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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06THEHAGUE996 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA (JSC) DELEGATION - MAY 13 [...] The Hague welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA's Johnson 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into secure areas of the Missi SECURITY ADVISORY: 4. Since July 9, 2004, the Dutch Government has [...] |
2006-05-04 09:45:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA NL |
| 06THEHAGUE997 |
NETHERLANDS/JSF: OPPOSITION GETTING VOCAL, WHILE [...] (C) Summary: Dutch opponents of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) fired the opening salvo in their efforts to perusade Cabinet not to sign the JSF follow-on MOU by the end of the year. A member of the main opposition Labor Party (PvdA) claimed Labor would cancel a signed MOU should Labor come to power [...] |
2006-05-04 09:46:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PGOV NL |
| 07THEHAGE742 |
UNSCR 1747/OECD: DUTCH SAY COMMON LINE ON [...] (SBU) OECD Export Credit Group Chair Nicole Bolen says adopting a common line to eliminate new edium and long-term export credits to Iran's government may be a challenge. Bollen was non-committal on whether the Dutch would support U.S. proposals for the common line during the April 23 semi-ann [...] |
2007-04-20 13:22:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UN PREL EFIN ETRD OECD EXIM NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1002 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) Facilitator Kimmo Laukenen (Finland) launched his facilitation with an extremely informative May 22 session, focusing on implementation developments since February 2007 and upcoming Technical Secretariat outreach activities. The facilitator noted that his goal would be to create a structu [...] |
2007-05-29 15:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE1013 |
DUTCH INTENSIFY FIGHT AGAINST SYNTHETIC DRUGS [...] The Justice Ministry policy memorandum on planned measures against the production, trade and use of synthetic drugs, submitted to Parliament May 11, outlines the Dutch government's objectives and strategies to combat ecstasy and other synthetic drugs over the next several years. The policy me [...] |
2007-05-31 06:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM PINS PREL NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1018 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): ACHIEVING U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: It has become increasingly apparent that most formal consultations at the OPCW are of marginal value in meeting U.S. goals and objectives, and there are much more productive ways of achieving progress. On certain subjects (budget, Article VII), they are obviously unavoidable. [...] |
2007-05-31 09:34:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE1021 |
LEAHY VETTING FOR JULY DUTCH-U.S. JCET [...] (SBU) U.S. and Dutch forces are scheduled to begin a Joint Combined Exchange Training program (JCET) in the Netherlands, calendar week 29 of 2007 (July). Duration is anticpated between two weeks and two months. Dutch units involved: 108th and 104th Commando Troepen. Korps Commando Troepen (K [...] |
2007-05-31 11:09:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1023 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for John A. Gastright, Deputy Assistant Secretary, South and Central Asian Affairs Bureau and his delegation consisting of Edward Smith, John K. Wood, Mark S. Ward, Mitchell E. Shivers, Meghan Bradley, Peter T. Shea, Brian A. Morales and Th [...] |
2007-05-31 13:04:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OVIP ASEC OTRA APER NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1034 |
DUTCH RESPONSE - IWC MEMBERSHIP DEMARCHE ON USG [...] (U) On May 23, Emboff delivered reftel points to Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature, and Food Quality Maaike Moolhuijsen, Senior Executive Officer - Whales and Stefan Verbunt, Senior Executive Officer - CITES and sought feedback on Dutch views. The GONL did not immediately respond to the [...] |
2007-06-01 12:32:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EFIS KSCA PREL IWC ETRD NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1035 |
NETHERLANDS/SUDAN: SUPPORTING MORE SANCTIONS [...] (C) Summary: The Netherlands strongly supports a UNSC resolution on Sudan sanctions and is interested in assisting. The Dutch will send a senior representative next week to South Africa, to discuss Sudan. Should a UNSC resolution fail, the Dutch are prepared to work within the EU for a stron [...] |
2007-06-01 13:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN ETRD ETTC UN SU NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1037 |
NETHERLANDS: STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT EXTENSION [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Per reftel, Post received June 1 the diplomatic note from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated May 21 regarding the one-year extension of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) for the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. The Dutc [...] |
2007-06-01 14:07:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PREL NL NT XL |
| 07THEHAGUE1038 |
NETHERLANDS/LIBYA: RESPONSE ON CHANGE TO LETHAL [...] (S) The GONL appreciates the change in U.S. policy concerning other countries' military exports to Libya, noting the new policy appears "straightforward and unobjectionable." Emboffs discussed reftel points with MFA Senior Advisor for Arms Control and Export Policy Hajo Provo Kluit on May 31. [...] |
2007-06-01 14:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC LY NL |
| 07THEHAGUE104 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): U.S. PRIORITIES [...] (U) While 2006 was dominated by the extension of the U.S. 100% destruction deadline, there will be a number of key issues of importance to the U.S. in 2007. Article VII will remain a critical policy objective throughout the year, with the focus on practical steps to promote full implementatio [...] |
2007-01-19 16:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE105 |
NETHERLANDS: HARD DECISIONS ON DEFENSE BUDGET [...] (C) Summary: Dutch MOD leadership is searching for ""creative ways"" to preserve some 2007 defense investment projects, including unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and CH-47 Chinook helicopter acquisition, and participation in NATO's C-17 Strategic Airlift Initiative. While Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) p [...] |
2007-01-19 16:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1050 |
NETHERLANDS/NSG: IRAN EXPORT DENIAL INFORMATION [...] (SBU) Per reftel, the GONL provided the following information regarding the one export denial to Iran currently in force in the Netherlands. The GONL provided this information in preparation for the open-ended seminar in national capacities to discuss implementation of UNSCRs 1737 and 1747 du [...] |
2007-06-04 13:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IR NL |
| 07THEHAGUE106 |
NETHERLANDS/EU: PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE FOLLOW-ON [...] (SBU) Following the transmission of The Hague 00094 (ref A) on the Dutch response to the GAERC demarche (ref B), post received the following information about Dutch intentions with regard to UNSCR 1737 and Iran from Andre van Wiggen, Deputy Director, Terrorism and New Threats Unit, Political [...] |
2007-01-19 17:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID ENRG EUN KPAL MARR PGOV BK IR IS |
| 07THEHAGUE1061 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) With regard to the Director General's paper dated May 25, the delegation notes that most of the text addresses the history of selection from the TS perspective, and its rationale for making the changes. There basically were two options: a two-step method analogous to what is currently be [...] |
2007-06-05 12:44:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE1063 |
POTENTIAL SALE OF DRENT GOEBEL PRESS TO THE DPRK: [...] (U) Econoff and Secret Service Agent John McDonough delivered reftel points June 1 to Erik Ligthart, Deputy Director of the Financial Integrity Unit, Dutch Ministry of Finance, and Ministry of Economic Affairs (MEA) officials George Bontenbal, Export Control and Strategic Goods, and Kees Jan [...] |
2007-06-06 05:38:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC KS PARM PREL KH NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1068 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOC EMPLOYEE E. [...] Country clearance is granted for June 8-July 16, 2007 visit of E. Ashley Steel, Ecologist,Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to Wageningen,The Netherlands to attend scientific presentations and present research pape [...] |
2007-06-06 08:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TPHY KSCA EFIS EUN NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1091 |
NEW DUTCH DEVELOPMENT MINISTER ON WORLD BANK [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a meeting with Ambassador Arnall, new Development Cooperation Minister Koenders said Robert Zoellick was a credible World Bank presidential candidate but that future nominations should be open to candidates worldwide. He said NATO should remain in Afghanistan, despite mixed [...] |
2007-06-08 08:42:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN IBRD PINR AF NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1100 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL BRUCE - [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Ms. Bonnie Bruce and Ms. Jean Flemma, Professional staff members, House Natural Resources Committee (HRESO) to travel to The Hague, The Netherlands from June 8-16, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to observe the Fourteenth Conference o [...] |
2007-06-08 13:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AFIN AMGT ASEC NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1103 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SCENESETTER FOR [...] (U) Two issues will likely dominate the June 26-29 EC session: Albanian and Russian CW destruction. If Albania does not complete destruction by the start of the EC, there is every reason to expect that Iran will again be on a mission to generate a precedent that can be used against the U.S. i [...] |
2007-06-08 14:40:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE1104 |
DUTCH ON U.S. INTEREST IN UNAIDS BOARD VICE-CHAIR [...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel points June 5 to Henriette van Gulik at the UN Candidates Desk of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), and June 6 to Siemon Tuinstra, MFA's Coordinator for Task Force AIDS and Reproductive Health. 2. (SBU) Van Gulik said the GONL were aware of USG int [...] |
2007-06-08 15:01:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KHIV EAID TBIO PREL NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1106 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EPA OFFICIAL HALUK [...] Country clearance is granted for Environmental Protection Agency official Haluk Ozkaynak, Senior Research Environmental Scientist, and Peter Egeghy to travel to the Netherlands from June 15-20, 2007 to attend the SRA Europe Annual Meeting 2007. 2. Embassy understands that no further assi [...] |
2007-06-11 07:52:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV OTRA TPHY KSCA EPA NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1107 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EPA OFFICIAL GEORGE [...] Country clearance is granted for Environmental Protection Agency official George Woodall, Toxicoligist, Office of Research and Development to travel to the Netherlands June 15-25, 2007 to attend and participate in the 43rd Meeting of the NAC/AEGL. 2. Embassy understands that no further as [...] |
2007-06-11 07:57:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV OTRA TPHY EPA KSCA NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1121 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOC EMPLOYEE LORI [...] Country clearance is granted for June 18-23, 2007 visit of Lori Bruhwiler, Physical Scientist, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to Utrecht, The Netherlands. The purpose of the travel is to attend the Tracer Model 5 meeting and present a paper on 9 [...] |
2007-06-12 08:38:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1125 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MICHAEL F. STAFFORD [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for Michael F. Stafford, U.S. Negotiator for Nuclear Security and Dismantlement to travel to The Hague from June 14 - 16, 2007 to attend meetings with host government officials. 2. Embassy has arranged hotel accommodations for the night [...] |
2007-06-13 07:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT OVIP ASEC OTRA APER KNNP PREL DA NO EU |
| 07THEHAGUE1134 |
ISA (FORMERLY ILSA): DUTCH WITHDRAW SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Dutch Economic Ministry has withdrawn financial support for a June 22-27 trade mission to Iran, following interventions by the Foreign Minister and behind-the-scenes pressure from the Embassy. While the mission may go forward as a "private" initiative, some companies have [...] |
2007-06-14 07:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL ENRG EPET NL IR |
| 07THEHAGUE1144 |
NETHERLANDS/SCO SUMMIT: REACHING OUT ON MANAS [...] (S/NF) Poloff delivered ref A demarche June 13 to Thymen Kouwenaar, Deputy Head of Dutch MFA's Eastern Europe and Central Asia Division. Kouwenaar agreed that the Dutch could and should encourage President Karzai to attend the summit and make the case for Manas. He agreed that other steps sh [...] |
2007-06-14 14:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO AF NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1145 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EPA OFFICIAL JOHN [...] Country clearance is granted for Environmental Protection Agency official John Gauthier, Special Agent, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, to travel to the Netherlands from June 17-22, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to meet with Ron Moolhizen of the Amsterdam Regional Police [...] |
2007-06-14 16:04:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV OTRA TPHY EPA KCRM NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1146 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USNATO'S ROBERT A. [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for USNATO's Robert A. Glacel, Management Counselor and John W. Boyd, Director, Operations and Programs to travel to The Hague from June 17 through Thursday, June 21, 2007 to conduct site visits and consultations with the Dutch MOD in antic [...] |
2007-06-15 07:22:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT NATO |
| 07THEHAGUE1150 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GLENN RESEARCH [...] Country clearance granted for NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) official James Free to visit Noordwijk, The Netherlands from June 27-30, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to chair a panel at the Space Systems Engineering Symposium, Delft University of Technology. 2. Embassy understands no f [...] |
2007-06-15 10:34:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TSPA NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1152 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) In the June 5 WEOG meeting, the facilitator for consultations on this issue (Luis Garcia, Spain) announced that, in light of the May 25 Note by the DG on the Technical Secretariat's initiative in this area, he had asked the SIPDIS Vice-Chair for the Industry Cluster to cancel the June 13 [...] |
2007-06-15 12:01:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE1153 |
NETHERLANDS: JUNE GAERC PRE-BRIEF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Dutch eagerly await details of the German proposal for a European treaty. Barring sufficient changes in size, form, and content, a new treaty is unlikely to win passage in the Netherlands. The Dutch hope for a robust Sudan sanctions package from the UN but are prepared to [...] |
2007-06-15 12:15:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EUN ENRG ETRD ETTC KPAL PARM PGOV SOCI |
| 07THEHAGUE1157 |
NETHERLANDS: 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES [...] In response to reftel, Post is not aware of any significant investment disputes involving the Dutch government or any expropriation claims involving U.S. citizens for the period of 2006 through June 1, 2007. This message represents a coordinated response from Embassy The Hague's FCS, FAS and [...] |
