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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
Effective from January 1983
The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign
Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)
Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
Effective from May 1983
Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
Effective from August 1983
The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)
Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
Effective from March 1983
The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
Effective from October 1997
Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)
The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc
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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)
Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
Effective from April 1984
Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)
Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:
* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).
Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
Effective from July 2001
Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
Effective from August 1989
Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
Effective from August 2001
Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOM: Chief of Mission
Effective from March 2004
Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
Effective from August 2001
Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCRM: Criminal Activity
Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
Effective from May 1991
Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
Effective from December 2007
Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
Effective from August 1986
Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
Effective from May 2007
Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
Effective from September 2006
Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
Effective from June 2000
Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
Effective from August 2006
Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)
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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
Effective from January 1999
Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)
Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.
(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
Effective from August 2004
Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
Effective From October 1999
Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Effective from April 1984
Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
Effective from February 1984
Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
Effective from May 2000
Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
Effective from November 1984
Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
Effective from August 1996
Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
Effective from March 1993
Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)
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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
Effective from February 1983
Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
Effective from October 1997
Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)
Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
Effective from July 2004
Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
Effective from June 1984
Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
Effective from September 2008
Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
Effective from November 1995
Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
Effective from June 1995
Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
Effective from January 1983
Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
EXCHANGE OPERATIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
Effective from January 1983
Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
Effective from October 1999
Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
Effective from January 1983
Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
Effective from January 1983
Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
Effective from January 1983
A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)
The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
Effective from January 1983
Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
Effective from January 1985
The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)
People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
Effective from January 1983
The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)
All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
Effective from March 1995
The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)
The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN
SECRET
SECRET//NOFORN
UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
By year:
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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
Effective from January 1983
The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign
Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)
Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
Effective from May 1983
Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
Effective from August 1983
The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)
Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
Effective from March 1983
The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
Effective from October 1997
Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)
The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc
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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)
Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
Effective from April 1984
Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)
Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:
* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).
Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
Effective from July 2001
Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
Effective from August 1989
Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
Effective from August 2001
Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOM: Chief of Mission
Effective from March 2004
Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
Effective from August 2001
Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCRM: Criminal Activity
Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
Effective from May 1991
Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
Effective from December 2007
Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
Effective from August 1986
Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
Effective from May 2007
Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
Effective from September 2006
Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
Effective from June 2000
Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
Effective from August 2006
Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)
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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
Effective from January 1999
Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)
Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.
(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
Effective from August 2004
Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
Effective From October 1999
Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Effective from April 1984
Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
Effective from February 1984
Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
Effective from May 2000
Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
Effective from November 1984
Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
Effective from August 1996
Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
Effective from March 1993
Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)
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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
Effective from February 1983
Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
Effective from October 1997
Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)
Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
Effective from July 2004
Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
Effective from June 1984
Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
Effective from September 2008
Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
Effective from November 1995
Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
Effective from June 1995
Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
Effective from January 1983
Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
EXCHANGE OPERATIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
Effective from January 1983
Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
Effective from October 1999
Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
Effective from January 1983
Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
Effective from January 1983
Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
Effective from January 1983
A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)
The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
Effective from January 1983
Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
Effective from January 1985
The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)
People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
Effective from January 1983
The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)
All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
Effective from March 1995
The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)
The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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GC GCC GCCC GE GEF GEORGE GERARD GESKE GF GG GH GI GIPNC GIWI GJ GKGIC GL GLOBAL GM GN GO GOG GOI GON GOVPOI GPGOV GPI GPOI GPOV GR GRQ GS GT GTIP GTMO GTREFTEL GU GUAM GUANTANAMO GUIDANCE GUILLERMO GUTIERREZ GV GWI GY GZ GZIS HA HARRIET HARRY HAWZ HCOPIL HDP HE HEAVEN HEBRON HELGERSON HERCEGOVINA HG HHS HI HIGHLIGHTS HIJAZI HILARY HILLARY HILLEN HIPC HIV HIZ HK HKSX HL HLSX HN HNCHR HO HOA HOSTAGES HPKO HR HRC HRCS HRICTY HRIGHTS HRKSTC HSI HSTC HSWG HT HTCG HTSC HU HUD HUM HUMAN HUMANITARIAN HUMANR HUMANRIGHTS HUMOR HUMRIT HUNRC HURI HURRICANE HYDE HYLAND HYMPSK HZ IA IACHR IACI IACO IACW IADB IAEA IAES IAHRC IAIE IAII IASA IATTC IAZ IBB IBD IBET IBPCA IBRB IBRD IC ICAC ICAO ICC ICCAT ICCROM ICES ICJ ICRC ICRS ICSCA ICTR ICTY ID IDA IDB IDLI IDLO IDP IDR IE IEA IEAB IEF IF IFAD IFC IFIN IFM IFO IFR IFRC IG IGAD IGF IHO IICA IINS IIP IK IL ILAB ILC ILEA ILO IMC IMET IMF IMMIGRATION IMO IMSO IMTS IN INAUGURATION INCB IND INDO INF INFLUENZA INL INMARSAT INNP INPFC INR INRA INRB INRD INRO INRPAZ INS INSC INT INTEL INTELLECTUAL INTELSAT INTERNAL INTERPOL INV INVI IO IOC IOM IP IPET IPGRI IPK IPPC IPR IPROP IQ IQNV IR IRAN IRAQ IRAQI IRAQI FREEDOM IRC IRCE IRDB IRE IRL IRLE IRM IRMO IRNB IRPE IRS IS ISA ISAAC ISAF ISCA ISCON ISLAMISTS ISLE ISN ISNV ISO ISPA ISPL ISRAEL ISRAEL RELATIONS ISRAELI ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISSUES ISTC IT ITA ITALIAN ITALY ITECIP ITEIND ITELTN ITER ITF ITIA ITRA ITRD ITU IUCN IV IVIANNA IWC IWI IX IZ IZAORC JA JAM JAMES JAPAN JAT JAWAD JCIC JE JEFFERY JEFFREY JHR JI JIMENEZ JIMENEZ CHILDREN JK JKUS JM JN JO JOHNNIE JOSE NEY MILA ESPINOSA JOSE RAMOS HORTA JOSEPH BIDEN JP JS JSRP JUAN JUS JY KA KACP KACT [+] KACW KADM KAID KALM KALR KANSOU KAPO KARIM WADE KATRINA KAUST KAWC [+] KAWK KAWL KAWS KAWX KAYLA KBCT KBDS KBEM KBIO KBNC KBTC KBTR KBTS KBWG KCCP KCEM KCERS KCFC KCFE [+] KCGC KCHG KCIP [+] KCIS KCM KCMA KCMR KCOG KCOM [+] KCOR [+] KCPS KCRCM KCRI KCRIM KCRM [+] KCRN KCRO KCROM KCROR KCRP KCRS KCRT KCSA KCSI KCSY KCUL KCUM KCVM KCWI KDCM KDDEM KDDG KDE KDEM [+] KDEN KDET KDEV KDGOV KDGR KDHS KDM KDMR KDP KDRG [+] KDRL KDTB KDUM KE KEAI KEBG KECF KEDEM KEDM KEDU KEIM KEM KEMPI KEMR KEMS KEN KENV KERF KERG KESO KESP KESS KEVIN KFAM KFCE KFE KFEM KFGM KFIN KFIU KFLD KFLO KFLU KFOR KFPC KFRD [+] KFRP KFSC KFTFN KFTN KG KGCC KGCN KGHA KGHG [+] KGIC [+] KGICKS KGIT KGIV KGKG KGLB KGOR KGOV KH KHDP KHGH KHIB KHIV [+] KHJUS KHLS [+] KHMN KHOURY KHPD KHSA KHSL KHUM KI KIBL KICA KICC KICCPUR KICR KICT KID KIDE KIF KIFR KIIC KIIP KIL KILS KIMMITT KIMT KIND KINF KINL KINP KINR KINT KIPR [+] KIPT KIRC KIRF [+] KIRL KIRP KIS KISC KISK KISL [+] KISM KISR KITA KIVP KIVR KJAN KJRE KJU KJUS [+] KJUST KJWC KK KKIV KKNP KKOR KKPO KLAB KLAP KLBO KLEG KLFLO KLFU KLHS KLIG KLIP KLPM KLSO KLTN KM KMAC KMAR KMCA [+] KMCC KMCR KMDR [+] KMEPI KMFO KMGT KMIG KMNP KMOC KMPF KMPI KMPIO KMPL KMPP KMPT KMRD KMRS KMSG KMVP KMWN KN KNAO KNAP KNAR KNDP KNEI KNEP KNET KNMP KNN KNNA KNNB KNNC KNNF KNNO KNNP [+] KNNR KNOP KNP KNPP KNPPIS KNPR KNPT KNRG KNRV KNSD KNUC KNUP KO KOC KOCI KOCM KOEM KOGL KOLY [+] KOM KOMC KOMCCO KOMCSG KOMH KOMO KOMS KOR KOSOVO KOUYATE KPA KPAD KPAI KPAK KPAL [+] KPALAOIS KPAM KPAO [+] KPAS KPBT KPDD KPEM KPEO KPER KPET KPIN [+] KPIR KPKO [+] KPKP KPLS KPMI KPMO KPO KPOA KPOKO KPOL KPOP KPOV KPOW KPPAO KPPD KPRD KPRM KPRO KPROG KPRP KPRV KPSC KPTD KPTS KPWG KPWR [+] KQ KQM KQRDQ KR KRAD [+] KRAL KRCIM KRCM KRCS KRD KRDP KREC KREF KREL KRF KRFD KRFR KRG KRGY KRIC KRIF KRIM KRKO KRM KRMS KRV KRVC KS KSA KSAC KSAF KSCA [+] KSCI KSCS KSCT KSEAO KSEC KSEI KSEO KSEP KSI KSIA KSKN KSLG KSMT KSOC KSOCI KSPA KSPR [+] KSRE KSTC KSTCC KSTCPL KSTH KSTS KSTT KSUM [+] KSUP KT KTAO KTBD KTBT KTCRE KTDB KTDD KTDM KTER KTEX KTFIN KTFM KTFN [+] KTFR KTFS KTIA [+] KTIP [+] KTLA KTNBT KTNF KTPN KTRD KTRF KTSC KTSD KTTB KTTC KTTP KU KUAE 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 LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR [+] MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS [+] MATT MB MBM MC MCA MCAP [+] MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCONNELL MCCP MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK 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 MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS [+] 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 MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB 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 NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI 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 OASCC OASS OAU OBAMA OBS OBSP OCBD OCEA OCED OCHA OCII OCRA OCS OCSE ODAG ODC ODIP [+] ODPC OECD OECS OECV OES OESC OEXC [+] OEXP OF OFDA OFDC OFDP [+] OFDPQIS OFFICIALS OFPD OFSO OGAC OGIV OHCHR OHI OHIP OI OIC OICCO OIE OIF OIG OIIP [+] OIL OIM OLY OLYAIR OLYMPICS OM OMB OMIG OMS ON ONA OPAD OPBAT OPC OPCD OPCR OPCW OPDAT OPDC [+] OPDP OPEC OPET OPIC OPID OPOC OPPC OPRC [+] OPREC OPREP OPS OPSC OPVIP ORA ORC ORCA ORECD ORED OREG OREP [+] ORGANIZED ORP ORTA ORUE OSAC OSCE OSCI [+] OSD OSEC OSHA OSIC OSTA OSTRA OTA OTAR OTP OTR OTRA [+] OTRABL OTRAO OTRAZ OTRC OTRD OUALI OVIP [+] OVP OXEC OXEM OZ PA PAARM PAC PACE PAGE PAGR PAHO PAIGH PAK PAL PALESTINIAN PAMQ PAN PANAM PAO PAR PARALYMPIC PARCA PAREL PARK PARLIAMENT PARM [+] PARMS PARN PARP PARR PARTIES PARTM PARTY PAS PASS PATTY PAUM PB PBGT PBIO PBK PBOV PBPTS PBS PBT PBTS [+] PCI PCON PCOR PCRM PCUL PD PDA PDD PDEM PDIP PDOV PDRG PE PEACE PEACEKEEPINGFORCES PEDRO PEL PELOSI PEMEX PENA PENV PEPFAR PEPR PER PEREZ PERL PERM PERSONS PET PETER PETERS PETR PETRAEUS PETROL PF PFIN PFLP PFOR PFOV PG PGGOC PGIC PGIV PGKV PGO PGOC PGOF PGOG PGON PGOR PGOT PGOV [+] PGOVE PGOVQL PGPV PGREL PGREV PGV PH PHALANAGE PHARM PHAS PHEM PHIM PHM PHSA [+] PHU PHUH PHUM [+] PHUMHUPPS PHUN PHUS PHYTRP PI PIA PICES PIF PIN PINB PIND PINER PINF PING PINL PINO PINOCHET PINR [+] PINS [+] PINT PINV PIR PIRF PIRN PJUS PK PKAO PKBL PKFK PKISL PKK PKMN PKNP PKO PKPA PKPAL PKPO PKPRP PKST PL PLAB PLAN PLEC PLN PLO PLUM PM PMAR PMAT PMDL PMIG PMIL PMIN PMR PMUC PN PNAT PNET PNG PNIR PNNL PNR PNRG PNS PNUC PNUK PNUM PO PODC POG POGV POINS POL POLG POLI POLICY POLINT POLITICAL POLITICS POLM POLMIL POLS POLUN POREL PORG POSTS POTUS POUS POV POWELL PP PPA PPAO PPD PPEF PPEL PPKO PPOL PQL PQM PRC PRE PREC PRED PREF [+] PREG PREJ PREK PREL [+] PRELEVU PRELM PRELPLS PRELTBIOBA PREM PREO PREP PRER PRES PRESIDENT PRESL PREV PREZ PRF PRFE PRFL PRGO PRGOV PRIL PRL PRLE PRM PRO PROB PROCESS PROG PROL PROLIFERATION PROP [+] PROPERTY PROTECTION PROTESTS PROV PROVE PRT PRTER PRWL PS PSA PSCE PSEC PSEPC PSHA PSI PSNR PSO PSOC PSOCI PSOE PT PTBS PTE PTEL PTEP PTER [+] PTGOV PTIA PTR PTRD PU PUAS PUBLIC PUNE PUNR PUOS PV PVIP PVOV PVPR PVTS PWBG PWMN PY QA QADRI QEL QI QIZ QM QT QU QUAN QUOC RA RAED RAID RAS RATIFICATION RBI RCA RCMP RE REA REACTION REALTIONS RECIN REF REFORM REFPAN REFUGEE REFUGEES REGION REGIONAL REID REIN REINEMEYER REL RELAM RELATIONS RELFREE RELIGIOUS REMON RENAMO RENE PREVAL REO REPORT REUBEN RF RFE RFIN RFREEDOM RGOV RGY RHUM RI RICE RICHARD RIGHTS RIGHTSPOLMIL RIMC RIVERA RL RLA RM RMA RO ROK ROME ROSS ROW ROY RP RPEL RPTS RQ RR RRB RREL RS RSO RSOX RSP RSZ RTT RU RUEHZO RV RW RWANDA SA SAAD SAARC SACU SADC SAFE SAIR SAIS SAMA SAN SANC SANR SAO SARB SARGSIAN SARS SASC SASEC SB SBA SC SCA SCCC SCE SCENESETTER SCHUL SCI SCIENCE SCNV SCOI SCOL SCOM SCPR SCRM SCRS SCRSERD SCUL [+] SCVL SD SE SEC SECDEF SECI SECRET SECRETARY 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 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 SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM 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 STET STP STR SU SUCCESSION SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR 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 TNDG TNGD TO TOPEC TORRIJOS TOURISM TP TPHY [+] TPKO TPP TPSA TPSL TR TRAD TRADE TRAFFICKING TRBIO TRBY TRD TREAS TREASURY TREATY TREL TRG TRGV TRGY [+] TRIO TRSY TRT TRV TRY TRYG TRYS TS TSA TSLP TSPA [+] TSPL TSRL TSRY TSY TT TTFN TU TURKEY TV TVBIO TW TWRO TX TY TZ TZBY UA UAE UAID UAM UB UDEM UE UEU UG UGA UK UKR UKRAINE UM UMIK UN UNA UNAF UNAIDS UNAMA UNAMSIL UNAORC UNAUS UNBRO UNC UNCC UNCDF UNCDN UNCHC UNCHR UNCHS UNCITRAL UNCND UNCOPUOS UNCRED UNCRIME UNCSD UNCSW UNCTAD UNDC UNDEF UNDOF UNDP UNECE UNEF UNEP UNESCO UNFA UNFC UNFCYP UNFF UNFICYP UNFIYCP UNFPA UNGA UNGAPL UNGO UNHCR UNHRC UNICEF UNIDCP UNIDO UNIDROIT UNIFEM UNIFIL UNION UNKIK UNM UNMEE UNMIC UNMIK UNMIKI UNMIKV UNMIL UNMIN UNMOVIC UNO UNODC UNOMIG UNOPS UNP UNPAR UNPUOS UNRCCA UNRCR UNREST UNRWA UNSC UNSCAPU UNSCD UNSCE UNSCER UNSCR UNSCS UNSD UNSE UNTAC UNTERR UNTZ UNUS UNVIE UNYI UP UPU UPUO UR US USAID USAU USCC USCG USDA USDELFESTTWO USEU USG USGS USMS USNC USOAS USOP USPS USPTO USSC USTA USTDA USTR USTRD USTRIT USTRPS USTRUWR USUN UUNR UV UX UY UZ VA VANG VAT VC VE VELS VEN VENZ VETTING VI VINICIO VIP VIS VISIT VM VN VO VOA VT VTEG VTFR VTIS VTPREL VTTBIO VTWCAR VXY VY VZ WA WAEMU WAKI WAR WB WBEG WBG WCAR WCI WCL WCO WE WEBG WEBZ WEET WEF WEOG WET WEU WFA WFP WFPAORC WFPO WGC WGG WHA WHITMER WHO WHTI WI WILCOX WIPO WIR WJRO WM WMD WMDT WMN WMO WOMEN WPO WRTO WS WSIS WTO WTRD WTRO WTRQ WW WWARD WWBG WWT WZ XA XAAF XB XC XD XE XF XFNEA XG XH XI XJ XK XL XLUM XM XO XP XQ XR XS XT XTAG XU XV XW XX XXX XY XZ YE YEH YI YL YM YMCS YS YU YURIY ZA ZANU ZB ZC ZCTU ZEALAND ZF ZFR ZH ZI ZIM ZJ ZK ZKGM ZL ZM ZN ZO ZP ZR ZS ZT ZU ZW ZXA
AA AADP AALC ABER ABLD [+] ABLDG ABLG ABMC ABT ABUD AC ACABQ ACAO ACCOUNT ACDA ACEC ACKM ACOA ACOTA ACS ACTION ADANA ADB ADCO ADCP ADEL ADEP ADIP ADM ADMIRAL ADPM ADRC AE AEC AECL AEGR AEIR AEM AEMED AEMR [+] AER AESC AF AFARI AFDB AFDIN AFFAIRS AFGHANISTAN AFIN [+] AFL AFLU AFOR AFR AFSA AFSI AFSN AFU AFZAL AG AGAO AGENDA AGENGA AGIT AGMT AGOA AGR AGS AGUIRRE AI AIAG AID AIDAC AIDS AIEA AIHRC AIN AINF AINFCY AINR AINT AISG AIT AJ AK AL AL-1 ALAB ALBE ALEXANDER ALI ALIREZA ALJAZEERA ALL ALNEA ALOW ALOWAR AM AMAT AMB AMCHAMS AMCT AME AMED AMEDI AMEMR AMER AMERICAS AMEX AMG AMGE AMGMT AMGT [+] AMIA AMLB AMPR AMT AMTC AMTG AN ANARCHISTS ANC AND ANET ANTITERRORISM AO AOCR AODE AOIC AOMS AOPR AORC [+] AORD AOREC AORG AORL AOWC AP APCS APDC APEC APECO APER [+] APR APRC APRM AQ AR ARAB ARABBL ARABL ARABLEAGUE ARAS ARC ARCH ARENA AREP ARF ARG ARM ARMITAGE ARMS AROC ARR ARRMZY ARSO AS ASA ASAC ASC ASCC ASCE ASCEC ASCH ASE ASEAN ASEC [+] ASECARP ASECE ASECM ASECSI ASECVE ASED ASEDC ASEG ASEK ASES ASEX ASFC ASIC ASIG ASIR ASJA ASO ASOC ASPA ASR ASSEMBLY ASSK ASUP AT ATFN ATPDEA ATRA ATRD ATRN AU AU-1 AUC AUNR AUSGR AUSTRALIAGROUP AV AVERY AVIAN AVIANFLU AVIATION AW AX AY AZ AZE B. BA BAGHDAD BAIO BAKOYANNIS BALKANS BAPOL BARACK BASHAR BATA BB BBG BBSR BC BCW BCXP BD BE BEAN BEN BERARDUCCI BESP BEXB BEXP [+] BEXPC BEXPPLM BEXT BF BFIF BFIN BFIO BG BGD BGMT BH BHUM BI BIC BIH BILAT BIMSTEC BINR BIO BIOS BIOTECH BIOTECHNOLOGY BIT BITO BK BL BLR BLUE BLUNT BM BMENA BMGT BMOT BN BNUC BO BOIKO BOL BOND BOQ BORDER BOSNIA BOU BOUCHAIB KAKA BOUTERSE BP BPIS BPTS BR BRIAN BRPA BRUSSELS BS BSSR BT BTA BTC BTIO [+] BTIU BTRA BTT BU BUD BULGARIA BURMA BUSH BV BW BWC BX BXEP BY BZ CA CAC CACM CACS CAFTA CAIO CAJC CAMBODIA CAN CAPC CARC CARE CARIB CARICOM CARSON CAS CASA CASC [+] CASCC CASCR CASE CASTILLO CAVO CB CBC CBD CBE CBG CBIS CBM CBSA CBTH CBW CCSR CCY CD CDB CDC CDCC CDCE CDG CDI CE CEA CEC CEDAW CEN CENTCOM CENTRIC CEUDA CF CFE CFED CFG CFIS CFSP CG CGEN CGOPRC CH CHAD CHALLENGE CHAO CHELIDZE CHENEY CHERTOFF CHG CHIEF CHN CHR CHRISTIAN CHRISTOF CHRISTOPHER CI CIA CIAT CIC CICTE CIDA CIO CIP CIS CITEL CITES CITIBANK CITT CIVAIR CIVS CJ CJAN [+] CJUS CK CKGR CKOR CL CLEARANCE CLINTON CLMT CLO CLOK CM CMAE CMFT CMGT [+] CMP CMT CN CNAR CNARC CNC CNO CO CODEL COE COL COLIN COLLECTIVE COLOMBO COM COMESA COMMERCE CON CONAWAY CONDOLEEZZA CONDOLEEZZA RICE CONEAZ CONG CONGO CONGRINT CONS CONSULAR CONTROL CONTROLS CORRUPTION COSI COUNTER COUNTER TERRORISM COUNTERTERRORISM COUNTRY COUNTRYCLEARANCE CP CPA CPAS CPC CPCTC CPPT CPUOS CQ CR CRIM CRIME CRIMES CRM CROATIA CROS CRS CRUZ CS CSCE CSEP CSIS CSW CT CTBT CTER CTERR CTM CTR CTRYCLR CU CUCO CUIS CUL CV CVIA CVIC CVIS [+] CVISU CVPR CVR CW CWC CWCM CWG CX CY CYP CYPRUSARMS CZ DA DAC DAFR DAN DANFUNG DANIEL DAO DARFR DARFUR DAVID DAVID LEE HOWES DAVID WELCH DAVID WILLIAM RAY DB DC DCDG DCG DCHA DCI DCM DCOM DCRM DE DEA DEAX DEFENSE DEFENSEREFORM DELTAVIOLENCE DEM DEMARCHE DEMOCRATIC DENNIS DEOC DEPT DEPT FOR DS COMMAND CENTER DESI DHA DHLAKAMA DHLS DHRF DHS DHSX DIEZ DIPLOMACY DISENGAGEMENT DJ DK DKEM DMIN DMINE DO DOC DOD DOE DOJ DOMC DOMESTIC DOMESTICPOLITICS DONALD RUMSFELD DOT DPAO DPKO DPM DPOL DPRK DR DRC DRIP DRL DS DSR DSS DTFN DTRA DTRO DU DVC DY EAC EAD EADI EADM EAG EAGER EAGR [+] EAI EAIC EAID [+] EAIDB EAIDCIN EAIDEGZ EAIDMG EAIDNI EAIF EAIG EAIO EAIR [+] EAIS EAIT EAOD EAP EAPC EAR EARI EASS EATO EAUD EAVI EB EBEXP EBRD EBUD EC ECA ECCP ECCT ECE ECIN ECIP ECLAC ECN ECOIN ECOM ECON [+] ECONCS ECONEGE ECONOMIC ECONOMICS ECONOMY ECONOMY AND FINANCE ECOR ECOS ECOSOC ECOWAS ECPC ECPN ECPO ECPS [+] ECPSN ECRM ECTRD ECUN ED EDA EDEV EDRC EDU EDUC EE EEB EEC EENG EENV EEOC EET EETC EFI EFIC EFIM EFIN [+] EFIS [+] EFLU EFN EFND EFNI EFQ EFTA EG EGAD EGAR EGEN EGHG EGOV EGOVSY EH EI EIAD EIAID EIAR EIB EICN EID EIDE EIDN EIFN EIN EIND [+] EINDIR EINF EING EINN EINO EINR EINT [+] EINV [+] EINZ EIPR EIQ EISL EISNLN EITC EITI EIVN EK EL ELA ELAB [+] ELAD ELAINE ELAM ELAN ELAP ELB ELBA ELBR ELEC ELECTIONS ELF ELIN ELN ELND ELNT ELTD ELTM ELTN [+] ELTRN EMAIL EMED EMI EMIN [+] EMN EMS EMW EN END ENDURING ENEG ENER ENERG ENERGY ENFR ENG ENGR ENGRD ENGRG ENGY ENIV ENLT ENNP ENR ENRC ENRG [+] ENRL ENTG ENV ENVI ENVIRONMENT ENVR ENVT EON EOXC EP EPA EPAT EPCS EPE EPEC EPECO EPET [+] EPIN EPIT EPPD EPRT EPSC EPTE EPTED EPWR EQ EQRD ER ERA ERD EREL ERGR ERICKSON ERIN ERTD ES ESA ESCAP ESCI ESDP ESENV ESF ESLCO ESOC ESOCI ESPS ESS ESSO ESTH ESTN ESTRADA ET ETA ETAD ETC ETCC ETD ETDR ETEL ETER ETEX ETFN ETIC ETIO ETLN ETMIN ETR ETRA ETRAD ETRB ETRC ETRD [+] ETRDECD ETRG ETRK ETRN ETRO ETRP ETT ETTC [+] ETTD ETTF ETTN ETTR ETTRD ETTW ETZ EU EUC EUCOM EUE EUEAID EUFOR EUM EUMEM EUN EUR EUREM EURM EURN EV EVENTS EVN EWRG EWT EWTR EWWT [+] EX EXBS EXEC EXIM EXO EXPORT EXTERNAL EZ FA FAA FAC FAGR FAO FARC FARM FAS FATAH FBI FCC FCS FCSC FCSCEG FCUL FDA FDIC FEDULOV FEMA FERNANDO FGM FI FIN FINANCE FINE FINR FINREF FINV FIR FISO FJ FK FKFLO FKLU FLU FM FMC FMGT FMLN FMS FO FOI FOOKS FOR FORCE FORCES FOREIGN FORWHA FP FPC FR FRA FRANCIS FRANCISCO RODENAS RUIZ FRB FREDOM FREEDOM FRELIMO FRIED FRN FRU FSC FSI FT FTA FTAA FWS GA GAERC GAMES GAO GARCIA GASPAR GATT GAZA GAZPROM GB GBSLE 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05MEXICO6479 | FELIPE CALDERON WINS PAN PRIMARY [...] Summary: Former Energy Secretary Felipe Calderon won PAN,s third regional primary election on Sunday, October 23 with 58 percent of the vote, and avoided a run-off election by winning just over 50 percent of the cumulative vote. Both former Interior Secretary Santiago Creel, once thought to b [...] | 2005-10-24 21:02:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MX |
05MEXICO7321 | CALDERON'S CAMPAIGN TAKES SHAPE [...] (U) Summary: Coming off his victory in the PAN primary, Felipe Calderon has been enjoying good times. He officially became the PAN's candidate in a ceremony conducted December 4. Recent polls show his numbers rising as those the PRD's Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) and the PRI's Roberto [...] | 2005-12-07 19:32:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MX |
06MEXICO1002 | POLLSTERS SAY HOLY WEEK POLLS MAY PREDICT NEXT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met on 2/21 with four leading Mexican pollsters who, in a lively discussion found a few things to agree on -- including the fact that Democratic Revolution Party (PRD) candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) continues to lead the race. They also agreed tha [...] | 2006-02-24 14:52:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MX |
06MEXICO1080 | RADIO AND TELEVISION PROPOSAL FAVORS MEXICAN [...] (U) Summary: The Mexican Chamber of Deputies unanimously passed legislation in December to reform the Radio and TV Law and change the composition of the Mexican Federal Telecommunications Commission (COFETEL). The Mexican Senate recently held a series of hearings on the bill and is expected t [...] | 2006-02-28 17:37:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS ECON MX EINV |
06MEXICO1113 | SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] (SBU) The mission's point of contact on the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report is Poloff Scott C. Higgins. He may be reached by telephone at (52)(55) 5080-2000, ext. 4806, or by fax at (52)(55) 5080-2247. Post requests that the names of the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working with [...] | 2006-03-02 13:24:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF |
06MEXICO1123 | CEO SAYS UNFAIR TO LABEL TELMEX A MONOPOLY [...] (U) Summary: In meeting with Econ Mincouns and Econoff February 10, Jaime Chico Pardo, CEO of Telmex, refuted accusations that Telmex and Telcel are monopolies. He claimed Telmex has experienced a major decline in revenue and currently controls only 38 percent of traffic. Chico Pardo focused [...] | 2006-03-02 14:30:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ECON MX |
06MEXICO1124 | IN TELEVISA FORUM, ANALYSTS JUDGE CANDIDATES [...] (SBU) Mexican broadcaster Televisa created a TV program in which a group of well-known and respected analysts and think tanks study and comment on various proposals made by the three main presidential candidates. The analysts concluded that none of the proposals of the three candidates would [...] | 2006-03-02 14:30:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PINR MX |
06MEXICO1174 | IS MEXICO RUNNING OUT OF OIL? [...] (SBU) Production from Mexico's Cantarell complex of offshore oil fields, responsible for 61 percent of the nation's oil production, has begun to decline. Recent press reports suggest the decline rate could be as high as 25 percent per year. However, Pemex officials and industry analysts pla [...] | 2006-03-03 18:59:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET MX |
06MEXICO1177 | ECOTOURISM IN MEXICO LACKING GOVERNMENT SUPPORT [...] SUMMARY. Mexico has experienced record years in tourism in both 2004 and 2005. Always looking for areas to improve the already strong industry, many in Mexico support ecotourism with hopes that the diversity of Mexico's environment can assist in the economic advancement of local and indigen [...] | 2006-03-03 20:45:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV MX |
06MEXICO1245 | UPDATE MEXICO - HOURS SPENT ON 2006 [...] (U) Mission-wide, approximately 90 hours were spent in preparation of the 2006 Anti-Trafficking in Persons report. The breakdown is as follows: the political officer for human rights (FS-04) spent 70 hours, one foreign service national (FSN-07) at post spent five hours, the Department of Homela [...] | 2006-03-07 20:25:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
06MEXICO1277 | ALL CANDIDATES LOOKING TO SPEND ON INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (SBU) Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO),Felipe Calderon and Roberto Madrazo have at least one shared plan: increase investment in infrastructure as the catalyst to spur economic growth, generate employment, improve competitiveness, and promote regional development. Funding their plans will [...] | 2006-03-08 15:20:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PINR MX |
06MEXICO1310 | AGAINST THE WALL: US AND MEXICAN CONGRESSMEMBERS [...] (SBU) Summary: During the 45th U.S.-Mexico Interparliamentary (IPG) meeting members of Congress from both countries exchanged perspectives on border security and migration. The Mexican delegation stressed shared responsibility for border matters and the contribution Mexican migrants make t [...] | 2006-03-09 21:41:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MX |
06MEXICO1311 | ACT II: AMLO KICKS OFF CAMPAIGN'S SECOND STAGE [...] (U) Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO),presidential candidate for the Democratic Revolution Party (PRD),held a campaign event on 02/26 that filled Mexico City's central plaza (Zocalo) with approximately 70,000 to 120,000 supporters. The event marked the end of a successful first stage of th [...] | 2006-03-09 22:28:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR MX |
06MEXICO1370 | LEFT GAINS IN KEY MEXICO STATE ELECTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) appears to have won a narrow plurality in the March 12 Mexico state elections, the left-of-center Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) made impressive gains, easily displacing President Fox's National Action Party (PAN) as [...] | 2006-03-13 21:16:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MX |
06MEXICO1429 | THE COMPETITIVENESS FORUM: A FRANK LOOK AT [...] SUMMARY. The Special Commission for Competitiveness and Regional Development for the Mexican Chamber of Deputies held a forum to discuss the "Agenda to Promote the Competitiveness of the Nation" on March 7-9 in Mexico City. Attendees heard a wide range of viewpoints regarding the challenges [...] | 2006-03-16 18:12:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV ECON EPET |
06MEXICO1456 | THE FOX ADMINISTRATION'S FINAL BI-NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Fox Administration officials see this fifth and final BNC of their term as a chance to highlight bilateral achievements, institutionalize successful mechanisms, and prepare for the heads of state meeting in Cancun. President Fox, who recently announced imminent extraditions o [...] | 2006-03-17 18:44:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ELAB CVIS EAID MX |
06MEXICO1461 | AMLO READY TO MAKE FOREIGN POLICY STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-17 20:49:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MX |
06MEXICO1462 | MEXICO: SRE DOES NOT SUPPORT ALTERNATIVE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to Marta Vasquez, Assistant Director for International Cooperation Against Narcotics-trafficking and Corruption, at Mexico's Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE). Vasquez and Director General for Global Themes, Ernesto Cespedes, are the SRE's lead officials [...] | 2006-03-17 20:50:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER MARR MASS CVIS OAS MX |
06MEXICO1463 | MEXICO PLANS TO SIGN MDA ADOPTION WITHIN A MONTH [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Liliana Lopez Ortiz, Assistant Director for International Law, at Mexico's Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE). Lopez reminded Poloff of Mexico's long tradition of supporting international rights and that the GOM was happy to vote in favor of the adopt [...] | 2006-03-17 20:51:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC ICRC PHUM PREF MX |
06MEXICO1464 | MEXICO HAS NOTHING TO SAY OVER U.S.-INDIA CIVIL [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to Alicia Buenrostro Massieu, Assistant Director General for Africa and Middle Eastern Affairs, at Mexico's Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE). Buenrostro thanked Poloff for the information and said she would look it over carefully. She confirmed that th [...] | 2006-03-17 20:51:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ENRG KSCA PARM KNNP ETTC MX |
06MEXICO1470 | THE COMPETITIVENESS FORUM: A FRANK LOOK AT [...] SUMMARY. The Special Commission for Competitiveness and Regional Development for the Mexican Chamber of Deputies held a forum to discuss the "Agenda to Promote the Competitiveness of the Nation" on March 7-9 in Mexico City. Attendees heard a wide range of viewpoints regarding the challenges [...] | 2006-03-17 21:20:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV ECON EPET |
06MEXICO1473 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOL BRIAN BLASHICH [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Labor Official Brian Blashich for travel to Palau, Coahuila, Mexico from March 19-23, 2006. Embassy confirms that no further assistance is required. 2. Mexico does have health concerns. You should take normal tourist precautions [...] | 2006-03-17 21:50:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA ELAB MX |
06MEXICO1476 | LOPEZ OBRADOR'S "ADVISORY COUNCIL" [...] (SBU) PRD co-founder Porfirio Munoz Ledo leads an "Advisory Council" created to feed economic proposals to the AMLO campaign. The council includes some prominent PRD economists whose views tend toward more government intervention in the economy. The extent of the council's influence on AMLO, [...] | 2006-03-17 22:11:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PINR MX |
06MEXICO1492 | MEXICO ENERGY: PEMEX CFO ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE [...] (SBU) The CFO of Pemex, the Mexican oil parastatal, Juan Jose Suarez Coppel painted a rosy picture of the chances for passage of a bill that will allow the firm to operate more autonomously from the government. The proposal would replace most government secretaries and union bosses on the boa [...] | 2006-03-20 16:35:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET MX |
06MEXICO1509 | ROSARIO GREEN ANALYZES PRESIDENTIAL RACE [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging conversation, Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) Secretary General and former Foreign Minister Rosario Green offered to poloff her analysis of Mexico's presidential race. She attributed Madrazo's current electoral problems in part to the fact that the PRI [...] | 2006-03-20 22:14:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MX |
06MEXICO1515 | MEXICAN ELECTIONS - CANDIDATES PROMISE TO REDUCE [...] (SBU) Commemorating the 68th anniversary of Mexican Government's nationalization of oil company assets on March 18th, candidates publicly discussed their energy plans. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's (AMLO) promise to reduce energy rates provoked criticism from analysts and GOM officials who que [...] | 2006-03-22 14:44:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PINR MX |
06MEXICO1522 | NEW PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EFFORTS TO COMBAT PIRACY IN [...] (U) Two new, potentially confrontational, efforts to combat contraband and piracy have recently been announced. On March 6, President Fox issued a decree to create a new Inter-Ministerial Commission to better coordinate enforcement of contraband and the illegal economy among GOM agencies and t [...] | 2006-03-22 17:30:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV KIPR MX |
06MEXICO1526 | MEXICO ENERGY: PRD DEPUTY ON PEMEX CORPORATE [...] (SBU) Francisco Carillo, the senior member of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD),on the Chamber of Deputies' energy committee, told us March 16 that a Pemex corporate governance bill would likely pass before the end of April. The three political parties have already agreed informal [...] | 2006-03-22 18:03:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ENRG MX |
06MEXICO1536 | EFFECT OF VIOLENCE ON MEXICAN INVESTMENT [...] SUMMARY. Following the Mexican Competitiveness Institute's (IMCO) announcement that Mexico loses 15 percent of GDP, or USD 1.8 billion due to crime, business leaders including the presidents of CCE (Business Coordination Council, an umbrella group of trade associations); Coparmex (the Nationa [...] | 2006-03-22 20:30:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD KTDB PGOV MX |
06MEXICO1609 | FORGING OPPORTUNITIES WITH CARLOS SLIM'S GRUPO [...] SUMMARY. The Ambassador hosted a breakfast March 16 with CEOs from various divisions of Mexican mogul Carlos Slim's Grupo Carso to discuss how the U.S. Mission in Mexico can assist U.S. companies (particularly small- and medium-sized companies) in entering the Mexican market, and form allianc [...] | 2006-03-27 21:42:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ECON EIND EINV ENRG MX |
06MEXICO1626 | ANALYSTS GIVE CANDIDATES' PROPOSALS LOW MARKS [...] (SBU) A group of forty prominent political and economic experts brought together by a new Mexican think-tank analyzed the three main presidential candidates' proposals in a report called "Evaluate and Decide." The analysts found candidates' proposals incomplete, with all failing to identify f [...] | 2006-03-28 18:55:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PINR MX |
06MEXICO1656 | FORUM HIGHLIGHS CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES IN MEXICO- [...] The UN Economic Commission for Latin America, the Mexican Senate, and Mexico's Secretary of Foreign Relations hosted a bilateral forum March 6-7 on Sino-Mexican economic relations. Participants in "Opportunities in the Economic and Commercial Relations: China - Mexico in the Latin American C [...] | 2006-03-29 21:50:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV MX CH |
06MEXICO1665 | THE MEXICAN RETAIL SECTOR: A LOOK AHEAD. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Mexican retail sector is expected to grow aggressively in 2006-2007, driven by rising demand for low-cost goods coupled with expansion into previously underserved areas. Econoff met with industry representatives and government officials who confirmed their widespread expec [...] | 2006-03-30 15:54:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EINV ETRD |
06MEXICO1716 | SENATE PASSES CONTROVERSIAL BROADCASTING AND TELECOM [...] (SBU) On March 30, with 81 votes in favor, 40 against, and 4 abstentions, the Mexican Senate approved controversial reforms to Broadcasting and Telecommunications Laws. Previously, on December 1, 2005, the Chamber of Deputies had unanimously passed the bill. It has now been sent to President F [...] | 2006-03-31 21:37:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EINV PGOV MX |
06MEXICO1758 | MEXICO STILL WAITING FOR RESPONSE ON INCB CANDIDACY [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Julian Juarez Cadenas, Assistant Director General for Security and Judicial Affairs, at the Foreign Relations Secretariat's (SRE) Office of United Nations Affairs. Juarez reminded Poloff that Mexico also had a candidate for the International Narcotics [...] | 2006-04-04 20:09:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SNAR AORC UN MX |
06MEXICO1776 | MEXICO'S BANKING SECTOR CONTINUES EXPANSION IN 2005 [...] (U) In 2005, Mexico's banking sector enjoyed continued rapid expansion in both loans and profits. Mortgage and consumer credit grew 35% and 48% respectively, while loans to businesses grew a modest 5%. Banking profits grew 83% over 2004 to USD 4.4 billion, prompting criticism that the banks [...] | 2006-04-05 15:57:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV MX |
06MEXICO1797 | AMLO ADVISOR TALKS "FISCAL DISCIPLINE" WHILE [...] (SBU) While economist Rogelio Ramirez de la O tried to soothe concerns about Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's (PRD) intentions for the country's fiscal and monetary policies; Felipe Calderon (PAN) and Roberto Madrazo (PRI) adopt populist tints in their own speeches. Ramirez de la O said AMLO wil [...] | 2006-04-06 15:05:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PINR MX |
06MEXICO1798 | MEXICAN RESPONSE TO HONDURAN FUEL IMPORT ANNOUNCEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-06 15:32:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET HO MX |
06MEXICO1839 | MEXICAN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS REALISTIC, SOMETIMES [...] Representatives from various Mexican agricultural organizations gave us their views on U.S.-Mexican agricultural cooperation and trade. The groups held varying views on NAFTA's current impact on their producers and the potential impact of further liberalization, particularly of corn and beans [...] | 2006-04-07 15:41:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR PGOV MX |
06MEXICO1884 | MADRAZO'S ECONOMIC POLICIES: TWO VIEWS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In separate meetings, two factions of the PRI's economic brain trust offered competing economic visions of the GOM's likely economic policy should PRI candidate Roberto Madrazo win the presidency. Jorge Chavez Presa, Madrazo's chief economic advisor, described Madrazo's pla [...] | 2006-04-10 17:37:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV MX |
06MEXICO1889 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE RUMSFELD'S [...] (C) Summary: Mexico is the essential partner in U.S. homeland defense, and while the Mexican Navy (Marina) has been an enthusiastic player, the Mexican military (SEDENA) has only recently begun to acknowledge the benefits of cooperation. This visit marks the opportunity to realign our ow [...] | 2006-04-10 19:22:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PREL MX |
06MEXICO2026 | MEXICO STILL EVALUATING PSI COMMITMENT [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche to Julian Juarez, Assistant Director General for United Nations Affairs, at Mexico's Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE). Juarez explained that the PSI issue was undergoing serious discussion within the SRE, but stated that Mexico would most likely not suppo [...] | 2006-04-18 21:21:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM KNNP MNUC PHSA MX |
06MEXICO2042 | REMITTANCES AND MIGRATION PART I: A VIEW FROM [...] (SBU) Summary. Immigration to the U.S. and the subsequent transfer of wealth through remittances is having a major social and economic impact in rural Mexico, as financial transfers are the primary source of income in many areas. While emigration has been common since the 1970's, the rate has [...] | 2006-04-19 17:14:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD SMIG MX |
06MEXICO2097 | REMITTANCES AND MIGRATION PART II: THE FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite record amounts of remittances flowing from the U.S. to rural Mexico, sustainable economic development in those regions has been largely elusive. One factor inhibiting productive investment of remittances has been a scarcity of reliable financial services in rural areas [...] | 2006-04-21 15:17:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON EFIN ETRD SMIG MX |
06MEXICO2123 | MIGRATION AND REMITTANCES PART III: HOMETOWN [...] (SBU) Summary. There has been a significant growth in the influence of migrant organizations based in the U.S., often known as "hometown associations" (HTAs). While Mexican immigrants have long supported their communities of origin, HTAs are now larger and better organized, and increasingly [...] | 2006-04-24 12:02:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON EFIN EINV SMIG MX |
06MEXICO2154 | MIGRATION AND REMITTANCES PART IV: CROSS BORDER [...] (SBU) Summary. According to Mexican authorities, the number of people immigrating illegally to the U.S. in the first three months of 2006 grew to 275,792, an increase of 20 percent compared to the same time period in 2005. Many of these migrants have traditionally lacked financial and invest [...] | 2006-04-25 11:12:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON EFIN MX SMIG |
06MEXICO2182 | PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES PREPARE FOR FIRST POLITICAL [...] (SBU) As the presidential candidates prepare for their first debate April 25 in Mexico City, the four partipants are emphasizing Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's (PRD) refusal to attend, while Roberto Madrazo, Patricia Mercado and Roberto Campa take every opportunity to attack the current adminis [...] | 2006-04-26 10:51:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PINR MX |
06MEXICO2220 | TEN ECONOMIC CHALLENGES FACING MEXICO'S NEXT PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) Whoever wins Mexico's presidential election on July 2 will inherit both the economic strengths built and bolstered during the Fox Administration and the daunting challenges that Fox leaves unfulfilled or simply unaddressed. Fox's major economic legacy will be the macroeconomic stability [...] | 2006-04-26 19:46:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PINR MX |
06MEXICO2240 | CALDERON SCORES BIG IN FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE [...] (SBU) Summary: As measured both by the polls and the pundits, National Action Party (PAN) presidential candidate Felipe Calderon emerged the big winner in yesterday's presidential debate, offering a national audience a polished, well-organized and engaging summary of his platform. His princ [...] | 2006-04-27 13:20:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
06MEXICO2279 | MEXICO: NSC-DIRECTED REVIEW OF TITLE III OF THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Post supports continued waiver of Title III provisions of the Libertad Act for Mexico. Mexico continues to have difficult relations with Cuba despite the return of diplomatic envoys in July 2004. Seasoned diplomat Jose Ignacio Pina Rojas replaced Roberta Lajous as Mexico's a [...] | 2006-04-27 20:42:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CU ETRD ETTC PREL MX |
06MEXICO2280 | PROPOSED LAW TO LIMIT FOREIGN INVESTMENT DEAD FOR [...] SUMMARY: The Mexican Chamber of Deputies rejected a bill passed by the Senate on April 4 that would have limited foreign neutral investment (i.e. investment in non-voting shares) to trusts, mutual funds, and other investment funds. Although the law would likely have affected investors from E [...] | 2006-04-27 20:45:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON MX |
06MEXICO2297 | BENEFITS OF MAQUILA SHELTER PROGRAM ATTRACTS [...] SUMMARY. The state of Sonora has become the aerospace capital of Mexico, with one third of the aerospace companies in the country having operations there. The port of Guaymas, in particular, has become a hub for the industry. The success may stem, in part, from the services offered by the [...] | 2006-04-28 17:52:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON EIND EINV ETRD MX |
06MEXICO2333 | PUNTA COLONET PORT AND RAILROAD PROJECT LOSING [...] (SBU) Summary: Dep Econcouns and Econoff met February 17 with Union Pacific Railroad's Director General for Mexico Juan Manuel Carreon to discuss the Punta Colonet port development project in Baja California, Mexico. Carreon believes Union Pacific and partner, Hutchison Port Holdings, a Hong [...] | 2006-05-02 17:38:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON MX EINV BTIO ETTC ETLN EAIR ETRD ENRG |
06MEXICO2407 | MEXICO: U.S. DOESN'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT MEXICO'S [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to Julian Juarez, Assistant Director General for Security and Judicial Affairs at the Foreign Relations Secretariat's (SRE) Office of United Nations Affairs. Juarez reiterated the SRE's earlier statement that Mexico would not negotiate votes on Human Right [...] | 2006-05-04 23:16:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KUNR PHUM UNHRC MX |
06MEXICO2408 | AMLO: FOREIGN POLICY STAYS THE SAME BUT CAMPAIGN [...] (C) On Tuesday 05/02, leftist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) chaired a foreign policy program hosted by the Consulting Council for an Alternative Project for the Nation. The Council is led by former Mexican Ambassador to the United Nations and AMLO advisor Porfirio Munoz Ledo and [...] | 2006-05-04 23:22:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
