 2004, but still outpaced its Central European neighbors. Higher investments and household consumption replaced exports as the main economic catalyst. Growth should remain strong with inflow of foreign direc [...] | 2004-12-29 15:08:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD LO |
04BRATISLAVA1164 | INTERNATIONAL MISSION FOR IRAQ ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-30 10:19:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PROP PREL PHUM IZ LO |
04BRATISLAVA137 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USDOC/OEERIS GOOD GOVERNANCE [...] EMBASSY BRATISLAVA WELCOMES MR. IGOR ABRAMOV AND MS. ELIZABETH RAMBORGER AND GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THE PERIOD OF FEBRUARY 17 TO FEBRUARY 20, 2004. THE EMBASSY POINT OF CONTACT FOR YOUR VISIT IS SANFORD OWENS, SENIOR COMMERCIAL OFFICER. PHONE NUMBER IS +420-2-5920- 5320(OFFIC [...] | 2004-02-10 10:11:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD AM LO |
04BRATISLAVA138 | RADIOACTIVE SOURCES: SLOVAK REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-10 12:29:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC PARM OPDC PREL LO IAEA |
04BRATISLAVA182 | FOLLOW-UP ON MADRID CONFERENCE: SLOVAK RESPONSE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-24 06:09:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN IZ LO |
04BRATISLAVA188 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DIPLOMATIC POST OFFICE [...] EMBASSY BRATISLAVA WELCOMES MR. ALEX KIRKPATRICK, MR. TIM KEITZ, MR. ED FRITTS, AND MR. MIKE FRANCIS AND GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THE PERIOD OF MARCH 2 TO MARCH 4, 2004. THE EMBASSY POINT OF CONTACT FOR YOUR VISIT IS MARCIA DOUGHERTY, INFORMATION MANAGEMENT OFFICER. PHONE NUMBE [...] | 2004-02-25 14:26:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ADPM LO |
04BRATISLAVA189 | CHR 60TH SESSION DEMARCHE: SLOVAK RESPONSE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-26 06:08:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL LO UNHRC |
04BRATISLAVA192 | ECONOMIC REFORM: THE VIEW ON THE GROUND [...] Summary. A radical tax overhaul, price liberalization and tightening of social benefits in recent months have combined to drastically alter the way most Slovaks view their incomes. Approximately 90 new laws came into effect on January 1, 2004 along with a host of other changes in recent mon [...] | 2004-02-26 06:09:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB SOCI LO |
04BRATISLAVA197 | EU ENLARGEMENT AND WTO GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT [...] The following is post's submission of updated GPA information for Slovakia, per reftel, under Directive 93/37. 2. The procuring entity (contracting authority) is defined in Art. 4, of Act No. 523/2003, as: a) the Slovak Republic represented by a state administration body, a body or an a [...] | 2004-02-27 17:25:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD PREL LO EU WTO |
04BRATISLAVA202 | GSP STATUS NOTIFICATION [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-02 12:29:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON LO |
04BRATISLAVA209 | SLOVAKS NONCOMMITTAL ON PSI AND SUA [...] (U) EMBASSY SHARED REFTEL WHITE PAPER WITH KAROL MISTRIK, MFA DIRECTOR OF DEPARTMENT OF OSCE, DISARMAMENT, AND COUNCIL OF EUROPE. HE INDICATED THAT HIS DEPARTMENT DID NOT HAVE ANY PARTICULAR ISSUES WITH THE TOPIC, BUT DID NOT INDICATE WHETHER SLOVAKIA WOULD SUPPORT THE INITIATIVE. TH [...] | 2004-03-03 11:30:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL LO |
04BRATISLAVA212 | 2003 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW FOR SLOVAKIA [...] Summary: Slovakia has enacted nearly all of the intellectual property legislation required by TRIPS, and the overall IPR situation has improved from a historical perspective. However, a lack of IPR protection for pharmaceuticals caused Slovakia to be placed on the Special 301 Watch List in [...] | 2004-03-03 16:09:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON XG LO IPR |
04BRATISLAVA215 | A TRIP TO THE EAST: THE ROMA PERSPECTIVE [...] Summary. On February 26 and 27 embassy staff traveled to the Presov and Spisska Nova Ves regions to meet with activists, city councilmen, and experts about the causes of the recent unrest in the Roma community (reftel). After the arrival of additional police and military in Eastern Slovakia, R [...] | 2004-03-04 08:48:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI PINR LO |
04BRATISLAVA221 | ICAO'S MEETING IN CAIRO [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-04 13:56:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EG LO |
04BRATISLAVA244 | INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-12 11:03:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV LO NATO |
04BRATISLAVA246 | FOREIGN INVESTORS DISCOVER SLOVAKIA [...] Summary. Seemingly, hardly a day has gone by this year without the announcement of new foreign direct investment (FDI) in Slovakia. The Dzurinda government has transformed Slovakia's once troubled economy into a business friendly state that leads the region in economic growth. The country's [...] | 2004-03-12 16:16:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV LO |
04BRATISLAVA255 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PROGRAM MANAGER ELIZABETH [...] EMBASSY BRATISLAVA WELCOMES MS. ELIZABETH RAMBORGER AND GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THE PERIOD OF MARCH 21 TO MARCH 27, 2004. THE EMBASSY POINT OF CONTACT FOR YOUR VISIT IS SANFORD OWENS, SENIOR COMMERCIAL OFFICER. PHONE NUMBER IS +420-2-5920-5320(OFFICE). THE FAX LINE IS +420-2-5920 [...] | 2004-03-17 15:57:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD AM LO |
04BRATISLAVA26 | SLOVAKIA: HOLOCAUST EDUCATION MANDATORY BUT NEEDS [...] IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL QUESTIONS CONCERNING HOLOCAUST EDUCATION IN SLOVAKIA, POST OFFERS THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION DRAWN FROM THE AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE 1998 REPORT ON "THE TREATMENT OF JEWISH THEMES IN SLOVAK SCHOOLS" AND FROM DISCUSSION IN EARLY JANUARY 2004 WITH MRS. MARIA SLUGENOVA A [...] | 2004-01-09 17:09:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI LO CONGRINT OSCE |
04BRATISLAVA266 | EUROPEAN COMMISSION CUSTOMS REGIME [...] THE FOLLOWING IS POST'S RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS RAISED IN REFTEL. 2. SLOVAKIA'S CUSTOMS LEGISLATION IS IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH EU LEGISLATION EXCEPT FOR SOME PROVISIONS ON DRUG PRECURSORS. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NON-ALIGNED PROVISIONS WILL TAKE PLACE UPON ACCESSION, MAY 1 WHEN THE EUROPEAN [...] | 2004-03-22 16:48:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EU EFIN LO WTO USTR |
04BRATISLAVA267 | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TRAINING, NEEDS AND BEST [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-22 17:59:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON LO |
04BRATISLAVA293 | EARTH DAY IN SLOVAKIA [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-25 16:02:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TSPL TSPA KPAO EAID KSEP LO SEVN |
04BRATISLAVA294 | Bratislava II: A Carrot for Balkans and Caucasus [...] Introduction: Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda hosted a conference March 19 under the banner "Towards A Wider Europe: The New Agenda." With most Visegrad-4 and Vilnius- 10 countries moments away from full membership in both NATO and the EU, the conference focused on how to expand the process [...] | 2004-03-25 16:53:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EU LO NATO |
04BRATISLAVA295 | EU ACCESSION STATES CALL FOR REFORMS BY CURRENT [...] SUMMARY. DURING A CONFERENCE IN BRATISLAVA LAST WEEK, FINANCE MINISTERS FROM SIX EU ACCESSION STATES CALLED ON CURRENT EU MEMBERS TO FIND THE POLITICAL WILL TO UNDERTAKE STRUCTURAL REFORMS IN THEIR OWN AGRICULTURE SECTORS, PENSION AND TAX SYSTEMS. THE MINISTERS ALSO URGED MEMBER STATES NOT [...] | 2004-03-26 06:07:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV LO |
04BRATISLAVA324 | SLOVAKIA CAN SUPPORT CUBA RESOLUTION, NOT CHINA [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-01 13:23:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM CU CH LO CHR |
04BRATISLAVA33 | SLOVAKIA WILL VOTE FOR BOYD FOR CERD [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-13 06:27:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM LO UN |
04BRATISLAVA360 | SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP APRIL 8, 2004 [...] THE POLICE CLOSED ITS INVESTIGATION BY DISMISSING AS NONEXISTENT THE "LITTLE GROUP" (SKUPINKA) THAT PM MIKULAS DZURINDA CLAIMED WAS HARMING STATE INTERESTS LAST FALL. THE INVESTIGATION'S CONCLUSION INVITED FURTHER CRITICISM FROM HUNGARIAN COALITION PARTY CHAIR BELA BUGAR, SMER DEPUTY ROBE [...] | 2004-04-08 15:13:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR LO |
04BRATISLAVA37 | SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP JANUARY 1-10, 2004 [...] (U) JANUARY 1 MARKED THE BEGINNING OF THE REORGANIZATION OF THE SLOVAK POLICE PRESIDIUM. THE OFFICE FOR THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST CORRUPTION UNDER JOZEF SATEK, FORMER DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE INVESTIGATION OF PARTICULARLY SERIOUS CRIME, WILL INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION AND [...] | 2004-01-14 09:20:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR SMIG KJUS LO |
04BRATISLAVA381 | BERLIN ANTI-SEMITISM CONFERENCE: SLOVAKIA'S [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-15 15:23:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL LO OSCE |
04BRATISLAVA390 | FOREIGN FREE TRADE ZONES [...] The following is post's response to questions raised in reftel. 2. The Customs Act No. 238/2001 of the Collection of Laws as later amended defines free customs zones and free customs warehouses (in Article 379) as parts of the customs territory or premises situated in that territory, sepa [...] | 2004-04-16 15:11:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON LO |
04BRATISLAVA398 | SLOVAKS SUPPORT PSI THROUGH ACTIONS, PLANNING [...] (U) POLOFF SPOKE WITH KAROL MISTRIK, DIRECTOR OF THE FOREIGN MINISTRY'S DEPARTMENT OF OSCE, DISARMAMENT, AND COUNCIL OF EUROPE, ABOUT SLOVAKIA'S SUPPORT OF THE PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE (PSI) IN REFTEL. MISTRIK REMARKED THAT SLOVAKIA ALREADY SUPPORTS IN PRINCIPLE ALL PSI ACTIVITI [...] | 2004-04-19 15:15:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM LO |
04BRATISLAVA42 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ADVISOR MICHAEL GRIFFERY [...] EMBASSY BRATISLAVA WELCOMES ADVISOR MICHAEL GRIFFERY AND GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY 28 TO JANUARY 29, 2004. THE EMBASSY POINT OF CONTACT FOR YOUR VISIT IS DAVID NOBLES, ECONOMIC OFFICER. PHONE NUMBER IS +420-2-5922-3394 (OFFICE). THE FAX LINE IS +420-2-5922-310 [...] | 2004-01-08 11:54:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON LO |
04BRATISLAVA43 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INTERMITTENT TREASURY ADVISOR [...] EMBASSY BRATISLAVA WELCOMES MICHAEL BURR AND GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY 27 TO FEBRUARY 5, 2004. THE EMBASSY POINT OF CONTACT FOR YOUR VISIT IS DAVID NOBLES, ECONOMIC OFFICER. PHONE NUMBER IS +420-2-5922-3394 (OFFICE). THE FAX LINE IS +420-2-5922-3109. CELL PHO [...] | 2004-01-07 14:07:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON LO |
04BRATISLAVA439 | SLOVAKIA SUPPORTIVE OF OAS EFFORTS [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-30 11:49:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM LO |
04BRATISLAVA44 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KEITH CLARK, RESIDENT TREASURY [...] EMBASSY BRATISLAVA WELCOMES KEITH CLARK AND GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY 22 TO JANUARY 31, 2004. THE EMBASSY POINT OF CONTACT FOR YOUR VISIT IS DAVID NOBLES, ECONOMIC OFFICER. PHONE NUMBER IS +420-2-5922-3394 (OFFICE). THE FAX LINE IS +420-2-5922-3109. CELL PHONE [...] | 2004-01-09 14:53:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON LO |
04BRATISLAVA447 | SLOVAK MILITARY EXPENDITURES IN IRAQ [...] THE FOLLOWING ARE FIGURES ON CURRENT EXPENDITURES FOR SLOVAK PARTICIPATION IN IRAQ OPERATIONS PROVIDED BY THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE. ALL FIGURES INCLUDE SALARIES. (NOTE: 1 USD EQUALED 33.9 SLOVAK CROWNS (SKK) AS OF MAY 4) - ANNUAL EXPECTED EXPENDITURE FOR ENGINEERING UNIT SKK 363,959,000 (10,7 [...] | 2004-05-04 15:33:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPDC MOPS LO MAR |
04BRATISLAVA462 | GETTING THE GOOD NEWS OUT ON IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: THE COUNTRY TEAM AND I HAVE FOUND, THROUGH OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS AROUND SLOVAKIA, THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT GETTING ENOUGH FACTUAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE POSITIVE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE COALITION'S EFFORTS IN IRAQ. SLOVAK EDITORIAL OPINION HAS SO FAR REMAINED PREDOMINANTLY ON OUR SIDE. ON [...] | 2004-05-06 15:30:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL LO IZ |
04BRATISLAVA463 | PRESIDENT SCHUSTER LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH [...] Post received May 6 a letter dated May 4 from Slovak President Schuster (who leaves office June 15) to President Bush, and transmits text per reftel. Begin text: President of the Slovak Republic Bratislava, 4 May 2004 Your Excellency, In connection with my forthcoming departure fr [...] | 2004-05-06 15:31:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC AMGT LO |
04BRATISLAVA467 | EXBS: APRIL 2004 MONTHLY REPORT FOR SLOVAKIA, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-07 14:18:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP ETTC PREL LO |
04BRATISLAVA482 | ARSON ATTACK ON NGO COMBATING RACISM [...] SUMMARY. THE OFFICES OF PEOPLE AGAINST RACISM, AN NGO THAT MONITORS THE NEO-NAZI MOVEMENT IN SLOVAKIA, SUFFERED AN ARSON ATTACK LAST WEEK. THE INCIDENT WAS MOST LIKELY PLANNED TO COINCIDE WITH THE PUBLIC HOLIDAY THAT COMMEMORATES THE END OF WORLD WAR II IN SLOVAKIA OR MAY HAVE BEEN A SYMBOLIC [...] | 2004-05-13 13:24:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM AMGT LO |
04BRATISLAVA486 | RESPONSE TO HYDRO FLUOROCARBON DEMARCHE [...] PER REFTEL, THE GOS SUPPORTS THE COMMISSION'S ORIGINAL PROPOSAL AND NOT THE MORE STRINGENT BAN ON HFCS. REPRESENTATIVES OF THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY THAT ALSO OPPOSE THE BAN HAVE APPROACHED AND INFLUENCED THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT IN THIS REGARD. WEISER NNNN [...] | 2004-05-14 07:05:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD BEXP LO USTR |