2007-06-15 15:29:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1158 |
TERRORISM FINANCE: SLAHI REMOVAL DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel points June 4 to Joost van Ettro, Policy Officer, Terrorism and New Threats Unit, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Anne Chris Visser, Senior Advisor, Integrity Division, Dutch Ministry of Finance. 2. (SBU) Both officials said they had no information o [...] |
2007-06-15 15:45:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EUN PREL PTER NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1162 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE [...] Country clearance is granted for the June 21-24, 2007, visit to the Netherlands of Dr. David Resnik, Staff Scientist, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH. The purpose of the travel is to attend and give a talk at The Commodification of Academic Research Workshop. 2. [...] |
2007-06-18 07:28:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA OTRA NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1165 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE [...] Country clearance is granted for the June 28-July 1, 2007, visit to Amsterdam,The Netherlands of Dr. Lisa Forman, Staff Scientist, National Library of Medicine (NLM), NIH and Dr. James Ostell, Branch Chief, NLM, NIH. The purpose of the travel is to participate in the United Parent Projects Mu [...] |
2007-06-18 07:52:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA OTRA NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1186 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) On June 11, Amb. Lyn Parker (UK) chaired a meeting of States Parties and chemical industry representatives for the preparation of the Second RevCon. In his opening remarks, the Director General made mention of: UNSC 1540, the chlorine gas attacks in Iraq, the importance of establishing nat [...] |
2007-06-20 11:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE1192 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF [...] Country clearance is granted for August 18-24, 2007 visit to Rotterdam, The Netherlands of Department of Veterans Affairs employee Dr. Kathryn Larsen Burgio, PH.D, AD for Research, GRECC. The purpose of the travel is to attend the International Continence Society Annual meeting and present a [...] |
2007-06-20 11:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1196 |
NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: RESTRAINED RESPONSE TO [...] (C/REL NATO and AUS) Summary: Chora district center came under Taliban attack Friday, June 15, the focal point of a province-wide surge in insurgent activity. When it looked as if Chora might fall, the Dutch took the politically difficult decision to go on the offensive. They mounted successfu [...] |
2007-06-20 15:22:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
| 07THEHAGUE12 |
DUTCH LIKELY TO APPROVE NYSE/EURONEXT MERGER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Dutch Finance Minister Gerrit Zalm is preparing to issue a no objection certificate in February that would remove one of the last hurdles for the NYSE/Euronext merger. His approval will contain provisions designed to discourage U.S. regulations like Sarbanes-Oxley from being [...] |
2007-01-05 08:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV ELAB NL |
| 07THEHAGUE120 |
DUTCH RECEIVE USG INVITATION TO EIGHTH [...] Econoff discussed on January 19 reftel regarding the Eighth International Export Control Conference -- to be hosted in Bucharest, Romania -- with Florian Antohi, Counselor, Romanian Embassy to the Netherlands. Antohi agreed to work closely with post to invite appropriate Dutch export control o [...] |
2007-01-23 14:32:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KSTC PARM PREL RO NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1202 |
DUTCH TO CONTRIBUTE TO UNRWA FLASH APPEAL IN [...] Econoff delivered reftel points on June 15 to Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials Joost Andriessen, Head, Humanitarian Aid Division, and Gert Kampman, Deputy Director, Middle East Section. 2. Kampman said the GONL was one of the "bigger" donors to the UN Relief and Works Agency (U [...] |
2007-06-21 10:19:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KWBG EAID ECON EUN NL |
| 07THEHAGUE121 |
NETHERLANDS/IRAN: HALTING EXPORT CREDITS [...] (C) Ambassador delivered ref A points on halting export credit insurance for Iran to Dutch Finance Minister Gerrit Zalm on January 17. Minister Zalm told the Ambassador the Netherlands was fully committed to implementing UNSCR 1737 but was not prepared to halt export credits for Iran. EconC [...] |
2007-01-23 14:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN MNUC EXIM UNSC OECD NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1217 |
VOTE ON BIOTECH CORN VARIETY: DUTCH REMAIN IN [...] (U) AgCouns delivered reftel points June 21 to Ate Oostra, Director General, Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature, and Food Quality. 2. (SBU) Oostra said he had thought the vote would occur in July. AgCouns conveyed the USG understanding that the vote would occur June 25, and that the [...] |
2007-06-24 12:01:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR TBIO ECON ETRD |
| 07THEHAGUE1218 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE [...] Country clearance is granted for the July 8-10, 2007, visit to Amsterdam, The Netherlands of Dr. Richard Suzman, Director, Behavioral and Social Research, National Institute on Aging, National Institute of Health (NIH). The purpose of the travel is to attend the European Science Foundation's [...] |
2007-06-25 06:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA OTRA NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1220 |
NETHERLANDS: STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT FOR [...] (SBU) Per reftel, emboffs delivered the draft long-term status of forces agreement (SOFA) text pertaining to the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba on June 20 to the MFA Legal Department. A/DCM discussed the draft agreement with MFA Deputy Political Director Wim Geerts on June 21. Geerts said t [...] |
2007-06-25 08:22:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL MASS MOPS NL XL NT |
| 07THEHAGUE1234 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) Facilitator Kimmo Laukenen (Finland) held an 18 June 2007 consultation to discuss the Director General's Note "Summary of Developments in the Implementation of Article VII of the Chemical Weapons Convention from 16 February to 25 May 2007 (EC-49/DG.12 dated 7 June 2007). In brief, Legal A [...] |
2007-06-26 12:07:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE1248 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE [...] Country clearance is granted for National Institute of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) officials, Dr. Emil Aamar, Dr. Martine Behra, Dr. Shawn Burgess, Dr. Ajay Chitnis, Mr. Kyle Dolan, Dr. Li-En Ja [...] |
2007-06-28 09:40:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA OTRA NL |
| 07THEHAGUE125 |
NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH VIEWS LEADING UP TO [...] (C) Summary: The GONL for the most part agrees with our NATO foreign and defense ministerial goals for Afghanistan. Dutch officials expressed both support and concern regarding the USG-proposed "Comprehensive Approach," and hoped we will continue to balance kinetic and development operations. [...] |
2007-01-24 14:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PINS PREL MARR MOPS AF NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1250 |
NETHERLANDS: RESPONSE ON ROME RULE OF LAW [...] (SBU) The GONL will support the Provincial Justice Coordination Mechanism (PJCM) at the July 2-3 Rome Rule of Law Conference on Afghanistan. MFA Afghanistan Desk Officer Jurian Muller said the Dutch are working on a multi-year pledge for the Multilateral Funding Mechanism; this pledge is curr [...] |
2007-06-28 11:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS SA AF IBRD NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1252 |
UNSCR 1747/OECD: DUTCH WILL NOT REPLY TO U.S. [...] (U) Econoff delivered ref (a) and (b) points June 18 to Ministry of Finance Officials Evert Houtman, Coordinator International Financing Issues, Export Credit Insurance and Investment Guarantees Division, and Nicole Bollen, Coordinator Debt Issues and also OECD Export Credit Group Chair. [...] |
2007-06-28 14:03:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | UN PREL EFIN ETRD OECD EXIM NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1260 |
E.O. 13382 DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES: [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel points and non-paper regarding the U.S. designation of four additional Iranian entities and two individuals under E.O. 13882 on June 18 to Anne Chris Visser, Senior Advisor, Financial Markets Policy Directorate, Ministry of Finance, and Ministry of Foreign Affa [...] |
2007-06-29 13:52:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PREL PARM EUN NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1265 |
PARTNERSHIP FOR DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE: DUTCH SHARE [...] (SBU) Summary. While not opposed to the objectives of the PDG, the GONL is concerned that implementation is moving too quickly and that the PDG structure reduces accountability while overlapping with existing development organizations and efforts. The Dutch would remove their objections, an [...] |
2007-07-02 12:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID OECD EUN NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1274 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) The June 26-29 Executive Council session was an exercise in punting. Only 13 of some 50 items for EC action were actually decided and everything else was deferred to EC-50. On the most important issue of all, the Council deferred consideration of the verification plan and facility agreem [...] |
2007-07-05 07:25:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE1295 |
NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: EXTENSION REVIEW [...] (C) Summary: The GONL sent a letter to the Dutch Parliament on June 30 noting it will decide this summer whether to extend its ISAF mission in Afghanistan. The decision will follow an exhaustive review of all options, including staying in the mission's current capacity, reducing its contribution or [...] |
2007-07-05 16:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1305 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) On July 3, Amb. Lyn Parker (UK), the RevCon Working Group Chair, convened a meeting to discuss: the list of potential NGOs to be invited to a meeting with States Parties on 19 November; the final CWC clauses (Articles XII to XXIV); the protection of confidential information; and the functi [...] |
2007-07-09 10:02:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE131 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH [...] Country clearance is granted for February 10-13, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Jean Slutsky, Director, Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness, Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, Public Health Service, to participate as an invited participant at an international forum on health tec [...] |
2007-01-25 15:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TBIO OTRA NL |
| 07THEHAGUE132 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FRANKFURT INTERNAL [...] Country clearance is granted for IRS Revenue Agent Sally Lynn Williams to travel to the Netherlands from March 28 - April 4, 2007 to provide tax assistance at the U.S. Consulate in Amsterdam. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors w [...] |
2007-01-25 15:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AMGT ASEC OTRA NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1322 |
NETHERLANDS/MFO: DUBIOUS ABOUT ADDITIONAL [...] (SBU) On July 10, Poloff discussed reftel with Roger van Laak, Senior Policy Advisor at the Dutch MFA's Department of Middle East and North African Affairs, thanking the Dutch for their prior contributions to the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO). In response to reftel points regarding a [...] |
2007-07-10 13:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KMFO PREL XT IS IT JA EG NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1324 |
NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: PLEASED WITH KARZAI [...] (C) Summary: The GONL was pleased with Minister of Defense Eimert van Middelkoop's July 6-7 trip to Afghanistan. According to MFA Task Force Uruzgan Coordinator Pieter Jan Kleiweg de Zwaan, comments by Afghan President Karzai during van Middelkoop's visit were constructive, especially in con [...] |
2007-07-10 15:38:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1329 |
NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: EXPLORING ALL OPTIONS [...] (C) Summary: During a courtesy call with the Charge D'Affaires, MFA Director of Security Affairs Robert de Groot commented on the recent suicide attack in Uruzgan province and briefed on the state of play on the ISAF mission extension question. He commended the Dutch public for responding in [...] |
2007-07-11 14:29:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1334 |
NETHERLANDS: DEFENSE PRIORITIZES EXPEDITIONARY [...] (C) Summary: In response to a request from the Dutch Parliament, Defense Minister Eimert van Middelkoop sent a letter explaining defense priorities leading up to the presentation of the 2007 defense budget in September 2008. Van Middelkoop noted that not all defense priorities (notably the Jo [...] |
2007-07-12 12:58:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PINS PREL AF NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1335 |
NETHERLANDS: HOST NATION NOTIFICATION DELIVERED [...] (S) Per reftel, Office of Defense Cooperation officer delivered the host nation notification regarding USAFE reorganization and manpower reduction in the Netherlands to MOD America's Desk Officer LTC Chris Parthesius on July 11. Parthesius appreciated the notification, but offered no substanti [...] |
2007-07-12 14:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL MARR PARM NATO NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1336 |
NEW DUTCH ECONOMIC MINISTER SEEKS FURTHER U.S. - [...] No summary [...] |
2007-07-12 16:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV SENV KISL PINR NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1340 |
NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: EXTENSION REVIEW ON TRACK [...] (C) The key ministers involved in the GONL decision to extend its ISAF mission in Uruzgan province approved July 12 "a way forward" to consult with NATO on various extension options. MFA Deputy Political Director Wim Geerts told Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Daniel Fata July 13 that P [...] |
2007-07-13 15:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1347 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) On July 10, the facilitator (Larry Denyer, U.S.) chaired a consultation on late declarations, which was well-attended. The discussion centered around the latest facilitator's draft decision text, as well as the Technical Secretariat's supporting paper, both of which were SIPDIS distrib [...] |
2007-07-16 10:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE1348 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): STATUS OF U.S. [...] (U) At mid-year, a number of U.S. priorities at the OPCW for 2007 have been achieved. An Executive Council chairman very supportive of the U.S. was selected. The Director General proposed a 2008 budget with zero nominal growth and increased funding for inspector training. The Technical Sec [...] |
2007-07-16 15:36:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE1360 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): LIBYAN [...] (SBU) Dr. Hesnawy of the Libyan National Committee provided a copy of the Detailed Facility Information (DFI) for the facility the Libyan government is contracting S.I.P.S.A., an Italian engineering firm, to construct. In discussions on Libya's decision to terminate its cooperation with the U [...] |
2007-07-18 14:52:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE1364 |
NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DASD FATA'S JULY 13 VISIT [...] (C) Summary: During his meetings with Dutch officials on July 13, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy Daniel Fata discussed the Dutch decision on whether to extend in some capacity its ISAF mission in Afghanistan. Dutch officials were receptive to Fata's suggestion of [...] |