06MEXICO2409 | NEW POLLS SUGGEST PAN CANDIDATE CALDERON MAY CROSS [...] (C) Summary: A flurry of post-debate polls puts National Action Party (PAN) candidate Felipe Calderon ahead of former front-runner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO)(Democratic Revolution Party - PRD) by between 1-7 percentage points, depending on the poll. PAN party President Manuel Espino [...] | 2006-05-04 23:27:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MX |
06MEXICO2460 | WHAT AILS THE PRI? [...] (C) Summary: After its considerable successes in the 2003 midterm elections and in state and local races since then, many in the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) expected that 2006 would be the year of its restoration, particularly given the public's disappointment with the Fox Admini [...] | 2006-05-09 14:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
06MEXICO2517 | SAN SALVADOR ATENCO RIOTERS DRAW BRUTAL POLICE [...] (C) Summary. A May 3-4 riot in San Salvador Atenco was the result of long-simmering local political rivalries. We see no direct relation to the coming presidential election, and the group that precipitated the violence appears to have no reach beyond its community. Nevertheless, the GOM dec [...] | 2006-05-11 17:52:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM MX |
06MEXICO255 | "I'M GOING TO WIN" PAN CANDIDATE FELIPE CALDERON TELLS AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: A confident Felipe Calderon and key campaign advisors Ernesto Cordero and Josefina Vasquez Mota told the Ambassador January 10 that recent polls showed Calderon slightly ahead of Democratic Revolution (PRD) candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO). The National Action Party candida [...] | 2006-01-18 22:37:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | MX PGOV PREL |
06MEXICO2555 | MEXICO: SUPPORT FOR MDA STILL STRONG, DELAYED [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Liliana Lopez Ortiz, Assistant Director for International Law, at Mexico's Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE). Lopez Ortiz was happy to hear that the Ambassador's meeting had gone well and reiterated Mexico's support for the initiative. Lopez Ortiz explain [...] | 2006-05-12 20:24:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM AORC PREF ICRC MX |
06MEXICO2559 | MEXICAN TRUCKERS FEAR COMPETITION [...] SUMMARY. Representatives of the trucking industry in Monterrey expressed frustration with inefficient and unsafe operations of Mexican customs facilities in Nuevo Laredo. Although the GOM is improving and updating border crossings, the road system that feeds into them remains substandard caus [...] | 2006-05-12 21:24:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ECON EIND EINV ELTN ETRD MX |
06MEXICO2577 | THE CALDERON ECONOMIC PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Senior staffers Ernesto Cordero and Carlos Montano confidently described National Action Party (PAN) presidential candidate Felipe Calderon's economic platform the week national polls showed Calderon capturing the lead from Party of the Democrat Revolution (PRD) candidate Andres Manuel [...] | 2006-05-15 15:38:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV MX |
06MEXICO2595 | FRANCHISING IN MEXICO PART I: AN OVERVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary. Buoyed by increased purchasing power, a commercial real estate boom, and greater investor confidence, franchises are transforming the retail sector in Mexico. The franchise industry is an increasingly important component of the Mexican economy, creating thousands of new jobs a [...] | 2006-05-15 22:15:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON EFIN EINV MX |
06MEXICO2633 | FRANCHISING IN MEXICO PART II: PRESENT AND FUTURE [...] (SBU) Summary. Being driven by domestic and foreign investment, the franchise industry grew by 17 percent in 2005. While U.S. companies presently comprise most of the foreign-based franchises in Mexico, a substantial increase in the presence of Central and South American, European, and Chine [...] | 2006-05-16 22:01:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON EFIN EINV MX |
06MEXICO2637 | WAITING FOR THE WHOLE ENCHILADA: MEXICO REACTION [...] (SBU) Fox administration officials responded immediately to President Bush's 5/15 speech by stressing there was no "militarization" of the border, the shared responsibility for border security, and their concern over the lack of legislative progress on migration. Mexican commentators focused [...] | 2006-05-16 22:59:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MX |
06MEXICO2702 | AMLO'S THIRD ACT: NON-VIOLENCE AND THE MIDDLE [...] (U) As the campaign season enters its final fifty days, Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) prepares to shift his strategy into high gear. After fumbling through March and April, AMLO now finds himself in second place in most polls and looks to [...] | 2006-05-18 23:44:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR MX |
06MEXICO2708 | NEW COMPETITION LAW BRINGS INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Despite significant opposition to proposed changes to Mexico's competition law, the Federal Competition Commission (CFC) negotiated an agreement with the business community led by the Mexican Business Coordination Council (CCE),an umbrella group of trade associations. This [...] | 2006-05-19 23:07:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON EFIN EIND EINV ENRG ETRD MX |
06MEXICO2711 | MEXICAN CONGRESS DEMONSTRATES INDEPENDENCE, NOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The final session of the 59th Congress ended on April 28, with the modest results that have become its hallmark under a divided government. Some, including Eduardo Perez Motta, head of the Federal Competition Commission (CFC) believe that the new competitiveness law will become [...] | 2006-05-20 00:39:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL MX |
06MEXICO2758 | BORDER REACTION: MEXICO WORRIES ABOUT "THE WALL" [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy and Consulates continued intensive outreach on border issues with key media figures, the campaigns and political parties. While the GOM initially maintained a remarkably unified public line accepting U.S. border security initiatives, the attitude changed dramatic [...] | 2006-05-23 15:56:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MX |
06MEXICO2759 | MEXICANS FAVOR IMMEDIATE PASSAGE OF INDIGENOUS [...] (SBU) As instructed reftel PolMinCouns joined Amb. George Troup of New Zealand and Australian First Secretary Jessica Lucas to demarche Foreign Relations (SRE) officials 5/19 regarding the proposed Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Ambassador Troup presented reftel points ora [...] | 2006-05-23 19:00:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM MX |
06MEXICO2888 | MEXICO: OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM'S CONCESSION IN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-30 18:57:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ECON ETRD EINV PREL MX |
06MEXICO2958 | MEXICO WILL SUPPORT GRULAC CANDIDATE NOT IRAN FOR [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Norma Diaz, Director for International Organizations at Mexico's Foreign Relations Secretariat's (SRE) Office of United Nations Affairs. Diaz explained that the GOM has no official position on Iran's candidacy for Chairman of the International Organiz [...] | 2006-06-01 20:04:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SMIG AORC MX |
06MEXICO2960 | OAS: MEXICO WILL PERSIST WITH TRADE RESOLUTION [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Astrid Diaz-Infante, Acting Director General for OAS Affairs at Mexico's Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE). Diaz-Infante agreed that opening up the text of Mexico's "trade and investment" resolution would undo years of negotiations and said that the GOM i [...] | 2006-06-01 20:06:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MX |
06MEXICO3035 | POLLSTERS SEE PRESIDENTIAL RACE AT "CRITICAL" [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador again convened four pollsters (reftel) who concurred that Democratic Revolution (PRD) candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) and National Action Party (PAN) candidate Felipe Calderon were virtually tied, making this a critical moment for the campaign. Wh [...] | 2006-06-05 19:19:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MX |
06MEXICO3069 | CALDERON AT MOUNT SINAI [...] (U) Summary: On May 31, Felipe Calderon, presidential candidate of the ruling National Action Party (PAN),addressed over 500 members of Mexico,s Jewish community, the first of the three major presidential candidates to publicly appear before this community. In his remarks, Calderon focused [...] | 2006-06-05 22:50:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
06MEXICO3081 | PAN LEGISLATORS OPINE ON CAMPAIGN/PARTY DYNAMICS [...] (C) SUMMARY. In separate meetings with TDY Poloff, both Senator Maria Luisa Calderon (sister of ruling National Action Party (PAN) presidential Candidate Felipe Calderon) and Federal Deputy German Martinez (party representative to the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE)),expressed their frustr [...] | 2006-06-06 13:29:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL MX |
06MEXICO3136 | VOLATILITY IN MEXICAN FINANCIAL MARKETS [...] (SBU) Summary: During the week of May 29 econoffs and FSN ECON specialist talked with a broad range of analysts and economists from foreign banks and the Mexican Stock Market. Their reading was that the recent volatility in Mexican financial markets was directly tied to capital flight from eme [...] | 2006-06-07 20:12:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN MX |
06MEXICO3148 | PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE: CALDERON ON POINTS, AMLO ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the second and final of the presidential debates, front-running candidates Felipe Calderon of the National Action Party (PAN) and Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) of the Party of the Democratic Revolution were widely perceived to have debated to a near draw. The debate f [...] | 2006-06-07 23:19:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL MX |
06MEXICO3165 | SONORA PROVIDES SOFT LANDING TO NEW FOREIGN [...] SUMMARY. The State of Sonora, often one of Mexico's largest FDI destinations due to its proximity to the U.S. border, has boosted its success in business and capital attraction with its Soft Landing Program. Created as part of the state's incentive package to attract Ford to Hermosillo, the [...] | 2006-06-08 23:04:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EINV ETRD MX |
06MEXICO3196 | BLAST FROM THE PAST: FORMER PRESIDENT ECHEVERRIA [...] (C) Summary: In a July 5 breakfast with poloff, former Mexican President Luis Echeverria Alvarez (1970-76) offered his views on the state of U.S.-Mexican relations and the current election campaign. He expressed concern about the damage the migration issue was doing to U.S.-Mexican relations and ab [...] | 2006-06-09 17:42:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PREL MX |
06MEXICO3267 | OHCHR RUNS SLIM OPERATION IN MEXICO [...] (U) Summary: Minister Counselor for Political Affairs (MCCA) and PolOff met with the representative in Mexico of the United Nation's Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR),Amerigo Incalcaterra. The OHCHR's strategy in Mexico is to promote a human rights agenda by working wit [...] | 2006-06-14 14:06:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL MX |
06MEXICO3296 | ENGAGING THE NEW MEXICAN ADMINISTRATION ON [...] (C) Summary: This is the first in a series of six cables on transition issues in Mexico. We have an effective relationship with Mexico when it comes to counter-terrorism, particularly on special interest aliens (SIAs) and alien smuggling. The first transition challenge will be to make the n [...] | 2006-06-15 00:44:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MX |
06MEXICO3297 | ENGAGING THE NEW MEXICAN ADMINISTRATION ON LAW [...] (C) Summary: This is the second in a series of six cables on transition issues in Mexico. We suggest three overarching messages on law enforcement for the new administration. First, the steadily improving cooperation over the last six years represents a baseline, not an aberration. Second, w [...] | 2006-06-15 00:50:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRM SNAR MX |
06MEXICO3302 | AMLO ANNOUNCES A SUBSIDIES PROGRAM [...] (SBU) On May 30, Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) announced on national TV some details of a comprehensive subsidies program aimed at increasing Mexican families' income and their purchasing power by up to 20%. AMLO expects the plan would spur [...] | 2006-06-15 17:50:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PINR MX |
06MEXICO3305 | ENGAGING THE NEW MEXICAN ADMINISTRATION ON [...] (C) Summary: This is the third in a series of six cables on transition issues in Mexico. We need to intensify the effort begun this year to engage Mexico in a constructive approach to border violence that yields a real-time law enforcement response to emergencies. Mexico also needs to impro [...] | 2006-06-15 19:20:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SMIG MX |
06MEXICO3309 | FEDERAL ELECTORAL INSTITUTE COUNSELOR DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) Counselor Arturo Sanchez shared with us June 14 some insights on the coming election. He was adamant that despite the usual glitches, election day would be relatively smooth. Nevertheless, he expected a tight race with judicial challenges to fol [...] | 2006-06-15 20:58:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MX |
06MEXICO3321 | ENGAGING THE NEW MEXICAN ADMINISTRATION ON TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: This is the fourth in a series of six cables on transition issues in Mexico. Modern infrastructure, including energy, transport, and telecommunications; respect for the rule of law; and vigorous and open trade under NAFTA will provide the foundation to build a competitive Mexi [...] | 2006-06-16 14:42:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON ETRD MX |
06MEXICO3322 | ENGAGING THE NEW MEXICAN ADMINISTRATION ON TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: This is the fourth in a series of six cables on transition issues in Mexico. Modern infrastructure, including energy, transport, and telecommunications; respect for the rule of law; and vigorous and open trade under NAFTA will provide the foundation to build a competitive Mexi [...] | 2006-06-16 14:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON ETRD MX |
06MEXICO3324 | ENGAGING THE NEW MEXICAN ADMINISTRATION ON [...] Summary: This is the fifth in a series of six cables on transition issues in Mexico. The central development challenge for Mexico - and perhaps the main challenge for its new president -- is reducing the poverty that continues to afflict so many here and which drives so many to emigrate. Com [...] | 2006-06-16 15:46:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID SENV MX |
06MEXICO3325 | LEADING POLLSTER GIVES EDGE TO AMLO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 15 meeting, Maria de las Heras, one of Mexico's most respected pollsters, told poloff that she believed that if the election were held today, the Party of the Democratic Revolution's (PRD) Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) would defeat the National Action Party's (PAN) [...] | 2006-06-16 15:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL MX |
06MEXICO3338 | EMBRACING THE WINNER AND RETHINKING BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: This is the last in a series of six cables on transiti issues in Mexico. Washington should embrace the winner of the July 2 presidential election early and often (this is all the more important i the winner turns out to be Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador). We hope that senior USG of [...] | 2006-06-16 21:49:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR MX |
06MEXICO3351 | LEADING ANALYST OPTIMISTIC ABOUT ELECTION PROCESS, [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging discussion, leading political analyst Denise Dresser told poloffs that while she was optimistic Mexico's electoral machinery would work, she questioned whether President Fox's successor -- whoever it would be -- would be capable of reforming the Mexican state. S [...] | 2006-06-19 20:24:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
06MEXICO3378 | MEXICO'S EXPANDING TIES TO ASIA [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of A/S Shannon's visit to Asia post met separately with Japanese and Chinese embassy and Foreign Ministry (SRE) officials, all of whom welcomed increased consultation with the U.S. on Mexico's relations with Asia. Japanese diplomat Noriteru Fukushima echoed Tokyo off [...] | 2006-06-19 23:27:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EINV MX |
06MEXICO3422 | ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL DISCOUNTS "NULLIFICATION" RUMORS [...] (C) Summary: While Mexican media have in recent days lingered on the possibility the Electoral Tribunal (TEPJF) might annul the 2006 presidential voting, six of the seven members of the TEPJF assured us such a decision was virtually impossible. In a meeting June 20 TEPJF President Leonel C [...] | 2006-06-21 19:07:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MX |
06MEXICO3423 | TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS CONFERENCE IN MEXICO LAYS [...] (SBU) Summary: With support from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE),Mexico's National Commission for Human Rights (CNDH) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) sponsored a comprehensive conference on trafficking in persons (TIP) in Tapachula, Chiapas, June 14-15. [...] | 2006-06-21 19:31:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL PINR MX |
06MEXICO3438 | EMBRACING THE WINNER AND RETHINKING BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: This is the last in a series of six cables on transition issues in Mexico. Washington should embrace the winner of the July 2 presidential election early and often (this is all the more important if the winner turns out to be Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador). We hope that senior USG [...] | 2006-06-22 14:30:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR MX |
06MEXICO3465 | A ONCE MIGHTY PRI STRUGGLES FOR RELEVANCY [...] (C) Summary: With Election Day ten days off, the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) remains divided and debilitated, struggling to maintain its relevance in a political scene it once dominated. On the one hand, party insiders tell us that presidential candidate Roberto Madrazo appears [...] | 2006-06-23 13:21:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL MX |
06MEXICO3486 | FINAL POLLS GIVE NARROW LEAD TO LOPEZ OBRADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the last several days, Mexican polling firms have released the results of the final round of polls to be published before the July 2 election. The five most influential polls in Mexico all give a narrow lead of between two and four percent to the Party of the Democratic [...] | 2006-06-23 22:28:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL MX |
06MEXICO3494 | SUBJECT: A CONVERSATION WITH AMLO,S INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (C) Summary: Carlos Robles-Gil, a key infrastructure advisor to PRD presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO),discussed AMLO's economic team and proposals related to budget and finance, infrastructure, energy, and trade policy. Robles-Gil said the PRD campaign expects AMLO to [...] | 2006-06-23 23:34:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EAIR ELTM ETRD PREL MX |
06MEXICO3572 | TEACHERS' STRIKE RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT VOTING IN [...] (C) Summary: As Election Day draws near, public school teachers in the state of Oaxaca remain on strike, with some continuing to threaten to block voting unless a resolution is reached by July 1. What began some five weeks ago apparently as a routine labor action in pursuit of increased wages [...] | 2006-06-27 21:41:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB MX PINR PREL PHUM |
06MEXICO3574 | TEACHERS' STRIKE RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT VOTING IN [...] (C) Summary: As Election Day draws near, public school teachers in the state of Oaxaca remain on strike, with some continuing to threaten to block voting unless a resolution is reached by July 1. What began some five weeks ago apparently as a routine labor action in pursuit of increased wages [...] | 2006-06-27 22:52:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB MX PINR PREL PHUM |
06MEXICO3609 | CALDERON'S 100 ACTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. Only a few days prior to the Presidential election Felipe Calderon, candidate of the National Action Party (PAN),presented 100 actions that he will take during his first 100 days as president. These actions divide into five main themes: public security, economics, equal opport [...] | 2006-06-29 14:48:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG MX PGOV PINR PREL |
06MEXICO3623 | MEXICAN RESPONSE TO WTO DOHA ROUND DEMARCHE [...] (U) On June 19, Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Kenneth Smith Ramos, Economy Secretariat Director General of International Trade Negotiations under Undersecretary Villalobos. Smith reiterated that the GOM supports the ambitious U.S. agenda for the Doha Development Round and said he would [...] | 2006-06-29 19:01:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD MX WTO |
06MEXICO3635 | ECONOMIA OFFICIAL REACTS TO TRUCKING PROGRAM [...] (C) Summary: On the side of a June 29 lunch meeting to discuss DDA negotiations, Ken Smith Ramos, Economia Director General of International Trade Negotiations under U/S Villalobos, expressed to Econoff Economia's strong frustration regarding the U.S. decision to postpone the pilot trucking pr [...] | 2006-06-29 22:30:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON MX |
06MEXICO3638 | NEW MANZANILLO LNG PLANT: MEXICO PUTS OUT BIDS FOR [...] (SBU) The GOM published June 6 a solicitation for bids to construct a liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage and re-gasification plant at Manzanillo on Mexico's west coast, and another solicitation to supply LNG to the plant. Bids are due in by January 16, 2007. GOM officials and experts identi [...] | 2006-06-30 15:59:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET MX |
06MEXICO3662 | NO WINNER IN MEXICO'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS UNTIL [...] (U) Mexico's Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) announced July 2 that frontrunner presidential candidates Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (Revolutionary Democratic Party -- PRD) and Felipe Calderon (National Action Party -- PAN) were effectively neck and neck after both exit polls and quick count [...] | 2006-07-03 13:04:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MX |
06MEXICO3672 | MEXICAN ELECTORAL UNCERTAINTY -- INITIAL MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary. Following Sunday's indeterminate election results, the Mexican Stock Market (Bolsa) opened July 3 up 4.17% where it remains at midday. The peso rose Monday morning to between 11.10 and 11.20 to the dollar after having closed June 30 at 11.42. While some observers point to o [...] | 2006-07-03 20:33:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV MX |
06MEXICO3676 | ELECTION DAY IN MEXICO: NOT OVER YET [...] (C) Summary: Election day was calm in Mexico, marked by good turnout and an orderly process. But even a good process does not always provide an immediate result with a closely divided electorate. Electoral authorities insist the country will have to wait for the July 5 official count to know [...] | 2006-07-03 20:53:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MX |
06MEXICO3715 | MARKETS ARE UP BUT WILL REMAIN VOLATILE [...] (SBU) Summary: Following a rough day Wednesday when the Mexican stock market dropped 4.01 percent as a result of Wall Street,s slide and temporary indications that Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) was ahead in the official election count, Mexican stocks and bonds have rallied today as Felipe [...] | 2006-07-06 20:35:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV MX |
06MEXICO3747 | CALDERON DECLARED WINNER; AMLO TO CONTEST RESULTS [...] (C) Summary: On July 6, the Federal Electoral Institute's (IFE) district councils completed their retabulation of the votes cast in last Sunday's election. The official results show Calderon with 35.88% and Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) with 35.31%, a margin of 0.57%. We understand that [...] | 2006-07-07 13:18:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
06MEXICO3832 | AMLO TAKES TO THE STAGE: HOLDS FIRST MEETING WITH [...] Presidential candidate for the Coalition for the Good of All, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO),held his first post-electoral "informative meeting" in Mexico's central plaza, the Zocalo, on Saturday, July 8. AMLO used the venue to express his concerns with the election process and the Feder [...] | 2006-07-11 18:15:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
06MEXICO3834 | SRE BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 7, the SRE held its second post-electoral briefing for the diplomatic community. The briefing was presided over by Foreign Secretary Derbez, although Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) Counselor Alejandra Latapi, one of the two IFE representatives in attendance, led th [...] | 2006-07-11 18:31:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL MX |
06MEXICO3840 | HACIENDA'S (MEXICAN TREASURY) NEW BUDGET AND [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: The Fox administration continues to take protective measures to shield the Mexican economy from profligate spending. Hacienda's (Treasury) Budget and Fiscal Responsibility Law, which entered into force this April is an example of a cautionary move to ensure t [...] | 2006-07-11 23:07:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV PINR PREL MX |
06MEXICO3865 | ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL RECEIVES FIRST TRANCHE OF [...] (C) Summary: On July 11, poloffs met with the head of public relations for the Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judicial Power (TEPJF) to discuss the legal challenges to the presidential election results brought by PRD candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO). Although as of the time of [...] | 2006-07-12 21:48:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
06MEXICO3879 | AMLO'S FRIEND SPECULATES ON THE CANDIDATE'S [...] (C) Poloffs met early July 4 with Jose Maria Perez Gay, a personal friend of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) tapped to be Foreign Secretary if AMLO had won July 2. Perez Gay said he was perplexed by apparent inconsistencies in preliminary numbers released by the Federal Electoral Institu [...] | 2006-07-13 19:17:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR MX |
06MEXICO3904 | MEXICAN STOCK MARKET ECONOMIST MUSES ON INTERNAL [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary. After a week of political uncertainty and speculation over the market,s reaction to Mexican political events, Econoff met with the deputy director of the Mexican Stock Exchange, Alejandro Reynoso. He confirmed previous common views that market volatility was no [...] | 2006-07-14 16:31:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ENRG MX PGOV PINR PREL |
06MEXICO3905 | POLITICAL CHANGES BRINGS UNCERTAINTY TO MEXICAN [...] (U) The Mexican Congress' passage in March 2006 of the Radio and Television Law has brought some uncertainty to Mexico's communication sector. All of the previous Federal Telecommunications Commissioners resigned shortly after its passage leaving the Federal Telecommunications Commission (CO [...] | 2006-07-14 17:56:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON MX ECPS ETRD EINV |
06MEXICO3907 | LOOKING FOR FRAUD IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES? [...] (C) Summary: In a July 12 meeting with poloffs, officials of the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) offered an impassioned defense of their work in conducting the July 2 presidential elections. Although they had not yet seen the specific complaints submitted by the PRD (or, for that matter, [...] | 2006-07-14 18:01:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL MX |
06MEXICO3913 | AT&T OFFICIALS WITH CALLING PARTY PAYS WOES [...] (U) AT&T officials met with Econoff June 29 regarding Mexico's transition to a Calling Party Pays (CPP) system for national and international long distance calls where the destination is a user of the mobile local service. Controversy surrounding the recent passage and implementation of the n [...] | 2006-07-14 18:55:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ECON MX ETRD EINV |
06MEXICO3953 | AT MASS RALLY, LOPEZ OBRADOR CALLS FOR CIVIL [...] (SBU) Summary: On Sunday, July 16, Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) presided over a mass march and "informational meeting" at which he demanded a complete, nationwide recount of the results of the Mexican presidential election. [...] | 2006-07-18 00:21:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL MX |
06MEXICO3961 | PRI GOVERNORS NEEDED TO ACHIEVE STRUCTURAL REFORMS [...] (U) Summary: Given the upcoming Mexican government transition and the slim margin with which a new president will take office, this is a good time to review federal-state relations and their implications for Mexico's prospects for structural change. The views expressed in this three-part seri [...] | 2006-07-18 18:12:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELAB ENRG PGOV MX |
06MEXICO3962 | MEXICO'S ECONOMIC ACHIEVEMENTS AND CHALLENGES - A [...] (C) Introduction and Summary. Mexico,s Central Bank Deputy Governor Jose Julian Sidaoui provided a snapshot of the country,s economic situation following the July elections. He said that the surprisingly favorable reaction of Mexican markets, despite political uncertainty, is mainly the resul [...] | 2006-07-18 18:13:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG MX PGOV PINR PREL |
06MEXICO3999 | NGO CITES ELECTION "IRREGULARITIES," SUPPORTS [...] (U) Summary: On July 14, poloffs met with Silvia Alonso, Executive Secretary of the influential NGO Alianza Civica (Civic Alliance),to discuss the findings of her organization's election observation mission. She called on the electoral tribunal (TEPJF) to give greater credibility to the el [...] | 2006-07-19 16:31:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL MX |
06MEXICO4000 | NGO CITES ELECTION "IRREGULARITIES," SUPPORTS [...] (U) Summary: On July 14, poloffs met with Silvia Alonso, Executive Secretary of the influential NGO Alianza Civica (Civic Alliance),to discuss the findings of her organization's election observation mission. She called on the electoral tribunal (TEPJF) to give greater credibility to the el [...] | 2006-07-19 16:31:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL MX |
06MEXICO4019 | INFLUENCE OF STATES AND GOVERNORS OVER FEDERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: State governments have limited ability to influence national policies. The local legislature of each state enacts legislation that applies only within its territorial boundaries. However, state legislatures do have a constitutional right to introduce legislation in the nationa [...] | 2006-07-19 22:38:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELAB ENRG PGOV MX |
06MEXICO4020 | REVIEW OF MEXICAN STATE DEPENDENCE ON [...] (SBU) States and municipalities depend for the vast majority of their revenue on federally collected value-added tax and petroleum revenue funds, but the Fiscal Coordination Law prohibits the GOM from conditioning transfers. On average, 90 percent of state revenue and nearly 75 percent of mun [...] | 2006-07-19 22:49:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELAB ENRG PGOV MX |
06MEXICO4100 | PRI BOSS HOLDS FORTH ON ELECTION, PARTY'S FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) Federal Deputy Manlio Fabio Beltrones, recently elected to head the PRI faction in the incoming Senate, told poloff that his party would be willing to cooperate on specific issues with the administration of Felipe Calderon, although he doub [...] | 2006-07-25 16:59:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
06MEXICO4139 | LOCAL PRD OFFICIALS CLARIFY PARTY POSITION ON [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with poloffs on July 21, Democratic Revolution Party (PRD) deputies from the Mexico City Legislative Assembly discussed their party's position towards the contested presidential election. Led by Deputy Lorena Villavicencio Ayala, the PRD committee expressed its con [...] | 2006-07-26 12:58:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL MX |
06MEXICO4144 | BANK OF MEXICO CONFERENCE ON POVERTY CHALLENGES, [...] (SBU) Mexican economic leaders and World Bank economists discussed the causes and potential solutions for the country,s persistent poverty at a July 19 Mexico City conference &Growth and Reduction of Poverty in Latin America: Virtuous Cycles and Vicious Cycles.8 At the conference, Central Ban [...] | 2006-07-26 17:54:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ENRG MX PGOV PINR PREL |
06MEXICO4189 | LEADING MEXICAN ECONOMIST ON TAX AND FISCAL REFORM [...] (C) Econoff met with Dr. Fausto Hernandez, Economics Professor at Mexico,s Center for Economic Research and Teaching (CIDE),to discuss Mexico,s fiscal policy. Dr. Hernandez has done extensive research and published numerous studies on the subject. He discussed the origins of low tax collect [...] | 2006-07-27 18:24:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG MX PGOV PINR PREL |
06MEXICO4217 | COPARMEX' PROJECT TO REDUCE MEXICO'S REGIONAL [...] (SBU) The Mexican Employers Confederation (Coparmex) is working on a joint plan with universities, unions, municipalities, states, and the banking sector to alleviate poverty, promote investment and create infrastructure in the less developed and "abandoned" south of Mexico. The chair of the [...] | 2006-07-31 18:28:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ENRG MX PGOV PINR PREL |
06MEXICO4222 | EMBASSY MEXICO CITY 2006-2007 IPR PROTECTION [...] (U) Despite the increases in raids and seizures carried out over the last year by Mexican Customs (Aduanas) and the Specialized IPR Unit within the Attorney General's office (PGR),markets selling counterfeit goods are ubiquitous and abuse of intellectual property rights (IPR) remains rampant. [...] | 2006-07-31 21:08:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR KPAO WTRO MX |
06MEXICO4238 | AMLO URGES SUPPORTERS "TO SAVE DEMOCRACY" [...] (SBU) Summary: At his third mass "informational meeting," Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO, presidential candidate of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD),called on his supporters to begin a continuous vigil until the electoral tribunal (TEPJF) issues its final decision with respect [...] | 2006-08-01 14:05:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
06MEXICO4239 | PLAYING WITH A CRYSTAL BALL: PREDICTING CALDERON'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Even as AndrQs Manuel L"pez Obrador continues to challenge the July 2 election results, Felipe Calder"n is quietly planning his transition to power, leading to speculation as to who will be invited to join his future administration. Although we believe it is generally too ear [...] | 2006-08-01 14:51:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN MX PGOV PINR PREL |
06MEXICO4266 | MEXICAN MARKETS DIP ON CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: On Sunday July 30, 2006 Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) again summoned thousands of followers in a "peaceful meeting" in the Zocalo to demand that the electoral tribunal recounts ballots. As part of the protest, AMLO's supporters camped along Paseo de la Reforma, the avenue t [...] | 2006-08-02 13:52:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN MX |
06MEXICO4267 | FORMER MAGISTRATE SEES FULL RECOUNT AS UNLIKELY [...] (U) The Secretariat for Foreign Relations (SRE) recently held its third post-electoral briefing for the diplomatic community, in which Fernando Franco Gonzalez, former Electoral Tribunal (TEPJF) magistrate and current head of the Public Law Studies Center at the Autonomous Technological Insti [...] | 2006-08-02 13:52:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
06MEXICO4288 | MEXICAN TRANSPORT U/S ON CROSS-BORDER [...] (C) Econ Mincouns and Econoff met with Mexican Undersecretary of Communications and Transport (SCT) Aaron Dychter on July 31, 2006. Dychter is concerned that leaks about a proposed cross-border trucking pilot program could have negative effects on the ability to implement the program in the [...] | 2006-08-02 23:25:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAIR EINV MX ECIN ELTN ETRD PBTS |
06MEXICO4290 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR RE-ELECTION OF PROFESSOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-03 01:41:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC PREL PGOV MX |
06MEXICO4291 | (CORRECTED COPY) PLAYING WITH A CRYSTAL BALL: [...] (SBU) Summary: Even as Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador continues to challenge the July 2 election results, Felipe Calderon is quietly planning his transition to power, leading to speculation as to who will be invited to join his future administration. Although we believe it is generally too ear [...] | 2006-08-03 13:37:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN MX PGOV PINR PREL |
06MEXICO4292 | A VISIT TO THE PROTEST'S GROUND ZERO [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 31 and August 2, Poloffs visited Mexico City's central square or Zocalo to observe ground zero in the ongoing protest of the supporters of PRD candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO). Thousands of demonstrators were camped out in the Zocalo and on Juarez and Mader [...] | 2006-08-03 13:37:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
06MEXICO4310 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESUMED PRESIDENT ELECT [...] (C) Summary: Presumed President-elect Felipe Calderon told the Ambassador 8/2 that he thought the Electoral Tribunal could decide as early as this week to recount a certain number of ballots, a gesture Calderon thought was reasonable in light of the ongoing Democratic Revolution Party (PRD) [...] | 2006-08-04 13:38:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MX |
06MEXICO4368 | ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL CALLS FOR PARTIAL RECOUNT [...] (SBU) Summary: In a unanimous August 5 decision, Mexico's Electoral Tribunal (TEPJF) rejected the Democratic Revolutionary Party's (PRD) request for a complete, nationwide recount of the results of the July 2 presidential election, ordering instead a recount in the 11,839 precincts (casillas [...] | 2006-08-07 18:11:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
06MEXICO4465 | ANALYSTS PREDICT A LONG SEASON OF PROTESTS [...] (C) Summary: Three prominent Mexican political analysts believe that Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) is likely to continue his protests for the foreseeable future. All three expect AMLO to pursue increasingly aggressive tactics in the days leading up to the electoral tribunal's (TEPJF) de [...] | 2006-08-10 04:55:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
06MEXICO4472 | MEXICO PLANS TO HOLD UNHRC SPECIAL SESSION ON [...] (C) Summary. Poloff delivered talking points in reftel to Rodrigo Labardini, Director General for Human Rights at the Secretariat for Foreign Relations (SRE),on August 9. SIPDIS Currently the president of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC),Mexico expressed strong views on the recent request [...] | 2006-08-10 18:11:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV MX |
06MEXICO4482 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR HRC SPECIAL SESSION ON [...] (C) Acting MCPA and Poloff delivered ref A talking points to Dr. Luis Angel Benavides, acting head of the Office of Human Rights and Democracy at the Secretariat for Foreign Relations (SRE),as well as to Mariana Salazar Albornoz, Director of International Policy for Economic, Social, Cultural [...] | 2006-08-11 01:18:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KPAO UNRCR PGOV MX |
06MEXICO4490 | PRD EXPLOITS ELEMENT OF SURPRISE IN ON-GOING [...] (U) Summary: Following the Electoral Tribunal's (TEPJF) announcement on August 5 that it would recount 11,839 precincts (9.07 percent of the nationwide total),PRD Candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) vowed new acts of civil resistance. After a noisy protest in front of the TEPJF itse [...] | 2006-08-11 16:38:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
06MEXICO4494 | MESOAMERICAN ENERGY INITIATIVE MOVES AHEAD DESPITE [...] (SBU) Under the Mesoamerican Energy Integration Plan (PIEM),the GOM is continues to vigorously promote construction a refinery in either Panama or Guatemala to serve as an outlet for heavy Mexican crude, as well as provide development opportunities and reasonably priced energy supplies for t [...] | 2006-08-11 18:44:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET MX |
06MEXICO4534 | MEXICO'S "OTHER HALF"--THE VIEW FROM OAXACA (PART [...] (SBU) On August 1-4, poloff visited the state of Oaxaca in order to learn more about the political and economic dynamics of this region, often characterized as part of Mexico's poor "other half." Academics, journalists, protesters, and indigenous citizens described a state--until recently a PR [...] | 2006-08-14 23:01:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB PINR PGOV MX |
06MEXICO4535 | MEXICO'S "OTHER HALF"--THE VIEW FROM OAXACA (PART [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the end of PRI rule, Oaxaca still lacks a viable economic development strategy and there is no effective political leadership or coordinated social movement to address Oaxaca's significant needs. The teachers' strike reflects the old way of challenging the government und [...] | 2006-08-14 23:15:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB PINR PGOV MX |
06MEXICO456 | MADRAZO AIMS FOR THE SENSIBLE CENTER [...] (C) Summary: Roberto Madrazo, candidate of the PRI-led Alliance for Mexico, has kicked off his campaign by trying to position himself as the candidate of the political center. Madrazo used the month long holiday break to smooth over the divisions in his fractious party, restructuring his camp [...] | 2006-01-27 20:41:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL MX |
06MEXICO4619 | ASSESSING OAXACA,S POLITICAL CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: In the past week, the complex political crisis in Oaxaca has worsened, with four people killed in two separate incidents and protestors pledging to intensify their civil disobedience campaign demanding that PRI Governor Ulises Ruiz resign or be removed from office. Tension is m [...] | 2006-08-17 23:44:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB PINR PGOV MX |
06MEXICO4654 | THE MAKING OF THE SHADOW PRESIDENT? [...] (C) Summary: Several leading Mexican political observers largely concurred that the evolution of the current political stalemate would continue to be largely a function of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's (AMLO) personality. They believed that his manner of thinking was so rigid and self-righte [...] | 2006-08-18 21:55:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
06MEXICO466 | CALDERON'S CAMPAIGN KICK-OFF [...] (U) Summary. National Action Party (PAN) presidential candidate Felipe Calderon kicked off his campaign on January 19 in the State of Mexico, where he focused his message on rule of law, values, and economic growth. Calderon will launch a weekly one-hour radio program over the weekend and an [...] | 2006-01-27 22:24:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | MX PGOV |
06MEXICO4704 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON REELECTION OF PROFESSOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-21 23:11:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNHRC US MX |
06MEXICO4707 | CHIAPAS GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION: PRD LEADS BY A [...] (U) Summary. With over 94 percent of the votes counted as of noon August 21 in the Chiapas gubernatorial race, PRD candidate Juan Sabines Guerrero had a 0.22% lead over PRI-PVEM rival Jose Antonio Aguilar Bodegas, who is also endorsed by the PAN. However, there are still enough votes left to [...] | 2006-08-21 23:12:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
06MEXICO4708 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON OBJECTIVITY OF UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-21 23:15:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNHRC MX |
06MEXICO4857 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED CONCERNING HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel talking points to several officials at the Secretariat for Foreign Relations (SRE): Director General for North American Affairs, Bosco Marti Ascencio; Director General for the United Nations, Ulises Canchola Gutierrez; Director of International Organizations, Norm [...] | 2006-08-29 17:12:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF SMIG UNGA PREL PGOV MX |
06MEXICO4907 | COCA COLA MEXICO: DUE DILLIGENCE FOR 2006 AWARD [...] (U) Answers given below pertain to Coca Cola de Mexico's candidacy for the Secretary of State's 2006 Award for Corporate excellence. They are keyed to the questions in reftel. (A) The Embassy sees little downside or embarrassment caused by the selection of Coca Cola de Mexico for the award [...] | 2006-08-30 21:03:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT BEXP ECON ELAB ETRD KSEP MX SENV |
06MEXICO4937 | STRENGTHENING CALDERON'S WEAK HAND [...] (C) Summary: In the coming days the Electoral Tribunal (TEPJF) is expected to confirm National Action Party (PAN) candidate Felipe Calderon's presidential victory, but the protests will continue. Thwarted Democratic Revolution (PRD) candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) has already [...] | 2006-09-01 12:01:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MX |
06MEXICO4958 | A DAY AT THE REVOLUTION [...] (C) Summary: With all eyes now focused on the Mexican Congress and the Revolutionary Democratic Party's (PRD) long-threatened effort to deny President Fox the opportunity to deliver his final annual report there, poloff spent much of August 31 with a range of PRD contacts to gain further ins [...] | 2006-09-01 18:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
06MEXICO4963 | 61ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY: UPDATED LIST OF GOM [...] ATTACHED PLEASE FIND AN UPDATED LIST OF THE GOM OFFICIALS WHO CURRENTLY PLAN TO ATTEND THE 61ST UNGA. AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE REGARDING THE DETAILS OF THEIR ATTENDANCE, POST WILL FORWARD IT. 2. VICENTE FOX QUESADA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED MEXICAN STATES DATES OF ATTENDANCE [...] | 2006-09-01 20:03:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA MX |
06MEXICO4964 | MEXICAN GOVERNMENT HELD TIP MEETING WITH CIVIL [...] (SBU) On August 30, the Secretariat of Foreign Relations (SRE) hosted a meeting on trafficking in persons (TIP) that was attended by representatives of the federal government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs),and UN agencies. Since government and civil society in Mexico have traditionall [...] | 2006-09-01 20:04:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV MX |
06MEXICO4987 | MEXICO'S DRAMATIC POLITICAL WEEKEND [...] (C) Summary: On Friday, September 1, the Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) made good on its promise to prevent President Fox from delivering his final annual report to the Mexican Congress, part of the PRD's commitment to Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's (AMLO's) plan to humiliate the Presiden [...] | 2006-09-05 20:34:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB PINR PGOV MX |
06MEXICO5005 | IT'S OFFICIAL: CALDERON DECLARED PRESIDENT-ELECT [...] (U) Summary: On Tuesday, September 5, the Mexican Federal Electoral Tribunal (TEPJF) declared Felipe Calderon President-elect, ending rival candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's (AMLO) two month-long legal challenge of the election results. In a unanimous decision, the seven magistrates a [...] | 2006-09-05 22:57:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
06MEXICO505 | APOCALYPSE NOT: AMLO ASSURES AMBASSADOR HE WILL [...] (C) On 01/23, presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) of the leftist-Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) sat down with the Ambassador to discuss his proposals on a number of key issues of interest to the United States. Accompanied by his foreign policy advisor, Dr. Jose Maria [...] | 2006-01-31 14:22:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | MX PGOV PINR |