04BRATISLAVA493 | SLOVAK MILITARY EXPENDITURES IN IRAQ (AMENDED) [...] THE FOLLOWING IS SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION REGARDING EXPENDITURES FOR SLOVAK PARTICIPATION IN IRAQ OPERATIONS PROVIDED BY THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE. (NOTE: 1 USD EQUALED 33.3 SLOVAK CROWNS (SKK) AS OF MAY 18) - 2003 TOTAL EXPENDITURE SKK 71,000,000 (2,132,132 USD) 2. INFORMATION PREVIOU [...] | 2004-05-18 13:00:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPDC MOPS LO MAR |
04BRATISLAVA504 | FOREIGN MINISTER'S SECURITY CLEARANCE [...] THE NATIONAL SECURITY OFFICE (NBU) HAS REVIEWED AND CONFIRMED FOREIGN MINISTER EDUARD KUKAN'S SECURITY CERTIFICATE. DURING KUKAN'S UNSUCCESSFUL PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN EARLIER THIS YEAR, AN ANONYMOUS LETTER WAS SENT TO THE SLOVAK PRESS, CLAIMING THAT KUKAN HAD WORKED FOR THE COMMUNIST-ERA [...] | 2004-05-21 05:49:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR LO |
04BRATISLAVA509 | RESPONSE TO DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHER (DECABDE) CABLE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-24 11:20:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD LO USTR |
04BRATISLAVA51 | TRAFFICKING VICTIM TELLS HER STORY [...] Summary: A Slovak woman came to Embassy Bratislava to provide details on her ordeal of being a victim of human trafficking and how she used fraudulent documents to enter and remain in the U.S. between 1998 and 2003. Conoff and poloff initially interviewed the subject on December 29, 2003. RSO [...] | 2004-01-16 06:07:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG PGOV KJUS LO |
04BRATISLAVA512 | SLOVAKS WILL ATTEND PSI MEETING [...] WEISER NNNN [...] | 2004-05-25 08:55:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL LO |
04BRATISLAVA513 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STEPHEN STEGER [...] EMBASSY BRATISLAVA WELCOMES EUR/RPM NATO DESK OFFICER STEPHEN STEGER AND GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THE PERIOD OF MAY 28 THROUGH JUNE 1, 2004. THE EMBASSY POINT OF CONTACT FOR YOUR VISIT IS KASSIE KOHLER, POL OFFICER. THE PHONE NUMBER IS +420-2-5920-3166 (OFFICE). THE FAX LINE I [...] | 2004-05-25 09:32:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT PREL SL OSCE NATO PERM |
04BRATISLAVA52 | BALL SEASON BRINGS CONTROVERSY TO KOSICE [...] (U) U.S. STEEL IN KOSICE (SLOVAKIA'S SECOND LARGEST CITY) HELD ITS ANNUAL BALL JANUARY 10 IN THE KOSICE "HOUSE OF THE ARTS," A FORMER SYNAGOGUE WHICH NOW HOUSES THE KOSICE SYMPHONY. PAVOL SITAR, THE LEADER OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY (JC) IN KOSICE, GAVE MEDIA INTERVIEWS (INCLUDING TO U.S. PRESS [...] | 2004-01-16 09:45:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM LO |
04BRATISLAVA53 | BALL SEASON BRINGS CONTROVERSY TO KOSICE [...] (U) U.S. STEEL IN KOSICE (SLOVAKIA'S SECOND LARGEST CITY) HELD ITS ANNUAL BALL JANUARY 10 IN THE KOSICE "HOUSE OF THE ARTS," A FORMER SYNAGOGUE WHICH NOW HOUSES THE KOSICE SYMPHONY. PAVOL SITAR, THE LEADER OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY (JC) IN KOSICE, GAVE MEDIA INTERVIEWS (INCLUDING TO U.S. PRESS [...] | 2004-01-16 10:49:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM LO |
04BRATISLAVA547 | FY-04 I-BUCKS ALLOCATION BRATISLAVA [...] AS PER REFTEL, POST HAS ALREADY COMMITTED ITS FY-04 I-BUCKS ALLOCATION. WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS PLANNED FOR THE REST OF THE FISCAL YEAR THAT WE'D LIKE TO USE I-BUCKS FOR: A) IRC ONLINE DATABASES: PROQUEST ACADEMIC RESEARCH LIBRARY USD 2,850 CQ RESEARCHER ONLINE [...] | 2004-06-04 11:44:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO LO |
04BRATISLAVA548 | EXBS: COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST - DUSANA [...] EMBASSY BRATISLAVA REQUESTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EXPORT CONTROL AND BORDER SECURITY PROGRAM (EXBS) ASSISTANT, DUSANA BARTKOVA. MS. BARTKOVA IS THE NEWLY HIRED FSN PROGRAM ASSISTANT FOR THE EXBS ADVISOR IN BRATISLAVA. MS. BARTKOVA WILL TRAVEL TO LJUBLJANA ON JUNE 14, 2004. THE PURPOSE OF [...] | 2004-06-04 13:42:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT KNNP ETTC PREL LO |
04BRATISLAVA552 | EXBS: MAY 2004 MONTHLY REPORT FOR SLOVAKIA, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-07 07:23:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP ETTC PREL LO |
04BRATISLAVA557 | THREE SLOVAK SOLDIERS KILLED IN IRAQ [...] (U) ON JUNE 8, THREE SLOVAK SOLDIERS, TWO POLISH SOLDIERS, AND ONE LATVIAN SOLDIER WERE KILLED BY AN ACCIDENTAL EXPLOSION DURING A DEMINING OPERATION IN AL- SUVARIYA, SOUTH OF BAGHDAD. EARLY PRESS REPORTS INDICATE THAT THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT AN OLD MUNITIONS DEPOT. THE SLOVAKS HAVE 1 [...] | 2004-06-08 11:16:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MARR PREL IZ LO |
04BRATISLAVA562 | HIGH-LEVEL USG PARTICIPATION IN SLOVAK NATIONAL [...] PRIME MINISTER DZURINDA HAS INVITED PRESIDENT BUSH OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE TO ATTEND THE COMMEMORATION OF THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SLOVAK NATIONAL UPRISING IN BANSKA BYSTRICA, SLOVAKIA (LETTER ALREADY DELIVERED IN WASHINGTON BY THE SLOVAK EMBASSY). AUGUST 29, 2004 MARKS THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY [...] | 2004-06-09 05:20:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO LO |
04BRATISLAVA574 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEATH OF SLOVAK SOLDIERS IN [...] THE DEATH OF THREE SOLDIERS IN IRAQ ON JUNE 8 HAS PROMPTED CONSIDERABLE MEDIA REACTION IN SLOVAKIA, MOST OF WHICH SUPPORTS THE CONTINUING PRESENCE OF THE SLOVAK TEAM IN IRAQ. 2. SME: ON JUNE 9 AND 10, THE SME ONLINE VERSION CHAT (CENTER RIGHT INDEPENDENT PAPER RELIED UPON BY INTELLE [...] | 2004-06-10 14:30:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL PGOV LO IZ |
04BRATISLAVA587 | COALITION WINS BIG IN EP ELECTIONS AMIDST LOW TURNOUT [...] SUMMARY. SLOVAKIA'S RULING COALITION WON A SURPRISING EIGHT OF FOURTEEN EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT SEATS. SLOVAKIA HAD THE LOWEST VOTER TURNOUT OF LESS THAN SEVENTEEN PERCENT. WIDESPREAD SKEPTICISM RESULTED IN VOTER APATHY AS MOST SLOVAKIS CONSIDERED THEIR COUNTRY'S INFLUENCE IN THE EP AS MINIMAL. MAN [...] | 2004-06-15 15:03:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV LO |
04BRATISLAVA588 | MEETING REQUEST WITH MICHAEL WYNNE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-15 15:03:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV LO |
04BRATISLAVA598 | EU TAXATION OF U.S. ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-17 15:02:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TSPL PREL EAID LO EUN |
04BRATISLAVA603 | THANKS TO KEITH MINES FOR PUBLIC OUTREACH ON IRAQ [...] BERT, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR "LENDING" US POLITICAL OFFICER KEITH MINES FOR A DAY OF PUBLIC OUTREACH ON HIS EXPERIENCES DURING SIX MONTHS IN IRAQ. HE SPOKE TO A VARIETY OF SLOVAK AUDIENCES JUNE 17: THE EMBASSY STAFF, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, THINK TANK MEMBERS AND OPINION MAKERS. HE DID A COMP [...] | 2004-06-18 15:57:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO IZ LO |
04BRATISLAVA607 | SLOVAK ECONOMY SEES FASTEST GROWTH IN SIX YEARS [...] SUMMARY. SLOVAKIA'S REAL ANNUAL GDP GREW BY 5.5 PERCENT DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2004, ITS HIGHEST EXPANSION IN SIX YEARS AND THE SECOND STRONGEST RATE IN THE CENTRAL EUROPEAN REGION. EXTERNAL DEMAND DROVE MOST OF THE GROWTH, BUT DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION ALSO INCREASED DUE TO HIGHER REAL WAGES [...] | 2004-06-21 10:33:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD LO |
04BRATISLAVA612 | ICAO COUNCIL CANDIDACY DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-24 07:03:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR LO ICAO |
04BRATISLAVA616 | SLOVAK EXTERNAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE EFFORTS [...] SUMMARY. THE SLOVAK MFA RECENTLY ESTABLISHED A FORMAL INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO MANAGE EFFORTS THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN CHARACTERIZED BY VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. THE PROGRAM OF OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE (ODA) STARTED ADMINISTRATIVELY IN 2003, A [...] | 2004-06-24 15:12:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL ECON LO |
04BRATISLAVA629 | CLONING BAN: SLOVAKIA WILL NOT CO-SPONSOR COSTA [...] POLOFF DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE TO DRAHOSLAV STEFANIK, DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL LAW DEPARTMENT AT THE SLOVAK MFA. STEFANIK STATED THAT SLOVAKIA WILL SUPPORT THE COSTA RICAN RESOLUTION AS IT DID LAST YEAR, BUT HAS DECIDED NOT TO CO-SPONSOR IN THE SIXTH COMMITTEE. DEBATE REGARDING SLOV [...] | 2004-06-29 14:00:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO LO UNGA KSCI |
04BRATISLAVA641 | EXBS: JUNE 2004 MONTHLY REPORT FOR SLOVAKIA, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-02 12:37:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP ETTC PREL LO |
04BRATISLAVA652 | REQUEST TO SHARE INFORMATION WITH SLOVAKS [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-07 14:08:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR LO |
04BRATISLAVA653 | SLOVAKIA'S EXPENDITURES FOR DEPLOYMENTS ON COALITION AND [...] ACCORDING TO THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE, THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC HAS SPENT THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS ON OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENTS IN SUPPORT OF NATO AND COALITION OPERATIONS: MISSION YEAR FIRST YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE BEGUN COST COST SFOR 1998 57 [...] | 2004-07-07 14:08:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPDC MOPS LO MAR |
04BRATISLAVA657 | EXBS: SLOVAKIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS: NONE. 2. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD. A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD. I. ON JUNE 11, 2004, EXBS ADVISOR MET WITH DIRECTOR EVA LUTERANOVA, DIRECTOR, CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT DIVISION FOR [...] | 2004-07-08 13:52:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP LO |
04BRATISLAVA664 | US-SLOVAK BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-09 16:27:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD LO |
04BRATISLAVA670 | GOS WILL DELIVER MESSAGE TO SYRIA [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-14 09:39:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM LO |
04BRATISLAVA672 | SLOVAK ACTIVISTS ON CUBA [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-15 05:20:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV EAID LO CU |
04BRATISLAVA729 | MNF FORCE IRAQ STATEMENT ON TERRORISM [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-30 14:04:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPDC MOPS MARR LO |
04BRATISLAVA740 | GOS ROMA STRATEGY: SOCIAL TERRAIN WORKERS [...] Summary. Six months have passed since the February lootings in eastern Slovakia, as Roma protested changes to the welfare system. The response of the Roma community shocked Bratislava, and the GOS immediately initiated steps to soften the impact of reforms (reftel). The GOS continues to impro [...] | 2004-08-05 09:13:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB PHUM SOCI LO |
04BRATISLAVA749 | EXBS: SLOVAKIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS. None. 2. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD. A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD. None. B. TRAINING CONDUCTED DURING REPORTING PERIOD. I. EXBS Advisor and a group of sixteen Custom [...] | 2004-08-10 08:20:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP LO |
04BRATISLAVA760 | SLOVAK RESPONSE TO ICAO DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-13 13:54:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR LO ICAO |
04BRATISLAVA787 | GOS SEEKS REVISED BIDS IN ELECTRICITY TENDER AS [...] Summary. The GOS asked the three contenders in the privatization of a 66 percent share in the country's largest electricity producer, Slovenske Elektrarne (SE),to improve their bids. According to unofficial sources, Italian Enel offered the highest bid, followed by the Czech CEZ and Russia [...] | 2004-08-24 11:46:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG LO RU |
04BRATISLAVA789 | GOS ROMA STRATEGY: INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS [...] Summary. Poor infrastructure, primarily housing, in settlements remains one of the worst problems confronting Roma in Slovakia. The level of development in each settlement varies, but most communities lack sewage systems, adequate access to clean water, and suitable housing. Both the GOS and [...] | 2004-08-25 11:42:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV ELAB SOCI LO |
04BRATISLAVA797 | SLOVAK FOREIGN MINISTER TO HEAD OSCE DELEGATION [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-27 09:31:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL VT OSCE |
04BRATISLAVA828 | PARTICIPATION IN NATO POLICY DIRECTORS AND HLG [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-08 14:45:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC LO NATO NPG |
04BRATISLAVA830 | U.S. CANDIDACY FOR CHAIRMAN OF THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-08 15:26:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC LO |
04BRATISLAVA842 | LARGE COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT SUBSIDIES [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-14 09:45:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAIR EIND LO EUN |
04BRATISLAVA855 | GOS ROMA STRATEGY: STEPS FORWARD IN EDUCATION [...] Summary. In Slovakia, Roma comprise an estimated twenty- five percent of the population under 16 years old. Children with Romany ethnicity, particularly in Eastern Slovakia, are more likely to be placed into "special schools" for the mentally disabled and less likely to attain secondary educa [...] | 2004-09-17 13:35:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV ELAB SOCI LO |
04BRATISLAVA870 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CATHERINE VIAL, SYLVIA MOHR, [...] EMBASSY BRATISLAVA WELCOMES COMPLIANCE ATTACHE CATHERINE VIAL, COMPLIANCE ASSISTANT SUSANA GETMAN, EU FUNDING ADVISOR ISABELLE MAELCAMP D'OPSTAELE AND STANDARDS SPECIALIST SYLVIA MOHR AND GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 3- 6, 2004. THE EMBASSY POINT OF CONTACT F [...] | 2004-09-23 10:08:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD BEXP BE LO EUN |
04BRATISLAVA874 | Slovak National Uprising (SNP): Commemorating 60 [...] August 29 was the 60th anniversary of the commencement of the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) - the largest (on a per capita basis) popular uprising against Nazi forces during World War II. The U.S. Embassy in Slovakia used the occasion to highlight both American involvement in the uprising [...] | 2004-09-23 14:41:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO LO |
04BRATISLAVA875 | SLOVAKS ON HYDROFLUOROCARBON BANS [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-23 15:01:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD LO USTR |