2007-07-19 10:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1372 |
CUBA AND INTERNET FREEDOM: DUTCH CONCUR WITH USG [...] Econoff delivered on July 10 reftel points regarding the Cuban government's role in the poor state of Cuban internet access to Wim Rullens of the Coordination, Strategy, and International Affairs Directorate, Directorate General for Energy and Telecom, Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. 2 [...] |
2007-07-19 14:46:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EINT PREL ECON TINT CU NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1376 |
JULY GAERC PRE-BRIEF [...] Summary: The Dutch are concerned about the lack of progress and will press for a unified European approach on Kosovo. They anticipate the upcoming Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) will be a formal ceremony without any substantive changes to the mandate text. The Dutch may provide a limited [...] |
2007-07-20 05:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AL ENRG ETRD ETTC EUN IR IS KPAL PGOV PREL |
| 07THEHAGUE1383 |
NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN/AFRICA: GAME PLAN FOR NATO [...] (C) Summary: The GONL is wrapping up review of several investigations into civilian casualties resulting from the Dutch participation in heavy fighting around Chora several weeks ago. According to MFA Deputy Director for Conflict Prevention Joop Nijssen, the GONL will soon send a letter to th [...] |
2007-07-20 15:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1386 |
ROTTERDAM PORT RADIOLOGICAL MONITORING SYSTEM IN PLACE [...] Summary: The port of Rotterdam recently completed the installation of 40 new radiation portal monitors (RPMs) at all container terminals. Dutch Customs, which operates the monitoring program, demonstrated the new system July 10 for officials from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Megaport [...] |
2007-07-20 15:40:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT KHLS KRAD PTER NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1387 |
NETHERLANDS/UNESCO: SUPPORT FOR HOLOCAUST [...] No summary [...] |
2007-07-23 08:38:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | UNESCO NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1402 |
RESULTS OF CITES STANDING COMMITTEE 55 AND COP14 [...] The United States achieved key objectives at the fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES COP14), which met June 3-15 in The Hague, Netherlands. The delegation of approximately 30 interage [...] |
2007-07-25 06:29:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KSCA ETRD EFIS NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1409 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR AF/W ANDREW SILSKI [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for State/AF/W/ Nigeria Officer Andrew Silski to attend the July 31 - August 1 Multilateral Gulf of Guinea Energy Security Strategy meetings with Nigeria, hosted by the Dutch MFA. 2. Per reftel, the Embassy has arranged hotel accommodati [...] |
2007-07-26 14:43:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA NI NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1413 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): U.S.-CHINA [...] (S) On June 25 and 28, chemical weapons (CW) experts from the United States and China held bilateral discussions on Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) compliance issues on the margins of the 49th Session of the Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Executive Council in The Ha [...] |
2007-07-27 09:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM PREL CH CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE1418 |
NETHERLANDS EXPECT TO LOWER DEPLOYMENT IN [...] (C) Summary: While plans are not yet set, and Parliament must then approve, the Dutch indicated their deployment in Afghanistan will probably be extended but at a reduced level. End Summary 2. (C) Background: On July 12 the six Dutch ministers responsible for deciding on future deployment g [...] |
2007-07-27 13:55:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO MARR PGOV PREL AF NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1421 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) On July 23, del rep met with Bill Kane (Head, Industry Verification, Technical Secretariat) and Jorge Bernal Ramirez (IVB), who works closely with the TS mission planners. 2. (U) The first topic was lessons learned from the recent sequential inspections that were held at a Schedule 3 and [...] |
2007-07-30 10:09:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE1424 |
NETHERLANDS/NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP: DUTCH "VERY [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph (5). 2. (C) The GONL is "very worried" about granting privileges to a non-NPT nation without that nation also accepting obligations which all other nations have already accepted. That is what Dutch MFA Officer Ceta Van Noland said when pol [...] |
2007-07-30 15:47:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG KNNP KTIA IN |
| 07THEHAGUE1436 |
NETHERLANDS/UNGA: FM VERHAGEN TO ATTEND GENERAL [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph (5). 2. Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister, the Netherlands: plans to attend the Climate Change Ministerial Meeting on September 24th but will not attend the General Debate. Balkenende will likely arrive somewhat prior to the 24th and leave [...] |
2007-08-01 07:15:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA |
| 07THEHAGUE1440 |
DUTCH GOVERNMENT SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. - EU PNR AGREEMENT [...] Summary. In a July 7 letter to Parliament, Minister of Justice Ernst Hirsch Ballin and MFA State Secretary for EU Affairs Frans Timmermans gave a positive assessment of the new U.S. - EU PNR Agreement. The letter provided an overview of the agreement, which it said was "balanced," and provid [...] |
2007-08-01 12:15:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER EAIR ETRN EUN NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1447 |
NETHERLANDS:DEBRIEF OF JULY 30 U.S.-RUSSIA EXPERTS [...] Poloff delivered reftel on U.S.-Russia experts meeting on missile defense cooperation to Dutch MFA Senior Advisor of Security Affairs and Non-Proliferation Frank van Beuningen. Van Beunigen appreciated the information. GALLAGHER [...] |
2007-08-03 13:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL NATO UP AJ CZ PL RS |
| 07THEHAGUE1448 |
NETHERLANDS/AZERBAIJAN: SUPPORT BUT LIMITED [...] On July 27, Poloff delivered non paper to Thymen A. Kouwenaar, Department Head of the Eastern Europe and Central Asia Division in the MFA, on Dutch coordination with the USG on promoting democracy and human rights in Azerbaijan. Kouwenaar mentioned that while the Dutch support the USG position [...] |
2007-08-03 13:32:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AJ EUN KDEM OSCE PGOV PHUM PREL |
| 07THEHAGUE145 |
NETHERLANDS/IRAN: CIVIL SOCIETY AND DEMOCRACY [...] (C) In response to ref A, poloff followed up with MFA Human Rights Division Policy Officer Sonja van der Meer Jan 25. Van der Meer, who in December provided information (ref B) on the Netherlands' 13 million Euro Iranian media diversity program, promised to seek details on an additional 1 mi [...] |
2007-01-29 09:40:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO EUN IR NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1452 |
TERRORIST FINANCE: DUTCH NONCOMMITTAL ON [...] (S) On July 31, Econoffs delivered points concerning USG request for co-sponsorship of the submission of six Iraqi individuals listed in reftel to the UN 1518 and 1267 Committees to Onno Kervers, Head of Terrorism and New Threats Unit, Political Affairs Department, Dutch Ministry of Foreign A [...] |
2007-08-06 05:45:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PREL PTER UNSC NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1460 |
NETHERLANDS/US NONPROLIFERATION INITIATIVE: DUTCH [...] A GONL representative will attend the international meeting on October 22-23, 2007 in Spiez, Switzerland hosted by the US Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation. On August 6, poloff delivered the meeting invitation and r [...] |
2007-08-06 14:25:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KNNP ENRG PREL AR AS BR CA CI CH EZ |
| 07THEHAGUE1462 |
NETHERLANDS/CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE: DUTCH WILL [...] The Netherlands plan to support the re-nomination of U.S. Candidate Ms. Felice Gaer to the United Nations Committee Against Torture. Poloff delivered dipnote and reftel points to MFA Policy Officer in the Human Rights and Peacebuilding Department Meline Arakelian. Arakelian informed poloff that "th [...] |
2007-08-07 06:42:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA |
| 07THEHAGUE1478 |
EMBASSY THE HAGUE LAW ENFORCEMENT WORKING GROUP [...] Post Law Enforcement and Counterterrorism Working Group has been meeting regularly since 2001. The LE/CT Working Group is chaired by DCM Michael Gallagher and coordinated by Global Issues Section Chief Susan Garro. In addition to all law enforcement agencies at post (FBI, DEA, ICE, CBP, U.S. [...] |
2007-08-10 05:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC KCRM SNAR NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1480 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL BOUCHER [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Rep. Rick Boucher, Chairman, House Energy and Commerce Committee (HENR), and his accompanying delegation visiting the Netherlands August 16-17, 2007. 2. Per previous e-mail correspondence, Post has arranged accomodations. 3. Emb [...] |
2007-08-10 12:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP ASEC FR GM NL OREP AMGT AFIN |
| 07THEHAGUE1486 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) Based on numbers provided by the Administration Division, it appears the Technical Secretariat is hemorrhaging personnel, especially those with critical skills. As the proposed 2008 budget requests an increase in funding to handle staff turnover, and discussions with TS staff had indica [...] |
2007-08-13 07:55:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE1492 |
SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PASTOR VISIT TO THE NETHERLANDS, [...] Embassy The Hague warmly welcomes Congressman Ed Pastor and his delegation to the Netherlands August 23-26. Your visits to the Energy Center of the Netherlands, Wind Turbine Laboratory, and a wind farm present an ideal opportunity to learn first hand how the Dutch are tackling the issue of in [...] |
2007-08-13 14:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EWWT ECON PREL PGOV OREP NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1505 |
SWIFT/INFORMATION EXCHANGES: DUTCH RELEASE REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A June report to Parliament by the Dutch Ministries of Finance and Justice provided the results of the ministries' review of the SWIFT program and four cases of reported direct contact between Dutch financial institutions and the USG. SWIFT's recent registration with the Depart [...] |
2007-08-16 14:33:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN ECON PTER PGOV KCRM NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1514 |
TERRORISM FINANCE: DOMESTIC USG DESIGNATION OF [...] (U) This message includes an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Econoff delivered on August 9 reftel points and background information concerning the USG domestic designation -- under E.O. 13224 -- of the Al-Salah Society and the Al-Salah Society's Ahmad Al-Kurd to Erik Ligtha [...] |
2007-08-20 08:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KTFN NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1525 |
NETHERLANDS/CFE: DUTCH ADAPTED CFE RATIFICATION [...] (C) On August 21, Vincent van Zeijst, Deputy Head of the Arms Control and Arms Export Policy Division at the MFA, told poloff that ratification of the Adapted CFE by summer 2008 would be "ambitious but not impossible." Discussing reftel points, Van Zeijst noted that such a timeline would usual [...] |
2007-08-21 10:33:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KFCE NATO NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1526 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) Del reps, along with UK rep Karen Wolstenholme, met on August 16 with a group of senior Verification staff to discuss planning/follow-up on Iraq's initial declaration. Verification chief Horst Reeps was well prepared with an agenda and copies of CW and industry declaration general status [...] |
2007-08-21 11:33:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE1584 |
PARTNERSHIP FOR DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE: DUTCH WILL [...] (U) Econoff delivered on August 16 ref A & B points and principles for the Partnership for Democratic Governance (PDG) to Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials Aart Jacobi, Director, Human Rights, Humanitarian Aid, and Peace Building, and Jan Huesken, Senior Policy Officer in the same [...] |
2007-08-29 12:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID KDEM OAS OECD NL |
| 07THEHAGUE159 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA ARC OFFICIAL [...] Country clearance is granted for NASA Ames Research Center official Douglas M. Hudgins to travel to the Netherlands from February 18-23, 2007 to participate in the Herschel open time key program workshop. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Visit [...] |
2007-01-29 15:19:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA NL |
| 07THEHAGUE160 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) Facilitator Maartin Lak (Netherlands) held a January 25 consultation to review 2006 accomplishments and taskings for 2007 work. Lak noted A/S Commerce Padilla's initiative and called for states to assist implementing states, focusing on those states with industries, but remain without leg [...] |
2007-01-29 15:23:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE1615 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR TWO [...] (U) On August 29, Diana Gosens (Netherlands) chaired the first consultation on the DG,s Draft Program and Budget for 2008. She was careful to point out that this meeting was only to cover Programme 1 (Verification), thus avoiding premature (and expected to be contentious) discussions on num [...] |
2007-08-31 14:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE1624 |
TERRORIST FINANCE: SAUDI FIVE PRE-NOTIFICATION [...] (S) Econoff delivered on August 29 reftel points and background information concerning the USG intention to submit the names of five Saudi terrorist financiers to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee to Wendela Haringhuizen, Senior Policy Officer in the Terrorism and New Threats Unit at the Dutch [...] |
2007-09-04 15:30:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PREL PTER ETTC NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1625 |
NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: ENCOURAGED BY POTENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: While initially upset by a perceived delayed response by NATO to their call for assistance, the Dutch acknowledge the search for further contributions toward a Dutch-led ISAF mission extension in Uruzgan is beginning to bear fruit. According to Dutch officials, potential contrib [...] |
2007-09-04 15:41:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1627 |
NETHERLANDS: HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS [...] (U) SUMMARY: On August 31, 2007, poloff delivered reftel points to Birgitta Tazelaar, Deputy Head of the MFA's Human Rights Division, and Joris Geeven, policy officer within at the MFA's Human Rights and Peacebuilding Department. The Dutch oppose sending the Human Rights Council (HRC) report t [...] |
2007-09-05 09:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM NL UN |
| 07THEHAGUE1628 |
NETHERLANDS/SUDAN: DUTCH CAUTIOUS ON PROPOSED IPF [...] (SBU) On September 4, 2007, poloff raised reftel A points with Mr. Alle Dorhout, Chief of the Horn of Africa and West Africa Division at the MFA's Sub-Saharan Africa Department. Dorhout, on his second day on the job, expressed cautious interest in the proposed Intergovernmental Authority on De [...] |
2007-09-05 09:29:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SU NL |
| 07THEHAGUE163 |
SWIFT/TFTP: TREASURY EXPLORES NEXT STEPS WITH THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. A Dutch interagency group told visiting Treasury officials that there is a general consensus within the GONL and the Dutch Central Bank on the need to shift the current debate on SWIFT procedures away from only data privacy issues to broader national security interests. Treasur [...] |