06MEXICO5134 | CALDERON FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR SARUKHAN ON [...] (C) Summary. DCM met with President-elect Felipe Calderon foreign policy advisor Arturo Sarukhan September 7. Sarukhan said that during the transition, Juan Camilo Mourino would be responsible for developing the 2007 budget with the current government; ex-advisor to President Fox Eduardo Sojo [...] | 2006-09-11 17:58:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | MX PGOV PREL |
06MEXICO5148 | CALDERON STAFFERS ON ECONOMIC POLICY ISSUES [...] (SBU) In a September 7 session with Dr. Sidney Weintraub of CSIS, President-elect Calderon's transition team member Dionisio Perez Jacome (former head of Mexico's Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE)) and former Mexican Energy Secretary and Calderon advisor Luis Tellez described current SIPDI [...] | 2006-09-11 21:38:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET MX |
06MEXICO5157 | MIGRANT ASSOCATIONS SPUR DEVELOPMENT IN MICHOACAN [...] (SBU) Last April Embassy Mexico produced a series of cables (ref. A-D) detailing how the chain of migration and remittances from the U.S. affected life in rural Mexico. At the invitation of our Michaoacano contacts, econoff returned to the town of Venustiano Carranza to meet migrants tempor [...] | 2006-09-12 15:51:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ECON EINV MX |
06MEXICO5165 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-12 17:38:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM MX |
06MEXICO5210 | PROTEST CAMPS TO BE LIFTED; NEW PHASE FOR CIVIL [...] (C) Summary: Developments unfolding this week, and conversations with PRD and GDF (city government) insiders, provide ample indication that backers of defeated PRD Presidential candidate Andres Lopez Obrador will dismantle their six week old occupation of Mexico City's central square Zocalo [...] | 2006-09-13 17:13:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
06MEXICO5233 | DEMARCHES ON NAM SUMMIT [...] (SBU) On September 8 and September 13, respectively, poloff passed ref A and ref B talking points to First Secretary Samuel Berkstein, of the Secretariat of Foreign SIPDIS Relations' (SRE) Directorate of Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights. Berkstein noted that Mexico was an observer, r [...] | 2006-09-14 16:54:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PINS KPKO UNSC UNGA KDEM AA PGOV |
06MEXICO5293 | MEXICO REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR CANDIDATE FOR W.H.O. [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-19 18:19:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | MX PGOV PHUM PREL WHO |
06MEXICO5312 | MEXICO'S GOVERNMENT, MEDIA PROCESS AMBASSADOR'S [...] (SBU) Summary: While certainly not uniformly laudatory, public and private responses to last week's consular announcement and ambassadorial statement on rising border violence have so far been measured. The statements generated predictable criticism from some quarters that we have impinged [...] | 2006-09-19 21:09:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KJUS MX |
06MEXICO536 | JESUS ORTEGA: AMLO CAMPAIGN INSIDER OR OUTSIDE [...] (U) On 01/24, Poloffs and WHA/MEX Deputy Director met with Jesus Ortega, campaign coordinator for Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO),to discuss the upcoming campaign agenda, what effect the continued public infighting between the Democratic Revolutionary Party's (PRD) Mexico City factions was [...] | 2006-01-31 17:45:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR MX |
06MEXICO5528 | THE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES OF MEXICO'S PRI/LABOR [...] Summary: Although the 60th session of Mexico,s national congress started work on September 1, 2006, the PRI/labor affiliated representatives to this body have been working together since their election on July 2 to establish a common set of legislative priorities. To some extent, these priori [...] | 2006-09-27 19:25:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV PHUM PINR SMIG |
06MEXICO5566 | DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON UPCOMING SESSION OF HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-28 22:31:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC PREL PGOV MX |
06MEXICO5567 | OAXACA: ATTITUDES HARDEN AS PROTESTORS SHIFT [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent days, positions on the opposing sides of the Oaxaca crisis appear to have hardened as tensions continue to mount. To pressure the federal government to send forces to resolve the conflict, local business leaders declared that several thousand establishments, including [...] | 2006-09-28 22:51:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MX |
06MEXICO5607 | AMBASSADOR'S PRIVATE DINNER WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT [...] (C) During a private dinner with Ambassador and Mrs. Garza, President-elect Felipe Calderon expressed his grave concern over the security situation in Mexico. It was heartrending to see Mexico living through such times, he told the Ambassador, and improving security would be a key pillar of [...] | 2006-09-29 22:03:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MX |
06MEXICO5676 | BLUE LANTERN DTC CASE 05-1008469 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-05 17:36:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC SNAR |
06MEXICO5698 | SRE'S GUTIERREZ TELLS SHANNON BORDER FENCE A [...] (SBU) Summary: A subdued Geronimo Gutierrez used his October 2 meeting with A/S Shannon to voice Mexico's deep frustration with last week's Senate vote to fund a border fence, saying it was a "bitter pill" at a bad time that would complicate bilateral relations. Nevertheless, Gutierrez was ho [...] | 2006-10-06 17:37:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSEP MX PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA WHO |
06MEXICO5720 | DISSIDENT PEMEX WORKERS SEEK TO OVERTURN YEAR OLD [...] A dissident faction of MexicoQs Petroleum Workers Union is trying to overturn the October 2005 re-election of union Secretary General Carlos Romero Deschamps. The re-election of Romero Deschamps means that he will head the Oil WorkersQ Union from 2007-2012. According to the dissidents, Romer [...] | 2006-10-06 21:57:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV PHUM MX |
06MEXICO574 | HE'S GOT MEXICO'S FDI IN HIS HANDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Mexico received USD 17.6 billion in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in 2005 and is forecast to receive USD 18 billion in 2006 due to large investments in the automotive and auto parts, real estate, housing development, pharmaceutical, food processing and electronics sectors. [...] | 2006-02-02 12:16:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV MX |
06MEXICO5771 | HOPE GROWS FOR A NEGOTIATED SOLUTION TO OAXACA [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent developments in the Oaxaca crisis point toward a possible easing of tensions and an eventual political solution that would result in the return of law enforcement to the state, an increase in teachers' salaries, and the resumption of public school classes. A Senate commi [...] | 2006-10-11 18:34:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MX |
06MEXICO5806 | MEXICO REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR ITS CANDIDACY TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-12 22:17:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ETRD MX |
06MEXICO5810 | MEXICO'S PLANS TO AVERT AN OIL CRISIS [...] (SBU) In the next 3-4 years, Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) will likely be able to keep Mexican oil production from falling sharply; however, in the medium to long term, the outlook is considerably less certain. From 2010 on, production volume will depend on Pemex's ability to get significant [...] | 2006-10-12 22:27:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET MX |
06MEXICO5878 | NATIONAL SPACE POLICY DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-17 13:24:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM MX |
06MEXICO5919 | BLUE LANTERN OVERSIGHT OFFICER [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-18 13:21:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KOMC ETTC KSEP MX |
06MEXICO5935 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS [...] (SBU) On October 16, Poloff led the tripartite demarche, with political officers from the Embassies of Australia and New Zealand, to deliver reftel talking points to Director General of Human Rights and Democracy Rodrigo Labardini and Director of International Policy for Economic, Social and [...] | 2006-10-18 17:28:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KTIA UN MX |
06MEXICO5987 | REPORTING ON CALDERON VISIT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-19 20:55:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV |
06MEXICO5991 | CALDERON FOCUSES AGENDA ON PUBLIC SECURITY, JOB [...] (SBU) Begin summary: Since the confirmation of his victory by the Federal Electoral Tribunal, President-elect Felipe Calderon has been engaged in the substantive development of his agenda. This agenda comprises a two-track approach, which includes his shorter-term legislative agenda, presented [...] | 2006-10-19 22:15:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MX |
06MEXICO6043 | SRE FIRM ON OAS DECLARATION ON U.S. BORDER SECURITY [...] Political counselor demarched SRE's Director General for Regional Institutions Andrea Garcia Guerra and her deputy Juan Sandoval the afternoon of October 23, arguing that the Mexican initiative would be counter-productive at this juncture in Washington and could have a negative impact on the u [...] | 2006-10-24 12:44:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | MX PHUM PREL PTER SMIG XM |
06MEXICO6044 | PRESIDENT-ELECT CALDERON'S ADVSIORS DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Begin Summary. During an October 20 seminar on Mexican policy perspectives sponsored by the Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico (ITAM),Transition Team International Affairs Advisor Arturo Sarukhan discussed President-elect Felipe Calderon's foreign policy priorities, placing t [...] | 2006-10-24 12:44:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MX |
06MEXICO6085 | PRESIDENT FOX'S NATIONAL SECURITY LEGACY [...] (SBU) This is the first in a series of four cables assessing the key accomplishments of President Vicente Fox Quesada during his six years in office, including the expansion of bilateral cooperation that helped Mexico advance in areas of greatest interest to the USG. It focuses on progress ma [...] | 2006-10-25 17:05:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KCRM SNAR PTER SMIG MX |
06MEXICO6088 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA RESOLUTION ON CHILDREN [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Director of International Policy on Civil and Political Rights Dr. Luis Angel Benavides and Director of International Policy on Economic, Social, Cultural and Minority Groups, both of the Secretariat of Foreign Relations (SRE). Benavides responde [...] | 2006-10-25 20:41:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA LE IS PHUM PREL PTER MX |
06MEXICO618 | PULSING THE POLLS: AMLO LEADS, MADRAZO TRAILS, [...] (SBU): Summary: Institutional Revolution (PRI) and Democratic Revolution (PRD) party pollsters, plus Televisa's Mitofsky and newspapers El Universal and Reforma each released polls in January (as the official campaigns kicked off) that confirmed PRD candidate Lopez Obrador's (AMLO) lead, re [...] | 2006-02-03 20:50:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MX |
06MEXICO6182 | GOM INTERVENES IN OAXACA [...] (SBU) Begin summary: The five month-old crisis in Oaxaca reached a critical juncture October 29 with the deployment of Mexico's Federal Preventive Police (PFP) to the embattled state following three October 27 fatalities, including the killing of American journalist Brad Will. This cable asse [...] | 2006-10-31 13:29:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CONS MX |
06MEXICO620 | MEXICO/CENTAM ENERGY - MEXICANS MOVE ON ENERGY [...] (SBU) To avoid the appearance that the U.S. is pulling the strings behind the Mesoamerican Energy Integration Plan (PIEM),Mexican Energy Undersecretary Hector Moreira will not send a team to brief U.S. officials until he has the cover of the proposed Binational Commission (BNC) in Washington. [...] | 2006-02-03 21:36:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG MX PGOV PREL |
06MEXICO6219 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CUBA AND THE IBERO-AMERICAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-01 18:38:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | CU EU PREL PHUM MX |
06MEXICO6248 | CWC EXTENSION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-02 00:03:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CBW CWC OPCW |
06MEXICO6275 | CALDERON WOOS, WOWS, OTTAWA [...] (C) Summary: President-elect Felipe Calderon's October 26-27 visit to Ottawa exceeded expectations on both sides, with Calderon winning over both his public and private sector interlocutors. Canadian embassy contacts tell us he impressed his Ottawa contacts with his energy, intelligence and [...] | 2006-11-03 23:04:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MX CA |
06MEXICO6278 | THE RADICALIZATION OF AMLO? [...] (SBU) After virtually two weeks of silence, defeated presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) took a more radical line in a speech to supporters of the Popular Assembly for the People of Oaxaca (APPO),backing the protests in Oaxaca and criticizing President Fox's decision to [...] | 2006-11-04 01:57:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON FBI DHS PAS DAO CONS OPAD DCM POL AID |
06MEXICO6313 | THREE BOMBS EXPLODE IN MEXICO CITY [...] (U) SUMMARY. Shortly after midnight on November 6, three bombs exploded at distinct locations in Mexico City. Significant damage was inflicted on the Federal Electoral Tribunal (Trife),the national headquarters of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI),and a branch office of Scotiabank. [...] | 2006-11-07 13:25:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PTER PREL PGOV MX |
06MEXICO6314 | BONUS, BONUS, EVERYONE GETS A BONUS [...] Summary: Recently, a joint statement by the head of Mexico,s federal civil service union (FSTSE) and a senior GOM Treasury Secretariat official announced that all federal employees would receive an end of term bonus. The union leader described the bonus as an established employee benefit tra [...] | 2006-11-07 13:25:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV PINR MX |
06MEXICO6362 | NEW MAQUILA DECREE -- INCREASING MEXICAN [...] (U) The revamping of the Maquila program is the latest step in the GOM's plans to encourage investment and increase Mexico's competitiveness in the global economy. The new decree joins the Maquila and PITEX programs, allows for participation of the service sector, lowers certain participation [...] | 2006-11-08 14:50:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV MX |
06MEXICO6391 | NATIONAL TEACHERS' UNION SAYS GOVERNMENT ACTIONS [...] Summary: The National TeachersQ, Union (SNTE) sharply criticized the GOM for negotiating directly with the striking teachers in Oaxaca. In SNTEQ,s view these negotiations, which bypass the national union, will only prolong OaxacaQ,s civil unrest and could potentially spread the problem to ot [...] | 2006-11-08 20:08:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV CASC KDEM PINR MX |
06MEXICO6404 | MEXICO'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ISRAEL-RELATED [...] (SBU) On October 25, poloff delivered reftel talking points to Minister Dolores Jimenez, Deputy Director of UN Affairs at the Secretariat for Foreign Relations (SRE). On November 6, Jimenez contacted poloff to explain that Mexico's position on at least two of these resolutions -- she did not [...] | 2006-11-08 23:03:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA MX IS |
06MEXICO6413 | WHO ARE MEXICO'S MONOPOLISTS? [...] (SBU) Bank of Mexico and likely incoming Mexican government officials in recent weeks have stressed the importance of opening key sectors of the economy to more competition, but have been hesitant to publicly name the "offending" companies. This telegram spells out which sectors are dominated [...] | 2006-11-09 16:22:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
06MEXICO6424 | ECONOMIC TRANSITION NOTES, NOVEMBER 1-8, 2006 [...] (U) Mexico's markets were unaffected by the November 6 bombings. Market expectations are close to government economic predictions, including that the recent inflation spike is temporary and that the government will have its first budget surplus since 1996. The stock market boasted a record ga [...] | 2006-11-09 19:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB ENRG ETRD PREL MX |
06MEXICO6461 | INDIAN REFINER ONLY BIDDER FOR MESOAMERICAN [...] (SBU) Summary. GOM officials responsible for the Mesoamerican Energy Integration Project (PIEM) have selected only Reliance Refining in the first phase of bidding for construction and operation of a Central American refinery. The Indian firm will now have until July 2007 to prepare a proposa [...] | 2006-11-14 17:31:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON MX |
06MEXICO6481 | PRESIDENT FOX'S POLITICAL, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND [...] (SBU) This is the fourth in a series of four cables assessing President Fox's legacy. In the political area, Fox's greatest achievements were overseeing Mexico's first true political opening, which included a strengthening of the separation of powers and respect for limits on the president's [...] | 2006-11-15 17:51:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM MX |
06MEXICO6483 | MEXICO: LATIN AMERICA-CARIBBEAN BIOFUELS INITIATIVE [...] Summary. Mexican officials, private organizations and energy research centers believe that the country's agricultural production is appropriate for ethanol and bio-fuel manufacturing, but with output of only 45 million liters per year, significant investment and infrastructure development wi [...] | 2006-11-15 19:01:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ECON MX |
06MEXICO6516 | ECONOMIC TRANSITION NOTES, NOVEMBER 9-15, 2006 [...] (U) Fitch Ratings warned that MexicoQs credit rating could fall in the next three years if President-elect Calderon fails to pass reforms needed to encourage faster economic growth. Calderon continued to publicly call for reforms, and promised to encourage financing for infrastructure; stren [...] | 2006-11-16 21:53:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG ELAB EFIN PGOV PREL MX |
06MEXICO6531 | DEMARCHE ON UNGA EMERGENCY SPECIAL SESSION [...] (SBU) On November 16, poloff passed ref A talking points to Minister Dolores Jimenez, Deputy Director General for UN Affairs at the Secretariat for Foreign Relations (SRE). Post notes that historically, Mexico has proven a fairly reliable vote against Israel in UN bodies, and we do not expect [...] | 2006-11-17 16:59:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA MX IS |
06MEXICO6534 | DEMARCHE ON BELARUS ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-17 21:20:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA MX IS |
06MEXICO6546 | PRD PREPARES FOR TWIN INAUGURATIONS [...] (C) Poloff met with PRD leaders and Mexico City government (GDF) officials to discuss PRD plans for Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's (AMLO) self-styled inauguration on November 20 and for the official inauguration of President-elect Felipe Calderon on December 1. For November 20, the PRD expects [...] | 2006-11-17 23:37:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON FBI DHS PAS DAO CONS OPAD DCM POL AID |
06MEXICO6568 | INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT FOR MEXICO [...] (SBU) The Government of Mexico (GOM) has shown appreciable progress in addressing its deficiencies in combating trafficking in persons (TIP) since the release of the June 2006 TIP Report, especially in the conduct of trafficking investigations. However, to provide a clear and reliable framew [...] | 2006-11-22 00:35:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV KCRM KWMN MX |
06MEXICO6569 | AMLO ASSUMES SHADOW PRESIDENCY [...] (SBU) On November 20, defeated PRD presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) inaugurated himself "legitimate president" of Mexico before a crowd of thousands of supporters in the city's central square. Although large, the crowd was nevertheless noticeably smaller than those p [...] | 2006-11-22 13:22:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MX |
06MEXICO6570 | CALDERON NAMES ECONOMIC CABINET [...] Mexican stocks jumped 1.6 percent on November 21 after President Elect-Calderon announced his Economic Cabinet. Many of the members were expected, having worked on the transition team, and/or for the Fox Administration. The new Secretary for Telecommunications and Transport Luis Tellez, SIP [...] | 2006-11-22 14:06:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB PGOV PREL ETRD PINR MX |
06MEXICO6571 | CALDERON NAMES ECONOMIC CABINET [...] Mexican stocks jumped 1.6 percent on November 21 after President Elect-Calderon announced his Economic Cabinet. Many of the members were expected, having worked on the transition team, and/or for the Fox Administration. The new Secretary for Telecommunications and Transport Luis Tellez, SIP [...] | 2006-11-22 14:38:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB PGOV PREL ETRD PINR MX |
06MEXICO6600 | COUNTRY RESOLUTIONS AT UN DEMARCHES DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-24 21:15:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNHCR MX |
06MEXICO6604 | CALDERON NAMES SOCIAL CABINET [...] (SBU) Summary: President-elect Calderon announced his six social cabinet selections November 24, saying their overall mission would be to "equalize opportunities" for all Mexicans. The appointments include: Josefina Vazquez Mota as Secretary of Education; Beatriz Zavala Peniche as Secretary [...] | 2006-11-27 14:37:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR MX |
06MEXICO6652 | OAXACA CRISIS WORSENS DAYS BEFORE FELIPE CALDERON [...] (SBU) Begin summary: The political crisis in Oaxaca worsened over the weekend of November 25 when provocateurs turned what started out as a peaceful protest led by the People's Popular Assembly of Oaxaca (APPO) into a violent confrontation with the Federal Preventive Police (PFP). By the morn [...] | 2006-11-28 22:42:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ELAB MX |
06MEXICO6656 | CALDERON NAMES POLITICAL CABINET [...] (SBU) Summary: President-elect Calderon announced his four political cabinet selections on November 28, bringing into his government one of his closest aides to run the presidency and naming a controversial Jalisco politician for Secretariat of the Interior. The appointments include: Francisco [...] | 2006-11-29 01:15:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
06MEXICO6760 | US-MEXICO "HYPERBORDER" CONFERENCE [...] (U) On November 16 and 17, Embassy EconOff and Ciudad Juarez ConOff attended the 2nd Annual Hyperborder Conference in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico and El Paso, Texas. They also spoke with the Director General of the Associacion de Maquiladora A.C. Consul General Donna Blair offered remarks at the op [...] | 2006-12-05 22:06:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ECIN ETRD ELTN ETTC ELAB MX |
06MEXICO6783 | MEXICAN ENERGY ROUNDTABLE: DECLINING OIL REVENUE [...] (SBU) According to studies completed by Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA),President Felipe Calderon will contend with a real drop in oil revenue from about USD 54 billion in 2006 to the USD 27 billion range in 2012 as a result of decreasing production, a likely fall in heavy crude [...] | 2006-12-06 21:05:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET MX |
06MEXICO680 | LOPEZ OBRADOR REVEALS SOME NAMES FOR HIS POTENTIAL [...] (SBU) Leading presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) revealed the names of three key potential cabinet members on January 30, in an attempt to calm fears that his economic and foreign policies would be too radical. AMLO said his economic advisor, Rogelio Ramirez de la O (ref [...] | 2006-02-08 21:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PINR MX |
06MEXICO6810 | MEXICO Economic Notes, November 30-December 6, [...] (U) President Felipe Calderon Hinojosa followed his short, but successful inauguration with a speech at the National Auditorium detailing key goals of his administration. CalderonQs Secretaries of Finance, Economics and Labor have named their respective undersecretaries. The new Director Gen [...] | 2006-12-07 17:33:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG ELAB EFIN PGOV PREL MX |
06MEXICO6820 | MEXICO: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (U) Post supports continued waiver of Title III provisions of the Libertad Act for Mexico. The Mexican International Development Bank has begun the process of recovering debt from Cuba. Mexico's exports to Cuba have decreased slightly in 2006 while imports increased over 250 percent. Relation [...] | 2006-12-07 22:07:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CU ETRD ETTC PREL MX |
06MEXICO6823 | MEXICO'S CALDERON SUBMITS BUDGET TO CONGRESS [...] (SBU) The new Mexican government of President Felipe Calderon, which took office on December 1, submitted its 2007 budget proposal to the Chamber of Deputies on December 5. The $205-billion budget is based on assumptions of 3.6% real GDP growth, inflation of 3.0%, a Mexican oil mix price of $4 [...] | 2006-12-07 23:24:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
06MEXICO6861 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SPECIAL SESSION ON SUDAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-11 18:44:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIA PHUM PREL SU UN MX |
06MEXICO6867 | A CONVERSATION WITH PRD MORAL LEADER CUAUHTEMOC [...] (C) On December 7, Poloffs met with PRD "moral leader" and founder and three time presidential candidate Cuauhtemoc Cardenas to get his perspective on the events leading up to Felipe Calderon's inauguration as president. Cardenas lamented the damage done to the PRD's public image by Andres M [...] | 2006-12-11 20:34:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL MX |
06MEXICO6871 | CALDERON'S SECURITY CABINET [...] (SBU) Felipe Calderon security cabinet appointments, made the day before his December 1 presidential inauguration, include: Guillermo Galvan Galvan as Secretary of Defense, Mariano Francisco Saynez Mendoza as Secretary of Navy, Genaro Garcia Luna as Secretary of Public Security, and Eduardo Me [...] | 2006-12-11 21:41:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
06MEXICO6933 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, DECEMBER 7 Q DECEMBER 13 [...] (U) The first budget from the Calderon Administration, for fiscal year 2007 (ref A) was met by loud protests over proposed funding levels for education and infrastructure, as well as an increase in the tax for soft drinks. A detailed cable regarding contentious parts of the budget will follo [...] | 2006-12-14 23:14:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG ELAB EFIN PGOV PREL MX |
06MEXICO6934 | CALDERON,S BUDGET PROPOSAL SPARKS DEBATE OVER [...] (SBU) The level of educational spending in Mexican President Felipe Calderon,s 2007 budget proposal has set off a firestorm of protest. While the budget proposal increases real spending on education by 4.2% when compared to the approved 2006 budget, it decreases real spending by 1.2% when com [...] | 2006-12-15 00:45:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
06MEXICO6972 | POST'S NOMINEES AS OAS DEMOCRACY PRACTITIONERS [...] Per reftel, post would like to nominate the following persons for selection as "OAS Democracy Practitioners." 2. Name: Jose WOLDENBERG Karakowsky Bio: Woldenberg, 54, holds a Bachelor's degree in sociology, a Master's degree in Latin American studies, and a Doctorate in political scie [...] | 2006-12-15 23:16:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MX OAS KSUM PHUM |
06MEXICO7007 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY VOTE ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-20 14:08:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UN MX |
06MEXICO7015 | SENIOR CONGRESSIONAL STAFFER DISCUSSES MEXICAN [...] (SBU) Finance Secretary Agustin Carstens for weeks has highlighted publicly the need for fiscal reform in Mexico. At a recent conference in Mexico City, he said that Mexico needs to implement a broad fiscal reform to confront growing pension liabilities, rising payments on financed investment [...] | 2006-12-20 23:15:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
06MEXICO7032 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, DECEMBER 14 - DECEMBER 20 [...] (U) The revenue portion of the budget was first approved by the Chamber of Deputies and then the Senate though the Senate rejected the specific provision regarding the soft drink tax. However, this will probably not prevent the elimination of the discriminatory 20 percent tax on beverages swe [...] | 2006-12-21 19:40:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS ELAB EFIN PGOV PREL MX |
06MEXICO7033 | CALDERON DEBUTS WITH A DEFT HAND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his first weeks in office, President Felipe Calderon Hinojosa has seized the initiative on several important issues, demonstrating his intent to forge an activist presidency. The change in atmospherics between the Fox and Calderon administrations has been evident from Calder [...] | 2006-12-21 19:41:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
06MEXICO7037 | NEW MEXICAN ENERGY UNDERSECRETARY DISCUSSES PLANS [...] (SBU) Constitutional reform in the energy sector is at least three years away according to the newly appointed Undersecretary for Energy Planning at the Mexican Secretariat of Energy (SENER),Jordy Herrera. In the meantime, the Calderon Administration will introduce legislation to "strengthe [...] | 2006-12-21 22:22:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON ELAB MX |
06MEXICO7054 | MEDIA WARS: THE CONTINUING DEBATE OVER [...] (U) Summary: The new head of the Secretariat of Transportation and Communications (SCT) Luis Tellez has been sending mixed signals this past week over whether or not the Calderon administration will push for the opening of a third television broadcast channel in Mexico. Both Tellez and a com [...] | 2006-12-22 19:13:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS MX EINV |
06MEXICO7055 | AMBASSADOR MAISTO CALLS ON SRE OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary: During a brief visit to Mexico City December 13-14, USOAS Ambassador John Maisto met separately with outgoing SRE Undersecretary for Latin America Jorge Chen Charpentier and his successor, Geronimo Gutierrez Fernandez. Chen offered a readout of the recent South American summit in [...] | 2006-12-22 19:15:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OAS MX VE CI BR BL CU NI |
06MEXICO7064 | MEXICAN CONGRESS PASSES SPENDING BILL, CLOSES IN [...] Summary: After easily passing the revised revenue package on December 21 (ref A),the Mexican Chamber of Deputies passed a USD 208 billion spending bill on December 23 by a vote of 440 in favor to 20 opposed, with five abstentions. The final bills largely conformed with President Calderon's bu [...] | 2006-12-26 21:39:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EFIN ENRG MX |
06MEXICO7067 | UNDERSECRETARY OF GOVERNMENT DOUBTS NEAR-TERM [...] (C) Summary: Undersecretary of Government Abraham Gonzalez Ulleda discussed the state of dialogue with Oaxaca protesters, asserted that agitators arrested by the GOM had received due process and were subsequently released from federal custody or transferred to state prisons, and acknowledged t [...] | 2006-12-26 22:42:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ELAB PHUM MX |
06MEXICO7111 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, DECEMBER 21 - DECEMBER 28, [...] (U) Mexico's 2007 federal budget has been approved by the Mexican Congress and published in the Official Gazette. The US$208-billion budget largely reflects President Felipe Calderon's initial proposal, but Congress edged up funding for education, highways, and pensions in rural areas, while [...] | 2006-12-28 22:48:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS ELAB EFIN PGOV PREL MX |
06MEXICO742 | PAN DEPUTIES DENOUNCE BORDER FENCE PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 8, ten members of the National Action Party's (PAN) faction in the Chamber of Deputies met with poloffs to voice their strong opposition to the provision of H.R. 4437 calling for the extension of the fence that now exists along portions of the U.S.-Mexican border. T [...] | 2006-02-10 18:10:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MX |
06MEXICO743 | PAN DEPUTIES DENOUNCE BORDER FENCE PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 8, ten members of the National Action Party's (PAN) faction in the Chamber of Deputies met with poloffs to voice their strong opposition to the provision of H.R. 4437 calling for the extension of the fence that now exists along portions of the U.S.-Mexican border. T [...] | 2006-02-10 18:10:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MX |
06MEXICO744 | PAN DEPUTIES DENOUNCE BORDER FENCE PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 8, ten members of the National Action Party's (PAN) faction in the Chamber of Deputies met with poloffs to voice their strong opposition to the provision of H.R. 4437 calling for the extension of the fence that now exists along portions of the U.S.-Mexican border. T [...] | 2006-02-10 18:10:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MX |
06MEXICO764 | MEXICAN TRADE NEGOTIATOR ON NAFTA MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) Mexican trade negotiator Ken Smith Ramos told us February 2 that Mexico expected the upcoming proposed March NAFTA Ministerial would cover the relationship between NAFTA and the SPP, regulatory cooperation, development of a list of panelists as set out in NAFTA Chapter 20, increased fle [...] | 2006-02-10 21:59:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD MX |
06MEXICO765 | MEXICANS REACT NEGATIVELY TO EXPULSION OF CUBAN [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 3 the Sheraton Maria Isabel Hotel in Mexico City (next door to the U.S. Embassy) expelled a 16-member Cuban delegation that was participating in an energy conference with the U.S.-Cuba Trade Association. The expulsion came after OFAC advised the Sheraton's parent c [...] | 2006-02-10 21:59:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MX CU |
06MEXICO787 | AVIATION COOPERATION CONTINUES, ICAO DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy and TSA officials met February 7 with the Director General for Mexican Civil Aviation (DGAC) and other high level DGAC officials to discuss numerous aviation related matters including Bill Voss' candidacy for Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation SIPDIS [...] | 2006-02-13 22:40:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAIR MX CMGT PINS PTER |
06MEXICO792 | LEADING POLLSTER ANALYZES PRESIDENTIAL RACE [...] (C) Summary: One of Mexico's most respected pollsters, Maria de las Heras, told us that according to her own data, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO),presidential candidate of the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD),remained the candidate to beat in Mexico's July 2 presidential election, [...] | 2006-02-14 14:34:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
06MEXICO806 | CANDIDATES PLAY TO AUDIENCES ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL [...] (SBU) On the campaign trail the week of February 6, the three main presidential candidates, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO),Felipe Calderon, and Roberto Madrazo, concerned about losing potential votes in a close race have avoided detailed explanations of their economic proposals and focuse [...] | 2006-02-14 18:13:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PINR MX |
06MEXICO820 | BANK OF MEXICO OFFICIAL WORRIES ABOUT AMLO [...] (SBU) Bank of Mexico (BOM) deputy governor Jose Sidaoui told Econoffs February 9 he is worried that leading presidential contender Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO),should he win, would rule like Venezuela's Hugo Chavez. Sidaoui also commented more generally about Mexicans' ingrained depende [...] | 2006-02-14 21:14:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV MX |
06MEXICO829 | FOLLOWING THE APEC ROAD MAP [...] (SBU) Summary: Econoff and Econ Specialist met February 9 with the Director of Multilateral and Regional Negotiations for the Mexican Secretariat of Economy Flavia Farinetti de Wiechers to discuss APEC 2006 initiatives and agenda. Farinetti said that the GOM strongly supports Vietnam's road ma [...] | 2006-02-14 22:18:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON MX APECO ETRD |
06MEXICO858 | PRI DISSIDENTS SPEAK OUT [...] (C) Summary: In order to broaden our understanding of the dynamics within the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI),over the past two weeks, poloff met with three dissidents within the party's congressional faction, two of whom had just announced their defection from the party. In frank c [...] | 2006-02-15 20:34:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR MX |
06MEXICO864 | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN MEXICO THROUGH INDUSTRIAL [...] SUMMARY. The Mexican Association of Industrial Parks (AMPIP) celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2006. Composed of private companies, Mexican State Governments and real estate funds, AMPIP promotes economic development by lobbying the government on behalf of its members and promotion of the [...] | 2006-02-16 14:28:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV MX |
06MEXICO895 | DEMONS IN EDEN - LYDIA CACHO CASE UPDATE [...] (U) Summary. The case of Lydia Cacho, the independent journalist arrested in December on libel and defamation charges, exploded back into the headlines on February 14 when the media released excerpts of a tape containing alleged phone conversations in which businessman Kamel Nacif is heard plo [...] | 2006-02-16 22:03:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM MX KCRM KWMN KCOR |
06MEXICO953 | CANDIDATES AND THEIR OWN REFORMS [...] On the campaign trail the week of February 14, Felipe Calderon and Roberto Madrazo spoke on their reform priorities while Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) announced his "new" agenda, which centers around the idea that no "so-called structural reforms" are needed. Calderon continued promotin [...] | 2006-02-22 15:46:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PINR MX |
06MEXICO956 | CONTEMPLATING A MADRAZO FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C) Summary: If elected, we believe Roberto Madrazo would seek to conduct a foreign policy that falls somewhere between the U.S.-centered policy advocated by the Fox administration and the "non-aligned" policy traditionally maintained by presidents from the Revolutionary Institutional Party [...] | 2006-02-22 15:49:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
06MEXICO991 | EMPLOYING MEXICO'S INCARCERATED, ONE MAQUILA AT A [...] SUMMARY. U.S. based Kojo Industries is working with the GOM and Mexican State governments to construct and operate maquiladoras at prisons throughout Mexico. The program is intended to reduce crime and encourage dual parenting while providing employment both during and after incarceration. [...] | 2006-02-23 19:55:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND EINV PGOV MX |
06MEXICO999 | AMLO'S PUTATIVE FOREIGN MINISTER TAKES A CRASH COURSE ON THE U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-23 22:01:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR MX |
07MEXICO100 | DEMARCHE REGARDING UNSCR 1737 DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-08 22:40:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC KNNP UNSCR MX IR |
07MEXICO1020 | PRESIDENT CALDERON SEEKS INVESTMENT FOR MEXICO,S [...] (SBU) Summary: Speaking three months after taking office, President Calderon offered his perspective of why Mexico is uniquely positioned to become one of the world's leading investment destinations and gave an overview of progress on his three priorities: security and the rule of law, poverty [...] | 2007-02-28 19:25:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ECON EFIN MX |
07MEXICO1023 | NEW DEPUTY PROSECUTOR GENERAL FOR FEDERAL CRIMES [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-28 20:32:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR MX |
07MEXICO1041 | SCENESETTER FOR AGRICULTURE SECRETARY JOHANNS [...] (SBU) Summary: We welcome your visit to Mexico City as an outstanding opportunity to demonstrate our continued interest in working with the new Mexican government on tackling the sensitive issues surrounding the bilateral agricultural relationship, which will be key to making progress on oth [...] | 2007-03-01 16:44:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR BEXP ETRD ECON KJUS PREL MX |
07MEXICO1068 | ANTI-DRUG OPS EXTENDED TO EIGHT STATES [...] (C) In the first three months of his presidency, President Calderon has initiated "surge operations" involving the mass deployment of federal police and troops in anti-drug operations in a total of 8 of Mexico's 32 states. When measured strictly by the quantity of drugs seized and the number [...] | 2007-03-02 13:09:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
07MEXICO108 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, DECEMBER 7 - DECEMBER 13 -- [...] (U) The first budget from the Calderon Administration, for fiscal year 2007 (ref A) was met by loud protests over proposed funding levels for education and infrastructure, as well as an increase in the tax for soft drinks. A detailed cable regarding contentious parts of the budget will follow. [...] | 2007-01-09 19:00:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG ELAB EFIN PGOV PREL MX |
07MEXICO1102 | SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO MEXICO, MARCH [...] (SBU) Mission Mexico warmly welcomes you to Merida. President Calderon recognizes the broad-ranging challenges his country faces and appears to have the vision and political will to address them strategically. Having completed three months in office, he has demonstrated resolve in tackling hi [...] | 2007-03-05 19:24:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ECON OVIP MX |
07MEXICO1119 | TERRORIST FINANCE: MEXICAN OFFICIAL DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) The head of Mexico's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU),Luis Urrutia, called Econoff on March 5, 2007 about the non-paper she sent him on illicit cash couriers (Refs A and B). Urrutia told Econoff that Mexico understands the threats associated with illicit cash courier activity and that [...] | 2007-03-06 14:20:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER MX |
07MEXICO1180 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IAEA REPORT ON IRANIAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche March 6 to the Foreign Secretariat's (SRE's) Deputy Director General for UN-Related SIPDIS Security and Legal Issues Julian Juarez Cardenas. Juarez appreciated learning the U.S. views regarding the IAEA's report on Iranian compliance with UNSCR 1737 and [...] | 2007-03-07 23:45:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP IR MX IAEA |
07MEXICO1181 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-07 23:45:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER MX |
07MEXICO1196 | SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT- MEXICO (PA [...] (SBU) The mission's point of contact on the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report is Poloff Walter R. Miller. He may be reached by telephone at (52) (55) 5080-2000, ext. 4806, or by fax at (52) (55) 5080-2247. Post requests that the names of the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working wit [...] | 2007-03-08 22:18:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM ELAB KFRD KWMN MX PHUM PREF SMIG |
07MEXICO12 | ISNA SANCTIONS NOTIFICATION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-03 21:36:00 | Embassy Mexico | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC MX |
07MEXICO1200 | SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT- MEXICO (PA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-08 22:20:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM ELAB KFRD KWMN MX PHUM PREF SMIG |
07MEXICO1201 | SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT- MEXICO (PA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-08 22:20:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM ELAB KFRD KWMN MX PHUM PREF SMIG |
07MEXICO1209 | DEMARCHE TO MEXICO ON USG PRIORITIES FOR HUMAN [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Luis Benavides, Director of International Policy on Political and Civil Rights, and Mariana Salazar, Director of International Policy on Cultural, Social, Economic and Minority Rights, both of the Secretariat of Foreign Relations. 2. (C) Con [...] | 2007-03-08 23:51:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHCR MX |
07MEXICO1237 | INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY REMARKS SHARED WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-10 00:10:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL MX |
07MEXICO1256 | SENIOR MEXICAN ENERGY OFFICIAL SEES CRISIS COMING [...] (C) The Mexican Undersecretary for Energy Planning, Jordy Herrera, told a Department of Energy (DOE)-led USG delegation that Mexico's oil production could decline from 3 MBD to 2.5 MBD before stabilizing within two years. We were told President Calderon is planning a March 18 public address [...] | 2007-03-12 21:54:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON MX |
07MEXICO1258 | CALDERON ANNOUNCES INCREASED FARM ASSISTANCE TO [...] (U) This message is based on Global Agriculture Information Network Report Number MX7016 from Embassy Mexico City's Foreign Agricultural Service Section. Summary ------- 2. (U) Last week the Calderon administration rolled out a number of agricultural/rural development initiatives in a f [...] | 2007-03-12 22:21:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON SENV MX |
07MEXICO1259 | MEXICAN ENERGY OFFICIALS TALK BILATERAL [...] (SBU) A Department of Energy (DOE) delegation and Mexican officials discussed areas for bilateral cooperation between the U.S. and the Calderon administration, as well as trilateral cooperation with Canada where applicable, including: -- Biofuels - exploring technologies and applications fo [...] | 2007-03-12 22:48:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON MX |
07MEXICO1271 | MEXICAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS LNG AND COAL MARKETS [...] (SBU) A Department of Energy (DOE) delegation and Mexican officials discussed supply challenges facing the North American (liquefied natural gas) LNG market. Lack of reasonably priced liquefied LNG will likely cause the GOM to place its Manzanillo regassification project (reftel) on hold. Wit [...] | 2007-03-13 16:52:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON MX |
07MEXICO1330 | MEXICO,S TWO SUGAR CANE PRODUCERS ASSOCIATIONS [...] SUMMARY: Embassy personnel recently met with representatives of Mexico,s National Union of Sugar Cane Producers (UNPCA) and the National Union of Cane Growers (UNC) to discuss these two organizations, views on increasing Mexican ethanol production. The cane producers are the intermediaries b [...] | 2007-03-15 17:23:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ENRG ECON EPET PINR MX |
07MEXICO1357 | OUTCOME OF OPENING MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY OF [...] (SBU) Poloff participated in the March 12, 2007 opening meeting of the Community of Democracies (CD) working group on "poverty, development, and democratic governance" held at the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs (SRE) in Mexico City. The SIPDIS working group was inaugurated by Mexican Unders [...] | 2007-03-16 21:16:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PGOV PREL UNGA MX |
07MEXICO1358 | PRESIDENT CALDERON ALL BUT EMBRACES OPPOSITON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-16 21:34:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI PINR MX |
07MEXICO1367 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, MARCH 9 - MARCH 16 [...] (SBU) A senior Mexican Treasury (Hacienda) official told emboffs that pension reform introduced this week would pass before a general fiscal reform because it was less contentious. The Mexican Senate nixed Carlos Hurtado as a new Deputy Governor of the Bank of Mexico (Central Bank). A judge r [...] | 2007-03-16 23:37:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ENRG MX PGOV PINR PREL |