04BRATISLAVA88 | POST WILL FUND TWO SLOVAK TEACHERS FOR HOLOCAUST [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-26 15:44:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KNAR PREL SOCI LO |
04BRATISLAVA880 | EXCELLENT RESULTS FOR THE SLOVAK ECONOMY [...] Summary. The Slovak economy rose at a real annual rate of 5.4 percent in the second quarter of 2004, beating the market forecast of 5.0 percent. Household consumption and robust investment led the growth, replacing external demand, which had been powering the economy for the previous six qua [...] | 2004-09-24 14:15:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD LO |
04BRATISLAVA920 | SLOVAKIA: BLUE LANTERN PROGRAM COORDINATOR [...] In response to reftel request, current Blue Lantern Program Coordinator for AmEmbassy Bratislava is Patrick McEachern PolMil Officer Tel: 011-421-2-5922-3210 Fax: 011-421-2-5922-3026 Email: McEachernPT@state.gov ETD: May 2005 WEISER NNNN [...] | 2004-10-07 10:16:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC KSEP LO |
04BRATISLAVA925 | EXBS: SLOVAKIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS. A. September 27-October 1 - The General Director of the Directorate of Customs for the Slovak Republic, Mr. Josef Gonczol, was in China this week finalizing a written agreement that will enable the government of China to d [...] | 2004-10-08 08:11:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP LO |
04BRATISLAVA926 | SLOVAK RESPONSE TO AIRBUS WTO CASE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-08 10:53:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KPAO LO EUN |
04BRATISLAVA940 | Slovakia Concerned With Ukrainian Anti-Democratic [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-13 13:49:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL LO UP |
04BRATISLAVA948 | SLOVAK PARTICIPATION IN LONDON EXPORT CONTROL [...] The following individuals from the Ministry of Economy and Directorate of Customs are nominated to participate in the London Export Control Conference. Ministry of Economy: Mr. Frantisek Babuska Director, Department of Sensitive Goods Trading Management Telephone: 0 [...] | 2004-10-18 10:55:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PREL PARM KSTC MASS LO |
04BRATISLAVA964 | WTO GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT AGREEMENT (GPA) MARKET [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-21 15:08:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD LO WTO |
04BRATISLAVA989 | BLUE LANTERN REPLY TO STATE 225891 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-29 08:09:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL LO |
04BRATISLAVA99 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISOR JIM RUTH. [...] EMBASSY BRATISLAVA WELCOMES MR. JIM RUTH AND GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THE PERIOD OF FEBRUARY 8 TO FEBRUARY 10, 2004. THE EMBASSY POINT OF CONTACT FOR YOUR VISIT IS KATHY MCENANY, FASCELL FELLOW. PHONE NUMBER IS +420-2-5922- 3376(OFFICE). THE FAX LINE IS +420-2-5922 3026. CELLPHON [...] | 2004-01-21 16:22:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON LO |
04BRUSSELS1090 | EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS: BACKGROUND [...] The first European Parliament (EP) elections in a newly enlarged EU will be held June 10-13. The EP has important budgetary powers, and decision-making powers on transportation, environment, data privacy and development aid, all significant issues in U.S.-EU relations. Candidates run as natio [...] | 2004-03-15 11:35:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS1094 | EUROPEAN ELECTIONS CAMPAIGN: WHAT TO EXPECT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-15 13:36:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINR TU EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS1123 | HUMANITARIAN AID TO HAITI: EUROPEAN COMMISSION [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-17 11:56:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL EAID HA EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS1218 | BELGIUM: NAME OF INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBLE FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-23 11:45:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TSPL SENV TSPA EFIS BE USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS139 | CENTRAL DUBLIN GROUP MEETING: JANUARY 2004 [...] This cable contains an action request. See para. 8. 2. Summary. During its January 9 meeting, the members of the Central Dublin Group reviewed regional reports from the Baltic states (Norway),Central Europe (Netherlands),Northern Africa (Spain),Africa - apart from North Africa (Franc [...] | 2004-01-14 06:47:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EU KCRM PREL SNAR EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS1431 | EU-15 UNEMPLOYMENT UNCHANGED AT 8.0 PERCENT [...] SUMMARY. Aggregate unemployment in the EU-15 was 8.0 percent in February 2004. The rate was unchanged compared to the seven previous months and the February 2003 rate. The ten acceding countries showed a 14.2 percent average unemployment rate for February 2004, also unchanged for the past [...] | 2004-04-02 10:30:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS1448 | MIGRATION ISSUES: EU INTERIOR MINISTERS REACH KEY [...] At the March 30 Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council meeting, EU ministers reached political agreement on the so- called "Qualification Directive" that sets out the eligibility criteria for both refugee status and subsidiary protection in the EU and the entitlements of those persons who qual [...] | 2004-04-05 06:07:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF CVIS CASC KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS1450 | COUNTER-TERRORISM/LAW ENFORCEMENT: EU [...] The EU Council of Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Ministers on March 30 displayed a new momentum to meet its obligations to deal with the Declaration by EU leaders on combating terrorism as well as its own rolling agenda. The ministers agreed on a "general approach" (no formal agreement yet) [...] | 2004-04-05 06:07:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PREF CASC KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS1586 | DONORS EYE ISRAELI PULLOUT WITH MIXTURE OF HOPE, [...] (U) Summary: At a one-day informal meeting of the "no-name" group in Brussels, convened by Canada to discuss Palestinian refugee issues, participants were fixated on the issue of Israel,s proposed withdrawal from Gaza, which they characterized as posing both an opportunity and an enormous cha [...] | 2004-04-14 08:39:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF EAID UNRWA EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS1907 | INAUGURAL SESSION OF THE U.S.-EU POLICY DIALOGUE [...] Summary. The inaugural meeting of the new Policy Dialogue on Border and Transport Security April 26 addressed biometrics, the US-VISIT and Visa Waiver Programs, the joint initiative on lost and stolen passports, "flights of concern" and air marshals. Newly appointed Counter-terrorism coordin [...] | 2004-05-03 12:36:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | CA EAIR ECON PTER EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS1911 | EU AGREES ON ASYLUM PROCEDURES DIRECTIVE [...] The EU Justice and Home Affairs Council on April 29 reached political agreement on a draft Directive imposing minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status. Coupled with the formal adoption of the Asylum Qualification Directive on the same day, t [...] | 2004-05-03 13:40:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL CMGT CVIS SMIG KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS1929 | EU AGREES ON MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF [...] EU Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) on April 29-30 agreed on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to confiscation orders, a follow-up to the March 26 European Council Declaration on Combating Terrorism. The Commission will bring forward by June further proposals [...] | 2004-05-04 12:27:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CASC KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS2086 | EC MOVING FORWARD WITH AUDITORS FOR LIBERIA [...] Following receipt of reftel, USEU contacted DG Development Liberia Desk Officer Arend Biesenbroek for a status report on their funding of auditors to assist in the review of financial controls at six key government agencies. Biesenbroek reported that the terms of reference for this program ha [...] | 2004-05-13 15:33:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN PGOV LI EUN IMF USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS2295 | BELGIUM COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CBP/ICE ROBERT [...] Country clearance is granted for visit of Customs and Border Protection Chief Inspector Robert Ontiveros of El Paso, TX, to replace a Container Security Initiative (CSI) team member already stationed at the port, pursuant to the U.S. Customs and Belgian Customs Agreement on Implementing CSI. [...] | 2004-05-28 15:13:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA ECON ETRD EWWT BE USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS2365 | EU-25 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 9.1 PERCENT [...] SUMMARY. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-25 published by the EU Commission's Statistical Office stood at 9.1 percent for April 2004, unchanged from the previous month. The unemployment rate for the euro zone (the twelve EU countries participating in the euro) was also stable at [...] | 2004-06-03 10:42:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS2437 | EU CONTRIBUTION TO "SOCIAL BENEFITS OF [...] The EU Commission recently tabled a series of recommendations presented as its contribution to securing the social benefits of globalization. On the internal (EU) front, the Commission advocates full implementation of the Lisbon strategy to maintain Europe's competitiveness, calling for heav [...] | 2004-06-07 14:08:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD ELAB ILO EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS2477 | EU FAILS TO AGREE ON NEW EUROPOL DIRECTOR [...] EU Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) on June 8 failed to reach the necessary consensus on who will be the Director of EUROPOL as from July 1, 2004. Ministers reached complete agreement on the principle of mutual recognition of confiscation orders. JHA Commissioner Vitorino repor [...] | 2004-06-10 06:09:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CASC KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS2683 | CENTRAL DUBLIN GROUP MEETING: JUNE 2004 [...] This cable contains an action request. See para. 9. 2. Summary. During its June 22 meeting, the members of the Central Dublin Group (DG) reviewed regional reports from Eastern Europe (submitted by Germany),the Balkans and the Near East (Greece),Central Asia (Italy),South West Asia (U [...] | 2004-06-23 15:01:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KCRM PREL SNAR EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS2794 | EU LEADERS NOMINATE PORTUGUESE PM DURAO [...] EU leaders on June 29 nominated Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Manuel Durao Barroso as the next Commission President effective November 1. The leaders also renewed the mandate of Javier Solana as Council SG/CFSP High Rep with a commitment to appoint him as the first EU Foreign Minister once [...] | 2004-06-30 11:05:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS3057 | EC FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR DARFUR CRISIS: DEMARCHE [...] (U) Following up on reftel demarche request for further information on EU funding initiatives, PRM Assistant and USAID Advisor for Humanitarian Assistance met with Javier Perez, ECHO desk officer for Sudan. According to Perez, the EC has mobilized nearly 70.7 million Euros from different budg [...] | 2004-07-16 16:13:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM EAID EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS3072 | European Parliament: Key Leadership [...] (U) SUMMARY: At the July 20-23 European Parliament (EP) plenary session, the 732 newly elected MEPs from the 25 member states will formally take their seats. The session's most significant event will probably be the July 22 vote on Jose Manuel Durao Barroso's nomination as Commission Presid [...] | 2004-07-20 06:06:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS3101 | EU/JHA: TOWARD A NEW MULTI-ANNUAL PROGRAM; [...] The EU Council of Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) on July 19 began preparations for a new multi-annual JHA program building on EU work over the past five years to establish "a common area of freedom, security and justice." Noting the persisting deadlock on the appointment of a n [...] | 2004-07-20 15:33:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER SMIG PREF CMGT CVIS KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS3126 | THE BARROSO COMMISSION: MORE OLD FACES [...] The next EU Commission to take office on November 1, 2004, will have 25 members, including its President. A majority of them are already in place: they are from the ten new Member States, having joined on May 1 and looking for a full five- year mandate, or from the former EU-15 and also exp [...] | 2004-07-23 10:48:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS3195 | SUBJECT: EU/SUDAN: FMS THREATEN SANCTIONS, PLEDGE [...] In a meeting of the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) on July 26, EU FMs threatened sanctions if Sudan does not soon comply with international expectations on Darfur. The GAERC Conclusions (available at http://ue.eu.int/) offer a very critical assessment of progress on [...] | 2004-07-27 14:12:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID SU EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS3222 | EU SUPPORTIVE ON AFGHAN STABILITY, KARZAI DECISION [...] (SBU) We reviewed ref A points during a July 28 meeting with Baltasar Benz, the Afghanistan desk officer in the Commission's External Relations directorate. Benz said that the Commission -- which had been concerned about Afghanistan's warlords -- welcomed President Karzai's decision to drop F [...] | 2004-07-29 15:44:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AF EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS3320 | EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: THE NEW FOREIGN [...] (U) Summary: The new European Parliament (EP) Foreign Affairs Committee will be the largest EP committee, with 78 members. The Committee is responsible for drafting reports and making recommendations on Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) topics, European Security and Defense Policy ( [...] | 2004-08-05 08:20:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS3358 | EXPERT PANEL MEETING ON DEVELOPING A [...] SUMMARY: THE G-8 ACTION PLAN FOR AFRICA FAMINE INITIATIVE INCLUDES SUPPORT FOR IMPROVED WORLDWIDE EMERGENCY ASSESSMENT AND RESPONSE SYSTEMS. THE MULTI-DONOR STANDARDIZED MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT OF RELIEF AND TRANSITIONS (SMART) INITIATIVE IS THE CENTRAL FOCUS OF G-8 MEMBER SUPPORT. AN EXPE [...] | 2004-08-06 15:17:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PHUM PREL SMIG EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS3688 | EU-25 UNEMPLOYMENT DOWN TO 9.0 PERCENT [...] SUMMARY. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-25 stood at 9.0 in July 2004, down 0.1 percentage point from the previous month, according to data published by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on September 1. The unemployment rate for the euro zone (the twelve EU countr [...] | 2004-09-02 07:55:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS4012 | EU GRAPPLES WITH INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION: DUTCH [...] (U) Summary. Approximately 250 experts in migration policy from throughout Europe and North America gathered at a conference hosted by the Dutch Presidency in Amsterdam, September 1-3, to discuss the current state of migration affairs in the EU and to recommend policy options in managing migr [...] | 2004-09-21 11:37:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG PREF PHUM EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS4119 | European Parliament (EP) Plenary September [...] SUMMARY: The September 13-16 EP plenary included debate on Iraq and Darfur. External Relations Commissioner Chris Patten criticized U.S. policy on terrorism and Iraq. MEPs qualified the Darfur situation as "tantamount to genocide." Also, the EP passed a resolution criticizing human rights [...] | 2004-09-27 13:02:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PREF IZ SU CD BO CY TU EUN AID ICTY USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS4361 | EU PLANNING EXPERTS MEETING ON THE SITUATION IN [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-08 15:52:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER PINS ECON BG EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS4619 | NEW EU PROGRAM FOR FREEDOM, SECURITY AND [...] EU Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) on October 25 reached broad agreement on a new multi- annual program for strengthening freedom, security and justice in the EU for the next five years. The prevention and repression of terrorism will be a key element of the plan, which provides [...] | 2004-10-26 14:01:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER SMIG PREF CMGT CVIS KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS4741 | EU SOCIAL SUMMIT RENEWS COMMITMENT TO [...] SUMMARY. EU-level organizations of labor and employers at a pre-European Council meeting with EU leaders on November 4 reaffirmed their commitment to the "Lisbon strategy" for turning the EU into the most competitive economy by the year 2010. The employers and unions not surprisingly contin [...] | 2004-11-05 12:27:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ELAB ECON EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS4789 | EU-JHA: LEADERS ENDORSE NEW MULTI-ANNUAL [...] EU leaders at their November 5 European Council meeting endorsed the new multi-annual program for "strengthening freedom, security and justice in the European Union" as prepared by their Justice and Home Affairs Ministers in the October 25 Council meeting (REFTEL). Dutch PM/European Council [...] | 2004-11-08 14:23:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER SMIG PREF CMGT CVIS KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS5030 | COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION LAUNCHES OPERATION [...] (U) Under the provisions of the Treaty of the European Union, the Council of the European Union on November 23 launched Operation Althea in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The EU Operation Commander was authorized to release the activation order (ACTORD) in order to execute the deployment of the forces an [...] | 2004-11-26 15:40:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL BK MOPS EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS5032 | SIGNING BILATERAL INSTRUMENTS TO U.S.-EU [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-29 09:30:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | BE CASC FI KCRM PREL SW EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS5035 | MIGRANT INTEGRATION AND REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT: CAN [...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraph 20. 2. (U) Summary. Two unfolding migration-related crises have riveted Europe in recent days: 1) the assassination of Dutch filmmaker Theo Van Gogh by a Muslim extremist of Moroccan descent, and 2) the uncontrolled arrival of shiploads of mig [...] | 2004-11-29 11:29:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG PREF PHUM KPAO EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS5128 | JHA: MINISTERS REVIEW COUNTER-TERROR [...] The EU Council of Justice and Home Affairs Ministers (JHA Council) on December 2 agreed on a series of documents relating to the fight against terrorism in preparation for the December 17 European Council. These include a strategy against the financing of terrorism, a report on intelligence [...] | 2004-12-06 06:05:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER CMGT CVIS KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS5366 | EUROBAROMETER: PERCEPTIONS OF U.S. WORSENING [...] SUMMARY: The latest Eurobarometer poll will gladden hearts in Brussels: a growing majority in Europe has a positive attitude about the EU and its institutions. Still, weak support in the UK especially will give Eurocrats pause as Europe enters a year of referenda on the new Constitution. T [...] | 2004-12-21 11:56:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO XE USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS5391 | EU LEADERS ENDORSE REVISED ACTION PLAN OF COUNTER- [...] EU leaders at the December 16-17 European Council endorsed a revised EU Action Plan for the fight against terrorism and noted other contributions, including a strategy against terrorist financing that will continue to be a priority in 2005. Other priorities next year will be the protection o [...] | 2004-12-23 11:30:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER EFIN SMIG PREF SNAR EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS5408 | TFX001: INITIAL EC RESPONSE TO ASIAN TSUNAMI [...] SUMMARY: The European Commission has activated two emergency mechanisms to meet the immediate humanitarian assistance needs arising from the December 26 earthquake and tsunamis in the Indian Ocean. The EU,s Community Mechanism SIPDIS Civil Protection Unit and Monitoring and Information Ce [...] | 2004-12-28 12:51:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL IN CE TH EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
04BRUSSELS5427 | TFX001: EC ON DONOR COORDINATION AND ASSISTANCE TO [...] (U) Summary: The EU will meet in Luxembourg on January 7 to coordinate its response to the tsunami in Asia. On the agenda is the advisability of an international donor conference. Commissioner Louis Michel may visit Sri Lanka before this meeting to assess the situation. The European Commiss [...] | 2004-12-29 16:20:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL IN CE TH EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
04BUCHAREST3439 | REPORT ON NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISISON OFFICIALS' [...] (U) Summary: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Commissioner Jeffrey Merrifield visit to Romania in late September provided the USG insight into the strong Romanian civil nuclear program. End Summary. First Visit to Romania by NRC Commissioner ---------------------------------------- [...] | 2004-12-15 11:38:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP KTIA ENRG ECON RO IAEA |
04BUCHAREST3445 | ROMANIA: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] Post's submission in "Patterns format," updating last year's "Patterns of Global Terrorism" report (reftel) follows: Romania is a staunch ally of the United States in the global war against terrorism, providing full public and diplomatic support for US goals to counter terrorism. In 2004, ab [...] | 2004-12-15 16:29:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC PGOV PREL MOPS ECON RO NATO |
04BUCHAREST3500 | INAUGURATION SPEECH DELIVERED BY NEWLY ELECTED [...] On December 20, 2004, before a joint session of Parliament, newly elected Romanian President Traian Basescu delivered his inauguration speech. 2. The text of Embassy Bucharest's unofficial translation of President Basescu's inauguration speech follows below: "Mr. President of the Senate, [...] | 2004-12-21 15:43:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL RO |
04BUCHAREST3560 | ROMANIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2005 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-30 15:22:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV RO |
04BUENOSAIRES2228 | WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR 2004 UPDATE [...] In 2002, the Ministry of Labor estimated that 7.1 percent of children ages 5 to 14 were working in Argentina. Such statistics have not been updated to reflect the severity and consequences of the 2001 economic crisis. According to the Minister of Health, there are more children than adults [...] | 2004-08-04 13:58:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SOCI KOCI KWMN ELAB AR |
04BUENOSAIRES2310 | INDIGENOUS RIGHTS SUPPLEMENT: RIGHTS TO LAND AND [...] Argentina's Northwest province of Salta is undergoing a gradual economic transformation with prices for agricultural products, mining, oil up, and the tourism sector growing. Life, however, for the region's rural poor and indigenous communities remains difficult, characterized by high unemploy [...] | 2004-08-12 17:32:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SOCI ELAB PGOV EAID SENV AR |
04BUENOSAIRES2714 | ARGENTINA SIGNS INL LETTER OF AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Beilsa and Ambassador Gutierrez signed the first INL Letter of Agreement (LOA) since 1995. Post would like to express its appreciation to the INL and L Bureaus for their tremendous assistance in this process. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On September 17, Argenti [...] | 2004-09-23 20:29:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR AR |
04BUENOSAIRES3185 | OPPOSING ANTI-ISRAELI BIAS AT UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-12 19:06:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IS AR UNGA |
04BUENOSAIRES3216 | URGENT DEMARCE CONCERNING THIRD COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-16 17:17:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM IR BO ZI SU AR UNGA |
04BUENOSAIRES3283 | SUDAN: PROMOTING THE EU RESOLUTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-22 21:03:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SU AR UNGA |
04BUENOSAIRES3490 | ARGENTINE CHAPTER OF 2004-2005 INCSR PART I [...] Argentina is not a major drug producing country, but it is a transit country for cocaine flowing from neighboring Bolivia, Peru and Colombia primarily destined for Europe. Argentina is also a transit route for Colombian heroin en route to the U.S East Coast (primarily New York). Due to its a [...] | 2004-12-17 20:45:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV AR PREL |
04CALCUTTA427 | U.S.-FUNDED NGO TARGETED IN COURT [...] SUMMARY. The Indian Supreme Court has issued a notice to the West Bengal Government on a petition alleging that the NGO Sanlaap, in collusion with the police, has been running a racket to exploit minor girls as a means to obtain foreign donor funding, according to an October 28 report in the [...] | 2004-10-28 12:46:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KCRM KWMN EAID IN |
04CALCUTTA428 | NEPALESE MINORS RESCUED FROM A CIRCUS IN EASTERN INDIA [...] SUMMARY: On October 6, the District Magistrate of Madhubani District in north Bihar handed over five minor Nepali girls to the Nepalese NGO Maiti Nepal. The girls were rescued from a circus performing in the district. This is the first instance in eastern India wherein an NGO, the state Lab [...] | 2004-10-29 09:10:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM SOCI KWMN IN |
04CALCUTTA445 | OPPOSITION STRIKES IN WEST BENGAL LEAVE GOVERNMENT [...] SUMMARY: In the coming three weeks, starting on November 17, West Bengal will witness three general strikes planned by different political parties protesting the recent hike in petroleum prices by the central government. West Bengal's Left Front government, eager to establish its business-fr [...] | 2004-11-16 15:07:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EINV ECON ELAB AMGT IN |
04CARACAS1138 | EVO, THE ICC, AND THE U.N.: VENEZUELA POLITICAL [...] (U) Leftist Bolivian legislator Evo Morales joined President Hugo Chavez in Caracas March 30 to announce plans to stage international demonstrations to commemorate the events of April 2002, when Chavez was temporarily removed from power and returned in triumph. Members of the Venezuelan human [...] | 2004-04-01 22:07:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM VE |
04CARACAS1159 | CAPRILES, CNE AND CEV: VENEZUELA POLITICAL UPDATE [...] (U) The Criminal Chamber of Venezuela's Supreme Court (TSJ) dismissed on procedural ground the order to detain Baruta Mayor Henrique Capriles April 1, and ordered the case sent to a new court. Supporters of President Hugo Chavez objected to the possibility National Electoral Council (CNE) alt [...] | 2004-04-02 21:08:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM VE |
04CARACAS1479 | VENEZUELA MACROECONOMIC UPDATE [...] (U) Venezuela's most recently published economic indicators illustrate the negative effects of deep recession, exchange and price controls, and chronic fiscal deficits. Strong international reserves position and high average oil prices have contributed to reduce the country risk and facilitate [...] | 2004-05-03 16:26:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV VE |
04CARACAS1505 | VENEZUELAN READINESS FOR ISPS IMPLEMENTATION [...] REFTELS REQUEST THAT POST INFORM THE GOV REGARDING USG ENFORCEMENT OF THE NEW INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION INTERNATIONAL SHIP AND PORT FACILITY SECURITY CODE (ISPS). 2. ON APRIL 29, THIS INFORMATION WAS FORMALLY CONVEYED TO THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DIRECTORATE GENERAL O [...] | 2004-05-05 15:42:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT ENRG ETRD ECON PHSA PREL VE |
04CARACAS1540 | THE ABCS OF THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT'S POLITICAL [...] (U) The Venezuelan government (GOV) has crafted a targeted and generously funded political propaganda strategy to convince Venezuelans and the international community that Chavez's Bolivarian Revolution is the true democratic road to prosperity and to divide, discredit, and demoralize opposi [...] | 2004-05-11 14:28:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREL PINR VE |