2007-01-29 16:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN ECON PTER PGOV EUN NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1630 |
STAFFDEL KAMARCK DISCUSSES DUTCH APPROACHES TO TRAFFIC [...] SUMMARY. Staffdel Kamarck visited the Netherlands August 8-11 to discuss Dutch approaches to countering traffic congestion, including a new road usage tax scheme and the expansion of metro lines in Amsterdam and Rotterdam. The delegation also focused on freight transport issues, with a visit [...] |
2007-09-05 11:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV OREP PGOV ECON NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1631 |
NETHERLANDS/COLOMBIA: DG DE GOOIJER LIKELY TO [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-05 11:55:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NL CO |
| 07THEHAGUE164 |
JUSTICE MINISTER RAISES ROMMY INVESTIGATION [...] (SBU) Summary. Justice Minister Hirsch Ballin raised concerns with the Ambassador on January 25 about whether U.S. law enforcement officials had violated Dutch rules on the use of criminal informants during the Henk Rommy Ecstasy trafficking investigation. The Minister passed the Ambassador [...] |
2007-01-30 06:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM CJAN PREL NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1642 |
NETHERLANDS/EU: KOSOVO IS TOP PRIORITY FOR GYMNICH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 5, 2007, POLOFF delivered reftel points to Desiree Kopmels, EU correspondent for the Dutch MFA. In discussions the next day, Ms. Kopmels emphasized that the Netherlands would push for the EU to send a united message to Belgrade and Pristina: 'get to a solution.' K [...] |
2007-09-06 14:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EU NL RU YI KV |
| 07THEHAGUE1643 |
NETHERLANDS: NOMINATIONS FOR USNATO/USEU POL-MIL [...] Post nominates the following officers for the September 19-21 USNATO/USEU Pol-Mil workshop: Name: Jason Grubb Title: Political-Military Officer Date of Birth: 6/16/73 Security Clearance: TS/SCI Telephone: 31-70-310-2346 Fax: 31-70-310-2348 Unclass E-mail: GrubbJB@state.gov SIPDIS Ar [...] |
2007-09-06 14:52:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT MARR NATO PREL NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1646 |
NETHERLANDS SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDACY FOR ICAO [...] (U) On August 21, Econoff passed reftel points seeking GONL support for U.S. candidacy for a Category I seat on the ICAO Council to Rene Fennes, Head of International Relations, Dutch Transport Ministry. Hans de Jong, Deputy Head of the Dutch delegation to the ICAO Assembly and Transportatio [...] |
2007-09-07 12:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAIR AORC ICAO NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1647 |
NETHERLANDS: SCENESETTER -- DEFENSE MINISTER VAN [...] (C) Dutch Defense Minister Eimert van Middelkoop heads to Washington during a turbulent period for the Dutch Ministry of Defense. The Dutch are deployed to a challenging area of Afghanistan as part of ISAF, filling a vital hole in the Alliance's efforts in the south. The GONL is looking hard [...] |
2007-09-07 14:43:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AF MOPS NL |
| 07THEHAGUE165 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FRANKFURT [...] Country clearance is granted for the February 5-7, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of TSA specialist (International Principal Security Inspector) Stuart Miller to visit the foreign air carrier corporate offices of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Martinair Holland N.V., and Tui Arkefly in Amsterdam. [...] |
2007-01-30 09:52:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1650 |
NETHERLANDS/GEORGIA: RESPONSE TO POTENTIAL NAC [...] (C) The GONL is not opposed in principle to a North Atlantic Council (NAC) trip to Tbilisi, but has reservations regarding the prospects of joining NATO SYG de Hoop Scheffer in his trip to Georgia in October. According to MFA NATO Advisor Mark Versteden, the GONL is reluctant to "antagonize R [...] |
2007-09-10 15:59:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | GG NATO PREL RS NL |
| 07THEHAGUE166 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA ARC OFFICIAL [...] Country clearance is granted for NASA Ames Research Center official Alexander Tielens to travel to the Netherlands from February 16-22, 2007 to attend a meeting on the key programmes to be executed in the guaranteed time on Herschel. This meeting will initiate the review process of the Hers [...] |
2007-01-30 09:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1662 |
NETHERLANDS: CODEL PASTOR FOCUSES ON ENERGY [...] SUMMARY. The August 23-26 visit of a delegation led by Arizona Representative Ed Pastor highlighted Dutch efforts to tackle issues related to increasing energy efficiency, utilizing alternative energy resources, and identifying new water management/climate adaptation strategies. Visits to t [...] |
2007-09-11 13:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG ETRD EINV BEXP NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1676 |
DUTCH OPEN TO STARTING IMPORT SAFETY DIALOGUE [...] (U) FAS officers shared on September 4 ref A points on starting a dialogue on import product safety with Andrei Kleinmuelenman, Inspector General, Dutch Food and Consumer Products Safety Authority (VWA). Kleinmuelenman was not available to meet with Emboffs prior to this date. He expressed [...] |
2007-09-12 13:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1684 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-13 12:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE1696 |
ACCOUNTABILITY OF WIPO DIRECTOR GENERAL - DUTCH [...] (U) Econoff delivered on September 13 reftel points and nonpaper advocating accountability for WIPO Director General Idris to Paul van Beukering, Unit Manager, Intellectual Property Unit, Directorate General for Enterprise and Innovation, Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. 2. (SBU) Van [...] |
2007-09-14 15:22:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC WIPO KIPR |
| 07THEHAGUE1701 |
NETHERLANDS/LEBANON: DUTCH MFA SKEPTICAL OF EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 17, 2007, POLOFF delivered reftel points Syria/Lebanon Desk Officer Peter van der Bloemen. Staff in the MFA Departments of Middle East and Security Affairs do not support the Lebanon border monitoring mission at this time, without a clear exit strategy and without gu [...] |
2007-09-17 12:36:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IS LE NL |
| 07THEHAGUE171 |
TFTP/SWIFT: DUTCH MOF MEETS WITH NATIONAL DATA [...] (C) SUMMARY. In its reply to the EU Commission query on SWIFT and the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP), the GONL will propose a short term solution that addresses data privacy concerns and a long term approach that addresses implications to the broader global financial system. Dutch F [...] |
2007-01-30 14:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN PTER ECON NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1713 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (SBU) There has been a certain malaise since delegations returned from summer holidays, with widespread acceptance of the view that there will need to be a special session of the Executive Council during the Conference of States Parties to pass the budget and perhaps other agenda items. Alexan [...] |
2007-09-18 14:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE1714 |
NETHERLANDS/IRAN: FOLLOWING THE SEPTEMBER IAEA [...] (SBU) During a September 17 joint press conference with his French counterpart Bernard Kouchner, Dutch FM Maxime Verhagen announced GONL support for a French initiative to increase economic pressure on Iran. Verhagen said the GONL prefers the UNSC decide to impose tougher sanctions, and added [...] |
2007-09-18 14:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP IR IAEA MNUC PARM EUN NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1727 |
Dutch seek U.S. cooperation on marine conservation [...] Summary: During a recent meeting, an Agriculture Ministry official responsible for Law of the Sea issues inquired about U.S. position on three marine resources issues: cooperation on Regional Fish Management Organizations (RFMOs), genetic research on the high seas, and a third agreement under [...] |
2007-09-19 14:28:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIS SENV FWS INPFC NFMS PHSA NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1729 |
NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DESPERATELY SEEKING [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Dutch Cabinet is prepared to approve an extension of the Dutch mission in Uruzgan for approximately 1,200 troops, but only if a third party (or parties) steps forward to replace the 400 or so Dutch troops who will need to be withdrawn. Dutch lobbying efforts -- bilaterally and thro [...] |
2007-09-19 16:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1746 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR [...] Country clearance is granted for the September 24-26, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of NNSA official Michael T. Tobin,Technical Lead for NATO Missile Defense Debris Working Group will be conducting the meeting for the NATO Missile Defense Debris working group. 2. Embassy understands that [...] |
2007-09-21 11:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KNNP OTRA NATO NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1769 |
NETHERLANDS/CUBA: NO NEWS EXPECTED FROM EU-CUBA [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-25 07:59:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM NL CU |
| 07THEHAGUE177 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL RESERVE [...] Country Clearance is granted for the February 4-10, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Charles Jeffrey, Assistant Vice President and Paul Sternhagen, Analyst from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago to meet with management of ABN AMRO Bank, NV, and the Dutch regulators (DNB) related to implemen [...] |
2007-01-31 11:38:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | NL TSPA OTRA EFIN FRB |
| 07THEHAGUE1785 |
NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: GOING PUBLIC ON CHORA [...] (S) Summary: In its monthly Afghanistan update letter sent to Parliament on September 24, the GONL described four separate reports regarding possible civilian casualties related to the June 16-20 heavy fighting in and around Chora. The GONL letter acknowledged COMISAF's opinion that the use o [...] |
2007-09-26 15:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1786 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) On September 17, Ambassador Romeo Arguelles (Philippines) chaired the preparatory meeting for EC-50 and review of the agenda. There was little discussion. Ambassador Javits urged delegations to address the issues for decision and avoid the deferrals of routine business that have characte [...] |
2007-09-26 16:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE1791 |
NETHERLANDS/MTCR: MODIFIED U.S. UAV/CRUISE MISSILE [...] (C) The GONL is currently reviewing the modified U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)/cruise missile proposal in preparation for the November 2007 MTCR Technical Experts Meeting in Athens. MFA Senior Policy Advisor for Nuclear and Nonproliferation Affairs Ceta Noland confirmed that the GONL had [...] |
2007-09-27 10:28:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC KSCA NL |
| 07THEHAGUE180 |
NETHERLANDS: CAUTIOUS ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS [...] (C) Summary: Although not initially invited, the Dutch plan to attend the February 21-22 Oslo Conference on Cluster Munitions, and are wary of any resulting restrictive framework. The GONL policy on restricting cluster munitions use is evolving, although current formulations focus on a potenti [...] |
2007-01-31 16:04:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PARM PREL NATO NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1800 |
NETHERLANDS/CD: DUTCH SUPPORT FOR THE COMMUNITY OF [...] (U) POLOFF delivered reftel points to Ruth Emmerink, Senior Policy Officer in the Department of Human Rights and Peacebuilding at the Dutch MFA. Emmerink indicated that Ambassador Piet de Klerk, formerly ambassador for human rights and now deputy permrep at the UN, would represent the Netherl [...] |
2007-09-27 15:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA PGOV |
| 07THEHAGUE1808 |
NETHERLANDS/EU TREATY: DUTCH DODGE A BULLET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dutch Labor Party's (PvdA) September 25 decision to drop its demand for a referendum on the EU Reform Treaty avoids a messy -- and potentially disastrous -- repeat of the Dutch 2005 popular rejection of the previous Constitutional Treaty. Parliament is now expected to ratif [...] |
2007-09-28 10:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EU NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1809 |
NETHERLANDS/UNGA: CAUTION ABOUT DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) On September 27, POLOFF delivered reftel points to Suzanne de Groot, policy officer at the Human Rights and Peacebuildng Department of the Dutch MFA. De Groot expressed appreciation for the advanced consultation on the resolution, as well for U.S. efforts to address this specific human [...] |
2007-09-28 10:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UN KWMN AORC PHUM SOCI NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1810 |
NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: EIGHTY ADDITIONAL TROOPS [...] (SBU) Finance Minister and Vice Prime Minister Wouter Bos announced September 28 that the Dutch Cabinet has decided to send an additional 80 troops to Afghanistan due to increased fighting near Deh Rawod in southwest Uruzgan province. The two platoons will deploy for Deh Rawod in a matter of d [...] |
2007-09-28 13:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1811 |
TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: THE NETHERLANDS [...] In response to reftel, the following is main sector data for the Dutch textiles and apparel producing industry. All data is for 2006. Some information is not currently available due to internal problems at the Dutch Central Bureau of Statistics. -- Total industrial production: Informatio [...] |
2007-09-28 13:57:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1836 |
DUTCH 2008 BUDGET: REPAIRING THE ROOF WHILE THE SUN IS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In presenting the 2008 national budget, the Netherlands' new center-left coalition government has opted for a series of measures aimed at promoting a "fairer" income distribution, while also ensuring the country's future financial sustainability. By introducing new taxes and [...] |
2007-10-03 08:23:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL EINV ELAB PGOV NL |
| 07THEHAGUE184 |
DUTCH HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAMS IN IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Dutch embassy in Tehran is responsible for administering approximately one million Euros annually in human rights program funding. Details are included below. This is in addition to 13 million Euros of Iran media [...] |
2007-02-01 09:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM EUN KDEM PREL IR NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1840 |
NETHERLANDS/BURMA: DUTCH KEEPING UP THE PRESSURE [...] (U) SUMMARY. On October 2, 2007 POLOFF delivered reftel points to Mr. Karel Hartogh, Deputy Director for Asia and Oceania at the Dutch MFA. The Dutch support boosting pressure on Burma, including action at the UN, the EU, and the Human Rights Council. (A list of Dutch activities was sent in [...] |
2007-10-03 14:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM NL CH BU |
| 07THEHAGUE185 |
NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: PDASD LONG'S JANUARY 25 [...] (C) Summary: During her January 25 visit to The Hague, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Mary Beth Long commended Dutch efforts in their deployment to Uruzgan province in Afghanistan. She stressed the importance of a "comprehensive approach" in [...] |
2007-02-01 11:07:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PINS PREL MARR MOPS AF NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1851 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) ACTION ITEMS -- see paragraphs 31 and 69. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) Executive Council 50 approved the OPCW's zero nominal growth budget for 2008, in a newly productive spirit of getting things done after the large agenda of unfinished business it inherited from the previous s [...] |