07MEXICO1389 | MEXICAN GOVERNMENT MOVING FORWARD ON LONG-AWAITED [...] (SBU) The Finance and Social Security Committees in the Mexican Chamber of Deputies (lower house) on March 20 approved new draft legislation to reform the Social Security and Services Institute for State Workers (ISSSTE),the agency responsible for providing pension and health care services fo [...] | 2007-03-21 13:44:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO1451 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, MARCH 16-23, 2007 [...] (SBU) The Mexican Chamber of Deputies (lower house) on March 22 approved new draft legislation to reform the agency responsible for providing pension and health care services for government employees. The centerpiece of the reform is the replacement the current "defined-benefits" system with a [...] | 2007-03-23 18:06:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL |
07MEXICO1452 | CORRECTED COPY - MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, MARCH [...] (SBU) The Mexican Chamber of Deputies (lower house) on March 22 approved new draft legislation to reform the agency responsible for providing pension and health care services for government employees. The centerpiece of the reform is the replacement the current "defined-benefits" system with a [...] | 2007-03-23 18:44:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL |
07MEXICO146 | DEMARCHE: 2007 LIBERIA PARTNERS FORUM [...] Post delivered reftel demarche to Dr. Luis Landa Fournais, Director General for Economic Relations at the Foreign Relations Secretariat. No specific response was given. Visit Mexico City's Classified Web Site at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/mexicocity GARZA [...] | 2007-01-11 21:24:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN MX |
07MEXICO1466 | APPROVAL FOR MILITARY INFORMATION SUPPORT TEAM [...] (U) This is an approval message. 2. (S) Ambassador approves MIST concept under USSOCOM Trans-regional PSYOP (TRP) Execution authority and Rewards Information Program (RIP),and executed through the USNORTHCOM Information Operations (J39) for planning, coordination, product development, prod [...] | 2007-03-23 21:03:00 | Embassy Mexico | SECRET | MARR MOPS PTER OPRC MX |
07MEXICO1484 | LAMY AND SOJO ON THE DOHA ROUND AND THE [...] WTO Director General Lamy and Mexico's Economy Secretary spent two hours discussing the status of the Doha round of trade negotiations and the stake that Mexico and other developing economies have in its successful conclusion. Lamy said the three main challenges are getting the U.S. to offer [...] | 2007-03-26 18:10:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO EAGR KTEX ELAB ENRG MX CN |
07MEXICO149 | MEXICO'S NEW TRADE CZAR - BEATRIZ LEYCEGUI [...] (SBU) The Secretariat of Economy's new Sub-Secretary for International Trade Negotiations, Beatriz Leycegui, is a seasoned trade hand (she was a Mexican NAFTA negotiator and has since worked in the private sector as a trade lawyer and consultant) and committed to maintaining good commercial re [...] | 2007-01-11 23:27:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR PREL PINR MX VE |
07MEXICO152 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, JANUARY 6 - JANUARY 11, 2007 [...] (SBU) GE/NBC asked the Embassy to continue pressing the Mexican Attorney General's Office (PGR) to drop frivolous criminal charges against the company, meanwhile GE Chairman Jeff Immelt made similar points to President Calderon. The Mexican Telecom Regulator (Cofetel) will hold a teleconfere [...] | 2007-01-11 23:36:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL |
07MEXICO1550 | CALDERON WARNS OF PEMEX CRISIS [...] (U) President Calderon spoke frankly about the challenges facing Mexico in the petroleum sector on "Pemex Day," March 18, the 69th anniversary of the expropriation of foreign oil company assets in Mexico. He announced that Mexico has less than ten years of reserves remaining at current produc [...] | 2007-03-27 19:57:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON MX |
07MEXICO1581 | ZOCALO RALLY SHOWS AMLO'S CONTINUED STRENGTH -- [...] (SBU) Summary: Until the March 25 closing rally in Mexico City's central square or "Zocalo," many political analysts and observers, including many PRDistas, were writing off Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's (AMLO) 2nd National Democratic Convention (NDC) as an utter failure. Although AMLO manage [...] | 2007-03-28 23:31:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
07MEXICO160 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVED FOR VISIT OF TIP [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Mark Taylor, Senior Coordinator for Reports in the Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (GTIP) for travel to Mexico City and Ciudad Juarez from January 14-17, 2007. Purpose of the visit to Mexico is to hold consultations [...] | 2007-01-12 18:37:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN OTRA PHUM PREL MX |
07MEXICO1627 | MEXICO,S SENATE APPROVES PENSION REFORM [...] (SBU) The Mexican Senate approved draft legislation to reform the Social Security and Services Institute for State Workers (ISSSTE),the agency responsible for providing pension and health care services for most government employees. The bill, which has already passed in the lower house, stil [...] | 2007-03-30 21:29:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO1678 | PRESIDENT CALDERON, GOVERNOR PENA NIETO, VOW TO [...] Last week at two separate events, Mexican President Calderon and the governor of the State of Mexico vowed to combat the trade in pirated and counterfeit goods, arguing that strong IPR protection is a necessary condition for attracting investment, strengthening competitiveness, and generating [...] | 2007-04-03 17:06:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON PGOV MX |
07MEXICO1688 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL THOMPSON, 10-11 APRIL 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Garza and Mission Mexico welcome you to Mexico City. Since his December 1 inauguration, President Felipe Calderon has taken several bold actions to confront the public security challenges facing Mexico: he has launched major military-backed surge operations against [...] | 2007-04-03 19:31:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR SMIG SNAR MX |
07MEXICO1709 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INFORMATION REGARDING THE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-04 17:57:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP EFIN IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC MX |
07MEXICO1710 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DEFENSE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-04 17:57:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP PARM KN IR MX |
07MEXICO172 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVED FOR JANE NADY SIGMON, [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Jane Nady Sigmon, Senior Coordinator for International Programs in the Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP) for travel to Tijuana, Ciudad Juarez, Tapachula, Mexico City and Cancun from January 14-20, 2007. The pu [...] | 2007-01-12 22:53:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN OTRA PREL MX |
07MEXICO1720 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL THOMPSON VISIT TO [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to CODEL Thompson for travel to Mexico City from April 10 to 11, 2007. The purpose of the visit to Mexico is to meet Government of Mexico officials and Embassy personnel on bilateral law enforcement issues. 2. Post control officer for the visit is [...] | 2007-04-06 23:19:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AMGT ASEC MX OREP PREL |
07MEXICO173 | MEXICO 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- PART II [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-12 23:05:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV KTDB OPIC USTR ELAB ETRD EFIN PGOV |
07MEXICO1815 | MEXICO HOSTS PLAN PUEBLA-PANAMA SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: Leaders from seven Central American nations, plus Colombia, met with Mexican President Felipe Calderon in Campeche April 9-10 for a two day summit aimed at revitalizing the long-stagnant Plan Puebla Panama (PPP),a regional development initiative proposed by former President Vic [...] | 2007-04-12 18:03:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MX PGOV |
07MEXICO185 | PRESIDENT CALDERON CALLS FOR GREATER FOREIGN [...] (U) Summary: During the January 9-10 annual meeting of Mexican ambassadors and counsels, President Calderon envisioned Mexico's foreign policy as "more of Mexico in the world and more of the world in Mexico." He told his country's top diplomats to execute a "responsible and active foreign pol [...] | 2007-01-13 00:27:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MX |
07MEXICO1854 | ONDCP WALTERS MEETINGS WITH MEXICAN OFFICIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The February 27 visit by John Walters (ONDCP) helped initiate coordination with the newly installed Calderon Administration. In separate meetings with Attorney General Medina Mora and Public Security Secretary Garcia Luna, Director Walters emphasized the importance of information [...] | 2007-04-13 22:28:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL MX |
07MEXICO186 | FALL LEGISLATIVE SESSION: IN LIKE A LION, OUT LIKE [...] (SBU) Summary: The first session of Mexico's 60th Congress concluded on December 23 with a trajectory defying easy characterization. The session could not have begun in a less auspicious manner, with PRD legislators seizing the podium in the Chamber of Deputies to prevent President Fox from [...] | 2007-01-16 13:24:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ECON EFIN MX |
07MEXICO1922 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED REGARDING GOM PARTICIPATION IN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-18 23:00:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC ASEC ENRG KCRM PARM TRGY MX |
07MEXICO1925 | MEXICAN JUDICIAL AND EXECUTIVE AUTHORITIES [...] SUMMARY: In a series of ongoing events, Mexican authorities temporarily reinstated Napoleon Gomez Urrutia as the leader of the National Miners Union, SNTMMSRM. This reinstatement was followed by a national SNTMMSRM convention on April 17, 2007, in which Gomez was then definitively reaffirmed [...] | 2007-04-19 15:10:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PHUM PGOV PINR MX |
07MEXICO1933 | MEXICAN AVOCADO GROWERS DETERMINED TO KEEP [...] (U) This message is based on information and analysis from Embassy Mexico's Foreign Agricultural Service Office, including the November 30, 2006 USDA Global Agriculture Information Network Report Number MX6101. SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) The Avocado Producers and Exporters Association of Me [...] | 2007-04-19 15:39:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR MX |
07MEXICO1963 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED RE. PARTICIPATION IN THE FORMAL [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Secretariat of Foreign Relations (SRE) Director General for Middle East and Africa Ana Luisa Fajer Flores. Fajer was aware of the event and said Mexico would probably send its concurrent Ambassador to Egypt and Iraq, Jaime Nualart. She asked if Mexico would [...] | 2007-04-20 21:23:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN PGOV PREL UNAUS MX |
07MEXICO1996 | TIP PROJECT PROPOSALS FROM MEXICO FOR 2007 ESF AND [...] (U) Embassy Mexico City established a committee to review 14 project proposals from non-governmental organizations in Mexico requesting funding support from FY2007 INCLE and ESF appropriations. The following sections of the Embassy were represented on the committee: Political, Public Affairs, [...] | 2007-04-23 20:10:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG MX |
07MEXICO2113 | MEXICO'S LOWER HOUSE OF CONGRESS APPROVES [...] (SBU) On April 26, Mexico's lower house of Congress approved a bill criminalizing trafficking in persons (TIP) at the federal level, with 396 votes in favor and one abstention. This bill is a revised version of the one unanimously passed by the Mexican Senate in December 2005. Post's contact [...] | 2007-04-30 13:01:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM ELAB KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG MX |
07MEXICO212 | MEXICO 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- PART I [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-16 20:50:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV KTDB OPIC USTR ELAB ETRD EFIN PGOV |
07MEXICO213 | MEXICO ENERGY REFORM [...] (C) Embassy Mexico is supporting the establishment of a Mexican private sector working group to promote serious, in-depth discussion of the future of energy in Mexico. Energy is at the core of debates affecting the Government of Mexico's fiscal future. President Calderon and other leaders hav [...] | 2007-01-16 21:11:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EPET ECON MX |
07MEXICO2183 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NPT PREPCOM [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-03 16:57:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT MX |
07MEXICO2202 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, APRIL 27 - MAY 4 [...] (SBU) The Mexican senate approved a bill combating terrorist financing that will now go to the President for signature. The Bank of Mexico (BOM) raised interest rates by a quarter percent to head off inflation, and the Finance Secretariat and BOM revised this year's growth forecast SIPDIS [...] | 2007-05-04 16:11:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EFIN MX PGOV PREL |
07MEXICO2219 | UPDATE ON MEXICO IPR ISSUES - SOME ENCOURAGING [...] (SBU) Mexican officials responded positively to Post's 301 demarche, reflecting a growing sense of commitment to taking IPR infringement more seriously. In recent weeks, President Calderon reiterated his government's determination to combat piracy, the Mexican Senate passed a bill that would g [...] | 2007-05-04 21:34:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD PINS MX CH |
07MEXICO2235 | SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TESTIFIES BEFORE CONGRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 27, Secretary Guillermo Galvan spent nearly two hours fielding questions and offering comments to 19 legislators in a public hearing called by the Chamber of Deputies' Defense Committee to discuss the military's growing role in counter narcotics operations. Galvan's f [...] | 2007-05-07 15:02:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PREL MX |
07MEXICO2254 | MISSION MEXICO CONTINUES TO MONTIOR MURDER OF [...] SUMMARY: Mission Mexico personnel have continued their efforts to monitor the situation surrounding the recent murder in Monterrey of agricultural worker labor union organizer Santiago Rafael Cruz. Embassy Mexico City,s Labor Counselor and AmConsul Monterrey,s Pol/Econ Officer visited the FLO [...] | 2007-05-07 20:08:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB KFRD PGOV PHUM PINR CVIS MX |
07MEXICO2285 | NORTHERN MEXICO: LABOR UNIONS COMPETE AMONG [...] SUMMARY: If the northern Mexican states of Nuevo Leon (which includeS the major industrial city of Monterrey) and Coahuila are any indication, labor relations in that part of Mexico are marked by a general sense of cooperation between the unions and the region,s larger private and public empl [...] | 2007-05-09 11:50:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI PINR MX |
07MEXICO2334 | MEXICO ECONOMIC WEEKLY, MAY 4-11, 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary: Inflation fell in April, despite price increases for some commodities. President Calderon is exploring how to proceed with fiscal reform. The United States and Mexico held the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-Mexico Consultative Committee on Agriculture, and discussed implementing [...] | 2007-05-11 18:30:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS ELAB EFIN PGOV ETRD PREL MX |
07MEXICO2388 | INTERNATIONAL WORKERS, DAY CELEBRATIONS HIGHLIGHT [...] SUMMARY: In most countries May 1, (International Workers, Day) is viewed as a date to commemorate labor unity. That said, public events proclaiming the goal of worker unity were not much in evidence this year in Mexico. Instead, the most obvious display to come out of this year,s May 1 celeb [...] | 2007-05-14 21:51:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV PINR PHUM SOCI MX |
07MEXICO2518 | MEXICO'S GOVERNMENT BUILDING SUPPORT FOR FISCAL [...] (SBU) President Calderon and members of his administration have been working with Congress to build support for fiscal reform. The government would like for the reform to be approved during a special session of Congress this summer so the new measures can be incorporated into the President's [...] | 2007-05-17 21:35:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO2520 | CONFUSING STATISTICS AND CONFLICTING OPINIONS [...] SUMMARY: The child labor scenario in Mexico is complicated by out-of-date or confusing data about the magnitude of the problem and by ambivalent opinions as to what, if anything, can or should be done about the predicament. The Mexican government, International Organizations and NGO,s all ha [...] | 2007-05-18 14:39:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PGOV PHUM SOCI UNCHC PINR MX |
07MEXICO2545 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, MAY 11 - MAY 18 [...] (U) Mexico's economy grew at an annualized rate of 2.6 percent in the first quarter of 2007, the lowest in a year. In a speech accompanied by controversial teachers' union president Gordillo, President Calderon outlined coming educational reforms. The Mexican Supreme Court began considering [...] | 2007-05-18 21:54:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL |
07MEXICO2576 | PRI SET TO WIN YUCATAN GOVERNORSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary. With 80% of the votes counted, it appears that PRI candidate Ivonne Ortega has won the race for Governor in the Yucatan. The elections occurred in a climate relatively free of conflict or controversy with some irregularities noted in smaller towns. The elections should not be [...] | 2007-05-21 23:09:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MX |
07MEXICO2651 | MEXICO REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (U) Post supports continued waiver of Title III provisions of the Libertad Act for Mexico. The Mexican International Development Bank has begun the process of recovering debt from Cuba. There are small exchange programs between the two countries. Mexico continues to promote respect for human [...] | 2007-05-23 22:11:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ETTC PREL CU MX |
07MEXICO2653 | MEXICO NOT LIKELY TO VOICE CONCERN OVER [...] (C) Summary: Political Counselor met with Mario Arriola Woog, SRE's Director General for Latin America and the Caribbean, on May 21 to emphasize that growing political, economic and commercial ties between Venezuela and Iran not only served to undermine international sanctions against the l [...] | 2007-05-23 22:22:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM MASS ECON PTER VE IR MX |
07MEXICO2666 | RENEWABLE ENERGY IN MEXICO [...] (SBU) Embassy Mexico, working through USAID under the auspices of the ongoing Mexican Energy Network (ref A),joined with the Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and the Autonomous Mexican Institute of Technology (ITAM) on May 15, 2007 to present a conference on identifying and overcomin [...] | 2007-05-24 18:02:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON MX |
07MEXICO2670 | MEXICAN ECONOMY SLOWS IN FIRST QUARTER [...] (SBU) The Mexican economy is showing signs of slower growth, with the forecast for real GDP growth around 3.2% for 2007, down from 4.8% last year. In the first quarter of the year, the Mexican economy grew at its slowest rate in more than a year, in part due to the slower pace of the U.S. ec [...] | 2007-05-24 19:43:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO270 | MEXICAN AUTO SECTOR OPTIMISTIC [...] (U) Experts on the Mexican auto industry believe the industry will not only weather the expected slow down in U.S. demand, but will maintain its competitive edge over cheaper labor countries in Asia and South America. While production and exports will likely hold steady, domestic sales figures [...] | 2007-01-19 17:54:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EINV ELAB ETRD MX |
07MEXICO2716 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, MAY 19 - MAY 25 [...] (SBU) Mexican inflation, though relatively high, fell in the first half of May. PRI unions stood behind victorious Yucatan gubernatorial candidate Ivonne Ortega, contributing to her victory, despite unions' recent, less-than-active support for PRI candidates. The U.S. and Mexican government [...] | 2007-05-25 17:26:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELAB ENRG MX PGOV PREL |
07MEXICO2719 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES + 3, [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to DRL Deputy Assistant Secretary Erica Barks-Ruggles, Ms. Laura Jordan, Mr. Douglas Rohn, and Mr. Stevel Hill for travel to Mexico City from 28-30 May for trilateral meetings. 2. Post control officer for the visit is Political Officer Pris [...] | 2007-05-25 18:43:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | CA MX OTRA PREL US |
07MEXICO2723 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1747 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-25 21:11:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM ETTC UNSC IR MX |
07MEXICO2724 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IMPORTANCE OF INTL SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-25 21:12:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC MX |
07MEXICO2748 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, MAY 19 - MAY 25 [...] (SBU) Mexican inflation, though relatively high, fell in the first half of May. PRI unions stood behind victorious Yucatan gubernatorial candidate Ivonne Ortega, contributing to her victory, despite unions' recent, less-than-active support for PRI candidates. The U.S. and Mexican government [...] | 2007-05-29 18:15:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELAB ENRG MX PGOV PREL |
07MEXICO2752 | WORLD BANK BLAMES MEXICAN UNIONS AND PRIVATE [...] SUMMARY: World Bank (WB) officials recently visited Mexico City to formally release a report on Mexico,s efforts to enact economic reforms. The report entitled, &Mexico Beyond State Capture and Social Polarization8, concluded that the country,s endeavors to carry out meaningful reforms are be [...] | 2007-05-29 19:22:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB IO PGOV PINR MX |
07MEXICO276 | CORRECTED -- MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, JANUARY 6 - [...] (SBU) GE/NBC asked the Embassy to continue pressing the Mexican Attorney General's Office (PGR) to drop frivolous criminal charges against the company, meanwhile GE Chairman Jeff Immelt made similar points to President Calderon. The Mexican Telecom Regulator (Cofetel) will hold a teleconfere [...] | 2007-01-19 20:52:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL |
07MEXICO278 | SUGAR UNIONS SEEK SWEETER DEAL ON RETIREMENT [...] SUMMARY: Mexico,s largest sugar workers unions have threatened to go on strike beginning January 21, if an agreement is not reached on member retirement benefits. At issue is a disagreement with the sugar mill operators over whom (the industry, the Mexican Social Security Agency or both) is r [...] | 2007-01-19 23:15:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EAGR ECON PGOV PINR MX |
07MEXICO2783 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. 60-DAY REPORT TO UN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-30 22:12:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP EFIN IR UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY MX |
07MEXICO279 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, JANUARY 11 - 17 2007 [...] (U) In response to sharp increases in tortilla prices, the Calderon government has agreed to temporary price restraints with a number of producers and distributors. Finance Secretary Carstens has said he believes that the drop in oil SIPDIS prices is temporary and will not result in budget c [...] | 2007-01-19 23:15:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR ECPS ELAB EPET ETRD PGOV MX |
07MEXICO2796 | MEXICO PUBLICLY SUPPORTS NOMINATION OF ROBERT [...] (U) On May 30, the Mexican Ministry of Finance issued a press release supporting the nomination of Robert Zoellick as President of the World Bank. Early on May 30, the Embassy had delivered reftel demarche to the Mexican Secretariats of Finance, Foreign Affairs, and Economy. The Finance Minis [...] | 2007-05-31 18:35:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN IBRD MX |
07MEXICO2804 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PROPOSED ARMS TRADE TREATY [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on May 31 to the Foreign Secretariat's (SRE's) Deputy Director General for UN-Related Security and Legal Issues Julian Juarez Cardenas. Juarez said the GOM is aware of U.S. opposition to the UN-proposed Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). Mexico views the U.S. as a [...] | 2007-05-31 22:11:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC UNDC PARM MX |
07MEXICO2837 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, MAY 26 - JUNE 1 [...] (U) President Calderon said he was displeased by the appreciate of the peso resulting from the Bank of Mexico's decision to raise interest rates. He also urged governors to negotiate on fiscal reform. Finance Minister Carstens expects mid-year GDP growth to reach 3.8 %. Cofetel issued regulat [...] | 2007-06-01 19:41:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL |
07MEXICO2852 | PRESIDENT CALDERON UNVEILS MEXICO'S NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) Summary: President Calderon has announced a National Development Plan for Mexico. The plan calls for extensive political and economic reform covering a wide range of areas from security to competitiveness to foreign policy and the environment. Although many of the proposals have been pen [...] | 2007-06-01 22:43:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON BEXP SENV EAID PGOV EFIN EINV MX |
07MEXICO2858 | MEXICAN TEXTILE INDUSTRY LOSING JOBS TO CONTRABAND [...] SUMMARY: According to representatives of the Mexican Textile and Clothing Industries, as well as leaders of various Textile Workers Unions, their segment of the economy has lost some 318,000 jobs since 2000, with another 500,000 jobs currently at risk. Both the industry and the unions attrib [...] | 2007-06-04 15:26:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD KTEX PGOV PINR ECON MX CH |
07MEXICO2886 | HUMAN RIGHTS TALKS REVEAL AREAS OF AGREEMENT, [...] (C) Summary: On May 29, U.S., Canadian and Mexican officials held trilateral talks in Mexico City on human rights cooperation. This is the first of two cables summarizing the talks, and will focus on issues relating to the upcoming OAS General Assembly (OASGA); issues relating to the UN Hum [...] | 2007-06-04 18:35:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC MX OAS HUMAN |
07MEXICO2897 | SPP/NAEWG: U.S.-MEXICO MEETING ON GAS HYDRATES [...] (SBU) Department of Energy (DOE) and U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS) officials discussed cooperation on gas hydrate research with Mexican Energy Secretariat and Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) officials under the auspices of the North American Energy Working Group (NAEWG) and the Security and Prosper [...] | 2007-06-04 21:41:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON MX |
07MEXICO2903 | PAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SPELLS GOOD NEWS FOR CALDERON [...] Summary: During the June 2-3 national assembly of the ruling National Action Party (PAN),delegates chose new National Council members, who will be responsible for electing the party's next president in March 2008. An estimated 60-70% of the Council members are reported to favor President Cal [...] | 2007-06-04 23:04:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR MX |
07MEXICO2934 | ELECTRICAL WORKERS, UNION COMPLAINS ABOUT THE HIGH [...] SUMMARY: During the week of May 14, the Mexican Electrical Workers, Union (SME),an organization closely tied to Mexico,s main opposition party, launched a charm offensive lamenting the high cost of electricity for average consumers. According to the SME, the cost of electricity to the avera [...] | 2007-06-05 22:17:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV ENRG PINR MX |
07MEXICO2947 | NORTH AMERICAN PARTNERS DISCUSS HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: This is the second of two cables summarizing trilateral talks on human rights cooperation with Canada and Mexico held in Mexico City on May 29. This cable focuses on issues relating to the UN system, with a particular focus on those before the UN Human Rights Council (HRC); ref [...] | 2007-06-06 19:36:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC MX OAS HUMAN |
07MEXICO306 | MEXICO'S NEW ECONOMY SECRETARY MEETS WITH [...] (SBU) Mexico's top trade and industry official wants to deepen North American economic integration and improve the country's investment climate to counter growing competition from China and elsewhere. After a short briefing on the Mexican government's (GOM) approach to dealing with the recent [...] | 2007-01-23 14:48:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR ECON BEXP WTRO MX CH |
07MEXICO3080 | MEXICO COMMITTED TO SUCCESSFUL TRADE RELATIONSHIP, [...] (SBU) The Calderon administration recognizes the vital economic role played by a bilateral trade relationship that is, on the whole, quite healthy. Nonetheless, Mexican officials are worried about the political implications of a growing perception in Mexico that NAFTA implementation is a one- [...] | 2007-06-12 22:22:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ERTD ECON MX |
07MEXICO3111 | NEW SLATE OF INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP PARTICIPANTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Focusing this year on economic competitiveness, immigration and security/law enforcement, legislators at the 46th annual Interparliamentary Groups (IPG) agreed their countries shared common stakes in economic development and improved security. Coming as it did two days afte [...] | 2007-06-14 15:57:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON MX |
07MEXICO3124 | MEXICO SEE FDI SURGE FROM TAX HAVEN COUNTRIES [...] (U) SUMMARY: During the first quarter of 2007, Mexico has experienced a surge in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from "tax haven" countries such as the Virgin Islands and Bermuda. FDI inflows from these countries have been second only to inflows from the United States. Officials from the Se [...] | 2007-06-14 19:46:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON EFIN MX |
07MEXICO3176 | MEXICO COMMEMORATES WORLD DAY AGAINST CHILD LABOR [...] SUMMARY: In commemoration of the UN/ILO,s World Day Against Child Labor, the Lower House of the Mexican Congress and the CROC labor union (the country,s third largest labor federation) organized a highly publicized press event to highlight the gravity of the problem of child labor in Mexico. [...] | 2007-06-18 20:04:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PHUM EAGR KWMN SOCI PINR KCRM MX |
07MEXICO3246 | MEXICO'S CALDERON UNVEILS TAX REFORM PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) On June 20, President Felipe Calderon submitted to the Congress Permanent Standing Commission a fiscal reform proposal that focuses on boosting government revenues and combating tax evasion. The initiative aims to increase federal tax collection by 1.9 percent of GDP and state collectio [...] | 2007-06-21 20:30:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO3266 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, JUNE 2 - JUNE 22 [...] (SBU) Reaction to the Calderon Administration's release of its fiscal reform proposal was mixed. Consumer price inflation fell 0.49% in May, resulting in a reduced annual inflation rate of 3.95%. Opening of corn, bean, milk and sugar markets under NAFTA scheduled for January 2008 may not h [...] | 2007-06-22 16:18:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB ENRG ETRD KIPR MX |
07MEXICO3297 | JUNE 2007 PRE-CANCUN IPR UPDATE [...] (SBU) President Calderon's National Development Plan included a paragraph on the importance of IPR protection. Calderon had IPR talking points for his meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao at the G-8, but told the press he didn't have time to raise the issue. The Chairman of the lower hous [...] | 2007-06-22 21:23:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR PINS ECON ETRD MX CH |
07MEXICO3300 | MEXICO 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] Summary. The United States Government is aware of eighteen (18) claims of United States persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Mexico (GOM). Eight (8) cases are NAFTA Chapter 11 cases. In addition, one (1) case was resolved in 2006. End Summary. 2. a. Claimants A [...] | 2007-06-22 21:51:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV MX |
07MEXICO3302 | VIOLENCE CONTINUES UNABATED [...] (C) Summary: Widespread narco-violence in Mexico continues unabated since the Embassy reported on soaring Cartel-related bloodshed in mid-May. While there have been no spectacular, multi-fatality shootouts matching the spate that characterized the early spring, 37 federal, state and local of [...] | 2007-06-25 13:18:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PGOV ASEC ECON MX |
07MEXICO3304 | MEXICO 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION CLAIMS - PART 2 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-25 13:23:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV MX |
07MEXICO3305 | MEXICO 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION CLAIMS - PART 2 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-25 13:24:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV MX |
07MEXICO3306 | MEXICO 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION CLAIMS - PART 2 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-25 13:32:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV MX |
07MEXICO3307 | MEXICO 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION CLAIMS - PART 2 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-25 13:32:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV MX |
07MEXICO3308 | MEXICO 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION CLAIMS - PART 2 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-25 13:32:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV MX |
07MEXICO3442 | STATE GOVERNMENT AND UNION PROMOTE JOBS IN COAHULA [...] SUMMARY: The government of the northern Mexican state of Coahuila and the national union of the Mexican Workers Confederation (CTM) recently took advantage of a newly published university study positively highlighting the state,s economic growth to sign an agreement promoting job growth and c [...] | 2007-07-02 15:09:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV PINR SOCI MX |
07MEXICO3443 | STATE GOVERNMENT AND UNION PROMOTE JOBS IN COAHULA [...] SUMMARY: The government of the northern Mexican state of Coahuila and the national union of the Mexican Workers Confederation (CTM) recently took advantage of a newly published university study positively highlighting the state,s economic growth to sign an agreement promoting job growth and c [...] | 2007-07-02 15:09:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV PINR SOCI MX |
07MEXICO3444 | STATE GOVERNMENT AND UNION PROMOTE JOBS IN COAHULA [...] SUMMARY: The government of the northern Mexican state of Coahuila and the national union of the Mexican Workers Confederation (CTM) recently took advantage of a newly published university study positively highlighting the state,s economic growth to sign an agreement promoting job growth and c [...] | 2007-07-02 15:10:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV PINR SOCI MX |
07MEXICO346 | SCENESETTER FOR COMMERCE SECRETARY GUITERREZ'S [...] (SBU) Summary: We welcome your visit to Mexico City as an unparalleled opportunity to set the stage and coordinate with the new Mexican government on concrete measures we can take together to move the relationship forward in many important economic areas, including improving competitiveness [...] | 2007-01-23 23:05:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ETRD ECON KJUS PREL MX |
07MEXICO347 | MEXICO TOURISM SECRETARY: NO WORRIES ON WHTI [...] (U) Summary: The Mexican Secretary of Tourism has said that the impact of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) on international tourism to Mexico will be minor. According to estimates by the Secretariat of Tourism (Sectur),Mexico's revenue losses from WHTI will be less than 3 percen [...] | 2007-01-24 13:19:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAIR CASC CPAS EIND KHLS MX |
07MEXICO3499 | POST CONCURRENCE WITH FY07 SECTION 1206 FUNDING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-03 18:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS AG AL CD CE CN DJ EG ER ET EZ HR ID |
07MEXICO351 | MEXICAN FINANCE SECRETARY DISCUSSES REFORM AGENDA, [...] (C) Ambassador Garza met with Mexican Finance Secretary Agustin Carstens on January 22, 2007. The Ambassador began the meeting by congratulating Carstens for the Calderon administration's strong start -- highlighting their counterdrug and anticrime efforts. Carstens told the Ambassador that [...] | 2007-01-24 14:28:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN PGOV PTER PINR MX |
07MEXICO3511 | MEXICO'S INVESTORS DISCUSS EFFECTS OF NARCO CRIME [...] (U) Summary: Narcotics-related violence in parts of Mexico continues to raise concerns about its potential effect on Mexico's investment climate. On June 28, the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) addressed this issue, by holding the International Forum on Investment and Security, where b [...] | 2007-07-03 21:39:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ECIN ELAB PGOV MX |
07MEXICO352 | SUGAR WORKERS APPARENTLY ACCEPT A DEAL THAT IS NOT [...] SUMMARY: Mexico,s largest sugar workers union and sugar mill operators appear to have reached a deal that for now has averted a strike scheduled to begin on January 21. Although the two parties negotiated several topics, the main issue was a disagreement over retirement benefits. The union w [...] | 2007-01-24 15:27:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EAGR ECON PGOV PINR MX |
07MEXICO3653 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR IOM [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-11 20:04:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG MX |
07MEXICO3703 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, JUNE 22 - JULY 13 [...] (SBU) The Calderon Administration is working with the Mexican Legislature to promote a fiscal reform initiative, possibly a prelude to a series of other reforms (energy, labor, education, etc.). Over the past two weeks, we have spoken with officials outside and inside the Congress to get a s [...] | 2007-07-13 16:59:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELAB ENRG MX PGOV PTER |
07MEXICO3724 | UPDATE ON PHARMACEUTICAL IPR ISSUES IN MEXICO [...] (SBU) Embassy officials met with the head of Mexico's Federal Commission of Health Risk Protection (COFEPRIS - rough equivalent of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration) to discuss issues of concern to U.S. drugmakers, including data protection, patent linkage, and Mexico's proposed elimination [...] | 2007-07-16 20:31:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD MX |
07MEXICO379 | BRIDGES THAT DIVIDE US: FACILITATING US-MEXICO [...] (SBU) The overall message conveyed to Assistant Secretary of Commerce David Bohigian during his three-day, SIPDIS three-state tour of the U.S.-Mexican border was that there is much that the two federal governments can do to help improve cross-border commerce, to the benefit of consumers, b [...] | 2007-01-25 16:58:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON ELTN ETRD MX |
07MEXICO380 | GOM BACKING OFF PURCHASE OF RUSSIAN FIGHTER [...] (S) In response to reftel demarche the Ambassador raised U.S. concerns about a possible Mexican Navy purchase of Russian fighter aircraft with (in separate conversations) Ambassador-designate to the U.S. Arturo Sarukhan, Presidential Counselor Juan Camilo Mourino, Foreign Minister Patricia E [...] | 2007-01-25 19:25:00 | Embassy Mexico | SECRET | PREL MASS MARR ENRG MX RS |
07MEXICO381 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TODD ANDERSON AND [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Todd Anderson and Cheryl Goodman, of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) for travel to Mexico City, Tijuana and Cancun February 5-11, 2007. The purpose of the visit to Mexico is to review the efforts of US agencies and multilateral organiza [...] | 2007-01-25 20:57:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | AGAO OTRA PREL MX |
07MEXICO3839 | ZAPATERO VISIT BOOSTS CALDERON [...] (SBU) Summary: During his four-day visit to Mexico, Spanish PM Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and President Calderon agreed to cooperate on apprehending ETA members and other extremists, develop infrastructure and the tourism sector, increase people-to-people contacts through a "Dialogue Forum," [...] | 2007-07-20 16:19:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER ECON MX |
07MEXICO3859 | U.S. FIRMS REACT TO MEXICAN FISCAL REFORM PLAN [...] (SBU) While American Chamber of Commerce in Mexico (AmCham) member firms object to many portions of the Calderon Administration's fiscal reform plan, they have given their qualified support to the proposal. The draft law would set up a minimum business tax in an attempt to plug the numerous [...] | 2007-07-20 20:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO389 | RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-25 22:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KOMC ETTC MX |
07MEXICO3899 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN CONVENTION AGAINST [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-24 15:42:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KJUS PTER SNAR PG |
07MEXICO390 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, JANUARY 18 - JANUARY 24, [...] (SBU) Finance Secretary Agustin Carstens discussed technical assistance, and Economy Secretary Sojo raised border facilitation in meetings with the Embassy. The Embassy's Energy Reform Project held its first public meeting. Questions remain even within Pemex about the cause of a six percent [...] | 2007-01-25 23:49:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL |
07MEXICO391 | TORTILLA PRICE SURGE AND CALDERON RESPONSE [...] (U) This cable incorporates information and analysis from a Global Agricultural Information Report (no. MX7003, dated January 19, 2007) produced by Post's Foreign Agricultural Service office. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The first real economic test for the new administration has been a rap [...] | 2007-01-26 13:16:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD MX |
07MEXICO3926 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON USG PRIORITIES FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-24 22:56:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA MX |
07MEXICO3931 | SPECULATION ON MEXICO'S MEDIA SECTOR [...] (SBU) Ernesto Piedras (strictly protect throughout),President of the Competitive Intelligence Unit and Angel Lopez Hoher (strictly protect throughout),Head of the Unit for Planning, Liaison and International Affairs at the Mexican Federal Competition Commission (Cofeco) agreed that a new Me [...] | 2007-07-25 14:17:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EINV PGOV MX |
07MEXICO3937 | MEXICO'S NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN [...] (U) Summary. President Calderon presented the National Infrastructure Program (NIP) on July 18. The NIP is the infrastructure component of Mexico's National Development Plan (ref A) and seeks to improve Mexico's competitiveness. The plan presents ambitious goals for infrastructure investment [...] | 2007-07-25 16:37:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ELTN ENRG MX |
07MEXICO3993 | PETROLEOS MEXICANOS: A VERY, VERY GOOD PLACE TO [...] SUMMARY: On July 17, Petroleos Mexicanos, Mexico,s national petroleum company (Pemex),and the Petroleum Workers Union (STPRM) announced an agreement on a new collective bargaining contract for 2007-2009. The current Pemex/STPRM contract was set to expire on August 31, 2007. This was report [...] | 2007-07-27 21:55:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PINR MX |
07MEXICO4017 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, JULY 14 - JULY 27 [...] (SBU) Senior Mexican officials told Commerce Assistant Secretary Bohigian they wanted more participation from U.S. SIPDIS Cabinet level officials to push the prosperity agenda at the upcoming North America SPP Summit. While the Confederation of Mexican Workers (CTM) publicly announced its [...] | 2007-07-30 22:41:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL |
07MEXICO4062 | DEMARCHE REGARDING NTC [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-01 19:26:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL MX |
07MEXICO4114 | AMCONSUL MATAMOROS HOSTS UNION, PRIVATE SECTOR AND [...] SUMMARY: On July 20, AmConsul Matamoros hosted a meeting aimed at opening a discussion on ways to prevent drug abuse in general and abuse in the workplace in particular. The meeting was attended by representatives of Mexico,s largest labor federations (CTM),the local president of a national [...] | 2007-08-02 21:52:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR ELAB PGOV ECON PINR SOCI MX |
07MEXICO413 | PARTY POLITICS DIVIDE LABOR MOVEMENT "UNITY" OVER [...] SUMMARY: The successful organization of Mexican labor movement participation in a January 31 st, mega-march to protest price increases in basic food items now appears very much in doubt. The unified image labor had hoped to project in demonstrating against price increases was shattered when i [...] | 2007-01-26 22:52:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON SOCI PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO414 | MEXICAN REACTION TO EXTRADITIONS MUTED; [...] (SBU) Summary. Mexican reaction to the recent, unprecedented extradition of 15 wanted criminals to the U.S. has been muted. Although such massive extraditions predictably triggered isolated complaints from the opposition that the move violated Mexico's "national sovereignty," such complaint [...] | 2007-01-29 13:20:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL ECON EFIN MX |
07MEXICO4144 | IPR TRAINING FOR MEXICAN CUSTOMS AT VERACRUZ [...] (U) The Embassy, together with the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security, held a five-day training seminar on detecting, detaining, and deterring the importation of pirated and counterfeit goods for Mexican customs and law enforcement officials at the Port of Veracruz. The seminar was [...] | 2007-08-03 21:35:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR SNAR MX |
07MEXICO4151 | FURTHER REACTION TO MEXICAN FISCAL REFORM PLAN [...] (SBU) Six weeks after the introduction of the Calderon Administration's proposal for fiscal reform (ref A),companies and business organizations continue their objections to the most controversial aspects of the plan, a flat minimum tax on revenues (CETU) and a tax on cash deposits (ICI). Som [...] | 2007-08-03 22:34:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO4191 | AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (U) Summary: In ref A, Post sent Treasury's Office of International Affairs the Spanish-language presentation from the American Chamber of Commerce about its concerns regarding the fiscal reform proposal that President Calderon submitted to Mexico's Congress (ref B). Below is an English-langu [...] | 2007-08-07 19:12:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV MX |
07MEXICO4236 | MEXICO: U.S. INVESTORS ASK FOR INTERVENTION ON TAX [...] Sensitive but unclassified, entire text. 2. (SBU) This is an action message, see paragraph 2. 3. (SBU) Summary and Action Request. Representatives of U.S. real estate firms in Mexico contacted the Embassy August 6 to express their concern over the Calderon administrations tax reform [...] | 2007-08-09 14:48:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV MX |
07MEXICO4246 | THE LABOR SITUATION OF THE MEXICAN TEXTILE AND [...] SUMMARY: Beginning on July 31, the Mexico office of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) foundation, a German non-profit organization, and the International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers Federation (ITGLWF) held a two day seminar on the &Future of the Textile Industry in Mexico.8 The se [...] | 2007-08-09 18:24:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ETRD KTEX PGOV PINR CH MX |
07MEXICO4265 | PARTIES ACCENTUATE THE NEGATIVE AFTER MIXED STATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Recriminations are raining this week across Mexico's political landscape in the wake of August 5 state and local elections in Baja California, Aguascalientes and Oaxaca. All three parties are smarting in one locale or another. In Baja California, PRI's Jorge Hank Rhon broke [...] | 2007-08-09 21:16:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON MX |