04CARACAS1549 | STEEL STRIKE RAISES ISSUES OF POWER AND [...] (SBU) A strike at the partially privatized SIDOR steel complex in Puerto Ordaz (Bolivar state) by a pro-government union has gone on for two weeks. Company sources express fear that the strike, allegedly over failure to share profits with workers, may be a prelude to an effort to undo the [...] | 2004-05-11 21:14:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV VE |
04CARACAS1554 | MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE [...] (U) THE GOV UNILATERALLY DECREED A 30 INCREASE IN THE MINIMUM WAGE, ATTEMPTING TO KEEP UP WITH INFLATION FOR THE LOWEST-EARNING WORKERS. HOWEVER, THOUGH OVERALL INFLATION IS RELATIVELY DOWN, FOOD PRICES ARE INCREASING FASTER THAN ANY OTHER CATEGORY, AND THIS NEW ACTION IS ONLY GOING TO EXACE [...] | 2004-05-12 15:03:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV VE |
04CARACAS1727 | HUGO CHAVEZ' MAY 9 ALO PRESIDENTE SPEECH [...] The following is a summary of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez' May 9 Alo Presidente program. Chavez' marathon speeches, of three to five hours, increasingly contain accusations of U.S. interference in domestic affairs and conspiracy to overthrow his government. This 191st Alo Presidente wa [...] | 2004-05-19 11:42:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO OPRC KIRC VE |
04CARACAS1728 | HUGO CHAVEZ' MAY 16 SPEECH [...] The following is a summary of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez' May 9 speech during the Venezuelan government's (GOV) "Rally for Peace and against Paramilitaries, and in Defense of Sovereignty and the Dignity of the Nation" in Caracas, which substituted for Chavez' usual Sunday Alo Presidente [...] | 2004-05-19 11:42:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO OPRC KIRC VE |
04CARACAS1860 | SIGNATURE APPEALS UPDATE: MAY 29 [...] (U) The second day of the signature appeals in the presidential referendum process began slowly with low turnout, picking up by mid-morning. There were multiple reports of violence at appeals centers, including two assaults against journalists. National identity cards continued to be controv [...] | 2004-06-01 17:15:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM VE |
04CARACAS2224 | UPDATE ON THE USAID/OTI VENEZUELA PROGRAM [...] (U) USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) began its Venezuela program in August 2002 to support a democratic solution to Venezuela's political crisis as part of an overall USG strategy. USAID's overall goal in Venezuela is to support a political process that is democratic, constitut [...] | 2004-07-13 17:40:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID KDEM PHUM VE |
04CARACAS2518 | BOSTON GROUP AT VENEZUELA'S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] (U) The U.S.-Venezuela Interparliamentary Forum (informally known as the "Boston Group") met at the Venezuelan National Assembly August 4. At the meeting, which was open to the press, U.S. Representatives Cass Ballenger, Bill Delahunt and Gregory Meeks noted the Boston Group's role in stren [...] | 2004-08-06 12:27:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM VE |
04CARACAS2580 | VENEZUELAN PRISONER NEWS [...] (U) Judge Carmen Amelia Chacin found Gen. Carlos Alfonzo Martinez guilty of violating security zones and sentenced him to five years probation August 9. The judge also prohibited Alfonzo Martinez from making statements to the media as one of the conditions of his probation. Judge Chacin found [...] | 2004-08-12 13:32:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KJUS PGOV VE |
04CARACAS2595 | SECRETARY POWELL'S STATEMENT ON THE VENEZUELAN [...] On August 12, the last day of campaigning for the presidential recall referendum, the printed and electronic press are full stories on the various aspects of the referendum. While "El Universal" led with the story on the Pope's remarks and prayers to Venezuela, it also picked up Secretary [...] | 2004-08-12 20:44:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV OPRC KIRC VE |
04CARACAS2596 | RICE LETTER ON SUMATE GETS ATTENTION [...] On July 31, one of Caracas' most important opposition dailies, "El Nacional" carried an article entitled "Condoleezza Rice Criticizes the Political Persecution of Sumate Directors." That same week the Venezuela press has included coverage of a letter from members of the House Committee on I [...] | 2004-08-12 20:45:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM OPRC KIRC VE |
04CARACAS2611 | BUSH, CIA, AND THOMAS JEFFERSON "ENEMIES OF [...] With the referendum just a couple of days away, on August 12, President Chavez held a marathon (four- hour-long) press conference for foreign and international press. Chavez took every opportunity to criticize the U.S., its plots against him/Venezuela, and, more importantly, to tell his [...] | 2004-08-13 21:27:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV OPRC KIRC VE |
04CARACAS2615 | VENEZUELA: REFERENDUM DAY, NOON, AUGUST 15 [...] (U) Despite reported delays in the opening of voting locations, long lines of people (between 400-1,000 people) waited patiently to vote in the August 15 presidential recall referendum. As of 10:30 am local, 99% of the voting centers had opened, according to CNE director Jorge Rodriguez. CNE [...] | 2004-08-15 15:57:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM VE OAS |
04CARACAS2655 | VENEZUELAN REFERENDUM UPDATE: AUGUST 18 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-18 20:45:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM VE |
04CARACAS2689 | REFERENDUM UPDATE: AUGUST 19-20 [...] (C) On August 17 political police service DISIP and local police authorities arrested the three men suspected of shooting on demonstrators in Altamira on August 16. On August 18 and 19, the government heavily criticized the opposition's latest claims of fraud and calls for public protests an [...] | 2004-08-20 20:42:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM VE |
04CARACAS2728 | VENEZUELA MACROECONOMIC UPDATE [...] (U) Venezuela's most recently published economic indicators illustrate an economic rebound based on increasing government expenditures. Levels of new foreign direct investment remain low. A strong international reserves position and high average oil prices have contributed to reduce the cou [...] | 2004-08-27 13:38:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV VE |
04CARACAS2812 | CHAVEZ CALLS FOR LAND REFORM ON "ALO PRESIDENTE" [...] Agriculture was the main topic of President Chavez's 202nd "Alo, Presidente" which aired August 29. Indeed his choice of a rural town, El Socorro, in the state of Guarico helped to set the stage. During this event, as in recent speeches before the National Assembly and other venues, he calle [...] | 2004-09-08 13:34:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV OPRC KIRC VE |
04CARACAS2902 | VENEZUELA ASKS FOR U.S. SUPPORT TO WIN ECOSOC SEAT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-17 13:04:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PINR PREL VZ |
04CARACAS3125 | TOBACCO FIRMS COMPLAIN OF CIGARETTE SMUGGLING FROM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY On October 1, Economic and Commercial Counselors met with representatives of Philip Morris and British-American Tobacco, the two largest cigarette companies in Venezuela, who raised the impact of contraband cigarettes in the domestic Venezuelan market. The particular focus was on [...] | 2004-10-05 19:57:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV VE |
04CARACAS3156 | ARDENT PRO-CHAVEZ DAILY GIVES GUARDED WELCOME AND [...] The regular "Stumbling Block" column published under the pseudonym "Marciano" in the very pro-Chavez daily DIARIO VEA, offered both a guarded welcome and a warning to Ambassador Brownfield. "Martian" noted that Ambassador Brownfield seemed to be bringing a new approach based on mutual respect [...] | 2004-10-13 14:37:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV OPRC PREL VE |
04CARACAS3213 | COLUMNIST IN PRO-CHAVEZ DAILY CALLS RESIGNATION OF [...] The regular "Stumbling Block" column published under the pseudonym "Marciano" in the very pro-Chavez daily DIARIO VEA, bitterly attacked the resignation of Costa Rican Secretary General Miguel Angel Rodriguez. It described this SIPDIS as a U.S. coup to maintain control of the OAS. The Sal [...] | 2004-10-18 21:15:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV OPRC PREL VE |
04CARACAS3251 | BLAZE DESTROYS GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN TALLEST SOUTH [...] (U) A fire ripped through 20 floors of the East Tower of Caracas' Parque Central complex the night of October 16. No one was killed, but the top third of the building was completely burned and the tower is unusable. Finger pointing to place the blame for the fire began immediately between the [...] | 2004-10-21 18:26:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAIR EAGR PGOV VE |
04CARACAS3273 | LEAD EDITORIAL IN PRO-CHAVEZ DAILY ATTACKS `FRAUD' [...] The lead editorial in the 10/22 edition of very pro- Chavez daily DIARIO VEA, signed by editor Guillermo Garcia Ponce, accused the followers of President Bush of having committed massive voter fraud in Florida in 2000. It says that the close 2004 race is raising fears that the Bush campaign w [...] | 2004-10-22 21:13:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV OPRC PROP VE |
04CARACAS3588 | VENEZUELAN POSITION ON 3RD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-22 11:40:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL VE |
04CARACAS3617 | TRANSPARENCY OF BUDGETS/MILITARY SPENDING [...] This message responds to action request (REFTEL). 2. Q: How (or are) military expenditures audited? A: Each branch of the Venezuelan Armed Forces (army, navy, air force, and national guard) has its own budget and planning office. The services submit proposed expenses and acquisit [...] | 2004-11-23 18:26:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID MARR VE |
04CARACAS3728 | GOV REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR CANDIDATE TO UN HUMAN [...] (U) In a Diplomatic Note dated November 11 and received in the Embassy December 2, Venezuela's Ministry of Foreign Affairs requests USG support for Venezuela's candidate to fill a seat on the UN Human Rights Committee. The note refers to the candidacy that Venezuela put forward in May 2004 [...] | 2004-12-03 15:29:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL VE USUN |
04CARACAS3917 | VENEZUELA MACROECONOMIC UPDATE [...] (U) Venezuela's economic recovery continues based on high government expenditures and strong consumption levels. Unemployment has continued its slow decline. Inflation, while slowing, remains somewhat high. The balance of payments has moved from strong surplus to a near even position. Fore [...] | 2004-12-22 15:56:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV VE |
04CARACAS3918 | VENEZUELA MACROECONOMIC UPDATE [...] (U) Venezuela's economic recovery continues based on high government expenditures and strong consumption levels. Unemployment has continued its slow decline. Inflation, while slowing, remains somewhat high. The balance of payments has moved from strong surp lus to a near even position. Fo [...] | 2004-12-22 16:40:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV VE |
04CARACAS3940 | VENEZUELA 2005 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] (U) Summary: The Following is Embassy Caracas' submission for the 2005 National Trade Estimate Report. This document was also submitted as a MS Word document to G. Blue and B. Harmon at USTR by e-mail on December 23, 2004. End Summary ------------- TRADE SUMMARY ------------- 2. (U) The [...] | 2004-12-27 18:47:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD VE |
04CARACAS425 | HUMAN RIGHTS STRATEGY FOR VENEZUELA [...] Venezuela continued to be embroiled in a political crisis over the government of President Hugo Chavez, who was elected in July 2000 in generally free and fair elections. The democratic environment suffered from deteriorating rule of law and weakened institutions that were increasingly subord [...] | 2004-02-09 14:56:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL VE |
04CARACAS501 | UPDATE ON THE USAID/OTI VENEZUELA PROGRAM [...] USAID'S OFFICE OF TRANSITION INITIATIVES (OTI) BEGAN ITS VENEZUELA PROGRAM IN NOVEMBER 2002 TO SUPPORT THE PRIMARY USG GOAL OF SUPPORTING DEMOCRACY AND DEMOCRATIC SOLUTIONS TO VENEZUELA'S POLITICAL CRISIS. USAID'S OVERALL GOAL IN VENEZUELA IS TO SUPPORT A POLITICAL PROCESS THAT IS DEMOCR [...] | 2004-02-11 15:26:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID KDEM PHUM VE |
04CARACAS548 | ANOTHER CUBAN DOCTOR ATTEMPTS TO FLEE [...] ON FEBRUARY 4, NATIONAL GUARDSMEN ARRESTED ULISES BERNAL PEREZ, A CUBAN DOCTOR ASSIGNED TO THE "BARRIO ADENTRO" (INTO THE SLUMS) PROGRAM, AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY TRIED TO DEFECT BY FORCING TWO JOURNALISTS TO DRIVE HIM TO THE COLOMBIAN BORDER, ACCORDING TO PRESS REPORTS. BERNAL PEREZ REPORTEDLY BELI [...] | 2004-02-13 20:52:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREF VE |
04CARACAS627 | EMBASSY CARACAS COMMENTS ON 2004 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) The GOV continues to show signs of slippage in its commitment to the protection of intellectual property rights. In 2003 the government persisted in its policy of approving domestic copies of internationally patented pharmaceutical products for sale in Venezuela. Venezuela's anti-trust [...] | 2004-02-25 12:32:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON VE |
04CARACAS714 | ECONOMIC FALL-OUT FROM INCREASED POLITICAL TENSIONS [...] (SBU) The rise in political tensions over the revocatory referendum on Chavez's tenure in office and attendant violence is beginning to spill over into the economy. The parallel market bolivar/dollar rate has spiked as has the spread on Venezuelan bonds. It appears, however, that a planned [...] | 2004-03-02 20:41:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV EFIN ENRG VE |
04CARACAS946 | SUPREME COURT DONNYBROOK STALLS RECALL [...] (U) The Supreme Court (TSJ) Constitutional Chamber ordered the Electoral Chamber to stop all activity related to the National Electoral Council (CNE) March 17. In a March 18 letter, the Electoral Chamber reaffirmed its jurisdiction in the matter and refused to give up its files. For its part, [...] | 2004-03-19 21:39:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM VE |
04CHENNAI1315 | "NON-FUNCTIONAL" TAMIL NADU ANTI-CONVERSION ACT NOW [...] (U) SUMMARY: After defeat at the polls in May, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa quickly reversed a number of initiatives that she had undertaken during the previous three years. Among the reversals was the controversial Tamil Nadu Anti-Conversion Law banning forcible religious conversi [...] | 2004-11-02 08:35:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL SOCI IN |
04CHENNAI1392 | BLASTS ROCK HYDERABAD; EXTORTION NOT NAXALITE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-09 08:34:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PTER IN |