2007-10-04 16:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE1856 |
NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: ZEROING IN ON THIRD [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Coalition, Peacekeeping, and Multinational Cooperation Debra Cagan visited The Hague October 2 to discuss potential GONL extension plans regarding its ISAF mission in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. In a series of productive meetings, Cag [...] |
2007-10-05 14:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1857 |
NETHERLANDS: HESITANT ON PROPOSED RESOLUTION [...] (C) The GONL is "quite hesitant" regarding the draft resolution for the UNGA's First (Disarmament) Committee to de-alert nuclear forces. According to MFA Director for Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation Henk Cor van der Kwast, the GONL is leery of the resolution for many of the same reasons [...] |
2007-10-05 14:42:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MNUC UNGA NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1858 |
ICAO ASSEMBLY: DUTCH ON SPLIT CURRENCY ASSESSMENTS [...] (SBU) On September 13, Econoff passed reftel proposed budget resolution and non-paper to Dutch Ministry of Transport, Public Works, and Water Management officials in the Directorate General for Freight Transport and Civil Aviation (DGTL) and in the Directorate for International and European [...] |
2007-10-05 16:19:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ICAO NL |
| 07THEHAGUE186 |
TERRORISM FINANCE: DUTCH TO MONITOR DESIGNATION OF [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered ref A points December 8 regarding domestic designation, and submission to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee, of five terrorist facilitators (list 83) to Joost van Ettro, Policy Officer, Terrorism and New Threats Unit, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), and Anne-Chris [...] |
2007-02-01 12:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1872 |
DUTCH TRANSPORT MINISTER FOCUSED ON MOBILITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Dutch Transport Minister Eurlings believes a more rational, practical approach is needed for tackling mobility and traffic congestion in the Netherlands. He recently told Ambassador Arnall that he plans to use his October 15-19 trip to the United States to learn more about Ame [...] |
2007-10-11 08:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ECON PGOV PINR NL |
| 07THEHAGUE189 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR BRUSSELS FAA [...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) official Anthony F. Faxio, Director of Europe, Africa and Middle East Area Offices, Brussels to travel to the Netherlands from February 7-15, 2007 for a runaway incursion meeting with the Dutch CAA and to attend the annual [...] |
2007-02-01 13:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA ASEC EAIR NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1890 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR [...] Country clearance is granted for the Octobe 30-31, 2007 visit to the Netherlands for NNSA official Joseph John Krol. The purpose of the travel is for a layover in route to Moscow, Russia. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unesc [...] |
2007-10-15 14:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KNNP OTRA NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1893 |
BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON APPLICATION 050060132 [...] Emboffs conducted reftel pre-license check and related site visit on October 3 regarding the export of tactical accessories to Roy Sampers in the Netherlands. The license application covered: -- 1 Larue Mount for Aimpoint Red Dot Sight System -- 1 Troy Tactical Close Quarter Battle Sling - [...] |
2007-10-15 15:19:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1897 |
WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] Econoff delivered reftel request for Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC) 2008 delegation information on October 10 to Femke Smeets, Policy Officer, Directorate General for Foreign Economic Relations, Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs (MEA). 2. Smeets said the GON [...] |
2007-10-16 11:02:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1898 |
NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dutch Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of Finance Wouter Bos remains wary of extending the Dutch deployment to Southern Afghanistan, on the grounds that Dutch and NATO forces are unlikely to achieve meaningful reconstruction results in the current security environment. As the leade [...] |
2007-10-16 11:10:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1899 |
NETHERLANDS/IRAN: DUTCH OPEN TO EU SANCTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: While the Dutch would prefer a "United Nations context" for any additional sanctions on Iran, they are also prepared to push for consideration of separate EU sanctions if necessary. Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen highlighted his support for "gradual, proportional, (and) target [...] |
2007-10-16 14:23:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NL IR |
| 07THEHAGUE190 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR BRUSSELS FAA [...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) official Daniel Vaca Jr., International Program Officer, Brussels, to travel to the Netherlands from February 12-15, 2007 to attend CANSO Conference in Maastricht. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance has [...] |
2007-02-01 13:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA ASEC EAIR NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1902 |
NETHERLANDS/EU: DUTCH PREVIEW OCTOBER 15-16 GAERC [...] (SBU) On October 10, Embassy shared reftel points with the Dutch MFA's EU Correspondent, Desiree Kopmells; Deputy Director for European Integration, Marisa Gerards; and Pauline Diepenbroek, Senior Policy Officer, European Cooperation Directorate. 2. (SBU) WTO off the agenda: Diepenbroek to [...] |
2007-10-16 14:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IS KPAL PREL PGOV ETRD ETTC NL EU |
| 07THEHAGUE1905 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR TWO [...] (U) On October 2, Del Reps were invited to join the Executive Council Bureau meeting to answer questions on the upcoming visit to the Anniston Chemical Agent Disposal Facility. Gabrielle Coman-Enescu of the Technical Secretariat also attended for the same purpose. The SIPDIS Ambassadors h [...] |
2007-10-17 14:44:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE1906 |
NETHERLANDS/IMF: DEPUTY PM/FINANCE MINISTER ON IMF [...] (C) SUMMARY. Dutch Deputy Prime Minister/Finance Minister Bos recently told Ambassador Arnall that the Dutch remain concerned about U.S.-led efforts to reform the governance structure of the IMF and a consequential loss of some of the Netherlands' voting power. The Dutch can be expected to [...] |
2007-10-18 08:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV PINR EUN NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1909 |
PAKISTANI CANDIDATE FOR CRITICAL OPCW CHAIRMANSHIP [...] (U) This is an action message ) see para 8. 2. (SBU) Summary. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) will hold a five-year Review Conference in April 2008, only the second such conference in its ten-year history. Negotiations are in full swing to choose a chai [...] |
2007-10-18 13:23:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PK PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE191 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA HEADQUARTERS [...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration delegation, consisting of Timothy Tawney, J. Doug McCuisition, David Lavery, Michael Meyer, Chad Edwards, and J. Donald Miller to travel to the Netherlands from February 10-15, 2007 to hold bilateral discussions wi [...] |
2007-02-01 14:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TSPA NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1910 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR [...] Country clearance is granted for the October 30-November 3, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of NNSA official Nancy B. Jackson. The purpose of the travel is to attend the Industry and Protection Forum to be held for all Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) member countries and traveler will speak o [...] |
2007-10-18 14:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1911 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR [...] Country clearance is granted for the November 3-10, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of NNSA official Athanasios Tom Arsenlis. The purpose of the travel is to present a talk titled "Constitutive model developmemt using dislocation dynamics" at the Eindhoven University of Technology, during the M [...] |
2007-10-18 14:43:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1912 |
PAKISTAN-AFGHANISTAN DEVELOPMENT MEETING: DUTCH [...] (SBU) Mission forwarded on October 16 reftel invitation for the Pakistan-Afghanistan development meeting hosted by EEB A/S Sullivan to Dutch Development Minister Bert Koenders. Koenders will attend the October 20-21 IMF/World Bank Annual Meeting in Washington. 2. (SBU) Andre Westerink, [...] |
2007-10-18 15:12:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID IMF IRDB AF PK NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1913 |
KOENDERS ON FUTURE DUTCH FOREIGN DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Dutch foreign assistance will now increase emphasis on women's rights, fragile and conflict states, climate change, and economic growth issues in a shift of development strategy recently unveiled by Bert Koenders, the Netherlands' new and energetic Development Minister. The st [...] |
2007-10-18 16:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1918 |
NETHERLANDS: SCENESETTER FOR PARLIAMENT VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The upcoming visit of representatives of the Dutch parliament,s Foreign Affairs Committee to Washington October 22-26, 2007 provides a good opportunity to build the necessary public support for sustaining a significant Dutch military deployment in Uruzgan beyond 2008. Although vis [...] |
2007-10-19 13:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM NATO AF |
| 07THEHAGUE1920 |
BIOFUELS IN THE NETHERLANDS [...] In response to reftel request, Post submits the following information regarding the development and adoption of bio-based chemical products and liquid biofuels in the Netherlands. Six Dutch ministries (Economic Affairs; Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment; Agriculture, Nature and Fo [...] |
2007-10-22 12:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON OTRA NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1925 |
NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: POSITIVE NEWS ON MARGINS [...] (S) Summary: The GONL received potentially good news from France on the margins of the European Council meeting in Lisbon on October 18-19. According to Dutch officials, French President Sarkozy agreed in a meeting with Dutch PM Balkenende to deploy up to two Operational Mentoring and Liaison [...] |
2007-10-23 12:23:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1929 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR [...] Country clearance is granted for the November 10-15, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of NNSA official David W. Vehar to attend an organizational meeting for the 13th International Symposium on Reactor Dosimetry. Traveler to participate in the review and selection of papers for the Symposium, as [...] |
2007-10-24 06:55:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP NL |
| 07THEHAGUE193 |
TATA TAKEOVER STRATEGIC BOOST FOR DUTCH STEEL MAKER CORUS [...] (U) Indian steel company Tata's $12.2 billion offer on January 31 for the Anglo-Dutch steel company Corus ended an extended bidding war with Brazilian steel company CSN. The takeover will create the world's fifth largest steel producer in the world. (Corus currently ranks eighth, and Tata r [...] |
2007-02-01 16:01:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ECON ETRD OECD NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1930 |
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR IRAQ REFUGEES AND IDPS: DUTCH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Dutch are monitoring the Iraqi refugee situation closely but plan no additional assistance in the short term. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says this could change if the UNHCR shows results in the region and Iraq does more to help its own citizens. Current Dutch contr [...] |
2007-10-24 10:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM PREF NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1931 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR THE [...] (U) On October 15, Kimmo Laukkanen (Finland) chaired a consultation to draft decision text for the upcoming CSP on Article VII. The meeting was well-attended but not productive. Iran raised two significant points that seriously sidetracked discussions: (1) as the EC did not make recommendati [...] |
2007-10-24 10:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE1935 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR THE [...] (U) On October 15, Kimmo Laukkanen (Finland) chaired a consultation to draft decision text for the upcoming CSP on Article VII. The meeting was well-attended but not productive. Iran raised two significant points that seriously sidetracked discussions: (1) as the EC did not make recommendati [...] |
2007-10-24 12:36:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE1936 |
NETHERLANDS/IRAN: DUTCH DUBIOUS OF DEMARCHE TO [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-24 14:37:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PGOV PREL IAEA NL IR BL |
| 07THEHAGUE1937 |
NETHERLANDS/UN: NON-COMMITTAL ON WALKER IAAC [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-24 14:37:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | UN PREL AORC UNGA NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1939 |
NETHERLANDS/UNGA: DUTCH SUPPORTIVE ON MOST THIRD [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 24, 2007, POLOFF delivered reftel A points to Dutch MFA Director for Human Rights, Ms. Maryem van den Heuvel, and Reneko Elema, Senior Policy Officer. Van den Heuvel welcomed the consultation, noting Dutch agreement on all country resolutions. While inclined to support [...] |
2007-10-25 05:04:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | UN KTIA PHUM PREL NL |
| 07THEHAGUE194 |
DUTCH-FUNDED MEDIA PROGRAMS FACE IRANIAN HARASSMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Three participants in a Dutch-sponsored media diversity program were arrested Janaury 27, on their way to a training session in India. They were released the next day. Iranian authorities have reportedly filed charges and accused the Dutch government of acting as a conduit for [...] |
2007-02-01 16:45:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EUN KDEM KPAO PREL IR NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1944 |
DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES DELIVERED TO DUTCH [...] (U) Econoff shared on October 26 reftel points concerning the designation of Iranian entities and individuals under U.S. executive orders with Wendela Haringhuizen, Senior Policy Officer, Terrorism and New Threats Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), and Anne-Chris Visser, Senior Advisor [...] |
2007-10-29 06:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PREL PARM EFIN KTFN IR NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1952 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SCENESETTER FOR [...] (SBU) The November 5-9 Conference of the States Parties will either be extremely hectic or rather uneventful. When Executive Council 50 passed the 2008 budget, expectations for a meeting of the EC during the Conference faded. Del believes an EC meeting will be necessary during the week of t [...] |
2007-10-30 15:32:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE1955 |
SCENESETTER FOR HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT'S VISIT TO THE [...] Embassy The Hague warmly welcomes U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Leavitt and his delegation to the Netherlands November 8-9. Your visit to the Dutch Health Ministry will provide you with in-depth information about the new Dutch health care system, which came into force as of Janu [...] |