07MEXICO4280 | FISCAL REFORM: CURRENT STATUS [...] (U) Summary: Mexico's opposition parties continue to deliberate on whether to allow a Special Session so that Congress could rule on Calderon's fiscal reform proposal before the FY 2008 budget must be submitted on September 8. Despite criticism of the CETU minimum alternative tax by business, [...] | 2007-08-10 17:34:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON BEXP SENV EAID PGOV EFIN EINV MX |
07MEXICO4282 | MEXICO'S MAQUILAS CLAIM NEW TAX COULD KILL [...] (U) Summary: Econoff spoke with representatives from the National Council for the Maquiladora Export Industry (CNIME) August 7 regarding the effects the new Single Rate Business Tax (CETU) will have on the industry. The President, Jose Jesus de Calleros, said that CNIME supports the concept of [...] | 2007-08-10 21:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV ELAB MX |
07MEXICO4286 | POSSIBLE TELECOM PROPOSAL FOR NORTH AMERICA LEADERS' [...] (SBU) Summary: Mexico's Communications and Transport Ministry (SCT) has asked the Calderon Administration to present a dramatic telecom proposal at the North America Leader's Meeting in Montebello, Canada on August 20-21. Under the proposal, the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) would [...] | 2007-08-13 13:44:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB PGOV PREL SPP KIPR EAIR MX |
07MEXICO4291 | POSSIBLE TELECOM PROPOSAL FOR NORTH AMERICA LEADERS' [...] (SBU) Summary: Mexico's Communications and Transport Ministry (SCT) has asked the Calderon Administration to present a dramatic telecom proposal at the North America Leader's Meeting in Montebello, Canada on August 20-21. Under the proposal, the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) would [...] | 2007-08-13 13:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB PGOV PREL SPP KIPR EAIR MX |
07MEXICO4293 | FUTURE OF THE SPP AND NAFTA - MEXICAN VIEWS LEADING INTO [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 9, Econoffs met with officials from Mexico's Ministry of Economy to discuss GOM positions for the North American Leaders Meeting in Montebello August 20-21, and the NAFTA Free Trade Commission meetings in Vancouver August 13-14. Expressing concern over the downplaying [...] | 2007-08-13 13:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV ETRD SPP MX |
07MEXICO4331 | CALDERON MAINTAINS HIGH APPROVAL RATING [...] President Calderon's public approval rating stands at 64%, according to a reliable Mexican poll that registered his approval at 68% in April. The four point decline falls within the poll's margin of error, and reflects the continued strong standing of the president as he prepares to give his [...] | 2007-08-14 14:59:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MX |
07MEXICO4334 | MEXICAN TELECOMMUNICATION POLICY TARGETS TELMEX [...] (SBU) On August 3, as part of the Ninth Meeting of the High Level Consultative Commission (HLCC) on Telecommunications, Rafael del Villar, Under Secretary for Communications at the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (SCT),briefed a small group of Department of State (DOS),Feder [...] | 2007-08-14 15:31:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS ENIV PGOV MX |
07MEXICO4340 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PROMOTION OF STANDING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-14 20:21:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL PHUM ICRC |
07MEXICO4341 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED--MEXICO'S RESPONSE TO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-14 20:54:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA MX |
07MEXICO4390 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BLUNT'S AUGUST 20-21 VISIT [...] (SBU) My staff and and I warmly welcome you to Mexico City. President Calderon recognizes the broad-ranging challenges his country faces and has the vision and political will to address them strategically. Having completed his first 9 months in office, he has demonstrated resolve in implemen [...] | 2007-08-16 18:31:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP ECON PGOV PREL MX OVIP BLUNT ROY |
07MEXICO4399 | SUPREME COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF COMPETITION IN MEXICO'S [...] (U) SUMMARY: Below is an analysis and English-language summary of the 900-page final decision by Mexico's Supreme Court (SCJN) that some provisions of the April 2006 Radio and Television Law are unconstitutional. The Court threw out the most blatant anti-competition measures that led the 2006 [...] | 2007-08-16 22:21:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ECON EINV PGOV MX |
07MEXICO4451 | A LOOK AT MEXICO'S NASCENT PRIVATE EQUITY INDUSTRY [...] (U) A strong private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) industry has long been seen as an important vehicle for economic growth, the development of small- and medium-sized businesses, and job creation. Recent reforms measures and relative political and macroeconomic stability have made Mexi [...] | 2007-08-21 15:05:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO4460 | MEXICO BORDER WORKING GROUP TOUR A SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S.-Mexico Border Facilitation Working Group (BFWG) toured points of entry (POEs) in Laredo, Nogales, and San Diego to witness first hand the bottlenecks that limit cross border trade and gain insight on possible low cost/high impact changes that could rectify the problems. [...] | 2007-08-21 17:10:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ETRD ELTN PGOV PREL MX |
07MEXICO4512 | ECONOMIC COSTS OF HURRICANE DEAN IN MEXICO [...] (SBU) Summary. Thirty-six hours after Hurricane Dean struck land along the southern edge of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula as a category 5 hurricane preliminary assessments show that damage is less than predicted. The tourism industry was minimally affected as the famed Riviera Maya received less [...] | 2007-08-22 22:26:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EAGR ENER PGOV MX |
07MEXICO455 | MEXICAN ELECTRICITY U/S ON LIBERALIZATION, [...] (U) This is an action message, see para 7. 2. (SBU) Summary: Reuben Flores, Mexico's new Undersecretary for Electricity in the Energy Secretariat (SENER) supports further trans-border electrical interconnections between the U.S. and Mexico as long as they make economic sense. On reform [...] | 2007-01-30 19:20:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG MX |
07MEXICO4552 | MEXICO'S 2008 BUDGET PROCESS [...] (SBU) The Calderon administration is required to submit its 2008 budget proposal to Congress by September 8. The Chamber of Deputies has until October 20 to approve the budget,s revenue section and send it to the Senate, which has until October 31 to ratify it. The Chamber must pass the expe [...] | 2007-08-24 22:01:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO4554 | UPDATE ON ECONOMIC COSTS OF HURRICANE DEAN IN [...] (U) Pemex has reported that it should complete the inspection of its installations today, August 24. After having examined most of its offshore facilities yesterday, Pemex had not found major damage. Oil and gas production in the Campeche Sound restarted on August 23, and as of 19:00 that da [...] | 2007-08-27 12:26:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EAGR ENER PGOV MX |
07MEXICO4598 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF [...] (SBU) My staff and I warmly welcome you to Mexico City. President Calderon recognizes the broad-ranging challenges his country faces and has the vision and political will to address them strategically. Having completed his first 9 months in office, he has demonstrated resolve in implementing [...] | 2007-08-27 20:06:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV ENRG PREL MX OVIP DANIEL SULLIVAN |
07MEXICO4614 | UNION PACIFIC MEXICO TALKS COLOMBIA RAILROAD [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-27 22:30:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ELTN ETRD EINV MX |
07MEXICO4696 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO PRE-BRIEF MEXICO ON UNDER [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-30 19:58:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SNAR PREF PTER PARM EAID ECON OPDC CO MX |
07MEXICO4702 | HONORING THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE U.S. MILITARY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-30 21:17:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | POL CASC MX |
07MEXICO4726 | FDI IN MEXICO EXPECTED TO REACH 23 BILLION USD [...] (U) Summary. The Mexican government revised its foreign direct investment (FDI) forecast for 2007 upward to 23 billion USD after a stronger than expected first half of the year. The manufacturing sector is the number one recipient of FDI, while the United States continues to be the number on [...] | 2007-08-31 19:22:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON EFIN MX |
07MEXICO4815 | EEB A/S SULLIVAN DISCUSSES FISCAL AND PEMEX REFORM [...] (C) In an August 29 meeting with Assistant Secretary for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs Daniel Sullivan, Under Secretary of Finance Alejandro Werner expressed confidence SIPDIS that changes to the proposed Mexican Single Rate Income Tax for businesses (CETU) would allow the tax to be [...] | 2007-09-06 22:04:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO4816 | REALISTIC VIEW OF CHALLENGES IN STATE OF UNION [...] (U) On September 2, President Calderon presented his 2007 State of the Union Address (Informe) at the Palacio National. The Informe covered rule of law and security, competitive economy and job creation, equal opportunity, sustainable development, effective democracy and responsible foreign p [...] | 2007-09-06 22:32:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ELAB EFIN PINR MX |
07MEXICO483 | CALDERON, ON FIRST OFFICIAL VISIT TO EUROPE, STAYS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This week, President Felipe Calderon wrapped up a six day official visit to Europe, his first since taking office. The visit took him to Berlin, Madrid and London and the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Calderon's team successfully used the tour to mount a major i [...] | 2007-01-31 22:30:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
07MEXICO4856 | EEB A/S SULLIVAN DISCUSSES MAJOR ECONOMIES MEETING [...] (SBU) A/S Dan Sullivan met with a range of senior GOM officials to encourage high-level Mexican participation from the full range of relevant ministries in the September Major Economies Meeting on Climate Change (MEM) proposed by President Bush. Upon being assured that the MEM is aimed at con [...] | 2007-09-07 22:20:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG MX |
07MEXICO4867 | MEXICAN FINANCE UNDERSECRETARY OPTIMITIC ON ENERGY [...] (SBU) In an August 21 meeting with Congressman Roy Blunt (R-Missouri) Mexican Finance Undersecretary Alejandro Werner (strictly protect throughout) predicted that if fiscal reform goes well, the Calderon Administration would next turn to reform in the energy sector. He explained that Pemex ne [...] | 2007-09-10 19:19:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON MX |
07MEXICO4871 | CALDERON SENDS MEXICO'S 2008 BUDGET PROPOSAL TO [...] (U) President Calderon presented his 2008 federal budget proposal to the Chamber of Deputies on September 8, 2007. The $220-billion spending plan is based on assumptions of 3.5% real GDP growth, inflation of 3.0%, a Mexican oil mix price of USD 46.60 a barrel, and an average nominal exchange r [...] | 2007-09-10 19:21:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO4881 | JUSTICE REFORM SEASON OPENS [...] (SBU) Summary: Proposed constitutional changes that briefly became the focus of criticism by human rights lawyers last week are the first step in a protracted effort by the GOM to modernize the administration of justice in Mexico by granting police and prosecutors greater authority and a wide [...] | 2007-09-10 23:03:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON MX |
07MEXICO4906 | DEMARCHES DELIVERED: IRAN AT THE SEPTEMBER 2008 [...] (SBU) Poloffs delivered reftel demarches on September 10 to the Foreign Secretariat's (SRE's) Deputy Director General for UN-Related Security and Legal Issues Julian Juarez Cardenas. Juarez noted U.S. views and reiterated Mexico's policy with regard to the Iran issue: The GOM respects each co [...] | 2007-09-11 21:52:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IR IAEA AORC MX |
07MEXICO4907 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: REQUEST FOR BILATERAL MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-11 21:52:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA UNGA |
07MEXICO4916 | READ-OUT OF BILATERAL MEETINGS ON MEXICO'S [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 16-17, Department of Commerce/Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) senior technical and policy representatives participated in a bilateral technical exchange in Mexico City, Mexico. This meeting was in response to a specific request by the Mexican Government seeking a [...] | 2007-09-11 21:56:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP PARM PTER MX |
07MEXICO4917 | TOURISM UNDER SECRETARY TALKS OPEN SKIES, [...] (SBU) On September 10, EconCouns and EconOff met with Mexican Undersecretary for Tourism Operation, Francisco Madrid Flores, and Director General of Regional Programs, Juan Carlos Arnau Avila. When Econoffs noted the benefits of a U.S.-Mexico open skies deal Flores said pre-clearance for passe [...] | 2007-09-11 21:58:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EAIR ELAB PGOV MX |
07MEXICO4970 | MEXICO'S TAX REFORM BILL NEARING ADOPTION [...] (SBU) President Calderon's economic team and political parties, mainly the National Action Party (PAN) and the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI),have reached a consensus on almost all issues included in the tax reform bill. Legislators in the finance committee of the Chamber of Deputie [...] | 2007-09-14 12:12:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO4980 | PEMEX PIPELINE ATTACK CAUSES ECONOMIC DAMAGE [...] (U) A series of attacks on Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) gas lines in eastern Mexico have caused large disruptions to production countrywide. The militant group Popular Revolutionary Army (EPR) claimed responsibility and vows continued attacks until their demands are met. Business groups estim [...] | 2007-09-14 15:25:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON EIND PGOV MX |
07MEXICO5044 | MEXICAN CONGRESS APPROVES LONG-SOUGHT TAX REFORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mexico's Senate approved an overhaul of the country's tax laws on September 14 -- a move that will strengthen public finances and give President Calderon another legislative victory. The Chamber of Deputies has already approved the bill, so most of the reforms only require the [...] | 2007-09-18 20:07:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO508 | CALDERON CRITICS MARCH ON THE ZOCALO [...] (SBU) On January 31, demonstrators thronged Mexico's central square or "Zocalo" to protest the rising cost of staple foods, and call for wage increases. Participating organizations, mainly labor and peasant groups, issued a statement called the "Zocalo Declaration," demanding food and energy [...] | 2007-02-02 13:28:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
07MEXICO5101 | MX #2007-217, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Crime Scene Investigation, 10/05/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and request [...] | 2007-09-21 21:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5102 | MX #2007-216, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on International Administration Counterterrorism Defense, 10/05/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individ [...] | 2007-09-21 21:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5106 | MX #2007-218, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from Homicide Investigation Course, on October 5, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and req [...] | 2007-09-21 22:05:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5116 | MX #2007-219, LEGAT LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI-LEGAT, on Agro Terrorism Field Exercise, October 9, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed be [...] | 2007-09-24 18:13:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5117 | MX #2007-220, DOJ-ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DOJ-ATF, on Basic Firearms Identification Course, October 9, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals list [...] | 2007-09-24 18:14:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5120 | MX #2007-222, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on International Administration Counterterrorism Defense, November 15, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the [...] | 2007-09-24 20:40:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5121 | MX #2007-223, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Law Enforcement Training, October 11, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and re [...] | 2007-09-24 20:40:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5122 | MX #2007-ODC, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on International Administration Counterterrorism Defense, October 10, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the i [...] | 2007-09-24 20:41:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5145 | MX #2007- 225, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on CHDS, October 12, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests that the dep [...] | 2007-09-25 20:23:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5146 | MX #2007-226, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on VIP Protection, October 12, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests tha [...] | 2007-09-25 20:24:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5147 | MX #2007-227, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on VIP Protection, 12 October 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests that [...] | 2007-09-25 20:24:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5161 | FORMATION OF A SECOND MINERS UNION UNDERSCORES [...] SUMMARY: The ongoing saga of Mexico's national miners union (SNTMMSRM) took a significant but little noticed step in late 2006 when a dissident group of approximately 100 people within that labor organization formed a break-away union. Because of the lead up to and the protracted challenge [...] | 2007-09-25 21:39:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV PHUM PINR MX |
07MEXICO5168 | MEXICO CITY,S GOVERNMENT PROPOSES UNEMPLOYMENT [...] SUMMARY: Mexico City,s Mayor, Marcelo Ebrard, recently proposed the creation of an unemployment insurance program for the residents of the Mexican capital. Eligible residents are limited to those that lost a job in the formal economy with eligibility retroactive to December 2006. As proposed [...] | 2007-09-26 17:15:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV PINR SOCI MX |
07MEXICO5190 | MX #2007-228, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on Basic Terrorism Recognition Course, 10/12/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below an [...] | 2007-09-26 21:41:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5191 | MX #2007- 229, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Defense Strategy and Policy, 10/10/2007. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before 10/10/2007 but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post possesses no cr [...] | 2007-09-26 21:41:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5217 | MX #2007- 231, DOJ-ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DOJ-ATF, on Basic Firearms Identification Course, October 16, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals lis [...] | 2007-09-27 21:54:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5219 | MX #2007-230, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Shadowing Stage with the United Kingdom's Crown Prosecution Services, Forensic Services and the Home Office, 10/12/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evi [...] | 2007-09-28 13:06:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5220 | MX #2007-233, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Program on Terrorism and Security Studies, 10/16/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed b [...] | 2007-09-28 13:06:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5221 | MX #2007-232, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Program on Terrorism and Security Studies, March 25, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals list [...] | 2007-09-28 13:06:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5240 | INFO ON MEXICAN TEXTILES AND APPAREL PRODUCTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-28 22:17:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX MX |
07MEXICO5242 | CALDERON'S EFFORTS TO COOL INFLATION DRAW MIXED [...] (SBU) President Calderon on September 26 announced several measures aimed at stemming inflation, including postponing the enactment of a new gasoline tax and freezing prices of gasoline, liquid petroleum gas, and electricity until yearend. Mexico's annual inflation rate has remained above the [...] | 2007-10-01 12:23:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN EAGR PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO5243 | MEXICAN SENATORS PLANNING U.S. VISIT TO DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Senior-level Mexican Senators are considering traveling to Washington for the purpose of meeting with their counterparts from the U.S. Congress. We understand President Calderon and PAN Party stalwarts in the Mexican Congress seek to use these trips to lay the groundwork for a [...] | 2007-10-01 12:32:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM MX PGOV PREL SNAR |
07MEXICO5258 | MX #2007-235, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, Visit Civil Emergency Command Centers, 11/01/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below an [...] | 2007-10-02 12:40:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5259 | MX #2007-234, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Department of the Treasury Office of Techinal Assistance Training Related to Casino and Gaming Regulation, 10/12/2007. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before 10/12/2007, but no l [...] | 2007-10-02 12:41:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO529 | KEY MEXICAN LEADERS AND ACADEMICS DISCUSS ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Two GOM ministers, Bank of Mexico (BOM) Governor Guillermo Ortiz, and leading experts discussed the future of economic policy in Mexico and key economic challenges at seminar hosted by the Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico (ITAM) on January 11, 2007. Finance Secretary Agustin [...] | 2007-02-02 18:15:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV PINR MX |
07MEXICO5290 | MX #2007-236, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Program on Terrorism and Security Studies, 10/19/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed b [...] | 2007-10-03 17:04:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5292 | MX #2007- 224, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on Advance Polygraph Exercise, 10/12/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and reques [...] | 2007-10-03 18:57:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5323 | MEXICO REVIEWING ANTIDUMPING DUTIES ON CHINA, [...] (SBU) Mexican trade officials have begun to review many of the anti-dumping (AD) duties currently in place versus Chinese imports, with an eye to starting reviews of the rest before the December 11 expiration of Mexico's immunity from Chinese WTO litigation. Mexico believes it will be able to [...] | 2007-10-04 22:22:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KTEX WTO ELAB MX CH |
07MEXICO5345 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-05 20:48:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KWMN PHUM SOCI UN |
07MEXICO5351 | MX #2007-237 NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - EXPEDITED REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Supervision Management Course, October 19, 2007. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before 10/19/2007, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post posses [...] | 2007-10-09 12:43:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5352 | MX #2007-237 NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - EXPEDITED REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Supervision Management Course, October 19, 2007. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before 10/19/2007, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post posses [...] | 2007-10-09 13:48:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5362 | JOINT BORDER GOVERNORS CONFERENCE CALLS ON FEDS TO [...] (SBU) Sonora Governor Eduardo Boars sponsored the 25th Annual Border Governor's Conference in Puerto Penasco, Sonora. Eight of the ten U.S. and Mexican border-state governors attended. Mexican President Felipe Calderon called for cross-border labor mobility and cooperation in combating the [...] | 2007-10-09 18:26:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECIN ETRD MX |
07MEXICO5367 | MISSION MEXCIO POSTS HOLD FOLLOW-UP MEETINGS WITH [...] SUMMARY: In September, AmConsul Matamoros and Embassy Mexico City,s Labor Counselor held separate follow-up meetings aimed at coordinating actions to combat abuse in the workplace. These follow-ups were the promised next steps to a discussion began on July 20 when AmConsul Matamoros hosted [...] | 2007-10-09 20:25:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB SNAR PGOV ECON PINR SOCI MX |
07MEXICO5395 | U.S. AND MEXICAN CONGRESSMEN SEEK COMMON GROUND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. CODEL Reyes met with representatives from Mexico's leading political parties October 8 to exchange views on enhanced USG/GOM security cooperation. Reyes understood the security package under consideration could come before the U.S. Congress within weeks but was ambivalent ab [...] | 2007-10-10 22:22:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM MASS MX |
07MEXICO5406 | AUTO INDUSTRY LABOR DISPUTE RESOLVED DESPITE, NOT [...] SUMMARY: A month,s long auto industry labor dispute was recently settled when the company, Fujikura Automotive Mexico, reached an agreement with disgruntled workers in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila. The dispute began this past June when Fujikura announced plans to layoff its entire [...] | 2007-10-11 16:05:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB ETRD PGOV PINR MX |
07MEXICO5418 | FISCAL REFORM AND OTHER ECONOMC DEVELOPMENTS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Finance Secretariat is preparing a presidential decree that it says will "refine some of the details" of the recently passed fiscal reform package. The decree will adjust the way inventories accumulated by yearend are treated, and gives special treatment to maquiladoras. T [...] | 2007-10-11 19:38:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO5419 | CORRECTED COPY - FISCAL REFORM AND OTHER ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Finance Secretariat is preparing a presidential decree that it says will "refine some of the details" of the recently passed fiscal reform package. The decree will adjust the way inventories accumulated by yearend are treated, and gives special treatment to maquiladoras. T [...] | 2007-10-11 19:53:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO5428 | MEXICO,S RULING PARTY PROPOSES FREEDOM OF [...] SUMMARY: Mexico,s Federal Labor Law is amazingly detailed with regards to the obligations that employers have towards employees but surprisingly silent when it comes to the obligations the unions have towards their members. Mexican unions are under no obligation to their membership on such th [...] | 2007-10-12 14:13:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PHUM PGOV PINR MX |
07MEXICO544 | THE BRADLEY WILL CASE, AND OAXACA ITSELF, STILL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. While the streets of Oaxaca have been quiet recently, the crisis lingers on, with many underlying issues remaining unresolved. Despite consistent post pressure on both the state and federal government, the Bradley Will case remains an open investigation, with no one yet charg [...] | 2007-02-03 00:13:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB PHUM MX |
07MEXICO5462 | LEADER OF SUGAR WORKERS UNION ENJOYS THE [...] SUMMARY: Observers of Mexico,s organized labor sector and media commentators have both reviled and hailed, Enrique Ramos Rodriguez, the leader of the country,s largest sugar workers union. In many ways Ramos typifies everything average Mexicans most sharply criticize about their country,s la [...] | 2007-10-15 22:14:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EAGR ECON ENRG PGOV PINR MX |
07MEXICO5463 | MEXICO: BIOFUELS UPDATE [...] (SBU) The Agriculture Committee in the lower house of the Mexican Congress is preparing to issue a second draft of a biofuels bill to replace an earlier version vetoed by President Calderon September 1. The newer version should provide a legal framework for ethanol production from palm, sorg [...] | 2007-10-15 22:20:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ENRG EPET MX |
07MEXICO5466 | MEXICAN CONGRESS BUILDS CONFIDENCE DURING ACTIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mexico's legislature has moved beyond its rubber stamp role of years past and begun playing a formative role in the advancement of critical bills. Strong inter-party and party-government dialogue, as well as the powerful impetus provided by the three senior party leaders in the S [...] | 2007-10-16 17:08:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB ENRG PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER SENV |
07MEXICO548 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, JANUARY 25 - FEBRUARY 1 [...] (SBU) Commerce Secretary Gutierrez discussed criminalization of commercial disputes, the current tortilla crisis, conformity assessment, competitiveness, the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP),and border cooperation with Secretary Sojo of Economy. Gutierriez learned of a GOM inter [...] | 2007-02-06 16:44:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB ENRG MX PGOV PREL |
07MEXICO5485 | MEXICO AND SPAIN ANNOUNCE PILOT GUEST WORKER [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 2. (U) Summary: On October 15, the governments of Mexico and Spain announced the establishment of a pilot program that would allow businesses in either country to contract an unlimited number of guest workers. According to the GOM,s Secretary of Labor, the pilo [...] | 2007-10-17 19:19:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON CVIS SOCI PGOV PHUM PINR MX |
07MEXICO5497 | MX #2007-239, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Curso de Forense Digital, October 26, 2007. Post appreciates receiving a response on or before October 25, 2007, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post possesses no [...] | 2007-10-17 21:45:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5523 | AMENDED MX05497 -- MX #2007-239, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] This cable amends list in paragraph 3 of MX05497. Please delete DIEGO GUADALUPE RUIZ ROBLES, DOB 12 Dec 1970 and MARTIN GUTIERREZ OLVERA, DOB: 25 Jul 1963 from the list. The amended list is reflected in paragraph 3 of this cable to include: 1) JOSE LUIS CHINO HUITZIL, DOB 22 OCT 1969; AND [...] | 2007-10-19 19:39:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5529 | CNDH DISCUSSES ITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO SEDENA [...] On October 18, Poloff met with Dr. Javier Moctezuma Barragan, Executive Secretary in The National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) to discuss the organization's recommendations to Mexico's National Defense Secretariat (SEDENA) and what steps SEDENA is taking to prevent human rights abuses from m [...] | 2007-10-19 21:38:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KFRD KWMN MX PHUM PREF PREL SMIG |
07MEXICO5535 | SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY'S TRIP TO MEXICO [...] (C) Ambassador Garza and Mission Mexico warmly welcome you to Mexico City. Your visit is an opportunity to underscore the broad, deep relationship between the U.S. and Mexico and our appreciation for Calderon's demonstrated leadership. His administration is prioritizing security and economic [...] | 2007-10-20 18:09:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR PTER PINR ECON ELAB ENRG PHUM |
07MEXICO5536 | USAID Leahy Vetting Request, 2 November 2007, MX2007-240 [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Interview Techniques, 11/2/2007 . Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before 11/2/2007, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post possesses no credibl [...] | 2007-10-20 18:18:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5564 | MX #2007-241, DHS/ICE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DHS/ICE, on Trafficking in Persons, November 23, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...] | 2007-10-23 22:10:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5567 | FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMS IN THE PIPELINE IN MEXICO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Finance Secretariat (Hacienda) sent a reform initiative to Congress that would allow banks to apply for bank licenses based on the operations they intend to pursue. Banks would only be required to comply with the regulations for the specific activities they perform, and mi [...] | 2007-10-23 22:11:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO5598 | MX #2007-241, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Criminal Investigation Course, 11/14/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and req [...] | 2007-10-25 21:31:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5607 | MX #2007-243, DHS/ICE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DHS, on Polygraph Course, November 13, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests [...] | 2007-10-26 17:14:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5613 | MX #2007-244, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Basic Narcotics course, November 14, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and req [...] | 2007-10-26 20:19:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5614 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, OCTOBER 19-26, 2007 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Chamber of Deputies on October 23 approved the 2008 Revenue Bill for a total of 2.57 trillion pesos (USD 236 billion). A PRD proposal to include in the Revenue Bill a provision to establish a government body to control imports and exports of sensitive agricultural products [...] | 2007-10-26 20:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL |
07MEXICO5620 | MIGRATION, POVERTY AND OTHER DYNAMICS IN CHIAPAS [...] (C) Summary: Poloff and Econoff explored current political, social, and economic dynamics in Chiapas during recent visits to the state, among Mexico's most culturally and geographically distinct. Although the Zaptista movement of the mid-1990s raised the profile of Chiapas and resulted in inc [...] | 2007-10-26 21:38:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ELAB PHUM MX |
07MEXICO5632 | SUBJ: SUGAR WORKER EARN FAR LESS THAN THEIR UNION [...] SUMMARY: Mexican sugar is one of the most expensive to produce in the world; costing on average almost 2 1/2 times more to produce than its most efficient competitors. A number of reasons exist for this cost difference but one of the most frequently cited causes is Mexico,s largest sugar wo [...] | 2007-10-29 17:45:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EAGR ECON ENGR PGOV PINR MX |
07MEXICO5637 | MX #2007-NAS, (AGENCY) LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Crime Scene Investigation, November 14, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...] | 2007-10-29 20:13:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5639 | COMPETING TEXTILE UNIONS DRAW NAFTA COUNTRIES, [...] SUMMARY: A dispute among three labor unions for control of a collective bargaining contract in the southern Mexican state of Puebla has drawn the attention of US and Canadian NGO,s and labor unions as well as the concern of American clothing manufacturers. The dispute began this past May when [...] | 2007-10-29 20:44:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ETRD KTEX PGOV PHUM PINR MX |
07MEXICO5651 | MEXICO: CANDIDACY OF DAVID WALKER FOR IAAC [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-30 20:26:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC UN UNGA MX |
07MEXICO5652 | MEXICO: CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-30 20:26:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA ETRD PHUM UNAUS CU MX |
07MEXICO5653 | MX #2007-246, DOJ-ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DOJ-ATF, on Basic Firearms Identification Course and Tracing Process, 11/16/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the [...] | 2007-10-30 20:28:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5673 | MX #2007-247, DHS/ICE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DHS/ICE, on Polygraph course, November 15, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and reque [...] | 2007-10-31 21:57:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5680 | MX #2007-249, ECON LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from STATE/ECON, on USPTO Global Intellectual Property Academy in Alexandria, Va., 11/21/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights [...] | 2007-11-01 12:34:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5681 | MX #2007-248, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Law Enforcement Training, 11/16/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests [...] | 2007-11-01 12:34:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO57 | A CHAT WITH FORMER PRESIDENT ZEDILLO [...] (C) Summary: During a January 4 visit to the embassy to renew his visa, former President Ernesto Zedillo cheerfully shared his views on Mexico's post-electoral crisis, Felipe Calderon's debut as President, and the future of his own Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He seemed unworried [...] | 2007-01-05 17:49:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
07MEXICO5707 | MX #2007-250, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on November 20, 2007, Criminal Scene Investigation. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below a [...] | 2007-11-05 13:38:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO571 | SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY KAREN HUGHES TRIP [...] Summary: Welcome to Mexico. Your visit comes at an important time, with the Calderon administration in only its third month in office. Notwithstanding the polarized political climate in Mexico, President Felipe Calderon is off to a strong start, demonstrating leadership at home and abroad [...] | 2007-02-07 21:14:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KJUS MX |
07MEXICO5719 | MX #2007-251, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Mediacion De Conflictos En El Ambito Laboral, November 20, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individual [...] | 2007-11-05 19:42:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5726 | MX #2007-252, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Defense Resource Management Course, November 20, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed b [...] | 2007-11-05 22:03:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5733 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL MEACHAM, MEXICO [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Carl Meacham for travel to Mexico City from 6-8 November 2007. 2. Post control officer for the visit is Deputy Political Counselor Jim Merz, telephone 52 (55) 5080-2265 or 4425; fax 52 (55) 5080-2247; cell 044 (55) 5080-2247; e- [...] | 2007-11-06 16:44:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN MX |
07MEXICO5735 | MX #2007-253, DEA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DEA, on STOP Team Training, November 26, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and request [...] | 2007-11-06 20:09:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5736 | MX #2007-FBI, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on Public Corruption, November 27, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests [...] | 2007-11-06 20:10:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5769 | MX #2007-256, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Train the Trainer course, November 29, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and r [...] | 2007-11-08 14:53:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5770 | MX #2007-255, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Train the Trainer course, November 26, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and r [...] | 2007-11-08 14:53:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5773 | SECURITY, MIGRATION, AND ELECTIONS IN MICHOACAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-08 18:05:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON ELAB PHUM MX |
07MEXICO5793 | TERRORIST FINANCE: MEXICO CITY'S RESPONSE TO [...] (SBU) This cable is Mexico City's response to Ref A. -- Status of laws specifically criminalizing bulk cash smuggling, and key elements of those laws 2. (SBU) The Government of Mexico continues efforts to implement an anti-money laundering program according to international standards such [...] | 2007-11-09 18:57:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER MX |
07MEXICO5803 | MX #2007-257, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on CCMR Conference, November 28, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests t [...] | 2007-11-09 19:57:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5804 | MX #2007-258, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on Interviewing and Interrogation Techniques course, November 29, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the indi [...] | 2007-11-09 20:59:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5834 | MX #2007-259, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Interview Techniques, November 23, 2007. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before November 23, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post possesses no [...] | 2007-11-14 13:59:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5835 | MX #2007-260, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on Interviewing and Interrogation, November 29, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below [...] | 2007-11-14 14:00:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5836 | MX #2007-261, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on English Comprehension Introductory Level course, December 3, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the indivi [...] | 2007-11-14 14:05:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5846 | FOREIGN SECRETARY ESPINOSA COURTS CONGRESSIONAL [...] (U) Summary: Responding to Congressional calls for the Executive to clarify the Merida Initiative, Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa testified before the Senate on October 22 and before the Chamber of Deputies on October 31. She was clear the Merida Initiative is not a formal accord requirin [...] | 2007-11-14 22:09:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR PTER SMIL MX |
07MEXICO5849 | MX #2007-262, STATE/ECON LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from STATE/ECON, on Workshop: Integrated Cooperation on IPR Enforcement, November 29, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights b [...] | 2007-11-15 16:25:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5850 | AMENDED MX05736 (MX #2007-254),FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] This cable is to amend MX05736 (MX2007-254),to add the following names: Cortes, Esquivel, Ignacio, 10/20/58, Tehuacan, MX Mendez, Garcia, Melesio, 12/4/64, Tochtecpec, MX Romero, Trejo, German, 8/12/60, Mexico City 2. The list on paragraph 5 of this cable is amended to reflect this ad [...] | 2007-11-15 16:26:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5858 | CHALLENGES FACING MEXICO'S STOCK EXCHANGE [...] (SBU) On October 29, 2007, the Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV) held its 18th annual convention, which centered on the need to "democratize" the stock market and to increase medium-sized companies, access to capital markets. Finance Secretary Agustin Carstens and Bank of Mexico Governor SIPDIS [...] | 2007-11-15 22:29:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO5870 | MEXICAN CONGRESS APPROVES 2008 BUDGET [...] (U) Mexico's Chamber of Deputies (lower house) on November 12 approved a USD 236 billion spending bill, the largest in the country's history. The income part of the budget package was passed by both the Chamber and the Senate last month, but the spending bill only requires lower house passage. [...] | 2007-11-16 20:46:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO5876 | MX #2007-263, DHS/CBP LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DHS/CBP, on Search Trauma and Rescue Training, December 6, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed [...] | 2007-11-20 17:01:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5879 | MX #2007-264, DOJ/ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DOJ/ATF, on Basic Firearms and Explosives Identification course, December 6, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the [...] | 2007-11-20 20:00:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5880 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL REID TO MEXICO, [...] Welcome to Mexico City. Mexico is key to USG success in combating the trafficking of drugs, persons, arms and precursors, terrorism, and other transnational threats. Since entering office last December, Felipe Calderon's government has moved with unprecedented speed to improve public securit [...] | 2007-11-20 20:03:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON MX PGOV PREL OVIP REID HARRY |
07MEXICO589 | MEXICAN CONGRESS MEMBERS DISCUSS ENERGY REFORM [...] (SBU) The Mexican Autonomous Technological Institute (ITAM) January 22 hosted an energy conference on January 22. The event drew over 100 people, including representatives from all three political parties in Congress, the Mexican Council on International Affairs (Comexi),academia and policy i [...] | 2007-02-07 22:46:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON MX |
07MEXICO5891 | MEXICO: TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of Mexico (GOM) has shown significant and substantive progress in addressing its deficiencies in combating trafficking in persons (TIP) since the release of the June 2007 TIP Report, in particular by enacting comprehensive federal anti-TIP legislation to criminal [...] | 2007-11-20 22:07:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KCRM KWMN MX PGOV PHUM PREL |
07MEXICO5892 | MX #2007-265, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on F-5 MTT course, December 6, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests tha [...] | 2007-11-21 13:30:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5896 | MX #2007-266, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Criminal Investigative Techniques, December 6, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed b [...] | 2007-11-21 16:09:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO59 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, DECEMBER 28, 2006 - JANUARY [...] (SBU) The Embassy held its second meeting with new Under Secretary for Communications Rafael del Villar who again SIPDIS asked to exchange views with USG officials on key telecom issues (Refs A and B) National Action Party (PAN) Secretary General Jose Espinosa called for a third television [...] | 2007-01-05 19:53:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL |
07MEXICO5902 | MX #2007-267, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Formador de Instructores, December 6, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and re [...] | 2007-11-21 19:58:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5903 | MX #2007-268, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Investigacion de Homicidios, December 6, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...] | 2007-11-21 19:58:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5914 | MX #2007-269, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Special Forces Training, December 7, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and req [...] | 2007-11-23 20:43:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5915 | MX #2007-270, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Special Forces Training, December 7, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and req [...] | 2007-11-23 20:43:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5930 | OFFICIAL FIGURES SPIN UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES AND THE [...] SUMMARY: On November 15 INEGI, the GOM,s National Statistics Institute, issued a report stating that during the twelve-month period ending September 2007 Mexico,s official unemployment rate dropped from 4 percent to 3.9 percent. The INEGI report also indicated that during the same twelve-mont [...] | 2007-11-26 22:24:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON SOCI PGOV PINR MX |