04CHENNAI1418 | HINDU PONTIFF ARRESTED FOR MURDER; LITTLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tamil Nadu police arrested one of India's most prominent Hindu religious leaders, Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi of Kanchi, accused of murdering a former aide. The arrest has shocked Tamil Nadu, but there is little public anger. The move upset a miniscule group of the AIA [...] | 2004-11-12 11:13:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV IN |
04CHENNAI1490 | KARNATAKA GOVERNMENT IN LIMBO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bangalore, India's leading technopolis and the capital of Karnataka, is burdened with a tardy and incomplete state government led by contending coalition partners. Local business leaders complain that the new Singh government has overshot the mark in shifting focus from urban t [...] | 2004-11-26 09:03:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR IN |
04CHENNAI294 | LTTE SPLIT FESTERING WOUND SAY SOUTH INDIANS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The current split in the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) hamstrings the Sri Lankan peace process and might even degenerate into a "bloodbath," warned security analysts who met DAS Donald Camp during his May 15 visit to Chennai. They predicted a standoff between Karuna, th [...] | 2004-03-19 06:35:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL IN CE |
04COLOMBO10 | THE 2004 SYMPOSIUM ON EAST ASIA SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-05 10:58:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO |
04COLOMBO100 | ANNUAL OSAC CRIME/SAFETY REPORTS [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-20 11:16:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KSAC |
04COLOMBO104 | MEDIA PLAY: President Kumaratunga claims right to [...] Summary. President Kumaratunga's 1/13 address to the nation on government-owned Independent Television News (ITN) in which she claimed the right to serve until 2006 sparked a firestorm of contradictory headlines in the Sri Lankan media. Government-owned (and Kumaratunga- controlled) English [...] | 2004-01-21 08:57:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR OIIP PREL CE |
04COLOMBO1075 | In Ambassador's meeting with senior media [...] (U) SUMMARY: On 6/24 Ambassador Lunstead met senior editors of Sri Lankan newspapers in an on-the-record roundtable discussion. The conversation focused on the June 1 co-chairs meeting in Brussels, but provided ample opportunity for a wide-ranging discussion of the peace process, the USG po [...] | 2004-06-24 11:20:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PHUM EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE ECONOMICS |
04COLOMBO1084 | MEDIA PLAY: Coverage of Ambassador's roundtable [...] (U) SUMMARY. Following an Ambassadorial roundtable on June 24 with senior newspaper editors (see Reftel),press coverage in Sri Lanka was largely positive and upbeat. Newspapers, both English and vernacular, covered the event factually and placed their coverage of the event prominently. Key [...] | 2004-06-28 09:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PHUM EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE |
04COLOMBO1085 | Sri Lanka to support Libya and the technical [...] Poloff met on June 28 with Sumedha Ekanayake, MFA Assistant Director for UN and Multilateral Affairs, to raise the points in Ref A. Massimo Darchini, Italian Charge' d'Affaires was also present. In responding to the joint U.S.-Italy-UK request for support, Ekanayake said that Sri Lanka shou [...] | 2004-06-28 11:32:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CE CWC |
04COLOMBO1096 | FY-2004 RP "STUDENT LEADERS AND CIVIC [...] POST NOMINATES MR. CHATURA JEEWAN KUMANAYAKE, UNDER- GRADUATE STUDENT FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SUBJECT PROJECT. POST CONFIRMS THAT THIS NOMINATION HAS "FULL COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL." 2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : [...] | 2004-06-30 05:30:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO |
04COLOMBO1097 | FY-04 IV PROGRAM: SINGLE COUNTRY GROUP PROJECT ON [...] Post submits detail bio data of Ms. Wickramasinghe, the fifth nominee for the subject group project. Post confirms that this nomination has "full country team approval." 2. Nominations are as follow: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a fixed format wh [...] | 2004-06-30 05:33:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO OECV OEXC |
04COLOMBO1102 | FY-2004 MRP "ORGANIZED LABOR" - [...] POST NOMINATES MR. D.M. UPALI DISSANAYAKE, SECRETARY TO THE WAGES BOARD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SUBJECT PROJECT. POST CONFIRMS THAT THIS NOMINATION HAS "FULL COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL." 2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : Th [...] | 2004-06-30 11:32:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO |
04COLOMBO1127 | FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER FOR THE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-07 11:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO CE ECONOMICS |
04COLOMBO1140 | Message from Minister of Foreign Affairs [...] Mission received a letter from Minister of Foreign Affairs Lakshman Kadirgamar to Secretary of State Colin Powell, dated July 5, 2004. The text of the message is contained below. A copy is being sent by fax to SA/INS with the original to follow via pouch. 2. Accompanying Kadirgamar's le [...] | 2004-07-08 10:27:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CE |
04COLOMBO1145 | MEDIA PLAY: Coverage of suicide bombing by alleged Tamil [...] (U) SUMMARY. Per Reftel, on July 7, a suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suicide bomber detonated a bomb inside a police station in the heart of downtown Colombo, near the Prime Minister's office, U.S. Embassy and British High Commission. The suspected targ of the suicide bombe [...] | 2004-07-09 05:25:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PTER PHUM OIIP PREL CE LTTE |
04COLOMBO1147 | FY-2004 RP "CIVIC EDUCATION IN RELIGIOUS [...] POST NOMINATES REV.BADDEGAMA SAMITHA THERO, DEPUTY CHIEF INCUMBENT, SRIPADA CHAITHTHYARAMA TEMPLE, GOTHATUWA, BADDEGAMA FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SUBJECT PROJECT. POST CONFIRMS THAT THIS NOMINATION HAS "FULL COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL." 2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEA [...] | 2004-07-09 06:00:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO |
04COLOMBO1153 | FY-2004 RP "STUDENT LEADERS AND CIVIC [...] POST NOMINATES MR. N.H. CHATURA SANDEEPA SENARATNE, UNDER-GRADUATE, MEDICAL FACULTY, UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SUBJECT PROJECT. THIS IS POST'S SECOND NOMINATION FOR SUBJECT PROGRAM. POST CONFIRMS THAT THIS NOMINATION HAS "FULL COUNTRY TEAM" APPROVAL. START FIXED-FORMAT T [...] | 2004-07-12 08:47:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO |
04COLOMBO1192 | OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 095 (07/19/04) [...] (SBU) From the emails we received today it seems that you all have done a brilliant job in resolving this issue. Our great appreciation to everyone involved. Maldives Parking Tickets ------------------------ 2. (U) State 150698 on this topic states that OFM has sent a diplomatic note w [...] | 2004-07-19 10:54:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT CE MV |
04COLOMBO1212 | IMI - Development of infrastructure facilities [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-22 00:48:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO CE ECONOMICS |
04COLOMBO1217 | MALDIVES TO DEVELOP ADDITIONAL RESORT ISLANDS [...] Summary: The Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM) has received a good response to its proposal to develop 11 new resort islands. The plan will extend the resort network to all 20 atolls in Maldives, and increase the total number of resorts to 98. The successful development of the [...] | 2004-07-22 07:50:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD MV ECONOMICS |
04COLOMBO1233 | FY-04 IV PROGRAM: SINGLE COUNTRY GROUP PROJECT ON [...] Post submits detail bio data of Mr. Susantha N. Balapatabendi, the sixth nominee for the subject group project. Post confirms that this nomination has "full country team approval." START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a fixed format which enables : autom [...] | 2004-07-26 09:07:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO OECV OEXC |
04COLOMBO1247 | ICP FOR Certified Transportation Network [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-28 06:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BBSR CE ECONOMICS |
04COLOMBO1255 | FY-04 VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM [...] Post submits details bio date of Mrs. Priyanee Wijesekera, Secretary General of Parliament, for a voluntary visitor program, SIPDIS September 10-16, 2004. Post confirms that this nomination has "full country team approval". 2. Ms. Wijesekera can be contacted in Canada through Sri Lanka' [...] | 2004-07-29 07:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO OEXC |
04COLOMBO1259 | FY-2004 MRP "STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN THE U.S.", [...] POST NOMINATES MR. ABDUL HAMEED MOHAMMED "ZIYAAD", MEMBER OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, BALANGODA, FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SUBJECT PROJECT. POST CONFIRMS THAT THIS NOMINATION HAS "FULL COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL." 2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The foll [...] | 2004-07-29 09:01:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO |
04COLOMBO1271 | Potential Fallout of MFA Expiration in 2005 [...] Summary: There is heightened anxiety in Sri Lanka's apparel sector, as expiration of the Multi-Fiber Arrangement approaches in January 2005. Sri Lanka's top end producers, controlling about 70% of exports, are expected to be the least affected, as they have gone high- tech, cut costs and le [...] | 2004-07-30 06:01:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV KTEX ELAB CE ECONOMICS |
04COLOMBO1278 | MEDIA PLAY: Coverage of PDAS Camp's roundtable discussion [...] (U) SUMMARY. Following a roundtable discussion with PDAS Don Camp on July 30 with senior newspaper editors, press coverage in Sri Lanka was largely positive and upbeat. Newspapers, both English and vernacular, covered the event factually and placed their coverage of the event very prominently [...] | 2004-08-02 11:20:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PHUM PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE |
04COLOMBO1299 | GORM AGREES TO ELVIS TRANSMISSION REQUIREMENT TEXT [...] This is an action request, please see para 3. 3. Per request reftel, Post delivered diplomatic note and attachments on January 12, 2004. On August 4, Post received a diplomatic note response, indicating Maldives was in agreement with the proposed text. The note further acknowledges the A [...] | 2004-08-06 04:50:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KTEX MV |
04COLOMBO13 | MEDIA PLAY - SECRETARY POWELL'S LETTERS TO [...] Summary. Secretary Powell's letters to Prime Minister Wickremesinghe and President Kumaratunga were front page news over the weekend. English and vernacular headlines implied that the Secretary was critical of the President; one English weekly reported, "End political infighting CBK told - [...] | 2004-01-06 03:50:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR OIIP PREL CE LTTE |
04COLOMBO1304 | REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES -- JULY 2004 APPENDIX TO [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-06 05:58:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELAB KTDB PGOV MV ECONOMICS |
04COLOMBO1308 | IMI - NEW CELLULAR MOBILE NETWORK, MALDIVES [...] Summary. The Government of the Republic of Maldives plans to liberalize the cellular network and invite a second operator. This will present business opportunities to US telecommunications service providers and equipment manufacturers. End Summary. 2. The Government of the Republic of [...] | 2004-08-09 05:53:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO MV ECONOMICS |
04COLOMBO131 | BFIF FY04 PROPOSALS FOR SRI LANKA AND THE MALDIVES [...] BFIF funds are critical for Post to carry out Commercial activities in two distant, but substantial markets with strong potential but little US penetration. Post submits the following projects for consideration for FY04 funding. The proposals are listed in priority order under each country h [...] | 2004-01-23 07:19:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ABUD ETRD EINV BTIO CE MV ECONOMICS |
04COLOMBO1328 | IMI MALDIVES FISHERIES SECTOR OPPORTUNITIES [...] Summary: The fisheries sector in the Maldives is growing rapidly. Fish exports were $69.1 million in 2003, up 41 percent from 2002. Maldives would like to further develop its fisheries sector, which is dominated by tuna, to increase exports and value added production. The expansion in the [...] | 2004-08-16 05:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KTDB BTIO EFIS ECON ETRD BEXP MV ECONOMICS |
04COLOMBO1342 | SRI LANKA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT APPENDIX, [...] This appendix serves as an update to the 2003 Investment Climate Statement for Sri Lanka. It has been provided to assist investors in the interim period resulting from the U.S. Government's decision to begin publishing the Country Commercial Guide (of which the Investment Climate Statement i [...] | 2004-08-17 11:20:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELAB KTDB PGOV CE ECONOMICS |
04COLOMBO1380 | PEACEFUL PROTEST AT AMERICAN EMBASSY COLOMBO, SRI [...] (SBU) At 1210 hours a group of approximately 100 members of the Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP) held a protest in front of the American Embassy Colombo. The protesters were requesting the United States assistance in stopping the recent attacks by the LTTE against members of the EPDP. [...] | 2004-08-19 12:31:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC LTTE |
04COLOMBO1396 | SRI LANKA CHILD LABOR UPDATE FOR TRADE AND [...] Sri Lanka Child Domestic Labor, A Rapid Assessment, 2. A Study of young domestic workers in Sri Lanka: proposals for legal amendments and a code of conduct, 3. List of hazardous employment approved by the National Labor Advisory Commission. ENTWISTLE [...] | 2004-08-23 04:56:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI CE USAID |
04COLOMBO1401 | MEDIA REACTION: DEPARTMENT'S AUGUST 19 STATEMENT [...] SUMMARY. The Department's August 19 statement on Sri Lanka elicited widespread media coverage, with the vast majority of papers (both English and vernacular) placing the statement very prominently in above-the-fold banner headlines. TV news programs on August 20 also led with the full statem [...] | 2004-08-23 11:00:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PHUM OPRC KMDR OIIP PREL CE LTTE |