2007-11-01 13:10:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI ECON PREL PGOV NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1956 |
NETHERLANDS/UN: DUTCH SUPPORT WALKER IAAC CANDIDACY [...] (C) Following up on reftels, Charge D'Affaires discussed the Walker candidacy with Jos Schellars, Deputy Director of the Western Hemisphere Department at the MFA, on November 1. POLOFF separately reiterated reftel points to Vincent Roza at the Coordination and Institutional Affairs Division wit [...] |
2007-11-01 14:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | UN PREL AORC UNGA NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1957 |
NETHERLANDS/CUBA: QUALIFIED SUPPORT AT THE EU AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: POLOFF raised reftel A-C points with Jan Jaap Groenemeijer, Senior Staff Officer in the Western Hemisphere Department, as well as Ms. Maryem van den Heuvel, Director for Human Rights, and Reneko Elema, Senior Policy Officer for Human Rights. On November 1, Charge D'Affaires raised [...] |
2007-11-01 14:12:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | UNGA PHUM EU NL CU |
| 07THEHAGUE1958 |
NETHERLANDS/MTCR/IRAN: PREPARATION FOR THE PLENARY [...] (S) Summary: The GONL will support the modified U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)/cruise missile proposal at the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Plenary in Athens on November 5-9. In addition, MFA Senior Advisor for Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation Ceta Noland said the Dutch gre [...] |
2007-11-01 14:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC KSCA IR NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1960 |
THE HAGUE'S FY 2008 DIRECT FUNDING INITIATIVE PROPOSAL [...] (U) SUMMARY. Post is pleased to submit a FY 2008 Direct Funding Initiative (DFI) proposal for 19,036 dollars to fund Dutch language training and materials. This represents an increase of 6,530 dollars, or 52% over the FY 2007 DFI proposal for 12,506 dollars. Post's language program has ex [...] |
2007-11-02 08:04:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AFSI AMGT KFLO NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1962 |
PAKISTANI CANDIDATE FOR CRITICAL OPCW CHAIRMANSHIP [...] (U) This is an action message ) see para 4. 2. (C) We received word today informally from Embassy Islamabad that a key official being demarched on the issue of Ambassador Sibte Yahva Naqvi,s extension to chair the OPCW,s Second Review Conference (Refs a, b and c) is Colonel Shahab Ab Din [...] |
2007-11-02 17:19:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PK PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE1963 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR THE [...] (U) During the October 19 consultation (at which Iran was noticeably absent), significant progress was made on a draft decision. As a result, the facilitator (Larry Denyer, Del) prepared a new draft to reflect the general consensus achieved during this most meeting. Based on subsequent consu [...] |
2007-11-02 18:55:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE1966 |
NETHERLANDS/WIREC: DUTCH ECONOMIC MINISTER SEEKING [...] In response to ref A request, Post reported on October 16 Dutch Economic Affairs Minister Maria van der Hoeven's interest in attending WIREC and per ref B offered possible Dutch invitees for the conference. 2. In a subsequent discussion November 1, Taco Westerhuis, Senior Energy Advisor, [...] |
2007-11-05 15:34:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1967 |
ABN AMRO TAKEOVER BATTLE OVER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A consortium of the Royal Bank of Scotland, Spain's Banco Santander and the Belgian-Dutch bank Fortis have gained control of the Dutch bank ABN Amro after a long takeover battle that pitted the group against a rival bidder, the British bank Barclays. A detailed plan for ABN A [...] |
2007-11-05 15:52:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1968 |
FATF/IRAN STATEMENT: DUTCH TO ADDRESS WITH BANKS [...] Econoff shared on October 31 reftel points concerning FATF's public statement and guidance on Iran with Dutch officials Huib Mijnarends and Wendela Haringhuizen, both Senior Policy Officers in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Terrorism and New Threats Unit, and Anne-Chris Visser, Senior Advis [...] |
2007-11-06 14:29:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC ECON KTFN IR NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1977 |
NETHERLANDS/CASH COURIERS: DUTCH ANTI-CASH [...] (SBU) Summary. The Dutch implemented on June 15 cross-border reporting requirements for travelers carrying currency in excess of 10,000 euros. GONL deployment of dogs at road checks and key air and sea ports to interdict cash smuggling had already been catching some 30 cash smugglers annua [...] |
2007-11-08 16:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1978 |
NETHERLANDS/CD: VIEWS ON COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] (U) POLOFF delivered reftel points to Ruth Emmerink, Senior Policy Officer in the Department of Human Rights and Peacebuilding at the Dutch MFA. Due to obligations before parliament, Development Minister Koenders is unlikely to lead the Dutch delegation to Bamako. Instead, Ms. Emmerink and D [...] |
2007-11-09 10:12:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1979 |
NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: NORWEGIAN "NO" [...] (C) Summary: The GONL was disappointed -- but not surprised -- by the Norwegian Government's decision not to deploy to Uruzgan province as part of an extended Dutch mission. A French-Norwegian combination was viewed by many Dutch interlocutors as the only way to ensure quick Dutch Cabinet an [...] |
2007-11-09 15:22:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1980 |
NETHERLANDS/OSCE: PRESSING RUSSIA TO ABIDE BY [...] (C) Summary: The GONL shares our concerns regarding the Government of Russia's decision to significantly restrict the ODIHR observation mission for the upcoming Russian parliamentary elections to 70 persons for short-term observation only. MFA Special OSCE Advisor Tony van der Togt said Dutc [...] |
2007-11-09 16:58:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM RS NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1982 |
NETHERLANDS/FAO: DUTCH LIKELY TO FOLLOW EU LEAD [...] (U) Econoff shared on October 31 reftel non-paper regarding USG objectives for the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) with Marianne Sinke, a Policy Officer responsible for FAO and Development Cooperation issues in the UN Department of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. AgCouns de [...] |
2007-11-13 07:40:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR FAO AORC NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1984 |
NETHERLANDS/IRAN: CONSULAR CASE PROMPTS DUTCH TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 7, Dutch MFA Director General Pieter de Gooijer told the Ambassador that he will firmly assert the EU Iran nuclear policy during his upcoming visit to Iran while he urges consular access in the Al Mansouri case. END SUMMARY. NUCLEAR FILE ------------ 2. (C) As [...] |
2007-11-13 07:41:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | NL UN IR IAEA EU PHUM KNNP |
| 07THEHAGUE1985 |
NETHERLANDS/IRAN: CONSULAR CASE PROMPTS DUTCH TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 7, Dutch MFA Director General Pieter de Gooijer told the Ambassador that he will firmly assert the EU Iran nuclear policy during his upcoming visit to Iran while he urges consular access in the Al Mansouri case. END SUMMARY. NUCLEAR FILE ------------ 2. (C) As [...] |
2007-11-13 09:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | NL UN IR IAEA EU PHUM KNNP |
| 07THEHAGUE1986 |
NETHERLANDS/DPRK: DUTCH WILLING TO CONSIDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 5, 2007, Deputy Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea, Christian Whiton, briefed Dutch MFA officials on U.S. plans to promote human rights in North Korea, particularly through funding for independent radio broadcasting. The Dutch agreed to consider funding fo [...] |
2007-11-13 12:41:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL NL UN KN |
| 07THEHAGUE199 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA HEADQUARTERS [...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration delegation, consisting of Timothy Tawney, J. Doug McCuisition, David Lavery, Michael Meyer, Chad Edwards, and J. Donald Miller to travel to the Netherlands from February 10-15, 2007 to hold bilateral discussions wi [...] |
2007-02-01 18:12:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TSPA NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1990 |
RFG -- NETHERLANDS: STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance; please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Per reftel, DCM Gallagher raised the lack of progress made on a long-term status of forces agreement (SOFA) for the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba with MFA Head of the North America Directorate Jos Schellars on November 1. A [...] |
2007-11-15 12:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR MOPS XL NT VE NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1991 |
NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: PM BALKENENDE HOPEFUL ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dutch Prime Minister Balkenende is cautiously optimistic that the Cabinet can reach agreement before the end of the month to extend the Dutch troop deployment in Uruzgan for at least another 18 months. Serious questions remain, however, on the length, financing, and composition o [...] |
2007-11-15 12:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL PGOV KDEM ECON PINR IR RU NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1992 |
NETHERLANDS/RUSSIA: BALKENENDE MIXES BUSINESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his November 5-8 visit to Moscow, Dutch Prime Minister Balkenende engaged Russian President Putin on tough issues such as Kosovo, Iran, and human rights in addition to announcing a major multi-billion dollar gas pipeline deal (reported septels). Balkenende believes that strong e [...] |
2007-11-15 12:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM ECON PINR IR RU KO NL |
| 07THEHAGUE1994 |
NETHERLANDS/RUSSIA: MINISTER TIMMERMANS REGRETS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 9, Ambassador met with Dutch MFA Minister for European Affairs Timmermans to discuss Russia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, French President Sarkozy, Timmermans, upcoming trips to the United States, and plans to commemorate 400 years of American-Dutch relations. Although Timmermans o [...] |
2007-11-15 12:07:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL EU RU KV YI |
| 07THEHAGUE1998 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR THE [...] (SBU) The Twelfth Conference of States Parties (CSP -12) approved a series of decisions to intensify action on Article VII implementation, to continue consultations on specific measures to implement Article XI, and to continue work on the action plan on universality. The Iranian price for allo [...] |
2007-11-16 14:38:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | LY PARM PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE1999 |
NETHERLANDS/RUSSIA: DUTCH EXPAND ECONOMIC TIES DURING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Dutch trade and energy officials are claiming success following Prime Minister Balkenende's recent Russia visit and the conclusion of Dutch-Russian business deals that build on existing bilateral trade and business ties. The Dutch hope that a Gasunie-Gazprom pipeline deal wil [...] |
2007-11-19 07:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV ECON RS NL |
| 07THEHAGUE2000 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): U.S.- CHINA [...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S DeSutter requested a meeting with the Chinese Ambassador on November 6, on the margins of the Conference of the States Parties in The Hague, to discuss separating the CWC Article IX compliance dialogue and the CWC implementation dialogue that includes assistance on abandoned [...] |
2007-11-20 14:57:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | CH PARM PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE2001 |
NETHERLANDS/EU: VIEWS ON NOVEMBER 19-20 (GAERC) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 15, POLOFF delivered reftel points to the Dutch MFA's EU Correspondent, Desiree Kopmels. Also on November 15, Stefan van Wersch, Director for EU external policy, and Rochus Pronk, Deputy EU Correspondent, reviewed Dutch priorities ahead of the November 19-20 GAERC du [...] |
2007-11-20 15:19:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV NL EU EAID ETRD |
| 07THEHAGUE2002 |
NETHERLANDS/BURMA: KEEPING UP THE PRESSURE (PART 2) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the past month, POLOFF has engaged Dutch MFA officials Mr. Karel Hartogh, Deputy Director for Asia and Oceania, and Ms. Maaike van der Werf, Burma Desk, on reftel A - D points, expressing USG appreciation for Dutch leadership in pursuing Burma sanctions at the EU. The Dutc [...] |
2007-11-20 16:07:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM CVIS ETRD NL BM EU UNGA |
| 07THEHAGUE2010 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (SBU) The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) held its normal weekly meeting on November 13. Discussion was dominated by the review of the Conference of States Parties the week before. While several delegations began by noting that all,s well that ends well (quoted in different languag [...] |
2007-11-21 17:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE2011 |
NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: EXTENSION DECISION IN [...] (C) Summary: The GONL appears poised to make a positive decision in favor of extending its contribution to NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission in Uruzgan; the only significant remaining questions are: 1) for how long?; and 2) what happens next? Negotiations within Ca [...] |
2007-11-21 17:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
| 07THEHAGUE2012 |
NETHERLANDS/VENEZUELA: KEEPING RELATIONS GOOD [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 19, Charge delivered reftel A points to Laurent Stokvis, Director of the Department of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Anton Schellekens, Desk Officer for Kingdom (i.e, Aruba and Antilles) Affairs, and Wendy Engelberts, Desk Officer for Venezuela. Stovkis emphasized positi [...] |
2007-11-23 07:51:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NL VE |
| 07THEHAGUE2014 |
NETHERLANDS/BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON APPLICATION 610001190 [...] (SBU) Emboffs met November 20 with F.W. Wichhart, Managing Director of Reomie, to conduct reftel pre-license check and related site visit for the re-transfer of armored vehicle parts from the Netherlands to Columbia. The license application covered: -- 23 Cooling System Kit parts used on M1 [...] |
2007-11-26 07:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC NL |
| 07THEHAGUE2017 |
DUTCH ON EU'S PROGRESS ON BIOTECH [...] (SBU) Post shared points in reftels on the November 21 WTO Reasonable Period of Time (RPT) deadline and on EU policy regarding low levels of unapproved biotech products in imports with contacts at the Dutch ministries of Agriculture (MinAg), Economic Affairs (MEA), and Foreign Affairs (MFA). [...] |
2007-11-27 15:22:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD EUN TBIO NL |
| 07THEHAGUE2018 |
NETHERLANDS/OSCE: MADRID MINISTERIAL, MD/CFE PROPOSALS [...] (C//NOFORN) Summary: The GONL does not "expect much" from the upcoming OSCE Madrid ministerial, given too many issues pitting Russia against Europe and the United States, such as Kosovo, the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty, and missile defense. MFA OSCE Special Advisor Tony v [...] |
2007-11-28 10:43:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREK PGOV PHUM NL OSCE |
| 07THEHAGUE2020 |
NETHERLANDS/INCSR: PART II, MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL [...] The following is Embassy The Hague's submission of Part II of the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. Embassy Point of Contact for this report is Deputy TFCO/Econoff Jay Heung at heungj2@state.gov, +31.70.310.2339. As requested re [...] |
2007-11-30 08:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR NL |