07MEXICO5934 | SONORA BRANCH OF FARM WORKERS UNION IS PLEASED [...] SUMMARY: The Hermosillo office of the CNC (National Peasants Confederation) in the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora is a farm workers union that is making a positive difference in the lives of persons employed in the various sectors of Mexico,s agricultural industry. The CNC,s Hermosillo [...] | 2007-11-27 15:28:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EAGR SOCI PGOV PINR MX |
07MEXICO5935 | SO FAR UNION DISPUTE HAS LITTLE IMPACT ON FORD [...] SUMMARY: A leadership dispute within what had been the sole union representing all of the workers at Ford Motor Co.,s three production plants in Mexico has, for the most part, had little impact on the car maker,s Mexico operations. The leadership dispute has lead to the formation of a new un [...] | 2007-11-27 15:28:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV EIND EINV PINR MX |
07MEXICO5936 | UNIONS AND JALISCO STATE GOVERNMENT SIGN AGREEMENT [...] SUMMARY: In late October the local offices of several national labor confederations and the government of the western Mexican state of Jalisco signed an agreement aimed at improving the state,s overall labor environment. The agreement called for the unions and the state government to work to [...] | 2007-11-27 15:29:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV PINR PHUM MX |
07MEXICO5948 | MX #2007-271, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Maintenance and Instruments F-5, December 13, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed belo [...] | 2007-11-27 20:59:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO5964 | SENATE STAFFER, GOM AUTHORITIES SHARE VIEWS ON [...] (SBU) Summary. Carl Meacham, the Senior Advisor on Western Hemisphere Affairs to the U.S. Senate's Foreign Relations Committee briefed a wide array of GOM officials November 7 on the current political environment in Washington and what to expect from the legislative process in the U.S. as t [...] | 2007-11-29 17:38:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX |
07MEXICO5975 | VIEWS ON 15 NOVEMBER 2007 IAEA DG'S REPORT ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-30 16:16:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC IAEA IR PARM AORC MX |
07MEXICO5979 | AUTO PARTS SUPPLIER AND SUB-CONTRACTOR ACCUSED OF [...] SUMMARY: Johnson Controls Inc., a US based auto parts supplier and One-Digit, its Mexican based sub-contractor have been accused of a series of ongoing labor rights abuses. The Johnson Controls and the One-Digit plants where the abuses are said to be occurring are located in the central Mexic [...] | 2007-11-30 17:42:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON EIND EINV PINR MX |
07MEXICO5981 | MEXICO ON VENEZUELA'S CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM PACKAGE [...] (C) Deputy Political Counselor met with Landy Esquivel, from SRE's Latin American Office, November 28, to convey U.S. concerns as relate to the anti-democratic changes Chavez seeks to make with its constitutional reform package coming up for a vote on December 2 and urge Mexico to join us in [...] | 2007-11-30 18:45:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM WHA VE MX |
07MEXICO5982 | OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] (SBU) The Deputy Political Counselor met with Julian Juarez, the Foreign Ministry's Deputy Director of its United Nations office, November 28 to urge Mexico reconsider its long-standing support for a long list of UN resolutions on the Middle East that undermine UN credibility and do little t [...] | 2007-11-30 18:46:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA IS MX |
07MEXICO5984 | CALDERON EYING EXPANDED CONTROL OVER PAN [...] (C) Summary: President Calderon is poised to take control of the PAN--a party shaken by his rivalry with PAN President Manuel Espino--with the uncontested election of former cabinet member German Martinez for party president on December 8-9. Tensions between Calderon and Espino reflect a broa [...] | 2007-11-30 21:00:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
07MEXICO6005 | MEXICO REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (U) Post supports continued waiver of Title III provisions of the Libertad Act for Mexico. The Government of Mexico (GOM) is optimistic that a debt settlement with Cuba will be reached in the near future. There are small exchange programs between the two countries. Mexico continues to promot [...] | 2007-12-03 20:17:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ETTC PREL CU MX |
07MEXICO6009 | RE: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON HOST GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Below please find Post's responses regarding host government's policies toward and capabilities for collection of biographic and biometric data for terrorist screening purposes. The resonses are keyed to the questions per reftel. A. Watchlisting: -- If host government maintains a "w [...] | 2007-12-03 22:05:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC CVIS ECON KVPR MX PGOV PINR PREL PTER |
07MEXICO6024 | STAFFDEL QUILTER: OPTIMISTIC, BUT ASSERTIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: A delegation from the House Foreign Affairs Committee, headed by Professional Staff Member Peter Quilter spent two days in Mexico City (November 26-28) meeting with GOM representatives, legislators, NGO representatives and Embassy officials to discuss the recently proposed Me [...] | 2007-12-04 22:14:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON MX |
07MEXICO6027 | STAFFDEL QUILTER VISIT TO MICHOACAN: PROGRESS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 28 and 29, the House Foreign Affairs staff delegation headed by Peter Quilter spent a day and a half in Morelia, Michoacan to discuss the impact of the GOM's counter-narcotics operations in the state and the Merida Initiative with state officials and NGO representat [...] | 2007-12-05 17:59:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON MX |
07MEXICO6033 | UNION DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION INITIATIVE EXPANDS TO [...] SUMMARY: In early November AmConsul Hermosillo and Embassy Mexico City,s Labor Counselor met with officials from the CTM, Mexico,s largest labor federation, and with various levels of GOM and NGO officials to discuss the problem of drug abuse in the workplace. This initiative, which is the o [...] | 2007-12-05 19:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB SNAR ECON PGOV PINR SOCI MX |
07MEXICO6042 | DEPUTY SECRETARY ENGAGES MEXICAN LEGISLATORS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: At an October 29 dinner with senior members of Mexico,s congress, Deputy Secretary had the opportunity to address some of the issues raised both in the U.S. and Mexico regarding the announced Merida Initiative. While members of the three principal parties in both chambers ind [...] | 2007-12-05 21:12:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON MX |
07MEXICO6043 | DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE HAS CORDIAL MEETINGS [...] Summary: On October 30, Deputy Secretary Negroponte, Assistant Secretary of State Tom Shannon and party met heads of Mexico,s Secretariats of Gobernacion (Interior) and Public Security, as well as with Mexico,s Attorney General. All three GOM officials outlined steps the Calderon administra [...] | 2007-12-05 21:13:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON MX |
07MEXICO6044 | DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE NEGROPONTE MEETS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 30, Deputy Secretary Negroponte met with Mexican human rights groups to address the concerns raised in recent weeks regarding both President Calderon,s approach to law enforcement and the Merida Initiative. He conveyed the U.S. commitment to promoting greater resp [...] | 2007-12-05 21:14:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON MX |
07MEXICO6045 | PUBLIC OUTREACH REINFORCES MISSION PUBLIC [...] (U) Summary: The Deputy Secretary built a robust public diplomacy element into his October 29-30 visit to Mexico City. Two TV interviews and a round table with senior print and broadcast leaders (reported septel) substantially buttressed ongoing mission efforts to build public support for t [...] | 2007-12-05 21:15:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON MX |
07MEXICO6046 | DEPUTY SECRETARY VISIT TO MEXICO DEMONSTRATES [...] (SBU) Summary: This is the first of five cables reporting on the October 29-31 visit to Mexico City by Deputy Secretary Negroponte and Assistant Secretary of State for SIPDIS Western Hemisphere Affairs Tom Shannon. In meetings with government leaders, opinion makers and members of civil [...] | 2007-12-05 21:16:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON MX |
07MEXICO6049 | CODEL REID DISCUSSES IMMIGRATION, SECURITY, AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION WITH PRESIDENT CALDERON [...] (C) Senator Harry Reid (D-Nevada),leading a bipartisan Senate delegation, met with Mexican President Felipe Calderon November 29 in Mexico City. The delegation pointed to improving U.S. Mexican relations following Calderon's election. President Calderon called immigration an "economic pheno [...] | 2007-12-06 13:54:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON ETRD MX OVIP PGOV PREL SNAR |
07MEXICO6085 | MEXICO ON PARIS DONORS CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-10 19:23:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT PREL PVOV KWBG IS MX |
07MEXICO6090 | MEXICO ON UNCITRAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-10 19:36:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNCITRAL UNAUS MX |
07MEXICO6094 | MEXICO ON NIE ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-10 20:13:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC IR PARM MX |
07MEXICO6097 | MX #2007-272, USMS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from U.S. Marshal Services (USMS),on Meeting in USMS Headquarters, January 2, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the i [...] | 2007-12-10 22:06:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO6099 | TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICERS IN [...] (SBU) As per reftel's request, the Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) at Embassy Mexico City is Manuel Larragoity, Deputy Attache for DHS/ICE. He may be reached at (52-55) 5080-2384 or via e-mail at manuel.larragoity@dhs.gov. 2. (SBU) Post TFCO Deputy is Laura M. Lausier, Economi [...] | 2007-12-11 14:03:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER MX |
07MEXICO6112 | MX #2007-273, DOJ/ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DOJ/ATF, on Basic Firearms and Explosives Identification course, January 3, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the [...] | 2007-12-11 19:53:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO6122 | MX #2007-274, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Mobile Training Team - Port Security, January 7, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed b [...] | 2007-12-12 14:09:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO6128 | MEXICAN AND U.S. SENATORS DISCUSS MIGRATION, [...] Summary. Mexican Senate President Santiago Creel extended a bipartisan U.S. delegation headed by Senator Harry Reid an official welcome on the floor of the Mexican Senate November 29. Afterwards, over a lunch hosted by Creel, the leaders of six of Mexico's seven political parties represente [...] | 2007-12-12 15:51:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ECON ETRD KCRM MX OVIP PGOV PHUM PREL |
07MEXICO6143 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA PLENARY VOTES ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-12 21:58:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | MX PGOV PHUM UNGA |
07MEXICO6184 | PRESIDENT CALDERON SPEAKS TO ACHIEVEMENTS, [...] Summary. In a series of interviews commemorating his first year in office, President Calderon touted the creation of 800,000 jobs and singled out narco-trafficking as one of Mexico's biggest challenges. The U.S. was assuming greater responsibility on drugs but needed to do more to reduce de [...] | 2007-12-14 22:31:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KCRM SNAR SMIG ECON EINV KDEM PINR |
07MEXICO6185 | MEXICO: ITQ,S DIFFERENT ON THE BORDER [...] Summary. Deputy PolCouns recently traveled to several destinations on the Mexican border with the U.S. as part of an orientation trip. The visit reaffirmed the perception that life in the north of Mexico and, in particular on the border with the U.S., is different from any other place in Me [...] | 2007-12-14 22:55:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KCRM SNAR SMIG ECON EINV KDEM PINR |
07MEXICO6186 | VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARIES SULLIVAN AND LOWERY [...] (C) Summary: Over the course of meetings with prominent Mexican economic opinion leaders within and outside government, a visiting State/Treasury delegation received enthusiastic responses to U.S. ideas to establish an association of free trade partners in the hemisphere to promote competitive [...] | 2007-12-14 23:03:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN PREL MX VE |
07MEXICO6187 | PRIVATE SECTOR OFFICIALS COMMENT ON CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) Mexico has made great strides in strengthening its securities regime over the past several years, but additional work is needed to develop these markets. Conversations with local experts show that the following issues hold back growth: restrictions on institutional investors; an ineffi [...] | 2007-12-17 14:39:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO6195 | MEXICO RECASTING PLAN PUEBLA [...] Bosco Marti Acencio, the Foreign Ministry's point person on Plan Puebla, discussed with poloff December 6 GOM efforts to reinvigorate this initiative created originally with a view to fostering greater cooperation and integration among Mexico and its Central American Neighbors. At the outset [...] | 2007-12-17 20:12:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAID ECIN XK EC CO PE MX |
07MEXICO6196 | CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE OVER JUSTICE REFORM MOVING [...] Summary. The Mexican Senate passed judicial reform legislation that would facilitate transition to an oral trial system, give law enforcement officials broader search and seizure authority, allow consensual monitoring of telephone calls, and give police more responsibility for conducting inv [...] | 2007-12-17 20:18:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCRM KJUS SNAR PHUM MX |
07MEXICO6211 | MX #2007-275, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Advanced Techniques Maritime Training, January 8, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed [...] | 2007-12-18 19:23:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO6214 | MX #2007-277, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Advanced Techniques MQitime Training, January 8, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed b [...] | 2007-12-18 20:06:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO6215 | MX #2007-278, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Special Operations Combating Terrorism, January 14, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals liste [...] | 2007-12-18 20:07:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO6217 | MX #2007-276, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Special Operations Counter Terrorism, January 11, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed [...] | 2007-12-18 21:16:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO6218 | MEXICO SUPPORTS UPDATING AGREEMENT ON NATURAL [...] The Government of Mexico welcomes the opportunity to expand bilateral cooperation to respond to natural or man-made disasters and to update the 1980 agreement entitled "Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Mexican States on Cooperat [...] | 2007-12-18 22:11:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | AMEX ECON CA MX SENV |
07MEXICO6219 | CONCERNS ABOUT SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES [...] Summary: Concerns about human rights abuses and threats to security posed by drug trafficking collide in Mexico's southern state of Guerrero where Poloff met with a wide range of Mexican congressional representatives, government officials, human rights activists, NGOs and other members of c [...] | 2007-12-19 12:23:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM SNAR ECON PINR MX |
07MEXICO6228 | SUBJECT: NARCO-KILLINGS CONTINUE [...] (SBU) Although estimates of the total number of organized crime-related killings in the first 11 months of 2007 vary between GOM sources and newspaper tallies -- ranging between approximately 2,200 to 3,200 -- Mexico has witnessed more of these types of killings this year, compared to an estima [...] | 2007-12-19 20:55:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM PINR MASS MX |
07MEXICO6229 | MEXICO IPR: 301 UPDATE; INTERNATIONAL POSTURE; USG [...] (SBU) There has been some progress on a number of concerns included in the Mexico Special 301 Initiative demarche (e.g., increased enforcement activity, improved cooperation with local governments, no new patent linkage problems),but other concerns remain unaddressed (e.g., ex officio authorit [...] | 2007-12-19 20:55:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD PINS MX |
07MEXICO6233 | MX #2007-279, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Disaster Response Seminar, January 7, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and re [...] | 2007-12-19 20:58:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO6238 | MX #2007-280, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Air War College, February 19, 2008 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests th [...] | 2007-12-20 15:16:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO6245 | MX #2007-282, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Fellowship International Colleagues, March 5, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed belo [...] | 2007-12-20 21:03:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO6246 | MX #2007-283, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Air Command and General Staff College, March 5, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed be [...] | 2007-12-20 21:03:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO6247 | MX #2007-281, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Special Forces Qualification, February 26, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below a [...] | 2007-12-20 21:03:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO6249 | TOUGH YEAR'S END FOR PRO-COMPETITION FORCES IN [...] (U) See action request para 7. Summary ------- 2. (U) The year closed on a somewhat disappointing note for advocates of greater competition in Mexico. A bill to beef up the penalties the Federal Competition Commission (COFECO) can impose for anti-competitive conduct was allowed to lang [...] | 2007-12-20 22:22:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV MX |
07MEXICO6255 | SONORA MAQUILA UNION BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD [...] SUMMARY: In the north western Mexican state of Sonora a union affiliated with the country,s largest labor federation, the CTM (Confederation of Mexican Workers) finds itself in a very precarious spot. The newly elected leadership of this CTM union is struggling to balance the expectations of [...] | 2007-12-21 17:57:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON SOCI PINS SNAR PHUM MX |
07MEXICO6256 | NEW FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMS IN MEXICO: A SMALL, [...] (SBU) Mexico's Congress this month approved a series of financial sector reforms, which include creating specialized, "niche" banks and transferring some responsibilities from the Finance Secretariat to the Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV). The reforms have been generally well received [...] | 2007-12-21 18:53:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO6259 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CHARGES AGAINST FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche December 21 to the Foreign Secretariat's (SRE's) Director of South American Affairs Lic. Raphael Bernal Cuevas. Bernal underlined that the GOM has no position on this issue, but would follow the case closely. Visit Mexico City's Classified Web Site [...] | 2007-12-26 14:07:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS PREL CJAN ASEC |
07MEXICO6260 | MX #2007-284, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on EMB-145 Init Plt, January 9, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests th [...] | 2007-12-26 16:07:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO6274 | MX #2007-285, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Basic Criminal Investigations, January 11, 2008 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below an [...] | 2007-12-27 15:42:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO6276 | MX #2007-286, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC on Mobile Training Team - Port Security course, January 11, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals l [...] | 2007-12-27 17:34:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO6281 | RECOMMENDATION TO UPGRADE CONSULATES NUEVO LAREDO, [...] Summary and action request: Mission Mexico has undertaken a thorough review of interests, missions, workloads, and staffing structures at all of its consulates. As a result we recommend that three posts -- Nuevo Laredo, Matamoros and Hermosillo -- be formally redesignated as Consulates Gener [...] | 2007-12-28 13:12:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER OPDC PREL MX |
07MEXICO6285 | PEMEX TECHNICAL STAFF OBJECTS TO INDIVIDUAL WORK [...] SUMMARY: This past July, Petroleos Mexicanos, Mexico,s national petroleum company (Pemex),and the Petroleum Workers Union (STPRM) announced an agreement on a new collective bargaining contract for 2007-2009 (REFTEL). One of the most significant elements of this contract was an agreement betw [...] | 2007-12-28 19:17:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PINR MX |
07MEXICO6291 | MX #2007-287, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Mobile Training Team-Digital Forensic course, January 16, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals [...] | 2007-12-31 16:42:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
07MEXICO640 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, FEBRUARY 2 - FEBRUARY 9 [...] (SBU) Although the new Mexican Undersecretary for Hydrocarbons told the Embassy he would continue working on the Mesoamerican Energy Initiative, he has not yet assigned staff to the task. Finance Secretariat Undersecretary Werner explained how Mexico could use its oil stabilization fund to [...] | 2007-02-09 21:15:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL |
07MEXICO656 | MEXICO EAGER TO REVISE NAFTA ORIGIN RULES; STILL [...] (C) According to Mexico's top trade official, many of the NAFTA's provisions need to be updated, and she wants North American political leaders to consider re-opening the chapters dealing with market access, rules of origin, and customs treatment, despite the political challenges such an initi [...] | 2007-02-12 16:37:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAGR ECON MX |
07MEXICO694 | LABOR UNIONS LOBBY FOR EMERGENCY INCREASE IN THE [...] SUMMARY: On December 20, 2006, Mexico,s National Commission on Minimum Wages (CNSM),an agency within the GOM,s Labor Secretariat, announced a wage increase of 3.9 percent for 2007. This wage increase was hailed by Mexico,s private sector but only reluctantly accepted by the country,s organi [...] | 2007-02-13 16:55:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV PINR SOCI MX |
07MEXICO695 | MEXICO'S PRI PONDERS A PERILOUS FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: A divided and debilitated Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) will conduct internal elections on February 18 to select a new party President and Secretary-General. While five slates of candidates are SIPDIS contending for the party leadership, only two have any real chanc [...] | 2007-02-13 16:55:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR MX |
07MEXICO719 | OAXACA CRISIS FADES THOUGH TENSIONS REMAIN [...] (C) Begin Summary: Oaxaca is slowly returning to normal after more than eight months of political, social, and economic crisis, although underlying tensions--particularly in Oaxaca City--remain significant and could reignite conflict if one of the sides makes a serious miscalculation. Visible [...] | 2007-02-14 17:32:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ELAB PHUM MX |
07MEXICO777 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, FEBRUARY 10 - FEBRUARY 16 [...] (U) Missouri Governor Matt Blunt promoted the Kansas City Smart Port on a visit to Mexico City February 12. The Embassy worked successfully to ensure Mexico included petroleum products when it approved a third track of NAFTA rule changes this week, thereby facilitating trade worth roughly US [...] | 2007-02-16 16:25:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL |
07MEXICO804 | MISSOURI GOVERNOR PROMOTES SMART PORT [...] (SBU) The Governor of Missouri visited Mexico City with a delegation to discuss the Kansas City Smart Port, a proposed Mexican government customs house in Kansas City. The group met with Ambassador Garza, Embassy representatives, the Secretary of Finance accompanied by representatives from [...] | 2007-02-16 20:59:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN ELTN ETRD EINV MX |
07MEXICO824 | UNSCR 1737 DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-16 23:19:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KNNP EFIN ETTC IR MX |
07MEXICO837 | EMBASSY'S SPECIAL 301 RECOMMENDATION FOR MEXICO [...] Summary: Embassy recommends that Mexico remain on the Special 301 Watch List for 2007. Mexico's federal government has made greater efforts to combat piracy and counterfeiting over the past year, but serious obstacles to effective enforcement remain. The new Calderon administration has decla [...] | 2007-02-20 20:26:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON MX |
07MEXICO847 | PRD AIRS DIRTY LAUNDRY AT NATIONAL COUNCIL MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 10-11, delegates of the Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) gathered for their annual National Executive Council (CEN) meeting to discuss their strategy for the 2007 state elections. The high-level meeting quickly devolved into a strident clash over a single is [...] | 2007-02-21 13:33:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
07MEXICO859 | DISSIDENTS IN SOCIAL SECURITY WORKERS, UNION RENEW [...] SUMMARY: In October 2006, the National Union of Social Security Workers (SNTSS) held a national convention to elect new union leadership. Despite obvious voting irregularities and ultimately violence, the election results were nevertheless confirmed by the administration of Mexico,s then ou [...] | 2007-02-21 17:15:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PHUM PINR MX |
07MEXICO860 | PRD AIRS DIRTY LAUNDRY AT NATIONAL COUNCIL MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 10-11, delegates of the Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) gathered for their annual National Executive Council (CEN) meeting to discuss their strategy for the 2007 state elections. The high-level meeting quickly devolved into a strident clash over a single is [...] | 2007-02-21 17:16:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
07MEXICO863 | STATE GOVERNOR ACCUSES FORMER PRESIDENT OF [...] SUMMARY: During a recent radio interview the state Governor of Coahuila accused the former president of Mexico of pressuring him in 2006 to falsely accuse the then head of the national miners union of culpability in a mine explosion which left 65 workers dead. The Governor claims the former p [...] | 2007-02-21 19:49:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PHUM PINR MEX |
07MEXICO869 | PRI ELECTS BEATRIZ PAREDES AS PARTY PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) Summary: As the pundits and polls predicted, Beatriz Paredes, a former PRI Secretary General, Senator, Deputy and Tlaxcala state Governor, easily defeated her rivals in the race for the PRI party presidency, with a margin of better than two-to-one over her nearest rival, former Senate P [...] | 2007-02-21 21:03:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
07MEXICO871 | NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP OUTREACH MEETING TO MEXICO [...] (SBU) Summary: During outreach meetings with GOM officials, representatives of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) were told that Mexico would like to join the NSG. This visit followed an NSG "Troika" (current, past, and future NSG chairs) outreach visit to Mexico in January 2006. The Chairman [...] | 2007-02-21 21:07:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA ENRG KNNP PARP TRGY MX |
07MEXICO921 | FEDERAL CIVIL SERVANTS UNION REELECTS LEADER AND [...] SUMMARY: On February 16, Mexico,s federal civil service union federation, (the Federation of Unions of State Workers ) FSTSE),held a national convention to elect, or more specifically, unanimously reelect its Secretary General, Joel Ayala Almeida. This will be Ayala,s third term as the natio [...] | 2007-02-23 17:59:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV PINR MX |
07MEXICO936 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, FEBRUARY 16 - FEBRUARY 23 [...] (SBU) The Chamber of Deputies approved a bill that provides for up to 40 years in prison for those convicted of financing terrorist activities. President Calderon tried to address criticism of the January 2008 final opening of the agricultural market under NAFTA by extending and expanding far [...] | 2007-02-23 22:55:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL |
07MEXICO939 | KEY ECONOMIC THEMES FOR THE MARCH VISIT OF [...] (C) The President,s visit comes at critical time as the new Mexican government seeks to set and implement its priorities across many fields. Our common border with Mexico gives us strong common interests, including security and North American economic success. The United States has a great [...] | 2007-02-23 23:05:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP ECON MX |
07MEXICO961 | TERRORIST FINANCE: EMBASSY RAISED PROBLEM OF [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-26 21:54:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER MX |
07MEXICO963 | MEXICO'S LOWER HOUSE APPROVES ANTI-TERROR BILL [...] (SBU) Mexico,s lower house of Congress approved a bill on February 20, 2007 that provides up to 40 years imprisonment for people convicted of financing terrorist groups. The bill, approved 413-12 with six abstentions, establishes terrorism financing and international terrorism as serious crim [...] | 2007-02-26 22:08:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB ENRG MX PGOV PREL |
07MEXICO965 | DHS SECRETARY CHERTOFF IN MEXICO, FEBRUARY 15-16: [...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary Chertoff's February 15 meetings with GOM Interior (Gobernacion) officials occasioned broad-ranging discussions of ongoing bilateral cooperation and yielded several specific proposals to broaden it, including: --A commitment to work together closely in shaping and [...] | 2007-02-26 22:17:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER SNAR |
07MEXICO966 | DHS SECRETARY FEBRUARY 15TH MEETING WITH MEXICO'S [...] (SBU) During a two-day trip to Mexico City, Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff met February 15 with Mexican Secretary of Finance and Public Credit Agustin Carstens. Both secretaries reaffirmed long-standing cooperation between the U.S. and Mexican customs officials. 2. (SBU [...] | 2007-02-26 22:18:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER SNAR MX |
07MEXICO983 | SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S MEETINGS WITH ATTORNEY [...] (SBU) During a two-day trip to Mexico City, Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff met February 16 with Mexican Secretary of Public Security Genaro Garcia Luna. Secretary Chertoff and senior Department of Homeland Security SIPDIS (DHS) staff heard Medina Mora outline plans to impr [...] | 2007-02-27 16:04:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTE SNAR MX |
07QXICO3307 | MEXICO 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION CLAIMS - PART 2 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-25 13:32:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV MX |
08MEXICO1000 | CONGRESSIONAL STAFFERS DESCEND ON MEXICO TO [...] (U) Summary. Congressional staffers from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and the House Appropriation Committee visited Mexico the week of March 24 to discuss the Merida Initiative with government officials and representatives of civil society. [...] | 2008-04-07 11:40:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MASS KCRM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1001 | CONGRESSIONAL STAFFERS DESCEND ON MEXICO TO [...] (U) Summary. Congressional staffers from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and the House Appropriation Committee visited Mexico the week of March 24 to discuss the Merida Initiative with government officials and representatives of civil society. [...] | 2008-04-07 11:41:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MASS KCRM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1003 | MEXICO NORMALIZES RELATIONS WITH CUBA [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa visited Cuba March 13 normalizing relations between the two that had chilled considerably in the course of the Fox administration. Espinosa pointedly decided not to meet with the Cuban dissident community and it appears human rights were likel [...] | 2008-04-07 14:13:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINR KDEM ETRD ETTC MX CU |
08MEXICO1005 | MX #2008-096, DOJ/ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DOJ/ATF, on 10th Annual International Fugitive Investigators Conference, April 23, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights [...] | 2008-04-07 16:38:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1010 | MX #2008-098, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Preservacion De La Evidencia, April 23, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...] | 2008-04-07 21:34:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1019 | MEXICAN RESPONSE - BRV CEMENT NATIONALIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary. President Hugo Chavez announced April 3 that the BRV would nationalize the cement industry. On April 7, Venezuelan Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez announced that foreign companies will be allowed to maintain a minority stake. Mexican company Cementos Mexicanos (Cemex) is the large [...] | 2008-04-07 23:34:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD MX VE |
08MEXICO1031 | Presidential Advisors Discuss CalderonQs Social [...] (SBU) On April 6, President Calderon once again publicly explained how fighting poverty is the top economic goal of his Administration. In Ref A, Post explains President CalderonQs overall strategy for alleviating poverty, which includes macroeconomic stability, increased trade and foreign inv [...] | 2008-04-08 18:22:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SENV ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
08MEXICO1039 | SCENE SETTER FOR THE VISIT TO MEXICO OF AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Welcome to Mexico City. Mexico is key to USG success in combating a wide array of transnational security threats which undermine our ability to confront global terrorism. A stew of widespread criminality, drug trafficking, corruption and impunity has created an enabling environment for [...] | 2008-04-08 21:10:00 | Embassy Mexico | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON IR KCRM KNNP MNUC MX PGOV PREL SNAR MASS |
08MEXICO104 | SCEENSETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL CUELLAR TO [...] Welcome to Mexico City and Matamoros. Mexico is key to USG success in combating the trafficking of drugs, persons, arms and precursors, terrorism, and other transnational threats. Since entering office last December, Felipe Calderon's government has moved with unprecedented speed to improve [...] | 2008-01-16 19:30:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM ECON MASS MX |
08MEXICO1040 | PAN PARTY PRESIDENT FOCUSED ON ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. In his 3/12 meeting with the Ambassador, PAN Party President German Martinez focused on internal party politics and 2009 elections for the House of Deputies and Governors for a number of key states. Martinez expressed concern about the flow of drug money into election campaign [...] | 2008-04-08 21:10:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM KCOR KCRM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1049 | C O R R E C T E D C O P Y Presidential Advisors Discuss [...] (SBU) On April 6, President Calderon once again publicly explained how fighting poverty is the top economic goal of his Administration. In Ref A, Post explains President Calderon's overall strategy for alleviating poverty, which includes macroeconomic stability, increased trade and foreign inve [...] | 2008-04-08 22:18:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SENV ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
08MEXICO1051 | MX #2008-099, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Basic Narcotics Course, 4/24/2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests th [...] | 2008-04-09 12:32:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1063 | THE GOM'S FEDERAL POLICE REFORM PLANS AND [...] (U) On February 27, Emboffs met with Hector Sanchez from the Public Security Secretariat's (SSP) Office of International Relations to learn more about the GOM's police reforms and SSP's restructuring plans. This cable outlines the seven goals/guidelines that constitute SSP's "bible" for where the [...] | 2008-04-09 19:17:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX |
08MEXICO1072 | CALDERON INTRODUCES ENERGY REFORM [...] (U) Secretary Kessel delivered in the evening of April 8th the Administration's energy proposal, signed by President Calderon, to the "secretario tecnico" of the Senate, Victor Orduna Munoz. The proposal will be presented to the full Senate on April 10 and will be sent to the Energy, Finance, [...] | 2008-04-10 14:14:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON MX |
08MEXICO1082 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE [...] (SBU) On behalf of the U.S. Mission, let me warmly welcome you to Mexico City. Your visit comes at a key juncture, as Mexico's military takes stock of its role in Mexico and the world -- and looks at its evolving relationship with its U.S. counterpart in light of ongoing challenges and new [...] | 2008-04-10 19:12:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | MX OVIP PGOV PINR PREL PTER SNAR |
08MEXICO1090 | MX #2008-101, DOJ/ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DOJ/ATF, on 10th Annual International Fugitive Investigators Conference, April 25, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights [...] | 2008-04-11 13:26:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1097 | VISITING FINCEN DIRECTOR DISCUSSES ANTI-MONEY [...] (U) This is a joint message from Embassy Mexico City and FinCEN. 2. (SBU) Summary: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Director James H. Freis, Jr. visited Mexico City 19-23 February to meet with senior Mexican officials and address a joint FinCEN-FIU strategic analysis training [...] | 2008-04-11 17:18:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETRD KTFN PTER MX |
08MEXICO1104 | MEXICO SEEKS TO TURN THE PAGE ON CORRUPTION [...] (U) Summary. Turning the page on Mexico's endemic corruption problem is an essential component of President Calderon's efforts to combat organized crime. The Public Administration Secretariat (SFP),created by the Fox administration is at the center of efforts, coordinating a network of IG [...] | 2008-04-11 22:10:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCOR MASS KCRM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1113 | MX #2008-102, DOJ/ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DOJ/ATF, on Firearms Identification, April 28, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and r [...] | 2008-04-14 18:13:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1120 | MX #2008-103, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Intelligence Basic Officer Course, 4/29/2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...] | 2008-04-14 21:27:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1132 | CROC MEETING IN MONTERREY MENDS SOME POLITICAL [...] Summary: On April 4-5, the CROC (Revolutionary Confederation of Workers and Campesinos) held its 55 th National Council Meeting in the northern Mexican industrial city of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon. The CROC is perhaps the third largest labor federation in the country and its Monterrey meeting was [...] | 2008-04-15 16:45:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI PHUM PINR MX |
08MEXICO1133 | LEADER OF NUEVO LEON TEACHERS UNION VIGOROUSLY [...] Summary: Mission Mexico personnel recently met with Juan Antonio Rodriguez Gonzalez, the head of Section 21 of the teachers, union in the northern state of Nuevo Leon. Section 21 is a part of the National Teachers Union (SNTE) whose members are federal civil service employees. Over the cours [...] | 2008-04-15 16:49:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI PINR MX |
08MEXICO1138 | MX #2008-105, STATE/RSO LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from STATE/RSO, on VIP Protection Training, May 5, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and re [...] | 2008-04-16 16:06:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1141 | MX #2008-106, STATE/RSO LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from STATE/RSO, on VIP Protection Overview, May 12, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and r [...] | 2008-04-16 20:46:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1142 | MX #2008-107, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on SOCOM Conference, May 12, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests that [...] | 2008-04-16 20:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1150 | MEXICAN PRESIDENT CALLS FOR OVERHAUL OF [...] (SBU) Mexican President Felipe Calderon and teacher union leader Elba Esther Gordillo Morales this week agreed to work together to pass much-needed educational reform. Specific reform proposals have not been announced, only general calls to improve ways to evaluate teachers, teacher training, [...] | 2008-04-16 22:14:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB MX |
08MEXICO1154 | MX #2008-108, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Interviewing Techniques on Sexual Assault, May 2, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed [...] | 2008-04-17 19:02:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO116 | MX #2008-007, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on UH-60 Qualifications Course, February 1, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...] | 2008-01-17 15:39:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1163 | MX #2008-109, DOJ/ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DOJ/ATF, on DOJ/ATF, May 5, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests that the d [...] | 2008-04-18 16:49:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1164 | MX #2008-110, LEGAT LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from LEGAT, on Advanced Anti-Gang Course, May 19, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and req [...] | 2008-04-18 16:49:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1171 | MX #2008- 111, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Counterdrug Operations Spanish, 6/19/2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and req [...] | 2008-04-18 20:59:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1187 | MX #2008-112, ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ATF, on Taking Clear Fingerprints course, May 19, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below an [...] | 2008-04-21 18:06:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1188 | MX #2008-113, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Intel Officer, Basic, May 7, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests th [...] | 2008-04-21 18:07:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1195 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL MICHAEL THOMPSON + 3 [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Representative Michael Thompson (D-CA),Mr. Curtis Flood, Mr. Larry Hannauer, and Ms. Meghann Courter for travel to Mexico City from April 24-26, 2008. 2. Post control officer for the visit is Political Officer Frank Penirian, telephone [...] | 2008-04-21 21:14:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN MX |
08MEXICO1204 | MX #2008-114, LEGAT LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from LEGAT, on Taking Clear Fingerprints course, May 19, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below [...] | 2008-04-22 16:27:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1214 | MX #2008-115, DOJ/ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DOJ/ATF, on Firearms Identification course, May 9, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below a [...] | 2008-04-23 14:09:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1215 | SAN DIEGO/BAJA MISSION ADVOCATES FOR BORDER DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) The San Diego/Baja California Mission to Mexico, sponsored by the Mexico Business Center and the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, met Mexican government officials and analysts during their third annual visit, including Mexican President Calderon; Economy Secretary Eduardo Sojo Guille [...] | 2008-04-23 17:50:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON MX |
08MEXICO1216 | MX #2008-116, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Helicopter Crew Chief course, May 12, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and re [...] | 2008-04-23 21:17:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1220 | MEXICO ON THE US-EU PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-23 23:14:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN PHUM PREL MX |
08MEXICO1226 | MX #2008-117, DOJ LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DOJ, on The Investigation and Prosecution of Human Trafficking Cases course, May 9, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights [...] | 2008-04-24 15:25:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1248 | MEXICAN AUTHORITIES SEARCH FOR DIRTY WAR VICTIMS [...] Summary: Mexico waged a sporadic campaign against leftist groups in the late 60s thru the early 80s that reportedly produced the disappearance of hundreds. Relatives of those who disappeared have long insisted on justice and demanded the remains of their family members be returned to them. A [...] | 2008-04-25 18:38:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | CA KCRM MX PGOV PHUM PREL |
08MEXICO1255 | MX #2008-118, STATE/RSO LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from STATE/RSO, on VIP Protection Training, May 12, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and r [...] | 2008-04-25 21:52:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO126 | MEXICAN FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES MOVE [...] SUMMARY: On January 11, several hundred federal and state policemen in the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora stormed the approximately 1300 striking workers at the Cananea copper mine. The strike at the Cananea mine began in July 2007. GOM federal labor authorities have previously used min [...] | 2008-01-17 16:38:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PHUM PGOV PINR MX |
08MEXICO1271 | AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW OF PRESIDENT CALDERON'S [...] (SBU) Econoffs met with several contacts associated with the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) in recent months to better understand how they view the Calderon administration,s management of economic policy. Although these contacts generally agree with the Calderon government about what ne [...] | 2008-04-28 19:56:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB PINT PGOV MX |
08MEXICO1272 | RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - [...] (U) This cable is Mexico City's response to Ref A regarding how rising food and agricultural commodity prices have affected Mexico. DEMAND ------ 2. (U) Prices of staple Mexican crops -- such as corn, beans, and chicken -- have varied by commodity. For example, increases have been seen [...] | 2008-04-28 21:03:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAGR MX |
08MEXICO1291 | MX #2008-119, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Search and Rescue course, May 13, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and reques [...] | 2008-04-29 17:01:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1295 | MX #2008-120, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Homicide Investigation course, May 15, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and r [...] | 2008-04-29 18:39:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO13 | MEXICO ESTABLISHES DAILY MINIMUM WAGE FOR 2008 [...] SUMMARY: On Saturday December 22, Mexico,s government announced the establishment of the country,s daily minimum wage for 2008. Mexico,s minimum wage is set annually by a Commission under the auspices of the GOM,s Labor Secretariat at the end of each calendar year. This year the Commission [...] | 2008-01-04 16:26:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON SOCI PINR PGOV MX |
08MEXICO130 | MX #2008-008, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Search and Rescue course, February 4, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and re [...] | 2008-01-17 21:43:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1300 | MEXICAN PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES STRATEGY TO COMBAT [...] (U) SUMMARY: President Felipe Calderon on April 28 announced a new strategy to tackle poverty and social inequalities in Mexico called "Vivir Mejor" ("To Live Better"). This strategy serves as an umbrella for coordinating and improving existing social programs. On the positive side, this st [...] | 2008-04-29 20:49:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN EINT ETRD MX |
08MEXICO1302 | MEXICO WRESTLING WITH CUBAN MIGRATION [...] (SBU) Summary. In FY 2007, 11,625 Cubans reached the U.S. southwest border via Mexico. While some entered Mexico legally, the majority entered illegally by way of the Yucatan Channel -- a much less patrolled route than the Straits of Florida to the north. Until recently, Mexico had enforce [...] | 2008-04-29 22:01:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR PREF KCRM MX CU |
08MEXICO1316 | VERACRUZ SUGAR CANE PRODUCERS AND LABOR LEADERS [...] SUMMARY: During a recent visit to the eastern costal state of Veracruz Mission Mexico,s Labor Counselor met with a variety of labor leaders, sugar cane producers as well as some state and local government officials. The meetings with government officials were fairly routine courtesy calls wit [...] | 2008-04-30 19:30:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON CVIS SOCI EAGR PGOV PINR MX |
08MEXICO1317 | MX #2008-121, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Document Fraud course, May 14, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests [...] | 2008-04-30 20:27:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1319 | MX #2008-122, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Crisis Management, May 14, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests that [...] | 2008-04-30 20:29:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1321 | MX #2008-123, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Anti-Terrorism Level and II and Special Reaction course, May 30, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the in [...] | 2008-04-30 20:29:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1323 | MX #2008-124, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Anti Terrorism Level I and II course, May 30, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed belo [...] | 2008-04-30 20:30:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1331 | SCENESETTER FOR USUNVIE AMBASSADOR SCHULTE, MAY 6-8 [...] (SBU) On behalf of the U.S. Mission, let me warmly welcome you to Mexico City. We understand you would like to focus your visit on conveying U.S concerns as relate to Iran's failure to meet its obligations to the UN. You will find that Mexico shares our concerns but your visit should offer [...] | 2008-05-02 12:46:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KCRM PARM UN IR MX |
08MEXICO1333 | MEXICO EAGER FOR TANGIBLE PROGRESS ON AGP AND [...] (SBU) Top Mexican trade officials are anxious to register concrete progress on the Alliance for Growth and Prosperity (AGP) and the Joint Border Facilitation Working Group (BFWG) before the end of President Bush's second term. They also want to institutionalize these sorts of cooperative stru [...] | 2008-05-02 18:35:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PBTS KTEX EAGR MX |
08MEXICO1346 | MX #2008-126, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on CT Fellowship, June 9, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests that the [...] | 2008-05-06 19:48:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1366 | MX #2008-127, DEA EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from DEA, on SIU Advanced School, May 18, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before May 18, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post possesses no cred [...] | 2008-05-07 21:57:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1367 | MX #2008-127, DEA EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from DEA, on SIU Advanced School, May 18, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before May 18, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post possesses no cred [...] | 2008-05-07 21:58:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1371 | MX #2008-128, DHS/ICE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DHS/ICE, on Cyber Crimes Training, June 06, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requ [...] | 2008-05-08 16:04:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO138 | MEXICAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS COOPERATION ON ENERGY [...] (SBU) Representatives from the Department of Energy (DOE),the Department of Homeland Security (DHS),and Embassy Mexico met with Mexican Secretariat of Energy officials, as well as Senior Executives from Pemex, the Mexican oil and gas monopoly, and the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) on [...] | 2008-01-18 17:55:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET MX |
08MEXICO1410 | MX #2008-130, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Curso de Justicia Restauriva, May 26, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...] | 2008-05-09 20:36:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1411 | MX #2008-125, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Foreign Purchaser course, May 21, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and reques [...] | 2008-05-09 21:00:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1413 | MX2008-129, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on MALLET, May 29, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests that the depar [...] | 2008-05-09 21:37:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO142 | FDI IN MEXICO: 2007 GREAT, WHAT ABOUT 2008? [...] Summary: FDI inflows to Mexico for the first three quarters of 2007 topped USD 18 billion and are expected to reach USD 23 billion for CY2007. At the same time, Mexico fell three slots in investment confidence as other countries surpassed it in investment attractiveness. CY2008 will likely se [...] | 2008-01-18 19:24:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON PGOV MX |
08MEXICO1421 | MEXICO UPDATE ON THE US-EU PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] (SBU) Poloff stressed again with Armando Vivanco Castellanos, the Foreign Ministry's Deputy Director General for Human Rights and Democracy, on May 12, the importance the U.S. attached to support for the US-EU sponsored Prisoners of Conscience Declaration at the upcoming UNGA meeting. He assur [...] | 2008-05-12 15:44:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN PHUM PREL MX |
08MEXICO1422 | MEXICO DEMARCHED ON SYRIA'S CLANDESTINE NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-12 16:16:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP DPRK SY IAEA PARM PREL MX |
08MEXICO1432 | MX #2008-133, DOJ/ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DOJ/ATF, on Small Arms and Explosives ID course, May 29, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed b [...] | 2008-05-13 16:26:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1433 | NARCO-VIOLENCE SPIKES, TOP COPS TARGETED [...] (SBU) Organized crime killings in 2008 are up over record numbers last year. Large scale shootouts around the country over the last two weeks have left dozens dead. And the cartels are not only killing each other but going after the police as well. Over the last ten days, assassins have ki [...] | 2008-05-13 16:28:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX |
08MEXICO1435 | MX #2008-132, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on Incident Command System course, May 28, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...] | 2008-05-13 17:04:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1436 | MX #2008-131, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC-083, on Combat & Counterterrorism Coordination Seminar, May 29, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individ [...] | 2008-05-13 17:05:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO144 | MX #2008-009, STATE/ECON LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from State/ECON, on Customs IPR course, February 4, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and r [...] | 2008-01-18 20:06:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1452 | UN HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE CONFIRMS ITS REPRESENTATIVE [...] After weeks of rumors circulating about his imminent departure, Amerigo Incalcaterra, the Representative of the Office of the UN High Commission for Human Rights officially announced plans to leave Mexico. Liliana Valina, Deputy Representative at the UN High Commission told poloff May 9 that [...] | 2008-05-13 22:14:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM UN MX |
08MEXICO1455 | MX 2008-134, U.S. SECRET SERVICE, LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from U.S. Secret Service, on Dignitary Protective Seminar, June 4, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals lis [...] | 2008-05-14 16:46:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO146 | CAN AGRICULTURE SECRETARY WEATHER POLITICAL [...] (U) This message is based on Embassy FAS reporting. 2. (SBU) Summary: Agriculture Secretary Cardenas has become the favorite whipping boy of the entire ag community. There was no surprise that the rhetorical heat from NAFTA opponents has risen since the January 1 implementation of the fina [...] | 2008-01-18 20:41:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD PGOV MX |
08MEXICO1461 | PRD INTERNAL ELECTIONS: WINNER DECLARED -- BUT IT [...] (SBU) Summary. Two months after its internal elections, Mexico's Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) is still struggling to identify who won. On April 30, the Party's National Guarantees and Oversight Commission declared Alejandro Encinas, the leader of the Party's United Left Faction (ULF) [...] | 2008-05-14 20:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
08MEXICO1463 | MX 2008-135, U.S. MARSHAL SERVICE, LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from U.S. Marshal Service, on Fugitive Apprehension Techniques Training Course, June 9, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights [...] | 2008-05-14 21:40:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1473 | MX 2008-136, ODC, LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Interagency Coordination & Combating Terrorism (ICCT),May 30, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the indi [...] | 2008-05-15 15:52:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1484 | MX 2008-137, NAS, LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Interviewing Techniques, June 2, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before June 2, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post possesses no [...] | 2008-05-16 13:37:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1487 | SCENE SETTER FOR THE VISIT TO MEXICO OF FBI DEPUTY [...] (U) Welcome to Mexico City. Mexico is key to USG success in combating a wide array of transnational security threats which undermine our ability to confront global terrorism. A stew of widespread criminality, drug trafficking, corruption and impunity has created an enabling environment for a variet [...] | 2008-05-16 14:54:00 | Embassy Mexico | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1502 | MX #2008-138, FBI EXPEDITE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on Incident Command System, June 2, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before June 2, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post possesses no [...] | 2008-05-16 21:46:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1504 | ANALYSTS DISCUSS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS IN MEXICO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Market analysts are relatively upbeat about prospects for the Mexican economy due in part to high oil prices and domestic demand. Consumer price inflation is expected to increase again in May and June, and then begin falling slowly. Several local observers believe a watered d [...] | 2008-05-19 12:21:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINT MX |
08MEXICO151 | MEXICO ON THE PARTNERSHIP FOR DEMOCRATIC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-18 22:31:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV POL PREL PHUM KDEM WHA MX |
08MEXICO1514 | MX #2008-140, ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ATF, on Firearms ID & Trafficking, June 4, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and reque [...] | 2008-05-19 20:30:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1519 | MX #2008-141, ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ATF, on Firearms ID & Trafficking, June 4, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and reque [...] | 2008-05-19 20:38:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO152 | MEXICO'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- PART 2 OF 2 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-22 16:19:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | OPIC KTDB USTR EINV MX |
08MEXICO1523 | MEXICO PUBLICLY PUSHES FOR PROGRESS ON [...] (U) In a May 14 briefing to the Trade and Investment Committe of the American Chamber of Commerce in Mexico, Mexican Under Secretary of International Trade Negotiations for the Ministry of Economy Beatriz Leycegui urged the business community to support GOM efforts to improve the competitivene [...] | 2008-05-20 12:27:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PBTS KTEX EAGR MX |
08MEXICO1533 | MEXICO IPR UPDATE - APRIL 2008 [...] (U) This cable reports on Mexican reaction to the Special 301 2008 report on Mexico and the following recent IPR-related developments in Mexico: the "International Forum on IPR and the Judiciary" event held in Cancun in February and the establishment of a specialized IPR tribunal to review adm [...] | 2008-05-20 20:57:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON MX |
08MEXICO1537 | MX #2008-145, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Span Aviator UH-60-FS, June 6, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests [...] | 2008-05-21 15:31:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1538 | MX #2008-144, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on SET/Ranger, June 4, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests that the d [...] | 2008-05-21 15:31:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1540 | CALDERON AND GORDILLO COOPERATE ON EDUCATION REFORM [...] (SBU) On May 15, Teacher's Day in Mexico, President Calderon unveiled the "Alliance for Quality Education" aimed at improving education quality, school infrastructure and teachers' skills based on five pillars: modernization of schools, renewal of teachers' selection and promotion processes, i [...] | 2008-05-21 17:05:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN EAGR PINR PGOV MX |
08MEXICO1542 | MX #2008-142, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Crisis Management, June 23, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests tha [...] | 2008-05-21 17:06:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1543 | MX #2008-143, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Criminal Investigation Techniques, June 13, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below [...] | 2008-05-21 17:07:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1544 | MX #2008-139, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Pasantia para Policias Ministeriales del Estado de Morelos, June 30, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by t [...] | 2008-05-21 17:07:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1552 | MX #2008-146, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on ICTT Seminar, June 2, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before June 2, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post possesses no credible evid [...] | 2008-05-21 21:33:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1564 | MX #2008-147, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Interviewing Techniques Seminar, June 5, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...] | 2008-05-22 16:20:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1565 | MX #2008-148, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Crisis Management, June 5, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests that [...] | 2008-05-22 16:20:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1575 | MX #2008-149, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Counter Drug Operations, June 20, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and reques [...] | 2008-05-22 20:13:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1582 | MEXICO ON U.S. CANDIDATE AMBASSADOR SWING FOR IOM [...] (SBU) Poloff encouraged Mexico per Ref (A) to support the candidacy of Ambassador Swing for IOM General Secretary in speaking May 22 to the Deputy Director General for UN-Related Security and Legal Issues at the Foreign Secretariat (SRE),Julian Juarez Cadenas. Juarez noted that the U.S. Perm [...] | 2008-05-22 21:14:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG MX |
08MEXICO1600 | MX #2008-150, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Expeditionary Warfare Course, June 23, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and r [...] | 2008-05-27 12:36:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1604 | MX #2008-151, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Marco Juridico Nacional e Internacional para combater, sancionar e identificar la Trata de Personas en Mexico, June 11, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credib [...] | 2008-05-27 16:22:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1608 | MX #2008-152, U.S. MARSHAL SERVICE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from U.S. Marshal Service, on Fugitive Apprehension Techniques Training Course, June 11, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights [...] | 2008-05-27 17:00:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1613 | MIGRATION, VIOLENCE AND OAXACA,S ECONOMY [...] Summary: Concerns about domestic violence, migration and Oaxaca's failing economy collide in Oaxaca where poloff met with state government officials, indigenous human rights organizations and local artisans to discuss current problems during a recent visit. State government officials were co [...] | 2008-05-27 22:06:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | CA EAID ECON MX PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG |
08MEXICO1617 | MX #2008-153, ICE EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from ICE, on BEST Conference, June 9, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before June 9, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post possesses no credible ev [...] | 2008-05-28 16:48:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1618 | MX #2008-154, ICE EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from ICE, on BEST Conference, June 9, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before June 9, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post possesses no credible ev [...] | 2008-05-28 16:59:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1619 | MX #2008-155, DHS EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from DHS, on BEST Conference, June 9, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before June 9, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post possesses no credible ev [...] | 2008-05-28 17:00:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1633 | MX #2008-159, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Criminal Investigation Course, June 16, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...] | 2008-05-28 21:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1634 | ADDRESSING MEXICO'S PROBLEMATIC RESOLUTIONS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-28 22:25:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | IR KNNP MNUC MX PARM |
08MEXICO1635 | MX #2008-156, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on MS13 Gang Training, June 13, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests th [...] | 2008-05-29 12:19:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1646 | MX #2008-160, ICE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ICE, on ICEATT Undercover Training Program, June 13, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below [...] | 2008-05-29 20:54:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1647 | MX #2008-160, ICE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ICE, on ICEATT Undercover Training Program, June 13, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below [...] | 2008-05-29 20:55:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1649 | U.S-MEXICO TALKS ON IAEA, DOMESTIC NUCLEAR ISSUE [...] (SBU) Summary. Mexican Foreign Ministry officials meeting with the U.S. Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Ambassador Greg Schulte conveyed general support for U.S. views on challenges facing the IAEA. Mexico shares our concern about Iran's nuclear activities [...] | 2008-05-29 21:06:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PARM ENRG TRGY IAEA UN IR MX |
08MEXICO1653 | MX #2008-158, RSO LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from RSO, on VIP Protection Training Course, June 16, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...] | 2008-05-30 14:59:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1655 | MX #2008-161, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Antiterrorism Level I & II, Special Reaction, June 13, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals li [...] | 2008-05-30 16:59:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1659 | MX #2008-163, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Basic Language Instructor Course, June 13, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below a [...] | 2008-05-30 20:55:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1671 | CALDERON ANNOUNCES PLAN TO ADDRESS RISING FOOD [...] (U) The Embassy Foreign Agricultural Service Section contributed to this report, which responds to questions posed in REF A. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The rising cost of food in Mexico is provoking concerns of another possible outbreak of the sort of political unrest caused by last year' [...] | 2008-05-30 20:57:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON ENRG PGOV MX |
08MEXICO1674 | MEXICO REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) Post supports continued waiver of Title III provisions of the Libertad Act for Mexico. Trade between the countries decreased by 10% in 2007. The Government of Mexico (GOM) reached a debt settlement with Cuba that was the first step towards normalizing relations which had turned markedly c [...] | 2008-06-02 16:58:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU MX |
08MEXICO1675 | MX #2008-157, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on Cyber & Forensic Computer Training, June 27, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below [...] | 2008-06-02 17:01:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1677 | MX #2008-164, U.S. Secret Service EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from U.S. Secret Service, on Dignitary Protective Seminar, June 16, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before June 16, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. [...] | 2008-06-02 17:02:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1682 | MX #2008-165, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on Basic Interview/Interrogation and Defensive Tactics Course, June 13, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the [...] | 2008-06-02 21:51:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO17 | MX #2008-002, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Information Operations course, January 25, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below a [...] | 2008-01-04 20:02:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1728 | MX #2008-166, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Pasantia para Policias Ministeriales del Edo. De Baja California, June 24, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human right [...] | 2008-06-06 18:23:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1749 | MX #2008-169, FBI EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on Basic Interview/Interrogation and Defensive Tactics Course, June 17, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before June 17, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX gu [...] | 2008-06-09 20:36:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1766 | WEAKENING OF GULF, SINALOA CARTELS GENERATES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-09 21:58:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX |
08MEXICO1771 | MX #2008- 168, DEA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DEA, on Commando School, June 30, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests that [...] | 2008-06-10 16:05:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1774 | MX #2008-171, DEA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DEA, on Chemical Precursor Investigations, June 26, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below [...] | 2008-06-10 16:16:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1777 | INTER-PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE DIALOGUE TAMES [...] Summary. The Mexican press has been consumed over much of the last two weeks with criticism of potential "conditions" attached to legislation being considered by the U.S. Congress in the debate over the Merida Initiative. Senior Mexican government officials and Congressional leaders alike have [...] | 2008-06-10 18:36:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SNAR KCRM PHUM MASS MX |
08MEXICO1778 | MX #2008-170, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on ILEA Advanced Law Enforcement Course, on June 25, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed [...] | 2008-06-10 19:27:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1779 | MEXICAN BANKERS DISCUSS ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING [...] (SBU) Summary. During roundtable discussions with Embassy officials, bank compliance officers said their institutions base their anti-money laundering (AML) and combating terrorism financing (CTF) practices on international standards. They commented on how difficult it can be to stop illicit [...] | 2008-06-10 21:11:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER MX |
08MEXICO1784 | MX #2008-172, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on ILEA Advanced Law Enforcement, June 25, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...] | 2008-06-11 16:17:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1795 | MX #2008-174, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on SP Aviation Safety Mgt CN, June 25, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requ [...] | 2008-06-11 22:24:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1799 | MX #2008-173, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Span Maint Mgr CN 1004, June 30, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and request [...] | 2008-06-12 16:58:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1800 | PUEBLA ONCE AGAIN THE SITE OF INTENSE DISPUTE [...] Summary: The central Mexican state of Puebla is once again the site of a bitter dispute between two labor groups competing for control of a collective bargaining contract at &Mexmode8, a sport clothing manufacturer. In this latest instance of conflict between workers, groups the competing pa [...] | 2008-06-12 16:58:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV PINR MX |
08MEXICO1810 | MEXICO AND CHINA AGREE ON PHASED LOWERING OF [...] (U) Mexico and China avoided a serious trade impasse by reaching an agreement on a transitioned approach to eliminating and/or reducing Mexican anti-dumping (AD) duties on a wide range of Chinese manufactured imports. Assuming the deal is approved by the Mexican Senate (as expected),Mexico w [...] | 2008-06-12 20:06:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV KTEX PINS MX CH |
08MEXICO1811 | MX #2008-175, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Resolve to Stop Violence Program and Probation Departments and Pretrial Services, June 30, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations [...] | 2008-06-12 20:07:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1822 | MX #2008-177, DEA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DEA, on Jungla Commando Course, July 01, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and request [...] | 2008-06-13 21:29:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1823 | MX #2008-176, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Basic Narcotics, June 30, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests that [...] | 2008-06-13 21:29:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO183 | MINERS STRIKE FOR BETTER WAGES IN CHIHUAHUA [...] SUMMARY: The month of January is proving to be a difficult one for the National Union of Miners and Metalworkers of the Mexican Republic (SNTMMSRM),the country,s oldest and largest miners union. On January 11, authorities forcibly ended a six-month old strike by union Local 65 at the Canane [...] | 2008-01-24 15:17:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV PHUM PINR MX |
08MEXICO1838 | RAISING MEXICAN JUDICIAL AWARENESS ON COMPETITION [...] (U) A U.S. District Court judge spent three days in Mexico discussing criteria used in American courts to adjudicate competition cases. His conversations with Mexican judges, officials, and attorneys highlighted the similarity between the substantive principles that underlie U.S. and Mexican [...] | 2008-06-16 22:00:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV MX |
08MEXICO1839 | MEXICO-CUBA TALKS PRODUCE LITTLE MOVEMENT ON [...] Mexican and Cuban officials met in April to discuss building cooperation on migration issues including combating criminal trafficking rings, resolving an impasse over repatriations, and facilitating the emission of migration documentation. The Foreign Ministry's (SRE) Deputy Director for the [...] | 2008-06-16 22:00:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM SMIG KCRM CU MX |
08MEXICO184 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FINANCE MINISTER CARSTENS [...] (C) In a luncheon with Ambassador Garza on January 18, Finance Minister Agustin Carstens speculated that personnel changes in the Calderon Administration are over for right now. He defended agricultural policies that have helped fuel calls for the ouster of Agricultural Minister Cardenas. Ca [...] | 2008-01-24 15:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV AMGT PINR |
08MEXICO1840 | RAISING MEXICAN JUDICIAL AWARENESS ON COMPETITION [...] (U) A U.S. District Court judge spent three days in Mexico discussing criteria used in American courts to adjudicate competition cases. His conversations with Mexican judges, officials, and attorneys highlighted the similarity between the substantive principles that underlie U.S. and Mexican [...] | 2008-06-16 22:02:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV MX |
08MEXICO1847 | MX #2008-178, ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ATF, on K-9 Recertification, July 03, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests t [...] | 2008-06-17 15:03:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO185 | MX #2008-010, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Escuela Militar de Transmisiones Mexico City, February 25, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individual [...] | 2008-01-24 16:12:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1868 | MEXICO'S STOCK EXCHANGE GOES PUBLIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV) sold a 41% stake of itself in an initial public offering (IPO) on June 12. After four days of trading, shares of the exchange finished 5.5% lower than the initial price set on June 12, losing ground alongside the broader market. Many consider [...] | 2008-06-19 17:51:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON MX |
08MEXICO1869 | TEACHERS AND PETROLEUM WORKERS UNIONS FORM [...] Summary: On May 30 the leaders of Mexico,s National Teachers, Union (SNTE) and the Petroleum Workers Union (STPRM) announced an alliance to promote &A New Labor Policy in Mexico.8 Reportedly, some 40 other unions joined the teachers and the petroleum workers to help advance this proposal. [...] | 2008-06-19 20:50:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ENRG SOCI PINR PGOV PHUM MX |
08MEXICO1873 | MEXICAN SENATOR SANTIAGO CREEL REMOVED AS PAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PAN's surprise removal of the party's Senate Leader June 9 stemmed from dissatisfaction with his ability to win passage of an administration-backed energy reform bill. A party insider and a think tank expert told Poloff that Santiago Creel's poor relationship with the media [...] | 2008-06-20 12:31:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ENRG PINR MX |
08MEXICO1889 | MEXICAN PRESIDENT CALDERON SIGNS CRIMINAL JUSTICE [...] SUMMARY: On Tuesday June 17, 2008 at 8:30am, President Felipe de Jesus Calderon Hinojosa signed the decree promulgating constitutional reforms for criminal justice and public safety. The amendments must now be published in the official gazette, and will become effective 30 days after publicat [...] | 2008-06-20 22:22:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX |
08MEXICO189 | MEXICO ON THE PARTNERSHIP FOR DEMOCRATIC [...] (U) Action Request. See para. 4. 2. (C) Minister Jose Antonio Zabalgoitia, the General Coordinator of Advisors to the Foreign Minister, was reluctant initially about identifying candidates for PDG projects. He thought it would be more appropriate for potential candidates to volunteer [...] | 2008-01-24 20:32:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV POL PREL PHUM KDEM WHA MX |
08MEXICO1895 | MX #2008-180, DEA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DEA, on Sensitive Investigative Unit Basic Course, July 7, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed [...] | 2008-06-23 21:37:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1901 | MX #2008-181, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Financial Investigative Techniques Training, July 10, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals lis [...] | 2008-06-24 14:43:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1907 | MEXICO LAUDS CAFTA-DR TEXTILE CUMULATION AS FIRST [...] (U) Mexico's Economy Secretary and the head of the national textiles chamber praised the impending entry into force of the textiles cumulation provisions in the Dominican Republic-Central America-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) as key to raising Mexican and regional competitiveness (parti [...] | 2008-06-24 20:37:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KTEX PREL ELAB MX CH |
08MEXICO1916 | MEXICO'S HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION: THE GOOD, THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mexico's National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) with its $72 million budget was created in the wake of demands and pressure on Mexico's government to investigate crimes of the "dirty war" and with a mandate to investigate, report and recommend measures to address human rights [...] | 2008-06-25 14:25:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MX PGOV PHUM PREL |
08MEXICO1928 | MEXICO ON THE UPDATED P5+1 PACKAGE FOR IRAN [...] (SBU) Poloff conveyed points and the updated P5 1 package for Iran (reftel) to Julian Juarez Cadenas, the Deputy Director General for UN-Related Security and Legal Issues at the Foreign Secretariat (SRE),on June 20. Juarez commented that he hoped Iran would accept the package and a diplomatic [...] | 2008-06-25 20:58:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PARM IR MX |
08MEXICO1930 | MEXICO ON IRAN PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL [...] (S/NF) Poloff conveyed points June 25 on Iran's participation in international defense expositions (reftel) to Julian Juarez Cadenas, the Deputy Director General for UN-Related Security and Legal Issues at the Foreign Secretariat (SRE). Juarez said the notion of prohibiting Iran from particip [...] | 2008-06-25 21:00:00 | Embassy Mexico | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL MX |
08MEXICO1932 | MEXICO ON SUPPORT FOR IAEA INSPECTION IN SYRIA [...] (S/NF) Poloff conveyed points June 25 on support for IAEA inspections in Syria (reftel) to Julian Juarez Cadenas, the Deputy Director General for UN-Related Security and Legal Issues at the Foreign Secretariat (SRE). Juarez said that Mexico, as one of the members of the IAEA Board of Governors [...] | 2008-06-25 21:01:00 | Embassy Mexico | SECRET//NOFORN | KNNP PREL PARM SY MX |
08MEXICO1947 | MEXICO: MERCURY DEMARCHE [...] On June 23 U.S. Embassy Mexico City ESTH counselor and science specialist met with Teresa Bandala, Director General of International Affairs, and Ives Gomez, Director of the Grey Agenda (Toxic Substance Office),in the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT). They noted th [...] | 2008-06-26 20:18:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO CA MX |
08MEXICO1961 | MX #2008-182, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Medical Assistant Spanish, August 15, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and re [...] | 2008-06-27 14:55:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1962 | MX #2008-183, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Pasantia Policias Ministeriales del Estado de Zacatecas a Chihuahua, July 17, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human ri [...] | 2008-06-27 14:55:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1978 | MX #2008-184, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Critical Lifesaving Skills for First Responders, July 23, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals [...] | 2008-06-30 16:52:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO1982 | MX #2008-185, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on International Dare Conference, July 28, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...] | 2008-06-30 17:05:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO199 | AMBASSADOR LAGON APPLAUDS PROGRESS, IDENTIFIES [...] Summary: On January 9-12, Ambassador Mark P. Lagon, Director, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),met with Mexican immigration officials and NGOs in Tapachula, Chiapas to discuss trafficking in persons (TIP),especially with regard to Central Americans entering Mexi [...] | 2008-01-25 15:26:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | APER ELAB KWMN MX PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG |
08MEXICO2004 | MX #2008-186, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Mobile Training Team - Port Security, July 18, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed bel [...] | 2008-07-01 22:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2017 | BROKEN GLASS AS COMPETING UNIONS CONTEST CONTROL [...] Summary: An extended dispute over which one of two unions would represent the workers at a beer bottle plant in the northern Mexican state of San Luis Potosi (SLP) now appears to be over. The plant in question employs some 800 unionized workers and the two unions involved are the CROC (Revo [...] | 2008-07-02 17:56:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON EIND SOCI PGOV PINR PHUM MX |
08MEXICO202 | MX #2008-011, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Captain's Career--Spanish, February 6, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before February 6, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post poss [...] | 2008-01-25 21:29:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO203 | MX #2008-012, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on C-130 Instructor Pilot, February 11, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and req [...] | 2008-01-25 21:31:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2037 | SCENESETTER FOR UNDERSECRETARY JEFFERY'S VISIT TO [...] (U) My staff and I warmly welcome you to Mexico City. President Calderon recognizes the broad-ranging challenges his country faces and has the vision and political will to address them strategically. He has demonstrated resolve in implementing his key policy objectives: improving security and [...] | 2008-07-03 21:05:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON MX |
08MEXICO2039 | MX #2008-187, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on International Air Weapons Director Training, July 22, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals lis [...] | 2008-07-03 22:03:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2054 | UNITED FARM WORKERS WANT A PIECE OF THE GUEST [...] SUMMARY: The United Farm Workers of America (UFW) sees a real potential for union organizing and growth in Mexico. This is especially true, the UFW concludes, if the next US presidential administration succeeds with some type of immigration reform. Consequently, a little over a year ago the u [...] | 2008-07-03 23:11:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB CVIS EAGR PGOV SOCI PINR MX |
08MEXICO2055 | MX #2008-188, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Naval Staff College, July 22, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests t [...] | 2008-07-07 13:57:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO206 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ECONOMY WITH MEXICAN-BASED U.S. [...] (U) Summary. The Ambassador met with a group of Mexico based executives for U.S. companies to discuss the economic situation in Mexico. The leaders were pleased with the Calderon Administration's performance. They believed energy reform would be less extensive than needed to stem Mexico's de [...] | 2008-01-25 21:32:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG ETRD PGOV MX |
08MEXICO2072 | MEXICO 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-07 22:40:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV MX |
08MEXICO2073 | MEXICO 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-07 22:41:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV MX |
08MEXICO208 | GOM OFFICIALS DISCUSS MERIDA INITIATIVE WITH CODEL [...] (U) Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX),both members of the U.S. House of Representative's Committee on Homeland Security, paid an official visit to Mexico January 21 and 22 on a Committee fact-finding mission to examine the Merida Initiative and its implica [...] | 2008-01-28 12:15:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM ECON MASS MX |
08MEXICO209 | MEXICAN CONGRESS TO DEBATE ENERGY REFORM [...] (SBU) With Mexican oil exports at the lowest point in a decade, 1.5 million barrels per day, the Mexican congress will debate energy reform during its spring session. The most significant debate will begin in the Senate led by Francisco Labastida of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI [...] | 2008-01-28 14:34:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON MX |
08MEXICO2090 | MX #2008-189, ODC EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on C-26 initial and Recurrent Training, July 14, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before July 11, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post [...] | 2008-07-09 12:22:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2103 | KOSOVO RECOGNITION, DONORS CONFERENCE, IMF AND [...] (SBU) On June 30, Political Minister Counselor contacted SRE's Office of Peace and International Security to urge once again that Mexico recognize Kosovo's independence. Polcons stressed the priority the U.S. attaches to this issue. The Office's Deputy Director General said the GOM appreciate [...] | 2008-07-09 21:01:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU KPKO KV MX |
08MEXICO2112 | ASSESSING MEXICAN MILITARY'S HUMAN RIGHTS TRACK [...] (SBU) Summary: By historic standards in the region, Mexican military's track record on human rights is good, but not perfect. However, prevailing military attitudes and practices -- and incomplete and inaccurate chronicling of alleged military abuses by human rights organizations -- reinfor [...] | 2008-07-10 21:15:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM MX PGOV PHUM PM PREL SNAR |
08MEXICO2118 | MX #2008-196, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Homicide Investigation, July 25, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and request [...] | 2008-07-11 14:34:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2120 | MX #2008-191, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Naval Command College, July 20, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests [...] | 2008-07-11 14:35:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2121 | MX #2008-194, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Mobile Training Team - Gage Calibration, July 25, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed [...] | 2008-07-11 14:35:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2122 | MX #2008-195, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Mobile Training Team - Valve Maintenance, July 25, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed [...] | 2008-07-11 14:36:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2123 | MX #2008-193, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on C-26 Pilot Initial Course, July 25, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requ [...] | 2008-07-11 14:36:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2133 | MX #2008-192, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on NCAGS Basic Course, July 25, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests th [...] | 2008-07-11 21:09:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2160 | SCENESETTER FOR DHS SECRETARY MICHAEL CHERTOFF, [...] (SBU) Welcome to Mexico City. Mexico remains key to USG success in combating the trafficking of drugs, persons, arms and precursors, terrorism, and other transnational threats. With the recent signing of Merida Initiative funding, we are poised to significantly expand counter drug cooperation [...] | 2008-07-15 12:40:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX |
08MEXICO2162 | MX #2008-197, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on C-26 Commandant Pilot Tng, July 31, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requ [...] | 2008-07-15 17:42:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2176 | AGREEMENT TO IMPROVE LABOR ENVIRONMENT AT STATE [...] SUMMARY: In October 2007 the local offices of several national labor confederations and the government of Jalisco state signed an agreement to reduce the number of threatened strikes and the resulting extortion of businesses that was damaging the state,s economic competitiveness (reftel). Alt [...] | 2008-07-16 15:20:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV PHUM PINR MX |
08MEXICO218 | MX #2008-014, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Aircraft Maintenance Superintendent course, February 13, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals [...] | 2008-01-28 20:00:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2184 | U/S JEFFERY'S VISIT TO MEXICO: THANK YOU FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U/S Jeffery visited Mexico City on July 10-11 where he met with officials from the Mexican Secretariats of Finance (Hacienda),Agriculture (SAGARPA),and Energy (SENER),as well as the head of Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX),the state oil company. Energy and biofuels were the key [...] | 2008-07-16 16:45:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PREL MX |
08MEXICO2187 | WHO ARE MEXICO'S WEALTHIEST BUSINESS LEADERS? 

 [...] (SBU) Summary: Mexico, a country where roughly 40% of the "¨population lives in poverty, has 10 people on FORBES "¨Magazine's 2008 list of the world's billionaires. While "¨these individuals have made important contributions to "¨society via the expansion of services to marginalized areas, "¨j [...] | 2008-07-16 20:12:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV MX |
08MEXICO219 | MX #2008-015, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Jump Master, February 13, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests that [...] | 2008-01-28 20:00:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2190 | MEXICO OUTREACH WITH ACTIVISTS FOR DEMOCRACY AND [...] (SBU) Poloff met with Eduardo Matias Lopez Ferrer, President of the Cuban-Mexican Civic Association in Mexico, and his wife on June 27, to express support for his organization in response reftel request to meet with dissidents from un-free nations who are living in exile in Mexico. 2. (SBU [...] | 2008-07-16 21:40:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL CU MX |
08MEXICO2198 | MX #2008-198, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Crime Scene Investigation, August 1, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and req [...] | 2008-07-17 20:29:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO220 | MX #2008-013, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on International Counterterrorism Fellowship, June 1, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed [...] | 2008-01-28 20:01:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2201 | TABASCO DIGGING OUT FROM LAST YEAR'S FLOOD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff traveled to Villahermosa, Tabasco to assess recovery efforts from the floods of last October and the consequent political ramifications. State government officials, including the Governor Andres Granier (PRI) gave themselves high marks for coordination of national and int [...] | 2008-07-17 20:31:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EAID PHUM MX |
08MEXICO221 | MX #2008-016, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Combined Strategic Intelligence Training, February 29, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals li [...] | 2008-01-28 20:01:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2217 | AN IMAGE OF A TYPICAL MEXICAN LABOR LEADER [...] CLASSIFIED LABOR COUNSELOR KEVIN L. RICHARDSON REASONS 1.4 (b and d) 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: With very few exceptions the image held by the general public in Mexico of a typical labor leader is extremely negative. More often than not labor leaders are seen as corrupt figures who live dishones [...] | 2008-07-18 16:41:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON EAGR PGOV PINR MX |
08MEXICO2218 | ISRAELI RELATIONS WITH MEXICO (C-NE8-00834) [...] (C/NF) Poloff met separately with Enrique Palos, Deputy Director General for Africa and the Middle East at the Secretariat of Foreign Relations (SRE),and Lior Keinan, Political Counselor and Press and Cultural Attache at the Israeli Embassy in Mexico City, on July 3 and 8, respectively, to di [...] | 2008-07-18 17:24:00 | Embassy Mexico | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PARM PREL IS MX |
08MEXICO222 | MX #2008-017, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Air Intelligence, March 3, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests that [...] | 2008-01-28 20:01:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2232 | MX #2008-201, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Document Fraud, August 7, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests that [...] | 2008-07-21 17:23:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2233 | MX #2008-200, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Criminal Investigation Course, August 7, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...] | 2008-07-21 18:00:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2235 | MX #2008-199, FBI/Legat EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from FBI/Legat, on Basic Terrorism, August 4, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before August 4, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post possesses n [...] | 2008-07-21 22:09:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO224 | MX #2008-018, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Jump Master, March 31, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests that the [...] | 2008-01-28 20:02:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2241 | MX #2008-202, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Train the Trainer, August 7, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests th [...] | 2008-07-22 15:31:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2250 | MX #2008-203, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Senior Executive Seminar, August 22, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and req [...] | 2008-07-23 14:44:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2276 | SECRETARY CHERTOFF AND GOM OFFICIALS DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Michael Chertoff met with GOM security cabinet officials during an official visit to Mexico July 17-18 to discuss issues related to U.S.-Mexico law enforcement cooperation. He attended the GOM,s National Security Council meeting on July 18 and met s [...] | 2008-07-24 12:58:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX |
08MEXICO23 | DRAFT COUNTRY TERRORISM REPORT FOR 2007 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-04 22:01:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC PGOV MX |
08MEXICO2323 | MX #2008-206, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Information Analysis Narco-Terrorism, August 13, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed b [...] | 2008-07-28 19:34:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2327 | MX #2008-207, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Strategic Threat Interdiction Symposium, August 14, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals liste [...] | 2008-07-28 20:31:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2332 | MX #2008-208, FBI/Legat LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI/Legat, on Street Survival, August 14, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and reques [...] | 2008-07-29 16:48:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2334 | MX #2008-205, Bureau of ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from Bureau of ATF, on Ballistics Seminar, August 18, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...] | 2008-07-29 18:23:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2335 | APPROACHING THE THIRD RAIL: MEXICO'S BIG PARTIES [...] (SBU) With the conclusion of the Senate debates on the Calderon Administration's proposal for reforming the state-owned petroleum monopoly PEMEX, leaders of the three major parties (the right-leaning ruling National Action Party, or PAN; the more centrist opposition Institutional Revolutionary [...] | 2008-07-29 18:52:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON PGOV EFIN MX |
08MEXICO2336 | KEEPING THE PRESSURE ON THE FARC [...] Deputy PolCouns met with the Foreign Ministry's Chief of the Department of Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela, Landy Esquivel, 7/29, to stress the importance the U.S. placed on keeping up pressure on the FARC in the wake of the recent rescue of the hostages in Colombia. Esquivel drew attention [...] | 2008-07-29 20:49:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PHUM SNAR CO VZ MX |
08MEXICO2337 | NEW MILITARY HUMAN RIGHTS DIRECTORATE STILL A WORK [...] (C) Summary: The Mexican military's reluctance to fully engage the public, media, or even other elements of the Mexican government on human rights seriously undermines its image here and abroad. In January 2008, SEDENA created a Directorate General for Human Rights, to improve the institu [...] | 2008-07-29 23:31:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM MX |
08MEXICO2338 | MX #2008-212, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Interviewing Techniques Course, August 18, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below a [...] | 2008-07-30 17:17:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2339 | MX #2008-210, NAS EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Document Fraud, August 11, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before August 11, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post possesses no credib [...] | 2008-07-30 17:18:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2348 | UNION USES FEDERAL FUNDS TO PROMOTE HOME [...] SUMMARY: The Confederation of Mexican Workers (CTM),Mexico,s largest labor federation, is expanding an initiative it began earlier this year to improve living conditions for workers into the northern Mexican state of Coahuila. The initiative being implemented under union auspices uses GOM f [...] | 2008-07-31 16:58:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV PINR SOCI MX |
08MEXICO2349 | MX #2008-211, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Narcotics Course, August 15, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests th [...] | 2008-07-31 17:22:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2350 | MX #2008-213, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Narcotics Course, August 15, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests th [...] | 2008-07-31 17:22:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2353 | SUBJECT: MILITARY JUSTICE -- AND JUSTICE REFORM-- [...] (C) Summary: Stung like most Mexicans by the U.S. Senate's (now abandoned) dictate that it divest itself of prosecutorial authority over soldiers accused of human rights abuses, Mexico's military remains reluctant to cede this territory to civilian prosecutors. Procedures are in place to i [...] | 2008-07-31 22:44:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM MX |
08MEXICO2358 | MX #2008-214, ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ATF, on Ballistics Seminar, August 18, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests [...] | 2008-08-01 17:58:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2366 | UNION SEES BEER BOTTLE FACTORY RELOCATION AS A [...] Summary: Partly as a result of a dispute over union representation at a beer bottle plant in the northern Mexican state of San Luis Potosi (REF A) a portion of the factory is now being relocated. The dispute at the plant was never over whether or not the plant would be unionized but rather ov [...] | 2008-08-01 18:00:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON EIND SOCI PGOV PINR MX |
08MEXICO2371 | PGR SHAKE-UP [...] (C) According to post's law enforcement community (LEC),evidence from A U.S. law enforcement source (see reftel) uncovered high-level corruption within the Attorney General's Office (PGR) -- suggesting several officials had been compromised by the Sinaloa cartel. The evidence, shared with At [...] | 2008-08-01 18:01:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX |
08MEXICO2382 | DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S [...] On 28 July 2008, Andrea G. Bottner, Director of the Office of International Women's Issues at the State Department, visited Mexico City. Bottner was accompanied by Sandra Mayoral Pedroarias, Deputy Director of the Office of International Women's Issues, and Sue Else, President of the Nationa [...] | 2008-08-04 16:59:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MX PGOV PREL PHUM |
08MEXICO2385 | MX #2008-216, ECON-State Department LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ECON-State Department, on Customs IPR Training, August 19, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed [...] | 2008-08-04 21:33:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2390 | MX #2008-215, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Course on Identifying victims of human trafficking, August 26, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the ind [...] | 2008-08-05 17:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO240 | FEAR OF U.S. RECESSION RATTLES MEXICAN MARKETS [...] (SBU) The Mexican stock market is down 3.3% this month on fears that the U.S., Mexico's largest trading partner, could slip into recession. Real GDP growth currently is expected to slow this year to 1.5-3.0% from an estimated 3.1% in 2007 and 4.8% in 2006, due largely to the economy's tight li [...] | 2008-01-29 20:20:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
08MEXICO2400 | MX #2008-218, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Gage Calibration, August 20, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests th [...] | 2008-08-05 21:04:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2413 | MX #2008-217, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Pilot Instrument Procedures Course, August 29, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed bel [...] | 2008-08-06 14:41:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2415 | MX #2008-220, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Gage Calibration, August 21, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests th [...] | 2008-08-06 17:07:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2416 | MX #2008-219, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Gage Calibration, August 21, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests th [...] | 2008-08-06 17:07:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2417 | MX #2008-221, ODC EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on IERW 1004, August 11, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before August 11, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post possesses no credible e [...] | 2008-08-06 17:07:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2421 | RE: STATUS OF THE FEDERAL POLICE REFORMS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-06 19:33:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX |
08MEXICO2426 | EPR-GOM "DIALOGUE" HELPING TO KEEP THE PEACE [...] (SBU) Summary. In late April, adherents of the Popular Revolutionary Army (EPR) requested a dialogue with the GOM to discuss the status of two disappeared members and offered up the names of several public figures they wanted to serve as intermediaries. However ambivalent about working thro [...] | 2008-08-06 21:46:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV PHUM PINR KCRM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2427 | 63RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: MEXICAN HIGH-LEVEL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-06 23:51:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA MX |
08MEXICO2453 | CALDERON'S CHIEF OF STAFF REPLACES SOJO AT ECONOMY [...] (SBU) President Calderon announced that Eduardo Sojo would be leaving the helm of the Economy Secretariat in order to head up the National Institute of Statistics and Geography. Calderon assigned his Chief of Staff and longtime political confidante, Gerardo Ruiz Mateos, to succeed Sojo as Secre [...] | 2008-08-08 22:40:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV ETRD EFIN MX |
08MEXICO2455 | MX #2008-222, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Information Analyst Counter-Narco Terrorism Course, August 26, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the indi [...] | 2008-08-11 15:32:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2464 | MX #2008-225, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Curso-Taller sobre deteccion e identificacion de victimas de trata de personas, August 28, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations [...] | 2008-08-12 16:27:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2465 | MX #2008-224, USAID EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Course on Managing Human Trafficking cases, August 26, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before August 26, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. [...] | 2008-08-12 16:27:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2470 | SCENESETTER FOR DRL ASSISTANT SECRETARY DAVID [...] (SBU) Summary: Welcome to Mexico City. Mexico remains key to USG success in combating the trafficking of drugs, persons, arms and precursors, terrorism, and other transnational threats. Although President Calderon has made great strides in taking on Mexico's drug cartels and improving public [...] | 2008-08-12 21:29:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM MX PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR |
08MEXICO2489 | MX #2008-230, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on International Maritime Officer Course, August 29, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed [...] | 2008-08-14 16:52:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO249 | MX #2008-019, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Criminal Investigation on Sexual Assault, February 13, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals li [...] | 2008-01-30 14:21:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2490 | MX #2008-228, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Crime Scene Investigation Course, August 29, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below [...] | 2008-08-14 16:53:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2491 | MX #2008-226, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Criminal Investigation Course, August 29, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below an [...] | 2008-08-14 16:53:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2492 | MX #2008-227, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Interviewing Techniques Course, August 29, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below a [...] | 2008-08-14 16:53:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2493 | MX #2008-229, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on MTT-DLI Balic English Instructor, August 27, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below [...] | 2008-08-14 16:54:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2497 | TWO ERRANT LABOR FEDERATIONS RETURN TO THE FOLD [...] SUMMARY: In 2006 the CROC (Revolutionary Confederation of Workers and Campesinos) and the CROM (the Regional Confederation of Mexican Workers),respectively the third and fourth largest labor federations in Mexico, led a group of unions that withdrew from the Congress of Labor. The Congress o [...] | 2008-08-14 17:17:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI PINR MX |
08MEXICO2498 | SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR SPECTER'S VISIT TO MEXICO [...] (SBU) Welcome to Mexico City. President Calderon recognizes the broad-ranging challenges his country faces and has the vision and political will to address them strategically. He has demonstrated resolve in implementing his key policy objectives: improving security and the rule of law, attack [...] | 2008-08-14 18:42:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SNAR ECON OREP MX |
08MEXICO250 | MX #2008-020, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Narcotics course, February 13, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests [...] | 2008-01-30 16:00:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2540 | MX #2008-231, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Program in Advanced Security Studies, September 17, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals liste [...] | 2008-08-19 14:48:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2546 | MX #2008-232, NAS EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Interviewing Techniques Course, August 1, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before August 01, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post po [...] | 2008-08-19 21:00:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2560 | MX #2008-233, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on MTT Joint Operations, September 5, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and reque [...] | 2008-08-20 20:44:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2575 | MX #2008-235, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Narcotics Course, September 5, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests [...] | 2008-08-21 17:25:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2576 | MX #2008-234, ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ATF, on Small Arms & Basic Explosives ID, September 5, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed bel [...] | 2008-08-21 17:25:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2579 | MX #2008-236, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Training for Ministerial Police from Baja California State, September 12, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights [...] | 2008-08-21 22:06:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2598 | MX #2008-233, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on MTT Joint Operations, September 5, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and reque [...] | 2008-08-22 20:39:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2599 | MX #2008-237, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on Regional Canine Instruction Course, 9/10/08. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and r [...] | 2008-08-22 20:52:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2600 | MX #2008-237, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on Regional Canine Instruction Course, 9/10/08. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and r [...] | 2008-08-22 20:52:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2602 | MX #2008-238, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on MTT Search and Rescue, 9/10/2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests tha [...] | 2008-08-22 22:00:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2603 | MX #2008-238, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on MTT Search and Rescue, 9/10/2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests tha [...] | 2008-08-22 22:01:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2614 | MX #2008-239, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Air Mission Commander, 9/10/2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests tha [...] | 2008-08-25 18:32:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2615 | MX #2008-239, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Air Mission Commander, 9/10/2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests tha [...] | 2008-08-25 18:32:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2625 | UNDERLYING PROBLEMS RESURFACE IN PEMEX WORKERS UNIONS [...] SUMMARY: Recently a group of some 40 dissidents within the Petroleum Workers Union (STPRM),the sole union for Mexico's national oil company, Pemex, briefly took over the offices of the labor organization's national headquarters. The dissidents said they took over the union headquarters as a [...] | 2008-08-26 21:06:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB CVIS EAGR PGOV SOCI PINR MX |
08MEXICO263 | MEXICO SEEKS SUPPORT FOR CANDIDATE TO CEDAW IN [...] Mexico's Foreign Ministry (SRE) sent AmEmbassy Mexico a dipnote requesting the USG support Mercedes Barquet Montane as Mexico's candidate to the Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in elections scheduled for when CEDEW convenes for its 41 rst co [...] | 2008-01-30 22:27:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV USUN KWMN PHUM MX |
08MEXICO2638 | MX #2008-241, NAS EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on AML/CTF Training for SAT Supervisors, September 10, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before September 10, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. [...] | 2008-08-28 16:09:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2641 | MX #2008-240, DEA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DEA, on Advanced Tactical Operations, September 17, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below [...] | 2008-08-28 21:07:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2657 | GOM PROPOSES NEGOTIATING BILATERAL AGREEMENT ON [...] (U) Summary: During bilateral consultations under the Western Gap Treaty and the Treaty on Maritime Limits, the Government of Mexico (GOM) formally proposed opening negotiations with the United States (USG) on an agreement to regulate the exploitation of transboundary - both maritime and land [...] | 2008-08-29 21:15:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON PGOV MX |
08MEXICO2669 | MEXICAN LEADERS SIGN SECURITY ACCORD RESPONDING TO [...] Civil society organizations have organized a massive demonstration on August 30 calling upon the government to respond with greater urgency to rising levels of violent crime. In response to the public clamor over the serious security challenges Mexico faces, senior Mexican government official [...] | 2008-09-02 17:50:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX |
08MEXICO267 | MEXICO TAKES ON BOARD U.S. VIEWS ON PDG PROGRAMS, [...] Deputy PolCouns delivered reftel A points to Lorena Larios, Deputy Director of the Foreign Ministry's (SRE) Office of International Policy on Human Rights, conveying appreciation for GOM interest in the PDG and calling attention to the importance the PDG attached to projects that aim to impro [...] | 2008-01-31 15:29:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KDEM PGOV PHUM POL PREL WHA IZ MX |
08MEXICO2673 | SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY SULLIVAN'S VISIT TO [...] (U) My staff and I warmly welcome you and your colleagues to Mexico City. President Calderon recognizes the broad-ranging challenges his country faces and has the vision and political will to address them strategically. He has demonstrated resolve in implementing his key policy objectives: imp [...] | 2008-09-02 22:20:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON MX |
08MEXICO2675 | MX #2008-245, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Crime Scene Investigation Course, September 19, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed be [...] | 2008-09-03 21:51:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2681 | UNDER PRESSURE, CALDERON TALKS OF POLICE SHAKEUPS [...] (U) Summary: Reacting to growing public and political pressure to achieve results in the fight against organized crime and violence in Mexico, President Calderon signaled that the removal of a senior Public Security official was part of a stepped up effort to revitalize the leadership of nat [...] | 2008-09-04 12:30:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR KCRM MX |
08MEXICO2682 | DEMONSTRATORS DEMAND GOM ACTION ON RISING LEVELS [...] (SBU) Summary. Tens of thousands of Mexicans on marched in Mexico City on August 30 to protest rising levels of violence, with demonstrations taking place in over 80 other Mexican cities, as well as a number of U.S. cities. The demonstration was inspired by the recent kidnapping and murder o [...] | 2008-09-04 12:35:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR KCRM MX |
08MEXICO2683 | MX #2008-248, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Train the Trainer Course, September 19, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...] | 2008-09-04 17:28:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2684 | MX #2008-249, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Document Fraud, September 19, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests t [...] | 2008-09-04 17:28:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2685 | MX #2008-246, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Narcotics Course, September 19, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests [...] | 2008-09-04 17:29:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2686 | MX #2008-247, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Homicide Investigation Course, September 19, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below [...] | 2008-09-04 17:29:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2692 | MX #2008-250, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Crisis Management Course, September 19, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...] | 2008-09-04 20:40:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2697 | MX #2008-251, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Hostage Negotiation Seminar, September 19, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below a [...] | 2008-09-04 21:35:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2702 | MX #2008-252, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Prison System Techniques, September 19, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...] | 2008-09-04 22:20:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2703 | MX #2008-253, FBI EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on SSP Leadership Executive Course, September 17, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before September 17, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. [...] | 2008-09-04 22:21:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2721 | MX #2008-254, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Search and Rescue MTT, September 19, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and req [...] | 2008-09-05 22:06:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2728 | MEXICO ON KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-06 00:04:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UN UNGA KV MX |
08MEXICO273 | MX #2008-021, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Development of Anti-TIP Task Forces, February 15, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals liste [...] | 2008-01-31 18:41:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2747 | MX #2008-255, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI,on Forensic Training, in Guadalajara, Mexico, 09/25/2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed be [...] | 2008-09-09 20:09:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2752 | MX #2008-256, RSO EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from RSO, on VIP Protection Course, in Mexico City, Mexico, September 22, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before September 22, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guide [...] | 2008-09-09 21:21:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX PTER ASEC |
08MEXICO2753 | PRESIDENT CALDERON DELIVERS HIS "STATE OF THE [...] Summary. President Calderon presented the written version of an annual report on the &state of the union8 to Congress on September 1. Over prior decades, Mexico's president would deliver this report orally to Congress. Over the summer recess, however, Congress passed legislation that amen [...] | 2008-09-09 21:27:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KCRM SNAR ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ELAB |
08MEXICO2755 | DEMARCHE ON UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (C) On September 9, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Minister Counselor for the General Directorate of Human Rights Reyna Torres Mendivil at the Foreign Secretariat (SRE),underscoring (per reftel points) the USG's commitment to multilateral efforts to protect and promote human rights [...] | 2008-09-09 22:13:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UN |
08MEXICO2758 | MX #2008-257, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI, Culture of Lawfulness, in San Salvador, El Salvador, October 13, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the indiv [...] | 2008-09-10 17:40:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2764 | CALDERON SUBMITS 2009 BUDGET TO CONGRESS; SPENDING ON [...] (U) With oil revenues down, President Calderon submitted a 2009 federal budget proposal that increases spending on security and social programs. The proposed budget, presented to the Chamber of Deputies on Sept. 8, rose by 5.7 percent in real terms over the budget approved in 2008. Spending fo [...] | 2008-09-10 22:26:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PINR ENRG PGOV MX |
08MEXICO2765 | GOM'S PROPOSES INCREASES IN SECURITY AND JUSTICE [...] On September 8 the GOM sent the 2009 budget to Congress for debate and approval. The most eye-catching aspect of the budget was President Calderon's announcement of a "near 40 percent" increase for security and justice. According to our math, security spending in real terms would actually ris [...] | 2008-09-11 12:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX |
08MEXICO2766 | GOM PROPOSES INCREASES IN SECURITY AND JUSTICE [...] On September 8 the GOM sent the 2009 budget to Congress for debate and approval. The most eye-catching aspect of the budget was President Calderon's announcement of a "near 40 percent" increase for security and justice. According to our math, security spending in real terms would actually ris [...] | 2008-09-11 12:48:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX |
08MEXICO2773 | MX #2008-258, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on Regional Canine Course, in Laguna del Pino, Guatemala, September 26, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the [...] | 2008-09-11 17:20:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2774 | IPR TRAINING FOR MEXICAN CUSTOMS AT MAZATLAN [...] (U) The Embassy, together with the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security, held a three-day training seminar on detecting, detaining, and deterring the importation of pirated and counterfeit goods for Mexican customs and law enforcement officials at the Pacific Coast Port of Mazatlan from [...] | 2008-09-11 17:21:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2790 | MX #2008-259, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Sensor Aircraft Training, in Hermosillo, Mexico, October 1, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individ [...] | 2008-09-12 22:17:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2793 | PRI REVVING UP FOR 2009 ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: PRI has sought over the past two years to recover from Roberto Madrazo's disheartening third place finish in the hard fought 2006 presidential race and is now gunning for big gains in the 2009 legislative and regional elections. PRI is looking to restructure the party from the [...] | 2008-09-13 12:14:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB MX PGOV PINR PREL |
08MEXICO2808 | CALLS FOR ACTION, BUT NO LEADS IN MORELIA GRENADE [...] (C) Summary. In the aftermath of the September 15 grenade attacks which claimed at least seven lives and injured scores, the Calderon government deployed an additional 1200 federal troops, plus more than 300 elements of the federal police to Morelia. The center of Michoacan's state capital i [...] | 2008-09-17 19:57:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX |
08MEXICO2811 | MX #2008-261, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Culture of Lawfulness, in San Salvador, El Salvador, October 13, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the in [...] | 2008-09-18 17:14:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2813 | MX #2008-260, ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ATF, on Firearms ID, in Coahuila, Mexico, October, 8, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed belo [...] | 2008-09-18 21:20:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2815 | MEXICO ON NICARAGUAN RECOGNITION OF SOUTH OSSETIA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-18 21:43:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS PREL GG NU RU MX |
08MEXICO2819 | MEXICO SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP BID [...] Mexico's Foreign Ministry has sent Post diplomatic notes seeking USG support for the GOM's bid to become a member of the following UN bodies: -- ECOSOC's Commission on Sustainable Development for the period 2010-2013 which apparently comes up for a vote in April 2009. Mexico touts its own [...] | 2008-09-18 22:34:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM ECON UN MX |
08MEXICO2826 | MX #2008-262, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Preservacion de la Evidencia, in Durango, Mexico, October 6, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the indivi [...] | 2008-09-19 21:45:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2834 | MEXICO,S SUPREME COURT (SORT OF) RULES IN FAVOR OF [...] Summary: On September 10, Mexico,s Supreme Court issued a ruling that would require the use of secret ballots in union elections. Previously, under Mexican Federal Labor Law, secret ballots were an option but not a requirement. The governmental bodies responsible for establishing the procedu [...] | 2008-09-19 21:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ENRG PHUM PGOV PINR MX |
08MEXICO2838 | MEXICO ON UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-19 22:59:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV UNGA EAID MX |
08MEXICO2847 | MX #2008-263, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Port Security, in Acapulco, Mexico, October 10, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed be [...] | 2008-09-22 22:13:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2851 | MEXICO ON GC VOTE ON MESA GROUP SEAT ON IAEA BOARD [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-22 22:54:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | IAEA PARM MNUC MX |
08MEXICO2859 | UNION AND NATIONAL ELECTIC COMPANY REACH AGEEMENT [...] Summary: Mexico,s state owned Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) and the Sole Union of the Electrical Workers of the Mexican Republic (SUTERM) recently signed a significant new agreement on pension reform. The agreement will appreciably reduce the CFE,s mid to long term pension costs by ra [...] | 2008-09-23 19:28:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ENRG PGOV SOCI ECON PINR MX |
08MEXICO2866 | BILL INTRODUCED TO STRENGTHEN IP PROTECTION [...] (U) Summary: As part of the Calderon Administration's comprehensive strategy against organized crime, a ruling party Senator has introduced a bill to amend the Mexican Customs Law and give Mexican customs officials' additional tools to protect trademark owners. The proposed legislation autho [...] | 2008-09-24 21:05:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON |
08MEXICO2877 | POOR TEST RESULTS STARTS TEACHERS, UNION ON SLOW [...] Summary: This past May Mexico,s Secretary of Public Education (SEP) and the National Teachers Union (SNTE) signed an agreement called the &Alliance for Quality Education.8 One of the main elements of this agreement stipulated that applicants for teaching positions in Mexico,s public schools w [...] | 2008-09-25 18:58:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI PINR MX |
08MEXICO2889 | MX #2008-264, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Civil Military Relations (CCMR),in Mexico City, Mexico, October 30, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the [...] | 2008-09-26 21:25:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2890 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF USOAS AMBASSADOR AND SUMMIT COORDINATOR HECTOR MORALES TO MEXICO, SEPTEMBER 29- OCTOBER 1, 2008 [...] (U) My staff and I warmly welcome you and your colleague to Mexico City and Monterrey. President Calderon recognizes the broad-ranging challenges his country faces and has the vision and political will to address them strategically. He has demonstrated resolve in implementing his key policy o [...] | 2008-09-26 21:32:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON MX PGOV PREL OVIP |
08MEXICO2891 | DEMARCHE ON U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY OF [...] (U) On September 25, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Minister Counselor for the General Directorate of Human Rights Reyna Torres Medivil at the Ministry of Foreign Relations (SRE). Although Torres had no substantive response regarding the Mexican Government's position, she agreed to [...] | 2008-09-26 21:32:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA |
08MEXICO2900 | MX #2008-265, ECON LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ECON, on USPTO GIPA Enforcement, in Alexandria, VA, October 20, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals [...] | 2008-09-29 21:25:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2917 | MEXICO MARKET REACTION - SEPT. 29 [...] (U) The Mexican stock market's index, the IPC, fell 6.4% on Monday, September 29 and the inter-bank Peso depreciated to 11.04 pesos to the dollar and to 11.15 pesos to the dollar in retail markets. President Calderon instructed Finance Minister Carstens to follow the markets' development very [...] | 2008-09-30 22:19:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN PGOV MX |
08MEXICO2918 | MEXICO MARKET REACTION - SEPT. 29 [...] (U) The Mexican stock market's index, the IPC, fell 6.4% on Monday, September 29 and the inter-bank Peso depreciated to 11.04 pesos to the dollar and to 11.15 pesos to the dollar in retail markets. President Calderon instructed Finance Minister Carstens to follow the markets' development very [...] | 2008-09-30 22:19:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN PGOV MX |
08MEXICO2926 | MX #2008-266, NAS EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on ILEA Justice Sector Security Training Program in San Salvador, El Salvador, 10/15/2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before 10/15/2008, but no later than 10 business days per [...] | 2008-10-01 12:33:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2927 | MX #2008-266, NAS EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on ILEA Justice Sector Security Training Program in San Salvador, El Salvador, 10/15/2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before 10/15/2008, but no later than 10 business days per [...] | 2008-10-01 12:33:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2928 | MEXICO'S PRI TALKS TOUGH ON SECURITY ISSUES [...] Summary. The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) of late has ramped up criticism of President Felipe Calderon's handling of Mexico's security problems, probably in large part to rally support and to distinguish itself from Calderon's National Action Party (PAN) in the runup to the 2009 leg [...] | 2008-10-01 12:39:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
08MEXICO2929 | SCENESETTER - OAS HEMISPHERIC SECURITY MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The American Embassy in Mexico City welcomes your upcoming visits. The October 6-8 OAS Hemispheric Security Ministerial is taking place at a time in Mexico when law enforcement and security issues are occupying a prominent place in the country's national agenda as never before. [...] | 2008-10-01 12:42:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON MASS KCRM MX |
08MEXICO2948 | STATE LEVEL TEACHERS UNIONS PROTEST EDUCATION [...] Summary: In recent weeks there has been growing discontent among the state level Locals of the National Teachers Union (SNTE) against the &Alliance for Quality Education8 agreement signed this past May between the GOM and the union,s national leadership (Ref B). The discontent has resulted [...] | 2008-10-03 19:23:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI MX |
08MEXICO2951 | AFI PROTESTS: ANGST IN THE RANKS [...] (SBU) Summary: Last week's protests by elements of Mexico's Federal Investigative Agency (AFI) -- which sparked the subsequent takeover of AFI headquarters by SSP's Federal Police in the early morning of September 26 -- stem from widespread anxiety among rank and file investigative police o [...] | 2008-10-03 19:25:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
08MEXICO2952 | MX #2008-270, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Narcotics Training, in Culiacan, Sinaloa, October 23, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals lis [...] | 2008-10-03 19:45:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2953 | MX #2008-269, NAS EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from NAS in Mexico City, 10/17/2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before 10/17/2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence o [...] | 2008-10-03 19:45:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2954 | MX #2008-268, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Interviewing Techniques Course, in Culiacan,Sinaloa, 10/22/08. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals [...] | 2008-10-03 19:45:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2959 | MX #2008-271, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC on Specialized English Training, Lackland AFB, Texas and Eglin AFB, Florida, 11/15/2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rig [...] | 2008-10-06 12:29:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2960 | MX #2008-272, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Specialized English Training and Flight Safety, in Lackand AFB, Texas and Kirkland AFB, 11/15/2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violation [...] | 2008-10-06 12:29:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2965 | MX #2008-273, AID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from AID, for observation trip to Mac Allen, Texas on 10/31/08. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below [...] | 2008-10-06 12:31:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2977 | MEXICO STOCKS DROP, PESO WEAKENS AFTER HOUSE BAILOUT VOTE [...] SUMMARY. The IPC, Mexico's stock market index, plummeted on Friday Sept. 31, despite the approval of a financial bailout by the U.S. House of Representatives. The IPC plunged 4.32% on Friday, totaling a 10.2% weekly decline, one of the worse performances since 2000. The peso also fell to 11.2 [...] | 2008-10-06 18:46:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV MX |
08MEXICO299 | MX #2008-022, DOJ/ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DOJ/ATF, on Highway Interdiction/Small Arms/Basic Explosives I.D. course, February 20, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rig [...] | 2008-02-01 18:37:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO2996 | MX #2008-267, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Training for Ministerial Police from Zacatecas, in Zacatecas, Mexico, October 24, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human [...] | 2008-10-08 13:39:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO3014 | GOM SHARPENS FOCUS ON TRANSBOUNDARY RESERVOIRS - FOCUS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: A technical workshop on transboundary reservoirs in Cuernavaca October 3-4 was organized to provide senior GOM officials with information on possible models for negotiating a bilateral treaty with the U.S. In attendance were numerous academic experts and consultants. The leve [...] | 2008-10-10 13:38:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON PGOV MX |
08MEXICO302 | NEW LEADERSHIP AT VOLKSWAGEN UNION [...] SUMMARY: In early January a new leadership team took formal control of the union at the Volkswagen automobile assembly plant in the central Mexican state of Puebla. The Puebla Volkswagen plant employs approximately 11,000 workers and is one of, if not the, single largest employers in the sta [...] | 2008-02-01 19:14:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PROV PHUM EIND PINR MX |
08MEXICO3048 | MX #2008-274, RSO LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from RSO, on VIP Protection Training Course, in Mexico City, Mexico, October 31, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the [...] | 2008-10-15 15:24:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO3060 | MX #2008-278, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on MTT Legal Aspects of Combating Corruption (DIILS),in Mexico City, Mexico, on October 31, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of [...] | 2008-10-15 21:05:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO3088 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO MEXICO BY SECRETARY [...] (SBU) On behalf of the Embassy community I warmly welcome you to Mexico for your discussions with Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa on October 22-23. You are arriving as Mexico enters a period of some peril on a number of fronts. President Calderon and his government continue to enjoy the s [...] | 2008-10-17 19:31:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MX |
08MEXICO3090 | MX #2008-276, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on MTT International Defense Management Course, in Mexico City, Mexico, November 5, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human r [...] | 2008-10-17 21:55:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO3091 | MX #2008-279, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on MTT International Defense Management Course (DRMI),in Mexico City, Mexico, November 5, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of h [...] | 2008-10-17 21:56:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO3092 | MX #2008-283, DOJ LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DOJ, on The investigation and prosecution of human trafficking cases, in Mexico City, Mexico, October, 31, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross viol [...] | 2008-10-17 21:56:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO3099 | CALDERON LOOKING TO CRACK DOWN ON DRUG DEALERS [...] (C) Summary. Opposition parties are responding cautiously to President Calderon's proposed legislation intended to strengthen Mexico's laws against small-time drug dealers. The most publicized provision of the new law is a measure to send individuals possessing small quantities of drugs to tre [...] | 2008-10-20 12:41:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
08MEXICO3102 | CUBAN-MEXICAN MOU ON MIGRATION: GOOD NEWS, BAD [...] (C) Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque will sign an MOU with Mexico today that could have Cuba taking back significantly greater numbers of the illegal Cubans detained en route to the U.S. each year by Mexican immigration authorities. He will also extend an invitation to President Cald [...] | 2008-10-20 17:22:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF KMIG KCRM CU MX |
08MEXICO3103 | MX #2008-282, DEA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DEA, on SIU Basic Course, in Quantico, Virginia, November 3, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals list [...] | 2008-10-20 17:30:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO3108 | : MEXICANS DIFFER ON THE EFFECTS OF FINANCIAL [...] Summary: Mexican opinion makers, academics, legislators and government officials are expressing vastly different views with regard to the effect on Mexico of the ongoing US financial crisis. Beyond the purely financial crisis, the areas of primary concern for Mexicans in this broader econom [...] | 2008-10-20 22:04:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON SMIG SOCI PINR PGOV MX |
08MEXICO3109 | MX #2008-277, DEA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DEA, on Protection Training Course, in Beltsville, Maryland, November 5, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the in [...] | 2008-10-20 22:11:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO3111 | MX #2008-284, DEA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DEA, on Protection Training Course, in Beltsville, Maryland, November 5, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the in [...] | 2008-10-21 18:55:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO3114 | MX #2008-280, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on MTT Hazardous Materials Management (HAZMAT/SMEE),in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 10, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of [...] | 2008-10-21 18:56:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO3116 | YUCATAN SEEKING TO REMAIN AN OASIS OF TRANQUILITY [...] (C) Summary. Local government officials and civil society representatives from the state of Yucatan insist their state is more peaceful than the rest of Mexico. The discovery of some eleven bodies in the center of the Merida, the capital of Yucatan, on August 28, served a graphic reminder th [...] | 2008-10-21 20:26:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON SNAR KCRM PHUM PINR MX |
08MEXICO3137 | BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE [...] (SBU) Poloff met with Eduardo Jordan, marketing agent for Bushmaster, and Oswaldo Luna Valderrabano of La Policia Federal Preventiva (PFP),and spoke by phone with Lieutenant Colonel Raul Manzano Velez in the Office of Commercialization of Armaments and Municions at the Secretariat of National [...] | 2008-10-23 13:44:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC SNAR MX |
08MEXICO3139 | MX #2008-286, ODC EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on MTT DIILS Legal aspects, in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 6, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before November 6, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guid [...] | 2008-10-23 18:07:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO3140 | MX #2008-285, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Study Tour - Juvenile Justice and Community based on services for adolescents at risk, in MacAllen, Texas, November 12, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credib [...] | 2008-10-23 18:07:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO3141 | MX #2008-287, RSO EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from RSO, on 2008 International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference (IACP),in San Diego, California, November 6, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before November 6, 2008, but no [...] | 2008-10-23 18:07:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO3146 | OAXACA: MORE OF THE SAME, LITTLE CHANGE [...] (U) Summary: On 7-9 October, Poloff visited Oaxaca state and met with a representative from civil society, the President of the State Human Rights Commission, and various government officials, including Governor Ulises Ruiz. Two years after the unrest in 2006, the rift between human rights or [...] | 2008-10-23 20:02:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM MX PGOV PHUM PREL |
08MEXICO3155 | MX #2008-292, NAS EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Interviewing Techniques Course, in Durango, Mexico, November 3, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before October 31, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross [...] | 2008-10-23 22:17:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO3156 | MX #2008-291, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Crisis Management Seminar, in Puebla, Mexico, November 7, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals [...] | 2008-10-24 13:25:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO3157 | MX #2008-289, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Crime Scene Investigation and Preservation of Evidence, in Toluca, Mexico, November 7, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of hu [...] | 2008-10-24 13:25:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO3162 | CALDERON ANNOUNCES NEW SECURITY ADVISOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-24 18:46:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX |
08MEXICO3165 | MX #2008-294, USAID EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Produracion de Justicia y Trata de Personas, in Mexico, D.F., 11/6/2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before 11/6/2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross v [...] | 2008-10-24 19:51:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO3171 | MEXICO'S PRD REMAINS ITS OWN WORST ENEMY [...] (CONFIDENTIAL) SUMMARY: Having exacted concessions from lawmakers struggling to finalize energy reform legislation, Mexico's Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) should be celebrating its political gains this week. Instead, party banner carrier Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is threatening to f [...] | 2008-10-24 23:07:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
08MEXICO3172 | MX #2008-288, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Explosive Ordnance Disposal Course, Patrick AFB, Florida, 11/14/2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the indi [...] | 2008-10-27 13:38:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO3173 | CUBAN FM SIGNS MIGRATION MOU WITH MEXICO, RECEIVES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-27 16:25:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SMIG KCRM PHUM PINR MX |
08MEXICO3175 | CUBAN FM SIGNS MIGRATION MOU WITH MEXICO, RECEIVES [...] (U) Summary. Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque visited Mexico October 19-22 signing a bilateral migration accord and extending an invitation to President Calderon to visit Cuba. Both sides took pains to put behind them the ill will that characterized relations during the Fox admini [...] | 2008-10-27 16:27:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL SMIG KCRM PHUM PINR MX |
08MEXICO3176 | MX #2008-290, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Hostage Negotiation Course, in Guadalajara, Mexico, November 10, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the in [...] | 2008-10-27 16:28:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO3178 | MEXICO REBUILDING TIES TO VENEZUELA, SLOWLY [...] (C) Summary. President Felipe Calderon has attempted since taking office to repair ties with Venezuela, and the Foreign Ministry has said that Mexico is slowly making improvements. Nevertheless, several points of friction, such as the lack of a Venezuelan ambassador in Mexico City, suspicions about [...] | 2008-10-27 18:11:00 | Embassy Mexico | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
08MEXICO3183 | MEXICO'S SECURITY REFORM MOVING AHEAD IN FITS AND [...] (C) Summary. Mexican President Calderon has submitted to congress a series of proposals to improve government performance on security matters, the most significant of which probably are police reorganization, reform of the Attorney General's Office, and the renovation of a National System for [...] | 2008-10-28 17:18:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX |
08MEXICO3184 | MX #2008-294, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Strategy and Defense Policy (SDP),in Washington, D.C., November 21, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the [...] | 2008-10-28 20:14:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO3185 | MX #2008-295, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on UH60 Helicopter Repairer, in Fort Eustis, Virginia, November 21, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the in [...] | 2008-10-28 20:14:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO320 | MX #2008-024, ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ATF, on Highway Interdiction/Small Arms/Basic Explosives I.D. course, February 21, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights [...] | 2008-02-05 16:16:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO321 | MX #2008-023, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Tecnicas de Investigacion Criminal, February 21, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed b [...] | 2008-02-05 16:16:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO3210 | MEXICAN CONGRESS APPROVES TEPID ENERGY REFORM PACKAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: Following seven months of often acrimonious debate, the Mexican Congress on October 28 approved a modest energy reform package - focused almost exclusively on oil - which will give greater financial autonomy and more decision making power to the state owned oil company Pemex. [...] | 2008-10-29 23:24:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON PGOV MX |
08MEXICO3214 | MX #2008-296, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Strategy and Defense Policy (SDP),in Washington, D.C., November 21, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the [...] | 2008-10-30 17:06:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO3222 | MX #2008-299, ODC EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on MTT International Management Course (DRMI),in Mexico City, Mexico, November 10, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before November 7, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credibl [...] | 2008-10-30 23:02:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO3228 | MX #2008-297, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on MTT Hazardous Materials Management (HAZMAT/SMEE),in Mexico City, Mexico, November 21, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of hu [...] | 2008-10-31 16:55:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO3229 | MX #2008-303, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Criminal Investigation Course, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, November 14, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by th [...] | 2008-10-31 16:55:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |
08MEXICO3230 | MX #2008-302, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Interviewing Techniques Course, in Acapulco, Mexico, November 14, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the i [...] | 2008-10-31 16:55:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MX |