04COLOMBO1409 | IMI MALDIVES INFRASTRUCTURE OPPORTUNITIES [...] Summary: The Government of Maldives has ambitious infrastructure development plans that present new business opportunities for US companies. Projects include commercial ports and fisheries harbors, airports, new residential and resort islands, land bridges, information and communication techn [...] | 2004-08-24 10:37:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KTDB BTIO ECON ETRD BEXP MV ECONOMICS |
04COLOMBO1438 | SRI LANKA DROUGHT DISASTER DECLARATION [...] AS A RESULT OF PROLONGED DROUGHT CONDITIONS IN SRI LANKA, THE U.S.CHARG?D'AFFAIRS DECLARES THAT A DISASTER DOES EXIST AND IS BEYOND THE CAPACITY OF THE HOST GOVERNMENT TO RESPOND, THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA WILL ACCEPT USG ASSISTANCE AND THAT IT IS IN THE INTEREST OF THE USG TO PROVIDE S [...] | 2004-08-30 11:04:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECONOMICS |
04COLOMBO1464 | DEVELOPING A COMMERCIAL PLATFORM AT NON-FOREIGN [...] Post appreciates the efforts to better support non-FCS Commercial offices, and welcomes this review. Following are suggestions for consideration. Responses are keyed to the four main areas delineated in reftel. 2. Resource Allocation: -- With limited resources, it makes sense to concen [...] | 2004-09-02 09:36:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EINV ECON AMGT AODE CE MV ECONOMICS |
04COLOMBO1488 | IMI Sri Lanka Oil Exploration Opportunities [...] Summary: The Government of Sri Lanka is planning to open offshore areas off the western coast of Sri Lanka for oil exploration in the first quarter of 2005. Private companies will be awarded exploration licenses for 8-9 plots through a competitive bidding process. End Summary. 2. Explor [...] | 2004-09-09 02:32:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET BEXP CE ECONOMICS |
04COLOMBO1507 | Initiatives to facilitate business travel in Sri [...] SUMMARY: Post has implemented two programs specifically targeted at facilitating business travelers heading to the United States, the `Safe and Speedy' and `AMPACT' programs. Post is also far along in visa reciprocity negotiations with the GSL, which should result in increasing visa validity f [...] | 2004-09-13 06:43:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS ETRD CE MV ECONOMICS |
04COLOMBO1514 | MEDIA REACTION: Visit of State Department [...] SUMMARY. S/CT Coordinator Ambassador Cofer Black's September 7-8 visit to Sri Lanka elicited copious media coverage, with the vast majority of papers (both English and vernacular) placing coverage of a roundtable media discussion with newspaper editors prominently in above-the- fold banner he [...] | 2004-09-13 11:15:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PTER OPRC KMDR OIIP PREL CE LTTE |
04COLOMBO1527 | MALDIVES: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON FOREIGN [...] As reported reftel, the Government of the Republic of Maldives announced the appointment of Abdul Hameed Zakariyya as Foreign Secretary on September 1. Biographic information on Zakariyya follows below. 2. Like many of his colleagues in the small Foreign Affairs Ministry with few oversea [...] | 2004-09-15 14:02:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PREL PGOV MV |
04COLOMBO1543 | 59TH UNGA: UPDATED SRI LANKAN GOVERNMENT DELEGATION [...] On September 15, Mission received an update list of Sri Lankan government officials planning to attend the 59th UN General Assembly. That updated attendance list is provided below: A. ATTENDANCE OF HEAD OF STATE -- H.E. the President Mrs. Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga -- Presiden [...] | 2004-09-16 12:21:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CE UNGA |
04COLOMBO1550 | EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION ON MALDIVES: LETTER [...] On September 17, Mission received a diplomatic note from the Maldivian MFA containing a letter to Secretary Powell from Maldivian Foreign Minister Fathulla Jameel. The text of the letter is contained below: Begin Text: His Excellency Mr. Colin Powell Secretary of State SIPDIS United [...] | 2004-09-17 06:17:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPDC MV |
04COLOMBO1557 | FY-2005 SRP "RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY IN THE U.S." [...] POST NOMINATES REV. KIRINDE ASSAJI, BUDDHIST MONK/PRINCIPAL, SRI SUMANGALA DHAMMA SCHOOL, FOR PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT PROJECT. 2. POST CONFIRMS THAT THIS NOMINATION HAS "FULL COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL." 3. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The follo [...] | 2004-09-20 10:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO |
04COLOMBO1570 | SRI LANKA: SIGNED AMENDMENT TO TRAFFICKING IN [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-21 10:57:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN SMIG CE |
04COLOMBO1605 | TRACKING CHANGES IN TEXTILE AND APPAREL [...] Per reftel, information for Maldives follows: Year 2002 2003 Total industrial production in USD MN 52 53 Total textile and apparel Production in USD MN34 36 Textiles and apparel's share of Maldives imports12% 11% Textiles and apparel's share of [...] | 2004-09-28 05:13:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ECON ETRD MV ECONOMICS |
04COLOMBO1620 | EXTENDING NIV VISA RECIPROCITY TO FIVE YEARS FOR [...] SUMMARY: The Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) is expected to propose shortly a significant change to non-resident visas offered to U.S. citizens. They are prepared to implement a five year multiple entry non-resident visa, for all types of non-resident travel to Sri Lanka. The fee for this visa [...] | 2004-09-28 11:28:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CMGT ETRD CE |
04COLOMBO1694 | ICP FOR FISERV CBS WORLDWIDE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-12 06:23:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BBSR CE ECONOMICS |
04COLOMBO1697 | ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY ASSISTANCE OFFICER TO [...] (U) Admiral Fargo, I thank you immensely for your personal involvement in getting a Security Assistance Officer in Embassy Colombo in FY05. As you know, military cooperation between the United States and Sri Lanka has grown by as much as 200 percent in some areas over the past three years an [...] | 2004-10-13 05:19:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS CE MV |
04COLOMBO1702 | Sri Lankan Economy Continues to Grow Despite [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Sri Lankan economy grew by 5.2% in the second quarter, following 6.2% growth in the first quarter. Consequently, first half GDP growth is estimated around 5.7% and the Central Bank is optimistic of 5 to 5.5% overall growth in 2004. The Bank attributes the growth this year [...] | 2004-10-13 11:12:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON CE ECONOMICS |
04COLOMBO1722 | Who's watching what: A snapshot of [...] (U) SUMMARY. Sri Lankan Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera recently stated that he wished to see changes to the state-run media, particularly improving the quality of the very popular teledramas (soap operas) watched by millions of Sri Lankans. Recent surveys also indicate that most Sr [...] | 2004-10-18 11:16:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR OIIP PREL CE |
04COLOMBO174 | USG promotion of Human Rights in Sri Lanka [...] Mission's response to Reftel request for information on the promotion of human rights in Sri Lanka follows: 2. PEACE PROCESS: The ongoing peace process in Sri Lanka has more of a direct and dramatic impact on improving the human rights situation in Sri Lanka than any other factor. The U [...] | 2004-01-29 11:22:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KIRF CE |
04COLOMBO1747 | SRI LANKA: FY2005 POST LANGUAGE PROGRAM DIRECT [...] (U) SUMMARY. Embassy Colombo requests a FY2005 direct funding grant of USD 9,487 for comprehensive language training programs in Sinhala and Tamil. Post proposes a program utilizing Saturday excursion courses for students at various levels, language instruction for Marine Security Guards (MS [...] | 2004-10-21 11:22:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | AFSI AMGT CE KFLO |
04COLOMBO1763 | EXTENDING NIV VISA RECIPROCITY TO FIVE YEARS FOR [...] SUMMARY: The Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) has approved a significant change to non-resident visas offered to U.S. citizens. They will implement a five year multiple entry non-resident visa, for all types of non-resident travel to Sri Lanka. The fee for this visa will be $100. Post requests [...] | 2004-10-26 09:07:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CMGT ETRD CE |
04COLOMBO1779 | Cultural Envoys Faulkner and Freeman Connect to Sri Lankan [...] (U) SUMMARY: Culture Connect envoys Courtland Freeman and Omari Faulkner elicited extremely positive feedback among a rarely-reached segment of the youth audience during their three-day program in Sri Lanka October 11 to 14. The two basketball envoys reached hundreds o high school and college- [...] | 2004-10-29 08:05:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR OIIP PREL CE |
04COLOMBO179 | OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 014 (01/30/04) [...] (U) FYI. As requested in State 14279, Mission will host a local Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG) meeting on February 5 to discuss and compile the counterterrorism assistance and training that has been provided to Sri Lanka by CTAG members. We have invited Australia, Canada, EU, France, [...] | 2004-01-30 06:02:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT CE MV |
04COLOMBO1809 | Special Media Reaction: Deputy Secretary [...] (U) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary Armitage's taped message to Sri Lankans on the occasion of the U.S. presidential elections, transmitted as part of Embassy Colombo's Election Day event, garnered positive coverage in both the English and vernacular media. Reporting on the message and the event u [...] | 2004-11-04 10:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PHUM PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE |
04COLOMBO1839 | TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO) AT [...] Per request reftel, the following are Post's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officers: James F. Entwistle, Deputy Chief of Mission, office no.: 94-11-244-8007 ext. 2433, home no.: 94-11-269-5495, cell no.: 94-77-770-9571, fax no.: 94-11- 243-7237, email: EntwistleJF@state.gov Dean R. T [...] | 2004-11-10 05:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | CE EFIN ETTC KVPR MV PREL PTER |
04COLOMBO1891 | Media Reaction: Deputy Secretary Armitage's conversation [...] (U) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary Armitage's November 19 telephone conversations with President Chandrika Kumaratunga and Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, as well as the Department's subsequent press statement, received broad, prominent coverage in the Sri Lankan media and served to reinfor [...] | 2004-11-22 09:55:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PHUM PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE |
04COLOMBO1906 | MALDIVES, TRANSPARENCY OF BUDGETS/MILITARY [...] RESPONSE TO REFTEL FOLLOWS: A. General Overview of Auditing Procedures: 2. The Maldives has a system of public audit by the Auditor General (AG),a civilian authority. The Auditor General is appointed by and reports to the President. Audit reports are also sent to the heads of the [...] | 2004-11-24 09:49:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAID MV |
04COLOMBO1907 | SRI LANKA TRANSPARENCY OF BUDGETS/MILITARY [...] POST RESPONSE TO REFTEL FOLLOWS: A. General Overview of Auditing Procedures: 2. In Sri Lanka, the Auditor General (AG),a civilian authority, audits military expenditures as well as expenditure of all other government agencies. The Constitution provides for the appointment of the AG [...] | 2004-11-24 09:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAID CE |
04COLOMBO1971 | SRI LANKA'S FIRST HIGH PROFILE IPR RAID [...] Summary: Sri Lankan Police recently raided a CD manufacturing plant operated by a Board of Investment approved company. The plant produced music, movie and software discs, violating the intellectual property rights (IPR) of several US producers. The investigation and prosecution will be a [...] | 2004-12-09 10:36:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR CE ECONOMICS |
04COLOMBO1978 | 2005 National Trade Estimate report for Sri [...] The U.S. trade deficit with Sri Lanka was $1.7 billion in 2003, an increase of $14 million from 2002. U.S. goods exports in 2003 were $155 million, down 10 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Sri Lanka were $1.8 billion, down 0.2 percent. Sri Lanka is currently th [...] | 2004-12-10 09:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD CE ECONOMICS |
04COLOMBO2007 | 2004 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Please find attached Mission's 2004 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR). Responses are keyed to questions in Reftel. Para 20 I. Summary: Sri Lanka has a relatively small-scale drug problem. The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) remains committed to targeting drug tra [...] | 2004-12-17 05:45:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV PREL CE |
04COLOMBO2011 | SRI LANKA: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] Updated information for the Department's 2004 annual terrorism report follows below. 2. Begin text of submission: The Sri Lankan government supports the Global War on Terror and continues to demonstrate a strong commitment to combating terrorism--a commitment stressed by President Chand [...] | 2004-12-17 06:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC CE |
04COLOMBO2012 | MALDIVES: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-17 06:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC MV |
04COLOMBO2031 | Media Reaction: Co-chairs statement on JVP [...] (U) SUMMARY: The December 15 statement by the Tokyo donors conference co-chairs on the JVP's agitation against Norway and the peace process provoked a widespread and sharply divided response from the Sri Lankan media. Independent English and Tamil media covered the story factually with favora [...] | 2004-12-22 09:30:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID KPAO PHUM PTER OIIP CE LTTE |
04COLOMBO2032 | 2004 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Please find attached Mission's 2004 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR). The Maldives ------------ The Maldives is not a producer of narcotics or precursor chemicals. Officials believe that all narcotics trafficked into Maldives is for local use, not for transshipmen [...] | 2004-12-22 09:36:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV PREL CE |
04COLOMBO2043 | CARTEGENA PROTOCOL ON BIO SAFETY [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-23 07:24:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD EAGR EAID TBIO |