| 07THEHAGUE2021 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR [...] Country clearance is granted for the December 9-14, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of NNSA official Michael T. Tobin. The purpose of the travel is to act as the Technical Lead for the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)Consequence of Intercept Analysis Experts Working Group (COIA EWG). T [...] |
2007-11-30 08:25:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP NATO NL |
| 07THEHAGUE2024 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (U) Despite being a much shorter session than normal (a day and a half as opposed to the usual four), Executive Council 51 did manage to clear several lingering issues from the Council agenda, including a decision on late declarations shepherded through by U.S. facilitator Larry Denyer and sev [...] |
2007-11-30 16:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE2025 |
NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: CABINET OPTS FOR TWO-YEAR [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch Cabinet announced November 30 the decision to extend its ISAF mission in Uruzgan province for an additional two years to August 2010, followed by a four month "re-deployment" phase so that Dutch Task Force Uruzgan is withdrawn from Uruzgan by December 2010. By this date [...] |
2007-11-30 16:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
| 07THEHAGUE2029 |
NETHERLANDS/CUBA: LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY. While Dutch investments in Cuba remain minimal, nickel exports from Cuba to the Netherlands increased significantly in 2006. Post is not aware of any bilateral trade agreements or exchange programs between Cuba and the Netherlands. However, Post recently learned of plans for [...] |
2007-12-03 13:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU NL |
| 07THEHAGUE203 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FRANKFURT [...] Country clearance is granted for the February 5-7, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of TSA specialist (International Principal Security Inspector) Irene Goosley to visit the foreign air carrier corporate offices of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Martinair Holland N.V., and Tui Arkefly in Amsterdam. [...] |
2007-02-02 12:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA NL |
| 07THEHAGUE2032 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR [...] Country clearance is granted for the December 6-8, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of NNSA officials Charles Messick and James Adam. The purpose of the travel is to coordinate with the Petten Nuclear Facility. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Vis [...] |
2007-12-05 14:41:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP NL OTRA PARM |
| 07THEHAGUE2034 |
CWDEL IDEAS FOR THE SECOND REVIEW CONFERENCE - [...] (U) Now that the Conference of States Parties and the final Executive Council session have ended, OPCW delegations and the Technical Secretariat turn their attention more fully to the upcoming Review Conference. The Director General,s ¬e8 and lengthy TS annex have just been issued)a copy [...] |
2007-12-05 15:03:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE2037 |
NETHERLANDS/IRAN: NIE DISMAYS DUTCH DIPLOMATS, BUT [...] (S) SUMMARY: On December 4, 2007, Political Counselor and POLOFF delivered reftel points to Dutch MFA officials Herman Quarles and Loek ten Hagen, Deputy Director and Senior Policy Officer at the North Africa and Middle East Department, and Joan Wiegman, Deputy Director for Nuclear Affairs and [...] |
2007-12-06 07:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | KNNP MNUC PARM NL IR |
| 07THEHAGUE204 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Javits spoke with the Ambassadors of the UK, France, Germany, Japan and South Korea, as well as OPCW Director General Pfirter on the unacceptability of Iran as the Chair of the OPCW Executive Committee. There was unanimous acceptance of that position, nuanced differe [...] |
2007-02-02 13:55:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM AORC EIND OPCW CWC CBW IR |
| 07THEHAGUE2044 |
NETHERLANDS/EU: VIEWS ON DECEMBER 10-11 GAERC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: POLOFF and ECONOFF shared reftel A points to key contacts at the Dutch MFA, including: EU Correspondent Desiree Kopmels, Deputy EU Correspondent Rochus Pronk, and Wendela Haringhuizen, Senior Policy Officer, Terrorism and New Threats Unit. Iran sanctions points were also share [...] |
2007-12-07 15:33:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EU KV IR |
| 07THEHAGUE2047 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR THE [...] (U) On December 4, UK Ambassador Lyn Parker chaired a meeting of the Open Ended Working Group on Preparations for the Second Review Conference to discuss initial reactions to the recently distributed &Note by the Technical Secretariat: Review of the Operation of the Chemical Weapons Conventio [...] |
2007-12-10 16:10:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE2048 |
NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH POSITIVE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch are pleased to hear that aerial spraying is "off the table" for Afghanistan this year, but recognize that greater efforts are needed in southern Afghanistan to counter poppy cultivation. The Dutch continue to focus heavily on promoting alternative livelihood development [...] |
2007-12-10 16:45:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR SNAR MOPS AF NL |
| 07THEHAGUE205 |
NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN/JSF: LABOR PARTY VIEWS ON DEFENSE AS COALITION TALK... [...] Summary: (C) Labor Party (PvdA) Defense Spokesman Frans Timmermans offered his party's views on the Joint Strike Fighter and Afghanistan within the context of on-going government coalition formation talks. He said that the Labor Party will practically concede defeat in its opposition to JSF, relyin [...] |
2007-02-02 15:33:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PINS PREL MARR MOPS AF NL |
| 07THEHAGUE2053 |
NETHERLANDS: SUBPRIME CRISIS EFFECTS LIMITED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Netherlands' biggest banks have until now been largely unaffected by any spillover from the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis. Any damage appears to be limited to two medium-sized financial institutions -- the NIBC and Hiax fund, with the NIBC ultimately falling prey to a tak [...] |
2007-12-11 15:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV NL |
| 07THEHAGUE2056 |
TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER AT EMBASSY [...] Embassy The Hague's TFCO is Economic Officer Jason (Jay) Heung, 31-70-310-2339, heungjx@state.sgov.gov, heungj2@state.gov. 2. Embassy The Hague's TFCO backup is Economic Section Chief Karen Enstrom, 31-70-310-2773, enstromkx@state.sgov.gov, enstromkl@state.gov. Arnall [...] |
2007-12-12 15:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER NL |
| 07THEHAGUE2057 |
NETHERLANDS/PARIS DONORS CONFERENCE: DUTCH TO [...] (C) Summary. The GONL will pledge 10 million euros at the Paris Donors Conference in addition to the 35.3 million euros in assistance they provided in 2007. They also favor the establishment of an international mechanism to distribute the aid. The Dutch delegation will likely be led by For [...] |
2007-12-13 07:03:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KWBG KPAL AMGT PREL PGOV NL |
| 07THEHAGUE2060 |
NETHERLANDS/KOSOVO: LEGAL ADVISER BELLINGER SWAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 10, 2007, Legal Advisor John Bellinger and Ambassador Roland Arnall met with Dutch MFA Deputy Director General Wim Geerts. Geerts and Bellinger focused on Kosovo, with Geerts indicating that a statement by UNSYG Ban in favor of an international presence there could ad [...] |
2007-12-14 07:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KV EU UN |
| 07THEHAGUE2061 |
NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DASD CAGAN'S DEC. 12 [...] (C) Summary: During her December 12 meetings with Dutch officials, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (A) for Coalition, Peacekeeping, and Multinational Cooperation Debra Cagan stressed the GONL has the unique opportunity -- especially with a long lead-time to August 2008 -- to work with po [...] |
2007-12-14 13:45:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
| 07THEHAGUE2062 |
NETHERLANDS/UN: DUTCH SUPPORT PROSPER CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-14 15:52:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA NL |
| 07THEHAGUE2066 |
WTO/GAMBLING: DUTCH ON THE SIDELINES FOR NOW [...] (SBU) On December 11, Econoff delivered reftel points seeking support for the USG invocation of Article XXI in the case of Internet gambling and betting services to Wink Joosten, Policy Officer, Trade Policy Department, Directorate for Foreign Economic Relations, Dutch Ministry of Economic A [...] |
2007-12-17 07:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD WTRO NL |
| 07THEHAGUE2069 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR THE [...] (SBU) The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) met on December 12 to discuss preparations for the Review Conference (RevCon). The coordinator, Annie Mari (France), also proposed at the request of the Netherlands to hold an expanded WEOG meeting either January 22 or 20 to discuss voluntary [...] |
2007-12-17 14:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL RS UK CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE2079 |
NETHERLANDS/UN: DUTCH SUPPORT UN BUDGET 2008-2009 [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-21 10:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC UN NL |
| 07THEHAGUE2082 |
NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: IT'S OFFICIAL! TWO MORE [...] (C) Summary: The GONL obtained broad support on December 20 from the Dutch parliament in favor of extending its ISAF mission in Uruzgan province until December 2010. This officially brings to a close months of internal Dutch deliberations on the controversial extension issue, and ensures that the D [...] |
2007-12-21 12:25:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
| 07THEHAGUE2084 |
SHIELD S15A-06: DUTCH RESPONSE TO SYRIAN CW-USEFUL [...] (S) Polmiloff delivered reftel points to MFA Senior Advisor for Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation Ceta Noland on December 20. Noland appreciated the points, noting that Syria was a "country of concern" for the Australia Group and the Dutch intelligence service (AIVD). She said the Dutch d [...] |
2007-12-21 13:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL PARM ETTC SY NL |
| 07THEHAGUE2086 |
NETHERLANDS/IRAN: LEVINSON DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-21 16:03:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL PTER PHUM KJUS KDEM CASC NL IR |
| 07THEHAGUE209 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NORTHWEST [...] Country clearance is granted for FAA Manager Kyle L. Olsen to travel to the Netherlands from February 12-14, 2007 to attend a Future Aviation Safety Team Meeting. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into secure a [...] |
2007-02-02 16:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA EAIR FAA NL |
| 07THEHAGUE2095 |
STATUS OF RATIFICATION OF EXTRADITION AND MLAT TREATIES: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Dutch ratification package for the U.S.-EU extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance (MLAT) Treaties, including the bilateral implementing agreements, has not yet been submitted to Parliament for approval. The package has been approved by the Cabinet and is currently with th [...] |
2007-12-27 12:52:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CJAN KCRM KJUS PREL PGOV EUN NL |
| 07THEHAGUE210 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID OFFICIAL [...] Country clearance is granted for USAID/GH/HIDN/ID Senior Technical Advisor to the USAID Malaria Vaccine Development Program, Carter Diggs, to travel to the Netherlands from February 4-9, 2007 to participate in a meeting of malaria vaccine development partners sponsored by the European Commiss [...] |
2007-02-05 08:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA NL |
| 07THEHAGUE215 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR WHA PRINCIPAL DEPUTY [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for WHA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Charles Shapiro, to travel to The Hague on February 14, 2007 to attend consultations regarding issues of mutual concern in Latin America with host government officials. 2. Embassy has arrang [...] |
2007-02-05 13:59:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OVIP ASEC OTRA BE PREL EUN GY HU NL |
| 07THEHAGUE219 |
DUTCH FINANCE MINISTER APPROVES NYSE/EURONEXT MERGER [...] (SBU) Dutch Finance Minister Zalm signed on February 2 a declaration of no objection that will allow the NYSE and Euronext to merge. Legally based in the Netherlands, Euronext requires a license in the form of a "declaration of no objection" from the Dutch Finance Ministry (MOF) to operate. [...] |
2007-02-05 17:25:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV ELAB NL |
| 07THEHAGUE222 |
DUTCH ON CLEARING LIBERIA'S ARREARS TO THE IFIS [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The Dutch agree that a multilateral solution is needed to address Liberia's arrears to the IFIs but also stress the need to guard against negatively impacting the financial integrity of all the IFIs. They worry that a [...] |
2007-02-06 12:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PINR LI NL |
| 07THEHAGUE223 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) In response to inquiries over the past several weeks, del rep briefed WEOG on recent press articles concerning the U.S. chemical weapons destruction program. With respect to Dupont's recent decision not to treat the VX hydrolysate from Newport, del rep explained that the program impact wa [...] |
2007-02-06 13:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE226 |
US-NETHERLANDS DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION MEETING [...] Summary. The January 25-26 U.S. - Dutch workshop on demand reduction efforts advanced bilateral cooperation on drug demand reduction and drug abuse prevention. Led by Robert Denniston, the Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy's (ONDCP) National Youth Anti-Drug Med [...] |
2007-02-06 15:10:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM PINS PREL SOCI NL |
| 07THEHAGUE233 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA HEADQUARTERS [...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration delegation, consisting of Timothy Tawney, J. Doug McCuisition, David Lavery, Michael Meyer, Chad Edwards, and J. Donald Miller to travel to the Netherlands from February 10-15, 2007 to hold bilateral discussions wi [...] |
2007-02-07 15:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TSPA NL |
| 07THEHAGUE234 |
NETHERLANDS/LIBERIA: DUTCH ATTENDANCE AT LIBERIA [...] (U) As requested, Post conveyed ref A message from Secretary Rice to Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation SIPDIS van Ardenne. Post also followed up with officials from the Dutch ministries of Finance and Foreign Affairs to emphasize the importance of the February 13-14 Liberia Partn [...] |
2007-02-07 16:18:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PINR PREL LI NL |
| 07THEHAGUE236 |
NETHERLANDS/AFRICA: INITIAL RESPONSE TO AFRICOM [...] (C) Ambassador Arnall raised reftel with Dutch Defense Minister Henk Kamp and MOD Director for General Policy Affairs Lo Casteleijn on February 6, stressing the importance of drawing upon European expertise in Africa. Kamp said the creation of the new command will be important for the contine [...] |
2007-02-08 09:43:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS NL |
| 07THEHAGUE240 |
NETHERLANDS/IAEA/CSV: EXTRABUDGETARY FUNDING FOR [...] As requested, Econoff conveyed reftel points to Ceta Noland, Senior Policy Advisor, Nuclear Affairs and Non-proliferation Division, Security Policy Directorate (DVB/INN), Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As of February 8, Post had not received a response. Noland and the entire DVB/INN sta [...] |
2007-02-08 13:28:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | IAEA KNNP AORC ENRG TRGY MNUC NL |
| 07THEHAGUE246 |
ILSA: DUTCH, SHELL ON SOUTH PARS GAS DEAL WITH IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Shell CEO van der Veer confirmed to the Ambassador on February 7 that no deal was expected on the South Pars LNG project until 2008 at the earliest. Van der Veer said his recent public comments on political concerns related t [...] |
2007-02-09 12:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC EPET ENRG PREL CH IR SP NL |
| 07THEHAGUE252 |
NETHERLANDS/EU: DUTCH PREVIEW FEBRUARY 12-13 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch expect the upcoming February 12-13 GAERC to "welcome" the Ahtisaari report, and will continue to push for Serbian "full cooperation" with the ICTY. On the Middle East, the GAERC will likely endorse ongoing diplomatic efforts and will evaluate the recent Fatah-Hamas agre [...] |
2007-02-09 14:04:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN NL |
| 07THEHAGUE253 |
AMNESTY INTN'L: DUTCH-IRANIAN CITIZEN RISKS [...] (C) Summary: Faleh al-Mansouri, a Dutch-Iranian citizen arrested during a May 2006 visit to Syria and extradited to Iran, remains in Iranian custody without Dutch consular access. The Dutch chapter of Amnesty International (AI) fears he may be executed in the near future. The GONL continues [...] |
2007-02-09 14:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM IR NL |
| 07THEHAGUE256 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): UPDATE ON [...] (C) On February 6, Japanese Ambassador Komachi reported to Ambassador Javits about his discussions with Malaysian Ambassador Ariffin. Ariffin said she was aware of Iran's interest in becoming EC chair, but admitted that it would be hard to build an Asian Group consensus around an Iranian ca [...] |
2007-02-09 15:57:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM AORC EIND OPCW CWC CBW IR |
| 07THEHAGUE260 |
NETHERLANDS/IRAQ/UN: ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTION TO UN [...] (SBU) The GONL will contribute an additional USD 500,000 toward the Iraq Distinct Entity Trust Fund as continued support for the "middle ring" security mission protecting personnel serving under the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq UNAMI). MFA Policy Advisor Albert van Pabst from the Conflict Pr [...] |
2007-02-12 11:12:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN IZ NL |
| 07THEHAGUE264 |
DUTCH NATIONAL CRIME SQUAD DISMANTLES MAJOR INTERNATIONAL [...] An investigation by the National Crime Squad (NR) led to the arrest of key members of a major international network of Turkish people traffickers on February 6. National TIP prosecutor Warner ten Kate said the successful operation was the result of close cooperation among the national and reg [...] |
2007-02-12 18:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SMIG KCRM KWMN PREL NL |
| 07THEHAGUE270 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCES GRANTED FOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL [...] Country clearance is granted for USGS Roger N. Clark to travel to the Netherlands from February 21-25, 2007 to attend the NASA Cassini Mission to Saturn Cassini Titan Workshop and NASA/ESA Spacecraft Internal Cassini Titan Workshop and NASA/ESA Spacecraft Internal Meeting. 2. Embassy unde [...] |
2007-02-13 11:44:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TPHY KSCA NL |
| 07THEHAGUE280 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA HEADQUARTERS [...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration official John P. LaPointe to travel to the Netherlands from April 3-6, 2007 to participate in a jointly-funded review of Federal Aviation Administration and Civil Aviation Authority of the Netherlands ongoing resear [...] |
2007-02-14 09:46:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TSPA NL |
| 07THEHAGUE284 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) Amb. Javits and del rep met with DG Pfirter, at the DG's request. Pfirter said he had been contacted by "concerned delegations" (read: Germany) regarding the latest information on the U.S. destruction program. The DG's priority is, of course, to view this in terms of what it will mean f [...] |
2007-02-14 15:03:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE295 |
BALKENENDE BLOG: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION [...] (C) This message is a response to reftel request for information on Dutch Prime Minister Balkenende's Weblog by Washington Analysts and the Open Source Center (OSC). 2. (C) Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende maintained a weblog (blog) -- www.janpeterbalkenende.nl -- during the recent [...] |
2007-02-16 12:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR HU NL |
| 07THEHAGUE297 |
NETHERLANDS/NEW CABINET: INCOMING FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dutch Foreign Minister-designate Maxime Verhagen told Ambassador Arnall on February 15 that becoming foreign minister was the fulfillment of a "boyhood dream." He stressed that maintaining and strengthening U.S.-Dutch relations will be among his highest priorities as foreign mini [...] |
2007-02-16 12:33:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER EUN NL |
| 07THEHAGUE298 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): ASIAN GROUP [...] (C) On February 15, Malaysian Amb. Ariffin spoke with Amb. Javits and reported that Indian Amb. Sabharwal had expressed a strong desire to serve as the EC Chair. Ariffin said that South Korea and the Philippines will not compete, and absent some unforeseen development, the Asian Group candid [...] |
2007-02-16 14:40:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM AORC EIND OPCW CWC CBW IR |
| 07THEHAGUE301 |
DUTCH RESPONSE ON EU CLASSIFICATION OF BORATES AND [...] Econoff conveyed reftel points on February 14 to H. Roelfzema, Senior Policy Officer/Toxicologist at the Dutch Ministry of Health and Dutch representative to the upcoming February 16 ATP meeting in Brussels. Roelfzema acknowledged receipt of the points but did not provide a response. Econoff [...] |
2007-02-16 15:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD BEXP NL |
| 07THEHAGUE304 |
UNSCR 1737: DUTCH ON EU COMMON POSITION ON IRAN [...] (SBU) EconCouns conveyed on February 12 reftel nonpaper regarding the implementation of UNSCR 1737 to Anne-Chris Visser, Senior Advisor, Integrity Division, Dutch Ministry of Finance (MOF). EconCouns also delivered the nonpaper to Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials Joost van Ettro, Policy O [...] |
2007-02-16 18:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KNNP EFIN ETTC IR NL |
| 07THEHAGUE305 |
NETHERLANDS/IRAN: DUTCH DCM TO TEHRAN ON STATE OF [...] (C) Summary: According to the Dutch DCM to Tehran Roderick Wols, international pressure is hurting Iranian President Ahmadinejad's popularity. The wealthy remain wealthy, the middle class continues to suffer, but now the poor are beginning to feel the pinch as well. Wols painted a picture of [...] |
2007-02-16 18:55:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM IR NL |
| 07THEHAGUE307 |
DUTCH SUPPORT USG POSITION ON WFP EXECUTIVE BOARD [...] (SBU) EconCouns conveyed reftel demarche on February 14 to Marianne Sinke, Senior Policy Officer responsible for World Food Program (WFP) issues, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. AgCouns and EconCouns also discussed the issue with relevant officials at the ministries of Economic Affairs an [...] |
2007-02-20 06:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | WFP EAID AORC NL |
| 07THEHAGUE308 |
DUTCH WILL VOTE TO LIFT HUNGARY'S BAN ON MON810 [...] (SBU) Pauline Diepenbroek Senior Policy Officer responsible for trade issues, European Cooperation Department, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told EconCouns on February 16 that the Dutch will support the European Commission's proposal to demand the lifting of Hungary's moratorium on the [...] |
2007-02-20 06:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD EU NL |
| 07THEHAGUE313 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (SBU) On February 12, the P-5 Ambassadors met to discuss universality efforts. Following welcoming remarks by Amb. Javits, DG Pfirter provided an update on universality efforts. On the three Caribbean non-SPs, the DG said he had specifically mentioned the Bahamas, Barbados and the Dominican [...] |
2007-02-20 14:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE325 |
NETHERLANDS: BALKENENDE IV CABINET SWORN IN [...] The cabinet of the new center-left Dutch coalition government of Christian Democrats (CDA), Social Democrats (PvdA), and Christian Union (CU) was sworn in by Queen Beatrix on February 22. CDA leader Jan Peter Balkenende remains Prime Minister; this is the fourth government led by Balkenende. [...] |
2007-02-22 16:01:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINR NL |
| 07THEHAGUE33 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL [...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation Team PD 07-28/29 R62 to travel to the Netherlands from February 4-29, 2007 to deter criminal acts targetting civil aviation. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who nee [...] |
2007-01-08 15:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL |
| 07THEHAGUE330 |
NETHERLANDS: INITIAL RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON [...] (C) Summary: Post delivered reftel points to MFA working level contacts on February 22; we will engage at higher levels as soon as possible, but this may take several days as the new government was sworn in today. In the meantime, the initial response from the MFA working level suggests the D [...] |
2007-02-22 16:04:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | EZ MARR PL PREL RS NL |
| 07THEHAGUE340 |
PART-TIME WORK PROMOTES WOMEN'S LABOR PARTICIPATION; [...] (U) Summary. Participation of women in the workforce in the Netherlands has increased substantially in the last 15 years. During mid-February meetings with a visiting Government Accountability Office (GAO) delegation, government, academic, and labor union experts highlighted some of the complex [...] |
2007-02-23 14:41:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KWMN SOCI PGOV NL |
| 07THEHAGUE341 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL ENERGY [...] Country clearance is granted for Commissioner Sudeen G. Kelly to travel to the Netherlands from March 8-14, 2007 to attend the Flame 2007 European Gas Conference, sponsored by ICBI. 2. Embassy point of contact is Economic Officer (with energy portfolio) Jason Heung - Emb. Tel: (31) (70) [...] |
2007-02-23 14:42:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG OTRA NL |
| 07THEHAGUE343 |
DUTCH VIEWS ON ADDITIONAL IRANIAN DESIGNATIONS [...] (SBU) Both Foreign Affairs and Finance officials say the Dutch will not sanction additional Iranian entities until the EU completes negotiations over implementing regulations for UNSCR 1737. Huib Mijnarends, Senior Policy Officer responsible for sanction issues, Terrorism and New Threats Unit, [...] |
2007-02-23 15:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PREL PARM KTFN KN IR NL |
| 07THEHAGUE344 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): ASIAN GROUP [...] (C) On February 22, Malaysian Ambassador Ariffin reaffirmed to Ambassador Javits that there is no/no expressed support in the Asian Group to select Iran as the group candidate to be the EC Chair. She added that her canvassing of the group indicated it had now moved toward Philippine Ambassad [...] |
2007-02-23 15:34:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM AORC EIND OPCW CWC CBM IR |
| 07THEHAGUE345 |
TERRORIST FINANCE: DUTCH ON ILLICIT CASH COURIERS [...] (SBU) The Dutch Ministry of Finance (MOF) is hopeful that a soon to be implemented EU regulation will help detect and prosecute bulk cash smugglers. In a February 22 conversation, MOF official Paul ten Westeneind, Policy Officer, Integrity Division, told Econoff that the environment for combati [...] |
2007-02-23 15:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN LE PREL PTER KCRM NL |
| 07THEHAGUE357 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) Ambassador Parker (UK) chaired a meeting of the open-ended working group for the Second Review Conference on February 20. The meeting covered the modalities for a possible meeting of States Parties and NGOs, as well as the implementation of the CWC relating to general obligations and dec [...] |
2007-02-27 11:04:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE36 |
NETHERLANDS/NATO: BOT TO ATTEND FOREIGN MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) MFA Deputy Director General for Political Affairs Wim Geerts confirmed that Dutch Foreign Minister Ben Bot will attend the January 26 foreign ministerial at NATO headquarters. Geerts told POLCOUNS about Bot's planned attendance on January 9. BLAKEMAN [...] |
2007-01-09 15:18:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL NATO AF YI OPDC NL |
| 07THEHAGUE365 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SCENESETTER FOR [...] (C) There are two important U.S. goals at EC-48. The first is to ensure that the Asian Group does not select Iran as its candidate to serve as the next EC Chair. The Malaysian Ambassador informed Ambassador Javits on Feb. 26 that the group decided that day to nominate the Ambassador of the [...] |
2007-02-27 14:19:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE366 |
NETHERLANDS/HRC: DUTCH RECEPTIVE TO BOSNIAN AND [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche February 27 to Pieter van der Vliet, Head of Political and Legal Affairs, MFA UN and IFIs Department. Van der Vliet had not yet heard of the Bosnian run but speculated that, given the current pool of candidates, the Dutch would back the bid. The Netherland [...] |
2007-02-27 16:34:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC NL |
| 07THEHAGUE37 |
NETHERLANDS/IRAN: UPDATE ON AVIATION SERVICES [...] (S) Summary: The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs has issued a new WMD-related "catch all" under the MTCR in connection to Aviation Services International's attempts to circumvent Dutch and EU export restrictions. However, Dutch legislation does not prohibit conventional military sales to [...] |
2007-01-09 16:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC IR NL |
| 07THEHAGUE374 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA ARC OFFICIAL [...] Country clearance is granted for NASA Ames Research Center official Alexander Tielens to travel to the Netherlands from March 22-25, 2007 to visit Sron-Groningen to discuss the synergy of the studies of the molecular universe network and the observational program of the HIFI Heterodyne Inst [...] |
2007-02-28 15:44:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA NL |
| 07THEHAGUE396 |
NETHERLANDS/EU: MARCH PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (C) Summary: Following the PIC, the Dutch expect a continued but significantly smaller EU military presence in Bosnia over the next year. On Kosovo, they await Serbia's and Kosovo's responses to SE Ahtisaari's proposals. The GONL is skeptical on the Palestinian GNU but will wait to see how t [...] |
2007-03-05 11:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG EUN KPAL PGOV PHUM AF BK IR IS SO |
| 07THEHAGUE402 |
DUTCH RESPONSE ON EU EMISSIONS TRADING AND [...] Econoff delivered on January 18 reftel demarche on the Commission's proposal for the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and its potential effects on international aviation to Rene Fennes, Head of International Relations at the Dutch Ministry of Transport, Public Works, and Water Management (MO [...] |
2007-03-05 17:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON SENV NL |
| 07THEHAGUE404 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) On February 27, del rep met with Canadian delegation (Ian Mundell) regarding their Article VII outreach plans. Mundell said that Canada's efforts in the past have been reactive. Their biggest effort to date was to provide logistical support (i.e., security, transportation, meeting space) [...] |
2007-03-06 14:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
| 07THEHAGUE406 |
NETHERLANDS/HRC: LUKEWARM ON U.S. SUGGESTIONS [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to new MFA Human Rights Division Head, Maryem van de Heuvel (who recently returned from an assignment in Brussels) and Human Rights Policy Officer Joris Geeven, March 6. Van de Heuvel said she had not previously heard that the U.S. was pushing for an HRC s [...] |
2007-03-06 16:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNHRC NL |
| 07THEHAGUE413 |
NETHERLANDS/MTCR: NO MAJOR OBJECTIONS TO U.S. [...] (C) Summary: The GONL has no major concerns regarding the latest U.S. proposal to modernize Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) controls on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and cruise missiles, and suggested that the EU will support it. However, the Dutch have minor reservations regarding t [...] |
2007-03-07 14:47:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PARM PREL |