04COLOMBO2047 | DISASTER DECLARATION - TIDAL WAVE IN SRI LANKA [...] Summary: Based upon an official request from the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka and our assessment SIPDIS of the situation, the Ambassador declares that a state of disaster has resulted from the tidal wave that hit Sri Lanka on December 26, leaving at least 2000 dead, 200,000 ho [...] | 2004-12-26 12:32:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR EAID PGOV CE |
04COLOMBO2048 | DISASTER DECLARATION - TIDAL WAVE IN MALDIVES [...] Summary: Based on an official request from the Chief Government Spokesman of the Republic of Maldives and our assessment of the situation, the Ambassador declares that a state of disaster has resulted from the tidal wave that hit Maldives on December 26 (reftel). The Ambassador requests USD [...] | 2004-12-26 12:43:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR PGOV MV |
04COLOMBO2053 | SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES: UPDATE ON POST-TSUNAMI [...] Five Americans have been reported killed and about 100 remain unaccounted for after a tsunami struck Sri Lanka the morning of December 26, causing at least 6,000 deaths islandwide. (Note: The latest government figures indicate the count could rise as high as 10,000. End note.) This tally in [...] | 2004-12-27 12:03:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC AEMR EAID CE MV |
04COLOMBO2063 | TFXO01: MALDIVES SITREP -- LOW CASUALTIES, HIGH [...] FOREIGN TOURISTS: Econoff visited Maldives on December 27, 2004. As of 2030 on December 27, no American citizens have been reported killed in Maldives and there are no known American citizens reported missing or injured in Maldives. The Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM) believes [...] | 2004-12-28 13:00:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC AEMR EAID PREL PGOV MV |
04COLOMBO216 | MEDIA PLAY: President Kumaratunga dissolves [...] (U) Summary. On February 7, President Kumaratunga dissolved Sri Lanka's Parliament. Newspaper reporting was partisan, particularly in government-owned (and Kumaratunga-controlled) media outlets. The independent press carried Prime Minister Wickremesinghe and his UNP party's story, as well [...] | 2004-02-09 10:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR OIIP PREL CE |
04COLOMBO307 | MEDIA PLAY: Sri Lanka Co-Chairs Meeting in [...] (U) Summary. While media reaction to the statement Washington released after the 2/17 Sri Lanka co-chairs meeting was headline heavy, editorial comment was limited. All major English, Sinhala and Tamil Sri Lankan media outlets reported on the post-meeting statement with straightforward head [...] | 2004-02-25 08:57:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR OIIP PREL CE LTTE |
04COLOMBO322 | ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION WITH DHS SECRETARY [...] Ambassador Lunstead looks forward to the roundtable discussion with other COMs and DHS Secretary Ridge on March 8. Following is a list of relevant issues in Sri Lanka and Maldives, keyed to the format in reftel. A. Movement of People In both Sri Lanka and Maldives, we seek to improve th [...] | 2004-02-26 11:04:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT CVIS OTRA PREL PTER CE ECONOMICS |
04COLOMBO327 | FOLLOW-UP ON MADRID CONFERENCE DONORS FOR IRAQ [...] In response to Embassy queries, Mr. Weerakoon of Economic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs relayed the follwing status report on the Government of Sri Lanka's assistance to Iraq. 2. Sri Lanka's commitment to Iraq was 100,000 kilograms of tea and 100,000 pieces of clothing. As o [...] | 2004-02-27 05:22:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN IZ CE |
04COLOMBO332 | FOREIGN GOVERNMENT EOI FOR DEVELOPING AN [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-27 06:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO CE ECONOMICS |
04COLOMBO401 | Indo-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement -- Booming Trade [...] Summary: Trade between India and Sri Lanka has grown significantly -- by 30 percent in 2003 to USD 1.3 billion. Indian exports to Sri Lanka grew by 28 percent and Sri Lankan exports to India grew by 43 percent over the same time period. The rapid increase in trade between India and Sri Lank [...] | 2004-03-08 11:03:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON CE USTR ECONOMICS |
04COLOMBO444 | COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR USCG 41- [...] THE GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA HAS SUBMITTED REFERENCE (FORWARDED UNDER SEPARATE COVER) REQUEST FOR EDA TRANSFER OF 41-FOOT US COAST GUARD UTILITY BOAT. BOTH THE SRI LANKAN NAVY (SLN) AND SRI LANKAN POLICE - PARAMILITARY BRANCH, THE SPECIAL TASK FORCE (STF) HAVE EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN OBTAINI [...] | 2004-03-12 05:07:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PGOV PTER CE |
04COLOMBO460 | COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR SURVEILLANCE RADARS [...] THE GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA HAS SUBMITTED REFERENCE (FORWARDED UNDER SEPARATE COVER) REQUEST FOR SURVEILLANCE RADARS FOR BOTH STATIC & MOBILE COASTAL RADAR STATIONS. THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE CURRENTLY DESIRES TO ESTABLISH COASTAL RADAR STATIONS AND IS REQUESTING FOUR HIGH FREQUENCY OVER THE HO [...] | 2004-03-16 04:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PGOV PTER CE LTTE |
04COLOMBO497 | ADDITIONAL GSL RESPONSE ON UNCTAD XI [...] Per Ambassador's letter (Ref A),post received a response from Trade Minister Ravi Karunanayake regarding the inclusion of Doha Development Agenda (DDA) issues at UNCTAD XI. Karunanayake's response, repeated in full below, mirrored Trade Secretary Wickremesinghe's response (Ref B) that the GS [...] | 2004-03-22 09:36:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD CE |
04COLOMBO499 | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TRAINING IN SRI LANKA [...] Summary: Sri Lanka is an ideal candidate for IP training assistance, as the public and private sectors are working together to develop an implementation plan for its new, strong IPR law. The law was passed in Nov. 2003, and the GSL requested assistance with enforcement. Econoff chairs a pri [...] | 2004-03-22 11:05:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR CE WTO USTR |
04COLOMBO52 | FY-2004 MRP "MULTI-CULTURALISM IN A DEMOCRATIC [...] POST NOMINATES MR. RUWAN P. CHANDRASEKERA, ACTING REGIONAL COORDINATOR, HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION-JAFFNA AS THE PRINCIPAL CANDIDATE AND VEN. WALMORUWE PIYARATHANA THERO, LECTURER AT THE DEPT. OF PALI AND BUDDHIST STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA AS THE ALTERNATE FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SUBJECT [...] | 2004-01-12 10:09:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO |
04COLOMBO56 | FY-2004 MRP "U.S.FOREIGN POLICY AND COUNTER [...] POST NOMINATES MR. NIMAL SENANAYAKE, SENIOR LEGAL ASSISTANT, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS FOR PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT PROJECT. POST CONFIRMS THAT THIS NOMINATION HAS "FULL COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL." 2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following da [...] | 2004-01-13 04:39:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO |
04COLOMBO565 | COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR VERTICAL TAKE OFF AND [...] THE GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA HAS SUBMITTED REFERENCE (FORWARDED UNDER SEPARATE COVER) REQUEST FOR TWO VERTICAL TAKE OFF AND LANDING (VTOL) EAGLE EYE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV). THE SRI LANKA NAVY CURRENTLY DESIRES TO PURCHASE TWO VTOL EAGLE EYE UAVS IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THEIR SURVEILLANCE [...] | 2004-03-31 03:35:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PGOV PTER CE LTTE |
04COLOMBO57 | FY-2004 MRP "U.S. JUDICIAL SYSTEMS"- [...] POST NOMINATES MR. DENIS S. SOOSAITHAS, LEGAL OFFICER, HOME FOR HUMAN RIGHTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SUBJECT PROJECT. POST CONFIRMS THAT THIS NOMINATION HAS "FULL COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL." 2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : THE FOLLOWING DATA IS IN [...] | 2004-01-13 04:39:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO |
04COLOMBO58 | FY-2004 MRP "ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNMENT AND [...] POST NOMINATES MR. SAJITH PREMADASA, DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH, NUTRITION AND WELFARE FOR PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT PROJECT. POST CONFIRMS THAT THIS NOMINATION HAS "FULL COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL." 2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : THE FOLLOWING DATA [...] | 2004-01-13 04:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO |
04COLOMBO59 | FY-2004 MRP "ADMINISTRATION OF COURTS" [...] POST NOMINATES MR. W.J. SHAVINDRA FERNANDO, SENIOR STATE COUNSEL, ATTORNEY GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT FOR PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT PROJECT. POST CONFIRMS THAT THIS NOMINATION HAS "FULL COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL." 2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: TRANSMITTING-POST: PAS COLOMBO TRANSMITTING-POST-ID: 2929 [...] | 2004-01-13 04:41:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO |
04COLOMBO592 | MEDIA PLAY: Sri Lankan Media Consumed by [...] (U) Summary. Sri Lanka's English and vernacular media offered exhaustive coverage and commentary about the nation's April 2 parliamentary elections. The morning after the poll (4/3),glowing lead headlines focused on the relatively peaceful election. The media also reported on election vio [...] | 2004-04-06 02:08:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PHUM OPRC KMDR OIIP PREL CE |
04COLOMBO61 | FY-2004 S/RP "WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, [...] POST NOMINATES MR. RAJINDRA DE S. ARIYABANDU, DIRECTOR, POLICY AND PLANNING, WATER RESOURCES SECRETARIAT FOR PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT PROJECT. POST SIPDIS CONFIRMS THAT THIS NOMINATION HAS "FULL COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL." 2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT [...] | 2004-01-13 07:30:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO |
04COLOMBO67 | FY-2004 MRP "INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM"- [...] POST NOMINATES MS. FREDERICA JANSZ, JOURNALIST OF THE SUNDAY LEADER FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SUBJECT PROJECT. SHE IS BEEN SUBSTITUTED FOR MAHIM MENDIS. POST CONFIRMS THAT THIS NOMINATION HAS "FULL COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL." 2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT [...] | 2004-01-13 10:45:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO |
04COLOMBO71 | COLOMBO FY2003 BFIF CLOSEOUT [...] Post greatly appreciates the support it receives from the BFIF program and staff. It allows the Commercial Section to promote US exports in a region where there is stiff competition from Asian neighbors, and a lack of knowledge about tapping the US market. Both Sri Lanka and the Maldives are [...] | 2004-01-14 01:46:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO CE MV ETRD ABUD ECONOMICS |
04COLOMBO749 | SPECIAL FY-2004 MRP "NGO MANAGEMENT OF YOUTH [...] POST NOMINATES MR. CLIFFORD D. SPECK, FIELD ASSISTANT (PROTECTION/PROGRAM),SATELITE OFFICE- TRINCOMALEE, UNHCR, AS THE PRINCIPAL CANDIDATE AND FR. SUDATH SILVA, ARCH DIOCESAN CHAPLAIN, ST. JOSEPH'S YOUTH CENTER, AS THE ALTERNATE FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SUBJECT PROJECT. POST CONFIRMS THAT TH [...] | 2004-05-11 05:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO |
04COLOMBO750 | SPECIAL FY-2004 MRP "YOUNG LEADERS: EFFECTING [...] POST NOMINATES MS. CHAMPIKA LIYANARACHCHI, POLITICAL COLUMNIST/DEPUTY FEATURES EDITOR, "DAILY MIRROR," AS THE PRINCIPAL CANDIDATE AND MR. SEEVALI AMITIRIGALA, LECTURER, SRI LANKA LAW COLLEGE, AS THE ALTERNATE FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SUBJECT PROJECT. POST CONFIRMS THAT THIS NOMINATION HAS "FU [...] | 2004-05-11 05:30:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO |
04COLOMBO765 | FY-2005 International Visitor Program: Sri Lanka [...] Colombo is pleased to submit the following slate of nominees to the FY-2005 IV program: - U.S. Financial System (March 17-April 7, 2005): M. Zain Mohamed "Aazim," Central Bank of Sri Lanka - Grassroots Democracy II (May 5-26, 2005): Mahindananda "Aluthgamage," Member of Parliament [...] | 2004-05-12 07:36:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO |
04COLOMBO766 | FY-2005 International Visitor Program: Maldives [...] Colombo is pleased to submit the following slate of nominees from the Republic of Maldives to the FY-2005 IV program: - U.S. Trade Policy and the World Economy I (October 28-November 18, 2004): Abdul "Harris," Island Aviation Services - U.S. Financial System (March 17-April 7, 2005): [...] | 2004-05-12 07:37:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO |
04COLOMBO797 | MEDIA PLAY: KADIRGAMAR COVERAGE: LONG ON [...] Summary. When Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar visited Washington in mid-May, press coverage in Sri Lanka was long on headlines, short on editorial comment. Newspapers and broadcasters, both English and vernacular, gave extensive coverage to the visit, starting on 5/13 and mo [...] | 2004-05-18 04:02:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PHUM OPRC KMDR OIIP PREL CE |
04COLOMBO806 | FY 05 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINEE FOR MRP [...] Post nominates Pushpika G. "Weerakoon", Research Intern, Ministry of Justice, for participation in subject project. Post confirms that this nomination has "full country team approval." 2. Nomination is as follows: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a f [...] | 2004-05-18 10:02:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO |
04COLOMBO807 | FY 05 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINEE FOR MRP "U.S. JUDICIAL SYSTEM I" NOVEMBER 18-DECEMBER 9, 2004. [...] Post nominates Saliya K.M. "Pieris", Attorney-at Law, Supreme Court of Sri Lanka for participation in subject project. Post confirms that this nomination has "full country team approval." 2. Nomination is as follows: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is [...] | 2004-05-18 10:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KPAO SCUL |
04COLOMBO808 | FY 05 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINEE FOR MRP [...] Post nominates T.M. Thusitha N. "Tennakoon", Chief Executive Officer and Director of Studies, Bandaranaike Center for International Studies for participation in subject project. Post confirms that this nomination has "full country team approval." 2. Nomination is as follows: START FIXED [...] | 2004-05-18 10:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO |